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Tukulti-Ninurta I 2001
(1) For the goddess Ištar, the great lady: (2) For the life of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, [his] lord, Libūr-zānin-A[ššur], a eunuch of the king, dedicated (this) [for] his life.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta I 21
(1') [who regularly received the tribute of] their lands and [the produce of their mountains, ... designate of the god] Anu, the one who with [his] fierce valor [made the rulers (and) all of the kings bow down (at his feet), ... overwhelmer of all of the unsubmissive (of) the lands Alzi] and Purulumzi [...] who [took over the rule of] all of the land Šu[barû ...] exalted priest [... who] regularly vied with [...] with bronze clasps [... valiant hero, creature] of the god Adad who [brought about] the defeat [of ...] favorite of the god Ninurta, the one who [controlled all (four) quarters (of…
LawMythologyTukulti-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].
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(1) (No translation warranted.)
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(1) (No translation warranted.)
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(1') (No translation warranted.)
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,…
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 1
(1) Adad-nārārī (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of all the four quarters (of the world), the one selected by (the god) Aššur, attentive ruler, the one who acts with the support of the gods Aššur and Ninurta, the great gods, his lords, and (thereby) has struck down his foes; (5) son of Aššur-dān (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria. (8) In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year, when I sat on…
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 1002
(1) [Image of Adad-nārārī (II)], strong [king], king of the world, [king of] Assyria, son of Aššur-d[ān (II), king of the world, king of] Assyria, son of Ti[glath-piles]er (II), (who was) also [king of the universe (and) king of] Assyria.
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 2
(1) [The god Aššur, ...; the god Enlil, ...]; the god [Sîn, king of the lunar disk], lord of brilliance; [the god Šamaš, judge of] heaven and netherworld, commander of all; the god Marduk, sage of the gods, lord of oracles; the god Nin[urta, warrior of] the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods; the god Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; the god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter, circumspect god; the goddess Mullissu, spouse of the god Enlil, mother of the great gods; (and) the goddess Ištar, foremost in heaven and netherworld, who is consummate in the canons of combat; (5) the great gods who take firm…
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 3
(r 1') (No translation possible.) (r 11'b) [... and deposited] my [commemorative inscrip]tions. (r 12'b) [May a future ruler restore it (and) return my inscribed name t]o its place. [(The god) Aššur, the great lord, will (then) listen to his prayers]. (r 13'b) [(As for) the one who removes] my [insc]riptions [and my name, may (the god) Aššur overthrow his kingship (and)] make [his name (and) his seed] disappear [from the land]. (r 15') (Date missing)
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 4
(1') [I am enormously radiant, I am a hero], I am a warrior, [I am a virile] lion, [I am foremost, I am exalted, (and) I am raging]. (2') Adad-nārārī (II), strong king, king of [Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), the one who defeats his enemies, am I]. The king capable in battle, overwhelmer [of cities, (and) the one who scorches the mountains of (foreign) lands, am I]. The virile warrior, [the one who controls those opposed to him, (and the one) who is inflamed against the evil] and the wicked, am I. I scorch] like the god Gīra, [I overwhelm like the deluge, ...], (and) I…
LawMythologyAdad-nerari II 6
(1) [(Palace of) Adad-nār]ārī (II), strong king, king of the wor[ld, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-d]ān (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, [son of Tiglath]-pileser (II), (who was) also king of the wor[ld (and) king of Assyria: ...] ... [...]
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Adad-nerari II 7
Attests the royal titulary of Adad-nārārī II — 'king of the world, king of Assyria' — and anchors his lineage through Aššur-dān II to Tiglath-pileser II, fixing the dynastic continuity of the early Neo-Assyrian restoration.
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Adad-nerari II 8
Standard titulary of Adad-nārārī II anchoring his legitimacy through two generations of royal descent, attesting the formulaic language by which Assyrian kings asserted dynastic continuity around 900 BCE.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 02
(1) [(The god) Aššur, king of al]l the [great] gods; [the god Anu, king of] the Igīgū and Anun[nakū gods; lord of the lands, the god Enlil, exalted one], father of the god[s; the god Ea, king of the a]psû, the one who decre[es destinies; the god Sîn, king of the lunar d]isk, lord of [brilliance; the god Adad, the] exceptionally [stron]g, lord of [abundance; the god Šamaš, ju]dge of heaven and netherworld, [commander of all; the god Marduk], sage of the gods (and) [lord of omens; the god Ninurta], warrior of the Igīgū and Anun[nakū gods; god] Nergal, perfect one, [king of battle]; the god…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 03
(1) [(the god) Aššur, king of all the great gods; god Anu, king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods]; lord of the lands; the god Enlil, exalted one, [father of the gods; the god Ea, king of the apsû, who decrees destinies; the god Sîn, king of the lunar disk, lord of brilliance]; the god Adad, the exceptionally strong, lo[rd of abundance; the god Šamaš, judge of heaven and netherworld, commander of all; the god Marduk, sage of the gods (and) lord of omens]; the god Ninurta, warrior of the Igīgū and [Anunnakū gods; the god Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; the god Nusku, bearer of the holy…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 04
(1') [the god Marduk], sage of [the gods (and) lord of omens; the god Nin]urta, warrior of the Igīgū and Anun[nakū gods; the god Nerga]l, perfect one, [king of battle; the god Nus]ku, bearer of the holy scepter, [circumspect god; the goddess Mill]issu, spouse of the god Enlil, mother of the [great] god[s; (and) the goddess Ištar], foremost in heaven and netherworld, [who is consummate] in the canon[s of combat]. (7') the great [gods], who take firm decisions, [who decree destinies, who ...] ... attent[ive] ruler, [...; (the gods) who] faithful[ly noticed me in] my mother’s womb (and) [altered] my [bi]rth to be a lordly birth; [...] ... people [...] holy ... [... they rightly made perfect my fe]atu[res ...] (r 1') No translation possible.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 05
(1) I [entered] the mountains of the Naʾiri lands. I crossed Mount Sueia. I changed [direction] (and), on my return march, from the Naʾiri lands [I burned] fire [(...)] the city Ki[...]. I [uprooted] his sons, his daughters, his wives, the property of his palace, (and) his horses [and brought them to my city, Aššur]. (4) With the support of (the god) Aššur, my lord, I overwhelmed the lands, all of them, with my fear. Bi[..., ...].... of Ammi-Ba[ʾal], wrote to me: “With regard to Bialasi, I have sent my forces against him. [They pursued him and] he went from the city Udu to the city…
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 06
(1) [Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria], son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria; [...] to its full extent. The king who [...] (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris River to the land Ḫatti, [...] the Naʾiri lands to their (text: “its”) full extent, the land Sūḫu, including [the city Rapiqu, [(...); he] captured [... from the passes of] the land Ḫabruri to the land Gilzānu, Apâ, king of the city Ḫubuškia, [... H]e conquered (the territory…
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Tukulti-Ninurta II 07
Preserves Tukulti-Ninurta II's own account of a building project — specifying brick-course increments — adding measurable detail to the archaeological record of Assyrian royal construction between Adad-nārārī II and Aššurnasirpal II.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 09
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: stone slab belonging to the city Kaḫat.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 10
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), [king of the world, king of Assyria], son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: two-thirds mina of a … of a stone ...
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 1001
(1) Palace of [...], son of Aššur-[dān (II), …] al[l …] to [...] as far as the land [...]
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Tukulti-Ninurta II 1002
Fragmentary royal inscription of Tukulti-Ninurta II attesting Assyrian claims over Sūḫu and Dūr-Kurigalzu, tracing the mid-Euphrates frontier his son Aššurnaṣirpal II would later consolidate.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 1003
(1) (1 - 3) Palace of [...] king of the world, king of [...], son of Adad-nār[ārī (II), ...]
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 11
(1) Necklace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of Assyria.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 12
(1) [ Palace of Tukultī]-Ninurta (II), great king, [strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II)], great king, [strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also] great king, [strong king, king of the world (and) king of Assyria].
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Tukulti-Ninurta II 13
Royal titulary of Tukulti-Ninurta II naming three generations of Assyrian kings, anchoring the dynastic continuity claims that legitimised early Neo-Assyrian imperial expansion before Ashurnasirpal II.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 14
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of Assyria: I/he restored the dilapidated section(s) of the tower(s) of the gate of the god Enpi.
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Tukulti-Ninurta II 15
Preserves Tukulti-Ninurta II's three-generation royal genealogy, anchoring his legitimacy to Adad-nārārī II and Aššur-dān II within the standard titulary of early Neo-Assyrian kingship.
LawMythologyTukulti-Ninurta II 16
(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-dān (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
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