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An agate eyestone has an inscription stating that it was the property of Esarhaddon's wife, Ešarra-ḫammat, who was possibly the mother of both Ashurbanipal and Šamaš-šuma-ukīn.
Access Esarhaddon 2001 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003403/]
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An irregularly shaped gypsum block discovered at Aššur preserves part of the epitaph of Ešarra-ḫammat, Esarhaddon's wife who died in 673 BC. This text is commonly referred to as Aššur I (Ass. I).
Access Esarhaddon 2002 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003404/]
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Two fragmentary hexagonal prisms contain an inscription of Naqīʾa (Zakūtu), wife of Sennacherib, reporting that she built a palace for her son Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, in the citadel of Nineveh, behind the temple of the gods Sîn and Šamaš.
Access the composite text [/rinap/rinap4/Q003405/] or the score [/rinap/scores/Q003405/score] of Esarhaddon 2003
Sources [/rinap/sources/P394645,P450589]:
Bu 91–5–9,217 (text no. 2004), a cylinder fragment preserving part of an inscription of Naqīʾa describing construction at Nineveh, is not included here since it is regarded as a parallel text, not as a duplicate. The titulary of Naqīʾa, Sennacherib, and Sargon II may differ in that inscription. A score of this inscription is provided on the CD-ROM.
A cylinder fragment preserves part of an inscription of Naqīʾa (Zakūtu) describing construction in the citadel of Nineveh, possibly a palace for her son Esarhaddon. Horizontal rulings separate each line. The inscription may be a duplicate of text no. 2003, K 2745 (+) Rm 494.
Access Esarhaddon 2004 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003406/]
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A short inscription on the obverse face of a clay tablet records that Naqīʾa (Zakūtu) dedicated a pectoral of red gold to the goddess Bēlet-Ninūa at Nineveh. The text was composed during the reign of her son Esarhaddon. Another inscription of this lady is found on the reverse of the tablet (see text no. 2006).
Access Esarhaddon 2005 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003407/]
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A short inscription on the reverse face of a clay tablet records that Zakūtu (Naqīʾa) dedicated an ornate piece of jewelry to the goddess Mullissu at Aššur. The text was composed sometime between 680 and 669 BC since Esarhaddon is referred to as king of Assyria. Another of her inscriptions is found on the obverse of the tablet (see text no. 2005).
Access Esarhaddon 2006 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003408/]
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A deltoid-shaped banded-agate bead has a short dedicatory inscription of Zakūtu (Naqīʾa). The name of the deity to whom the object was dedicated is no longer fully preserved and readable. The text dates to the reign of her son Esarhaddon.
Access Esarhaddon 2007 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003409/]
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The bead is in the Jonathan Rosen collection in New York City and is now part of an elaborate necklace consisting of gold and banded-agate beads. The inscribed bead is larger than the other beads.
A short inscription on a small stone object records that Naqīʾa (Zakūtu) dedicated the bead to the goddess Bēlet-Bābili. The text was composed during the reign of her son Esarhaddon.
Access Esarhaddon 2008 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003410/]
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This bead was reportedly held in a private collection. It is unclear whether the object was a bead or plaque, and the dimensions of this piece are likewise not known. The inscription was not collated since its present location is unknown.
A banded-agate bead bears a proprietary inscription of Naqīʾa (Zakūtu).
Access Esarhaddon 2009 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003411/]
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The bead was in the possession of Dr. J. Rouvier in Beirut (1898) and later owned by R. Garret of Baltimore (1952). The present location of the object is not known, and thus the inscription has not been collated. It is impossible to tell from Scheil's edition whether or not the text ends with Sennacherib's name.
A fragment of a bronze relief depicting Naqīʾa (Zakūtu) following an Assyrian king (Esarhaddon or possibly Ashurbanipal) preserves part of an inscription describing mīs pî, "mouth-washing," rituals performed before the stars of the night in the groves and orchards of Ekarzagina, the temple of Ea in the Esagil complex in Babylon.
Access Esarhaddon 2010 [/rinap/rinap4/Q003412/]
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AO 20185 weighs 13.9 kg. The restorations are based on text no. 60 (EŞ 6262) rev. 46′–49′ and K 2694 + K 3050 iii 19′–21′ (see Borger, BIWA pp. 187–188, with previous literature). A label is written vertically on the gown of the figure on the left, Naqīʾa. Photographs of the object have appeared in numerous publications, but only a few of those references have been included in the bibliography.
Erle Leichty
Erle Leichty, 'Royal Women', RINAP 4: Esarhaddon, The RINAP 4 sub-project of the RINAP Project, 2024 [http://oracc.org/rinap/rinap4/RINAP4TextIntroductions/RoyalWomen/]