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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 005 composite (P462855)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 005 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462855 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | sza _szesz-mesz_-ia _gal-mesz szesz_-szu2-nu s,e-eh-ru a-na-ku | of my older brothers, their younger brothers I |
| 2' | ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur {d}sin {d}utu {d}en u3 {d}ag | By the command of the gods Aššīr, Sîn, Utu, Bel and Na’di, |
| 3' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}ni-nu-a {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir | the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, the goddess Limmu-ili, |
| 4' | _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ina _ukken szesz-mesz_-ia _sag-mesz_-ia ke-nisz ul-li-ma | the father who had engendered me, in the assembly of my brothers, my first-borns, I trusted in him and |
| 5' | um-ma an-nu-u2 ma-a-ru ri-du-ti-ia | Thus (says) the king, my lord: |
| 6' | {d}utu u {d}iszkur ina bi-ri i-szal-ma an-nu ke-e-nu | The gods Šamaš and Adad prayed to each other, and this was true. |
| 7' | e-pu-lu-szu2-ma um-ma szu-u2 te-nu-u-ka | They performed it for him, saying: "He is your servant." |
| 8' | zi-kir-szu2-un kab-tu it-ta-'i-id-ma _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} _tur gal_ | their great pronouncements he heeded, and the people of Assyria, a great small, |
| 9' | _szesz-mesz_-ia _numun e2 ad_-ia isz-te-nisz u2-pa-hir | my brothers the seed of my father’s house together I have plundered. |
| 10' | ma-har {d}asz-szur {d}sin {d}utu {d}ag {d}marduk _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} | before the gods Aššīr, Sîn, Utu, Nergal, Marduk, (and) Assyrian gods, |
| 11' | _dingir-me_ a-szi-bu-te _an_-e u _ki_-tim asz2-szu2 na-s,ar ri-du-ti-ia | the gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld because of the guardian of my life |
| 12' | zi-kir-szu2-un kab-tu u2-sza2-az-ki-ir-szu-nu-ti | I made their utterances great. |
| 13' | ina _iti_ szal-me u4-mu sze-me-e ki-i qi2-bi-ti-szu-nu s,ir-ti | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, according to their exalted command |
| 14' | ina _e2_ ri-du-ti asz2-ri szug-lud-di sza szi-kin3 _lugal_-ti | In the royal residence, the abode of the kingship, |
| 15' | ina lib3-bi-szu2 ba-szu-u2 ha-disz e-ru-um-ma | (Sum) The king, my lord, entered with joy into his heart. (Akk) He entered joyfully into [his] heart, and |
| 16' | [...] x x x x? | |
| 17' | [...] szi-tam-du-uh _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ asz2-ru szu-a-tu2 | ... the šitamduḫ of that chariot(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | i-mi-s,a-an-ni-ma _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia {gesz}al-lu u tup-szik-ku | and the people of the lands who had stolen my bow, the hoe and the basket |
| 19' | u2-sza2-asz2-szi-szu2-nu-ti-ma il-bi-nu _sig4 e2-gal-tur-ra_ szu-a-tu2 | I made those bricks of Egalturra greater than before. |
| 20' | a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 aq-qur-ma qaq-qa-ru ma-a'-du _gin7_ a-tar-tim-ma | in its entirety I smote, and the land was numerous like a flood, and |
| 21' | ul-tu lib3-bi _a-sza3-mesz_ ab-tuq-ma _ugu_-szu2 usz-rad-di ina pi-i-li _na4 kur_-i | I departed from the fields and imposed upon him a levy of mountain stone. |
| 22' | dan-ni usz-szi-szu2 ad-di-ma tam-la-a u2-mal-li ad-ke-e-ma _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the kings of the land Ḫatti. |
| 23' | u e-ber _i7_ {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri {disz}me-na-si-i _man_ {kur}ia-u-di | and adjacent to the canal of Baʾalu, king of Tyre, (and) Menasî, k[ing of the land Judah], |
| 24' | {disz}qa-usz-gab-ri _lugal_ {iri}u2-du-me {disz}mu-s,ur-i _man_ {kur}ma-'a-ab | Qāš-gabbri, king of the city Udume; Muṣurî (I), king [of the land Maʾabu]. |
| 25' | {disz}s,il-en _lugal_ {iri}ha-zi-ti {disz}me-ti-in-ti _man_ {kur}is-qa-al-lu-na | Ṣil-Bel, king of the city Ḫazītu: Metinti, k[ing of the land Isqalluna], |
| 26' | {disz}i-ka-u2-su _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na {disz}mil-ki-a-sza2-pa _man_ {kur}gu-ub-li | Ikūssu, king of the city Amqarrûna; Milki-apla-ušabša (II), king [of the land] Gubli; |
| 27' | {disz}ma-ta-an-ba-'a-al _lugal_ {iri}a-ru-ad-da | Matan-Baʾ, king of Aruadda. |
| 28' | {disz}a-bi-ba-'a-li _lugal_ {iri}sam-si-mur-ru-na | Abī-baʾali, king of Samsimurrûna. |
| 29' | {disz}bu-du-dingir _lugal {iri}e2_-am-ma-na {disz}pap-mil-ki _man_ {kur}as-du-di | Būdu-ilum, king of the land Elam: Papmilki (I), king [of Assyria]. |
| 30' | 1(u) 2(disz) _lugal-mesz_ sza2 ki-sza2-di tam-tim {disz}e-ki-isz-tu-ra _lugal_ {iri}e-di-il | 12 kings on the shore of the Sea: Ekišturra, king of Edil. |
| 31' | {disz}pi-la-a-gu-ra-a _man_ {iri}ki-it-ru-si {disz}ki-i-su _lugal_ {iri}si-lu-a | Pila-gūrāya, king of the city Kitrusi. |
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