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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 109 composite (P462959)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 109 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P462959 |
| 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' | _sipa_ ke-e-nu | true shepherd |
| 2' | mi-gir _en en-en_ | the favorite of the lord of en priests, |
| 3' | ma-al-ku na-a'-du | “I am a lord, I am mighty, |
| 4' | sza _ag2_ {d}zar-pa-ni-tum szar-ra-tu | who by the command of Zarpanitu, the queen |
| 5' | i-lat ka-la gim-ri | goddess of all the gods, |
| 6' | _lugal_ szah-tu | the exalted king |
| 7' | sza be-lut-su-nu | whose rule |
| 8' | pu-tuq-qu-ma | are in dispute |
| 9' | qu-ru-us-su-nu da-al-lu | their fierce warriors, |
| 10' | re-e-szu mut-nen-nu-u2 | the head of the mutinnu-priestess |
| 11' | asz2-ru kan-szu | (a kind of container) |
| 12' | pa-lih _dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti | who reveres their great divinity, |
| 13' | sza a-na ud-du-usz | which for future |
| 14' | esz-re-e-ti ab-ta-a-ti | I built sanctuaries. |
| 15' | nu-um-mur ma-ha-zi | he does not see the cult centers. |
| 16' | re-'u-u2-tu kul-lat _ug3-mesz_ | the shepherdship of all the people |
| 17' | tu-ma-al-lu-u2 qa-tusz-szu | “You fill his hands, |
| 18' | a-na szu-te-szu-ri pel-lu-de-e | [To] make [them] st[and in good order]. |
| 19' | ma-szu-u2-ti u3 tur-ri | “Ašūtu and turru |
| 20' | gi-mi-li _kur_ uri{ki} | requital of the land of Ur |
| 21' | ta-asz2-szu-szu a-na _lugal_-u2-ti | to kingship |
| 22' | a-na nu-uh-hu lib3-bi _dingir_-ti-ka | for the well-being of your divinity |
| 23' | _gal_-ti szup-szu-uh ka-bat-ti-ka | May your mood be appeased, |
| 24' | ta-as-su-qu-szu a-na dan-nu-ti | [You have t]ood him [as a mighty] king. |
| 25' | i-nu-szu ina _bala_-e | At that time, in the reign |
| 26' | _lugal_ mah-ri-ia | king before me |
| 27' | it-tab-sza2-a _a2-mesz hul-mesz_ | he carried off the evil arms |
| 28' | _un-mesz?_ kul-lat? ma-ha?-zi | the people of all the cult centers |
| 29' | [...] x | |
| 30' | x [...] | |
| 31' | par-s,i-szi-na? | their rites |
| 32' | u2-masz-szi-ra-ma? | he removed, and |
| 33' | sza2 _bi_ x [...] | which ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34' | ni-x [...] | |
| 35' | _an_ [...] | Mars ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36' | man-za-[...] | Manza-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 37' | hi-t,i-tu? szur-szu-u2? | (As for) the exalted crime(?) |
| 38' | a-sak?-ku? ak-lu? | I am the asakku(?) of the kiln, |
| 39' | ina bi-x [...] | In ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 40' | gur-ru-[...] | Gurru-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 41' | bil-ta [...] | From the bilta-vessel(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 42' | u2-szab-szu-u2 | they caused to seize |
| 43' | ri-kil-tu2 | scepter |
| 44' | a-na _nig2-szu_ | for a gift |
| 45' | e2-sag-gil2 | Esagila |
| 46' | u _dumu_ babilax(E){ki} | and the son of Babylon |
| 47' | _szu-min_-szu-nu | their hands |
| 48' | u2-bi-lu-u-ma | they brought, and |
| 49' | im-szu-'u _nig2-szu_-szu2 | his possessions |
| 50' | _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz?_ | gold, silver, (and) stones |
| 51' | sza qe2-reb e2-kur | in the Ekur |
| 52' | a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} | to Elam |
| 53' | [...]-x-u2 | ...-u(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 54' | [...]-su | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 55' | [...]-ma | ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 56' | [...]-x | |
| 57' | ta-nit?-ti? {d}marduk | the life of Marduk, |
| 58' | _en? gal_-e? _en_-ia? | the great lord, my ..., |
| 59' | ep-szet? e-tep?-pu-szu? | They have performed the deeds. |
| 60' | [...] x x | |
| 61' | [...] x | |
| 62' | [...] szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | ... the inscribed object of my name |
| 63' | [...] e-siq-ma | ... he smote, and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 64' | [...] x x? x x x x | |
| 65' | [...] asz2-ku-un | ... I established(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 66' | {d}marduk? _en? gal_-u2 | Marduk, the great lord, |
| 67' | ep-sze-ti-ia? _saga-mesz_ | my good deeds |
Sources & licences
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