Chronology of Esarhaddon’s Reign

Introduction

The Portrait of Esarhaddon

Esarhaddon, the Crown Prince

His Accession to the Throne

Diviners and Other Scholars in the Court of Nineveh

The Rebuilding of Babylon and Other Building Activities

The First Phase of Campaigns (680-675)

The Second Phase of Campaigns (674-669)

The Problem of Succession

The End of Esarhaddon’s Reign

Conclusion: An Assessment of Esarhaddon’s Reign

Selected Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Personal Names

About the Author

Josette Elayi is a historian and researcher with degrees in Hebrew, Aramaic and Akkadian, and is an unrivaled expert on Phoenicia. She has taught at the Lebanese University in Beirut and Mustansiriye University in Baghdad and currently continues her research as an honorary researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. She is the author of nearly forty books, including Sargon II, King of Assyria (2017), The History of Phoenicia (2018) and Sennacherib, King of Assyria (2018). She has developed a new pluridisciplinary historical method combining epigraphy, numismatics, archaeology, economics and sociology.

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