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RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 140 composite (P467155)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/2 Sennacherib 140 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P467155 |
| 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.
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| 1' | [...] x x [...] x x? x [...] | |
| 2' | qe2-reb hur-sza2-a-ni zaq-ru-ti _a-sza3_ nam-ra-s,i i-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ar-kab-ma _{gesz}gigir giri3-min_-ia i-na ti-ik-ka-ti u2-sza2-asz2-szi asz2-ru szup-szu-qu i-na _giri3-min_-ia2 ri-ma-nisz at-tag-gesz | In the midst of the high mountains, a fertile field, with a horse I came down and with my feet a chariot I raised up. With my feet I raised (it) up high. |
| 3' | {iri}e2-{disz}ki-lam-za-ah {iri}ha-ar-disz-pi {iri}e2-{disz}ku-bat-ti _iri-mesz_-ni-szu2-nu _e2 bad3-mesz_ dan-nu-ti al-me _kur_-ud _ug3-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_ ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the cities Ēl-Kilamzaḫ, Ḫardišpi, and Kubattu, their fortified cities. I brought out from them people, horses, mules, donkeys, oxen, and sheep and goats and I counted them as booty. |
| 4' | u3 _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _tur-mesz_ sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 ap-pul aq-qur u2-sze-me kar-mesz _e2 edin_ kul-ta-ri mu-sza2-bi-szu2-nu i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu-ma di-tal-lisz u2-sze-mi | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the quays, mounds, and alleys of their environs. |
| 5' | u2-ter-ma {iri}e2-{disz}ki-lam-za-ah szu-a-tu a-na bir-tu-ti as,-bat _ugu_ sza u4-me pa-ni _bad3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin-ma _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia ina lib3-bi u2-sze-szib | I reorganized that city Ēl-Kilamzaḫ and strengthened its walls. I settled therein the people of the lands that I had conquered. |
| 6' | _ug3-mesz kur_ {lu2}kasz-szi-i u3 _kur_ {lu2}ia-su-bi-gal-la-a-a sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-szid-du ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-i u2-sze-ri-dam-ma ina {iri}har-disz-pi {iri}e2-{disz}ku-bat-ti u2-szar-me | The people of the land Kassite and the land Yasubigallāya, who had fled from my weapons, I brought down from the mountains and settled in the cities Ḫardišpi (and) Ekbattu. |
| 7' | i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}ar-rap-ha am-nu-szu2-nu-ti _{na4}na-ru2-a_ u2-sze-pisz-ma li-i-tum ki-szit-ti _szu-min_ sza2 _ugu_-szu2-un asz2-tak-ka-nu s,e-ru-usz-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma ina qer-bi _iri_ ul-ziz | From the hands of my eunuch, the governor of Arrapha, I had them fashioned a stele and I had a replica of the inscription that I had placed upon them written upon it and placed it inside the city. |
| 8' | pa-an ni-ri-ia2 u2-ter-ma a-na {kur}el-li-pi as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu el-la-mu-u-a {disz}is-pa-ba-a-ra _lugal_-szu2-un _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2_ ni-s,ir-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir-ma a-na ru-qe2-e-ti in-na-bit | I turned my attention to the land Ellipi and took the road up to my land. Ispabāra, their king, (and) his fortified cities, his treasury, I abandoned and into ruin hill(s). |
| 9' | gim-ri _kur_-szu _dagal_-ti _gin7 muru9_ as-hu-up {iri}mar-u2-bisz-ti {iri}ak-ku-ud-du _iri-mesz e2 lugal_-ti-szu2 a-di 3(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2 li-me-ti-szu2-nu al-me _kur_-ud ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I surrounded, conquered, plundered, (and) burned with fire all of his extensive land, including the cities Maru-bišti and Akkuddu, cities of his royal house, together with 34 small(er) settlements in their environs. |
| 10' | _ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_ la-a mi-nam asz2-lu-lam-ma a-di la ba-szi-i u2-sza2-lik-szu2-ma u2-s,a-ah-hi-ir ma-a-su | I carried off people, young and old, male and female, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats without number, and I brought him to an end. |
| 11' | {iri}s,i-s,i-ir-tu2 {iri}ku-um-ma-ah-lum _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz_-ni _tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu {kur}e2-{disz}ba-ar-ru-u2 na-gu-u a-na gi-mir-ti-szu2 ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-ma _ugu_ mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-rad-di | The cities Ṣiṣirtu (and) Kummaḫlum, fortified cities, together with the smaller cities in their environs, I conquered the land Ēr-Bārû, a fortress in its entirety. I crossed over from his land and imposed (it) upon the territory of Assyria. |
| 12' | {iri}el-en-za-asz2 a-na _iri lugal_-ti u3 dan-na-at na-ge-e szu-a-te as,-bat-ma _mu_-szu2 mah-ra-a u2-nak-kir-ma {iri}kar-{disz}{d}suen-szesz-mesz-eri-ba at-ta-bi ni-bit-su | I took the city Elenzaš as a royal city and fortress of that district and changed its (original) name. I named it Kār-Sîn-aḫa-eriba. |
| 13' | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szib i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}har-har am-nu-ma u2-rap-pisz ma-a-ti | I settled therein the people of the lands under my authority. From the hands of my eunuch, the governor of Ḫarhar, I counted (them) as booty and broadened the land. |
| 14' | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia sza {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-ti sza i-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia ma-am-man la isz-mu-u zi-kir _kur_-szu2-un man-da-at-ta-szu2-un ka-bit-tu am-hur a-na ni-ri be-lu-ti-ia u2-szak-ni-su-nu-ti | On my return march, I received the substantial payment of the distant Medes, which no one among the kings, my ancestors, had heard about. I made them bow down to the yoke of my lordship. |
| 15' | i-na szal-szi ger-ri-ia a-na {kur}ha-at-ti lu al-lik {disz}lu-li-i _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni pul-hi me-lam-me be-lu-ti-ia2 is-hu-up-szu2-ma a-na ru-uq-qi2 _murub4_ tam-tim in-na-bit | In the course of my campaign, I marched to the land Ḫattu. Lulî, the king of the city Sidon, overwhelmed him with fear and my lordly splendor and fled to the middle of the sea. |
| 16' | {iri}s,i-du-un-nu _gal_-u2 {iri}s,i-du-un-nu s,e-eh-ru {iri}e2-zi-it-te {iri}s,a-ri-ip-tu2 {iri}ma-hal-li-ba {iri}u2-szu-u2 {iri}ak-zi-bi {iri}ak-ku-u | The cities Ṣidunnu, the great (and) the smaller (and), the cities Ezittu, Sippar, Mahalliba, Ušu, Akzibi, Akkû, |
| 17' | _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni a-szar ri-i-ti u3 masz-qi2-ti _e2_ tuk-la-a-te-szu2 ra-szub-bat _{gesz}tukul_ {d}asz-szur _en_-ia is-hu-up-szu2-nu-ti-ma ik-nu-szu2 sze-pu-u-a | (As for) his fortified cities, the houses, walls, places of habitations, and sanctuaries, (and) the temples of his privileged status, (which) had become dilapidated, the weapon of the god Aššīr, my lord, overwhelmed them and sealed them with my seals. |
| 18' | {disz}tu-ba-a'-lu i-na _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-szu2 _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia2 szat-ti-szam la ba-t,a-lu u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I placed Tubaʾlu on his royal throne over them and imposed upon him tribute (and) payment of my lordly majesty for a long time without interruption. |
| 19' | sza {disz}mi-nu-hi-im-mu {iri}sam-si-mu-ru-na-a-a {disz}tu-ba-a'-lu {iri}s,i-du-un-na-a-a {disz}ab-di-li-i'-ti {iri}a-ru-da-a-a {disz}u2-ru-mil-ki {iri}gu-ub-la-a-a | of Minuḫimmu of the city Samsimuruna, Tubaʾ[lu of] the city Sidunna, Abdi-Liʾti (and) Aruda, Uru-milki of the town Gubla, |
| 20' | {disz}mi-ti-in-ti {iri}as-du-da-a-a {disz}bu-du-dingir {kur}e2-am-ma-na-a-a {disz}kam-mu-su-na-ad-bi {kur}ma-'a-ba-a-a {disz}{d}a-a-ram-mu {kur}u2-du-um-ma-a-a | Mitinti of the city Ashdod, Budu-il of the land Eammana, Cammu-sunadbi from the land Maʾaba, Aya-rammu from the country Udumma, |
| 21' | _lugal-mesz_-ni _kur_ mar-tu{ki} ka-li-szu2-nu _igi-sa2_-e szad-lu-ti ta-mar-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu a-di 4(disz)-szu2 a-na mah-ri-ia isz-szu-nim-ma isz-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | the kings of the land Amurru, all of them, with wide eyes, their extensive observation, up to four times before me, they took them away and cut off my feet. |
| 22' | u3 {disz}s,i-id-qa-a _lugal_ {iri}is-qa-lu-na sza la ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia2 _dingir-mesz e2 ad_-szu2 sza2-a-szu _dam_-su _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _szesz-mesz_-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2 as-su-ha-am-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-asz2-szu2 | and Ṣidqâ, king of the city Isqaluna, who had not bowed down to my yoke, the gods of his father’s house his own wife his sons, his daughters, his brothers, the seed of his grandfather's house I removed and to Assyria I brought him. |
| 23' | {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri _dumu_ {disz}ru-kib-ti _lugal_-szu2-nu mah-ru-u2 _ugu ug3-mesz_ {iri}is-qa-lu-na asz2-kun-ma na-dan _gun_ kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia2 e-mid-su-ma i-sza2-at, ab-sza2-a-ni | Lugal-lu-dari, son of Rukibtu, their former king, I placed over the people of the city Isqaluna and imposed upon him the payment of tribute (and) obeisances of my lordly majesty and made (them) dwell. |
| 24' | i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {iri}e2-da-gan-na {iri}ia-pu-u {iri}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {iri}a-zu-ru _iri-mesz_ sza2 {disz}s,i-id-qa-a sza2 a-na _giri3-min_-ia2 ar2-hisz la ik-nu-sza2 al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un | In the course of my campaign, I conquered the cities Edagannu, Yapû, Banayabarqa, (and) Azuru, cities of Ṣidqāya, which had not yet bowed down at my feet. I carried off their booty. |
| 25' | _{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na sza {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu _en_ a-de-e u3 ma-mit sza2 asz-szur{ki} bi-re-tu2 _an-bar_ id-du-ma a-na {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a id-di-nu-szu2 nak-risz | The governors, princes, and the people of Amqarrû, whom Padī, their king, the lord of the treaty and the curse of Assyria, a bronze scepter, had cast and to Ḫazaqiau of the land Judah they gave him. |
| 26' | a-na an-zil-li e-pu-szu ip-lah3 lib3-ba-szu2-un _lugal-mesz_ {kur}mu-s,u-ri _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan {gesz}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sza2 _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-ha e-mu-qi2 la ni-bi ik-te-ru-nim-ma il-li-ku re-s,u-su-un | The kings of the land Muṣuru, the cedar men, bows, chariots, (and) horses of the king of Meluḫa, without strength, gathered and went to their aid. |
| 27' | i-na ta-mir-ti {iri}al-ta-qu-u el-la-mu-u-a si-id-ru szit-ku-nu u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un i-na tukul-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia it-ti-szu2-un am-da-hi-is,-ma asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un | In the plain of the city Altaqû, my holy city, I surrounded (and) plundered them with their weapons. With the support of the god Aššīr, my lord, I battled with them and defeated them. |
| 28' | _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 _dumu-mesz lugal-mesz_ {kur}mu-s,u-ra-a-a a-di _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ sza2 _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-ha bal-t,u-us-su-un i-na _murub4_ tam-ha-ri ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | The lord of chariots and the sons of kings of the land Muṣurāya together with the lor[d of horses of the king of Meluḫaḫa] were alive; in the middle of battle he captured my hands. |
| 29' | {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 {iri}ta-am-na-a al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un a-na {iri}am-qar-ru-na aq-rib-ma _{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ sza2 hi-it,-t,u u2-szab-szu-u2 a-duk-ma i-na di-ma-a-te si-hir-ti _iri_ a-lul pag-ri-szu2-un | I conquered the cities Altaqû (and) Tamnāya. I carried off their booty. I marched to Amqarrūru and killed the governors, princes who had committed a crime, and in the environs of the city I deported their corpses. |
| 30' | _dumu-mesz iri_ e-pisz an-ni u3 gil2-la-ti a-na szal-la-ti am-nu si-it_-ti_-tu-te-szu2-nu la ba-bil hi-t,i-ti u3 gul-lul-ti sza2 a-ra-an-szu2-nu la ib-szu2-u usz-szur-szu-un aq-bi | The citizens of the city who did this and my sins for booty I counted as booty. Their oaths were not valid, crimes and crimes which I had committed were not theirs. I ordered their release. |
| 31' | {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu u2-sze-s,a-am-ma i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-ti _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma man-da-at-tu2 be-lu-ti-ia2 u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I brought Padî, their king, out of the city Ursallimmu and placed him on their lordly throne. I established as my royal payment his wages. |
| 32' | sza {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a sza2 la ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia2 4(u) 6(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2 _e2 bad3-mesz?_ dan-nu-ti u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu sza2 ni-ba la i-szu-u | of Hazaqiau of the land Judah, who had not bowed down to my yoke, 46 of his cities, houses, fortified walls, and small settlements in their environs, which were without number, |
| 33' | i-na szuk-bu-us a-ram-me u3 qur-ru-ub szu-pe-e mit-hu-us, zu-uk _giri3-min_ pil-szi nik-si u3 kal-ba-na-ti al-me ak-szud{ud} | With a scepter, a shield, and a spear, I was able to cut off the limbs of the feet, the work-assignment, the niksi-measure, and the kalbānu-measure. |
| 34' | 2(disz) _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 _u8-udu-hi-a_ sza2 la ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out from them 200 thousand, 1 hundred 50 people, young, male and female, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats without number, and I counted them as booty. |
| 35' | sza2-a-szu2 _gin7 muszen_ qu-up-pi qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-ma _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 e-sir2-szu {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis-ma a-s,e-e _abul iri_-szu2 u2-ter-ra ik-ki-bu-usz | As for him, like a bird, I surrounded the city Ursallium, his royal city. I imposed upon him the cities Ḫalṣu, and he returned to the gate of his city. |
| 36' | _iri-mesz_-szu2 sza asz2-lu-la ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-ma a-na {disz}mi-ti-in-ti _lugal_ {iri}as-du-di u3 {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na {disz}gissu-en _lugal_ {kur}ha-zi-te ad-din-ma u2-s,a-ah-hir _kur_-su | his cities, which I had plundered, I descended from his land and to Mitinti, king of the cities Asdudu, and Padî, ki[ng of] the cities Amqarrūna, Gišsuen, k[ing of the land Ḫazitu], I gave (them) to him. |
| 37' | e-li _gun_ mah-ri-ti na-da-an szat-ti-szu2-un man-da-at-ti kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia2 u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I reorganized the payment of my lordly d[ays] and established its foundations. |
| 38' | szu-u2 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 pu-ul-hi me-lam-me be-lu-ti-ia is-hu-pu-szu2-ma {lu2}ur2-bi u3 _{lu2}erin2-mesz_-szu2 _saga-mesz_ sza a-na dun-nu-un {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 u2-sze-ri-bu-u-ma ir-szu-u til-la-a-ti | He, Hazaqiâ, was afraid of the splendour of my lordly majesty and his good troops, who for the well-being of the city Ursalimmu, his royal city, had entered and had finished. |
| 39' | it-ti 3(u) _gun ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) _me gun ku3-babbar_ ni-siq-ti gu-uh-li tak2-kas3-si _{na4}an-za-gul-me gal-mesz {gesz}na2-mesz zu2 {gesz}gu-za-mesz_ ne2-me-di _zu2 kusz am-si zu2 am-si {gesz}esi {gesz}taszkarin_ mim-ma szum-szu2 ni-s,ir-tu ka-bit-tu | together with 30 talents of gold, 8 hundred talents of silver, nīsiqtu-gifts, guḫlû-containers, large anzagulmu-stones, beds, thrones, nemedi-tools, snake skin, snake hair, ebony, taškarin-wood, whatever precious treasure, |
| 40' | u3 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _{munus}ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _{lu2}nar-mesz {munus}nar-mesz_ a-na qe2-reb _nina{ki} iri_ be-lu-ti-ia2 _egir_-ia u2-sze-bi-lam-ma a-na na-dan man-da-at-ti u3 e-pesz _arad_-u-ti isz-pu-ra rak-bu-szu | and his daughters, his palace servants, female singers, to Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, after me I sent, and for the payment of the tribute and the performing of the servitude he sent to me. |
| 41' | i-na 4(disz)-e ger-ri-ia [...] u2-szad-gi-lu pa-nu-usz-szu2 | On my fourth campaign, ..., they made his face bright. |
| 42' | [...] x x [...] | |
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