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~700 BCE

·Neo-Assyrian

SAA 7

SAA 07 198. Aššur Temple Offerings (ADD 1026)

(1) [Outer cuts], 2 cu[ts of shoulder]. (2) [Of x] oxen: the sto[machs, livers], kidneys, he[arts]; (4) [x] who[le] male sheep, (5) [x hea]d(s) (and) bre[asts of] 4 roas[t] sheep. (7) [A t]ureen of bou[illon]; (8) [a ture]en of sou[p]. (9) [1 go]ose, 1 du[ck], (10) [10 turtledo]ves. 5[+x ...] (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 7

SAA 07 210. Aššur Temple Offerings, Day 22 (RA 69 183)

(1) A thigh, a shoulder, outer cuts; (2) 2 cuts of sho[ulder] from an ox, of the temple of Dagan — of the chief cupbearer. (4) 2 thighs, 2 shoulders, from the (oxen) of the pilgrims. (5) Of 5 oxen: the stomachs, livers, kidney(s), hearts. (6) 5 whole sheep; 1 sheep of the temple; 1 kimru sheep; (7) 1 fattened sheep; 12 dishes of saplišhu; (8) 1 sheep for ablution — of the chief cupbearer. (9) 1 goose, 1 duck, 10 turtledoves. A tureen of bouillon; (10) a tureen of soup. 7 big loaves, (11) 1 seah 1 'litre' of regular offering loaves; 1 seah 1 'litre' spiced loaves. (12) 3 2-seah jars of…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 046. Contributions (perhaps Offerings) in Kind (ADD 0715)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [All] this [......] came in. (3) Month of Tammuz (IV), [...th day, eponym] year of Šulmu-beli-la[šme] (670 B.C.). (5) [...] barley, deficit (Break) (r 1) [...] salt [(...)] (r 2) [...] ... [(...)] (r 3) [...] karkar[tu spice (...)] (r 4) [...] leeks [(...)] (r 5) [...] cumin [(...)] (r 6) [...] ...... (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 049. Sealing Accompanying Items sent to the Governor by Sargon (ADD 0766)

(1) State service which Sargon, king of A[ssyria], remitted to the provincial governor. Month of Tebet (X), 25th day, eponym year of Taklak-ana-Bel (715 B.C.).

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 050. From a Shipment of Silver from Ekron (Iraq 27 16b)

(1) 1 talent (of silver measured) by the royal light (talent). Pidî, the ruler of Ekron. (2) Month of Arahsamna (VIII), 23rd day, eponym year of Bel-šarrani (699 B.C.).

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 051. From a Shipment of Silver from Arbela (Iraq 27 16c)

(1) 1 talent (of silver) of the orchard of Arbela. (2) Month of Tebet (X), 4th day, eponym year of Aššur-belu-uṣur (695 B.C.).

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 052. From a Shipment of Silver from the Wine Master (Iraq 27 16d)

(1) 1 talent of sil[ver ...] Nabû-ahhe-[...], wine master [...]. (4) Month of Shebat (XI), 10[th] day, [eponym year of NN], chief eunuch.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 053. From a Shipment of Silver from Bani-Nabu

(1) 1 talent of silver, of Bani-Nabû, [...]. (3) [Eponym year of Aš]šur-belu-uṣur (695 B.C.), [......]

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 054. From a Shipment of Silver from the Town of Hasutu

(1) [(...)] 1 talent of sil[ver (...)] town of Hasutu [(NN), c]hief cupbearer has received. (4) [(...), eponym year of] Aššur-belu-uṣur (695 B.C.).

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 055. From a Shipment of Silver

(1) 1 talent 2 minas [(of silver)].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 056. From a Shipment of Silver from Nabu-gabbi-le’i (Iraq 27 16f)

(1) 1 talent of silver, of Nabû-gabbi-ile''i.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 057. From a Shipment of Silver from Judaea (Iraq 27 16e)

(1) [1] talent of silver, of the Ju[daean].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 058. From a Shipment from Kumme (Iraq 27 16g)

(1) [......, of] the Kummaean.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 066. Accompanying Bowls

(1) Bowls [which the] chief [......]ed from out of the wine [...]. (3) For three years.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 067. Accompanying Garments

(1) Cloaks [(and) ...] textiles, which ... Mannu-ki-Adad, the palace manager [...]

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 068. Accompanying Horses (Iraq 27 16a)

(1) 1 mare, which Marduk-bani-ahhe, the bodyguard brought in. (2) 4 horses of the Mannaean(s), in the house of the treasurer. (3) 9 horses of Para'u, in the town of Birtu. (4) Total 14 horses for meat. (5) Month of Kislev (IX), [xth] day, eponym year of Ṭab-ša[r-Aššur (717 B.C.)].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 070. From a Shipment from Aššur-šarru-uṣur

(1) ...[...] which N[N] brought in to Aššur-[......] (and) which Aššur-šarru-uṣur sent. (5) Eponym year of Nabû-[......].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 072. Fragmentary Jar Sealing

(1) Completed [acc]ount. [......].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 073. Fragmentary Sealing

(Too broken for translation) (1) [......]-ibni (2) ...[...]...[...] (3) ... Pan-[...] (4) ... mon[th ...]

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 074. Fragmentary Sealing

(2) [......] which [NN ...]ed. (3) Month of Adar (XII), 18(th) day.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 089. Note of Domestic Animals (Iraq 32 19)

(1) 7 o[xen], (2) 8 sheep, (3) 19th day. (4) In the charge of Šamaš-ila'i. (r 1) In the charge of Aššur-le'i.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 100. Note of Silver from Sheep (SAAB 06 04)

(1) 20 talents 13 minas 18 1/3 shekels of silver of sheep, price of the shorn wool, penalty. (3) In the charge of Bel-šarru-uṣur, the prefect. (r 1) Month of Shebat (XI), eponym year of Sin-šarru-uṣur.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 101. Flock Tally (SAAB 06 14)

(1) 29 full-grown (sheep), (2) 3-year-old, (3) 2-year-old, (4) 200 ewes, (5) 130 lambs. (6) 2 full-grown (goats), (r 1) 2 3-year-old, (r 2) 5 2-year-old, (r 3) 20 nanny-goats, (r 4) 8 kids. (r 5) Urda-Nanâ.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 102. Flock Tally (SAAB 06 12)

(1) male goats, (2) 4-year-olds, (3) 3-year-olds, (4) 2-year-olds, (5) 1-year-olds, (6) nanny-goats. (r 1) Of NN ...

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 103. Flock Tally (SAAB 06 16)

(1) full-grown (sheep), (2) 3-year-olds, (3) 3 2-year-olds, (4) 93 ewes, (5) 46 lambs. (r 1) Aššur-[...].

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 110. Note of Horses (ADD 0700)

(1) 175 (horses): (2) Nabû-šarru-uṣur, (3) cavalry of the bodyguard.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 121. Note from the Review Palace (SAAB 06 11)

(1) 33,960 (2) 5 donkeys [...] (3) of ... (4) of ... of the palace, (5) in charge of Sin-šarru-uṣur (6) and Ahu-eriba ... (r 1) Arrapha (r 2) Month Kislev (IX), eponym year of Sin-šarru-uṣur.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 124. List of Chariot Troops and Military Scribes(?) (ADD 0912)

(i 1) Nabû-eriba, slave of Aššur-ahu-uṣur, (i 2) horse trainer of open chariotry; (i 3) Nabû-karṣi-ubaš, (i 4) Nabû-ahu-iddina. Total 2 slaves of Zaruti, chariot 'third man.' (i 6) Yata', ditto, Šamaš-naṣir, (i 7) chariot 'third man.' (i 8) Luppu, ditto, Gisa[...], (i 9) [NN] son of [NN] (Break) (r ii 1) [...]kit[...], scribe [...] (r ii 3) Urda-Nab[û, s]cribe [...] (r ii 4) Ahabû, Arama[ean] scribe. (r ii 5) All these are scholars of the watch. (r.e. 7) Total 85.

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 130. Fragment of List of Army Officers

(1) Nabû-ahhe-iddin, [...], (2) Apliku, El[amite] prefect, (3) Upaqa-ana-Aššur, [...], (4) Nabû-eriba, deputy of the chief [...], (5) [Reman]ni-Issar, [...] bo[dyguard], (6) [...]su, [...] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 134. Note of Officials(?) Assigned to Provinces (ADD 0859)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...]-ili; (2) [x, (chief)] cupbearer; (3) 1, treasurer; (4) 1, governor of Raṣappa; (5) 1, governor of Arrapha; (6) 1, ditto of Lah[iru]; (r 1) 1, Bel-eṭir; (r 2) 1, Bel-ibni. (r 3) Month of Iyyar (II), 7th day, eponym year of Bel-Harran-šadû['a] (650 B.C.).

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 194. List of Men, Women and Children (ADD 0811)

(1) ......, (2) Ahu-iddina, 1 son, 1 wi[fe of his: in all 3]. (3) The woman Bassî, 3 sons, in all [4]. (4) The woman Sagibê, 1 son, in all 2. (5) The woman Ezibtu; the woman Ṣihat[i]; (6) the woman Uburtu; Pan-Issar-lamu[r]; (7) Ahu-lamur, confectio[ner]; (8) Mannu-lu-zitti, farmer; (9) Nanî, gardener. (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 210. Fragment of Census Tablet (ADB 10)

(Beginning destroyed) (r ii 1) 1 son; [...]; (r ii 2) Hanî, ditto; 1 son [...]; (r ii 3) Našuh-..., ditto; 2 [sons]; (r ii 4) Mu-[...]: (r ii 5) total [......] (r ii 6) in [......] (Break) (r iii 1) 7,621 sheep, — tax quota assigned; 450 sheep, not inspected. (r iii 3) 12 hectares of arable land in Harran; (r iii 4) 1517 hectares of arable land in the environs of Harran; (r iii 6) 320 hectares of arable land near the city of Hauri[na]; (r iii 8) 682 hec[tares of arable land] in the province of [...]; (r iii 10) 20 hectares [of arable land ...] (Break) (iv 2) [x vil]lages in their entirety; [x]…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 222. Survey of a Large Estate Sold (ADD 0806)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) 10 h[ectares of land in] the town of Niramayu — the servants of the governor of Si'immê were split off in lieu of blood money; (4) 40 hectares of land, undisturbed in Inner City: in all 270[+x] hectares of land, which date from the time of Tiglath-Pileser. (7) 40 hectares of land — Bel-ahhešu, the kallapu-messenger bought (them); (9) 30 hectares, ditto, — in usufruct; 2 orchards, 1 gardener, Hatuk[u...]. (11) In all, 70 (hectares) of land, 2 orchards, 1 [garde]ner, (which date) from the time of Shalmaneser. (13) [x] hundred (hectares) of land in usufruct, [in] the…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 229. Schedule of Estate Assignments (ADD 1130)

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (Break) (ii 1) in the town of Še[...]; (ii 2) 40 hectares of land in [...], belonging to [...], assigned to Si[...]; (ii 5) 30 ditto, ditto, in [the town of GN], assigned to N[N], ... (Rest destroyed)

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 003. Possibly Part of No. 1 (AfO 21 t3)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... Habi]l-keni [......] (3) [...]...[...] (4) [...] water from the cistern that is bet[ween ......] (5) [...] water from the cistern that is betwe[en ......] (6) [... G]uzana from Dur-Šamaš [......] (7) [......] Abu-iddina in central Hani[galbat ......] (8) [......] Šamaš-remanni, the governor of Har[ran ......] (9) [... the] commander-in-chief; adjoining Kapri-ša-Sin-[......] (10) [......] ...; adjoining the cemetery of [......] (11) [......] Mar-yababa; adjoining the cemete[ry of ......] (12) [......] the meadow of the town ...[......] (Rest destroyed)

Law·Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 004. Fragment of a Text Similar to Nos. 1-3 (KAV 116)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) adjoining the road [......] (2) Total: an estate of 10 hectar[es of field ......] (3) An estate in Kapr[a... ......] (4) adjoining the field of Ra ...[......] (5) An estate of 8 hectares of field, adjoining the fi[eld of ......] (6) adjoining the field of Ahu-[......] (7) son of Nabû-lada of [......] (8) an estate of 300 (hectares) of field, a house, an orcha[rd] of 5 hectares [......] (9) adjoining the town of Bab-burti of the house of the te[am] commander [......] (r 1) adjoining the town of Bit-ili of the house [of ......] (r 2) adjoining the orchard of Iq[bi-... .…

Law·Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 005. Fragment of a Text Similar to No. 1 (NARGD 50)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [may] Aššur, [the great] lo[rd, establish ...... by his command]. (Blank space) (r 2) Whoever [takes away from Aššur] any o[f the towns that I have given to Aššur, may] Aššur, the gre[at] lord, [cast a furiously angry eye upon him]. Do not [remove any of the towns of Aššur, (but) add to the towns of Aššur. Aššur, the great lord, will hear your prayer]. (r 5) [He shall not give these] towns, [fields, houses and orchards to any other governor, he shall give them (only) to the governor of the temple of Aššur. The king will punish the one who gives them to another gover…

Law·Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 028. Part of Preceding Text (ADD 0741b)

(Beginning destroyed) (31) [......]...[......] (32) [......] 20 hectares (of field) in the village of [NN; ......] (33) [......], 1 house in Nineveh, [......] (34) [......] Sambuk..., [......] (35) [......] Hatter Town, [......] (36) [......; NN], farmer, 4 person[s; ......] (37) [......; NN], shepherd, [......] (Rest destroyed)

Law·Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 069. Decree of Expenditures for Various Ceremonies in the Aššur Temple (NARGD 42)

(1) Adad-nerari (III), [representative of Enlil], overseer, son of Šamši-Adad (V), [representative of Enlil], overseer, son of Shalmaneser (III), [representative of Enlil], likewise overseer. (4) When Adad-nerari (III), king of Assyria, instituted [the expenditures] of oil and honey for the temple of Aššur and the sanctuaries of [... fo]r Shebat (XI) and for Tishri (VII) and for five days of intercalary Adar (XIIa), and entrusted them to Šamaš-naṣir, the treasurer of Aššur — (Blank seal space) (7) The expenditures for the pandugāni ceremony of the king: The confectioner takes 8 litres of…

Law·Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 095. A Man Donates his two Nephews to Nabu

(1) [Seal of ...]ayu, [owner of the people being g]iven. (seal impressions) (3) Urad-Issar and Nabû-hamatu[a], in all 2 sons of La-ṣahittu, his sister — (5) He has fed them and kept them alive, wea[ned them] and brought them up. He made [them] free from claims and g[ave them] to Nabû of Cal[ah], his lord. (10) Whoever claims to have autho[rity] over them or tries to take them from the control of Nabû by force — (13) May Nabû, scribe of the universe, make his name and his seed disappear from the land, [curse] him with a horrible curse that [cannot be undone] and [command] that [his] life not…

Law

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 12

SAA 12 096. Nabu-sakip Donates two Slaves and an Estate to Nabu

(1) To Nabû who dwells in Ezida in Calah, great lord, his lord — (seal impression) (3) Nabû-sakip, son of Ahhe-damqu — Lul[...] and Palhu-ušezib, in all 2 sons of Isse-Urkittu-libbi, his slaves; and an estate of 7 hectares of field in the town Ṣabat-lukun, adjoining the road going to Ṣabat-lukun, adjoining the road going to the village of the vizier, adjoining the field of Adumu, the Sidonian, adjoining the field of Ba'al-haluṣu, commander of [fif]ty — (11) for the preservation of the life of Sin-šarru-iškun, king of Assyria, his lord, and the preservation of the life of his queen, he…

Law

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 11

SAA 11 024. Harvest Record (SAAB 06 03)

(1) From on the 2nd of Nisan (I): (2) 133 sheaves — Nabû-[...] (3) 32 sheaves — Nuraya (4) 60 sheaves — Šumaya (5) 112 sheaves — Urda-Na[bû] (6) 73 sheaves — Ahu-lešir (7) 58 sheaves — Mullissu-iddina (8) 24 sheaves — Qite... (9) 4 sheaves — Nanî (10) 12 sheaves — Ami[...] (r 1) 2 sheaves — Aplaya (r 2) 3 sheaves — Šulmu-šarri (r 3) 1 sheaf — entrance supervisor (r 4) 1 sheaf — Ubru-Nabû, attendant of teams. (r 5) 1 bale — Bite' (r 6) From on the 6th of Nisan (I): Ahi-pada, cohort commander of ... — 3 bales. (r 8) 16th day: Hurea, Ahi-pada — 4 bales. Total: 8 bales. (r 10) Total: 515 sheaves (…

Economy

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

Gilgamesh Tablet XI.svg

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Between 1845 and 1851 CE, Sir Austen Henry Layard uncovered the cuneiform library of King Assurbanipal in Nineveh. These texts, most of which dated to the 7th century…

Economy·Daily Life

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

Sennacherib's Annals (Taylor Prism)

One of the rare cuneiform texts that explicitly cross-references the Hebrew Bible: the same historical event narrated by both sides. The Taylor Prism gives us the Assyrian view of a moment the biblical authors framed as divine deliverance. It is also a masterpiece of imperial propaganda — the prisma…

Writing & Literature·Law

~695 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 3

Sennacherib 212

(1) The Seal of Destinies [by which] (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, seals (the destinies of) the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, the heavens, the netherworld, and man[kind]. (6) Whatever he seals cannot be changed. Whoever (tries to) change (what he seals), may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, (and) the goddess Mullissu, together with their children, kill him with their mighty weapons. (11) I am Sennacherib, king of [As]syria, the ruler who reveres you. (13) Whoever erases (my) [inscr]ibed name (or) alters this Seal of Destinies belonging to you, erase his name (and) his seed from the land.

Economy

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 002. Treaty of Aššur-nerari V with Mati’-ilu, King of Arpad (AfO 08 17+)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [... may Mati'-ilu], his sons and daughters, his mag[nates and the people of his land become] altogether like [...], may his land [be reduced] to wasteland, may only an area of the size of a brick (be left) for [him to stand upon], may nothing be left for his sons, [his daughters, his magnates and the peo]ple of his land to stand upon. May Mati'-ilu [together with his sons], daughters, magnates and the people of his land [...] like limestone, and may he, together with the people of his land, be cru[shed] like gypsum. (i 10) This spring lamb has not been brought out…

Law·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 004. Accession Treaty of Esarhaddon (JCS 39 187)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...... t]ower[s ...] I shall tell [...] to [... and] trav[ellers, I shall send messengers] to the south and [the north ...]. (r 4) Should I he[ar an ug]ly word about him [from the mou]th of his progeny, [should I hear it] from the mouth of one of the magnates or [governors], [from the mouth of one o]f the bearded or from the mouth of [the eunuchs], I will tell it to Esarhaddon, my lord; (r 8) I [will] be [his servant] and speak good of him, I [will be] loyal to him and [... the fa]ce of Esarhaddon my lord, [...]; (r 10) I will [keep] the oath [of this treaty…

Law·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 008. Zakutu Treaty (ABL 1239+)

(1) The treaty of Zakutu, the queen of Senna[cherib, ki]ng of Assyria, mother of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, (3) with Šamaš-šumu-ukin, his equal brother, with Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ and the rest of his brothers, with the royal seed, with the magnates and the governors, the bearded and the eunuchs, the royal entourage, with the exempts and all who enter the Palace, with Assyrians high and low: (9) Anyone who (is included) in this treaty which Queen Zakutu has concluded with the whole nation concerning her favourite grandson [Assurba]nipal, (12) anyone (of you) who should [...] fabricate and carry…

Law·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 009. Assurbanipal’s Treaty with Babylonian Allies (ABL 1105)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [We swear by Aššur, Šerua,] Bel[et-ili, ......, a]ll [the gods of Assyria and Babylonia], and [all] the great gods [of heaven and earth, ......], (3) [that] from this day on [for as long as we live we will be subjects of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], (that) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria [shall be our king and lord, and (that) we will be totally devoted] to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [our] lord. (6) We will not conceal nor hide [any message] or messenger whom Šamaš-šumu-ukin, ki[ng of Babylonia] has [sent or] made [... or who has come to us] from the sons of…

Law·Religion & Myth

~685 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 2

SAA 02 003. Sennacherib’s Succession Treaty (PKTA 31)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [...... which Sennach]erib, king of Assyr[ia, your lord], has set to you: (2) [If you should hear] improper things, you shall speak out [going] to Sennacherib, king of Assyria, [your lord], and totally devoting yourselves to the king, your lord, (5) if you should not protect [Esarhaddon, the crown prince designate, and] the other princes [whom Sennacherib, king of Assyria, has presen]ted to you; (otherwise): (7) [May Aššur, Mullissu, Šerua], Sin, Nikkal, Šamaš, Nu[r, Anu, Antu, Illil, Adad, Š]ala, Kippat-mati, [Ištar of Heaven, Ištar of Nineveh], Ištar of [Arbela,…

Law·Religion & Myth

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