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~735 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 61

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of the world, king of Assy[ria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 62

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria: fifteen minas.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 63

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria: two minas of the king.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 64

(1) Palace of Tiglath-piles[er] (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._A1 1) Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ...…

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~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._1 1) [... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of…

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Tiglath-pileser III 64

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

SAA 19 001. Soothing Babylon (CTN 5 p. 13)

SAA 19 002. “You Are my Deputy” (CTN 5 p. 240)

SAA 19 005. Madayu to Meet the King in Urzuhina with 30 Riding Horses (CTN 5 p. 252)

SAA 19 007. Equipment from the Palace (CTN 5 p. 321)

SAA 19 008. Emissaries from the West (CTN 5 p. 182)

SAA 19 010. Crown Prince Ululayu Sending Bales of Reed of the Magnates (CTN 5 p. 195)

SAA 19 016. Aššur-šimanni Reporting on People (CTN 5 p. 267)

SAA 19 019. Favourable Exchange Rate (CTN 5 p. 193)

SAA 19 021. Works in Turmuna (CTN 5 p. 257)

SAA 19 024. Matenni of Tyre Pays Tribute (CTN 5 p. 152)

SAA 19 025. Ionian Raids on Levant (CTN 5 p. 164)

SAA 19 026. Digging a Moat; Pursuit to the Mountain (CTN 5 p. 166)

SAA 19 027. Tabal, Que and Captives (CTN 5 p. 187)

SAA 19 032. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 033. Horses, Oxen and Sheep from Tabal (CTN 5 p. 290)

SAA 19 036. Raising Barley (CTN 5 p. 273)

SAA 19 037. Guard of Riblah (CTN 5 p. 161)

SAA 19 038. Chief of Trade Falling Sick (CTN 5 p. 295)

SAA 19 039. Problems in Exacting Corn Taxes (CTN 5 p. 132 and p. 285)

SAA 19 040. Captives from Til-Barsip (CTN 5 p. 180)

SAA 19 042. Unclear Status of a Town Near Guzana (CTN 5 p. 179)

SAA 19 043. Archers, Şimirra, and Work to be Finished (CTN 5 p. 145)

SAA 19 045. Building Works in Damascus (CTN 5 p. 181)

SAA 19 046. Horses, Horse Trainers and Captives (CTN 5 p. 184)

SAA 19 049. Should They Cross the River or be Detained? (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 051. Unable to Take Care of Pack Animals (CTN 5 p. 312)

SAA 19 054. Emissaries from Que Coming to Calah (CTN 5 p. 186)

SAA 19 055. Should Tutammu of Unqi Come Together with his Eunuchs? (CTN 5 p. 140)

SAA 19 057. Cultivating Seed with Ploughs of Barhalza and Oxen of Arpad (CTN 5 p. 178)

SAA 19 058. Report on an Estate in Dur-ayumma (CTN 5 p. 321)

SAA 19 060. Building a Garrison on the Tigris (CTN 5 p. 215)

SAA 19 063. Duri-Aššur to the King (CTN 5 p. 204)

SAA 19 066. Nabu-eṭiranni to the King (CTN 5 p. 248)

SAA 19 067. Cultivating in Hunaba (CTN 5 p. 244)

SAA 19 069. The Works of Šarru-iqbi (CTN 5 p. 147)

SAA 19 072. Laying Foundations; Fights between Rusa and the Ruler of Etini (CTN 5 p. 116)

SAA 19 073. Arresting a Man and Sending him to the King (CTN 5 p. 108)

SAA 19 074. The Major-Domo of Aššur-le’i in Birdunu (CTN 5 p. 115)

SAA 19 080. Mukin-zeri and his Son Šumu-ukin Have Been Killed (CTN 5 p. 45)

SAA 19 083. The Works of Dur-Ammi-iababa; Transporting Barley (CTN 5 p. 47)

SAA 19 086. Military Camp in Maruru (CTN 5 p. 43)

SAA 19 090. Fragment Concerning a Quarrel between Officials (CTN 5 p. 318)

SAA 19 094. Receiving and Passing on Horses (CTN 5 p. 141)

SAA 19 096. Horses Dying along the Way (CTN 5 p. 171)