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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 136, ex. 001 (P394586)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 136, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394586 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | _[{disz}]{d#}en-zu-szesz-mesz-su lugal# [gal_-u2] | Bel-ahhešu, great king |
| 2 | [_lugal_ dan-nu] _lugal# szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | strong king, king of the world, kin[g of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ [kib-rat _limmu2_-tim] _re-e2-um_ it-pe-szu2 | king of the four quarters (of the world), the shepherd who oversees |
| 4 | mi-gir _dingir-mesz [gal-mesz_] na-s,ir kit-ti | the favorite of the great gods, guardian of truth, |
| 5 | ra-'i-im mi#-[sza2-ri] e-pisz u2-sa-a-ti | who loves justice, who performs obeisances, |
| 6 | a-lik tap-pu-ti a#-[ki-i] sa-hi-ru dam-qa-[a-ti] | Go with me, as a good neighbor! |
| 7 | et,-lu git2-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar#-[du] | Perfect young man, hero, warrior |
| 8 | a-sza2-red kal ma-al#-[ki] rap-pu la-'i-it, | the foremost of all rulers, the widest one, the one who trusts in you. |
| 9 | la ma-[gi-ri] mu-szab-ri-qu za-[ma-a-ni] | 'The unmagig priestess, the one who scatters the praises, |
| 10 | {d}asz-szur sza2-du-u2 [_gal_-u2] _lugal_-ut la sza2-na-an | Assur, the exalted, great king, unrivalled kingship |
| 11 | u2-szat-li#-[ma-an-ni-ma] _ugu_ gi-mir | he made me whole, and over all |
| 12 | a-szib [pa-rak-ki] u2-szar-ba-a _{gesz#}[tukul-mesz_-ia] | who dwells in the parakku, I made my weapons greater. |
| 13 | ul-tu _a-ab-ba_ e-le-ni-[ti sza sza2-lam _{d}utu_-szi] | From the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun |
| 14 | a-di _a-ab-ba_ szap-li-[ti sza s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi] | until the lower sea of the rising of the sun |
| 15 | gim-ri s,al-mat _sag-du_ [u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-u2-a] | I made all the black-headed people bow down at my feet. |
| 16 | u3 mal-ki szep-s,u-[ti e-du-ru ta-ha-zi] | And the rulers of the lands are frightened (and) fearful. |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1' | x x? [...] | |
| 2' | u2#?-zaq#?-[qir? hur-sza2-nisz? ...] | I raised up(?) like a mountain |
| 3' | asz2-szu2 ina ra-a-di# [... isz-de-e-szu2 la e-ne2-sze (ana?)] | Because in the road ... his prayers cannot be answered, |
| 4' | li-me-et _bad3 iri#_ [...] | the crest of the wall of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | ki-su-u u2-sze-pi-sza2 u2-[...] | I had a cult statue made of it (and) ... |
| 6' | sza2 _murub4 iri_ u nina{ki#} _iri#_ be#-[lu-ti-ia szu-bat-su-nu usz-rab-bi] | I built their dwellings in the middle of the city and Nineveh, my lordly city. |
| 7' | re-ba-ti-szu2-un u2-sza2-an-dil#-[ma bi-re-e-ti u3] | I filled their reed-beds with offerings and |
| 8' | su-qa-a-ti usz-par-di-ma u2#-[nam-mir _gin7_ u4-me] | I surrounded the streets and made them shine like daylight. |
| 9' | ina me2-eh-ret _ka2#-gal# murub4 iri_ ina a-gur2#-[ri {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e] | in front of the city gate, with baked bricks made of pilî-stone |
| 10' | a-na me-ti-iq _{gesz}gigir en_-ti-ia u2-sze#-[pisz ti-tur-ru] | I had (it) built anew for the passage of my lordly chariot. |
| 11' | _mu-sar_-a ab-ni-ma li-i-tu2 u da-na-nu [sza ...] | I wrote my inscribed object, and the strength and strength of |
| 12' | _ugu_ kul-lat na-ki-ri asz2-tak-[ka-nu u3] | I imposed upon all enemies, and |
| 13' | mim-ma e-pisz-<ti?> _szu#?-min#_-ia# u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir# [qe2-reb-szu2] | I had written down in it everything that I had done. |
| 14' | it-ti _mu-sar#_-e# sza2#? mal#-ki a-li-kut mah#-[ri _ad-mesz_-ia] | together with the inscriptions of the rulers who had come before my fathers |
| 15' | ina _bad3 murub4 iri_ sza2 nina{ki} _iri_ be-[lu-ti-ia] | in the fortified citadel of Nineveh, my capital city |
| 16' | a-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia e-zib# ah-[ra-tasz] | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query in the mouth of the kings, my sons. |
| 17' | ma-ti-ma ina _dumu-mesz#_-ia [ar-ku-ti] | If any of my later sons |
| 18' | sza2 an-szar2 a-na be-lut _kur_ u [_ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu] | whom Ashur names to rule over the land and people, his name |
| 19' | e-nu-ma _bad3_ szu2-a-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru#-[ma en-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz] | When that wall becomes old and dilapidated, may I restore it. |
| 20' | _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia li-mur#-[ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz] | May he find an inscribed object bearing my name and anoint it with oil. |
| 21' | _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 a-na asz2-ri#-[szu2 li-ter] | may a sacrifice be made, may he return to his place |
| 22' | {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar ik-ri-[bi-szu i-szem-mu-u] | [The gods Aššīr and Ishtar] will (then) listen to his prayers. |
| 23' | sza _ugu mu#-sar#_-e# sza2# [...] | That which is written upon the inscription of ... |
| 24' | sza2 {disz}{d}sin-[pap-mesz-su ...] | of Sin-papmešsu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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