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One or more stone blocks found in the ruins of Aššur are inscribed with an eight-line text recording the construction of a house for one of Sennacherib's sons, Aššur-ilī-muballissu. The inscription is an expanded version of text no. 180 and is also similar to text nos. 182–183.
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| (1*) Ass 00365 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466897/] | (2*) Ass 00558 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466898/] | (3*) Ass 00311a [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466899/] | (4*) Ass 00823 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466900/] | (5*) Ass 00824 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466901/] |
| (6*) Ass 01410 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466902/] | (7*) Ass 01411 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466903/] | (8*) Ass 01411a [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466904/] | (9*) Ass 01412 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466905/] | (10*) Ass 00808 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466906/] |
| (11*) Ass 00847 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466907/] | (12*) Ass 00848 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466908/] | (13*) Ass 00874 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466909/] | (14*) Ass 00884 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466910/] | (15*) Ass 00885 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466911/] |
| (16*) Ass 00888 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466912/] | (17*) Ass 00889 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466913/] | (18*) Ass 00922 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466914/] | (19*) Ass 00924 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466915/] | (20*) Ass 00925 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466916/] |
| (21*) Ass 00932a [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466917/] | (22*) Ass 00944 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466918/] | (23*) Ass 00945 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466919/] | (24*) Ass 01413 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466920/] | (25*) Ass 01414 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/sources/P466921/] |
This text and text no. 182 are identical, but with one major variant in line 5: text no. 182 has šá ina GÌR.II AN.ŠÁR ib-ba-nu-u "who was created for the service of (the god) Aššur" instead of šá ina GÌR.II AN.ŠÁR "who (is) in the service of (the god) Aššur." Exs. 1*–5* could be duplicates of this text (Ass 282) or of text no. 182. In the case of exs. 1* and 2*, it is not possible to determine with certainty whether these blocks are inscribed with this text or text no. 182 since the relevant passage (the inclusion or omission of ib-ba-nu-u) is damaged. O. Pedersén (Katalog p. 10) reports that Ass 558 (ex. 2*) contains the same inscription as Ass 454 (text no. 183), but this is not the case as Ass 558 has u DINGIR.ME GAL.ME (line 3), whereas Ass 454 does not. Ass 454 is edited separately since it contains a major variant; see text no. 183 for details. As for exs. 3*–5*, there are no on-the-spot copies ("Fundkopien") or excavation photographs of the inscriptions written on these stone blocks. Relying on excavation field journals, O. Pedersén (Katalog p. 10) lists Ass 311a (ex. 3*) as a duplicate of KAH 1 no. 43 (= Ass 282) and Ass 823 (ex. 4*) and Ass 824 (ex. 5*) as duplicates of Ass 282 (ex. 1 of this text). Since no information other than what is recorded in the Aššur field journals is known about these inscriptions, we are unable to verify the initial field identification and thus are not able to confirm whether Ass 311a (ex. 3*), Ass 823 (ex. 4*), and Ass 824 (ex. 5*) are exemplars of this text or text no. 182. Therefore, the contents of each line of those three exemplars are indicated by an ellipsis (...) in the score on the CD-ROM.
There are several other stone blocks from Aššur that are reported to be similar to Ass 282 (ex. 1 of this text) and other blocks with texts recording the construction of a house for Aššur-ilī-muballissu. Since no on-the-spot copies or excavation photographs were made of the objects, nothing specific is known about the inscriptions written on them. Some of these could be duplicates of text nos. 181–185, while others could be inscribed with an otherwise unattested inscription. For the convenience of the reader these are included in the catalogue of uncertain exemplars, as exs. 6*–25*. In the score on the CD-ROM, each line of these exemplars is indicated by an ellipsis (...).
Several stone blocks discovered at Aššur are inscribed with a seven-line text stating that Sennacherib constructed a house for his son Aššur-ilī-muballissu. The inscription is similar to text nos. 181 and 183.
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This text and text no. 181 are nearly identical. See the commentary to text no. 181 for details. For other possible exemplars, see also the commentary to the previous text.
The stone blocks were left at Aššur and only exs. 1 and 2 could be collated from excavation photographs. Ex. 3 is known only from the variants listed for Ass 282 on Messerschmidt, KAH 1 p. 78* (no. 43) and, therefore, only these orthographic variants are included in the score on the CD-ROM; there is no on-the-spot copy ("Fundkopie") or excavation photograph of Ass 807. As for exs. 4–5, there are no on-the-spot copies or excavation photographs of the inscriptions written on these stone blocks. Relying on excavation field journals, O. Pedersén (Katalog p. 10) lists Ass 813 and Ass 814 as duplicates of Ass 807 (ex. 3 of this text). Since no information other than what is recorded in the Aššur field journals is known about these inscriptions, we are unable to verify the initial field identification and thus are not able to confirm whether Ass 813 and Ass 814 are exemplars of this text. Therefore, the contents of each line of those two exemplars are indicated by an ellipsis (...) in the score on the CD-ROM.
A text recording the construction of a house by Sennacherib for his son Aššur-ilī-muballissu is found on a stone block from Aššur. The inscription is similar to text nos. 181–182.
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There is no on-the-spot copy ("Fundkopie") or excavation photograph of this stone block and the inscription is only known from the variants listed for Ass 282 (= KAH 1 no. 43). Although the text is presumed to be complete, no edition is given here since its contents cannot be verified from a transliteration, copy, photograph, or original (which was probably left at Aššur). Instead, the variants given on Messerschmidt, KAH 1 p. 78* (no. 43) are listed here. The known orthographic and major variants to text no. 181 are: a-na-ku for ana-ku (line 1); m30- for md30- (line 1); aš-šur for AŠ (line 2); u DINGIR.ME GAL.ME (line 3) is omitted; ib-ba-nu-u is added after GÌR.II AN.ŠÁR (line 5); DÙ-ma for DÙ-uš-ma; and KUR-x (possibly KUR-e?) for KUR-i (line 7). O. Pedersén (Katalog p. 10) reports that Ass 558 (text no. 181 ex. 2*) contains the same inscription as Ass 454, but this is not the case since Ass 558 has u DINGIR.ME GAL.ME (line 3), whereas Ass 454 does not.
Several stone blocks from Aššur are inscribed with a seven-line text stating that Sennacherib had a house built for one of his sons, Aššur-ilī-muballissu. The inscription is similar to text nos. 181–183 and 185.
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V. Scheil (RT 26 [1904] pp. 27–28) saw this inscription inscribed on two stone blocks at Mosul (exs. 1–2) and copied their contents for publication, noting some orthographic variants. A third exemplar, which was probably left at Aššur, is known from Ass ph 2222. Unlike text nos. 181–183, this inscription omits the reference to Aššur-ilī-muballissu being "in the service of (the god) Aššur" (šá ina GÌR.II AN.ŠÁR) or "who was created for the service of (the god) Aššur" (šá ina GÌR.II AN.ŠÁR ib-ba-nu-u). The master text follows Scheil's edition. Since no full transliteration of ex. 2, the block from which Scheil noted his variants, has been published and since the original has not been located, only the variants published in RT 26 are included in the score on the CD-ROM; the rest of the contents are indicated with ellipses (...).
A stone block from Aššur is inscribed with a text that is an abbreviated version of text no. 184.
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The stone block was probably left at Aššur and, therefore, the inscription was collated from the excavation photograph. As far as the text is preserved, it is a near duplicate of text no. 184; this inscription, however, omits Sennacherib's epithet DÙ-ìš ṣa-lam AN.ŠÁR DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ, "the one who fashioned image(s) of Aššur (and) the great gods."
A stone block found at Aššur preserves part of an inscription of Sennacherib.
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A stone block found at Aššur is engraved with part of an inscription of Sennacherib. The text is not sufficiently preserved to be able to determine which project of this king it commemorates.
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Ass 20498, a stone block found at Aššur, has the first two lines of a text of Sennacherib. The inscription is not sufficiently preserved to enable us to determine which project of this king is recorded.
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A short text of Sennacherib is written on a stone block found at Aššur. Parts of three lines are extant, but too little of the inscription is preserved to warrant an edition. The inclusion of the epithet ēpiš ṣalam Aššur ..., "the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur ...," makes it certain that this text dates to the reign of Sennacherib.
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A fragmentary door socket found in the Aššur temple at Aššur preserves most of an inscription of Sennacherib recording the installation of doors in their sockets in a gate (name not preserved) of that temple.
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Two stone door sockets that probably come from Aššur are inscribed with a short text stating that Sennacherib installed doors in them in the Gate of the Wagon Star and in another gate (name not preserved) located in Sennacherib's new addition to the Aššur temple.
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The master text is a conflation of the two exemplars since both door sockets are badly damaged. The line divisions follow ex. 1 for lines 1–13 and ex. 2 for lines 14–16. Ex. 1 is square in shape, with the inscription written on the top of the stone; rulings separate each line of text. Ex. 2 is more rounded than ex. 1 and the inscription was incised on two blocks of stone, the second of the pair being EŞ 6235, whose inscription begins with line 7 and starts after space intentionally left uninscribed. The stone upon which lines 1–6 were written is now lost. Despite the different layout of the texts, they are closely related, that is, near or exact duplicates of one another. Ex. 2 was intended for the Gate of the Wagon Star of the Aššur temple at Aššur, and ex. 1 may have been placed in another gate in that temple, perhaps the Gate of the Firmament; see the on-page note to line 12.
Fragments of a large and elaborately carved stone container for water found in the Aššur temple at Aššur preserve part of one or two inscriptions of Sennacherib. Two of the four sides were inscribed, but since only a small portion of the inscribed surface on each of those sides is preserved it is not possible to determine whether the water basin was inscribed twice with the same text or whether Sennacherib had two different inscriptions written on it. Apart from the king's name, his titles "king of the world" and "king of Assyria," and his epithet "the one who fashioned image(s)" (ēpiš ṣalam) of numerous gods, nothing else is certain about the inscription(s). The text(s) are too fragmentarily preserved to warrant an edition.
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Parts of seven lines are preserved on one side of the basin (Inscription 1) and parts of fifteen lines are preserved on another side (Inscription 2). Inscription 1 comprises eight small inscribed surfaces while Inscription 2 comprises six small and three medium-sized inscribed surfaces. Sennacherib's name ([md]30-PAP.⸢MEŠ⸣-[SU]) and the epithet "the one who fashioned image(s)" (⸢DÙ⸣-ìš ⸢ṣa-lam⸣) are the only parts of Inscription 1 that can be read with certainty. E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 167) points out that one could tentatively restore the name of the goddess Šerūa ([dše]-ru-[u]-a) in line 2. Inscription 2 is marginally better preserved and, like Inscription 1, few words can be read with certainty. Part of the king's name ([m]⸢d⸣[30-PAP.MEŠ-SU]) and his titles "king of the world" ([MAN] ŠÚ) and "king of Assyria" (⸢MAN⸣ KUR [aš-šur]) are preserved in line 1, and the names of several deities — Mullissu (dNIN.[LÍL]), Sîn ([d]30), Anu ([da]-nim), and Ḫaya ([d]⸢ḫa-ìa⸣) — appear in lines 2–6. Since the pieces of neither text duplicate one another it is not possible to determine whether the two texts are identical or whether they are two separate inscriptions. Due to the very poor state of preservation of the texts, no edition is warranted.
A. Kirk Grayson & Jamie Novotny
A. Kirk Grayson & Jamie Novotny, 'Aššur, Part 3', RINAP 3: Sennacherib, The RINAP 3 sub-project of the RINAP Project, 2019 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap3/rinap32textintroductions/assur/part3/]