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~655 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 064

(1) The palace of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, (who was) also king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 070

(1) [The palace of Ashurbanipal, (great king, strong king,) king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esa]rhaddon, king of the world, king of [Assyria, son of Sennacher]ib, king of Assyria, son of Sargon (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 071

(1) [The one who bro]ught about the defeat of [the land] Elam.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 091

(i 1') [I constricted (and)] cut sho[rt their lives. I made] them (the people of Tyre) [b]ow down [to my yoke]. (i 3') He (Baʾalu) brought before me [(his) daughter], his [own offspring], and the daughters of his brothers [to serve as housekeepers. (i 5´) He sent at the same time his son, who] had n[ever] crossed the sea, to do obeisance to me. [I received from him his daughter and the daughters of his brothers, tog]ether with a large marriage gift. [I had mercy on him and (then)] I gave (his) son, his offspring, back to him. (i 9') [(As for) Yakīn-Lû, the king of the city Arw]ad, who resides…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 093

(1') ... [...] two tall obelisks [cast with shiny zaḫalû-metal, whose weight was 2,500 talents (and which) stood at a temple gate, I ripped (them)] from where th[ey] were erected [and took (them) to Assyria]. (4') On my second campaign, [I marched] ag[ainst Baʾalu, the king of the land Tyre who resides in the middle of the sea]. Because he did not honor my royal command(s and) did not obe[y the pronouncement(s) from my lips], I set up outposts against him. By sea (and) dry land, [I took control of (all of) his] r[outes]. I constricted (and) cut short their lives. I made [them (the people of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1001

(o 1) Ashur/Esar/Aššur-[..., ...], son of [..., ...] (o 3) (No translation possible) (r 1') [f]rom the watering place fo[r his stronghold ...] 1/2 bread (and) 1/2 beer from the watering plac[e ...] ... the city [...]. (r 4') [(...)] second extract [...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1002

(o 1') (No translation possible) (o 3') The god Ninurta, ... [...], allowed [me] to achieve [my heart’s] desire [...] (and) he returned [...]. (o 7') The goddess Queen of Nineveh, the mercifu[l mot]her, came to my side and gladly made me sit on the throne of the father who had engendered me. (o 11') The goddess Lady of Arbela, the great lady, regularly sent me favorable message(s) concerning my exercising kingship. (r 3) The goddess Gula pacified those who were insolent to me and she made ... bow dow[n (to me)]. (r 5) The Sebetti, valiant gods, [...] the left [...] ... [...] (r 8) (No translat…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1003

(1') [...] ... [...] the gods [... with] power, [...] ..., awe-inspiring radiance, (and) bril[liance ...] ... heir designate [...]. (5') [...], great [kin]g, strong king, kin[g of ..., ...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1004

(1') [...], my [lo]rd, (the god) Aššur, who ... [... for rul]ing over the lands and people [...] set out, Taharqa [...], governors, [...] (r 1') (No translation possible) (r 4') That which is (written) upon the inner sanctum of the temple of [...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1005

(1') [...] ... [...] my [..., my] strength [...] (his) heart was prou[d ...] he forgot [...] and [did not remember my] favo[r(s) ... (5´) ...] his own judgment and without [divine approval ... He] trusted [in his own strength] and [answered] with disrespect. [...]. He did [not] honor [...] and he [... He did] not [...] ... the gods [...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1006

(1) (No translation possible) (r 1') ... [...] of the citad[el of ...]. Through supplications [...] with power, viril[ity, ...] (rev. 5´) by the command of the god Aššur [...] with gold, silver, [...], large horses, [...], in (the midst of) joyous celebration [...]. (r 9') The Elamites who trusted in the mass(ed might) of ... and [...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1007

(1') [...] ... [...] in ... [..., who] had sent his troops [to fight with (the troops of) ..., the k]ing of Assyria, [... Egy]pt and Kush [...] to me, the land of Sumer and Akkad, (5´) [saying: “... of Karduni]aš (Babylonia), all of it, we will deliver into your hand.” [...] (who) did not remember my kindness, [...], abandoned [the ...]s of the gods, and [...]. He forgot my ... and (10´) [...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1009

(1') (No translation possible) (3') [...] before ... [...] for [my] troops [...] were constantly searching for [...]. They [cam]e to me and k[issed my feet. ...], the magnani[mous (and) forbearing one, ...]. (8') (No translation possible)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1010

(o 1') [...] (the god) Aššur [...] ... [... the goddess Išta]r, the lady who loves me, ... [...] ... to/for [... from] my childhood until I became an adult, I took hold of the he[m of] her [divinit]y (and) I constantly followed [... (5´) ...] she guarded (me) with her benevole[nt] protection [...] I made [..., h]er hand, which [sustains] my life, guided me [...] she constantly kept sending [me message(s) from] my ecstatics [...] I killed my enemies (and) flattened ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] (r 1') [...] I went ... [...] ... [... i]nside the mountains, his watering place, [..., I captured]…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1012

(1') [...] ... [...] I sent to him and [...]. (3') [RN, (...,) his brothers], his [fa]mily, (and) the seed of hi[s] father’s house [... the eun]uch of mine whom [I had sent] to inquire abo[ut his well-being ... (5´) ..., whom ...] ... had confined [in prison, ... they] cra[wled naked upon] their [belli]es [and ...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1013

(o 1') [...] ... [...]s and the noble(s), who(m) my ancestors ... [... to d]eliver payment, which [...] yearly [...] trusted [...], like an eagle [whose dwelling] is situated in a mountain cleft, [...] whose settlements are [s]ituated [...], whose forces are organized (and) [whose] troo[ps are ...]. (o 6') [The deities ...], Nabû, Sîn, Ištar, (and) Nergal, who march at [my] side, [...] ... the assault of troops (and) the setting of an atta[ck] in motion, [...] and they became terrified. They foolishly forgot [...] royal ..., including all of his extens[ive] troops, (10´) [...], (and) his…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1014

(A 1') [...] (the god) Aššur ... [...] the one who holds god and king [..., ...], his [..., ...] in the assembly of [..., ...] the command(s) of [the god Š]amaš and the god Adad ... [... (A 5´) ..., who ...] the four quarters (of the world) as on[e, ..., the one who] ... [the kin]gship of Assyria [...]. (A 7') [...] his furious [...] in a cr[afty] maneuver [...] to save his (own) life, to [..., he ... the w]ill of his great divinity [... (A 10´) ... the bo]rder of the city Ḫarrān ... [...] his benevolent [protecti]on (and) [his beneficent] aegis [...] the son of the king, who(m)ever [...]. (A…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1015

(1') (No translation possible) (4') [...] he [...] my [lord]ly/[roy]al [...] ...s without [... he] was regularly receivin[g ... my] furious m[ood was not paci]fied [...]. I sent him a messag[e of ...] Chaldeans [...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1016

(o 1') (No translation possible) (o 4') [...] he did not [...] without divine approval [...]. (o 6'a) I myself, by the command of (the god) A[ššur, ...] ... [his/my] weapons [...] who/they were eating [his/their] fo[od ...] for m[y] troops [...] ... [...]. Reverse completely missing

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1018

(1') [...] ... [...] ... he incited to become hostile ... [... to wag]e armed battle and wa[r ..., the gods/deities ...], (and) Nabû, the great gods, [... (5´) ...] who/they stood [... I did not fo]rget and [...] ... [...]

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 034

(1) The city (lit. “land”) Madaktu.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 039

(1) [... I installed h]im as king [...] ... [...].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 053

Lacuna? (1') (No translation possible)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1008

(1') [...] ... [...]. He forgot [the kindness that I had do]ne for him and sinned against me. [... B]abylon ... [...] to/for [...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1011

(1') [...] ... [...] in [...], the king of the land Ela[m, ...] I brought [out and ...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1017

(o 1) The Elamite [...] ... [...] (r 1') On account of the evil deed(s), [may he/they ...] from his progeny, [...] the thr[one (of) ... May he/they ...] through his gaze.

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1019

(A 1') [... the god E]nlil [...] ... (A 3') [...] prize bul[l(s) ... he] fled an[d ... Ashur]banipal [...] him. (B 1') (No translation possible)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1020

(1') [...] ... [...] I did [n]ot say [...]. In/from ... [... he se]nt [his mounted messenger] to inquire about [my] wel[l-being ...] ... which ... he blocked/decided [... (5´) ...] ... not ... [... he p]l[a]ced them [...] arranged [...] ... lie[s ...] ... [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1021

(1') [... upon] it. [...] ... [... an]d silver [... (5´) ... in] its [e]ntirety. [...] ... I made [...] reside [...]. (7') [...] great [..., ...] I filled (it) with [splen]dor. [...] I had [...] made and [... (10´) ...] its [...]

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1022

(1') [... (of)] my [...], which [..., which] he (Sennacherib) had built [...] the terrace [... (5´) ...] I covere[d tall columns with shi]ny [copper (and) ...]. (6'b) [Eḫ]ulḫul, the templ[e of the god Sîn, which ..., the s]on of [..., had built, ...]

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1023

(1') (No translation possible) (4') [... l]apis lazuli, (and) pappardilû-stone, pre[cious] stone(s), [... (5´) ...] cypress, sweet reed(s), all of the aromatics, which [... the goddess Šer]ūa, the queen, and the god Nabû [..., ... whose horns and h]ooves are perfect, fattened sheep, [...]. I offered sumptuous offerings ... [...] ... of (the god) Aššur [...] to/for Esagil, which [... (10´) ...] ... [...], his creator, the da[is of ... who is en]trusted with al[l of ...]. (12') (No translation possible)

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1024

(o 1) [For the goddess Zarpanītu, ...] ... of the goddesses, the heroic o[ne of the gods ..., the one who] is endowed with [sexual cha]rm (and) who bears the awe-inspir[ing radiance, ..., who pu]rifies all the lord[s ..., for]emost of the earth, whose pre[cious] cultic rites [are ..., (5) ... the pr]aise of all [...] ... deliberation and counsel, the daug[hter of ...] that was given to her (lit: “him”), the totality (of) [...]; (o 8) [...] exalted [lady], goddess of pleasure who [...] to/for [...] — the holy shrine — [... (10) ... who does] not [... the de]cision of the gods Anu, Enlil, and…

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1025

Obverse completely missing (r 1') [...] may she [... the men]tion of his venerated name [...] the pleasure bed at night that [... may] she grant me [progeny] and expa[nd my offspring ... (rev. 5´) ...] may she strengthen my [...] and may she [...] may she have [...]s written [...] daily may she remi[nd ...] ... may th[ey] constantly bless [...] good thing(s) [...]. Subscript completely missing

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1026

(o 1') [... the me]ntion of his lordly majesty ... [...] ... [...] they (the gods) were constantly [im]ploring him for (my) life ... [...] I had [... of the go]ds written therein and [...]. (r 3) [... o]n you, may your divinity accept (and) [may your] m[ind desire ...] a singer with a lyre, the abode of the god Dunga, (in) the month Addaru (XII), [... (rev. 5) ...] may [(the command for) ...] come forth [from] your [lips]. Always remem[ber ..., ...], make firm the foundation(s) of [my royal] throne. [...]. May your holy [...]. (r 8) [...] may [... a] pleasure bed [...] ... [... (rev. 10) ...]…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1027

(o 1') [...] ... [...], the priest, the true vice-regent, who provides for Ez[ida, ...], the capable ruler who comprehends the wisdom of the god Nabû, [...]; (to) who(m) the great gods [...] to dire[ct ..., (...)], (5´) and to restore the work of temple[(s), ...], a just scepter (and) a true staff [for ...]; (o 7') (for whom) the gods Aššur, Bel (Marduk), and Nabû [...] h[is] aid; the one who carries out in full the instruction(s) of (the god) Aššur and the god Mar[duk ...], the one who (re)-established your privileged status, the one who [...]; (10´) who, at the name of the god Nabû, his…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1028

Obverse completely missing (r 1') [...] ... [...] may he ... [...]. (r 3') That which (is written) upon the wild bulls of Borsippa [(...)].

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 1029

(o 1) [For the god Nergal, perfect warrior, mightiest of the gods, foremost hero, powerful lord, (...)] ..., [king of battle, lord of strength and power, lord of the Deluge that brings abo]ut devas[tation, the exalted son of the god Enlil, powerful one among the gods, his brothers, child of the goddess Kutuša]r (Mullissu), the gr[eat] queen, [who marches at the side of the king, his favorite, and kills his foes, (who) cuts d]own the en[emy, (5) (who) spares the ruler who reveres him from plague, (who) grant]s him mighty vic[tor]ie[s], who resides in Emeslam, the holy shrine that is inside…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 130

(1') (No translation possible) (3') [...] to kill [...]. (4') [...] ... gold which ... [...]. (5') [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] powe[r], virility, (and) king[ship ...]. (r 1) Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, (my) hostile brother, who had plan[ned murder] against Assyria [...], saying: “I will come and destr[oy] those cities [...]. I will carry off Assyrians from (their) midst and [...].” (As for) Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, who had spoken (these) insolent word(s), [(the god) Aššur determined for him a cruel death; he consigned him] to a conflagration ... [(and) destroyed his life]. (r 6) (As for) the people,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 159

(1) [For the goddess Bēlet-parṣē who resides in the House of Succession that is insi]de Nineveh, the great lady, my lady — (2) [I, Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of] Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), [... Šarra]t-Kidmuri, Ištar of Arbela, [... t]o be king of the four quarters (of the world): (5b) [...] an excellent throne [... the se]at of the goddess Bēlet-parṣē, his lady, [...] ... of Bēlet-parṣē [... th]at excellent [throne ...] I decorated it and (10) [... cast with] shiny [zaḫa]lû-metal [...]. I established [the ... of] her great [divinit]y [... may] her heart…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 162

(1') [I ripped out the tongue(s ...)] of Na[bû-uṣalli, a city overseer of the land Gambulu, (and)] fla[yed him/(them)]. (3') With [the decapitated head of Teumman, the king of the land Elam, I took] the road to the city [Arbela in (the midst of) celebration]. (5') I sent Tammarītu [...] with him [...] the people of the city Ḫidal[u ...]. (8') Simburu, the heral[d of the land Elam, heard about the advance of my troops and] became frightened at the mention of my name. [He] then [came] b[efore my messenger and kissed my feet]. (10') [Fear of my royal majesty] covered Umbakidinu, the [herald of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurbanipal 171

(o? 1') ... [...] his hea[vy def]eat [... his] offspr[ing ...] provinces of [...] the people [...]. (o? 6') I, Ashurbanipa[l, ...], which I constantly marc[hed through ...] the land Mannea [...] you made bow d[own ...] (obv.? 10´) Er[isinni ...] ... [...] (r? 1') [...] lordly [...], which [...] Teumman, the king of the land Elam, [...] I cut off his head in the assembly of [his troops ...]. Blank space for 2 lines (r? 4') I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: (The god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [...], before “May [the Vice]-Regent of (the God) Aššur En[dure],” the ga[te of (the god) Aššur, (...…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 181

(o? 1') [I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, who by the command of (the god) Aššur] (and) the goddess Mu[llissu a]chi[eved his heart’s desire: Um]manigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II) [dispatched them (his forces) to Undasu, a s]on of Teum[man — a (former) king of the land Elam — Zazaz, the city ruler of the c]ity Pillatu, (and) [Parr]û, the [city ruler of the land Ḫilmu, to help] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn — [(my) unfaithful] b[rother — (and) to fight with the troops of Assyria] (r? 1') (No translation possible) (r? 2') [I], Ashurbani[pal, king of Assyria, who b]y the command of (the god) Aššur (and) the goddess…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 182

(o? 1') [...] ... [...] mi[ghty] victories [... the la]nd Elam [... the land Ela]m, all of it, [... (obv.? 5´) with the suppor]t of (the god) Aššur (and) the goddess Mulli[ssu, ... he became di]stressed. [He sent] his envoys [to me ... and with] his substantial audience gift(s) ... [...]. (o? 8') [I], Ashurbanipal, ki[ng of Assyria, who by the comman]d of (the god) Aššur (and) the goddess Mull[issu achieved his heart’s desire]: (r? 1') [...] (r? 2') [I], Ashurbanipal, [king of Assyria, who by the command of] (the god) Aššur (and) the goddess Mul[lissu achieved his heart’s desire: ...] the land…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 195

(1) O Aššur, the great mountain, [...], the sublime one [who resides] i[n] Eḫur[saggalkurkurra, ...], the lord of the crown, ... [...] by whose exalt[ed] command [...], (5) the fierce deluge [...], who, by the weapons of [his mighty] battle array, [...] and together with mankin[d ...] you swept over them like [...] you imposed [...] on the lands [...]. (10) Dunānu, son of Bē[l-iqīša, ...] who spoke w[ords of ...] and you, kin[g of the gods ...]. Him, together with [his] famil[y ...] who to Sargon (II) [...] (15) kings who preced[ed me ...]. Moreover, he, Aplāya [... who] constantly harassed…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2001

(1) [I]mage of Libbāli-šar[rat], que[en] of Ashurbani[pal], king of the world, ki[ng] of As[syria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2004

(1) For the god Sîn of heaven, lion of the gods (and) king of the Enlil (circle of) gods, his lord: (5) Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, governor of Ur, son of Ningal-iddin, (10) (who was also) governor of Ur, built anew Etemennigurru, his beloved temple.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2005

(1) For the goddess Ningal, queen of Ekišnugal, divine Ninmenna (“Lady-of-the-Crown”), beloved of Ur, his lady: (5) Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, governor of Ur, built anew the Gipāru, the house of the supreme goddess, beloved wife of the god Sîn. After he constructed a statue, a (re-)creation of the goddess Ningal, (and) brought it into the house of the wise god, she took up residence in Enun, (which was) built (to be) her lordly abode.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2006

(1) For the goddess Ningal, exalted lady, queen of the goddesses, (most) valiant of the great gods: (4) In order to ensure the good health of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, strong king, (and) king of the world, his lord, Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, son of Ningal-iddin, governor of Ur, Eridu and the Gurasimmu (tribe), (10) opened up (its) emplacement, built (the well named) Puḫilituma, and established (it) for all time. He made inexhaustible spring water appear in it. (14) With regard to any (future) ruler who (re)opens this well, may his days be long (and) his offspring extensive!

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2007

(Lines 1-28 [= col. i–iii], which contain an inscription of Amar-Suen, are not edited here.) Col. iv (29) Copy from a baked brick from the debris of Ur, the work of Amar-Suen, the king of Ur, (which) Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, the governor of Ur, had discovered while looking for the ground plan of Ekišnugal. Nabû-šuma-iddin, son of Iddin-Papsukkal, the lamentation-priest of the god Sîn, saw (it) and wrote (it) down for display. Top (39) (No translation possible)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 2008

(1) (For) the god Nanna, king of heaven (and) netherworld: in order to ensure the good health of Ashurbanipal, king of kings, his lord, (5) Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, governor of Ur (and) Eridu, who provides for Ekišnugal, the shining shrine of the Watery Abyss (apsû), built anew (10) Elugalgalgasisa, his beloved temple.

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