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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 (P453467)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 111, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453467 |
| Museum no. | MMA 86.11.283 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | an-[na ul-la a-ha-mesz] | ... together ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | e-[tap-pa-lu] | they have made.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | i-me-sza2 {d}[isz-tar-szin] | She is Ištar-sin.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | par-s,i-szi-na [e-zi-ba-ma] | Disregard that they have performed their rites. |
| 5' | sza2-na-ti-[ma ir-ka-ba] | Secondly, he enters.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | a-na _nig2-gur11_ [e2-sag-il2] | for the property of Esagil(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | _e2-gal dingir-[mesz_] | the palace of the gods(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-[mesz_] | gold, silver, and stones(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | a-na {kur}_elam-[ma{ki}_] | to the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | ip-szu-ru ma-[hi-risz] | they have imposed upon him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | i-gug-ma [{d}en-lil2-la5] | he weighed, and Enlil(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | _dingir-mesz_ [{d}marduk] | the gods, Marduk(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | [a]-na sa-[pan _kur_] | to the border of the land(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1' | [e2-szar2-ra me]-eh-ret | the Ešara, opposite(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [szu-bat {d}e2-a tam-szil] {mul}asz-iku | the dwelling of Ea, the image of Aššiku, |
| 3' | [ar-s,ip u2]-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it).(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [u2-kin mit]-har-tu | he established as a pledge.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [_gesz-ur3-mesz_ {gesz}ere-ni] _mah-mesz_ | large cedar harrows(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [tar-bit {kur}ha-ma-nim] _kur_-i _ku3_ | descendant of Ḫamānu, holy mountain |
| 7' | [u2-szat-ri-s,a ta]-ra-an-szu2 | he made his tārānšu-vessel shine. |
| 8' | [_{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_] sza ere14-si-na | doors of cypress, of eresina-wood |
| 9' | [_du10-ga_ me-ser] _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | good quality, half a mina of gold and silver |
| 10' | [u2-rak-kis-ma u2]-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | he set up and his gates he opened. |
| 11' | [_{d}alad-mesz {d}lamma]-mesz maszkim-mesz_ | the gods Alad and Lamma, the witnesses |
| 12' | [... an]-hu-su-nu | ... their ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13' | [...]-ih a-szar | ... where(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14' | [...]-ti-szu2-nu usz-ziz-su-nu-ti | ... I made them stand.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| obverse col 6 | ||
| 1' | u3 bir-[ti zu-u'-u2-zu] | and between them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | u2-pah-hi-[ir-ma a-na _{lu2}babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki}-mesz_] | he received, and to the Babylonians(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | am-nu _nig2-szu-[mesz_-szu2-nu szal-lu-te] | I counted their stolen possessions.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | u2-ter mi-[ra-nu-te] | he returned the tribute(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | lu-bu-usz-tu u2-[la-bi-isz] | he made the lubūštu-offering larger. |
| 6' | har-ra-an babila2#[{ki}] | on the road to Babylon(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | u2-sza2-asz2-kin sze-pu-usz-szu2-un | I made them perform their work. |
| 8' | a-na a-szab _iri_ e-pesz _e2_ | to dwell in a city to build a house |
| 9' | za-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-te he-re-e | “Seal of the ṣippātu-tree’s ḫēru-vessel— |
| 10' | pat-ta-a-te u2-szar-hi-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down. |
| 11' | lib-bu ki-din-nu-su-nu | the heart of their trust |
| 12' | ba-t,il-tu a-na _ki_-sza2 | to her place of birth |
| 13' | u2-ter t,up-pi | Return my tablet. |
| 14' | za-ku-ti-szu2-nu esz-szisz | Their exempt status is new. |
| 15' | asz2-t,u-ur | I wrote. |
| obverse col 7 | ||
| 1' | [u4-me-szam-ma] nam-risz lut-tal-lak | At that time, I may go forth in joy. |
| 2' | szim-tu t,a-ab-tu | a good fate |
| 3' | szim-tu da-mi3-iq-tu | a favorable fate |
| 4' | sza ur-ruk u4-me | who in the future |
| 5' | _bala-mesz_-ia na-s,ir _{gesz}gu-za_ | my reign, the guard of the throne |
| 6' | sza2-an-gu-ti-ia sza-lam _numun_-ia | my šangû-offering, the image of my seed |
| 7' | lisz-sza2-kin ina _ka_-szu-un _{gesz}gidru_ | in their mouths a scepter |
| 8' | i-szir-tu mu-rap-pi-szat _kur_ | the one who widens the land |
| 9' | szi-bir-ri ez-zu mu-szak-nisz | He set up a fierce šibirru-drum. |
| 10' | la ma-gi-ri li-szat-me-hu | May the one who is not a fugitive be appeased. |
| 11' | rit-tu-u2-a | my hand |
| obverse col 8 | ||
| 1' | [_mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 i]-na ma-at _zah2_-szu2 | his name and his seed from the land of his exorcism |
| 2' | a-na u4-me s,a-a-ti | in perpetuity. |
| 3' | a-a ir-szu-szu re-e-mu | May he not become angry, may he be merciful. |
| 4' | _mu-sag-lugal-la_ {disz}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na | kingship of Assurnasirpal |
| 5' | _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur[{ki}] | king of the world, king [of Assyria] |
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