Ištar-šumu-ereš
Ištar-šumu-ereš was an Assyrian scholar at the court of the kings Aššur-aḫḫe-iddina and Aššur-bāni-apli . He was the son of Nabû-zehr-lešir and thus came from a respected family of scholars. Among other things, he held the offices of rab ṭupšarri (chief clerk) and ummānu . So far, 27 documents have been found by him in the state archives of Nineveh , in which he reports the results of astrology and divination .
literature
- Simo Parpola: Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Essarhaddon and Ashurbanipal I, Neukirchen-Vluyn, 1970, pp. 2-19.
- Simo Parpola: Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Essarhaddon and Ashurbanipal II, Neukirchen-Vluyn, 1983, pp. 3-33.
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| SURNAME | Ištar-šumu-ereš |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Issar-šumu-ereš |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scribe, scholar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century BC Chr. |