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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 161, ex. 001 (P384935)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 161, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P384935 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na an-szar2] _lugal dingir-mesz ad dingir-mesz_ sza2-qu-<u> ba-nu-u _dingir# gal#_ | To the god Ashur, king of the gods, father of the great gods: |
| 2 | [sza2-pi-ik?] {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u {d}a-nun-na-ki ta-me-eh s,e-rat _an_-e | the one who encircles the Igigi and the Anunnaki, the light of the heavens |
| 3 | [_gal-mesz?] sza3_ ru-qu ma-lik ra-ma-ni-szu2 musz-te-e'-u | the great ones, the ones who are enraged by the command of his own god, the one who constantly seeks out |
| 4 | [pa]-qi2#-du mu-szim _nam-mesz_ szar-hu git2-ma-lu | Who appoints the one who decrees destinies, who is perfect in strength, |
| 5 | [mu]-ma#-'e-er kul-lat gim-ri sa-niq _dingir-mesz#_ szu-ut _an ki_ | Who oversees all of the gods of heaven and earth, |
| 6 | e#-mu-qi2 _mah-mesz_ sza2 a-na _kur_ a-szar e-ta-gu | the great forces which had gone down to the land |
| 7 | [ma]-ru#-usz-tu szak-na-at szu-us-pu-nu a-bu-bisz | “It is a stag, it is an eagle, I am its father. |
| 8 | sza# kul-lat kib-rat _limmu2_-tim la ma-gir szak-kan-ki-szu2 | of all the four quarters (of the world), whose position is unrivaled, |
| 9 | [a]-bu#-bu na-as2-pan-ti _ugu_-szu2-nu u2-sza2-asz2-ba-'u-u-ma | The flood will afflict them with a famine. |
| 10 | _gun_ u man-da-tu im-mi3-du s,e-ru-usz-szun# | he imposed upon them tribute and payment. |
| 11 | u4-me-szam la na-par-ka-a e-zab-bi-lu tup-szik-szun# | On a day without ceasing, they will bring their tablets. |
| 12 | _en_ gim-ri mu-kil s,er-ret _an_-e u _ki_-tim a-szib e2-hur-sag-kur-kur-<ra> | the lord of all, the one who provides for the shadows of heaven and netherworld, who dwells in Eḫursagkurkurra, |
| 13 | ki-is,-s,u rasz-bu at-ma-nu s,i-i-ru szub-tu2# _ku3_-tu2 | “Exalted ruler, exalted one, pre-eminent one, occupying a holy abode, |
| 14 | sza#?-lu#?-ma-ta nam-ri-ir-ri sza2 a-na _szagina_-szu2#-un# | a šalūmâtu-demon, a herald, who to their general |
| 15 | [x x? x]-ti#-szu2 _gal_-te re-e-mu i-rasz-szu-u | his great ..., he prayed to him with mercy.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [sza su-up]-pi# u te-me-qi2 ur-ru-hi-isz i-laq-qu-u un-ni-nu-usz | Whoever takes away my tablet and my instruction, will pay back in full. |
| 17 | [sza ina _ugu_] asz2#-t,u-te# u2-szam-ra-ru _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 ez-zu-te | Whose weapons they had made surpass those of the Assyrians, |
| 18 | [...] u2-ru-uh ri-sza2-a-ti | (Sum) ..., the lord of the cult centers(?) (Akk) ...., the hero of the shrines |
| 19 | [...] x? x _uz {gesz}tukul-mesz_ [...] | ... the flesh of the weapons(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...] il la x [...] | ... not ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [1(disz)] _kusz3#_ 2/3(disz)# _kusz3_ ina _1(disz) kusz3 lugal#_ [kab-lu] | 1 2/3 cubits in 1 cubit: the king is strong. |
| 2' | [sza2] _{gesz#}na2_ | of the bed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [3(disz)] _kusz3#-mesz_ 3(disz)-su _kusz3_ ina _1(disz) kusz3 lugal gid2-da_ sza2# _{gesz#}[gu-za_] | 3 cubits, 1/3 cubit by the royal cubit the length of the throne |
| 4' | [1(disz)] _kusz3_ 2/3(disz) _kusz3 dagal_-szu2 _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz a-mesz_ i-lab-bu-ni | 1 2/3 cubits is its width. The lamma-priestess bathes. |
| 5' | 4(disz)# _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz_ ina _ugu_ 2(disz) gi-se-e sza2 szid-di 2(disz) : ina pu-u-te | 4 female lamassu-priestess(s) incumbent on 2 reed bundles of šiddu-wood, 2 (shekels) opposite |
| 6' | _pap {gesz}gu-za_ | total, the throne. |
| 7' | 1(disz) _kusz3_ 2/3(disz) _kusz3 gid2-da_ {gesz}kit-tur-ri 2/3(disz) _kusz3_ mu-lu-u | 1 cubit 2/3 cubit, the length of a bolt, 2/3 (cubit), the man |
| 8' | 2/3(disz) _kusz3 dagal_-szu2 ku-up-te a-di _musz-husz_ | 2/3 cubit, its width, a bit, together with a snake |
| 9' | da-ba-bu sza ina _ugu {gesz}na2_ sza ina _ugu {gesz}gu-za_ | the words which on the bed and on the throne |
| 10' | sza sze-pa-a-te 1(disz)-ma szu-u | He is one of the šepātu-measures. |
| 11' | sza _{gesz}na5_ la sza3-t,ir | of a bed not written |
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