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Ashurnasirpal II 116
One of the royal inscriptions establishing Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation Assyrian lineage, a formulaic claim that grounded his legitimacy in an unbroken line of world-kings.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 117
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 118
Preserves the tripartite titulary — 'appointee of Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, king of the world' — through which Ashurnasirpal II anchored his authority in both divine appointment and dynastic descent across three generations.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 119
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 120
(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: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 121
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 122
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tulkultī-Ninurta (II), king of [Assyria], son of Adad-nārārī (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: property of the temple of the god Ninurta.
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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.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal 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.
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Ashurnasirpal II 125
Anchors Ashurnasirpal II's reign in a three-generation patriline — Adad-nārārī II, Tukultī-Ninurta II, Ashurnasirpal II — asserting dynastic continuity as ideological foundation for his aggressive territorial expansion.
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Ashurnasirpal II 126
Dedicatory inscription linking Ashurnasirpal II's three-generation Enlil-appointed lineage to the Ištar temple at Nineveh, documenting royal legitimation through divine office and cultic patronage in the early Neo-Assyrian period.
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Ashurnasirpal II 127
Anchors Ashurnasirpal II's legitimacy in a three-generation chain of divine appointment — each king named vice-regent of Aššur — illustrating how Neo-Assyrian titulary encoded dynastic continuity as theological fact.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 128
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II), [((who was) also)] king of Assyria.
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Ashurnasirpal II 129
A standard palace titulary of Ashurnasirpal II anchoring his legitimacy in paternal succession — one of the corpus of RIAo inscriptions (Q004583) documenting how Assyrian kings constructed royal identity in stone.
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Ashurnasirpal II 130
Marks the palace contents of Ashurnasirpal II as sacred property of the god Ninurta, documenting the deliberate entanglement of royal and temple authority at the Assyrian court circa 875 BCE.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 131
(1) [Pa]lace 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: facing (brick) of the well of the temple of the Sebetti.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal 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.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 133
(1) Ashurnasirpal, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: (3b) I completed the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, my lady, from its foundation(s) to its crenellations and (then) paved (its courtyard).
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 134
(1) Ashurnasirpal, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: At that time, I built the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, my lady, from its foundation(s) to its crenellations.
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Ashurnasirpal II 135
Records Ashurnasirpal II's claim to have built the temple of Ištar of Nineveh, anchoring his legitimacy in divine patronage and a three-generation royal genealogy reaching back to Adad-nārārī II.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 136
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), <king of the world>, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria: I built and constructed the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh.
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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.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 138
(1) Ashurnasirpal (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: (4) (As for) the five towers from the towers of the Kalkal Gate to the towers of the gates [(which one uses) when entering]the forecourt of the god Nunnamnir, [...] … [...] …
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 140 add (Ashurnasirpal II 141 add)
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of Aššur, favorite of Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of Anu and Dagan, overwhelming weapon of the great gods, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nerari (II), likewise king of the world, king of Assyria; (3b) heroic man who acts with the help of Aššur, his lord, and has no equal among the rulers of the four world regions; marvellous shepherd, fearless in battle, towering flood-wave which has no rival; king who forces those unsubmissive to…
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 141 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirp[al (II), ...].
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 151 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of Aššur, favorite of Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of Anu and Dagan, overwhelming weapon of the great gods, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nerari (II), likewise king of the world, king of Assyria; (4b) heroic man who acts with the help of Aššur, his lord, and has no equal among the rulers of the four world regions; marvellous shepherd, fearless in battle, towering flood-wave which has no rival; king who forces those unsubmissive to…
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 152 add
(1) Palace of Ashurnasirpal, 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; (2) valiant man who acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival among the rulers of the four quarters, marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, (3) the king who subdued (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to Mount Lebanon and the…
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal 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…
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal 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).
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 2006 / CDLI Seals 006501
(1) Property of [...]. (2) (erasure) (3) Mušēzi[b-Ninurta dedicated] (this) to the god Sa[mnuḫa] for his life.
LawReligion & MythAshurnasirpal II 2007
(1) Palace of Mušēzib-Ninurta, vice-regent.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 001
(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of all of the people, ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of Assyria, king of all four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, ruler of all of the lands, the king (who is the) desired object of the gods, chosen of the god Enlil, trustworthy appointee of (the god) Aššur, the attentive ruler who gives income and offerings to the great gods, (5) the pious one who ceaselessly provides for the Ekur, the faithful shepherd who leads the population of Assyria in peace, the exalted overseer who heeds the commands of the gods, the…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 002
(i 1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of all of the great gods; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods: the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the father of the gods, the one who decrees destinies (and) who devises the designs of heaven (and) netherworld; the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû, the creator of clever devices; the god Sîn, the light of heaven (and) netherworld, the noble one; the god Šamaš, the judge of the (four) quarters (of the world), the one who leads aright humankind; (and) the goddess Ištar, the lady of war and battle whose game is fighting;…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 003
(85b) Moving on from the city AliMUŠ, I went down to the Sea of the Setting Sun. I washed my weapons in the sea (and) made sacrifices to my gods. I made a colossal statue of my lordly majesty (and) wrote thereon (a description of) the praises of [(the god) Ašš]ur, the great lord, my lord, and the mighty conquests that I had been achieving in the land Ḫatti. I erected (it) by the sea. (89b) On my return march from the sea, I ascended Mount Amanus (and) cut down beams of cedar (and) juniper. I ascended Mount Atalur (and) proceeded to the place where the image of Anum-ḫirbe stands. I erected my…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 004
(1) The god Aššur, the great lord, [the king of all of the great gods]; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods; the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the father of [the gods, the one who decrees destinies (and), who devises the designs of [heaven (and) netherworld]; (5) the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû, [the creator of] clever devices; the god Sîn, the light [of heaven (and) netherworld], the noble one; the god Šamaš, [the judge of the (four) quarters (of the world), the one who leads aright] all of humankind; (and) [the goddess Ištar, the lady of war and battle]…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 005
(i 1) Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II)], (who was) also [king of the world (and) king of Assyria], the valiant man who [is active] in the four quarters (of the world), [(...)] merciless [...] who defeats the fierce [... the one (...)] into whose hands are entrusted all (four) quarters (of the world), the destroyer of [...] those insubmissive to (the god) Aššur, the mighty floodtide [that has no opponent, the one] into whose hands [(the god) Aššur (and the…
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Shalmaneser III 006
Opens with a full divine witness list — Aššur through Ištar — placing Shalmaneser III's reign under the sanction of every major Assyrian and Babylonian deity, a formulaic legitimation device central to neo-Assyrian royal ideology.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 008
(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of all of the people, the ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, strong king, king of all (5) four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, ruler of all of the lands, the king who is desired object of the gods, chosen of the god Enlil, (10) trustworthy appointee of (the god) Aššur, the attentive ruler who has seen remote and rugged regions, the who has trodden upon the mountain peaks in all of the highlands, the receiver of booty (and) tax from all (four) quarters (of the world), the one who opens paths above and below, at whose strong attack for…
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Shalmaneser III 009
Preserves Shalmaneser III's titulary in full ceremonial register — dragon, vice-regent of Aššur, appointee of Enlil — documenting how mid-ninth-century Assyrian kings constructed divine authority in monumental self-presentation.
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 010
(i 1) (The god) Aššur, the great lord; the god Anu, the exalted god; the god Enlil, the perfectly magnificent one; the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld; the god Ninurta, the foremost one among the gods, the lord of battle and strife; (i 5) the goddess Ištar, the foremost one in heaven and netherworld; the god Ea, the king of the apsû, the lord of wisdom (and) understanding; the god Sîn, the king of the lunar disk, the lord of brilliance; (and) the god Marduk, the sage of the gods (and) lord of omens; the great gods who decree destinies. (i 10) Shalmaneser (III), king of all…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 011
(1') [... the god Šamaš, the judge of heaven] and netherworld, the commander [of all]; the god Nergal, the perfect one, the king of battle; [the god Nusku], the bearer of the holy scepter, the circumspect god; (and) the goddess Mullissu, the spouse of the god Enlil, [the mother of] the great [gods]; the great gods, who [decree destinies] (and) who aggrandize my kingship. (7'b) [Shalmaneser (III)], king of all of the people, ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, [strong king, king of all] four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of [all of the people, ruler of] all of the lands; son of…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 012
(1) For the god Adad, the canal inspector of heaven (and) netherworld, the lofty one, the lord of all, the almighty among the gods, the awesome (god) whose strength is unrivalled, the who bears a holy whip that chums up the seas, the who controls all of the winds, the who provides abundant water, the who brings down rain (and) makes lightning flash, the one who creates vegetation, at whose shout the mountains shake (and) the seas are churned up, the compassionate god whose sympathetic concern is life, the one who dwells in the city Kurbail — the holy shrine — the great lord, his lord: (9)…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 013
(1') [I captured] the cities of Arrā[mu of the land Urarṭu, as far as the source] of the Tigris River (and) as far as the source [of the Euphrates River]. (2'b) [In my sixteenth regnal year, I crossed Mount Kullar (and)] conquered the lands Mannea (Munna), Allabr[ia, Parsua, (Bit-)Abdadāni, (Bīt-)Ḫamban, Namri], (and) Tupliyaš (Tugliyaš). (4'b) [In my seventeenth regnal year, I crossed the Euphrates River (and) received the payment] of the kings of the land Ḫatti. [I ascended Mount Amanus], cut down [beams of] cedar, [(and) brought (them)] to my city, [Aššur. On my return march] from Mount…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 014
(1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of all of the great gods; the god Anu, the king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods: the lord of the lands, the god Enlil, the exalted one, the father of the gods, the creator of (5) all; the god Ea, the king of the apsû, the one who decrees destinies; the god [Sîn, the wise one], the king of the lunar disk, the lofty luminary; the god Adad, the exceptionally strong one, the lord of abundance; the god Šamaš, the judge of heaven and netherworld, the commander of all; [the god Mardu]k, the sage of the gods, the lord of omens; the god Ninurta, the warrior…
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(1) Shalmaneser (III), strong (and) wise ruler, chosen [of the gods Enlil and Ninurta], ..., expert, [...], faithful shepherd, king of the four (quarters of the world), worshipper of the [great] gods, [...]; son of Ashurnasirpal (II), exalted priest, who [always achieved] the defeat of those insubmissive [to him], pure offspring of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), who slew his enemies [and annihilated (them) like a flood]: (6) At the beginning of my reign, after [I sat on] the throne of my royal majesty [in a grandiose manner], I mustered [my chariots] (and) troops. I entered the pass of the land Simesi…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 017
(1) [The god Aššur, the great lord, the lord of] the lands, the shepherd of all of the rulers; (2) [the goddess Ištar, ...], the lofty one , lady of Nineveh; (3) [the god Šamaš ...] ... justice; (4) [Shalmaneser (III) ...] the world, (5) [...] ... [...] ... (6) The gods Bēl (Marduk) (and) Anu entrusted to you the distant [mountains]. (7) The obstinate slave of Bīt-Adini (and) his allies, [they (the gods) defeated], (8) The city Tīl-Barsip, the fortified town, they (the gods) burned with fire, (9) The kings of the land Ḫatti, they (the gods) destroyed their abodes. (10) He (Shalmaneser) spoke…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 018
(1') No translation warranted. (5') [I marched] to the land Akkad [... (and) surrounded] the city Gann[anāte ...] (Marduk-bēl)-uṣāti [...] with him ... [...] I killed/defeated (Marduk-bēl)-uṣāti, [together with the traitorous troops] who were with him. [I marched to Babylon] and Borsippa [and made sacrifices] before my gods. [I went down to Chaldea and approached] the city Baqānu, a fortress of A[dīnu] of (Bīt-)Dakkūri (lit. “son of Dakkūru”). I imposed upon him [...] ... (15'b) [At that time], (as for) the temple of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [its] walls [had become dilapidated]. In their…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 019
(1) For the god Ninurta, the strong (and) almighty one, the exalted one, the foremost one among the gods, the splendid (and) perfect warrior whose attack in battle is unequalled, [the who resides in] the city Kalḫu, the great lord, [my] lord: (6b) Shalmaneser (III), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, [son of Ashurnasir]pal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukul[tī-Ninurta (II) (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur]. (8b) No translation possible. (r 1) [I] brought about their defeat (and) deprived them of their chariots (and) cavalry. Upon my return march, I ascended Mount Amanus. [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] ...
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 020
(1) Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Ashur[nasirpal (II)], great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultr-Ninurta (II), (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; (3b) the conqueror from the Sea of the Naʾiri lands to the Sea of the Setting Sun — all of the lands Enzi, Suḫnu, Daiaeni, Urarṭu, the cities Muṣaṣir, Gilzānu, (and) Ḫubuškia. (7b) (As for) Aḫūnu of (Bīt-)Adini (lit. “son of Adinu”), who had been swaggering about with might and main since (the days of) the kings,…
LawReligion & MythShalmaneser III 021
(1) The deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, (and) Ištar, the great gods who love my kingship (and) who make great my name. (4b) Shalman[eser (III)], king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), [king of Assyria], son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was also) king of Assyria; the conqueror [from] the Sea of the Naʾiri land(s) to [the Sea of] the of the Setting Sun. (8b) I conquered the land Ḫatti to its full extent. [I entered] the passes of the land Enzi (and) conquered all of the lands Suḫnu, Daiaeni, (and) Urarṭu. I passed on to the land Gilzānu (and) received the payment of the people of the land Gilzānu. For a third time, I marched to the Naʾiri land(s) (and) wrote my name at the source of the Tigris River.
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