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

(1) [The age]nt, the Babylonian merchant, [who] gave his word, has left behind his donkeys! The dog has been killed at the side of our sheep! (4) The agent, the Babylonian me[rchant], who gave his word, has left behind his donkeys! The dog has been killed at the [sid]e of our sheep! (7) Watch the brother of [my] heart ...[...], watch the [......] our daughter! [...]... [...... does not] pass. (10) [We let out] a scream [...... at] the onset of evening, as [......]... us, as [...... the ...] our daughter. (13) He has made the house of my father [into a ...]...! I ... his ... like the [temple]…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

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

(1) [O valiant ..., ... of] the lands, shepherd of all rulers, (2) [......] elevated one of the Lady of Nineveh, (3) [......]... justice (4) [...... gave] you the universe (5) [... you s]pare [...] ......! (6) Bel and Anu have entrusted to you [the di]stant [...]s. (7) [He ...ed] the arrogant slave, citizen of Bit Adini, (and) his companions. (8) Having [put] to fire the great city of Til Barsip and having laid waste the dwellings of the kings of the Hittite lands, he spoke (to) Aššur-belu-ka''in, the commander-in-chief, sharply thus: (11) Let the fortresses be entrusted to you; let your…

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

(1) [...... who ......] an office to [...] (2) [......]... [he frequented] the house of the examiners of visceral omina, taking councel with them; [......]... eyes [... he st]ood before the wise bookkeepers, who guard the secret of their lords. (4) [......] he appointed together the governors and magnates [...] and strengthened the watch over his property. (5) [He ......] Dada, his cook, mountain beer as much as there was, as much as the sun shines on; he made him responsible for his subjects, but as for himself, he did not consult with his heart; he forgot the divine splendour and [......…

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

(1) [The man who rages in his house ...... is Bel. He is] held fast [in the prison.] (2) [The man who on the 7th of Nisan ......]... [...... is the messenger of Šamaš and Adad]. He brings him out [of the prison.] (4) [......]:"Without the messenger of his lords, who would take him out?" (5) [The messenger] who goes and brings him out, (and who) rides [.......], goes to the (place of the) ordeal. (7) [The Akitu House where] he goes, is the house at the edge of (the place of) the ordeal; they question him there. (8) [Nabû, who] comes [from] Borsippa, comes to greet his father, who has been…

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

(1) [......] ...[......] (2) [......] was born to him [......] (3) [......] astragal [......] (4) [......] ...[...] (5) [...... of m]en, who dwells in the city of [...] (6) [......] I am the Lady of Kid[muri], the great [lady]. (8) [......] went (9) [......] goes to Arbela (10) [......] they go [to] the god Aššur (11) [......] stood (12) [......] "Make it go out, Aššur!" (13) [......] held back the [...] of the mountain. (14) [......] goes before Aššur (15) [......] lifted it/him [to ......] Arbela. The king ... (16) [......] held back [......], [...] to the Lahmu gods. (17) [...... and]…

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

(2) [......] one [......when] Bel [defeated his] ene[mies]. (3) [The king who] goes to the well, stands at the well and [performs] a rite at the well, is [Marduk], who cast a spell against Illil in the Abyss, and consi[gned him] to the Anunnaki. (5) [... the fi]re which he kindles is Marduk, who in his youth [...] (6) [The magnates] who beat the clappers are the gods, his fathers and brothers, when they heard [...]. (7) [The king, wh]o kisses the ground in front of the gods, is Marduk, [whom] Mullissu lifted up in his youth, while they kissed him. (9) [The brazie]r which is lighted in front…

Religion & Myth

SAA 03 039. Mystical Miscellanea (KAR 307)

(1) [... is his ...] Tamarisk is his topknot. [......]. (2) [...] is his [...]. The palm frond is [his] whiskers. (3) [Cedar] is his [kne]es. The apple is his ankle bones. The snake is his penis. The harp is his hand. (4) [.......] his wings. (5) [...] is his [...]. The cat is the blood of his heart. The partridge is a drop of his heart's blood. (6) [...]... [is his ...]. The pig is his innards. (7) The scorpion is his lip. The whet-stone is his tongue. The leek is the hair of his armpits. (8) The drum is his lower jaw. (9) The lion is his larger intestines. The dog is his smaller intestines.…

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

(1) In Shebat, the 16th day when the king goes to [...], is because they vanquished Anu. (2) The 17th day, which they call the Entry, is when Marduk vanquished his enemies. (3) The 18th day, which they call the Silence: they cast Qingu and his forty sons from the roof. (4) The oil and honey which is cast into the gutter, is cast as a representation of their blood. (5) The 19th day, which they call the Silence, is when he vanquished Anu and the Pleiades, the sons of Enmešarra. (6) The 19th day (of) Wrath is day the King defeated Anu, the day King Marduk defeated Anu. (7) The 21st day he pulled…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

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

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [To sa]ve his life, [he entered the city Nemetti-šarri. You followed behind him] and defeated him. [You took away from him his] chariots, [his stallions and ... of battle.] (3) You [did] battle within his city and [wrought a blood bath at the city gate. You cut down his orchards. Two] hundred and fifty-six cities in [its] vicinity [you razed, destroyed, and burned]. (5) As to what you wrote to me: "[I went] to Der. [Der is a great metropolis] whose foundations are as firm as the mass of a mountain. [......] I surrounded and captured that city. [The gods dwelling in…

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

(1) [......] of Gilgameš, a roy[al] work of art [......] (2) [......] a scribe of Borsippa, dwelling in the Inner City, dwelling in Arbela. (3) [......] in the Temple, in the House of Emašmaš (4) [...... writing bo]ard and styluses are tied to their waists; (5) [......] have been secured on her lap, writing styluses are tied to her waist. (6) [......] place the crown on your head! (7) [...... the pal]ace of the herald of Assyria! (8) [......]... Belet-šamê, a bolt of lapis lazuli (9) [...... the S]eries of Gilgameš which ...[...] (10) [...... ki]ngship for the herald [...] (11) [......]…

SAA 03 050. Na’id-Šihu Epic (STT 366)

(21) "I have plundered the Ahlamû women, along with all their goods." (22) The king listened carefully, speaking with Na'id-šihu. (23) "Bring the t[roops] back [to] your land, Na'id-šihu! They should not go up into the mountains! How will we feed (them)? They will want to eat! They will drink wine until they are drunk! (25) "Let them bring to me the booty captured by your bow. May the enemy not lure them up into the mountains!" (26) "I will kill the staff bearer, you can rely on it! I will slaughter the team commanders!" (27) The town is captured. They have brought the great šihu down on [thei…

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

(1) On the 18th day the king goes down to the House of God. [He ...s] at the Ro[yal] Entrance. A chanter [...s] before the ki[ng .... At the] Anzû [Ga]te, water for the purification cone [is placed in the king’s hands] and the gods are hung around the king’s neck [...]. (5) [The king en]ters and prostrates himself in front of Aššur. [He places] loaves of bread before [Aššur]. He swings the [purific]ation device over the censer, [gives] in[cense] twice, and pours out a [libation] bowl. (7) He ascends (the dais) and sets the table. He places upon it loaves of brea[d, plates with] spi[cy…

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

(1) On the 23rd day the king goes down to the House of God. He illumi[nates] the face. He perfo[rms the reg]ular offering before Aššur and Mullissu. He performs one [bef]ore the gods of heaven. (4) The king fills plates with spicy grains. He performs a sheep offering before them. He provides cooked meat and places the plates before Aššur and Mullissu. He offers salt on them. (6) [He seats] the chanters and retires (to the side room). At the time of making the chanters rise, the king makes the chanters rise. He [provides] for the House of God in the house [of Dagan]. (9) The king [goes…

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

(i 1) [The n]ew [rites] which [Ass]urbanipal, king of Assyria, [perfor]med from the 16th [of Shebat] (XI) until the 10th of Adar (XII), eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadû’a (650) . (i 5) On the [1]6th [day]: the (triumphal) entry into the city. Šerua, [K]ippat-mati and Tašmetu went to the palace and entered the house of Dagan. [He of]fered salt on the t[able] and poured out a libation bowl ...[...]. (i 9) The pries[t]s enter[ed] it from the front side of the city gate and came as far as the front side of the main room. (i 11) [On the 18th day] the king came do[w]n to the House of God. (i 12) He…

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

(1) On the 17th day the king [entered] the Inner City. (2) On the 18th day the king went u[p] to the House of God. [He kissed the ground before Aššur. He performed a sheep offering] before Ninurta, Nusku and the gods of the House of God. He performed [one before the Conquerors (and)] the Golden Chariot. [He performed one] before [DN]. He performed one before Bel and Nabû. [He seated] the chanter[s] and retired to the side room. (6) The priest of Aššur circumambula[ted the House]. (7) The king made the chanters rise. He provided for the House of God. He gave presents to [the priest] and to the…

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

(1) On the 8th day the king [went up] to the Ho[use of God]. He ki[ssed] the ground before Aššur. [He poured out a libation bowl]. (3) He ascended the dais [and set] the ta[ble before Lord Tiara]. The king [...] from [......]. He f[il]led a golden pithos on [...]. The priest of Aššur placed a napki[n on the] king’s shoulder. He of[fer]ed hand-water, strewed sal[t], and p[erformed] the f[ee]ding ritual. (9) He swung the purification device. He w[en]t (and) swung it over the censers, [... sw]ung it [on the censer]. He po[ur]ed out a libation bowl, tr[eated] the gods, performed the sheep…

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

(1) Lamentations and eršahunga-psalms of Aššur. Enemy attack. Cop[ied] for reference. (2) On the first day, you set up a ritual arrangement for Anu, [Enlil, Ea] (and) Sîn. (3) “Wise lord, planner,” a lamentation. “You should not desert me,” [......], an eršemma-lamentation. “O Lord, may your angry heart relent to me,” an e[ršahung]a to Anu. (5) “For how long, O Lord, how long have you delayed the vengeance?,” an e[ršahunga-psalm] to Enlil. “O Lord, may your heart, though kindled with fire, [spare] your city for my sake,” an e[ršahung]a-psalm to Enlil. “Let me pray to the Lord for the house,”…

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

(beginning (about 2-6 lines) lost) (i 1') [They] en[ter] the Akitu House. The king com[es]; they give the gods around the king’s neck. He goes and lights the censer, and steps upon the stand. (i 6') The man-woman raises the weapons and shouts, opposite Ištar: “Ebirna, ebirna!” (i 8') The king goes to the spring. He performs sheep offerings and offers blood to the spring. He throws a fish and a crab into the spring, pours oil, honey, and wine into the spring. He swings the purification device, and appears (to the public). (i 14') From the spring the king enters the Akitu House. He kisses the…

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

(beginning broken away) (i 1') [...] Ištar [......] (i 2') [He burns] female kids as on the 6t[h day]. (i 3') [Hav]ing finished his ritual, the k[ing retires] to the [side]room (and) removes the jewellery. He comes out and [prostrates himself] before Ištar. They lay down [the ...]... [He kisses] the ground at the right and left of Ištar. Using a lance, he giv[es ...] before Nikkal, [...]. (i 7') The king comes out, [...s] under [..., and sits down] on the couch before the left-hand door. They [place] a table before the king. One cupbearer steps to the right of the king, p[laces an…

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

(1) At the da[wn] of the [xth] day [o]f Nisan (I), the king rises early in the m[orni]ng and goes to the house of the Assyrian Ištar. He per[for]ms a sheep offering before [Tašmetu], before Belat-šarri, before Ber, before Uraš, and before Kutatati. [The king] (then) goes straight to the palace. He does (all) this in the morning. (7) [At the pa]ssing of the eve[ning] the king puts on the jewellery and goe[s] to the house of the Assyrian Ištar. The king halts in the courtyard. The priest of [Aššur pours out] one libation bowl of wa[ter and another one [of ...] in the courtyard before the…

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

(i 1) When the king performs the nāṭu of [Ninittu], the king g[oe]s and brin[gs in] Ištar. (i 4) He p[erforms] a sheep offering [before Aššur], and go[es to] feed [the ṣīp]u before Ištar. He strews [salt], and swings [the purif]ication device. He go[es] to swing the purification device on the censer, gives incense thrice, pours out a libation bowl. He gives incense [three] times, performs a sheep offering, burns [ho]ney and oil, completes his [liba]tions, and appears (to the public). (i 16) [He goes] to strew [salt] before the Seven Gods, feeds [the ṣīpu], and completes [libations] of beer,…

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

(beginning broken away) (i 1) [......] ... [......] (i 2) [......] of the bed which in [......] (i 3) [......] He cuts off [......] the bed (i 4) [......] ritual arrangement before the be[d ...] (i 5) [the ...]s of the bed [...] (i 6) [...]. He performs a sheep offering before Aššur. He b[rings in] Ištar. (i 7) He [goes] to fe[ed] the ṣīpus [before I]štar. (i 8) [He places] the head and the feet [up]on huhhurtu-bread [......]. (i 9) He pours [wine and beer] on the head and the feet [...]. (i 10) He performs [a sheep offering before] Ištar. (i 11) He provides [......] (and) goes to the…

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

(1) [......]...[...] (2) [...] eye [......] (3) [...... the La]dy-of-the-Mountain before the [bed]room (4) [...] the bed [i]nside [...]. (5) [...] se[ts the tab]le of Aššur. (6) He comes out [of] the palace. He pours water and beer and three times [throws] balussu on [...]. (8) The king strews salt before Aššur. He sacrifices a ram [before Aššur], sacrifices a [r]am before the Lady-of-the-Mountain. He s[trew]s salt [o]n the terrace before the Seven Gods, and sp[li]ts [...]. (13) He pours a [lib]ation of beer and wine, provides cooked [me]at before Aššur, provides roast [me]at before the…

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

(beginning broken away) (1') [......] sweet oil [...] (2') [......] you anoint [the hands] and feet [......]. (3') The master of the banquet and the officiant [k]iss [the ground before DN] and stand up. (4') They [......] Šarrat-eqi. [The officiant] fills a masrahu vessel with wine [....... The officient] offers (it) to [the master of the ban]quet, saying: “It is (wine) of fame and offspring, [......]. May she give you [well-bein]g, life, fame and offspring!” ... [......]. (8') He thus blesses him and gives him to drink. The officiant [and the master of the banquet] kiss [the gr]ound [before…

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

(1) [Wh]en [you perform the n]āṭu of the Daughter-of-the-River before [...], at the 5/6th double-hour of [the d]ay you go to the river and pitch a [ten]t on the river bank. You place the front of the tent towards the desert. (4) You collect seeds, pulling the sufferer of the punishment, (while) the singer keeps reciting: “I know the sinner” — a second time like this, a third time like this. You throw the things pulled out into the river. He throws the ‘solvents’ before Šamaš. (9) You put up a bed in the tent. [You place] on the be[d] a habannutu-jar of haršu and a habannutu-jar of…

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

(1) [When you are to provide for the House of Aššur, (and) to strew salt], you say: “[Aššur and Mullissu, Adad and Mašmaš, accep]t [life]!” (3) [When] you are to swing [the purification device over the table, you say: “The hand is released.” You repeat it] and swing it in the centre of the house, [saying: “The centre of the house is released].” You go and swing it in the area of the censers, [saying: “The centre of the house is seized].” You return and swing it over the censers, [saying: “May Fire purify]!” (7) When you are to put combustibles on the censer, [you giv]e incense [thri]ce and…

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

(i 1) [Aššur-Enlil]; Mašmaš; Aššur-[Adad] in front of Aššur-d[ugul]; Aššur-Adad in front of Aššur-Conqueror; Enlil-Anu; Ea-šarru; Sîn, Adad, Šamaš; Ištar, the Queen of Heaven of Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Šerua; the Great Gods; [Taš]metu, [Ninurta, Nu]sku; Kippat-mati, Kippat-mati-image, Kutatati; Enlil, Dagan, Aššur-Tiara, Sun-image, Aššur-Lahmus, Aššur-Judges, Kittu, Sîn, Šamaš, Aššur-Conqueror; Ea, Kittu (and) Mišaru, Dibar; Ninurta and Aššur, [Aššur-Šakkan-Tišpak, Aššur-Judges; Lubelim, Gimagan], Il-pad[a]; (i 30) the Couch, Sun-of-the-Lands, the Rivers (and) Usumû, the Images, Kunuš-kadru; the…

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

(beginning broken away) (1') [......], Si[...], (2') [...], Hip-rag[gu], (3') [...], the Weapons, the Stand[ard], (4') [...], the Sun-image, [...], (5') [...], Uraš, (6') [..., Be]lat-ekalli, (7') [..., I]štar of Egypt, (8') [..., H]umbaba, (9') [......] image [...] (rest broken away)

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

(left-hand columns lost) (ii 1) [Ebh, Adad], Šala, Taramuwa, [Nisaba], Adad-Lightning, [Niphu-image], Fire-light[ning], (ii 6) Light-ima[ge, Ningirsu] (rest broken away) (r i 2') [......] light (rest broken away) (completely broken away)

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

(i 1) [Aššur], drink! Enlil, drink! Anu, drink! Ea-šarru, drink! Queen of the [Gods], drink! Sîn, drink! Šamaš, drink! Adad, drink! Ištar, drink! (i 4) May the Great Gods, the Seven Gods (and) the Narudi drink! Ber, drink! Assyrian Ištar, drink! (i 7) May the Igigi (and) the Anunnaki, Ereškigal (and) the gods of earth, Eṭirtu (and) Ugurta; Šerua, Tašmetu, Nusku, Kippat-mati; Enlil (and) Da[gan], the Judges of the Imag[e, Sîn (and) Šamaš], the Lahmus, the Niphu-im[age], Nubalu, [......], Ea, [...], Maliku, [...], ...; (i 17) the House of Aš[šur] (and) its [..., ...], the Upper Lamassu,…

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

(beginning broken away) (1') [N]eš-ili-mati, N[eš-igigani, the St]eps and the Lahm[us of the Eastern Gate; Nus]ku, the Bull-Son-of-Šamaš [and the Judges behind (the God)]; (4') [the image]s of the tem[ple] and the ima[ges of the House of Aššur], the great holy of holies, [the treasuries], the holy of holies without ex[it, ...], the [Cou]rt of Lead, the A[psû and everything (in it)], the [C]ourt of Mul[lissu and everything (in it)], the Court of Nam[ru and everything (in it)] (rest broken away)

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

(beginning broken away) (1') [the four gates] and [their] doors, [the gods of the fo]ur [houses] and itself [..., the doorjamb and the lo]ck, Ehursag[kurkurra (and)] its [inhabitants], the divine It[tu, the paveme]nt, the hiburnu (vats) [and the sacred outlet conduits], (6') Anu and Antu, the Great Gods, [Šunipuru, the Narudi], Šalimtu, [Enlil] (and) Mullissu, Ninurta (and) [Nusku, Ea-šarru (and) Dam]kina, Usum[û ...] (rest broken away) (totally destroyed)

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

(beginning broken away) (i 1') [Aššur-Adad in front of Aššur-dugu]l, [Aššur]-Adad [in front of Aššur-Conq]ueror, [Enlil]-Anu, [Ea]-šarru, [Sîn, Adad], Šamaš, Ištar, [the Queen of Heaven of] Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, [Šeru]a, (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (ii 1') Bel-[šarru], Da[glanu], Siu[sa], Šeru[a, Mullissu], Ištar [...]: the gods of [the House of Aššur]. (ii 7') The divine Sta[g ...]; (ii 8') you [invoke] their names. (ii 9') The [Image], (rest broken away)

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

(beginning broken away) (i 1') (Too broken for translation) (beginning broken away) (rest broken away) (rest broken away)

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

(1) Aššur, Lord Tiara, Aššur of Reading; Šerua, Kippat-mati, the Window of Tašmetu; Sîn, Šamaš; Šulpaamaša, Šulpaguna; three gods of the room; the Conquerors, the Weapon, the Axe, Kunuš-kadru; image of Tiglath-Pileser: total (of gods) in the holy of holies. (14) Ninurta and Kakka in the right side room of the portico. (16) Nusku in the left side room of ditto. (17) Seven Sons-of-Truth of bronze before the window openings of the roof. (19) Mullissu, Mullissu of Reading, Tambaya, Šamšaya, Ulaya: total (of gods) in the house of Mullissu. (22) Enlil, Dagan, Bel-labria, the Judges of the dais,…

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

(i 1) [To ... ... the House of A]ššur [and to ... the ... for s]etting [the table and per]forming [the sheep offerings] is the responsibility of [the hig]h [priest and the assistant priest]. (i 8) [To illuminat]e the face, [to ...] ..., [to ...] the golden purification device, to wipe [the kettle], to bind [... and the na]pkin [on the k]ing’s [shoulders] is [the responsib]ility of the [...]. (i 15) To lo[ok after ...], to [he]at [...], and to [bu]rn [...] [is the responsibility] of the [...]. (i 19) To [lo]ok after [the table, the c]ouch, [the bed and the throne is the responsibility of the…

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

(i 1) The [...] cup[s] of the House of [Aššur which] Shalmaneser, king of [Assy]ria, established: (i 5) The priest of Aššur. (i 6) The assistant priest, the scribe of the House of God, the steward, the priest of Šerua, the chief gatekeeper, the chief chanter. (i 12) The priest of Bel-tarbaṣi, the warden of the House, the warden of the šahūru anteroom, the chief chanter of the House of Aššur, the cupbearer, the [...] (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (ii 2') Two [...]s of [......]. (ii 4') Three [...]s (and) two revenue collectors ... the table. (ii 7') A revenue collector ge[t]s 1.5…

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

(columns i-iii destroyed) (beginning (about 50 lines) broken away) (iv 2) [...... Sennach]erib (iv 3) [......]... (iv 4) [......] of silver (iv 5) [...... he stati]oned (iv 6) [......] the chariot (iv 7) [...... on the x]th (iv 8) [...... Ad]ad (iv 9) [...... is fa]vourable (iv 10) [......]... (iv 11) [......] to him and (iv 12) [...... he recei]ved (rest (about 13 lines) broken away) (beginning (about 50 lines) broken away) (v 1') [Ada]d, [Nisaba, Šala]; Zababa, Babu, [E]a, [Belet]-ili, Damkina, Ninurta. (v 4') The Chariot, the W[eapo]n, Amurru, Haya, Kusu, Ninurta of the Wall, Tišpak,…

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

(beginning broken away) (i 1') [Sîn, Nikkal; Šamaš], Aya; [Anu, Antu; Kippat-mati], Enlil; [Adad, Šala; Iš]tar of Heaven, [Ištar of Nineveh; Ištar] of Arbela, [Assyri]an [Ištar; Zababa, B]abu; [Belet-ili, Da]mkina; [Ninurta, Kakka], Nabû, [Nergal, Mard]uk (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (ii 1') Aššur, M[ullissu, Šerua]; Sîn, [Nikkal]; Šamaš, [Aya, Kippat-mati]; Anu, [Antu], Adad, [Šala]; Ištar of [Heaven, Ištar of Nineveh]; Ea, the Be[let-ili, Da]mk[ina, Ninurta: total gods wh]o go afte[r Aššur]. (ii 11') The Golden Chariot, [the Weapon], Amurru, [Haya], Kusu, Tišpak, [Ninurta of…

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

(1) [In the r]eign of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, [in the ep]onym year of Issar-duri, governor of Arrapha (714) , [on the 20th day], the basalt [so]cle underneath the panther of copper was brought into the House of Aššur. [While] the socle was being dragged, they pushed the altar into the socle and delivered a report [bef]ore the king. (6) On the 21st [of Tebet] (X), the royal scribe, Nabû-šallimšunu, came to the Inner City. [...s] were brought [in] big carts from the house of the governor and slain on the altar. (8) [The regular off]ering was performed before Aššur. The House of God was…

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

(1) [Šamaš, great lord], give me a firm positive ans[wer to what I am asking you]! (2) [From this day, the ...th day of this month, the month Siv]an (III), to the 23rd day of the coming month, the month Tammuz (IV) of [this ye]ar, [for thes]e [... days and nights], the term stipulated for the performance of (this) extispicy — within [this stipu]lated term, (4) [will either NN, the king of] Phrygia, or the Cimmerian troops who [are allied] w[ith him, or Mugallu and the troops allied wi]th him, or any other enemy [strive and plan to take] or [..., a fortress of the ci]ty Melid? (7) [...] of…

Religion & Myth

SAA 04 002. Will Mugallu ...? (PRT 089) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) From [this] day, [the ...th day of this month ..., to the ...th day of the coming month, the month ... of this year], (2) for [these ... days and nights, the term stipulated for the performance of (this) extispicy — within this stipulated term, will ...] (3) [will] either [......] (4) or Mu[gallu ......] (Break) (r 1) that city, [......]. (r 2) in [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... Third exti]spicy. (e. 2) [...... Marduk-šu]mu-uṣur.

SAA 04 003. Will the Chief Eunuch Drive Mugallu away from a Fortress of Melid? (AGS 055) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am [asking you]! (2) Mugallu and the troops [of ..., (allied) with him], who have now [set up ca]mp aga[inst ..., a fortress] of the city Melid — (4) [will the chief eunuch of Esarhaddon, ki]ng of Assyria, and [his] troop[s and army who] have gone against him, [drive Mugallu and his troops away] from the w[all of ..., and will he] aban[don the w]all? (9) Does your great divinity kn[ow it? Will he who can see, see it? Will he who can hear, hear it]? (10) Disregard the (formulation) of [to]day's case, [be it good, be it faulty].…

SAA 04 005. Will Mugallu Attack Mannu-ki-..., who is Besieging a Fortress? (PRT 029) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, gi[ve me a firm positive answer to what I am asking you]! (2) From this day, [the 11th day of this month, the month Iyyar (II) of this yea]r, to the 10th day of the month Sivan (III) [of this year, for 30 days] and nights, my stipulated term — (4) within this stipulated term, will M[ugal]lu, the Melidean, st[rive and plan]? Will he mobilize a powerful army against Mannu-ki-[...] and the magnates and army of Assyria who have gone to the city Ba[..., a fortress which Mugal]lu abandoned? Or will they am[bush (them), or attack, kill and plunder them]? (8) [Will Esarhaddon,…

SAA 04 007. Will Assyrian Troops Conquer Quhna, a Fortress of Mugallu of Melid? (AGS 021+) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Should NN with the army of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], set up [cam]p [against the ci]ty Quh[na, a fortress of Mugallu of Melid? Is it pleasi]ng [to your great divinity]? (3) If they, having planned, go, [...] set up camp and do whatever pertains to the capture of a city [...], will they conquer the city Quhna, capture it, and enter it? (6) [Will Es]arhaddon, king of Assyria, be pleased, be happy, andrejoice? (7) [Will he who can see, see it]? Will he who can hear, hear it? Does your great divinity know it? (8) [Disregard what] they speak [with their mouth]s. (9)…

SAA 04 008. Should Assyrian Army Lay Siege to a Fortress of Mugallu of Melid? (PRT 027) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Disregard the (formulation) of tod]ay's [ca]se, be it good, be it faulty, (and that) a clean or an unclean person [has touched] the sacri[ficial sheep]. (2) [Disregard that the ra]m (offered) to your great divinity for the performance of the extispicy is deficie[nt or faulty]. (3) [Disregard that he who tou]ches the forehead of the sheep is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments, [(or) has touched] the (libation) beer, [the maṣhatu-flour, the water, the container and the fire]. (4) [Disregard that] I, the haruspex your servant, am dressed in my ordinary soiled…

SAA 04 009. Will Mugallu or Iškallu Attack Chief Eunuch Ša-Nabu-šu? (AGS 057) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, great lord, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am as[king you]! (2) Ša-Nabû-šû, the chief eunu[ch of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria], who [has gone] with [eunuchs (and) m]agnate[s, the army of Esarhaddon], ki[ng of Assyria, against ......] (5) (Break) (7) [If] he goes and [sets up c]am[p ......], (8) will either [Mugallu w]ith his troops, [or ......], or Iškallû the Tabalean [......], or any other [enemy], either in daytime [or at night] strive and plan, (9) [mount an attack agai]nst [......] Ša-Nabû-šû and his [army], and ki[ll and plunder (them)]? (Break) (r 1) (... whether)…

SAA 04 010. Hostilities between Iškallu of Tabal and Mugallu of Melid (AGS 056a) [military and political]

(1) Šamaš, gr[eat lo]rd, [give me a firm positive answer] to what I am as[king you]! (2) Will Iškallû the Tab[alean ......], who engaged in mutual hostilities with Mugallu the Me[lidean concerning ......] and the city Ištiar[u ......], (6) will the argument and quarrel which [they had......] (7) talk [......] (Break) (r 1) [Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious] omens [by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. (r 3) The middle of the 'station' is effaced ...[......]. (r 4) The 'finger' is thick…

SAA 04 011. Will Mugallu of Melid and Iškallu of Tabal Wage War? (AGS 059) [military and political]

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [I ask y]ou, Šamaš, gr[eat] lord, [whether Mugallu, the Melidean, or] Iškallû the Ta[balean, or ... will strive] and plan, (r 4) (and whether) [they ......] will leave and [... to wage] war? (r 6) Be present [in thi]s [ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs], favorable, propi[tious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity, and may I see (them)]. (Rest destroyed)