Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 05 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN IV 1. 30 talents of bronze in fragments, 4 (and) the smaller furniture p. 104 2. of their palace, their spoil 3. I carried away. The city itself with fire 4. I burned, I threw down (and) dug up. 5. In those days th...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 08 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 92 INSCRIPTION OF TIGLATH-PILESER I THE BEGINNING! COLUMN I 1. Asur the great lord, the director of the hosts of the gods, 2. the giver of the sceptre and the crown, the establisher of the kingdom; 3. Bel, the lord...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 09 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 86 INSCRIPTION OF TIGLATH-PILESER I KING OF ASSYRIA TRANSLATED BY THE EDITOR This inscription of Tiglath-Pileser I. is the longest and most important of the early Assyrian records that have come down to us...
Sin Gashid's Endowment Of The Temple E Ana : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 78 SIN-GASHID'S ENDOWMENT OF THE TEMPLE -ANA Translated By Theo. G. Pinches This short inscription of twenty-seven lines is one of peculiar interest. It is a record, written in the Akkadian language, of an endowment, made...
The Ancient Hebrew Inscription Of Siloam : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 168 THE ANCIENT HEBREW INSCRIPTION OF SILOAM Translated By The Editor The oldest Hebrew inscription yet discovered is engraved on the rocky wall of the subterranean channel which conveys the water of the Virgin's Spring...
An Erechite's Lament : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 84 AN ERECHITE'S LAMENT Translated By Theo. G. Pinches In connection with the text referring to -ana in Erech, the following, a kind of penitential psalm written in the Sumerian dialect, with a translati...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 07 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN II 1. I burned, I threw down, I dug up. The rest 2. of (the men of) Kummukh, who before my weapons 3. had fled, to the city of Seresse 1 4. on the further bank of the Tigris 5. passed over; the city for their...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Ii. Inscripti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 67 II. Inscription Of An Unknown Prince On A Boulder Of Stone 1 COLUMN I "Lacuna". 1. [pate]si 2. [of Shirpur]la COLUMN II 1. [of the god] Nin-girsu 2. [the... ] "dun" 3. has constructed. 4. The palace of "Ti-ra-ash-di"...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN VIII 1. Bit-Khamri (the temple) of Rimmon, 2. which Samas-Rimmon the high-priest of Assur 3 p. 119 3. the son of Isme-Dagon the high-priest of Asur 4. had built, had fallen into decay and was ruined. 5. I purified its...
Title Page : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], RECORDS OF THE PAST BEING ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS OF THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF EGYPT AND WESTERN ASIA NEW SERIES EDITED BY A. H. SAYCE. VOL. I LONDON SAMUEL BAGSTER AND SONS, LIMITED 15 PATERNOSTER ROW [1888] Scanned, proofed...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 03 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN VI 1. With their mighty armies 2. in the city and the mountains I contended furiously. 3. A destruction of them I made. 4. Their fighting men in the midst of the mountains 5. like a moon-stone I flung down. Their heads...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 37 No. 6.--TRANSLATION OF THE ANNALS OF SARGON OF ACCAD AND NARAM-SIN 1 OBVERSE 1. When the moon at its setting with the colour of a dust-cloud 2 filled the crescent, the moon was favourable for Sargon who at this season 2...
Babylonian Lawsuits And Judgments : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 154 BABYLONIAN LAWSUITS AND JUDGMENTS Translated By Dr. Oppert Having worked for more than five-and-twenty years at the Babylonian and Assyrian deeds of contract and legal decisions, and having explained the documents...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Fourth Tablet : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 136 FOURTH TABLET OF THE STORY OF THE CREATION Obverse 1. So he established for him ("i.e." Merodach) the shrine of the mighty; 2. "before" (?) his fathers for a kingdom did he found (it). 1 3. Yea, thou art glorious among...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 05 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 15 No. 2.--TRANSLATION OF THE SECOND DYNASTIC TABLET FROM BABYLON Column I "The first eleven lines are destroyed". 12. 11 kings [of the dynasty of Babylon] for [294 years]. "13. Anma[n] for 1 (years). 14. Ki-an [Nigas]...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Iii. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 68 III. Inscriptions Of Uru-Kagina No. 1. 1--COLUMN I 1. For the god Nin-girsu 2. the warrior of the god Ellilla, 3. Uru-Kagina, 4. the king 5. of Shirpurla-ki, 6. his temple 7. has constructed. 8. His palace of Ti-ra-ash...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Iv. Inscripti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 73 IV. Inscription Of Entena On A Buttress 1. To the goddess Gatumdug, 2. the mother of Shirpurla-ki, 3. Entena, 4. the patesi 5. of Shirpurla-ki, 6. who has built the temple of the goddess Gatumdug. 7. His god 8. is...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. I. The Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 64 THE INSCRIPTIONS OF TEL-LOH I. The Inscriptions Of King Ur-Nina No. 1. 1--COLUMN I 1. Nin-ur 2. king 3. of Shirpurla, 4. son of Nini-ghal-gin, 5. the temple of the god Nin-girsu 6. has erected. 7. The "Ib-gal" (?) 8. he...
Inscription Of Menuas, King Of Arar : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 163 INSCRIPTION OF MENUAS, KING OF ARARAT, IN THE VANNIC LANGUAGE Translated By The Editor Since the publication of my Memoir on "The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Van Deciphered and Translated " in the "Journal of the Royal...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 42 THE INSCRIPTIONS OF TELLOH By M. Arthur Amiaud The names of Telloh and of the French Consul M. de Sarzec are no longer strange to the Orientalist of to-day. The situation of the mounds, which have hidden and preserved...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. Vi. Inscriptions : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 75 VI. Inscriptions Of Ur-Bau And His Reign No. I.--On a Statue 1 COLUMN I 1. To the god Nin-girsu 2. the powerful warrior 3. of the god Ellilla, 4. Ur-Bau 5. the patesi 6. of Shirpurla-ki, 7. the offspring begotten 8. by...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 07 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 1 THE DYNASTIC TABLETS AND CHRONICLES OF THE BABYLONIANS BY THE EDITOR Chronology is the skeleton of history, and until we can find the correct chronological place for a historical monument it loses a large part of its...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 03 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 22 No. 4.--TRANSLATION OF THE BABYLONIAN CHRONICLE "Obv".--COLUMN I 1. [In the 3d year of Nabonassar] king of Babylon 2. [Tiglath-pileser] in Assyria sat on the throne. 3. In the same year [Tiglath-pileser] descended...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Seventh Tablet : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 145 The Seventh Tablet Of The Story Of The Creation Obverse 1. At that time the gods in their assembly created (the beasts). 2. They made perfect the mighty (monsters). 3. They caused the living creatures (of the field)...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Fifth Tablet : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 143 Fifth Tablet Of The Story Of The Creation Obverse 1. He prepared the twin mansions of the great gods. 2. He fixed the stars, even the twin-stars, 1 to correspond with them. 3. He ordained the year, appointing the signs...
The Babylonian Story Of The Creation According : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 147 THE BABYLONIAN STORY OF THE CREATION ACCORDING TO THE TRADITION OF CUTHA TRANSLATED BY THE EDITOR Besides the story of the Creation in a series of successive acts, Mr. George Smith brought to light the fragments of two...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. The First : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 133 THE ASSYRIAN EPIC OF THE CREATION FIRST TABLET OF THE STORY OF THE CREATION Obverse 1. At that time the heaven above had not yet announced, 2. or the earth beneath recorded, a name; 3. the unopened 1 deep was their...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Third Tablet : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 134 THIRD TABLET OF THE STORY OF THE CREATION Obverse 17. "The gods have marched round her, 1 all of them; 18. up to those whom thou hast created at her side I have gone." 19. When they were "gathered" (?) beside her...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 02 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 32 No. 5.--TRANSLATION OF THE INSCRIPTION GIVING THE ASSYRIAN INTERPRETATION OF THE NAMES OF THE EARLY BABYLONIAN KINGS "Obv".--COLUMN I "About forty lines lost". 1. [? Ur-Damu. "Acc". 1] "Man of the goddess Gula." 2. [...
The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 06 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 13 No. I.--TRANSLATION OF THE FIRST DYNASTIC TABLET FROM BABYLON Obverse 1. 'Sumu-abi, the king: 15 years. 2. 'Sumu-la-ilu, the son of the same: 35 years. 3. Zab, the son of the same: 14 years. 4. Abil-Sin, the s...
Hebrew Transliteration : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. xi EQUIVALENTS OF THE HEBREW LETTERS IN THE TRANSLITERATION OF ASSYRIAN NAMES MENTIONED IN THESE VOLUMES. "a, '" "l" "b" "m" "g" "n" "d" "'s, s" "h" "e" "u, v" "p" "z" "ts" "kh" "q" "dh" "r" "i, y" "s, sh" "k" "t" N.B...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Fragment : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 146 The Following Fragment (K 3449) Belongs to the Story of the Creation, but its Position is Uncertain Obverse 1. The snare which they had made the gods beheld. 2. They beheld also the bow, how it had been stored up. 3...
The Assyrian Story Of The Creation. Introduction : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 122 THE ASSYRIAN STORY OF THE CREATION Translated By The Editor Fragments of a long epic poem, describing the creation of the world in a series of tablets or books, were discovered by Mr. George Smith among the cuneiform...
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The Dynastic Tablets And Chronicles. Part 04 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 20 No. 3.--TRANSLATION OF THE THIRD DYNASTIC TABLET "Obv".--COLUMN I Only the ends of two lines in the middle have been preserved. 600 (years) he reigned. [The kings] (were) in all. "Obv".--COLUMN II ili (an) Illadu 1...
The Inscriptions Of Telloh. V. Inscripti : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 74 V. Inscription Of En-anna-tumma On A Buttress 1 1. For the god Nin-girsu, 2. the warrior of the god Ellilla, 3. En-anna-tumma, 4. the patesi 5. Of Shirpurla-ki, 6. the chosen of the heart 7. of the goddess Nin, 8...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 02 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN VII 1. which in the service of Asur my lord 2. in the countries which I had conquered, 3. as the acquisition of my hands 4. which I took, I collected together, and troops. 5. of goats, fallow-deer, wild sheep, 6. (and)...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 06 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. 100 COLUMN III 1. had seized the cities of Subarti which looked to 2. the face 1 of Asur my lord, 3. heard of my march against the land of Subarti; 4. the glory of my valour overwhelmed them; 5. they avoided battle; my...
Preface : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], PREFACE The favourable reception accorded to the first series of "Records of the Past", and the hope more than once expressed since its discontinuance that a similar series would be again started, have led to this second...
The Assyrian Calendar : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], p. xii THE ASSYRIAN CALENDAR CORRESPONDING MONTHS 1. Ni'sannu (Nisan). March--April. 2. Aaru (Iyyar). April--May. 3. 'Sivanu (Sivan) May--June. 4. Dzu (Tammuz) June--July. 5. Abu (Ab) July--August. 6. Ululu (Elul)...
Inscription Of Tiglath Pileser I, King. Part 04 : * "Records of the Past, 2nd series, Vol. I", ed. by A. H. Sayce, [1888], COLUMN V 1. Their spoil, their goods (and) their property 2. I carried away. Their cities with fire 3. I burned, I threw down (and) dug up, 4. I reduced to mounds and ruins. 5. Large troops of horses, 6. mules, calves...