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~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 093. Mannu-de’iq Donates his Son to Ninurta (ADD 0641)

(1) To Ninurta of Calah — (3) Mannu-de'iq, shield bearer of the eunuch, has presented Nabû-maqtu-šatbi, his son, (stamp seal impressions) (5) to Ninurta, the powerful, the mightiest of the gods, the warrior, for the life of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, to Ninurta of Calah as a gift. (10) Whoever takes him away from Ninurta, whether his prefect, his commander-of-fifty, his un[cle], his cousin, or [his ...], by force or through vi[ndication] — (15) May Ninurta defeat him with a merciless weapon. May Gula place a never-healing sore on his body. May Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth,…

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 097. Private Votive Donation to Nabu (NARGD 37)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) 100 rams [......] (3) he has cleared (of claims) and [donated] to Nabû, [his lord]. (4) Whoever raises a claim against t[hose] people and tries to assert his authority over them, may the mighty king, lord of lords, [...], Marduk and [his] s[pous]e Zarpanitu make his dynasty disappear from the land; may Nabû, the scribe of Esaggil, shorten his long days and may Tašmetu, the spouse of Nabû, speak unfavourably of him in the presence of her husband Nabû. (r 2) May Ištar dwelling in Arbela fill him with leprosy and cut off his entrance to temple and palace, and [may] Ninur…

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 047. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 24)

(Beginning destroyed) (royal seal impression) (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 093. Mannu-de’iq Donates his Son to Ninurta (ADD 0641)

SAA 12 097. Private Votive Donation to Nabu (NARGD 37)

SAA 12 047. Fragment of Land Grant (NARGD 24)

Enlil-naṣir I 1

Enlil-naṣir I 1002

Ititi 1

Naram-Sin 01add

SAA 12 001. Adad-nerari III Grants Land to Aššur to Provide Offerings (KAV 094)

SAA 12 002. Possibly Part of No. 1 (KAV 117)

SAA 12 024. Esarhaddon Grants Land to Provide Regular Offerings (STT 049)

SAA 12 036. Aššur-etel-ilani Exempts a Cohort Commander from Taxes (NARGD 14)

SAA 12 048. Part of Land Grant for Temple Offerings (STT 044)

SAA 12 053. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant (ADD 0752)

SAA 12 068. Late Copy of a Decree of Tukulti-Ninurta for the Temple of Šarrat-nipha (PKTA 32-33)

SAA 12 070. Unplaced Fragment of the Text of No. 69 (NARGD 45)

SAA 12 071. Decree of Regular Offerings for the Aššur Temple by Adad-nerari III (NARGD 46)

SAA 12 072. Fragment of the Text of No. 71 (NARGD 47)

SAA 12 073. Prism Fragment Containing Part of the Text of No.71 (NARGD 48)

SAA 12 074. Fragment of Decree of Adad-nerari III (KAH 116)

SAA 12 080. Schedule of Wine Offerings by the Magnates to the Aššur Temple (KAV 079)

SAA 12 081. Schedule of Distribution of Meat from Offerings (PKTA 35)

SAA 12 082. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (ARRIM 1, 13)

SAA 12 083. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (BaM24 239+)

SAA 12 084. Text Duplicating No. 83 (CTN 4 256)

SAA 12 085. Adad-nerari Adds the Land of Hindanu to the Territory of Raṣappa (AAA 20 105+)

SAA 12 086. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to his Newly-built Akitu Temple (PKTA 27)

SAA 12 087. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to the Temple of Zababa and Babu (KAV 039)

SAA 12 088. Gift of Sennacherib for Esarhaddon (ABL 1452)

SAA 12 091. Memorandum Concerning Votive Donation (STT 406+)

SAA 12 098. Aššur-reṣuwa Donates Property and People to Nabu (SAAB 01 59)

Ṣilulu 1

Son of Urdanum 2001

Zarriqum 2001 / Amar-Suena 2001

Sennacherib 001

Sennacherib 002

Sennacherib 003

Sennacherib 005

Sennacherib 007

Sennacherib 008

Sennacherib 010

Sennacherib 011

Sennacherib 012

Sennacherib 013

Sennacherib 015

Sennacherib 016

Sennacherib 017

Sennacherib 018

Sennacherib 020

Sennacherib 022

Sennacherib 024