Accepting a view or a tradition from one's teacher does not constitute a person an authority, and one may be a very good Assyriologist without having views on the controversy that are of any particular value.
Lastly, I desire to call attention to the Bibliography, on which much time has been spent, and which will, I trust, be found satisfactory.

In a list of addenda at the end of the book, I have noted some errors that slipped into the book, and I have also embodied a few additions.

The copious index is the work of my student, Dr.S.Koppe, and it gives me pleasure to express my deep obligations to him for the able and painstaking manner in which he has carried out the work so kindly undertaken by him.

The drawing for the map was made by Mr.J.Horace Frank of Philadelphia.
* * * * * To my wife more thanks are due than I can convey in words for her share in the work.

She copied almost all of the manuscript, and in doing so made many valuable suggestions.