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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 004, ex. 001 (P450405)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 004, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450405 |
| Museum no. | IM 059047A (+) IM 059047B |
| 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 |
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 col 1' | ||
| 1' | [... ka-mi]-isz# | ... in full ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [u3 {disz}te-usz-pa-a {lu2}gi-mir-ra-a]-a | and Teušpa, the Cimmerian(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [_erin2_-man-da sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u2-qu ina _ki_-tim {kur}hu-bu]-usz-na | troops stationed at his remote place in the territory of the land Hubušna. |
| 4' | [a-di gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 u2-ra-as-si-ib ina] _{gesz}tukul_ | together with all of his troops I 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-u-a a-szi-bu-te hur-sza2-a-ni pa-asz2-qu-u-ti sza2 t,e-hi] {kur}ta-bal | [(As for) my lord, who dwells in the remote mountain ranges of the land Tabal], |
| 7' | [{lu2}hat-te-e lem-nu-u2-ti ul-tu u4-me pa-ni la] kit#-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri | The evil Ḫattians, since distant days, have not been reconciled with one another. |
| 8' | [2(u) 1(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2] li#-me-te-szu2-nu | 21 of their fortified cities and small cities in their environs |
| 9' | [al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 ap-pul aq]-qur# ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cult centers of the gods. |
| 10' | [si-it-tu-ta-szu2-nu sza2 hi-it,-t,u u3 gul-lul-tu2 la i]-szu-u2# | Their limbs, which have no fault or negligence, |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [{iri}a-du-mu-tu _iri_ dan-nu-tu {lu2}a]-ri#-bi | Adumūtu, the fortified city, the Arabs |
| 3' | [sza {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba]-nu-u-a | belonging to Sîn-ahhēšu, king of Assyria, the father who created me. |
| 4' | [ik-szu-du-ma _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2] _dingir-mesz_-szu2 | he conquered, and his possessions, his property, his gods |
| 5' | [a-di {munus}ap-kal-la-tu2] szar#-rat {kur}a-ri-bi | together with Apkallatu, queen of the land Aribi |
| 6' | [isz-lu-lam-ma a-na _kur_ asz]-szur#{ki} il-qa-a | he fled and took to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | [{disz}ha-za-_dingir lugal_] {kur}a-ri-bi | Haza-il, king of the land of Arabs. |
| 8' | [it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2] ka-bit-ti | with his large audience gift(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [a-na _nina{ki} iri_] be#-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my capital city |
| 10' | [il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi]-iq# _giri3-min_-ia | went and made my feet bow down. |
| 11' | [asz2-szu2 na-dan _dingir-mesz_-szu2 u2-s,al-la-an-ni-ma re-e-mu] ar#?-szi?-szu2?-ma | Concerning the giving of his gods, he encouraged me and I prayed to him for mercy. |
| 12' | [...]-x-szu-nu | ... their(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13' | [... an-hu-su-nu] ud#-disz-ma | ... I renovated their dilapidated section(s) and |
| 14' | [da-na-an {d}asz-szur] _en#_-ia | To Ashur, my lord(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [5(u)] _ansze-[gam-mal-mesz_ 1(disz) _lim_ kun-zi _szim hi-a_] | 50 camels, 1,000 bundles of aromatics(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | _ugu#_ man-da-at#-[ti _ad_-szu2 u2-rad-di-ma e-mid-su] | I added to the tribute of his father and imposed it upon him. |
| 17' | [{kur}]ba-a-zu na#-[gu-u2 sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u-qu] | The land Ba'azu, the nagû, whose place is remote |
| 18' | mi#-szit na-ba-li [qaq-qar _mun_ a-szar s,u-ma-a-me] | Half a nabalu-measure of salt on the earth, where there is saliva. |
| 19' | 1(disz) _me_ 2(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ba#-[a-s,i pu-qut-ti] | 1 hundred 20 danna of the ground, the clearing of ditches, |
| 20' | u3 _{na4}zu2_ s,a-[bi-ti a-szar _musz_ u _gir2-tab_] | and the ṣabitu-stone, where snakes and scorpions |
| 21' | sza ki-ma kul-ba-[bi ma-lu-u _a-gar3_] | which like a culbābu-vessel is full, the field |
| 22' | 2(u) _danna_ {kur}ha-zu#-[u2 szad-di _{na4}sag-gil-mud_] | 20 danna-measures of the land Ḫazû, (measured) by the weight of saggilmud stone |
| 23' | a-na _egir_-ia [u2-masz-szir-ma e-ti7-iq na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu2] | I abandoned behind me and the river bank of that canal |
| 24' | sza ul-tu u4-me# [ul-lu-ti] | which from distant days(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | la il-li-ku# [_lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia] | The king who had come before me did not go. |
| 26' | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur# [_en_-ia ina qe2-reb-e-szu2 szal-t,a-nisz] | By the command of the god Ashur, my lord, I have been able to live in it joyfully. |
| 27' | at-tal-lak 8(disz) _lugal#-[mesz_-ni sza qe2-reb na-ge-e szu-a-tu2 a-duk] | I marched. I killed eight kings who were in that district. |
| 28' | _dingir-mesz#_-szu2#-nu# _nig2#-szu#_-[szu2-nu _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu] | their gods, possessions, property, and people |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | ki#-ma# [_{gesz}ig_ ina _igi_ {kur}e-lam-ti e-di-il-szu2] | like a door in front of the land Elam I hung it. |
| 2' | {kur}pa-tu#-[usz-ar-ri na-gu-u sza2 i-te-e _e2-mun_] | The land Patušarra, a district on the bank of the salt marsh, |
| 3' | sza2 qe2-reb# [{kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u-te] | of the distant Medes(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | sza2 pa-a-[t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni _kur {na4}za-gin3_] | who goes to Bikni, the land of lapis lazuli |
| 5' | sza ina _lugal#-[mesz ad-mesz_-ia mam2-ma la ik-bu-su] | Whoever among the kings, my ancestors, does not agree |
| 6' | _ki_-tim _kur_-szu2#-[un {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-na] | the territory of their land, Šiddir-parna |
| 7' | {disz}e-pa-ar-na _{lu2}en-iri#-[mesz_ dan-nu-ti] | Eparna, the fortified governors(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | sza2 la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-[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 |
| 9' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ru-ku-bi-[szu2-nu _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni] | horses of their own, oxen and sheep |
| 10' | _ansze-mesz_ {ansze}u2-du-[ri szal-lat-sun2 ka-bit-tu] | donkeys, mules, heavy booty |
| 11' | asz2-lu-la ana qe2-reb# [_kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | I carried off to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | {disz}up-pi-is _{lu2}en-iri#_ [sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tak2-ka] | Uppis, the governor of Partakka(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | {disz}za-na-sa-na _{lu2}en-[iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tuk-ka] | Nanasana, the lord of Partukka(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | {disz}ra-ma-te-ia _{lu2}en#-[iri_ sza2 {iri}u2-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na] | Ramateya, the governor of Urakazabarna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [{kur}ma]-da#-a-a sza2 a#-[szar-szu2-nu ru-u-qu sza ina tar-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia] | The Medes, whose territory is remote, which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, |
| 16' | [mi-s,ir _kur_] asz?-szur?{ki#?} [la ib-bal-ki-tu2-nim-ma] | the border of Assyria shall not cross over to me, and |
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