Annals of Esarhaddon

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The Annals of Esarhaddon are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns, building projects, and political achievements of King Esarhaddon of Assyria in the 7th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neo-Assyrian text
cuneiform inscription
historical source
royal inscription
associatedWith Assyrian royal ideology
Esarhaddon
chronologicalScope reign of Esarhaddon (early 7th century BCE)
countryOfOrigin Assyria
createdFor Assyrian royal court
temple and palace display
culture Neo-Assyrian Empire
dateWritten 7th century BCE
describes Assyrian expansion in the 7th century BCE
construction and restoration of palaces
construction and restoration of temples
imperial administration of Assyria
reign of Esarhaddon
relations with vassal states
tribute and booty from campaigns
form prism inscriptions
tablet inscriptions
genre royal annals
historicalPeriod Iron Age
surface form: Iron Age Near East
invokes Ashur
Assyrian gods
Marduk
language Akkadian
mainSubject Esarhaddon
material clay tablets
stone prisms
mentions Arab tribes
surface form: Arabian tribes

Babylon
surface form: Babylonia

Herakleopolitan Egypt
surface form: Egypt

Elam
purpose legitimation of Esarhaddon’s rule
royal propaganda
records building projects of Esarhaddon
military campaigns of Esarhaddon
political achievements of Esarhaddon
religiousContext Assyrian state religion
timePeriod Neo-Assyrian Empire
surface form: Neo-Assyrian period
typeOfWork inscribed royal narrative
usedAsSourceFor Assyrian military history
ancient Near Eastern building programs
ancient Near Eastern diplomacy
history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
reign of Esarhaddon
writingSystem cuneiform

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annals of Sargon II relatedWork Annals of Esarhaddon
subject surface form: Annals of Sargon II