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Esarhaddon's Nahr al-Kalb Inscription: inscription, just north of Beirut in modern Lebanon, documenting the Assyrian conquest of Egypt in 671 BCE.
Jun 23, 2011 · The volume provides reliable, up-to-date editions of all of the known royal inscriptions of Esarhaddon, a son of Sennacherib who ruled Assyria for twelve years (680–669 BC).
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The volume provides reliable, up-to-date editions of all of the known royal inscriptions of Esarhaddon, a son of Sennacherib who ruled Assyria for twelve years (680–669 BC).
During his twelve years as king of Assyria and de factoruler of Babylon, Esarhaddon had his scribes write out numerous inscriptions commemorating his accomplishments both on and off the battlefield in Akkadian (the Standard Babylonian literary dialect), as well as in monolingual Sumerian.
The corpus of Esarhaddon historical inscriptions has increased steadily since R. Borger collected all known texts in his 1956 publication, Die Inschriften Asarhaddons Königs von Assyrien , AfO. Beiheft 9. This work is now a standard textbook in Assyriological circles and Borger has integrated periodically new finds into his text editions l.
Title: Cuneiform prism: inscription of Esarhaddon. Period: Neo-Assyrian. Date: ca. 676–672 BCE. Geography: Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah) Culture: Assyrian. Medium: Clay. Dimensions: 2.89 x 3.25 in. (7.35 x 8.26 cm) Credit Line: Purchase, 1886. Accession Number: 86.11.278
In an inscription describing his appointment as crown prince and his rise to power, Esarhaddon uses the following royal titles: Esarhaddon, the great king, king of Assyria, viceroy of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad , king of the four regions of the earth , favorite of the great gods, his lords.
