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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 136 composite (P467151)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 136 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P467151 |
| 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 | {disz}{d}suen-szesz-mesz-su _lugal gal_-u2 | Sîn-ahhēssu, the great king |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the mighty king, king of the world, [king of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim _re-e2-um_ it-pe-szu2 | king of the four quarters (of the world), the overseer of the troops |
| 4 | mi-gir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ na-s,ir kit-ti | the favorite of the great gods, guardian of truth, |
| 5 | ra-'i-im mi-sza2-ri e-pisz u2-sa-a-ti | who loves justice, who performs deeds, |
| 6 | a-lik tap-pu-ti a-ki-i sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-ti | Go with the companions, like a good reed bundle. |
| 7 | et,-lu git2-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du | The perfect man, the hero, the warrior, |
| 8 | a-sza2-red kal ma-al-ki rap-pu la-'i-it, | I am the foremost of all rulers, the widest one. |
| 9 | la ma-gi-ri mu-szab-ri-qu za-ma-a-ni | (Sum) I am the one who makes the insubmissive pass by (Akk) The one who destroys the inscrutable pass by |
| 10 | {d}asz-szur sza2-du-u2 _gal_-u2 _lugal_-ut la sza2-na-an | Assur, the great mountain, king without rival |
| 11 | u2-szat-li-ma-an-ni-ma _ugu_ gi-mir | made me whole, and over all |
| 12 | a-szib pa-rak-ki u2-szar-ba-a _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia | who dwells on the daises I made my weapons greater. |
| 13 | ul-tu _a-ab-ba_ e-le-ni-ti sza sza2-lam _{d}utu_-szi | From the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun |
| 14 | a-di _a-ab-ba_ szap-li-ti sza s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi | as far as the lower sea of the rising of the sun |
| 15 | gim-ri s,al-mat _sag-du_ u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-u2-a | I made all the black-headed people bow down at my feet. |
| 16 | u3 mal-ki szep-s,u-ti e-du-ru ta-ha-zi | And the rulers of the lands are frightened, terrified, (and) fearful. |
| 17' | x x? [...] | |
| 18' | u2?-zaq?-qir? hur-sza2-nisz? [...] | I raised (them) up like a mountain |
| 19' | asz2-szu2 ina ra-a-di [...] isz-de-e-szu2 la e-ne2-sze (ana?) | Because he did not listen to his prayers on the road |
| 20' | li-me-et _bad3 iri_ [...] | the crest of the wall of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | ki-su-u u2-sze-pi-sza2 u2-[...] | I had a cult statue made of it (and) ... |
| 22' | sza2 _murub4 iri_ u _nina{ki} iri_ be-lu-ti-ia szu-bat-su-nu usz-rab-bi | I settled the inhabitants of the middle of the city and Nineveh, my lordly city. |
| 23' | re-ba-ti-szu2-un u2-sza2-an-dil-ma bi-re-e-ti u3 | I surrounded their four quarters (of the world) and (then) I deposited my commemorative inscriptions. |
| 24' | su-qa-a-ti usz-par-di-ma u2-nam-mir _gin7_ u4-me | I cleared away the streets and made them shine like daylight. |
| 25' | ina me2-eh-ret _abul murub4 iri_ ina a-gur2-ri {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e | in the middle of the city’s main gate with baked bricks made of pilī-stone |
| 26' | a-na me-ti-iq _{gesz}gigir en_-ti-ia u2-sze-pisz ti-tur-ru | I had (it) built anew for the passage of my lordly chariot. |
| 27' | _mu-sar_-a ab-ni-ma li-i-tu2 u da-na-nu sza [...] | I wrote my inscribed object, and the strength and strength of |
| 28' | _ugu_ kul-lat na-ki-ri asz2-tak-ka-nu u3 | I imposed upon all the enemies, and |
| 29' | mim-ma e-pisz-ti? _szu?-min_-ia u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir qe2-reb-szu2 | I had written inside it everything that I had done. |
| 30' | it-ti _mu-sar_-e sza2? mal-ki a-li-kut mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | with the inscription of the ruler who came before my fathers |
| 31' | ina _bad3 murub4 iri_ sza2 _nina{ki} iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | in the fortified citadel of Nineveh, my royal city |
| 32' | a-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia e-zib ah-ra-tasz | to the kings, my sons, Disregard that he has changed or altered the proceedings. |
| 33' | ma-ti-ma ina _dumu-mesz_-ia ar-ku-ti | When in the days of my later sons |
| 34' | sza2 _an-szar2_ a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu | whom Ashur names to rule over the land and people, his name |
| 35' | e-nu-ma _bad3_ szu2-a-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru-ma en-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | When that wall becomes old and dilapidated, may I repair its dilapidation. |
| 36' | _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz | May he find an inscribed object bearing my name and anoint it with oil. |
| 37' | _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 a-na asz2-ri-szu2 li-ter | may a sacrifice be made, may he return to his place |
| 38' | {d}asz-szur u {d}isz-tar ik-ri-bi-szu i-szem-mu-u | [The gods Aššīr] and Ishtar will (then) listen to his prayers. |
| 39' | sza _ugu mu-sar_-e sza2 [...] | That which is written upon the inscription of ... |
| 40' | sza2 {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su [...] | of Sîn-papmešsu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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