CDLI Seals 014211 (composite) (P467226)
Administrative, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Seals 014211 (composite) |
|---|---|
| ID | P467226 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | The Seal of Destinies |
| surface a 2 | by which (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, |
| surface a 3 | (the destinies of) the Igīgū and Anunnakū (gods), |
| surface a 4 | the heavens, the netherworld, and mankind |
| surface a 5 | seals. |
| surface a 6 | Whatever he seals |
| surface a 7 | cannot be changed. Whoever (tries to) change (what he seals), |
| surface a 8 | may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, (and the goddess) Mullissu, |
| surface a 9 | together with their children, with their weapons |
| surface a 10 | mighty kill him. |
| surface a 11 | I am Sennacherib, |
| surface a 12 | king of Assyria, the ruler who reveres you. |
| surface a 13 | Whoever (my) inscribed name erases, |
| surface a 14 | or this Seal of Destinies belonging to you |
| surface a 15 | alters, his name |
| surface a 16 | (and) his seed from the land erase! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | _{na4}kiszib3 nam-mesz_ | |
| 2 | sza2 an-szar2 _man dingir-mesz_ | |
| 3 | {d}i2-gi3-gi3 {d}a-nun-na-ki | |
| 4 | _an_-e _ki_-tim u _lu2_-tim | |
| 5 | ina lib3-bi i-kan-na-ku | |
| 6 | mim-mu-u i-kan-na-ku-u2 | |
| 7 | la in-ni sza2 in-nu-u | |
| 8 | an-szar2 _man dingir-mesz_ {d}nin-lil2 | |
| 9 | a-di _dumu-mesz_-szu2-nu ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-nu | |
| 10 | dan-nu-tu? li-ne2-ru-szu2 | |
| 11 | a-na-ku {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su | |
| 12 | _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _nun_ pa-lih-ka | |
| 13 | sza2 _mu_ szat,-ru i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u | |
| 14 | _{na4}kiszib3 nam-mesz_-ka an-nu-u | |
| 15 | u2-nak-ka-ru _mu_-szu2 | |
| 16 | _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ pi-szit, | |
Sources & licences
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