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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 (P450590)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2004, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450590 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [...] _lugal#?_ [...] | ... king? ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [... _munus]-e2-gal_ x [...] | ... the queen ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [{disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz]-su# _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti# [_lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | Sin-ahhešu, king of the world, kin[g of Assyria] |
| 4' | [kal-lat {disz}man-gi-na _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti] _lugal# kur [kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | eldest son of Mannu-kī-šarri (I), king of the world, king [of Assyria]: |
| 5' | [_ama_ {disz}asz-szur]-szesz#-szum2-na _lugal_ kisz-[sza2]-ti _lugal kur_ [asz-szur{ki}-ma] | Mother Ashur-aḫa-iddina (II), king of the world, king [of Assyria], |
| 6' | [{d}asz-szur {d}3(u)] {d#}utu {d}ag u {d}marduk _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} _{d#}[1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki}] | the gods Aššīr, Sîn, Šamaše, Nabûir, and Marduk, the goddesses Ishtar of Nineveh, (and) the Goddesses of Elam: |
| 7' | [{disz}asz-szur-szesz]-szum2-na _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-ia ina _{gesz}gu-za ad_-szu2 t,a-bisz# [u2-szi-bu] | Assurnasirpal, son of my own free will, sat on the throne of his father in good health. |
| 8' | [...] x dam-qu u2-sze-s,u-u2 a-na re#-[sze-ti] | ... they brought out good ... to the head. |
| 9' | [ul-tu tam]-tim# e-li-ti a-di tam-tim szap-[li-ti] | From the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea |
| 10' | [...] it#-tal-la-ku-ma ma-hi-ra la i#-[szu-u] | ... they went and had no opponent.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [... ga-re]-e-szu2 is-pu-nu-ma _lugal-mesz_ sza2 kib-rat _limmu2_-tim id-du-u s,er#-[re-e-tu2] | ... its foundations were laid, and the kings of the four quarters erected steles. |
| 12' | [_un-mesz kur-kur_] ki#-szit-ti na-ki-ri hu-bu-ut _{gesz}[pan_-szu2] | The people of all the lands, the enemies, the robbers of his bow |
| 13' | [sza a-na esz-qi2] be-lu-ti-ia a-na szi-rik-ti isz#-ru#-[ka] | who gave you for the exercise of my lordship as a gift, |
| 14' | [{gesz}al-lu] tup#-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma il#-[bi-nu _sig4_] | I made them carry hoes and baskets and they carried bricks. |
| 15' | [qaq-qa-ru pu-s,e-e ina] _muru2# iri#_ sza2# nina#{ki} ku-[tal _e2_ {d}3(u) u {d}utu] | a vacant lot in the middle of the city of Nineveh, behind the temple of the gods Sin and Šamaš, |
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