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Page 48 / 93

~680 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 20

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…

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 20

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…

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 20

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,…

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 20

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…

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~680 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 20

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 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SAA 04 012. Messenger of Mugallu Sent to Conclude a Peace Treaty (AGS 054) [military and political]

SAA 04 014. Will Kuzzurakeans, Tabaleans or Cilicians Invade Que? (AGS 060) [military and political]

SAA 04 016. NN Sent to Que (AGS 062+) [military and political]

SAA 04 017. Cimmerian and Cilician Invasion of ... (PRT 043) [military and political]

SAA 04 018. Will Ursaya of Urartu Invade Šubria? (AGS 048) [military and political]

SAA 04 019. Will the King of Urartu ...? (AGS 049) [military and political]

SAA 04 020. Giving a Princess in Marriage to Bartatua, King of the Scythians (PRT 016) [military and political]

SAA 04 021. Giving a Princess in Marriage to NN (AGS 080) [military and political]

SAA 04 022. Fragment Similar to Nos. 20-21 (AGS 087) [military and political]

SAA 04 023. Will Scythians Invade Assyria through Passes of Hubuškia? (AGS 035) [military and political]

SAA 04 024. Should Esarhaddon Send his Messenger to Hubuškia? (AGS 025+) [military and political]

SAA 04 025. Esarhaddon Sending his Messenger to NN (AGS 026) [military and political]

SAA 04 026. Esarhaddon and Hubuškia (AGS 039) [military and political]

SAA 04 027. Fragment Mentioning Hubuškia (AGS 040) [military and political]

SAA 04 029. Will Mannean Troops Capture Šarru-iqbi? (AGS 016) [military and political]

SAA 04 030. Will Army of Assyria Retake Dur-Illil? (AGS 019) [military and political]

SAA 04 031. Will Army of Assyria Retake Dur-Illil? (PRT 010) [military and political]

SAA 04 032. Esarhaddon and Dur-Illil (AGS 020) [military and political]

SAA 04 033. Will the Army of Assyria Defeat the Manneans? (AGS 041) [military and political]

SAA 04 035. Will Scythian and Cimmerian Troops Invade Bit-Hamban? (AGS 036) [military and political]

SAA 04 037. Fragment Similar to Nos. 35-36 (PRT 024) [military and political]

SAA 04 038. Will Scythians and Cimmerians Invade Bit-Hamban and Yašuh? [military and political]

SAA 04 039. Will Scythians and Cimmerians Invade Bit-Hamban and Paršumaš? (PRT 095) [military and political]

SAA 04 041. Will Mamitiaršu of Media and Kaštaritu of Karkašši become Allies? (AGS 002) [military and political]

SAA 04 043. Will Kaštaritu Conquer Kišassu? (AGS 001) [military and political]

SAA 04 044. Will Kaštaritu Conquer Karibtu? (PRT 001) [military and political]

SAA 04 045. Will Dusanni of Saparda or Kaštaritu Appear before the City ...? (PRT 004) [military and political]

SAA 04 048. Will Kaštaritu Conquer Ṣubara? (PRT 008) [military and political]

SAA 04 049. Will Kaštaritu Conquer Ušiši? (AGS 006) [military and political]

SAA 04 050. Will Kaštaritu or Dusanni Conquer ...? (AGS 011a) [military and political]

SAA 04 051. Will Kaštaritu or Dusanni Conquer Kilman? (PRT 007) [military and political]

SAA 04 052. Will Kaštaritu ...? (PRT 002) [military and political]

SAA 04 053. Fragment Similar to No. 52 (AGS 007) [military and political]

SAA 04 054. Fragment Similar to No. 44 (AGS 013) [military and political]

SAA 04 055. Fragment Similar to No. 44 (AGS 014) [military and political]

SAA 04 056. Has Kaštaritu Made Sincere Approaches for Peace? (AGS 142+) [military and political]