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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 002 (P422274)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 016, ex. 002
IDP422274
Museum no.BM 103214 + BM 103216 + BM 103217 + BM 103219 + BM 103220 + frag.
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

Transliteration (ATF)

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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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a col 1
1'[...] x
2'[_...]-mesz_
3'[...]-me# _kur_-ud... I gained ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'[...] szal#-la#-su#-un... their booty(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'[...] a-ra-mu {lu2}kal-du... Aramu, the kaldu-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'[...]{ki#} nibru{ki} kisz{ki}..., Nippur, Kish(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...]-ma# gu2-du8-a{ki} zimbir{ki}... and Gudua and Sippar(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[...] _iri# en_ hi-it,-t,i... city, lord of crime.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[...] szal-la-tisz am-nu... I counted as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'[...]-a#-a-ar-ti-ia... my ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[...]-mu#-na {lu2}ri-hi-hu... the briḫi-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[...]-qu {lu2}u2-bu-du... the budu-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'[...]-e {lu2}ma-la#-hu... the malahu(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'[...]-mu {lu2}u2-bu-lu... the cult actor(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'[...]-nu# {lu2}gam-bu-lu... the Gambulu(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...]-ru# {lu2}ru-'u-u2-a... my ruʾu(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...]-du {lu2}ha-am-ra-a-nu... the Hamranu(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...]-ra#-nu {lu2}na-ba-tu...-ranu, the herald(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...]-a#-u2 {lu2}a-ra-mu...au the Aramean(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'[...] mit-ha-risz ak-szud{ud}... together I conquered(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[_...]-mesz# tur gal nita_ u _munus_...s: small, male and female.
22'[...] _{ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_... mules and donkeys(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'[...] _gu4#-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_... oxen and sheep(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[...] szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu... large booty(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[...]-na# qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... in Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...]-iq# ger-ri-ia... of my campaign(low confidence: few signs survive)
27'[...]-_en#-mu-mesz_...-enmu-shrines(low confidence: few signs survive)
28'[...] ha#-ra-ra-te... of the ḫarārātu(?)(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'[...]-kan#-ni _gal-mesz_... great ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30'[...] _u8#-udu hi-a_... sheep and goats(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-tu# am-hur... I received.(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'[...] _kur2#_ ak-s,i... a hostile land will arise.
33'[...]-qit#-ma... ... and(very low confidence: a guess)
34'[...]-szu#-un... their(very low confidence: a guess)
35'[...]-lul#-ma#... lies, and(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'si#-[...]-szal#-me... are well.(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'na#-[...]-ti# as,-batI seized ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
surface a col 2
1'[...] x [...]
2'[...]-ia# i-na _sza3#_ [...]... in ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3'[...] {lu2#}kasz-szi-[x]... the Kassite(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'[...]-su-bi-gal-la-a#-[x]...subigala(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'[...] _{gesz#}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-szid-du#... my weapons will be dispelled.
6'[...] qe2#-reb _kur_-i u2-sze-ri-dam-ma... I brought into the mountains and(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...]-pi {iri}e2-{disz}ku-bat-ti u2-szar-meI made ... of the city E-Kubattu greater.
8'[...] {lu2#}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_... the eunuch of mine, the governor(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[x x]-rap#-ha am-nu-szu-nu-ti... I gave to them.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'[_...]-a#_ u2-sze-pisz-ma li-i-tum... I had built and the lītum(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[...] _szu#-min_ sza _ugu_-szu2-un asz2-tak-ka-nu... the hands that I placed upon them(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[x x]-usz#-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma... I wrote and(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'[...] _iri_ ul-ziz pa-an ni-ri-ia... the city stood before my yoke.
14'[x x]-ma# a-na {kur}el-li-piand to Ellipi(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'[...]-ra-nu el-la-mu-u2-a... of Elam.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...]-ba#-a-ra _lugal_-szu2-un...-bara their king(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[_x]-mesz#_-szu2 dan-nu-tihis mighty ...s(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...]-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir-ma... he made his ... disappear and(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...]-ti# in-na-bit... he took away ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'[...] _dagal_-tim _gin7 muru9#_ as#-hu#-up... wide ... like a cloudburst.(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[x x]-u2#-bisz-ti {iri}ak-ku-ud-du... of Akkuddu(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'[x x]-ni _e2 lugal_-ti-szu2 a-di 3(u) 4(disz)his royal house together with 34(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'[_x]-mesz_-ni _tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nusmall ...s in their environs(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[x]-me _kur_-ud ap-pul aq-qur i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-muI conquered, destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire x thousand times.
25'_ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz_the small people, male and female donkeys
26'_{ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz_mules, donkeys, and camels
27'_gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_ a-na la mi-namoxen and sheep and goats not by any means
28'asz2-<<lu>>-lu-lam-ma a-di la ba-szi-i<Until> there is none,
29'u2-sza2-lik-szu-ma u2-s,a-ah-hi-ir _kur_-suI marched against him and conquered his land.
30'{iri}s,i-s,i-ir-tu {iri}ku-um-ma-ah-lumṢiṣirtu Kummaḫlum
31'_iri-mesz_-ni dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_our fortified cities, together with small settlements
32'sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu {kur}e2-{disz}ba-ar-ru-u2of their environs, the land Ē-Barrû.
33'na-gu-u2 a-na gi-mir-ti-szu2(Sum) The nagû-demon in his entirety (Akk) To his totality
34'ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-maI crossed over from his land and
35'_ugu_ mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-rad-diI added to the border of Assyria.
36'{iri}el-en-za-asz2 a-na _iri lugal_-u2-tiElenzaš to the royal city
37'u3 dan-na-at na-ge-e szu-a-tu as,-bat-maI seized that district and
38'_mu_-szu2 mah-ra-a u2-nak-kir-mahis earlier name he changed and
39'{iri}kar-{disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-baKār-Enzu-šenmeš-eriba
40'at-ta-bi ni-bit-su _ug3-mesz kur-kur_I called his name, and the people of the lands
41'ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szibmy handiwork I settled therein.
42'i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-iafrom the hands of my eunuch
43'_{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}har-har am-nu-u2-maI appointed the governor of Harhar, and
44'u2-rap-pisz ma-a-tiI broadened my land.
45'i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-iaOn my return march
46'sza {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-tiof the distant Medes.
47'sza i-na _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-iawhich among the kings, my ancestors
48'ma-am-man la isz-mu-u2 zi-kir _kur_-szu2-un#No one heard the mention of their land
49'man-da-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu [x]-hur#Their substantial payment ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'a-na ni-ri be-lu-ti#-ia#to the yoke of my lordship
51'u2-szak-ni-is-su-nu#-ti#I made them bow down.
52'i-na szal-szi ger#-ri#-iaon the second campaign
53'a-na {kur}ha-at-ti# lu al-likI marched to the land Ḫattu.
54'{disz}lu-li-i _lugal#_ {iri#}s,i-du-un-niLulî, king of Sidon
55'pul-hi me-lam#-me# be-lu-ti-iaMy radiance, the splendor of my lordship
56'is-hu-pu#-szu#-ma# a-na ru#-uq-qi2they attacked him, and to the yoke
57'[x] tam-tim in-na#-bit-ma _kur_-szu2 e-mid... the sea he struck and his land he surrounded.
58'{iri#}s,i-du-un-nu _gal_-u2the great city Sidon
59'{iri}s,i-du-un-nu s,e-eh-ruThe town of Ṣidunnu is inactive.
60'{iri}e2-zi-it-ti# {iri}s,a-ri-ip-tu2Ezitti, Ṣariptu
61'{iri}ma-hal-li-ba# {iri}u2-szu-u2Mahalliba, Ušû
surface a col 3
1'na-[x] _gun#_ [x]-re#-e# be-lu#-ti#-[x]... talent ... lordship ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2'e-mid-su-ma i-sza2-a-t,a ab-sza2-[x x]I imposed upon him and he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri#-[x]in the course of the campaign(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'{iri}e2-da-gan-na {iri}ia-ap-pu#-u2#Edaganna, Yappû
5'{iri}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {iri}a-su-ruNanaya-abarqa, Asuru
6'_iri-mesz_-ni sza {disz}s,i-id-qa-athe cities of Ṣidqâ
7'sza a-na _giri3-min_-ia ar2-hisz la ik#-nu-szuwho to my feet quickly did not accept
8'al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-unI surrounded, conquered, and plundered them.
9'_{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_the governors and princes
10'u3 _ug3-mesz#_ {iri}am-qar-ru-naand the people of Amqarruna
11'sza {disz}pa-di-i# _lugal#_-szu2#-nu# _en#_ a#-de-eof Padî, their king, the lord of the treaty
12'u3 ma-mit sza _kur#_ [...]-re#-tu _an-bar_and the curse of the land ...-retu, iron
13'id-du-ma a-[...]he killed, and ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'{kur}ia-u2-da-a-a# [...]The Judaean(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'a-na an-zil-li e-pu#-[...]I did to the anzillu-plant(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'_lugal#-mesz_-ni {kur}mu-us,-ri# [...]the kings of Egypt(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'_{gesz}gigir-mesz# ansze#-kur-ra-mesz_ sza# [...]chariots and horses(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'e-mu-qi2 la ni#-bi# ik#-[...]Without strength he ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'il-li-ku re-s,u-[...]They went, the shepherd(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'i-na ta-mir-ti {iri}[...]In the plain of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'el-la-mu-u2-a si-id#-[...]Ellamua ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'u2-sza2-'a-lu {gesz}[...]They made the ... of wood(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'i-na tukul-ti {d}asz-szur# [x x]with the support of (the god) Ašši[r ...]
24'it-ti-szu2-un am-da#-[...]I ... with them(very low confidence: a guess)
25'asz2-ta-kan _bad5_ [...]I placed. The wall ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26'_{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 [...]the owner of the chariots and(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'{kur}mu-s,u-ra-[x x]Muṣura[...](low confidence: few signs survive)
28'a-di _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ sza [...]until the lord of the chariots(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'bal-t,u-su-un i-na [...]They are alive in(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a {iri}[...]he conquered, my hands the city
31'{iri}ta-am-na-a al-[...]Tamnâ(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'asz2-lu-la szal-la#-[x x]I carried off ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'a-na {iri}am-qar-ru-na# [...]to Amqarruna(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'_{lu2}szagina-mesz_ [...]the governors(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'sza hi-it,-t,u u2-[...][who]se crime [. . ](lower confidence: line is broken)
36'a-duk-ma i-na [...]I killed, and in(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'si-hir-ti _iri_ a#-[...]in the environs of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'_dumu-mesz iri_ e-pisz an-[...]the citizens of the city did(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'a-na szal-la-ti am-nu# [...]I counted (them) as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'la ba-bil hi-t,i-[...]Unfavorable ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'sza a-ra#-an#-[x]-nu la ib-szu-[x]who did not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'usz#-[x]-szu2#-un# aq#-bi# {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu#I said to them: “Padî, their king,(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'ul#-tu qe2-reb {iri#}ur-sa-li-im-mufrom the city Ur-salimmu
44'u2-sze-s,a-am-ma i-na# _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-tiI brought out and on the lordly throne
45'_ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-[x]-ma man-da-at-tuupon them ... and the payment(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'be-lu-ti-ia u2#-kin# s,e-ru-usz-szu2I imposed upon him lordship.
47'u3 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2# {kur}ia-u2-da-a-aand Hazaqiau of the land Judah
48'sza la ik-nu-szu2 a#-na# ni-ri-iawho did not agree to my yoke
49'4(u) 6(disz)# _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti# _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni46 of his fortified cities, houses and walls
50'u3 _iri-mesz_-ni _tur-mesz_ sza li#-me-ti-szu2-nuand the small cities in their environs
51'sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 [x]-na# szuk-bu-uswho does not have a nība priest, ... he prostrates himself.
52'a-ram-me u3 qit-ru-[x] szu#-pe-eAmorite and qītu-speaker(lower confidence: line is broken)
53'mit-hu-us, zu-uk _giri3-min_ [x x] nik-si“I am stricken, I am ill, my feet are ..., my ankles are twisted,
54'u3 kal-ban-na-ti [x x] ak#-szud{ud}and kalbannātu-vessels ... I cut off
55'2(disz) _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _ug3-mesz tur#_ [...]2,100,150 small people ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'_ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga#_ [...]horses and mules ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
57'_{ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3# _u8#-[udu hi-a_ ...]camels, oxen, and sheep(lower confidence: line is broken)
58'sza la ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-szu2#-un#without fear from their midst
surface a col 4
1'[x]-tak#-kil-an-ni#-ma# [...]... he swore to me and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2'gap-sza2-a-te ad-ke-ma [...](Sum) I am the one who binds the broken (Akk) I bind the broken(?)
3'a-la-ku aq-bi i-na [...]I said: “I want to go,’ in […](lower confidence: line is broken)
4'sza {disz}szu-zu-bi# [...]of Shuzubu ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'a-szib qe2-[...]who dwells in ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'i-na {iri}[...]in the city(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'asz2-ta-[...]I ...(very low confidence: a guess)
8'szu-u2 hur-[...]He is a mountain(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'_ugu#_-szu2# im#-[...]upon him ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...] _gim#_ qin-ni _ti8#_{muszen#}... like a flock of eagles(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[...] zuq#-ti {kur}ni-pur... of Nippur(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'_kur#_-[...]-su#-un szit-ku-na-at-maThe land ... they conquered, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'la kit#-[x x] a-na ni-rinot ... to the yoke(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'i-na _giri3-min kur#-[x_ x] ka-ra-szi u2-sza2-asz2-kin-maI placed on the feet of ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'it-ti {lu2}qur#-[x]-ti _giri3-min_-ia na-as-qu-tiwith the bodyguard, my feet are smashed.
16'u3 _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ ta-ha-zi-ia la ga-me-lu-tiand the taḫāziya troops, who were not able to be counted,
17'a-na-ku _giri3-min gim am#_ ek#-di pa-nu-usz-szu2-un as,-batI seized their faces like wild bulls.
18'hur-ri na-hal-li na-at-ba-ki _kur#_-i# me#-le#-e#The mountain range, the wadi of the mountains, the meadows,
19'mar-s,u-ti i#-na# _{gesz}gu-za_ asz2-ta-[x x]-ih#I ... sick people on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'a-szar a-na _{gesz}gu-za_ szup-szu#-quwhere to lay the throne
21'i-na _giri3-min_-ia# asz2-tah-hi-t,aon my feet I have struck
22'_gin7_ ar-me# a#-na# zuq-ti sza2-qu-tilike a stag to raise high,
23's,e-ru-usz-szu2-un# [x]-li a-szar bir-ka-a-a... where I live(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'ma#-na#-ah#-[...]-a# s,e-er _na4 kur_-i u2-szib-maManaḫ...a sat on the stone of the mountain.
25'[...]-di ka-s,u-ti(Sum) ... the enemy (Akk) .... the enemy
26'a#-na# [x x]-me#-ia lu asz2-tiMay my ... be my abode!
27'i-na _szu-si#_ [...]-a#-ni ar-de-szu2-nu-ti-maWith the finger of ... I surrounded them and(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'asz2-ta-kan tah-ta#-[x]-un# _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _kur_-ud-maI settled. I conquered their cities and(lower confidence: line is broken)
surface a col 5
1'[...] u3# 3(u) 3(disz)# _iri#_ [x x]... and 33 cities ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'[...]-szu ak-szud#{ud#}-ma#I conquered its ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'[...] _gu4#-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_... oxen and sheep(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'[...]-un asz2-lu-la(Sum) ..., I want to bring ... (Akk) The ... that I brought
5'[...] i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-muI libated to Gešbar(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'[_...]-mesz#_ sza2-ti-na sza asz2-lu-la... those ... that I carried off(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...] _pan#_ 1(u) 5(disz) _lim_ {gesz}a-ri-tu... 15 thousand arītu trees(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[...]-szu2#-nu ak-s,ur-maI inspected their ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[...] _lugal#_-ti-ia u2-rad-di... my royal majesty I added.
10'[...] na-ki-ri ka-bit-tu… the great enemy.”(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[...] _karasz#_-ia u3 _{lu2}en-nam-mesz_-ia... my quay and my governors
12'[...]-za#-ni-ia _gal-mesz_... the great ...s,(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'[...]-ni# lu u2-za-'i-iz... he should stand ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'[...]-ma# nina{ki} ma-ha-zu... and Nina, your temple(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'[...] na#-ram {d}isz-tar... beloved of Ištar(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...]-de-e _dingir-mesz_... of the gods(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'[...]-u2# qe2-reb-szu2... inside it(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'[...]-usz# s,a#-a-te“... ... ṣāte(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'[...] bu-ru#-u2#-[x]... būru ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'[...]-ma#... and(very low confidence: a guess)
21'[...]-ras#-su... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
22'[...]-bi-szu2 kum2-mu ri-mit(Sum) ... its ... is a burning fire(?) (Akk) Its ... was a burnt fire
23'[...] s,u#-uh-hu-ru szu-bat-su... his dwelling(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[...] nak#-lat-ma le-e-su“... is weak, and his strength(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[...]-usz ul ih-su-us... did not grasp ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[_...]-zu-szesz-mesz_-eri-ba...-zu-ahhe-eriba(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[...] _lugal# kur_ asz-szur{ki}... king of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[...] ki-i t,e3-em _dingir-mesz_... according to the order of the gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'[...]-ia# ib-szi-ma... my ... was born and(low confidence: few signs survive)
30'[x x]-ti# ub-lam-ma... brought and(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-di {lu2}a-ra-me {kur}man-na-a-a... the Arabs of Mannea(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'[x x]-e# {kur}hi-lak-ku {kur}pi-lisz-tithe land Ḫilakku (and) the land Pilišti
33'[x] {iri#}s,ur-ri sza a-na ni-ri-ia[... the city] Ṣurru, which to my side
34'la# ik-nu-szu as-su-ha-am-maI removed it and
35'tup-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu-nu-ti-maI made them carry a tablet.
36'il-bi-nu _sig4 e2-gal_ mah-ri-tuthe brickwork of the previous palace
37'sza 3(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 us2_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_of 3 hundred 1/6 cubit length, 1 20 cubits width,
38'i-na tar-s,i za-me-e _e2_ ziq-qur-ratIn the midst of the heavens, the house of the ziggurat
39'1(disz) _me_ 3(u) 4(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_ i#-na tar-s,i134 cubits the width in the tarsu
40'na-ma-ri _e2_ {d#}isz-tarthe light of the temple of Ištar
41'1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_ i-na# tar#-s,i105 cubits the width in the rear
42'na-ma-ri _e2_-kid9-mu#-ri#the nāru of the Kidmuri temple
43'sza _lugal-mesz_-ni a-li-kut# mah#-ri#of the kings who came before me
44'_ad-mesz_-ia a-na ri-mit be-lu-ti-szu2-unmy ancestors to their lordship
45'u2-sze-pi-szu-ma la u2-nak-ki-lu szi-pir-sza2I had (them) made and they did not stop her work.
46'_udu-mesz_ szad-di _{d}lamma_ sza {na4}pi-i-lišaddu-sheep for the protective spirit of pilīlu-stone
47'pe-s,e-e i-na {iri}ta-as-ti-a-te... in Tast[iate]
48'sza e-ber-tan {i7}idignawhich is above the Tigris River
49'ib-tu-qu a-na mu-kil _ka2-mesz_-szi#-into the keeper of her gates
50'a-na szu-pu-usz _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ qe2-reb _{gesz}tir-mesz_to build boats in the forests
51'_gesz-mesz gal-mesz_ u2-qe2-ru i-na nap-har _kur_-szu2-unlarge trees I planted in all of their land.
52'i-na {iti}gu4 u4-mu a-dan-ni# e#-de-eIn the month Ayyaru (II), the day of the stipulated term
53'pa-an szat-ti i-na _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ s,i-ra-a-tebefore that time with old boats
54'a-na a-ha-an-na-a u2-szeb-bi-ru-nithey sent to Ahannu.
55'mar-s,i-isz i-na ne2-ber ka-a-riAt the crossing of the river,
56'_{gesz}ma2-gu-la-mesz_ u2-t,e-eb-bu-u2the throne-boats they brought in.
57'ba-hu-la-te-szu2-un u2-sza2-ni-hu[they] made [their] fav[il]ty resplendent.
58'u2-lam-me-nu ka-ras-si-in“It is enough, it is enough.
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1'a-na# [...]to ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'u2#-kin# [...]established ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'1(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) i-na# [...]1 hundred 616 in ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'_sag-ki an_ [...]the top of heaven ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'2(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 8(disz) i-na as4-[...]298 in ...(very low confidence: a guess)
6'_sag-ki muru2_-tum# [...]The top of the middle 'finger' ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'za-me-e at-man-ni# [...]You are the one who ... my ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'4(disz) _me_ 4(u) 3(disz) ina _as4-lum gal_-ti# [...]443 large ones in Aslum ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'sza2-ni-tum mu-uh-hur-ti [...] a-mur-ri“The second, the resplendent one, the ... of the amurru-disease,
10'ku-tal _e2_ ziq-qur-rat _e2#_ {d}isz-taropposite the house of the ziggurat, the temple of Ištar
11'3(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) i-na _as4-lum gal_-ti366 in the large aslum-measure
12'_sag-ki ki-ta {im}u18-lu_the lower front, on the bank of the Euphrates
13'_us2-sa-du_ {i7}idignaadjacent to the Tigris River
14'tam-la-a usz-ma-al-lihe filled the sea.
15'i-na 1(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 3(u) ti-ib-ki# ul-la-a re-szi-szuIn one hundred, 90 tibku, I raised his head.
16'asz2-szu2 szip-ri _e2-gal_-ia szu-te-szu-riBecause the work of my palace has been completed,
17'[x x]-pit# _szu#-min#_-ia# szul-lu-me... my hands are well.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...] {d#}asz-szur u3 {d}isz-tar... the gods Aššīr and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...] pe-s,e-e... a reed fence(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'[...] ba#-la-t,a-a-a... my life(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[...]-ni# pa-ni-szu... his face(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'[...] x dan-nu-ti... mighty ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'[...] u3# _{na4}kun4-mesz gal-mesz_... and large kun4-stones(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[_...]-gal#_ be-lu-ti-ia... of my lordship(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'i-na qer#-[x]-szu ab-tu-uqIn his ... I passed.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'la-ba-risz [...]-na _illu_ kisz-sza2-tiold age ... the flood of the world
27'tem-me-en tam-le#-e la e-ne2-szeI am the one who does not fear the sea
28'{na4}pi-i-li _gal#-mesz_ ki-su-u2-szularge pilītu-stones, its base
29'u2-sza2-as#-[x]-ra# u2#-dan#-nin szu-pu-uk-szu2I strengthened its foundation(s)(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'_e2-gal_ [x _x]-mi#-na#-ban3#-da# {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_Palace of ...-mi-na-banda, alabaster
31'_zu2 am#-si# {gesz}esi {gesz}tug2_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni... amsu-plant, esi-wood, a cloth, musukkannu-wood
32'_{gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3 szim-li_ u3 {gesz}e-[...]cedar, cypress, juniper and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'e2-gal-za3-di-nu-tuku-a a-na mu-szab#for Egalzadinutukua to dwell
34'_lugal_-ti-ia u2-sze-pi-sza2 qe2-reb-szu2my royal majesty I had made into it
35'_gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3_ sza i-ri-su-unthreshing floors of cedar, cypress, whose roots
36't,a-a-bu bi-nu-ut {kur}ha-ma-nimthe good one, the one of the land Hamānu,
37'tar-bit {kur}si-ra-ra _kur-mesz ku3-mesz_the descendant of the land Sirara, the holy mountains
38'u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-szinhe made rise above them.
39'_{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3 szim-li_ s,i-ra-a-tedoors of cedar, cypress, aromatics,
40'me-ser2 _ki-sag_ eb-bi _uruda_ nam-rithe lower side of the throne, with shining copper,
41'u2-rak-kis-ma u2-rat-ta-a ba-bi-szinhe bound them, and they hung them up.
42'sik-kat3 kar-ri kas-pi u3 _uruda_a leather bag of silver and copper
43'qe2-reb-szi-in u2-szal-me i-na a-gur2-riI filled inside it with baked bricks.
44'_{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ us-si-ma si-il-luZû-stone (and) lapis lazuli he surrounded, and a cloak
45'ne2-be2-hi u3 gi-mir pa-as-qi2-szi-inthe rites and all of its offerings
46'_e2_ ap-pa-a-te tam-szil _e2-gal_ {kur}hat-tia storehouse, a replica of the palace of the land Ḫatti,
47'sza i-na li-sza2-a-ni _kur_ mar#-tu{ki}which in the midst of the land Amurru
48'_e2_ hi-la-a-ni i-sza2-as-su-u2-szuthe house of hilānu they shall raise for him
49'a-na mul-ta-'u-u2-ti be-lu#-ti#-iaFor my lordly pleasure,
50'u2-sze-pi-sza2 qe2-reb-szi-inI had it made inside it.
51'1(u) 2(disz) _ur-mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ri zi-i-me12 lion-headed lions of shining copper,
52'da-ah-ru-ti pe-tan bir-ki“Favorable, open-mouthed one,
53'szu-ta-tu-ti sza i-na szi-pirThose who by the craft of the king, my lord,
54'{d}nin-a2-gal nak-lisz pat-qu-maNinagal was frightened, and
55'ma-lu-u2 nam-ri-ir-ri“Aloquent one, exalted one,
56'u3 2(disz) {gesz}tim-me szu-ta-hu-tiand 2 šutahūtu wood
57'pi-ti-iq _zabar_ szu-bu-'ua bronze arrowhead.
58'a-di 4(disz) _gesz_ tim-me _{gesz}eren gal-mesz_together with 4 large cedar beams
59'_ugu_ pirig-gal-le-e u2-kin-maI established upon Piriggalê and
60'dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2#-mesz#_-szi-in e#-midI surrounded their gates with a wall of bricks.
61'1(u) _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-te pi-ti-iq# u2-ru#-[x x] nam-ri10 adolescent girls, chosen by the city ...
62'za-ha-lu-u2 eb-bu u2#-[x x]-ma#pure zaḫalû-plant(lower confidence: line is broken)
63'u3 1(u) _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-te# [_...]-gal#_and 10 suckling girls(lower confidence: line is broken)
64'1(u) 2(disz) _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-te pi#-[x x] _gu#-an-na_12 adolescent girls(lower confidence: line is broken)
65'2(disz) {gesz}tim-me {gesz}[x] _mah#-mesz_2 large logs(lower confidence: line is broken)
66'sza ih-zu-szu2-[x] pa#-szal-lumwho ... the scepter(lower confidence: line is broken)
67'u3 {gesz}tim-me [x] _eren# {gesz}szur-min3_and logs of cedar, cypress,(lower confidence: line is broken)
68'{gesz}dup-ra-ni ih#-[x]-et# esz-ma2-re-eHe ... the boxwood and the ešmāru-wood(lower confidence: line is broken)
69'u3 _zabar_ s,e#-[x]-usz-szin ul-ziz-maand bronze for their ... I erected and(lower confidence: line is broken)
70'sza _e2-gal-mesz_ be-lu-ti#-ia e-mid _{gesz}gan-du7-mesz_-szi-inof the palaces of my lordly majesty I surrounded with their beams.
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1'[...] x [...]
2'[...] _as4-lum gal#_-ti# [x x]... the great aslum-demon ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'sza _bad3_-szu2 _gal_-i# [...]-lu2-kur2-ra-szu2-szu2 du#-[x x]of his great wall ...-lu-kurrashushu ...
4'sza nam-ri-ru-szu na-ki-ri# [x x]whose radiance is the enemy ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5's,e-er {na4}pi-i-li tem-me-[x x]... of pili-stone ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'ad-di-ma 4(u) _sig4_ u2-kab#-bir#I gave, and 40 bricks I piled up.
7'i-na 1(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) ti-ib-ki ul-la-aFrom 1 hundred 210 tibku I carried off.
8're-szi-szu a-na er-bet-ti sza2-a-rihis head to the four quarters of the world
9'1(u) 4(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz_ pa-nu u3 ar-ka14 gates before and behind
10'i-na s,i-li ki-lal-la-anin the ṣillu-vessel
11'a-na e-re-bi u3 a-s,e-efor entering and leaving
12'u2-szap-ta-a qe2-reb-szuhe made enter inside it.
13'{d}szar2-ur4 mu-szam-qit a-a-bi _lugal_Šarur, who makes the enemies bow down, king
14'_ka2-gal_ ha-an-du-u2-rithe gate of Ḫenduri
15'lil-bur _ensi2_ {d}asz-szurLilbur, governor of Aššīr.
16'_ka2-gal_ {d}asz-szur sza {iri}sza3-iriGate of the god Aššīr of the city Šāri.
17'sa-pi-in gi-mir na-ki-riwho covers all the enemies,
18'_ka2-gal_ {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba sza {kur}hal-ziGate of Bel-zu-ahhe-eriba of Halzi.
19'{d}en-lil2 mu-kin _bala_-eEnlil established a reign
20'_ka2-gal_ {d}sza2-masz sza {kur}ga-a-galgate of the god Šamaš of the land Gagal,
21'{d}isz-tar za-nin-ki kur-biIštar, your praise is over the mountains
22'_ka2-gal_ {d}nin-lil2 sza {iri}kar-{d}nin-lil2Gate of Ninlil of Kar-Ninlil
23'mu-sze-s,a-at _uzu azag2 ka2-gal_ musz-la-lumwho brings out the meat of the azag-vessel at the gate of the snake-catcher,
24'du-muq asz2-na-an u3 {d}lahar qe2-reb-sza2The strength of Ašnan and Lahar are inside it.
25'ka-a-a-an _ka2-gal_ {iri}szi-ba-[x]-bi#daily at the city gate of Šiba...
26'ba-bi-lat hi-s,ib hur-sza2-a-ni _ka2#-gal#_ [...]The gate of ..., the gate of the refuge of the mountains, is surrounded by a protective wall.
27'[_x]-nigin#_ 8(disz) _ka2#-gal#-[x_] {d#}utu#-e3#total: 8 gates of Šamaš-e
28'[x]-eh#-ret# [...] u3# {im}sza2-de-e#... and Šadâ(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'az-ku-ra ni-bit-si-in“Ask me, I will ask you!’
30'{d}iszkur sza2-ri-ik _he2-gal2_ a-na _kur_Iškur, who provides abundance for the land
31'_ka2-gal_ {d}iszkur sza {kur}am-ba-siGate of the god Adad of the land Ambassu.
32'{d}er3-ra mu-szam-qit a-a-biErra, the one who destroys enemies,
33'_ka2-gal_ {d}u-gur sza {iri}tar-bi-s,iGate of the god Nergal of the city Tarbiṣu
34'{d}igi-sig7-sig7 mu-szam-me-eh s,ip-pa-a-teIgisigsig, who illuminates the shadows,
35'_ka2-gal {gesz}kiri6-mesz szu-nigin_ 3(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz#_the gate of the orchards; total: 3 gates
36'sza me2-eh-ret {im}il-ta-a#-[x]of the opposite bank of the Ilta- canal
37'at-ta-bi zi-kir-szi-[x]I spoke to her ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'{d}e2-a mu-sze-szir kup3-pi-[x]Ea, the one who ... the tablet
39'_ka2-gal_ ma-as-qe2-[x]the gate of Masqe...(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'mu-sze-ri-bat mi-szir3-ti da-[x x]who brings life to an end ...
41'_ka2-gal_ ka-a-ri pa-qi2-da-at ka#-[x x]The gate of the quay is assigned to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'_ka2-gal e2-gal_ ma#-[x]-ti#the gate of the palace of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'_szu-nigin_ 3(disz) _ka2-gal-mesz_ [...]-ret#total: 3 gates ...-ret.(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'{im}a-mur-ri at-[...]-szin#I ... the Amurru River(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'sza2 szal-hi-i bad3-nig2-[...]of the šalḫu-disease, Dur-nig-[...]
46'mu-gal-lit za-ma-a#-ni# [...]The wise one, his praise ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'4(u) 5(disz) _ninda_ u2#-szap#-[x x]45 loaves of bread ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'u2-szak-szid _a-mesz_ [x x]water ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
49'qe2-reb ma-a-me szap-la-a#-nu#In the middle of everything, below,
50'_na4 kur_-i dan-nu ak-si-maI cut off a strong mountain stone and
51'e-la-nisz a-di pa-as2-qi2-szuabove, together with his offering
52'ina {na4}pi-i-li _gal-mesz_with large limestone slabs
53'u2-nak#-kil szi-pir-szuhe sealed his work
54'sza nina# [x] _iri_ be-lu-ti-iaof Nina of the city of my lordship
55'szu-bat#-[x x]-rab#-bi re-ba-ti-szuits rear ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'u2#-[...]-ma# u2-nam-mir _gin7_ u4-me... and makes the day shine like daylight.
57'_bad3#_ szal#-[x x] u2#-sze-pisz-ma u2-zaq-qir hur-sza2-niszI had a wall of ... built and elevated it as high as a mountain.
58'asz2-szu2 mu-s,e-e# {i7}hu-su-urbecause of the passage of the Euphrates
59'qe2-reb _iri_ ma-lak# _a-mesz_ e-lisz u3 szap-liszinside the city, where water flows above and below
60'i-na _sig4-al-ur3-ra ki_-i-ri ma-sze20-ein the brickwork of the threshing floor
61'ti-tur-ri ab-ta-ni sza2-pal-szu“The tīru-tree is above, its top below.
62'i-na me2-eh-ret _ka2-gal muru2 iri_in front of the city gate
63'i-na a-gur2-ri {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-ewith baked bricks made of pīlu-stone
64'a-na me-ti-iq _{gesz}gigir_ be-lu-ti-iato the passage of my lordly chariot
65'u2-sze-pisz ti-tur-ru i-te#-e# _iri#_I had a canal built along the side of the city.
66'1(disz) _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hi 1(disz) _{gesz}kiri6_ am-ba#-si1 vineyard, 1 ambasi-tree
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1'x x [...]
2'qe2-reb# [...]Inside ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'_gesztin#_ gi#-[...]wine ... reed(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'u3 _szim#_ [...]and aromatics .......(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'_{gesz}szur_ [...]... a cypress(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'nap-har [...]all .(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'u2-s,ar-[...]... he shall guard ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'ap-pa-[...]I ...(very low confidence: a guess)
9'_muszen an_-e [...]The bird of heaven ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'ru-u2-qu# [...]Rīqu(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'_szah-mesz_ [...]pigs ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'u2-rap-[...]he widened(very low confidence: a guess)
13'_{gesz}mes-ma2-[kan-na_ ...]the meskannu-wood(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'tar-bit s,ip-pa-a#-[...](Sum) I am the one who makes the ṣippa-disease disappear(?) (Akk) The one who destroys ...
15'sza qe2-reb {i7}a#-[...]which is inside the A- canal(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'a-na szip-ri hi-szih#-[...]In order to work ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'be#-lu#-ti#-ia [...]My lordship(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'_gesztin#_ du#-[...]You ... wine(very low confidence: a guess)
19'am-kir a#-[...]I am the one who ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'i-na _lugal_ [...]among the kings ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'sza {d}asz-szur a#-[...]of Aššīr ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'u3 _ug3-mesz_ i#-nam#-[...]and the people ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'e-nu-ma _bad3#_ [...]When the wall ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'i-lab-bi-ru-ma [...]They will smite and(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'an-hu-us-su [...](Sum) ... his ... (Akk) His ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26'_mu#-sar#_-e szi-[...]Inscription ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
27'li-mur-ma _i3#-gesz#_ [...]May he see, and oil .(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'_{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 a-na# asz2#-[...]May a sacrifice be made to(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'{d}asz-szur u3 {d#}[x x]May Aššīr and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'ik-ri-bi-szu i-[...]His prayer ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'{iti}apin-du8-a _u4 [n-kam_ x x]Araḫsamnu (VIII), nth day, [eponym year of ...].
32'li-mu {disz}szul-mu-[en]Eponymy of Šulmu-[en].(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'_{lu2}gar-kur_ {iri}tal-mu#-[si]governor of Talmusi(lower confidence: line is broken)

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