Neo-Assyrian

Description: The Neo-Assyrian Empire was an Iron Age Empire, located around Ashur. Following the reforms of Tiglath-Pileser III, Assyria expanded to the Mediteranean, Iran, Turkey, and Southern Iraq. Aramaic was made an official language of the empire alongside the Akkadian language. After the death of Ashurbanipal, a coalition of Medes, Scythians, Cimmerians, and Babylonians descended on Ashur and destroyed the capital. Several of the most ancient works of Mesopotamian literature are preserved as Neo-Assyrian copies. The cuneiform is the final stage in the evolution of the script, with the number of glyphs being reduced, and shapes standardized and simplified.

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Middle Chronology: 900-612 BCE

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
(none)	(none)	1935,0113.738	(none)	(none)
(none)	(none)	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
1262	(none)	1924,0920.250	(none)	Baked clay cone, the apex missing, but inscription intact. 14 lines in one column inscription of: Sin-balatsu-ikbi, governor of Ur, recording his restoration of E-temen-ni-gur, in honor of the god Sin. R1 No. 183
1664	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of brick, with part of first 5 lines of inscription of Sin-balatsu-igbi.
17208	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick. Sin-batatsu-iqbi; rebuilding of the ziggurat, E-lugal-galga-sisa. (Ur insc. 168. The new example confirms the restorations in LL.3,4, and 8)
18529A	33-35-191a, 33-35-191A	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529B	(none)	1933,1013.3	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529C	(none)	1933,1013.4	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529D	33-35-191b, 33-35-191B	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529E	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529F	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529G	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
18529H	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-H] Terracotta roundels. 8 in all with convex sides, both carved with inscription. In catalog.
20088	52-30-008	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet (baked) (one corner chiped)
2674	(none)	1927,1003.60	(none)	Door-socket of Sin-balatsu-iqbi (time of Ashurbanapal) shakkanak (vice regent) of Ur son of Ningal-iddinna. Restoration of Elemen-ni-gur. In particular of the gate-way to Esag-dili (the Ziggurat). The gate was built in the middle of the terrace of the temenos, on the procession way (! e hal-la-ta du-a). The door was of boxwood, fixed with bronze pegs in massive walls, had a gold USH, a silverlock, silver plated bronze binding (?). See notes. H.C.
3148	(none)	(none)	B16559	(none)
3296	(none)	(none)	B16485, B16485	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E An-ki-azag-ga where stands dAzag-sud. H.C.
3300	(none)	(none)	B16489, B16489	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E Ad-gi-gu Shrine dNusku. H.C.
3301	(none)	(none)	B16490, B16490	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. 2 stamps: side and face. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11. 6-7: E Kisib-gal E-kur-ra(?) the shrine of dNin-sig (=Ea) H.C.
3326	(none)	(none)	B16484, B16484	Sin-balatsu-iqbi 1/2 brick. Same text as U.3250. Variant 11.6-7: E-ab (sal?)-ban-da the shrine of dSu-zi-an-na he built. Side and face text. H.C.
6341A	(none)	1927,1003.273	(none)	Brick: of Sin-balatsu-iqbi. Fragment. Variant of text of U.3161. H.C.
7824	(none)	(none)	(none)	Brick Sinbalatsuiqbi = U3161 (but l. 2 apparently has za-nam-til-la-su)
791	(none)	1923,1110.144	(none)	Glass bowl. Fragment of in heavy molded glass in opaque white and yellow on translucent pale green. Section [referencing drawing]. [drawing 1:1]