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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 (P450508)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 112, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450508 |
| Museum no. | BM 056617 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]an-[szar2-szesz-szum2-na] | Anšar-aha-iddin(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | _lugal gal_-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal [kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | great king, strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal lugal-mesz_ {kur}[mu-us,-ri] | king of the kings of Egypt(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | {kur}pa-ta-ri-is u [{kur}ku-u-si] | the land Pataris and the land Kusi |
| 5 | _lugal_ kib-ra-a-ti [_limmu2_-tim] | king of the world quarters the four |
| 6 | _lugal_ sza2 ina kul-lat [_kur-kur_] | king who in all the lands |
| 7 | ma-hi-ri la i-[szu-u2] | they have no rival.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [bu]-kur {d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-[su] | Bukur-Sîn-mešsu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [_lugal gal_]-u2 _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal [kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | great king, strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria] |
| 10 | [_...]-mesz kur eme-[gi7_ u uri{ki}] | ... of Sumer and Akkad(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...]-a | ...-a(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2 | [...]-ti | ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | [... u2]-kin ma-har-szu2-un | ... established before them.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [...] _e2-kur_ ka-li-szu2-un | ... all of the Ekur(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [...]-a-ti na-du-u2 | ... is named.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [...] ub-la | ... brought(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...]-a-nu | ...-anu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [...] {d}utu | ... Utu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | [_kur_ szu-me-ri] u _kur_ uri{ki} | the land of Sumer and Akkad(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | [sza2 ina u4]-me pa-ni la i-szu-u2 ma-na-ma | Whoever in the future, at any time, |
| 3 | [musz-ta]-pi-ik ka-re-e asz-na-an | “The one who breaks bread, the one who places (it) in the hearth. |
| 4 | sza2 ina _u4-mesz_-szu2 su-un-qu u hu-szah-hu | who in his days is exhausted and frightened |
| 5 | u2-sza2-as,-s,u-ma isz-ku-nu _he2-gal2-la_ | they brought out and established abundance. |
| 6 | _ki-lam gi-na si-sa2 buru14_ na-pa-asz2 {d}nisaba | a stable foundation, a regular offering, the harvest of Nisaba, |
| 7 | u2-sza2-asz2-szu-u2 ina _kur_ | in the land |
| 8 | sza2 ina _bala_-szu2 elam-ma{ki} u2-la sze-mu-u2 | in whose reign Elam was not heard |
| 9 | _{lu2}kur2_ lem-nu nab-nit _dingir-mesz_ ra-s,u-un-du | the evil enemy, the creator of the gods, the raging |
| 10 | ina la t,e3-e-mu _dingir-mesz_ it-ba-am-ma | by the wronged order of the gods he set out, and |
| 11 | x x x x _zi kur_ uri{ki} isz-ku-nu pa-ni-szu2 | [......] the life of the land of Akkad they set before him |
| 12 | [...] _x-szur-mesz kur_-szu2 ra-pa-asz2-ti | ... ... his vast land(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...]-qu-ti id-kam-ma | ... came and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...] _nita2-mesz_ u _munus-mesz_ | ... men and women(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [...] i-te-ne2-er-ru-bu | ... they enter ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [...]-sza2 u ba-ba-a-ti | ... her and the people(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [...] _ih kur_ | ... eclipsed the land.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 5 | ||
| 1 | _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ sag-[...] | the weapons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | li-nar-ru ga-re-e li-szam-qi2-[tu] | May he sing, may he utter a lament. |
| 3 | {d}u-gur _en_ szib-t,i u szag-ga-[asz2-ti] | O Nergal, lord of life and death, |
| 4 | an-dul-la-szu2 _ugu_-szu2-nu lit-ru-us, | may his protection over them be restored. |
| 5 | li-ig-mil nap-szat ni-szu-szu2-nu | May the life of their people be long! |
| 6 | sza2-a-szu2-nu um-man-szu2-nu ka-ras-su-un | their commanders, their troops |
| 7 | li-t,i-ra ina qe2-reb szap-sza2-qu | May he be reconciled in the middle of the netherworld. |
| 8 | {d}iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e u _ki_-tim | Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, |
| 9 | _szeg3-mesz_ t,ah2-du-ti _illu-mesz_ gap-szu-ti | heavy rains, wide floods |
| 10 | ina _kur_-szu2-nu lisz-tab-ra-a _ge6_ u im-ma | may a future ruler restore it to its place. |
| 11 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim | the great gods of heaven and netherworld |
| 12 | ina kun lib3-bi-szu2-nu ha-disz [lip-pal-su-szu2]-nu-ti-ma | May their heart rejoice over them, and |
| 13 | _dingir_ a-na _dingir_ li-[...]-su-un | May god to god ... them.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | li-ri-ku _u4-mesz_-szu2-[un lil-bi-ra _mu]-an-na-mesz_-szu2-un | may their days be long, their years long |
| 15 | ina e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal [dingir-mesz_ ...] | In Esagil, the palace of the gods . .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | _nunuz-mesz_-szu2-nu lisz-mu-hu li-ru-ri [...] | May their people be appeased, may they return ... |
| 17 | e-ma {d}3(u) u {d}utu [... liq-bu-u dum-qe2-e-szu2-nu] | [May] Sin and Šamaš decree their good deeds. |
| 18 | _ki_ s,al-mat _sag-du_ ana ma-ti-ma [...] | the place of the black-headed people. At any time .... |
| 19 | man-nu ina _lugal-mesz_ ar2-ku-ti [...] | Who among the later kings |
| 20 | [sza2] _e11_-ma u2-ba-a'-[u2 ...] | who went up and smote ... |
| 21 | [_mu]-sar_-ru-u2 szi-t,ir szu-mi-[ia li-mur-ma] | May an inscribed object bearing my name be seen and |
| 22 | [szam]-ni lip-szu-usz {na4}[...] | May my oil be poured out, ... stone ... |
| 23 | [...] _ki mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur ep-sze-[ti-ia ...] | ... may he write his name on it. My deeds ... |
| 24 | [...] x x [...] | |
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