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Bīt mēseri
Bīt mēseri, meaning "house of enclosure", is a first-millennium BC Mesopotamian ritual series in which an exorcist expelled demons from a patient's house over four days.
Bīt rimki
Bīt rimki (Bit rimki), Akkadian for "house of washing," is an Assyrian royal purification ritual in which an exorcist purified the king with water and prayers to Šamaš.
Bit-Amukkani
Bit-Amukkani was a large Chaldean tribe of southern Babylonia between Nippur and Uruk, with its capital at Šapīya, where Mukin-zeri was besieged by Tiglath-pileser III in 731 BC.
Bit-Laqe
Bit-Laqe, also known as Laqe, was an Aramean tribal confederation on the Middle Euphrates in the early 1st millennium BC, inheriting the territory of the kingdom of Khana.
Blacas ewer
The Blacas ewer is a brass ewer inlaid with silver and copper, made in Mosul in 1232 by Shuja' ibn Man'a al-Mausili and held by the British Museum since 1866.
Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is an inscribed Neo-Assyrian limestone monument erected in 825 BC at Kalhu, best known for a relief of the Israelite king Jehu paying tribute.
Blau Monuments
The Blau Monuments are two inscribed stone objects of the late fourth or early third millennium BC, among the earliest known Sumerian inscriptions, held in the British Museum.
Border treaty of Kara-indaš and Aššur-bēl-nišešu
The border treaty of Kara-indaš and Aššur-bēl-nišešu, also called the Kara-indaš treaty, was a boundary agreement between Kassite Babylonia and Assyria concluded around 1407 BCE and confirmed by later kings.
Border war of Assur-resh-ishi I and Nebuchadnezzar I
The border war of Assur-resh-ishi I and Nebuchadnezzar I was a late 12th-century BC conflict on the Assyrian-Babylonian frontier, ending in Nebuchadnezzar's total defeat at Idi.
Boundary settlement of Adad-nirari I and Nazi-Maruttash
The boundary settlement of Adad-nirari I and Nazi-Maruttash was the peace and border agreement between Assyria and Kassite Babylonia after Adad-nirari I's victory, probably around 1280 BC.
Broken Obelisk
The Broken Obelisk, also known as the Obelisk of Ashur-bel-kala, is the upper part of a stone obelisk found at Nineveh in 1853 and now held in the British Museum.
Bucket and cone
The bucket and cone are a pair of objects held by winged genies in Neo-Assyrian palace reliefs, best known from Ashurnasirpal II's ninth-century BC Northwest Palace at Nimrud.
Building inscriptions of Nebuchadnezzar II
The building inscriptions of Nebuchadnezzar II are Akkadian royal texts, mostly on clay cylinders and bricks, recording his temples, walls, and canals in Babylon and other Mesopotamian cities.
Building of the Esagila by Nebuchadnezzar I
The building of the Esagila by Nebuchadnezzar I was the restoration of the Esagila, Babylon's principal temple of Marduk, during his reign around 1125–1104 BC.
Building of the Etemenanki ziggurat
The building of the Etemenanki ziggurat was the reconstruction of the ziggurat of Marduk at Babylon, begun by Nabopolassar and completed by Nebuchadnezzar II around 590 BC.
Building projects of Ur-Nanshe
The building projects of Ur-Nanshe, first king of the First Dynasty of Lagash around 2500 BCE, are recorded in about 40 inscriptions claiming 19 buildings, 10 canals, and rebuilt walls.
Bull Headed Lyre of Ur
The Bull Headed Lyre of Ur, also called the Great Lyre, is a gold and lapis bull-headed lyre from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, held by the Penn Museum.
Bur-Suen of Isin
Bur-Suen of Isin, also written Bur-Sin or Būr-Sîn, was a king of the First Dynasty of Isin in southern Mesopotamia who reigned about 1895–1874 BC, during the Isin-Larsa period.
Burnaburiash I
Burnaburiash I, also written Burna-Buriaš I, was the tenth Kassite king of Babylon in the mid-16th century BC, known from a border treaty with Assyria.
Burnaburiash II
Burnaburiash II (Burna-Buriaš II) was a Kassite king of Babylon in the mid-14th century BCE, best known as a correspondent of Akhenaten in the Amarna letters.
Buzazu
Buzazu was an Old Assyrian merchant at Kanesh around 1870 BCE, son of Pushu-ken, known for a letter proposing to smuggle tin past the customs officers.
Calah Annals of Tiglath-pileser III
The Calah Annals, also called the Nimrud Annals, are the annalistic royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III, carved on his Central Palace at Kalhu, modern Nimrud, Iraq.
Campaign of Shalmaneser III against Que
Shalmaneser III's campaign against Que was an Assyrian invasion of 839 BC, crossing the Amanus range to capture cities of Katê on the Cilician plain.
Campaign of Shar-Kali-Sharri against the Elamites
The campaign of Shar-Kali-Sharri against the Elamites was a battle in which the Akkadian king Shar-Kali-Sharri defeated an invading force of Elam and Zahara at Akshak, in the Diyala region, during his reign of 2217–2193 BC.
Campaign of Tiglath-pileser III to Unqi
The campaign of Tiglath-pileser III to Unqi, also called the Pattina campaign, was a 738 BC Assyrian conquest that ended the Neo-Hittite kingdom of Unqi in north Syria.
Campaigns of Ashur-bel-kala against the Arameans
The campaigns of Ashur-bel-kala against the Arameans were Assyrian military operations under King Ashur-bel-kala (reigned 1073–1056 BC) against Aramean groups in the Khabur and upper Euphrates region.
Campaigns of Rimush against Magan and Elam
The campaigns of Rimush against Magan and Elam were the eastern military expeditions of Rimush, second king of the Akkadian Empire, who reigned from 2278 to 2270 BC.
Campaigns of Shalmaneser I against Hanigalbat
The campaigns of Shalmaneser I against Hanigalbat were the Assyrian king's wars that ended Hanigalbat's independence, annexing it to Assyria in the 13th century BC.
Campaigns of Shalmaneser III in Syria
The campaigns of Shalmaneser III in Syria were repeated Assyrian expeditions into the Levant, including four battles of Qarqar against coalitions led by Damascus and Hamath.
Campaigns of Shamshi-Adad I against the Turukku
The campaigns of Shamshi-Adad I against the Turukku were wars between Shamshi-Adad I and the Turukkean kingdoms of the Zagros foothills, ending in a marriage-alliance peace.