Fraud, Forgery, and Fiction
Is There Still Hope for Agum-Kakrime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6078638 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanne Paulu, Susanne Paulus (University of Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-166 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/jcunestud.70.2018.0115 |
| OpenAlex | W2810193797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
In this paper, I discuss the authenticity of one of the most controversial Kassite inscriptions known only from post-Kassite copies, the Agum-kakrime Inscription. I revisit the most common arguments brought up against the inscription's authenticity and then discuss it in the context of other Kassite inscriptions known from later copies. I additionally address the proposed financial motivations for possible forgers as well as potential anachronisms and the Sitz im Leben of the copies discovered in the library of Assurbanipal
Anachronism · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Literature · Political science · Politics · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |