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~700 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 12

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning] Za[ba]ba I performed an oracular query and asked Šamaš and Adad. Šamaš and Adad announced to me "Zababa is the son of Aššur" in the oracle. I made the sta[tue of] Zababa and Babu conforming with his dignity, [...], and built a [(...) temple for th]em before the Tabira Gate. (r 1) Bel-ubal[lit, ...]-kenu, his adolescent son, 2 daughters, total of 5 people. (r 2) Nabû-šezib, [his] wife, [1] adolescent [son], 1 weaned son, 3 daughters, total of 7 people. (r 3) Nabû-šumu-ka''in, his wife, 1 weaned son, total 3. (r 4) Nabû-rešu-išši, 1 adolescent son, 1…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

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

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria — golden bracelets inlaid with ivory, a golden crown, a golden necklace, rings for the upper arm; all these pieces of jewellery, inlaid with agate, ..., and chalcedony, weighing 1 1/2 minas and 2 1/2 shekels, I gave to Esarhaddon, my son, who henceforth shall be called Aššur-etellu-mukin-apli, as a token of love. (r 4) (From) the booty of Bit-Amukani. (r 5) Let the one who trusts in you not come to shame, O Nabû.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

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

(1) [The servants of] Ištar of Huzirina, [that the king] has given [to] Nusku. (3) [NN], son of Se'-dillini, baker (4) [NN], cupbearer (5) [NN], ditto (6) [NN], cook (7) [N]N, [son of] Kabar-Dadi, ditto (8) Nasrâ, son of [Q]arhâ, [...] (9) Nanî, son of Li[...]su, [...] (10) Miniwî, so[n of N]N, [...] (11) [N]N, [son of B]alasu, [...] (12) [NN, son of N]N, [...] (Break) (18) N[N, son of NN, ...] (19) Qarhâ, son of [NN, ...] (20) Nušku-šezibanni, son of [NN, ...] (21) Bir-yatate, son of [NN, ...] (22) Našuh-suri, son of Adda-[..., ...] (23) Rahime-Dadi, son of Il-gab[biri, ...] (24)…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

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

(1) To Nabû, great lord, his lord, Aššur-reṣuwa [has dedicated] for the preservation of his life and the prolongation of his days: a house in the city of Calah; an estate of 30 homers of tax-exempt land in the village of Mallaṣi; Remanni-Ištar, a farmer and 3 persons (of his family); Nabû-qata-ṣabat, Nabû-nashir and Ṣil-Nabû, a shepherd and 3 persons (of his family), with his sheep; Kapar-ili, a baker; an estate of 12 homers of land in the town of Urad-Ištar, the farmer ...... (Break) (r 14) May Marduk, king of heaven and earth [impose on him] a heavy punishment, [may] Gula, the great physicia…

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 024. Harvest Record (SAAB 06 03)

(1) From on the 2nd of Nisan (I): (2) 133 sheaves — Nabû-[...] (3) 32 sheaves — Nuraya (4) 60 sheaves — Šumaya (5) 112 sheaves — Urda-Na[bû] (6) 73 sheaves — Ahu-lešir (7) 58 sheaves — Mullissu-iddina (8) 24 sheaves — Qite... (9) 4 sheaves — Nanî (10) 12 sheaves — Ami[...] (r 1) 2 sheaves — Aplaya (r 2) 3 sheaves — Šulmu-šarri (r 3) 1 sheaf — entrance supervisor (r 4) 1 sheaf — Ubru-Nabû, attendant of teams. (r 5) 1 bale — Bite' (r 6) From on the 6th of Nisan (I): Ahi-pada, cohort commander of ... — 3 bales. (r 8) 16th day: Hurea, Ahi-pada — 4 bales. Total: 8 bales. (r 10) Total: 515 sheaves (…

Economy

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 001. Treaty of Šamši-Adad V with Marduk-zakir-šumi, King of Babylon (AfO 08 28)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [......] horses [......]. (3) If the governor [......] sends troops [to ......], the king [shall ... no]thing [......]. (5) [......] he shall trust [in] their [stead]fast heart ...[...]. (6) [......] he shall not deport [......] Babylonia and Assyria nor seize [......]. (7) He shall [......] to the forts and gar[risons ......]. (8) Šamši-Adad shall not say (any) evil words about Marduk-rimanni [... to] the king, (viz.): "Kill, blind, or se[ize him", nor] shall king Marduk-zakir-šumi listen to him (should he say such things). (11) [He shall not ......] him, [nor ...]…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 002. Treaty of Aššur-nerari V with Mati’-ilu, King of Arpad (AfO 08 17+)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [... may Mati'-ilu], his sons and daughters, his mag[nates and the people of his land become] altogether like [...], may his land [be reduced] to wasteland, may only an area of the size of a brick (be left) for [him to stand upon], may nothing be left for his sons, [his daughters, his magnates and the peo]ple of his land to stand upon. May Mati'-ilu [together with his sons], daughters, magnates and the people of his land [...] like limestone, and may he, together with the people of his land, be cru[shed] like gypsum. (i 10) This spring lamb has not been brought out…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 004. Accession Treaty of Esarhaddon (JCS 39 187)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...... t]ower[s ...] I shall tell [...] to [... and] trav[ellers, I shall send messengers] to the south and [the north ...]. (r 4) Should I he[ar an ug]ly word about him [from the mou]th of his progeny, [should I hear it] from the mouth of one of the magnates or [governors], [from the mouth of one o]f the bearded or from the mouth of [the eunuchs], I will tell it to Esarhaddon, my lord; (r 8) I [will] be [his servant] and speak good of him, I [will be] loyal to him and [... the fa]ce of Esarhaddon my lord, [...]; (r 10) I will [keep] the oath [of this treaty…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 007. Oath of Loyalty to Esarhaddon (JCS 39 174)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) ..[......] (2) to the ci[ty ......] (3) to Esarh[addon ......] (4) you shall [......] (5) standing [......] (6) his seed and his fa[mily ......] (7) you shall ...[......] (8) has sacrificed yo[u ......] (9) fumigant[s ......] (10) you shall ...[......] (11) king of Assyria [......] (Break) (r 2) not [......] (r 3) you s[hall ......] (r 4) what you [......] (r 5) whol[eheartedly ......] (Rest destroyed)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 008. Zakutu Treaty (ABL 1239+)

(1) The treaty of Zakutu, the queen of Senna[cherib, ki]ng of Assyria, mother of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, (3) with Šamaš-šumu-ukin, his equal brother, with Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ and the rest of his brothers, with the royal seed, with the magnates and the governors, the bearded and the eunuchs, the royal entourage, with the exempts and all who enter the Palace, with Assyrians high and low: (9) Anyone who (is included) in this treaty which Queen Zakutu has concluded with the whole nation concerning her favourite grandson [Assurba]nipal, (12) anyone (of you) who should [...] fabricate and carry…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 009. Assurbanipal’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (ABL 1105)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [We swear by Aššur, Šerua,] Bel[et-ili, ......, a]ll [the gods of Assyria and Babylonia], and [all] the great gods [of heaven and earth, ......], (3) [that] from this day on [for as long as we live we will be subjects of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], (that) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria [shall be our king and lord, and (that) we will be totally devoted] to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [our] lord. (6) We will not conceal nor hide [any message] or messenger whom Šamaš-šumu-ukin, ki[ng of Babylonia] has [sent or] made [... or who has come to us] from the sons of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 013. A Vassal Treaty (JCS 39 175)

(Beginning destroyed) (ii 2) [...] him. (ii 3) You will not make peace [with] him (ii 4) nor make [common cause] with him, (ii 5) but will fe[ar] me (ii 6) and do what is [good] to me. (ii 7) [If] you do what is good to me, (ii 8) all [Ar]abia [... (ii 9) (Break) (ii 11) [Should] I march (ii 12) [...] against you (ii 13) [...] his mouth (ii 14) [...] keeping at a distance from you (ii 15) [...] you will bring forth (ii 16) [...] is set to him (ii 17) [... let them] make difficult (ii 18) [...] one of your servants (ii 19) [...] another country (ii 20) [...] ... (iii 1) You will send no…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 003. Sennacherib’s Succession Treaty (PKTA 31)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... which Sennach]erib, king of Assyr[ia, your lord], has set to you: (2) [If you should hear] improper things, you shall speak out [going] to Sennacherib, king of Assyria, [your lord], and totally devoting yourselves to the king, your lord, (5) if you should not protect [Esarhaddon, the crown prince designate, and] the other princes [whom Sennacherib, king of Assyria, has presen]ted to you; (otherwise): (7) [May Aššur, Mullissu, Šerua], Sin, Nikkal, Šamaš, Nu[r, Anu, Antu, Illil, Adad, Š]ala, Kippat-mati, [Ištar of Heaven, Ištar of Nineveh], Ištar of [Arbela,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 005. Esarhaddon’s Treaty with Baal, King of Tyre (Ash pl. 3+)

(i 1) [The treat]y of Esarhad[don, king] of Assyria, son of [Sennacherib likewise king of Assyria, with Baa]l, king of Tyre, with [..., his son, and his other sons and grandsons, with a]ll [Tyrians], young and old [... (Break) (i 5) or ...[......] (i 6) or [......] (i 7) or with [......] (i 8) not[......] (i 9) if [......] not ...[......] (i 10) If Assyr[ia ......] (i 11) ... you [......]...[......] (Break) (ii 10) [......] according to [...] (ii 11) [......] let [...] (ii 12) [......] ...[...] (ii 13) [...... t]o the ex[empt] (Break) (iii 1) [......] from ... until [......] (iii 2) [......]…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 006. Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (VTE)

(i) Seal of the god Aššur, king of the gods, lord of the lands — not to be altered; seal of the great ruler, father of the gods — not to be disputed. (1) The treaty of Esarhaddon, (king of the world), king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, (likewise king of the world), king of Assyria, with Humbareš, city-ruler of Nahšimarti (etc.), his sons, his grandsons, with all the Nahšimarteans (etc.), the men in his hands young and old, as many as there are from sunrise to sunset, all those over whom Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, exercises kingship and lordship, (with) you, your sons and your grandsons…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 010. Assurbanipal’s Treaty with the Qedar Tribe (JCS 39 159)

(Break) (1) [The treaty of Assurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, likewise king of the world, king of Assyria, with Abi-yate' son of Te'ri, his sons, grandsons, brothers and nephews, with all Qedarites, young and old, and with ...] son of Yau[ta', in the presence of all the gods of] Assyria and Qedar: (3) [Swear by Aššur], Mullissu and [Šerua]: (4) [Considering th]at Yauta' (your) malef[actor] handed all [Arab]s over to destruction [through] the iron sword, and put you to the sword, (8) [and that Assur]banipal, king of Assyria, your lord, put oil on you and…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 011. Sin-šarru-iškun’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (BRM 4 50)

(1) The treaty of Sin-šarru-išk[un, king of Assyria], son of Assurbanipal, [king of the world, king of Assyria], with Nabû-apla-iddina [......], with Kanunayu [......], (and) with Aqri [......] in the presence of Ju[piter, Venus ... (Break) (r 1) [By Aššur], augu[st] lord, [defeater of] enemies, lover of [the just], [who] loves the [kin]g and [destroys] his enemy: (r 5) [Whoever] a[lters] the wording of this tablet, or sins against the [trea]ty of the great gods, (r 7) May [......] of heaven and earth cover (sic) them with an evil, irremovable curse. Above, may [he uproot] them from the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 012. Extract from a Treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun (AfO 13 T14)

(1) If you should sin against this treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun, king of Assyria, your lord, and his sons and grandsons, (6) may Nergal, the perfect lord, (pour out) your blood into ditches and ravines.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 014. Esarhaddon’s Treaty Inscription (JCS 39 158)

(i 1) [...] I asked ... Belet-ili, "Why?" ... [...] (i 2) [...]...... exceedingly before [......] (i 3) [... goo]dness with all my strength [......] (i 4) [...] the seven planets of the sky which [...] the oath of the king, (i 5) will curse [...] and not return [to his side]. (i 6) [I obeyed] the divinity of Belet-ili, [trusting] in her holy command. (i 7) At that time, when that treaty was imp[osed] and it was said: "The king my lord has imposed an oath on all [the lands]", Prince Marduk heard it, and turned [his attention to] Assyria to help (it) establish world dominion. (i 11) [He took…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 015. Tell Tayinat Version of Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (JCS 64 091)

(i_T_1) Seal of the god Aššur, king of the gods, lord of the lands — [not to be altered]; seal of the great ruler, father of the gods — not to be disputed. (1_T_i_1) The treaty of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, with the governor of Kunalia, with the deputy, the major-domo, the scribes, the chariot drivers, the third men, the village managers, the information officers, the prefects, the cohort commanders, the charioteers, the cavalrymen, the exempt, the outriders, the specialists, the shi[eld bearers (?)], the craftsmen, (and) with [all] the men [of his…

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)

SAA 11 024. Harvest Record (SAAB 06 03)

SAA 02 001. Treaty of Šamši-Adad V with Marduk-zakir-šumi, King of Babylon (AfO 08 28)

SAA 02 002. Treaty of Aššur-nerari V with Mati’-ilu, King of Arpad (AfO 08 17+)

SAA 02 004. Accession Treaty of Esarhaddon (JCS 39 187)

SAA 02 007. Oath of Loyalty to Esarhaddon (JCS 39 174)

SAA 02 008. Zakutu Treaty (ABL 1239+)

SAA 02 009. Assurbanipal’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (ABL 1105)

SAA 02 013. A Vassal Treaty (JCS 39 175)

SAA 02 003. Sennacherib’s Succession Treaty (PKTA 31)

SAA 02 005. Esarhaddon’s Treaty with Baal, King of Tyre (Ash pl. 3+)

SAA 02 006. Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (VTE)

SAA 02 010. Assurbanipal’s Treaty with the Qedar Tribe (JCS 39 159)

SAA 02 011. Sin-šarru-iškun’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (BRM 4 50)

SAA 02 012. Extract from a Treaty of Sin-šarru-iškun (AfO 13 T14)

SAA 02 014. Esarhaddon’s Treaty Inscription (JCS 39 158)

SAA 02 015. Tell Tayinat Version of Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty (JCS 64 091)

SAA 03 002. Assurbanipal’s Acrostic Hymn to Marduk and Zarpanitu (ABRT 1 29-30)

SAA 03 003. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to the Ištars of Nineveh and Arbela (OECT 6 11)

SAA 03 005. Nanaya Hymn of Assurbanipal (ABRT 1 09)

SAA 03 007. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Ištar of Nineveh (ABRT 1 07-08)

SAA 03 009. Psalm in Praise of Uruk (SAAB 01 40)

SAA 03 013. Dialogue Between Assurbanipal and Nabû (ABRT 1 05-06)

SAA 03 015. Elegy in Memory of a Woman (BA 2 634)

SAA 03 018. Epic of Sargon II

SAA 03 019. Assurbanipal Epic (Geers B 19)

SAA 03 021. Assurbanipal’s Wars in Elam (ABL 1462)

SAA 03 022. Paean to Assurbanipal after the Conquest of Elam

SAA 03 023. Epical Text Mourning the Death of a King (CT 54 513)

SAA 03 024. Fragment of a Royal Epic(?) (CT 53 404)

SAA 03 025. Letters to Assurbanipal from his Son (AfO 18 382)

SAA 03 026. A Petition to Assurbanipal (ABL 1455)

SAA 03 027. Fragment of a Letter Praising Assurbanipal

SAA 03 028. Fragment of an Adulatory Letter to a King

SAA 03 029. Warning to Bel-eṭir

SAA 03 030. Magic against Bel-eṭir

SAA 03 031. Defeat of Teumman and the Annexation of Elam (IAsb pl.45)

SAA 03 033. The Sin of Sargon

SAA 03 035. Marduk Ordeal (Nineveh Version) (MEW 242)

SAA 03 042. Fragment of Aššur’s Response to a Royal Letter (JAOS 103, 148)

SAA 03 043. Fragment of the Same Text as No. 42

SAA 03 044. Aššur’s Response to Assurbanipal’s Report on the Šamaš-šumu-ukin War (CT 35 13ff)

SAA 03 045. Aššur’s Response to Assurbanipal’s Report on the Elamite Wars (CT 35 26)

SAA 03 046. Fragment of a Divine Letter (CT 35 30)

SAA 03 047. Letter from Ninurta to an Assyrian King (BA 5 657)

SAA 03 048. Childbirth Incantation and Ritual (ABRT 2 19)

SAA 03 051. Your Slanderous Lips