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bīt Ištar Aššurīti

a Pleiades name resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

The “everyday” name of of the Ištar temple at Assur. It is used in Assyrian royal inscription from the Old Assyrian period to the capture and destruction of Assur in 614 BC.

Romanized Name(s):
bīt Ištar Aššurīti

Name as attested:

Language:
Akkadian

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

Old Babylonian/Assyrian Mesopotamia (2000–1600 BC) (confident)
Later 2nd Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1600–1000 BC) (confident)
Early 1st Millennium BC Mesopotamia (1000-720 BC) (confident)
Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (confident)

References:

Evidence:

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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