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~675 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 4

Esarhaddon 020

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, (and) Kush, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 021

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 022

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Esarhaddon 023

(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Ass[yria], built anew an annex onto the House of Succession in the midst of the city of Nineveh.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 024

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 025

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of Karduniaš (Babylonia).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 026

(1) [... Es]arhaddon [... boo]ty from K[ush (...)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 027

(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, ... kin]g of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sen[nacherib, ...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 028

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, migh<ty> king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Bab[ylon, king of the land of] Sumer and Akkad, king of Kardun[iaš (Babylonia), ...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 029

(1) The palace of [Es]arhaddon, great king, mighty king, [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 035

(1) [...] whose country is remote, [... I be]sieged and plundered it. (3) [... the] chieftain of the city Partukka, [... Med]es whose country is remote, [...] large [thoroughbreds] (and blocks of) lapis lazuli, hewn from its [mountain, ... they] kissed my feet [... I imposed ...] upon them. (8) [... b]orders Mount Bikni [...] mighty chieftains [...] I counted as [booty. I ...] the[m]. (r 1') [...] ... water channels [...] ... like ... [...] ..., horses, he constantly [...] Kush, black Meluḫḫians, [...] ... with whom he formed a confederation [...] a difficult place [...] ... [...] ... [...] th…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 058

(i 1) [Esarhaddon], king of the wor[ld], king of Ass[yria], piou[s] prin[ce], belove[d of] the god Aššu[r] and the goddess Mu[llissu], upon whom (i 10) you placed your protection and whom you safeguarded for kingship, all of [whose] enemies (ii 1) [you killed and] whose [wi]sh [you caused (him) to attain, up]on whose [father’s] throne you placed in greatness, and whom you entrusted with the lordship of the lands; (ii 10) son of Sennacherib, king of the world, [kin]g of Assyria, the one who made the statues of the god Aššur and the great gods; (iii 1) descendant of Sargon (II), king of the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 059

(i 1) [Es]arhaddon, [ki]ng of the world, king of Assyria, pious [pr]ince, [be]loved of the god Aššur and the goddess Mullissu, upon whom you placed your protection and whom you safeguarded for kingship, all of whose enemies you killed and (i 10) whose wish you caused (him) to attain, upon whose father’s throne you placed in greatness, and whom [yo]u entrusted with the lordship of the lands; son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria — (i 19) The former temple of the god Aššur that Shalmaneser (I), son of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 061

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 062

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 063

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria — I had the gatehouse, which is in the palace in Baltil (Aššur), built anew for coming and going (and) I firmly founded its foundation with white limestone.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 064

(1) I, Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [go]vernor [of] Bab[yl]on, king of Sumer and Akkad; the one who (re)constructed the temple of [the god Aššur], (re)built Esagil and Babylon, renewed the statues of the great gods; son of Senna[ch]erib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria — (5) [during] my [king]ship, when the god Aššur and the goddess Mullissu stretched out [their] protection [over me] and (when) the great gods called my name for lordship over the [land] and people, and (when) I made Ashurbanipal, the senior son…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 065

(1) Esarha[ddon, king of the world, king of Assyria]; son of Sennache[rib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria]; the one who (re)constructed [the temple of the god Aššur], (re)built [Esagil] (5) and Bab[ylon, ...], re[stored the shrines] of cult [centers], completed the rites and [...], (10) (and) (re)confirmed the sattukku offer[ings ... of] the [great] gods, [am] I.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 066

(1') [...] Esarhaddon, king of the world, kin[g of ...] son of Sennacher[ib ...] the one who (re)constructed the temple of (the god) Aššur, (re)[built ...] ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 068

(1) To the god Aššur, his lord: Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of all of Karduniaš (Babylonia), king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, (5) and Kush, king of the four quarters, placed and gave (this door socket) for his (long) life, the prolongation of his days, (and) the well-being of his offspring.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 069

(1) To the god Aššur, his lord: Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of [Assyria], governor of Babylon, king of Karduni[aš] (Babylon[ia]), (5) king of the kings of (Lower) Eg[ypt], Upper Egy[pt], and Kush, [gave (this door socket)] for his (long) life (and) the well-[being of his] off[spring].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 070

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — an amphora filled with oil fit for princes, [which] was with the vast possessions (and) goods without number, the treasures of the palace of Abdi-Milkūti, the king of Sidon — which is in the midst of the sea — that my great hand(s) captured with the help of the gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, Ištar of Ninev…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 071

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, skilled in battle and warfare, who leveled his enemies, son of [Sen]nacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — an amphora filled with oil fit for princes, which was with the vast possessions (and) goods without number, the treasures of the palace of Abdi-Milkūti, the king of Sidon, that my great hand(s) captured with the help of the gods Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 073

(1) [... king of] Assyria, son of Sennach[erib, ...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 074

(1) I, Aššur-etel-ilāni-mukīn-apli, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (5) (re)built Esagil and Babylon, restored the shrines of cult centers, completed the rites, (and) (re)confirmed the offerings of the great gods; I am also the one who knows how to greatly revere the gods and goddesses of heaven and netherworld.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 076

(1) The god Aššur [...] great [god]s in its midst ... [...] lasting [...] ..., he was giving a command to Esarhaddon, ..., his chosen one, and he was ordering him. (5) He called his name for kingship to be the one who renovates Ešarra (and) makes (its) cult complete, (saying): “Build lof[ty] Ešarra, the dais of my desire (and) make its design artful like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament.” (9) Esarhaddon, trusted ruler, the one who is (re)building the temple of (the god) Aššur, mustered the workmen of the god Aššur from all of the settlements (and) mustered the rulers of all (four)…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 079

(1) [Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world], king of Assyria, [governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and] Akkad, [the true shepherd who reorganized the confused people (and) made] light [shine forth for th]em; [to whom the great gods gave as a] gift [(the ability) to create, build, (and) renew; (5) the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Bab]ylon, [completed all of the cult centers, renewed the statues] of the great [go]ds, (and) [who] returned [the plundered gods of the lands to] their (proper) place [from Assyria; who pla]ted…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 080

(1') [Son of Sennacheri]b, [king of the world, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II)], king of the world, [king of Assyria, governor of Baby]lon, king of Sum[er and Akkad] — (3b') [... that I] had conqu[ered with the] help of the god Aššur, my lord, [... (5′) ... the armo]ry, which is in Kalḫu, [... — I made (it) greater] than before. [...] the previous kings, my ancestors, for the son [... a bīt]-ḫilāni, a place for his leisure ... [...] ... the sides of that building ... [... I incorporated] unused [la]nd as an ad[dition ...] of the city [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 081

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria — (with regard to) the armory, which is in Kalḫu, that Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came before me, had built, I incorporated unused land as an addition (to it), raised the terrace with massive stones from the mountains, (and) built a palace for my lordly pleasure on it.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 082

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad — (with regard to) the armory, which is in Kalḫu, that Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came before me, had built, I incorporated unused land as an addition (to it), raised the terrace with massive stones from the mountains, (and) built palatial halls for my lordly pleasure on it — son of Sennacher[ib], king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 083

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, (and) Kush, king of the four quarters.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 084

(1) The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, (and) renewed the statues of the great gods; king of Egypt, the one who defeated the king of Meluḫḫa, king of the four quarters, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon (II), king of the world (and) king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 085

(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king] of Assyria, governor of [Babylon, king] of Sumer and Akkad; [the one who (re)constructed] the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Bab[ylon], (and) renewed the statues of the great gods; king of Egypt, the one who defeated the king of Meluḫḫa, son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 086

(1) [The palace of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of] Assyria, gover[nor of Babylon, king of Sumer] and Akkad, king of E[gypt, (...), the one who defeated the king of] Meluḫḫa, king of the [four] quarters, [(...); the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aš]šur, (re)built Esagil [and Babylon, (...) (5) (and) renewed] the statues of the great gods; [son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria], descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 087

(1) [...] ... [... the one] who raised the downfallen, avenger of ... [...] capable [...], the one who provides pleasant protection over the people am I; son of Sennach[erib, great king], mighty [king], king of the world, king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of S[umer and Akkad]; descendant of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, king of Assyria, [ancient] stock — (6) [...] the former Tebiltu canal that Ashurnasirpal (II), a ruler who came be[fore me], had dug from the (Upper) Zab over the plain of Kalḫu [...] — that canal, not turning ... [...] ...…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 090

(1) The palace of Esar[haddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria], son of Sennacherib, [king of Assyria], descendant of Sarg[on (II), king of Assyria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 091

(1) Palace of Esarhaddon, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 092

(1) [Proper]ty of [Esar]haddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria, which was placed in the midst of the platform, more or less.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 093

(1) Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, the true shepherd who reorganized the confused people and made light shine forth for them; to whom the <great> gods gave as a gift (the ability) to create, build, (and) renew; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, [compl]eted all of the cult centers, renewed the statues of the great gods, (and) [who returned] the plundered gods of the lands to their (proper) place from Assyria; who plated Egašankalama, the temple of the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 094

(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, built (and) completed a palace in the city Tarbiṣu as the residence of Ashurbanipal.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 095

(1) I, Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the kings of (Lower) Egypt, (5) Upper Egypt, (and) Kush built (and) completed a palace in the city Tarbiṣu as the residence of Ashurbanipal, the senior son of the king, who (resides in) the House of Succession, my offspring.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 097

(1) (No translation possible) (7) [... Hazael], the king of the Arabs, [who came to Nineveh, my capital city, with his heavy audience gift and] kissed my feet, [implored me to give (back) his gods, and (10) I had] pity [on him]. I refurbished [the gods Atar-samayin, Dāya, Nu]ḫāya, Ru[ldāwu], Abi[rillu, (and) Atar-qu]rumâ, [the gods of the Arabs], and [... I gave (them) b]a[ck to him]. I appointed the lady Tabūʾ[a], who was [raised in the palace of my father, as rul]er and returned her to her land with those gods [of the Arabs]. (14b) Later, Hazael [died] and I placed Iautaʾ (Iataʾ), his son,…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 098

(1) The god Aššur, father of the gods, who loves my priestly service; the god Anu, the powerful, the foremost, the one who called my name; the god Enlil, lofty lord, the one confirmed my reign; the god Ea, wise one, knowing one, who decrees my destiny; (5) the god Sîn, shining Nannar, the one who makes signs favorable for me; the god Šamaš, judge of heaven and netherworld, the one who provides decisions for me; the god Adad, terrifying lord, the one who makes my troops prosper; the god Marduk, hero of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, the one who makes my kingship great; the goddess Ištar, lady of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1001

(i' 1') [...] ... [...] ... the sun [...] heart [was ang]ry [...] ... [... (i′ 5′) ...] ... [...] I raised and [...] Imgur-Enlil ... [...] ... [...] ... a wall a king [... to be as secure as a great] mountain [for far-off days]. (ii' 1') [...] oath [...] ... to [...] he placed and [...] the people. He built their ... [...] and [...] over [... (ii′ 5′) (As for) E]durgina, the dwelling of the god Bē[l-ṣarbi that is in]side of Baṣ, he took its [...] and bui[lt] (it) anew. [The gods Bēl]-ṣarbi, Nabû and [Marduk, (and) Ni]nsaggirgi and Dumu[zi, (ii′ 10′) the god]s living in [it], they raised up the…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1002

(i' 1) to be as secure as [a great moun]tain [for] far-off [days. ...] cast [bro]nze [...] he oversaw its [sm]elting and (i′ 5) examined [... He built from its foundations t]o its parapets, [... all] of its copings [...] ... [...] Cutha, (ii' 1) The gods Ea and Asalluḫi, by their exalted wisdom, opened their mouth(s) with “the washing of the mouth” (and) “the opening of the mouth” (rites) and had (them) dwell on (ii′ 5) their pure pedestal(s) in their lofty cellas for all ti[me]. The one who expanded the cult cent[ers], enlarged the temples of the [great] gods, which from ancient times [...] .…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1003

(i 1') ... [...] the one who distributes [shares] to the ... people, [...], the one who opens canals, (i 5′) (and) the one who makes the pasturage (and) watering places flourish; whose countenance is excellent, the awe-inspiring god, the bearer of the furious mace, the one who conquered the enemy, overthrew e[vil], ... [...] (ii 1') [...] ... [...], anci[ent] stock, sublime ruler, governor of Babylon, tr[ue] prince, the one to whom the god En[lil] has stretched out his hand, rever[ent] servant, (iii 1') (No translation possible) Col. iv completely broken away (v 1') [May] one of the kings, my…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1006

(i 1') [...] ... of Enlil, prudent ruler, [...] ... and they were constantly blessing [...] ..., true shepherd, [... whose] ... they made pleasing to the people, (i 5′) governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, beloved of the god Marduk (and) the goddess Zarpanīt[u, intel]ligent, learned, ... [...] ... of the god Nabû, [...], valiant [young] man, foremost of all rulers, (10′) ... hero of all rulers, [whom] the goddess Ištar of Arbela entrusted to rule the lands; king of all of the four quarters, favorite of the great gods, the sun of all of the people, whose deeds are pleasing to all of…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1008

(1') [... and (my) victory] (and) my [conqu]est [I had written upon it and] I set (it) up [for all time for the admira]tion of [all (my) enemies]. (4') [Whoever takes away this stele from] its [p]lace [and erases my inscr]ibed [name and wri]tes [his name, cov]ers (it) [with dirt, throws (it) into water, burns (it) w]ith fire, [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 4

Esarhaddon 1009

(1) [... S]ennach[erib ... Tiglath]-pileser [...] abundance [...] had built [...].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~675 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRIAo

Esarhaddon 1021

(1') [(...)] Aššur-[(...)]-etel-ilāni-[(...)] Not photographed

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