Exact textual statePublished Version
The Fire of Asshurbanipal (1)
Part of The Fire of Asshurbanipal (1)
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.
Catalogue facts
Published dateDecember 1936
Characters in this exact text
AlhazredAlhazred — legendary/mad author of the Necronomicon in the story-worldMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319AsshurbanipalAsshurbanipal — historical Assyrian kingMentioned12 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319BaalBaal — ancient deity represented by the temple idolOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319CthulhuCthulhu — the great Cthulhu invoked by the Hooded Lama's false cultMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319KothKoth — forgotten god invoked by Xuthltan in the Fire of Asshurbanipal legendMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319MuhammadMuhammad — the Prophet Mohammed explicitly invoked as a historical/religious figureMentioned3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319Nureddin El MekruNuredin el Mekru — Arab sheikh and enemy of Steve ClarneyOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319Steve ClarneySteve Clarney — Irish captive/protagonistOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319XuthltanXuthltan — ancient magician associated with the Fire of AsshurbanipalOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319Yar AliYar Ali Khan — Afridi swordsman and recurring Gordon allyOn Page49 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319Yog-SothothYog-Sothoth — deity named as the focus of a real Mongolian devil-worshipping priesthoodMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Fire of Asshurbanipal, pp. 307–319
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard (Del Rey, 2008)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard, supplied Del Rey 2008 PDF, pp. 307–319; Notes on the Original Howard Texts, pp. 340–351.