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~850 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RIAo

Shalmaneser III 089

(1) I received the payment of Egypt: two-humped camels, a water buffalo (lit. “a river ox”), a rhinoceros, an antelope, female elephants, female monkeys, (and) apes.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 090

(1) I received the payment Marduk-apla-uṣur of the land Sūḫu: silver, gold, gold pails, ivory, spears, byssus, garments with multi-colored trim, and linen (garments).

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 091

(1) I received the payment of Qalparunda of the land Pattinu: silver, gold, tin, bronze compound (lit. “fast bronze”), bronze casseroles, ivory, (and) ebony.

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 092

(1) Booty of the temple of the deity Šēru of the city Malaḫu, a royal city of Hazael of Damascus, (5) which Shalmaneser (III), son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, brought back inside the wall(s) of the Inner City (Aššur).

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 093

(1) For the god Adad, his lord: Shalmaneser (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (3b) I dedicated (this) for my life, (for) the well-being of my seed (and) land, for the gods Anu (and) Adad, my lords.

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 094

(1) Fo the god Nergal, his lord: Shalmaneser (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, dedicated (this) for his life, the well-being of his seed, (and) the well-being of his land. (3b) Booty from Marduk-mudammiq, the king of the land Namri. (4) At the Tabira Gate in the Inner City (Aššur).

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 095

(1) [For the] Sebetti, the great gods, the noble warriors, the lovers of marshes who march about on mountain paths, the one(s) who survey heaven (and) netherworld, the one(s) who maintain shrines, heed prayers, accept petitions, (and) receive requests, [the one(s) who] fulfil desires, the one(s) who lay low enemies, the compassionate (gods) to whom it is good to pray, the one(s) who dwell in [Nineveh], my [city], the great lords, my lords: (4b) Shalmaneser (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), [appointee of the god Enlil], vice-regent of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 096

(1) For the god Nergal, who dwells in the city Tarbiṣu, his lord: Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, dedicated (this) [for] his life so that his days might be long, [his years] be many, [(for) the well-being of his] seed [(and) land].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 097

(1) <For> the god Amurru, his lord: Shalmaneser, appointee of the god Enlil, [vice-regent of Aššur], son of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur. (2b) [I] dedicated (this) to the god Amurru, [my] lord, for my life so that my days might be long, my years be many, (for) the well-being of my seed (and) land.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 099

(1) Shalmaneser (III), strong king, king of the world. king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II). strong king. king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II). (who was) also king of Assyria: builder of the wall of the Inner City (Aššur).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 100

(1) Shalmaneser (III), king of the world, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also king of the world: belonging to the wall of the Inner City (Aššur).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1001

(1') [...] Ashurnasirpal (II) [...] (3') [In] my accession year (and) [in my first regnal year, after I sat on] the throne of (my) royal majesty [in a grandiose manner, ... Simer]ra, Ul[mānia], cities [... I carried off] from them [booty], property, (and) possessions. [(...)] (8') [In my second regnal year, with the support of (the god) Aššur], the great lord, my [lord, I mustered my] chariotry (and) [army (and)] marched [to ... I (besieged and) captured] the city [... I carried off ...] cavalry, [...] their [..., their] oxen [...] (r 1') [...] which Shalman[eser (I), ... who] came before me,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1002

(1') I smashed their cities and [...] their forces [...] I carried off their people and brought (them) to my land [...] the people of the lands Sumbi, Ḫubuškia, [...], Allabria, Namri, Paddira, [...]. (5´) The land Gutium, the warriors of the mountains who [...]. Distant mountains that [...] together they took away [...] the people of the lands Hamath, Ša[..., ...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1004

(1) Palace of Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1005

(1') [I dedicated this for ...] and my life [(...)]. (2') [(As for) a future ruler who ... The gods Aššur] and Adad [will (then) listen to his] prayers. (3') [(As for) whoever] puts [my inscription in] another place, [... may ..., the gods of] heaven and netherworld, [destroy him].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 101

(1) Shal[maneser (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: builder of the Tabira Gate.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 1011

(1) For the deity [..., ...: ...] strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria, son of ..., ...], great king, strong king, [king of the world, king of Assyria (...)]. (4) In [my] accession year [..., I crossed the ... River], which was in flood, [...] in ... [...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 102

(1) Palace of Shalmaneser (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: facing of the temple of the gods Anu and Adad.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 103

(1) Shalmaneser (III), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, builder of the courtyard of (the god) Aššur.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 104

(1) Palace of Shalmaneser (III), great king, strong king, 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 108

(1) Shalmaneser (III), appointee of (the god) Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 110

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 113

(1) [Palace of] Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria, son of] Ashurnasirpal (II), king of Assyria, [son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II)], (who was) also [king of] Assyria: [...] eating, ... [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 114

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 115

(1) [Palace of Shalman]eser (III), 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: [...] stone ...

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 116

(1) Palace of Shal[maneser (III), ...], son of Ashurnasirpal (II), great king, [...], son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, [...]: temple of the goddess Ištar of N[ineveh (...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 2001

(1) [For the god] Nergal, the all-powerful (and) exalted one, the splendidly preeminent one, [..., the one who possesses] strength, the perfect one who is replete with [...], the one who dwells in the city Tarbiṣu, the great lord, [my] lord: (4) [(I,) Bēl]-lūballiṭ, the field marshal (and) [chief] herald, [dedicated (this) for] my life so that [my] days might be long [(...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 2002

(1) Monument of Bēlu-lū-balliṭ, the field marshal, the great herald, the administrator of temples, the chief of the extensive troops, (and) the governor of the cities Tabite, Ḫarrān, Ḫuzīrīna, (and) Dūru, the lands Qipāni (and) (I)zalla, (and) the city Balīḫu.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 2003

(1) (The god) Aššur, the great lord, (and) the god Adad, the great lord: die of Aya-ḫālu, (5) the chief treasurer of Shalmaneser (III) — king of Assyria — the governor of (10) the city Kipšūnu, the lands Qumanî, Meḫrāni, Uqi, (and) Erimi; chief of customs: (16) In his eponymy (and the period allotted by) his die, may the harvest of Assyria prosper well. (20) May he throw his die before the gods Aššur (and) Adad.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 09

Asserts Šamšī-Adad V's legitimacy through a three-generation patrilineal chain — Ashurnasirpal II, Shalmaneser III, himself — while claiming the archaic titles 'king of Sumer and Akkad,' anchoring neo-Assyrian imperial ideology in deep Mesopotamian tradition.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 01

(i 1) To the god Ninurta, the strong lord, the majestic (and) exalted one, the noble one, the warrior of the gods, the one who holds the bond of heaven and netherworld, the commander of all, (i 5) the noble one among the Igīgū gods, the hero, the splendid one whose strength cannot be matched, the foremost one among the Anunnakū gods, the brave one of the gods, the magnificent one whose might is unrivalled, the god Utulu, (i 10) the exalted lord, the rider of the Deluge, the one who like the god Šamaš — the light of the gods — watches (all four) quarters (of the world), the hero of the gods…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 02

(iii 1') [...] strong [...]. Upon my return march, [(the people of) ...], his royal city, together with [N] (5´) cities in their environs, abandoned [their cities] in the [face of] the awesomeness of the ferocious weapons of (the god) Aššur and my mighty warfare, which, like [...], know no mercy. They entered [...] (10´) their fortified city. I pursued them. I massacred 650 of them (and) (15´) took away from them 30 of their cavalry, 1 chariot, as well as their possessions, property, oxen, (and) sheep. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their cities. (iii 17') On my fifth…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 04

(1') [(By the command of my great divinity it came about that): ... In order to] save his (Marduk-balāssu-iqbi) (own) life, [he entered the city Nēmetti-šarri (and) you pursued him]. You slaughtered his (people) (and) [took from him his] chariots, [cavalry, (and) battle equipment]. You [pressed] the battle right inside his city (and) [carried out a massacre at its city gate. You cut down his orchards, (and then) destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire 2]56 cities in [its] environs. (6') With regard to what you wrote to me, as follows: “[I marched] to the city Dēr. [The city Dēr, the…

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~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 05

(1) For the goddess Bēlet-parṣē, his lady: Šamšī-Adad (V), appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (III), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II) (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, dedicated (this) for his life.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 06

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 07

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 08

(1) For the goddess Bēlet-parṣē, [his] lady: [Šamšī-Adad (V)], son of Shalmaneser (III), son of Ashurnasirpal (II), (dedicated this).

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~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 10

(1) Šamšī-Adad (V), king of Assyria, son of Shal[maneser (III), king of Assyria], son of Ashurnasirpal (II), (who was) also king of Assyria: throne [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~820 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Šamši-Adad V 2001

(1) Property of Ilu-ittīya, eunuch of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of Assyria, the governor of Baltil (Aššur).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 13

Records Adad-nārārī III completing a palace left unfinished by his father Šamšī-Adad V, attesting the dynastic continuity rhetoric Assyrian kings used to legitimise building projects inherited across reigns.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 14

Documents Adad-nērārī III's reconstruction of Nabû's Nineveh temple, anchoring the god's growing cult prominence in the Assyrian heartland to a datable early eighth-century royal patron.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 15

Adad-nerari III's royal titulary chains three successive kings as Enlil's appointees and Aššur's vice-regents, attesting the dynastic legitimation formula the Assyrians used to anchor living rule in divine mandate.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 16

Royal titulary of Adad-nārārī III anchors his legitimacy in two generations of conquest kings, Šamšī-Adad V and Shalmaneser III, illustrating how Assyrian rulers constructed dynastic authority through inscribed genealogy.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 01

(1) Palace of Adad-nārārī (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, the king in whose youth (the god) Aššur, king of the Igīgū gods, chose and entrusted him with unrivalled rulership: he conquered and gained dominion over everything from the Great Sea of the Rising Sun to the Great Sea of the Setting Sun; (9b) son of Šamšī-Adad (V), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, unrivalled king, (grand)son of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world), who slew all of his enemies and annihilated (them) like a flood, (great) grandson of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 02

(1) Adad-nārārī (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world): (4) The boundary that Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, (and) Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal established between Zakkūru of the land of Hamath and Attār-šumki, son of Abi-rāmu: the city Naḫlasi, together with all its fields, gardens, [and] settlements, is (the property) of Attār-šumki. They divided the Orontes River between them. This is the border. (8b) Adad-nārārī (III),…

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 03

(1) Boundary stone of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of Assyria, (and of) Semiramis, the palace-woman of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of Assyria, mother of Adad-nārārī (III), strong king, king of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world). (7b) When Ušpilulume, king of the city Kummuḫu, caused Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, (and) Semiramis, the palace woman, to cross the Euphrates River, I (Adad-nārārī) fought a pitched battle with them — with Attār-šumki, son of Abi-rāmu, of the city Arpad, together with eight kings…

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~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 04

(1') ... [...] they drew the yoke of [my lordly majesty. The kings of the wide land Ḫatti], who, in the time of Šamšī-[Adad (V), my father, had become strong and caused] the lords of the Orontes/Euphrates River [to rebel, ...] he heard [of my approach] and Attār-š[umki, ...] trusting [in his own strength, attacked to wage war and strife. I defeated him (and)] took away his camp. [...] the treasure of [his] palace [I carried off ... Attār-šumki], son of A(bī)-rāme, [...] I received, without number. [...] ... [...]

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~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 05

(1) [Adad-nārārī (III), great king], strong [king], king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), [king of the world, king of Assyria, son of] Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world): (3) I mustered (my) [chariotry, troops] and armed forces and [gave the order to march] to the land Ḫatti. I crossed the Euphrates River in flood. (5) I went down [to the city Paqarḫu]buni. Attār-šumki, [son of Abi-rāmu, together with eight kin]gs of the land Ḫatti, who had rebelled and [trusted in their strength] – the awesome radiance of the god Aššur, my lord, [overwhelmed…

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~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 06

(1) [To] the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, son of the god Anu, the perfectly splendid hero whose strength is mighty, foremost of all of the Igīgū gods, warrior of the Anunnakū gods, who is bedecked with luminosity, who rides the great storms (and) is clothed with fierce brilliance, who lays low the evil, who bears a holy whip, who makes the lightning flash, the great lord, his lord: (6) [Adad-nār]ārī (III), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, unrivalled king, marvelous shepherd, the exalted vice-regent whose prayers (and) sacrifices the great…

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~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 07

(1) To the god Adad, the almighty lord, powerful noble of the gods, son of the god Anu, unique, awesome, supreme, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, who rains down abundance, who dwells in the city Zamaḫu, the great lord, his lord: (3) Adad-nārārī (III), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world): (4) I mustered my chariotry, troops, (and) armed forces (and) ordered the march to the land Ḫatti. In one year, I made lands Amurru (and) Ḫatti in their (text…

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