Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:library
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Library_of_Ashurbanipal
|
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:Enuma_Elish gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh administrative records legal documents medical texts mythological texts |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Assyria
|
| gptkbp:currentLocationOfTablets |
gptkb:British_Museum
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
gptkb:Babylonians
gptkb:Medes 612 BCE |
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Austen_Henry_Layard
|
| gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1849
|
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Ashurbanipal
|
| gptkbp:foundedYear |
7th century BCE
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Nineveh
|
| gptkbp:materialOfTexts |
clay tablets
|
| gptkbp:pieceCount |
over 30,000
|
| gptkbp:significance |
major source of Mesopotamian literature
oldest known royal library |
| gptkbp:supportsLanguage |
Akkadian
Sumerian |
| gptkbp:UNESCOStatus |
gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Epic_of_Gilgamesh_tablets
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ashurbanipal's library
|