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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 001 (P450558)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 135, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450558 |
| Museum no. | AO 06772 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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) |
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| 1 | a-na {d}na-na-a pu-su-um-ti i-la-a-ti sza2 _hi-li_ u ul-s,i za-a'-na-tu lu-le-e ma-la-tu | For the goddess Nanāya, the resplendent one of the goddesses, the one of joy and rejoicing, the exalted lady, |
| 2 | bu-kur2-ti {d}a-nim szit-ra-ah-ti sza2 ina nap-har be-le-e-ti szur-ba-a-tu e-nu-us-sa | The exalted child of the god Anu, whose appearance is supreme among all the ladies, |
| 3 | hi-rat {d}mu-zib-sa4-a ti-iz-qar-ti sek#-ra-ti na-a'-it-ti na-ram-ti _nun_-u2-ti-szu2 | the daughter-in-law of Muzibsa’a, the one who is awe-inspiring, the beloved of his princely majesty, |
| 4 | il3-tum re-me-ni-tum a-li-kat2 ri-s,i _lugal_ pa-li-hi-sza2 mu-szal-bi-rat pa-e-le-szu2 | Merciful goddess, who goes at the side of the king, who soothes his heart, |
| 5 | a-szi-bat e2-hi-li-an-na sza2 qe2-reb e2-an-na szar-rat unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-tum _gaszan_-szu2 | who dwells in Eḫiliana in Eanna queen of Uruk great lady his lady |
| 6 | {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur_ szu-me-ru u3 uri#[{ki}] | Anšar-aḫa-iddina, king of the world, [king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, ki]ng of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 7 | _lugal_ szah-t,u musz-te-e'-u2 asz2-ra-a-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ pa-a-lih _en en-en_ | the slain king, who constantly seeks out the sanctuaries of the great gods, the one who reveres the lord of lordes, |
| 8 | ba#-a-nu-u2 _e2_ an-szar2 e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u babila2{ki} za-a-nin e2-zi-da# | the builder of the temple of Ashur, the one who builds Esagil and Babylon, provider of Ezida, |
| 9 | mu#-ud-disz e2-an-na mu-szak-lil esz-re-e-ti ma-ha-zi sza2 ina qer-bi-szi-<na> isz-tak-kan si-ma-a#-[x] | (As for) the one who renovates Eanna, (and) completes the shrines, the cult centers that are located inside it, |
| 10 | _dumu#_ {disz}{d}3(u)-szesz-mesz-su _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dumu_ {disz}lugal-gin _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur_ szu-me-ru u3 ak-ka-di-i | son of Sîn-ahhēšu, king of the world, [king of Assyria], descendant of Sargon (II), (who was) also king [of] Ass[yr]ia, vice-regent of Babylon, k[ing of the land of Sumer and Akkad]. |
| 11 | e2-hi-li-an-na _e2_ pa-pa-hi {d}na-na-a _gaszan_-ia sza2 qe2-reb e2-an-na | Eḫiliana, the cella of Nanaya, my lady, which is inside Eanna |
| 12 | sza2 _lugal_ mah-ri i-pu-szu la-ba-risz il-lik-ma mi-qit-ti ir-szi | which a previous king had built, had become old and had become dilapidated. |
| 13 | es,-re-ti-szu2 asz2-te-e'-i ina _sig4-al-ur3-ra udun ku3_-tim ma-qit-ta-szu2 ak-szi-ir | I sought out his cult daises. With baked bricks, silver, (and) precious stones, I laid its foundations. |
| 14 | _szu-min_ {d}na-na-a _gaszan gal_-tum as,-bat-ma a-na qer-bi-szu2 u2-sze-rib-ma szu-bat da-ra-a-ti u2-szar-me | I took the hand of the goddess Nanāya, the great lady, and brought her inside it. I made her dwell in eternal dwellings. |
| 15 | _udu-siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti aq-qi2 usz-par-zi-ih szi-gar-sza2 | I offered sacrifices, presented offerings, (and) imposed upon her her fate. |
| 16 | {d}na-na-a _gaszan#_ s,ir-tum ina qe2-reb _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-ti ha-di-isz ina a-sza2-a-bi-ki | Nanāya, exalted lady, in that cella I rejoicedly in your presence. |
| 17 | ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _nun_ pa-a-lih-ki ina ma-har {d}ag ha-a-a-i-ri-ki ti-is-qa-ri ba-ni-ti | For me, Esarhaddon, the prince who reveres you, before Nabû, your servant, a gift of life, |
| 18 | _ti u4-mesz su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu t,u-u2-bi _uzu_ u hu-ud lib3-bi szi-i-mi szi-ma-ti | (Guaranteed against) seizures of epilepsy for a long time, (against) fraud forever, loss of health and happiness, |
| 19 | _suhusz {gesz}gu-za lugal_-u2-ti-ia u2-hum-mesz szur-szi-di it-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim kin-ni _bala_-u2-a# | I raised up the foundations of my royal throne (and) made (them) surpassing. With heaven and netherworld, my work assignments, |
| 20 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat _ud-mesz nun egir_-u2 sza2 ina _bala_-szu2 _e2_ pa-pa-hi szu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | If at any time in the future, during the reign of a future ruler, that cella becomes dilapidated, may I repair its dilapism. |
| 21 | szu-mi it-ti szu-mi-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-ru-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _udu-siskur bal#_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 lisz-kun | May my name with his name be written, an inscribed object bearing my name, anoint it with oil, make an offering, (and) place it with his inscription. |
| 22 | ik-ri-bi-szu2 _dingir-mesz_ i-szem-mu-u2 u sza2 szu-mi szat,-ru ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u | May the gods hear his prayers, and may they erase my inscribed name from my writing board. |
| 23 | _mu-sar_-ru-u2-a ib-ba-tu lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru | my inscribed object or its place they shall erase |
| 24 | {d}na-na-a _gaszan_ szur-bu-ti ag-gisz lik-kil-me-szu2-ma szi-mat le-mut-tim li-szim-szu2 | May Nanāya, the most exalted lady, look upon him with favor and determine a bad fate for him. |
| 25 | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-szi-isz re-e-mu | May his name and his descendant(s) be destroyed in the land, and may mercy never cease. |
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