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Ashurbanipal 1009
(1') (No translation possible) (3') [...] before ... [...] for [my] troops [...] were constantly searching for [...]. They [cam]e to me and k[issed my feet. ...], the magnani[mous (and) forbearing one, ...]. (8') (No translation possible)
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 101
Claims Ashurbanipal salted sixty leagues of Elamite territory — one of the few royal inscriptions quantifying the deliberate ecological devastation used to permanently disable a conquered region.
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1010
(o 1') [...] (the god) Aššur [...] ... [... the goddess Išta]r, the lady who loves me, ... [...] ... to/for [... from] my childhood until I became an adult, I took hold of the he[m of] her [divinit]y (and) I constantly followed [... (5´) ...] she guarded (me) with her benevole[nt] protection [...] I made [..., h]er hand, which [sustains] my life, guided me [...] she constantly kept sending [me message(s) from] my ecstatics [...] I killed my enemies (and) flattened ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] (r 1') [...] I went ... [...] ... [... i]nside the mountains, his watering place, [..., I captured]…
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1011
(1') [...] ... [...] in [...], the king of the land Ela[m, ...] I brought [out and ...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1012
(1') [...] ... [...] I sent to him and [...]. (3') [RN, (...,) his brothers], his [fa]mily, (and) the seed of hi[s] father’s house [... the eun]uch of mine whom [I had sent] to inquire abo[ut his well-being ... (5´) ..., whom ...] ... had confined [in prison, ... they] cra[wled naked upon] their [belli]es [and ...].
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1013
(o 1') [...] ... [...]s and the noble(s), who(m) my ancestors ... [... to d]eliver payment, which [...] yearly [...] trusted [...], like an eagle [whose dwelling] is situated in a mountain cleft, [...] whose settlements are [s]ituated [...], whose forces are organized (and) [whose] troo[ps are ...]. (o 6') [The deities ...], Nabû, Sîn, Ištar, (and) Nergal, who march at [my] side, [...] ... the assault of troops (and) the setting of an atta[ck] in motion, [...] and they became terrified. They foolishly forgot [...] royal ..., including all of his extens[ive] troops, (10´) [...], (and) his…
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1014
(A 1') [...] (the god) Aššur ... [...] the one who holds god and king [..., ...], his [..., ...] in the assembly of [..., ...] the command(s) of [the god Š]amaš and the god Adad ... [... (A 5´) ..., who ...] the four quarters (of the world) as on[e, ..., the one who] ... [the kin]gship of Assyria [...]. (A 7') [...] his furious [...] in a cr[afty] maneuver [...] to save his (own) life, to [..., he ... the w]ill of his great divinity [... (A 10´) ... the bo]rder of the city Ḫarrān ... [...] his benevolent [protecti]on (and) [his beneficent] aegis [...] the son of the king, who(m)ever [...]. (A 13') (No translation possible) (Traces of 1 or 2 signs in 9 lines)
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1015
(1') (No translation possible) (4') [...] he [...] my [lord]ly/[roy]al [...] ...s without [... he] was regularly receivin[g ... my] furious m[ood was not paci]fied [...]. I sent him a messag[e of ...] Chaldeans [...] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1016
(o 1') (No translation possible) (o 4') [...] he did not [...] without divine approval [...]. (o 6'a) I myself, by the command of (the god) A[ššur, ...] ... [his/my] weapons [...] who/they were eating [his/their] fo[od ...] for m[y] troops [...] ... [...]. Reverse completely missing
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1017
(o 1) The Elamite [...] ... [...] (r 1') On account of the evil deed(s), [may he/they ...] from his progeny, [...] the thr[one (of) ... May he/they ...] through his gaze.
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1018
(1') [...] ... [...] ... he incited to become hostile ... [... to wag]e armed battle and wa[r ..., the gods/deities ...], (and) Nabû, the great gods, [... (5´) ...] who/they stood [... I did not fo]rget and [...] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1019
(A 1') [... the god E]nlil [...] ... (A 3') [...] prize bul[l(s) ... he] fled an[d ... Ashur]banipal [...] him. (B 1') (No translation possible)
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 102
Documents Ashurbanipal's campaign against Ḫidalu — including the removal of its gods to Assyria — a concrete instance of the deliberate religious humiliation used to subordinate a conquered people.
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1020
(1') [...] ... [...] I did [n]ot say [...]. In/from ... [... he se]nt [his mounted messenger] to inquire about [my] wel[l-being ...] ... which ... he blocked/decided [... (5´) ...] ... not ... [... he p]l[a]ced them [...] arranged [...] ... lie[s ...] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1021
(1') [... upon] it. [...] ... [... an]d silver [... (5´) ... in] its [e]ntirety. [...] ... I made [...] reside [...]. (7') [...] great [..., ...] I filled (it) with [splen]dor. [...] I had [...] made and [... (10´) ...] its [...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1022
(1') [... (of)] my [...], which [..., which] he (Sennacherib) had built [...] the terrace [... (5´) ...] I covere[d tall columns with shi]ny [copper (and) ...]. (6'b) [Eḫ]ulḫul, the templ[e of the god Sîn, which ..., the s]on of [..., had built, ...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1023
(1') (No translation possible) (4') [... l]apis lazuli, (and) pappardilû-stone, pre[cious] stone(s), [... (5´) ...] cypress, sweet reed(s), all of the aromatics, which [... the goddess Šer]ūa, the queen, and the god Nabû [..., ... whose horns and h]ooves are perfect, fattened sheep, [...]. I offered sumptuous offerings ... [...] ... of (the god) Aššur [...] to/for Esagil, which [... (10´) ...] ... [...], his creator, the da[is of ... who is en]trusted with al[l of ...]. (12') (No translation possible)
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1024
(o 1) [For the goddess Zarpanītu, ...] ... of the goddesses, the heroic o[ne of the gods ..., the one who] is endowed with [sexual cha]rm (and) who bears the awe-inspir[ing radiance, ..., who pu]rifies all the lord[s ..., for]emost of the earth, whose pre[cious] cultic rites [are ..., (5) ... the pr]aise of all [...] ... deliberation and counsel, the daug[hter of ...] that was given to her (lit: “him”), the totality (of) [...]; (o 8) [...] exalted [lady], goddess of pleasure who [...] to/for [...] — the holy shrine — [... (10) ... who does] not [... the de]cision of the gods Anu, Enlil, and…
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1025
Obverse completely missing (r 1') [...] may she [... the men]tion of his venerated name [...] the pleasure bed at night that [... may] she grant me [progeny] and expa[nd my offspring ... (rev. 5´) ...] may she strengthen my [...] and may she [...] may she have [...]s written [...] daily may she remi[nd ...] ... may th[ey] constantly bless [...] good thing(s) [...]. Subscript completely missing
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1026
(o 1') [... the me]ntion of his lordly majesty ... [...] ... [...] they (the gods) were constantly [im]ploring him for (my) life ... [...] I had [... of the go]ds written therein and [...]. (r 3) [... o]n you, may your divinity accept (and) [may your] m[ind desire ...] a singer with a lyre, the abode of the god Dunga, (in) the month Addaru (XII), [... (rev. 5) ...] may [(the command for) ...] come forth [from] your [lips]. Always remem[ber ..., ...], make firm the foundation(s) of [my royal] throne. [...]. May your holy [...]. (r 8) [...] may [... a] pleasure bed [...] ... [... (rev. 10) ...] ... and ... [...] the goddess Zarpanīt[u ...] ... [...] ... [...]
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1027
(o 1') [...] ... [...], the priest, the true vice-regent, who provides for Ez[ida, ...], the capable ruler who comprehends the wisdom of the god Nabû, [...]; (to) who(m) the great gods [...] to dire[ct ..., (...)], (5´) and to restore the work of temple[(s), ...], a just scepter (and) a true staff [for ...]; (o 7') (for whom) the gods Aššur, Bel (Marduk), and Nabû [...] h[is] aid; the one who carries out in full the instruction(s) of (the god) Aššur and the god Mar[duk ...], the one who (re)-established your privileged status, the one who [...]; (10´) who, at the name of the god Nabû, his…
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1028
Obverse completely missing (r 1') [...] ... [...] may he ... [...]. (r 3') That which (is written) upon the wild bulls of Borsippa [(...)].
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1029
(o 1) [For the god Nergal, perfect warrior, mightiest of the gods, foremost hero, powerful lord, (...)] ..., [king of battle, lord of strength and power, lord of the Deluge that brings abo]ut devas[tation, the exalted son of the god Enlil, powerful one among the gods, his brothers, child of the goddess Kutuša]r (Mullissu), the gr[eat] queen, [who marches at the side of the king, his favorite, and kills his foes, (who) cuts d]own the en[emy, (5) (who) spares the ruler who reveres him from plague, (who) grant]s him mighty vic[tor]ie[s], who resides in Emeslam, the holy shrine that is inside…
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 103
Records Ashurbanipal's systematic devastation of Elam — gods deported, sixty leagues salted — documenting the Assyrian theology of conquest in which plundering enemy cult statues physically broke divine protection.
LawReligion & MythAshurbanipal 1030
(1) The god Aššur and the [grea]t gods [w]ho [sta]nd at the side of the king, their fav[or]ite, and [who] cut down [(all of)] his [en]emies: (4) [...], king of the world, [...], ... [...], (5) son of [..., ...]: (8b) The god [Aššur, the father of the go]ds, ... determined [a roya]l destiny as my lot [(while I was) in my mother’s wo]m[b (and) ...]; the god Enlil [nominated] me for ruling over the land and people; the gods Sîn and Šamaš discussed with each other favorable omens concerning the stability of my r[eign]; (and) the gods Nabû (and) Marduk granted me a broad mind (and) extensive…
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 104
Preserves the standard Assyrian royal prayer formula — longevity, dynastic continuity, victory over enemies — attesting the ideological template Sargonid kings imposed on monumental self-presentation in the mid-seventh century BCE.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 105
Preserves Ashurbanipal's framing of his brother Šamaš-šuma-ukīn's revolt as sacrilege — specifically the theft of cult centers the king had personally restored — casting civil war as divine betrayal rather than political rebellion.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 106
Records Tammarītu of Elam's mocking words about the beheading of Teumman and Ummanigaš's submission — then Aššur's divine retribution, linking Assyrian war propaganda directly to theological justification for punishing vassal insolence.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 107
Tammarītu's groveling submission at Nineveh — crawling naked, kissing royal feet, sweeping the ground with his beard — documents the ritual humiliation Assyria imposed on deposed Elamite claimants after the civil war of the 650s BCE.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 108
Records Ištar of Arbela appearing in a dream to reassure Assyrian troops afraid to ford the Idide River — direct evidence of divine-oracle legitimation woven into Ashurbanipal's Elamite campaign narratives.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 109
Places the Arab king Uaiteʾ of Sumuʾil in a dog collar at the city gate — one of the few royal inscriptions to specify this particular humiliation for a defeated vassal who broke his oath to Assyria.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 110
Records Urarṭian king Sarduri III's submission of audience gifts and renewed diplomatic ties to Ashurbanipal — rare cuneiform evidence of the northern kingdom's shift from rival to tributary in the late 7th century BCE.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 111
A fragmentary Sargonid royal inscription invoking the Assyrian state pantheon — Šarrat-Kidmuri, Ištar of Arbela, Ninurta, Nergal, and Nusku — preserving partial evidence of the ritual and ceremonial language binding kingship to divine favour.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 112
Preserves Ashurbanipal's ultimatum to the Elamite king Indabibi — threatening Susa, Madaktu, and Ḫidalu and invoking the fate of Teumman — documenting Assyrian coercive diplomacy in the final years of Elamite independence.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 113
Invokes the full Assyrian-Babylonian pantheon — Aššur to Nabû — in a single royal inscription, attesting the late Sargonid formula for anchoring royal authority in the consent of every major deity.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 114
Traces Ashurbanipal's conquests 'from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea,' encoding the Assyrian imperial ideology of universal kingship through its titulary and campaign narrative.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 115
Records Ashurbanipal's completion and gold-cladding of Eḫursaggalkurkurra, Aššur's chief temple, linking royal construction piety to divinely ordained kingship in the Sargonid tradition.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 116
Records Ashurbanipal's restoration of Marduk's cult furniture — bed, canopy, and chariot — in Babylon, anchoring the Assyrian king's claim to legitimate rule over the south through priestly service to the Babylonian god.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 117
Records Ashurbanipal's first campaign against the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa, framing the reconquest of Memphis as divine mandate — a rare Assyrian first-person account of the struggle for Egypt that cross-checks both biblical and Egyptian sources.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 118
Names Necho, Šarru-lū-dāri, and Pa-qruru as Assyrian-installed client kings in Egypt, giving the Assyrian court's own account of the vassal network Esarhaddon built along the Nile delta.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 119
Attests Ashurbanipal's reinstatement of Egyptian vassals who had fled Taharqa's advance, then pivots to the Elamite war against Urtaku — threading two simultaneous imperial crises in one royal account.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 120
A fragmentary Sargonid royal inscription invoking Ištar's authority over the king's enemies — one of many RINAP 5 witnesses preserving the theological language that legitimised Neo-Assyrian military campaigns.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 121
Names Elamite dynasts Ḫumban-ḫaltaš II and Teumman alongside the Kushite pharaoh Tanutamon, placing Assyria's simultaneous western and eastern military pressures within a single royal record.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 122
Chronicles Assyria's defeat of the Nubian pharaoh Tanutamun and the installation of a local client-king at Athribis — the primary cuneiform record of Assyrian military dominance over Egypt in the 660s BCE.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 123
Narrates Ashurbanipal's sack of Thebes (663 BCE) — the deepest Egyptian penetration by an Assyrian army — and catalogues the city's looted treasures, corroborating the biblical lament in Nahum 3:8–10.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 124
Records Ashurbanipal's naval blockade of Tyre — cutting off food and water to the island city — one of the few cuneiform accounts of Assyrian siege warfare at sea.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 125
A Lydian ruler dreams that Ashur commands him to grasp Ashurbanipal's feet — and then defeats the Cimmerians: one of the clearest surviving texts linking Assyrian royal ideology to a foreign vassal's military success.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 126
Narrates Ashurbanipal's defeat of the Elamite king Teumman at the Ulai River and his installation of client rulers in Elam — direct royal testimony to the Assyrian policy of dynastic partition as an instrument of imperial control.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 127
Names Undasu, son of the Elamite king Teumman, and Šamaš-šuma-ukīn's messengers in a battle context, adding onomastic and diplomatic detail to the Assyro-Elamite wars of the 650s BCE.
LawReligion & Myth
Ashurbanipal 128
Records Ashurbanipal's claim to have defeated Teumman of Elam and seized Bīt-Imbî, situating this Assyrian-Elamite war within the king's own ideological framing of divinely sanctioned conquest.
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