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~735 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 64

(1) Palace of Tiglath-piles[er] (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._A1 1) Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ...…

Law·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._1 1) [... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of…

Law·Religion & Myth

~730 BCE·Neo-AssyrianSAA 19

SAA 19 225. Seed, Stored Grain and Barley Given to the People (CTN 5 p. 280)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant NN]. Good hea[l]th [to the king, my lord]! (4) [Concerning the ...] about wh[om the king], my lord, [w]rote to me: [......] (7) bread [......] were placed. (8) [May] they speak in the k[ing my] lo[rd's] presence. (9) to [......] (10) I will come out [... with t]hem (11) [......] the seed. (12) I have g[i]ven to 150 persons 5 seahs each of his seed, their stored grain and seed in full. (r 1) [...] I have given (them) barley (rations). (r 2) [... st]ored grain ... (r 3) Conc[erning] their [...]s, (r 4) [NN and NN] kept turning back (r 5) two [......] their…

Religion & Myth

~725 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Shalmaneser V 1

(Akkadian 1) Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: five minas of the king. (Aramaic 1) Five minas (by the standard) of the land. Five (minas) of the king.

Tiglath-pileser III 64

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

SAA 19 225. Seed, Stored Grain and Barley Given to the People (CTN 5 p. 280)

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