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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 147, ex. 001 (P424542)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 147, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424542 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| 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 | [{lu2}kal-da-a-a? ...]-nu# la ha-sis a-ma-ti# | The Chaldeans did not listen to my words. |
| 2 | _[{lu2}a sig {lu2}arad_ da-gil2 pa-ni _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}la-hi-ri ...] sza# i-na _sza3_ u4-me sza _ad_-ia | a low-ranking scribe, a šandabakku-priest, before the governor of Lahiru, , who in the days of my father |
| 3 | [la-pa-an t,a-re-e u3 ba-qa-me sza _lu2_ ... is,]-s,u#-risz in-nab-tu-ma | Before the tiaras and libations of a man ... they were seized, and |
| 4 | [i-rap-pu-du ka-ma-a-ti i-na si-hi u3 bar-ti ... qe2-reb] babila2#{ki} e-ru-bu-ma | (As for) you, in the midst and outside of Babylon, they entered and |
| 5 | [im-ma-nu-u it-ti-szu2-un _ugu_-szu2-nu u2-szar-bu-szu2-ma _lugal_-ut _kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri]{ki} u2-szad-gi-lu pa-nu-usz-szu2 | (As for) the kings of the land of Sumer and Akkad, they made him bow down before him. |
| 6 | [a-na babila2{ki} sza hi-t,i-tu ma-gal ir-szu-u2 ... {disz}szu-zu-bu?] {lu2}kal-da-a-a _dumu_ la mam2-ma-na-ma | to Babylon, which had committed a great crime, Šuzubu, a Chaldean, son of none, |
| 7 | [et,-lu dun-na-mu-u2 sza la i-szu-u2 e-mu-qi ...] x-ut babila2{ki} isz-szak-nu | (As for) the good young man, who had no army, he established the ... of Babylon. |
| 8 | [_lu2-mesz?_ babila2{ki} sza si-hi i-pu-szu2 {lu2}kal-du {lu2}a-ra-mu? ...] hal#-qu {lu2}mun-nab-tu | The men of Babylon who had built a fortress, the Chaldeans, the Arameans, ... fled, the Nabtu |
| 9 | [sza ina _sza3 igi-sa2_-e u3 t,a-a'-ti it-ti-szu2-nu in-nen-du ...]-x-tu-ma isz-ku-nu ma-mi-tu2 | who in the eyes and the good with them, ... and placed a curse |
| 10 | [_e2 nig2-ga_ sza e2-sag-il2 ip-tu-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ sza a-na] {d#}en u {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | the property of Esagil opened, and silver, gold, precious stones, which to Bel and Zarpanitu |
| 11 | [u2-qa-i-sza2 qi-sza2-a-ti _nig2-szu nig2-ga e2 dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu a-na {disz}um-man-me]-na#-nu _lugal_ elam-ma{ki} | I presented to Umman-menānu, king of Elam, the possessions and property of their gods. |
| 12 | [la ra-asz2 t,e3-e-mi u3 mil-ki kad3-ra-a u2-sze-bi-lu-usz t,a-a'-tu2? ...] x-a pa-na-tu-ma | I sent to him not a report or a gi[ven] advice. |
| 13 | [isz-ku-nu ma-mi-ti a-na di-ku-ti um-ma-ni-szu2 a-na ... u2-ma-'e]-ru#?-szu2#? ur-tu | They placed a woman as a substitute for his mother, to ..., and they made her return. |
| 14 | [um-ma-an-szu2 u2-pa-ah-hir-ma _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi e-szu-ra ...] x x [x?] | Afterwards, he removed the chariots (and) the yoke. |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-a-um-ma _nun_-u2 _egir_-u2 ... u2-nak]-ka#-ru#-ma# | If a later prince ... changes and |
| 2' | [i-na mim-ma szi-pir ni-kil-ti ... i-pa]-asz2#-szi-t,u | In whatever work of cultic lore ... they will perform. |
| 3' | [an-szar2 {d}a-nim {d}sin {d}utu {d}iszkur ... _dingir-mesz] kur#_ asz-szur{ki} | the gods Aššar, Anu, Sîn, Utu, Adad, [..., the god]s of Assyria, |
| 4' | [_du3_-szu2-nu _mu_-szu2-nu _numun_-szu2-nu _nunuz_-szu2-nu (u3) na-an-nab-szu2-nu ... li]-hal#-li-qu | May their construction, their name, their seed, their offspring, and their ... disappear. |
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