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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 108, ex. 001 (P422068)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 108, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422068 |
| Museum no. | BM 098972 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] _lu_ [...] | |
| 3' | [...] a-ma-ta | ... from the word(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [hab]-ba-lu szag-ga-szu | his headdress(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [ina] zu-um-ri-szi-na | in their bodies(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | isz-sza2-kin-ma | he placed, and |
| 7' | [en]-szu i-hab-bi-lu | his lord they shall kill(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | [i]-szar-ra-ku a-na dan-ni | ... to the strong one ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | ina qe2-reb _iri_ dul-lu-lu | in the city of the work |
| 10' | ma-har kad3-re-e | before the kadrê-offering |
| 11' | ib-ba-szi-ma | he created, and |
| 12' | _ud_-szam la na-par-ka-a | The day is not favourable. |
| 13' | im-szu-'u _nig2-szu-mesz_ sza a-ha-mesz | he has taken, the possessions of each other |
| 14' | ma-a-ru ina su-u2-qi | (Sum) The stag in the street (Akk) In the street |
| 15' | e-ta-ra-ar _ad_-szu | has returned, his father |
| 16' | re-e-szu a-na _en_-szu | the head to his lord |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [ka-bat-tusz is,]-s,a-[ri-ih] | he sat down.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [{d}en-lil2]-la2 _dingir-[mesz_] | the Enlil of the gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [_en] kur-kur_ | lord of the lands(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | a-na [sa]-pah _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ | to the midst of the land and the people(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | ik-ta-pu-ud | he smote |
| 7' | le-mut-tu | evil |
| 8' | a-na sa-pan _kur_ | in order to widen the land |
| 9' | u3 hul-lu-uq _ug3-mesz_-sza2 | and the destruction of her people |
| 10' | lib-bu-usz | heart |
| 11' | ik-pu-ud-ma | he wrote, and |
| 12' | ar-rat ma-ru-usz-ti | the curse of marištu |
| 13' | isz-sza2-kin | he established. |
| 14' | ina pi-i-szu | by his mouth |
| 15' | ina _an_-e u _ki_-tim | in heaven and netherworld |
| 16' | _a2-mesz hul_-tim | omens of evil |
| 17' | it-tab-sza2-a | he brought. |
| 18' | sza2 ha-laq mit-har-ti | who has lost a wife, |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1' | [x x] x x | |
| 2' | [x] x _iri_ | ... city(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | u2-szab-szi-ma | he caused to dwell, and |
| 4' | _gi-ambar-mesz_ | reeds |
| 5' | u3 {gesz}s,ar-ba-ti | and arrows |
| 6' | ina qer-bi-szu2 | inside it |
| 7' | ma-gal i-szir-ma | “It is great! It was great! |
| 8' | u2-s,ar-ri-sza2 | he sent her. |
| 9' | pa-pal-lu | |
| 10' | _muszen-mesz an_-e | birds of the sky |
| 11' | _ku6-mesz zu-ab_ | fish of the bone |
| 12' | sza la ni-bi | without number, |
| 13' | ina qer-bi-szu | inside it |
| 14' | ib-ba-szu-ma | he created, and |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1' | [x] x [...] | |
| 2' | _geszkim#-[mesz saga-mesz_] | good signs(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [ina] sza2-ma-mi [u qaq-qa-ri] | In heaven and earth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | sza szu-szu-[ub _iri_] | of the dispersal of the city(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | u3 ud-du-[usz] | and continually(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | esz-re-e-[ti-szu] | his shrines(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | isz-tap-pa-ra | he sent |
| 8' | gesz-kim-bu-usz | |
| 9' | ad-ke-e-ma | I swore, and |
| 10' | gi-mir um-ma-ni | all the scholars, |
| 11' | {kur}kar-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 | of Kar-Duniaš |
| 12' | ka-la-ma | all |
| 13' | _gesz-mesz_ u _gi-ambar-mesz_ | trees and reeds |
| 14' | ina qul-me2-e ik-szi-t,u | (Sum) The king, my lord, has slain me in battle (Akk) In battle, I slandered myself in battle |
| 15' | is-su-hu szu-ru-us-su | “He has sinned, his heart |
| 16' | _a-mesz_ {i7}pu-rat-ti | the waters of the Euphrates |
| 17' | ab-bu isz-tu qer-bi-szu2 | (Sum) The cow from its inside (Akk) From its inside |
| 18' | ap-ru-us-ma | I sent, and |
| 19' | a-na ma-la-ki-szu-nu | to their lordship |
| 20' | mah-re-e | before |
| 21' | u2-szar-di | he made great. |
| surface a col 5 | ||
| 1' | x [x] x [...] | |
| 2' | lisz-sza2-kin ina pi-[i-szu] | May it be placed in his mouth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | ik-rib _ud-mesz su3-[mesz_] | long days(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | lik-ru-ban-ni-ma | May they bless me, and |
| 5' | szu-lum _bala-mesz_-ia | the well-being of my reign |
| 6' | liq-ta-bi | may he command. |
| 7' | a-na du-ri2 da-ri2 | forever. |
| 8' | {iti}gu4-si-sa2 | Ayyaru (month II) |
| 9' | _mu-sag-nam-lugal-la_ | the first-born kingship |
| 10' | {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-i-di-nam | Assurnasirpal |
| 11' | _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | king of Assyria, |
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