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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005 (P450436)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450436 |
| Museum no. | VA — |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] {mul}dil-bat na-bat, _mul-mesz_ ina [...] | ... Venus sets; the stars in ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...]-ut {d}e2-a in-na-mir sza2 kun-nu [...] | ... of Ea was seen, which was established |
| 4' | [...]-lum _dingir-mesz_-sza2 ni-s,ir-tu2 ik-szu-ud-ma it-[...] | ... the ... of her gods, the protection, reached and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [...]-a-nu pa-ri-is pur-se-e {kur}_mar-tu_ [...] | ... he who goes to the plain of the Westland ... |
| 6' | [...]-ut {d}e2-a ib-il s,i-in-da-[...] | ... of Ea, he raised up the ṣinda-vessel |
| 7' | [...]-na-an mal-ki u _kur_-szu2 u2-kal-lim gesz-kim-bu-[x] | ... the rulers of the land and his land shall hold ... |
| 8' | szi-pir {lu2}mah-he-e ka-a-a-an su-ud-du-[x] | The work of the emissaries is constantly ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | sza _suhusz {gesz}gu-za_ sza-an-gu-ti-ia szur-[x x] | of the foundation of my throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | a-na u4-me s,a-a-te isz-szak-na-nim-ma i-da-[...] | In distant days he established me and ... |
| 11' | ina _masz2-ge6_ ger-re-e szur-szu-[...] | In a dream, a campaign ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | szul-bur _bala_-ia it-ta-nab-[...] | The šulbur priest of my reign ... |
| 13' | _geszkim-mesz_ du-un-qi2 szu-a-[...] | “Guaranteed against seizures, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | lib3-bi ar-hu-us,-ma it,-[...] | (Sum) My heart trembled and ... (Akk) Its heart was troubled and it ... |
| 15' | bal-til{ki} ma-ha-zu resz-tu-u2 sza [...] | Baltil (Akkadian: the) first cult center of |
| 16' | ul-lu-ti it-ti _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ {d}a-[...] | Afterwards, with the troops of the god A,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | ki-din-nu-[x x]-un sza2-ak-na-at-ma [...] | ... are placed and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | u3 _ga2-e_ {d}en-lil2-la2 a-na-ku {disz}{d}[...] | And I, Enlil, am ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ug3-mesz_ bal-til{ki} ki-[...] | king of Assyria, the people of Baltil (Aš) ... |
| 20' | a-qar-te a-ra-an-szu2-nu-ti [...] | I surrounded them with a reed fence.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | e-li sza mah-re-e ma-[...] | Above, before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | ina kar-szi-ia ib-szi-ma ka-[...] | (Sum) The one who is in my womb ... (Akk) In my heart ... and ... |
| 23' | t,up-pi za-ku-ti-szu2-nu esz-[...] | Their sealed tablet ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-sza2-[...] | On account of the fact that in the past days ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x]-rin-nu [...] | ...-rinnu ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | [x x]-'i t,a-a-bi [...] | ... good ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | im-ba-ri kab-te [...] | (Sum) The strong one(?) ... (Akk) The powerful one ... |
| 4 | rap-szu-te sa-hi-ip [...] | (Sum) The broad one, the one who ... (Akk) Broad one, broad one ... |
| 5 | da-ad2-me ta-mar-tu [...] | (Sum) The scribal art is a spectacle (Akk) The observation ... |
| 6 | u2-szam-hi-ir-szu2-nu-[x x] | I made them ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | u2-qa-isz qi-sza2-[x x] | he libates ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | _giri3-min a-ri dag-[x x]-bar_ [...] | The feet of ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | ina qer-bi-szu2 ap-ru-[x]-ma [...] | I ... inside it and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ug-gat-su _an-[x] ad dingir-[x_] | his illness ..., the father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | ep-sze-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti [...] | My good deeds(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | e-li-is, x x x [...] | I went up ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13 | im-mir ik-rib [x x] | he saw the light ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | _su3-mesz_ ik-[...] | the foundations ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | ba-nu-[...] | Banu-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | a-na-ku [...] | I ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 17 | _kur_-ia [...] | my land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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