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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 002 (P450433)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450433 |
| Museum no. | VA 07513 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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 col 1' | ||
| 1 | [...]-a-te | ... the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2 | [...] _dingir-mesz_-[x] | ... the gods(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | [...]-ud-ma it-bal | ... and carried off(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | [...] pa-ri-is | ... he goes.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | [...] mar-tu{ki} | ... of Martu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [...] {d}e2-a | ... Ea(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [x x] s,i-in-da-szu2 | his fingernail(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [x x]-ki u _kur_-szu2 | ... and his land(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | [...]-kim-bu-usz | ...-kimbuš(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | [...] mah-he-e | ... great ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | [...] su-ud-du-ra | ... of the distant(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | [x x] _{gesz}gu-za_ | a throne(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13 | [x x]-gu-ti-ia | my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | [...] a-na u4-me s,a-a-te | ... in perpetuity.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [x x]-na-nim-ma | ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16 | [x x]-at dum-qi2 | ... of good fortune(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [x _x]-ge6_ u ger-re-e | ... night and campaign(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [x x]-di kar-ri | ... of the quay(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19 | [x]-bur _bala_-ia | ...bur my reign(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...]-sza2-a _ugu_-ia | ... upon me(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | [_x]-mesz_ du-un-qi2 | good ...s(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [x x]-ti-na a-mur-ma | ... I saw and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [x x] ar-hu-us,-ma | ... I became afraid and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | [x x] ka-bat-ti | ... the mood(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | [...] ma-ha-zu | ... your shrine(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26 | [...]-u2 | ...-u(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | [...] ul-lu-te | ... of the old(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28 | [...] x | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1 | esz-szisz asz2-t,ur | I wrote (it) twice. |
| 2 | _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni | Concerning the days before |
| 3 | u2-sza2-tir u2-szar-bi | I made great, I made greater. |
| 4 | u2-szaq-qi2 u2-szar-ri-ih | he raised up, he made great. |
| 5 | {sze}nu-sa-hi szi-ib-sze | barley rations of the šib-priests |
| 6 | mi-ik-si ka-a-ri | “Miksu of the kāru-vessel, |
| 7 | ne2-be2-ri sza _kur_-ia | the pass of my land |
| 8 | u2-zak-ki-szu2-nu-ti | I cleared them. |
| 9 | an-du-ra-ar-szu2-nu | I imposed upon them. |
| 10 | asz2-kun a-na u4-me s,a-a-te | I placed (them) in perpetuity. |
| 11 | ina _ka2_-szu2-nu az-qu-up | I poured into their gates. |
| 12 | ki-din-nu _e2_ {d}asz-szur | the security of the temple of Aššīr |
| 13 | mah-ru-u sza {disz}usz-pi-a | Before Ušpiya |
| 14 | a-bi _sanga_ {d}asz-szur | Abi, sanga priest of Aššīr |
| 15 | ina pa-ni e-pu-szu2 | before they did (this). |
| 16 | e-na-ah-ma | he became angry, and |
| 17 | {disz}e-ri-szu2 _dumu_ {disz}dingir-szum-ma | Erišu, son of Ilī-iddin |
| 18 | a-bi _sanga_ {d}asz-szur e-pu-usz | my father, the priest of Aššīr, I built. |
| 19 | 2(disz) _usz_ 6(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz_ il-lik-ma | 2 hundred 6 years he marched, and |
| 20 | i-tur e-na-ah-ma | he returns, he becomes dilapidated and |
| 21 | {d}szam-szi-{d}iszkur | Šamšī-Adad |
| 22 | _dumu_ {disz}dingir-kab-ka-bi | son of Ilī-kabkab, |
| 23 | a-bi _sanga_ {d}asz-szur e-pu-usz | my father, the priest of Aššīr, I built. |
| 24 | 7(disz) _usz_ 1(u) 4(disz) _mu-an-na-mesz_ | 7 years, 14 years |
| 25 | il-lik-ma _e2_ szu-u2 | went and that house |
| 26 | ina qi2-mi3-it {d}gesz-bar usz-tal-pit | By the command of Gešbar, he smote |
| 27 | [x x] szul3-ma-nu-[x] | ... Šulmanu-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28 | [...] {d#}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1 | i-pu-lu-ni-ma | they performed, and |
| 2 | sza e-pesz _e2_ sza2-a-tu | of the construction of that house |
| 3 | ud-du-usz at-ma-ni-szu2 | (Sum) I built his temple (Akk) I renovated its temple(s) |
| 4 | u2-sza2-asz2-t,i-ru a-mu-tum | (Sum) They have written my name (in it) (Akk) They wrote my name |
| 5 | a-na-ku {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na | I, Ashurbanipal, |
| 6 | _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | king of Assyria, |
| 7 | _lugal_ szah-tum _nun_ na-a'-du | mighty king, exalted prince, |
| 8 | mi-gi-ir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the favorite of the great gods |
| 9 | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ | the people of the lands |
| 10 | ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia | my handiwork |
| 11 | u2-pah-hi-ir | he has received. |
| 12 | {gesz}al-lum u tup-szik-ku | the hoe and the bolt |
| 13 | u2-sza2-asz2-szi | shall remove, |
| 14 | _e2_ sza2-a-tu2 ul-tu na-bur-[x x] | that house from Nar...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | a-di usz-szi-szu2 aq#-[x] | until its foundations I ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [x] _i3-mesz_ [x] | ... oil ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | _i3-nun-na_ [x] | ghee(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | _usz2 {gesz}eren_ [...] | Dead: cedar ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19 | ta-ra-[x x] | you ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 20 | ina {gesz}[...] | with a wooden ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | szin#-[...] | Šin-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1 | la-[...] | did not ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | i-[...] | |
| 3 | hi-[...] | |
| 4 | u3# [...] | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5 | _ad#_ [...] | father ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | il#-[...] | Il-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | ina [...] | in ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8 | u4-[...] | The day ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | s,e#-[...] | ... the flock(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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