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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 053, ex. 001 (P396011)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 053, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396011 |
| 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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] {d}nin-[...] | ... Nin-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...]-szu2 lu-u ra-[...] | ... may his ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] _iri_ tak-bit-ti-[szu ...] | ... the city of his trust ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [...] x-le-e-szu2 i-rib pa-rak da-[ra-a-ti] | ... his ..., the one who makes the pa[rt] eternal |
| 6' | [_gu4-mah_-hi bit-ru-ti] szu-u'-e ma-ru-ti iz-he-et [_ku6_] | The ox is a bitrûtu-bird, the šuʾū'e-bird is an eagle, the fish is an elephant. |
| 7' | [u _muszen he2-gal2 zu-ab_] sza2 la i-szu-u mi-t,i-tu2 | and a bird of abundant abundance, who has no rival, |
| 8' | [...] _lal3 i3-nun-na_ si-mat sat-tuk-ki-szu2 eb-bu-ti | ... honey and butter, suitable for his bright sattukku-vessel. |
| 9' | [u2-t,ah]-ha-a ma-har-szu2 | ... before him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [{disz}{d}gesz-nu11]-mu-gi-na _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-ia a-na {d}marduk | Gešnu-mugina, son of Ṣītiya, to Marduk |
| 11' | u3 {d}zar-pa-ni-tum a-na szi-rik-ti asz-ruk | and Zarpanitu I established as a pledge. |
| 12' | _gun_ man-da-at-tu _igi-sa2_-e szad-lu-ti e-rib la ba-t,a-li | a talent of fine silver, high quality, unrivaled, |
| 13' | [kad3-ra]-a-a u2-szam-hir-ma a-de2-di-he2-gal2 ap-qid | I made my offerings greater and appointed Adi-Ḫegal. |
| 14' | [{lu2}ram-ki] {lu2}pa-szi-szi an-gub-be2-e na-s,ir pi-risz-ti | The ramki-official and the pšiši-official are standing by, guarding the secret. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{lu2}i-szip-pi] _{lu2}ka-pirig3 {lu2}gala {lu2}[nar_] | the incantation priest, the cupbearer, the chief singer, |
| 2 | [sza gi-mir um-ma]-nu-ti ha-[am-mu ma-har-szu-un usz-ziz] | I sat before them all of the scholars. |
| 3 | [...]-ti | ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | [...]-un | ...-un(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | [...]-ti | ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [...]-ti | ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...]-tum | ...-tum(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [...]-i | ...-i(very low confidence: a guess) |
Sources & licences
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