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Page 1378 / 1523

~695 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 3

Sennacherib 054

(1) [Sennacherib], king of the world, king of Assyria, marches to conquer [...]ti.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 055

(1') [I plun]dered, destroyed, devastated, (and) [bur]ned with fire.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 056

(1) I surrounded, conquered, plundered, (and) burned with fire the city Bīt-Kubatti.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 057

(1) I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered (the city) Dilbat.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 058

(1) I surrounded, conquer[ed, (and) plundered] the city Ataun[...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 059

(1) I surrounded, [conquered, (and) plu]ndered [the city] Alamu.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 060

(1) [I surrounded, conquer]ed, (and) [plund]ered [the city Aran]ziašu.

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~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 061

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: The booty from the marshes of the city Saḫrina passed before him.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 062

(1) Senn[ach]erib, king of [the world], king of Assyria: The booty of the city Kasuṣi pa[ss]ed before him.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 063

(1) [Sennac]h[erib, king of the world], king of [Assyria: The bo]ot[y of] the city [...]bu... [pa]ssed [before him].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 064

(1) Sennac[herib, king of the world, king of Assyria]: The boot[y of ...] the city [... passed] be[fore him].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 065

(1) [...] the boot[y of ... passed] before [him].

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~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 066

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, sat in (his) armchair and the booty of the city Lachish passed before him.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 067

(1) Tent of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.

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~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 068

(1) Camp of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.

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~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 073

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, was joyfully having large bull colossi, which had been fashioned in the territory of the city Balāṭāya, dragged to his lordly palace that is inside Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 074

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: (With regard to) the white limestone that had been discovered by the will of the gods in the territory of the city Balāṭāya for the construction of my palace, I had the soldiers of enemy settlements and insubmissive troops of the mountains whom I had captured wield iron axes and picks [and] they quarried large bull colossi for the gates of my palace.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 075

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: I had [tall] cedar columns, which I had had hauled up from the Tigris River, loaded on sled(s) and dragged along a canal.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 076

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: I had [tall] cedar columns, [products of Mount Si]rāra (and) Mount Lebanon, hauled up [from the] Tigris [River].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 078

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, had Egalzagdinutukua (the “Palace Without a Rival”) built anew to be his lordly residence inside Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 079

(1) Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, had Egalzagdinutukua (the “Palace Without a Rival”) built anew to be his lordly residence inside the citadel of Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 080

(1) Palace of Sennacherib, great king, king of the world, king of Assyria, the almighty sovereign of all rulers.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 082

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, had the (inner) wall and outer wall of Nineveh built anew and raised as high as mountain(s).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 083

(1) Sennacherib, king of Assyria, had the (inner) wall and outer wall of Nineveh built anew and raised as high as mountain(s).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 084

(1) Sennacherib, king of Assyria, had the wall of Nineveh built anew.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 085

(1) [Palace of] Sennacherib, [king of] Assyria, who had (it) built using his [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 086

(1) Palace of Sennacherib, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria: With the power of my scepter that the father of the gods, (the god) Aššur, had given me, I brought back (with me) precious kašurû-stone, whose mountain is far away, and I installed (it) underneath the pivots of the door leaves of the gates of my palace.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 091

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, built a palace anew inside Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 093

(1) Palace [of Sennacherib, ...: He indeed built a palace anew] to be [his lordly] res[idence] inside Ni[neveh].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 095

(1) (As for) the (inner) wall and outer wall of Nineveh, which had not been built previously, Sennacherib, [king of] Assyria, had (them) built [an]ew and [raised] as high as mountain(s).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 097

(1) [Sennacherib], great [king], strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, built [the (inner) wall (and outer wall) of] Nineveh anew.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1004

(1) [... Senn]ach[erib ...] my kingship [...] ... [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1006

(1) [...] from him [...] their name(s) (and) their seed, [as well as (those of) his advis]ors, [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1007

(1) [... Sennach]erib, king of Assyria [(...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1008

(1) [... Sennach]erib, king of [Assyria (...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1009

(1) [... Senn]acherib, king [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1011

(1') [may they] make [...] disapp[ear].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 102

(1) Palace of Sennacherib, king of Assyria: (This is) the audience gift that Abī-Baʾal, king of the land Samsimuru[na], presented to me.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 1026

(1') [...] ... [...] all of th[em ...] spider webs. [...] ... [...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 103

(1) [Palace of Sennac]herib, king of Assyria: [(This is) the audience gift that] Karib-il, [king of the land Saba], presented to me. [Whoever] places (it) [in] the service of a god [(or another) person (or) eras]es my inscribed name, [may] the deities Aššur, [...], Sîn, (and) Šamaš make [his name (and) his seed] disappear.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 104

(1) [Palace of Sennac]herib, king of Assyria: [(This is) the audience gift that] Karib-il, [king of the land Saba], presented to me. [Whoever ... may the deities ...], Šamaš, [...], Nabû, (and) Uraš [make his name (and) his seed disa]ppear.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 105

(1) [Palace of Sennacherib, king of] Assyria: [(This is) the audience gift that Karib-il, king of the land Sab]a, [...] ... [I was having] (it) incised. [Whoever eras]es [my inscribed name ... may the deities ...], (and) Uraš [make his name (and) his seed disapp]ear.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 106

(1) [Palace of Sennacherib, king of] Assyria: [(This is) the audience gift that Karib-il, king of the land Sa]ba, [...] ... I was having (it) incised. [Whoever eras]es [my inscribed name] (or) places (it) [in the service of a god (or another) pers]on, [may ... make his name (and) his seed] disappear.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 107

(1) [Palace of Sennacherib, king of] Assyria: [(This is) the audience gift that Karib]-il, [king of the land Saba, prese]nted to me. [Whoever places (it) in the serv]ice of a god [(or another) person (or) erases my] inscribed [name, may the deities Aššur, A]nu, Sîn,

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 108

(1) [Palace of Sennach]erib, king of [Assyria: (This is) the audience gift that] Karib-[il, king of the land Sab]a, prese[nted to me. Whoever] places (it) [in] the service of [a god (or another) person ...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 109

(1) [Palace of] Sennacherib, king of [Assyria: (This is) the aud]ience gift that (Nabû)-zēr-kitti-[līšir, son of] Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan) presented to me. [Whoever] erases [my] inscribed [name] (or) places (it) [in the serv]ice of a god (or another) person, may [(the god) Aššur] make his name (and) his seed disappear.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 110

(1) Palace of [Sennacherib], king of [Assyria: (This is) the audience gift] that [...] ... [...] prese[nted to me]. Whoever eras[es my inscribed name (or) places (it) in the service] of a god (or another) person, [may] (the god) Aššur [make his] name [(and) his seed disappear].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 111

(1) [Palace of Senn]acherib, king of Assyria. [Whoever] erases [my inscr]ibed [name] (or) places (it) [in the serv]ice of a god (or another) person, may [the deity ...] make [his name] (and) his seed disappear. [Booty of] the city Dumetu.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 112

(1) [Palace of Sennach]erib, king of Assyria. [Whoever] erases [my inscribed name] (or) places (it) [in the service of a god (or another) pers]on, may [the deities ...], Šamaš, Adad, [...], (and) Nergal make [his name (and) his seed] disappear. [Booty of the city Du]metu.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 113

(1) [Palace of Senn]acherib, king of [Assyria: Booty of] the city Dumetu. [Whoever] eras[es my inscr]ibed [name (or) places (it) in the serv]ice of a god (or another) person, [may the deities ...], Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, [..., (and) ... make his name (and) his seed disappear].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

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