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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 134, ex. 001 (P304565)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 134, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P304565 |
| Museum no. | YBC 02147 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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}inanna unu{ki} e-tel-let _an_-e u _ki_-tim qa-rit-ti _dingir-mesz_ s,ir-ti | To the goddess Ištar of Uruk, pre-eminent one of heaven and netherworld, foremost of the exalted gods, |
| 2 | _gaszan_ szur-bu-tu2 ha-mi3-mat pa-ra-as, {d}a-nu3-u-tu2 sza na-gab szu-luh-hu szu-up-qu-ud-du qa-tusz-sza2 | the exalted lady, the one who makes the Anu-goddesses bow down at her hand, the šuluhhu-priestess of the nagab priesthood, |
| 3 | sza2-nu-kat3 i-la-a-te sza ina er-me a-nu u3 ki-gal-li szur-ru-hu zik-ru-sza2 | The second one, the goddesses, whose name is exalted in heaven and netherworld, |
| 4 | i-lat _muru2_ u3 ta-ha-zi a-li-kat3 i-di _lugal_ mi-gir-i-sza2 mu-ra-asz2-szi-bat ga-re-e-szu2 | goddess of the steppe and battle, the one who goes at the side of the king, her companion, who dwells at his feet, |
| 5 | a-szi-bat e2-nir-gal2-an-na sza qe2-reb e2-an-na _gaszan unu{ki} gaszan gal_-ti _gaszan_-szu2 | the one who resides in Enirgalanna in Eanna, the lady of Uruk, the great lady, his lady: |
| 6 | {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _man kur_ szu-me-ri u3 uri{ki} | [Anšar-aḫa-iddina (II), king of the world, king] of Assyria, governor of Babylon, [king of Sumer and Akkad], |
| 7 | _lugal_ szah2-t,u musz-te-e'-u asz2-ra-a-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ pa-lih _en en-en_ | king who destroys, guides the sanctuaries of the great gods, reverer of the lord of en priests, |
| 8 | ba-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2 e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u3 babila2{ki} za-nin e2-zi-da | creator of the temple of the god Aššar, builder of Esagil and Babylon, provider of Ezida, |
| 9 | mu-ud-disz e2-an-na mu-szak-lil esz-re-e-ti ma-ha-zi sza ina qe2-reb-szi-na isz-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti | (As for) the one who renovates Eanna, (and) completes the shrines and cult centers that are in their midst, |
| 10 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}man-gin _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babilax(|KA2.DISZ.DISZ|){ki} _man kur_ szu-me-ri u uri{ki} | son of Sîn-ahhēssu, king of the world, k[ing of Assyria]; son of Sargon (II), ki[ng of Assur, vice-regent of Babylon, ki]ng of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 11 | e2-nir-gal2-an-na _e2_ pa-pa-hi {d}isz-tar _gaszan_-ia sza qe2-reb e2-an-na | Enirgalana, the cella of the goddess Ištar, my lady, which is inside Eanna |
| 12 | sza _man_ mah-ri i-pu-szu la-ba-risz il-lik-ma mi-qit-ti ir-szi | which a previous king had built, had become old and had become dilapidated. |
| 13 | asz2-ra-ti-szu2 asz2-te-'e ina a-gur-ri _udun ku3_-tim ma-qit-ta-szu2 ak-sze-er | I sought out his sanctuaries. With baked bricks, a silver threshing-floor, (and) a stele I laid its foundations. |
| 14 | _szu-min_ {d}inanna unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti as,-bat-ma a-na qe2-reb-szu2 u2-sze-rib szu-bat da-ra-a-te u2-szar-me | I took the hands of the goddess Ištar of Uruk, the great lady, and I made (her) enter inside it. I made her dwell in eternal dwellings. |
| 15 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti aq-qi2 usz-par-zi-ih si-ga-ar-sza2 | I libated sweet offerings, I cut off her hair, |
| 16 | {d}inanna unu{ki} _gaszan_ s,ir-ti ina qe2-reb _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-te ha-di-isz ina a-sza2-bi-ki | O Ištar of Uruk, exalted lady, in that cella I gladly dwell with you. |
| 17 | ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-mat _munus-saga_-ia lisz-sza2-kin szap-tuk-ki | As for me, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, may a word of good fortune be set upon your lips. |
| 18 | _ti-la u4-mesz su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu t,u-ub _uzu_ u3 hu-ud lib3-bi szi-i-mi3 szi-ma-ti | a life of long days, the attainment of good fortune, well-being, and joy of the heart are my destinies. |
| 19 | ina qab-lu u3 ta-ha-zi i-da-a-a i-tas-har-ma kul-lat na-ki-ri-ia lu-mi3-isz kul-ba-bisz | In battle and battle he received my tribute, and all of my enemies may he be well. |
| 20 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u4-me _nun egir_-u sza ina _bala_-szu2 _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-te in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | If at any time in the future, during the reign of a future ruler, that cella becomes dilapidated, may I restore it. |
| 21 | szu-mi3 it-ti szu-me-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-ru-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bal_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 lisz-kun | May my name with his (own) name be written, an inscribed object bearing my name, anoint (it) with oil, offer a sacrifice, (and) place (them) with his inscription. |
| 22 | ik-ri-bi-szu2 _dingir-mesz_ i-szem-mu-u sza szu-mi3 szat,-ru ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u | The gods will hear his prayers. Whoever erases my inscribed name by a crafty device, |
| 23 | _mu-sar_-ru-u-a i-ab-bat lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru | my inscription shall seize, or his place shall alter |
| 24 | {d}inanna unu{ki} ag-gisz lik-kil-me-szu-ma szi-mat le-mut-tu2 li-szim-szu2 | May Inanna of Uruk glare at him angrily and determine a bad fate for him. |
| 25 | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-szi-szu2 re-e-me | May his name and his descendant(s) be destroyed in the land, and may they not become hostile to him. |
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