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Adad-nerari III 14

Documents Adad-nērārī III's reconstruction of Nabû's Nineveh temple, anchoring the god's growing cult prominence in the Assyrian heartland to a datable early eighth-century royal patron.

Adad-nerari III 15

Adad-nerari III's royal titulary chains three successive kings as Enlil's appointees and Aššur's vice-regents, attesting the dynastic legitimation formula the Assyrians used to anchor living rule in divine mandate.

Adad-nerari III 16

Royal titulary of Adad-nārārī III anchors his legitimacy in two generations of conquest kings, Šamšī-Adad V and Shalmaneser III, illustrating how Assyrian rulers constructed dynastic authority through inscribed genealogy.

Adad-nerari III 20

(1') [Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad V, king of Assyria], son of Shalmaneser (III), (who was) also king of Assyria.

Adad-nerari III 2001

(1) Monument of Semiramis, the palace woman [of Šam]šī-Adad (V), king of the world, king of Assyria, mother of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, king of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world).

Adad-nerari III 2002

(1) To the god Nabû, the heroic (and) exalted one, the son of Esagil, the wise (and) splendid one, the mighty ruler, the heir of the god Nudimmud — whose command is supreme — the one who is skilled in the arts, the one who oversees all of heaven and netherworld, the expert in everything, the wise one who can write (lit. “holder of the tablet stylus”), the learned one of the scribal art(s), the merciful (and) judicious one (5) who has the power to depopulate (and) repopulate (a country), the beloved of the god Enlil — the lord of lords, whose might has no rival, without whom there can be no…

Adad-nerari III 2003

(1) Seal of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, the governor of the city Kalḫu (and) the lands [Ḫamed]ê, Temeni, (and) Yaluna. I have trusted in you, O Nabû, let me not be put to shame!

Adad-nerari III 2004

(1) Property of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, scribe (and) eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, king of Assyria.

Adad-nerari III 2005

(1) Property of Rēmanni-ilu, eunuch of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, the governor of the city Kalḫu.

Adad-nerari III 2006

(1) Property of Pālil-ēreš, eunuch, the governor of the city Nēmed-Ištar (and) of the land Raṣappa.

Adad-nerari III 2008 / CDLI Seals 009581

(1) Seal of [Aš]šur-bēlu-uṣur, eunuch of Pālil-ēreš, the governor of the land Raṣappa.

Adad-nerari III 2009

(1) He gave (this) to Ištar-dūrī, eunuch of Nergal-ilāʾī (and) field marshal, his protector. Property of Bīrtāyu, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.

Adad-nerari III 2010

(1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of the gods [who] decrees destinies; the god Anu, the mighty (and) foremost one, the ancestor of the great gods; the god Enlil, the father of the gods, the lord of the lands who makes kingship great; the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû who grants wisdom; (5) the god Marduk, the sage of the gods, the lord of omens, the commander of all; the god Nabû, the scribe of Esagil, the possessor of the tablet of destinies of [the gods] who resolves differences; [the god] Sîn, the luminary [of heaven and netherworld], the lord of the lunar disk who…

Adad-nerari III 2011

(1') [...] troops [...] the river [...] wagon, might of the fearful flood, [...] strife. Šamšī-ilu, a man (who is) fearless [in battle, ...] ... upon his steeds, the extensive river [... (5´) ...] to him and Argišti, in the midst of battle, the bow [... he (Argišti) abandoned] his camp (and) with a single horse he [disappeared]. (6-b) [...] him and the army of the land Amurru, the people of Nir... [...] evil approaching (and) rebellion becoming rife (lit. “strong”) [...] his/its meadow like a ..., like a ... [... (10´) ...] ... the blood of his warriors being shed, with redness [it dyed ...]…

Adad-nerari III 2012

(1') the chief of the extensive army. (2') At that time, I built a city on the border of Baltil (Aššur), by Mount Ebiḫ, on the bank of the Tigris River, and surrounded it entirely (with a wall). I built (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I called the name of that city Šarru-iddina. (9') I wrote my commemorative inscription and (thus) established my name for eternity. May those who come after see this commemorative inscription of mine. May they heed my name and [...]

Adad-nerari III 2013

(1) For (the god) Aššur, his lord, has Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal, dedicated (this) for his life.

Adad-nerari III 2014

(1) Property of Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal.

Adad-nerari III 2015

(1) Seal of Nabû-šarru-uṣur, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.

Adad-nerari III 2016 / CDLI Seals 007055

(1) For the goddess Gula, his lady: Pān-Aššur-lāmur, the governor of Baltil (Aššur), dedicated (this) for the life of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, (and) his (own) life.

Adad-nerari III 2017

(1) Seal of Bēl-dayyānī, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.

Adad-nerari III 2018 add

(1') who resides in the ciy Dūr-kat[limmu, the] holy [shrine], his beloved abode, the great lord, his lord: (3') Pālil-ēreš, [the gover]nor of the land R[asappa], the city [Nēmed-Ištar, (and) the city Apk]u, had a gol[den sw]ord made and made and presented an image of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, his lord, to the god Salmānu (Text: “Adad-nārārī, king of Assyria”), his lord, who protects the throne of his priesthood, to give into his hands the scepter that shepherds the people, for the well-being of his seed, the well-being of the people of Assyria and the well-being of Assyria, to…

Adad-nerari III 21

For (the god) Aššur, the great lord, his lord: Adad-nārārī (III), appointee of the god [Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur], son of Šamšī-Adad (V), [appointee of the god Enlil], vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (III), (who was) also [appointee] of the god Enlil and vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, [dedicated (this)] for his life (and) [the well-being of his seed] and his land.

~775 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser IV 1

(1) Shalmaneser (IV), strong king, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (III), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of the four quarters (of the world): (4) When Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal, marched to Damascus, I received the payment of Ḫadiānu of Damascus: silver, gold, copper, his royal bed, his royal couch, his daughter, together with her extensive dowry, the property of his palace, without number. (11) On my return march, I gave this boundary stone to Uspilulume, the king of the city Kummuḫu. (13b) (As for) whoever (dares) to take (this boundary…

~775 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser IV 2

(1) The god Marduk, the great lord, the king of the gods who holds the circumference of heaven and netherworld, populates cities, establishes sanctuaries, (and) supervises all of the shrines of the gods; the god Nabû, the scribe of the gods who grasps the holy tablet stylus, carries the tablet of the destinies of the gods, provides for the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, (and) continually gives food rations (and) thereby grants life; (5) the god Šamaš, the light of the lands, the judge of all of the cities, protector of the (four) quarters (of the world); the god Sîn, the luminary of heaven and…

~775 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser IV 3

A royal prayer formula addressed to Aššur and the gods of Eḫursaggalkurkurra, attesting the liturgical language by which Shalmaneser IV legitimised his reign during the poorly documented mid-eighth-century Assyrian 'interlude'.

~765 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Aššur-dan III 1

(1) [(...)] Aššur-dān (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent [of (the god) Aššur (...), son of] Adad-nārārī (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Ašš[ur (...), son of] Šamšī-Adad (V), [(who was) also] appointee of the god Enlil and vice-regent of [(the god) Aššur (...)]: (4) [(...)] the main courtyard of Eḫursa[gkurkurra ...] the main courtyard [...]

1848-07-20, 0121

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1848-07-20, 0121. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1848-11-04, 0280

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1848-11-04, 0280. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1848-11-04, 0282

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1848-11-04, 0282. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1848-11-04, 0283

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1848-11-04, 0283. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0010

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0020

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0020. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0025

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0025. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0026

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0029

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0029. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0033

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0035

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0035. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0036

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0039

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0039. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0040

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0040. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0041

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0041. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0042

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0043

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0045. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0049

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0049. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

1879-07-08, 0050

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — 1879-07-08, 0050. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).