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Sha-Nabu-shu
Sha-Nabu-shu, also known as Ša-Nabû-šu, was a Neo-Assyrian chief eunuch who commanded troops for King Esarhaddon and is known from two oracle queries to the sun-god Šamaš.
Shamash-ibni
Shamash-ibni (Šamaš-ibnī) was the Chaldean sheikh, or tribal leader, of Bit-Dakkuri in southern Babylonia, imprisoned and replaced by the Assyrians in 678 BC under Esarhaddon.
Shamshi-ilu
Shamshi-ilu (Šamšī-ilu) was commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army from about 796 to 752 BC, boasting victories over Urartu in inscriptions that often omitted the king's name.
Sharru-emuranni
Sharru-emuranni (Šarru-ēmuranni) was an Assyrian governor of the province of Zamua under King Sargon II in the late eighth century BC, and the year-eponym of 712 BC.
Shulmu-beli
Šulmu-beli was a high official of the Neo-Assyrian Empire who served as deputy of the palace herald under King Sargon II, with twelve surviving letters.
Sin-balassu-iqbi
Sîn-balāssu-iqbi was governor of the southern Mesopotamian city of Ur in the seventh century BC, serving under Ashurbanipal and known chiefly from Sumerian building inscriptions recording an extensive building program at Ur.
Urad-Gula
Urad-Gula (Urād-Gula) was an exorcist at the Neo-Assyrian royal court under Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, son of the chief exorcist Adad-šumu-uṣur, and was later expelled from court service.
Urad-Nanaya
Urad-Nanaya (Urdu-Nanāia, Arad-Nanā) was a scholar-healer and chief physician at the Neo-Assyrian court under King Esarhaddon in the 7th century BC, known from fourteen letters found at Nineveh.