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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 011 composite (P462861)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 011 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462861 |
| 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 | {disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na _lugal_ [...] _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | Ashurnasirpal (II), king ..., king of the world, [king of Assyria, governor of Babylon], king [of the land of Sumer and Akkad], |
| 2 | _nun_ na-a'-du asz2-ru [...] sza pa-lah _dingir-mesz_ u {d}isz-ta-ri ka-la-ma i-du-u2 | the exalted prince who reveres the gods and the goddess Ištar all he knows. |
| 3 | [...] x x x? x | |
| 4' | [...]-x-bat | ...-bat(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] lib3-bi | ... of the heart(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | ka-szid lit-tu-ti szu-muh pe-er-'i szum-dul na-an-na-bi [...]-x{ki} | (Sum) The one who conquers the lands, the one who covers them with a cloth (Akk) The man who conquered the land(s), the one that covered it |
| 7' | li-tap-pa-lu a-ha-mesz [...] x zi?-kir? szap?-te?-e-szu2-nu la szu-un-ne2-e | They should strew together ... their lips(?) are not ... |
| 8' | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia? li-ne2-ru a-a-be2-e-a lis-ki-pu li-szam-qi2-tu ga-re-e-ia ina li-i-ti ki-szit-ti _szu-min_ | May my enemies be released, my enemies disperse, (and) my foes disappear from the midst of the netherworld. |
| 9' | s,e-er _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia li-sza2-zi-zu-ni-ma e-ma lib3-bi i-qab-bu-u la-be-el la-asz2-pur | Let my troops stand at my side, and wherever they say, I shall be lord. |
| 10' | a-na _egir_ u4-me i-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-e-a sza2 {d}sin {d}utu ut-tu-szu-u2-ma | In the future, among the kings, my descendants, whom the gods Sîn and Šamaš have appointed, |
| 11' | a-na be-lut _kur-kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 e-nu-ma esz-re-e-ti sza-ti-na | to rule over the lands and people his name when those shrines |
| 12' | i-lab-bi-ra-a-ma en-na-ha an-hu-us-si-na lu-ud-disz | (As for) the one who destroys them, may he renovate their dilapidated section(s). |
| 13' | _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur | May he find an inscribed object bearing my name, and may he anoint it with oil. May a scepter of reconciliation write my name with his name. |
| 14' | a-na asz2-ri-szu2 li-ter {d}sin u {d}utu _iti_-szam-ma la na-par-ka-a liq-bu-u _saga-mesz_-szu2 | May he return to his place. May Sîn and Šamaš decree his good health for the month of Tammuz without ceasing. |
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
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