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Ashurnasirpal II 101
(1) To the god Ninurta, the pow[erful one, …, …] the rites, [... whose] attack [in battle cannot be riva]lled, [..., the one who holds the bond of heaven and n]etherworld, the one who opens [springs, the one who walks the wide netherworld, (...)] the god Utulu, the lord of lords, [...], whose hands s[eized …, [...].
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 102
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria: facing slab of the palace courtyard.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 103
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world and king of Assyria: facing (slab) of the Second House/Wing/Room.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 104
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, chosen of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of the gods Anu and Dagān, destructive weapon of the great gods, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 105
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 106
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 107
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria: ten minas.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 108
(1) Image of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 109
Labels temple property as belonging to the Bīt-Kidmuri at Kalḫu, anchoring the institutional landholdings of Ashurnasirpal II's newly built capital to his dynastic lineage across three generations.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 110
(1') [...] the temple of the Sebetti [...]
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Ashurnasirpal II 111
Attests Ashurnasirpal II's construction of Ištar's Nineveh temple, anchoring his reign within a three-generation dynastic lineage while documenting royal patronage of the city's chief cult.
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Ashurnasirpal II 112
Dedicatory inscription claiming temple property for Ištar of Nineveh, linking Ashurnasirpal II's legitimacy through three generations of royal titulature to both Enlil and Aššur.
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Ashurnasirpal II 113
Three-generation royal genealogy anchoring Ashurnasirpal II to Tukultī-Ninurta II and Adad-nārārī II, each styled vice-regent of Aššur — the titulary formula that legitimised Neo-Assyrian kingship as divinely delegated office.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 114
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 115
Standard titulary of Ashurnasirpal II anchors his three-generation dynastic claim — Adad-nārārī II, Tukultī-Ninurta II, himself — in stone, a formulaic assertion of legitimacy typical of 9th-century Assyrian royal self-presentation.
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Ashurnasirpal II 116
One of the royal inscriptions establishing Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation Assyrian lineage, a formulaic claim that grounded his legitimacy in an unbroken line of world-kings.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 117
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 118
Preserves the tripartite titulary — 'appointee of Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, king of the world' — through which Ashurnasirpal II anchored his authority in both divine appointment and dynastic descent across three generations.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 119
(1) Palace 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.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 120
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 121
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 122
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tulkultī-Ninurta (II), king of [Assyria], son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
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Ashurnasirpal II 123
Labels civic property of Kalḫu in Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation royal titulary, attesting the administrative machinery by which the Assyrian crown asserted ownership over its newly built capital.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 124
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 125
Anchors Ashurnasirpal II's reign in a three-generation patriline — Adad-nārārī II, Tukultī-Ninurta II, Ashurnasirpal II — asserting dynastic continuity as ideological foundation for his aggressive territorial expansion.
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Ashurnasirpal II 126
Dedicatory inscription linking Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation Enlil-appointed lineage to the Ištar temple at Nineveh, documenting royal legitimation through divine office and cultic patronage in the early Neo-Assyrian period.
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Ashurnasirpal II 127
Anchors Ashurnasirpal II's legitimacy in a three-generation chain of divine appointment — each king named vice-regent of Aššur — illustrating how Neo-Assyrian titulary encoded dynastic continuity as theological fact.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 128
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), [((who was) also)] king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 129
A standard palace titulary of Ashurnasirpal II anchoring his legitimacy in paternal succession — one of the corpus of RIAo inscriptions (Q004583) documenting how Assyrian kings constructed royal identity in stone.
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Ashurnasirpal II 130
Marks the palace contents of Ashurnasirpal II as sacred property of the god Ninurta, documenting the deliberate entanglement of royal and temple authority at the Assyrian court circa 875 BCE.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 131
(1) [Pa]lace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, [king of] Assyria, [son of] Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: facing (brick) of the well of the temple of the Sebetti.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 132
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), <king of the world>, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: facing (brick) of the well of the Bīt-Kidmuri.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 133
(1) Ashurnasirpal, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: (3b) I completed the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, my lady, from its foundation(s) to its crenellations and (then) paved (its courtyard).
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 134
(1) Ashurnasirpal, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: At that time, I built the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, my lady, from its foundation(s) to its crenellations.
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Ashurnasirpal II 135
Records Ashurnasirpal II's claim to have built the temple of Ištar of Nineveh, anchoring his legitimacy in divine patronage and a three-generation royal genealogy reaching back to Adad-nārārī II.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 136
(1) Palace 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: I built and constructed the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh.
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Ashurnasirpal II 137
Ownership stamp linking Ashurnasirpal II's palace archive to the Bīt-natḫi institution at Nineveh, attesting the administrative reach of Assyrian royal households beyond the capital at Kalḫu.
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 138
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: (4) (As for) the five towers from the towers of the Kalkal Gate to the towers of the gates [(which one uses) when entering]the forecourt of the god Nunnamnir, [...] … [...] …
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 140 add (Ashurnasirpal II 141 add)
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of Aššur, favorite of Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of Anu and Dagan, overwhelming weapon of the great gods, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nerari (II), likewise king of the world, king of Assyria; (3b) heroic man who acts with the help of Aššur, his lord, and has no equal among the rulers of the four world regions; marvellous shepherd, fearless in battle, towering flood-wave which has no rival; king who forces those unsubmissive to…
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 141 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirp[al (II), ...].
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 151 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of Aššur, favorite of Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of Anu and Dagan, overwhelming weapon of the great gods, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nerari (II), likewise king of the world, king of Assyria; (4b) heroic man who acts with the help of Aššur, his lord, and has no equal among the rulers of the four world regions; marvellous shepherd, fearless in battle, towering flood-wave which has no rival; king who forces those unsubmissive to…
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 152 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria; (2) valiant man who acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival among the rulers of the four quarters, marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, (3) the king who subdued (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to Mount Lebanon and the…
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(1) To the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, who sends abundant rain, who provides pasturage and watering for the peoples in all of the communities, who provides temple shares and offerings for the gods his brothers, canal inspector of rivers, who brings prosperity to the (four) quarters (of the world), the compassionate god to whom it is good to pray, who resides in the city Guzāna, great lord, his lord: (8b) Adda-itʾī, governor of the city Guzānu, son of Šamaš-nūrī, (who was) also governor of the city Guzāna, has devoted and dedicated (this object) for his life so that…
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(1) Seal of Mušēzib-Ninurta, vice-regent, son of Ninurta-ēriš, (who was) also the same (i.e. vice-regent), son of Samnuḫa-šar-ilāni (who was) also the same (i.e. vice-regent).
LawMythologyAshurnasirpal II 2006 / CDLI Seals 006501
(1) Property of [...]. (2) (erasure) (3) Mušēzi[b-Ninurta dedicated] (this) to the god Sa[mnuḫa] for his life.
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(1) Palace of Mušēzib-Ninurta, vice-regent.
LawMythologyShalmaneser III 001
(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of all of the people, ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of Assyria, king of all four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, ruler of all of the lands, the king (who is the) desired object of the gods, chosen of the god Enlil, trustworthy appointee of (the god) Aššur, the attentive ruler who gives income and offerings to the great gods, (5) the pious one who ceaselessly provides for the Ekur, the faithful shepherd who leads the population of Assyria in peace, the exalted overseer who heeds the commands of the gods, the…
LawMythologyShalmaneser III 002
(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;…
LawMythologyShalmaneser III 003
(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…
LawMythologyShalmaneser III 004
(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]…
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