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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 005, ex. 001 (P450406)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 005, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450406 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | sza# _szesz#-[mesz_-ia _gal-mesz szesz_-szu2-nu s,e-eh-ru a-na-ku] | of my older brothers, their younger brothers I |
| 2' | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur# [{d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en u3 {d}ag] | By the command of the deities Aššīr, Sîn, Šamaše, Bel, and Nabûir |
| 3' | _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}ni-[nu-a _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir] | the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, the goddess Limmu-ili, |
| 4' | _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ina _ukken# [szesz-mesz_-ia _sag-mesz_-ia ke-nisz ul-li-ma] | In the assembly of my brothers, my first-borns, I raised up steadfastly and |
| 5' | um-ma an-nu-u2 [ma-a-ru ri-du-ti-ia] | Thus (says) the one who sees my awe: |
| 6' | {d}utu u {d}iszkur ina bi-[ri i-szal-ma an-nu ke-e-nu] | The gods Šamaš and Adad prayed to each other, and this was true. |
| 7' | e-pu-lu-szu2-ma um-ma [szu-u2 te-nu-u-ka] | They performed it for him, saying: "He is your servant." |
| 8' | zi-kir-szu2-un kab-tu it-[ta-'i-id-ma _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} _tur gal_] | their great pronouncements he heeded, and the people of Assyria, the small, |
| 9' | _szesz-mesz_-ia _numun e2 ad_-[ia isz-te-nisz u2-pa-hir] | my brothers and the seed of my father’s house I divided together. |
| 10' | ma-har {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}[_utu_ {d}ag {d}marduk _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | before Ashur, Sin, Shamash, Nabû, Marduk, the gods of Assyria |
| 11' | _dingir-me_ a-szi-bu-te _an_-[e u _ki_-tim asz2-szu2 na-s,ar ri-du-ti-ia] | May the gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld guard my life. |
| 12' | zi-kir-szu2-un kab-[tu u2-sza2-az-ki-ir-szu-nu-ti] | I made their utterances great.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | ina _iti_ szal-me u4-mu sze-me-e# [ki-i qi2-bi-ti-szu-nu s,ir-ti] | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, according to their exalted command, |
| 14' | ina _e2_ ri-du-ti asz2-ri# [szug-lud-di sza szi-kin3 _lugal_-ti] | In the royal residence, the abode of the kingship, |
| 15' | [ina lib3]-bi#-szu2# ba-szu-u2# [ha-disz e-ru-um-ma] | Among it, he brought joy, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 6 | ||
| 1' | [...] asz2-ru szu-a-tu2 | ... that throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [i-mi-s,a-an-ni-ma _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia] {gesz}al-lu u tup-szik-ku | and the people of the lands who had fallen into my bow, hoe and basket |
| 3' | [u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma il-bi-nu _sig4 e2-gal]-tur-ra_ szu-a-tu2 | I made those bricks of Egalturra greater than before. |
| 4' | [a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 aq-qur-ma qaq-qa-ru ma-a']-du _gin7_ a-tar-tim-ma | in its entirety I smote, and the earth was very much like a mountain. |
| 5' | [ul-tu lib3-bi _a-sza3-mesz_ ab-tuq-ma _ugu_-szu2 usz-rad]-di ina pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i | I departed from the fields and imposed upon him a levy of mountain stone. |
| 6' | [dan-ni usz-szi-szu2 ad-di-ma tam-la-a u2-mal-li ad-ke-e]-ma# _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the land Ḫatti. |
| 7' | [u e-ber _i7_ {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri {disz}me]-na-si-i _man_ {kur}ia-u-di | and adjacent to the canal of Baʾalu, king of Tyre, (and) Menasî, k[ing of the land Judah], |
| 8' | [{disz}qa-usz-gab-ri _lugal_ {iri}u2-du-me {disz}mu-s,ur]-i# _man_ {kur}ma-'a-ab | Qāš-gabbri, king of Udume; Muṣurî (I), king [of the land Maʾabu]. |
| 9' | [{disz}s,il-_en lugal_ {iri}ha-zi-ti {disz}me-ti-in-ti] _man#_ {kur}is-qa-al-lu-na | Ṣil-Bēl, king of the city Ḫazitu, (and) Metinti, ki[ng of the land Isqalluna]. |
| 10' | [{disz}i-ka-u2-su _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na {disz}mil-ki]-a#-sza2-pa _man_ {kur}gu-ub-li | Ikūssu, king of the city Amqarrûna; Milki-apla-ušapa (II), king [of the land] Gubli; |
| 11' | [{disz}ma-ta-an-ba-'a-al _lugal_ {iri}]a-ru-ad-da | Matan-Baʾ, king of Aruad |
| 12' | [{disz}a-bi-ba-'a-li _lugal_ {iri}]sam-si-mur-ru-na | Abī-baʾal, king of Samsimurrûna. |
| 13' | [{disz}bu-du-_dingir lugal {iri}e2_-am-ma-na {disz}pap-mil-ki] _man#_ {kur}as-du-di | Būdu-ilum, king of the land Ammana, (and) Papmilki, ki[ng of Assyria]. |
| 14' | [1(u) 2(disz) _lugal-mesz_ sza2 ki-sza2-di tam-tim {disz}e-ki-isz-tu-ra _lugal_ {iri}]e-di-il | 12 kings on the shore of the Sea: Ekišturra, king of Edil |
| 15' | [{disz}pi-la-a-gu-ra-a _man_ {iri}ki-it-ru-si {disz}ki-i-su _lugal_ {iri}]si-lu-a | Pila-gūrāya, king of the city Kitrusi; Kisu (I), king [of the city Silūa]. |
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