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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043 composite (P462893)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 043 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462893 |
| 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 | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz | I, Esarhaddon, |
| 2 | _man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | strong king, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria], |
| 3 | pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | who reveres the great gods, |
| 4 | mu-szap-szi-ih ka-bat-ti | who soothes the heart, |
| 5 | {d}a-nim u an-szar2 | Anu and Anšar |
| 6 | na-ram {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, |
| 7 | musz-te-e'-u asz2-rat {d}ag u {d}papnun | who guides the cult centers of Nabû and Papnun, |
| 8 | ba-nu-u _e2_ an-szar2 | creator of the temple of Ashur, |
| 9 | e-pisz e2-sag-il2 u babila2{ki} | who built Esagil and Babylon, |
| 10 | sza2 an-szar2 _ad dingir-dingir_ a-na _lugal_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | of Ashur, father of the gods, to the kingship of Assyria |
| 11 | _szagina_-ut _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} im-bu-u | governor-general of the land of Sumer and Akkad he named. |
| 12 | ni-bit _mu_-ia {d}inanna [...] | the one who utters my name, Ištar |
| 13 | ina _sza3-tur3 ama_-ia szi-mat _man_-ti | in the womb of my mother the fate of kingship |
| 14 | isz-ru-ka a-na szi-rik-ti | He gave you as a gift. |
| 15 | _dingir-mesz_ ud-du-usz [...] | the gods continually strengthened ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | x? x [...] | |
| 17' | _dingir_ x? x _nu_ [...] | the god ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | ul-zi-iz [...] | He stood ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | a-na e-pe-szi [...] | to do(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | ina _gu2_-ia [...] | on my neck ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | u2-szal-la-mu par-s,i [...] | (Sum) He made the rites complete (Akk) I made the rituals complete |
| 22' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina nap-ha-ri-szu2-nu | the great gods in all of them |
| 23' | a-na ni-isz3 _szu-min_-ia u la-ban ap-pi-ia | for my handiwork and the rations of my ears |
| 24' | li-zi-zu-nim-ma lim-hu-ru | May they stand by me and accept. |
| 25' | tes2-le-ti szat-ti-szam-ma | “At that time, |
| 26' | ma-har-szu2-nu szal-mesz lu-ut-tal-lak | Before them, I shall go full-time. |
| 27' | _ti-la ud-mesz gid2-da-mesz_ | a life of long days |
| 28' | _mu-an-na-mesz_ t,u-ub _uzu-mesz_ | years of good health |
| 29' | u3 hu-ud lib3-bi | and joy of heart |
| 30' | szi-mat la-ba-a-ri | the fate of the old man |
| 31' | kun-nu _bala-mesz_-e | established dynasty |
| 32' | sza2-lam _numun_ | the health of the seed |
| 33' | szi-i-ma szi-ma-ti | He is fate. |
| 34' | sza ina _ugu dingir-mesz_-ni sza _gu2 lugal_ | which on the gods of the neck of the king |
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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