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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 136, ex. 001 (P304564)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 136, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304564 |
| Museum no. | YBC 02146 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | a-na {d}na-na-a szar-rat unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti _gaszan_-szu2 | To Nanaya, queen of Uruk, great lady, his lady: |
| 2 | {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man kur_ asz-szur _szagina_ babila2{ki} | Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon. |
| 3 | _man kur_ szu-me-ri u uri{ki} musz-te-e'-u asz2-rat _dingir-me gal-me_ | king of Sumer and Akkad, who constantly seeks out the sanctuaries of the great gods, |
| 4 | ba-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2 e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u babila2{ki} | creator of the temple of the god Aššar, builder of Esagil and Babylon, |
| 5 | mu-ud-disz e2-an-na mu-szak-lil2 esz-ret kul-lat ma-ha-zi | Who renovates Eanna, who purifies the shrines of all the cult centers, |
| 6 | sza ina qer-bi-szi-na isz-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti | [who] have set up rites [in] their midst, |
| 7 | ka-szid ul-tu tam-tim e-li-ti a-di tam-tim szap-li-ti | conqueror from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea, |
| 8 | sza gi-mir ma-li-ki u2-szak-ni-szu sze-pu-usz-szu | [(As for) the one who] makes [all of the cult daises bow down at his feet], |
| 9 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur _dumu_ {disz}man-gin _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Sîn-ahhēssu, king of Assyria, son of Sargon (II), king assyrian. |
| 10 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} _man kur_ szu-me-ri u uri{ki} | governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 11 | e2-hi-li-an-na _e2_ pa-pah {d}na-na-a _gaszan_-ia | Eḫiliana, the temple of the cella of Nanaya, my lady |
| 12 | sza {disz}na-zi-muru2-tasz _man_ babila2{ki} i-pu-szu | which Nazi-murūtaš king of Babylon built. |
| 13 | {disz}eri-ba-mar-duk _man_ babila2{ki} u2-ke-esz-szu-u | Erība-Marduk, king of Babylon, established. |
| 14 | la-ba-risz il-lik-ma ma-qit-ti ir-szi | He went old and took up residence. |
| 15 | asz2-ra-ti-szu2 asz2-te-'e ina a-gur-ri _udun ku3_-tim | I sought out its sanctuaries. With baked bricks (made) of silver |
| 16 | ma-qit-ta-szu2 ak-szir3 _szu-min_ {d}na-na-a _gaszan_-ia | I conquered his enemy. Hand of Nanāya, my lady. |
| 17 | as,-bat-ma a-na qer-bi-szu2 u2-sze-rib szu-bat da-rat u2-szar-me | I seized him and brought him inside. I made him dwell in a glorious dwelling. |
| 18 | szi-pir sza2-a-szu2 {d}na-na-a ha-disz ina nap-lu-si-sza2 | The work of Nanāya is well. |
| 19 | ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man kur_ asz-szur _man_ babilax(|KA2.DISZ|){ki} | As for me, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, [king of Babylon], |
| 20 | a-mat _munus-saga_-ia ina ma-har {d}muati _en_-ia2 lisz-sza2-kin szap-tusz-sza2 | the word of my good deeds in the presence of Nabû, my lord, may it be placed upon her lips. |
| 21 | sza szu-mi3 szat,-ru ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u | Whoever erases my inscribed name with a crafty device, |
| 22 | _mu-sar_-u-a i-ab-bat lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru | my inscribed object shall seize, or his place shall alter |
| 23 | {d}na-na-a ag-gisz lik-kil-me-szu2-ma _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 lu-hal-liq | May Nanāya look upon him with favor and make his name (and) his seed disappear. |
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