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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015 composite (P462823)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 015 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462823 |
| 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) |
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| 1 | {disz}{d}suen-szesz-mesz-eri-ba _lugal gal_-u2 | Sîn-ahhē-eriba, the great king |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | strong king, king of the world, kin[g of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti | king of the four quarters |
| 4 | _re-e2-um_ it-pe-szu2 | the slave-girl with him |
| 5 | mi-gir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | favorite of the great gods, |
| 6 | na-s,ir kit-ti ra-'i-im mi-sza2-ri | guardian of truth, who loves justice, |
| 7 | e-pisz u2-sa-a-te | manufacture of utensils, |
| 8 | a-lik tap-pu-ut a-ki-i | “Go, companion, as |
| 9 | sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-ti | good reed bundles, |
| 10 | et,-lum git2-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du | The perfect man, the hero, the warrior, |
| 11 | a-sza2-red kal mal-ki | foremost of all rulers, |
| 12 | rap-pu la-'i-it, la ma-gi-ri | “Exalted one, unrivalled, |
| 13 | mu-szab-ri-qu za-ma-a-ni | who encircles the heavens, |
| 14 | {d}asz-szur _kur_-u2 _gal_-u2 _lugal_-ut la sza2-na-an | Assur, great mountain, unrivalled kingship |
| 15 | u2-szat-li-ma-an-ni-ma | made me whole, and |
| 16 | _ugu_ gim-ri a-szib pa-rak-ki | upon everything who dwells on the daises |
| 17 | u2-szar-ba-a _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia | and made my weapons greater |
| 18 | ul-tu _a-ab-ba_ e-le-ni-ti | from the Upper Sea |
| 19 | sza szul3-mu _{d}utu_-szi | of the well-being of Šamaš |
| 20 | a-di tam-tim szap-li-ti | to the Lower Sea. |
| 21 | sza s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi | of the rising of the sun |
| 22 | gim-ri s,al-mat _sag-du_ u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-u2-a | I made all the black-headed people bow down at my feet. |
| 23' | a-na _e2-gal_-szu2 sza qe2-reb _ka2-dingir-ra{ki}_ | to his palace which is inside Babylon |
| 24' | ha-disz e-ru-um-ma ap-te-e-ma | I entered happily and opened, and |
| 25' | _e2_ ni-ni-s,ir-ti-szu2 _ku3-babbar_ | the house of his scepter of silver |
| 26' | u2-nu-ut _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4_ a-qar-tu | the gold, silver, and aqartu-stone |
| 27' | mim-ma szum-szu2 _nig2-szu nig2-ga_ la ni-bi | any property, property, or anything unclean |
| 28' | ka-bit-tu _gun_ {munus}_un-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 | the mighty, the weapon of the people of his palace |
| 29' | _{lu2}tirum-mesz_ {lu2}man-za-az pa-ni | the commander-in-chief (and) the prefect |
| 30' | _{lu2}nar-mesz_ {munus}_nar-mesz_ | singers, female singers |
| 31' | si-hir-ti um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu-u2 | All the scholars, as many as there are, |
| 32' | mut-tab-bi-lu-tu _e2-gal_-usz | the slave-girls of his palace |
| 33' | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out and counted (them) as booty. |
| 34' | i-na e-muq {d}asz-szur _en_-ia 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2 | by the strength of the god Aššīr, my lord, 115 of his cities |
| 35' | dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni sza {kur}kal-di | the fortified walls of Chaldea |
| 36' | u3 _4(disz) me 2(u) iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu | and 420 small cities in their environs |
| 37' | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un | I surrounded, conquered, and plundered them. |
| 38' | {lu2}ur2-bi {lu2}a-ra-mu {lu2}kal-du | the Urbi, the Arameans, the Chaldeans, |
| 39' | sza qe2-reb unu{ki} nibru{ki} kisz{ki} | which are inside Uruk, Nippur, and Kish |
| 40' | {iri}hur-sag-kalam-ma _gu2-du8-a{ki} zimbir_{ki} | Hursagkalama, Cutha, Sippar |
| 41' | a-di _dumu-mesz iri en_ hi-it,-t,i | together with the citizens of the city lord of the crime |
| 42' | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out and counted (them) as booty. |
| 43' | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {lu2}tu-'u-mu-na | On my return march, the Tu'una |
| 44' | {lu2}ri-hi-hu {lu2}ia-daq-qu | The riḫīḫu-official and the yadaqqu-official |
| 45' | {lu2}u2-bu-du {lu2}gib-re-e | the ubudu-official, the šangû-official |
| 46' | {lu2}ma-li-hu {lu2}gu-ru-mu | the Malihu (and) the Gurumu |
| 47' | {lu2}u2-bu-ru {lu2}da-mu-nu | the Buburu (and) Damunu |
| 48' | {lu2}gam-bu-lu {lu2}hi-in-da-ru | the Gambulu, the Hindāru, |
| 49' | {lu2}ru-'u-u2-a {lu2}pu-qu-du | The Ruʾua, the Puqudu, |
| 50' | {lu2}ha-am-ra-a-nu {lu2}ha-ga-ra-nu | the Hamrānu, the Hagarāru |
| 51' | {lu2}na-ba-tu {lu2}li-i'-ta-u2 | Nabatu (and) Li'tāyu |
| 52' | {lu2}a-ra-mu la kan-szu-te mit-ha-risz _kur_-ud | I conquered a hostile Arab with each other. |
| 53' | _2(disz) me 8(disz) lim ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus_ | 28,000 people, young and old, male and female, |
| 54' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_ | horses, mules, and donkeys |
| 55' | _ansze-gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_ | camels, oxen, and sheep |
| 56' | sza la ni-bi szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu | (As for) the one who does not fear the heavy booty, |
| 57' | asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off to Assyria. |
| 58' | i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia sza _{disz}{d}ag-en-mu-mesz_ | In the course of my campaign, which Nabû-bel-šumāti |
| 59' | {lu2}qi2-pi {iri}ha-ra-ra-te _ku3-gi ku3-babbar_ | the qīpu of Ḫararatu, gold and silver |
| 60' | {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni _gal-mesz ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz_ | big musukkannu-wood, donkeys, camels, |
| 61' | _gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_ ta-mar-ta-szu2 | oxen and sheep, his audience gift |
| 62' | ka-bit-tu am-hur ba-hu-la-te {iri}hi-rim-me | I received a substantial payment from the citizens of Ḫirimme. |
| 63' | _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,i ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ u2-szam-qit-ma e-du ul e-zib | I defeated a hostile enemy with weapons, but I did not leave. |
| 64' | pag-ri-szu2-nu i-na ga-szi-szi a-lul-ma | I washed their hands with a cloth. |
| 65' | si-hir-ti _iri_ u2-szal-me | the entirety of the city I made whole. |
| 66' | na-gu-u szu-a-tu | that nagû-vessel |
| 67' | a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat | I seized (them) as booty. |
| 68' | 1(disz)-en _gu4-gesz 1(u) udu-mesz 1(u) ansze gesztin-mesz_ | 1 ox, 10 sheep, 10 donkeys of wine, |
| 69' | _2(u) ansze zu2-lum-ma_ re-sze-te-szu2 | 20 homers of dates, his first fruits |
| 70' | a-na _dingir-mesz_-ni _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | to the gods of Assyria |
| 71' | _en-mesz_-ia u2-kin da3?-ri?-szam? | my lords I established forever. |
| 72' | _[...]-mesz_ | ...s(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 73' | [...] _u8-udu-hi-a_ | ... sheep(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 74' | ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz | I brought out from their midst and (then) recovered. |
| 75' | am-nu u3 _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _tur-mesz_ sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 | and their small cities that had no nība status |
| 76' | ap-pul aq-qur u2-sze-me kar-mesz | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. |
| 77' | _e2 edin_ kul-ta-ri mu-sza2-bi-szu2-nu | the house in the plain of Kultari, their residence |
| 78' | i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu-ma di-tal-lisz u2-sze-me | I prayed to Gešbar and he heard (it). |
| 79' | u2-ter-ma {iri}e2-{disz}ki-lam-za-ah szu-a-tu | I returned and that city E-Kilamzaḫ |
| 80' | a-na {iri}bir-tu-ti as,-bat _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni | I took to the fort. As to the days of the past, |
| 81' | _bad3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin-ma | his walls strengthened, and |
| 82' | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-ii_-ia | the people of the lands under my control |
| 83' | _{na4}na-ru2-a_ u2-sze-pisz-ma li-i-tum | I had a stele made, and the lītum |
| 84' | ki-szit-ti _szu-min_ sza _ugu_-szu2-un asz2-tak-ka-nu | I have placed upon them a consignment of hands. |
| 85' | s,e-ru-usz-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma i-na qer-bi _iri_ ul-ziz pa-an ni-ri-ia | I wrote its foundation documents and placed them inside the city before my yoke. |
| 86' | u2-ter-ma a-na {kur}el-li-pi | he returned and to Ellipi |
| 87' | as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu el-la-mu-u2-a | I have seized the roads of my pure land. |
| 88' | {disz}is-pa-ba-a-ra _lugal_-szu2-un _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti | Ispabāra, their king, his fortified cities |
| 89' | _e2_ ni-s,ir-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir-ma a-na ru-qe2-e-ti in-na-bit | the house of his trust he abandoned and into ruin hills he fled. |
| 90' | gim-ri _kur_-szu2 _dagal_-tim _gin7 muru9_ as-hu-up | all of his wide land was covered like a cloud. |
| 91' | {iri}mar-u2-bisz-ti {iri}ak-ku-ud-du | Maru-išti (and) Akkuddu |
| 92' | _iri-mesz_-ni _e2 lugal_-ti-szu2 a-di 3(u) 4(disz) | the cities of his royal house together with 34 |
| 93' | _iri-mesz_-ni _tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu | the small cities in their environs |
| 94' | al-me _kur_-ud ap-pul aq-qur i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I conquered, destroyed, (and) burned with fire. |
| 95' | _ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | the small people, male and female donkeys |
| 96' | _{ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz_ | mules, donkeys, camels, |
| 97' | _gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_ a-na la mi-nam | oxen and sheep without number |
| 98' | asz2-lu-lam-ma a-di la ba-sze20-e | “I have been carried off, until I have not been able to leave. |
| 99' | u2-sza2-lik-szu-ma u2-s,a-ah-hi-ir _kur_-su | I marched against him and conquered his land. |
| 100' | {iri}s,i-s,i-ir-tu {iri}ku-um-ma-ah-lum | Ṣiṣirtu Kummaḫlum |
| 101' | _iri-mesz_-ni dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ | our fortified cities, together with small settlements |
| 102' | sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu {kur}e2-{disz}ba-ar-ru-u2 | of their environs, the land Ē-Barrû. |
| 103' | na-gu-u2 a-na gi-mir-ti-szu2 | (Sum) The nagû-demon in his entirety (Akk) To his totality |
| 104' | ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-ma | I crossed over from his land and |
| 105' | _ugu_ mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | upon the border of Assyria |
| 106' | u2-rad-di {iri}el-en-za-asz2 a-na _iri lugal_-u2-ti | I brought down the city Elenzaš to a royal city. |
| 107' | u3 dan-na-at na-ge-e szu-a-tu as,-bat-ma | I seized that district and |
| 108' | _mu_-szu2 mah-ra-a u2-na-kir-ma | his previous name shall remove and |
| 109' | {iri}kar-{disz}{d}suen-szesz-mesz-eri-ba at-ta-bi ni-bit-su | I conquered the city Kar-Sîn-aḫēš-ēriba. |
| 110' | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia | the people of the lands under my control |
| 111' | i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szib i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia | therein I settled. From the hands of my eunuch |
| 112' | _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}har-har am-nu-ma | the governor of Harhar, I said: |
| 113' | u2-rap-pisz ma-a-ti | I broadened my land. |
| 114' | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia | On my return march |
| 115' | sza {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-ti | of the distant Medes. |
| 116' | sza i-na _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia | which among the kings, my ancestors |
| 117' | ma-am-man la isz-mu-u2 zi-kir _kur_-szu2-un | no one heard the mention of their land |
| 118' | man-da-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu am-hur | I received their substantial payment. |
| 119' | a-na ni-ri be-lu-ti-ia u2-szak-ni-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down to the yoke of my lordship. |
| 120' | i-na szal-szi ger-ri-ia a-na {kur}ha-at-ti lu al-lik | On my second campaign, I marched to the land Ḫattu. |
| 121' | {disz}lu-li-i _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni | Lulî, king of Sidon |
| 122' | pul-hi me-lam-me be-lu-ti-ia is-hu-pu-szu-ma | The radiance of my lordly splendor overwhelmed him, and |
| 123' | a-na ru-uq-te _murub4_ tam-tim | in the middle of the sea |
| 124' | in-na-bit-ma _kur_-szu2 e-mid | he fled, and his land he surrounded. |
| 125' | {iri}s,i-du-un-nu _gal_-u2 | the great city Sidon |
| 126' | {iri}s,i-du-un-nu s,e-eh-ru | The town of Ṣidunnu is inactive. |
| 127' | {iri}e2-zi-it-te {iri}s,a-ri-ip-tu | Ezittu, Ṣariptu |
| 128' | {iri}ma-hal-li-ba {iri}u2-szu-u2 | Mahalliba, Ušû |
| 129' | {iri}ak-zi-bi {iri}ak-ku-u2 | (The cities) Akzibi and Akkû |
| 130' | _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni | his fortified cities, the houses and walls |
| 131' | a-szar ri-i-ti u3 masz-qi2-ti _e2_ tuk-la-te-szu2 | in the place of extispicy and oath, his possessions |
| 132' | ra-szub-bat _{gesz}tukul_ {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | the one who abandons the weapon of the god Ašsūr, my lord, |
| 133' | is-hu-pu-szu2-nu-ti-ma ik-nu-szu2 sze-pu-u2-a | They seized them and sealed them with my seals. |
| 134' | {disz}tu-ba-a'-lu i-na _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-u2-ti | Tubalu on the royal throne |
| 135' | _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma | upon them I settled, and |
| 136' | _gun_ man-da-at-tu | a talent of the payment |
| 137' | be-lu-ti-ia szat-ti-szam la ba-at,-lu | (As for) the one who removes my lordship at any time, |
| 138' | u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I imposed upon him. |
| 139' | na-dan _gun_ kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia | the payment of the tribute of my lordship |
| 140' | e-mid-su-ma i-sza2-a-t,a ab-sza2-a-ni | he imposed upon him, and he caused to die. |
| 141' | i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {iri}e2-da-gan-na {iri}ia-ap-pu | In the course of my campaign, I conquered the cities Edagannu (and) Yappu. |
| 142' | {iri}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {iri}a-zu-ru | Nanaya-abarqa, Azuru |
| 143' | _iri-mesz_-ni sza {disz}s,i-id-qa-a | the cities of Ṣidqâ |
| 144' | sza a-na _giri3-min_-ia ar2-hisz la ik-nu-szu2 | who to my feet quickly did not accept |
| 145' | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un | I surrounded, conquered, and plundered them. |
| 146' | _{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na | governors, princes, and the people of Amqarrûna |
| 147' | sza {disz}pa-de-e _lugal_-szu2-nu _en_ a-de-e | of Padê, their king, the lord of the treaty |
| 148' | u3 ma-mit sza _kur_ asz-szur{ki} bi-re-tu2 _an-bar_ | and the oath of Assyria: a bronze shield |
| 149' | id-du-ma a-na {disz}ha-za-qi-ia-a-u | he killed, and to Ḫazaqiyā |
| 150' | {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a id-di-nu-szu2 nak-risz | the Judaeans gave to him, (and) he was killed. |
| 151' | a-na an-zil-li e-pu-szu ip-lah3 _sza3_-szu2-un | to anzillu do, he will be afraid of them. |
| 152' | _lugal-mesz_-ni {kur}mu-s,u-ri _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_ | the kings of the land Muṣuru, the cedar-workers, |
| 153' | _{gesz}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-hi | The chariots and horses of the king of Meluhhu |
| 154' | e-mu-qi2 la ni-bi ik-te-ru-nim-ma | (As for) the troops that had not yet arrived at my side, |
| 155' | il-li-ku re-s,u-us-su-un | “They went, their help |
| 156' | i-na ta-mir-ti {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 | in the plain of the city Altaqû |
| 157' | el-la-mu-u-a si-id-ru szit-ku-nu | Elamua, your scepter |
| 158' | u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un | they made their weapons greater. |
| 159' | i-na tukul-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia it-ti-szu2-un | with the support of Assur, my lord, |
| 160' | am-da-hi-is,-ma asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un | I sought out and imposed their defeat. |
| 161' | _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 _dumu-mesz lugal_ {kur}mu-us,-ra-a-a | the chariot owners and the sons of the king of the land Muṣra |
| 162' | a-di _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-ha | together with the chariot owners of the king of Meluḫa |
| 163' | bal-t,u-su-un i-na _murub4_ tam-ha-ri ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | my hands were bound in the middle of battle. |
| 164' | {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 {iri}ta-am-na-a al-me _kur_-ud | I conquered the cities Altaqû (and) Tamnāya. |
| 165' | asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un a-na {iri}am-qar-ru-na | I carried off their booty to Amqarrūna. |
| 166' | aq-rib-ma _{lu2}nita2-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ | I sat down, and the men, the princes |
| 167' | sza hi-it,-t,u u2-szab-szu-u2 a-duk-ma | I killed the one who had committed a crime, and |
| 168' | ina di-ma-a-ti si-hir-ti _iri_ a-lul pag-ri-szu2-un | In the storms of the four quarters of a city I carried off their bodies. |
| 169' | _dumu-mesz iri_ e-pisz an-ni u3 gil2-la-ti | the citizens of the city who did this and my sins |
| 170' | a-na szal-la-te am-nu si-it-tu-te-szu2-nu | I counted them as booty. |
| 171' | la ba-bil hi-t,i-ti | “The one who is not responsible for my sin, |
| 172' | u3 gul-lul-ti | and my guilt |
| 173' | sza a-ra-an-szu2-nu la ib-szu-u2 | who had no rival, |
| 174' | usz-szur-szu2-un aq-bi {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu | I said to them: “Padî, their king |
| 175' | ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-ma | from the city Ursallium |
| 176' | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-ti | I brought out and on the lordly throne |
| 177' | _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma man-da-at-tu | I placed upon them, and the payment |
| 178' | be-lu-ti-ia u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I imposed upon him lordship. |
| 179' | u3 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a | and Hazaqiau of the land Judah, |
| 180' | sza la ik-nu-szu a-na ni-ri-ia | who had not bowed down to my yoke |
| 181' | _4(u) 6(disz) iri-mesz_-szu2 _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni dan-nu-ti | 46 of his cities, houses and fortified walls |
| 182' | u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu | and the small cities in their environs |
| 183' | sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 ina szuk-bu-us a-ram-me | (Sum) The one who does not have a fear, the one who is afraid (of it) (Akk) Who do not have fear, I am afraid of it |
| 184' | u3 qit-ru-ub szu-pe-e mit-hu-us, zu-uk _giri3-min_ | and in the middle of a šupû-vessel he smashed the feet. |
| 185' | pil-szi nik-si u3 kal-ban-na-te al-me _kur_-ud | I gained dominion over the lands; I conquered the fortresses and sanctuaries. |
| 186' | 2(disz) _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _un-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus_ | 2 thousand 1 hundred 50 people, small, male and female, |
| 187' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_ | horses, mules, and donkeys |
| 188' | _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu hi-a_ | camels, oxen, and sheep |
| 189' | sza la ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un | (Sum) The one who does not fear (the gods) from their midst (Akk) From the midst of them |
| 190' | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out and counted (them) as booty. |
| 191' | sza2-a-szu2 _gin7 muszen_ qu-up-pi qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-ma | therein, like a bird, a quuppu-vessel in Ursalam |
| 192' | _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 e-sir2-szu {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ | his royal city he conquered, the forts |
| 193' | _ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis-ma a-s,e-e _ka2-gal iri_-szu2 | he imposed upon him and the entrance to the gate of his city |
| 194' | u2-ter-ra ik-ki-bu-usz | he returned, he struck him. |
| 195' | _iri-mesz_-szu2 sza asz2-lu-la ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 | his cities that I plundered from his land |
| 196' | ab-tuq-ma a-na {disz}mi-ti-in-ti _lugal_ {iri}as-du-di | I entrusted to Mitinti, king of Asdudu. |
| 197' | {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na | Padî, king of Amqarruna. |
| 198' | u3 {disz}gissu-en _lugal_ {iri}ha-zi-ti | and Sîn, king of Ḫazitu |
| 199' | {lu2}ur2-bi u3 _{lu2}erim-mesz_-szu2 _saga-mesz_ | the herdsman and his good men |
| 200' | sza a-na dun-nu-un {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu | who for the lordship of Ur-salimmu |
| 201' | _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 u2-sze-ri-bu-ma ir-szu2-u | the city of his royal majesty they brought in, and he himself |
| 202' | til-la-a-te it-ti 3(u) _gun ku3-sig17_ | finished with 30 talents of gold |
| 203' | _8(disz) me gun ku3-babbar_ ni-siq-ti gu-uh-li | 8 hundred talents of silver, the gift of the guḫlu-vessel, |
| 204' | tak2-kas3-si _na4-an-za-gul-me gal-mesz_ | takkassu-vessel of large anzagul-stones |
| 205' | _{gesz}na2-mesz zu2 {gesz}gu-za-mesz_ ne2-me-di _zu2_ | the beds, the thrones, and the nēmedu-vessels |
| 206' | _kusz am-si zu2 am-si {gesz}esi {gesz}taszkarin_ | a hide of a wild bull, a tooth of an amsu-tree, ebony, taškarin-wood |
| 207' | mim-ma szum-szu2 ni-s,ir-tu ka-bit-tu | All that is important is the mighty shield. |
| 208' | u3 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _{munus}ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _{lu2}nar-mesz {munus}nar-mesz_ | and his daughters, his palace servants, singers (and) singers |
| 209' | a-na qe2-reb nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my capital city |
| 210' | _egir_-ia u2-sze-bi-lam-ma | after me I sent, and |
| 211' | a-na na-dan man-da-at-ti | for the payment of the payment |
| 212' | u3 e-pesz _ARAD2_-u2-ti isz-pu-ra rak-bu-szu2 | and the work of a servant he wrote, his debts |
| 213' | i-na 4(disz)-e ger-ri-ia {d}asz-szur be-li2 | On my fourth campaign, the god Aššrā, my lord, |
| 214' | u2-tak-kil-an-ni-ma um-ma-na-te-ia | he made me submit, and my troops |
| 215' | gap-sza2-a-te ad-ke-ma a-na {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 | I imposed upon the lands of E-Yakin (and) |
| 216' | a-la-ku aq-bi ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia | I said: "I will go." In the course of my campaign, |
| 217' | sza {disz}szu-zu-bi {lu2}kal-da3-a-a a-szib qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me | of Šuzubu, a Chaldean who dwells in the Agamme river. |
| 218' | ina {iri}bi-it-tu-u2-ti asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2 | I established his defeat in Bittūtu. |
| 219' | szu-u2 hur-ba-szu ta-ha-zi-ia | He is a taḫaziya-demon. |
| 220' | _ugu_-szu2 im-qut-ma it-ru-ku _sza3_-szu2 | he fell upon him and sinned against him. |
| 221' | ki-ma a-za-ri e-disz ip-par-szid-ma ul in-na-mir a-szar-szu2 | (Sum) Like a mountain, he wandered about alone and did not see his place (Akk) Like the mountain, it wandere[d about] alone and was not seen his place |
| 222' | pa-an ni-ri-ia u2-ter-ma | I turned my face towards my enemies, and |
| 223' | a-na {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | I took the road to E-Yakin. |
| 224' | szu-u2 {disz}{d}marduk-ibila-szum2-na_ | Marduk-apla-iddina |
| 225' | sza ina a-lak ger-ri-ia mah-re-e _bad5-bad5_-szu2 asz2-ku-nu-ma | who in my earlier campaign had been defeated, and |
| 226' | u2-par-ri-ru el-lat-su | (Sum) They smite his holy limbs (Akk) They cut off his pure limb |
| 227' | ri-gim _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia dan-nu-ti | like my mighty weapons |
| 228' | u3 ti-ib ta-ha-zi-ia ez-zi e-dur-ma | and the border of my battle, a fierce battle, I endured, and |
| 229' | _dingir-mesz_ ma-rak _kur_-szu2 i-na _ki-tusz_-szu2-nu id-ke-ma | the gods, the payment of his land, in their dwellings he established, and |
| 230' | qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ u2-szar-kib-ma | inside the boats I moored, and |
| 231' | a-na na-gi-ti-ra-aq-qi2 sza qa-bal tam-tim | to the nāgigi-raqqi of the middle of the sea |
| 232' | is,-s,u-risz ip-pa-risz | he kept watch over him, he looked at him. |
| 233' | _szesz-mesz_-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2 sza u2-masz-szi-ru a-hi tam-tim | his brothers, the seed of his father’s house, who had abandoned the seashore |
| 234' | a-di si-it-ti _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 ul-tu {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 | together with the rest of the people of his land from E-Yakin |
| 235' | qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me ap-pa-ra-a-ti u2-sze-s,a-am-ma | I brought out the apsarātu-flood from the Euphrates and |
| 236' | szal-la-tisz am-nu u2-ter-ma _iri-mesz_-szu2 | I counted them as booty. I returned and his cities |
| 237' | ap-pul aq-qur u2-sze-me kar-mesz _ugu en_ sa-li-me-szu2 | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cult centers of the gods, his lords. |
| 238' | _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} na-mur-ra-tum at-bu-uk | king of the land Elam, I made a stele. |
| 239' | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {disz}asz-szur-na-din-mu | On my return march, Aššiur-nādin-mu |
| 240' | _dumu_ resz-tu-u2 tar-bit bir-ki-ia | first-born son, descendant of Birkiya |
| 241' | i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-ti-szu2 u2-sze-szib-ma | I sat on his lordly throne, and |
| 242' | _dagal_-tum _kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | the wide land of Sumer and Akkad |
| 243' | u2-szad-gil pa-nu-usz-szu2 | he made his face resplendent. |
| 244' | i-na szal-lat _kur-mesz_ sza2-ti-na sza asz2-lu-la | from the booty of those lands that I carried off |
| 245' | 2(u) _lim {gesz}pan-mesz_ 1(u) 5(disz) _lim_ {gesz}a-ri-tu | 20 thousand bows, 15 thousand arita-wood, |
| 246' | i-na lib3-bi-szu2-nu ak-s,ur-ma | I captured therein, and |
| 247' | _ugu_ ki-s,ir _lugal_-ti-ia u2-rad-di | I added to my royal contingent. |
| 248' | si-it-ti szal-la-ti na-ki-ri ka-bit-tu | “The rest of the booty of the mighty enemy, |
| 249' | a-na gi-mir _karasz_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_-ia | to all of my caravans, my governor |
| 250' | _ug3-mesz_ ma-ha-za-ni-ia _gal-mesz_ | the people of my great cult centers |
| 251' | ki-ma s,e-e-ni lu u2-za-'i-iz | He should stand like a flock. |
| 252' | i-na u4-me-szu-ma nina{ki} ma-ha-zu | At that time, Nineveh, your city, |
| 253' | s,i-i-ru _iri_ na-ram {d}isz-tar | exalted city, beloved of Ištar |
| 254' | sza nap-har ki-du-de-e _dingir-mesz_ | of all the cult centers of the gods, |
| 255' | u3 _{d}isz-tar-mesz_ ba-szu-u qe2-reb-szu2 | and Ištar, who created it, |
| 256' | tem-me-en-nu da-ru-u du-ru-usz s,a-a-te | “Its foundations are forever and everlasting, |
| 257' | sza ul-tu ul-la it-ti szi-t,ir bu-ru-u2-me | [(As for) the one who] has [se]t (this) [from afar] with a written document, |
| 258' | es,-rat-su es,-ret-ma szu-pu-u2 s,i-in-du-szu2 | (Sum) His scepter is a stag (Akk) Its stags are a wild bull, its tails are wild |
| 259' | asz2-ru nak-lu szu-bat pi-risz-te sza2 mim-ma szum-szu2 | [Ašru, the naklu-priestess, the dwelling of the secret, whose name is] |
| 260' | szi-pir ni-kil-te gi-mir pel-lu-de-e | [a work of ni]kiltu-art, all kinds of pel[lû-plants], |
| 261' | ni-s,ir-ti lal3-gar szu-ta-bu-lu4 qe2-reb-szu2 | (Sum) The protection of the lalgar priestess, the šutabulu priest, is inside it (Akk) The protective spirit, the lalagar priestesses are inside it |
| 262' | sza ul-tu ul-la _lugal-mesz_-ni a-li-kut mah-ri | which since time immemorial earlier kings |
| 263' | _ad-mesz_-ia ul-la-nu-u2-a be-lu-tu _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | my fathers who preceded me, lordship over Assyria |
| 264' | e-pu-szu-ma u2-ma-'e-ru ba-'u-lat {d}en-lil2 | They did (it) and made (them) shine forth. The goddess Enlil |
| 265' | a-a-um-ma ina lib3-bi-szu2-nu a-na szum-dul6 szu-bat _iri_ | “Whoever among them, for the protection of the dwelling of the city, |
| 266' | e-pesz _bad3_ szu-te-szur su-qa-a-ni | to build the wall of Šūte-šarru, the street |
| 267' | u3 ha-re-e _i7_ za-qa-ap s,ip-pa-a-ti | and the banks of the Zaqap canal, the ṣippati, |
| 268' | u2-zu-un-szu2 ul ib-szi-ma ul usz-ta-bil | He did not establish his foundations and did not bring (them) down. |
| 269' | ka-ras-su a-na _e2-gal_ qer-bi-szu2 | his booty to the palace inside it |
| 270' | kum2-mu ri-mit be-lu-ti sza s,u-uh-hu-ru | (Sum) It is the kummu of lordship that is torn out (Akk) The kummu of the rīmitu of rulership which is to be smashed |
| 271' | szu-bat-su e-pisz-tusz la nak-lat-ma | “I have built his dwelling anew, (but) I have not been able to withstand (it) and |
| 272' | le-es-su ul id-da-a lib-bu-usz | (but) he did not give his mind to it. |
| 273' | ul ih-su-us ia-a-ti {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-su | Enzu-ahhešsu did not obey me. |
| 274' | _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | king of the world, king assyria |
| 275' | e-pesz szip-ri szu-a-tu ki-i t,e3-em _dingir-mesz_ | this work according to the order of the gods |
| 276' | i-na uz-ni-ia ib-szi-ma ka-bat-ti ub-lam-ma | (Sum) He grew up in my womb, he made my heart rejoice (Akk) He became angry with me and brought my heart to an end |
| 277' | te-ne-szet {kur}kal-di {gesz}a-ra-me {kur}man-na-a-a | The people of Chaldea, the arame of Mannea, |
| 278' | {kur}qu-e {kur}hi-lak-ku {kur}pi-lisz-te | the lands Que, Ḫilakku, (and) Pilište, |
| 279' | u3 {kur}s,ur-ri sza2 a-na ni-ri-ia la ik-nu-szu2 as-su-ha-am-ma | I abandoned the land Tyre, which had not bowed down to my yoke, and |
| 280' | tup-szik-ku u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti | I made them carry baskets. |
| 281' | il-bi-nu _sig4 e2-gal_ mah-ri-tu | the brickwork of the previous palace |
| 282' | sza 3(disz) _me_ 1(gesz2) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 us2_ 1(gesz2) 2(u) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_ | of 3 hundred 1/6 cubit length, 1 20 cubits width, |
| 283' | i-na tar-s,i za-me2-e _e2_ ziq-qur-rat | In the midst of the heavens, the house of the ziggurat |
| 284' | 1(disz) _me_ 3(u) 4(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_ ina tar-s,i na-ma-ri _e2_ {d}isz-tar | 134 cubits the width at the entrance to the temple of Ishtar |
| 285' | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) ina 1(disz) _kusz3 dagal_ ina tar-s,i na-ma-ri _e2_-kid-mu-ri | 105 cubits the width at the entrance of the Kidmuri temple |
| 286' | sza _lugal-mesz_-ni a-li-kut mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | of the kings who came before my fathers |
| 287' | a-na ri-mit be-lu-ti-szu2-un | to their lordship |
| 288' | u2-sze-pi-szu-ma la u2-nak-ki-lu szi-pir-sza2 | I had (them) made and they did not stop her work. |
| 289' | _udu-mesz_ szad-di {d}lamma sza {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e | šaddi-sheep, lamma-stone of pīlu-stone, peṣû-stone |
| 290' | i-na {iri}ta-as-ti-a-te sza e-ber-tan {i7}idigna | In the town Tastiate, which is next to the Tigris River, |
| 291' | ib-tu-qu a-na mu-kil _ka2-mesz_-szi-in | to the keeper of their gates |
| 292' | a-na szu-pu-usz _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ qe2-reb _{gesz}tir-mesz_ | to build boats in the forests |
| 293' | _gesz-mesz gal-mesz_ u2-qe2-ru ina nap-har _kur_-szu2-un | large trees I planted in all their lands. |
| 294' | i-na {iti}gu4 u4-mu a-dan-ni e-de-e pa-an szat-te | In the month Ayyāru (II), the day when the stipulated term has passed, |
| 295' | i-na _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ s,i-ra-a-te | with old boats |
| 296' | a-na a-ha-an-na-a u2-szeb-bi-ru-ni mar-s,i-isz | They sent me quickly to Ahannu. |
| 297' | i-na ne2-ber ka-a-ri _{gesz}ma2-gu-la-mesz_ u2-t,e-eb-bu-u | At the crossing of the quay, they brought the oxen. |
| 298' | ba-hu-la-te-szu2-un u2-sza2-ni-hu u2-lam-me-nu ka-ras-si-in | (As for) the one who removes their inscriptions, removes (them), (and) destroys them, |
| 299' | ina da-na-ni u3 szup-szu-qi2 mar-s,i-isz u2-bi-lu-nim-ma | They brought me quickly to the yoke of battle and combat. |
| 300' | u2-sza2-as,-bi-tu _ka2-mesz_-szi-in {i7}te-bil-ti a-gu-u szit-mu-ru | They opened their gates on the Tebilti River, a šitamuru river. |
| 301' | sza ul-tu _ud-mesz su3-mesz_ t,e-eh _e2-gal_ | which from distant days the news of the palace |
| 302' | i-ba-'u-u2-ma ina _illu_-sza2 gap-szi i-na usz-szi-sza2 | and in its flood a gap in its foundations |
| 303' | ab-bu u2-szab-szu-u2 u2-ri-ib-bu tem-me-en-sza2 | (Sum) She made the cows tremble (Akk) The cows, she made her foundations crumble |
| 304' | _e2-gal-tur-ra_ sza2-a-tu a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 aq-qur-ma | I destroyed that small palace in its entirety and |
| 305' | sza {i7}te-bil-ti ma-lak-sza2 usz-te-esz-na-a | I made its way straight to the Tebilti River. |
| 306' | ab-bu usz-t,ib-ma u2-sze-szir mu-s,u-sza2 | (Sum) She made the cattle herdsman, (Akk) I made the cows herders, and I made her flocks herd. |
| 307' | qe2-reb ka-tim-ti a-sur-rak-ki-sza2 | In the midst of the kātimtu-tree, her canal district |
| 308' | szap-la-a-nu _gi-mesz_ e-la-nisz _na4 kur_-i dan-ni | Above, reeds, above, strong mountain stone |
| 309' | it-ti _esir-ud-a_ ak-si-ma _a-sza3_ ul-tu ma-a-me | I cut off with a bitch and the field from afar |
| 310' | u2-sze-lam-ma na-ba-lisz u2-ter _2(disz) me 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz)_ ina _1(disz)-kusz3_ | he made complete, and he restored it. 248 cubits |
| 311' | _sag-ki_ qaq-qa-ru _ugu_ me-szi-ih-ti tam-le-e | The top of the ground is on the shore of the sea. |
| 312' | mah-re-e lu u2-rad-di-ma | I had previously built, and |
| 313' | nap-har _7(disz) me_ ina _as4-lum gal_-ti _usz_ | all 7 hundred in a large aslum-measure he will die. |
| 314' | _1(disz) me 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz)_ ina _as4-lum gal_-ti _sag-ki an-ta {tu15}si-sa2_ | 116 in the large ašlum-measure, the upper front on the north |
| 315' | _2(disz) me 1(gesz2) 8(disz)_ ina _as4-lum gal_-ti _sag-ki murub4_-tim | 208 in the large aslum-measure, the lower forehead, |
| 316' | me2-eh-ret za-me-e at-man-ni ku-tal {d}isz-tar | in front of me, behind Ištar, |
| 317' | _4(disz) me 4(u) 3(disz)_ ina _as4-lum gal_-ti _sag-ki murub4_-tim | 443 in the Great Aslum, the lower front, |
| 318' | sza2-ni-tum mu-uh-hur-ti sza2-a-ri a-mur-ri | “The second, the resplendent one, the third, (is) the amurru-disease. |
| 319' | ku-tal _e2_ ziq-qur-rat _e2_ {d}isz-tar | opposite the house of the ziggurat of the temple of Ištar |
| 320' | _3(disz) me 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz)_ ina _as4-lum gal_-ti _sag-ki ki-ta {tu15}u18-lu_ | 326 in the great meadows, the lower front on the south, |
| 321' | _us2-sa-du_ {i7}idigna tam-la-a | the adjacent to the Tigris River on the other bank |
| 322' | u2-mal-li-ma am-szu-uh me-szi-ih-ta | I filled (them) with splendor and awe-inspiring radiance |
| 323' | asz2-szu2 szip-ri _e2-gal_-ia szu-te-szu-ri | Because the work of my palace has been completed, |
| 324' | u3 li-pit _szu-min_-ia szul-lu-me | and may my hands be well. |
| 325' | i-na u4-mi-szu-ma {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar | At that time, the gods Aššīr and Ishtar |
| 326' | sza {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e | of pilīru-stone |
| 327' | ina {iri}ba-la-t,a-a-a u2-szap-tu-u2-ni pa-ni-szu2 | [who] have s[e]nt me [to the city Balaṭu], |
| 328' | _udu-mesz_ szad-di {d}lamma-_mesz_ dan-nu-ti | thick sheep, mighty shields, |
| 329' | _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-te u3 _{na4}kun4-mesz gal-mesz_ | the babzātu-priestess and the large kunnu-stones |
| 330' | ina _ka2-mesz e2-gal_ be-lu-ti-ia ina qer-bi-szu2 ab-tu-uq | In the gates of the palace of my lordship I passed through inside it. |
| 331' | la-ba-risz u4-mi i-na _illu_ kisz-sza2-ti | the day when in the flood of the world |
| 332' | tem-me-en tam-le-e la e-ne2-sze | (Sum) I am the one who does not fear the sea (Akk) I have no fear of the sea |
| 333' | {na4}pi-i-li rab-bu-ti ki-su-u2-szu | the great pilītu-stone, its base |
| 334' | u2-sza2-as-hi-ra u2-dan-nin szu-pu-uk-szu | I strengthened its foundation(s) and strengthened its support(s). |
| 335' | _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir szu-me-ia | inscribed object bearing my name |
| 336' | _1(disz) me 1(gesz2)?_ ti-ib-ki tam-li-i qe2-reb-szu2 al-t,u-ur-ma | I wrote down inside it a distance of 100 (sixties) tibku-measures of limestone. |
| 337' | szap-la-a-nu ina usz-szi-szu e-zib ah-ra-tasz | Disregard that he who touches the forehead [is dressed in his ordinary soiled garments]. |
| 338' | ar-ka-a-nu szu-usz-qu-u2 tam-li-i | “Arkānu, the high-priestess of the sea, |
| 339' | ka-bat-ti ub-lam-ma 3(u) ti-ib-ki | “I brought my mind to an end, and 30 tibkû |
| 340' | s,e-er mah-re-e us,-s,ip-ma | he built a new wall and |
| 341' | _1(disz) me 1(gesz2) 3(u)_ ti-ib-ki u2-szaq-qi2 e-la-nisz | 100 (shekels of) tibkû-plant I raised up. |
| 342' | tar-pa-szu-u2 _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni u2-szar-bi | I imposed upon it a remission of debts in perpetuity. |
| 343' | s,e-er me-szi-ih-ti _e2-gal_ mah-ri-ti | the entrance to the former palace, |
| 344' | u2-rad-di-ma u2-sza2-an-di-la szi-kit-tasz | I added to it and made its foundations firm. |
| 345' | _e2-gal {na4}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | the palace of Durmīnabanda-stone and alabaster |
| 346' | _zu2 am-si {gesz}esi {gesz}taszkarin_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni | ... amsu-plant, ēsi-tree, taškarin-wood, musukkannu-wood |
| 347' | _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3 {szim}li_ u3 {gesz}e-lam-ma-ku | cedar, cypress, juniper, and elam |
| 348' | e2-gal-zag-di-nu-tuku-a a-na mu-szab _lugal_-ti-ia | for Egalzagdinutukua to the residence of my royal majesty |
| 349' | u2-sze-pi-sza2 qe2-reb-szu2 _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_ | I had built therein. Cedar, cypress, |
| 350' | sza i-ri-su-un t,a-a-bu bi-nu-ut | (Sum) The one of their sweet radiance(?) (Akk) That which is sweet for them (is) the dwelling |
| 351' | {kur}ha-ma-nim tar-bit {kur}si-ra-ra | the land Hamānu, opposite the land Sirara, |
| 352' | _kur-mesz ku3-mesz_ u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-szin | I made the holy mountains surpass them. |
| 353' | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3 {szim}li_ | doors of cedar, cypress, juniper |
| 354' | s,i-ra-a-ti me-ser2 _ki-sag_ eb-bi _uruda_ nam-ri | exalted one, seated on the pure throne, with shining copper, |
| 355' | u2-rak-kis-ma u2-rat-ta-a ba-bi-szin | he bound them, and they hung them up. |
| 356' | sik-kat3 kar-ri kas-pi u3 _uruda_ | a leather bag of silver and copper |
| 357' | qe2-reb-szi-in u2-szal-me i-na a-gur2-ri | I filled inside it with baked bricks. |
| 358' | _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ us-si-ma si-il-lu | Zû-stone (and) lapis lazuli he surrounded, and a cloak |
| 359' | ne2-be2-hi u3 gi-mir pa-as-qi2-szi-in | the rites and all of its offerings |
| 360' | _e2_ ap-pa-a-te tam-szil _e2-gal_ {kur}hat-ti | a storehouse, a replica of the palace of the land Ḫatti, |
| 361' | sza i-na li-sza2-a-ni _kur_ mar-tu{ki} | who in the midst of the land Amurru |
| 362' | _e2_ hi-la-a-ni i-sza2-as-su-szu2 a-na mul-ta-'u-ti | a house of hilānu-dishes they shall carry him to the cult centers |
| 363' | be-lu-ti-ia u2-sze-pi-sza2 qe2-reb-szi-in | I had my lordly majesty built there. |
| 364' | _1(u) 2(disz) ur-mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ri zi-i-me | 12 lion-headed lions of shining copper, |
| 365' | da-ah-ru-ti pe-tan bir-ki szu-ta-tu-ti | (Sum) I am the one who opens the door, the door is open. (Akk) I open the door of the door. |
| 366' | sza ina szi-pir {d}nin-a2-gal nak-lisz pat-qu-ma | who by the craft of the goddess Ninagal was smitten, and |
| 367' | ma-lu-u2 nam-ri-ir-ri u3 2(disz) {gesz}tim-me | “Mallû, namrīru, and 2 logs |
| 368' | szu-ta-hu-ti pi-ti-iq _zabar_ szu-bu-'u | šutahūtu-vessels of bronze, szubuʾu-metal, |
| 369' | a-di 4(disz) {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}erin gal-mesz_ | together with 4 large cedar trunks |
| 370' | _ugu_ pirig-gal-le-e u2-kin-ma | I established upon Piriggalê and |
| 371' | dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-szi-in e-mid | I surrounded their gates with a protective wall. |
| 372' | _1(u) {munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti pi-ti-iq u2-ru-de-e nam?-ri? | 10 ababza-priestess(s), the “cutting-of-the-throat’-offering(s) of the bright(?), |
| 373' | za-ha-lu-u2 eb-bu u2-szal-bisz-ma | I made the pure zaḫalû-plant grow and |
| 374' | u3 _1(u) ab2-za-za_-a-ti _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | and 10 bull colossi of alabaster |
| 375' | _1(u) 2(disz) ab2-za-za_-a-ti pi-ti-iq _gu-an-na_ | 12 cows, cut off of the throne |
| 376' | 2(disz) {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}esi_ s,i-ru-ti sza ih-zu-szu2-nu pa-szal-lum | 2 old ebony beams, which had become dilapidated, |
| 377' | u3 {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}erin {gesz}szur-min3_ {gesz}dup-ra-ni | and date palms, cedar, cypress, juniper, |
| 378' | ih-ze-et esz-ma2-re-e u3 _zabar_ | who reveres the ešmāru and bronze |
| 379' | s,e-ru-usz-szin ul-ziz-ma | I erected their foundations and |
| 380' | sza _e2-gal-mesz_ be-lu-ti-ia e-mid _{gesz}gan-du7-mesz_-szi-in | of the palaces of my lordly majesty I surrounded with their beams. |
| 381' | u3 _1(u) 2(disz) udu-mesz_ szad-di {d}lamma pi-ti-iq u2-ru-de-e nam-ri | and 12 fattened sheep for the protective deity Lamma, the guardian of the bright mountains, |
| 382' | sza gat-tu szur-ru-hu szuk-lu-lu mi-na-a-ti | (Sum) The one who is enraged, the one that is frightened (Akk) [The one who] is furious, the furious (one) (is) the furio[us]. |
| 383' | _2(disz) udu-mesz_ szad-di {d}lamma _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | 2 sheep, šaddi, lamma-stone, alabaster |
| 384' | _1(disz) usz 1(u) 2(disz) udu-mesz_ szad-di {d}lamma u3 _ab2-za-za_-a-te | 1 uš 12 sheep, šadādu-offerings for Lamma and the abzaza-priests |
| 385' | {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e _si-gar_ a-s,e-e | pilî-stone, ṣābu-stone (and) aššāru-stone |
| 386' | u3 ne2-re-bi as-mesz u2-sza2-as,-bit | I imposed upon it the rites and rituals. |
| 387' | _{na4}kun4-mesz {na4}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | kun-stones, duri-minabanda-stone, alabaster |
| 388' | u3 _kun4-mesz_ {na4}pi-i-li _gal-mesz_ | and large limestone slabs |
| 389' | da-ad2-me na-ki-ri ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia | my hands are bound, the enemies of my handiwork |
| 390' | qe2-reb-szi-in es-si-ha a-sur-ru-szi-in | In their midst, in their meadows, |
| 391' | u2-sza2-as-hi-ra a-na tab-ra-a-ti u2-sza2-lik | [I made (them) re]turn [to their places.] I made [them] go [to the fortresses]. |
| 392' | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_-hu tam-szil {kur}ha-ma-nim | a large orchard, a replica of Mount Amanus, |
| 393' | sza gi-mir _szim-hi-a gurun_ s,ip-pa-a-ti | of all kinds of aromatics, ṣippatu-beer |
| 394' | _gesz-mesz_ tuk-lat _kur_-i u3 {kur}kal-di | the trees that support the mountains and Chaldea |
| 395' | qe2-reb-szu2 hur-ru-szu2 i-ta-a-sza2 az-qu-up | Inside it, I smashed its brickwork. |
| 396' | nina{ki} sza ul-tu u4-mu pa-ni | Nineveh, which from the days before |
| 397' | _9(disz) lim 3(disz) me_ i-na _1(disz)-kusz3_ szu-bat li-me-ti-szu | 9300 by the cubit of his upper residence |
| 398' | _bad3_ u3 _bad3-szul-hi_ ul u2-sze-pi-szu | I did not build the walls and the towers. |
| 399' | a-li-kut mah-ri ma-al-ki | (Sum) I am the one who goes before you (Akk) I go before you |
| 400' | _1(u) 2(disz)? lim 5(disz) me 1(u) 5(disz)_ a-szar ta-mir-ti li-mit _iri_ | 12,515 (hectares) of land in the district of the city |
| 401' | s,e-er me-szi-ih-ti mah-ri-ti u2-rad-di-ma | I added to the previous šiḫtu-measures and |
| 402' | _2(u) 1(disz) lim 8(disz) me 1(u) 5(disz)_ i-na _as4-lum gal_-ti u2-kin min3-da-tusz | 21,815 by the large ašlum-measure I established. |
| 403' | sza _bad3_-szu2 _gal_-i bad3-ni2-gal-bi-lu2-kur2-ra-szu2-szu2 | of his great wall: Badnigal-bilu-kurrašu |
| 404' | du-u2-ru sza nam-ri-ru-szu2 na-ki-ri sah-pu | (Sum) The storm, whose radiance destroys enemies (Akk) [The storm], whose brilliance destroys enemy |
| 405' | s,e-er pi-i-li tem-me-en-szu2 ad-di-ma _4(u) sig4_ u2-kab-bir | I drew up the foundations of its foundation(s) and (then) I piled up 40 bricks. |
| 406' | i-na _1(disz) me 1(gesz2) 2(u)_ ti-ib-ki ul-la-a re-szi-szu2 | from a distance of 100 (sixties) tibku I raised his head. |
| 407' | a-na er-bet-ti sza2-a-ri _1(u) 4(disz) ka2-gal-mesz_ | to the four quarters of the world 14 gates |
| 408' | pa-nu u3 ar-ka i-na s,i-li ki-lal-la-an | (Sum) The face and the back (are) in wailing. (Akk) In the face and behind (them) in mourning. |
| 409' | a-na e-re-bi u3 a-s,e-e | for entering and leaving |
| 410' | u2-szap-ta-a qe2-reb-szu2 | he sent inside it. |
| 411' | {d}szar2-ur4 mu-szam-qit a-a-bi _lugal_ | Šarur, who makes the enemies bow down, king |
| 412' | _ka2-gal_ ha-an-du-u2-ri | the gate of Ḫenduri |
| 413' | lil-bur _ensi2_ {d}asz-szur | Lilbur, governor of Aššīr. |
| 414' | _ka2-gal_ {d}sza2-masz sza {kur}ga-a-gal | gate of the god Šamaš of the land Gagal, |
| 415' | {d}isz-tar za-nin-ki kur-bi | Ištar, your praise is over the mountains |
| 416' | _ka2-gal_ {d}nin-lil2 sza {iri}kar-{d}nin-lil2 | Gate of Ninlil of Kar-Ninlil |
| 417' | mu-sze-s,a-at _uzu azag2 ka2-gal_ musz-la-lum | who brings out the meat of the azag-vessel at the gate of the snake-catcher, |
| 418' | du-muq asz2-na-an u3 {d}lahar qe2-reb-sza2 | The strength of Ašnan and Lahar are inside it. |
| 419' | ka-a-a-an _ka2-gal_ {iri}szi-ba-ni-bi | daily at the city gate of Šibanibi |
| 420' | ba-bi-lat hi-s,ib hur-sza2-a-ni _ka2-gal_ {kur}ha-lah2-hi | who provides for the protection of the mountains, the gate of the land of Halaḫi, |
| 421' | _szunigin 8(disz) ka2-gal-mesz {d}utu-e3_ | total: 8 Šamaš gates |
| 422' | me2-eh-ret {tu15}szu-u2-ti u3 {tu15}sza2-de-e | opposite the south and the north, |
| 423' | az-ku-ra ni-bit-si-in | “Ask me, I will ask you!’ |
| 424' | {d}iszkur sza2-ri-ik _he2-gal2_ a-na _kur_ | Iškur, who provides abundance for the land |
| 425' | _ka2-gal_ {d}iszkur sza am-ba-si | the gate of Adad of Ambaši |
| 426' | {d}er3-ra mu-szam-qit a-a-bi | Erra, the one who destroys enemies, |
| 427' | _ka2-gal_ {d}u-gur sza {iri}tar-bi-s,i | Gate of the god Nergal of the city Tarbiṣu |
| 428' | {d}igi-sig7-sig7 mu-szam-me-eh s,ip-pa-a-ti | Igisigsig, who illuminates the shadows, |
| 429' | _ka2-gal {gesz}kiri6-mesz_ | the gate of the orchards |
| 430' | _szunigin 3(disz) ka2-gal-mesz_ sza me2-eh-ret {tu15}il-ta-a-ni | total: 3 gates in front of Iltānu |
| 431' | at-ta-bi zi-kir-szi-in | I called her name. |
| 432' | {d}e2-a mu-sze-szir kup3-pi-ia _ka2-gal_ ma-as-qe2-e | Ea, who makes the kuppīya bow down, the gate of the mashqê-priests |
| 433' | mu-sze-ri-bat mi-szir3-ti da-ad2-me _ka2-gal_ ka-a-ri | who brings forth the fates of the people, the gate of the quay, |
| 434' | pa-qi2-da-at ka-la-ma _ka2-gal e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti | all the gates of the palace of the audience gift |
| 435' | _szunigin 3(disz) ka2-gal-mesz_ sza me2-eh-ret {tu15}a-mur-ri | total: 3 gates opposite the Amurru River |
| 436' | at-tas-qa-ra szu-me-szin | I have strewn their names. |
| 437' | sza2 szal-hi-i bad3-nig2-erim2-hu-luh-ha | of the šalḫu-demon of Badniŋ-Erim-huÛur, |
| 438' | mu-gal-lit za-ma-a-ni usz-sze-szu2 ap-ti-ma | (Sum) I open the door of heaven (Akk) The gate of heaven opened for him and |
| 439' | _4(u) 5(disz) ninda_ u2-szap-pil-ma u2-sza2-ak-szid _a-mesz_ nag-bi | 45 ninda I piled up and I made flow. The water of the drinking water |
| 440' | qe2-reb ma-a-me szap-la-a-nu _na4 kur_-i dan-ni ak-si-ma | I surrounded it with a thick mountain stone and |
| 441' | e-la-nisz a-di pa-as2-qi2-szu i-na {na4}pi-i-li _gal-mesz_ | Moreover, together with his offering, with large limestone slabs |
| 442' | u2-nak-kil szi-pir-szu sza nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | I completed the work of Nineveh, my lordly city. |
| 443' | szu-bat-su usz-rab-bi re-ba-te-szu | (and) he made his dwelling greater than before. |
| 444' | u2-sza2-an-dil-ma u2-nam-mir _gin7_ u4-mi | he made shine forth and brightened like daylight. |
| 445' | a-na me-ti-iq _{gesz}gigir_ be-lu-ti-ia u2-sze-pisz ti-tur-ru | for the passage of my lordly chariot I had made a new course. |
| 446' | i-te-e _iri 1(disz) {gesz}kiri6-mah_-hi _1(disz) {gesz}kiri6_ am-ba-si | the border of the city, one vineyard, one ambasi-tree |
| 447' | kul-lat _szim-hi-a_ {kur}hat-ti mut-hum-mu ma-ti-tan | all the aromatics of the land Ḫatti, all of the lands, |
| 448' | _gesz-mesz_ tuk-lat _kur_-i u3 {kur}kal-di | the trees that support the mountains and Chaldea |
| 449' | u2-har-ri-sza2 qe2-reb-szu2-un | I surrounded inside them. |
| 450' | e-le-en _iri edin_ sza2-ab-bur-ti | above the city of the plain of Šabburtu |
| 451' | _{gesz}gesztin_ gi-mir _gurun_ u3 {gesz}se-er-di | wine, all kinds of fruit, and šerdi |
| 452' | az-qup s,e-ru-usz-sza2 asz2-szu2 szur-pu-szu2 s,ip-pa-a-ti | I cut off her hair, because of her ṣippatu-disease, |
| 453' | _a-sza3_ ta-mir-ti e-le-en _iri_ | a field in the plain above the city |
| 454' | _nigidamin-ta-am3_ a-na _dumu-mesz_ nina{ki} pil-ku | a gift for the citizens of Nineveh the work |
| 455' | u2-pal-lik-ma u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-usz-szu2-un | I made them go and made their faces bright. |
| 456' | a-na mit,-ra-a-ti szum-mu-hi | if for miṭrātu-disease, |
| 457' | ul-tu pa-a-t,i {iri}ki-si-ri a-di | From the border of Kisiri to |
| 458' | ta-mir-ti nina{ki} _kur_-a u3 bi-ru-tu2 | the border of Nineveh, the mountain, and the boundary territory |
| 459' | i-na ak-kul-la-te _an-bar_ | with iron spears |
| 460' | u2-szat-tir-ma u2-sze-szir {i7}har-ru | I had the canal Ḫarru irrigated and I brought it in. |
| 461' | _1(disz) 1/2(disz) danna2_ qaq-qa-ru ul-tu qe2-reb {i7}hu-su-ur | 1 1/2 leagues of ground from the Euphrates |
| 462' | ma-a-me da-ru-u2-ti a-szar-sza2 u2-szar-da-a | (Sum) He made the land of heaven and earth tremble (Akk) I made the place of the eternal heavens grow |
| 463' | [...] x | |
| 464' | [...] x [...] | |
| 465' | [...] _szah2-mesz {gesz}gi_ | ... pigs and reeds(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 466' | a-lap qi2-szi u2-rap-pi-szu ta-lit-tu | I broadened his understanding, |
| 467' | _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na {gesz}szur-min3_ tar-bit s,ip-pa-a-ti | meskannu-wood, cypress, (and) reed bundles |
| 468' | _gi ambar-mesz_ sza qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me | reeds from the marshes in the agamme river |
| 469' | ak-szit,-ma a-na szip-ri hi-szih-ti | [I s]et and for the work on the šiḫtu-vessel. |
| 470' | _e2-gal-mesz_ be-lu-ti-ia lu e-pu-usz | my lordly palaces I built. |
| 471' | ul-tu szip-ri _e2-gal_-ia u2-qat-tu-u2 | after the work on my palace finished, |
| 472' | {d}asz-szur _en gal dingir-mesz_ u3 _{d}isz-tar-mesz_ | Ashur, great lord of the gods and goddesses, |
| 473' | a-szi-bu-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} ina qer-bi-sza2 | who dwells in Assyria therein |
| 474' | aq-re-ma _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-te | I entrusted, and the tašriḫtu-priests |
| 475' | aq-qi2-ma u2-szat-lim kad3-ra-a-a | I libated and made my offerings abundant. |
| 476' | _i3-gesz_ {gesz}ser2-di u3 hi-bi-isz-ti | oil, šerdi-tree and ḫištu-beer |
| 477' | sza _{gesz}kiri6-mesz edin_ sza2-ab-bur-ti | of the orchards in the plain of Šabburtu |
| 478' | u2-raq-qa-a a-na ru-usz-ti | “It will be poured out into the rūštu-vessel, |
| 479' | i-na tasz-ri-it _e2-gal_ sza ba-hu-la-ti _kur_-ia | At the threshing floor of the palace, which is adjacent to my land |
| 480' | u2-sza2-asz2-qa-a muh-ha-szu2-un | he made bow down upon them. |
| 481' | _gesztin_ du-usz-szu-pu s,ur-ra-szu2-un am-kir | I adorned their limbs with sweet wine. |
| 482' | a-na ar2-kat3 u4-me ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia | In the future, among the kings, my descendants, |
| 483' | sza {d}asz-szur a-na _re-e2-um_-ut _kur_ | of Assur to the shepherd of the land |
| 484' | u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 | and the people proclaim his name |
| 485' | e-nu-ma _bad3_ sza2-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma | When that wall becomes old and dilapidated |
| 486' | en-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | May I renovate its dilapidated section(s). |
| 487' | _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir szu-me-ia li-mur-ma | May he see an inscribed object bearing my name, and |
| 488' | _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 | may oil be poured out; may a sacrifice be made. |
| 489' | a-na asz2-ri-szu2 lu-ter | I shall return it to its place. |
| 490' | {d}asz-szur u3 {d}isz-tar | the gods Aššīr and Ishtar, |
| 491' | ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u2 | will hear his prayers. |
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