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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 229. We Shall Stay Awake (CT 53 713)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] we shall stay awake (Break) (r 2) [......] month (r 3) [......] him (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~675 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 16

SAA 16 230. (no title) (CT 53 714)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning what the kin]g, my lord, [pr]eviousl[y wrot]e to me [......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 245. (no title)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [... the o]ther ones [...] (2) [...] we do [n]ot know. N[ow the]n, the king (4) [... i]mage [......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 16

SAA 16 246. (no title)

(1) The very [best of health] to the kin[g, my lord]! (3) [May] Na[bû ......] (Rest destroyed)

Daily Life·Economy

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 003

(i 1') [...] ... [...] they reared [...] they ordered him to his [...]ship [...] ... they went and (i 5') (No translation possible) (i 16') [... Nabû-zēr-kitti-lī]šir, [...] ... [...] ... heard [of the approach of] my campaign and fled like [a fox t]o the land Ela[m]. (i 20′) [Be]cause of the oath of the great gods [which] he had transgressed, the gods [Aš]šur, Sîn, Šamaš, B[ēl], and Nabû imposed a grievous [punishme]nt on him and they [ki]lled him with the sword [in the mi]dst of the land Elam. Naʾid-Marduk, his brother, (i 25′) saw [the] deeds that they had done [to] his brother in Elam,…

Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 004

(i' 1') (No translation warranted) (i' 2') [Moreover, I struck with] the sword [Teušpa, a Cimmeri]an, [a barbarian whose home is remote, together with his entire army, in the territory of the land Ḫub]ušnu. (i' 5') [The one who treads on the necks of the people of Cili]cia, [mountain dwellers who live in inaccessible mountains in the neighborhood] of the land Tabal, [evil Hittites, who from earliest days had not been] submissive to the yoke — [I surrounded, conquered, plundered, demolished, destroy]ed, (and) burned with fire [twenty-one of their fortified cities and small cities in] their…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 006

(i 1) [...] ... [... I cried out in] mourning, [I raged like a lion, and my] mood [became furio]us. [In order to exercise kingship (over) the house of my father I beat] my hands together. [I prayed to the gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, and Nergal], Ištar of Nineveh, (and) [Ištar of Arbela and they accepted] my word(s). [With their firm ‘yes’], they were sending me [reliable omen(s), (saying): ‘Go! Do not hold back! We] will go and [kill your enemies].’ (i 9b') I did [not] hesitate [one day (or) two days. I did not wait for my army. I did not] look [for my rear guard. I did not check the…

Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 007

(i' 1') [and its army; I put] to the sword [Išpakāia], a Scythian, [an ally who could not save himself]. (i' 3') [I plundered the land Bīt-Dakkūri, which is in Chaldea, an] enemy of Babylon. [I captured Šamaš-ibni, its king, a rogue] (and) outlaw, (i′ 5′) [who did not respect the oath of the lord of lords, who took away fields of the citizens] of Babylon [and Borsippa by force and turned (them) over to] himself. [Because I know the fear of the gods Bēl and Nabû, I returned those fields and entrusted (them) to the citizens of Baby]lon [and Borsippa. I placed Nabû-šallim, son of Ba]lāssu, [on…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 009

(i' 1') [...] regu[lar ...] baked bricks [...] ... tribute and [...] precious stones without number (i′ 5′) [...] ... they blackened [...] the seed of his father’s house, descendants of earlier kings, ditto; [... of] his house, third-men, charioteers, ..., [... re]in-[holders], archers, shield bearers, ditto; [...] ..., incantation priests, dream interpreters, (i′ 10′ ) [...] veterinarians, Egyptian scribes, [...], snake-charmers, together with their helpers, ditto; [...], kāṣiru-craftsmen, singers, bakers, [...], brewers, (together with) their supply managers, ditto; [... clothes] menders,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 013

(1) [Aššur-etel-ilāni-mu]kīn-apli, the senior son of the king, who (resides in) the House of Succession, [... ... is co]mplete, surpassing in intelligence, [...] whose mind has learned ... of all of the experts, [(...); son of Sennacherib, king of the world] (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of A[ssyria] — (5) [... i]n the city Bāṣ[i (Bāzu) ...] (1') [... when I bro]ught its construction to an end, [...] I invited [...] into it, and I offered [sumptuous pure] offerings [before] them and I presented (them) with my gifts. (4') [Those gods, in] their s…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 014

(1') [...] ... [...] its [site] had become too small and not ... [...] ... my wish [...] a small [palac]e for [my] pri[ncely] residence [... (5′) ... I built (and) completed (it) from] its foundations to [its] para[pets ...] ... he returned ... [...] ... days ... [...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 016

(1) [...] Esarhaddon [... cho]sen by the god Aššur, [my] lo[rd, ...] a good šēdu, which is in [...] Egypt and Melu[ḫḫa ...] palace of Se[nnacherib, ... Sa]rgon (II), king of the [four] qua[rters, ...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 017

(1') king of the wor[ld, king of Assyria]; son of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — (5') (As for) the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, his lady, the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur (and) (re)built Esagil and Babylon, for the preservation of his life, the lengthening of his days, the well-being of his offspring, (and) the overthrow of his enemies, he (Esarhaddon) ordered the dilapidated (temple) torn down [...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 019

(1') [...] ... [...] (2') [... the gods Nin]urta, Adad, [... the gods of] Assyria, al[l of them, into it. I made sumptuous pure offerings before them and pre]sented (them) with my gifts. [... I seated all of the officials and people of my country] in it [at festive tables, ceremonial meals, and banqu]ets [...] ... [... I had (my servants) drench their (the guests’) heads with fine oil (and) per]fumed oil. [...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 020

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, 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, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 021

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 022

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Esarhaddon 023

(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Ass[yria], built anew an annex onto the House of Succession in the midst of the city of Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 024

(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, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 025

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of Karduniaš (Babylonia).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 026

(1) [... Es]arhaddon [... boo]ty from K[ush (...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 027

(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, ... kin]g of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sen[nacherib, ...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 028

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, migh<ty> king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Bab[ylon, king of the land of] Sumer and Akkad, king of Kardun[iaš (Babylonia), ...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 029

(1) The palace of [Es]arhaddon, great king, mighty king, [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 035

(1) [...] whose country is remote, [... I be]sieged and plundered it. (3) [... the] chieftain of the city Partukka, [... Med]es whose country is remote, [...] large [thoroughbreds] (and blocks of) lapis lazuli, hewn from its [mountain, ... they] kissed my feet [... I imposed ...] upon them. (8) [... b]orders Mount Bikni [...] mighty chieftains [...] I counted as [booty. I ...] the[m]. (r 1') [...] ... water channels [...] ... like ... [...] ..., horses, he constantly [...] Kush, black Meluḫḫians, [...] ... with whom he formed a confederation [...] a difficult place [...] ... [...] ... [...] th…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 058

(i 1) [Esarhaddon], king of the wor[ld], king of Ass[yria], piou[s] prin[ce], belove[d of] the god Aššu[r] and the goddess Mu[llissu], upon whom (i 10) you placed your protection and whom you safeguarded for kingship, all of [whose] enemies (ii 1) [you killed and] whose [wi]sh [you caused (him) to attain, up]on whose [father’s] throne you placed in greatness, and whom you entrusted with the lordship of the lands; (ii 10) son of Sennacherib, king of the world, [kin]g of Assyria, the one who made the statues of the god Aššur and the great gods; (iii 1) descendant of Sargon (II), king of the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 059

(i 1) [Es]arhaddon, [ki]ng of the world, king of Assyria, pious [pr]ince, [be]loved of the god Aššur and the goddess Mullissu, upon whom you placed your protection and whom you safeguarded for kingship, all of whose enemies you killed and (i 10) whose wish you caused (him) to attain, upon whose father’s throne you placed in greatness, and whom [yo]u entrusted with the lordship of the lands; son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria — (i 19) The former temple of the god Aššur that Shalmaneser (I), son of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 061

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 062

(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 — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 063

(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, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 064

(1) I, Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [go]vernor [of] Bab[yl]on, king of Sumer and Akkad; the one who (re)constructed the temple of [the god Aššur], (re)built Esagil and Babylon, renewed the statues of the great gods; son of Senna[ch]erib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria — (5) [during] my [king]ship, when the god Aššur and the goddess Mullissu stretched out [their] protection [over me] and (when) the great gods called my name for lordship over the [land] and people, and (when) I made Ashurbanipal, the senior son…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 065

(1) Esarha[ddon, king of the world, king of Assyria]; son of Sennache[rib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria]; the one who (re)constructed [the temple of the god Aššur], (re)built [Esagil] (5) and Bab[ylon, ...], re[stored the shrines] of cult [centers], completed the rites and [...], (10) (and) (re)confirmed the sattukku offer[ings ... of] the [great] gods, [am] I.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

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 ...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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 Ninev…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 073

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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)…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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 [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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 ... [...] ...…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 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].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

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