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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 038, ex. 001 (P394821)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 038, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394821 |
| 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' | [...] kan-[szu2? ...] | ... his neck ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-nu [...] | ...-nu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | _szagina_ babila2{ki} [...] | general of Babylon(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | _nun_ mun-tal-ku ih-[...] | The noble prince ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | _lugal_ szah-tu [...] | king of destruction, ....(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | ina ni-isz _igi-min_ ina {iti}[...] | According to the wording of a sealed document, in the month ... |
| 9' | [...]-szi-ir _kur_-su [...] | ... his land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | [...] | |
| 12' | [...] | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | [...] | |
| 18' | [...] | |
| 19' | [...] | |
| 20' | [...]-nak | ...-nak(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | [...] | |
| 22' | [...] | |
| 23' | [...] | |
| 24' | [...]-u | ...-u(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | [...] | |
| 26' | [...] | |
| 27' | [...]-dan ma-lu raq-qu | ... is full of abundance.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | [...]-isz-szu x x-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 29' | [...] {d}3(u) pu-tuq-qu ba-sza2-a _gesztu-min_-szu2-un | ... the god Sîn, who makes their ears tremble, |
| 30' | [... {d}]nin-gal {d}nusku qe2-reb sza2 _ki_-tim | ... Ningal and Nusku in the middle of the earth |
| 31' | [...] i-szak-ka-nu dam-qu-tu2 | ... they place good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | [... hi]-szih-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | ... of the great gods,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | [... {d}]na-an-na-ru | ... Nanaru(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [...] u2-sze-szi-ir pu-ti | ... he made open the mouth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35' | [...] ri-kis par-s,i-szu2-un | ... their ritual rites(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36' | [...] {d#}u-dar-mesz | ... Udarmeš(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 37' | [...] | |
| 38' | [...] | |
| 39' | [... u2]-kin | ... he established(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 40' | [...]-u | ...-u(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 41' | [...] _igi-kar2_-a | ... is seen.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 42' | [...] x-szu2-un | ... their(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 43' | [...] lu-szal-bir | ... let me cross over |
| 44' | [...] x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-tum | ...-tum(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] x-di | |
| 3' | [...] u2-kin | ... established(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [... i]-na a-mat qi2-bi-ti-ia | ... by my command(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [...] e-mi3-du-szu2-ma il-li-ku nam-mu-szi-szu2 | ... they saw him and went to his fate.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [...] {disz}tar-qu-u2 | Tarqû(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...] x e-kim-szu2 | ... took him away.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...] mah-ru-ti | ... former .(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [...]-qisz | ...-qiš(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] _lugal szu2 a_-szu2 | ... king of the world, his son(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | [...] x-a _en_ | ... ... the lord(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | ina ab-[... man-za]-az pa-ni | In ... the face(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | _munus-e2-gal-me_-szu2 x [...] ina la mi3-ni | his queens ... without ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz nig2-szu_ [...] a-na _kur_ asz-szur | Gold, silver, stones, possessions ... to Assyria |
| 15' | sa-kul-lat _gu4-mesz u8-udu-[hi-a_ ...]-li sza2 | a stock of oxen, sheep and goats |
| 16' | _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam-mesz_ [...] | kings, governors(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | asz2-tak-kan-ma ni-ri [...] | I placed (it) and the yoke ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | sat-tuk-ki gi-nu-u2 [...] | Sattukku, regular offerings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [...] | |
| 20' | 8(disz) _gu4-mesz_ 3(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 1(u) [...] | 8 oxen, 300 ...,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | ina _gun_ man-da-[at-ti ...] | with a talent of silver ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | ina u4-me-szu2-ma s,a-lam [...] | At that time, a statue(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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