Assyrian and Babylonian Kingship

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Assyrian andBabylonian

KingshipCHRIS KELLETT



Early kingship







DIŊIRa-šir LUAL i-ri-š!-!" #A a-šir Ašš!r is king$ Iriš!" is %h& o'(Ašš!r

Early Assyrian kingship*





1. DIŠ-DIŊIRZUEN-ŠEŠMEŠ-eri-ba...2. LUGAL kiš-šá-ti

S&nna(h&rib+$ king o) Kiš

Th& king o) Kiš*



,ari&d o(ab!lary$ b!% also (hanging !sag&

S%rong (on%in!i%y )ro" &arly id&as

R&la%ions b&%.&&n kings$ (on%&"porary or his%ori(al$ indi(a%& %h&i"por%an(& o) so"& !ni&rsal ins%i%!%ion



La%&r kings





S(holarly po.&r in Assyria*

Cr&a%ion o) royal ins(rip%ions

/ra(!lar a!%hori%y

/nly so!r(& )or &0%&rnal in)or"a%ion

Rol& in !ns%abl& s!((&ssions1



S&nna(h&rib$ Esarhaddon$ and

2ard!k-apla-iddinaA (as& s%!dy



8 [i]⸢-nu⸣-šú EN GAL-ú DIŊIRAMAR.UTU it-ti⸢ KUR URI⸣KI⸢ ki-mil⸣-tuš is-bu-us-m9 [MU]⸢ !⸣KAM-m L".KUR lim-nu L"#U.$AR-ú in KUR URI⸢KI⸣ %&-&u-uš b%-lu-tu10 []⸢-'i⸣ u(-m% im-lu⸢-ú⸣ ik-šú⸢-'⸣ -'n-n11 [EN] GAL-ú DIŊIRAMAR.UTU -n⸢ KUR⸣ URIKI š) ik-mi-lui*⸢-šu⸣-ú s-li-m12 [i&]-&-lis-m DIŊIRAMAR.UTU⸢-I$ILA⸣-#UM-n LUGALK+.DIŊIR.RAKI NUN⸢ &⸣-li,-šú ti-*i-i -ti-šú13 ⸢I$ILA⸣ GI.NA *%š-tu⸢-ú⸣ š) %*i-b-DIŊIRAMAR.UTU LUGALK+.DIŊIR.RAKI mu-kin #U/U0 KUR14 [i-n] #I1A-ut KUR šu-m%⸢-*im⸣ u URIKI MU-šú ki-niš it-t⸢-bi LUGAL⸣ DIŊIRME0 DIŊIRA#AR-*i15 [i]⸢-bi⸣ i-n i-it &i[-i]-šú n-nu-um-m lu-ú #I1A mu⸢-&⸣-2-2i* #+GME0

16 [in] %-mu EN GAL-i⸢ DIŊIR⸣AMAR.UTU 3 UR.#AŊ DIŊIR45DIŊIR1IRIŊ-G+L-lu17 ⸢$AD6⸣.$AD6 7RIN-ni #U.$IR(

KI⸢ DAŊAL⸣-tim ⸢im-,-m⸣ ú⸢-šb⸣-bi* kk-ki-šú-un18

⸢kuš⸣-'u⸢-t⸣-šú-nu iš-kun⸢-m⸣ in -*⸢ KUR URIKI⸣

ú-š&⸢-*i⸣-s kib-si-šú-un

8 A% %ha% %i"& %h& gr&a% lord 2ard!k.ra%h )ro" %h& land o) Akkad 9 and&il &n&"y$ %h& S!bara&an$ had &0in %h& land o) Akkad$ 10 !n%il 314 %h&)!l5ll&d$ %h& ho!r had (o"& 11 3.h&3lord4 2ard!k had 3r&4gain&d (on%&%h& land o) Akkad$ .hi(h h& had b&12 H& look&d !pon 2ard!k-apla-idd

Babylon$ a prin(& .ho )&ars hi"$ %opoin%&d$ 13 %r!& &ld&s% son o) Eriba-Babylon$ .ho &s%ablish&d %h& land7Asari$ king o) %h& gods$ %r!ly prono3)or4 %h& sh&ph&rding o) S!"&r andsaid .i%h %h& !%%&ran(& o) his "o!%%h& sh&ph&rd %o ga%h&r %h& s(a%%&r&;i%h %h& po.&r o) %h& gr&a% lord 2ah&ro&s Sin 3and4 #irigall! 1# h& s"oo&r%hro. %h& .id&-spr&ad hos% o) s"ash&d %h&ir .&apons$ 18 h& "ad%h&"$ and banish&d %h&ir %r&ad )ro"Akkad6

Ins(rip%ion o) 2ard!k-apla-iddina*



I.38 I8-*-2-ti I8 /7.G+L39 -9u-ú %:-:i %-'u-ú40 šm-*u ILLU 9&-šu tm-šil41 -bu-bu ib-bb-lm-m IRI42 šu-bt-su AME0 uš-bi-i;-m43 ú-š%-m% k*-m%š DIŊIRME0

44

-šib l<b-bi-šú i-u-*iš45 i&-&*-šú-m %-lu-ú46 %*-bi-šú -š* š)-nm-m47 in-n*-u-m in KI-timII.1 [l i-'u-u]=

Th& ri&r Ara<%!$ 3nor"ally4 a rab!ndan(&$ %!rn&d in%o an anga raging %id&$ a h!g& 9ood lik& d&l!g&6 I% s.&p% 3i%s4 .a%&rsd&s%ri(%i&ly a(ross %h& (i%y 3and.&llings and %!rn&d %h&" %o r

Th& gods d.&lling in i% 9&. !p h&a&ns lik& birds= %h& p&opl& li% .&r& hidd&n in ano%h&r pla(&%ook r&)!g& in an >!nkno.n? la

Esarhaddon7s d&s(rip%ion o) %h&sa(k o) Babylon*



9 +ia-a-%i10 A@6R-E2E-SU2-na11 š-š! &p-š&-&-%i ši-na-%i12 a-na> š?-ri-ši-na %!r-ri13 i-na UKKI@ E2E-&-a1 AL2E k&-niš %!-%an-ni-"a

o! %r!ly s&l&(%&d "& Esarhadd%h& ass&"bly o) "y old&r bro%hp!% %h&s& "a%%&rs righ%$

Esarhaddon7s s&l&(%ion*



2 u(-'%4 m*-*u>5-9in8 u*-bi i4-9u8-% Th& s%or"s ga%h&r %o s%rik& lik9ood6

3 m% ki-%n-9i-* šu bl k-'%4F To o&r%!rn %h& 3diin&4 d&(r&S!"&r$

4 bl s?-9 %@-b 9i(-9i(-'%4G To lo(k %h& )ao!rabl& r&ign in

abod&$

5 u*u@ 9ul-9ul-lu-'%4 %@ 9ul-9ul-lu-'%4 To d&s%roy %h& (i%y$ %o d&s%roy%&"pl&$

La"&n% )or S!"&r and Ur*



75 u(-b 'ii*%n-lil@-l% 9u-ti-umki ku*-t im-t-n-%4

#! Enlil %h&n s&n% do.n !%i!" "o!n%ains6

76 'u-bi -m-*u 'ii*%n-lil@-l@ 9b-9i( mu-un-n%-'u

#" Th&ir adan(& .as lik& %h& 9Enlil %ha% (anno% b& .i%hs%ood$




134 'ii*nin-:u-n-n ki-tuš ki @-@-ni 9i*i4 ku*@ b-*-n-'b6

13 @in!ana %ook an !n)a"iliara.ay )ro" h&r b&lo&d d.&llin




Co"parison*

/ld %radi%ion o) diin& ag&n(y in a narra%i& o) abandon"&n% andr&(on(ilia%ion

2or%al &n&"i&s !sing %h& sa"& %rop&s %o J!s%i)y %h&ir r!l&

@o% only Assyria &rs!s Babylonia$ b!% also dynas%i( h&ir &rs!sr&b&l

Assyrian in9!&n(&1

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