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~685 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 2

SAA 02 011. Sin-šarru-iškun’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (BRM 4 50)

(1) The treaty of Sin-šarru-išk[un, king of Assyria], son of Assurbanipal, [king of the world, king of Assyria], with Nabû-apla-iddina [......], with Kanunayu [......], (and) with Aqri [......] in the presence of Ju[piter, Venus ... (Break) (r 1) [By Aššur], augu[st] lord, [defeater of] enemies, lover of [the just], [who] loves the [kin]g and [destroys] his enemy: (r 5) [Whoever] a[lters] the wording of this tablet, or sins against the [trea]ty of the great gods, (r 7) May [......] of heaven and earth cover (sic) them with an evil, irremovable curse. Above, may [he uproot] them from the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 012. Extract from a Treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun (AfO 13 T14)

(1) If you should sin against this treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun, king of Assyria, your lord, and his sons and grandsons, (6) may Nergal, the perfect lord, (pour out) your blood into ditches and ravines.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 014. Esarhaddon’s Treaty Inscription (JCS 39 158)

(i 1) [...] I asked ... Belet-ili, "Why?" ... [...] (i 2) [...]...... exceedingly before [......] (i 3) [... goo]dness with all my strength [......] (i 4) [...] the seven planets of the sky which [...] the oath of the king, (i 5) will curse [...] and not return [to his side]. (i 6) [I obeyed] the divinity of Belet-ili, [trusting] in her holy command. (i 7) At that time, when that treaty was imp[osed] and it was said: "The king my lord has imposed an oath on all [the lands]", Prince Marduk heard it, and turned [his attention to] Assyria to help (it) establish world dominion. (i 11) [He took…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 015. Tell Tayinat Version of Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (JCS 64 091)

(i_T_1) Seal of the god Aššur, king of the gods, lord of the lands — [not to be altered]; seal of the great ruler, father of the gods — not to be disputed. (1_T_i_1) The treaty of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, with the governor of Kunalia, with the deputy, the major-domo, the scribes, the chariot drivers, the third men, the village managers, the information officers, the prefects, the cohort commanders, the charioteers, the cavalrymen, the exempt, the outriders, the specialists, the shi[eld bearers (?)], the craftsmen, (and) with [all] the men [of his…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 3

SAA 03 002. Assurbanipal’s Acrostic Hymn to Marduk and Zarpanitu (ABRT 1 29-30)

(1) a__ I praise your name, Marduk, the most powerful of the gods, the canal inspector of heaven and earth [......], who was well engendered, and alone is most high [......]! (3) na__ You bear Anuship, Illilship, Ninšikuship, lordship, kingship [......]! You gather all wisdom, total strength [......]! (5) ku__ Honoured ruler, exalted monarch, overpowering, magnificent [......]! They glorified his lordship, prepared battle, [......] A[nu]! (7) aš__ You are exalted in the heavens, king on earth, the skillful counsellor of the [great] gods [......], establisher of all habitations, grasper of the…

Religion & Myth

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 3

SAA 03 003. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to the Ištars of Nineveh and Arbela (OECT 6 11)

(1) Exalt and glorify the Lady of Nineveh, magnify and praise the Lady of Arbela, who have no equal among the great gods! (4) Their names are most precious among the goddesses! Their cult centres have no equal among all the shrines! (6) A word from their lips is blazing fire! Their utterances are valid for ever! (8) I am Assurbanipal, their favourite, most valued seed of Assur, offspring of Nineveh, product of Emašmaš and Egašankalamma, whose kingship they made great even in the House of Succession. In their pure mouths is [voic]ed the endurance of my throne. (13) I knew no father or mother,…

SAA 02 011. Sin-šarru-iškun’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (BRM 4 50)

SAA 02 012. Extract from a Treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun (AfO 13 T14)

SAA 02 014. Esarhaddon’s Treaty Inscription (JCS 39 158)

SAA 02 015. Tell Tayinat Version of Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (JCS 64 091)

SAA 03 002. Assurbanipal’s Acrostic Hymn to Marduk and Zarpanitu (ABRT 1 29-30)

SAA 03 003. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to the Ištars of Nineveh and Arbela (OECT 6 11)

SAA 03 005. Nanaya Hymn of Assurbanipal (ABRT 1 09)

SAA 03 007. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Ištar of Nineveh (ABRT 1 07-08)

SAA 03 009. Psalm in Praise of Uruk (SAAB 01 40)

SAA 03 013. Dialogue Between Assurbanipal and Nabû (ABRT 1 05-06)

SAA 03 015. Elegy in Memory of a Woman (BA 2 634)

SAA 03 018. Epic of Sargon II

SAA 03 019. Assurbanipal Epic (Geers B 19)

SAA 03 021. Assurbanipal’s Wars in Elam (ABL 1462)

SAA 03 022. Paean to Assurbanipal after the Conquest of Elam

SAA 03 023. Epical Text Mourning the Death of a King (CT 54 513)

SAA 03 024. Fragment of a Royal Epic(?) (CT 53 404)

SAA 03 025. Letters to Assurbanipal from his Son (AfO 18 382)

SAA 03 026. A Petition to Assurbanipal (ABL 1455)

SAA 03 027. Fragment of a Letter Praising Assurbanipal

SAA 03 028. Fragment of an Adulatory Letter to a King

SAA 03 029. Warning to Bel-eṭir

SAA 03 030. Magic against Bel-eṭir

SAA 03 031. Defeat of Teumman and the Annexation of Elam (IAsb pl.45)

SAA 03 033. The Sin of Sargon

SAA 03 035. Marduk Ordeal (Nineveh Version) (MEW 242)

SAA 03 042. Fragment of Aššur’s Response to a Royal Letter (JAOS 103, 148)

SAA 03 043. Fragment of the Same Text as No. 42

SAA 03 044. Aššur’s Response to Assurbanipal’s Report on the Šamaš-šumu-ukin War (CT 35 13ff)

SAA 03 045. Aššur’s Response to Assurbanipal’s Report on the Elamite Wars (CT 35 26)

SAA 03 046. Fragment of a Divine Letter (CT 35 30)

SAA 03 047. Letter from Ninurta to an Assyrian King (BA 5 657)

SAA 03 048. Childbirth Incantation and Ritual (ABRT 2 19)

SAA 03 051. Your Slanderous Lips

SAA 03 052. Unidentified Literary Fragment

SAA 20 002. Rituals on Shebat 18-22 (Babyloniaca 01, 206-207)

SAA 20 004. Rituals on [Shebat 22?] (Geers B 157)

SAA 20 005. Rituals on Shebat 23 (RIAA 308)

SAA 20 006. Rituals on [Shebat 23?] (RIAA 315)

SAA 20 007. Royal Coronation Ritual (KAR 135 + KAR 137 + KAR 216)

SAA 20 008. Brazier Offerings to Aššur (AsT 33)

SAA 20 012. Calendar of Psalms and Lamentations in the Aššur Temple (AJSL 42, 110)

SAA 20 014. Text Similar to No. 13

SAA 20 018. Victory and Lion-Hunt Ritual (AsT 39)

SAA 20 022. Bath of Šarrat-nipha (ABL 0864)

SAA 20 023. Fragment of a Ritual (CT 53, 941)

SAA 20 025. Ritual of Tukulti-Ninurta for the Lady-of-the-River (BA 05, 689 + BBR pl. 61)

SAA 20 026. Ritual of Tukulti-Ninurta for Sîn (BBR pl. 63 + 68)

SAA 20 027. Ritual of Tukulti-Ninurta for Nusku (BBR pl. 64 + 66 + 69)

SAA 20 028. Fragment of a Ritual for Singer (BBR pl. 65)