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Sargon II 046
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), appointee of the god Enlil, nešakku-priest of the god Aššur, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria; (5) king who ruled the four quarters (of the world), from east to west, and set governors (over them). (9b) In accordance with my heart’s desire, I built a city at the foot of Mount Muṣri and named it Dūr-Šarrukīn. (14) I erected dwelling(s) for the gods Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, and Ninurta inside it. The god Ninšiku (Ea), the creator of everything, fashioned images of their great divine majesties and they occupied (their) daises. (22) I built inside it (the…
LawMythologySargon II 047
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent for (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria; king who ruled the four quarters (of the world), from east to west, and set governors (over them). (7b) At that time, I built a city on the outskirts of Nineveh, at the foot of Mount Muṣri, (10) and named it Dūr-Šarrukīn. (11b) I erected dwelling(s) for the gods Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, (and) Ninurta, the great gods, inside it. (14) I built inside it palatial halls using (lit.: “of”) elephant ivory, ebony, (15) boxwood, musukkannu-wood, cedar, cypress, (and)…
LawMythologySargon II 048
(1') I named [it Dūr-Šarrukīn. I erected dwelling(s) for the gods Ea], Sîn, Šamaš, A[dad, (and) Ninurta, the great gods], my lords, ins[ide it]. I had images of [their great] divi[ne majesties] skillfully made an[d installed (them) on] (their) etern[al] dais(es). (6'b) [I built inside it (the city) palatial halls using (lit.: “of”) elephant ivory], ebony, boxwood, m[usukkann]u-wood, [cedar, cypress, daprānu-juniper, juniper, and terebinth].
LawMythologySargon II 049
(1) To the Sebetti, warrior(s) without equa[l], Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, set up and presented (this object).
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Sargon II 050
Attests Sargon II's dual claim as secular world-king and nešakku-priest of Aššur, yoking imperial military authority to cultic legitimacy in the standard idiom of Sargonid royal titulary.
LawMythologySargon II 051
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, builder of the city Dūr-Šarrukīn.
LawMythologySargon II 052
(1) I, Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, built a city in accordance with my heart’s desire and named it Dūr-Šarrukīn. I built inside it a palace that was according to my wishes (and) that had no equal in the four quarters (of the world).
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Sargon II 053
Sargon II's own account of founding Dūr-Šarrukīn (modern Khorsabad) anchors the date and royal ideology behind one of antiquity's few purpose-built capital cities, completed c. 706 BCE.
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Sargon II 054
Records Sargon II's founding of Dūr-Šarrukīn and the explicit theological rationale — divine favor securing his reign — behind building temples to Sîn and Šamaš within the new capital.
LawMythologySargon II 055
(1) Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, built the temple of the gods Sîn (and) Šamaš, his lords, that is inside the city Dūr-Šarrukīn from its foundations to its crenellations (5) for the sake of his life, the firm establishment of his reign, the success of the harvest of Assyria, (and) the well-being of Assyria.
LawMythologySargon II 056
(1) Palace of Sargo[n (II), ...], king of Assyria, [...] that is inside the city Dūr-[Šar]ru[kīn ...]
LawMythologySargon II 057
(Frgm._A 1) No translation possible. (Frgm._B 1) [...] ... [... the city] Ḫarḫar ... [...] (Frgm._C 1) [...] the god Aššur, strong king [...] land Hamath [...] (Frgm._D 1) Palace of [Sargon (II) ...] favorite of the [great] god[s ...] (Frgm._E 1) [...] my [...] ... [...] (Frgm._F 1) [...] inside [...] upon [...] (Frgm._G 1) No translation possible. (Frgm._H 1) [...] ... [...] the land Ma... [...] (Frgm._I 1) No translation possible. (Frgm._J 1) [...] Sarg[on ...] (Frgm._K 1) [...] head [...] ... [(...)] (Frgm._L 1) No translation possible. (Frgm._M 1) [...] king [...]
LawMythologySargon II 059
(1) [... Sargo]n, great king, strong king, king [...] foundations [...] ... the gods [...].
LawMythologySargon II 060
(1) [...] strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria ...] shrine [...] the great gods [...]
LawMythologySargon II 061
(1) To the goddess Ningal, his lady: Sargon (II), king of Assyria, presented (this object) for the sake of his life.
LawMythologySargon II 063
The initial column(s) of the prism are not preserved. (i' 1') [... in order to sav]e his life [he came flying like a bird and] grasped hold of [my feet. (i´ 5´) Horses trained to the yoke], oxen, [...] the treasure of his palace [... he brought me] as his gift. [I set Ullusunu] over the land Mannea; [the people of the city I]zirtu whom I had carried off as booty [I returned to their (former) places an]d [I imposed] upon him (the same) payment(s) as [his father Iranzi (had paid)]. (i' 11'b) At that time, Aššur-lēʾi [of the city Karalla] (and) Ittî of the city Paddira [became hostile to] me.…
LawMythologySargon II 064
(1') [... (As for) the citizens of (the cities) Sippar], N[ippur, Babylon, and Borsippa who through no fault of their own had been held captive in it (Dūr-Yakīn), I put an end to their imprisonment and let them see the light (of day). (With regard to) their fields, which long ag]o, whi[le the land was in disorder, the Sutians had taken away and appropriated for their own], I stru[ck down (those) Sutians, the people] of the steppe, with the sword. [I (re)assigned to them (the citizens) their territories, (whose boundaries) had been forgotten (and) fallen into disuse during the troubled period…
LawMythologySargon II 065
(1) May (all) be extremely well with the god Aššur, father of the gods, the great lord who dwells in Eḫursaggalkurkurra (“House, the Great Mountain of the Lands”), his great temple. (2) May (all) be extremely well with the gods (that issue) divine decrees (and) with the goddesses, (the deities) who dwell in Eḫursaggalkurkurra, their great temple. (3) May (all) be extremely well with the gods (that issue) divine decrees (and) with the goddesses, (the deities) who dwell in the city Aššur, their great temple. (4) May (all) be well with the city and its people! May (all) be well with the palace…
LawMythologySargon II 066
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (III), (who was) also king of Assyria.
LawMythologySargon II 067
(1) For the god Aššur, the father of the gods, the great lord, his lord: (2) Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and A[kkad] renovated Eḫursaggalkurkurra (“House, the Great Mountain of the Lands”), the temple of (the god) Aššur, his lord, by plastering the walls of the towers all around the temple. He fashioned towers, friezes, parapets and glazed sikkatu-cones, and placed (them) all around [it (the temple)]. (7) He built (these) in the temple of (the god) Aššur, his lord, for the sake of ensuring his good health, prolonging his days, firmly establishing his reign, (and) overthrowing his enemies. (9) Month Abu (V), eponymy of Nasḫur-Bēl, the governor of the city Sinabu.
LawMythologySargon II 068
(1) To the god Aššur, his lord: Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, built (this structure) for the sake of his life.
LawMythologySargon II 069
(1) To (the god) Aššur, the father of the gods, his lord: Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, had bricks made and made the processional way of the courtyard of Eḫursaggalkurkurra (“House, the Great Mountain of the Lands”) shine like daylight with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln.
LawMythologySargon II 070
(1) To (the god) Aššur, the father of the gods, his lord: Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, had baked bricks made from a (ritually) pure kiln (and) made the processional way of the courtyard of Eḫursaggalkurkurra (“House, the Great Mountain of the Lands”) shine like daylight.
LawMythologySargon II 071
(Epigraph_1 1) I/He traversed [...]. (Epigraph_2 1) I/He entered (the region) between Mount Ni[k]ippa (and) Mount Upâ. (Epigraph_3 1) Mount [S]imir[ria (...)] mountain [...].
LawMythologySargon II 072
(A 1') Not sufficiently preserved to allow translation. (A 3') [...] I measured (A 4') [...] them (A 5') [... i]n the temple of Marduk, their temple, for all time (A 6') [I erected ... from (...) K]ibaba of the city Ḫarḫa[r ...] I receiv[ed ... hors]es (and) mules. (A 8') [... the city Ḫarḫ]ar their understanding [...] they elevated [Da]ltâ over the[m]. (A 10') [...] their heart (A 11') [... they obta]ined reinforcements (A 12') [...] ... (A 13') [...] gift[s] (A 14') [...] fil[led] (A 15') [...] my [...] I ret[urned and ...] seized it [... the city Kār-Šarr]ukīn [...] I built a[nd ...] (B 1') Not sufficiently preserved to allow translation.
LawMythologySargon II 073
(1) Palace of Sargon (II) appointee of the god Enlil, nešakku-priest of the god Aššur, chosen of the gods Anu and Enlil, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of the great gods, just shepherd, whom the gods Aššur (and) Marduk choose and whose fame (these gods) exalted to the heights; (3) the strong man who is clad in awesome splendor (and) whose weapons(s) are raised to strike down (his) enemies; the valiant man who since the (first) day of his reign has had no ruler who could equal him and no one who could overpower (or) rival…
LawMythologySargon II 074
(i 1) [Sargon (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer] and [Akkad, ki]n[g of the four quarters (of the world)], favorite of the great gods [...]. (i 6) The gods Aššur, Nabû, (and) [Marduk granted me] a reign without equal [and] exalted my [good] reputation t[o the heights]. (i 10) [I continually acted] as provider for (the cities) Sippar, Ni[ppur, Babylon, and Borsippa, (and) I made restitution for the wrongful damage suffered] by [the people of privileged status, as many as there were (of them); (...)] (i 14) Too…
LawMythologySargon II 075
(1') [...] and pie[ces (of aromatic woods) ...] insi[de ...] ... [...] I settled [...] (6') [I built] insi[de it] palatial halls using (lit.: “of”) elephant ivory, [ebony, boxwood], musukkannu-wood, ceda[r, cypress], daprānu-juniper, juniper, and [terebinth to] be my royal residence. (10´) [As]syrians, who had grown up [... wi]th [enemy] people [whom] I [had cap]tured, in [...] ... [...] cult centers of Assyria [...] (15´) ... the gods [...] the sea [...] all toget[her ... I imposed the yoke] of m[y] lordship [upon them (and) they (now) pull] my yoke [...]
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Sargon II 076
Attests Sargon II's claim to have restored the šubarrû tax-exemption privileges of Sippar, Nippur, and Babylon — a calculated bid for Babylonian loyalty after his controversial seizure of power.
LawMythologySargon II 077
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.
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(Akkadian 1) Palace of Sargon (II), king of Assyria. (Akkadian 2) One mina of the king. (Aramaic 1) One. (Aramaic 2) Mina of the king.
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(Akkadian 1) Palace of Sargon (II), king of Assyria. (Akkadian 4) [Three] sh[ekels]. (Aramaic 1) Three. (Aramaic 2) Three shekels.
LawMythologySargon II 080
(1) Palace of Sargon (II), king of the world, king of Assyria. (2b) He had the series Enūma Anu Enlil written on an elephant ivory writing board and he deposited (it) inside his palace in the city Dūr-Šarrukīn.
LawMythologySargon II 081
Continued from one or more unpreserved slabs (1) [... I prayed] to the god Marduk, lord ... [... Marduk], my lord, listened to my supplications; the Tēša [(and) the Tuʾ(mū)na (tribes) ... I deported ...] their people, together with their property [and (...) I (re)settled (them) in the land Ḫatti (Syria)]. (4b) [In] my [second] regnal year, Iaū-biʾdī (Ilu-biʾdī) [of the land Hamath, who had no right to the throne, who was not worthy to (live in) a palace, (and) who] had not been fated [to shepherd] the people, [...] came down [...] and with common soldiers, [..., shi]eld (and) spe[a]r…
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Sargon II 082
Heavily fragmented royal inscription invoking Ea the creator alongside Sargon II's epithets: one of the manuscript witnesses preserving the theological vocabulary by which Sargonid kings legitimised their rule.
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Sargon II 083
Records the king of Meluḫḫa (Kush/Egypt) surrendering the fugitive Iāmānī in chains — the sole cuneiform witness to Assyrian diplomatic reach touching the Nile Valley in the 8th century BCE.
LawMythologySargon II 084
(1') [I continually ac]ted [as provider for (the cities) Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, and Borsippa (and) I made restitution for the wrongful damage suffered by] the people of privileged status, as many [as there were (of them); I restored the exemption (from obligations) of (the city) Baltil (Aššur) and the city Ḫarrān, which] had fallen into oblivion [in the distant past], and their privileged status that had la[psed]. (3') [...] (with) pure zaḫalû-silver for the work on Eḫursaggalkurkurra (“House, the Great Mountain of the Lands”), the sanctuary of the god Aššur [...] ... the goddesses Queen of…
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Sargon II 085
Documents Sargon II's founding of Dūr-Šarrukīn and the installation of seven major deities in its temple Eḫursaggalkurkurra, linking imperial city-building directly to divine legitimation.
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Sargon II 086
Sargon II's own account of his campaign against Merodach-Baladan II attests the Assyrian siege of Dūr-Yakīn (~710 BCE) and the Chaldean king's defensive tactic of withdrawing troops behind a second perimeter ten nindanu from the main wall.
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Sargon II 087
Records Sargon II restoring captive Babylonians of Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, and Borsippa to freedom and repossessing their fields from Sutian squatters — a calculated display of Assyrian benevolence toward the ancient Babylonian cult cities.
LawMythologySargon II 088
(1') to/for [...] (2') who makes restit[ution for the wrongful damage suffered by them; ...; who abolished corvée duty for (the cities) Dēr], Ur, [Eridu, Larsa, Kullaba, Kissik, (and) Nēmed-Laguda (...)]; (4') (most) capable of all rulers, w[ho extended his protection over the city Ḫarrān and recorded its exemption (from obligations) as if (its people were) people of the gods Anu and Dagān]; (5') the valiant man who brought about the d[efeat of Ḫumbanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš I), the Elamite; who destroyed the land Karalla], the land Šurda, the city Kišesim, the city Ḫar[ḫar, the land Media, (and)…
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Sargon II 089
Addresses Aššur as 'the Assyrian Enlil' whose judgment is absolute and whose oath cannot be broken — anchoring Sargon II's royal authority directly in cosmic law rather than mere military conquest.
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Sargon II 090
Dedicatory inscription to Anunītu, a martial aspect of Ištar, attesting Sargon II's cultivation of this relatively rare goddess as a personal divine patron during his reign.
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Sargon II 091
Attests Sargon II's campaigns against the Chaldean tribes of the southern marshes, situating Assyrian royal ideology — conquest legitimized by divine favor — within a rare coastal-frontier context.
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Sargon II 092
Documents Sargon II renovating a Nabû-and-Marduk temple at a northern gate, citing a 75-year structural failure since Adad-nārārī III's repair — concrete evidence of Assyrian kings invoking building history to legitimise their own piety.
LawMythologySargon II 093
(1) Sargon (II), [strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, (completely) built] the temple of the deity [...] for the sake of his life [(...)]
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Sargon II 095
Sargon II dedicates a temple to Nabû and Marduk — Babylonian gods — listing five explicit royal goals, evidence that Assyrian kings cultivated Babylonian divine patronage to legitimize rule over the south.
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Sargon II 096
Attests Sargon II's construction of a Nabû temple at Nineveh, anchoring the scribal god's cult within the city a generation before Nineveh became Assyria's imperial capital.
LawMythologySargon II 097
(1) Sargon (II), [strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, completely] built the temple of the god [Nabû ...] inside the city [Nineveh ...] for the sake of ensuring [his good health (and) prolonging his days].
LawMythologySargon II 098
(1) Sargon (II), king [of the world, king of Assyria ...] a city ... [...] residence [...] the deity [...].
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