From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: January 1, 1996| Author: Dunham, Sally | COPYRIGHT 1996 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This volume continues the publication of the German excavations at Isin, southern Iraq. It gives the results of the ninth, tenth, and eleventh campaigns and is a collaborative effort written by various members of the expedition. After a brief introduction, the various excavation areas are described. Work on the Gula Temple included the discovery of a monumental staircase, probably leading to the main temple entrance on the northeast side. This stairway led up to a bastion-like projec...