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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 009 (P422650)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422650 |
| Museum no. | BM 127875 + BM 128334 + BM 134489 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [_...]-ki# giri3#_ [...] | ... via ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | [...] _lugal_ kib-rat# [...] | ... king of the world quarters ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | [...]-nu# mi-gir _dingir_ [...] | ... the favorite of the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | [...]-szu2# {d}asz-szur {d}utu# [...] | ... the gods Aššīr (and) Šamaše(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [...]-a _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2# [...] | ... Ishtar of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [...]{ki} ib-bu-[...] | ... Ibbu-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [_...]-mesz# szesz_-szu2-nu s,e-eh#-[...] | ... their brothers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [...] {d}utu {d}en [...] | ... Šamaš, Enlil(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | [...] nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir [...] | ... Nineveh, the goddess Ištar of the city Limmu-ilum |
| 11 | [...] _szesz#-mesz_-ia _sag-mesz_-ia ke-nisz [...] | ... my brothers, my first-borns, faithfully ... |
| 12 | [...] an-nu-u2 ma-a-ru ri-[...] | ... this is a prize ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...] _im#_ ina bi-ri i-szal-ma an-nu [...] | ... a tablet will be heard between them, and this .... |
| 14 | [...]-ma um-ma szu-[...] | ... thus Šu...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | [...]-ta-id-[...] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16 | [...] _numun e2_ [...] | ... seed of the house ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [...] {d}3(u) [...] | ... Sin ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...] a-szi-bu-[...] | ... who resides(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19 | [...]-kir-szu2-[...] | ...-kiršu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...] szal#-me [...] | ... complete ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | [...] ri#-du#-[...] | |
| 22 | [...]-bi-[...] | |
| 23 | [...]-du [...] | ...-du(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | [_...]-mesz_ u2-masz-szir#-[...] | ... he destroyed ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | [...]-lu-u2-ma i-kap#-[...] | ... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 26 | [...] _hul#_-tim kar-s,i [...] | ... evil ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | [...] u2-szab-szu2-[x] sur-ra-[...] | (Sum) ... he sat down(?) (Akk) .... he made ... sit down |
| 28 | [...]-ia# id-da-[x]-bu-bu [...] | ... he spoke ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | [...]-bi _ad_-ia sza2 la _dingir-mesz_ u2#-ze#-[...] | ... my father, who without the gods ... |
| 30 | [...] lib3-ba-szu2 re-e-mu ra-[...] | ... his heart, merciful ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | [...] _lugal#_-ti-ia szit-ku-na [...] | ... my royal majesty, your kingship ... |
| 32 | [...]-ia a-tam-mu-ma usz-ta-[...] | ... I saw and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [...]-nu szur-ru-ha-a-ma a-na t,e3-[...] | “..., be exalted, and to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [_...]-mesz#_ mi-na-a ip-pu-szu2 | ... what are they doing?(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | {d#}[...]-ul-la-te ik-kib-szu2-un# | The goddess ... seized them.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | [...] ap-pi u2-s,al-li-[...] | (Sum) ... he sat on the throne(?) (Akk) .... he made the nose tremble |
| 37 | [...] _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia la-[...] | ... the great gods, my lords, did not ... |
| 38 | [...]-sze-szi-bu-ni-ma s,u-lul-[...] | ... they brought to me, and the protection ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39 | [...] it#-ru-[...]-ru#-in-ni a-[...] | ... they ... me ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 40 | [...] x [...]-ia im-ma-hu-ma# [...] | ... my ... rejoiced and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41 | [...]-lu#-ti la t,a-a-bu# [...] | ... not good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | [...]-hu#-ma _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ [...] | ... and the weapons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43 | [...] it-ti [...] | ... with(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 44 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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