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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001 (P394392)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394392 |
| 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 | a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-a-hu-i-di#-[na ... mi]-gir {d}en-lil2 | I, Ashurbanipal, the beloved of the god Enlil, |
| 2 | et,-lu na-a-du na-ram {d}[marduk u] {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | the noble one, beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, |
| 3 | re-e2-u2-um ki-i-nu [... _dingir]-mesz gal-mesz_ | True shepherd, . . the great gods, |
| 4 | _szagina_ it-pe-szu [...] _dumu_ {d}en | governor of Itpešu son of Bel |
| 5 | mun-tal-ku ma-li-ku [... esz-re]-e-ti | (Sum) I am a wanderer, I am an ecstatic ... (Akk) The wanderer ... the shrines |
| 6 | pa-qid-du sat-tuk-ki [...] _bara2-mesz_ | ... are entrusted with the sattukku-offering, ... the dais |
| 7 | mu-t,ah-hi-id _e2-kur-mesz_ [...] ma-ha-zi | who renovates the temples, ... the cult centers |
| 8 | mu-kin nin-da-be2-e [...] ka-la2-ma | Establisher of the nindaba-offering, all the ... |
| 9 | mu-nam-mir ma-ha-zi [mu-szak-li]-il par-s,i-szu-un | Who makes the cult centers shine, who purifies their rituals, |
| 10 | mu-[du]-u2 kul-lat gim-ri [...]-ku ka-la2-ma | Who knows all the ... of all |
| 11 | x-[x]-ti na-mi-i [...] ma-aq-ti | ... a ..., a curse ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | mu-szal-li-mu hi-bil-ti en-szi [s,a-bit qa]-at u2-la-li | Who dispels the guilt of the enši-offering, who carries the hand of the lamentation priest |
| 13 | mu-ut-[...] it-ti [...] a-ku-u2-ti | (Sum) ... with ... (Akk) With ... I am ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...] ki-na-a-ti | ... truths(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | [...] hab-bi-[lu] | ... the habbilu-demon(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [...] ki-x [...] | |
| 17 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-bat zi-[...] | ... life ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] x sza {d}en nu-pa-ra [...] | ... of Enlil that is not revealed(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [ul]-tu s,e-he-ri-ia-a-ma ab-bu-u2-[ia? ...] _ta_ [...] | From my childhood, my father ... from ... |
| 4' | id-di-nam-ma re-'u-ut s,al-mat [_sag-du_ ...] asz-szur [...] | The shepherd of the black-headed people ... Ashur ... |
| 5' | _kur-mesz_-te ka-li-szi-na [... za-ma]-ni-i-a _gaz_ [...] | All the lands ... my praise ... |
| 6' | kul-lat la ma-gi-ri u2-szak-ni-sza2-[am-ma u2-na]-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-[min_-ia] | I made all of the unsubmissive to me and made my feet tremble. |
| 7' | u3 a-na-ku ge-en-na-a [u _sa2-du11_] u2-sa-ad-da-ra _sza3_ [...]-sa | And I, myself, and my regular offerings I continually renew, the heart of her ... |
| 8' | _nun egir_-u2 mu-kan-nu-u2 szit,-[ri-ia] mut-ta-id-du ep-[sze]-ti | The future prince, who establishes my commemorative inscriptions, the one who oversees the deeds, |
| 9' | {d}marduk _en gal_-u2 ap-kal _an_-e u3 [_ki_-tim] _en_ nag-bi u ta-[ma]-ti | Marduk, great lord, apkallu of heaven and earth, en priest of water and water, |
| 10' | szi-mat du-un-qi2 u mesz-ri-i li-szim-szu2-ma [...] a-na _szu-min_-szu2 li-[mal]-li | May he determine a fate of good fortune and prosperity for him, and may ... be filled into his hands. |
| 11' | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 li-szam-<<szam>>-di-il-szu li-bi-il ma-ta-[a]-ti | his name (and) his seed may he make him prosper, and may it carry off the land. |
| 12' | i-na nu-uh-szi t,uh-di _he2-gal2_ u3 mesz-ri-i li-ir-te-'a-a _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | with abundance, abundance, and awe may his people be reconciled. |
| 13' | di-isz _buru14_ i-na _en-te-na_ di-isz _en-te-na_ i-na _buru14_ [lisz]-tab-ra-a qe2-reb ma-ti-szu2 | May a judgment concerning the harvest in the summer, a judgement concerning the winter, be made in his land. |
| 14' | qa-bu-u2 sze-mu-u2 u ma-ga-ru kit-tum u mi-sza2-ru [a-a ip-par]-ka-a pi-i te-ne2-sze-ti-szu2 | May the word of his utterances be heard, heard and accepted, truth and justice. |
| 15' | szar-ru-ut kisz-szat _kur-mesz_-te li-pu-usz-ma e-ma u2-s,a-[am-ma-ru] lik-szu-da qa-ta-a-szu2 | May he exercise kingship over all of the lands and, wherever he wishes, may he make his hand reach him. |
| 16' | s,i-bu-us-su li-is,-bi [hi]-szih-tum a-a [... lum]-na a-a e-mur | May he release his sin, may he not see the evil ... |
| 17' | ta-nit-ti be-li2 _gal_-e [{d}]marduk# nar-[x x i]-da-la-la | The praise of the great lord, Marduk, the ... singer sings. |
| 18' | i-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li [sza] _en gal_-e {d}[marduk] szat,-t,ir2 | upon the pedestal of the great lord, Marduk, it is written. |
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