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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 138, ex. 001 (P395216)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 138, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395216 |
| 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' | [{lu2}u2-bu]-lum# {lu2}da-mu-nu# [{lu2}gam-bu-lum] | the cult actors, the Damūnu, the Gambulu |
| 2' | [{lu2}hi-in]-da#-ru {lu2}ru-'u-u-a {lu2#}[pu-qu-du] | The Hindāru, the Ruʾua, the Puqudu,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [{lu2}ha-am]-ra#-a-nu {lu2}ha-ga-ra-a-nu {lu2}[na-ba-tu] | The Hamranu, the Hagarānu, and the Nabatu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | {lu2}li-i'-ta-a-u2 {lu2}[a-ra-mu] | the Li'tāyu, the Arameans(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | la kan-szu-ti mit-ha-risz ak-[szud{ud}] | I conquered [the insubmissive] (and) the weak.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | 2(disz) _me_ 8(disz) _lim ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ [u _munus_] | 28,000 people, young and old, male and female |
| 7' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze#-[mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz_] | horses, mules, donkeys, camels, |
| 8' | _gu4-nita2-mesz u8-udu-hi-a_ szal-la-tu ka#-[bit-tu] | oxen, sheep and goats, large booty |
| 9' | asz2-lu#-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz#-[szur{ki}] | I carried off to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | i-na me-ti-iq ger-[ri-ia] | in the course of my campaign(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | sza {disz}{d}muati-en-mu-mesz {lu2}qi2-pi {iri}ha-[ra-ra-te] | of Nabû-šumē, the official of the city Ḫararate. |
| 12' | _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni [_gal-mesz_] | gold, silver, large musukkannu-vessels |
| 13' | _ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u [_u8-udu-hi-a_] | donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats |
| 14' | man-da-ta-szu2 ka-bit-tu am#-[hur] | I received his substantial payment.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | ba-hu-la-ti {iri}hi-rim-me _{lu2}kur2_ ak#-[s,i] | I conquered the city Ḫirimme, a hostile land. |
| 16' | i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ u2-szam-qit-ma e-du ul [e-zib] | with weapons he struck down, but he did not leave. |
| 17' | pag-ri-szu-un i-na ga-szi-szi a-lul-[ma] | I was singing their praises in the evening.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | si-hir#-ti# _iri#_ u2-[szal-me] | I made whole the city.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu a-na esz-szu-ti as,#-[bat] | I took that nagû-vessel away as a gift. |
| 20' | 1(disz)-en _gu4-nita2_ 1(u)? _udu-mesz_ 1(u)? _ansze gesztin_ 2(u)? _ansze zu2-lum#-[ma_] | 1 ox, 10 rams, 10? homers of wine, 20? homes of dates, |
| 21' | re-sze-e-te-szu2 a-na _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur[{ki}] | his first-fruits to the gods of Assyria |
| 22' | _en-mesz_-ia u2-kin da3-ri-szam# | my lords established forever. |
| 23' | i-na 2(disz)-e ger-ri-ia asz-szur be-li2 u2-tak#-[kil-an-ni-ma] | In my second campaign, (the god) Ašsūr, my lord, convicted me and |
| 24' | a#-na _kur_ {lu2}kasz-szi-i u3 _kur_ ia-[su-bi]-gal#-la-a#-[a] | to the land of the Kassites and the land Iasubigalla |
| 25' | sza ul-tu ul-la a-na [_lugal-mesz] ad-mesz_-[ia] | which from time immemorial to the kings, my ancestors, |
| 26' | la# kit-nu-szu2 [lu al-lik] | I marched against his falsehood.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | qe2#-reb hur-sza2-a-ni zaq#-[ru-ti _a-sza3_ nam-ra-s,i] | in the midst of the high mountains, a fertile field |
| 28' | i#-na _ansze-kur#-[ra_ ar-kab-ma _{gesz}gigir giri3-min_-ia] | with a horse behind me, my footstool |
| 29' | x x x? [...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | _ugu_ [ki-s,ir _lugal_-ti-ia] | Concerning my royal crown |
| 2 | u2#-[rad-di si-it-ti szal-la-ti na-ki-ri ka-bit-tu] | I brought about the defeat of the most powerful enemy. |
| 3 | a-na# [gi-mir _karasz_-ia u3 _{lu2}en-nam-mesz_-ia] | to my entire camp and my governors |
| 1' | sza [ul-tu ul-la it-ti szi-t,ir bu-ru-u2-me] | which since time immemorial with a written document |
| 2' | es,-rat#-[su es,-ret-ma] | his ears are ears, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | szu-pu-u2# [s,i-in-du-szu2] | a šupû-container, his fingernail(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | asz2-ru nak#-[lu szu-bat pi-risz-te] | The ašru, the naklu-disease, the dwelling of the secret |
| 5' | sza mim-ma [szum-szu2 szi-pir ni-kil-ti] | whose name (is) the work of the cultic rites |
| 6' | gi-mir# [pel-lu-de-e ni-s,ir-ti] | all the cult statues of reverence |
| 7' | lal3#-gar# [szu-ta-bu-lu4 qe2-reb-szu2] | Lalgar, the šutabulu-vessel inside it |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1 | am#-szu-uh# me#-szi#-ih-ta la-ba-risz _u4-mesz_ | I have sworn by the life of the days. |
| 2 | [ina] _illu_ kisz-sza2#-ti tem-me-en-szu la e-ne2-sze | In the flood of the world his foundations were not firm. |
| 3 | as-kup-pat {na4}pi#-i-li rab-ba-a-te ki-su-u-szu2 u2-sza2-as-hi-ra | I surrounded its perimeter with large limestone slabs. |
| 4 | u2-dan-ni-na szu-pu-uk-szu2 | (Sum) He strengthened his strength (Akk) He reinforced his strength |
| 5 | _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-ia# 1(disz)# _me_ 1(gesz2) ti-ib-ki tam-li-i | Inscription written according to my name. 100 tibku-measures of the sea. |
| 6 | qe2-reb-szu2 al-t,u-ur-ma# szap#-la#-nu ina _usz8_-szu2 e-zib ah-ra-tasz | Inside it, I wrote and checked, and in its foundations, I deposited my commemorative inscriptions. |
| 7 | ar#-ka#-nu# szu-usz-qu#-[u2] tam#-li-i ka-bat-ti ub-lam-ma | After that, he brought forth the šushqû-vessel of the sea, the hearth, and |
| 8 | [2(u)? ti]-ib-ki s,e-er# mah#-re-e ar-s,ip-ma | I built a tibku-base on a former hill and |
| 9 | [1(disz) _me_] 1(gesz2) 2(u)#? ti-ib-ki u2-szaq#-qi2 e-la-nisz | I raised 100 (shekels) of tibku-wood and made them higher than before. |
| 10 | [tar]-pa#-szu-u2 _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni u2-szar-bi | I imposed upon it a remission of debts of one day. |
| 11 | s,e#-er me-szi-ih-ti _e2-gal_ mah-ri-ti# | the remission of debts of the previous palace |
| 12 | u2#-rad-di-ma u2-sza2-an-di-la szi-kit-ta-sza2 | I added to it and made its foundations firm. |
| 13 | _e2#-gal {na4}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da {na4}gesz-nu11-gal zu2 am-si_ | Palace of Durmi-Nabanda-stone, alabaster, amsi-plant |
| 14 | _{gesz#}esi {gesz}tug2_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni _{gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3_ | ebony, a linen cloth, musukkannu-wood, cedar, cypress |
| 15 | _{szim}li_ u3 {gesz}e-lam-ma-ku e2-[gal]-za3#-di-nu-tuku-a | juniper and elamma-wood of Egalzadinutuku |
| 16 | a-na mu-szab _lugal_-ti-ia u2-sze-pi#-[sza2] qe2#-reb-szu2 | I had it made inside it for my royal residence. |
| 17 | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hu tam-szil {kur}ha-ma-nim sza2 gi#-mir# _szim-hi-a_ | a large orchard, a replica of Mount Amanus, with all kinds of aromatics |
| 18 | _gurun_ s,ip-pa-a-te _gesz-mesz_ tuk-lat _kur_-i u3# {kur#}kal-di | grain-heaps, ṣippatu-trees, trees, the support of the mountains and Chaldea |
| 19 | qe2#-reb-szu2 hur-ru-szu i-ta-a-sza2 az#-qu-up | Inside it, I smashed its brickwork. |
| 20 | asz2#-szu2# za#-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-ti _a-sza3_ ta#-mir-ti | Concerning the clearing of the reed fences of the field of the Tamirtu, |
| 21 | e-le-en _iri_ 4(disz) _pi-ta-am3_ | above the city 4 times |
| 22 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ nina{ki} pil-ku u2-pal-lik-ma | to the citizens of Nineveh my work I shall perform and |
| 23 | u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-usz-szu2-un | he made their faces bright. |
| 24 | a-na mit,-ra-a-ti szum-mu-hi | if for miṭrātu-disease, |
| 25 | ul-tu pa-a-t,i {iri}ki-si-ri a-di ta-mir-te nina#[{ki}] | From the border of the city Kisiri to the plain of Nineveh |
| 26 | _kur_-a u3 bi-ru-tu2 ina ak-kul-la-te _an-bar_ u2-szat-tir-ma | I surrounded the land and settlements with bronze arrowheads and |
| 27 | u2-sze-szir {i7}har-ru 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru | the canal Ḫarru, 1 1/2 danna, the ground |
| 28 | ul-tu qe2-reb {i7}hu-su-ur ma-a-me da-ru-u-te | From the Ḫusur River, there are no eternal rivers. |
| 29 | a-szar-sza2 u2-szar-da-a qe2-reb s,ip-pa-a-ti | I made its place greater than (those of) (other) settlements. |
| 30 | sza2-ti-na u2-szah-bi-ba pat-ti-isz | (Sum) My heart was enraged, my heart trembled (Akk) The heart of my heart was troubled, I was frightened |
| 31 | ina t,e3-em _dingir_-ma qe2-reb _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hi | at the command of the god, inside the orchard |
| 32 | _gesztin_ gi-mir _gurun_ {gesz}se-er-du u _szim-hi#-[a_] | wine, all kinds of fruit, cedar and aromatics |
| 33 | ma-gal isz#-mu-hu _{gesz}szur-min3 {gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na#_ | he greatly listened. The cypress and meskannu-wood |
| 34 | nap#-har _gesz#-[mesz_] i#-szi#-hu-ma u2-s,ar-ri-szu2 pa-pa-al-lum# | all the trees grew tall and they covered it with a cloth. |
| 35 | [a-na] szup#-szu-uh a-lak-ti [_a-mesz_] sza# _{gesz}kiri6-mah#_-[hi] | to prepare the road to the water of the orchard |
| 36 | [{i7}a-gam]-mu# u2#-[szab-szi-ma s,u-s,u]-u2# | The Agammu River grew high and was covered in blood. |
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