All tablets.

SAA 12 060. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule (ADD 0746)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) 40 [hectares of field, ......], (2) in all [......]; (3) total in the town of [.... ......] (4) and [his] people [......], (5) [...]-šulmu, [......], (6) Ṣid[..., ......] (7) [......] (8) [NN] and his people, [......] (9) [...] and his people, [......] (10) Ahu-le'i and his people, [NN ......], (11) in Barihtu, [......], (12) in Samhara, [......] (13) 2 vineyards, [......]; (14) 40 hectares of field, Adda-sagab, [NN, ......]; (15) total in Tillê. 70 hectares of fi[eld, NN, NN, NN], (16) in all 3 farmers; [......]. (17) 40 hectares of field, Past[î, ......]; (18)…

SAA 12 061. Probably Part of No. 60 (ADD 0747)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......, NN] and [his] people, (2) [......, NN] and his people, (3) [......, NN] and his people, (4) [......, NN] and his people, (5) [......], Tattî and his people, (6) [...... ...]abû and his people, (7) [......, NN, ...]ša, in all 2 farmers and their people, (8) [......, NN] and his people in Naṣapina. (9) [......, NN] and his people in Bu[...]. (10) [......, NN, NN] and their people in [...]. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 062. Possibly Part of No. 60 (ADD 0748)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [......] in the town of Diati; [......] (4) [......] in Til-harrapin[a; ......] (5) [......], fields and people in Kar-Is[sar; ......] (6) [...... x hectares of fi]eld, 1 viney[ard, ......] (7) [...... in] the town of [...]; ... [......] (8) [...... x he]ctares of field in Šarru-iddin[a; ......] (9) [......] ... Diqukin[a ......] (10) [......] 2 tillers [......] (11) [......] ... [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 063. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule (ZA 73 05)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......; N]N, [...]; ...[...]; (2) [......, in all x] fullers; [...]-ahu-iddina, hatter; (3) [......, ...]maku, Nabû-reṣuwa, king's guard, Šarru-metu-uballiṭ, (4) [......], Turrukšu-iṣah, Amurrî, in all 6 escorts; (5) [......]; Nabû-...-..., cupbearer; Lipit-Issar, 1 person; (6) [......]; Aššur-balliṭ, Parnu'a, 2 persons; [...]gadiâ, (7) [......; Mu]llissu-šazizinni, [NN], ...[...]-Issar, weav[er]; (8) [......, i]n all 2 farmers. 40 hectares of field in [...], over[seer of the household]; (9) [......, NN and] his [peo]ple; Našuh-i[dri, x] persons; ...[...]. (10)…

SAA 12 064. Fragment of Land Grant or Schedule? (ADD 1116)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] 60 hectares [...], (2) [......] 20 hectares in [...], (3) [...... x hectares in ...]nû'a, 40 hectares in [...], (4) [...... x hectares in] Adian, 20 hectares in [...], (5) [...... in] Raṣappa, 100 hectares the town of Ta[...], (6) [...... x] hectares in the town of Aššur-eṭir, [...] (7) [... x hect]ares alongside Aqu[...]. (8) [......], in all 600 [...] (9) [......] (10) [......] Inurta-[... ......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 065. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule? (ADD 0775)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...]ti Issar-emuqiya, [......], (3) Kê-lamši, painter, N[N, ...] (4) Tabalayu, dyer, Ahu-immî, N[N, ...] (5) La-dagil-ili, Nabû-šezibanni, in all 4 oil-pressers; [NN, NN, NN], (6) Kubabu-ubri, Urad-Issar, Gabbu-amur, in all 6 [...; NN, NN], (7) Raši-ili, Rehtu-ana-Marduk, Dagan-abi, [..., NN, NN], (8) Ahu'a-eriba, Giri-Ba'al, Šumma-us[sezib, NN], (9) [NN], in all 12 skin-raft boatmen ...[......] (10) [...]-Sin Angulu, Ispiṭṭi-[..., ......] (11) [...] Mariddi, Ilu-[...], ...[......] (Rest destroyed or uninscribed)

SAA 12 066. Fragment of Assurbanipal Type Schedule?

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [......; NN and] his people; Rem[anni-... ......] (r 2) [......]. An estate of 40 hectares [of field in ......] (r 3) [......]; Eriba-[... ......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 067. Fragment of Aššur-etel-ilani Type Land Grant?

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...... x] vine[yards, ......] (3) [......] in ...[...; ......] (4) [......] 1 [vine]yard [......] (5) [...... x viney]ar[ds ......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 068. Late Copy of a Decree of Tukulti-Ninurta for the Temple of Šarrat-nipha (PKTA 32-33)

(1) [...... Šarrat]-nipha (2) [...... Šarrat]-nipha (3) [...] All t[his is the ... of Šarrat-nip]ha: (4) [x litres of ...], 1 litre [of ... ... the pries]t of the bēt ēqi; (5) [......] great ...; (6) [......] the palace of the crown prince of the succession palace; (7) 1 litre of [...] bread [...] the baker; (8) 1 litre of [...] bread [...] the sons of the 'coiffured women.' (9) The cons[tan]t sheep offerings of the 5th day, the 7th day and the 15th day that are performed for Šarrat-nipha: [The priest] of Šarrat-nipha and the priest of the bēt ēqi [take] a breast, a shoulder, roasted meat;…

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…

SAA 12 070. Unplaced Fragment of the Text of No. 69 (NARGD 45)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [...... x] litres of honey [......] (r 2) [...... to be hea]ted, of [......] (r 3) [......] the confectioner [takes] (r 4) [......] 7 seahs 4 litres of chick-peas, 3 seahs of lent[ils ...] (r 5) [...... refi]ned, 3 seahs of chick-peas, 3 litres of ordin[ary] lentils. (r 6) [......] second dipper, 2 litres of honey, 2 litres of [...] (r 7) [......] 1 litre ditto, 1 litre for [...]-flour (r 8) [...... they gi]ve. Total: 1 seah 7 litres of honey, 1 seah 7 lit[res of ......] divid[ed] with dippers [...]. (r 10) [...... t]o be heated. One litre of honey, 1 litre of…

SAA 12 071. Decree of Regular Offerings for the Aššur Temple by Adad-nerari III (NARGD 46)

(1) [Adad-nerari (III)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]; [son of Šamši-Adad (V)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]; [son of Shalmaneser (III)], representative of Enlil, [overseer]. (4) [When Adad-nerari (III)] instituted the regular offerings of Aššur, (and) [entrusted] them to [NN, the ...]; from the towns of the county of Burali, the county of Arbela, the count[y of ...] — (6) [The chief ...]: 50 carrying-sticks of pomegranates, 1 sheep for the kimru (offering) before [..., ......, x] wineskins, 4 shovels with their 'donkeys' [...], [x cups o]f oil for the provisions of the boatmen…

SAA 12 072. Fragment of the Text of No. 71 (NARGD 47)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [The ... of] Buralli gives [......] of the wineskin rafts, [......] wineskin rafts sailing downstream, [...... si]x seahs of flour for the boatmen [......]. (6) [The ...] gives [......] the boatmen [......]. (8) [...... that the]y give (9) [...... to]wns (10) [......] establishes. (11) [......] the palace herald (12) [......] my [...] (13) [...... pa]lace (14) [......] the servants of the palace herald (15) [...... al]so give (r 1) [...... the coun]ty of Arbela. (r 2) [......] 7 seahs, the town Dunabu-Illil; (r 3) [......] 2 seahs, the town Tanat; (r 4) [......] of…

SAA 12 073. Prism Fragment Containing Part of the Text of No.71 (NARGD 48)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......] the chief of [......] (blank space) (2) [......] oil for the boatm[en ......] (3) [......] one ...-sheep, 12 ...[...]-sheep [......] (4) [......]s 4 cups of oil [......] (5) [......] ... [......] (6) [......] ... [......] (7) [......] Ši[...] River [......] (8) [......] rope [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 074. Fragment of Decree of Adad-nerari III (KAH 116)

(1) Adad-nerari (III), [......, overseer], son of Šamši-Adad (V) [......, overseer], son of Shalmaneser (III), [......, likewise overseer]. (Blank seal space) (4) Ten talents 15 min[as of ......] (5) labour dues [......] (6) under [......] (7) of [......] (Break) (r 1) Month [..., xth day], eponym year of [......]

SAA 12 075. Fragment of a Decree of Tiglath-Pileser III (NARGD 31)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [Tiglath]-Pileser (III), [king of Assyria, ...] (r 2) [...] couch, wild bulls, house [......] (r 3) [...] this [obl]iga[tion] for [...-Inurta, Mutakkil-Aššur] (r 4) [and] T[uqu]n-mati, his daughter [......] (r 5) [......] he has establi[shed ......] (r 6) [...] wi[ne] until dis[tant] days [...] (r 7) [...]-Inurta, Mutakkil-Aššur, Tuqu[n-mati, their children and their d]escendants ...[...]. (r 9) Let [a futu]re [prince] among my sons whom Aššur nomi[nates (for kingship)] a[dd to] this [obli]gation; [may he not] take [away from it]. (r 11) By Aššur, [..., ..., Enli]l and the Ass[yrian] Ištar, [a future prince] shall not cast aside the wording of this docu[ment]. [The great gods] will he[ar] his [pra]yer. (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 077. Collection of Decrees from Various Reigns (NARGD 54)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) 20 — the [......] (i 2) Total: 360 [......]. (i 3) The chief fuller of [the palace] gives 1 litre of oil, 1 litre of [...]. (i 6) The ploughmaster of the [palace] giv[es] one glass of car[damom ...]. (i 9) Total that Shalman[eser (IV)] establis[hed]. (i 11) The garde[ner] of the palace [gives] 5 ...-plants. (i 14) Total that was added by [...]. (i 15) [The wine master] gives 1 litre of wine. Total that was ad[ded] by Tiglath-Pil[eser (III)]. (i 18) The rab qaqqulāti gives 2 seahs of bread, 1 litre of so[up], 1 seah 4 litres of beer, and 2 litres of maṣhatu-flour.…

SAA 12 078. Fragment of a Decree Concerning Distribution of Meat (NARGD 52)

(1) [NN, ..., mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king, king of the world], king of [As]s[yria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king, king of the world], king of Assyr[ia, likewise overseer]. (4) [......, the chos]en one of En[lil ...]. (Space with royal seal impressions) (5) [......] from the sheep offerings of the fi[fth] day. (6) [......] its head, its belly, [its] liver. (7) [......] complete[ly] (8) [......]s of the go[d ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 079. Fragment of a Decree? (NARGD 53)

(1) [NN, ..., mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, mighty king], king [of the world, king of Assyria, overseer]; [son of NN, migh]ty [king], king [of the world, king of Assyria, likewise overseer]. (4) [......], the chosen one [of Enlil ...]. (Space with a royal seal impression) (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 080. Schedule of Wine Offerings by the Magnates to the Aššur Temple (KAV 079)

(1) Wine that the magnates give to the Aššur Temple — (2) 40 homers (from) Habruri, a golden pot per day; (3) 25 homers, Calah; (4) 35 homers, the wine master; (5) 40 homers, Dur-Šarruken, 2 pots per day; (6) 10 homers from Izalla, the wine master, 3 litres per day; (7) 12 jugs, first fruits, for the whole year, 1 per month. (8) Total 140 homers 8 seahs, 12 jugs. (9) All this is for the whole year. (10) 15 jugs from Izalla, first fruits, each month. (11) 74 wineskins, first fruits of Ti[shri (VII)]. (12) [x+]20 homers, the commander-in-chief; (13) [......], the chief cupbearer; (Break) (r 1)…

SAA 12 081. Schedule of Distribution of Meat from Offerings (PKTA 35)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [..., ...], ..., the inner cuts, left (thigh), bladebone, 2 joints of the backbone, 4 ribs: all for the 'House of Many Kings.' (i 8) A haunch: the mausoleum of Ešarra-hamat. (i 10) The right thigh: the high priest. (i 12) 4 ribs: the second priest. (i 13) 4 ... coverings of thighs, 4 joints of the backbone: the priest of Ea-šarri. (i 16) The neck: the lamentation chanter. (i 17) A shoulder: the temple scribe. (Break) (ii 2) 2 [......], (ii 3) the stomach, [...], (ii 4) the hide, sinews, [...]: the hig[h] priest (ii 6) the front part of the neck, the heart, a lower…

SAA 12 082. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (ARRIM 1, 13)

(1) [NN, overseer, son of NN], overse[er, son of NN, likewise overseer.] (2) [Whoever tries to contest a craftsman whom NN, king of Assyria, has given] to Nergal-a[pil-kum]u'a, (3) [be it a ..., a ..., a s]ervant or a ...[..., or a baker, or a brewer, or a confectioner, or sons of the cupbearers, or a ..., or a ...], or a wainwright, [or an architect, or a scribe, or a d]iviner, or an exorcist, or a physician, [or a smith, or a goldsmith, or a coppersmith, o]r an ironsmith, or a [...] (Break) (8) or the chief physician, [or] the chief singer, or [the chief ......] (9) [who tries to exercise…

SAA 12 083. Edict Appointing Nergal-apil-kumu’a (BaM24 239+)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [he g]ives. If the ki[ng or a future king se]nds into exile or [...s a ..., a ..., or an 'enterer'], (5) the k[ing] may not say [......]; (6) they belong to Aššur. The [palace] mana[ger responsible for ......] (7) among the travelling zarriqus [...... o]f [his] province (8) [......]s or the zarriqus (9) [......] he himself (10) will [.... The towns, fields and orchards of ...] the king's sons (11) [...... of C]alah that are in his province (12) that [...... he shall return] and not give them [t]o their governor. (13) He himself shall apportion the [......], clothing…

SAA 12 084. Text Duplicating No. 83 (CTN 4 256)

(Beginning destroyed or too broken for translation) (5) [......] the Halzeans [......] (6) [......]. If the king or [a future] king s[ends into exile or ...s a ..., a ..., or an] 'enterer,' [...] (8) [......] ... goodness to him [...] (9) [......; they belong to Aššur]. The palace manager res[ponsible for ...] (10) [......] he shall place. The [...] (11) [......] palace manager or [travelling] zarriqus (12) [...... he him]self shall .... The towns, fields and orchar[ds] (13) [of ... the king's sons, or the ...] ... or 'enterers' of the province of [Calah], (14) [who are in his province…

SAA 12 085. Adad-nerari Adds the Land of Hindanu to the Territory of Raṣappa (AAA 20 105+)

(1) [Adad-nerari (III)], [gre]at [king], mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria]; [son of Šamš]i-Adad (V), mighty king, king of the [world, ki]ng of [Assyria]; [son of Shal]maneser (III), king of the four quarters; (4) has assigned the [...] of the land of Hindanu to Pal[il-ereš], governor of Raṣappa, and [has ...ed (it)] to him. (6) No one shall change (anything) concerning (this) [......]. (7) The governor of Raṣappa shall rule the pref[ect of Hindanu]; he is his lord; he is [his ...; the prefect] is his agent. (9) No one [at any time in the future shall make any] claim against…

SAA 12 086. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to his Newly-built Akitu Temple (PKTA 27)

(1) The se[al of] Aššur, king of the gods; the seal of God the King, not to be contested. (2) I am Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, circumspect monarch, the perfecter of the forgotten cult of Ešarra according to the oracular command of Šamaš and Adad, the enlarger of their purificatory cult, the restorer of the protective deity of Ešarra, which had ceased to function, [to] its place. (Blank seal space) (5) In Nisan (I), when at the New Year's Festival, on account of chaos and anarchy, [A]ššur was going to the festival banquet in a garden within the city; (7) at that time,…

SAA 12 087. Sennacherib Dedicates Personnel to the Temple of Zababa and Babu (KAV 039)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [Concerning] Za[ba]ba I performed an oracular query and asked Šamaš and Adad. Šamaš and Adad announced to me "Zababa is the son of Aššur" in the oracle. I made the sta[tue of] Zababa and Babu conforming with his dignity, [...], and built a [(...) temple for th]em before the Tabira Gate. (r 1) Bel-ubal[lit, ...]-kenu, his adolescent son, 2 daughters, total of 5 people. (r 2) Nabû-šezib, [his] wife, [1] adolescent [son], 1 weaned son, 3 daughters, total of 7 people. (r 3) Nabû-šumu-ka''in, his wife, 1 weaned son, total 3. (r 4) Nabû-rešu-išši, 1 adolescent son, 1…

SAA 12 088. Gift of Sennacherib for Esarhaddon (ABL 1452)

(1) Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria — golden bracelets inlaid with ivory, a golden crown, a golden necklace, rings for the upper arm; all these pieces of jewellery, inlaid with agate, ..., and chalcedony, weighing 1 1/2 minas and 2 1/2 shekels, I gave to Esarhaddon, my son, who henceforth shall be called Aššur-etellu-mukin-apli, as a token of love. (r 4) (From) the booty of Bit-Amukani. (r 5) Let the one who trusts in you not come to shame, O Nabû.

SAA 12 089. Royal Votive Gift for Ištar of Arbela (IAsb pl.50)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) [......], Raṣappa, Bit-Zam[ani] (2) [......] ... of the province of Upu[mu] (3) [......], a gardener, bakers, cooks, br[ewers] (4) [......]s I handed over to Ištar residing in Arbela, my lady. (5) [......] those sheep which I donated, (6) [......] 2 litres of wine daily, 10 sheep month[ly]. (7) [For the preservation of m]y [life], the lengthening of my days, the longevity of my kingship, and the destruction of my enemies, (8) [... I ...ed] and in Egašankalamma until distant days I [established]. (9) [The decrees of the king]s, my fathers, I added to and confirmed.…

SAA 12 090. Assurbanipal Recovers a Stolen Village (IAsb pl.21)

(1) For Sin, foremost of heaven and earth, [......], the honored Namraṣit, power without equal, [......], the compassionate lord who [...]s to the king who is pious to him, [......] — (4) I am Assurbanipal, great king, mighty king, ki[ng of the world, king of Assyria], who heeds his weighty command a[nd ......]. (6) Il-yabi, the eu[nuch of ...], who a village in its entirety amounting to such and such [an area of land and orchards ...] to Sin residing in Elumu o[f his own accord donated as a votive offering] for the preservation of the life of the ki[ng and set up a stele]; afterwards, his…

SAA 12 091. Memorandum Concerning Votive Donation (STT 406+)

(1) [The servants of] Ištar of Huzirina, [that the king] has given [to] Nusku. (3) [NN], son of Se'-dillini, baker (4) [NN], cupbearer (5) [NN], ditto (6) [NN], cook (7) [N]N, [son of] Kabar-Dadi, ditto (8) Nasrâ, son of [Q]arhâ, [...] (9) Nanî, son of Li[...]su, [...] (10) Miniwî, so[n of N]N, [...] (11) [N]N, [son of B]alasu, [...] (12) [NN, son of N]N, [...] (Break) (18) N[N, son of NN, ...] (19) Qarhâ, son of [NN, ...] (20) Nušku-šezibanni, son of [NN, ...] (21) Bir-yatate, son of [NN, ...] (22) Našuh-suri, son of Adda-[..., ...] (23) Rahime-Dadi, son of Il-gab[biri, ...] (24)…

SAA 12 092. Four Men Donate a Bastard to Ninurta (ADD 0640)

(1) Seal of [Bel]-na'id, seal of [Nabû]-na'id, his brother, seal of Urad-Issar, son of Bel-na'id, seal of Šumma-[u]ssezib, son of Kanunayu — in all 4 men, owners of the man being dedicated to Ninurta of Calah. (cylinder seal impressions) (7) Dur-maki-Issar, son of Ra'imtu the sister of [Bel]-na'id and of Nabû-na'id, who gave birth to him during her prostitution — they have brought him up and presented him as a gift to Ninurta, their lord. For labour-duty or corvée work he is considered part of the temple of Ninurta. (13) Any future person: do not cast aside the wording of this document;…

SAA 12 093. Mannu-de’iq Donates his Son to Ninurta (ADD 0641)

(1) To Ninurta of Calah — (3) Mannu-de'iq, shield bearer of the eunuch, has presented Nabû-maqtu-šatbi, his son, (stamp seal impressions) (5) to Ninurta, the powerful, the mightiest of the gods, the warrior, for the life of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, to Ninurta of Calah as a gift. (10) Whoever takes him away from Ninurta, whether his prefect, his commander-of-fifty, his un[cle], his cousin, or [his ...], by force or through vi[ndication] — (15) May Ninurta defeat him with a merciless weapon. May Gula place a never-healing sore on his body. May Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth,…

SAA 12 094. The Ninurta Temple Purchases a Devotee (ADD 0642)

(1) Seal of Na'id-Issar, seal of Aššur-matka-da''in, sons of Issar-šumu-iddina, weaver of the queen, owner of the man being sold. (stamp seal impressions) (5) Šumma-Nabû, weaver of multicoloured trim, their servant — (6) Iddin-Ea, priest of Ninurta, has contracted, purchased and bought him for Ninurta residing in Calah for 1/2 mina of silver from Na'id-Issar, (and) from Aššur-matka-da''in. (11) Any revocation, lawsuit or litigation is void. (12) Whoever in the future, at any [time], lodges a complaint or [breaks the contract, wh]ether [these] men [or ......], (Break) (r 1) [...] any litigants…

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…

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…

SAA 12 097. Private Votive Donation to Nabu (NARGD 37)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) 100 rams [......] (3) he has cleared (of claims) and [donated] to Nabû, [his lord]. (4) Whoever raises a claim against t[hose] people and tries to assert his authority over them, may the mighty king, lord of lords, [...], Marduk and [his] s[pous]e Zarpanitu make his dynasty disappear from the land; may Nabû, the scribe of Esaggil, shorten his long days and may Tašmetu, the spouse of Nabû, speak unfavourably of him in the presence of her husband Nabû. (r 2) May Ištar dwelling in Arbela fill him with leprosy and cut off his entrance to temple and palace, and [may] Ninurta dwelling in Calah slay him with his [sharp] arrow. (r 7) [Witness NN, the] mayor [of Calah] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 12 098. Aššur-reṣuwa Donates Property and People to Nabu (SAAB 01 59)

(1) To Nabû, great lord, his lord, Aššur-reṣuwa [has dedicated] for the preservation of his life and the prolongation of his days: a house in the city of Calah; an estate of 30 homers of tax-exempt land in the village of Mallaṣi; Remanni-Ištar, a farmer and 3 persons (of his family); Nabû-qata-ṣabat, Nabû-nashir and Ṣil-Nabû, a shepherd and 3 persons (of his family), with his sheep; Kapar-ili, a baker; an estate of 12 homers of land in the town of Urad-Ištar, the farmer ...... (Break) (r 14) May Marduk, king of heaven and earth [impose on him] a heavy punishment, [may] Gula, the great physician, [visit him with a curse] which cannot be cured ...... (r 19) May [DN], ferocious hero [......] smite him with his weapons.

~700 BCE·Neo-AssyrianEditorial

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SAA 03 001. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Aššur (ABRT 1 32-33)

(1) The exceedingly great one, king of the gods, the omniscient; venerable, surpassing, the Illil of the gods, he who decrees the fates! (3) Aššur, exceedingly great lord, omniscient; venerable, surpassing, the Illil of the gods, he who decrees the fates! (5) [Let me magn]ify Aššur, the superlatively strong, the king of the gods, the lord of the lands! [Let me procla]im his greatness, magnify his praise! (7) Let me proclaim the fame [of Aš]šur, let me extol his name; let me glorify the praise of [the god] who dwells in Ehursaggalkurkurra! (9) Let me mention the [superlatively strong one], let…

SAA 03 002. Assurbanipal’s Acrostic Hymn to Marduk and Zarpanitu (ABRT 1 29-30)

(1) a__ I praise your name, Marduk, the most powerful of the gods, the canal inspector of heaven and earth [......], who was well engendered, and alone is most high [......]! (3) na__ You bear Anuship, Illilship, Ninšikuship, lordship, kingship [......]! You gather all wisdom, total strength [......]! (5) ku__ Honoured ruler, exalted monarch, overpowering, magnificent [......]! They glorified his lordship, prepared battle, [......] A[nu]! (7) aš__ You are exalted in the heavens, king on earth, the skillful counsellor of the [great] gods [......], establisher of all habitations, grasper of the…

SAA 03 003. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to the Ištars of Nineveh and Arbela (OECT 6 11)

(1) Exalt and glorify the Lady of Nineveh, magnify and praise the Lady of Arbela, who have no equal among the great gods! (4) Their names are most precious among the goddesses! Their cult centres have no equal among all the shrines! (6) A word from their lips is blazing fire! Their utterances are valid for ever! (8) I am Assurbanipal, their favourite, most valued seed of Assur, offspring of Nineveh, product of Emašmaš and Egašankalamma, whose kingship they made great even in the House of Succession. In their pure mouths is [voic]ed the endurance of my throne. (13) I knew no father or mother,…

SAA 03 004. Nanaya Hymn of Sargon II (ABRT 1 54-55)

(Beginning destroyed) (i 1) [...... she holds in her hand] the naked sword, [emblem of Nergal], the pointed axe, appropriate to the [Pleiades]. (i 4) On (her) right and left battle is arrayed. (i 5) The foremost of the gods, (she) whose play is battle, who goes ahead of the brotherhood of the Seven (demons) — (i 7) Skilled musicians are seated before her, players of the lyre, the small harp, the clapper, the flute, the oboe, the long (pipes). (i 10) The kurgarrûs ease her heart with spindles, whiplashes, and with sweet [...]s. (i 12) [...]... of loveliness of ...... (i 13) they are clad in…

SAA 03 005. Nanaya Hymn of Assurbanipal (ABRT 1 09)

(1) Assurbanipal praises [the goddess ......] (2) who is revered and feared by the [great] gods [......] (3) Nanaya, the lady of the great gods [......] (4) Assurbanipal is your high priest [......] (5) Aššur, bless his kingship! [......] (6) As for his arms, bless them Nabû! [......] (7) Sin, keep safe his throne [......] (8) All the lands are praising Urkittu [......] (9) In the time of Assurbanipal [......] (10) In the days of the shepherd [......] (11) Nanaya, with her whole heart [......] (12) The kingship of Assurbanipal, [......] (13) In her sacred city, which [......] (14) she…

SAA 03 006. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Tašmetu and Nabû (KAR 122)

(1) [Let me praise the wi]se [...], Tašmetu [...], (2) [...] lady, queen [......], (3) [Good-l]ooking, attractive [...], (4) [Goddess] of goddesses, queen of queens [...], (5) Princess of Ešarra, temple of the universe [...], (6) She who beseeches, wife of Nabû, the beloved of [...], (7) She who raises and lowers, sage of Ezida. (8) On the fifth day, monthly, is the procession of Tašmetu; (9) When she emerges from the holy workshop to [our] Nabû, the son of Bel raises his head from the tablet house to the nuptial bedroom, reci[tes ...]: (12) Say something, my Tašmetu, why [......]? (13) Bless…

SAA 03 007. Assurbanipal’s Hymn to Ištar of Nineveh (ABRT 1 07-08)

(1) O palm tree, daughter of Nineveh, stag of the lands! (2) She is glorious, most glorious, the finest of the goddesses! Nineveh is set with bunbullu decorations, within which there is no [...]. (4) O praised Emašmaš, ...[...], in which dwells Ištar, the que[en of Nineveh]! (6) Like Aššur, she wears a beard and is clothed with brilliance [...]. The crown on her head g[leams] like the stars; the luminescent discs on her breasts shine like the sun! (9) O ziggurat, pride of Nineveh, which bears [awe-inspiring splendour]! (10) On the 16th of Tebet is her ..., she brightens Emašmaš: The lady of…

SAA 03 008. Hymn to the city of Arbela (LKA 032)

(1) Arbela, O Arbela, (2) Heaven without equal, Arbela! (3) City of merry-making, Arbela, (4) City of festivals, Arbela! (5) City of the temple of jubilation, Arbela! (6) Shrine of Arbela, lofty hostel, (7) broad temple, sanctuary of delights! (8) Gate of Arbela, the pinnacle (of) holy to[wns]! (9) City of likenesses, Arbela! (10) Abode of jubilation, Arbela! (11) Arbela, temple of reason and counsel! (12) Bond of the lands, Arbela! (13) Establisher of profound rites, Arbela! (14) Arbela is as lofty as heaven. (15) Its foundations are as firm as the heavens. (16) The pinnacles of Arbela are…

SAA 03 009. Psalm in Praise of Uruk (SAAB 01 40)

(1) Uruk; I love ditto, I love Eanna, my nuptial chamber! (2) Ditto; I love (its) ziggurat, house of my pleasure! (3) Ditto; I love Babylon, my father's house! (4) Ditto; I love Esaggil, house of my veiling! (5) Ditto; I love Ehiligar, house of my joy! (6) Ditto; I love Borsippa, house of my kingship! (7) Ditto; I love Ezida, along with our Nabû! (8) Ditto; I love Šapazzu, along with Bel-ṣarbi! (9) Ditto; I love Cutha, along with Nergal! (10) Ditto; I love Der, along with Ištaran! (11) Ditto; I love Kiš and Ehursagkalamma! (12) Ditto; I love Sippar, along with Šamaš! (13) Ditto; I love the…

SAA 03 010. Blessing for the City of Assur (STT 087)

(1) [...]... [......] (2) [...]... [......] (3) [...] all [......] (4) [...] they rejoice, they [......] (5) [...] they rejoice ...[......] (6) [...] until [......] (7) [...] destiny...[......] (8) [...]... of prosperity [...] (9) [...]......[...] (10) [...] which [...] play! (11) Fill, fill their pails [with ...]! (12) [Aššur], Illil, bless the Inner City! (13) Fill [...] up to their necks! (14) [...]... abundance, may Esarhaddon restore life! (15) May joy of the heart be established; let constant joy come in, come in! (17) Pour oil into skull-(sized) containers, pluck countless (amounts of)…

SAA 03 011. Assurbanipal’s Coronation Hymn (LKA 031)

(1) May Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, elevate you to shepherdship over the four [region]s! (2) May Aššur, who ga[ve y]ou [the sceptre], lengthen your days and years! (3) Spread your land wide at your feet! (4) May Šerua extol [your name] to your god! (5) Just as grain and silver, oil, [the catt]le of Šakkan and the salt of Bariku are good, so may Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, be agreeable to the gods [of his] land! (8) May eloquence, understanding, truth and justice be given to him as a gift! (9) May [the people] of Assur buy 30 kor of grain for one shekel of silver! May [the peopl]e of…