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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001 (P396017)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 159, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396017 |
| 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 | a-na an#-szar2 _lugal_ kisz-szat _dingir-mesz_ ba-nu-u ram-ni-szu2 _ad dingir-mesz# gal#-mesz#_ | To Ashur, king of the universe, creator of the gods, father of the great gods: |
| 2 | sza ina _zu-ab_ isz-mu-hu gat-tu-usz _lugal an_-e u _ki_-tim# | Whoever in the future, at any time, seeks a lawsuit or litigation against the king of heaven and earth, |
| 3 | _en dingir-mesz_ ka-la-ma sza2-pi-ik {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u {d}a-nun-na-ki# | all the lords of the gods, exalted one of the Igigi and Anunnaki, |
| 4 | pa-ti-iq er-mi {d}a-nim u ki-gal-li e-pisz kul-lat da-ad2-me | The one who makes the rites of Anu and Kigallu pass by, the one who performs all the deeds, |
| 5 | a-szib bu-ru-mu _ku3-mesz {d}en-lil2 dingir-mesz_ mu-szim _nam-mesz_ | who dwells in the holy sanctuaries of Enlil of the gods, who decrees fates |
| 6 | a-szib e2-szar2-ra sza2 qe2-reb bal-til{ki} _en gal_-i _en_-szu2 {disz#}[{d}sin-pap-mesz]-su | who dwells in Ešara, which is inside Baltil (Assur) Great Lord, his lord: Sin-papmešsu |
| 7 | _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-pisz s,a-lam an-szar2 u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a#-[na _ti-la_-szu2?] | king of Assyria, the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Assur and the great gods for his life |
| 8 | _gid2-da u4-mesz_-szu2 _dug3_-ub lib3-bi-szu2 _gin bala#_-[szu2 ...] | his days will be long, his mood will be well, his reign will ... |
| 9 | _li-li-iz3 zabar husz-a_ pi-ti#-[iq ...] | lilīz-stone, red bronze, pitiq-stone ... |
| 10 | sza2 ina szi-pir {d}szi-ka-gu e-rim _kusz#?_ [...] | who by the craft of Šikagu ... a furious ... |
| 11 | nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz-ma a-na sa-[la-mi-szu2 ...] | I had (them) built anew and to its full extent |
| 12 | u3 nu-uh lib3-bi-szu2# x x [...] | and the well-being of his heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | _u4 5(disz)-kam2 u4 7(disz)-kam2_ x [...] | 5th day, 7th day ... ... |
| 14 | u3 i-sin#-ni# [...] | And ... my prayer ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
Sources & licences
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