of the most valuable and oldest libraries in history. Collected the legacy of history
Mesopotamia as a whole. It contained nearly half a million cuneiform tablets
and more than five thousand books. The first library established in history. The library is one
that the history of the library burning also began with. Ashur Bani Bal Library. The oldest
library of history. The Banipal Library is a wellspring of historical material
in the world. It was created in the seventh century BC. It was founded by
the great Assyrian emperor, Ashur-Bani-Bal. Which he described as the most
Emperors of the Ancient World. Awareness, culture and knowledge. He collected knowledge of
the complex Sumerian and Akkadian obscure texts and tablets
stone cuneiform that established the history before the Flood. He ruled
Bani Bal Library between the years six hundred and sixty-eight, six hundred and twenty-seven before
birth. Because of his love for science and knowledge, he wanted to establish the
great historical. So he sent his men to Al-Aqaa' to collect the texts that he would put
in his library, in which he decided to collect the literature of Babylonia and Assyria in an orderly manner. Also the
order, the Sumerian, Akkad and Babylonian clay tablets should be translated. Which
tablets containing the legends of the ancients, their sciences, literature, and everything related to them. To collect the
more than thirty thousand cuneiform documents, at least? Written by
Sumerian and Akkadian languages. A great historical treasure. The collection of the Book of Assyria, the
Nibal clay tablets from all over Mesopotamia. Of deficiencies,
the Mesopotamian kings and his contemporaries. It was written in the two languages
Sumerian and Akkadian. He ordered them to rewrite the damaged ones.
and the Sumerian texts were translated into the Akkadian language. As the language was
used by the Assyrians in writing and talking. To gather thousands
clay tablets representing Mesopotamian heritage in all branches of the
knowledge. They indexed and classified their topics. On monolithic shelves.
they made a library consisting of two parts. The first in the palace of Sennacherib, the grandfather of Assyria
Bani Bal. The second is in the palace of Ashur itself. The collection of panels is different from the
first. Historians confirmed that the library contained more than thirty thousand volumes.
Including cuneiform panels made of burnt clay.
stone pamphlets, cylinder seals, and writing
wooden rhombus called diptych, which was shown by the murals
on the walls of the southwestern palace in Nineveh. The Sumerians were guided by
of them through a special method for the manufacture of tablets for writing. Then,
preserving it in libraries that guarantee its safety. Their method depends on the drying of the
board they want to write on in the sun. And of course be
Made of trap and clay. The sun dried it until fragility gained a
in place. Sometimes they may resort to drying them in special ovens, similar to the
A suitable chimney so that the pottery does not break and crumble. And when you acquire the painting
required durability, becomes valid for cuneiform writing. Sixty years of
Excavation. In the year six hundred and twelve BC, after the collapse of the
empire the library of Assyria Bani Bal was burned by the victorious armies
on the Assyrians. But her exploits remained steadfast, but she cooked more with fire and increased
its durability. Although it was buried for more than two thousand years until the nineteenth century.
the excavations and excavations in this library took more than sixty,
. More than six generations of archaeologists worked there. What left
this great king. It was not found in one place. It was
tablets lying among the rubble and under the rubble. It was re-installed
and read the word. Its content varied to include legislation and correspondence
contracts and advertisements. It also contained literary and religious texts,
and hymns to various deities. Some of them also included topics related to medicine, the
Literature and astronomy. The literary ones included literary epics, legends and texts, so
lexical literature and lists of signs. The most prominent texts found in
Library of Ashur Bani Pal epic Jal Jamesh. And the Babylonian creation myth
Enumalich. And the treaty of capturing Haddon with Baal, the ruler of Tyre. The Prism of Sargon
and other texts and epics. To reveal this library about the inhabitants of Assyria
and their history and immortalize their exploits, then the dream of Assyria Bani Bal will be fulfilled after thousands of
years since his death. What do you think of this great library? Have you heard
before.