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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 001 (P422293)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 001 |
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| ID | P422293 |
| Museum no. | BM 121005 |
| 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 |
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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.
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| 1 | _e2-gal_ {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal gal_-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu | Palace of Assurnasirpal, great king, strong king |
| 2 | _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} | king of the world, king [of Assyria, governor of Babylon]. |
| 3 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti | king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, [king] of the four quarters (of the world). |
| 4 | re-'u-um ke-e-nu mi-gir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | faithful shepherd, favorite of the great gods, |
| 5 | sza ul-tu s,e-he-ri-szu2 {d}asz-szur {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag | which from its foundations the gods Aššīr, Šamaše, Bel, and Nabû |
| 6 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza {iri}ni-nu-a _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir | the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, the goddess Limmu-ili, |
| 7 | a-na _lugal_-ti _kur_ asz-szur{ki} ib-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2 | to the kingship of Assyria they named his name. |
| 8 | sza _szesz-mesz_-ia _gal-mesz szesz_-szu2-nu s,e-eh-ru a-na-ku | of my older brothers, their younger brothers I |
| 9 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u3 {d}ag | By the command of the gods Aššīr, Sîn, Utu, Bel, and [Nabu,] |
| 10 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}ni-nu-a _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh, the goddess Limmu-ilum, the father who created me, |
| 11 | ina _ukken szesz-mesz_-ia _sag-mesz_-ia ke-nisz ul-li-ma | In the assembly of my brothers, my first-borns, I went forth steadfastly and |
| 12 | um-ma an-nu-u2 ma-a-ru ri-du-ti-ia | Thus (says) the king, my lord: |
| 13 | {d}utu u {d}iszkur ina bi-ri i-szal-ma an-nu ke-e-nu | The gods Šamaš and Adad prayed to each other, and this was true. |
| 14 | i-pu-lu-szu-ma um-ma szu-u2 te-nu-u-ka | they performed against him, saying: "He is your servant." |
| 15 | zi-kir-szu2-nu kab-tu it-ta-'i-id-ma _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} _tur gal_ | their great pronouncements he heeded and the people of Assyria, the young and old, |
| 16 | _szesz-mesz_-ia _numun e2 ad_-ia isz-te-nisz u2-pa-hir | my brothers the seed of my father’s house together I have plundered. |
| 17 | ma-har {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}ag {d}marduk _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} | before the gods Aššīr, Sîn, Šamaše, Nabûir, Marduk, (and) Assyria: |
| 18 | _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-bu-te _an_-e u _ki_-tim asz2-szu2 na-s,ar ri-du-ti-ia | the gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld because of the guardian of my life |
| 19 | zi-kir-szu2-un kab-tu u2-sza2-az-ki-ir-szu-nu-ti | I made their utterances great. |
| 20 | ina _iti_ szal-me u4-me sze-me-e ki-i qi2-bi-ti-szu-nu s,ir-ti | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, according to their exalted command, |
| 21 | ina _e2_ ri-du-u2-ti asz2-ri szug-lud-di sza szi-kin3 _lugal_-ti | In the royal residence, the abode of the kingship, |
| 22 | ina lib3-bi-szu2 ba-szu-u2 ha-disz e-ru-um-ma | (Sum) The king, my lord, entered with joy into his heart. (Akk) He entered joyfully into [his] heart, and |
| 23 | ri-id-du qi2-nu _ugu szesz-mesz_-ia it-ta-bik-ma | “The scepter of the command was set upon my brothers, and |
| 24 | sza _dingir-mesz_ u2-masz-szir-u-ma a-na ep-sze-ti-szu2-nu szur-ru-ha-a-ti | of the gods, and for their heroic deeds |
| 25 | it-tak-lu-ma i-kap-pu-du le-mut-tu | They have sinned and plotted evil. |
| 26 | _eme hul_-tim kar-s,i tasz-gir-ti ki-i la lib3-bi _dingir-mesz_ | the evil tongue, the slander of the letter, as if it were not the heart of the gods, |
| 27 | _ugu_-ia u2-szab-szu-ma sur-ra-a-ti la szal-ma-a-ti | I imposed upon him hardships that were not good, |
| 28 | _egir_-ia id-da-nab-bu-bu ze-ra-a-ti | Afterwards, bitterly, |
| 29 | pa-asz2-ru lib3-bi _ad_-ia sza2 la _dingir-mesz_ u2-ze-en-nu-u _ki_-ia | The heart of my father, which none of the gods had caused to be angry with me |
| 30 | szap-la-a-nu lib3-ba-szu re-e-mu ra-szi-szu-ma | (Sum) His heart is merciful, his heart rejoices. (Akk) The heart of his heart was merciful. |
| 31 | a-na e-pesz _lugal_-ti-ia szit-ku-na _igi-min_-szu | for the exercise of my kingship, his eyes |
| 32 | it-ti lib3-bi-ia a-tam-mu-ma usz-ta-bi-la ka-bat-ti | I saw my heart and brought it to my mind. |
| 33 | um-ma ep-sze-ti-szu2-nu szur-ru-ha-a-ma a-na t,e3-e-me ra-ma-ni-szu-nu | Thus (speaks) the king: "Send their deeds to me!" |
| 34 | tak-lu-ma sza2 la _dingir-mesz_ mi-na-a ip-pu-szu | who trusts in the gods, what shall he do? |
| 35 | {d}asz-szur _lugal dingir-mesz_ reme2-nu-u {d}marduk sza2 nu-ul-la-a-ti ik-kib-szu-un | Assur, king of the gods, merciful, (and) Marduk, whose deeds have been smashed, |
| 36 | i-na ik-ri-bi ut-nen-ni u3 la-ban ap-pi | At the offering, he libates, and he pours a labanu-beer. |
| 37 | u2-s,al-li-szu2-nu-ti-ma im-gu-ru qi2-be2-e-ti | “I made [them] st[and] before them, (and) I imposed upon them [my] utterances. |
| 38 | ki-i t,e3-em _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia la-pa-an ep-szet _hul_-tim | according to the command of the great gods, my lords, against the evil acts |
| 39 | a-szar ni-s,ir-ti u2-sze-szi-bu-ni-ma s,u-lul-szu2-nu _du10-ga_ | where privileged status they had established, and their protection good |
| 40 | _ugu_-ia it-ru-s,u-ma is,-s,u-ru-in-ni a-na _lugal_-u-ti | They have turned against me and entrusted me with kingship. |
| 41 | ar-ka-a-nu _szesz-mesz_-ia im-ma-hu-ma mim-ma sza _ugu dingir-mesz_ | After that, my brothers rejoiced, and anything that pertains to the gods |
| 42 | u3 a-me-lu-ti la _du10-ga_ e-pu-szu-ma ik-pu-du le-mut-tu2 | and humankind not good did do, and they plotted evil. |
| 43 | is-se-hu-ma _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ ina qe2-reb nina{ki} ba-lu _dingir-mesz_ | and the weapons in Nineveh without the approval of the gods |
| 44 | a-na e-pesz _lugal_-u-ti it-ti a-ha-mesz it-tak-ki-pu la-la-'i-isz | in order to exercise kingship, they clashed with each other. |
| 45 | {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en {d}ag _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir | the gods Aššīr, Sin, Šamaše, Bel, Nabû, the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh, (and) the goddess — of the city Limmu-ilum. |
| 46 | ep-szet {lu2}ha-am-ma-'e-e sza2 ki-i la lib3-bi _dingir-mesz_ in-ne2-ep-szu2 | the deeds of the Hammaʾu, which were done without the consent of the gods, |
| 47 | lem-nisz it-ta-at,-lu-ma i-da-szu-un ul i-zi-zu | They have sinned against me, but they did not stand by me. |
| 48 | e-mu-qa-szu-un lil-lu-ta u2-sza2-lik-u2-ma | [I made] their [m]ut [troops] march [against me and] |
| 49 | szap-la-nu-u2-a u2-szak-me-su-szu-nu-ti | I made them bow down at my feet. |
| 50 | _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 a-de-e ma-mit _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the people of Assyria, who by the treaty and the curse of the great gods |
| 51 | a-na na-s,ar _lugal_-ti-ia ina _a-mesz_ u3 _i3-gesz_ it-mu-u2 | to guard my royal majesty with water and oil they heard. |
| 52 | ul il-li-ku re-s,u-us-su-un | Their shepherds did not go. |
| 53 | a-na-ku {disz}{d}asz-szur-pap-asz sza ina tu-kul-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-szu2 | I, Esarhaddon, who with the support of the great gods, his lords, |
| 54 | ina qe2-reb ta-ha-zi la i-ne2-e'-u2 i-rat-su | (Sum) They do not fear in battle (Akk) In battle they do not rejoice, they fear him |
| 55 | ep-sze-ti-szu2-nu lem-ne2-e-ti ur-ru-hi-isz asz2-me-e-ma | I quickly heard of their evil deeds and |
| 56 | u8-a aq-bi-ma s,u-bat ru-bu-ti-ia u2-szar-rit,-ma | I said “O ewe, I made my royal majesty surpassing, and |
| 57 | u2-sza2-as,-ri-ha si-pit-tu lab-bisz an-na-dir-ma is,-s,a-ri-ih ka-bat-ti | (As for) the one who removes my inscription (and) makes (it) shine like daylight, (the god) Šamaš will (then) listen to his prayers. |
| 58 | asz2-szu2 e-pesz _lugal_-u-ti _e2 ad_-ia ar-pi-sa rit-ti-ia | In order to exercise kingship over the house of my father, with my hand |
| 59 | a-na {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en {d}ag u {d}u-gur _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir | To the deities Aššīr, Sin, Šamaše, Bel, Nabû, and Nergal, Ishtar of Nineveh, (and) [Ish]tar of the city Limmu-ilum: |
| 60 | qa-ti asz2-szi-ma im-gu-ru qi2-bi-ti ina an-ni-szu2-nu ke-nim | I took my hand and pronounced my command in them. |
| 61 | _uzu_ ta-kil-ti isz-tap-pa-ru-nim-ma a-lik la ka-la-a-ta | they sent me the meat of a slaughtered person, and I did not go. |
| 62 | i-da-a-ka ni-it-tal-lak-ma ni-na-a-ra ga-re-e-ka | We went to your side, and we prayed to you. |
| 63 | 1(disz)-en u4-me 2(disz) u4-me ul uq-qi2 pa-an _erin2 hi-a_-ia ul ad-gul | I did not wait for one or two days and did not delay the arrival of my troops. |
| 64 | ar-ka-a ul a-mur pi-qit-ti _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ s,i-mit-ti _{gesz}szudun_ | After that I did not see the allocation of the horses, the ṣimitti of the yoke. |
| 65 | u3 u2-nu-ut _me3_-ia ul a-szu-ur s,i-di-it ger-ri-ia ul asz2-pu-uk | and the equipment of my battle I did not remove, the work of my campaign I did [not] carry out |
| 66 | szal-gu ku-us,-s,u {iti}ziz2 dan-na-at _en-te-na_ ul a-dur | (In) the month Shebat (XI), I did not dwell in darkness. |
| 67 | ki-ma u5-ri2-in-ni mu-up-pa-ar-szi | (Sum) Like a lion, he scatters her (Akk) Like an eagle, she scatters herself |
| 68 | a-na sa-kap za-'i-ri-ia ap-ta-a i-da-a-a | I opened my mouth to smite my enemies. |
| 69 | har-ra-an nina{ki} pa-asz2-qi2-isz u ur-ru-hisz ar-de-e-ma | I set out on the road to Nineveh quickly and furiously. |
| 70 | el-la-mu-u-a ina _ki_-tim {kur}hal-ni-gal-bat gi-mir qu-ra-di-szu2-un _mah-mesz_ | I conquered the land Ḫalnigalbat, all of their great fortresses. |
| 71 | pa-an ger-ri-ia s,ab-tu-ma u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un | they were seized before my campaign, and they killed their weapons. |
| 72 | pu-luh-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia is-hup-szu2-nu-ti-ma | the fear of the great gods, my lords, overwhelmed them and |
| 73 | ti-ib _me3_-ia dan-ni e-mu-ru-ma e-mu-u2 mah-hu-tisz2 | my mighty battles they saw, and the great battles |
| 74 | {d}isz-tar be-let _muru2_ u _me3_ ra-a'-i-mat sza2-an-gu-ti-ia | O Ištar, mistress of the nose and the womb, the one who loves my radiance, |
| 75 | i-da-a-a ta-zi-iz-ma _{gesz}pan_-su-nu tasz-bir | you stood on the river, and you split their bow. |
| 76 | ta-ha-za-szu2-nu ra-ak-su tap-t,u-ur-ma | You strike them with a sword, and |
| 77 | ina _ukken_-szu-nu iq-bu-u2 um-ma an-nu-u _lugal_-a-ni | They said in their assembly: "This is the king." |
| 78 | ina qi2-bi-ti-sza2 s,ir-ti i-da-a-a it-ta-na-as-ha-ru ti-bu-u _egir_-a-a | By her exalted command, she constantly seeks out my place of residence, a place of refuge behind me, |
| 79 | ka-lu-mesz i-dak-ka-ku u2-s,al-lu-u be-lu-ti | (As for) the ones who kill (and) plunder (them), may they exercise lordship over them. |
| 80 | _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 a-de-e _mu dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina muh-hi-ia iz-ku-ru | the people of Assyria, who by the treaty the name of the great gods had bestowed upon me |
| 81 | a-di mah-ri-ia il-li-ku-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | before me came and smashed my feet. |
| 82 | u3 szu-nu {lu2}ha-am-ma-'e-e e-pisz si-hi u3 bar-ti | And they, the Hammaʾu, have performed extispicy against me. |
| 83 | sza a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-mu-u-ma _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ tuk-la-te-szu2-nu e-zib-u-ma | who were on my way heard about my campaign, and their loyal troops left, and |
| 84 | a-na _kur nu zu_-u2 in-nab-tu2 ak-szu-dam-ma ina _kar_ {i7}idigna | to a foreign country not known, they were captured, I captured, and at the bank of the Tigris |
| 85 | ina qi2-bit {d}3(u) {d}utu _dingir-mesz en_ ka-a-ri | By the command of Sin (and) Šamaš, the gods, lord of the land, |
| 86 | gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_-ia {i7}idigna _dagal_-tum a-tap-pisz u2-sza2-asz2-hi-it, | all my labor-troops (and) the wide Tigris I flooded with water. |
| 87 | ina {iti}sze _iti_ mit-ga-ri _u4 8(disz)-kam2 u4 esz3-esz3_ sza2 {d}ag | In Addaru (XII), the month of Miṭaru, the 8th day, the day of the shrines of Nabû |
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| 1 | ina qe2-reb nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia ha-disz e-ru-um-ma | in Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, happily entered and |
| 2 | ina _{gesz}gu-za ad_-ia t,a-bisz u2-szi-ib | I sat on the good throne of my father. |
| 3 | i-zi-qam-ma _{im}u18-lu_ ma-nit {d}e2-a | he attacked, and the river, the man of Ea, |
| 4 | sza2-a-ru sza a-na e-pesz _lugal_-ti za-aq-szu2 t,a-a-ba | The noble one who for the exercise of kingship is good, |
| 5 | uk-ki-pa-nim-ma i-da-at dum-qi2 ina sza2-ma-me u qaq-qa-ri | “It is good to know, in heaven and netherworld. |
| 6 | szi-pir mah-he-e na-asz2-par-ti _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar | a great work, the message of the gods and goddesses, |
| 7 | ka-a-an u2-szad-di-ru-u-ni u2-szar-hi-s,u-u-ni lib3-bu | (As for) the one who constantly makes (my) heart tremble, (but) makes my heart rejoice, |
| 8 | _{lu2}erin2-mesz en_ hi-t,i sza a-na e-pesz _lugal_-ti _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | The troops, lords of crime, who for the exercise of kingship of Assyria |
| 9 | a-na _szesz-mesz_-ia u2-szak-pi-du le-mut-tu | to my brothers I have entrusted evil, |
| 10 | pu-hur-szu-nu ki-ma isz-ten2 a-hi-it,-ma an-nu kab-tu2 e-mid-su-nu-ti-ma | I reorganized their structure like a mountain and imposed heavy punishment upon them. |
| 11 | u2-hal-li-qa _numun_-szu-un | he destroyed their seed |
| 12 | a-na-ku {d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I, Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, king [of Assyria], |
| 13 | zi-ka-ru qar-du a-sza2-red kal ma-al-ki | (Sum) Hero, foremost of all rulers, |
| 14 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-me-su _lugal kisz lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Sîn-papmēssu, king of the world (and) king [of Assyria]. |
| 15 | _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na _lugal kisz lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}-ma | son of Sargon (II), king of the world, kin of Assyria |
| 16 | bi-nu-ut {d}asz-szur {d}nin-lil2 na-ram {d}3(u) u {d}utu | the creation of the gods Aššīr (and) Ninlil, beloved of (the god) Sîn and (the goddess) Utu. |
| 17 | ni-szit {d}ag {d}marduk mi-gir {d}isz-tar szar-ra-ti | The one who reveres Nabû, Marduk, the favorite of Ištar, the queen, |
| 18 | hi-szih-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ le-'u-um it-pe-szu2 | the rejoicing of the great gods, the wisdom that he has acquired, |
| 19 | ha-as-su mu-du-u2 sza a-na ud-du-usz _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the wise one who for the life of the great gods |
| 20 | u3 szuk-lul esz-re-e-ti sza kul-lat ma-ha-zi | and the complete renovation of the shrines of all the cult centers. |
| 21 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ isz-szu-u-szu a-na _lugal_-ti ba-nu-u _e2_ {d}asz-szur | the great gods entrusted to him for kingship, the builder of the temple of the god Aššar |
| 22 | e-pisz e2-sag-gil2 u babila2{ki} mu-ud-di-isz _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-tar | who renovates Esagil and Babylon, who revives the gods and goddesses, |
| 23 | sza2 qe2-reb-e-szu2 sza _dingir-mesz kur-kur_ szal-lu-u-ti ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}asz-szur | From Assyria |
| 24 | a-na asz2-ri-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru-u2-ma u2-sze-szi-bu szub-tu ni-ih-tum | They returned to their places and settled (them) in a flattened dwelling. |
| 25 | a-di _e2-kur-ra-mesz_ u2-szak-lil-u-ma _dingir-mesz_ i-na _bara2_-szu-nu | they made complete as far as the temples, and the gods at their dais |
| 26 | u2-szar-mu-u2 szu-bat da-ra-a-ti ina tu-kul-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti | With their great support |
| 27 | ul-tu s,i-it {d}utu-szi a-di e-reb {d}utu-szi szal-t,isz at-tal-lak-u-ma | [From the rising of the sun] to the setting [of the sun], I went [succeed]fully [and] |
| 28 | ma-hi-ra ul i-szi ma-al-ki sza kib-rat _limmu2_-ti u2-szak-ni-szu2 sze-pu-u-a | I did not have a rival. I made the boundary of the four quarters of the world bow down at my feet. |
| 29 | _kur_ a-na {d}asz-szur ih-t,u-u2 u2-ma-'e-ru-in-ni ia-a-szi | the land to Assur he had stolen and seized me, |
| 30 | {d}asz-szur _ad dingir-mesz_ szu-ud-du-u2 u3 szu-szu-bu | Assur, father of the gods, the one who establishes and restores |
| 31 | mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} ru-up-pu-szu2 u2-ma-al-la-a _szu-min_-u-a | the border of Assyria he filled with fury; my hands |
| 32 | {d}3(u) _en aga_ du-un-ni zik-ru-u-ti ma-le-e ir-ti i-szim szi-ma-ti | O Sin, lord of the crown, who makes perfect the utterances of all the gods, who determines fates, |
| 33 | {d}utu _zalag2 dingir-mesz_ ni-bit _mu_-ia kab-ti a-na re-sze-e-ti u2-sze-s,i | Šamaš, light of the gods, the one who knows my great name, I brought out to the beginning. |
| 34 | {d}marduk _man dingir-mesz_ pu-luh-ti _lugal_-ti-ia ki-ma im-ba-ri kab-ti | Marduk, king of the gods, who fears my royal majesty like a great flood, |
| 35 | u2-sza2-as-hi-pu _kur-mesz_-e kib-ra-a-ti | I destroyed the lands of the world quarters. |
| 36 | {d}u-gur dan-dan-ni _dingir-dingir_ uz-zu na-mur-ra-tum | O Nergal, strong one of the gods, foremost of the audience gift, |
| 37 | u3 sza2-lum-ma-tum isz-ru-ka szi-rik-ti | And he gave you peace. |
| 38 | {d}isz-tar be-let _muru2_ u _me3 {gesz}pan_ dan-na-tum | Ištar, mistress of the foot and the body, the mighty bow |
| 39 | {gesz}szil-ta-hu szam-ru i-qi-sza2-an-ni a-na qisz-ti | He gave me a bright arrow for the offering. |
| 40 | ina u4-me-szu-ma {disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-a-asz _{lu2}gar kur_ tam-tim | At that time, Nebuchadnezzar (II), son of Marduk-apla-iddina, governor of the land of the Sea, |
| 41 | la na-s,ir a-de-e la ha-si-is _mun_ sza _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the one who does not heed the treaty, does not disregard the salt of Assyria, |
| 42 | t,a-ab-tu2 _ad_-ia in-szi-ma ina da-li-ih-ti _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the good fortune of my father he took and in the wailing of Assyria |
| 43 | _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 u3 _karasz_-su id-ke-e-ma a-na {disz}{d}nin-gal-szum2-na | his labor-troops and his grain-heaps he gave and to Ningal-šuma-iddin |
| 44 | _{lu2}gar-kur_ szesz-unu{ki} _ARAD2_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia ni-i-tu il-me-szu-ma | The governor of Šešunu, a servant of Dagil before me, heard him and |
| 45 | is,-ba-tu mu-s,a-a-szu2 isz-tu {d}asz-szur {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} | From the gods Ashur, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû, (and) Ishtar of Nineveh, |
| 46 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir ia-a-ti {disz}{d}asz-szur-pap-asz i-na _{gesz}gu-za ad_-ia | For the god Ishtar of the city Limmu-ilum, for me, Esarhaddon, on the throne of my father |
| 47 | t,a-bisz u2-sze-szi-bu-ni-ma be-lut _kur-kur_ u2-szad-gi-lu pa-ni-ia | they made pleasant for me, and they made the lordship of the lands surpass my face. |
| 48 | szu-u2 ul ip-lah3 na-de-e a-hi ul ir-szi-ma ar-di ul u2-masz-szir | He did not fear the nadītu-offering, he did not seek out a friend, and did not release his guilt. |
| 49 | u3 {lu2}rak-bu-szu2 a-di mah-ri-ia ul isz-pu-ram-ma | And he did not send his prisoner before me. |
| 50 | szul-mu _lugal_-ti-ia ul isz-al ep-sze-te9-e-szu2 lem-ne2-e-ti | The well-being of my royal majesty has not been heard, his evil deeds |
| 51 | ina qe2-reb nina{ki} asz2-me-e-ma lib3-bi i-gug-ma is,-s,a-ri-ih ka-bat-ti | I heard (this) in Nineveh, and my heart became frightened and shivered. |
| 52 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz_ sza2 pa-a-t,i _kur_-szu | my eunuchs, governors who roam his country, |
| 53 | u2-ma-'e-er s,e-ru-usz-szu2 u3 szu-u2 {disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 | And he, Nabû-zeru-iššīssa, |
| 54 | ba-ra-nu-u2 na-bal-kat3-ta-nu a-lak _erin2 hi-a_-ia isz-me-e-ma | “As for the one who is to cross the river, he heard about the march of my troops and |
| 55 | a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} sze-la-bisz in-na-bit asz2-szu2 ma-mit _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | he fled to Elam. Because of the curse of the great gods |
| 56 | sza e-ti-qu {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u3 {d}ag | who pass by, the gods Aššīr, Sin, Šamaše, Bel, and Nabû, |
| 57 | an-nu kab-tu e-mi3-du-szu-ma qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} i-na-ru-usz ina _{gesz}tukul_ | “This great storm overwhelmed him and in the land Elam they struck him down with the sword. |
| 58 | {disz}na-'i-id-mar-duk _szesz_-szu2 ep-szet {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza2 ana _szesz_-szu2 e-tep-pu-szu2 | Naʾid-Marduk, his brother, the deeds of the land Elam which he had done to his brother |
| 59 | e-mur-ma ul-tu {kur}elam-ma{ki} in-nab-tam-ma | He saw (them) and fled from Elam. |
| 60 | a-na e-pesz _ARAD2_-ti-ia a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-lik-am-ma | for the work of my servant to Assyria went and |
| 61 | u2-s,al-la-a be-lu-u2-ti | (and) entrusted me with lordship. |
| 62 | _kur_ tam-tim a-na si-hi-ir-ti-sza2 ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 u2-szad-gil2 pa-nu-usz-szu2 | the land of the Sea in its entirety, the inheritance of his brother, I entrusted to him. |
| 63 | szat-ti-szam-ma la na-par-ka-a it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-tu | At that time, without you, (as for) his large audience gift, |
| 64 | a-na nina{ki} il-lak-am-ma u2-na-asz2-sza2-qa _giri3-min_-ia | to Nineveh he shall go and make my feet bow down. |
| 65 | {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti _lugal_ {iri}s,i-dun-ni | Abdi-Milkūti, king of Sidon. |
| 66 | la pa-lih3 be-lu-ti-ia la sze-mu-u zi-kir szap-ti-ia | (As for) the one who does not fear my lordship, does not listen to the word of my lips, |
| 67 | sza _ugu_ tam-tim gal-la-tim it-tak-lu-ma is-lu-u _{gesz}szudun_ {d}asz-szur | (As for) the one who trampled upon the great sea and carried off the yoke of the god Aššar, |
| 68 | {iri}s,i-du-un-nu _iri_ tuk-la-a-ti-szu2 sza qe2-reb tam-tim na-du-u2 | The city Ṣidunnu, his fortified city that is in the sea, |
| 69 | a-bu-bisz as-pu-un _bad3_-szu2 u szu-bat-su as-suh-ma | I erected its walls and its habitations, and |
| 70 | qe2-reb tam-tim ad-di-ma a-szar masz-kan2-szu2 u2-hal-liq | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered (them) in the sea. |
| 71 | {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti _lugal_-szu2 la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia | Abdi-Milkūti, his king, before my weapons |
| 72 | ina _muru2_ tam-tim in-na-bit ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | By the command of the god Ashur, my lord, |
| 73 | ki-ma nu-u-ni ul-tu qe2-reb tam-tim a-bar-szu-ma | I removed him from the sea like a bird, and |
| 74 | ak-ki-sa _sag-du_-su _dam_-su _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 | his head, his wife, his sons, his daughters |
| 75 | _ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar nig2-szu nig2-gur11 na4-mesz_ a-qar-tu | the people of his palace gold, silver, possessions, property, stones, aqartu |
| 76 | lu-bul-ti _gun3_ u3 _gada kusz am-si zu2 am-si {gesz}esi {gesz}tug2_ | libation, rations, and linen garments, leather (bags) of wild bulls, ivory, ebony, (and) textiles |
| 77 | mim-ma szum-szu2 ni-s,ir-ti _e2-gal_-szu2 a-na mu-'u-de-e asz2-lu-la | I carried off whatever precious property of his palace as a gift. |
| 78 | _ug3-mesz_-szu2 _dagal-mesz_-te sza ni-ba la i-sza2-a | his extensive people, who had no fear |
| 79 | _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni u3 _ansze-nita2-mesz_ a-na mu-'u-de-e | oxen, sheep and donkeys for the slaughter |
| 80 | a-bu-ka a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-pa-hir-ma _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti | Your father sent to Assyria and the kings of the land Ḫatti |
| 81 | u3 a-hi tam-tim ka-li-szu2-nu ina asz2-ri sza2-nim-ma _iri_ u2-sze-pisz-ma | and all of their allies in another city I had built and |
| 82 | {iri}kar-{disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na at-ta-bi ni-bit-su | I surrounded (and) conquered the city Kar-Assur-aḫšumna. |
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| 1 | {iri}e2-{disz}s,u-pu-ri {iri}[sik-ku-u2 {iri}gi]-i' | (The cities) Ē-Ṣupuru, Sikkû, (and) Giʾ. |
| 2 | {iri}in-im-me {iri}[hi-il-du]-u-a | Inimme and Hildua(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | {iri}qar-ti-im-me {iri}bi-[i'-ru-u {iri}ki]-il-me-e | the cities Qartimme, Bi'rû, Kilmee, |
| 4 | {iri}bi-ti-ru-me {iri}sa-gu-u [{iri}am]-pa | the cities Bitirume, Sagû, Ampa, |
| 5 | {iri}e2-gi-si-me-ia {iri}bi-ir-gi-i' | (The cities) Egimeya (and) Birgi' |
| 6 | {iri}ga-am-bu-lu {iri}da-la-im-me {iri}i-si-hi-im-me | the cities Gabbulu, Dalamme, Isiḫimme, |
| 7 | _iri-mesz_-ni sza li-me-et {iri}s,i-du-un-ni | the cities in the environs of Sidon |
| 8 | a-szar ri-i-ti u masz-qi2-ti _e2_ tuk-la-a-ti-szu2 | in the place of extispicy and omens of his trust |
| 9 | sza ina tu-kul-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | who with the support of the god Ashur, my lord, grasped my hands |
| 10 | _ug3-mesz_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia sza _kur_-i u3 tam-tim | the people, the robbers of my bow, from mountains and seas |
| 11 | s,i-it {d}utu-szi ina lib3-bi u2-sze-szib-ma | I sat on the throne of the god Utu, and |
| 12 | a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur u2-ter na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu2 | to the territory of Assyria restored that district. |
| 13 | a-na esz-szu-te as,-bat {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia a-na _{lu2}nam_-ti | I took as a substitute. My eunuch to the governor |
| 14 | _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-kun-ma _gun_ u3 man-da-at-tu2 | I imposed upon them tribute and payment. |
| 15 | _ugu_ sza2 mah-ri ut-tir-ma e-mid-su _ta sza3 iri-mesz_-szu | upon that which before he had restored and imposed upon him, from his cities |
| 16 | sza2-tu-nu {iri}ma-a'-ru-ub-bu {iri}s,a-ri-ip-tu | They are from Maʾrabbu (and) Ṣariptu. |
| 17 | ina _szu-min_ {disz}ba-'a-li _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri am-nu | by the hand of Baʾalu, king of Tyre, |
| 18 | _ugu gun_ mah-ri-ti na-dan _mu-an-na_-szu2 | upon the first talent he shall give; his year |
| 19 | man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I added the payment of my lordly majesty and imposed (it) upon him. |
| 20 | u3 {disz}sa-an-du-ar-ri _lugal_ {iri}kun-di | and Sanduri, king of Kundi |
| 21 | u3 {iri}si-is-su-u2 _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,u | and Sissû, the enemy attacked. |
| 22 | la pa-lih3 be-lu-ti-ia sza _dingir-mesz_ u2-masz-szir-u-ma | (As for) the one who does not fear my lordly majesty, the gods have extinguished it and |
| 23 | a-na _kur_-i mar-s,u-ti it-ta-kil | to the desert he piled up. |
| 24 | szu-u2 {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni | Abdi-Milkūti, king of Sidon. |
| 25 | a-na re-s,u-ti a-ha-mesz isz-szak-nu-u-ma | They placed each other as shepherds. |
| 26 | _mu dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu it-ti a-ha-mesz iz-kur-u-ma | the name of their gods with each other they cursed, and |
| 27 | a-na e-mu-qi ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu it-tak-lu | [they have sworn] by their own strength. |
| 28 | a-na-ku a-na {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag | I (am) [for the gods Ašši]r, Sin, Utu, Bel and Nabû. |
| 29 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia at-ta-kil-ma | I trusted in the great gods, my lords, and |
| 30 | ni-i-tu al-me-szu-ma ki-ma is,-s,u-ri ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-i | I heard this and, like a trap, I went out from the mountains. |
| 31 | a-bar-szu-ma ak-ki-sa _sag-du_-su | I imposed upon him, and I cut off his head |
| 32 | ina {iti}du6 _sag-du_ {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti | In the month Tašritu (VII), the head of Abdi-Milkūti |
| 33 | ina {iti}sze _sag-du_ {disz}sa-an-du-ar-ri | In the month Adar (XII), the head of Sanduri |
| 34 | ina 1(disz)-et _mu-an-na_ u2-nak-ki-is-ma | in one year he cut off and |
| 35 | mah-ru-u2 la u2-hi-ir-ma u2-szah-mi3-t,a _egir_-u2 | before him he did not accept, and he erased afterwards. |
| 36 | asz2-szu2 da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia _ug3-mesz_ kul-lu-mi3-im-ma | Because of the strength of the god Ašṣur, my lord, all the people |
| 37 | ina ki-sza2-di _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu-un a-lul-ma it-ti _{lu2}nar_ | in the territory of their magnates I marched and with the singer |
| 38 | u3 _{gesz}za3-mi2_ ina re-bet nina{ki} e-te-et-ti-iq | and the altar in the middle of Nineveh passed by. |
| 39 | {iri}ar-za-a sza2 pa-a-t,i na-hal {kur}mu-s,ur-ri | The city Arzâ, which is on the bank of the Euphrates River. |
| 40 | asz2-lu-lam-ma {disz}a-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu bi-re-tu2 ad-di-ma | I carried off, and Asuḫili, his king, I swore an oath and |
| 41 | a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-a ina t,e-hi _ka2-gal muru2 iri_ sza2 {iri}ni-na-a | I marched to Assyria. At the gate of the citadel of Nineveh |
| 42 | it-ti a-si _ur-gi7_ u _szah2_ u2-sze-szib-szu-nu-ti ka-mi3-isz | with a dog's paw and a pig I settled them in peace. |
| 43 | u3 {disz}te-usz-pa-a {lu2}gi-mir-ra-a-a | and Teušpâ, the Cimmerian, |
| 44 | _erin2 hi-a_-man-da sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u2-qu | labor-troops, whose place is remote, |
| 45 | ina er-s,e-et {kur}hu-bu-usz-na a-di gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 | in the territory of the land Ḫubušna, together with all of his troops |
| 46 | u2-ra-as-si-ib ina _{gesz}tukul_ | with the weapon |
| 47 | ak-bu-us ki-sza2-di _ug3-mesz_ {kur}hi-lak-ki | I conquered the territory of the people of the land Ḫilakku. |
| 48 | szad-du-u-a a-szi-bu-te hur-sza2-a-ni pa-asz2-qu-u-ti | (As for) me, the people living in the mountains are defiled. |
| 49 | sza2 t,e-hi {kur}ta-ba-la {lu2}hat-te-e lem-nu-u2-ti | On account of the news of Tabal, the evil Ḫattians |
| 50 | sza _ugu kur-mesz_-ni-szu2-nu dan-nu-u-ti tak-lu-u2-ma | who were strong against their lands, and |
| 51 | ul-tu u4-me pa-ni la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri | From a time when there was no trust in him, to the yoke |
| 52 | 2(u) 1(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2 li-me-ti-szu2-nu | 21 of their fortified cities and small cities in their environs |
| 53 | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I conquered, plundered, destroyed, (and) burned with fire. |
| 54 | si-it-tu-te-szu2-nu sza2 hi-it,-t,u u3 gul-lul-tu2 la i-szu2-u2 | The rest of them, who have no guilt or crime, |
| 55 | kab-tu ni-ir be-lu-ti-ia e-mid-su-nu-u-ti | I imposed upon them the weight of my lordly majesty. |
| 56 | ad-isz {kur}bar-na-ka-a-a lem-nu-u-ti | I conquered the ev[il] Barnakians. |
| 57 | a-szi-bu-te {kur}du6-a-szur-ri sza ina pi-i _ug3-mesz_ | the inhabitants of Til-Assurrī, who by the command of the people |
| 58 | {kur}mi-ih-ra-a-nu {kur}pi-ta-a-nu i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2-un | They name the lands Miḫrānu (and) Pitânu, their names. |
| 59 | u2-sap-pi-ih _ug3-mesz_ {kur}man-na-a-a qu-tu-u la sa-an-qu | The Mannean people were not covered with a cloth. |
| 60 | u3 _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 {disz}isz-pa-ka-a-a {iri}as-gu-za-a-a | and his labor-troops, Išpakâ of Ašāzu, |
| 61 | kit-ru la mu-sze-zi-bi-szu2 a-na-ar ina _{gesz}tukul_ | (and) a weapon that cannot be dispelled, I shall strike with the sword |
| 62 | asz2-lul {kur}e2-{disz}dak-ku-ri sza2 qe2-reb {kur}kal-di a-a-ab babila2{ki} | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the land E-Dakkūru, which is in Chaldea, the father of Babylon. |
| 63 | ak-mu {disz}{d}sza2-masz-ib-ni _lugal_-szu is-hap-pu ha-bi-lum | Šamaš-ibni, his king, was struck down. |
| 64 | la pa-li-hu zik-ri _en en-en_ sza2 _a-sza3-mesz dumu-mesz babila-me_ | the one who does not fear the utterance of the lord of en priests of the fields of the Babylonians |
| 65 | u3 bar2-sipa{ki} ina pa-rik-te it-ba-lu-u-ma | and Borsippa went out to the countryside, and |
| 66 | u2-ter-ru ra-ma-nu-usz asz2-szu2 ana-ku pu-luh-ti {d}en u {d}ag | Because I am afraid of the deities Enlil and Nabû, |
| 67 | i-du-u2 _a-sza3-mesz_ sza2-ti-na u2-ter-ma | I acquired those fields and |
| 68 | pa-an _dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki} u bar2-sipa{ki} u2-szad-gil2 | before the citizens of Babylon and Borsippa he made perfect. |
| 69 | {disz}{d}muati-szal-lim _dumu_ {disz}ba-la-si | Nabû-šallim, son of Balasi |
| 70 | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szib-ma i-sza2-t,a ab-sza2-a-ni | I sat on his throne and wrote (it). |
| 71 | {disz}en-ba-sza2 _dumu_ {disz}bu-na-ni {lu2}gam-bu-la-a-a | Bel-baša, son of Bunanu, Gambulean |
| 72 | sza ina 1(u) 2(disz) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru ina _a-mesz_ | which in 12 danna-measures of earth in water |
| 73 | u3 _gi-ambar-mesz_ szit-ku-nu szu-ub-tu | and the reed-beds are yours. |
| 74 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia hat-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 im-qut-su-ma | by the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, his own fear fell upon him and |
| 75 | ki-i t,e3-me-szu2-ma bil-tu u man-da-at-tu | According to his report, the bill and the payment |
| 76 | _gu4-mah_-hi szuk-lu-lu-ti s,a-ma-da-ni _{ansze}kunga-mesz babbar-mesz_ | oxen, mules, ṣamānu-gifts, white mules |
| 77 | ul-tu {kur}e-lam-ti il-qa-am-ma a-na nina{ki} | From the land Elam he took and to Nineveh |
| 78 | a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | before me he came and struck my feet. |
| 79 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma u2-szar-hi-is-su lib3-bu | I prayed to him, and he rejoiced. |
| 80 | {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 | Ša-pî-Bēl, his fortified city |
| 81 | dan-na-as-su u2-dan-nin-ma | he strengthened his strength, and |
| 82 | sza2-a-szu2 a-di _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_-szu2 ina lib3-bi u2-sze-li-szu2-ma | I made him, together with the cedar troops, lift his bow from it and |
| 83 | _gin7 {gesz}ig_ ina _igi_ {kur}e-lam-ti e-dil-szu | like a door in front of the land Elam he hung it. |
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| 1 | {iri}a-du-ma-tu _iri_ dan-nu-tu {lu2}a-ri-bi | the city Adumatu, a fortified city, the Arabs |
| 2 | sza {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | belonging to Sîn-ahhēšu, king of Assyria, the father who created me. |
| 3 | ik-szu-du-ma _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 | he conquered, and his possessions, his property, his gods |
| 4 | a-di {munus#}ap#-kal-la-tu2 szar-rat {lu2}a-ri-bi | together with Apkallatu, queen of the Arabs |
| 5 | isz-lu-[lam]-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-qa-a | he plundered and took to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | {disz}ha-za-[dingir] _lugal#_ {lu2}a-ri-bi it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-tu2 | Haza-il, the king, the Arab, with his large audience gift |
| 7 | a-na nina#{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my capital city |
| 8 | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | went and made pass by my feet. |
| 9 | asz2-szu2 na-dan _dingir-mesz_-szu2 u2-s,al-la-an-ni-ma re-e-mu ar-szi2-szu2-ma | Concerning the giving of his gods he encouraged me and mercy he had for him, and |
| 10 | {d}a-tar-sa-ma-a-a-in {d}da-a-a {d}nu-ha-a-a | Atar-sama, Daya, Nuḫaya |
| 11 | {d}ru-ul-da-a-a-u2 {d}a-bi-ri-il-lu | the gods Ruldāyu (and) Abi-rilu, |
| 12 | {d}a-tar-qu-ru-ma-a _dingir-mesz_ sza2 {lu2}a-ri-bi | Atarqurumâ, the gods of the Arabs, |
| 13 | an-hu-su-nu ud-disz-ma da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | I restored their dilapidated section(s) and (then) the might of the god Ašṣur, my lord, |
| 14 | u3 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-t,ur-ma ut-ter-ma ad-din-szu2 | and my inscribed name upon them I wrote, checked, and gave to him. |
| 15 | {munus}ta-bu-u-a tar-bit _e2-gal ad_-ia a-na _lugal_-u-ti | Tabūʾa, descendant of the palace of my father, for kingship |
| 16 | _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-kun-ma it-ti _dingir-mesz_-sza2 a-na _kur_-sza2 u2-ter-szi | I placed upon them and with her gods I returned to her land. |
| 17 | 1(gesz2) 5(disz) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ 1(u) _ansze-nita2-mesz ugu_ ma-da-ti | 65 camels and 10 donkeys for the tribute |
| 18 | mah-ri-ti u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I reorganized (it) earlier and established its foundation(s). |
| 19 | {disz}ha-za-dingir szim-tu u2-bil-szu2-ma {disz}ia-ta-a' _dumu_-szu2 | Hazal-il brought a claim against him and Yataʾ, his son, |
| 20 | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szib-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _lim na4-mesz_ be2-ru-ti | I sat on his throne, and 10 minas of gold, 1,000 bēru stones |
| 21 | 5(u) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ 1(disz) _me_ kun-zi _szim hi-a_ | 50 camels, 100 containers of aromatics |
| 22 | _ugu_ man-da-at-ti _ad_-szu2 u2-rad-di-ma e-mid-su | I added to the tribute of his father and imposed upon him. |
| 23 | ar-ka {disz}u2-a-bu a-na e-pesz _lugal_-ti | After Uabu to do kingship |
| 24 | {lu2}a-ru-bu ka-li-szu2 _ugu_ {disz}ia-ta-a' usz-bal-kit-ma | The all-powerful arūbu-official took to Yataʾ and |
| 25 | a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-pap-asz _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti | I, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, king [of the four quarters (of the world),] |
| 26 | sza2 kit-tu i-ram-mu-ma s,a-lip-tu2 ik-kib-szu2 | (Sum) The one who trusts in truth, the one who frightens (Akk) Who trusts [in truth] and has sinned against him |
| 27 | _{lu2}erin2-mesz me3_-ia a-na na-ra-ru-tu {disz}ia-ta-a' | the troops of my battle against Yataʾ |
| 28 | asz2-pur-ma {lu2}a-ru-bu ka-li-szu2 ik-bu-su-ma | I sent (word) and the Arubu, his allies, attacked him and |
| 29 | {disz}u2-a-bu a-di _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ sza2 is-si-szu2 bi-re-tu id-du-u-ma | Uabu and the troops who were with him sinned, and |
| 30 | u2-bi-lu-nim-ma {gesz}szi-ga-ru asz2-kun-szu2-nu-ti-ma | I brought to me, and I set up a šigaru-vessel for them. |
| 31 | ina le-et _ka2-gal_-ia ar-ku-us-szu2-nu-ti | at the entrance of my gate I surrounded them. |
| 32 | {disz}up-pi-is _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tak2-ka | Uppis, the governor of Partakka |
| 33 | {disz}za-na-sa-na _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tuk-ka | Nanasana, the governor of Partukka |
| 34 | {disz}ra-ma-te-ia _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}u2-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na | Ramateya, the governor of Urakazabarna |
| 35 | {kur}ma-da-a-a sza2 a-szar-szu2-nu ru-u-qu sza ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | The Medes, whose remotest places were among the kings, my ancestors, |
| 36 | mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} la ib-bal-ki-tu2-nim-ma la ik-bu-su qaq-qar-sza2 | the border of Assyria did not rebel against me and did not seize its territory. |
| 37 | pu-ul-hi me-lam-me sza {d}asz-szur _en_-ia is-hup-szu-nu-ti | The resplendent radiance of Aššīr, my lord, overwhelmed them. |
| 38 | {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 _gal-mesz_ tak-kas _{na4}za-gin3_ hi-ip szad-di-szu2 | large m[urnīšu]-horses, takkas (and) lapis lazuli, its tail |
| 39 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia isz-szu-nim-ma isz-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia2 | to Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, they brought me and seized my feet. |
| 40 | asz2-szu2 _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_-ni sza qa-tu2 id-ku-szu2-nu-ti | Concerning the governors who had seized them by hand, |
| 41 | be-lu-ti u2-s,al-lu-ma e-ri-szu-in-ni kit-ru | (As for) the one who removes my lordly majesty and entrusts me with truth, |
| 42 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz_ sza2 pa-a-t,i _kur_-szu-un | my eunuchs (and) governors who fled their country |
| 43 | it-ti-szu2-nu u2-ma-'e-er-ma _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-te _iri-mesz_ | I investigated with them and the people living in the cities |
| 44 | sza2-tu-nu ik-bu-su-ma u2-szak-ni-szu2 _giri3-min_-usz-szu2-un | they seized them, and they made their feet bow down. |
| 45 | _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | I established the payment of my lordly majesty over them. |
| 46 | {kur}pa-tu-usz-ar-ri na-gu-u sza i-te-e _e2-mun_ | the land Patušarra, a district on the bank of the salt marsh, |
| 47 | sza2 qe2-reb {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u-te sza2 pa-a-t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni _kur {na4}za-gin3_ | which are in the midst of the distant Medes, which are on the border of the land Bikni, the land of lapis lazuli |
| 48 | sza ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia mam2-ma la ik-bu-su _ki_-tim _kur_-szu2-un | which among the kings, my ancestors, nobody had conquered, the territory of their land |
| 49 | {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-na {disz}e-pa-ar-na _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | Šidir-pāna (and) Eparna, the fortified governors |
| 50 | sza2 la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri sza2-a-szu2-nu a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | who do not trust in him, to the yoke of them together with their people |
| 51 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ru-ku-bi-szu2-nu _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni {ansze}u2-du-ri | horses of their own, oxen, flocks, (and) mules |
| 52 | szal-lat-sun2 ka-bit-tu asz2-lu-la ana qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off their heavy booty to Assyria. |
| 53 | {kur}ba-a-zu na-gu-u2 sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u-qu | (As for) the land Bāzu, the nagû-priestess whose place is remote, |
| 54 | mi-szit na-ba-li qaq-qar _mun_ a-szar s,u-ma-a-me | Half a nabalu-measure of the earth, salt, where there is saliva, |
| 55 | 1(disz) _me_ 2(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ba-a-s,i pu-qut-ti u _{na4}zu2-masz-da3_ | 1 hundred 20 danna of the qaqqar, the bāṣu-stone, the puquttu-stone and the date palm |
| 56 | a-szar _musz_ u _gir2-tab_ ki-ma kul-ba-bi ma-lu-u _a-gar3_ | where snakes and scorpions like culbābu-birds are plentiful, the meadow |
| 57 | 2(u) _danna_ {kur}ha-zu-u2 szad-di _{na4}sag-gil-mud_ | 20 danna-measures of the land Ḫazû, bordering (the city) Saggilmud, |
| 58 | a-na _egir_-ia u2-masz-szir-ma e-ti7-iq | Afterwards I removed it and crossed the river. |
| 59 | na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu2 sza ul-tu u4-me ul-lu-ti | This nagû-vessel, which since distant days |
| 60 | la il-li-ku _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia | did not go; the king who had come before me |
| 61 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia ina qe2-reb-e-szu2 szal-t,a-nisz at-tal-lak | By the command of the god Ashur, my lord, I went safely inside it. |
| 62 | {disz}ki-i-su _lugal_ {iri}hal-di-su {disz}ak-ba-ru _lugal_ {iri}il-pi-a-tu2 | Kīssu, king of Ḫaldi; Abakbaru, [king of] Illitu. |
| 63 | {disz}ma-an-sa-ku _lugal_ {iri}ma-gal-a-ni | Mansaku, king of Magan |
| 64 | {munus}ia-pa-a' szar-rat {iri}di-ih-ra-a-ni | Yapaʾ, queen of Diḫranni |
| 65 | {disz}ha-bi-su _lugal_ {iri}qa-da-ba-a' | Habisu, king of Qadabbâ |
| 66 | {disz}ni-ha-ru _lugal_ {iri}ga-a'-u-a-ni | Niḫaru, king of Ga'ua |
| 67 | {munus}ba-as-lu szar-rat {iri}i-hi-lum | Baslu, queen of Iḫilum |
| 68 | {disz}ha-ba-zi-ru _lugal_ {iri}pu-da-a' | Habaziru, king of Pudaʾ |
| 69 | 8(disz) _lugal-mesz_-ni sza qe2-reb na-ge-e szu-a-tu2 a-duk | 8 kings who were in that district I killed. |
| 70 | ki-ma _munu4_ asz2-ta-t,i pa-gar lu-qu-ra-di-szu2-un | like a frog I have smashed, let me pluck up their corpses. |
| 71 | _dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu _nig2-szu_-szu2-nu _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu u3 _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | their gods, possessions, property and people |
| 72 | asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} {disz}la-a-a-le-e | I carried off to Assyria. La'alê |
| 73 | _lugal_ {iri}ia-di-i' sza2 la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia in-nab-tu2 | the king of Yadi', who had fled from my weapons, |
| 74 | ha-at-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 im-qut-su-ma a-na {iri}ni-na-a | He fell at his own volition and fled to Nineveh. |
| 75 | a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | before me he came and struck my feet. |
| 76 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma na-ge-e {iri}ba-zi szu-a-tum | I prayed to him, and that district of Bazi |
| 77 | u2-szad-gil2 pa-nu-usz-szu2 | I made his face resplendent. |
| 78 | ina e-muq {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}ag {d}marduk _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} | By the strength of the deities Aššīr, Sin, Šamaše, Nabû, Marduk, (and) Ishtar of Nineveh, |
| 79 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir ak-szu-ud kul-lat na-ki-ri mul-tar-hi | I conquered the Ishtar of Limmu-ilī, all the enemies (and) all the rebels. |
| 80 | ina zik-ri _dingir_-u-ti-szu2-nu ma-al-ki na-ki-ri-ia | By the command of their divinity, the protection of my enemies |
| 81 | ki-ma qa-ne2-e me-he-e i-szu-ub-bu | like the horns of a storm they fall. |
| 82 | _lugal-mesz_-ni a-szi-bu-te tam-tim sza _bad3-mesz_-szu2-nu tam-tim-ma | the kings who dwell in the Sea, whose walls are the Sea |
| 83 | e-du-u szal-hu-szu2-un sza ki-ma _{gesz}gigir {gesz}ma2_ rak-bu | Their šalḫūtu-vessels, which like a chariot and a boat are bound, |
| 84 | ku-um _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-e s,a-an-du par-ri-sa-ni | Instead of horses, the ṣāndu-offerings |
| 85 | pal-hisz ul-ta-nap-sza2-qu lib3-ba-szu2-nu i-tar-rak-ma | They have become frightened, their heart trembles |
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| 1 | i-ma-'u mar-tu2 ul ib-szi sza2-ni-ni ul im-mah-ha-ru _{gesz}tukul_-u-a | The Martu gods did not exist; the second one did not receive my weapons. |
| 2 | u3 ina ma-al-ki a-lik mah-ri-ia la im-szu-la a-a-u2-ma | And in the assembly of the ones who came before me, no one escaped. |
| 3 | sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia i-szu-t,u-ma e-tap-pa-lu ze-ra-ti | which to the kings, my ancestors, had been written down and had been performed with anger |
| 4 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia ina _szu-min_-ia im-ma-nu-u2 | according to the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, they were placed in my hands. |
| 5 | pa-asz2-qu-ti _bad3 na4-mesz_-szu2-nu _gin7_ kar-pat pa-ha-ri u2-par-ri-ir | I surrounded the wall with their stones as if it were a crossroads. |
| 6 | pa-gar qu-ra-di-szu2-un ina la qe-be2-ri u2-sza2-kil zi-i-bu | I made their warriors bow down at a distance not equal to me. |
| 7 | nak-mu _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off their property and into Assyria |
| 8 | _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-li-szu2-nu szal-la-tisz am-nu | I counted the gods who supported them as booty. |
| 9 | ki-ma s,e-e-ni a-bu-ka _ug3-mesz_-szu2-un szam-ha-a-ti | like the flocks of your father, their bright people |
| 10 | sza a-na szu-zu-ub na-pisz-ti-szu2 qe2-reb tam-tim in-nab-tu2 | who had fled to save his life in the sea, |
| 11 | ina gesz-par-ri-ia ul ip-par-szid-ma ul u2-sze-s,i nap-szat-su | He did not escape my trap and did not let his life go out. |
| 12 | pe-tan bir-ki sza is,-ba-tu si-me-lat _kur_-i ru-qu-u-ti | a reed fence which had grasped the limbs of distant mountains, |
| 13 | ki-ma is,-s,u-ri ul-tu2 qe2-reb _kur_-i a-bar-szu2-ma ak-sa-a _a2-mesz_-szu2 | like a snake I removed him from the mountain and cut off his arms. |
| 14 | _usz2-mesz_-szu2-nu ki-ma bu-tuq-ti na-at-bak _kur_-i u2-szar-di | I made their lives as plentiful as a flood. |
| 15 | su-te-e a-szi-bu-te kul-ta-ri sza2 a-szar-szu2-nu ru-u-qu | (As for) the Suteans, who dwell in the cultāru, whose place is remote, |
| 16 | ki-ma ez-zi ti-ib me-he-e as-su-ha szu-ru-us-su-un | (Sum) Like a wild bull, I scatter them like a storm-wind. (Akk) Like an angry bull, they scatter the stormwind. |
| 17 | sza tam-tum a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 _kur_-u2 a-na e-mu-qi-szu2 isz-ku-nu | of the sea for his strength a mountain for his army set up. |
| 18 | ina sa-par-ri-ia a-a-um-ma ul u2-s,i | No one has come out of my net. |
| 19 | na-par-szu-du-um-ma ul ip-par-szid | (Sum) The nāparšudu-demon does not escape (Akk) The netherworld does not pass by |
| 20 | sza2 tam-ti a-na _kur_-i sza _kur_-i a-na tam-tim a-szab-szu2-nu aq-bi | of the sea to the mountains of the mountains to the sea I spoke. |
| 21 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia man-nu sza2 it-ti-ia isz-sza2-an-na-nu | By the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, who is angry with me? |
| 22 | a-na _lugal_-u-ti u3 ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia | to kingship and among kings, my ancestors |
| 23 | sza ki-ma ia-a-ti-ma szur-ba-ta be-lu-su | whose lordship is surpassing like me, |
| 24 | ul-tu qe2-reb tam-tim _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia ki-a-am iq-bu-ni | From the sea, my enemies said thus: |
| 25 | um-ma _ka5-a_ la-pa-an {d}utu e-ki-a-am il-lak | saying: “The gate is open. Before Šamaš he goes out. |
| 26 | {kur}e-la-mu-u2 {kur}qu-tu-u ma-al-ki szip-s,u-u-ti | The lands Elam (and) Qutû, the places of learning, |
| 27 | sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia e-tap-pa-lu ze-ra-a-ti | which to the kings, my ancestors, they had made hostile |
| 28 | da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia sza2 ina kul-lat na-ki-ri e-tep-pu-szu2 | The strength of the god Aššīr, my lord, which I have exercised in all of the enemies, |
| 29 | isz-mu-u-ma hat-tum u pu-luh-tum _ugu_-szu2-nu it-ta-bik-ma | he heard, and fear and terror against them he piled up, and |
| 30 | asz2-szu2 a-na mi-s,ir _kur-mesz_-szu2-nu la ha-t,e-e | because to the border of their lands they were not negligent |
| 31 | _{lu2}kin-gi4-a-mesz_-szu2-nu sza2 t,u-bi u su-lum-me-e | their messengers, who are happy and satisfied, |
| 32 | a-na nina{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia isz-pu-ru-nim-ma | to Nineveh, before me, they sent me, and |
| 33 | _mu dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ iz-ku-ru ul-tu {d}asz-szur {d}utu {d}en {d}ag | the year (in which the gods) the great gods proclaimed (them): from the god Aššīr, the god Šamâ, the Lord, (and) the god Nanna |
| 34 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} u3 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir _ugu_ na-ki-ri-ia | the gods Ishtar of Nineveh and the goddess Ištar of Limmu-ilum upon my enemies |
| 35 | ina li-i-ti u2-sza2-zi-zu-ni-ma am-s,u-u ma-la lib3-bi-ia2 | They made me stand in the midst of the night and I washed off as much as my stomach. |
| 36 | ina ki-szit-ti na-ki-ri szad-lu-u2-ti | (Sum) In the cult daises of the high mountain(s) (Akk) By means of the kishittu-disease of the highest mountain |
| 37 | sza ina tu-kul-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | who with the support of the great gods, my lords, reached my hands, |
| 38 | esz-ret ma-ha-zi sza _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u _kur_ uri{ki} u2-sze-pisz-ma | I had the shrines of the cult centers of Assyria and Akkad built and |
| 39 | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ uh-hi-zu-ma u2-nam-me-ra ki-ma u4-me | silver and gold he weighed out, and like a day |
| 40 | ina u4-me-szu-ma _e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti sza nina{ki} | At that time, the palace of the inspection of Nineveh |
| 41 | sza _lugal-mesz_-ni a-lik mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia u2-sze-pi-szu2 | which the kings who came before my fathers had made, |
| 42 | a-na szu-te-szur _karasz_ pa-qa-a-di {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 | for the šū-tēre-of-the-mount of the quay he entrusted the mules. |
| 43 | _{ansze}kunga-mesz {gesz}gigir-mesz_ til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_ | bred mules, chariots, tillānu-tools, (and) weapons |
| 44 | u3 szal-la-at na-ki-ri gi-mir mim-ma szum-szu2 | and the booty of the enemy, all of everything, |
| 45 | sza {d}asz-szur _lugal dingir-mesz_ a-na esz-qi2 _lugal_-ti-ia isz-ru-ka | which Ashur, king of the gods, for the exercise of my kingship gave to you, |
| 46 | a-na szit-mur _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ szi-tam-du-uh _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | for the šitmūmur of horses (and) the sitamduḫ of chariots |
| 47 | asz2-ru szu-a-tu2 i-mi-s,a-an-ni-ma _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ | that throne became hostile to me and the people of the lands |
| 48 | hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia al-lu tup-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma | I carried off my bow and tupšikku-measures. I made them carry (them) off and |
| 49 | il-bi-nu _sig4 e2-gal-tur-ra_ szu-a-tu2 | the brickwork of that small palace |
| 50 | a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 aq-qur-ma qaq-qa-ru ma-a'-du | I poured it out in its entirety, and the ground was much. |
| 51 | ki-ma a-tar-tim-ma ul-tu lib3-bi _a-sza3-mesz_ ab-tuq-ma | like a mountain I crossed from the fields and |
| 52 | _ugu_-szu2 usz-rad-di ina {na4}pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i dan-ni | I imposed upon him. With pīlu-stone (and) strong mountain stone |
| 53 | usz-szi-szu2 ad-di-ma tam-la-a u2-mal-li | I surrounded it and filled it with splendor. |
| 54 | ad-ke-e-ma _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti u e-ber _i7_ | I commanded that the kings of the land Ḫatti and beyond the river |
| 55 | {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri {disz}me-na-si-i _lugal_ {iri}ia-u2-di | Baʾalu, king of Tyre; Menasî, kin[g of Ya]udu; |
| 56 | {disz}qa-usz-gab-ri _lugal_ {iri}u2-du-me {disz}mu-s,ur-i _lugal_ {iri}ma-'a-ab | Qāš-gabbri, king of Udume; Muṣuri, k[ing of Maʾabu]; |
| 57 | {disz}s,il-_en lugal_ {iri}ha-zi-ti {disz}me-ti-in-ti _man_ {iri}is-qa-lu-na | Ṣil-Bēl, king of the city Ḫazitu; Metinti, k[ing of] the city Isqaluna; |
| 58 | {disz}i-ka-u2-su _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na | Ikūssu, king of Amqarrûna. |
| 59 | {disz}mil-ki-a-sza2-pa _lugal_ {iri}gu-ub-li | Milki-apla-iddina, king of Gubli. |
| 60 | {disz}ma-ta-an-ba-'a-al _lugal_ {iri}a-ru-ad-da | Matan-Baʾ, king of Aruadda. |
| 61 | {disz}a-bi-ba-'a-li _lugal_ {iri}sam-si-mur-ru-na | Abī-baʾali, king of Samsimurrûna. |
| 62 | {disz}bu-du-dingir _lugal_ {iri}e2-am-ma-na {disz}pap-mil-ki _man_ {iri}as-du-di | Būdu-ilum, king of Eamanu; Papmilki (I), king [of Assyria]; |
| 63 | 1(u) 2(disz) _lugal-mesz_ sza2 ki-sza2-di tam-tim {disz}e-ki-isz-tu-ra | 12 kings on the shore of the Sea: Ekištura, |
| 64 | _lugal_ {iri}e-di-'i-il {disz}pi-la-a-gu-ra-a _man_ {iri}ki-it-ru-si | king of Ediʾil: Pilagūrāya (II), king [of K]itrusi. |
| 65 | {disz}ki-i-su _lugal_ {iri}si-il-lu-u8-u-a | Kīssu, king of Sillua. |
| 66 | {disz}i-tu-u-an-da-ar _lugal_ {iri}pa-ap-pa | Ittu-andar, king of the city Pappa. |
| 67 | {disz}e-re-su _lugal_ {iri}si-il-li {disz}da-ma-su _man_ {iri}ku-ri-i | Eresu, king of Silli; Damašu (I), king [of Kurî]. |
| 68 | {disz}ad2-me-e-su _lugal_ {iri}ta-me-si | Admesu, king of Tamesi |
| 69 | {disz}da-mu-u2-si _lugal_ {iri}qar-ti-ha-da-as-ti | Damu-usi, king of Qartiḫadasti. |
| 70 | {disz}u2-na-sa-gu-su _lugal_ {iri}li-di-ir | Unasagūsu, king of Lidar |
| 71 | {disz}bu-s,u-su _lugal_ {iri}zalag2-ia 1(u) _lugal-mesz_ sza {kur}ia-ad-na-na | Buṣusu, king of the city Zalagiya: 10 kings of the land Yadnanu |
| 72 | _muru2_ tam-tim _szu-nigin_ 2(u) 2(disz) _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti a-hi tam-tim | the middle of the sea, total: 22 kings of the land Ḫattuša, adjacent to the sea |
| 73 | u3 _muru2_ tam-tim ka-li-szu2-nu u2-ma-'e-er-szu2-nu-ti-ma | and the whole seashore I surrounded them, and |
| 74 | _gesz-ur3-mesz gal-mesz_ tim-me _mah-mesz_ {gesz}a-dap2-pi szu-hu-u-ti | large beams of tin, large adappu-beams |
| 75 | sza _{gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3_ tar-bit {kur}si-ra-ra u {kur}lab-na-na | of cedar (and) cypress, from the lands Sirara and Labnana, |
| 76 | sza ul-tu u4-me pa-ni ma-gal ik-bi-ru-ma i-szi-hu la-a-nu | (As for) the one who, since distant days, had become frightened and became afraid, |
| 77 | _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ sza _{na4}{d}asznan_ | the guardians of Ašnan-stone |
| 78 | _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz {munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti _{na4}kun4-mesz_ a-gur2-ri | the lamma-priestess, the ababzātu-priestesses (and) the baked bricks |
| 79 | sza _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal {na4}{d}asznan {na4}dur2-mi-na_ | of alabaster, ašnan-stone, and dunmina-stone |
| 80 | _{na4}dur2-mi-na-banda3{da}_ {na4}a-lal-lum _{na4}gi-rim-hi-li-ba_ | Durmi-nabanda-stone, alallu-stone and girimḫilibu-stone |
| 81 | ul-tu qe2-reb hur-sza2-a-ni a-szar nab-ni-te-szu2-nu | [From] the midst of the mountains, [where] their foundations were established, |
| 82 | a-na hi-szih-ti _e2-gal_-ia _gig_-isz pa-asz2-qi2-isz | for the restitution of my palace, he is sick and ill. |
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| 1 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia u2-szal-di-du-u-ni | to Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, they gave me. |
| 2 | ina {iti}sze-ga u4-me mit-ga-ri _ugu_ tam-le-e szu-a-tum | In the month of Šega, the day of the mitgaru-offering, on that terrace |
| 3 | _e2-gal-mesz_ rab-ba-a-ti a-na mu-szab be-lu-ti-ia | the great palaces for my lordly residence |
| 4 | ab-ta-ni s,e-ru-usz-szu | “I have slain him, |
| 5 | _e2 lugal_ sza 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tim _gid2_ sza 3(u) 1(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tim _dagal_ | the royal house which is 115 cubits long, which is 31 with 1 cubit wide, |
| 6 | sza ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia mam2-ma la e-pu-szu2 ana-ku e-pu-usz | which among the kings, my ancestors, nobody had done, I did. |
| 7 | _{na4}kun4-mesz {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ a-sur-ru-szu2 u2-sza2-as-hir-ma | I decorated its base with kun-stones (and) alabaster and |
| 8 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu_-szu2 | I had great cedars cut down upon him. |
| 9 | _e2-gal_ {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,i-i u3 _e2-gal-mesz zu2 am-si_ | a palace of lapis lazuli, a peṣî-stone, and palaces of amsi-plant |
| 10 | _{gesz}esi {gesz}tug2_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni _{gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3_ | ebony, a linen cloth, musukkannu-wood, cedar, cypress |
| 11 | a-na mu-szab _lugal_-ti-ia u mul-ta-u-ti be-lu-ti-ia | for my royal residence and for the exercise of my lordship |
| 12 | nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz-ma _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu_-szu2 | I had (them) built anew and I had great cedar beams installed over them. |
| 13 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ sza2 e-re-si-na _du10-ga_ me-ser _ku3-babbar_ | doors of cypress, with good cedar trim, a half (mina) of silver |
| 14 | u3 _uruda_ u2-rak-kis-ma u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szin | and copper I bound, and their gates I sealed. |
| 15 | _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz {munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti sza _{na4}{d}asznan_ | Alad-Lammā, the scepter of Ašnan-stone, |
| 16 | sza ki-i szik-ni-szu2-nu ir-ti lem-ni u2-tar-ru | (Sum) The one who swore by their deeds has turned into an evil wind (Akk) Who has turned against me like a wind of evil |
| 17 | _{na4}{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz gal-mesz_ ur-mah-hi szu-ta-tu-u-ti | large bull colossi of lions, |
| 18 | _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti szu-ta-ha-a-ti _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz_ masz-sza2-a-ti | the babza-priestess, the šutāḫḫūti, the lamma-priestesses (and) the exorcists |
| 19 | sza _uruda_ nam-ri ap-ti-iq-ma | of bright copper I cut off and |
| 20 | u3 _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ sza pi-i-li pe-s,e-e | and the protective deities of the opening of the door, |
| 21 | _za3_ u _gub3_ u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta _si-gar_-szi-in | the right and left he caused to seize her hem. |
| 22 | tim-me _uruda gal-mesz_ tim-me _{gesz}eren mah-mesz_ | large copper beams, large cedar beams |
| 23 | a-dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-szin e-mid si-hi-ir-ti _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu | I surrounded their gates with a wall of bricks. That palace |
| 24 | ne2-be2-hu pa-asz2-qu sza _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ u2-sze-pisz-ma | I had a stele made of zû-stone and lapis lazuli and |
| 25 | u2-szal-ma-a ki-li-lisz si-il-lu u3 mat-gi-qu | “I made (them) complete with cultic rites, rituals, and apprehension. |
| 26 | ki-ma {d}tir-an-na u2-sza2-as-hi-ra gi-mir _ka2-mesz_-ni | like a rainbow he made all of our gates bow down. |
| 27 | sik-kat3 _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u3 _uruda_ nam-ri u2-rat-ta-a qe2-reb-szin | a woolen garment of silver, gold, and bright copper I fashioned inside them. |
| 28 | da-na-an asz-szur _en_-ia ep-szet ina _kur-kur_ nak-ra-a-ti e-tep-pu-szu2 | The might of Ashur, my lord, was established in the lands of the enemy. |
| 29 | ina szi-pir {lu2}ur5-ra-ku-ti e-si-qa qe2-reb-sza2 | Through the craft of the Urakūtu, he selected (them) inside it. |
| 30 | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_ tam-szil {kur}ha-ma-nim sza2 ka-la _szim hi-a_ | the Great Orchard, the bordering land of Hamānu, which all kinds of aromatics |
| 31 | u3 _gurun_ hur-ru-szu2 i-ta-a-ti-sza2 az-qu-up | and the hurrūšu-flour that I cut off from her, |
| 32 | ki-sal-la-sza2 ma-gal u2-rab-bi-ma tal-lak-ta-sza2 ma-a'-disz | I broadened its courtyard greatly and made its way much greater. |
| 33 | u2-rap-pisz a-na masz-qit _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ina qe2-reb-e-sza2 | for the ration of the horses in it |
| 34 | pat-tu u2-sze-sze-ram-ma u2-szah-bi-ba a-tap-pisz | [I made] a reed-bed [strewn and] deposited (it) [in the ground]. |
| 35 | ul-tu _e2-gal_ szu-a-tu2 ul-tu _usz8_-sza2 a-di gaba-dib-e-sza2 | from that palace, from its foundations to its crenellations |
| 36 | ar-s,i-pu u2-szak-li-lu lu-le-e u2-mal-lu-u | (As for) the one who removes (my) inscription (and) fills (it) with splendor, |
| 37 | szal-la-ru-sza2 ina _kasz sag_ mah-s,u ba-al-lu4 ka-lak-ku-sza2 ina _gesztin_ | her booty in premium beer, her rations in wine |
| 38 | na-szi _{gesz}mar_ al-li tup-szik-ki e-pisz dul-li | He brings the wagon, the box, and the work. |
| 39 | za-bil ku-du-ur-ri ina e-le-li ul-s,i hu-ud lib3-bi | (Sum) I am the one who carries the kudurru-vessel above (Akk) In the pure heavens, joy of the heart |
| 40 | nu-um-mur pa-ni ub-ba-lu4 u4-um-szu2-un | (Sum) The one who does not look at the face of the storm, the storm-god (Akk) They do not look towards the face, their day |
| 41 | szi-pir-sza2 ina hi-da-a-ti ri-sza2-a-ti za-ma-ri tak-ni-i | Her work is performed in joyous celebrations. |
| 42 | ag-mur-ma esz3-gal-szid-du3-du3-a | I, Ešgalšiddudua, |
| 43 | _e2-gal_ pa-qi-da-at ka-la-mu az-ku-ra ni-bit-sa | The palace is entrusted to all of the gods, her name is called. |
| 44 | {d}asz-szur {d}en {d}ag _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir | the gods Aššīr, Bel, Nabû, Ishtar of Nineveh, (and) [Ish]tar of the city Limmu-ilum, |
| 45 | _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} ka-li-szu2-nu ina qer-bi-sza2 aq-re-ma | I gathered all the gods of Assyria inside it. |
| 46 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti eb-bu-u-ti ma-har-szu2-un aq-qi2-ma | I libated before them pure offerings. |
| 47 | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a _dingir-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu | I made resplendent. Those gods |
| 48 | ina ku-un-ni lib3-bi-szu2-nu ik-tar-ra-bu _lugal_-u-ti | with the support of their hearts they proclaimed kingship |
| 49 | _{lu2}gal-mesz_ u3 _ug3-mesz kur_-ia ka-li-szu2-nu | the magnates and all the people of my land |
| 50 | ina _{gesz}banszur_ ta-szi-la-a-ti ta-kul-ti u qe2-re-e-ti | On a table of tašilātu-offerings, takultu and qēru-offers, |
| 51 | ina qer-bi-sza2 u2-sze-szib-szu2-nu-ti-ma u2-sza2-li-s,a nu-pa-ar-szu2-un | I settled them inside (them) and cleared away their waste land. |
| 52 | _gesztin-mesz_ u ku-ru-un-nu am-ki-ra s,ur-ra-szu2-un | wine and kurunnu-beer, their emblems |
| 53 | _i3-sag_ i3-gu-la-a muh-ha-szu2-nu u2-sza2-asz2-qi2 | the first-class oil of Igula’a on top of them he gave. |
| 54 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _lugal dingir-mesz_ u3 _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} _du3_-szu2-nu | By the command of the god Assur, king of the deities, and the gods of Assyria, they built them. |
| 55 | ina t,u-ub _uzu-mesz_ hu-ud lib3-bi nu-um-mur ka-bat-ti | with good flesh, joy, and awe-inspiring radiance |
| 56 | sze-be2-e lit-tu-ti qe2-reb-sza2 da-risz | (Sum) I want to live in its midst forever (Akk) May I live in the midst of it forever |
| 57 | lu-ur-mi3-ma lu-usz-ba-a la-la-a-sza2 | May I be pure, may I be at peace with her. |
| 58 | ina za3-muk-ki _iti_ resz-ti-i kul-lat {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 | On the first day of the month of Zamuk, all the mules |
| 59 | _{ansze}kunga-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_ | bred donkeys, camels, til-li-vessels, weapons |
| 60 | gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_ szal-la-at na-ki-ri szat-ti-szam-ma | all of the troops, the booty of the enemy, for a long time |
| 61 | la na-par-ka-a lu-up-qi2-da qe2-reb-sza2 | Let me entrust it to you without ceasing. |
| 62 | qe2-reb _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu {d}alad _saga_ {d}lamma _saga_ | In that palace, Alad is good, Lamma is good. |
| 63 | na-s,ir kib-si _lugal_-ti-ia mu-ha-du-u ka-bat-ti-ia | who guards my royal majesty, who soothes my heart, |
| 64 | da-risz lisz-tab-ru-u a-a ip-par-ku-u i-da-a-sza2 | May they constantly renew (it), may they never abandon it, |
| 65 | a-na _egir_ u4-me ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia | In the future, among the kings, my descendants, |
| 66 | sza {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ | of Ashur and Ištar for the rule of the land and the people |
| 67 | i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 e-nu-ma _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu | when that palace |
| 68 | i-lab-bi-ru-ma in-na-hu an-hu-us-sa lu-disz | (If) they become frightened and are afraid, may I repair its dilapidated section(s). |
| 69 | ki-i sza2 a-na-ku _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir szu-me _lugal ad_ ba-ni-ia2 | As I wrote an inscribed object bearing the name of the king, the father who created me, |
| 70 | it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-ia asz2-ku-nu-u-ma | with an inscribed object bearing my name I placed and |
| 71 | at-ta ki-i ia-a-ti-ma _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | You, like me, write an inscribed object bearing my name. |
| 72 | a-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ pu-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bal_-qi2 | I saw, and with oil I poured out a sacrifice. |
| 73 | it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-ka szu-kun | With an inscribed object bearing your name place it. |
| 74 | {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar ik-ri-bi-ka i-szem-mu-u2 | The gods Aššīr and Ishtar will (then) listen to your prayers. |
| 75 | {iti}sze-sag11-ku5 lim-mu {disz}a-tar-dingir _{lu2}en-nam_ {kur}la-hi-ra | Month Addāru (XII), eponym year of Atar-ilī, governor of Lahiru. |
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