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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 142, ex. 001 (P423227)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 142, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423227 |
| Museum no. | BM 134496 + BM 134600 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [{disz}bu-du_-dingir] {kur}e2#_-am-ma-na#-a#-[a {disz}kam-mu-su-na-ad-bi {kur}ma-'a-ba-a-a {disz}{d}a-a-ram-mu {kur}u2-du-um-ma-a-a] | Ibni-ili of the land Emana, Cammu-sunadbi from the land Maʾaba, Aya-rammu (from) the land Udumma |
| 2' | [_lugal]-mesz# kur_ mar-tu{ki} [ka-li-szu2-nu _igi-sa2_-e szad-lu-ti ta-mar-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu] | The kings of the land Amurru, all of them, were very high, their sight was large. |
| 3' | [a-di 4(disz)]-szu2 a-na mah-ri-ia [isz-szu-nim-ma isz-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia] | up to four times before me they took them and smashed my feet. |
| 4' | [u3] {disz}s,i-id-qa-a _lugal_ {iri}is-qa-al#-[lu-na sza la ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia] | And Ṣidqâ, king of Isqalluna, who had not committed a crime against me |
| 5' | [_dingir-mesz] e2 ad_-szu2 sza2-a-szu _dam_-su _dumu-mesz#_-[szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _szesz-mesz_-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2 as-su-ha-am-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-asz2-szu2] | the gods of his father’s house, his own, his wife, his sons, his daughters, his brothers, the offspring of his grandfather— I removed and to Assyria I brought him. |
| 6' | _[{disz}lugal]_-lu-da3-ri _dumu_ {disz}ru-kib-ti [_lugal_-szu2-nu mah-ru-u2 _ugu ug3-mesz_ {iri}is-qa-al-lu-na asz2-kun-ma] | Lugal-lu-dari, son of Rukibtu, their former king, I placed over the people of Isqalluna. |
| 7' | [na]-dan# _gun_ kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia [e-mid-su-ma i-sza2-t,a ab-sza2-a-ni] | The payment of the tribute of my lordly majesty was imposed upon him and he wrote me. |
| 8' | [i]-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {iri}e2-[da-gan-na {iri}ia-pu-u {iri}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {iri}a-zu-ru] | In the course of my campaign, I conquered the cities E[daganna], Yapû, Banayabarqa, (and) Azuru. |
| 9' | [_iri]-mesz_ sza {disz}s,i-id-qa-a sza a-na _giri3-min_-[ia ar2-hisz la ik-nu-szu2 al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un] | I conquered the cities of Ṣidqâ, which had not been fastened to my feet. I carried off their booty. |
| 10' | _[{lu2}]szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ {iri}am-qar-ru#-[na sza {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu _en_ a-di-i u3 ma-mit sza2 _kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | The governors, princes, and the people of Amqarru, belonging to Padî, their king, until the curse of Assyria |
| 11' | [bi]-re-tu2 _an-bar_ id-du-ma a-na {disz}[ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a id-di-nu-szu2 nak-risz] | he cast iron nails, and they gave him to Ḫazaqiau of the land Judah. |
| 12' | a-na an-zil-li e-pu-szu ip-lah3 _sza3_-szu2-un# [_lugal-mesz_ {kur}mu-s,u-ri _{lu2}erim-mesz {gesz}pan {gesz}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_] | the kings of Egypt, cedar men, bows, chariots, and horses |
| 13' | sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-ha e-mu-qi2# [la ni-bi ik-te-ru-nim-ma il-li-ku re-s,u-su-un] | The forces of the king of Meluḫa, without number, gathered and went, their troops. |
| 14' | i-na ta-mir-ti {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 [el-la-mu-u-a si-id-ru szit-ku-nu u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un] | In the plain of the city Altaqû, above me, they made their weapons greater than before. |
| 15' | i-na tukul#-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia it#-[ti-szu2-un am-da-hi-is,-ma asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un] | With the support of the god Ashur, my lord, I fought with them and defeated them. |
| 16' | _{lu2}en {gesz#}gigir-mesz_ u3 _dumu-mesz lugal-mesz_ {kur}mu-s,u#-[ra-a-a a-di _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-ha] | the lord of chariots and the sons of kings of the land Muṣurāya, together with the oxen of the king of Meluḫa, |
| 17' | bal-t,u-su-un i-na# [_murub4_ tam-ha-ri ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a] | In the middle of battle, he conquered my hands. |
| 18' | {iri}al-ta-qu#-u2 {iri}ta-am-na-a al-me# [_kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un a-na {iri}am-qar-ru-na aq-rib-ma] | I conquered the cities Altaqû (and) Tamnāya, carried off their booty, and marched to the city Amqarrāru. |
| 19' | _{lu2}szagina#-[mesz] {lu2}nun-mesz_ sza hi-it,-t,u# u2#-[szab-szu-u2 a-duk-ma ina di-ma-a-ti si-hir-ti _iri_ a-lul pag-ri-szu2-un] | I killed the governors, princes who had committed a crime, and in the midst of battle I carried off their corpses. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _dumu#-mesz# iri_ e-[pisz an-ni u3 gil2-la-ti a-na szal-la-ti am-nu si-it-tu-te-szu2-nu la ba-bil hi-t,i-ti] | I counted the citizens of the city who performed this and my crime as booty, but none of them were guilty of any crime. |
| 2 | u3 gul-lul-ti# [sza a-ra-an-szu2-nu la ib-szu-u2 usz-szur-szu2-un aq-bi] | I spoke to them about the destruction that had not yet occurred to them. |
| 3 | {disz}pa-di-i _lugal#_-[szu2-nu ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-ma u2-sze-s,a-am-ma] | Padî, their king, brought out from the city Ursallium and |
| 4 | i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ [be-lu-ti _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2] | I sat on the throne of lordship over them and imposed upon him payment of my royal majesty. |
| 5 | sza {disz}ha-za-qi-ia-u2# [{kur}ia-u2-da-a-a 4(u)? 6(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2 _e2 bad3-mesz_ dan-nu-ti u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2] | of Hazaqiau of the land Judah, 46 of his cities, fortresses and small settlements in their environs, which had no privileged status |
| 6 | i-na szuk-bu-us [a-ram-me u3 qur-ru-ub szu-pe-e mit-hu-us, zu-uk _giri3-min_ pil-szi nik-si u3 kal-ba-na-ti al-me ak-szud{ud}] | In the šukbû-offering of the rammu-priestess and the kurrūb-priest of the offering table, I washed my feet, my work-assignment, my niksi-garments, (and) my kalbanatu-vessels. |
| 7 | 2(disz) _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u)?# [_ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_] | 2 thousand 1 hundred 50? people, young, male and female, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats |
| 8 | sza2 la# [ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu] | I brought out of them without number and counted them as booty. |
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