There
are 6 eponyms in Shalmaneser royal inscriptions, of which two (Assur-dammiq
and Musallim-assur) occur in the sequence discussed previously and the
Shalmaneser eponym would occur in year 1 (or possibly year 2).
|
Eponym |
Grayson # |
Wars |
Building |
|
Shalmaneser |
19 |
|
Repairs
to the palace complex of Assur-nirari 1<Isme-dagan. |
|
Musabsiu-sibitti |
17 |
|
Repairs
to the Libur-shalhu Gate – but not the temple of Ishtar . |
|
Assur-kasid |
4 |
|
High tower gates at the Kalkal gate and
building
activities at the house of beer vats.
|
|
Undated[1] |
13 |
Expeditions
against the Shubaru, Lullumu, Qutu and Musri – but not Hanigalbat
campaign (thus earlier than the Musallim- assur inscription.) |
Repairs
to the temple of Ishtar, damaged in an earthquake, |
|
Undated[1] |
12 |
|
An
earthquake damaged the temple of Ishtar and the ziggurat was
rebuilt. |
|
Assur-nadin-sume |
3 |
|
Clearing and re-building of the temple of
Assur from bedrock and enlargment of forecourt of Nunnamnir.
|
|
Assur-nadin-sume |
5 |
|
Clearing and re-building of the temple of
Assur from bedrock and enlargment of forecourt of Nunnamnir.
|
|
Musallim-assur
(c1250) |
1 |
The
only one that mentions the Hanigalbat defeat of Wasashatta.
Describes defeat of Shattuara and slaughter of armies of the
Hittites and Ahlamu. Then
defeated Qutu who had rebelled.
|
A
fire destroyed the temple of Assur (Ehursagkurkurra) and that “All
the property…burnt in the fire”. Shalmaneser “cleared away the
debris and removed the dirt to the bottom of the foundation
pit…laid its foundation in bedrock like the base of a mountain”.
|
|
Assur-dammiq <Abi-ili (c1246) |
2 |
|
Clearing and re-building of the temple of
Assur from bedrock and enlargement of forecourt of Nunnamnir.
|
|
Assur-dammiq <Abi-ili (c1246) |
20 |
|
Repairs
to the courtyard of Sherua and of Dagan.
|
Inscription
1 (Musallim-assur) is the only one that mentions the war in Hanigalbat.
Undated inscription 12 mentions other wars – without mentioning this
campaign – and is thus dateable earlier.
The building inscriptions of Inscription 12 refer to repairs to the
temple of Ishtar. The limited building activities described in
Inscriptions 17 (Musabsiu-sibitti) and 4 (Assur-kasid) point to very early
dates in Shalmaneser 1 for these eponyms. (This is consistent with floruit
information in Rimah and Billa as discussed later.)
Inscriptions
3 and 5 (Assur-nadin-sume) are very similar to Inscription 2 (Assur-dammiq),
mentionioning activities not included in the Musallim-assur inscription
[the enlargemnt of the forecourt of Nunnamnir],
and, in the absence of other information, point to a date near
Assur-dammiq for Assur-nadin-sume.
[1]
RIMA 16 (undated)
mentions building activities in Talmussu, Arbail and Isana and
possibly an Adad temple in Kahat.
SGKAO 15, 119 (H,137) refers to an expedition against
Hanigalbat in eponym Assur-nadin-ahhe [check-sume?].