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Esarhaddon 066
(1') [...] Esarhaddon, king of the world, kin[g of ...] son of Sennacher[ib ...] the one who (re)constructed the temple of (the god) Aššur, (re)[built ...] ... [...]
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 068
(1) To the god Aššur, his lord: Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of all of Karduniaš (Babylonia), king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, (5) and Kush, king of the four quarters, placed and gave (this door socket) for his (long) life, the prolongation of his days, (and) the well-being of his offspring.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 069
(1) To the god Aššur, his lord: Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of [Assyria], governor of Babylon, king of Karduni[aš] (Babylon[ia]), (5) king of the kings of (Lower) Eg[ypt], Upper Egy[pt], and Kush, [gave (this door socket)] for his (long) life (and) the well-[being of his] off[spring].
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 070
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — an amphora filled with oil fit for princes, [which] was with the vast possessions (and) goods without number, the treasures of the palace of Abdi-Milkūti, the king of Sidon — which is in the midst of the sea — that my great hand(s) captured with the help of the gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 071
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, skilled in battle and warfare, who leveled his enemies, son of [Sen]nacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — an amphora filled with oil fit for princes, which was with the vast possessions (and) goods without number, the treasures of the palace of Abdi-Milkūti, the king of Sidon, that my great hand(s) captured with the help of the gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 073
(1) [... king of] Assyria, son of Sennach[erib, ...].
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 074
(1) I, Aššur-etel-ilāni-mukīn-apli, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (5) (re)built Esagil and Babylon, restored the shrines of cult centers, completed the rites, (and) (re)confirmed the offerings of the great gods; I am also the one who knows how to greatly revere the gods and goddesses of heaven and netherworld.
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Esarhaddon 075
Esarhaddon's self-presentation as restorer of Esagil and Babylon documents the ideological rehabilitation of Babylonian cult after Sennacherib's destruction of the city in 689 BCE.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 076
(1) The god Aššur [...] great [god]s in its midst ... [...] lasting [...] ..., he was giving a command to Esarhaddon, ..., his chosen one, and he was ordering him. (5) He called his name for kingship to be the one who renovates Ešarra (and) makes (its) cult complete, (saying): “Build lof[ty] Ešarra, the dais of my desire (and) make its design artful like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament.” (9) Esarhaddon, trusted ruler, the one who is (re)building the temple of (the god) Aššur, mustered the workmen of the god Aššur from all of the settlements (and) mustered the rulers of all (four)…
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Esarhaddon 077
Claims Esarhaddon restored Esagil and returned gods exiled to Assyria — royal propaganda justifying his Babylonian kingship by casting conquest as pious reconstruction.
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Esarhaddon 078
Claims Esarhaddon restored Esagil and returned gods exiled to Assyria — key royal-propaganda evidence for his deliberate reversal of Sennacherib's destruction of Babylon.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 079
(1) [Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world], king of Assyria, [governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and] Akkad, [the true shepherd who reorganized the confused people (and) made] light [shine forth for th]em; [to whom the great gods gave as a] gift [(the ability) to create, build, (and) renew; (5) the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Bab]ylon, [completed all of the cult centers, renewed the statues] of the great [go]ds, (and) [who] returned [the plundered gods of the lands to] their (proper) place [from Assyria; who pla]ted…
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 080
(1') [Son of Sennacheri]b, [king of the world, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II)], king of the world, [king of Assyria, governor of Baby]lon, king of Sum[er and Akkad] — (3b') [... that I] had conqu[ered with the] help of the god Aššur, my lord, [... (5′) ... the armo]ry, which is in Kalḫu, [... — I made (it) greater] than before. [...] the previous kings, my ancestors, for the son [... a bīt]-ḫilāni, a place for his leisure ... [...] ... the sides of that building ... [... I incorporated] unused [la]nd as an ad[dition ...] of the city [...]
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 081
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria — (with regard to) the armory, which is in Kalḫu, that Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came before me, had built, I incorporated unused land as an addition (to it), raised the terrace with massive stones from the mountains, (and) built a palace for my lordly pleasure on it.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 082
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — (with regard to) the armory, which is in Kalḫu, that Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came before me, had built, I incorporated unused land as an addition (to it), raised the terrace with massive stones from the mountains, (and) built palatial halls for my lordly pleasure on it — son of Sennacher[ib], king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 083
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, (and) Kush, king of the four quarters.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 084
(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, (and) renewed the statues of the great gods; king of Egypt, the one who defeated the king of Meluḫḫa, king of the four quarters, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 085
(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king] of Assyria, governor of [Babylon, king] of Sumer and Akkad; [the one who (re)constructed] the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Bab[ylon], (and) renewed the statues of the great gods; king of Egypt, the one who defeated the king of Meluḫḫa, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 086
(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of] Assyria, gover[nor of Babylon, king of Sumer] and Akkad, king of E[gypt, (...), the one who defeated the king of] Meluḫḫa, king of the [four] quarters, [(...); the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aš]šur, (re)built Esagil [and Babylon, (...) (5) (and) renewed] the statues of the great gods; [son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria], descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 087
(1) [...] ... [... the one] who raised the downfallen, avenger of ... [...] capable [...], the one who provides pleasant protection over the people am I; son of Sennach[erib, great king], mighty [king], king of the world, king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of S[umer and Akkad]; descendant of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, king of Assyria, [ancient] stock — (6) [...] the former Tebiltu canal that Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came be[fore me], had dug from the (Upper) Zab over the plain of Kalḫu [...] — that canal, not turning ... [...] ...…
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Esarhaddon 088
Royal titulary anchoring Esarhaddon's legitimacy through three generations of Sargonid kings — evidence of how Neo-Assyrian rulers used genealogical inscription to consolidate dynastic authority.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 090
(1) The palace of Esar[haddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria], son of Sennacherib, [king of Assyria], descendant of Sarg[on (II), king of Assyria].
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 091
(1) Palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 092
(1) [Proper]ty of [Esar]haddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, which was placed in the midst of the platform, more or less.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 093
(1) Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, the true shepherd who reorganized the confused people and made light shine forth for them; to whom the <great> gods gave as a gift (the ability) to create, build, (and) renew; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, [compl]eted all of the cult centers, renewed the statues of the great gods, (and) [who returned] the plundered gods of the lands to their (proper) place from Assyria; who plated Egašankalama, the temple of the…
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 094
(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, built (and) completed a palace in the city Tarbiṣu as the residence of Ashurbanipal.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 095
(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, (5) Upper Egypt, (and) Kush built (and) completed a palace in the city Tarbiṣu as the residence of Ashurbanipal, the senior son of the king, who (resides in) the House of Succession, my offspring.
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Esarhaddon 096
Documents Esarhaddon's construction of a palace at Tarbiṣu, a royal suburb north of Nineveh, attesting the city's role as an administrative satellite within the Assyrian imperial heartland.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 097
(1) (No translation possible) (7) [... Hazael], the king of the Arabs, [who came to Nineveh, my capital city, with his heavy audience gift and] kissed my feet, [implored me to give (back) his gods, and (10) I had] pity [on him]. I refurbished [the gods Atar-samayin, Dāya, Nu]ḫāya, Ru[ldāwu], Abi[rillu, (and) Atar-qu]rumâ, [the gods of the Arabs], and [... I gave (them) b]a[ck to him]. I appointed the lady Tabūʾ[a], who was [raised in the palace of my father, as rul]er and returned her to her land with those gods [of the Arabs]. (14b) Later, Hazael [died] and I placed Iautaʾ (Iataʾ), his son,…
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 098
(1) The god Aššur, father of the gods, who loves my priestly service; the god Anu, the powerful, the foremost, the one who called my name; the god Enlil, lofty lord, the one confirmed my reign; the god Ea, wise one, knowing one, who decrees my destiny; (5) the god Sîn, shining Nannar, the one who makes signs favorable for me; the god Šamaš, judge of heaven and netherworld, the one who provides decisions for me; the god Adad, terrifying lord, the one who makes my troops prosper; the god Marduk, hero of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, the one who makes my kingship great; the goddess Ištar, lady of…
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Esarhaddon 099
Attests Esarhaddon's dual titulature as both 'king of Assyria' and 'governor of Babylon,' reflecting his policy of reconciliation with the city his father Sennacherib had destroyed in 689 BCE.
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Esarhaddon 100
Esarhaddon's royal titulature anchors his reign within a legitimating genealogy stretching from Adasi through Sargon II to Sennacherib, while the blazing-flame simile shows the martial rhetoric woven into Assyrian monumental self-presentation ca. 675 BCE.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1001
(i' 1') [...] ... [...] ... the sun [...] heart [was ang]ry [...] ... [... (i′ 5′) ...] ... [...] I raised and [...] Imgur-Enlil ... [...] ... [...] ... a wall a king [... to be as secure as a great] mountain [for far-off days]. (ii' 1') [...] oath [...] ... to [...] he placed and [...] the people. He built their ... [...] and [...] over [... (ii′ 5′) (As for) E]durgina, the dwelling of the god Bē[l-ṣarbi that is in]side of Baṣ, he took its [...] and bui[lt] (it) anew. [The gods Bēl]-ṣarbi, Nabû and [Marduk, (and) Ni]nsaggirgi and Dumu[zi, (ii′ 10′) the god]s living in [it], they raised up their [...]. (ii' 12') [The gods Ea and] Asalluḫi, by the[ir exalted] wisdom,
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1002
(i' 1) to be as secure as [a great moun]tain [for] far-off [days. ...] cast [bro]nze [...] he oversaw its [sm]elting and (i′ 5) examined [... He built from its foundations t]o its parapets, [... all] of its copings [...] ... [...] Cutha, (ii' 1) The gods Ea and Asalluḫi, by their exalted wisdom, opened their mouth(s) with “the washing of the mouth” (and) “the opening of the mouth” (rites) and had (them) dwell on (ii′ 5) their pure pedestal(s) in their lofty cellas for all ti[me]. The one who expanded the cult cent[ers], enlarged the temples of the [great] gods, which from ancient times [...] ... [...] (iii' 1) Through their go[od] deeds, [may] the god Marduk, [the great god, my lord, ...] the foundation of [their royal] thr[one ...] ... [...]
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1003
(i 1') ... [...] the one who distributes [shares] to the ... people, [...], the one who opens canals, (i 5′) (and) the one who makes the pasturage (and) watering places flourish; whose countenance is excellent, the awe-inspiring god, the bearer of the furious mace, the one who conquered the enemy, overthrew e[vil], ... [...] (ii 1') [...] ... [...], anci[ent] stock, sublime ruler, governor of Babylon, tr[ue] prince, the one to whom the god En[lil] has stretched out his hand, rever[ent] servant, (iii 1') (No translation possible) Col. iv completely broken away (v 1') [May] one of the kings, my…
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Esarhaddon 1004
Attests Esarhaddon's restoration of Esagil and resettlement of Babylon — his politically charged reversal of his father Sennacherib's destruction of the city, here cast in the idiom of pious royal benefaction.
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Esarhaddon 1005
Attests Esarhaddon's claim to dual sovereignty as king of Assyria and governor of Babylon, while recording his restoration of Emašmaš — the temple of Ištar at Nineveh — as an act of filial and divine legitimation.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1006
(i 1') [...] ... of Enlil, prudent ruler, [...] ... and they were constantly blessing [...] ..., true shepherd, [... whose] ... they made pleasing to the people, (i 5′) governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, beloved of the god Marduk (and) the goddess Zarpanīt[u, intel]ligent, learned, ... [...] ... of the god Nabû, [...], valiant [young] man, foremost of all rulers, (10′) ... hero of all rulers, [whom] the goddess Ištar of Arbela entrusted to rule the lands; king of all of the four quarters, favorite of the great gods, the sun of all of the people, whose deeds are pleasing to all of…
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Esarhaddon 1007
Preserves Esarhaddon's claim to have uprooted Kushite power from Egypt (~671 BCE) and reset the region under Assyrian-appointed rulers — direct royal testimony to the conquest that briefly made Assyria an African as well as Asian empire.
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1008
(1') [... and (my) victory] (and) my [conqu]est [I had written upon it and] I set (it) up [for all time for the admira]tion of [all (my) enemies]. (4') [Whoever takes away this stele from] its [p]lace [and erases my inscr]ibed [name and wri]tes [his name, cov]ers (it) [with dirt, throws (it) into water, burns (it) w]ith fire, [...]
LawMythologyEsarhaddon 1009
(1) [... S]ennach[erib ... Tiglath]-pileser [...] abundance [...] had built [...].
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Esarhaddon 101
Esarhaddon's self-presentation as chosen simultaneously by Aššur, Nabû, Marduk, Sîn, Anu, and Ištar reflects his calculated effort to legitimise rule across both Assyrian and Babylonian religious traditions after his controversial succession.
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Esarhaddon 1010
Esarhaddon claims to have restored 60,000 sheep and goats — sacred herds of Ištar and Nanāya scattered under Sargon II — to Uruk, documenting Assyrian kings' use of temple-livestock restitution as a tool of southern Babylonian legitimation.
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Esarhaddon 1011
Preserves Esarhaddon's self-presentation as divinely sanctioned restorer — reversing capital sentences, returning plunder, and resettling displaced populations — within a hymnic frame that fuses royal law and divine mythology.
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Esarhaddon 1012
Attests Esarhaddon's intervention in Urarṭu and his installation of a throne-claimant whose name ends in -šuma-iškun, fragmentary evidence for Assyrian proxy rule on its northern frontier ca. 675 BCE.
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Esarhaddon 1013
Attests Esarhaddon's rebuilding of an akītu-house and assertion of dual kingship over Assyria and Babylon, linking cultic restoration to royal legitimacy in a period of deliberate reconciliation after his father Sennacherib's sack of Babylon.
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Esarhaddon 1014
One of the preserved royal inscriptions of Esarhaddon (RINAP 4, Q003386), whose composite manuscript tradition helps reconstruct the rhetorical and titulary conventions of seventh-century Assyrian kingship.
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Esarhaddon 1015
Attests Esarhaddon's direct, sealed communication with Šamaš — bypassing the diviner class — as the theological basis for his royal decisions, revealing how Sargonid kings legitimised authority through personal divine access.
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Esarhaddon 1016
Esarhaddon records sealing a secret divination query in an envelope before consulting Šamaš and Adad — a rare first-person royal account of the procedural safeguards used to prevent diviners from tailoring omens to please the king.
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Esarhaddon 1017
A fragmentary royal inscription of Esarhaddon (~675 BCE) preserving traces of a military muster and invocation of Ištar, adding a damaged but datable witness to Assyrian royal self-presentation.
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