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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 114, ex. 001 (P453468)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 114, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453468 |
| Museum no. | BM 091027 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ | Esarhaddon, king |
| 2 | kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the world, king of Assyria |
| 3 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} | general of Babylon |
| 4 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 5 | _nun_ na-a-du pa-lih3 | noble prince, who reveres |
| 6 | {d}ag u3 {d}marduk | Nabû and Marduk |
| 7 | ul-la-nu-u2-a ina _bala_ | Afterwards, in my reign |
| 8 | _lugal_ mah-re-e ina _kur eme-gi7_ | a former king in Sumer |
| 9 | u3 uri{ki} it-tab-sza2-a | and Ur he brought |
| 10 | _a2-mesz hul-mesz un-mesz_ | the evil orders of the people |
| 11 | a-szib lib3-bi-szu an-na | who dwells in heaven, |
| 12 | ul-la a-ha-mesz e-tap-pa-lu | Afterwards, they will perform (the ritual). |
| 13 | i-dab-bu-ba sur-ra-a-ti | he speaks, the people |
| 14 | a-na _nig2-gur11_ e2-sag-il2 | for the property of Esagil |
| 15 | _e2-gal dingir-mesz szu_-szu-[nu] | the palace of the gods in their hands(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | u2-bi-lu-ma _ku3-sig17 ku3-[babbar_] | he brought, and gold and silver(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ a-na | precious stones for |
| 18 | {kur}elam-ma{ki} ip-szu-ru ma-hi-risz | they conquered the land Elam. |
| 19 | i-gu-ug-ma {d}en-lil2 | he stood, and Enlil |
| 20 | _dingir-mesz_ {d}marduk a-na sa-pan | of the gods, Marduk, to bind |
| 21 | _kur_ hul-lu-qu _ug3-mesz_-[sza2] | the land whose people were destroyed |
| 22 | ik-ta-pu-ud _munus-hul_ | he swore an oath |
| 23 | {i7}a-ra-ah-[ti] | the Araḫti river(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [_i7 he2]-gal2 illu_ kasz-[szu] | the river of abundance, the flood of beer |
| 2 | tam-szil a-bu-bi [ib-bab-lam-ma] | he spoke a third of the word, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | a-lum szu-bat-su | The important one, his dwelling |
| 4 | esz-re-e-ti-szu [_a-mesz_] | his shrines water(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | usz-bi-i'-ma u2-sze-me | he raised up, and he heard |
| 6 | _kar-mesz dingir-mesz {d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_ | the quays of the gods, the goddesses |
| 7 | a-szib lib3-bi-szu e-lu-u2 | who dwells in his inner sanctum, |
| 8 | sza2-ma-mesz _ug3-mesz_ a-szib | the heavens and the people who dwell |
| 9 | qer-bi-szu a-na s,i-in-di | inside it for a ṣindu-measure |
| 10 | u3 bir-te zu-u'-u2-zu | and between them, |
| 11 | il-li-ku re-e-szu-tu2 | he went first. |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) _mu-an-na-mesz_ mi-nu-ut | 70 years, what |
| 13 | ni-du-ti-szu isz-t,ur-ma | he wrote his commemorative inscriptions and |
| 14 | re-me2-nu-u2 {d}marduk | merciful Marduk, |
| 15 | sur-risz lib3-ba-szu i-nu-uh-ma | his heart became frightened and |
| 16 | e-lisz a-na szap-lisz | above to below |
| 17 | usz-bal-kit-ma a-na 1(u) 1(disz) | he carried off, and to 11 |
| 18 | _mu-an-na-mesz_ a-szab-szu iq-bi | the years of his residence he said |
| 19 | ia-a-ti _an-szar2-szesz-mu_ | for me, Ashur-aha-iddin |
| 20 | asz2-szu ep-sze-e-te szi-na-ti | Because of these deeds |
| 21 | a-na asz2-ri-szi-na tur-ri | to their places, small |
| 22 | ina _ukken szesz-mesz_-ia _gal-mesz_ | in the assembly of my great brothers |
| 23 | [ke-nisz] tu-ut-tan-ni-ma | You gave me steadfastly, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | [_an]-dul3_-ka _du10-ga_ tasz-ku-nu-ma | your protective yoke you set up, and |
| 2 | [_ugu_]-ia kul-lat za-'i-ri-ia | against me, all of my enemies |
| 3 | [a-bu]-bisz tas-pu-nu-ma gi-mir | “Abubiš, you sent, and all(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [za-ma-ni]-ia ta-na-ru-ma | You praise my praises.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | tu-[szak]-szi-du ni-iz-ma-ti | You make the people bow down. |
| 6 | a-na nu-uh-hi lib3-bi _dingir_-ti-ka | for the well-being of your divinity |
| 7 | _gal_-ti szup-szu-uh ka-bat-ti-ka | May your mood be appeased, |
| 8 | _sipa_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} tu-mal-lu-u2 | the shepherd of Assyria, you filled. |
| 9 | ina _sag lugal_-ti-ia ina mah-re-e | at the beginning of my reign, before |
| 10 | _bala_-ia sza ina _{gesz}gu-za_ | my reign which on the throne |
| 11 | _lugal_-ti ra-bisz u2-szi-bu | great kingship they sat down. |
| 12 | isz-[szak]-na-nim-ma _a2-mesz_ | he placed upon me, and the arms |
| 13 | [_saga-mesz_] ina sza2-ma-me qaq-qa-ri | Good ones in heaven and earth |
| 14 | [isz-tap-pa]-ra gesz-kim-mu-usz | he sent, his sign(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [sza] e-pesz szip-ri szu-a-tu2 | “The one who does this work |
| 16 | [asz2-hu-ut] ak-kud sza {d}utu | I reorganized the work of Šamaš.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [{d}iszkur] {d}marduk _di-ku5-gal_ | Adad, Marduk, the chief judge |
| 18 | _dingir-[mesz] en-mesz_-ia ak-ta-mis | I prayed to the gods, my lords. |
| 19 | ma-har-szu-un ina ma-kal-ti | before them in the cult center |
| 20 | _{lu2}hal_-u2-ti _uzu-mesz_ | the diviners, the flesh |
| 21 | tu-kul-ti isz-szak-nu-nim-ma | they placed food offerings for me, and |
| 22 | sza e-pesz babila2{ki} | of the construction of Babylon |
| 23 | ud-du-usz e2-sag-il2 | built Esagil. |
| 24 | u2-sza2-asz2-t,i-ra a-mu-tu2 | I wrote my name. |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | a-na an-ni-szu-nu ke-[e-nu] | They are true to this.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | at-kal-ma ad-ke-e-ma | I know, and I have known, and |
| 3 | gi-mir _erin2 hi-a_ u _ug3-mesz_ | all the workers and people |
| 4 | {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 | of Kar-Duniaš |
| 5 | si-hir-ti-sza2 {gesz}al-lu | in its entirety a hoe |
| 6 | u2-szat-rik-ma e-mid-da | I imposed upon him and he was victorious. |
| 7 | tup-szik-ki ina _i3-gesz du10-ga_ disz-pu | a tablet with good oil, Išpu |
| 8 | _i3-nun-na kurun-nam_ szi-kar | ghee, kunam-beer, beer |
| 9 | _kur_-i _ku3_ ab-lu-la ta-ra-husz | the mountain, the pure Abulula, the Tarahuš |
| 10 | ku-dur2-ru ina _sag-du_-ia asz2-szi-ma | I placed a kudurru-vessel on my head and |
| 11 | u2-sza2-az-bil ra-ma-ni | he sent to me. |
| 12 | ina _{gesz}u3-szub-mesz zu2 am-si_ | with arrows of amsu-wood |
| 13 | _{gesz}esi {gesz}tug2 {gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ | the ebony, the textile, and the meskannu-wood |
| 14 | _ad-me-kar2_ a-na ne2-ri-sza2 | Admi-kar to her shepherdship |
| 15 | u2-szal-bi-na _sig4_ | he had made into bricks. |
| 16 | e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz_ | Esagil, palace of the gods |
| 17 | u3 esz-re-e-ti-szu | and his shrines |
| 18 | _babila2{ki} iri_ ki-din-ni | Babylon, the city of truth |
| 19 | im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _bad3_-szu | Imgur-Enlil, his wall |
| 20 | ne2-med-{d}en-lil2 szal-hu-szu | Nēmed-Enlil, his friend, |
| 21 | ul-tu usz-sze-szu-un a-di | From their foundations to |
| 22 | na-bur-ri-szu-un esz-szisz | their nāburri ritual was made new. |
| 23 | u2-sze-pisz u2-szar-bi | I had built and built (it) anew. |
| 24 | u2-szaq-qi2 u2-szar-ri-ih | he raised up, he made great. |
| 25 | s,a-lam _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ud-disz | the statues of the great gods I renewed. |
| 26 | ina _bara2-mesz_-szu-nu u2-szar-ma-a | in their daises I made greater. |
| 27 | szu-bat da-ra-a-ti _sa2-du11_-szu2-nu | their eternal residence, their regular offerings |
| 28 | ba-at,-lu-ti u2-ki-in | he established life. |
| 29 | _dumu-mesz_ babila2{ki} sza | the citizens of Babylon who |
| 30 | a-na re-e-szu-ti szu-lu-ku | They should be brought to the head. |
| 31 | a-na s,in-di u3 bir-te | to the ṣindu and between |
| 32 | zu-u'-u2-zu u2-pa-hi-ir-ma | “The Zu’uzu-demon was removed, and |
| 33 | a-na _{lu2}babila2{ki}-mesz_ | to the Babylonians |
| 34 | am-nu ki-din-nu-sun2 esz-szisz | Amnu (is) the new kidinnusun. |
| 35 | asz2-kun | I established. |
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