BM 65461: The Anunnaki and Their Shrines—A Verb Variant in Enūma Eliš VI
Exact-object study of BM 65461/P404914, where Enuma Elish VI 68 preserves the Anunnaki and their shrines with a verb variant that limits engineering claims.
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The Anuna Take Their Seats: A Decision Scene in the Lament for Ur
Exact-object study of P464308 / UET 6, 139b: a damaged Anuna subject and plural seated predicate align with Q000379’s decision-ratification scene.
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Tiglath-pileser I’s Anunnakū: Great Gods and the Architecture of Kingship
Exact-object study of BM 091033 / P393923: Enlil is king of all the Anunnakū, while the broader great gods choose, crown, and establish Tiglath-pileser I.
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The Black Obelisk’s Anunnaku: Divine Hierarchy Before Shalmaneser III’s Kingship
Exact-photograph study of BM 118885 / P423554: Anu is king of the Igigu and Anunnaku, Ninurta is their warrior, and the broader great gods legitimate Shalmaneser’s kingship.
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Samsu-iluna, the Anunnaku, and Babylon’s Foundation: What VA 2645 Actually Says
Exact-line-art study of VA 2645 / P371191: Marduk is exalted among the Anunnaku, Babylon’s foundation is secured, and Samsu-iluna—not the divine collective—claims the rebuilding.
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P281827: The Anunnaki in an Assur Healing Ritual
Exact-photo and line-art study of BAM 4, 339, where two un-restored Anunnaki occurrences enter offering and Dumuzi-intercession ritual contexts.
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P281824: The Anunnaki Will Speak With You in an Assur Ritual
Exact-photo and line-art study of VAT 13653, where an Assur ritual says the Anunnaki will speak with a human addressee.
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P273204: The Anunnaki Bore Torches Aloft in the Flood Storm
Exact-photo and line-art study of K.2252+, where the Anunnaki bear torches and their brilliance makes the land glow in Gilgameš XI.
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P346203: The Anuna Gods of Heaven and Earth Set to Work
Exact-photo and line-art study of U 07744, where the Anuna gods of heaven and earth set to work beside a list of city-founding tools.
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P283737: The Anuna Bless Sîn-iddinam at the New Year
Exact-line-art, edition-guided study of Sîn-iddinam A line 9: the Anuna, the great gods, bless the king within a New Year offering hymn.
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