Unread Atlas
RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 004 composite (P462854)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 004 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462854 |
| 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' | [...] ka-mi-isz | ... in a sweet ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | u3 {disz}te-usz-pa-a {lu2}gi-mir-ra-a-a | and Teušpâ, the Cimmerian, |
| 3' | erin2-man-da sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u2-qu ina _ki_-tim {kur}hu-bu-usz-na | troops stationed at his remote place in the territory of the land Hubušna. |
| 4' | a-di gi-mir _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 u2-ra-as-si-ib ina _{gesz}tukul_ | with all of his troops I made bow down. |
| 5' | ka-bi-is ki-sza2-di _ug3-mesz_ {kur}hi-lak-ki | he conquered, and the people of the land Ḫilakku |
| 6' | szad-du-u-a a-szi-bu-te hur-sza2-a-ni pa-asz2-qu-u-ti sza2 t,e-hi {kur}ta-bal | (As for) the people living in the remote mountains, which are on the border of the land Tabal, |
| 7' | {lu2}hat-te-e lem-nu-u2-ti ul-tu u4-me pa-ni la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri | The Ḫattians, since distant days, have not been able to reconcile with one another. |
| 8' | 2(u) 1(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2 li-me-te-szu2-nu | 21 of their fortified cities and small cities in their environs |
| 9' | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I conquered, plundered, destroyed, (and) burned with fire. |
| 10' | si-it-tu-te-szu2-nu sza2 hi-it,-t,u u3 gul-lul-tu2 la i-szu-u2 | The rest of them, who have no guilt or crime, |
| 11' | [...] ab-sza2-a-ni | ... his mother(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | {iri}a-du-mu-tu _iri_ dan-nu-tu {lu2}a-ri-bi | the city Adumūtu, a fortified city, the Arabs |
| 13' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me. |
| 14' | ik-szu-du-ma _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 | he conquered, and his possessions, his property, his gods |
| 15' | a-di {munus}ap-kal-la-tu2 szar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi | until Apkallātu, queen of the land Aribi, |
| 16' | isz-lu-lam-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-qa-a | he plundered and took to Assyria. |
| 17' | {disz}ha-za-dingir _lugal_ {kur}a-ri-bi | Ḫaza-il, king of the land of the Arabs, |
| 18' | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-ti | with his large audience gift |
| 19' | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 20' | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia | went and made pass by my feet. |
| 21' | asz2-szu2 na-dan _dingir-mesz_-szu2 u2-s,al-la-an-ni-ma re-e-mu ar?-szi?-szu2?-ma | Concerning the giving of his gods he encouraged me, and mercy towards him |
| 22' | [...]-x-szu-nu | ... their(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 23' | [...] an-hu-su-nu ud-disz-ma | ... I renovated their dilapidated section(s) |
| 24' | da-na-an {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | the strength of the god Aššar, my lord, |
| 25' | 5(u) _ansze-gam-mal-mesz_ 1(disz) _lim_ kun-zi _szim-hi-a_ | 50 camels, 1,000 bags of aromatics, |
| 26' | _ugu_ man-da-at-ti _ad_-szu2 u2-rad-di-ma e-mid-su | I added to the tribute of his father and imposed upon him. |
| 27' | {kur}ba-a-zu na-gu-u2 sza2 a-szar-szu2 ru-u-qu | (As for) the land Bāzu, the nagû-priestess whose place is remote, |
| 28' | mi-szit na-ba-li qaq-qar _mun_ a-szar s,u-ma-a-me | Half a nabalu-measure of the earth, salt, where there is saliva, |
| 29' | 1(disz) _me_ 4(u) _danna_ qaq-qar ba-a-s,i pu-qut-ti | 100 (homers) 40 danna in the qaqqar of the clearing of the ditches, |
| 30' | u3 _{na4}zu2_ s,a-bi-ti a-szar _musz_ u _gir2-tab_ | and ṣabitu-stone, where snakes and scorpions |
| 31' | sza ki-ma kul-ba-bi ma-lu-u _a-gar3_ | which like a culbābu-vessel is full of field |
| 32' | 2(u) _danna_ {kur}ha-zu-u2 szad-di _{na4}sag-gil-mud_ | 20 danna-measures of the land Ḫazû, bordering (the city) Saggilmud, |
| 33' | a-na _egir_-ia u2-masz-szir-ma e-ti7-iq na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu2 | Afterwards I removed it and that canal had become dilapidated. |
| 34' | sza ul-tu u4-me ul-lu-ti | which from distant days |
| 35' | la il-li-ku _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia | did not go; the king who had come before me |
| 36' | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia ina qe2-reb-e-szu2 szal-t,a-nisz | according to the command of the god Aššīr, my lord, in his midst it is very well. |
| 37' | at-tal-lak 8(disz) _lugal-mesz_-ni sza qe2-reb na-ge-e szu-a-tu2 a-duk | I marched. I killed eight kings who were in that district. |
| 38' | _dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu _nig2-szu_-szu2-nu _nig2-gur11_-szu2-nu _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | their gods, possessions, property, and people |
| 39' | ki-ma _{gesz}ig_ ina _igi_ {kur}e-lam-ti e-di-il-szu2 | like a door in front of the land Elam I surrounded it. |
| 40' | {kur}pa-tu-usz-ar-ri na-gu-u sza2 i-te-e _e2-mun_ | the land Patušarra, a district on the bank of the salt marsh, |
| 41' | sza2 qe2-reb {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u-te | who are in the midst of the distant Medes, |
| 42' | sza2 pa-a-t,i {kur}bi-ik-ni _kur {na4}za-gin3_ | who goes to Bikni, the land of lapis lazuli |
| 43' | sza ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia mam2-ma la ik-bu-su | which among the kings, my ancestors, none had conquered |
| 44' | _ki_-tim _kur_-szu2-un {disz}szi-dir-pa-ar-na | the territory of their land, Šiddir-parna |
| 45' | {disz}e-pa-ar-na _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | Eparna, the fortified governors |
| 46' | sza2 la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri sza2-a-szu2-nu a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu | who do not trust in him, to the yoke of them together with their people |
| 47' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ ru-ku-bi-szu2-nu _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni | horses of their own, oxen and sheep |
| 48' | _ansze-mesz_ {ansze}u2-du-ri szal-lat-sun2 ka-bit-tu | donkeys, mules, heavy booty |
| 49' | asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off to Assyria. |
| 50' | {disz}up-pi-is _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tak2-ka | Uppis, the governor of Partakka |
| 51' | {disz}za-na-sa-na _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tuk-ka | Nanasana, the governor of Partukka |
| 52' | {disz}ra-ma-te-ia _{lu2}en-iri_ sza2 {iri}u2-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na | Ramateya, the governor of Urakazabarna |
| 53' | {kur}ma-da-a-a sza2 a-szar-szu2-nu ru-u-qu sza ina tar-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | The Medes, whose territory is remote, which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, |
| 54' | mi-s,ir _kur_ asz?-szur?{ki?} la ib-bal-ki-tu2-nim-ma | the border of Assyria did not rebel against me, and |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.