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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

         (Ninshubur, seated Inanna,& Utu with semi-divine king & spouse)

       For the goddess Ištar-of-Uruk, sovereign of heaven and netherworld, most valiant of the gods, august, supreme lady,

         who has gathered to herself (all) divine offices of highest rank,

         the one into whose hand all purification rites are appointed, empress of the goddesses,

         whose words are pre-eminent in heaven and netherworld,

          (giant gods Inanna & twin Utu with smaller earthling underfoot)

         goddess of war and battle, who goes at the side of the king, her favorite, (and) slays his foes,

         who dwells in Enirgalana (“House, Prince of Heaven) — which is inside Eanna — lady of Uruk, great lady, his lady:

         (giant King Esarhaddon relief on his mountainside tomb)

       Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

         respectful king who is assiduous toward the sanctuaries of the great gods; who reveres the lord of lords;

         (mud brick-built ziggurat temple residence of Ashur)

         the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur (Ashur), (re)built Esagil and Babylon,

         provided for Ezida, renovated Eanna, completed the sanctuaries of cult centers,

         (and) constantly established appropriate procedures in them;

         son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II),

         king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad —

       Enirgalana (“House, Prince of Heaven”), the cella of the goddess Ištar (Inanna), my lady,

         (E-anna, Inanna‘s ziggurat temple residence way above Uruk)

         which is inside Eanna, which a previous king had built, became old and dilapidated.

         I sought its (original) emplacement (and) repaired its dilapidated parts with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln.

         

           (semi-divine king’s hand held by Inanna, & mother Ningal seated)

         I grasped the hands of the goddess Ištar-of-Uruk, great lady, brought (her) inside,

         (and) caused (her) to take up residence (there) forever.

         I offered splendid offerings and made her doorbolt extremely fine.

       O goddess Ištar-of-Uruk (Inanna), august lady, when you are happily dwelling inside that cella,

         may a good word for me — Esarhaddon, king of Assyria — be set upon your lips!

         Determine as my fate a long life, fullness of old age, good health, and happiness!

          (Inanna, Goddess of War)

         Come to my side in war and battle so that I may squash all my enemies like ants!

       If at any time in the future, during the reign of some future ruler, this cella falls into disrepair,

         may (that ruler) repair its dilapidated state!

         May he write my name with his name!

         May he anoint with oil an inscription written in my name,

         make an offering, (and) set (that inscription) with an inscription written in his name!

         The gods will (then) hear his prayers.

       (But as for) the one who erases my inscribed name by some crafty device,

         destroys my (royal) inscription, or changes its position,

          (Utu with earthling underfoot, & Inanna with earthling held by nose ring)

         may the goddess Ištar-of-Uruk glare at him angrily and determine a bad fate for him!

         May she make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the land and have no pity on him!

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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

          (naked Inanna, semi-divine mixed-breed king, etc. & winged sky-disc)

       For the goddess Ištar (Inanna), supreme lady, sovereign of heaven and netherworld,

         most valiant of the gods, splendid, the goddess Ištar-of-Uruk,

         august princess who has taken (unto herself all) divine offices of highest rank

         (and) has gathered to herself (all) ordinances, beloved, eminent,

         who looks upon the king — her favorite — with steady favor,

         makes his reign lengthy, (and) bestows on him power and victory,

         empress of the world, most exalted of the gods, who dwells in Enirgalana

          (E-ana, ziggurat residence of Inanna in Uruk)

         (“House, Prince of Heaven”) — which is inside Eanna — lady of Uruk, great lady, his lady:

       Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

         king of the four quarters (of the world), governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

          (Adad, Ashur, mixed-breed king, & damaged Ninurta)

         the one to whom the god Aššur (Ashur) has stretched out his hand, permanently selected by the god Enlil,

          (giant god Marduk & mixed-breed king, etc)

         who was chosen by the god Marduk, favorite of the goddess Irnini (Ninlil);

         

(Top row: Ashur, Enki, Enlil, Inanna, Marduk, & Ningishzidda as horned serpent; Bottom row: Nabu, Nergal, Ninhursag, Ninurta, Utu, & Nannar)

         who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur, Anu, Enlil, Ea (Enki), Sîn (Nannar), Šamaš (Utu), Adad,

         Marduk, Nabû, Nergal, and Ištar (Inanna), the great gods, his lords,

         (who) allowed him to attain his desire, (the one who) recognized their power,

         (the one) over whom (the gods) extended their eternal protection

         in order to appease their divine heart(s) and set their mind(s) at rest;

         (giant god Ashur & King Esarhaddon with spouse keeling before him)

         (the one who) by the might of the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk), the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû), and Ištar,

         the gods, his helpers, ruled over all lands and made all rulers submissive to him;

         the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon,

        

               (Marduk’s ziggurat residence Esagil & Babylon below) (Inanna’s ziggurat residence E-anna & Uruk below)

         renovated Eanna, completed the sanctuaries and cult centers, (and) (re)confirmed (their) sattukku offerings;

         the king during the days of whose reign, the great lord, the god Marduk,

         

             (son Nabu, mixed-breed king with dinner, earthling worker, seated father Marduk, & son Ashur)

         became reconciled to Babylon (and again) took up his residence in Esagil, his palace;

         the one who made the god Great-Anu enter into his city Dēr and his temple Edimgalkalama

         (“House, Great Bond of the Land”) and had (him) sit upon (his) eternal dais;

         (the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the great gods who had rushed to Assyria,

          (Assyrian Empire)

         returned them from Assyria to their (proper) places and (re)confirmed their income;

         wise prince, expert who knows every craft, who constantly established appropriate procedures

         in the great cult centers (and) has purification rites performed correctly;

                    (Sennacherib)   (Sargon II)

         son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria;

         descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

         descendant of the eternal (mixed-breed) line of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, king of Assyria;

         precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), (one of) royal lineage (and) ancient stock —

       When Eanna, the temple of highest rank, beloved of the goddess Ištar, my lady,

         which a previous king had built, became old and its walls buckled,

         I sought its (original) emplacement, removed its dilapidated parts, (and) surveyed its (entire) foundation.

          (Ningishzidda laid foundation pegs to the world’s greatest monuments)

         I completely (re)built (it) with the work of the god Kulla (Ningishzidda)

         according to its ancient specifications (and) raised its top (as high) as a mountain.

       May the goddess Ištar, supreme lady, look upon this work with pleasure

         and may a good word for me be set upon her lips!

         May she make my weapons prevail over all (my) enemies!

        If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future ruler,

         this work falls into disrepair and becomes dilapidated,

         may (that ruler) seek out its (original) emplacement (and) repair its dilapidated parts!

         May he anoint an inscription written in my name with oil, make an offering, (and) set (it) back in its place!

         The gods will (then) hear his prayers.

         He will lengthen (his) days (and) enlarge (his) family.

       (But as for) the one who by some crafty device destroys an inscription written in my name or changes its position,

          (Goddess of War Inanna, her 8-pointed star symbol above her head, standing upon her zodiac symbol Leo)

         may the goddess Ištar, great lady, glare at him angrily

         and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from every land!

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(gods in blue … mixed-breed demigods in teal)

        For the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, ruler of Uzu-mu-a, august, eminent, most splendid of the gods,

          the goddess Innini (Inanna), supreme lady who always cares like a mother for the king — her favorite —

         who makes his reign lengthy (and) bestows on him power and might,

       queen of Nippur, who dwells in Ebaradurgara (Inanna’s private temple residence used when visiting grandfather Enlil in his patron city of Nippur, his Earth Colony Command Central),

       the temple which makes firm the royal abode, the great lady, his lady:

         (giant god Ashur & King Esarhaddon with kneeling spouse)

       Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria,

         king of the four quarters (of the world), governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,

         selected by the steadfast heart of the god Enlil;

         

(Top: Ashur, Enki, Enlil, Inanna, Marduk, & Ningishzidda as horned serpent; Bottom: Nabu, Nergal, Ninhursag, Ninurta, Utu, & Nannar)

         who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur (Ashur), Enlil, Sîn (Nannar), Šamaš (Utu), Adad,

         Marduk, Nabû, Nergal, and the (other) great gods, his lords,

         (the one who) recognized their power, (the one) over whom (the gods) extended their eternal protection

         in order to appease their divine heart(s) and set their mind(s) at rest;

           (Utu, Marduk, mixed-breed king, Enki, & scribe Nabu)

         (the one who) by the might of the gods Aššur, Enlil, Bēl (Marduk), and the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû),

         the gods, his helpers, ruled over all lands and made all rulers submissive to him;

         the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, renovated Ekur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon,

         

                   (Marduk’s Easgil ziggurat residence way above Babylon;        Inanna’s E-anna ziggurat residence in Uruk)

         completed the sanctuaries and cult centers, (and) (re)confirmed (their) sattukku offerings;

         the king during the days of whose reign the great lord, the god Marduk, became reconciled to Babylon

         

           (son Nabu, mixed-breed king with dinner, earthling worker, father Marduk enters Babylon, & son Ashur)

         (and again) took up his residence in Esagil, his palace;

         (the one who) made the god Great-Anu enter into his city Dēr

         and his temple Edimgalkalama (“House, Great Bond of the Land”) and had (him) sit upon (his) eternal dais;

         (the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the plundered gods of the lands,

         returned them from Assyria to their (proper) places, and (re)confirmed their income;

         wise prince, expert who knows every craft, who constantly established appropriate procedures

         in the great cult centers (and) has purification rites performed correctly;

         son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II),

           (Sennacherib) (Sargon II)

         king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad;

         descendant of the eternal (long-lived mixed-breed) line of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, king of Assyria;

         precious scion (mixed-breed semi-divine descendant) of Baltil (Aššur), (one of) royal lineage (and) ancient stock —

        At that time Ebaradurgara, the temple of the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, the great lady, my lady,

         

                             (Enlil’s E-kur, ziggurat complex in Nippur;  Enlil’s ancient established cities of Sumer)

         which a previous king had built, became old and its walls buckled.

         I sought its (original) emplacement, removed its dilapidated parts, (and) surveyed its (entire) foundation.

         I completely (re)built (it) with the work of the god Kulla (Ningishzidda) according to its ancient specifications

         

                            (alien architect Ningishzidda laid the 1st foundation pegs to the greatest monuments worldwide)

         (and) raised its top (as high) as a mountain.

        May the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, supreme lady, my lady, look upon this work with pleasure

         and may a good word for me be set upon her lips!

         May she determine as my fate a long life, fullness of old age, good health, and happiness!

        If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future ruler,

         this temple falls into disrepair and becomes dilapidated,

         may (that ruler) seek out its (original) emplacement (and) repair its dilapidated parts!

         May he anoint an inscription written in my name with oil, make an offering, (and) set (it) back in its place!

         The gods will (then) hear his prayers.

         He will lengthen (his) days (and) enlarge (his) family.

        (But as for) the one who by some crafty device destroys an inscription written in my name or changes its position,

          (Inanna, Goddess of War atop her zodiac symbol of Leo)

         may the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, great lady, glare at him angrily

         and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from every land!

        (Property) of Ebaradurgara (Inanna’s temple residence in Nippur).