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~655 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 264

(1') [...] ... [...] pure [food offer]ings, anything ... set out before you. (2') [... m]e, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the servant (who is) the favorite of your heart, [...] ... (and) the just shepherdship that you bestow at your command, [...] the preservation of (my) life ... [...] a [b]right spirit ... Grant ... as a gift, ... come to my aid and always stand in for me, kill m[y] enemy, (and) make the foundation of my royal throne as secure as a mountain for eternity. (r 5b) When this ceremonial wagon becomes dilapidated and old, may one of the kings, [my] descendants, restore its…

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~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 265

(1') [At that time], I sought the (original) emplacement [of Edimgalkalama, (which is inside (the city) Dēr), the temple of Great Anu], the gr[eat] lord, [my lord, which had become old, ...] ... [I had (it) built anew] with the craf[t of the god Kulla, …, (and) ma]de (it) as high as a mountain. (3'b) On account of this, [may] Great Anu, the exalted lord, [look upon this] wor[k with pleasure]. Determine [for me — Ash]urbanipal, king of Assyria, the ruler who reveres you — as my fate a long life, fulln[ess of old age, good health, ha]ppiness, and a bright spirit. Make me stand [ov]er my…

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 266

(1) [For the goddess] Sutītu, his [la]dy: Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, presented (this object) for the sake of his [lif]e.

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 267

(1) For the goddess Su[tītu], his lady: As[hurbanipal], king of Assyria, prese[nted] (this object) for the sake of his life.

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 268

(1) [Palace of Ashurbani]pal, kin[g of Assyria].

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 269

(1) Palace of Ashurbanipal, grea[t] king, [strong king, kin]g of the world, king of Assyria.

Law·Religion & Myth

~655 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 5

Ashurbanipal 270

(1) Palace of Ashurbanipal, [great king, stro]ng [king], king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.

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Ashurbanipal 270

SAA 14 010. The Lady Urkittu-tašmanni Buys a Girl (667-XI-2) (ADD 0315)

SAA 14 028. Kiṣir-Aššur Lends Silver (*637) (ADD 0046)

SAA 14 044. Kakkullanu Leases Land in Bit-abi-ila’i (*623-V-18) (NALK App I)

SAA 14 056. Aššur-šumu-ka’’in, King’s Cohort Commander, Buys Three Men (ADD 0252)

SAA 14 058. Fragment of a Conveyance Text

SAA 14 062. (no title) (ADD 0805)

SAA 14 063. Ah-abu Buys an Estate of 20 Hectares in Ṭab-pa[…] (669)

SAA 14 067. Nergal-[...], Chariot Driver, Buys a Slave (668-XII-10) (ADD 0184)

SAA 14 070. Buraqa Lends One Mina and 4 1/2 Shekels of Silver (667-VII-20) (ADD 1187)

SAA 14 071. Inner Tablet of the Preceding Text (ADD 1186)

SAA 14 075. Ubri, Aramean Scribe, Lends Sheep and Silver (661-I) (ADD 0782)

SAA 14 078. Nabu’a Buys a Slave (659) (ADD 1241)

SAA 14 082. Ṭab-šar-Aššur Lends One Mina of Silver (655-VII-11) (ADD 1192)

SAA 14 084. Court Decision on Behalf of Zeru-[...] (653-II-20) (ADD 0096+)

SAA 14 090. Se-haya Buys [...] (649?) (ADD 1162)

SAA 14 094. Amurri Lends One Mina of Silver (*646-IV-9) (ADD 0025)

SAA 14 101. Bani-ahu’a Lends 50 Minas of Copper Against a Pledge (*642-II-5) (ADD 0061)

SAA 14 102. Hala-šuri Buys a House (*642-III-1) (ADD 0329)

SAA 14 108. Nur-Šamaš Lends Silver Against a Pledge (*637-III) (ADD 1193)

SAA 14 111. Ahu-iddina Inherits a House in Nineveh (*636?-II-27) (ADD 1252)

SAA 14 126. Iata Leases 50 Hectares of Land (Iraq 32 08)

SAA 14 127. Gabbu-ilani-ereš Buys an Estate in Samanu (Iraq 32 03)

SAA 14 134. Barley Loan (665-XI-30) (Iraq 32 15)

SAA 14 135. A Fragmentary Loan (663-VI-18) (ADD 0056)

SAA 14 142. Fragmentary Sales Document (651) (ADD 0574)

SAA 14 144. Purchase of a Workroom (650?) (ADD 0342)

SAA 14 149. Purchase of a House in Nineveh (*641-V-13) (ADD 0340)

SAA 14 151. Purchase of an Estate in Bit-Sasana (*633-XII-14) (Iraq 32 04)

SAA 14 153. Purchase of a Girl (ADD 0193)

SAA 14 154. Abdunu Buys a Girl (*627-VIII-14) (ADD 0311)

SAA 14 163. Nabu-iqbi Lends 17 Shekels of Silver (*622-VIII-21) (ADD 0088)

SAA 14 167. Purchase of a House (*620-XI-17) (Iraq 32 09)

SAA 14 172. [...]-Marduk Lends Silver (*612-VI-18) (ADD 1161)

SAA 14 181. Šamaš-abu’a, Horse Trainer, Lends Silver Against a Pledge (ADD 0078)

SAA 14 183. A Court Decision on Behalf of Ah-abu (ADD 0171)

SAA 14 187. Baniti Buys Donkeys (ZA 73 01)

SAA 14 194. Fragmentary Purchase Document of Il-gabbe (ADD 0459)

SAA 14 200. Bringing Witnesses to Court (ADD 0101A)

SAA 14 208. Slaves for Nabu-šumu-uṣur (ADD 1243)

SAA 14 212. Riba-ilu Buys a Boy (ADD 0314)

SAA 14 224. Kubaba-eriba Lends 10 Shekels of Silver (ADD 0013)

SAA 14 226. (no title) (ADD 0107)

SAA 14 231. A Fragmentary Silver Loan (ADD 0012)