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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 001 (P429079)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 078, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P429079 |
| Museum no. | BM — (+) IM 075889 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
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 | ||
| 1 | {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-[na] _lugal_ [x x] _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | Ashurnasirpal (II), ..., strong king, king of the world, [king of Assyria], |
| 2 | _szagina_ babila2#[{ki} _lugal kur_] szu-me-ri u3 uri{ki} | general of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 3 | _sipa_ ki-[...]-ha-a-te u2-taq-qi-nu u2-sze-s,i-szi-na-ti nu-u2-ru | shepherd of the ...s, they appointed and brought out the light. |
| 4 | sza [...]-u e-pe-szu2 ud-du-szu isz-ru-ku szi-rik-tusz | (As for) the one [who ...] (and) [made him] do [what he d]oes, [who] gave [him] the širiktuš-offering, |
| 5 | [...] _an-szar2_ e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u3 babila2{ki} | ... Ashur, who built Esagil and Babylon |
| 6 | [...]-ha-zi ka-li-szu2-nu mu-ud-disz [s,a]-lam# _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | ... all of them, the one who restores the statues of the great gods, |
| 7 | [...]-tu ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-na asz2-ri#-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru | ... they returned from Assyria to their places.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [...]-el-ti-szu2 za-hal-la-a u2-szal-[bisz]-ma# u2-nam-me-ru _gin7_ u4-me | ... his ... he made the zaḫalla-vessel shine forth and made it shine like daylight. |
| 9 | [...]-'i-i-ri {d}[x]-me {d}ku-ri-bi | ... the god ..., the god Kuribi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [...] _ka2-mesz_-[x] ul-ziz | ... the gates ... stood.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | _lugal_ [...] sza2 nina{ki} [_{d}]1(u)-5(disz)_ sza {iri}limmu2-dingir | king of Nineveh, Ištar of Limmu-ili |
| 12 | ul-tu tam-tim e-[...] i-sza2-risz it-tal-lak-[...] | From the sea ... he went in joy ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | kul-lat na-ki-re-szu2 u ma-[...]-szu2 sze-pu-usz-szu2 | All of his enemies and his ... are his weapons.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | ka-szid {iri}s,i-du-nu sza2 [...] gi-mir da-ad2-me-szu2 | conqueror of the city Ṣidunu, which ... all of its settlements |
| 15 | sza2-lil {iri}ar-za-a [...]-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu | the lord of Arzâ ...-suḫili, his king |
| 16 | a-di ma-li-ke-e-szu2 [...] u2-ra-a | Until his death ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | u3 {disz}te-usz-pa-a [...] hu-bu-usz-nu | and Teušpâ, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | a-di gi-mir [...]-na _{gesz}tukul_ | together with all ... weapons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ka-bi-is _ug3-mesz_ {kur}[...]-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-a-asz | the totality of the people of ...sa, son of Marduk-apla-iddina |
| 20 | na-bi-i' {kur}e2-[...]-a-bi babila2{ki} | He conquered the land ... of Babylon.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | ka-mu-u {disz}{d}[...] hab-bi-lu | Moreover, ... the habbilu-priestess(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | {iri}ha-an-da-su [...]-ra-nu {iri}qa-ta-bu-u' | The cities Handasu, ..., Qatabuʾ,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [...]-ge-e {kur}ba-az-zi | ... the land Bakzi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [...]-szu-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-su-un | ... I carried off their booty(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [...] | |
| 26 | [...]-ti _du6_-a-szur-ri [...] | ... Tigris ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [...]-ir-a-nu {kur}pi-it-ta-nu i-[...]-kir-szu2 | ... the land Pittānu destroyed it(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [...]-pi-ih _ug3-mesz_ {kur}man-na-a-a gu-tu-[x] la sa-an-qu | ... the people of the Mannean(s) were not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [...]-tu-usz-ar-ra na-gu-u sza i-te-e _e2-mun_ sza qe2-reb {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-te | ... tušarru, a shrine at the edge of the salt marsh, which is in the midst of the distant Medes. |
| 30 | [x] pa-a-t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni sza i-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | ... of the land Biknu, which among the kings, my ancestors, |
| 31 | mam2-ma la ik-bu-su _ki_-tim ma-a-ti-szu2-un | no one has conquered the land of their land |
| 32 | {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-ni {disz}e-pa-ar-ni _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | Šidir-pārni and Eparni, the fortified governors, |
| 33 | sza la kit-nu-szu a-na ni-ri sza2-a-szu2-nu a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | who do not trust in him, to the yoke of them together with their people |
| 34 | szal-lat-su-nu ka-bit-ti asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off their heavy booty to Assyria. |
| 35 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Bel-ahhe-eriba, king of the world (and) king [of Assyria]. |
| 36 | [x] {disz}lugal-gi-na _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur_ szu-me-ri u _kur_ uri{ki} | [... Lugal]gina, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, [king of the land of Sumer and Akkad], |
| 37 | [ina u4]-me-szu-ma <ina> _ug3-mesz_ ki-szit-ti _kur-kur_ sza ina tu-kul-ti _an-szar2 en_-ia ik-szu-da qa-ta-a-a | At that time, among the captives of the lands who with the support of the god Ashur, my lord, had grasped my hands, |
| 38 | _bad3 ka2-gal-mesz e2-gal-mesz_ ab-tu-ti sza qe2-reb {iri}kal-ha ma-aq-tu-<ti> ak-szir# | I erected fortresses, gates, (and) palaces, which were abandoned in Calah. |
| 39 | an-hu ud-disz ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil e-li sza u4-me pa-ni u2-sza2-tir | I built (and) completed a wall. I made (it) bigger than before. |
| 40 | _mu-sar-mesz_ e-pu-usz-ma da-na-an _an-szar2 en_-ia | I wrote inscribed objects and the might of the god Ashur, my lord, |
| 41 | ep-sze-et e-tep-pu-szu s,e-ru-usz-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma ina qe2-reb-szu2-un asz2-kun | I wrote down the deeds that I had done and placed (them) inside them. |
| 42 | i-na ar2-kat3 u4-me i-na u4-me s,a-a-ti | In the future, in future days, |
| 43 | _nun egir_-u2 ki-ma ia-a-ti-ma an-hu-us-su-nu lu-ud-disz | May a future ruler restore their dilapidated section(s) as before. |
| 44 | szu-mi it-ti szu-me-szu2 lisz-t,ur {d}masz _dumu_ {d}en-lil2 ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-me | May he write my name with his name; Ninurta, son of Enlil, will hear his prayers. |
| 45 | {iti}kin-{d}inanna _u4 1(u)-kam_ li-mu {disz}ban-ba-a _{lu2}sukkal_ 2(disz)-u2 | Ululu (VI), 10th day, eponymy of Banbâ, deputy minister. |
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