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(1) For the goddess Bēlet-parṣē, his lady: Adad-nārārī (III), son of Šamšī-[Adad] (V), dedicated (this) for his life.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Palace of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of the world, king of Assyria, (and) son of Shalmaneser (III), king of Assyria: belonging to the facing [of the temple of (the god) Aššur].
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad V, king of Assyria], son of Shalmaneser (III), (who was) also king of Assyria.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Monument of Semiramis, the palace woman [of Šam]šī-Adad (V), king of the world, king of Assyria, mother of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, king of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world).
Writing & Literature(1) To the god Nabû, the heroic (and) exalted one, the son of Esagil, the wise (and) splendid one, the mighty ruler, the heir of the god Nudimmud — whose command is supreme — the one who is skilled in the arts, the one who oversees all of heaven and netherworld, the expert in everything, the wise one who can write (lit. “holder of the tablet stylus”), the learned one of the scribal art(s), the merciful (and) judicious one (5) who has the power to depopulate (and) repopulate (a country), the beloved of the god Enlil — the lord of lords, whose might has no rival, without whom there can be no…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Seal of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, the governor of the city Kalḫu (and) the lands [Ḫamed]ê, Temeni, (and) Yaluna. I have trusted in you, O Nabû, let me not be put to shame!
Economy(1) Property of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, scribe (and) eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of the world, king of Assyria.
Writing & Literature(1) Property of Rēmanni-ilu, eunuch of Bēl-tarṣi-ilumma, the governor of the city Kalḫu.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Property of Pālil-ēreš, eunuch, the governor of the city Nēmed-Ištar (and) of the land Raṣappa.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Seal of [Aš]šur-bēlu-uṣur, eunuch of Pālil-ēreš, the governor of the land Raṣappa.
Writing & Literature(1) He gave (this) to Ištar-dūrī, eunuch of Nergal-ilāʾī (and) field marshal, his protector. Property of Bīrtāyu, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.
Economy(1) The god Aššur, the great lord, the king of the gods [who] decrees destinies; the god Anu, the mighty (and) foremost one, the ancestor of the great gods; the god Enlil, the father of the gods, the lord of the lands who makes kingship great; the god Ea, the wise one, the king of the apsû who grants wisdom; (5) the god Marduk, the sage of the gods, the lord of omens, the commander of all; the god Nabû, the scribe of Esagil, the possessor of the tablet of destinies of [the gods] who resolves differences; [the god] Sîn, the luminary [of heaven and netherworld], the lord of the lunar disk who…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') [...] troops [...] the river [...] wagon, might of the fearful flood, [...] strife. Šamšī-ilu, a man (who is) fearless [in battle, ...] ... upon his steeds, the extensive river [... (5´) ...] to him and Argišti, in the midst of battle, the bow [... he (Argišti) abandoned] his camp (and) with a single horse he [disappeared]. (6-b) [...] him and the army of the land Amurru, the people of Nir... [...] evil approaching (and) rebellion becoming rife (lit. “strong”) [...] his/its meadow like a ..., like a ... [... (10´) ...] ... the blood of his warriors being shed, with redness [it dyed ...]…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') the chief of the extensive army. (2') At that time, I built a city on the border of Baltil (Aššur), by Mount Ebiḫ, on the bank of the Tigris River, and surrounded it entirely (with a wall). I built (and) completed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I called the name of that city Šarru-iddina. (9') I wrote my commemorative inscription and (thus) established my name for eternity. May those who come after see this commemorative inscription of mine. May they heed my name and [...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) For (the god) Aššur, his lord, has Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal, dedicated (this) for his life.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Property of Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Seal of Nabû-šarru-uṣur, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.
Economy(1) For the goddess Gula, his lady: Pān-Aššur-lāmur, the governor of Baltil (Aššur), dedicated (this) for the life of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, (and) his (own) life.
Religion & MythWriting & Literature(1) Seal of Bēl-dayyānī, eunuch of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria.
Economy(1') who resides in the ciy Dūr-kat[limmu, the] holy [shrine], his beloved abode, the great lord, his lord: (3') Pālil-ēreš, [the gover]nor of the land R[asappa], the city [Nēmed-Ištar, (and) the city Apk]u, had a gol[den sw]ord made and made and presented an image of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria, his lord, to the god Salmānu (Text: “Adad-nārārī, king of Assyria”), his lord, who protects the throne of his priesthood, to give into his hands the scepter that shepherds the people, for the well-being of his seed, the well-being of the people of Assyria and the well-being of Assyria, to…
LawReligion & MythFor (the god) Aššur, the great lord, his lord: Adad-nārārī (III), appointee of the god [Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Aššur], son of Šamšī-Adad (V), [appointee of the god Enlil], vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, son of Shalmaneser (III), (who was) also [appointee] of the god Enlil and vice-regent of (the god) Aššur, [dedicated (this)] for his life (and) [the well-being of his seed] and his land.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1') No translation warranted. (1'') No translation warranted.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
A royal prayer formula addressed to Aššur and the gods of Eḫursaggalkurkurra, attesting the liturgical language by which Shalmaneser IV legitimised his reign during the poorly documented mid-eighth-century Assyrian 'interlude'.
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) Shalmaneser (IV), strong king, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (III), strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of the four quarters (of the world): (4) When Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal, marched to Damascus, I received the payment of Ḫadiānu of Damascus: silver, gold, copper, his royal bed, his royal couch, his daughter, together with her extensive dowry, the property of his palace, without number. (11) On my return march, I gave this boundary stone to Uspilulume, the king of the city Kummuḫu. (13b) (As for) whoever (dares) to take (this boundary…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) The god Marduk, the great lord, the king of the gods who holds the circumference of heaven and netherworld, populates cities, establishes sanctuaries, (and) supervises all of the shrines of the gods; the god Nabû, the scribe of the gods who grasps the holy tablet stylus, carries the tablet of the destinies of the gods, provides for the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, (and) continually gives food rations (and) thereby grants life; (5) the god Šamaš, the light of the lands, the judge of all of the cities, protector of the (four) quarters (of the world); the god Sîn, the luminary of heaven and…
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(1) [(...)] Aššur-dān (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent [of (the god) Aššur (...), son of] Adad-nārārī (III), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of (the god) Ašš[ur (...), son of] Šamšī-Adad (V), [(who was) also] appointee of the god Enlil and vice-regent of [(the god) Aššur (...)]: (4) [(...)] the main courtyard of Eḫursa[gkurkurra ...] the main courtyard [...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(obverse, fragmentary) [...] ... [...] [...] like the ... of a man ... [...] [...] against/to Nergal(?) ... the head [...] [... "Hand]-of-a-god," "Hand-of-Ishtar," "Hand-of-a-ghost" — incantation(s) [...] [...] ... and I collated (it). I, Ashur[banipal ...] [... to whom Nabû(?)] and Anu(?) granted broad understanding, [... for] my reading(?) — whatever (pertains to) that work [...] [...] ... as much as exists, on tab[lets ...] [...] (traces only) [...]
Writing & Literature(obverse, fragmentary) [...] the anci[ent] city Kalhu [which Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, a prince who preceded me, had built ...] [...] the land Zamua to [its] full ext[ent ...] [...] a palace of cedar [...] [... be]asts of the mountains and of the sea[s (in white limestone and alabaster I fashioned and stationed at its gates) ...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth(obverse, fragmentary) [... Ashurnasirpal (II)], strong [king], king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II), great king, [strong] king, [...] [... king of all] the four quarters, who has no rival, [...] [... mighty] flood, who has no [opponent, ...] [...] ... (traces only) [...]
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth[Sh]almaneser, great [king, strong king], king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), [great king,] strong king, king of the universe, king of [Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta (II)], (who was) also king of the universe and king of Assyria: brick[work] of the ziggurat [of Kalhu].
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 027 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — AMT pl. 094 08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythAstronomy & Mathematics
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — ArOr 37, 473-521. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BA 10/1, 082. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 1, 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 2, 118. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 3, 245. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 4, 325. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 4, 342. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 5, 450. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Daily Life
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 002 b5. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 011 l. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BAM 7, 024 y2. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
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Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — BM 091439. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Writing & LiteratureReligion & Myth
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)) — CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 018. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Religion & MythDaily Life