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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 (P393967)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393967 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...] _na4 kur_-i u2-szib#-ma# | ... he sat on mountain stone and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [...]-s,u#-ti# a-na s,um-me-ia | ... ... to my ears(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [_...]-si#-mesz_ hur-sza2-a-ni | ... mountains(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [...] asz2#-ta#-kan# tah-ta-szu2-un | ... I placed ... against them(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [...]-lu#-la szal-la-su-un | ... their booty(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [...]-na# {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | ... I prayed to Gešbar(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [...]-ia# u2-ter-ma | ... my ... he returned and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [...]-e# _lugal_ {iri}uk-ki | ... the king of Ukki(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [...]-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | ... the road(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [...]-di pa-asz2-qu-ti | (Sum) ... is destroyed(?) (Akk) I am destroyed ... |
| 11 | [_...]-mesz#_ mar-s,u-ti | ... are sick ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [...] qe2-reb-szu2-un ma-am-man | ... in them, nobody(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...] _lugal-mesz_ pa-ni mah-ru-ti | ... the previous kings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...] {kur#}up-pa _kur-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | ... the land Uppa, fortified lands |
| 15 | [...] a#-na-ku ina _{gesz}gu-za_ ne2-me-di | ... I am standing on the throne.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [...]-ha#-zi-ia git2-ma-lu-ti | I am the perfect ... of my ...,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [...]-szu2#-un pi-qu-ti | ... their ... is a flood(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [...]-ma# mar-s,i-isz | ... and quickly(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19 | [_...]-mesz_ pa-asz2-qa-ti | ...s, the phlegm(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [...]-u'# _giri3-min erim#-hi#-a#_-ia | ... my troops(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | [...] _lugal#_-ti#-szu2# | ... his kingship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1 | a-na a-ha-an-na-a u2-[...] | to Aḫana(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | i-na ne2-ber ka-a-ri _{gesz}ma2#_ [...] | At the crossing of the river the boat ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | u2-t,e-eb-bu-u2 ba-hu-la#-[...] | They have sworn by the name Baḫula- |
| 4 | u2-sza2-ni-hu u2-lam-me-nu ka-ras-si#-[x] | They made them shine, they made them glow. |
| 5 | i-na da-na-a-ni u3 szup-szu-qi2 | In battle and combat |
| 6 | mar-s,i-isz u2-bi-lu-nim-ma | they brought me quickly, and |
| 7 | u2-sza2-as,-bi-tu _ka2-mesz_-szi-in | they made their gates secure. |
| 8 | {i7}te-bil-ti a-gu-u2 szit-mu-ru | The Tebilti canal, a šitmūru canal |
| 9 | sza ul-tu u4-me _su3-mesz_ t,e-eh _e2-gal_ | that from distant days the news of the palace |
| 10 | i-ba-'u-u2-ma i-na _illu_-sza gap-szi | and in its flood a large flood |
| 11 | i-na usz-szi-sza2 ab-bu u2-szab-szu-u2 | (Sum) They make the cows tremble (Akk) They cause the cow(s) to trample upon her |
| 12 | u2-ri-ib-bu tem-me-en-sza2 | (Sum) Its foundation(s) are shattered(?). (Akk) It is its foundations that have been destroyed. |
| 13 | _e2-gal-tur-ra_ sza2-a-tu a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 | that small palace in its entirety |
| 14 | aq-qur-ma sza {i7}te-bil-ti ma-lak-sza2 | I poured (it) into the Tebilti River, its course. |
| 15 | usz-te-esz-na-a ab-bu usz-t,ib-ma | He made the cows grow tall, and |
| 16 | u2-sze-szir mu-s,u-sza2 qe2-reb ka-tim-ti | I made her enter into the sanctuaries. |
| 17 | a-sur-rak-ki-sza2 szap-la-a-nu _gi-mesz_ | her lower border of reeds |
| 18 | e-la-nisz _na4 kur_-i dan-ni it-ti _esir-ud-a_ | Moreover, the strong mountain stone with esirudû |
| 19 | ak-si-ma 3(disz) _me_ 4(u) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 us2_ | I seized, and 3 hundred 40 cubits the length |
| 20 | 2(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 sag-ki#_ qaq-qa-ru | 288 cubits, the surface of the earth, |
| 21 | [x x] me#-szi#-ih#-ti# tam-li-i mah-re-e | ... of the former terrace(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [...] 7(disz)# _me_ i-na _as4-lum gal_-ti _usz_ | ... 7 hundred on the Great Aslum he will die. |
| 23 | [...] _sag#-ki an-ta {im}si-sa2_ | ... the upper front on the north,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [_...]-ki# muru2_-tum# | ... the midst(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | u3 {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}eren#_ [...] | And the date palms, cedar(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | ih-ze-et esz-ma2-re-e# [x x] | The ešmarê ritual ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | s,e-ru-usz-szin ul-ziz-ma sza [...] | I raised their horns and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | e-mid _{gesz}gan-du7_ [...] | I surrounded (it) with a plinth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | u3 1(u) 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ [...] | and 12 sheep ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | pi-ti-iq u2-[...] | Release ... .(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | sza gat-tu szur-ru-hu [...] | (Sum) The one who is awe-inspiring, ... (Akk) (The one) who is exalted, .... |
| 8' | 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ szad-di _{d}lamma#_ [...] | 2 fattened sheep for the protective deity ... |
| 9' | 1(disz) _usz_ 1(u) 2(disz) _udu-mesz_ szad-di _{d}lamma#_ [...] | 1 UŠ 12 sheep, šadādu-offering for Lamma ... |
| 10' | {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e# [...] | ... pilīru-stone(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | u3 ne2-re-bi as-mesz [...] | And I ... the rites(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | _{na4}kun4-mesz {na4}dur2-mi-na_ [...] | ... kunû-stone, durina-stone |
| 13' | u3 _kun4-mesz_ {na4}pi-[...] | and stones of ...-stone(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | da-ad2-me na-ki-ri [...] | (Sum) I am the one who makes the enemies bow down (Akk) The ones who make the enemy bow down |
| 15' | qe2-reb-szi-in [...] | Inside ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16' | u2-sza2-as-[...] | he made ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17' | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hu# [...] | The great orchard(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | sza gi-mir# [...] | of all . .(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | _gesz#-mesz#_ [...] | The trees ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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