Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht
b. 1859 – d. 1925 · 8 books
Biography
[Deutsch] **Hermann Vollrat (auch Volrath oder Vollrath) Hilprecht** (geb. 1859 in Hohenerxleben, Reg.-bez. Magdeburg, Prov. Sachsen, Kgr. Preußen; gest. 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) war ein deutsch-amerikanischer Archäologe und Assyriologe.
[English] **Hermann Vollrat (also Volrath or Vollrath) Hilprecht** (born in 1859 at Hohenerxleben, Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia; died in 1925 at Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA) was a German-American Assyriologist and Archaeologist.
Literatur - References:
- Eichler, B.: *Cuneiform Studies at Penn: From Hilprecht to Leichty*, in: A. Guinan et al. (ed.), *If a Man Builds a Joyful House: Assyriological Studies in Honor of Erle Verdun Leichty* (= CM 31, Leiden 2006), p. 87-109.
- Kuklick, B.: *“My Life's Shattered Work!”*, in: *Archaeology Odyssey*, May/June 2000, p. 26-39.
- Kuklick, B.: *Puritans in Babylon. The Ancient Near East and American Intellectual Life, 1880-1930*, Princeton 1996.
- Edzard, D.O.E.: *“Hilprecht, H.V.”*, in: *Neue Deutsche Biographie*, vol. 9 (1972) p. 160 f.
- Borger, R.: *“Hilprecht, H.V.”*, in: *Reallexikon der Assyriologie*, vol. 4 (1972 ff.) p. 410.
- *Who is Who in America*, vol. 1 (1943) p. 566.
- *Dictionary of American Biography*, vol. 9 (1932) p. 58 f.
[English] **Hermann Vollrat (also Volrath or Vollrath) Hilprecht** (born in 1859 at Hohenerxleben, Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia; died in 1925 at Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA) was a German-American Assyriologist and Archaeologist.
Literatur - References:
- Eichler, B.: *Cuneiform Studies at Penn: From Hilprecht to Leichty*, in: A. Guinan et al. (ed.), *If a Man Builds a Joyful House: Assyriological Studies in Honor of Erle Verdun Leichty* (= CM 31, Leiden 2006), p. 87-109.
- Kuklick, B.: *“My Life's Shattered Work!”*, in: *Archaeology Odyssey*, May/June 2000, p. 26-39.
- Kuklick, B.: *Puritans in Babylon. The Ancient Near East and American Intellectual Life, 1880-1930*, Princeton 1996.
- Edzard, D.O.E.: *“Hilprecht, H.V.”*, in: *Neue Deutsche Biographie*, vol. 9 (1972) p. 160 f.
- Borger, R.: *“Hilprecht, H.V.”*, in: *Reallexikon der Assyriologie*, vol. 4 (1972 ff.) p. 410.
- *Who is Who in America*, vol. 1 (1943) p. 566.
- *Dictionary of American Biography*, vol. 9 (1932) p. 58 f.
Books by Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht
The Earliest Version of the Ba
The Earliest Version of the Babylonian Deluge Story and the Temple Library of Nippur (Publications of the Babylonian Seciton, Ser. D: Vol 5-1)
Explorations In Bible Land During The 19th Century
Explorations in Bible Land During the 19th Century (Volume 1: Assyria and Babylonia)
Explorations in Bible Land During the 19th Century (Volume 2: Palestine, Egypt, Arabia, and Hittite Areas)
Hilprecht Anniversary Volume
Die ausgrabungen in Assyrien und Babylonien
Assyriaca eine nachlese auf dem gebiete der assyriologie
The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform texts