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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 099, ex. 001 (P424569)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 099, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P424569 |
| 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 | an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2#[{ki} ...] | Ashurnasirpal (II), [king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, ...] |
| 2 | u2-szum-gal-lum s,i-i-ru na-ram _an-szar2_ {d}ag [...] | exalted vizier, beloved of the god Aššar, the god Nabû, ... |
| 3 | la-bisz na-mur-ra-ti la a-di-ru sza2-asz2-me qar-[ra-du git2-ma-lu la pa-du-u tu-qu-un-tu] | (As for) the one who does not fear the awe-inspiring radiance, the exalted warrior, the perfect one, the unceasing one, (and) the fierce one, |
| 4 | ru-bu-u2 dan-dan#-nu mu-kil s,er-ret ma-li-[ki lab-bu na-ad-ru mu-ter gi-mil a-bi a-li-di-szu2] | The strong prince, the one who carries off the scepter of the land, the nadru-priestess, who restores the life of his father, |
| 5 | _lugal_ sza2 ina tu-kul#-[ti] _an-szar2_ {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}ag {d}[_marduk dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-e-szu2 i-sza2-risz it-tal-lak-u-ma ik-szu-da ni-iz-mat-su] | king who, with the support of the deities Ashur, Sin, Šamaš, Nabû, Marduk, (and all) the gods, marched vigourously and conquered his foes. |
| 6 | kul-lat la ma-[gi-re-e-szu2] ma-al-ki la kan-szu-[ti-szu2 _gin7 gi_ a-pi u2-ha-s,i-is,-ma u2-szak-bi-sa sze-pu-usz-szu2] | all of his insubmissive cult centers, his inaccessible shrines, like reeds of the sea, I cut down and made its foundations firm. |
| 7 | sza2 pa-la-ah# [_dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}]isz-ta-ri ka-la-[ma i-du-u2 ...] | Who reveres the gods and goddesses all the time knows |
| 8 | ina qi2-bi-ta# [...] _x-mesz un-mesz tur gal_ [...] | By your command, ....... the small people .... |
| 9 | mu-ud-disz [_...]-mesz#_ sza2 _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u _kur_ [uri{ki} ...] | ... of Assyria and the land Akkad ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | e-pisz# [e2-sag-gil2] u3 babila2#[{ki} ...] | the builder of Esagil and Babylon(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | {d}[...] mim-ma szum-szu2 _hi-li_ [...] | O ..., whatever is his name, joy ... |
| 12 | x [... sza2 _dingir-mesz kur]-kur_ szal-lu-u2-[ti _ta_ qe2-reb {iri}asz-szur a-na asz2-ri-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru] | ... of the numerous gods from Assyria to their places they returned. |
| 13 | [...] _la an ku_ [...] | ... did not watch ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _ki_ [...] | ... with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | [...]-si-szu2 _gesz_ x [...] | ... his ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | [...] _gal pap_ 2(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) [...] | ... was the greatest, total: 214 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [... {d}]ag {d}isz-tar sza2 [...] | ... Nabû, Ištar, who(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [...]-ti nu-um-mur pa-ni [...] | ... is not seen before(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | x [...]-szi# nu-husz kib-ra-a-ti [...] | ... the strength of the world quarters(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | u2-[...] a-na _bala_-e-a# [...] | ... to my reign ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | _{d}alad-{d}lamma_ mu-szal-li-mu ki-bi-[is _lugal_-ti-ia ...] | Alad-Lamma, who provides for my royal majesty, |
| 9' | sza2 _{gesz}ig_ [_{d}]alad {d}lamma_ ba-lat, [...] | of the door of the bull colossus, the protective spirit, life |
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