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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 009, ex. 001 (P450409)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 009, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450409 |
| 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' | [...] ka-a-a-[nu] | ... constantly(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] a-gur2-ri | ... baked bricks(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [_...]-am3 gun_ u3 | ... ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | [...] _na4-mesz_ ni-siq-te ina la mi3-ni | ... precious stones without equal |
| 5' | [...] x _nig2-szu_ pa-an a-szir-te u2-sza2-as,#-li#-mu | ... ... they made the possessions available to the assyrians. |
| 6' | [...] _numun e2 ad_-szu2 _dumu-mesz man_ mah-ru-te _ki-min_ | ... seed of his father's house, sons of previous kings, ditto. |
| 7' | [...] _e2_-szu2 _{lu2}3(disz)-u5-mesz {lu2}{gesz}gigir-mesz_ u2-rad | ... his house, the 'third men' of the chariotry brought |
| 8' | [... mu-kil a-pa]-a-ti _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_ {gesz}a-rit _ki-min_ | the one who carries out the rites, the cedar-workers, the harp, ditto, |
| 9' | [...] _gal-mesz {lu2}masz-masz-mesz_ {lu2}har-t,i-bi-[mesz] | ... the great ..., the mashmashu-priests (and) the harbibi-officials |
| 10' | [... {lu2}]mu-na-i-szi _{lu2}a-ba_ {kur#}mu#-s,ur#-a#-a# | ... the Munaiši, the scribe of the land Muṣur |
| 11' | [...] _{lu2}musz-lah4-mesz_ a-di _{lu2}gal-tuku-mesz_-szu2-nu _ki-min_ | ... the mušlars, together with their magnates, ditto. |
| 12' | [...] _{lu2}ka-s,ir-mesz {lu2}nar-mesz {lu2}nig2-mesz_ | ..., the tailors, the singers and the bankers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...] _{lu2}lunga3-mesz {lu2}nig2-gur11-mesz_-szu2-nu _ki-min_ | ... their brewers, ditto,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [... _{lu2}tug2]-kal-mesz {lu2}szu-ku6-mesz {lu2}aszgab-mesz ki-min_ | ... the kalû-priests, the fishers, ditto, |
| 15' | [... _{lu2}]nagar_ mu-ger-ri _{lu2}nagar {gesz}ma2-mesz_ | , the carpenter, the mūrru-official, the boatman, |
| 16' | [...] sza2 szip-t,a-ni-szu2-nu _ki-min_ | ... of their writing, ditto.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [... _simug]-mesz an-bar_ | ... the ironsmiths(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [_ugu_ ...] x-an : {disz}x-[...] | on ... : ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | [_ugu_ {iri}mu]-kin-_bala-asz-te_-i-szu2 : {disz}a-[...] | Concerning the city Mušallim-balaštēszu, : A... |
| 3' | [_ugu_ {iri}]mah-ri-ga-re-e-man : {disz}s,a-[...] | [Concerning] Mahrigareman, Ṣa-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | _ugu_ {iri}asz-szur-_kur_-su-_dagal-mesz_ : {disz}s,i-hu-ru# [...] | As for Assyria, Ṣihuru ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | _ugu_ {iri}asz-szur-na-sih2-_gal5-la2_ : {disz}pu-t,i-{d}[x ...] | against Assyria Nasiḫgala : Puṭi- |
| 6' | _ugu_ {iri}li-mir-ensi2-asz-szur : {disz}silim-mu-[...] | against Limir-Reš-Assur : Silmu- |
| 7' | _ugu_ {iri}kar-{d}ba-ni-te : {disz}{d}3(u)-zi-[...] | Concerning Kar-Banitu : Sîn-uzzi- |
| 8' | _ugu_ {iri}e2-{d}marduk {iri}sza2-asz-szur-ta-ru {iri}[...] | [Concerning] the cities Ēr-Marduk, Ša-Ašs&curirtāru, , |
| 9' | {disz}ARAD2-{d}na-na-a {lu2}mu-szar-kis-ia a-na [...] | Warad-Nanāya, my recruitment officer, to |
| 10' | {disz}u2-ar-bi-is ina {iri}[...] | Uarbis in the city(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | {disz}ki-s,ir-{d}1(u)-5(disz) ina {iri}sza2-e-muq-asz-szur [...] | Kiṣir-Issār in Ša-emuq-Ašş[r ...] |
| 12' | _sa2-du11_ gi-nu-u a-na {d}asz-szur u _dingir-mesz [gal-mesz_ ...] | regular rations for the god Aššīr and the great gods |
| 13' | 6(disz) _gun_ 1(u) 9(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 3(disz) _me_ [...] | 6 talents 19 minas of gold, 3 hundred ... |
| 14' | 1(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) _tug2 siki gada_ [n] 7(disz) _ansze_ [...] | 1,526 wool garments, linen, n+7 donkeys ... |
| 15' | [...] 2(u) 4(disz) _{gesz}esi_ 1(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) _kusz_ [...] | ... 24 ebony, 1 hundred, 9 cubits ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...] 4(u) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz nita2_ 2(u) 4(disz) [...] | ... 40 horses, male, 24 ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | 3(u) _lim_ 4(disz) _me_ 1(u) 8(disz) _udu-nita2-mesz_ 1(u) n [...] | 3498 rams, 10+n ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | 1(u) 9(disz) _lim_ 3(disz) _me_ 2(u) 3(disz) _ansze_ 1(disz) {sze}_munu4_ [...] | 19323 homers 1 ... of grain,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [man]-da-at-tu2 be-lu-te-ia szat-ti-[szam-ma ...] | The payment of my lordly majesties forever |
| 20' | [...] szi-pir-ti _an-szar2 en_-[ia ...] | ... the message of the god Ashur, my lord, ... |
| 21' | [...] _{gesz}ma2_ [...] | ... the boat(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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