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A rim fragment of a clay vessel from Aššur bears a short, damaged proprietary inscription of a Tiglath-pileser, either the first, second, or third Assyrian king with this name. As noted by E. Frahm (AfO 44/45 [1997–98] p. 403), the name of Tiglath-pileser III is never written with GIŠ (mGIŠ.tukul-ti-A-é-šár-ra) in his known royal inscriptions. However, his name is written with GIŠ (mGIŠ.TUKUL-A-é-šár-ra) in a text of Yabâ, his queen (text no. 2004 line 2). Since it is uncertain if this object belonged to Tiglath-pileser III, the inscription is included here arbitrarily. Because the clay vessel could not be located, the inscription was collated from an Aššur excavation photograph (Ass ph S 6855).
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An enameled and inscribed clay tile discovered in the Old Palace at Aššur bears a short proprietary inscription of a Tiglath-pileser. Because this label does not include a genealogy, it is uncertain as to which of the three Tiglath-pilesers this inscribed tile should be assigned. A.K. Grayson included the text in RIMA 2 (A.0.87.30) with the inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser II, but without an edition since the object could not be located. With regard to the attribution, W. Andrae states: "Sie [the inscription] gibt keine Genealogie, ich schliesse, wie bereits auf S. 31 angedeutet, aus dem nahen Zusammensein der Fliesen Tukulti-Ninurtas II. und Asurnasirpals III. [sic!; for II] in einer und derselben Örtlichkeit, und aus der Stilähnlichkeit, dass hier Tiglatpileser III. (890–884) [sic!; the date given is for Tukulti-Ninurta II's reign] vorliegt" (Andrae, FKA p. 32). He also says: "Die emaillierten sind zumeist von Asurnasirpal III. [sic!] Auch Tukulti-Ninurta II., sein Vater, und Tiglatpileser III. [sic!], sein Grossvater, haben diesen Schmuck an ihren Bauten anzubringen geliebt" (ibid. p. 31). In these statements, Andrae apparently meant Ashurnasirpal II (883–859), Tukulti-Ninurta II (890–884), and Tiglath-pileser II (966–935). O. Pedersén, however, has assigned the text to Tiglath-pileser III, but without explanation. Although the inscription is probably not part of the Tiglath-pileser III corpus (following Andrae), the text is included here for the sake of completeness and convenience, i.e., because it was not edited in Grayson, RIMA 2 under Tiglath-pileser I or II.
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The object is now on display in the Vorderasiatisches Museum, in Room 12. The inscription, which is painted on one rim of the clay tile, was collated from the original and from photograph VAN 4021.
This square-shaped enameled tile with a handle (which is now broken off) bears a label of a Tiglath-pileser. O. Pedersén has assigned this object to Tiglath-pileser III, but without explanation. Similarity between this piece and Ass 197 (text no. 1002), another inscribed tile from Aššur, in shape, pattern, and color suggests that both tiles probably date to the same time. Thus, this enameled tile may also come from the reign of Tiglath-pileser II (see text no. 1002). Although the inscription is probably not part of the Tiglath-pileser III corpus, the text is included here for the sake of completeness and convenience, namely since it was not edited in Grayson, RIMA 2 under Tiglath-pileser I or II.
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The object VA Ass 2326 is now on display in the Vorderasiatisches Museum, in Room 12. The inscription, which is painted on one rim of the clay tile, was collated from the original and from photograph VAN 4021.
A tiny onyx bead in the shape of a flattened barrel from Aššur is inscribed with a three-line text comprising only the name and titles of a Tiglath-pileser. Because the bead is perforated, allowing a string to go through it, it may have been part of a piece of royal jewelry (a necklace or pectoral). The onyx bead may be assigned to Tiglath-pileser III, although its assignment to one of his other two namesakes cannot be excluded.
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A broken stone object discovered at Aššur preserves two lines of an inscription of a Tiglath-pileser. The object is mentioned in the Aššur excavation journals, but no on-the-spot copy ("Fundkopie") or photograph was made of the text. Since no copy, transliteration (or translation), or photograph is known and because the attribution to Tiglath-pileser III cannot be confirmed, the inscription is included here arbitrarily.
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A stone plaque discovered at Aššur has traces of an inscription of a Tiglath-pileser. The object is mentioned in the Aššur excavation journals, but no on-the-spot copy ("Fundkopie") or photograph was made of the inscription. Since no copy, transliteration (or translation), or photograph is known and because the attribution to Tiglath-pileser III cannot be confirmed, the text is included here arbitrarily.
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A glazed brick discovered at Aššur is reported to have an inscription of a Tiglath-pileser, possibly the third king with that name. The object is mentioned in the Aššur excavation journals, but no on-the-spot copy ("Fundkopie") or photograph was made of the text. Since no copy, transliteration (or translation), or photograph is known and because the attribution to Tiglath-pileser III cannot be confirmed, the inscription is included here arbitrarily.
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Hayim Tadmor & Shigeo Yamada
Hayim Tadmor & Shigeo Yamada, 'Uncertain Attribution', RINAP 1: Tiglath-pileser III and Shalmaneser V, The RINAP 1 sub-project of the RINAP Project, 2019 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap1/Tiglath-pileserIII:TextIntroductions/UncertainAttribution/]