Assyrian court functions
It is known about the Assyrian heritage that there are important jobs and positions that exist within the Assyrian royal palaces, which have special importance. There are four important jobs that do not fail to exist in the Assyrian court, and they are as follows - First - the job of “tortano” is the highest Assyrian job in the imperial palace, and the holder of this job is the commander of the Assyrian army. He holds the position of Lamu after the king, and he is the one who acts on behalf of the king in leading military campaigns
We find that the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BC, sent the Turtano-Dayan of Assyria in the year 831 BC to the Aramaic kingdom of Beit Zamani. The leader who was appointed to the position of the Turtano later became the actual governor of the province, and it was found in the records. Assyrians, there are those who held this position for more than a year, including Al-Turtano, or Al-Lamu-Shamash-Ilu, who held this position in the years 780-770-752 BC.
Secondly - the job of Rab Shaqi - its literal meaning is - chief cupbearer - but the nature of this job in the Neo-Assyrian era 911-612 BC does not apply to its literal meaning. It is likely that he was previously the one who held the position of Rab Shaqi, who administratively supervises the Works related to irrigation and canals. The administrative position of this function within the Assyrian palace gradually took over until it became the second most important function in the Assyrian royal court.
Rab-Shaqi also assumed leadership of the military campaigns. The Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III, 725-727 BC, sent Rab-Shaqi with a military campaign against the country of Tapal, a region located in central Anatolia. Likewise, the employee who was appointed to the position of Rab-Shaqi also became Governor of the province he controls - Thirdly - The job of Naker - Ikali - palace herald - This job is one of the ancient and well-known jobs in Mesopotamia and is directly connected to the palace and the Assyrian king personally.
Among the duties of the holder of this position is to present delegations and visitors to the king and make statements on behalf of the king to mobilize soldiers or call the city council to war. He is responsible for everything that the community should hear.
In the modern Assyrian era, he was assigned to carry out other tasks, such as leading the army to defend the country, which gave him wide authority. Fourthly, the job of Al-Abarko is the treasurer, and his job is considered the fourth most important administrative job in Assyria. The employee is responsible for economic affairs and is particularly responsible for... Collecting and distributing tribute and taxes ------
Sources
Book of Administrative Correspondence of the Neo-Assyrian Empire - pp. 30 - 31 - 32 - Dr. Faten Hamid Qasim Al-Saraji