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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 027 (P423017)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 001, ex. 027 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423017 |
| Museum no. | BM 128269 + BM 128279 + BM 128289 |
| 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)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...]-szu2 qe2-[...] | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | [...]-szid-ma ul [...] | ... and not ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | [...]-ba-tu si-me-lat [...] | ..., the one who is pure ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...] ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-e [...] | ... from the mountains ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [_...]-mesz_-szu2 _usz2-mesz_-szu-nu ki-ma [...] | ... his ... they died, like ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [...] _kur-mesz_-e u2-szar-di {kur}su-[x x] | ... I conquered the lands. The land Su |
| 7' | [...]-te kul-ta-ri sza2 a-szar-szu2-nu ru-[x x] | ... the cultāru of their place ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | [x]-ma ez-zi ti-ib me-he-e as-su-ha szu-ru-[...] | (Sum) ... he is angry, I am frightened by the storm. (Akk) I am angry and I am afraid of the storm |
| 9' | [x] tam-tum a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 _kur_-u2 a-na e-mu-[...] | ... the sea to his fortresses, the mountain to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [x x] sa-par-ri-ia a-a-um-ma ul u2-[x] | [... m]y [sacrifice], no[body ...] |
| 11' | na-par-szu-du-um-ma ul ip-par-szid | (Sum) The nāparšudu-demon does not escape (Akk) The netherworld does not pass by |
| 12' | [x] tam-tim a-na _kur_-e sza _kur_-e a-na tam-tim a-szab-szu2-nu aq-bi | I said to the king: “I will bring the sea to the mountains of the mountains and the sea. |
| 13' | [x x]-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia man-nu sza2 it-ti-ia isz-sza2-an-[...] _lugal_-ti | Whoever with me ... kingship(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [x] ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia sza ki-ma ia-[x x]-ma | ... among the kings, my ancestors, who like ... |
| 15' | [x x]-ta be-lu-su ul-tu qe2-reb [x]-tim | his lord from(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [x _x]-mesz_-ia ki-a-am iq-[x]-ni | my ...s thus ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [...] la-pa-an {d}utu e-ki-a-am [x]-lak | ... before Šamaš, the earth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...] {kur}qu-tu-u ma-al-ki szip-[x x]-ti | ... the land Qutû, a place of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [...] _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia e-tap-pa-lu ze-[...] | ... the kings, my ancestors, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [x x]-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia sza ina kul-lat na-ki-ri [...] | ... Ashur, my lord, who among all enemies ... |
| 21' | [...]-ma hat-tum u pu-luh-tum _ugu_-szu2-nu it-[...] | ... and fear and terror upon them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [...]-na mi-s,ir _kur-mesz_-szu-nu la ha-t,e-e _{lu2}a_ [...] | ... the border of their lands, unimproved, the man ... |
| 23' | [x x]-u-bi u su-lum-me-e a-na nina{ki} a-di mah-[x x] | and peace to Nineveh, as far as .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [x x]-ru-nim-ma _mu dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ iz-ku-[x] | ... the name of the great gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | [x x] {d}asz-szur {d}utu {d}en {d}ag _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ [...] | [... Ašši]r, Šamask, Bel, Nabû, (and) Issār ... |
| 26' | [...] {iri}limmu2-dingir _ugu_ na-ki-ri-ia [...] | ... the city Limmu-il, over my enemies ... |
| 27' | [x x]-zi-zu-ni-ma am-s,u-[...] | ... and I ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 28' | [...]-ti na-ki-ri [...] | ... enemy ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29' | [...]-ti _dingir-mesz gal_ [...] | ... the great gods ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [x _x]-za-za_-a-ti [...] | ... ...s ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | sza _uruda_ nam-ri [...] | of bright copper ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | u3 _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ sza [...] | and the protective deities of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | _za3_ u _gub3_ u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta# [...] | ... he made the right and left side of the throne rise ... |
| 5' | tim-me _uruda gal-mesz_ tim-[...] | ... large copper ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | a-dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-szin [...] | the opening of their gates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | ne2-be2-hu pa-asz2-qu sza _{na4}zu2_ {na4}[...] | The nēḫû-rite, the pāšqu-vessel of date palm(s) |
| 8' | ki-li-lisz si-il-lum mat-gi-[...] | In a pure place, in a holy place |
| 9' | u2-sza2-as-hi-ra gi-mir _ka2_ [...] | I surrounded, all the gates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | u2-rat-ta-a qe2-reb-szin | I surrounded inside them. |
| 11' | [...]-szet ina _kur-kur_ nak-ra-a-[...] | ... in the lands of the enemy ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | [...]-si-qa qe2-reb-szin [...] | ... among them(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...]-la _szim hi-[a_ ...] | ... ... aromatics ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14' | [...]-sza2 ma-gal [...] | ... great ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
Sources & licences
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