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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 006 (P450437)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 057, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450437 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09642 + VAT 11095 + VAT 11682 |
| 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)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _sanga#_ {d}asz-szur e-pu-[...] | ... the priest of Assur did(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [...]-a-nu-u2 mu-szab [x x]-szur# be-li2-ia _e2_ sza2-hu-ri _e2_ {d}[...] | ...anû, the one who dwells in ...-šūr, my lord, the temple of Šaḫurri, temple of the god ... |
| 3' | [...]-hu#-ta sze-bu-ta la-bi#-ru-ta il-li-ku#-[...] | ... from the ..., from the old ... went ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [x x] ud-du-usz _e2#_ [x]-a#-tu2# ak-ku-ud ap-lah3 ar-sza2-a ni-id# [...] | ... I built. The temple of ..., I conquered, I was afraid, I became afraid ... |
| 5' | [...]-ru-te {d}utu u {d}iszkur an-nu ke-e-nu i-pu-lu-ni-ma sza [...] | ... of the gods Šamaš and Adad, a firm positive answer they gave me, and ... |
| 6' | [...]-a#-tu ud-du-usz at-ma-ni-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,i-ru# [...] | ... I built anew ..., I wrote down his names ... |
| 7' | [...]-na#-ku# {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _lugal_ szah-tum _nun_ na#-[...] | I, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, mighty king, prince |
| 8' | [...] _kur#-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia u2-pah-hi#-ir# {gesz}al#-[...] | ... all the lands in my hands I received. The hoe ... |
| 9' | [...] ul-tu na-bur-ri-szu2 a-di usz-szi-szu2 [...] | ... from its foundations to its crenellations(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [...] ab-lu-la [...] | ... the abulula ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | [...] szin-[...] | |
| 12' | [...] | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [...] | |
| 15' | [...] | |
| 16' | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ la#-bi-in# [...] | The people of the lands were not present ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | _ad-me-kar2_ asz# [...] | Admekar ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | i-na _iti_ szal-[x] u4-me sze-me-e# [...] | In the month of ..., the day of hearing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | _i3-bur i3 du10-ga lal3# i3#-[nun-na_ ...] | Ibur-oil, sweet oil, honey, butter ... |
| 20' | dan#-ni# [...] | Strong one, ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _{na4}na-ru2-a-mesz mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir szu-mi3#-ia e-pu-usz#-[...] | I fashioned inscriptions written in my name |
| 2 | sze-la-ar-szu2 ina _i3-gesz i3 du10-ga i3-bur lal3 i3-nun-na#_ [...] | Its ... with oil, good oil, bur-oil, honey, butter ... |
| 3 | a-na ba-lat, _zi-mesz_-ia _gid2-da u4-mesz#_-ia _sig4_ mah-[...] | For my life, the lengthening of my days, the exalted ... |
| 4 | usz-szi-szu2 ad-di-ma u2#-[...] | I laid its foundations and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | sza2-ni-tum _mu-an-na_ ina ka-sza2-di sza2 e2-[x]-ra# [...] | a second year, in the journey of E... ... |
| 6 | ul-li re-sze-e-szu2 e-le-nu# [...] | He raised his head above ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | szap-la-nu ina _ki_-ti# [...] | The lower part in the earth ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | e2-hur-sag-gu-la _e2 kur_-i _gal_-i# _gim#_ [...] | Ehursaggula, the temple of the great mountain, like ... |
| 9 | asz2-pu#-uk# [...] | I poured ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | [...] usz#-szi-szu2 a#-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 ar-s,ip# [...] | ... I built ... from its foundations to its crenellations(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [...] _eren# {gesz}szur-min3_ tar-bit _kur-si_-ra#-[...] | ... the cedar (and) cypress, the branches of the mountains |
| 12 | [...] _ugu_-szu2 [...] | ... upon him ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13 | [...]-ser2# _ku3#-sig17#_ u2#-rak-kis-[...] | ... gold ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 15 | [...]-qa#-a re#-[...] | ... the shepherd ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | [...]-ra# esz-[...] | ... for the king, ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...]-ma#-ni# be-lu#-ti#-[...] | ... his lordship(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [...] x x x [...] | |
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