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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 (P450432)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450432 |
| 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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na]-ku {disz}an-szar2-pap-[asz] | I, Esarhaddon(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | [_man_ dan]-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur[{ki}] | strong king, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria] |
| 3 | [pa-lih] _dingir-mesz gal-[mesz_] | who reveres the great gods, |
| 4 | [mu]-szap-szi-ih ka-bat-[ti] | he calmed the heart.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | {d}a-nim u _an-szar2_ | Anu and Ashur |
| 6 | [na]-ram {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [musz]-te-e'-u asz2-rat {d}ag u {d}papnun | [Who guides] the cult centers of Nabû and [Papnun], |
| 8 | [ba]-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2 | the builder of the temple of Ashur(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u babila2{ki} | who built Esagil and Babylon, |
| 10 | sza2 _an-szar2 ad dingir-dingir_ a-na _lugal_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | of Assur, father of the gods, to the kingship of Assyria |
| 11 | _szagina_-ut _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} im-bu-u | governor-general of the land of Sumer and Akkad he named. |
| 12 | ni-bit _mu_-ia {d}inanna [{d}masz _gaszan_] | the one who decrees my name: the goddesses Ištar, Ninurta, the lady |
| 13 | ina _sza3-tur3 ama_-ia [szi-mat _man_-ti] | in the womb of my mother the fate of kingship |
| 14 | isz-ru-ka a-na [szi-rik-ti] | he gave to you for manufacturing(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | _dingir-mesz_ ud-du-[usz ...] | the gods continually strengthened . .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _dingir_ [...] _gu nu_ [...] | ... god ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | ul-zi-iz [...] | He stood ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | a-na e-pe-[szi ...] | to do ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | ina _gu2_-ia [...] | on my neck ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | u2-szal-la-mu par-s,i [...] | (Sum) He made the rites complete (Akk) I made the rituals complete |
| 6' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina nap-ha-ri-[szu2-nu] | the great gods in all of them(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | a-na ni-isz3 _szu-min_-ia u la-ban ap-pi-ia | for my handiwork and the rations of my ears |
| 8' | li-zi-zu-nim-ma lim-hu-ru | May they stand by me and accept. |
| 9' | tes2-le-ti szat-ti-szam-ma | “At that time, |
| 10' | ma-har-szu2-nu szal-mesz lu-ut-tal-lak | Before them, I shall go full-time. |
| 11' | _ti-la u4-mesz gid2-da-mesz_ | a life of long days |
| 12' | _mu-an-na-mesz_ t,u-ub _uzu-mesz_ | years of good health |
| 13' | u3 hu-ud lib3-bi | and joy of heart |
| 14' | szi-mat la-ba-a-ri | the fate of the old man |
| 15' | kun-nu _bala-mesz_-e | established dynasty |
| 16' | sza2-lam _numun_ | the health of the seed |
| 17' | szi-i-ma szi-ma-ti | He is fate. |
| 18' | sza ina _ugu dingir-mesz_-ni sza _gu2 lugal_ | which on the gods of the neck of the king |
Sources & licences
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