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AN INSCRIPTION OF ASHURNASIRPAL II FROM THE IŠTAR-ŠARRAT-NIPHI TEMPLE AT NIMRUD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2018

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Abstract

An inscription of Ashurnasirpal II (r.883–859 b.c.) was found in the temple of Ištar-Šarrat-niphi at Kalhu (Nimrud) in 2001, during the excavations of the Nineveh inspectorate expedition (State Board of Antiquities and Heritage). The preserved text duplicates RIMA 2 A.0.101.1 i 18–117. This article presents a transliteration, a table of variants, and a translation into Arabic.

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Research Article
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IRAQ , Volume 80 , December 2018 , pp. 3 - 13
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2018 
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Fig. 1 Copy of the inscription from the Ištar-Šarrat-niphi temple at Nimrud