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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 104, ex. 001 (P345512)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRINAP 4 Esarhaddon 104, ex. 001
IDP345512
Museum no.BM 078223
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotBabylon (mod. Bābil)
Coordinates32.5350, 44.4258

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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
obverse col 1
1[...]
2[...]-u...-u(low confidence: few signs survive)
3[x] dan#-nu... strong(low confidence: few signs survive)
4[...]-ti...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
5_lugal_ [...]{ki}king of(low confidence: few signs survive)
6_szagina_ babila2#{ki}general of Babylon
7_lugal [eme]-gi7_ u uri{ki}king of Sumer and Akkad.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8_sipa_ ke-e-nu mi-girtrue shepherd, herald
9_en en-en nun_ na-a-duLord, lord, prince who loves
10na-ram {d}numun-du3-tumbeloved of Zeru-batum,
11szar-ra-ti i-latthe queen, goddess
12kal gim-ri _lugal_ szah-tu2all of the kings, exalted
13sza ul-tu u4-mewhich since days
14s,e-eh-ri-szu be-lut-su-nuhis descendants, their lordship
15pu-tuq-qu-ma quru-su-nu“It is a battle and their battle
16dal-lu re-e-szu mut-nen-nu-u“Fear of the head (is) a mutinnû-demon,
17asz2-ru kan-szu pa-lihwho reveres the throne,
18_dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti i-nu-szu2their great divinity at that time
19ina _bala_-e [x] mah-re-ein a previous ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20ina _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} it-tab-sza2-ain Sumer and Akkad they carried off.
21_a2-mesz hul-mesz un-mesz_the evil orders of the people
22a-szib lib3-bi-szu an-na u3 ul-lawho dwells in heaven and on earth,
23a-ha-mesz e-tap-pa-luthey have each taken a document.
24e-dab-bu-ba sur-ra-[x x]... they seized ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
25[_x]-mesz_-szi-na ib-bu-[...]their ... ...(very low confidence: a guess)
26[...] {d}isz-tar-szin par-s,i-szi-na... the Ištars, their rites(lower confidence: line is broken)
27e-zi-ba-ma sza2-na-ti-maDisregard the (formulation) of the present case.
28ir-ka-ba a-na _nig2-gur11_he shall pay. For the property
29e2-sag-gil2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz_Esagil, palace of the gods
30a-szar la a-ri _szu-min_-su-nuin a place unknown their hands
31u2-bi-lu-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_brought, and silver, gold
32ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ a-naprecious stones for
33{kur}elam-ma{ki} ip-szu-ru ma-hi-riszthey conquered the land Elam.
34i-gu-ug-ma {d}en-lil2-la5he stood, and Enlil
35_dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk a-na sa-panof the gods, Marduk, to bind
36_kur_ hul-lu-qu _ug3-mesz_-sza2the land whose people were destroyed
37ik-ta-pu-ud _hul_-timhe has made evil manifest,
38{i7}a-ra-ah-ti _i7 he2-gal2_the Araḫti canal, the canal of abundance
39a-gu-u2 ez-zi e-du-u2Agû (means) to rage.
40szam-ru _illu_ gap-szu tam-szil“Great flood, wide flood,
41a-bu-bu ib-bab-lam-ma _iri_the flood raged, and the city
42szu-bat-su _a-mesz_ usz-bi-i'-mahe filled his dwelling with water and
43u2-sze-me kar-mesz _dingir-mesz_the sanctuaries of the gods
44a-szib lib3-bi-szu2 is,-s,u-riszwho dwells in his heart, has sinned,
45ip-par-szu2-ma e-lu-u2he broke off, and up
46sza2-ma-mesz _ug3-mesz_ a-szibthe heavens and the people who dwell
47qer-bi-szu2 a-szar sza2-nam-mainside it, wherever
48in-nar-qu-ma ina _ki_-timfell, and in the earth
obverse col 2
1[...] i#-hu-zu... has learned(low confidence: few signs survive)
2mar-qi2-ti 1(gesz2) 1(u) _mu-an-na-mesz_the marqītu-offerings for 100 years
3mi-nu-ut ni-du-ti-szuwhat is his inheritance
4isz-t,ur-ma re-me-nu-u2[Written and] collated according to its original.
5{d}marduk sur-risz lib3-ba-szuMarduk, his furious heart
6i-nu-uh-ma e-lisz a-nahe was afraid, and above to
7szap-lisz usz-bal-kit-maAfterwards, he carried it off, and
8a-na 1(u) 1(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz_for 11 years
9a-szab-szu2 iq-bi ia-a-tihe said to me:
10an-szar2-szesz-szum2-naAšar-šēzibna,
11asz2-szu ep-sze-e-ti szi-na-tiBecause of these deeds
12a-na [x]-ri-szi-na tur-rito their ...(very low confidence: a guess)
13ina _ukken szesz-mesz_-e-ain the assembly of my brothers
14_gal-mesz_ ke-nisz tu-tan-ni-mayou faithfully gave me, and
15[_x]-dul3_-ka _du10-ga_ tasz-ku-nuYour ... is good.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16_ugu_-ia kul-lat za-[x]-i-ri-iaupon me, all my ...
17a-bu-bisz tas-pu-nu-ma gi-mir“Abubiš, you sent, and all
18za-ma-ni-ia ta-na-ru-maYou will praise my praises.
19tu-szak-szi-du ni-iz-ma-tiYou make the people bow down.
20a-na nu-uh-hu lib3-bi _dingir_-ti-kafor the well-being of your divinity
21_gal_-ti szup-szu-uh ka-bat-ti-kaMay your mood be appeased,
22_sipa_-ut _kur_ asz-szur [...]shepherd of Assyria, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23_szu-min_-u2-[...]ditto ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24[...]
25[...]
26u2-[...]
27_a2-mesz_ [...]labor of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28u3 qaq-[...]and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
29gesz-kim-mu-[...]“It is the sign of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30ze-nu-ti sul#-[x x]... the angry ones ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
31sza e-pesz babila2#{ki}of the construction of Babylon
32ud-du-usz e2-[x]-il2he built the E-il.(lower confidence: line is broken)
33usz-ta-nak-la-mu# _munus-saga a2_-tiI have constantly prayed to you, O good woman.
34{mul}_sag-me-nig2_ mut-tan-bi-t,u“The Arrow is the one who keeps changing’s position—
35pa-ri-is _esz-bar kur_ uri{ki} ina {iti}sig4in Simanu (III)
36u2-qar-rib-ma a-szar {d}sza2-maszhe turned and to the place of Šamaš
37usz-tap-pa-a iz-ziz ba-il3he smote, stood, and carried off.
38zi-mu-szu _sa5_ usz-tasz-ni-mahis good name he set upon me and
39ina {iti}pit2 _ka2_ a-szar ni-s,ir-tiIn the month of Tammuz (IV), at the gate of the place of protection,
40ik-szu-dam-ma ina _ki-tusz_-szuhe reached, and in his dwelling
41i-kun a-na szuk-lulhe set up for the prebend.
42ma-ha-zi ud-du-usz esz-re-e-tu2I built the cult centers (and) shrines.
43szu-te-szur par-s,i sza2 e2-sag-gil2Šutēšar, the rites of Esagil.
44_e2-gal dingir-mesz_ iq-ba-athe palace of the gods said
45e-pe-sze _iti_-szam-ma {d}3(u)to do (this) in the month Sîn
46u3 {d}utu ina _igi-lal_-szu2-nuand Šamaš before them
47sza tur-ru gi-mil _kur_ uri{ki}who the remission of debts of the land Akkad
48an-nu ke-e-nu e-tap-pa-luThey have made a firm positive answer.
49a-ha-mesz ina _gesztu-min dagal_-titogether with wide understanding
obverse col 3
1ha-sis pal-ke-[x x]... a libation ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2isz-ru-ka _abgal#_ [x x]the sage ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3_nun_ {d}nu-dim2-mud [x x]the prince Nudimmud(lower confidence: line is broken)
4szu-szu-ub _iri_ sza2-a-[...]Šūbub, the city of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5esz-re-e-ti nu-[...]The shrines did not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6ina _gesztu-min_-ia ib-szi-ma [...]With my ears he heard ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7ka-bat-ti a-na [x x]the mood to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8szip-ri szu-a-ti [...]That work(lower confidence: line is broken)
9sza {d}utu {d}[x x] mardukof Šamaš, of Marduk,(lower confidence: line is broken)
10_di-ku5-gal dingir-mesz en#-mesz#_-iathe judge of the gods, my lords
11ak-ta-mis ma-har-szu-unI have scrutinized before them.
12ina ma-kal-ti _{lu2}hal_-[x]-tiat the disposal of the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13_uzu-mesz_ tu-kul-timeat for a banquet
14[x x]-nu-nim-ma sza [x]-pesz... of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
15[x] babila2#{ki} ud-[du]-usz... I built Babylon.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16e2-sag-gil2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,i-[x x]-mu-tu2the Esaŋgil temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17a-na an-ni-szu2-nu ke-e-nuThey are true to this.
18at-kal-ma ad-ke-[x x]-mirI know and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19um-ma-ni-ia u3 [x x]my army and(lower confidence: line is broken)
20{kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 [x x]Karduniaš(lower confidence: line is broken)
21si-hir-ti-sza {gesz}al-luin its entirety a hoe
22u2-szat-rik-ma e-[x x]he made perfect and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23tup-szik-ki ina _i3-gesz_ [...]Your tablets with oil . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[x] _esi#_ [...]... ebony ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'u2-[...]
26'{lu2}[...]-tethe ...(very low confidence: a guess)
27'_{lu2}szitim#_ [...]The builder ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
28'mu-kin-nu gesz-[...]who establishes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'u2-pa-hi-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
30'e2-sag-gil2 [...]E-sagil(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'u2-pat-[...]he opened ...(very low confidence: a guess)
32'szi-kit-ta-szu2# [...]His foundation ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'u4-me sze-me-e [x x]days of hearing ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'usz-szi-szu2 mah-[...](Sum) The one who is supreme(?) ... (Akk) His supreme ...
35'ul a-sze-et, [...]I will not be frightened(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'ki-i _ka gesz_-[...]Like the mouth of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'at-ta-di te-me-[x x]I have sen[t ...](lower confidence: line is broken)
38'e2-sag-gil2 _e2_ [...]Esagil, the temple ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
39'ma-at,-lat zu-[...](Sum) I am the one who ... (Akk) You are the one that ...
40'e2-szar2-ra me-[x x]E-šara ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
41'szu-bat {d}e2-a [x x]the dwelling of Ea(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'{mul}asz-iku [x x]Ašiku(low confidence: few signs survive)
43'u2-szak-lil-ma ana ni-[x x]I completed and to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'u2-szak-ki-la u2-[x]he made bow down ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
obverse col 4
1[...] _gesz-ur3-mesz_... the beams(low confidence: few signs survive)
2[...] _mah-mesz_ tar-bit... were eclipsed.(low confidence: few signs survive)
3[...] _kur_-i _ku3_... the mountain will be pure.(low confidence: few signs survive)
4[x x]-ri-s,a ta-ra-an-szu2... you give him ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5[x] _ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ sza[x] doors of cypress, which
6[x x]-si-na _du10-ga_ me-ser _ku3-sig17_... is good; a gold ring(lower confidence: line is broken)
7_ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis-mathe silver he committed, and
8u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2the opening of his gates
9_dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar a-szi-bu-utthe gods and goddesses who dwell
10qer-bi-szu sza2 _a-mesz_ bu-tuq-tuinside it, with water, swollen,
11u3 ra-a-du u2-bi-lu-szu2-nu-ti-maand he brought them to me, and
12i-ki-lu szi-ki-in-szu-un“They have sinned against me,
13szal-pu-ut-ta-szu2-nu lu-mu-un-tu2(and) their destruction, the lūnû-demon
14ud-disz zi-me-szu2-nu uk-ku-lu-tu[At] that time, their names had become dilapidated,
15u2-sza2-an-bit, s,u-bat-su-nu[I s]et [their] s[tandings] in order.
16[x]-szu ub-bi-ib ina _bara2-me_-szu2-nu... he set up in their shrines.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17[x]-risz u2-szar-me-szu2-nu-ti... I made them flourish.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18[_...]-mesz maszkim2-me_... are the witnesses.(low confidence: few signs survive)
19[...]-su#-nu... their ...(very low confidence: a guess)
obverse col 5
13(u) _am3_ asz2-lu _sag_ ina {gesz}as4-[x]30 (pieces of) ašlu-tree, the head in ...-wood
2_gal_-ti mi-szi-ih-ta-szuthe great one, his wife,
3am-szu-uh ki-i pi-iI shaved, according to the mouth
4mah-re-e u2-sze-pisz-maI had previously built and
5u2-zaq-qir hur-sza2-niszI raised up like a mountain.
6ne2-med-{d}en-lil2 szal-hu-szu2Nēmed-Enlil, his friend,
7ar2-s,ip u2-szak-lilI built (and) completed (it).
8a-na tab-rat kisz-szat ni-szifor the protection of all of the people
9la-la-a usz-mal-lihe filled with joy.
10sza _dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki}of the citizens of Babylon
11dul-lu-lu-tu _erin2-mesz_the work of the troops
12ki-din-ni szu-ba-re-ethe šubāru-offering,
13{d}a-nim u3 {d}en-lil2Anu and Enlil
14an-du-ra-ar2-szu-nuI imposed upon them.
15esz-szisz asz2-kun sza-a-mu-tu2I fashioned (it) anew.
16sza2 a-na re-szu-ti szu-lu-ku[who] are entrusted to the head,
17sza2 a-na s,i-in-diwhich for the ṣindu-vessel
18[x x]-ti zu-u'-u2-zu... they know.(low confidence: few signs survive)
obverse col 6
1[...]-iamy ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2[x]-ti...ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
3[...] babila{ki}... of Babylon(low confidence: few signs survive)
4li-[...]-na# u4-meMay ... in the days(low confidence: few signs survive)
5s,a-a-ti _lugal_-tithe kingship
6ki-ma szam-[x] _ti-la_like ... of life(lower confidence: line is broken)
7_ugu uzu-mesz un-mesz_upon the flesh of the people
8li-t,ib-ma ina kit-tiMay it be well with you!
9u3 mi-sza2-ri lu-ur-te-aand I will return my money.
10ba-hu-la-ti-szu-untheir exalted status
11sze-bu-tu lul-li-iklet me go to the šebūtu-priestess!
12lit-tu-tu lu-[x]-szu-udLet me attain old age.
13la-le-[x _x]-la_
14lu-usz-[...]-meLet me ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15lu [x]-ni-nu ana-ku... I(very low confidence: a guess)
16[...]-pisz-piš(low confidence: few signs survive)
17sa#-[...]-hi-irSa-...-hir(low confidence: few signs survive)
18[...]-szam-dil...-šamdil(low confidence: few signs survive)
19[...]-pal-lu...-pallu(low confidence: few signs survive)
20[...]-ti-ia2... my(low confidence: few signs survive)
21[...]-szar#-szid... he smote(very low confidence: a guess)
22[x x]-tim...tum(low confidence: few signs survive)
23[...] x
24[...] x
25[...]
26[...]
27[...] x
28[...] x
29'[...]-ma... and(very low confidence: a guess)
30'[...]-iamy ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-ti...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'[...]-ri...-ri(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'[...]-ni... his(very low confidence: a guess)
34'[...] _illu#-mesz_... floods(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...]-pa-asz2
36'[...]-du...-du(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...]-iamy ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
obverse col 7
1li-[...]May ... .(low confidence: few signs survive)
2li-gar-ri-[x]May ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3ka-re-e {d}nisabaof Nisaba,
4u2-sze-pisz-ma _{na4}na-[x_ x x]I had made and ... stone(lower confidence: line is broken)
5_ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 zabar_ {na4}[x x]silver, gold, bronze,(lower confidence: line is broken)
6_{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ {na4}s,a-lam-[x]alabaster, ṣallam-stone(lower confidence: line is broken)
7{na4}{d}asznan {na4}e-lal2-[x]Ašnan-stone, elal-stone
8{na4}pi-i-lu _babbar_-u2white limestone
9_mu-sar_-e t,i-it,-t,iThe inscribed object is ṭittu.
10s,ar-pu-ti lu-ma-szeLet me hear the ṣarpūtu-offering!
11tam-szil szi-t,ir _mu_-iaCopy of an inscribed object bearing my name.
12e-siq s,e-ru-usz-szu2-unI cut off their branches.
13da-na-an qar-ra-dithe strength of the hero
14_gal_-e {d}marduk ep-szetthe great Marduk, the deeds
15e-tep-pu-szu lip-ta-atMay they release what they have done.
16_szu-min_-ia qe2-reb-szu-unmy hands inside them
17asz2-t,ur ina usz-sze asz2-kunI wrote and deposited (them) in the foundations.
18[x]-na s,a-at u4-me e-zi-ib... of the day, leave!(lower confidence: line is broken)
19a-na ar2-kat2 u4-me a-na u4-meIn future days, in future days
20s,a-a-ti ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia2among the kings, my sons
21a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_to rule over the land and the people
22sza2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ {d}mardukof the king of the gods, Marduk,
23i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2they name his name,
24_mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,i-irInscription on it.
25_mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_my name may he see, and oil
26lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2_may a šakku-offering be performed;
27liq-qi2 a-na asz2-ri-szuhe may offer to his place.
28[x]-ter {d}marduk _lugal# dingir#-me#_... Marduk, king of the gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
29[x]-ri#-bi#-szu2# i-szem-me... will hear his ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
30[x]-nak-kir szi-t,i-ir... written.(lower confidence: line is broken)
31[x]-ia mu-sah-hu-u2my ... is destroyed(lower confidence: line is broken)
32[x]-ma-ti-ia pa-sismy ... is split.(lower confidence: line is broken)
33[x]-din-nu-tu babila2{ki}... of Babylon(lower confidence: line is broken)
34[x]-t,ir ri-kis _en en-en_... the bond of the lord, the en priest
35{d}marduk {d}en-lil2-la5 _dingir-me_Marduk and Enlil, the gods
36_en kur-kur_ ez-zi-iszthe lord of all the lands fiercely
37lik-kil-me-szu2-ma ina nap-harMay they look after him and in all
38s,al-mat _sag-du zah2_-szu2the black-headed (people), his enemies,
39liq-bi ina ub-szu-ukken-na-kiMay he say in Ubšukkena.
40ki-sal _ukken dingir-mesz_ szu-batthe courtyard of the assembly of the gods, the dwelling
41szi-tul-ti a-mat-suhis word
42li-lam-min4-ma u4-muMay it be sung by the day!
431(disz)-en la ba-lat,-su liq-biMay he say: "He is not alive!"
44_mu-sag-nam-lugal-la_the first-born kingship
45an-szar2-szesz-szum2-naAšar-šēzibna,
46_lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}king of Assyria,

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