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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 002, ex. 001 (P450401)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 002, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450401 |
| Museum no. | IM 059046 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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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) |
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| 1 | _e2-gal_ {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na | Palace of Assurnasirpal (II), |
| 2 | _lugal gal_-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu | great king, strong king |
| 3 | _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | king of the world, king assyria |
| 4 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | general of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 5 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. |
| 6 | _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gi-na _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Sargon (II), king of Assyria. |
| 7 | _lugal_ sza2 ina tu-kul-ti {d}a-szur | king who by the command of the god Aššīr |
| 8 | {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}ag {d}marduk | Sin, Šamaš, Nabû, Marduk |
| 9 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki} | the goddess Ištar of Nineveh (and) the goddess Esarhaddon of Arbela |
| 10 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-szu2 | the great gods, his lords |
| 11 | ul-tu s,i-it {d}utu-szi | From the rising of the sun |
| 12 | a-di e-reb {d}utu-szi | to the entrance of the Sun-deity |
| 13 | it-tal-lak-u2-ma ma-hi-ra la i-szu-u2 | They went and had no opponent. |
| 14 | ka-szid {iri}s,i-du-un-ni sza2 ina _muru2_ tam-tim | conqueror of the city Sidon, which is in the middle of the Sea, |
| 15 | sa-pi-nu gi-mir da-ad2-me-szu2 | (and) all of his possessions, |
| 16 | _bad3_-szu2 u3 szu-bat-su as-suh-ma | I razed its walls and its habitations and |
| 17 | qe2-reb tam-tim ad-di-i-ma | I sat down in the sea. |
| 18 | a-szar masz-kan2-i-szu2 u2-hal-liq | where his extispicy was destroyed, |
| 19 | {disz}ab-di-mi-il-ku-ut-ti _lugal_-szu | Abdi-Milkuti, his king, |
| 20 | sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia | who before my weapons |
| 21 | ina _muru2_ tam-tim in-nab-tu | in the middle of the sea they fell, |
| 22 | ki-ma nu-u-ni ul-tu qe2-reb tam-tim | Like a bird, from the sea |
| 23 | a-bar-szu-ma ak-ki-sa qaq-qa-su | I removed it from him and cut off his head. |
| 24 | nak-mu _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz_ a-qar-tu | his property: gold, silver, aqartu-stones, |
| 25 | _kusz am-si zu2 am-si {gesz}esi {gesz}tug2_ | a leather pouch of amsu-plant, a sash, esi-wood, and a cloth |
| 26 | {tug2}lu-bul-ti _gun3_ u _gada_ mim-ma szum-szu2 | a cloak of red and white wool, whatever its name |
| 27 | ni-s,ir-ti _e2-gal_-szu2 a-na mu-'u-de-e asz2-lu-la | (and) the protection of his palace to the people I carried off. |
| 28 | _ug3-mesz_-szu2 _dagal-mesz_ sza2 ni-ba la i-sza2-a | his extensive people, who had no fear |
| 29 | _gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni _ansze-mesz_ | oxen and sheep and donkeys |
| 30 | a-bu-ka a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | your father to Assyria |
| 31 | u2-pah-hir-ma _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti | and the kings of the land Ḫatti |
| 32 | u3 a-hi tam-tim ka-li-szu2-nu | and all of their allies, |
| 33 | ina asz2-ri sza2-nim-ma _iri_ u2-sze-pisz-ma | In another place, I had a city built and |
| 34 | {iri}kar-{disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na at-ta-bi ni-bit-su | I surrounded (and) conquered the city Kar-Assur-aḫšumna. |
| 35 | _ug3-mesz_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia sza2 _kur_-i | the people who were killed by my bow from the mountains |
| 36 | u3 tam-tim s,i-it {d}utu-szi ina lib3-bi u2-sze-szib | and the Sea, the rising of the sun, I settled therein. |
| 37 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}nam ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-kun | I placed the eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. |
| 38 | u3 {disz}sa-an-du-ar-ri | and Sanduri, |
| 39 | _lugal_ {iri}kun-di {iri}si-su-u2 | king of Dundi (and) Sisû. |
| 40 | _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,u la pa-lih3 be-lu-ti-ia | a hostile enemy who does not fear my lordship |
| 41 | sza _dingir-mesz_ u2-masz-szir3-u2-ma | of the gods they exalted, and |
| 42 | a-na _kur_-i mar-s,u-ti it-ta-kil | to the desert he piled up. |
| 43 | u3 {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ti _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni | and Abdi-Milkūti, king of Sidon |
| 44 | a-na re-s,u-ti-szu2 isz-kun-ma | he placed it as his support. |
| 45 | _mu dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-na a-ha-mesz iz-kur-u2-ma | the name of the great gods to each other changed, and |
| 46 | a-na e-mu-qi-szu2-un it-tak-lu | [they have b]ought [t]o [their] army. |
| 47 | a-na-ku a-na {d}asz-szur _en_-ia at-ta-kil-ma | I prayed to the god Ašsūr, my lord. |
| 48 | ki-ma is,-s,u-ri ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-i | like a trap from the mountains |
| 49 | a-bar-szu-ma ak-ki-sa qaq-qa-su | I removed it from him and cut off his head. |
| 50 | asz2-szu2 da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | Because of the strength of the god Aššīr, my lord |
| 51 | _ug3-mesz_ kul-lum-mi-ma | the people of Kullumma |
| 52 | _sag-du-mesz_ {disz}sa-an-du-ar-ri | the head(s) of Sanduri |
| 53 | u3 {disz}ab-di-mi-il-ku-ut-ti | and Abdi-Milkutti |
| 54 | ina ki-sza2-di _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2-un a-lul-ma | in the territory of their magnates I marched, and |
| 55 | it-ti _{lu2}nar-mesz_ u _{gesz}za3-mi2_ | with the singers and the lyre |
| 56 | ina re-bet nina{ki} e-te-et-ti-iq | In the four quarters of Nineveh he passed by. |
| 57 | sza2-lil {kur}ar-za-a sza2 pa-a-t,i na-hal {kur}mu-s,ur | (As for) the city Arzâ, which is on the border of the Nāḫaltu-mountain, |
| 58 | sza2 {disz}a-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu | of Asuḫili, his king, |
| 59 | a-di ma-li-ke-e-szu2 bi-re-tu2 ad-di-ma | I laid the foundations until its foundation pit. |
| 60 | a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-a | to Assyria he returned |
| 61 | ina t,e-hi _ka2-gal muru2 iri_ sza2 nina{ki} | by the gate of the citadel of Nineveh |
| 62 | it-ti a-si _ur-gi7_ u3 _szah2_ | with a dog's paw and a pig |
| 63 | u2-sze-szib-szu2-nu-ti ka-mi-isz | I made them dwell in peace. |
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| 1 | u3 {disz}te-usz-pa-a {kur}gi-mir-ra-a-a | and Teušpâ, the Cimmerians, |
| 2 | _erim_-man-da sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u2-qu | a cavalryman whose place is remote |
| 3 | ina _ki_-tim {kur}hu-bu-usz-na | in the territory of the land Hubušna |
| 4 | a-di gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 u2-ra-si-ba ina _{gesz}tukul_ | together with all his troops he brought down. With the weapon |
| 5 | ka-bi-is ki-sza2-di _ug3-mesz_ {kur}hi-lak-ki | he conquered, and the people of the land Ḫilakku |
| 6 | szad-du-u8-a a-szi-bu-te hur-sza2-a-ni | The mountain dwellers who dwell in the mountains, |
| 7 | sza2 t,e-hi {iri}ta-bal sza2 _ugu kur-mesz_-szu2-un | which is on the border of Tabal, which is against their lands |
| 8 | it-tak-lu-ma ul-tu u4-me pa-ni | They stayed overnight, and from the day before |
| 9 | la ik-nu-szu a-na ni-i-ri | they did not bind him to the yoke. |
| 10 | 2(u) 1(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-un a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2 li-me-ti-szu2-nu | 21 of their cities together with the smaller cities in their environs |
| 11 | al-me ak-szud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 | I reached, I carried off their booty. |
| 12 | ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. |
| 13 | si-tu-ti-szu2-nu sza hi-it,-t,u | Their limbs are those of a crime. |
| 14 | u3 gul-lul-tu la i-szu-u2 | and they have no criminals. |
| 15 | kab-tu ni-ir be-lu-ti-ia e-mid-su-nu-ti | I imposed upon them the weight of my lordly majesty. |
| 16 | da-isz {kur}bar-na-ki nak-ru ak-s,i | I conquered the land Barnak, a hostile land. |
| 17 | a-szi-bu-te {kur}du6-a-szur-ri | the inhabitants of the land Duašur, |
| 18 | sza2 ina pi-i _ug3-mesz_ {iri}me-eh-ra-a-nu {iri}pi-ta-a-nu | which in the mouth of the people of the cities Meḫrānu (and) Pitânu |
| 19 | i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2-un | they name their name, |
| 20 | mu-sap-pi-ih _ug3-mesz_ {kur}man-na-a-a | who overthrows the people of the land Mannea, |
| 21 | qu-tu-u2 la sa-an-qu | [The qutû-disease] is not dissolved. |
| 22 | sza2 um-ma-na-a-ti {disz}isz-pa-ka-a-a {kur}asz2-gu-za-a-a | of the troops of Išpāya of Assyria, |
| 23 | kit-ru la mu-sze-zi-bi-szu2 i-na-ru ina _{gesz}tukul_ | (and) with weapons that had not been able to save him, they struck down. |
| 24 | t,a-rid {disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-a-asz | Nebuchadnezzar (II), son of Marduk-apla-iddina |
| 25 | sza a-na _lugal_ {kur}e-lam-ti it-tak-lu-ma | who trusted in the king of the land Elam and |
| 26 | la u2-sze-zi-bu nap-szat-su | his life they shall not let pass. |
| 27 | {disz}na-'i-id-{d}mar-duk _szesz_-szu2 | Naʾid-Marduk, his brother |
| 28 | asz2-szu2 e-pesz _ARAD2_-u2-ti-ia | because of the work of my servant |
| 29 | ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti in-nab-tam-ma | from the land Elam he seized, and |
| 30 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 31 | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | went and made pass by my feet. |
| 32 | _kur_ tam-tim a-na si-hi-ir-ti-sza2 | the land of the Sea in its entirety |
| 33 | ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 u2-szad-gil pa-nu-usz-szu2 | the life of his brother I made surpassing to him. |
| 34 | na-bi-i' {kur}e2-{disz}dak-kur-ri | He conquered the land E-Dakkurri. |
| 35 | sza qe2-reb {kur}kal-di a-a-ab babila2{ki} | who in Chaldea, the father of Babylon, |
| 36 | ka-mu-u2 {disz}{d}utu-ib-ni _lugal_-szu2 | Šamaš-ibni, his king, |
| 37 | is-hap-pu hab-bi-lu la pa-li-hu zik-ri _en en-en_ | “It has been broken, it has been smashed, the one who does not fear the utterance of the lord, the en-priestess, |
| 38 | sza2 _a-sza3-mesz dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki} u bar2-sipa{ki} | of the fields of the citizens of Babylon and Borsippa |
| 39 | ina pa-ri-ik-ti it-ba-lu-ma | “They went out to the open country and |
| 40 | asz2-szu2 a-na-ku pu-luh-ti {d}en u {d}ag i-du-u2 | Because I know the fear of Bel and Nabû, |
| 41 | _a-sza3-mesz_ szi-na-a-ti u2-ter-ma | those fields I returned and |
| 42 | pa-an _dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki} u3 bar2-sipa{ki} u2-szad-gil | before the citizens of Babylon and Borsippa he made complete. |
| 43 | {disz}{d}ag-szal-lim _dumu_ {disz}ba-la-su | Nabû-šallim, son of Balassu |
| 44 | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szi-ib-ma | I made sit on his throne, and |
| 45 | i-sza2-t,a ab-sza2-a-ni | he wrote and collated. |
| 46 | {iri}a-du-mu-tu _iri_ dan-nu-ti {kur}a-ri-bi | the city Adumūtu, the fortified city of the land Aribi, |
| 47 | sza2 {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me. |
| 48 | ik-szu-du-ma _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 | he conquered, and his possessions, his property, his gods |
| 49 | a-di {munus}ap-kal-la-ti szar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi | together with Apkallati, queen of the land Aribi, |
| 50 | isz-lu-lam-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-qa-a | he plundered and took to Assyria. |
| 51 | {disz}ha-za-_dingir lugal_ {kur}a-ri-bi | Haza-il, king of the land of Arabs. |
| 52 | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-ti | with his large audience gift |
| 53 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 54 | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | went and made pass by my feet. |
| 55 | asz2-szu2 na-dan _dingir-mesz_-szu2 u2-s,al-la-an-ni-ma | because of the giving of his gods he encouraged me and |
| 56 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 57 | _dingir-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu an-hu-su-nu ud-disz-ma | I restored those gods and |
| 58 | da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | The strong one of the god Aššīr, my lord, and the one who inscribes my name |
| 59 | _ugu_-szu2-nu u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma u2-ter-ma ad-din-szu2 | I wrote upon them, restored, and gave to him. |
| 60 | {munus}ta-bu-u-a tar-bit _e2-gal_-ia | Tabūa, descendant of my palace |
| 61 | a-na _lugal_-u2-ti _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-kun-ma | I imposed upon them kingship and |
| 62 | it-ti _dingir-mesz_-sza2 a-na _kur_-sza2 u2-ter-szi | with her gods to her land I restored. |
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| 1 | 1(gesz2) 5(disz) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz ugu_ ma-da-at-ti _ad_-ia | 105 camels for the tribute of my father |
| 2 | mah-ri-ti u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I reorganized (it) earlier and established its foundation(s). |
| 3 | ar-ka {disz}ha-za-dingir szim-tu2 u2-bil2-szu-ma | Afterwards, Ḫazaddingir brought him the oath, and |
| 4 | {disz}ia-a'-lu-u2 _dumu_-szu2 | Yaʾallû, his son |
| 5 | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szi-ib-ma | I made sit on his throne, and |
| 6 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _lim na4-mesz_ be2-ru-ti | 10 minas of gold, 1,000 bēru-stones |
| 7 | 5(u) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ 1(disz) _lim_ kun-zi _szim hi-a_ | 50 camels, 1,000 bundles of aromatics |
| 8 | _ugu_ ma-da-ti _ad_-szu2 u2-rad-di-ma e-mid-su | upon the tribute of his father he added and imposed upon him. |
| 9 | {kur}ba-a-zu na-gu-u sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u-qu | (As for) the land Bazu, the nagû-priestess whose place is remote, |
| 10 | mi-szit na-ba-li qaq-qar _mun_ a-szar s,u-ma-mi | half of the nābalu-offering, a field of salt in the place of ṣummamu, |
| 11 | 1(disz) _me_ 4(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ba-a-s,i | 100 (homers) 40 danna of the field of Baṣi |
| 12 | pu-qut-ti u _{na4}zu2_ s,a-bi-ti | “Puqūtu and ṣabitu-stone, |
| 13 | 2(u) _danna_ qaq-qar _musz_ u _gir2-tab_ | 20 danna-measures of the ground, snake and scorpion |
| 14 | sza2 ki-ma kul-ba-bi ma-lu-u u2-ga-ru | (Sum) The one who eats like a kilbābu-plant, the one who is full of ugarû-plant (Akk) (The one) who drinks like kulbabi-plant |
| 15 | 2(u) _danna_ {kur}ha-zu-u szad-di _{na4}sag-gil-mud_ | 20 danna-measures of the land Ḫazû, (measured) by the stone of Saggilmud, |
| 16 | a-na _egir_-ia u2-masz-szir-ma e-ti-iq | to my rear I removed and passed. |
| 17 | sza2 ul-tu u4-me ul-lu-ti | which from distant days |
| 18 | la il-li-ku _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia | did not go; the king who had come before me |
| 19 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | By the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, |
| 20 | ina qer-bi-szu2 szal-t,a-nisz at-tal-lak | [I] went [completely] inside it. |
| 21 | 8(disz) _lugal-mesz_ sza2 qe2-reb na-ge-e szu-a-tu2 a-duk | 8 kings who were in that district I killed. |
| 22 | _dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu _nig2-szu_-szu2-nu _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | their gods, possessions, property, and people |
| 23 | asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off to Assyria. |
| 24 | {disz}la-a-a-le-e _lugal_ {iri}ia-di-i' | Lā-alê, king of Iadiʾ |
| 25 | sza2 ul-tu la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-szi-du | who had fled from my weapons, |
| 26 | szal-la-at _dingir-mesz_-szu2 isz-me2-e-ma | the booty of his gods heard, and |
| 27 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 28 | a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma | before me went, and |
| 29 | u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | he made pass by my feet |
| 30 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma aq-ta-bi-szu2 a-hu-lap | I prayed to him for mercy and said to him: “Aḫumlapa! |
| 31 | _dingir-mesz_-szu2 sza2 asz2-lu-la da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | (and) his gods, whom I entrusted to the might of the god Aššīr, my lord |
| 32 | _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-t,ur-ma u2-ter-ma ad-din-szu2 | I wrote upon them, returned, and gave to him. |
| 33 | na-ge-e {kur}ba-a-zi szu-a-tu2 | that district of the land Bazi |
| 34 | u2-szad-gil pa-nu-usz-szu2 | he made his face resplendent. |
| 35 | _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia | a talent of the payment of my lordship |
| 36 | u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I imposed upon him. |
| 37 | {disz}en-ba-sza2 _dumu_ {disz}bu-na-ni {lu2}gam-bu-la-a-a | Bel-baša, son of Bunanu, Gambulean |
| 38 | sza2 ina 1(u) 2(disz) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru ina _a-mesz_ u _gi-ambar-mesz_ | which in 12 danna-measures of earth in water and reeds |
| 39 | ki-ma nu-u-ni szit-ku-nu szu-ub-tu2 | As if you were a ghost, your name is abandoned. |
| 40 | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia hat-tu im-qut-su-ma | by the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, he fell upon him with a flint and |
| 41 | ki-i t,e3-mi ra-ma-ni-szu2 bil2-tu2 u man-da-at-tu2 | [According to] his own [order], he shall bear [bile] and payment. |
| 42 | _gu4-mah_-hi szuk-lul-u2-ti s,a-ma-da-ni | the oxen, the šululūtu-priestess, the herdsman |
| 43 | _{ansze}kunga-mesz babbar-mesz_ ul-tu2 {kur}e-lam-ti il-qa-a | white mules from the land Elam took. |
| 44 | a-na nina{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia | to Nineveh, before me. |
| 45 | u2-bi-lam-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | he brought, and he made pass by my feet |
| 46 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 47 | u2-szar-hi-is-su lib3-bu | (and) made him happy. |
| 48 | {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 | Ša-pî-Bēl, his fortified city |
| 49 | dan-na-as-su u2-dan-nin-ma | he strengthened his strength, and |
| 50 | sza2-a-szu2 a-di _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_-szu2 | his, together with his spear-men, |
| 51 | ina lib3-bi u2-sze-li-szu-ma | he raised him up there, and |
| 52 | _gin7 {gesz}ig_ ina _igi_ {kur}e-lam-ti e-di-il-szu2 | Like a door in front of the land Elam I surrounded it. |
| 53 | {kur}pa-tu-usz-ar-ra na-gu-u sza2 i-te-e _e2-mun_ | the land Patušarra, a district on the bank of the salt marsh, |
| 54 | sza2 qe2-reb {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-ti | who are in the midst of the distant Medes, |
| 55 | sza2 pa-a-t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni szad-di _{na4}za-gin3_ | of the border of the land Bikni, surrounded by lapis lazuli |
| 56 | sza2 ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia mam2-ma la ik-bu-su | Whoever among the kings, my ancestors, does not agree |
| 57 | _ki_-tim _kur_-szu2-un {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-na {disz}e-pa-ar-na | the territory of their land: Širpānu, Eparna, |
| 58 | _{lu2}en-iri-mesz kal-mesz_ sza2 la kit-nu-szu a-na ni-i-ri | mighty lords, without equal, to the yoke |
| 59 | sza2-a-szu2-nu a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ru-ku-bi-szu2-nu | of them together with their people, horses and mules |
| 60 | _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni _ansze-mesz_ {ansze}u2-du-ri | oxen, sheep, donkeys, and camels |
| 61 | szal-la-sun2 ka-bi-tu2 asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off large booty to Assyria. |
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| 1 | {disz}up-pi-is _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ri-tak-ka | Uppis, the governor of Paritakka |
| 2 | {disz}za-na-sa-na _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tuk-ka | Nanasana, the governor of Partukka |
| 3 | {disz}ra-ma-te-ia _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}u2-ra-ka-za-bar-na | Ramateya, the governor of Urakazabarna |
| 4 | {kur}ma-da-a-a sza2 a-szar-szu2-nu ru-u2-qu | The Medes, whose land is remote, |
| 5 | sza2 ina tar-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia _ki_-tim _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, the land Assyria |
| 6 | la ib-bal-ki-tu-nim-ma la ik-bu-su qaq-qar-sza2 | They shall not rebel against me and they shall not seize her land. |
| 7 | pu-luh-tu2 ra-szub-bat {d}asz-szur _en_-ia is-hup-szu2-nu-ti-ma | the fearsomeness that the god Aššīr, my lord, caused to seize them, and |
| 8 | {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 _gal-mesz {na4}za-gin3_ hi-ip _kur_-szu2 | large emmer(s), lapis lazuli, missing from his land |
| 9 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 10 | isz-szu-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they took from me, and they smashed my feet. |
| 11 | asz2-szu2 _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_ sza2 qa-a-tu2 id-ku-szu2-nu-ti | As to the governors who had seized them by hand, |
| 12 | be-lu-u2-ti u2-s,al-lu-ma | (Sum) My lord, the one who makes the kings rejoice (Akk) They make the rulers rejoice |
| 13 | e-ri-szu-in-ni kit-ru | “He gave me a firm positive answer,… |
| 14 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz_ | my eunuchs, governors |
| 15 | sza pa-a-t,i _kur_-szu2-un | who the destruction of their land |
| 16 | it-ti-szu2-nu u2-ma-'e-er-ma | he made an agreement with them and |
| 17 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-te _iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu | the people living in those cities |
| 18 | ik-bu-su-ma u2-szak-nisz-szu2 _giri3-min_-usz-szu2-un | they seized him and made him bow down, their feet |
| 19 | _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia | a talent of the payment of my lordship |
| 20 | szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | I established their foundations forever. |
| 21 | ul-tu {d}asz-szur {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag | From the gods Aššīr, Šamaše, Bel and Nabû, |
| 22 | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki} | the goddess Ištar of Nineveh (and) the goddess Esarhaddon of Arbela |
| 23 | _ugu_ na-ki-ri-ia ina li-i-ti | against my enemies in the midst |
| 24 | u2-sza2-zi-zu-ni-ma am-s,u-u ma-la lib3-bi-ia | They made me stand, and I washed off as much as my stomach. |
| 25 | ina ki-szit-ti na-ki-ri szad-lu-u2-ti | (Sum) In the cult daises of the high mountain(s) (Akk) By means of the kishittu-disease of the highest mountain |
| 26 | sza ina tu-kul-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | who with the support of the great gods, my lords, |
| 27 | ik-szu-da qa-ta-a-a | he reached my hand. |
| 28 | esz-ret ma-ha-zi sza2 _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the shrines of the cult centers of Assyria |
| 29 | u _kur_ uri{ki} u2-sze-pisz-ma | and the land Akkad I had built and |
| 30 | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u2-za-in-ma | silver and gold he shall clear, and |
| 31 | u2-nam-me-ra _gin7_ u4-me | he made shine like daylight. |
| 32 | ina u4-me-szu-ma _e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti | At that time, the palace of inspection |
| 33 | sza qe2-reb {iri}ni-na-a | of Nineveh |
| 34 | sza2 _lugal-mesz_ a-lik mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | of the kings who came before my fathers |
| 35 | u2-sze-pi-szu a-na szu-te-szur _karasz_ | I had built. To Šūt-Šarru the quay |
| 36 | pa-qa-di {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ | he entrusted the mules and the brewers. |
| 37 | _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ til-lu u2-nu-ut _me3_ | chariots, finished, weapons of battle |
| 38 | u szal-la-at na-ki-ri gi-mir mim-ma szum-szu2 | and the booty of the enemy, all of everything, |
| 39 | sza {d}a-szur _lugal dingir-mesz_ | of Assur, king of the gods, |
| 40 | a-na esz-qi2 _lugal_-ti-ia isz-ru-ka | to my kingship he gave you. |
| 41 | a-na szit-mur _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | for a team of horses |
| 42 | szi-tam-du-uh _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | the šitamduḫ of the chariots |
| 43 | asz2-ru szu-a-tu2 i-mi-s,a-an-ni-ma | that throne seized me, and |
| 44 | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia | the people of the lands who had fallen into my bow |
| 45 | al-lu tup-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma | I brought them to the assembly of the tablet, and |
| 46 | il-bi-nu _sig4 hi-a_ | ilbinu bricks |
| 47 | _e2-gal-tur-ra_ szu-a-tu | that small palace |
| 48 | a-na si-hi-ir-ti-sza2 aq-qur-ma | I prayed to her in her entirety, and |
| 49 | qaq-qa-ru ma-a'-du _gin7_ a-tar-tim-ma | a lot of ground like a desert |
| 50 | ul-tu lib3-bi _a-sza3-mesz_ ab-tuq-ma | I departed from the fields and |
| 51 | e-li-sza2 u2-rad-di | he raised up above her. |
| 52 | i-na {na4}pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i dan-ni | with pilî-stone, a strong mountain stone |
| 53 | tam-la-a usz-ma-al-li | he filled the sea. |
| 54 | ad-ke-e-ma 2(u) 2(disz) _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti | 22 kings of the land Ḫatti |
| 55 | sza a-hi tam-tim u _muru2_ tam-tim ka-li-szu2-nu | of the shore of the sea and all of the meadowland |
| 56 | u2-ma-'e-er-szu2-nu-ti-ma | I brought them in, and |
| 57 | _gesz-ur3-mesz gal-mesz_ {gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz_ | the great beams, the magnificent beams |
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| 1 | {gesz}a-dap2-pi _{gesz}eren {gesz}szur-min3_ | adapa-tree, cedar, cypress |
| 2 | ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}si-ra-ra {kur}lab-na-na | From the midst of the lands Sirara (and) Labana |
| 3 | _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz {munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti | the lamma-priestess (and) the ababzātu-disease |
| 4 | _{na4}kun4-mesz_ a-gur2-ri | baked bricks |
| 5 | sza2 _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ {na4}{d}asznan | of alabaster, Ašnan-stone |
| 6 | _{na4}dur2-mi-na {na4}dur2-mi-na-banda3{da}_ | a lapis lazuli slab |
| 7 | _{na4}en-gi-sa6_ {na4}a-lal-lum | en-gisa-stone, alallu-stone |
| 8 | _{na4}girim-hi-li-ba_ ul-tu qe2-reb hur-sza2-a-ni | girimḫilibu-stone from the mountains |
| 9 | a-szar nab-ni-ti-szu2-nu | where their birth fathers |
| 10 | a-na hi-szih-ti _e2-gal_-ia | for the renovation of my palace |
| 11 | mar-s,i-isz pa-asz2-qi2-isz | He is merciful, he is pious. |
| 12 | a-na nina{ki} u2-szal-di-du-u-ni | to Nineveh they have sent, |
| 13 | ina {iti}sze-ga u4-mu mit-ga-ri | In (the month) Šega, the day of death, |
| 14 | e-li tam-le-e szu-a-tu | above that sea |
| 15 | _e2-gal-mesz_ rab-ba-a-ti | the great palaces |
| 16 | a-na mu-szab be-lu-ti-ia | to the dwelling of my lordship |
| 17 | ab-ta-ni s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | “I have slain him, |
| 18 | _e2_ dan-ni sza 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tim _gid2-da_ | a fortified house of 85 cubits long |
| 19 | 3(u) 1(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 gal_-tim _dagal_ | 31 cubits is the width |
| 20 | sza ina _lugal-mesz_ a-lik mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | which among the kings who came before my fathers |
| 21 | mam2-ma la e-pu-szu2 a-na-ku e-pu-usz | Nobody did it, I did it. |
| 22 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren_ s,i-ru-ti | threshing-floors of old cedar |
| 23 | u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-sza2 | (Sum) I raised up the mountain (Akk) I elevated up to it |
| 24 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ sza2 e-re-si-na _du10-ga_ | doors of cypress with good cedar |
| 25 | me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u _zabar_ u2-rak-kis-ma | he bound the silver and bronze knots, and |
| 26 | u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-sza2 | the opening of her gates |
| 27 | _{d}alad-mesz_ u _{d}lamma-mesz_ sza2 _na4-mesz_ | the gods Alad and the protective spirits of the stones |
| 28 | sza2 ki-i pi-i szik-ni-szu2-nu | which according to the wording of their sealed document |
| 29 | ir-ti lem-ni u2-tar-ru | (Sum) My evil heart has turned into an evil heart (Akk) The heart of my evil heart turned into a wicked heart |
| 30 | na-s,ir kib-si mu-szal-li-mu | guardian of the cult daises, who provides for |
| 31 | tal-lak-ti _lugal_ ba-ni-szu2-nu | journey of the king who created them |
| 32 | _za3_ u _gub3_ u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta _si-gar_-szi-in | the right and left he caused to seize her hem. |
| 33 | _e2-gal_ {na4}pi-i-li u _{gesz}eren_ szu-te-mu-du-te | the palace of pīlī and cedar, the šutemmû-plants |
| 34 | a-na mul-ta-u2-ti be-lu-ti-ia | For my lordly life |
| 35 | nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz | I had (them) built anew. |
| 36 | _{munus}{d}lamma-mesz uruda_ masz-sza2-a-ti | the lamma-priestess of copper and maššātu-beer |
| 37 | sza2 a-he-en-na-a pa-na u ar-ka | of each other, before and behind |
| 38 | i-na-at,-t,a-la ki-la-ta-an | “It is swollen, it is full of rage— |
| 39 | qe2-reb-sza2 ul-zi-iz | he stood inside it. |
| 40 | {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}eren_ s,i-ru-ti | ṣirūtu-trees, juniper |
| 41 | {gesz}a-dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-szi-in e-mid | I surrounded their gates with a threshing floor and a door. |
| 42 | si-hi-ir-ti _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu | adjacent to that palace |
| 43 | ne2-be2-hu pa-asz2-qu sza2 _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ | a nēbeḫu-vessel of carnelian and lapis lazuli, |
| 44 | u2-sze-pisz-ma u2-szal-ma-a ki-li-lisz | I had (them) made and (then) I made complete. |
| 45 | se-el-lu mat-gi-qu _gin7_ {d}tir-an-na | purification, remission of debts, like Tirana, |
| 46 | u2-sza2-as-hi-ra gi-mir _ka2-mesz_ | all the gates |
| 47 | sik-kat3 _ku3-babbar_ eb-bi u _zabar_ nam-ri | a sash of shiny silver and bright bronze |
| 48 | u2-rat-ta-a qe2-reb-sza2 | (Sum) I am the lord of heaven and earth (Akk) In its midst |
| 49 | da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | the strength of the god Aššar, my lord, |
| 50 | sza2 ina _kur-kur_ nak-ra-a-ti | who in the lands of the enemies |
| 51 | e-te-ep-pu-sza2 | he has done |
| 52 | ina szi-pir {lu2}ur5-ra-ku-te | by the work of the cult actors |
| 53 | e-si-qa qe2-reb-sza2 | (Sum) I am the one who makes the earth tremble (Akk) I make the earth shake inside it |
| 54 | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_ tam-szil {kur}ha-ma-nim | a large orchard, a replica of Mount Amanus, |
| 55 | sza2 ka-la _szim hi-a_ u _gesz hi-a_ | of all kinds of aromatics and wood, |
| 56 | hur-ru-szu i-ta-a-sza2 e-mid | (Sum) He smashed his brickwork (Akk) He destroyed its brickwork |
| 57 | ki-sal-la-sza ma-gal u2-rab-bi-ma | I broadened its courtyard and |
| 58 | tal-lak-ta-sza2 ma-a'-disz u2-rap-pisz | [I broadened] its [sh]eepfold greatly. |
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| 1 | a-na masz-qit _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ qe2-reb-sza2 | for the ration of the horses in it |
| 2 | pat-tu u2-sze-sze-ram-ma | he brought a gift, and |
| 3 | u2-szah-bi-ba a-tap-pisz | (and) made (them) fall into disrepair. |
| 4 | _e2-gal_ szu-a-tu2 ul-tu _usz8_-sza2 | that palace from its foundations |
| 5 | a-di gaba-dib-bi-sza2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil-ma | I built (and) completed (it) as far as its embankment(s). |
| 6 | lu-le-e u2-ma-al-li | (Sum) He fills the reedbed with a lītu-plant (Akk) I fill the lilû-plant |
| 7 | esz3-gal-szid-du3-du3-a | Ešgalšiddudua |
| 8 | _e2-gal_ pa-qi-da-at ka-la-ma | the palace is entrusted to all |
| 9 | az-ku-ra ni-bit-sa | “Its rites, its rituals, |
| 10 | {d}a-szur _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} | May Aššīr (and) Ishtar of Nineveh |
| 11 | _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} ka-li-szu2-nu | all the gods of Assyria |
| 12 | ina qer-bi-sza2 aq-re-ma | I erected inside it. |
| 13 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti eb-bu-ti | the sceptres of supreme wisdom |
| 14 | ma-har-szu2-un aq-qi2-ma | I offered before them, and |
| 15 | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a | (and) made my debts greater. |
| 16 | _dingir-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu ina ku-un lib3-bi-szu2-nu | those gods by their steadfast hearts |
| 17 | ik-tar-ra-bu _lugal_-u2-ti | they swore my kingship. |
| 18 | _{lu2}gal-mesz un-mesz kur_-ia ka-li-szu2-nu | the magnates, all the people of my land |
| 19 | ina ta-kul-ti u qe2-re-e-ti | [With] food and libations |
| 20 | ina _{gesz}banszur_ ta-szi-la-a-ti | on the table of libations |
| 21 | qe2-reb-sza2 u2-sze-szi-ib-ma | I settled inside it, and |
| 22 | u2-sza2-li-s,a nu-pa-ar-szu2-un | he made them carry off their treasure. |
| 23 | _gesztin-mesz_ ku-ru-un-nu am-ki-ra s,ur-ra-szu2-un | wine, kurunnu-wine, amkira-beer, their emblems |
| 24 | _i3-sag_ i3-gu-la-a muh-ha-szu2-nu u2-sza2-asz2-qi2 | the first-class oil of Igula’a on top of them he gave. |
| 25 | ina qi2-bit {d}a-szur _lugal dingir-mesz_ | By the command of the god Aššīr, king of the deities, |
| 26 | u3 _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} ka-li-szu2-nu | and all the gods of Assyria |
| 27 | ina t,u-ub _uzu-mesz_ hu-ud lib3-bi | with good flesh and joy |
| 28 | nu-um-mur ka-bat-ti sze-be2-e lit-tu-ti | (Sum) I want to pacify the heart of the one who sees (Akk) I desire pacification of the heart, pacifying the heart |
| 29 | qe2-reb-sza2 da-risz lu-ur-mi3-ma | May I live forever in its midst, |
| 30 | lu-usz-ba-a la-la-a-sza2 | may I be seated, her joy |
| 31 | ina za3-muk-ki _iti_ resz-ti-i | in the first month of Zamuk |
| 32 | kul-lat {ansze}mur-ni-is-qi2 _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ | all kinds of mules and breccia |
| 33 | _ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ | donkeys and camels |
| 34 | til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_ | the completeness of the equipment of battle |
| 35 | gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_ szal-la-at na-ki-ri | all the troops, booty of the enemy, |
| 36 | szat-ti-szam-ma la na-par-ka-a | At that time, I did not send you |
| 37 | lu-up-qi-da qe2-reb-sza2 | I shall entrust inside it. |
| 38 | ina qe2-reb _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu | in that palace |
| 39 | {d}alad _saga_ la-mas-si _saga_ | Alad is good, Lamassu is good. |
| 40 | na-s,ir kib-si _lugal_-ti-ia | guardian of my royal majesty |
| 41 | mu-ha-du-u ka-bat-ti-ia | who rejoices over my mood, |
| 42 | da-ri-isz lisz-tab-ru-u2 | May they continually renew (it). |
| 43 | a-a ip-par-ku-u i-da-a-sza2 | May she not be deprived of her inheritance. |
| 44 | {iti}gu4-si-sa2 _u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | Ayyaru (II), 22nd day, |
| 45 | li-mu {disz}ban-ba-a _{lu2}sukkal kas4_ | Eponymy of Banbâ, messenger. |
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