RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 (P336287)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 145, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336287 |
| 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/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [......] livers [...] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [......]s, ... [...], |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...... o]f the sons of 'coiffured women' |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [......] of the prie[st of ...] |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | [Šamši-Adad (V), king of A]ssyria, has exempt[ed] and given to [Marduk-belu-uṣur], the overseer of the 'coiffured women.' |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [......] shall receive [...] in the palace. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | [Adad-nerari (III), king of the world], king of Assyria, son of Šamši-Adad (V), king of the world, [king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (III)], [likewise] king of the world, king of Ass[yria]. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10'10'–o 13'13' | Of all the incoming [votive gifts] of the temple of the Sebetti, the Kadmu[ri] temple, [the bēt ēqi] and the bēl zīzi: [x ...]s belong to the Kadmuri temple, 100 to the temple of the Sebe[tti, 100 to] the [bēt] ēqi, and 100 to the bēl zīzi; |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [of] the iron [arrowhea]ds of the bodyguards, the palace se[r]vants (and) the [...]: |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [x belong to] the people of Nineveh, 80 to the city. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | The palace herald rece[ives all this income] of the iron arrowheads. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 17'17'–o 18'18' | [... the chief] courier of Ištar give[s] his ol[d] labour duty to the [......] of Nineveh. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [Once a year he] gives [...]s to the palace. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [Once a y]ear he give[s ...] for the regular offering. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 21'21'–o 22'22' | The palace herald also give[s the ...... of] the temples, and [......] h[e shall harvest] the harvest of Ištar. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [Month ..., eponym year of] Bel-tarṣi-ilumma, the prefect [of Calah] (797 B.C.). |
| Obverse [23:25] o 24'24'–o 25'25' | [Adad-nerari (III), overseer], son of Šamši-Adad (V), over[seer, son of Shalma]neser (III), likewise overs[eer]. |
| Obverse [25:27] o 26'26'–o 27'27' | [All] the incoming [... of the temple of Kadmur]i and the bēt ēqi, which the palace [heral]d receives, |
| Obverse [27:28] o 28'28'–o 28'28' | [...] receives copper [...]. |
| Obverse [28:29] o 29'29'–o 29'29' | [... the temple of] Kadmuri receives [...] |
| Obverse [29:30] o 30'30'–o 30'30' | [...... o]f towns |
| Obverse [30:31] o 31'31'–o 31'31' | [......] 50 iron arrowheads |
| Obverse [31:32] o 32'32'–o 32'32' | [......] receives. |
| Obverse [32:33] o 33'33'–o 33'33' | [......] give [to] the king. Month of Tebet (X), eponym year of Mannu-ki-mat-Aššur (793 B.C.). |
| Obverse [33:36] o 34'34'–o 36'36' | [Thes]e [are the decrees] that Šamši-Adad (V) and Adad-nerari (III) [established and] assigned [as the responsibility of Bel-dan, t]he palace herald, and Marduk-belu-uṣ[ur, the overseer of the 'coiffured women']. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | [{d}inanna sza nina{ki} {d}inanna sza {iri}limmu2-dingir _dingir-mesz_] ti#-ik-li-[ia] | |
| 2 | [a-na ka-sza2-di _{lu2}kur2_ dan-ni am]-hur#-szu2-nu-ti-ma | |
| 3 | [su-pe-e-a ur-ru-hi-isz isz-mu-u2 il-li]-ku re-s,u-ti | |
| 4 | [...] x szu-zu-zu an-na-an-dir-ma | |
| 5 | [at-tal-bi-sza2 si-ri-ia-am hu-li-ia-am si-mat] s,i-il-te a-pi-ra ra-szu-u2-a | |
| 6 | [i-na _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia s,ir-ti sa-pi-na-at za-'i-i-ri i-na ug-gat lib3]-bi#-ia ar-ta-kab ha-an-t,isz | |
| 7 | _[{gesz}pan_ dan-na-tu2 sza {d}asz-szur u2-szat-li]-ma# i-na _szu-min_-ia as,-bat# | |
| 8 | [{gesz}szil-ta-hu pa-ri-i' nap-sza2-ti] at#-muh rit-tu-u-a# | |
| 9 | [...] x x? _gin7#? {d#}iszkur_ asz2-gu-um# | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | [...] x | |
| 12 | [...] x? x | |
| 13' | [...]-i# x x [x x?] | |
| 14' | [sza _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia (sa-pi-na-at rag-gi u3 s,e-ni) da-mu u par-szu2 rit]-muk# ma-gar-ru#-[usz] | |
| 15' | [pag-ri qu-ra-di-szu2-nu ki-ma ur-qi2-ti] u2-mal-la-a s,e#-[e-ru] | |
| 16' | [sa-ap-sa-pa-te u2-na-kis-ma (bal-ta-szu2-un a-bu-ut) ki-ma bi-ni qisz]-sze#-e u2-na-kis rit-ti#-[szu2-un?] | |
| 17' | [_har-mesz_ as-pi _ku3-sig17 ki-sag_ eb-bi sza2 rit-ti]-szu2-nu am#-[hur] | |
| 18' | [i-na nam-s,a-ri zaq-tu-ti hu-s,a-an-ni-szu2]-nu# u2-par#-[ri-i'] | |
| 19' | [_gir2-mesz_ szib-bi _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ sza2 _murub4-mesz]_-szu2-nu e#-[kim] | |
| 20' | [si-it-ti _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2 a-di {disz}{d}muati-mu]-isz-kun _dumu_ {disz}{d#}[marduk-ibila-szum2-na] | |
| 21' | [sza la-pa-an _me3_-ia ip-la-hu] id-ku-u2 _a2-min_-[szu2-un] | |
| 22' | [... bal-t,u-su-un] ik#-szu-da _szu#-[min_-a-a] | |
| 23' | [...] a-di _ansze-kunga-mesz#_ | |
| 24' | [_lugal_ babila2{ki} u3 _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} {gesz}za-ra-te-szu2]-un# u2-masz-sze-ru#-[ma?] | |
| 25' | [a-na szu-zu-ub _zi-mesz_-szu2-nu pag-ri _erin2-hi-a_-szu2]-un# u2-da#-'i#-i#-szu2 e-ti#-[qu] | |
| 26' | [ki-i sza at-mi _tu{muszen}_ kusz-szu-di i-tar-ra]-ku# _sza3-mesz_-[szu2-un] | |
| 27' | [szi-na-te-szu2-un u2-s,ar-ra-pu qe2-reb _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu2-nu] u2#-masz-szi-ru-ni zu#-[u2-szu2-un] | |
| 28' | [...] u2# [x x? x?] | |
| 29' | [...] x x [x x? x?] | |
| 30' | [...] x x x [x x? x?] | |
| 31' | [...] x x [x x?] | |
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