Table A4: Court scholars during the reign of Sennacherib

Title	Name (PNA no.)	Dates attested	References not in PNA
asû of the crown prince	Ikkaru (2)	679–80	SAA 10: 328
	Šemahu	697	SAA 6: 126
āšipu	Bel-ušezib (1), perhaps from Nippur	c.681–679, Nineveh
	Dadaia (6)	c.681–680, Nineveh?
bārû(s)	Unknown	Reign of Sennacherib (704–681), Nineveh	SAA 10: 109
dāgil iṣṣūrī	[...]	694, Nineveh	SAA 6: 133; may not be court scholars
rab asî	[...]	684–3, Assur	SAA 12: 86
rab asî's deputy	Urad-Gula, son of Adad-šumu-uṣur, descendant of Gabbu-ilani-ereš	681, Nineveh	SAA 6: 193
rab āšipī? (title missing)	Aplaia (12)	684–3, 672–1, Assur, Nineveh
rab ṭupšarrī (of Aššur's temple?)	Aššur-bani (7)	684–3, Assur
ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil	[...]	c.704–3, Assur	Fincke 2010
ṭupšar (Enūma Anu Ellil)(s)	Unknown	Reign of Sennacherib (704–681); Nineveh	SAA 10: 109
ṭupšarru	Nabu-zuqup-kenu (1), descendant of Gabbu-ilani-ereš	716–683, Kalhu	Also SAA 18: 34 (Šumaya to Aššurbanipal)
ṭupšarru muṣurayu	Ṣilli-Aššur (2)	692, Nineveh	May not be a court scholar
ummânu	Bel-upahhir (1)	End of reign of Sennacherib (c.684–681)	Synchronistic King List (King Lists 12 and 17) (Grayson 1980–83: 119, 124–5)
ummânu	Kalbu (4), son of Nabu-eṭir	Middle of the reign of Sennacherib (c.694–685), Nineveh	Synchronistic King List (King Lists 12 and 17) (Grayson 1980–83: 120, 124–5)
ummânu	Nabu-aplu-iddina or Nabu-bani	Early in the reign of Sennacherib (c.704–695)	Synchronistic King List (King Lists 12 and 17) (Grayson 1980–83: 120, 124–5)

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Eleanor Robson

Eleanor Robson, 'Table A4: Court scholars during the reign of Sennacherib', Ancient Knowledge Networks online, Eleanor Robson, 2019 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/cams/akno/assyrianscholars/a4sennacheribsreign/]