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~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

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.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 036

(1') [The god Ninurta, the lord of judgment and destruction] and (the god) Aššur, the great lord, [... will (then) listen to his prayers. May they establish] copious abundance in [his] land; (and) may they make him achieve success [in wars with kings on the battlefield]. (4'b) As for the one who erases my inscription and [writes] his (own) name [or] removes my commemorative inscription, [throws (it)] into water [(,...)], may the god Ninurta, the lord of judgment and destruction, (and) the god Aššur, [the great lord], overthrow [his kingship], take away from him his throne, [make him sit] in bondage before his [enemies, establish in his land distress, famine, (and) hunger, (and) make] his name (and) his seed [disappear] from the land.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 070

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria; the conqueror of all lands (who) made (all rulers) from east to west bow down at his feet: (7) (As for) the palace of the city Apku, I laid its foundations for the residence of my royal majesty, (together) with tablets of silver (and) gold. (10) O future ruler, do not erase (my) inscribed name! (The god) Aššur, the great lord, will (then) listen to your (text: “his”) prayers. (12b) As for the one who erases (my) inscribed…

Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 085

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: captives of the land Ḫatti.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 088

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: tribute of the land Sūḫu.

EconomyWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 091

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: captives of the city Mari[ri o]f the land [Ḫ]atti.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 098

(1) To the god Enlil, king of destinies and designs, the one who makes the mountains shake, the who dwells in the Bīt-Kidmuri, the great lord, my lord: Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: I dedicated (this) for my life so that my days might be long, my years be many, (for) the well-being of my seed (and) land.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 099

Dedicates an offering to Šarrat-Kidmuri, a goddess attested almost exclusively in Assyrian royal contexts, confirming her role in Ashurnasirpal II's dynastic piety alongside the better-known cult of Aššur.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 102

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria: facing slab of the palace courtyard.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 103

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world and king of Assyria: facing (slab) of the Second House/Wing/Room.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 105

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 106

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 107

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria: ten minas.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 108

(1) Image of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 109

Labels temple property as belonging to the Bīt-Kidmuri at Kalḫu, anchoring the institutional landholdings of Ashurnasirpal II's newly built capital to his dynastic lineage across three generations.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 111

Attests Ashurnasirpal II's construction of Ištar's Nineveh temple, anchoring his reign within a three-generation dynastic lineage while documenting royal patronage of the city's chief cult.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 113

Three-generation royal genealogy anchoring Ashurnasirpal II to Tukultī-Ninurta II and Adad-nārārī II, each styled vice-regent of Aššur — the titulary formula that legitimised Neo-Assyrian kingship as divinely delegated office.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 114

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son 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.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 115

Standard titulary of Ashurnasirpal II anchors his three-generation dynastic claim — Adad-nārārī II, Tukultī-Ninurta II, himself — in stone, a formulaic assertion of legitimacy typical of 9th-century Assyrian royal self-presentation.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 123

Labels civic property of Kalḫu in Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation royal titulary, attesting the administrative machinery by which the Assyrian crown asserted ownership over its newly built capital.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 124

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 132

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), <king of the world>, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: facing (brick) of the well of the Bīt-Kidmuri.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 137

Ownership stamp linking Ashurnasirpal II's palace archive to the Bīt-natḫi institution at Nineveh, attesting the administrative reach of Assyrian royal households beyond the capital at Kalḫu.

Writing & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 2004

(1) To the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, who sends abundant rain, who provides pasturage and watering for the peoples in all of the communities, who provides temple shares and offerings for the gods his brothers, canal inspector of rivers, who brings prosperity to the (four) quarters (of the world), the compassionate god to whom it is good to pray, who resides in the city Guzāna, great lord, his lord: (8b) Adda-itʾī, governor of the city Guzānu, son of Šamaš-nūrī, (who was) also governor of the city Guzāna, has devoted and dedicated (this object) for his life so that…

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 2005 / CDLI Seals 006500

(1) Seal of Mušēzib-Ninurta, vice-regent, son of Ninurta-ēriš, (who was) also the same (i.e. vice-regent), son of Samnuḫa-šar-ilāni (who was) also the same (i.e. vice-regent).

Writing & Literature
~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 10

(1) For the goddess Bēlet-parṣē, his lady: Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), (who was) also king of Assyria, dedicated (this) for his life.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

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).

Writing & Literature
~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 2004

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

Writing & Literature
~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 2008 / CDLI Seals 009581

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

Writing & Literature
~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

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.

Religion & MythWriting & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature
~760 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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).

Writing & Literature