Neo-Assyrian

“(i 1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of all of the great gods; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods: the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the father of the gods, the one who decrees destinies (and) who devises the designs of heaven (and) netherworld; the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû, the creator of clever devices; the god Sîn, the light of heaven (and) netherworld, the noble one; the god Šamaš, the judge of the (four) quarters (of the world), the one who leads aright humankind; (and) the goddess Ištar, the lady of war and battle whose game is fighting;…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004607/

“(85b) Moving on from the city AliMUŠ, I went down to the Sea of the Setting Sun. I washed my weapons in the sea (and) made sacrifices to my gods. I made a colossal statue of my lordly majesty (and) wrote thereon (a description of) the praises of [(the god) Ašš]ur, the great lord, my lord, and the mighty conquests that I had been achieving in the land Ḫatti. I erected (it) by the sea. (89b) On my return march from the sea, I ascended Mount Amanus (and) cut down beams of cedar (and) juniper. I ascended Mount Atalur (and) proceeded to the place where the image of Anum-ḫirbe stands. I erected my…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004608/

“(1) The god Aššur, the great lord, [the king of all of the great gods]; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods; the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the father of [the gods, the one who decrees destinies (and), who devises the designs of [heaven (and) netherworld]; (5) the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû, [the creator of] clever devices; the god Sîn, the light [of heaven (and) netherworld], the noble one; the god Šamaš, [the judge of the (four) quarters (of the world), the one who leads aright] all of humankind; (and) [the goddess Ištar, the lady of war and battle]…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004609/

“(i 1) Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II)], (who was) also [king of the world (and) king of Assyria], the valiant man who [is active] in the four quarters (of the world), [(...)] merciless [...] who defeats the fierce [... the one (...)] into whose hands are entrusted all (four) quarters (of the world), the destroyer of [...] those insubmissive to (the god) Aššur, the mighty floodtide [that has no opponent, the one] into whose hands [(the god) Aššur (and the…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004610/

Opens with a full divine witness list — Aššur through Ištar — placing Shalmaneser III's reign under the sanction of every major Assyrian and Babylonian deity, a formulaic legitimation device central to neo-Assyrian royal ideology.

“(i 1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of all of the great gods; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods; the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the exalted one, the father of the gods, the creator of all; the god Ea, the king of the apsû, the lord of wisdom and understanding; the god Sîn, the king of the lunar disk, the lofty luminary; (i 5) god Šamaš, the exalted judge of heaven (and) netherworld, the lord of all; the god Ninurta, the strong and mighty one, the splendidly preeminent one of the gods; (and) the goddess Ištar, the mistress of war and battle whose game is…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004611/

“(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of all of the people, the ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of all (5) four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, ruler of all of the lands, the king who is desired object of the gods, chosen of the god Enlil, (10) trustworthy appointee of (the god) Aššur, the attentive ruler who has seen remote and rugged regions, the who has trodden upon the mountain peaks in all of the highlands, the receiver of booty (and) tax from all (four) quarters (of the world), the one who opens paths above and below, at whose strong attack for…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004613/

Preserves Shalmaneser III's titulary in full ceremonial register — dragon, vice-regent of Aššur, appointee of Enlil — documenting how mid-ninth-century Assyrian kings constructed divine authority in monumental self-presentation.

“(1) [Shalmaneser (III), great king], strong king, king of the world, [unrivalled king], dragon, the weapon the destroys [all (four) quarters (of the world), commander of] rulers everywhere, [...] valiant [man], appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Ašš[ur, ... the one who] has smashed all of his enemies [like a pot, the strong] male, [the merciless (and)] unsparing one in battle, [the one who] slew [... in the] mountains [... with] mighty weapons, annihilated (them) [like a flood], and the corpses of his enemies [...] extensive, strong king, [...], ruler of [all of the lands,…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004614/

“(i 1) (The god) Aššur, the great lord; the god Anu, the exalted god; the god Enlil, the perfectly magnificent one; the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld; the god Ninurta, the foremost one among the gods, the lord of battle and strife; (i 5) the goddess Ištar, the foremost one in heaven and netherworld; the god Ea, the king of the apsû, the lord of wisdom (and) understanding; the god Sîn, the king of the lunar disk, the lord of brilliance; (and) the god Marduk, the sage of the gods (and) lord of omens; the great gods who decree destinies. (i 10) Shalmaneser (III), king of all…”

Source: Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo), Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; in association with the RINAP Project, University of Pennsylvania. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q004615/