Aminu
The two texts published here are two cylinder seals carrying the name of Aminu, who is presumably the man of the same name mentioned in the Assyrian King List [/riao/kinglists/assyriankinglist/index.html#Aminu_KL] (no. 26) as one of the ancestral kings, and who was son of Ilā-kabkabī and, therefore the elder brother of Samsī-Addu I. As pointed out by K. Veenhof (2008, 124), "the presence of Aminu in the Assyrian King List served to link the line of Samsī-Addu's ancestors (kings no. 26-17, listed in reverse order) with the rulers that preceded him on the throne of Aššur." Both texts belong not to Aminu himself, but to two people from his entourage: Rībam-ilī, a scribe, and Muqaddimum, whose profession is not specified.
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Browse the RIA 1 Corpus [/riao/ria1/pager/]
2001
A seal in the Louvre Museum (Paris) once belonged to Rībam-ilī, a scribe and servant of Aminu.
A 360. © Delaporte 1923, A 360, p. 128 and pl. 80 no. 7.
Access the composite text [/riao/ria1/Q005616/] of Aminu 2001.
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2002
A second seal of a servant of Aminu is housed in the British Museum (London). The object belonged to a certain Muqaddimum (title not recorded).
Access the composite text [/riao/ria1/Q005617/] of Aminu 2002.
Bibliography
Nathan Morello
Nathan Morello, 'Aminu', RIA 1: Inscriptions from the Origins of Assyria to Arik-dīn-ili, The RIA Project, 2023 [http://oracc.org/EarlyBeginnings/Ashur'sOrigins/Aminu/]