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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 153, ex. 001 (P393753)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 153, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393753 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | e#-nu an-szar2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim# [...] | When Ashur, king of the gods of heaven and netherworld, ... |
| 2 | _ad du3 dingir-mesz_ a-sza2-red mah-[...] | the father who created the gods, the exalted ... |
| 3 | mut-tal-ku s,i-i-ru sza a#-na# mil-ki# [szu-tu-ru ...] | Exalted one, who has been elevated to the rank of a comman[der ...] |
| 4 | na-din _{gesz}gidri {gesz}gu#-[za bala_-e ...] | the seller of the scepter and throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | {d}nin-lil2 hi-rat an-szar2 ma-al-kat3 _du3# dingir#-[mesz_ ...] | Ninlil, the beloved spouse of Anšar, the one chosen by the gods |
| 6 | sza ina qi2-bit pi-i-sza2 x [...] | which according to the command of her mouth |
| 7 | {d}sin _en esz-bar_ na-asz2 qar-ni gasz-ra-a-ti [...] | O Sîn, lord of decisions, the one who provides for the great heroism, |
| 8 | sza a-na na-dan ur-ti [...] | who for the giving of the urtu-gift |
| 9 | {d}utu _di-ku5-gal dingir-mesz_ mu-sze-s,u-u nu#?-[ri? ...] | Šamaš, judge of the gods, who brings out the light |
| 10 | sza a-na nu-ri-szu2 nam-ri bu-[...] | who for his bright light(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | {d}a-num be-lum szur-bu-u2 i-lit-ti an-szar2 a-bi _dingir-mesz_ [...] | Anu, supreme lord, offspring of Ashur, father of the gods, |
| 12 | {d}iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e u _ki_-tim _en im_ u _nim-gir2_ [...] | Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, lord of water and lightning |
| 13 | na-din te-'u-u2-ti a-na bu-ul {d}[szakkan2 ...] | who gives advice for the life of Šakkan . |
| 14 | {d}isz-tar szar-rat sza2-ma-mi u _mul-mesz_ sza2 ru#-x [...] | Ištar, queen of the world, and the stars of ... ... |
| 15 | {d}marduk _abgal dingir-mesz masz-masz_ {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u {d}a#-[nun-na-ki ...] | Marduk, the sage of the gods, exorcist of the Igigi and Anunnaki |
| 16 | {d}nin-urta _dumu_ {d}en-lil2 git2-ma-lu a-sza2-red x [...] | Ninurta, son of Enlil, perfect one, foremost ... |
| 17 | iz-za-zu-ma u2-x [...] | They stood and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | {d}ag _sukkal an-szar2_ [...] | Nabû, vizier of the god Ashur, . |
| 19 | {d}u-gur _en_ a-ba#-ri u du-un-ni sza2 [...] | O Nergal, lord of the sea, and the strength of |
| 20 | {d}igi-du a-lik mah-ri a-sza2-red# [...] | Igidu, the one who marches before, the foremost |
| 21 | {d}_7(disz)-bi dingir-mesz_ qar-du-ti x [...] | The Seven Gods, the heroism of ...,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz#_-[ia ...] | May the great gods, my lords, ....... |
| 23 | ib-ru-u2-ma kul-lat [...] | “He became angry and all(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | ip-pal-su-in-ni# [...] | ... looked at me ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | {d}sin {d}nin-gal# [...] | Sin, Ningal(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _e2#?-gal#?_-szu2#? [... 6(disz) _{na4}na-ru2_-e _du3?_-usz?] | his palace ... 6 narû stones I made |
| 2' | s,a-lam _dingir-mesz gal#-mesz# [en-mesz_-ia ab-ta-ni qe2-reb-szu2-un u3 s,a-lam _lugal_-ti-ia la-bi-in ap-pi ma-har-szu2-un ul-ziz] | I fashioned statues of the great gods, my lords, inside them, and I erected a statue of my royal majesty in front of them. |
| 3' | mim-ma lip-ta-at _szu#-[min_-ia sza qe2-reb nina{ki} i-tep-pu-szu2 s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma] | I had written down everything that my hands had done in Nineveh and written it down. |
| 4' | a-na _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia# [e-zib s,a-ti-isz ma-ti-ma _nun_ ar-ku-u i-na _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia] | Disregard that I, the older prince, am among the kings, my descendants. |
| 5' | sza2 e-pisz-ti e-pu-szu2# [u2-sah-hu-u2 rik-sa-te ar-ku-sa i-pat,-t,a-ru] | (As for) the one who removes the work that he has done, (or) breaks the contract, |
| 6' | _a-mesz_ pat-ta-a-ti sza2-ti#-[na ul-tu ta-mir-ti nina{ki} i-par-ra-su ma-lak-szin] | These watercourses from the plain of Nineveh they irrigated, their way |
| 7' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina _sza3 {na4}na#-[ru2_-e an-ne2-e szu-mu na-bu-u2] | The great gods, as many as are named in this stele, |
| 8' | ina s,i-it pi-i-szu2-nu el-li sza la# na#-[ka-ri ar-rat ma-ru-usz-ti li-ru-ru-szu2-ma (lis-ki-pu _bala_-szu2)] | By their pure command, which cannot be changed, may the curse of a liar strike him and overthrow his reign. |
| 9' | sza2-a-szu2 u ma-li-ki-szu2 _mu_-szu2-nu _numun_-szu2-nu# [_nunuz_-szu2-nu (u3) na-an-nab-szu2-nu ... li-hal-li-qu] | his name, their seed, their offspring, and their nanny-goats ... may they destroy. |
| 10' | sza ina _ugu_ [...] | which on ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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