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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 052

(1') conqueror [from the passes of land Ḫabr]uri to the land Gilzā[nu]; I [conquered from the source of] the Subnat River to [the land Šubr]ia (and) the interior of the land Nirbu; I subdued the land Lāqê, to its [fu]ll extent, (and) the land Sūḫu, including the city Rapiqu; [I brought] within the boundaries [of my land] (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Babi[te] to land Ḫašmar, the land Zamua, in [its] entirety, [from] the opposite bank of the Lower Zab [to] Tīl-Abāri, which is upstream from the land Z[abban, to Tīl-ša]-Abtāni and Tīl-ša-Za[bdāni; the cities Ḫiri]mmu (and)…

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 053

(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, strong king, 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; conqueror of the Naʾiri lands, to their (text: its) full extent, from the passes of the land Ḫabruri to the land Gilzānu; he conquered from the source of the Subnat River to the land Šubria; I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris River to the land Ḫatti, the land Lāqê, in its entirety,…

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 055

Dedicates conquered wealth to the god Ninurta, linking Ashurnasirpal II's western campaigns to the theological claim that Assyrian expansion fulfilled divine will — a cornerstone of Neo-Assyrian royal ideology.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 056

Preserves the full titulary of Ashurnasirpal II — sun-king, world-trampler, chosen of Enlil and Ninurta — encoding the theological and imperial ideology that legitimised Neo-Assyrian expansion in the 9th century BCE.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 057

Records Ashurnasirpal II's restoration of the Emašmaš temple at Nineveh, situating him within a chain of vice-regents stretching back to Šamšī-Adad and linking royal piety to political legitimacy.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 058

(1') No translation warranted.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

Ashurnasirpal II 060

One of the surviving royal inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal II (r. 883–859 BCE), preserved in the RIAo corpus as a witness to the formulaic and historical record of early Neo-Assyrian kingship.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianOur engine

Ashurnasirpal II 061

One of the surviving royal inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal II, whose annals collectively document the territorial expansion and brutal suppression campaigns that defined early Neo-Assyrian imperial statecraft.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 062

One of the corpus of Ashurnasirpal II's royal inscriptions preserved in the RIAo/ORACC edition, attesting the formulaic self-presentation of a 9th-century Assyrian king.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 063

One of the surviving royal inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal II, preserved in the RIAo corpus as a witness to the formulaic self-presentation of 9th-century Assyrian kingship.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 064

One of the surviving royal inscriptions of Ashurnasirpal II, the corpus of which collectively documents the territorial expansion and ideological self-presentation of the early Neo-Assyrian Empire.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 065

(1') No translation warranted.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 066

Attests Ashurnasirpal II's full titulary and three-generation dynastic genealogy back to Adad-nārārī II, anchoring the ideological framework by which Sargonid kings legitimized conquest through divine appointment and hereditary authority.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 067

(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, [son of Tukultī-Ni]nurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of [Adad-nārārī (II), appointee of the god En]lil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, (4) the one who conquered (everything) from [(...)] the slopes of the mountains of the Lullumê, the interior of the land Ḫabḫu, the land Zamua, (and) the land Ḫašmar, a[ll of them, to the land Amu]rru, Mount Amanus, and Mount Lebanon, as far as the Great Sea; [I counted (all of this territory) as within the boundar](ies) of m[y] land.…

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 068

(1') No translation warranted.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 069

(1) [...], king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, [..., …, king of A]ssyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of the wo[rld, …]: (3) [..., which …, who had com]e before me, ha[d built, …] ... [...] ... [...]

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~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…

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 071

(1) [I received] the payment of (blank) [...: …].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 073

(1) [I rec]eived the payment of …: … l]inen [garments] with multi-colored [trim], female musicians, servant men, [...].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 074

(1) I rece[ived the payment] of [...]: silver, gold, [...], bronze tubs, bronze pots, de[corat]ed beds, (and) [linen] garment[s with multi-colored trim].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 075

(1) I rec]eived [the payment of …: …, gol]d, t[in], bronze, [iro]n, [(...)], b[ronze] tub(s), bronze [...](s), [...].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 076

(1) [I rece[ived the paym[ent of ...]: silver, gold, t[in], bronze, bronze tubs, bronze [...], bron[ze …, …, (and) linen garme]nts with multi-colored trim.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 077

(1) I rec[eived] a herd of elephants raised in a city, a herd of wild bulls ra[ised in] a city, a herd [of …, (and) … ] ...

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 079

(1) [... ; pay]ment of the pe[ople of] the city Ḫindānu; [...; payme]nt [of ...].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 080

(1) Captives of Sangara, a man of the land Ḫatti.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 081

(1) Battle against the city Marinâ of Bīt-Adini.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 082

(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 El(l)ipi of the land Ḫat[ti].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 083

(1) I conquered the city [Magar]isu of Bīt-Yaḫiri.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 084

(1) Payment of the people of the city Sarugi.

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~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.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 086

(1) Palace of [Ashurnasir]pal (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: I conquered the city Rug(g)ulitu of Bīt-Adini.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 087

(1) I conquered the city Y[all]gu (Alligu) [of Bīt]-Adini.

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~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.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 089

(1) Payment of the city [...]ga[...].

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 090

(1) I conquered the city U[l(l)]uba of Sa(n)gara, [king of the la]nd Ḫatti.

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~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.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 092

(1) I slew wild bulls on the Euphrates River.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 094

(1) Palace of [As]hurnasirpal (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: I slew lions on the Baliḫ River.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 095

(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]: I slew wild bulls on the Euphrates River.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 097

(1) Payment of Kudurru of the land [Sūḫu].

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~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.

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~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.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 100

Dedicatory inscription to Ea records Ashurnasirpal II consecrating a stone object for divine protection of his reign, throne, and lineage — a concrete illustration of how Neo-Assyrian kings negotiated power through temple patronage.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 1001

One of the surviving manuscript witnesses to an Ashurnasirpal II inscription that names Tukulti-Ninurta II, anchoring the commemorative text within the tradition of Assyrian royal self-presentation at Kalḫu.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 1002

(1') [...] ... [...] with [my commemorative inscription(s) ...]

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 1003

One of the composite manuscript witnesses preserving Ashurnasirpal II's building activity, attesting the ritual language Assyrian kings used to legitimize monumental construction through divine sanction.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 1004

(1) [...] of [the ci]ty Qatnu brings wine (and) donkeys.

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~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal II 101

(1) To the god Ninurta, the pow[erful one, …, …] the rites, [... whose] attack [in battle cannot be riva]lled, [..., the one who holds the bond of heaven and n]etherworld, the one who opens [springs, the one who walks the wide netherworld, (...)] the god Utulu, the lord of lords, [...], whose hands s[eized …, [...].

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~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.

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~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.

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