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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals of Esarhaddon canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Annals of Sargon II