AfO 08, 028 (P240211)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 08, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240211 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa02 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [......] horses [......]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | If the governor [......] sends troops [to ......], the king [shall ... no]thing [......]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [......] he shall trust [in] their [stead]fast heart ...[...]. |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [......] he shall not deport [......] Babylonia and Assyria nor seize [......]. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | He shall [......] to the forts and gar[risons ......]. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10' | Šamši-Adad shall not say (any) evil words about Marduk-rimanni [... to] the king, (viz.): "Kill, blind, or se[ize him", nor] shall king Marduk-zakir-šumi listen to him (should he say such things). |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [He shall not ......] him, [nor ...] to poi[nt] an eye, toe or finger [......, nor] ... [...... of his ...] and his country. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | He shall not give back the captives [......]; |
| Obverse [12:15] o 13'13'– | The king shall indicate to him the fugitives [who] fled [from Assyria to Babylonia]. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 15'b.e. 15'–b.e. 15'b.e. 15' | [Whoever] sins [against this treaty and does] not [carry out] his duty, |
| Bottom [1:6] b.e. 16'16'– | May Marduk, the great lord whose commands take precedence, [by his unalterable word] order his decay and the dispersion of his people [...]; may he pour out his life like water, [may he destroy] his country, strike down his people [through hunge]r and famine, and lead him [to captivity ...]. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | May Nabû, the august heir [who ......] evil demons,not spare his life. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [May Anu, fat]her of the gods, break his sceptre; may lord Illil, decreer of fates [whose command is un]alterable, decree him a reign of exhaustion, scarce days and years of f[amine]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | May Mulliltu, the great mother whose utterance [carries weight] in [Ekur], not intercede for him before Illil at the site of judgment and decision. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | May Ea, the sage of the gods who knows everything, dam his rivers [in their sources]. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | May Šamaš, the great judge of heaven and earth w[ho provides justice for all living beings, the source of con]fidence, reject his kingship and not [judge] his case. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [May Sin, the lord of heaven, whose] punishment is renowned among the gods, [inflict upon him] a severe puni[shment] which is not to be removed from his body; may he [make the days, months and years] of his reign [end] in sighing and [moaning]. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | [May Adad, the canal inspector of heaven and earth, deprive him of rain] from the heaven, and of seasonal flooding from the underground water; may he destroy [his land through famine, roar fiercely at his city], and turn his [land into ruins by means of a flood]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [May valiant Zababa, the great warrior, who w]alk[s ......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] hi [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {⸢anše⸣}KUR.RA-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ki-i {lu₂v}EN.NAM ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x] e-mu-qi₂ il-tap-ru LUGAL mim-⸢ma⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x ina ku]-⸢un⸣ ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu la it-tak₂-lu na-a-[x x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ KUR—URI{ki} u KUR—aš-šur{ki} ul-te-eg-lu-ma ⸢šum⸣-[ma] | |
| 7' | [x x x x x] ⸢iṣ⸣-ṣab-tu-ma šum-ma a-na {uru}bi-ra-a-ti a-na šu-[lu-ti] | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ šum-ma {1}šam-ši—{d}IM a-mat {mi₂}HUL ša₂ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—re-man-ni [x (x)] | |
| 9' | [(x) x x x] LUGAL iq-ta-bu-u₂ um-ma du-⸢u₂-ku⸣ nu-up-pil ṣu-ub-[bit o] | |
| 10' | [šum-ma {1}{d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU—MU—⸢MU⸣ LUGAL il-te-mu-šu-ma šum-[ma] | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu-ma IGI.2 še-pi-tu ŠU.SI ta-⸢ra⸣-[ṣu] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ u KUR-šu ul-⸢x⸣-šu-ma hu-ub-ta-a-ni [o] | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢ut⸣-tir-ru-ma it-tan-nu-ma mun-nab-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x in]-⸢na⸣-bi-tu-ni LUGAL ⸢la⸣ i-qab-ba-aš₂-šu₂ [o] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 15' | [ša₂ ina ŠA₃ a-de-e an-nu-ti] ⸢i⸣-haṭ-ṭu-u₂ la il-ka-šu [o] | |
| 16' | [il-la-ku x x x x x x]-nu {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ ša₂ a-mat-su ina mah-ri DU-ku [o] | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ la ša₂-lam-šu u sa-pa-ah UN-MEŠ-šu₂ o | |
| 18' | [x x x x x] ⸢liq⸣-bi ZI-šu₂ GIM A-MEŠ lit-bu-uk KUR-⸢su⸣ | |
| 19' | [li-hal-liq ina bu-bu]-⸢ti⸣ u hu-šah-hi UN-MEŠ-šu₂ li-šam-qit o | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [(x) x x x x x x]-li li-ir-di-šu {d}AG DUMU.UŠ ṣi-ru [o] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ gal-le-e lem-nu-ti la i-gam-mi-la nap-šat-su | |
| 3 | {[d}a-num a]-⸢bi⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ {giš}PA-šu₂ liš-bir d.EN.LIL₂ be-lum mu-šim NAM-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4 | [ša₂ qi₂-bit-sa la ut-tak]-⸢ka⸣-ru pa-le-e ta-ne₂-hi UD-MEŠ i-ṣu-ti MU-MEŠ hu-[šah-hi] | |
| 5 | [a-na šim-ti li]-šim-šu₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ um-mu GAL-tu ša₂ qi₂-bit-sa i-⸢na⸣ [E₂.KUR] | |
| 6 | [kab-ta-at] a-šar šip-ṭi u EŠ.BAR i-na ma-har d.EN.LIL₂ a-bu-us-[su] | |
| 7 | [a.a iṣ-bat] {d}E₂.A NUN.ME DINGIR-MEŠ mu-de-e mim-ma šum-šu ID₂-[MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 8 | [ina nag-bi lis]-kir {d}UTU da-a.a-nu GAL-u₂ ša₂ AN-e u KI.TIM ⸢muš⸣-[te-šir] | |
| 9 | [šik-nat ZI-tim EN] ⸢tukul⸣-ti šar-ru-su li-is-kip di-in-šu a.a ⸢i⸣-[di-in] | |
| 10 | {[d}30 EN AN-e ša₂] še-ret-su ina DINGIR-MEŠ šu-pa-⸢at⸣ [o] | |
| 11 | [x x x x šir]-⸢ta⸣ ra-bi-ta ša₂ ina SU-šu₂ la KUR₂-ru [li-mid-su-ma] | |
| 12 | [UD-MEŠ ITI-MEŠ MU-MEŠ pa]-le-e-šu₂ i-na ta-ne₂-hi ⸢u₃⸣ [dim-ma-ti li-šaq-ti] | |
| 13 | {[d}IM GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI.TIM A].⸢AN⸣ ina AN-e A.KAL ina nag-bi [li-ṭir-šu] | |
| 14 | [KUR-su ina hu-šah-hi] li-hal-[liq o] | |
| 15 | [UGU URU-šu₂ ez-zi-iš li-is-si-ma KUR]-su a-⸢na⸣ [DU₆ a-bu-bi] | |
| 16 | [li-tir {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ qar-ra-du GAL-u a]-⸢li⸣-[ku x x x] | |
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