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Ninurta in Aramaic inscriptions (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Ninurta (Victory) 01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery 01.04 Concept of god (1) 01.04.03 Plurality of god (polytheism) 01.04.03.05 Great gods 01.04.03.05.08 Ninurta (Victory)	Keywords Aramaic language naming Ninurta
Period 7th century BCE Neo-Assyrian Empire	Channel Aramaic culture Neo-Assyrian texts

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The Mesopotamian god-name Ninurta is found in the form ˀnwšt on Aramaic dockets, and the form ˀnrt in Aramaean and Ammonite inscriptions of the seventh century BCE. The seals bearing the name of Ninurta found in Ammon were probably brought along by their Neo-Assyrian or Neo-Babylonian holders.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
KAI 55
Sefire 1.A.38

Bibliography

Annus 2002, 180

Annus, Amar. The God Ninurta in the Mythology and Royal Ideology of Ancient Mesopotamia. State Archives of Assyria Studies 14. Helsinki: The Neo-Assyrian Text Coprus Project 2002.

Amar Annus

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