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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 041 composite (P467056)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 041 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P467056 |
| 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 tab-ra-a-ti | to the tabratu-priests |
| 2' | u2-sza2-lik sik-kat3 kar-ri | he made bow down at the feet of the quay |
| 3' | kas-pi u3 _uruda_ qe2-reb-szin | silver and copper therein |
| 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 kings, my ancestors, to the quay of battle |
| 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' | _{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 _si-gar_-szi-in | I had alad-lammānu-bowls and apsûtu-vessels of lapis lazuli (and) pebbles of my palaces placed around them. |
| 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 a rod of great copper, together with large rods of cedar, the booty of the land Hamānu, and (then) I installed (them) on the lion’s thighs. |
| 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-offerings of the zaḫalu-priestess and the babzazātu-offers, the allocation of the barley-heaps, which are not 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 tattidu-trees, he devoured. |
| 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_ | Moreover, I placed the silver in their hands and (then) I surrounded (them) with their hoes (and) chariots. |
| 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, in order to keep the water pure, bright, (and) shiny, |
| 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 kātu-measures, a maḫu-pole and a alumitta-pole I fashioned. |
| 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, (and) I made those palaces greater than before. I enlarged the whole palace to be an object of wonder. |
| 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 which had no rival I demolished. |
| 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 (and) Lamma, (my) good protection, |
| 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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