All tablets.

CCT 4, 47, BM 113559

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 4, 47, BM 113559. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 4, 48, BM 113463

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 4, 48, BM 113463. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 4, 48, BM 113468

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 4, 48, BM 113468. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 4, 49, BM 113316

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 4, 49, BM 113316. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 15, BM 113533

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 15, BM 113533. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 20, BM 115204a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 20, BM 115204a. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 25, BM 115208

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 25, BM 115208. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 26, BM 115200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 26, BM 115200. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 26, BM 115207a+b

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 26, BM 115207a+b. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 27, BM 113464

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 27, BM 113464. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 33, BM 115201

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 33, BM 115201. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 37, BM 113519

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 37, BM 113519. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 42, BM 120503

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 42, BM 120503. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 5, 47, BM 113572

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 5, 47, BM 113572. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 03, BM 113379

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 03, BM 113379. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 04, BM 113368

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 04, BM 113368. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 06, BM 113374

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 06, BM 113374. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 06, BM 113442

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 06, BM 113442. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 06, BM 113460

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 06, BM 113460. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 07, BM 113451

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 07, BM 113451. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 07, BM 113467

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 07, BM 113467. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 15, BM 115053 +

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 15, BM 115053 +. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 19, BM 115231

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 19, BM 115231. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 23, BM 115206

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 23, BM 115206. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 24, BM 115224

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 24, BM 115224. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 24, BM 115227

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 24, BM 115227. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 26, BM 115229

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 26, BM 115229. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 27, BM 115202

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 27, BM 115202. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 29, BM 115223

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 29, BM 115223. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 31, BM 115203

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 31, BM 115203. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 31, BM 115205a+

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 31, BM 115205a+. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 31, BM 115220

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 31, BM 115220. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 31, BM 115228

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 31, BM 115228. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 32, BM 115230

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 32, BM 115230. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CCT 6, 46, BM 115845

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — CCT 6, 46, BM 115845. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Erišum I 01

(1) [...] ... Erišum (I), overseer of (the god) Aššur, [son of Ilu-šūma], overseer of (the god) Aššur; Ilu-šūma (was) the son of Šalim-aḫum, [overseer of (the god) Aššur]; (and) Šalim-aḫum (was) the son of Puzur-Aššur (I), [overseer of (the god) Aššur]. (4) Erišum (I), vice-regent of Aššur: I [built] the holy [Step] Gate, (and) the chapel [for] my lord. I built a [high] throne (and) adorned the front of it with a precious stone (ḫušāru). I installed (its) doors. (8b) With (the god) Aššur, my lord, standing by me, I reserved land for (the god) Aššur, my lord, from the Sheep Gate to the…

Erišum I 02

(1) Eriš[um (I)], vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) He built the temple (and) all of the temple area for the god Aššur, his lord, for his life, and the life of his city. (15) When I started the work, (when) my city was under my command, I made silver, gold, copper, tin, barley, and wool, as well as the payment of bran and straw, exempt from taxes. (26) I mixed ghee and honey into (the mortar of) every wall and (then) laid one layer of bricks. With the god Aššur, my lord, standing by me, I cleared houses from the Sheep Gate to the People’s Gate.…

~1900 BCE·Old AssyrianOur engine

Erišum I 03

Documents Erišum I's temple construction at Aššur and its ritual furnishings — bronze duck weights and beer vats — giving the earliest detailed record of cultic equipment in an Assyrian royal building inscription.

Erišum I 04

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) For the god Aššur, his lord, for his life, and the life of his city, he built the entire temple area of the temple of the god Aššur and the holy Step Gate, (as well as) the chapel of (the god) Aššur.

Erišum I 05

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (7) For his life and the life of his city, he built all of the temple area for (the god) Aššur, his lord. He installed (its) doors.

~1900 BCE·Old AssyrianOur engine

Erišum I 06

Attests Erišum I's construction of Aššur's temple in the god's own city, anchoring the earliest stratum of Assyrian royal piety and the vice-regent (iššiak Aššur) titulature that defined Old Assyrian kingship.

Erišum I 07

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) For (the god) Aššur, his lord, for his life, and the life of his city, he built the temple area of (the god) Aššur.

Erišum I 08

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (7) It was Erišum (I), vice-regent of the god Aššur, who built [(...)] for [his] life.

Erišum I 09

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of the god A[ššur], son of Ilu-[šūma], vice-regent of the god Aššur. (7) For his life, he built all of the temple area for the god Aššur, his lord.

~1900 BCE·Old AssyrianOur engine

Erišum I 10

Erišum I consecrates the Aššur temple 'Wild Bull' by mixing ghee and honey into the mortar — one of the earliest Assyrian royal building inscriptions, and evidence that the ritual deposit of clay cones as dynastic markers was already standard practice c. 1900 BCE.

Erišum I 1001

(1') (No translation warranted.)

Erišum I 11

(i 1') (No translation possible) (ii 1') I cleared houses [from] the Sheep [Gate] to the People’s Gate. I fashioned two beer vats for the god Aššur, my lord. [I placed two] bronze duck figures, [each (weighing)] one talent, [at their] ba[se(s)]. (iii 1') (No translation possible) (iii 1'') (No translation possible)

Erišum I 12

(1) [Eri]šu[m (I), vice]-regent [of the god] Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, built a temple for (the god) Aššur, his lord. (7) (No translation possible)

Erišum I 13

(1) Eriš[um (I)], vice-regent of the god Aššur, built the temple of the god Aššur. Moreover, he fashioned the two beer vats.

Erišum I 14

(1) Erišum (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Ilu-šūma, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; Ilu-šūma (was) the son of Šalim-aḫum, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur; (and) Šalim-aḫum (was) the son of Puzur-Aššur (I), vice-regent of (the god) Aššur. (14) Erišum, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur: With the god Adad standing by me and for the god Adad, my lord, for my life, and the life of my city, I built the temple and its temple area. Moreover, I installed (its) doors. (27) (As for) the one who would remove th(is) tablet, may the gods Aššur, Adad, [and] Bēl, my god, destroy his [seed].