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~675 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 4

Esarhaddon 110

(i' 1') I placed [at their service the former ramku-priests, pašīšu-priests, (and) ecstatics], those initiated [in secret rites. I set] before them [purification priests], āšipu-priests, [lamentation priests], (and) singers, [who] have mastered (their) [entire cr]aft. (i' 7') [I built anew E]t[emenanki], (ii' 1') [May the god Marduk and the goddess Zarpanītu, the gods, my helpers], look with joy upon my good deeds and bless my kingship in their steadfast heart(s). (ii′ 5′) [Let] the seed of my priestly office endure (along) with the foundations of Esagil (and) Babylon; let my [kingship] be…

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~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 111

(i 1') [The people living there] were [answering each other] ye[s (for) no]. They neglected [their goddesses, abandoned] their rites, (and) (i 5′) [embraced] quite different (rites). [They put their] hands on the possessions of [Esagil], the palace of the god[s, an] inaccessible [place, and] they sold the gold, silver, (and) pr[ecious stones at] ma[rket value] to the land E[lam]. (i 12') The [Enlil of] the gods, [the god Marduk], became angry and [plotted evilly] to le[vel the land (and) to de]st[roy its people]. Cols. ii–iv (missing) (v 1') [I built (and) co]mpleted [Esagil ... a replica of…

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Esarhaddon 118 / CDLI Seals 006507

SAA 10 044. Timing a Journey of the King (ABL 1141+) [from astrologers]

SAA 10 206. Prayers and Rituals against Retrograding Mars (ABL 1401) [from exorcists]

SAA 10 259. Who to Come out Next? (ABL 0364) [from exorcists]

SAA 13 073. Complaint of Sickness (ABL 0203)

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