Unread Atlas
RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 009, ex. 001 (P450333)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 009, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450333 |
| Museum no. | GMII 0837 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _lugal_ la sza2-na-an] _re-e2-um_ [mut-nen-nu-u2 pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_] | [Sennacherib, great king, strong king], king of Assyria, king without rival, faithful shepherd who reveres the great gods, |
| 2 | [na-s,ir kit-ti ra-'i-im mi-sza2-ri e-pisz u2-sa-a-ti] a-lik tap-pu-ut a-ki-i [sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-ti] | [guardian of truth], who loves justice, who performs good deeds, who goes to the aid of the weak, like a good shepherd, |
| 3 | [et,-lu git2-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du a-sza2-red kal ma-al]-ki rap-pu la-'i-it,# la [ma-gi-ri mu-szab-ri-qu za-ma-a-ni] | (Sum) Perfect young man, hero, foremost of all rulers, wide-spread one, unrivalled in strength, who encircles the ziggurat, |
| 4 | [{d}asz-szur _kur_-u2 _gal_-u2 _lugal_-ut la sza2-na-an u2-szat-li-ma-an-ni-ma] _ugu#_ gi-mir a-szib pa-rak-ki [u2-szar-ba-a _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia] | Assur, the great mountain, granted me unrivalled sovereignty and made my weapons greater than those of all who sit on daises. |
| 5 | [i-na _sag lugal_-ti-ia sza {disz}{d}marduk-ibila-szum2-na _lugal_ {kur}kar2-dun-ia2-asz2 a-di _erin2 hi]-a_ elam-ma{ki} re-s,i-szu2 i-na [ta]-mir#-[ti kisz{ki} asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2] | In my first regnal year, when Marduk-apla-iddina (II), king of Karduniaš, together with the troops of Elam, his helper, I established in the plain of Kish his defeat. |
| 6 | [_{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz {ansze}gam]-mal#-mesz_ u3# [{ansze}ud-ri sza i-na qit-ru-ub ta-ha-zi u2-masz-szi-ru ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a] | The chariots, wagons, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, and hors[es] that I had abandoned in the middle of battle, I carried off. |
| 7 | [a-na _e2-gal_-szu2 sza qe2-reb babila2{ki} ha-disz e-ru-um-ma ap-te-e-ma _e2_ ni]-s,ir#-ti-szu2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4_ [a-qar-tu mim-ma szum-szu _nig2-szu nig2-gur11_ ni-s,ir-tu ka-bit-tu] | to his palace which is in Babylon I entered joyfully and opened it. The house of his treasure, gold, silver, utensils of gold, stone, aqartu, anything of his, possessions, property, (and) substantial treasure |
| 8 | [_dam_-su {munus}_ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _{lu2}tirum-mesz_ {lu2}man-za-az pa-ni] si-hir-ti {lu2}um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu-u2 [mut-tab-bi-lu-tu _e2-gal_ u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu] | his wife, the people of his palace, the tīru-officials, the commander-in-chief (and) the rest of the Ummānu, as many as there were, the captives of the palace I brought in and I counted them as booty. |
| 9 | [... a-na qe2]-reb# {i7#}a-gam-me x x x x x x x x [...] | [... t]o the Euphrates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [i-na e-muq {d}asz-szur _en_-ia 1(gesz2) 2(u) 9(disz) _iri-mesz_-ni dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni sza {kur}kal-di u3 8(disz)] _me#_ 2(u) _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li#-me-ti-szu2-nu al-me ak#-[szud{ud} asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un] | With the strength of the god Ashur, my lord, I conquered 89 fortified cities, the fortresses of Chaldea, and 820 small cities in their environs. I carried off their booty. |
| 11 | [{lu2}ur2-bi {lu2}a-ra-mu u3 {lu2}kal-du sza qe2-reb unu{ki} nibru{ki} kisz{ki} hur-sag-kalam]-ma#{ki#?} _gu2#?-du8#?-a#?{ki#?}_ a-di _dumu-mesz iri en_ hi-[it,-t,i u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu] | I brought out the corpses of the Arameans and Chaldeans who were inside Uruk, Nippur, Kish, Ḫursagkalama, (and) Cutha together with the citizens of the city, the lords of crime, and I counted them as booty. |
| 12 | [i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {lu2}tu-'u-mu-na {lu2}ri-hi-hu {lu2}ia-daq-qu {lu2}u2-bu]-du# {lu2}gib-re-e {lu2}ma-li-hu [{lu2}gu-ru-mu {lu2}u2-bu-lum {lu2}da-mu-nu] | On my return march, the Tuʾūna, the Riḫihu, the Yadaqqu, the Ubudu, the Gibrî, the Malīḫu, the Gurumu, (and) the Ubulum, the Damunu, |
| 13 | [{lu2}gam-bu-lu {lu2}hi-in-da-ru {lu2}ru-'u-u-a {lu2}pu-qu-du {lu2}ha-am-ra-a-nu {lu2}ha-ga-ra-nu {lu2}na-ba-tu {lu2}li-i']-ta#?-a#?-u2#? {lu2#}a#-ra#?-[mu la kan-szu2 mit-ha-risz ak-szud{ud}] | I conquered the Gambulu, Hindāru, Ruʾua, Puqudu, Ḫamrânu, Hagaranu, Nabatu, Liʾtau, (and) Arameans without number. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.