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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030 composite (P462880)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 030 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462880 |
| 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' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] a-na nina{ki} il-lak-u2-ma [...] | ... they go to Nineveh and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | lu-bul-ti _gun3 gada_ u2-lab-ba-szu2-usz _har ku3-sig17_ u2-rak-ka-su rit-ti-szu2 | a garment of red wool I adorned him with, a gold ring I plated on his hand. |
| 4' | [...]-szu2 u8-a ul iq-bi-ma ul is,-ru-uh si-pit-tu? | ... his ... did not say “woe’ and did not heed the supplication(?) |
| 5' | a-na e-muq ra-ma-ni-szu2 it-ta-kil-ma um-man-szu2 _karasz_-su id-ke-e-ma | to his own army he sacrificed, and his army his camp he attacked, and |
| 6' | a-na {disz}{d}nin-gal-szum2-na _ARAD_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia ni-i-tu il-me-szu2-ma is,-ba-ta mu-s,a-a-szu2 | To Ningal-šumāna, the servant of Dagil, my predecessor, we heard of him and seized his body. |
| 7' | ad-ke-e-ma _erin2-hi-a_-ia usz-te-szir-ma a-na _kur_ tam-tim as,-s,a-bat _kaskal-min_ | I sent, and my troops I brought in and took to the Sea of the Sea. |
| 8' | {disz}{d}ag-numun-zi-si-sa2 _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-a-szum2-na ba-ra-nu-u na-bal-kat3-ta-nu | Nabû-zeru-iššīssa, son of Marduk-apla-iddina, the satrap, |
| 9' | a-lak _erin2-hi-a_-ia isz?-me?-ma a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} sze-la-bisz in-na-bit | My troops heard of my march and fled to the land Elam. |
| 10' | asz2-szu2 ma-mit {d}asz-szur _en_-szu2 la is,-s,ur-u-ma qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti i-na-ru-szu2 ina _{gesz}tukul_ | Because the oath of the god Aššīr, his lord, did not keep him alive and in the land Elam they killed him with the sword. |
| 11' | {disz}na-'i-id-{d}marduk sza2 a-na _szesz_-szu2 qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti e-pu-szu2 e-mur-ma | Naʾid-Marduk, whom I had built for his brother in the land Elam, saw and |
| 12' | a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | to Assyria, before me, went and cut off my feet. |
| 13' | ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 a-na pa-ni-szu2 u2-szad-gil2-ma man-da-ti _en_-ti-ia e-mid-su | his brother’s inheritance he entrusted to him and imposed upon him the payment of my lordly tribute. |
| 14' | {disz}en-ba-sza2 sza ina 1(u) 2(disz) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru qe2-reb a-gam-me _gi-ambar-mesz_ szit-ku-nu szub-tu | Bēl-baša, who was stationed in 12 steles in the middle of the marshes with reeds, |
| 15' | pu-ul-hi me-lam-me _en_-ti-ia is-hu-pu-szu2-ma hat-tu ra-ma-ni-szu2 in-qut-su-ma | The fear of the radiance of my lordly majesty overwhelmed him, and he fell into his own hands. |
| 16' | asz2-szu2 e-pesz _ARAD_-ti a-di mah-ri-ia il-lik-am-ma u2-na-szaq _giri3-min_-ia | Concerning the work of my servant, he came before me and made my feet tremble. |
| 17' | {iri}ar-za-a sza? {disz}a-su-hi-li _lugal_-szu is-lu-u ni-ri-ia | The city Arzâ, which Asuḫili, his king, conquered, |
| 18' | ina bi-re-ti ad-di-szu2-nu-ti-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-a | In battle I gave them and brought them to Assyria. |
| 19' | {disz}te-usz-pa {kur}gi-mir-a-a ina {kur}hu-bu-usz-na a-di gi-mir _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | Teušpa of the land Cimmeria, in the land Ḫubušina, together with all his troops, |
| 20' | u2-ra-as-si-ib ina _{gesz}tukul_ man-da-tu ka-bit-tu e-mid-su | With the weapon he imposed upon him a heavy payment. |
| 21' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 22' | [...] {disz}ba-'a-lu _lugal_ {iri}s,ur-ri a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim [...] | ... Baʾalu, king of Tyre, who resides in the middle of the sea, ... |
| 23' | [...] it-tak-lu-ma is-lu-u ni-ri-ia [...] | ... they trusted in me and praised my heroism |
| 24' | [...]-an-szar2 _man dingir-mesz_ u nam-ri-ri _en_-ti-ia x x | ...-Ashur, king of the gods and goddesses, my lord, ... |
| 25' | [...] x ka-mis-ma u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti | ... ... and made my lordship resplendent. |
| 26' | [...] man-da-tu ka-bit2-ti _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 it-ti nu-dun-ne2-e | ... the substantial payment of his daughters with the dowry |
| 27' | [...] na-dan szat-ti-szu2 ma-la u2-szab-t,i-lu | ... the guarantee of his life, as much as he made it last long, |
| 28' | [...] u2-na-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | ... he made pass through my feet. |
| 29' | [...] _iri-mesz_-szu2 szu-ut na-ba-li e-kim-szu2-ma | ... his cities, which the Nabali gods had conquered, |
| 30' | [...] asz2-kun-ma ana mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} _gur_ | ... I set up and to the border of Assyria I returned. |
| 31' | [...] _igi_ {disz}ba-di-x u2-szad-gil2 | ... before Badi-... he made it perfect. |
| 32' | [...] x-ni-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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