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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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 1026
(1') [...] ... [...] all of th[em ...] spider webs. [...] ... [...] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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,
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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 ...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 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].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 114
(1) [Palace of Sennac]herib, [king of] Assyria: [Booty of the city] Dumetu. [Whoever eras]es my inscribed name (or) places (it) [in the service] of a god [(or another) person, may the deities Aššur], Sîn, (and) Šamaš [make his name (and)] his [seed dis]appear.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 115
(1) [Palace of Sennacherib], king of Assyria: [Booty of] the city Duma. [Whoever] erases [my inscribed name] (or) places (it) [in the service of a god] (or another) person, may [the deities ...], Ištar, [...], Nabû, (and) Uraš make [his name (and)] his [seed] disappear.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 116
(1) Palace of Sennach[erib, king of Assyria]: Booty of [...]. Whoever [erases] 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].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 117
(1) [Palace of] Sennacherib, [king of Assyria]: (This is) ḫulālu-[stone], a product of Mount [...] my ... [...] I [was having (it) incised in] my presence. [Whoever] er[ases] my inscribed name [(or) places (it) in] the service of a god [(or another) person], may the deities Aššur, Sîn, [Šamaš, ...], Ištar, Bēl, [...] make his [name] (and) his seed disapp[ear].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 118
(1) [Palace of Sennach]erib, king of [Assyria: (This is) ...-stone from] Mount Za[...] ... [(...) Whoever places (it) in the serv]ice of [a god (or another) person (or) eras]es my inscr[ibed na]me, [may] the deities Aš[šur, ...], Šamaš, [(and ...) make his name (and) his seed] disappe[ar].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 119
(1) [Palace of] Sennach[erib, king of Assyria: (This is) papparmī]nu-[stone], a product [of ...] may [...] ... [... make his name] (and) his seed [disappear].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 120
(1) Palace of [Sennacherib], king of [Assyria]. 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].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 121
(1) [Palace of] Sennacherib, [king of] Assyria. [Whoever] erases [my] inscribed [name (or) places (it) in the serv]ice of a god [(or another) pers]on, [may the gods Aššur, Sîn], (and) Šamaš make [his name] (and) his seed disappear.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 122
(1) [Palace of] Sennac[herib, king of Assyria. 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].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 123
(1) [Palace of Sennac]herib, king of [Assyria. Whoever] erases [my inscribed name] (or) places (it) [in the service of] a god (or another) person, may [the deities Aššur], Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, [...], (and) Uraš make [his name (and)] his [seed] disappear.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 124
(1) Palace of [Sennacherib, king of Assyria. Whoever erases] my [inscribed] name [...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 125
(1) Palace of [Sennacherib, (...)] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 126
(1´) [...] ... [... Whoever erases] my inscribed [name (or) places (it) in the serv]ice of a god (or another) person, may [the deities ...], Sîn, Šamaš, [...], Bēl, (and) [... make his name] (and) his seed [disappear].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 127
(1´) [...] I [was having (it) incised in] my [presence. Whoever] eras[es my inscr]ibed [name (or) places (it) in the service] of [a god (or another) person]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 128
(1´) [Whoever places (it) in the service] of a god [(or another) person, may the deities Aššur], Sîn, [Šamaš, Adad, ...], Bēl, [... make his name (and) his seed disappear].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 129
(1´) [Whoever places (it) in the service of] a god (or another) person, may [the deities Aššur, Sîn], Šamaš, [Adad, ...], Nabû, (and) [Uraš] make [his name (and) his seed] disapp[ear].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 130
(1´) [...] Whoever places (it) in [... (or another) pers]on [...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 131
(1´) [... Whoever plac]es (it) [...], Adad, [...]
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 132
(1) Palace of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria: I had horse troughs of white limestone built so that fu[ng]us cannot carry (them) off (into death) in the future. I filled (the space) in front of these horse troughs under my warhorses’ feet with blocks of pappardilû-stone, papparmīnu-stone, (and) ḫulālu-stone, leftovers of my choice stones, as well as jasper, marble, breccia, pendû-stone, alallu-stone, girimḫilibû-stone, engisû-stone, alabaster, sābû-stone, ḫaltu-stone, (and) fragments of slabs (used in the building) of my palace.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 133
(1) I, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, gave this naḫbuṣu-vessel to Aššur-ilī-muballissu, [my] son. Whoever should take it away from him, from his sons, (or from) his grandsons, may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, take away his life, as well as (those of) his sons, (and) may he (lit. “they”) make their name(s) (and) their seed, as well as (those of) his advisors, disappear from the land.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 134
(1) [I, Sennacherib, king of Assyria], gave this kappu-vessel to Aššur-ilī-muballissu, my son. Who[ever should take it away from him, from his sons, (or from) his grandsons, may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods], take away [his life, as well as (those of) his sons, (and) may he (lit. “they”) make] their name(s) (and) [their seed], as well as (those of) his advisors, [disappear from the land].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 138
(i 1') I def[eated] all together [..., Ubu]lu, Damunu, [Gambulu, Ḫin]daru, Ruʾuʾa, [Puqudu, Ḫam]rānu, Ḫagarānu, [Nabatu], (and) Liʾtaʾu, insubmissive [Arameans]. I carried off into As[syria] a sub[stantial] booty (consisting of) 208,000 people, young (and) old, male [and female], horses, mules, donkey[s, camels], oxen, (and) sheep and goats. (i 10') In the course of [my] camp[aign], I rece[ived] a substantial payment from Nabû-bēl-šumāti, the official in charge of the city Ḫa[raratu (Ḫarutu)]: gold, silver, [large] musukkannu-trees, donkeys, camels, oxen, and [sheep and goats]. (i…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 144
(i 1') [...] I ma[rched ...] (i 3') After[wards, (he), the k]ing of the land Elam, [the lands Parsuaš, Anzan, Paširu], (and) Ellipi, the entirety of Chaldea, and [all of the Arameans, a large host], formed a confederation with him. [They met up] with the king of Ba[bylon (and) the citizens of Babylon] (and) Borsippa [and they ...] as far as the city Ḫal[ulê] to do battle. (i 7'b) [I myself prayed t]o the deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, [Nabû, Nergal], Rest of the inscription missing The royal decree on the reverse is not edited here
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 156
(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria: Booty of Kardu(niaš) (Babylonia). As for the one who removes my inscription (and) my name, may (the god) Aššur (and) the god Adad make his name disappear from the land. (4) This seal was given as a gift from Assyria to Akkad. I, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, after six hundred years conquered Babylon and took it out from the property of Babylon. (8) Property of Šagarakti-Šuriaš, king of the world. (9) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmane(ser) (I), king of Assyria: [Booty] of Karduniaš…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 162
Completely missing (ii 1) [... t]o my land [...] ... [...] ... [...] (iii 1') [... I ...] to (the god) Aššur, king of [the gods, ... for (...)] the securing of my reign, the increasing of [..., ..., ...] the foundation of my throne for [...] days. (iii 5') May (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, the great god, ... look kindly up[on] my [de]eds. When he looks, may the works that are the desire of ..., as much I ha[ve do]ne, please him and be acceptable to him. May he make the people of the four quarters (of the world) bow down to him so that they pull his yoke. May he make the substantial…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 164
(1) [At] that time, the private room ... of the palace of Baltil (Aššur), the seat of the kings, my ancestors, from distant days, of Tiglath-pileser (I), son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), king of Assyria, became dilapidated. Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, renovated its dilapidated section(s). That private room ... (and) its construction was inexpert (and thus) I tore down that cella. (7) I had a large private room constructed anew to be my lordly seat [(and)] through the craft of well-trained master builders I built (and) completed (it) from its…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 165
(28 illegible lines) (i 29) I seized the chariots, horses, wagons, (and) mu[les] that he had abandoned in the thick of battle. (i 32) I joyfully entered his palace, which is in Babylon, and (then) I opened his treasury and brought out gold, silver, gold (and) silver utensils, precious stones, all kinds of possessions (and) property without number, a substantial tribute, (together with) his palace women, courtiers, attendants, male singers, female singers, all of the craftsmen, [as ma]ny as there were, (and) his palace attendants, and I counted (them) as booty. (i 43) With the strength of the…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 166
(1) Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), lead[er] of a widespread population, the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, [Adad], Nergal, Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuru, Bēlet-ilī, and the (other) great gods, the one who carries out to perfection the rites of Ešarra and Emašmaš, who knows well how to revere the gods of heaven and the gods of Assyria, the builder of Assyria, the one who brings his cult centers to completion, the one who uproots enemies (and) destroys their settlements, circumspect…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 167
(1) [Sennacheri]b, [great king, strong king], king of the world, king of Assyria, [the one who fashioned image(s) of] the deities Aššur, Mullissu, [... and] the (other) great [god]s, the one who makes great (5) [their purification rites], the one who carries out to perfection the forgotten ri[tes of Ešar]ra through divination, at the command of [the gods Šamaš (and)] Adad, the one who renovated Baltil (Aššur), the one who [...] its purification rites, the one who returns the unfinished [protective spirit of E]šarra to [its place, I]: (10b) [T]hen, after I had made the image of (the god)…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 168
(1) Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), leader of a widespread population, the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur and the great gods, the one who carries out to perfection the forgotten rites of Ešarra through divination, at the command of (5) the gods Šamaš and Adad, the one who makes great their purification rites, the one who returns the abandoned protective spirit of Ešarra to its place, who knows well how to revere the gods of heaven and the gods of Assyria, who exalts the great gods in their…
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 169
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur and the great gods, I: With white limestone, I laid the foundation(s) of the courtyard of Ešarra, the palace of the gods.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 170
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur and the great gods.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 171
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur and the great gods: With limestone, stone from the mountains, I raised this akītu-house as high as a mountain, from its foundations to its crenellations.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 172
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Nergal, Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuri, Bēlet-ilī, and the (other) great gods, I: With white limestone, I laid the foundation(s) of the akītu-house, the residence of (the god) Aššur, my lord.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 173
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Šerūa, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuri, Bēlet-ilī, Kaka, Ḫaya, Kusu, Lumḫa, Dunga, Egalkiba, and the (other) great gods, I: With limestone, stone from the mountains, I laid the foundation(s) of the akītu-house for the festival of the feast of (the god) Aššur.
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 174
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, [king of Assyria, the one who fashioned] image(s) of the deities Aššur, ... [(...)], and the (other) great gods, I: [With] limestone, stone from the mountains, I had the akītu-house of the steppe [(for)] the festival of the feas[t] of (the god) Aššur, built an[ew] from its foundations to [its] crenellations and I raised (it) [as high as a mountain].
LawReligion & MythSennacherib 175
(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, [king of Assyria], the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, [Mullissu], Šerūa, Sîn, Nik[kal], Šamaš, Aya, Anu, Antu, Adad, Šala, Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuri, [Bēlet]-ilī, Ḫaya, Kusu, [Lumḫa], Dunga, Egalkiba, [and the] (other) great gods, [I: With limes]tone, stone from the [mountai]ns, [I had] the akī[tu]-house [of the steppe built] anew [and] I raised (it) as high as a mountain.
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