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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 103, ex. 001 (P450500)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, uncertain · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 103, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450500 |
| Museum no. | VAG 031 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Nahr el-Kelb) |
| Coordinates | 33.9554, 35.5966 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [_an-szar2_ {d}a-nu {d}idim {d}]e2-a {d}3(u) [{d}]utu {d}iszkur {d}marduk | Ashur, Anu, Idim, Ea, Sin, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, |
| 2 | [{d}inanna _{d}7(disz)-bi dingir-mesz gal]-me du3_-szu-nu mu-szim-mu szim-ti | the goddesses Ishtar and the Seven, the great gods, who created them, who decreed my fate |
| 3 | [sza ana _lugal_ mi-gir]-szu2-un i-szar-ra-ku da-na-an u li-i-tu2 | Whoever trusts in the king, their counsellor, will have strength and strength. |
| 4 | [{disz}asz-szur-pap-asz _lugal gal man_] dan-nu _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} | [Esarhaddon, great king, strong king], king of Assyria, governor of Babylon. |
| 5 | [_lugal kur_ szu-me-ri u3 uri{ki}] _lugal_ {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 _du3_-szu2-un _lugal lugal-me_ | king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, [king of Karduni]aš, built them, king (of all) kings |
| 6 | [{kur}mu-s,ur {kur}pa-tu-ri-su u] {kur}ku-u-si _man_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim _dumu_ {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su | the lands Muṣur, Paturisu, and Kusi, king of the four quarters (of the world), son of Sîn-ahhēssu. |
| 7 | [_man gal man_ dan]-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} ina hi-da-a-ti u ri-sza2-a-ti qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi _iri man_-ti-szu2 | Great king, strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria], with joy and rejoicing, in the city Mempi, his royal city, |
| 8 | al#-li#-ik# [ina] _ugu#_ sza2-da-tu-ni sza2 _ku3-sig17_ ih-zu ul-s,a-nisz u2-szib | I went. Concerning the šadātu-vessels of gold, he took them out and sat down. |
| 9 | [...]-ia# _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ [...] x szak#-nat na-asz-par-ti _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ x x x x x | ... my weapons ... placed, the message of gold and silver ... |
| 10 | [...] ar-ka-nu x x x x _li_ x ma-la-ka# [... e-ru]-um-ma | ... later ... ... wherever ... entered and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [...] _e2-gal_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}inanna-mesz_-szu2 sza2 {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}ku-u-si a-di _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu | ... his palace, his gods, (and) the goddesses of Tarqû, king of Kush, together with their property |
| 12 | [... szal-la]-tisz am-nu _munus-e2-[gal_-szu2 _munus]-erim#-e2-gal-mesz_-szu2 {disz}u2-sza2-na-hu-ru _dumu usz_-ti-szu2 | I counted them as booty. His palace woman, his palace women, Ušanaḫuru, his son, |
| 13 | [...] x x x x ti-i-ri man-za-az pa-ni-szu2 x [x x] _nig2-[szu] nig2-gur11_ | ... ... his face ... possessions, property(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [_...]-gi#-mesz {na4}za#-gin3 zu2 am-si_ {gesz}[x sza2] ih-zu-szi-na _ku3-sig17_ mu-s,i-szi-na | ..., lapis lazuli, amsu-plant, ...-wood, which is their favorite, and gold, which are their favorite |
| 15 | [...] _ki-min_ u2-nu-ut _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ u _na4_ mim-ma szum-szu2 si-[mat] _e2-gal_ sza2 la i-szu2-u | ... ditto: any gold, silver, or stone belonging to the palace that he does not have, |
| 16 | [...] nak-lisz szu-pu-szu2 [x]-szu2-un ap-te-e-ma {gesz}t,up-pi-sa-an-ni pu-[...] | ... I opened their ... and a tablet ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [...] _man_-ti-szu2 u-ni-[x] _szid li_ [...] _szu2_ [x] x x x musz-szul [...] | ... his kingship ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [...] _ki_ [x] dib-bi [...] _lugal_ sza2 pi-sa-[an-ni ...] bu-szu2 _tak ti 1(disz)? munus_ [x] x | ... ... words ... the king who my order ... his cattle ... one woman ... |
| 19 | [...] x i-zi-bu-szun a-di 1(u) 5(disz) a-[ge ...] 3(u) a-ge sza2 _munus-e2-gal-mesz ki-min_ | ... ... stood for them, 15 years ... 30 years of the queens, ditto. |
| 20 | [...] dam-mu-qi {na4}[x x] {na4}a-gur2-ri [...] {na4}di?-lu [ana] mu-'u-de-e | ... good ..., agurru-stone, ... (and) dilû-stone |
| 21 | [...] _e2_ na-kam2-a-ti _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ gu-uh-[li ... sza2] la i-szu2 {tug2}sad-din bu-u-s,i | ... the storehouses of gold, silver, guḫulu-beads, ... which does not have a saddin-garment of būṣu-garments |
| 22 | [...] sza gim-ri x _ba at la at szu2_ [...] _uruda an-na a-bar2 zu2 am-si_ | ... of all ... ... copper, iron, tin, |
| 23 | [...] mat-ti _ba ku_ [...] mi-ni-ti [... _nig2]-ga-mesz_ {lu2}su-u-ti | ... matti ba ku ... mīniti ... gifts of the Sutians |
| 24 | [...] x szi [x] _la ud_ [...]-szu2 {lu2}ha-ta-na-ti-[szu2] qin-ni-szu2 | ... ... not ... his ..., his hatānu-officials, his entourage(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [...] x {na4}x [...] x-szu2 u3 [_dumu]-mesz lugal-mesz_ | ... ... and the king’s sons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [...] _da e_ [...] szab-bu [...] _a-zu-mesz {lu2}hal-mesz_ | ... next to ... ... dwelling ... physicians and diviners |
| 27 | [...] _na ra#_ [... _nagar_] _{lu2#}ku3-dim2_ {lu2}qur-qur-ri | ... the carpenter, the goldsmith, the royal bodyguard |
| 28 | [...] _{lu2#}ma_ [...] _ma mesz_ | ... a man ... and he will die.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [...] x [x _x]-mesz_ | ... ...s(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | [...] _dumu_ {disz}bi-in-zu-qi | ... son of Binzuqi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | [... {iri}]is-qa-lu-na | ... the city of Išaluna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [...] sza2 {disz}tar-qu-u ana dan-nu-ti-szu2-nu | ... of Tarqû for their strength(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [...] {iri}s,ur-ri | ... Ṣurru(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34 | [...] 3(u) 2(disz) _man#-mesz_ | ... 32 kings(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35 | [...] _nu_ x x | |
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