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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 (P450410)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 012, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450410 |
| Museum no. | BM 120066 |
| 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)
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}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ [...] | Ashurnasirpal (II), king of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | _nun_ na-a'-du asz2-ru [...] | mighty prince, ... the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | lib3-bu rap-szu2 ma-[...] | The wide heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | sza ul-tu s,e-[...] | which from ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | sza a-na ud-du-usz [...] | who for the future(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | ba-nu-u2 _e2_ {d}asz-szur [...] | the builder of the temple of the god Aššīr, |
| 7 | _lugal_ szah-tu mu-szak-li-[...] | The king, the exalted one, the one who ... |
| 8 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-su _lugal_ [...] | son of Sin-ahhešu, king |
| 9 | s,a-lam {d}3(u) {d}nin-gal [...] | Stele of Sin (and) Ningal(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | e-pu-szu-ma u2-[...] | did, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ku-um-mu# [x] masz-tak be-lu-ti-szu2-nu la e-pu-[...] | Instead of their lordly majesty, I did not ... |
| 12 | a-na-[x x] an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} [...] | Anšar-aḫa-iddina king of the world, king [of Assyria, ...] |
| 13 | _e2_ {d}3(u) {d}nin-gal {d}utu {d}a-a [...] | temple of Sin, Ningal, Šamaš, Aya |
| 14 | ina qe2-reb _muru2 iri_ sza2 nina{ki} a-na mu-szab [...] | in the middle of the city of Nineveh to dwell ... |
| 15 | ina _iti_ szal-me u4-me sze-me-e ina {na4}pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i [...] | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, with pīlu-stone and mountain stone ... |
| 16 | s,e-er tam-le-e szu-a-tu usz-szi-szu2 ad-di [...] | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered that meadow. |
| 17 | _e2_ szu-a-ti a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ar-s,ip [...] | I built that house in its entirety.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri#-[...] | I made great cedar beams |
| 19 | [_...]-mesz_ {gesz}[x x] sza2 e-re-es-si-na t,a-a-ba [...] | ...s of cedar, sweet ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [x]-ma u2-na-[x x] hi-szih-ti _e2_ sza2 _ku3-babbar ku3 [sig17_ ...] | ... and ... the debt of the house of silver, gold, ... |
| 21 | [x]-tu _e2_ szu-a-[x x]-szak-li-lu u2-[...] | ... the house ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [x] 3(u)# {d}nin-gal {d}utu [...] | ... 30, Ningal, Šamaš(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [x x]-szam-ma la na-par#-[...] | ... and do not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [...]-ti {d}3(u) {d}utu _en#_ [...] | ... Sin, Šamaš, lord ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [...] an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ [...] | ... Ashur-aha-iddina, king ... |
| 26 | [...]-ti# e-lat _an_-e u3 {iti}bara2# [...] | ... above heaven and Nisan(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [...]-mi3-iq-tu sza a-rak u4-me x [...] | ...-miqtu, who the day ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [...]-tu#-ti szu-muh pe-er-'i szum-[...] | ... šumuḫtūtu-plant, ...-plant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [...]-lu a-ha-mesz i-na s,i-it pi-i-[...] | ... each other by means of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [...]-ia# lis-ki-pu li-szam-qi2-tu ga-re-[...] | May my ... be dispersed, may it be plundered, ... |
| 31 | [...]-zu-ni-ma e-ma lib3-[...] | ... and wherever ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [...] i-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-e-[...] | ... among the kings, sons of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [...] _kur_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-[...] | ... the land and the people ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [...]-ra-ma en-na-ha# [...] | ... ennaha ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | [_x]-sar#_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia [...] | ... inscription written in my name ... |
| 36 | [x]-mi3 it-ti szu-mi3-szu2 [...] | ... with his name ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | {d}3(u) u {d}utu _iti_-[...] | May Sin and Šamaš(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | {iti}[...] | [Month ...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
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