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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 (P394592)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394592 |
| 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' | [... ana] nina{ki} il-lak-u2-[ma ...] | ... they go to Nineveh and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [lu-bul-ti _gun3 gada_] u2-lab-ba-szu2-usz _har ku3-sig17_ u2-[rak-ka-su rit-te-szu2] | I decorated it with a linen cloth inlaid with gold rings, I bound it with his hand. |
| 3' | [...]-szu2 u8-a ul iq-bi-ma ul is,-ru-[uh si-pit-tu?] | ... his ... did not say “woe’ and did not shave his head(?) |
| 4' | [a-na e-muq ra-ma-ni-szu2 it]-ta-kil-ma um-man-szu2 _karasz_-su id-[ke-e-ma] | to his own army he sacrificed, and his army his camp he attacked, and |
| 5' | [a-na {disz}{d}nin-gal-_szum2-na ARAD2_ da]-gil2 pa-ni-ia ni-i-tu il-me-szu2-ma is,-ba-ta [mu-s,a-a-szu2] | To Ningal-iddina, a servant who belonged to me, we saw him and took hold of his body. |
| 6' | [ad-ke-e _erin2 hi-a_]-ia usz-te-szir-ma a-na _kur_ tam-tim as,-s,a-bat [har-ra-nu] | I set off with my troops and took the road to the land of the Sea. |
| 7' | [{disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}]marduk-a-szum2-na ba-ra-nu-u na-bal-kat3-ta-nu | Nabû-zeru-iššīssa, son of Marduk-apla-iddina, the fugitive |
| 8' | [a-lak _erin2 hi-a_-ia isz-me-e]-ma a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} sze-la-bisz in-na-bit | went with my troops and fled to the land Elam. |
| 9' | [asz-szu2 ma-mit {d}asz-szur] _en_-szu2 la is,-s,ur-u-ma qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti i-na-ru-szu2 ina _{gesz}tukul_ | Because the oath of the god Aššīr, his lord, had not kept watch over him, they killed him in the land Elam with weapons. |
| 10' | [{disz}na-'i-id-{d}marduk sza2 a]-na _szesz_-szu2 qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti e-pu-szu2 e-mur-ma | Naʾid-Marduk, whom I had built for his brother in the land Elam, saw and |
| 11' | [a-na _kur_ asz-szur]{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | to Assyria, before me, he came and cut off my feet. |
| 12' | [ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 ana pa]-ni-szu2 u2-szad-gil2-ma man-da-ti _en_-ti-ia e-mid-su | his brother’s inheritance he entrusted to him and imposed upon him the payment of my lordly tribute. |
| 13' | [{disz}en-ba-sza2 sza ina 1(u) 2(disz)] _danna#_ qaq-qa-ru qe2-reb a-gam-me _gi-ambar-mesz_ szit-ku-nu szub-tu | Bēl-baša, who was stationed in 12 steles in the middle of the marshes with reeds, |
| 14' | [pu-ul-hi me-lam-me _en_-ti]-ia is-hu-pu-szu2-ma hat-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 in-qut-su-[ma] | The radiance of my lordly splendor overwhelmed him, he fell into his own hands and |
| 15' | [asz2-szu2 e-pesz _ARAD2_]-ti a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-szaq _giri3-min_-[ia] | Concerning the work of my servant, he came before me and made my feet tremble. |
| 16' | [{iri}ar-za-a sza] {disz}a-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu is-lu-u ni-ri-[ia] | The city Arzâ, which Asuḫili, his king, conquered, |
| 17' | [ina bi-re-ti ad-di-szu2]-nu-ti-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-[ra-a] | In battle I gave them and brought them to Assyria. |
| 18' | [{disz}te-usz-pa {kur}gi-mir-a-a ina] {kur}hu-bu-usz-na a-di gi-mir _erim-[hi-a_-szu2] | Teušpa of the land Cimmeria, in the land Ḫubušina, together with all his troops |
| 19' | [u2-ra-as-si-ib ina _{gesz}tukul_ man-da]-tu ka-bit-tu [e-mid-su] | With the weapon he struck him with a heavy punishment. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur]-ri a-szib [qa-bal tam-tim ...] | Baʾalu, king of Tyre, who resides in the middle of the sea, |
| 2' | [...] is-lu-u ni-[ri ...] | … islû-plant, nīru-plant |
| 3' | [...] _an-szar2 man dingir-mesz_ u nam-ri-ri _en_-ti-ia [...] | ... Ashur, king of the gods and goddesses, my lord, ... |
| 4' | [...] ka-mis-ma u2-s,al-la-a _en_-[ti-ia ...] | ... and made my lordly majesty shine forth ... |
| 5' | [... man-da]-tu ka-bit2-ti _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 it-ti nu-dun-[ne2-e-szi-na ...] | ... the substantial payment of his daughters with their nobility ... |
| 6' | [... na-dan szat]-ti-szu2 ma-la u2-szab-t,i-lu [...] | ... the gift of his life, as much as he made it flourish, ... |
| 7' | [...] u2-na-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia [...] | ... he made pass by, my feet ... |
| 8' | [...] _iri-mesz_-szu2 szu-ut na-ba-li e-kim-szu2-ma [...] | ... his cities, which the Nabali gods had conquered, and ... |
| 9' | [... asz2]-kun-ma ana mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} _gur_ [...] | ... I set up and to the border of Assyria ... |
| 10' | [...] _igi_ {disz}ba-di-[...] u2-szad-gil2 [...] | ... before Badi-... he made perfect ... |
| 11' | [...]-ni-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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