The Correspondence of Assurbanipal, Part II: Letters from Southern Babylonia.

"The Correspondence of Assurbanipal, Part II: Letters from Southern Babylonia" is a book review of a publication by Grant Frame and Simo Parpola. The book is part of the State Archives of Assyria series, which has provided valuable primary sources for Neo-Assyrian studies. This volume focuses on the correspondence of Ashurbanipal, specifically letters from Southern Babylonia, offering insights into the war between Ashurbanipal and Šamaš-šumu-ukin and the Assyrian rule over Babylonia. However, the book has some organizational and reconstruction errors. The text discusses various letters from the reign of Ashurbanipal and his son Sîn-šarru-iškun, emphasizing the need for reevaluation and reinterpretation of certain letters. It also acknowledges the completion of the series and its significant impact on Assyriology. [Extracted from the article]