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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044 composite (P462894)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 044 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462894 |
| 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}asz-szur-a-hu-i-di-na [...] mi-gir {d}en-lil2 | I, Ashurbanipal, the beloved of the god Enlil, |
| 2 | et,-lu na-a-du na-ram {d}marduk u {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | (As for) the young man, the beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, |
| 3 | re-e2-u2-um ki-i-nu [...] _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | The true shepherd, .., the great gods |
| 4 | _szagina_ it-pe-szu [...] _dumu {d}en_ | governor of Itpešu, son of Bel |
| 5 | mun-tal-ku ma-li-ku [...] esz-re-e-ti | (Sum) I am a woman, I am an ecstatic(?), I am the one who goes to the sanctuaries (Akk) The woman, the woman, ... the shrines |
| 6 | pa-qid-du sat-tuk-ki x [...] _bara2-mesz_ | ... the sattukku-priests, the ... of the dais(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | mu-t,ah-hi-id _e2-kur-mesz_ x [...] ma-ha-zi | who renovates the temples ... the cult centers |
| 8 | mu-kin nin-da-be2-e [...] ka-la2-ma | Establisher of the nindaba-offering, all the ... |
| 9 | mu-nam-mir ma-ha-zi mu-szak-li-il par-s,i-szu-un | Who illuminates the cult centers, who purifies their rites, |
| 10 | mu-du-u2 kul-lat gim-ri [...]-ku ka-la2-ma | (Sum) The one who knows everything, all of the ... (Akk) You know everything |
| 11 | x-x-ti na-mi-i [...] x ma-aq-ti | (Sum) My ..., my ... (Akk) The ... of the ... that is destroyed |
| 12 | mu-szal-li-mu hi-bil-ti en-szi s,a-bit qa-at u2-la-li | Who dispels the guilt of the enši-demon, who takes hold of the hands of the demons, |
| 13 | mu-ut-x x it-ti x [...] a-ku-u2-ti | (Sum) ... with ... (Akk) With ... I drink ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | x x [...] x x x [...] ki-na-a-ti | ... truths(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | [...] hab-bi-lu | ... is destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [...] x ki-x x x? x | |
| 17 | [...] x [...] | |
| 18' | [...]-bat zi-[...] | ... life ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | [...] x sza {d}en nu-pa-ra [...] | ... of Enlil that is not revealed(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | ul-tu s,e-he-ri-ia-a-ma ab-bu-u2-ia? [...] _ta_ [...] | From my childhood, my father ... from ... |
| 21' | id-di-nam-ma re-'u-ut s,al-mat _sag-du_ [...] x asz-szur [...] | he gave to me, and the shepherds of the black-headed people ... Ashur ... |
| 22' | _kur-mesz_-te ka-li-szi-na [...] za-ma-ni-i-a _gaz_ [...] | All the lands ... my praise ... |
| 23' | kul-lat la ma-gi-ri u2-szak-ni-sza2-am-ma u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-min_-ia | I imposed upon her all of the unsubmissive and made my feet tremble. |
| 24' | u3 a-na-ku ge-en-na-a u _sa2-du11_ u2-sa-ad-da-ra x x x?-sa | and I, myself, and the sa₂-tax shall add |
| 25' | _nun egir_-u2 mu-kan-nu-u2 szit,-ri-ia mut-ta-id-du ep-sze-e-ti | The future prince, who establishes my commemorative inscriptions, who oversees the deeds, |
| 26' | {d}marduk _en gal_-u2 ap-kal _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim _en_ nag-bi u ta-ma-a-ti | Marduk, great lord, apkallu of heaven and earth, en priest of water and water, |
| 27' | szi-mat du-un-qi2 u mesz-ri-i li-szim-szu2-ma x [...] a-na _szu-min_-szu2 li-mal-li | May he determine a fate of good fortune and prosperity for him, and ... may he fill into his hands. |
| 28' | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 li-szam-di-il-szu li-bi-il ma-ta-a-ti | his name (and) his seed may he extinguish him and make the land whole. |
| 29' | i-na nu-uh-szi t,uh-di _he2-gal2_ u3 mesz-ri-i li-ir-te-'a-a _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | with abundance, abundance, and awe may his people be reconciled. |
| 30' | di-isz _buru14_ i-na _en-te-na_ di-isz _en-te-na_ i-na _buru14_ lisz-tab-ra-a qe2-reb ma-ti-szu2 | may a judgment concerning the harvest in the summer be made, in his land |
| 31' | qa-bu-u2 sze-mu-u2 u ma-ga-ru kit-tum u mi-sza2-ru a-a ip-par-ka-a pi-i te-ne2-sze-ti-szu2 | May he speak, hear, and obey, truth and justice, and may he not change the wording of his pronouncements. |
| 32' | szar-ru-ut kisz-szat _kur-mesz_-te li-pu-usz-ma e-ma u2-s,a-am-ma-ru lik-szu-da qa-ta-a-szu2 | May he exercise kingship over all the lands and, wherever he wishes, may he make his hand reach him. |
| 33' | s,i-bu-us-su li-is,-bi hi-szih-tum a-a x [...] lum-na a-a e-mur | May he release his sin, may he not ... evil ...! |
| 34' | ta-nit-ti be-li2 _gal_-e {d}marduk nar-[...] x-da-la-la | The praise of the great lord, Marduk, the ... singer |
| 35' | i-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li sza _en gal_-e {d}marduk szat,-t,ir2 | It is written upon the pedestal of the great lord, Marduk. |
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