Texts nos. 20-37

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Thirteen stone door sockets found in the Aššur temple at Aššur are inscribed with a short building inscription of Shalmaneser I stating that he rebuilt that temple. Most of these objects are now in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum) and Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri).

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21

A stone door socket discovered in the Aššur temple bears an eight-line inscription of Shalmaneser I. The king states that he dedicated the object, which is now housed in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum), to god Aššur.

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22

A red and black mace head found at Aššur is inscribed with a text recording that Shalmaneser I had it dedicated to his tutelary deity, the god Aššur. The object is now in the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005810/] of Shalmaneser I 22.

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23

Several gold and silver disks found in the foundations of the ziggurat at Aššur have a proprietary inscription written on them. Some of these foundation deposits, which were buried in mounds of shells and pearls, are now in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum) and Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005811/] of Shalmaneser I 23.

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24

Twenty-five bricks from Nineveh bear an inscription of Shalmaneser I dedicated to the goddess Ištar. Some of the bricks were shipped to Birmingham (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery) and London (British Museum), while others were left in the field.

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25

Shalmaneser participated in a tākultu-ceremony. The present whereabouts of the objects are unknown.

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26

Two clay jar fragments discovered at Aššur, including one now in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum), have an inscription written on them stating that they was used during a tākultu-ceremony in which Shalmaneser I participated.

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27

A clay potsherd discovered in under the pavement of the cella of Temple A at Aššur preserves part of a text recording that Shalmaneser I used it during his third tākultu-ceremony. The present location of the object is not known.

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28

Three bricks from Aššur are stamped with a four-line proprietary label of Shalmaneser I. The badly damaged bricks once belonged to the Courtyard of Emblems; two are now in the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin).

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29

Numerous clay jar fragments now in the British Museum are inscribed with a one-line text of Shalmaneser I. The king refers to himself as "the one who restored Emašmaš, the temple of the goddess Ištar, his mistress, in Nineveh." All of the known exemplars of this inscription were found at Nineveh.

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30

A piece of a clay cone discovered at Nineveh preserves parts of the first three lines of an inscription of Shalmaneser I. The text is not sufficiently preserved to be able to determine which achievement if the king it commemorated; the restoration of the temple of Ištar is likely since other inscription of his record that deed.

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31

Numerous bricks from Aššur, Nineveh, and Tulul ʿAqīr bear a short proprietary inscription of Shalmaneser I. The known exemplars are housed in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum), Birmingham (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery), Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri), and London (British Museum).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005819/] of Shalmaneser I 31.

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32

Several bricks originating from Aššur are stamped with a two-line proprietary inscription of Shalmaneser I. The fourteen known exemplars are now in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum), Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri), London (British Museum), and Oxford (Ashmolean Museum).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005820/] of Shalmaneser I 32.

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33

One stamped brick and one inscribed brick from Aššur bear one and the proprietary inscription. These objects of Shalmaneser I are housed in the Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri (Istanbul) and the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005821/] of Shalmaneser I 33.

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Eight bricks, including a few now in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum) and Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri), are stamped with a four-line proprietary label of Shalmaneser I.

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35

The inscription "Palace of Shalmaneser (I), king of the world" appears on four bricks found at Aššur. Three of these are in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum), Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri), and London (British Museum).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005823/] of Shalmaneser I 35.

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36

Three bricks in Berlin (Vorderasiatisches Museum) and one in Istanbul (Eski Șark Eserleri Müzesi of the Arkeoloji Müzeleri) have "Palace of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria" on them.

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37

A stele from the Row of Steles at Aššur is inscribed with a four-line text stating that it belonged to Shalmaneser I. The object is now housed in the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin).

Access the composite text [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/Q005825/] of Shalmaneser I 37.

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Jamie Novotny

Jamie Novotny, 'Texts nos. 20-37', The Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo) Project, The RIAo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2017 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/riao/thekingdomofassyria13631115bc/shalmaneseri/texts2037/]