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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045 composite (P462895)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 045 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462895 |
| 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-szesz-szum2-na | I, Esarhaddon, |
| 2 | mu-du-u ha-as-su it-pe-szu pit-qu-du | “If a man’s neck hurts him, he will be frightened. |
| 3 | [...]-sza2-ti e-pisz szip-ri sza x x? a?-sza2?-red? | ..., the one who performs the work of ...(?), the one whom I love |
| 4 | musz-te-e'-u2 esz-re-e-ti [...] x | The one who guides the shrines ... |
| 5 | [...]-u2-a [...] | ... my(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...] {d}[...] | ... the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | isz-ta-[...] | |
| 9' | i-na lib3-bi [...] | from within(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | si-kip-ti [...] | (Sum) I am the one who binds ... (Akk) My limbs |
| 11' | u2-x [...] | |
| 12' | at-[...] | I ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13' | {disz}x [...] | |
| 14' | a-na [...] | to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 15' | u3 [...] | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 16' | qa-at {d}[...] | Hand of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17' | {lu2}i-szip-pi2 [...] | The messenger ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | _{lu2}gala-mesz_ i-[...] | The magnates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | ta-nit-ti qar-ra-du-ti-szu2 [...] | The praise of his heroism(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | _{lu2}nar-mesz_ ina _{gesz}za3-mi2_ [...] | The singers on the throne(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | gim-ri _erin2-hi-a_-ia [...] | all my troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | te-e-ra i-sza2-[...] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 23' | i-na _kar_ a-[...] | at the quay of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24' | a-na 1(disz) _danna_ [...] | for 1 nanny ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | as-li eb-bu-ti [...] | (Sum) I want to go to the pure place(?) (Akk) The pure place ... |
| 26' | nap-tan sze-e-ri [...] | The meal of the morning ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | {d}ag _dumu_ [...] | Nabû son of(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28' | u2-szal-[...] | he made ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 29' | {d}u-gur [...] | Ugur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30' | il-[...] | Il-[...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31' | [...] e2-sag-il2 [...] | ... Esagil ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32' | [...] _an_-e u _ki_-tim a-na [...] | ... heaven and earth to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | [...] u2-szam-ki-ra u2-[...] | ... he made disappear, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ szu-ut _an_-e u _ki_-tim _ug3-mesz_ [...] | the great gods of heaven and netherworld, the people . |
| 35' | a-na _giri3-min_-szu2 u2-szak-ni-szu2 a-a-bi-szu2 is-pu-nu at-x x x | to his feet he made him bow down, his enemies ... |
| 36' | mu-szab an-szar2 e2-szar2-ra _e2_ ab-be2-e a-szar te-disz-ti | who dwells in heaven, Ešara, the house of the elders, the place of learning, |
| 37' | sza it-ti _iri_-ka babila2{ki} e2-kur-ka e2-sag-gil2 | who with your city Babylon, Ekurka, Esagil |
| 38' | x x? x e-mu-ru-ma szu-ud-lu-pu _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | ... saw, and he made his people tremble |
| 39' | e2-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra a-szar te-disz-ti-ia | Eḫursaggalkurkurra, the place of my learning, |
| 40' | isz-da-a-szu2 li-ku-na ki-ma _kur_-i | may his foundations be as firm as mountains. |
| 41' | gi-mir _he2-nun_ t,uh-du hi-s,ib kib-ra-a-ti | all the abundance, abundance, and prosperity of the world quarters |
| 42' | szat-ti-szam-ma _i7_-isz3 li-szah-bi-ba qe2-reb-szu2 | At that time, may the Iš River tremble inside it. |
| 43' | i-na _ugu_ ki-gal-li sza {d}en sza3-t,ir | It is written upon the pedestal of Bel. |
| 44' | _gin7 sumun_-szu2 _ab-sar_-ma ba3-ri3 | Written and collated according to its original |
| 45' | _dub {disz}{d}marduk-gar-mu {lu2}szaman2-la2 tur_ | Tablet of Marduk-gārmu, the junior merchant. |
| 46' | _szu-min {disz}{d}muati-numun-kat3 {lu2}a-ba_ | Ditto of Nabû-zeru-kat, scribe. |
| 47' | _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}ina-suh3-szur _a-ba a_ {disz}{d}muati?-pap-ir _a-ba_ | son of Asuḫšur, son of Nabû-nāṣir, |
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