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~850 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RIAo

Shalmaneser III 2002

(1) Monument of Bēlu-lū-balliṭ, the field marshal, the great herald, the administrator of temples, the chief of the extensive troops, (and) the governor of the cities Tabite, Ḫarrān, Ḫuzīrīna, (and) Dūru, the lands Qipāni (and) (I)zalla, (and) the city Balīḫu.

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~850 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Shalmaneser III 2003

(1) (The god) Aššur, the great lord, (and) the god Adad, the great lord: die of Aya-ḫālu, (5) the chief treasurer of Shalmaneser (III) — king of Assyria — the governor of (10) the city Kipšūnu, the lands Qumanî, Meḫrāni, Uqi, (and) Erimi; chief of customs: (16) In his eponymy (and the period allotted by) his die, may the harvest of Assyria prosper well. (20) May he throw his die before the gods Aššur (and) Adad.

Shalmaneser III 2002

Shalmaneser III 2003

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Tiglath-pileser III 46