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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, ex. 001 (P397334)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397334 |
| 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 | [a-na-ku {disz}]an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na | I, Ashurbanipal(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | [mu-du-u] ha-as-su it-pe-szu pit-qu-du | (As for) the one who destroys its foundation pits, |
| 3 | [...]-sza2-ti e-pisz szip-ri sza [...] a-sza2-red | ..., the one who performs the work of ...: |
| 4 | [musz-te-e']-u2 esz-re#-e#-ti# [...] | Who guides the sanctuaries of ...,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [...]-u2-a [...] | ... my(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | isz-ta-[...] | |
| 2 | i-na lib3-[bi ...] | from ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3 | si-kip-[ti ...] | ... the knots ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | u2-[...] | |
| 5 | at-[...] | I ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | {disz}[...] | |
| 2' | a-na [...] | to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | u3 [...] | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | qa-at {d}[...] | Hand of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | {lu2}i-szip-pi2 [...] | The messenger ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | _{lu2}gala-mesz_ i-[...] | The magnates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | ta-nit-ti qar-ra-[du-ti-szu2 ...] | The praise of his heroism(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | _{lu2}nar-mesz_ ina _{gesz}za3-[mi2_ ...] | The singers on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | gim-ri _erin2 hi-a_-ia [...] | all my troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | te-e-ra i-sza2-[...] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 11' | ina _kar_ a-[...] | at the quay ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | a-na 1(disz) _danna_ [...] | for 1 nanny ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | as-li eb-bu-[ti ...] | (Sum) I am the one of the pure cult centers(?) (Akk) The pure place(?) of the temples |
| 14' | nap-tan sze-e-[ri ...] | The meal in the morning ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | {d}ag {d}masz _dumu_ [...] | Nabû, Ninurta, son of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | u2-szal-[...] | he made ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 17' | {d}u-gur [...] | Ugur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | il-[...] | Il-[...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] e2-sag-il2 [...] | ... Esagil ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [... _an_-e] u _ki_-tim a-na [...] | ... heaven and earth to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...] u2-szam-ki-ra u2-[...] | ... he made disappear, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [_dingir-mesz] gal-mesz_ szu-ut _an_-e u _ki_-tim _ug3-mesz_ [...] | The great gods of heaven and netherworld, the people ... |
| 5' | [a-na _giri3-min_]-szu2 u2-szak-ni-szu2 a-a-bi-szu2 is-pu-nu at-[...] | to his feet he made him bow down, his enemies ... |
| 6' | [mu]-szab _an-szar2_ e2-szar2-ra _e2_ ab-be2-e a-szar te-disz-ti | the dwelling place of the god Ashur, the Esharra, the house of the elders, the place of learning, |
| 7' | [sza] it-ti _iri_-ka _babila2{ki} e2-kur_-ka e2-sag-gil2 | who with your city Babylon, your Ekur, Esagil |
| 8' | [x x] e-mu-ru-ma szu-ud-lu-pu _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | ... they saw, and his people were plundered(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [e2]-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra a-szar te-disz-ti-ia | Eḫursaggalkurkurra, the place of my learning |
| 10' | [isz-da]-a-szu2 li-ku-na ki-ma _kur_-i | may he establish as a mountain.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [gi]-mir _he2-nun_ t,uh-du hi-s,ib kib-ra-a-ti | all the abundance, abundance of the world quarters |
| 12' | [szat-ti]-szam-ma _i7_-isz3 li-szah-bi-ba qe2-reb-szu2 | At that time, may the Iš River tremble inside it |
| 13' | [i]-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li sza {d}en sza3-t,ir | It is written upon the pedestal of Bel. |
| 14' | [_gim] sumun_-szu2 _ab-sar_-ma ba3-ri3 | Written and collated according to its original |
| 15' | [_dub_] {disz}{d}marduk-gar-mu {lu2}szaman2-la2 tur_ | Tablet of Marduk-gārmu, the junior šamanla-official. |
| 16' | [_szu_ {disz}{d}]pa-numun-kat3 {lu2}a-ba_ | in the charge of Nabû-zeru-kat, the scribe. |
| 17' | [_a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}]ina-_suh3-szur a-ba a_ {disz}{d}ag-pap-ir _a-ba_ | son of Ina-teši-eṭir, son of Nabu-nār-šumir, descendant of Rab-bane |
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