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253= Babylonian 13
A stone stele bears an Akkadian inscription of Ashurbanipal recording his restoration of Ezida ("True House"), the temple of the god Nabû at Borsippa. On the front of the stele is a relief of the king carrying a basket on his head, thus depicting him aiding in the restoration of the temple personally. The object was found in the same room of the temple as a stele with a similar inscription of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn (Babylonian Inscription 2), which has a relief depicting that ruler with a basket on his head. Another stele of Ashurbanipal with a similar relief is Babylonian Inscription 6. The inscription was composed at some point before 652 BC.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008342/] of Ashurbanipal 253 = Babylonian 13.
Source: BM 090865 (1880-06-17, 0002)
Bibliography
1886 Bezold, Literatur pp. 113–14 §64.3.d and 347 (study)
1890–91 Evetts, PSBA 13 p. 158 (study)
1891 Strong, JRAS pp. 457–68 (copy in type, edition)
1892 Lehmann-Haupt, Šamaššumukîn 1 p. 25 and 2 pp. 59–61 and pls. XIII–XVI no. 6 (S2) (copy, study)
1904 Smith in Harper, Literature pp. 127–29 (translation)
1910 Delitzsch, AO 11/1 p. 36 fig. 17 (photo [inscription not visible])
1916 Streck, Asb. pp. XLIV–XLV and 240–45 no. 6 (S2) (edition)
1922 BM Guide p. 74 no. 301 (study)
1924–25 Unger, AfK 2 p. 23 no. 11 (study)
1926 Unger, RLV 4/2 pl. 267d (photo [inscription not visible])
1927 Luckenbill, ARAB 2 §§974–77 (translation)
1931 Unger, Babylon p. 225 no. 13 and pl. 37 fig. 57 (photo [inscription not visible], study)
1962 Potratz, Orientalia NS 31 p. 46 and pl. I fig. 2 (photo [inscription not visible])
1968 Ellis, Foundation Deposits pp. 24–25 and 179 no. 24 (partial edition, study)
1981 Reade in Fales, ARIN pl. II fig. 3 (photo [inscription not visible])
1982 Börker-Klähn, Bildstelen no. 225 (photo [inscription not visible], study)
1986 Reade, Iraq 48 p. 109 and pl. XIII (provenance)
1992 Frame, Babylonia p. 352 fig. 2 (photo [inscription not visible])
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 217–219 B.6.32.14 (edition)
254= Babylonian 14
This Akkadian inscription is found on several clay cylinders and deals with the restoration of Ebabbar ("Shining House"), the temple of the god Šamaš at Sippar, by Ashurbanipal. The inscription was composed at some point previous to the outbreak of the Šamaš-šuma-ukīn Revolt in 652 BC.
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Ashurbanipal 254 = Babylonian 14.
Sources: (1) BM 091115 (1882-07-14, 1043) (2) BM 056639 (1882-07-14, 1044) (3) DT 272 (4) BM 056634 (1882-07-14, 1032) (5) BM 078264 (Bu 1888-05-12, 0120) (6) MMA — (7) BM 028384 + BM 050843 (1882-03-23, 1837+ 1898-10-11, 0020)
Bibliography
1884 5 R pl. 62 no. 1 (ex. 1, copy in type)
1885–86 Craig and Harper, Hebraica 2 pp. 87–89 (ex. 1, edition)
1886 Bezold, Literatur pp. 113 §64.3.c and 349 (ex. 1, study)
1886 Lyon, Manual pp. 23–24 and 74–75 (ex. 1, transliteration, study)
1890 Abel and Winckler, KGV p. 31 (ex. 1, copy)
1892 Lehmann-Haupt, Šamaššumukîn 1 pp. 25–26, and 2 pp. 18–21 and 61 and pls. XXV–XXVII no. 9 (L2) (exs. 1–4, copy, edition; exs. 1–4, 6, study)
1898 Winckler, OLZ 1 75 and 77 (exs. 3, 5, study)
1904 Smith in Harper, Literature pp. 129–30 (ex. 1, translation)
1905 Jastrow, Religion 1 p. 418 (ex. 1, partial translation)
1916 Streck, Asb. pp. XLI–XLII and 228–33 no. 2 (L2) (exs. 1–6, edition)
1922 BM Guide p. 230 no. 36 (ex. 1, study)
1927 Luckenbill, ARAB 2 §§956–59 (ex. 1, translation)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 212–214 B.6.32.12 (edition)
25 = Babylonian 15
A few clay cylinders have been found which bear an Akkadian inscription recording Ashurbanipal's restoration of the Eanna temple ("House of Heaven") at Uruk for the goddess Ištar of Uruk. The inscription comes from the first half of the king's reign (before the outbreak of hostilities with his brother Šamaš-šuma-ukīn in 652 BC).
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Sources: (1) YBC 02180 (2) HMA 9-01793 (3) NBC 02507+? W 04444 (4) Heidelberg - (W 20942)
Bibliography
1915 Clay, YOS 1 no. 42 (ex. 1, copy)
1917–18 Ungnad, ZA 31 pp. 33–37 (ex. 1, edition)
1920 Keiser, BIN 2 no. 35 (ex. 3 [NBC 2507], copy)
1927 Luckenbill, ARAB 2 §§968–73 (ex. 1, translation)
1930 Schott, UVB 1 p. 60 and pl. 29 no. 25 (ex. 3 [W 4444], copy, edition)
1931 Lutz, UCP 9/8 pp. 385–90 and pls. 7–8 (ex. 2, photo, copy, edition)
1932 Bauer, OLZ 35 254–55 (ex. 2, study)
1932–33 Meissner, AfO 8 p. 51 (exs. 1–2, study)
1933 Bauer, Asb. 2 p. 48 (exs. 1–2, study)
1957 Borger, Orientalia NS 26 p. 2 (ex. 3, study)
1969 Oppenheim, ANET3 p. 297 (ex. 1–2, partial translation)
1970 Berger, ZA 60 pp. 128–29 (ex. 3, study)
1978 Foxvog, RA 72 p. 43 (ex. 2, study)
1982 Kessler, Bagh. Mitt. 13 pp. 14–15 no. 11 (ex. 4, copy, transliteration)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 224–227 B.6.32.19 (edition)
256 = Babylonian 16
This inscription, written in Akkadian upon two partially preserved cylinders, describes the restoration of the ziggurat (likely the temple on top of it) at Nippur by Ashurbanipal for the god Enlil. The restoration of the same structure is recorded on a brick inscription of Ashurbanipal (Babylonian Inscription 18).
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008345/] of Ashurbanipal 256 = Babylonian 16.
Sources: (1) UM L-29-632 + 633 + 626 (PMA F29-06-387a+b+e) (2) UM 55-21-384 (3N-T0840)
Bibliography
1903 Hilprecht, Explorations pp. 460–62 (ex. 1, provenance, photo, partial translation)
1904 Hilprecht, Excavations pp. 460–62 (ex. 1, provenance, photo, partial translation)
1916 Streck, Asb. pp. LXIV and 352–53 no. 4 (ex. 1, partial translation)
1927 Luckenbill, ARAB 2 §1019 (ex. 1, partial translation)
1989 Gerardi, Studies Sjöberg pp. 207–15 (exs. 1–2, copy, edition, study)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 219–221 B.6.32.15 (edition)
257 = Babylonian 17
Numerous bricks bear a stamped Sumerian inscription which states that Ashurbanipal had (re)built the temple Ekur ("House, Mountain") for the god Enlil. Ekur was the temple of that god at Nippur.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008346/] of Ashurbanipal 257 = Babylonian 17.
Sources: (1) BM 090807 (1851-10-09, 0078R) (2) BM 114299 (1919-10-11, 4743) (3) Ash 1922.181 (4) Ash 1924.627 (5) H-5097 (6) CBS 01632a (7) CBS 08632 (8) CBS 08633 (9) CBS 08654 (10) UM 84-26-008 (11) UM 84-26-009 (12) UM 84-26-010 (13-14) UM 84-26-011 (15-20) Ist EȘEM — (21) YBC 02372 (22) Harper - (23) 5N-T0703 (24) HS 2981 (25) ML 1.18
Bibliography
1889–90 Pinches, Hebraica 6 pp. 55–58 (ex. 22, copy, edition)
1893 Hilprecht, BE 1/1 no. 82 and pp. 35–36 (ex. 7, copy, edition)
1893 Hilprecht, ZA 8 pp. 389–91 (study)
1903 Hilprecht, Explorations pp. 312, 371, 375, and 376 (provenance, translation)
1904 Hilprecht, Excavations pp. 312, 371, 375, and 376 (provenance, translation)
1916 Streck, Asb. pp. LXIII–LXIV and 352–53 no. 3.b (ex. 7, 22, edition)
1924 Langdon, Kish 1 pp. 108–109 (ex. 4, study)
1927 Luckenbill, ARAB 2 §1121 (ex. 7, 22, translation)
1981 Walker, CBI no. 80 (exs. 1–5, transliteration)
1985 Behrens, JCS 37 p. 239 no. 53 (exs. 6–14, study)
1988 Beckman, ARRIM 6 p. 2 (ex. 21, study)
1988 Oeslner in Śilwa, Cracow and Jena p. 19 (ex. 24 study)
1989 Frame, ARRIM 7 pp. 42 and 45 no. 40 (ex. 25, photo, study)
1992 Zettler, Inanna Temple p. 50 n. 42 (ex. 23, study)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 221–222 B.6.32.16 (edition)
258 = Babylonian 18
A brick from Nippur in the University Museum (CBS 8644) has a Sumerian inscription stating that Ashurbanipal rebuilt the high temple with baked bricks for the god Enlil. (The restoration of the same structure is recorded on a cylinder inscription of Ashurbanipal, Babylonian Inscription 16.) The brick is inscribed on the edge.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008347/] of Ashurbanipal 258 = Babylonian 18.
Source: CBS 08644
Bibliography
1926 Legrain, PBS 15 no. 74 (copy, edition)
1928 Poebel, OLZ 31 698 (study)
1985 Behrens, JCS 37 p. 240 no. 54 (study)
1993 George, House Most High p. 92 sub no. 373 (study to line 10)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 p. 223 B.6.32.17 (edition)
259 = Babylonian 19
Two bricks are inscribed with a Sumerian text stating that Ashurbanipal built something within the sanctuary Eḫursaggalama at Nippur for the god Enlil. Both bricks were intended to be used in a well.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008348/] of Ashurbanipal 259 = Babylonian 19.
Sources: (1) UM 84-26-012 (2) 18N-—
Bibliography
1985 Behrens, JCS 37 p. 240 no. 55 (ex. 1, study)
1986 Gerardi, ARRIM 4 p. 37 (ex. 1, copy, edition)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 223–224 B.6.32.18 (edition)
260 = Babylonian 20
A cylinder fragment in the British Museum has an Akkadian inscription which refers to the temple of the goddess Ištar and to the goddess Ištar of Akkad. The name of the king is not preserved and the inscription is assigned to Ashurbanipal because the wording is similar to that found in other texts of that king.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008349/] of Ashurbanipal 260 = Babylonian 20.
Source: 1881-02-04, 0174
Bibliography
1896 Bezold, Cat. 4 p. 1768 (study)
1993 Frame, Mesopotamia 28 pp. 45–48 (copy, edition, study)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 pp. 227–228 B.6.32.20 (edition)
261 = Babylonian 21
An inscribed brick found in the ziggurat at Dūr-Kurigalzu bears an Akkadian inscription of Ashurbanipal which may mention the god Enlil.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008350/] of Ashurbanipal 261 = Babylonian 21.
Source: Al-Jumaily, Sumer 27 pl. 14 fig. 30
Bibliography
1971 Al-Jumaily, Sumer 27 pp. 84 and 89, and pl. 14 fig. 30 following p. 98 [Arabic section] (provenance, photo)
1992 Frame, Babylonia p. 113 n. 60 (partial transliteration, study)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 p. 228 B.6.32.21 (edition)
262 = Babylonian 22
A large number of bricks found in a temple dedicated to the god Nergal, "lord of Sirara," at Tell Ḫaddād (ancient Mê-Turran/Mê-Turnat) bear an Akkadian inscription of Ashurbanipal which describes how the king enlarged the courtyard of the temple Ešaḫula ("House of the Happy Heart").
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008351/] or the score [/rinap/scores/Q003820/] of Ashurbanipal 262 = Babylonian 22.
Source: Rashid, Sumer 37 pp 72-80 [Arabic Section]
Bibliography
1981 F. Rashid, Sumer 37 pp. 72–80 [Arabic section] (exs. 1–2, copy, edition, study)
1982 Hannoun, BSMS 2 p. 6 (study)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 p. 229 B.6.32.22 (edition)
263 = Babylonian 23
A fragmentary tablet in the University Museum (Philadelphia) preserves copies of two dedicatory texts written in the Akkadian language. The first, much shorter inscription on the tablet only mentions Ashurbanipal in as far as it is preserved; it is edited here. The second, longer one mentions both Šamaš-šuma-ukīn and Ashurbanipal and is edited with the inscriptions of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn (Frame, RIMB 2 B.6.33.5); however, it is not inconceivable that that inscription should also be assigned to Ashurbanipal.
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text [/rinap/rinap5/Q008352/] of Ashurbanipal 263 = Babylonian 23.
Source: CBS 00733 + CBS 01757
Bibliography
1908 Clay, BE 8/1 no. 142 (copy of CBS 733)
1909 Ungnad, ZA 22 pp. 13–16 (edition of CBS 733)
1957–58 Lambert, AfO 18 pp. 385–86 and pl. XXV (copy, edition)
1995 Frame, RIMB 2 p. 230 B.6.32.23 (edition)