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~680 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 3

SAA 03 004. Nanaya Hymn of Sargon II (ABRT 1 54-55)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...... she holds in her hand] the naked sword, [emblem of Nergal], the pointed axe, appropriate to the [Pleiades]. (i 4) On (her) right and left battle is arrayed. (i 5) The foremost of the gods, (she) whose play is battle, who goes ahead of the brotherhood of the Seven (demons) — (i 7) Skilled musicians are seated before her, players of the lyre, the small harp, the clapper, the flute, the oboe, the long (pipes). (i 10) The kurgarrûs ease her heart with spindles, whiplashes, and with sweet [...]s. (i 12) [...]... of loveliness of ...... (i 13) they are clad in…

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~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 3

SAA 03 006. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Tašmetu and Nabû (KAR 122)

(1) [Let me praise the wi]se [...], Tašmetu [...], (2) [...] lady, queen [......], (3) [Good-l]ooking, attractive [...], (4) [Goddess] of goddesses, queen of queens [...], (5) Princess of Ešarra, temple of the universe [...], (6) She who beseeches, wife of Nabû, the beloved of [...], (7) She who raises and lowers, sage of Ezida. (8) On the fifth day, monthly, is the procession of Tašmetu; (9) When she emerges from the holy workshop to [our] Nabû, the son of Bel raises his head from the tablet house to the nuptial bedroom, reci[tes ...]: (12) Say something, my Tašmetu, why [......]? (13) Bless…

SAA 03 004. Nanaya Hymn of Sargon II (ABRT 1 54-55)

SAA 03 006. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Tašmetu and Nabû (KAR 122)

SAA 03 008. Hymn to the city of Arbela (LKA 032)

SAA 03 010. Blessing for the City of Assur (STT 087)

SAA 03 011. Assurbanipal’s Coronation Hymn (LKA 031)

SAA 03 012. Righteous Sufferer’s Prayer to Nabû (STT 065)

SAA 03 014. Love Lyrics of Nabû and Tašmetu (TIM 09 54)

SAA 03 016. Elegies Mourning the Death of Tammuz (STT 360)

SAA 03 017. Shalmaneser III’s Campaign to Urarṭu (STT 043)

SAA 03 020. Epical Narrative Relating to Assurbanipal’s Elamite Wars (SAAB 01 14)

SAA 03 032. The Underworld Vision of an Assyrian Prince (ZA 43 1)

SAA 03 034. Marduk Ordeal (Assur Version) (KAR 143, 219; GPA 268)

SAA 03 036. Myth Embedded in a Royal Ritual (Geers B 14)

SAA 03 037. A Cultic Commentary (CT 15 43f)

SAA 03 039. Mystical Miscellanea (KAR 307)

SAA 03 040. Commentary to the Assyrian Cultic Calendar (LKA 073)

SAA 03 041. Letter from Aššur to Šamši-Adad V (KAH 142)

SAA 03 049. Fragment Mentioning Gilgameš Epic (NE 50)

SAA 03 050. Na’id-Šihu Epic (STT 366)

SAA 20 001. Rituals on Shebat 18-22 (OrSP 21, 135)

SAA 20 003. Rituals on Shebat 23-25 (CA pl. 5)

SAA 20 009. Report on Rituals Performed by Assurbanipal in Shebat-Adar, 650 (CA pl .3-4)

SAA 20 010. Report on Rituals Performed on Shebat 17-21 (OrSP 22, 039)

SAA 20 011. Report on Rituals Performed on Adar 8 (OrSP 22, 036)

SAA 20 013. Lamentations to Aššur on Account of Enemy Attack (Geers J 62)

SAA 20 015. Rituals in the Akitu House on Nisan 7-8, and Temple Service Rites (KAR 215 + PKT 16)

SAA 20 016. Rituals in the Equ House (AsT 43)

SAA 20 017. Rituals in the House of the Assyrian Ištar (PKT 19 + OrSP 23, 115)

SAA 20 019. Rituals for Ninitu and Kulittu (KAR 146)

SAA 20 020. Fragment of a Ritual for Ištar (CA pl. 6)

SAA 20 021. Ritual for the Lady-of-the-Mountain (PKT 12-13)

SAA 20 030. The Banquet of Gula (PKT 21 + 22b)

SAA 20 032. Ritual for the Daughter-of-River (KAR 141)

SAA 20 035. Fragment of a Ritual Mentioning the Dais of Destinies (CT 53, 980)

SAA 20 037. Temple Service Rites for All Assyria (PKT 10-11)

SAA 20 038. Takultu for Sennacherib and Temple Service for Nineveh (STT 088)

SAA 20 039. Takultu for Esarhaddon(?) (STT 374)

SAA 20 041. Duplicate of No. 40 (KAV 057)

SAA 20 042. Takultu for Aššur-etel-ilani (KAR 214)

SAA 20 043. Duplicate of No. 42 (KAV 083)

SAA 20 044. Duplicate of No. 42 (KAR 325)

SAA 20 045. Takultu for Sin-šarru-iškun(?)

SAA 20 048. Fragment of a Takultu(?) Text (STT 088B)

SAA 20 049. The Gods, Shrines and Holy Palaces of Assur (KAV 042 +)

SAA 20 050. Duties of Priests of the Aššur Temple (PKT 36-38)

SAA 20 051. Royal Decrees Concerning the Clergy of Ešarra (PKT 39-40)

SAA 20 052. Cultic Reforms and Religious Practices at Assur (CA pl. 1-2)

SAA 20 054. Fragment of a Text Similar to No. 52 (KAV 049)

SAA 20 055. Record of Events at Ešarra on 20-x-714 (CTN 2, 246)

SAA 04 001. Will the King of Phrygia or Mugallu Attack a Fortress of Melid? [military and political]