Table A9: ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at the courts of Esarhaddon and Aššurbanipal

Title	Name (PNA no.)	Dates attested	Notes; references not in PNA
rab ṭupšarrī, ummânu	Issar-šumu-ereš (3), son of Nabu-zeru-lešir, descendant of Gabbu-ilani-ereš	E-A, 679/674–656	Add to PNA: colophons of five scholarly tablets from Nineveh (Parpola 1970–83: II 450–1 nos. 5–9)
	Nabu-zeru-lešir (4), son of Nabu-zuqup-kenu, brother of Adad-šumu-uṣur, father of Issar-šumu-ereš and Šumaia, descendant of Gabbu-ilani-ereš	E, 679/674	Add to PNA: Synchronistic King List; colophons of two scholarly tablets from Nineveh (Parpola 1970–83: II 450 nos. 5–6)
ṭupšarru of the crown prince	Keni (8), father of Aplaiu = (9)?	E, 673?, 668
ummânu of the crown prince	Balasi (3) = Bassi (1)	E-A
Inner circle	Nabu-ahhe-eriba (6)	E-A, 676–666
	Šumaia, son of Nabu-zeru-lešir, descendant of Gabbu-ilani-ereš	E-A, 670, 666	Name also read as Šumaya; once Sumaya. SAA 6: 314, SAA 8: 175–80; SAA 10: 257, 273, 291; 371; SAA 16: 34–35
Inner circle; not always at court	Akkullanu (1), temple enterer of Aššur	E-A
At court	Balassu (12) = Balasi (3)?	E	Attested only in the personnel list SAA 7: 1
	Bammaia (1)	A, 668–4	Co-writes a letter with Balasi
	Banaia (13)	E, 671	Attested only in the personnel list SAA 7: 1; name previously read Bunaya
	Bel-naṣir (10), brother of Bel-upahhir and uncle of Ṭab-ṣil-Marduk	E, 672
	Bulluṭu	E 670–669
	Etel-pu (1)	E, 671	Attested only in the personnel list SAA 7: 1
	Iddin-ahhe (4)	E, 671	Attested only in the personnel list SAA 7: 1, previously read Nadin-ahhe
	Kiṣir-Nabu (1)	E, 671
	Nabu-mušeṣi (6)	E-A, 670–666
	Ṭab-ṣilli-Marduk = Ṭabiya? Babylonian,son of Bel-upahhir and nephew of Bel-naṣir	E 675	SAA 8: 213, 437–44, 445–8
At court; outcast	Bel-eṭir (9)	E, no dates	Accused by Šamaš-šumu-ukin of conspiracy
Outcast	Šamaš-zeru-iqiša	E, no date	Accused by Šamaš-šumu-ukin of conspiracy (SAA 16: 21)
Peripheral	Aššur-naṣir (12)	E?	Author of only one extant report
	Aššur-šumu-iddina (6)	E or A	Author of only one extant report
	Mannu-ki-Harran (2)	A, 668	Mentioned once by Issar-šumu-ereš
	Nergal-šumu-iddina (6)	A, 651	Author of three reports
Recommended	Nabu-šumu-iddina (23)	E or A
Not at court: Assur	Nabu'a (38) of Assur	E and/or A, no dates
	Aššur-šarrani (4) = 1?	E-A, 679–665	Two astrological reports; two medical tablets of his copied by Kiṣir-Aššur in Assur
Not at court: Babylonia	Ašaredu (3) the Elder, son of Damqa	E-A
	Ašaredu (4) the Younger	E-A
	Bel-ahhe-eriba (3), son of La-abaši-ilu	E, 674	Two reports
	Munnabitu (6), Babylonian	E and/or A, no dates
	Nabu-eriba (16), Babylonian	E or A, no dates	Author of only one extant report
	Nabu-eṭir-napšati (9)'s father, Babylonian	E or A, no date	Name missing from letter; may be someone already on this list
	Nabu-šumu-iškun (11), Babylonian	E, 675–673
	Remutu (9), Babylonian	E?, 679?	Name previously read Rimutu
	Šumaia, Babylonian		SAA 8: 498-9; SAA 18: 113
	Šumu-iddin	E, 678	Name previously read as Šuma-iddin; SAA 8: 500
	Zakir, Babylonian	E, 678–671	SAA 8: 213, 300–315; SAA 10: 168–9, 371
Not at court: Borsippa	Aplaia or Apil-Aia (17) of Borsippa	E-A
	Nabu-iqiša (4) of Borsippa	E, 678
	Šapiku of Borsippa	E and/or A, no dates	SAA 8: 491–7
Not at court: Dilbat	Nabu-ahhe-iddina (10) of Dilbat	E, 671
Not at court: Arbaʾil	Issar-nadin-apli (5), head of the 10 scribes of Erbil	A, 651–649
Not at court: in hiding	Nergal-eṭir (14) of the Gahul-Marduk family	E-A, 674–665	Protecting prince Aššur-eṭel-šame-erṣeti-muballissu
Not at court: Kalhu	Babu-šumu-iddina (2) of Kalhu	A
Not at court: Kutha	Nabu-iqbi (5) of Kutha	A, 669–667	Add letters SAA 18: 131–3
Not at court: Uruk	Ahhešaia (6) of Uruk	E?

* E = Esarhaddon; A = Ashurbanipal

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Eleanor Robson

Eleanor Robson, 'Table A9: ṭupšar Enūma Anu Ellil at the courts of Esarhaddon and Aššurbanipal', Ancient Knowledge Networks online, Eleanor Robson, 2019 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/cams/akno/assyrianscholars/a9upareaeofesarhaddon/]