Inscriptions, Part 3 (nos. 127-139)

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A cylinder fragment in the British Museum preserves part of an Akkadian inscription that may be assigned to Esarhaddon. The inscription appears to commemorate work on the temple of the goddess Gula at Borsippa and to mention the king's victorious campaign against the Chaldean tribe of Bīt-Dakkūri and its leader Šamaš-ibni. This text is commonly referred to as Borsippa A (Brs. A).

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003356] of Esarhaddon 127.

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Bibliography

• Luckenbill 1924-1925, pp. 162–164 (edition)
• Luckenbill 1926, p. 297 §§828–830 (translation)
• Meissner 1926, pp. 13–14 (edition)
• Borger1956, p. 32 §20 (Brs. A) (edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 173–174 B.6.31.10 (edition)

• Smith 1923, pl. 23 (copy)

• Porter 1993, p. 189 (study)
• Borger 1998, cols. 846–847 (study to line 17′)

This Akkadian inscription of Esarhaddon is found on numerous cylinders from Nippur. It describes the king's renovation of the Ebaradurgara ("House, Dais of the Throne") temple for the goddess "Queen-of-Nippur" (^dUN.GAL NIBRU.KI). This text is commonly referred to as Nippur A (Npr. A).

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003357] or the score (no link available) of Esarhaddon 128.

Sources [/rinap/scores/Q003357/]

Bibliography

• Steele 1950, pp. 69–72 (exs. 8, 11, 12, 14, edition [combined with text from Uruk])
• Borger 1956, p. 70 §39 (Npr. A) and pp. 73–75 sub §47, variants (exs. 8, 11, 12, 14, transliteration)
• Goetze 1963, pp. 119, 129-131 (exs. 1–14, edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 175–177 B.6.31.11 (exs. 1–15, edition)

• Steele 1950, p. 71 (exs. 8, 11, 12, copy)
• Crawford 1959, p. 83 (ex. 2, photo)
• Goetze 1963, pp. 120–128 (exs. 1–7, 9–10, 13, copy)
• Buccellati and Biggs 1969, no. 30 (ex. 15, copy)

• Falkenstein 1952, p. 88 and n. 7 (study of line 1)
• Buccellati and Biggs 1969, no. 30 (ex. 15, study)
• Zettler 1992, p. 240 no. 6 (study)
• Porter 1993, pp. 196–197 (exs. 1–15, study)
• Borger 1998, col. 847 (study of line 5)

An Akkadian inscription found on four cylinder fragments records the restoration of the Ekur temple at Nippur by Esarhaddon. This text is commonly referred to as Nippur B (Npr. B).

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003358] or the score (no link available) of Esarhaddon 129.

Sources [/rinap/scores/Q003358/]

Bibliography

• Legrain 1922, p. 107 no. 81 (ex. 1, edition)
• Borger 1956, pp. 70–71 §40 (Npr. B) (exs. 1–2, edition)
• Civil 1974, p. 94 (ex. 3, transliteration)
• Brinkman 1994, pp. 4–5 no. 3 (ex. 4, transliteration)
• Frame 1995, pp. 177–179 B.6.31.12 (exs. 1–4, edition)

• Legrain 1922, p. 107 no. 81 (ex. 1, copy)
• Brinkman 1994, pp. 4–5 no. 3 (ex. 4, copy of 1–6)

• Poebel 1924, col. 266 (ex. 1, study)
• Goetze 1963, p. 119 (exs. 1–2, study)
• Oelsner 1969, p. 54 no. 32 (ex. 2, study)
• Civil 1978, p. 112 (ex. 3, study)
• Porter 1993, p. 197 (exs. 1–3, study)
• Brinkman 1994, pp. 4–5 no. 3 (ex. 4, study)

A large fragment of a clay cylinder, now in a private collection in Berlin, has an Akkadian inscription dedicated to the god Enlil.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003359] of Esarhaddon 130.

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Bibliography

• Leichty 2011, pp. 265-267 no. 130 (edition)

This Akkadian brick inscription states that Esarhaddon had renovated the Ekur temple at Nippur for the god Enlil. This text is commonly referred to as Nippur C (Npr. C).

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003360] of Esarhaddon 131.

Sources [/rinap/sources/P264848,P450554]

Bibliography

• Legrain 1926, p. 50 (ex. 1, edition)
• Borger 1956, p. 71 §41 (Npr. C) (ex. 1, edition)
• Frame 1995, p. 180 B.6.31.13 (edition)

• Legrain 1926, pl. 36 no. 86 (ex. 1, copy)

• Goetze 1963, p. 119 (ex. 2, study)
• Behrens 1985, p. 244 no. 79 (ex. 1, study)
• Zettler 1992, p. 50 n. 42 (ex. 2, study)
• Porter 1993, p. 197 (ex. 2, study)

Two bricks from Nippur bear an Akkadian inscription recording the fact that Esarhaddon used baked bricks to enlarge the well Pukudadaga ("Pure, Shining Well") in the courtyard of the god Enlil. This text is commonly referred to as Nippur D (Npr. D).

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003361] of Esarhaddon 132.

Sources [/rinap/sources/P263443,P257443]

Bibliography

• Legrain 1926, p. 35 (ex. 1, edition)
• Borger 1956, p. 71 §42 (Npr. D) (ex. 1, edition)
• Frame 1995, p. 181 B.6.31.14 (edition)

• Peters 1897, pl. I lower right (ex. 1?, photo)
• Legrain 1926, pl. 22 no. 75 (ex. 1, copy)

• Peters 1897, pp. 375–376 (ex. 1?, provenance)
• Poebel 1928, col. 698 (ex. 1, study)
• Landsberger 1929, p. 114 (study of line 5)
• Behrens 1985, p. 244 no. 80 (exs. 1–2, study)

Several clay cylinders have an inscription written in Akkadian which describes the restoration of the Eanna temple at Uruk by Esarhaddon for the goddess Ištar. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk A.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003362] or the score (no link available) of Esarhaddon 133.

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Bibliography

• Winckler 1890, pp. 120–121 n. 1 (ex. 1, edition of lines 8–29)
• Barton 1891, pp. cxxx–cxxxii (ex. 1, edition)
• Strong 1892, pp. 113–120 (ex. 1, edition)
• Meissner and Rost 1898, pp. 260–263 and 360–361 (exs. 1–2, edition)
• Luckenbill 1927, pp. 279–281 §§729–734 (ex. 1, translation)
• Borger 1956, pp. 73–75 §47 (Uruk A) (exs. 1–4, edition)
• Kessler 1982, p. 13 no. 10 (10b, 12a, 15b, 21b, 23a, transliteration)
• Frame 1995, pp. 181–184 B.6.31.15 (exs. 1–6, edition)
• Frame 2008, p. 29 (lines 8–27, translation)

• Barton 1891, pl. following p. cxxx (ex. 1, copy [by Pinches])
• Strong 1892, pp. 121–123 (ex. 1, copy)
• King 1898, pp. 306–311 (ex. 1, copy in type)
• Meissner and Rost 1898, pp. 351–353 (exs. 1–2, copy)
• Nies and Keiser 1920, pls. 19–20 no. 28 (ex. 3, copy)
• Cavigneaux 1979, p. 124 no. 9 (ex. 6, copy)
• Kessler 1982, pl. 1 b–c (ex. 5, photo)

• Pinches and Budge 1883-1884, pp. 181–182 (ex. 1, study)
• Bezold 1891, p. 783 (ex. 2, study)
• Nies and Keiser 1920, pp. 46–47 (ex. 3, study)
• Stephens 1937, nos. 137 and 138 (exs. 3–4, study)
• Kessler 1982, p. 13 no. 10 (ex. 5, study)
• Cavigneaux 1983, p. 56 (ex. 6, study)
• Lambert 1992, p. 74 (ex. 1, study)
• Porter 1993, p. 198 (exs. 1–4, study)
• Borger 1998, p. 848 (study to line 35)

A second cylinder inscription commemorates the renovation of Enirgalana, a cella located within the Eanna temple at Uruk, by Esarhaddon for the goddess Ištar. The inscription is written in Akkadian. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk B.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003363] or the score (no link available) of Esarhaddon 134.

Sources [/rinap/sources/P304565,P297260,P450597]

Bibliography

• Clay 1915, pp. 56–60 (ex. 1, edition)
• Luckenbill 1927, pp. 281–283 §§735–741 (ex. 1, translation)
• Schott 1930, pp. 57–58 (ex. 3, edition)
• Borger 1956, pp. 75–76 §48 (Uruk B) (exs. 1–3, edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 184–186 B.6.31.16 (exs. 1–3, edition)

• Clay 1915, pls. 27 and 53 no. 41 (ex. 1, photo, copy)
• Nies and Keiser 1920, p. 46 and pl. 18 no. 27 (ex. 2, copy)
• Schott 1930, pl. 28 no. 23 (ex. 3, copy)

• Borger 1957-1958, p. 116 §48 (study to line 19)
• Porter 1993, p. 198 (exs. 1–3, study)
• Borger 1998, p. 847 (study to line 7)

This Akkadian inscription is found upon three clay cylinders and records Esarhaddon's renovation of the cella Eḫiliana for the goddess Nanāya. This cella was located within the Eanna temple complex at Uruk. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk C.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003364] of Esarhaddon 135.

Sources [/rinap/sources/P450558,P345496,P450559]

Bibliography

• Thureau-Dangin 1914, pp. 96–101 (ex. 1, edition)
• Jean 1923, pp. 306–308 (ex. 1, translation)
• Jean 1924, p. 255 (ex. 1, translation)
• Luckenbill 1927, pp. 283–285 §§746–751 (exs. 1–2, translation)
• Schott 1930, pp. 58–60 (ex. 3, edition [with restorations and variants from exs. 1–2])
• Borger 1956, p. 77 §49 (Uruk C) (exs. 1–5, edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 186–188 B.6.31.17 (exs. 1–3, edition)

• Thureau-Dangin 1914, pp. 98 (ex. 1, copy)
• Gadd 1921, pls. 15–16 (ex. 2, copy)
• Schott 1930, pl. 29 no. 24 (ex. 3, copy)

• BM Guide 1922, p. 228 no. 27 (ex. 2, study)
• Borger 1956, pp. 75–76 sub §48, variants (exs. 1–3, study)
• Porter 1993, p. 198 (exs. 1–3, study)
• Borger 1998, p. 847 (study to line 7)
• Novotny 2010, p. 466 no. 5.25 (study)

A second clay cylinder inscription of Esarhaddon describes the restoration of Eḫiliana, the cella of the goddess Nanāya at Uruk. This inscription, also written in Akkadian, mentions that Nazi-Maruttaš, a Kassite king of Babylonia (1307–1282 BC), had originally built the structure and that it had later been restored by Erība-Marduk. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk D.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003365] of Esarhaddon 136.

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Bibliography

• Clay 1915, pp. 56–60 (edition)
• Luckenbill 1927, p. 283 §§742–745 (translation)
• Borger 1956, pp. 75–76 sub §48, variants, and p. 77 §50 (Uruk D) (1, 7–8, 12–13, 18, edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 188–189 B.6.31.18 (edition)

• Clay 1915, pls. 26 and 53 middle [misnumbered no. 42] no. 40 (photo, copy)

• Brinkman 1976, p. 283 U.3.8 (study)
• Porter 1993, p. 198 (study)

An Akkadian inscription stamped on several bricks from Uruk records the restoration of the Eanna temple by Esarhaddon for the goddess Ištar of Uruk. The inscription is similar to two other brick inscriptions commemorating the same action (text nos. 138–139). This text is commonly referred to as Uruk E.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003366] of Esarhaddon 137.

Sources [/rinap/sources/P450560,P450561,P450562,P450563]

Bibliography

• Schott 1930, p. 57 (exs. 1–4, edition)
• Borger 1956, pp. 77–78 §51 (Uruk E) (exs. 1–4, edition)
• Marzahn 1989, p. 63 no. XIII (ex. 1, transliteration)
• Frame 1995, pp. 189–190 B.6.31.19 (exs. 1–4, edition)

• Schott 1930, pl. 28c no. 21 (exs. 1–4, composite copy)

• Basmachi 1976, p. 206 no. 17 (study)
• Marzahn 1989, p. 63 no. 39 (ex. 1, study)
• Porter 1993, p. 199 (exs. 1–4, study)

This partially preserved Akkadian inscription is similar to text nos. 137 and 139. It is stamped on a brick from Uruk and appears to describe the restoration of the Eanna temple by Esarhaddon for the goddess Ištar. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk F.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003367] of Esarhaddon 138.

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Bibliography

• Schott 1930, p. 57 (edition)
• Borger 1956, pp. 77–78 §51 (Uruk F) (edition)
• Frame 1995, pp. 190–191 B.6.31.20 (edition)

• Schott 1930, pl. 28d no. 22 (copy)

• Porter 1993, p. 199 (study)

An Akkadian brick inscription from Uruk records the restoration of the Eanna temple by Esarhaddon for the goddess Ištar of Uruk. This text is commonly referred to as Uruk G.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon6/Q003368] of Esarhaddon 139.

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Bibliography

• Heinrich 1937, p. 54 (edition by Falkenstein)
• Borger 1956, pp. 77–78 §51 (Uruk G) (edition)
• Lenzen 1956, p. 11 (translation by Falkenstein)
• Frame 1995, p. 191 B.6.31.21 (edition)
• Cavigneaux 1996, p. 119 (transliteration)

• Cavigneaux 1996, p. 210 no. 319f (copy)

• Heinrich 1937, p. 54 and pl. 21 (provenance)
• Porter 1993, p. 199 (study)

Erle Leichty & Jamie Novotny

Erle Leichty & Jamie Novotny, 'Inscriptions, Part 3 (nos. 127-139)', RIBo, Babylon 6: The Inscriptions of the Period of the Uncertain Dynasties, The RIBo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2024 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon6/PeriodofAssyrianDomination/Esarhaddon/Inscriptions,Part3/]