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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 149, ex. 001 (P393874)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 149, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393874 |
| 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 | {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man szu2 man kur_ asz i-na _kur-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | Sîn-papmešsu, king of the world, k[ing of Assyria], among the mighty mountains, |
| 2 | sza bal-t,i sza re-'i ha-a-mu hu-s,a-bu i-na lib3-bi | (Sum) The one who is alive, the one of the shepherd, the hūṣabu-priestess (Akk) In the midst of (the god) the one who was alive, (the one of) the shepherd(?) (and) the herdsman |
| 3 | la-asz2-szu-ni {gesz}gu-up-ni dan-nu-ti sza {gesz}e-e'-ri | There are no strong bolts of cedar. |
| 4 | i-na lib3-bi sze-ru-'u-u2-ni sza2-a-ru dan-nu | Therein are strong gusty winds. |
| 5 | ka-a-a-ma-nu i-na bir-tu-usz-szu-nu a-la-ku | Every day, I go between them. |
| 6 | la i-par-ra-as i-na sza2-ka-a-ni sza ma-dak-ti-ia | In the midst of my camp, he will not be negligent. |
| 7 | bal-t,u 2(disz)-u2 i-na _sza3_-szu masz-ka-na la ub-la | 2ndly, in his heart maškanu-offering I did not bring |
| 8 | ana-ku a-di _erin2-hi-a_-ia u2-sa-am-ri-is, ina muh-hi-szu2-nu | I together with my troops imposed upon them. |
| 9 | ($ erasure $) ar-ti-di | I have set out. |
| 10 | _e2_-ku#-bat | Ekubat |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}marduk-a-szum2-na _lugal_ {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 | Marduk-apla-iddina, king of Karduniaš |
| 2 | ti-ib _me3_-ia e-dur2-ma {tug2}s,u-ba-tu2 be-lu-ti-szu2 | I sat down on the throne of my battle, and his lordly garments |
| 3 | u2-szar-rit,-ma ($ erasure $) _ta babila2?{ki}_ ur-ru-hi-isz u2-s,i | I made surpassing, and I went out from Babylon quickly. |
| 4 | {disz}szu-zu-bu _lugal ni2-gi_ sza _lugal_-ut babila2{ki} ra-ma-nu-usz | Šuzubu, the reverent king who loves the kingship of Babylon, |
| 5 | u2-ter-ru hur-ba-szu2 ta-ha-zi-ia im-qu-su-ma | he returned, his mountain range fell into disrepair, and |
| 6 | ir-sza2-a <ma>-na-ah-tu2 ul-tu s,e-er _ansze-kur-ra_ qaq-qa-risz | he became frightened. From the rear of the horse, he was on his way to the netherworld. |
| 7 | im-qu-ut | fell, |
| 8 | [x? x?] _kur eme-gi7_ | ... land of Sumer(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | [x? x?] {kur}eme-luh-ha | ... of Emeluḫa(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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