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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1015, ex. 001 (P396332)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x1015, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396332 |
| 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}x x x x | ... the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | [...] ba-nu-u a-ge-e _man_-ti | ... who establishes kingship(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...] _dumu-mesz_ {lu2#}[_hal_ ...]-lu-lu _abgal_ szam-ni | ... sons of the haruspex ... lulu the chief of the oil-pressers |
| 4' | [...] x-szu szup-szu-uq e-x [_ku5_]-is# _esz-bar_ ma-li nam-ri-ri | ... ... is torn out, ... cut off, decisions are made in a favorable way. |
| 5' | [...] _{udu}sila4-mesz_ szuk-lu-lu-ti [sza2 la] i-szu-u ti-rik s,u-ul-me | ... the pure goats, who do not have a tirik of protection, |
| 6' | [mim]-mu-u2 ina lib3-bi-szu2 ba-szu-u2 u2#-sza2-an-ni-an#-ni# | All that is in it, he made me happy. |
| 7' | ul# u2-pat-ti sza _dumu-mesz {lu2}hal_ pal-ka-a ha-si-sun2 | I did not open (them). Of the sons of the haruspex, I was afraid. |
| 8' | i-na t,up-pi isz-t,ur e-ri-im ib-ri-im id-din-szu2-nu-ti | He wrote (it) on a tablet, gave them (the tablets), (and) gave (them) to Ibrīm. |
| 9' | ul# is,-lul kal mu-szi a-di ip-pu-ha _ku5_-is _esz-bar en en-en_ {d}utu | He has not sinned all night long, until he has been cut off. The decision of the lord, the en-priestess, Šamaš |
| 10' | a#-na szu-te-szur de-e-ni ni-isz qa-ti na-szi-ma | He bears the responsibility for the clearing of lawsuits. |
| 11' | e#-le-nu-u-a _dumu_ bi-bil lib3-bi-szu2 u2-s,al-la {d}utu u {d}iszkur | Enlila, son of Bībil-Sîn, his heart’s desire, the gods Šamaš and Adad |
| 12' | en#-qu-u2-ti _dumu-mesz {lu2}hal_ u2-szak-me-sa# sza2-pal-szu2-un | I made the sons of the haruspex bow down at their feet. |
| 13' | [a]-di# qa-a-tu u2-ki-in-nu x x [x] x-ap#-ti# | Until they confirm it, ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [...] sza2# usz-szu-usz [...] | ... which was raised ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | ina a-szi#-[...] | In Aši-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | il-[...] | Il-[...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | ($ blank space $) [...] | |
| 4' | x x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | [...] | |
| 7' | _sag_-[...] | |
| 8' | a-dan-nu [...] | a stipulated term(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | {d}sag-me-[nig2 ...] | Sagmenig(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | a-szar ni-s,ir-[ti ...] | where the heroism of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | a-na sa-din# [...] | to be given ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | ina sza2-ma-me u [qaq-qa-ri ...] | In heaven and earth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | _ah_-su-[us ...] | I smote him ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | {lu2#}[...] | The ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4 | a-lak _dingir_-ti-[szu2 ...] | on his way to his divinity(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | t,e3-em {d}utu# [...] | News of Utu: ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | _uzu-mesz_ ta-kil-ti szal#?-[mu-te ...] | the flesh of the pure takiltu-offering ... |
| 7 | ik-szu-dam-ma {iti}gu4# [...] | arrived, and the month Ayyaru(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 u2-masz-sza-ram#-[ma ...] | The god Adad made his rains disappear and ... |
| 9 | {i7}idigna _illu_-sza2 isz-[sza-a ...] | the Tigris, its river level ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | _ud-7(disz)-kam2_ nu-bat-tu sza {d}[...] | On the seventh day, the evening of the god ... |
| 11 | ina _kisal_ e2-szar2-ra a-szar nab#-[nit ...] | In the courtyard of Esharra, the place of creation, . |
| 12 | ma-har _mul-mesz_ sza2-ma-me {d}e2-[a ...] | Before the stars of heaven, Ea ... |
| 13 | ina szi-pir _abgal ka-luh-[u3-da_ ...] | By the craft of the sage, the kaluḫada-demon, ... |
| 14 | _u4 8(disz)-kam2_ u4-mu [...] | 8th day, day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | ul-tu [...] | From(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16 | x [...] | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] x x x {d#}marduk# {d}x x x x x x x x x x x x x | Marduk, ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | [{d}]zar#-pa#-ni#-tum# ina ka2-hi-li#-su3# u2#-sze#-szi#-bu szu#-bat# ne2#-eh-tu2 | Zarpanitu sat down in his cella, the dwelling of peace. |
| 3 | [...] _dingir_ ina ke-nu _lugal_-su li-kin2-[nu] li-szal-bi-ru _bala-mesz_-szu2 | ... may a god establish his kingship in steadfastness, and may his reign be long. |
| 4 | [{d}]a-num an-tum ik-rib u4-me _su3-mesz_ lik-[tar]-ra#-bu-szu2 a-na da-ra-a-tim# | May Anu, Antu, grant him long days. |
| 5 | [{d}en]-lil2# {d}nin-lil2 szim-tu2 t,a-ab-tu2 szi-mat [la]-ba-ri li-szim szi-mat-su | May the deities Enlil and Ninlil determine a favorable fate for him, a fate of abundance for him. |
| 6 | [{d}]e2#-a _dingir-mah_ szu-mu li-szar-szu-szu#-ma li-rap-pi-szu2 _numun_-szu2 | May Ea, the great god, make my name greater and widen his understanding, |
| 7 | [{d}]3(u) {d#}utu# _geszkim# munus-saga iti_-szam la na-par-ka-a li-tap-pi-lu a-ha-mesz# | May Sin and Šamaš, the sign of a good woman, month without eponymy, guard each other. |
| 8 | [...] x x x _he2-gal2 he2-nun_ t,uh-du ka-a-a-an lisz-tab-ri ina _kur_-szu2 | ... ... may there be abundance, abundance, and prosperity every day in his land. |
| 9 | [...] x x [...] la#-ba-ri ka-szad lit-tu-ti [...] ra-im-szu2 | ... ... the old man, the one who achieves greatness ... his love |
| 10 | [...] x-si _saga-mesz_-szu2 | ... his good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | [...] _ta {lu2}kur2-mesz_-szu2 | ... with his enemies(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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