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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 041, ex. 001 (P466644)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 041, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P466644 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| 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' | [a-na tab]-ra-a-ti | to the tabratu rites(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [u2-sza2-lik sik-kat3] kar-ri | he made bow down at the feet. |
| 3' | kas-pi [u3 _uruda_ qe2]-reb-szin | silver and copper therein(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | u2-szal-me i-na _sig4-al-ur3-ra_ | with baked bricks |
| 5' | _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ us-si-ma | I surrounded it with zu-stone and lapis lazuli and |
| 6' | se-el-lum ne2-be2-hi u3 gi-mir | awe-inspiring splendor and the totality |
| 7' | pa-as-qi2-szin asz2-szu2 szip-ri _e2-gal_-ia | concerning the work of my palace |
| 8' | szu-te-szu-ri u3 li-pit _szu-min_-ia szul-lu-me | may my hands be clean and my hands well. |
| 9' | i-na u4-me-szu-ma {d}asz-szur u3 {d}isz-tar | At that time, (as for) Aššīr and Ishtar, |
| 10' | ra-'i-mu _{lu2}sanga_-ti-ia na-bu-u2 _mu_-ia | who loves my priesthood, named by my name, |
| 11' | gesz-mah-hi {gesz}ere-ni sza ul-tu u4-me _su3-mesz_ | a grove of cedar, which since distant days |
| 12' | i-szi-hu-ma ik-bi-ru ma-gal i-na qe2-reb | “They sat down, and they made a great sacrifice inside |
| 13' | {kur}si-ra-ra szad-di-i i-na pu-uz-ri | I conquered the high land Sirara in a single day. |
| 14' | na-an-zu-zu u2-szak-li-mu-in-ni | (Sum) They made me bow down to the lord (Akk) They had me bow before him |
| 15' | s,i-i-su-un sza _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ sza i-na tar-s,i | a ṣīšu-vessel of alabaster, which in the middle |
| 16' | _<lugal>-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia a-na kar-ri nam-s,a-ri | the magnates, my ancestors, to the quay of the guard |
| 17' | szu-qu-ru i-na sa-pan {kur}am-ma-na-na | In the territory of the land Ammanāna |
| 18' | u2-szap-tu-ni pa-ni-szu u3 _{na4}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da_ | he sent before him, and Durmīnabanda |
| 19' | ma-la {dug}bur-zi-gal-li | as much as a burzigallu-vessel |
| 20' | _alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ u3 _{munus}ab2#-[za-za_-a-ti {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e sza _e2-gal-mesz_-ia u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta _si-gar_-szi-in] | I had lion-headed bulls and adolescent girls of lapis lazuli (and) peṣītu-stone from my palaces entrusted to her. |
| 21' | tim-me _uruda mah-mesz_ a-di {gesz}tim#-[me {gesz}ere-ni _gal-mesz_ bi-ib-lat {kur}ha-ma-nim me-ser _uruda_ u2-rak-kis-ma s,e-er pirig-gal-le-e] | I fastened rods of copper on great beams, as well as (on) large beams of cedar, the booty of the land Hamānu, and (then) I installed (them) on the lion’s feet. |
| 22' | ul-ziz-ma dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-[szin e-mid _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ a-di _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti pi-ti-iq] | I surrounded their gates with a wall of alabaster, together with sphinxes. |
| 23' | u2-ru-de-e sza za-ha-lu-u2# [lit-bu-sza2 u3 _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti pi-ti-iq _gu-an-na_ sza nu-um-mu-ru] | the udû-vessels of the zaḫalu-offerings, her libations, and the babzazāti-offers, the allocation of the barley rations, which are not yet finished, |
| 24' | gat-ta-szin {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}esi {gesz}szur#-[min3 {gesz}eren_ {gesz}dup-ra-ni _{szim}li_ u3 {gesz}ta-ti-du ih-ze-et pa-szal-li] | their heads, tamarisk, ebony, cypress, cedar, juniper, lupin, and tabidu-tree, he swore an oath. |
| 25' | u3 kas-pi s,e-ru-usz-szin ul-[ziz]-ma# [sza kum2-me mu-szab be-lu-ti-ia e-mid _{gesz}gan-du7-mesz_-szu2-un _kun4-mesz_] | I erected a stele for my lordly abode and (then) I installed their wagons as booty. |
| 26' | _{na4}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ u3# [_kun4-mesz_] {na4#}pi-[i-li _gal-mesz_ a-sur-ru-szin u2-sza2-as-hi-ra] | I surrounded their borders with slabs of dunānda-stone, alabaster, and large limestone slabs. |
| 27' | a-na tab-ra-a-ti u2-sza2-lik asz2-szu2 u4-me-szam-ma _a-mesz_ [di-lu-u2-ti da-lum eb-li gu-has,-s,a-a-ti _zabar_] | In order to prolong the days of my life, I poured out pure water, polished bronze cups. |
| 28' | u3 har-ha-ri _zabar_ u2-sze-pisz-ma ki-mu-u2#? [ma-ka-a-ti gesz-mah-hi u3 a-la-mit-ta s,e-er] | I had a bronze harharû-vessel made and, instead of the rakes, I had poles and bolts made. |
| 29' | _pu2-mesz_ usz-ziz _e2-gal-mesz_ sza2-ti-na u2#-sza2#-lik# as-mi3-isz# [si]-hir#-[ti _e2-gal_ a-na tab-rat] | I erected wells. I surrounded those palaces with (them) like a mountain. The whole palace was made into a fortress. |
| 30' | kisz-szat _ug3-mesz_ ul-la-a re-szi-sza2 _e2-gal_ sza sza2-ni-na la# i#-szu-u2 ni-bit-sa az-kur | I conquered the totality of the people. The palace that had no rival I destroyed. |
| 31' | i-na qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _ad dingir-mesz_ u3 {d}isz-tar szar-ra-<<ra>>-ti _{d}alad_ dum-qi2 _{d}lamma_ dum-qi2 | By the command of the god Aššīr, the father of all the gods, and the goddess Ishtar, the queen: may Alad be good, may Lamma be good. |
| 32' | qe2-reb _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu da-a-risz lisz-tab-ru-u2 a-a ip-par-ku-u2 i-da-a-sza2 | May they constantly renew this palace, may they not be deprived of its charms. |
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