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(i 1') (Too broken for translation) (i 2') [Son of Aššur]-rēša-iš[i (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria], subduer of [the insubmissive ...]; (i 4') [Son of] Mutakkil-Nusku, [(who was) also king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria], his priestly progeny [...] the king of kings, the lord of lords, [...], the eternal royal seed, [...]. (i 8') In my accession year [(and) in my first regnal year, after I sat on the thro]ne of [(my) royal majesty in a grandiose manner], with the exalted strength [of (the god) Aššur, my lord, who goes before me, with the ... of the god…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [...] I fought [...] I made [a col]ossal [statue of my royal majesty (and) wrote] thereon (a description of) the victories of my royal majesty. [...] I traversed [Mount Ḫirua, conquered and burned with fire] the city Uruniaš of the land Ḫimme. I made a statue of my royal majesty (and) [wrote thereon (a description of)] the victories of [my] royal maje[sty. I made (another) statue of my royal majesty (and) erected (it) in Eš]arra, the house of my succor, before (the god) Aššur, [my] lo[rd. ...] On numerous [campaigns against the Ar]ameans, the enemies of (the god) Aššur, who in the land…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-bēl-kal[a, great king, king of the] world, king of Assyria, unrivalled king, [king of all four quarters (of the world)], the one provides for Ekur, select of the god Aššur, appointee of the lord of the lands (Enlil), [(the one) who] acts [with the support of the god Aššur] in laying low his enemies, [whose] deeds the gods Aššur (and) Enlil [...], the unconquerable attacker, [the one to whom was entrusted] dominion of Assyria, the one who disintegrates [all of the enemy] lands [with the fire of] the god Gīra, the controller [of the insubmissive] who breaks up [the forces of the…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') (Too broken for translation) (2') [In my accession year (and in my first regnal year) after I sat on the thron]e of (my) ro[yal majesty in a grandiose manner, with the exalted strength of (the god) Aššur, my lord, who goes before me, with the ...] of the god Ninu[rta, who goes at my right hand, with the martial spirit of the god Adad, who goes at] my left hand, [I mustered my] chariots [and troops. Difficult roads ... which for the] passage of my chariots and troops [were not suitable, routes which were impassable, whose barriers even the] winged birds of the sky [could not pass, the…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [...] ... [...] (2') [He dispatched merchants (and) they acquired burḫiš, dromedaries, (and)] tešēnus. [He formed (herds) of dromedaries, bred (them), (and) displayed] herds of them [to the people of his land]. (4') [The king] of Egypt sent a large [female monkey], a crocodile, [(and) a “river-man,” beasts of the Great Sea. He displayed (them) to the people of his land]. (6') [By the] command of the gods Aššur, Anu, and A[dad, the great gods, my lords, ...] in pursuit of the Arameans, which twice in one year [I crossed the Euphrates River]. I brought about their [defeat from the city…
Religion & Myth(i 1) [The god Aššur, the great lord], the king of all of the great gods; [the god ...], the king of destinies, the father of the gods, [...]; the god Ea [...], the king of the apsû, [...], the lofty gods, [...]: (i 12) [Aššur-bēl-kala ..., (the one) who acts] with the support of [the god Aššur, ...] people [...] Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē, the king of Akkad, [...] (ii 1) 1,000 troops of the land [...] he uprooted 4,000 hostages from them and brought (them) down into Assyria [...] to the land [...] and [...] Kislīmu (IX) [...]. (ii 11) In that (same) year, in Duʾūzu (IV), the city [...] of the land…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-bēl-[kala, king of the world, strong king, king of As]syria, son of Tiglath-pileser (I), king of [the world], strong [king, king of Assyria], son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), (who was) also king of the world, [strong king, king of] Assyria. (4) I made these sculptures in the provinces, cities, and garrisons for titillation. (6) (As for) the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, the Sebetti, the gods of Amurru, will afflict him with snake-bite.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-bēl-kala, great king, king of the world, king of Assyria.
Writing & Literature(1) Palace of Aššur-bēl-k[ala, ...] ...
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) To the god Šamaš, the king of heaven and netherworld, [his] king: Tukultī-Mēr, the king of the land Ḫana, [son] of Ilī-iqīša, the king of the land Ḫana, dedicated (this object) for the well-being of his land and the protection of his reign.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Belonging to Ibašši-ilu, the chief vizier. He made (this object) for the life of his eldest daughter, whom he loves. (Property) of the gods Aššur, Enlil, (and) Mullissu, the gods of Baltil (Aššur). No one must covet (it), take (it) away, (or) swear (falsely) by god and king and take possession of (it).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-bēl-nišē[šu], vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Aššur-nārārī (II), (who was) also vice-regent of the god Aššur. (4) For his life and the [well-being] of his city: (As for) the great wall of the New City, which Puzur-Aššur (III), (a) ruler (who came before me), my ancestor, had built, I built a new wall next to that wall. From the great wall of the Inner City as far as the (Tigris) River, I applied a facing to it in [its] entirety. I built it from its foundations to its crest. Moreover, I deposited my clay cone (therein). (11) (When) a future ruler builds that wall when it becomes…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') I sought [and the ... {of}] the city with/in [...] I built (it) from its foundations t[o its crest. Moreover, I [deposited my clay] cone (therein). (5') (When) a future ruler builds [that …] w[hen] it becomes dilapidated, the gods [Aššu]r (and) Adad [will (then) listen to] hi[s] prayers. [Moreover], may he return my [cl]ay cone to [its] place.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Palace of Aššur-d]ān (I), [king of] Assyria, [son of Ninurta-ap]il-Ekur, (who was) also [king of] Assyria.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) For the goddess Ištar, the great lady, the one who dwells in Egašankalamma, the lady of Arbela, [his] lady: (4) For the life of Aššur-dān (I), the king of [Assyria], his [lord], Šamšī-bēl, the temple scribe, the son of Nergal-nādin-aḫi, (who was) also the (temple) scribe, dedicated and devoted (this) copper statue weighing ... minas. (10b) The name of that statue is “O Ištar, My Ear (Is Directed) to You!”
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-dān (II)], strong [king], king of the world, king of Assyria, designate of (the god) Aššur, [whose] name (the god) Aššur called [... from] of old, into [whose] grasp [(the god) Aššur] placed [a just scepter and] an exalted crown, [whom (the god) Aššur ...] grandly established [for kingship over] Assyria; (5) [son of Tiglath-pileser (II), king of the world, king of As]syria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria. (6) [In my accession year (and) in] my [fir]st regnal year, when [I sat on] the throne of my royal majesty [in a grandiose…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') the great gods [...], son of Aššur-rēša-i[ši (II), ...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [had sold] all [their sons and daughters]. By the command [of (the god) Aššur, my lord, I took prisoners]. I inflicted [upon them a] major [defeat] (and then) I carried off [their] booty, [possessions, property, herds, (and) flocks] and [brought them to my city, Aššur. ...]. (6') The land Uluzu...[..., which previously had paid tribute] to my ancestor(s), [... they captured …] for themselves; [(...) by the command/with the support] of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I mustered] (my) chariots [(and) troops. ... I inflicted] upon them a major defeat. I destroyed, devastated, (and) [burned with…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-dān (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rabi (II), (who was) also strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria. (5) When this Craftsman’s Gate — which, in the past, Tiglath-pileser (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, a ruler who had come before me, had built —…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) To the god Aššur, the father of the great gods, his lord: Aššur-dān (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, [son of Aššur-ra]bi (II), [(who was) also] appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of the god Aššur. (6) [I dedicated (this) for my life] so that my days might be long, [my years be many], (and for) the well-being of my seed [(and) my land].
Religion & MythWriting & Literature(1) Palace of Aššur-dān (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rabi (II), (who was) also strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-dān (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [(Palace of) Aššur-nādin-aḫ]ḫē (II), [(...) vice-regent of the god A]ššur, [(...), ...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-nādin-apli, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, strong king, king of all of the people, ruler, king of kings; the faithful shepherd to whom the just scepter was given by the command of the gods Aššur, Enlil, and Šamaš and whose important name was called for the return of the land; the king under the protective hand of the god Anu and select of the god Enlil, chosen of the gods Aššur and Šamaš, am I; son of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur; (and) son of Shalmaneser (I), (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and)…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-nādin-apli, king of the world, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), (who was) also king of the world; property of the palace.
Writing & Literature(1) [Palace of Aššur]-nādin-apli, king of [...].
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-nārārī (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Išme-Dagān (II), vice-regent of the god Aššur, builder of the temple of the god Bēl-ibrīya.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-nārārī (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Išme-Dagān (II), (who was) also vice-regent of the god Aššur, the one who renovated of the Abaru Forecourt.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [A]ššur-nārārī (I), [vice]-regent of the god Aššur, [son of] Išme-Dagān (II), builder of the temple of the gods Sîn [and] Šamaš.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-nā]rā[rī (I), vice-regent of] the god A[ššur, son of Išme]-Da[gān (II), (who was) also vice]-regent of the god A[ššur, (5) built] the upper and lower wall of the Step Gate [for] his [life] and the well-being of [his city. (I deposited my clay cone (therein))]. (8b) [May] a f[uture rul]er [...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-nārārī (I)], vice-[regent of the god Aššur], son of Iš[me-Dagān (II), (who was) also] vice-regent [of the god Aššur, (5) built] the wall of [...] for [his] life [and the well-being of his city].
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur]-nārārī (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, [son of Išme]-Dagān (II), [vice-regent of] the god Aššur, (5) built a wall [for his life] and the well-being of [his city]. I deposited [my clay cone (therein)].
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-nārā]rī (I), [vice-regent of] the god Aššur, [son of Išme]-Dagān (II), (who was) also [vice regent of the god] Aššur, (5) [...] ...
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-nārā]rī (I), [vice-regent of the god Ašš]ur, [son of Išme-D]agān (II), (who was) also [vice-regent of the god] Aššur,
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-nā[rārī (I), vice-regent of] the god A[ššur, son of Išme-Dagān (II)],
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-rêm-nišēšu, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Aššur-nārārī (II), vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Aššur-rabi (I), vice-regent. (5) (As for) the wall that Kikkia, Ikūnum, Sargon (I), Puzur-Aššur (II), (and) Aššur-nārārī (I), son of Išme-Dagan (II), my ancestors, had built, it had become dilapidated and I built (it) from its foundations to its crest, for my life and the well-being of my city. Moreover, I returned its clay cones to their places. (12) When a future ruler builds that wall when it becomes dilapidated, the gods Aššur (and) Adad will (then) listen to his prayers. May…
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Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur]-rēša-iši (I), appointee [of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, (the one) whose dominion the gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea] — the great gods — [designated] for [the proper administration of Assyria (and whose priesthood they blessed), strong king], king of the world, king of Assyria; son of Mut[akkil-Nusku, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Aššur-dān (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur]. (4) [At that time], (as for) the šaḫūru-house of the hinter house [... which …, a king who came before] me had built, in an earthquake, during the time [of Aššur-dān (I),…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Aššur-dān (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, builder of the temple of the gods Adad and Anu.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, builder of the temple of the gods Adad and Anu..
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Aššur-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Mutakkil-Nusku, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Aššur-dān (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, builder of the temple of the Assyrian Ištar.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Aššur-rēša-i[ši (I)], strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria]. (3) Belonging to the palace of the city …
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Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [...] previously [built, ...], Aššur-rēša-iši (I) [built (it) i]n its entirety. [...] beams of cedar beam [...]. (7'b) May a future [rule]r re[store] its dilapidated section(s) [...]. The gods Anu (and) Adad [will (then) listen to his] pra[yers].
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Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [(As for) the temple of the god Aššur, which Ušpia ... had previously built and] (when) it became dilapidated [Erišum (I) ... built (it and when) 159 years had passed and] it had (again) become dilapidated, Šamšī-[Adad (I) ... built (it and) 580 years (passed), then Shalmaneser (I)] built (it), (and) 132 [years (passed), then Aššur]-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of [(the god) Aššur, built (it) ...]. (6'b) [May] a futur[e rule]r [...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [Aššur-rēša-iši (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Mutakk]il-Nusku, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of [Aššur-dān (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur]. (2) (As for) the shrine of (the god) Aššur my lord, which [...] had previously built, had become dilapidated, [...]
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