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~1300 BCE·Middle Assyrian

RIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1003

(1') I built the holy dwelling of the god Aššur, [my lord], and established (it) as the residence of the king [of the gods, the great] mountain. (3'b) May a [future] ruler renovate [its] dilapidated section(s) (and) [return] my inscribed name to [its] place. The god Aššur [will (then) listen] to his prayers.

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1004

(1) (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1006

(1') (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1007

(1') shrine [... his] divine dwelling [...] I built [...]. I refaced [...] in [...]. I named the temple [...]. (5'b) [(As for) the one who removes my] inscription [and my name], may the god Aššur, [my lord, overthrow his kingship (and) make] his name (and) his seed [disappear from the land].

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1008

(1) (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1009

(ii' 6') I trusted in the god Aššur and the [great] gods and [fought] with [them. I brought about] their defeat, [scattered] their forces, [filled] the meadows with the blood of their warriors [...]. The kings and the land [...] equally [...]

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 1010

(1') (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 11

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of (the god) Aššur, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, true shepherd, loved one of the goddess Ištar, subduer of the land Qutû to (is) full extent; son of Shalmaneser (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (15) At that time, (as for) the temple of the Assyrian Ištar, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, my ancestor, the vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, a king who came before me, had previously built, 720 years had passed (and) that temple had become…

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 12

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (I), (who was) also king of Assyria. (7) At that time, (as for) the temple of the Assyrian Ištar, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, my ancestor, a ruler (who came before me), had previously built, that temple had become dilapidated and I cleared away its dilapidated section(s). I changed its site. (18) As an addition, I built a šaḫūru-house and (lofty) towers. I established a throne-dais for the abode of the goddess Ištar, my lady. I built (it) from its foundations to its crenellations.

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 13

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords, ruler of rulers, ruler, lord of all, conqueror of the rebellious — those who do not submit to (him and) who are hostile to (the god) Aššur — defeater of the rulers of the land Qutû, as far as the land Meḫri, disperser of the forces of the land Šubarû and the remote Naʾiri lands as far as the border of Makan, strong king, capable in battle, the one who shepherds the four quarters at the heels of the god Šamaš, am I; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, king of Assyria; (and) son of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 14

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, chosen of (the god) Aššur, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, true shepherd, loved one of the goddess Ištar, subduer of the land Qutû to (its) full extent; son of Shalmaneser (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (9) At that time, (as for) the temple of the goddess Dinitu, my lady, which the kings who came before me had previously built, that temple had been dilapidated, crumbled, and in ruin since the reign of Adad-nārārī (I), the vice-regent of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 15

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria. (5) At that time, the temple of the goddess Dinitu, my lady, which Ilu-šūma, a king who came before me, had built, that temple had become dilapidated and old. I cleared away its dilapidated section(s) (and) I reached its foundation pit. I built (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I deposited my commemorative inscription (therein). (18) May a future ruler renovate its dilapidated section(s) (and) return my inscribed name to its place. (The god) Aššur will (then) listen to his prayer…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 16

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of kings, lord of lords, ruler of rulers, ruler, lord of all, conqueror of the rebellious — those who do not submit (to him and) who are hostile to the god Aššur — defeater of the rulers of the land Qutû, as far as the land Meḫri, disperser of the forces of the land Šubarû and the remote Naʾiri lands as far as the border of Makan, strong king, capable in battle, the one who shepherds the four quarters (of the world) at the heels of the god Šamaš, am I; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, king of Assyria;…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 17

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (5) At that time, (as for) the temple of the goddess Ninuaittu (Nunaittu), my lady, which the kings who came before me had previously built, that temple had become dilapidated and old. Shalmaneser (I), my father, the vice-regent of the god Aššur, cleared away its dilapidated section(s) (and) reached its foundation pit. He laid its foundations (and) built that temple, raising (it)…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 18

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, conqueror of the rebellious — those who do not submit (to him and) who are hostile to the god Aššur — defeater of all of the unsubmissive rebels (of) the lands of the Uqumanî and Papḫû, crusher of the land Katmuḫi (and) the army of the land Qutû — difficult mountain (regions) — disperser of the forces of the land Šubarû to (its) full extent, overwhelmer of all of the unsubmissive (of) the lands Alzi (and) Purulumzi, the legitimate ruler who marches about in the four quarters (of the world) with the support of the god…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 19

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria; (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also king of Assyria. (3b) At that time, (as for) the ancient wall of my city, Aššur, which the kings who came before me had previously built, it had become dilapidated and old. I cleared away its dilapidated section(s). I renovated (and) restored that wall. (6b) A large moat, which no king who came before me had previously built: I dug a large moat around the wall.…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 20

(1') [who regularly received the tribute of their lands and the produce of] their mountains, [...] foremost [purification priest ... (As) with a bridle he controlled the lands Katmuḫi], Bušše, [Alzi], (A)madani, [Niḫani, Alaya, Tepurzi, Purulumzi, (and) the entirety of the wide land Šubarû and made (their) kings] — their [comma]nders — [bow down] at his feet, [... who became] lord and the district of [... who cut straight] as a string [through the rocky mountains ... who did battle with] forty kings of the N[aʾiri] lands, [brought about the defeat of their army, fastened bronze clasps to the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 2001

(1) For the goddess Ištar, the great lady: (2) For the life of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, [his] lord, Libūr-zānin-A[ššur], a eunuch of the king, dedicated (this) [for] his life.

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 21

(1') [who regularly received the tribute of] their lands and [the produce of their mountains, ... designate of the god] Anu, the one who with [his] fierce valor [made the rulers (and) all of the kings bow down (at his feet), ... overwhelmer of all of the unsubmissive (of) the lands Alzi] and Purulumzi [...] who [took over the rule of] all of the land Šu[barû ...] exalted priest [... who] regularly vied with [...] with bronze clasps [... valiant hero, creature] of the god Adad who [brought about] the defeat [of ...] favorite of the god Ninurta, the one who [controlled all (four) quarters (of…

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 22

(39) At that time, the god Aššur-Enlil, my lord, requested of me a cult center on the bank opposite my city and he commanded me to build his sanctuary. Beside the desired object of the gods (the city Aššur), I built a large cult center, the abode of my royal majesty, (and) I called it Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta. Inside it, I completed the temple(s) of the deities Aššur, Adad, Šamaš, Ninurta, Nusku, Nergal, Sebetti, and Ištar, the great gods, my lords. (45b) I made the Pattu-mēšari (canal) flow as a wide (stream) to its sanctuaries. From the produce of the waters of that canal, I arranged for…

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 23

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world), chosen of the gods Aššur and Šamaš, am I, attentive ruler, the king (who is) the choice of the god Enlil, the one who shepherded his land in green pastures with his beneficent staff, foremost purification priest, designate of the god Anu, the one who with his fierce valor subdued rulers (and) all of the kings, true shepherd, desired of the god Ea, the one who has established in victory his names over the four quarters (of the world), exalted priest,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 24

(6) [...] attentive ruler, [...] creature of the god Ea, ... king of kings, fierce anger [...] the god Adad [...] intelligence of [...] courageous, destructive weapon of the gods, Deluge in battle, [...] the ferocious, the incontestable attacker, select of the goddess Ištar — the lady of the gods of heaven (and) netherworld, the loved one of the Igīgū gods — strong king, king of Assyria and king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), king of Sumer and Akkad, king of Sippar and Babylon, king of Dilmun and Meluḫḫa, king of the Upper and Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 25

(r 1) [With the support of the gods …, I approached Kaštiliašu, the king of Karduniaš (Babylonia)], to do [battle. I brought about the defeat of his armies and struck down his warriors]. In the midst of that battle, I captured Kaštiliašu, the king of the Kassites. I brought him bound as a captive into the presence of the god Aššur, my lord. I became the lord of Sumer and Akkad to its full extent. I stood over them with joy and excellence. (r 9) At that time, the god Aššur, my lord, requested of me a cult center on the bank opposite my city, the desired object of [the gods] (the city Aššur),…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 26

(1) [For] the god Aššur, the great lord, the father of the gods, [his lord]: Tukultī-Ninurta (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-[regent of the god Aššur], (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) [also] appointee of the god [Enlil] (and) vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) [When] the god Aššur sent [me] to the [Naʾiri] lands [and] the lands on the coast of the [Upper] Sea, I swept over with my raging warfare (and) conquered all of the Naʾiri [lands] and the lands on the coast of the Upper Sea. I became lord over…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 27

(1) Cult platform of the god Nusku, the chief vizier of Ekur, the bearer of the just scepter, the courtier of the gods Aššur and Enlil who daily repeats the prayers of Tukultī-Ninurta (I) — the king, his beloved — in the presence of the gods Aššur and Enlil and a destiny of power [for him] within Ekur [...] may he [pronounce ... the god Ašš]ur, [my] lord, [...] forever.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 28

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria: Booty of Kardu(niaš) (Babylonia). As for the one who removes my inscription (and) my name, may (the god) Aššur (and) the god Adad make his name disappear from the land. (4) This seal was given as a gift from Assyria to Akkad. I, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, after six hundred years conquered Babylon and took it out from the property of Babylon. (8) Property of Šagarakti-Šuriaš, king of the world. (9) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmane(ser) (I), king of Assyria: [Booty] of Karduniaš…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 29

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), king of Assyria. (3) Property of Uṣur-namkūr-šarri, the district-governor of Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 30

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world: Belonging to Elugalumunkurkurra, the New Palace.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 31

(1) Palace of [Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world], son of Shalmaneser (I), [king of the world], (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) [also] king of the world.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 32

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world.

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 35

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world: Belonging to Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 36

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world, (and) son of Adad-nārārī (I), (who was) also king of the world: Belonging to Elugalumunkurkurra, the New Palace of the Inner City.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 37

(1) Palace of Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, son of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria: Belonging to Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 39

(1) [Tukul]tī-[Ninurta (I), ...], loved one of the god Aššur, [...]; king of kings, [lord of lords, ruler of] rulers, [...] attentive shepherd, [...], the one who gladdens [the heart of (the god) Aššur, the one whose conduct is pleasing to] the gods [of heaven and netherworld], the one who [constantly makes abundant the offerings for all of the gods].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 40

(1) (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 41

(1) (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 42

(1') (No translation warranted.)

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~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 43add

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), king of the world, strong king, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all of the people, exalted priest, chosen of (the god) Aššur and Enlil, attentive ruler, creature of the gods Anu and Ea, the capable, the ferocious, loved one of the gods Šamaš and Adad, valiant dragon, favourite of the gods Marduk and Zababa, exceeding in strength, the strong one whose support is the god Ninurta — the hero of weapons — loved one of the divine power (manifest in) the goddess Ištar’s banquet, true shepherd, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper…

Law·Religion & Myth

~1300 BCE·Middle AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta I 44add

(1) Tukultī-Ninurta (I), strong king, king of all of the people, ruler, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, the foremost purification priest, ruler of rulers, the able favourite of the god Enlil, true shepherd, king (whose) decree cannot be rivalled, designate of the god Anu, the one who understands, the wise one, who reaches the utmost boundaries of wisdom, the beloved of the god Niššiku (Ea), the pure one, worthy representative of kingship (lit. “scepter and crown”), designate of the god Sîn, root of lordliness, attentive ruler, creature of the god Šamaš (and) his offspring, king of kings,…

Law·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 8

Standard titulary of Adad-nārārī II anchoring his legitimacy through two generations of royal descent, attesting the formulaic language by which Assyrian kings asserted dynastic continuity around 900 BCE.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 1

(1) Adad-nārārī (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of all the four quarters (of the world), the one selected by (the god) Aššur, attentive ruler, the one who acts with the support of the gods Aššur and Ninurta, the great gods, his lords, and (thereby) has struck down his foes; (5) son of Aššur-dān (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria. (8) In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year, when I sat on…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 1002

(1) [Image of Adad-nārārī (II)], strong [king], king of the world, [king of] Assyria, son of Aššur-d[ān (II), king of the world, king of] Assyria, son of Ti[glath-piles]er (II), (who was) also [king of the universe (and) king of] Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 2

(1) [The god Aššur, ...; the god Enlil, ...]; the god [Sîn, king of the lunar disk], lord of brilliance; [the god Šamaš, judge of] heaven and netherworld, commander of all; the god Marduk, sage of the gods, lord of oracles; the god Nin[urta, warrior of] the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods; the god Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; the god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter, circumspect god; the goddess Mullissu, spouse of the god Enlil, mother of the great gods; (and) the goddess Ištar, foremost in heaven and netherworld, who is consummate in the canons of combat; (5) the great gods who take firm…

Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 3

(r 1') (No translation possible.) (r 11'b) [... and deposited] my [commemorative inscrip]tions. (r 12'b) [May a future ruler restore it (and) return my inscribed name t]o its place. [(The god) Aššur, the great lord, will (then) listen to his prayers]. (r 13'b) [(As for) the one who removes] my [insc]riptions [and my name, may (the god) Aššur overthrow his kingship (and)] make [his name (and) his seed] disappear [from the land]. (r 15') (Date missing)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 4

(1') [I am enormously radiant, I am a hero], I am a warrior, [I am a virile] lion, [I am foremost, I am exalted, (and) I am raging]. (2') Adad-nārārī (II), strong king, king of [Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), the one who defeats his enemies, am I]. The king capable in battle, overwhelmer [of cities, (and) the one who scorches the mountains of (foreign) lands, am I]. The virile warrior, [the one who controls those opposed to him, (and the one) who is inflamed against the evil] and the wicked, am I. I scorch] like the god Gīra, [I overwhelm like the deluge, ...], (and) I…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~900 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Adad-nerari II 6

(1) [(Palace of) Adad-nār]ārī (II), strong king, king of the wor[ld, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-d]ān (II), king of the world, king of Assyria, [son of Tiglath]-pileser (II), (who was) also king of the wor[ld (and) king of Assyria: ...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~885 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta II 07

Preserves Tukulti-Ninurta II's own account of a building project — specifying brick-course increments — adding measurable detail to the archaeological record of Assyrian royal construction between Adad-nārārī II and Aššurnasirpal II.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~885 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta II 1002

Fragmentary royal inscription of Tukulti-Ninurta II attesting Assyrian claims over Sūḫu and Dūr-Kurigalzu, tracing the mid-Euphrates frontier his son Aššurnaṣirpal II would later consolidate.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~885 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta II 13

Royal titulary of Tukulti-Ninurta II naming three generations of Assyrian kings, anchoring the dynastic continuity claims that legitimised early Neo-Assyrian imperial expansion before Ashurnasirpal II.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~885 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Tukulti-Ninurta II 15

Preserves Tukulti-Ninurta II's three-generation royal genealogy, anchoring his legitimacy to Adad-nārārī II and Aššur-dān II within the standard titulary of early Neo-Assyrian kingship.

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