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Babylonian Empire as a continuation of the Assyrian Empire (1)

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Harran
12 Assyrian Identity
12.03 Assyrian identity in Christian Era
12.03.02 Continuity of “Old Faith” beside Christianity
12.03.02.01 Harran
Nabonidus as Assyrian king
12 Assyrian Identity
12.02 Assyrian identity in post-Empire times
12.02.01 Assyria and Assyrians in Neo- and Late Babylonian sources
12.02.01.05 Nabonidus as Assyrian king
Sin (Moon)
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
01.04 Concept of god (1)
01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism)
01.04.03.06 Seven planetary gods
01.04.03.06.01 Sin (Moon)

Keywords
Assyria
Babylonia
temples

Period
Neo-Babylonian Empire

Channel
Neo-Babylonian texts

Text
Nabonidus calls Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal his royal predecessors.

VAB 4 2211.39-48:
I mobilized my extensive troops … to build Ehulhul, the temple of Sin my lord and supporter in Harran, which Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, my royal predecessor, had built.

Source (list of abbreviations)
VAB 4 2211.39-48

Simo Parpola

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