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Fragments of Historical Texts from Nimrud
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2014
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A Number of small fragments of tablets found in the Nabu Temple excavations at Nimrud (Kalḫu) bear parts of Neo-Assyrian historical texts. In a few instances these inscriptions join texts already published or supplement known texts, while some, though duplicating well-known records, are worthy of note as indicating building activity or the presence of the king at Kalḫu. Copies of these fragments, some made during the excavations, are presented here (Plates XXVI–XXVII). It will be remembered that the ‘vassal-treaties’ of Esarhaddon came from this same building.
A fragment of a large tablet (ND.4369; Plate XXVI) is inscribed in the large square script characteristic of the Middle Assyrian hand and imitated and developed for the neo-Assyrian monumental writing. This tablet may have been a draft for the mason inscribing an account of the events in the accession and first years of Shalmaneser III (859/8 B.C.). The text is similar to that of the royal annals from Assur, the obverse describing the march from Aridi to Hubushkia (S.E. of L. Urmia) and the reverse the campaign in Amurru, where a statue of the king was set up on Mt. Lallar, and the attack on Aḫuni of Adini.
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2 Found in H.2, 10 × 9 cms.
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6 NT. 12; 3.5×6.2 cms.
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13 Found in outer town, surface near Tawfiqiyah (7×7 cms.).
14 In upper rubbish, NT.1 (8×3.5 cms.).
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22 Red stone (6.2×2.4 cms.). Titles of an Assyrian king, name lost.
23 Fragment of grey stone bowl (6×5.5). Part of dedicatory inscription, name lost.
24 Fragment of agate cylinder (1.9×2.1). Part of dedicatory inscription, giving divine titles.