SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE ASSYRIAN KING LIST: TOWARD A PRECISE RECONSTRUCTION OF MIDDLE ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGY [PART Ⅰ]

<正>1.Introduction1 It is commonly recognized that "all historical chronologies for the entire Near East in the 2nd and 3rd millennia B.C.are entirely or to a larger or smaller degree dependent on the Assyrian King List" (Sassmannshausen 2004: 66).The Assyrian     

SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE ASSYRIAN KING LIST： TOWARD A PRECISE RECONSTRUCTION OF MIDDLE ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGY [PART Ⅱ]

5. The Reigns of Ninurta-tukulti-Assur and Mutakkil-Nusku
As noted above, the AKL records that both Ninurta-tukulti-Aggur and Mutakkil-Nusku reigned .tuppisu. The question of the meaning of this term has been a subject of debate among the scholars.     

SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE ASSYRIAN KING LIST: TOWARD A PRECISE RECONSTRUCTION OF MIDDLE ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGY [PART Ⅱ]

<正>5.The Reigns of Ninurta-tukulti-Aur and Mutakkil-Nusku As noted above,the AKL records that both Ninurta-tukulti-Aur and Mutakkil-Nusku reigned     

THE TIBETAN ANTELOPE——TRAVEILER ACROSS THEROOF OF THE WORLD

<正>We stand on a ridge at 5200m in the Changtang or‘Northern Plain' of the Tibet Autonomous Region.The grey-brown and barren hills around us are alive with thousands of Tibetan antelope or chiru,known also as tsi.     

THE LIVING FOSSIL OF SHANGSHUNG CIVILIZATION： TSEDRUP DIVINE DANCE

Tibet, the most magical snow-land plateau on the planet, has given birth to the most mysterious and ancient civilization in human history： Shangshung. ＂Yung-drung Bon Religion＂ （＂Bon＂ for short） originated in the ancient Gangdise Mountains of the Shangshung area （now the Ngari area of Tibet） and is the oldest religion in Tibet with thousands of years of history.     

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION ＂TREASURE IN THE SNOW-LAND＂

On March 28th, 2010, the 51st anniversary of the emancipation of the million serfs in Tibet, an exhibition on the theme ＇Treasures in the Snow.land, witnessing Tibetan History and Promoting Tibetan Culture＂ taking place in the newly built Museum of Tibetan Culture in the China Tibetology Research Center, Beijing. Over 100 leaders, experts and academics from related state departments, the Tibet Autonomous Region, relevant research institutes,     

＂HELEN OF ARGOS＂ AND ＂ARGEIOI＂ IN THE ILIAD - OBSERVATIONS ON THE FORMULAIC LANGUAGE -

In his article ＂Argos andArgives in the Iliad＂ （1979） Robert Drews argued for reviving an idea, first brought forward by William D. Geddes in 18782 and later on fully developed in Paul Cauer＇s ＂Grundfragen der Homerkritik＂, according to which the origins of heroic poetry and of the Iliad in particular are to be sought in the less civilized northern regions of the Mycenaean world, especially in the realms of Thessaly. This area was known to the composer of the Catalog of Ships as the ＂Pelasgic Argos＂; this was the home of the people called Hellenes and Achaians, who set out against Troy with 50 ships led by Achilles （Ⅱ.Ⅱ 681-685）.     

EASTER ISLAND： THE EVOLUTION OF ITS CULTURE UNTIL THE DESTRUCTIONS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

1. Introduction
Since the first time Easter Island was explored, scholars have been arguing and speculating about the date of the natives＇ arrival, the nature and purpose of the larger statues, its actual number of inhabitants, the reasons for the progressive deforestation of the island, etc.     

A Journey INTO THE QOMOLANGMO AREA (Ⅱ):TOUR OF GYANGZE

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second part of story, which will take you to Tibet.After the Yamzhog Yumco Lake, one may cross the Kari La Mountain to reach Gyangze Town. The Quxoi Bridge is 196 km from Gyangze and Nanggarze is only some 90 km from the town. There are two routes leading to the town: Leaving Xigaze in the morning to go southeast for 86 km along the Nyang Qu River; or, entering Yadong and reaching Gyangze via Pari.Gyangze stands on the northern bank of the Nyang Qu Rive…     

THE COLLECTION OF TSINGHUA BAMBOO SLIPS （TBS） AND THEIR SCHOLARLY VALUE

1. The Acquisition of the Tsinghua Bamboo Slips （TBS）
The so-called Tsinghua Bamboo Slips （TBS） are a collection of writings on bamboo strips from the Warring States period, which were acquired in 2008 by Tsinghua University. Before the invention of paper, Chinese people used silk and bamboo slips or wood as writing materials,     

THE ANONYMOUS NASA AND NASA OF THE ANIMAL CENTER DURING SULGI 44-48 AND THE CAMEL （GU-GUR5）, HUNCHBACKED OX （GUR8-GUR8）, UBI,HABUM AND THE CONFUSION OF THE DEER （LULIM） WITH DONKEY （ANSE） OR SEG9

1. The Anonymous Nasa in the Accounts of the Individual Delivery for the Deities before Sulgi 47＇ ii＇ （47 vii）/13
40 years ago, T. Jones and J. Snyder, in their groundbreaking Sumerian Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty, 1961, found a mysterious and anonymous predecessor of Nasa, who we know as the general manager or receiving official of the Animal Center of Sulgi in Puzris-Dagan （modem Drehem）, which has been a subject of study for researches of the Ur III Period for many years.     

Li,Huaiyin, Reinventing Modern China： Imagination and Authenticity in Chinese Historical Writing

Li Huaiyin＇s new book deals with the dialectic and competing processes ofwriting the history of ＂modem China＂ in China during the past century. Li presents the writing of history as a literary genre that has produced multiple narratives in different periods, narratives that corresponded to or were instigated by particular socio-political （especially political） circumstances of the protagonists of his story. In general, Li depicts these narratives as ＂romantic,＂ ＂optimistic,＂ or ＂pessimistic,＂ based on two major conflicting paradigms （or ＂grand narratives＂--Li often uses ＂narrative＂ and ＂paradigm＂ interchangeably）： ＂modernization＂ and ＂revolutionary.＂     

THE STORIES OF GROOM KELZANG- A Selection of ＂Ling Tian＇s Diary＂

June 8^th, 1959
The rainy season is coming to Lhoka, and today there have been several showers.
According to the work team this morning, the shadow of slavery remains over Lhoka and throughout this area. One example is Khesum Manor where the self determined rules of the landlords stipulated that the landlords were entitled to reduce Tralpa families who have extra members in their labor force. In practice, landlords determined one or two persons to be Hangsan from these Tralpa families to provide corvee labor to those Tralpa families who had a shortage of labors but had plenty of tenant land.     

DONKEY FODDERS OF THE HOUSE OF THE LADY AND DECLINE OF URUKAGINA＇S REGIME FROM HIS FIFTH YEAR

In JAC16, I have discussed the development of the House of the Lady in Girsu from the rule of Enentarzi to Lugalanda according to the ration lists of the House,which include the fodder lists, and concluded that Urukagina was the legal successor of Lugalanda and there might not be the so-called “reforms of Urukagina” in Lagash and Girsu. In this article, I would like to continue to investigate the kinds, number and fodders of the donkeys from the rule of Enentarzi to the end years of Urukagina and tried to find the clues for the decline of Lagash under Uruka~ina.     

PHENTOK＇S LIFE OF CLIMBING： THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE SUMMIT OF MT. QOMOLANGMA

On March 31, 2014, Phentok, the first woman mountaineer in the world to reach the summit of Mt. Qomolangma from the north side, passed away because of complications from diabetes, aged 75. From her humble upbringing as a serf to the first Chinese woman on Mt. Qomolangma, she left behind an uplifting life story.     

STAYING TRUE TO THE CAUSE AND GATHERING THE POWER OF LOVE——A RECORD OF THE ONE HEART PROJECT AFTER THE WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE

正May 12,2008,is a day that surely lives on in infamy in the minds of many.The story of the Wenchuan earthquake,however,did not end when the rumbling stopped.People from all walks of life and all over China came together as one,doing everything necessary to provide assistance and rebuild the county from the rubble.At that time,Wenchuan was the epicenter of not only an earthquake,but also of the Chinese heart,and like a seed     

NOTES ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE INCANTATION OF MAQL SERIES

There has recently been a marked revival of interest in what many generations of Assyriologists called 憁agic?and 憌itchcraft literature?a revival in which the names of T. Abush1 (1974, 1986), G. Cunningham2 (1998), M. Geller3 (1985), A. Livingstone4 (1…     

YOU DO NOT LISTEN TO ME FACE-WORK AND THE POSITION OF ＇SENIOR＇ SCRIBE OF THE NECROPOLIS？

1. Introduction
The administrative title ＇scribe of the necropolis＇ （ss n p3 hr^1） is a well-known and well-studied aspect of New Kingdom scholarship.2 For the duration of the royal necropolis at Thebes （1550-1069 BCE.）, today known as the Valley of the Kings, the scribe of the necropolis was responsible for keeping daily accounts of the work undertaken at the site, and supplying and distributing rations for the general workforce. Other duties are also documented including the delivery of goods and supplies to the village of Deir el-Medina,     

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION“TREASURE IN THE SNOW-LAND”IN THE MUSEUM OF TIBETAN CULTURE,CHINA TIBETOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER

<正>On March 28th,2010,the 51st anniversary of the emancipation of the million serfs in Tibet,an exhibition on the theme"Treasures in the Snow-land, witnessing Tibetan History and Promoting Tibetan Culture"taking place in the newly built Museum of Tibetan Culture in the China Tibetology Research Center,Beijing.Over 100 leaders,experts and academics from related state departments,the Tibet Autonomous Region,relevant research institutes,