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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001 (P450591)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon x2005-x2006, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450591 |
| 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)
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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 | a-na {d}be-let-iri-nina{ki} a-szi-bat e2-masz-masz# | To the goddess Bēlet-irina, who resides in Emašmash |
| 2 | _gaszan gal_-tu2 _gaszan_-sza2 {munus}na-qi2-'a-a _munus-e2-gal_ | the great lady, her lady, the woman Naqiʾa, the queen |
| 3 | sza {disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz kal-lat {disz}man-gi-na | of Sîn-ahhēssu, king of Assyria, daughter-in-law of Sargon (II). |
| 4 | _lugal szu2 lugal kur an-szar2_ tu-sze-pisz-ma _gaba ku3-sig17 husz-a_ | king of the world, king [of Assyria] you had fashioned and a breast of red gold |
| 5 | sza tam-lit _na4_ ni-siq-ti sza 3(disz) _ma-na 3(disz)-i-mesz ki-la2_ | of the tamlitu-stone of precious stones of 3 minas 3 iku weight |
| 6 | a-na _ti zi-mesz_ sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2 _dumu_-sza2 | for the life of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, her son, |
| 7 | u3 sza2-a-sza2 ana _ti-la_-sza2 _gin bala-mesz_-sza2 _silim numun_-sza2 | and that one for her life, her reign, the well-being of her seed |
| 8 | _ga2_-ma _ba_-isz3 | he placed, and he ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ana szar#-rat {d}nin-lil2 a-szi-bat e2-szar2-ra _gaszan gal_-tu _gaszan_-sza2 | To the queen Ninlil who dwells in Ešarra, the great lady, her lady: |
| 2 | {munus}za-ku-tu2 _munus-e2-gal_ sza {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba | Zakutu, the queen of Bel-zu-ahhe-eriba |
| 3 | _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} kal-lat {disz}lugal-gin _man szu2 man kur_ asz | [king of the world, king of Assyria], daughter-in-law of Sargon (II), (who was) also king [of the world (and) king] of [Assyrian]: |
| 4 | _ama_ {disz}asz-szesz-asz _man szu2 man kur_ asz-ma tu-sze-pisz-ma | the mother of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king [of Assyria], had fashioned and |
| 5 | al-gu-_mes ku3-sig17_ sza2 tam-lit _{na4}zu2_ {na4}[x x x] | ... of gold, of tamlitu-stone, date palm, ...-stone |
| 6 | _{na4}gug {na4}babbar-dili {na4}babbar-min5_ {na4}[x x x x] | carnelian, agate, diorite, .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na za-gin3 ki-la2_ a-na _ti-la_ {disz}asz-szur-[pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2 _dumu_-sza2] | 1 1/2 minas of lapis lazuli weight for the life of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, her son. |
| 8 | u3 sza2-a-sza2 ana _ti-la_-sza2 _gid2-da [u4-mesz_-sza2 ...] | and that for her life, the lengthening of her days ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | _gin bala-mesz_-sza2 _silim numun_-sza2 _ga2_-[ma _ba_-isz3] | her reign, the well-being of her offspring, she placed, and she died. |
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