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The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib.
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With Drawings of the Lachish Reliefs by Judith Dekel, Photographs of the Lachish Reliefs by Avraham Hay, and Reconstructions of the Assyrian Siege by Gert le Grange.
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Author
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Ussishkin, David / Dekel, Judith [Drawings] / Hay, Avraham [Photographs] / le Grange, Gert [Reconstructions]
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Place of Publication
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Tel Aviv
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Publication Name
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Tel Aviv University, The Institute of Archaeology
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Year
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1982
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Language(s)
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English
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Description
RARE comprehensive and magnificently illustrated monograph on Sennacherib`s conquest of the town of Lachish in 701BC documented in several sources including the Hebrew Bible, Assyrian documents and in the Lachish relief - a well-preserved series of reliefs which once decorated the Assyrian king Sennacherib`s palace at Nineveh and reproduced in this book. 340x225mm. 135 pages. Illustrated Hardcover. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly dirty. Cover corners/edges and spine edges and hinges bumped. Front whitepage and two pre-title pages age-stained. Pages bottom corner and upper corner near binding bumped/creased. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare, stunningly illustrated book, portraying one of the most important military events described in the Old Testament, is in good condition.
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Price
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No longer available
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Catalog Index Number
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MS 25 85
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