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Ešarra

a Pleiades name resource

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tags: ANE, Assyrian

Ešarra was the name of the entire Aššur temple at Assur. Its Sumerian ceremonial name means “House of the Universe” or "House of Power."

Romanized Name(s):
Ešarra

Name as attested:

Language:
Sumerian

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:

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:

BTTo GAB A

See Further:

George 2004 145 no. 1035

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

In Assyrian royal inscriptions, this Sumerian name is attested during the reigns of Aššur-bēl-kala, Ashurnasirpal II, Shalmaneser III, Šamšī-Adad V, Adad-nārārī III, Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, Ashurbanipal, and Sîn-šarru-iškun.

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