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Tukulti-Ninurta I 22
(39) At that time, the god Aššur-Enlil, my lord, requested of me a cult center on the bank opposite my city and he commanded me to build his sanctuary. Beside the desired object of the gods (the city Aššur), I built a large cult center, the abode of my royal majesty, (and) I called it Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta. Inside it, I completed the temple(s) of the deities Aššur, Adad, Šamaš, Ninurta, Nusku, Nergal, Sebetti, and Ištar, the great gods, my lords. (45b) I made the Pattu-mēšari (canal) flow as a wide (stream) to its sanctuaries. From the produce of the waters of that canal, I arranged for…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 23
(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world), chosen of the gods Aššur and Šamaš, am I, attentive ruler, the king (who is) the choice of the god Enlil, the one who shepherded his land in green pastures with his beneficent staff, foremost purification priest, designate of the god Anu, the one who with his fierce valor subdued rulers (and) all of the kings, true shepherd, desired of the god Ea, the one who has established in victory his names over the four quarters (of the world), exalted priest,…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 24
(6) [...] attentive ruler, [...] creature of the god Ea, ... king of kings, fierce anger [...] the god Adad [...] intelligence of [...] courageous, destructive weapon of the gods, Deluge in battle, [...] the ferocious, the incontestable attacker, select of the goddess Ištar — the lady of the gods of heaven (and) netherworld, the loved one of the Igīgū gods — strong king, king of Assyria and king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), king of Sumer and Akkad, king of Sippar and Babylon, king of Dilmun and Meluḫḫa, king of the Upper and Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 25
(r 1) [With the support of the gods …, I approached Kaštiliašu, the king of Karduniaš (Babylonia)], to do [battle. I brought about the defeat of his armies and struck down his warriors]. In the midst of that battle, I captured Kaštiliašu, the king of the Kassites. I brought him bound as a captive into the presence of the god Aššur, my lord. I became the lord of Sumer and Akkad to its full extent. I stood over them with joy and excellence. (r 9) At that time, the god Aššur, my lord, requested of me a cult center on the bank opposite my city, the desired object of [the gods] (the city Aššur),…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 26
(1) [For] the god Aššur, the great lord, the father of the gods, [his lord]: Tukultī-Ninurta (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-[regent of the god Aššur], (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) [also] appointee of the god [Enlil] (and) vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) [When] the god Aššur sent [me] to the [Naʾiri] lands [and] the lands on the coast of the [Upper] Sea, I swept over with my raging warfare (and) conquered all of the Naʾiri [lands] and the lands on the coast of the Upper Sea. I became lord over their forty kings (and) [made (them) bow down] at m[y] feet. Moreover, I imposed (upon them) corvée. (17) At that time, [...] ... [...]
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 27
(1) Cult platform of the god Nusku, the chief vizier of Ekur, the bearer of the just scepter, the courtier of the gods Aššur and Enlil who daily repeats the prayers of Tukultī-Ninurta (I) — the king, his beloved — in the presence of the gods Aššur and Enlil and a destiny of power [for him] within Ekur [...] may he [pronounce ... the god Ašš]ur, [my] lord, [...] forever.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 28
(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…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 29
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), king of Assyria. (3) Property of Uṣur-namkūr-šarri, the district-governor of Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 30
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world: Belonging to Elugalumunkurkurra, the New Palace.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 31
(1) Palace of [Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world], son of Shalmaneser (I), [king of the world], (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) [also] king of the world.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 32
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world.
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Tukulti-Ninurta I 33
Attests Tukulti-Ninurta I's claim to universal kingship and his construction of Ištar's temple at Nineveh, linking royal legitimacy directly to divine patronage in mid-13th-century Assyria.
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Tukulti-Ninurta I 34
Attests Tukulti-Ninurta I's building work on the Ištar temple at Nineveh, anchoring the cult's royal patronage to the mid-13th century BCE and his dynastic lineage through Shalmaneser I.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 35
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world: Belonging to Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 36
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also king of the world: Belonging to Elugalumunkurkurra, the New Palace of the Inner City.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 37
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria: Belonging to Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.
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Tukulti-Ninurta I 38
Attests Tukulti-Ninurta I's titulature 'king of the world' and his dynastic claim through Shalmaneser I, anchoring his legitimacy in hereditary succession at the height of Middle Assyrian imperial expansion.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 39
(1) [Tukul]tī-[Ninurta (I), ...], loved one of the god Aššur, [...]; king of kings, [lord of lords, ruler of] rulers, [...] attentive shepherd, [...], the one who gladdens [the heart of (the god) Aššur, the one whose conduct is pleasing to] the gods [of heaven and netherworld], the one who [constantly makes abundant the offerings for all of the gods].
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 40
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LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 41
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LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 42
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LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 43add
(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, exalted priest, chosen of (the god) Aššur and Enlil, attentive ruler, creature of the gods Anu and Ea, the capable, the ferocious, loved one of the gods Šamaš and Adad, valiant dragon, favourite of the gods Marduk and Zababa, exceeding in strength, the strong one whose support is the god Ninurta — the hero of weapons — loved one of the divine power (manifest in) the goddess Ištar’s banquet, true shepherd, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 44add
(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), strong king, king of all of the people, ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, the foremost purification priest, ruler of rulers, the able favourite of the god Enlil, true shepherd, king (whose) decree cannot be rivalled, designate of the god Anu, the one who understands, the wise one, who reaches the utmost boundaries of wisdom, the beloved of the god Niššiku (Ea), the pure one, worthy representative of kingship (lit. “scepter and crown”), designate of the god Sîn, root of lordliness, attentive ruler, creature of the god Šamaš (and) his offspring, king of kings,…
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