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Page 223 / 370

~1300 BCE·Middle BabylonianEditorial

ZA 065, 224, UM 29-16-299

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — ZA 065, 224, UM 29-16-299. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1300 BCE·Middle Babylonian

Editorial

ZA 101, 294-308

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) ?) — ZA 101, 294-308. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle BabylonianEditorial

AuOr 15, 195-200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — AuOr 15, 195-200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~1300 BCE·Middle BabylonianEditorial

HSS 05, 055

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — HSS 05, 055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

KAJ 302

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — KAJ 302. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

Kress 242

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — Kress 242. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianEditorial

LKA 112

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)) — LKA 112. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~1300 BCE·Middle BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 016

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)) — YOS 15, 016. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal 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…

Law·Religion & Myth

~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal 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…

Law·Religion & Myth

~875 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Ashurnasirpal 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…

Law·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),…

Law

~800 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari III 2018 add

(1') who resides in the ciy Dūr-kat[limmu, the] holy [shrine], his beloved abode, the great lord, his lord: (3') Pālil-ēreš, [the gover]nor of the land R[asappa], the city [Nēmed-Ištar, (and) the city Apk]u, had a gol[den sw]ord made and made and presented an image of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, his lord, to the god Salmānu (Text: “Adad-nārārī, king of Assyria”), his lord, who protects the throne of his priesthood, to give into his hands the scepter that shepherds the people, for the well-being of his seed, the well-being of the people of Assyria and the well-being of Assyria, to…

ZA 065, 224, UM 29-16-299

ZA 101, 294-308

AuOr 15, 195-200

HSS 05, 055

KAJ 302

Kress 242

LKA 112

YOS 15, 016

Ashurnasirpal II 140 add (Ashurnasirpal II 141 add)

Ashurnasirpal II 151 add

Ashurnasirpal II 152 add

Adad-nerari III 02

Adad-nerari III 2018 add

ArOr 37, 473-521

BA 10/1, 082

BAM 1, 007

BAM 2, 118

BAM 3, 245

BAM 4, 325

BAM 4, 342

BAM 7, 002 b2

BAM 7, 002 b3

BAM 7, 002 b4

BAM 7, 002 b5

BAM 7, 011 l

BAM 7, 024 y2

CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 008

CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 017

CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 018

CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 006

CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 008

CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 009

CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002

CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 012

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 035

Geers Heft G p. 011

K 15340

KAR 121

Rm 0953

1848-11-04, 0282

1848-11-04, 0283

1879-07-08, 0043

1880-07-19, 0034

1880-07-19, 0281

1882-03-23, 0006

1882-03-23, 0088

1883-01-18, 0492

1883-01-18, 0865

1883-01-18, 0877