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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 043, ex. 002 (P466649)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 043, ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P466649 |
| 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' | _kun4#-mesz# {na4#}dur2-mi-na-ban3-da_ | sashes of Dur-mina-banda-stone |
| 2' | s,i-ra-a-ti ab-ni ki-lal-la-an | (Sum) I am the one who makes the ṣīrātu-demon bow down (Akk) I have made the high places bow down |
| 3' | i-na szad-di-szu-un ab#-tuq#-ma | I crossed their paths, and |
| 4' | a-na# szip#-ri# _e2-gal_-ia u2#-szal#-di#-da# | for the work of my palace I had completed |
| 5' | qe2-reb# {iri#}ni#-na#-a# _{d}alad#-{d#}lamma-mesz# gal#-mesz_ | In Nineveh, the great shield-bearers |
| 6' | u3 _{munus#}ab2#-za-za_-a-ti {na4}pi-i#-li | and babza-za-tīti of pi-ili stone |
| 7' | pe-s,e-e# i-na lip#-ta-at {d}nin#-kur-ra | by the command of Ninkurra |
| 8' | ina er-s,e#-et# {iri#}ba-la-t,a-a-a u2-sza2-a'#-lid-ma | I made them dwell in the territory of the city Balaṭu and |
| 9' | u2-szak-li-la gat#-ta-szu2#-un sza ul-tu ul-la _lugal#-mesz_-ni | I made their heads, which since time immemorial kings |
| 10' | _ad-mesz_-ia s,a-lam# _uruda#_ tam-szil gat-ti-szu2-un a-na szu-zu-zi# qe2-reb | my fathers a statue of copper, a replica of their heads, to stand inside |
| 11' | _e2-kur-mesz_ ib-nu-ma i-na e-pisz-ti-szu2-nu u2-sza2-ni-hu | the temples he built and through their work he made them flourish. |
| 12' | gi#-mir# _dumu#-mesz_ um-ma-a-ni i-na la bi-szit uz-ni | all the sons of the schoolgirls without a father's permission |
| 13' | la ha-sa-as a-ma-ti a-na szip-ri hi-szih-ti-szu-nu | Do not disregard my words for the work on their debts! |
| 14' | _i3-gesz_ isz-ku-ru na-al#-ba-asz2 s,e-e-ni u2-qe2-ru qe2-reb _kur-mesz_-szu2-un | he poured oil, he made the nalbatu-offerings, and he brought the flock into their lands. |
| 15' | ia-a-ti {disz}{d}suen-szesz-mesz-eri-ba a-sza2-red kal mal-ki | For me, Sîn-ahhē-eriba, foremost of all rulers, |
| 16' | mu-de-e szip-ri ka-la-ma tim-me _uruda gal-mesz_ ur#-mah-hi | the one who knows all the work, the great copper lions, |
| 17' | pe#-tan bir-ki sza ma-na-ma la ip-ti-qu _lugal_ pa-ni# mah-ri-ia# | Whoever breaks the contract, no king of the past who came before me will die. |
| 18' | [x x] uz#-ni ni-kil-ti sza u2-szat-li-ma ru-bu-u | ... a scepter of protection, which he had made supreme and |
| 19' | {d}nin-szi-ku3 [x x] szi-tul-ti ram-ni-ia a-na e-pesz szip-ri szu-a-tu ra-bisz | For the god Ninšiku, ..., my beloved counsellor, I greatly sought out this work. |
| 20' | [...] i-na me-lik t,e3-me-ia u3 me-resz ka-bat-ti-ia# | ... with my hearing and my understanding |
| 21' | [x x]-iq# _uruda_ u2-ba-asz2-szim-ma u2-nak-ki-la [x]-la2-su | ... of copper he weighed out and cut off his ... |
| 22' | [...]-hi# u3# a-la#-[x]-ta _gesz_ mesz-re#-e | ... and ... wood of the mešrê plant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | 1(u)? 2(disz) _ur-mah-mesz_ ne2-'i-ru-ti a-di 1(u)? 2(disz) _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz mah-mesz_ sza szuk-lu-lu nab-ni-tu 2(u)? 2(disz) _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti sza ku-uz-bu | 12 lion-headed lions, together with 12 mighty shield-bearers, whose appearance is supreme, 22 suckling female lambs, |
| 24' | u3 ul-[...]-lu-pa bal-tu la-la-a kum2-mu-ru s,e-ru-usz-szin ki-i t,e3-em _dingir_-ma zi-i'-pi | and ... ... the living, the lala-priestess, their flock, according to the order of the god, ziʾpi |
| 25' | t,i-it,-t,i ab-ni-ma# e-ra-a qe2#-reb-szu asz2-tap-pa-ka ki-i pi-ti-iq 1/2(disz) _gin2 ta-am3#_ u2-szak-li-la nab-ni-su-un | I poured out a libation, and I sent you inside it. I made their foundations as firm as a pile of bricks, 1/2 shekel each. |
| 26' | _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ nab-nit _uruda_ sza 2(disz) i-na lib3-bi za-ha-lu-u2 lit-bu-szu2 _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | Alad-lammāni, the creator of copper, whose two parts are zaḫalû-stone, alad(lamm)a-lammaš (and) alabaster |
| 27' | a-di _{d}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 | together with the protective deities Alad-Lamma and Abzazāti, I had the limestone slabs of my palaces brought in. |
| 28' | _si-gar_-szi-in 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_ | “Sigaršīnu of great copper, as far as large cedars, which are the booty of Mount Amanus, (and) a ... of copper, |
| 29' | u2-rak-kis-ma s,e-er pirig-gal-le-e ul-ziz-ma dap2-pi ku-lul _ka2-mesz_-szin e-mid _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti _{na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ | I set up a flock of lion-gods and I surrounded their gates with a wall of alabaster. |
| 30' | a-di _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti pi-ti-iq u2-ru-de-e sza za-ha-lu-u2 lit-bu-sza2 u3 _{munus}ab2-za-za_-a-ti | as far as the adolescent girls, the release of the udû-priestess who is a zaḫalū’u-demon, and the azazazaʾu-priestesses, |
| 31' | pi-ti-iq _gu-an-na_ sza nu-um#-mu#-ru# gat#-ta#-szin# {gesz}tim-me _{gesz}esi {gesz}szur-min3 {gesz}eren_ {gesz}dup-ra-ni _{szim}li_ u3 {gesz}ta-ad-du | “Piece of the throne, whose horns are not torn out, timme, ebony, cypress, cedar, duprani, juniper, and taddu-wood. |
| 32' | ih-ze-et pa-szal#-li# u3# kas#-pi s,e-ru-usz-szin ul-ziz-ma sza kum2-me mu-szab be-lu-ti-ia e-mid | I sat down on the throne of my lordly majesty and paid the silver in full. |
| 33' | _{gesz#}gan#-du7#-mesz#_-szu2#-un# _kun4#-mesz# {na4#}dur2#-mi#-na-ban3-da {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ u3# _kun4-mesz_ {na4}pi-i-li | their cones, slabs of Durmi-nabanda-stone, alabaster, and slab(s) of pīlu-stone |
| 34' | _gal#-mesz#_ a#-sur#-ru#-szi#-in# u2#-sza2#-as#-hi#-ra a-na tab-ra-a-ti u2-sza2-lik <...> _e2-gal-mesz_ sza2-ti-na | I surrounded its border with great wall(s) and made (them) larger than before. ... those palaces |
| 35' | u2#-sza2#-lik# as#-mi3#-isz# si#-hi#-ir#-ti# _e2#-gal_ a-na tab-rat kisz#-szat# _ug3-mesz_ ul-la-a re-szi-sza2 _e2-gal_ sza | As for the rest of the palace, for the protection of the totality of the people, I raised up its superstructure. The palace which |
| 36' | sza2-ni-na la# i#-szu#-u2# ni#-bit#-sa# az#-kur# _{gesz#}kiri6#-mah#_-hu# tam-szil# {kur#}ha#-ma-nim# sza# gi#-mir# _szim#-hi#-a# gurun_ | Secondly, they had no rival. I conquered (and) plundered the orchards, the entirety of the land Hamānu, with all kinds of aromatic plants. |
| 37' | s,ip-pa-a#-ti# _gesz#-mesz#_ tuk#-lat# szad#-di#-i# u3 {kur}kal-di qe2-reb#-szu#? hur-ru#-szu# i#-ta#-a-sza2 az-qup | I plundered the groves of trees with the support of the mountains and Chaldea in its midst. |
| 38' | a-na mit,-ra-a-ti szum#-mu#-hi# ul#-tu# pa#-a-t,i {iri}ki-si-ri a-di ta#-mir#-ti nina{ki} _kur_-a i-na ak-kul-la-ti _an-bar_ | From the border of the city Kisiri to the plain of Nineveh, I surrounded my land with iron clad steles. |
| 39' | u2-szat-tir-ma# u2#-sze#-szir# {i7#}har#-ru# 1(disz)# 1/2(disz)# _danna#_ qaq-qa-ru ul-tu# qe2#-reb {i7}hu-su-ur ma-a-me da-ru-u2-ti a-szar-sza2 | I restored and restored the river Ḫarru, a canal of one and a half shekels, from the Euphrates River to its former location. |
| 40' | u2-szar-da#-a# qe2#-reb# mit,#-ra#-a#-ti# sza2#-ti#-na# u2#-szah#-bi-ba pat-ti-isz a-na szup-szu-uh a-lak-ti _a-mesz_ sza2 _{gesz}kiri6-mesz_ | I surrounded (and) plundered those settlements in a peaceful manner. For the purification of the water of the orchards |
| 41' | {i7}a-gam-mu# u2#-szab#-szi#-ma# s,u#-s,u#-u2# qe2#-reb-sza2 as-ti-il _igira2{muszen}-mesz szah#-mesz# {gesz}gi_ a-lap qi2-i-szi i-na lib3-bi | I surrounded (and) filled the Agammu River with awe-inspiring splendor. I carried off eagles, pigeons, and reed thickets from it. |
| 42' | u2-masz-szir# i#-na# t,e3#-em# _dingir#_-ma# qe2#-reb _{gesz}kiri6-mesz {gesz}gesztin_ gi-mir _gurun_ {gesz}se-er-du u3 _szim-hi-a_ ma-gal isz-mu-hu _{gesz}szur-min3_ | By the command of the god, in the garden plots, vineyards, all kinds of fruit trees, erdu-trees, and many aromatics they gathered. |
| 43' | _{gesz#}mes#-ma2#-kan#-na#_ nap#-har# _gesz#-mesz_ i-szi-hu-ma u2-s,ar-ri-szu pa-pa-al-lum ap-pa-ra-a-ti ma-gal i-szi-ra _muszen an_-e _igira2{muszen}_ | All the meskannu-wood, all of the wood, fell upon it and its branches were very thick. The bird of heaven, the fox, |
| 44' | qin-na iq-nun-ma _szah {gesz#}gi#_ a-lap qi2-i-szi u2-rap-pi-szu2 ta-lit-tu _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na {gesz}szur-min3_ tar-bit s,ip-... | “He threw a reed bundle, and he spread out a wild pig of juniper (and) a half of it over his head. The talittu-offering of meskannu-wood, cypress, ṣip-wood |
| 45' | _ambar-mesz_ sza2 qe2-reb {i7#}a#-gam#-me# ak-szit,-ma a-na szip-ri hi-szih-ti _e2-gal-mesz_ be-lu-ti-ia lu e-pu-... | I cut down the marshes that are inside the Euphrates River and, in order to build the cult centers of my lordly majesties, I built them. |
| 46' | _e2#-gal#_-ia# u2#-qat#-tu#-u2 {d}asz-szur _en gal dingir-mesz_ u3 _{d}isz-tar-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} i-... | The god Ashur, the great lord of the gods, and the goddesses who dwell in Assyria |
| 47' | aq-re#-ma# _{udu#}siskur#-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti aq-qi2-ma u2-szat-lim kad3-ra-a-a _i3-gesz_ {gesz}ser2-di ... | I prayed to the gods, my lords, and I offered a libation of tašriḫtu-offerings. I made (them) attain my wish: oil, cedar, |
| 48' | ...-raq-qa-a# a-na ru-usz-te i-na tasz-ri-it _e2-gal_ sza# ba#-hu-la-a-... | ... in the palace of Baḫula-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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