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RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 06, ex. 001 (P514665)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 06, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514665 |
| Museum no. | IM 003209 + IM 003249 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku {disz}{d}suen]-lugal#-gar-un _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal# [kur_ an-szar2{ki}] | I, Sîn-šarru-iškun great king strong king king of the world king [of Assyria] |
| 2 | [ni-isz _igi-min an-szar2] {d#}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 szagina_ mut-nen-nu-u2 {lu2#}[x x e2-szar2-ra] | The one who reveres Anšar, Enlil and Ninlil, the governor of Mutnennu, the ... of Ešarra, |
| 3 | [ma-al-ku szuk-nu-szu i-tu]-ut kun lib3-bi {d}sin {d}nin-gal {d}utu u {d}a-a na-ram [{d}marduk {d}numun-du3-tum {d}ag {d}lal2] | [(As for) the one who] removes [his] inscriptions, [the heart of the gods Sîn, Ningal, Šamaš, and Aya, beloved of the deities Marduk, Zeru-utu, Nabu, (and) Lal], |
| 4 | [tab-szu-ut {d}isz-tar a]-szi#-bat nina#{ki} {d}isz-tar a-szi-bat limmu2-dingir{ki} mi-gir [{d}u-gur u3 {d}nusku] | The one who engendered Ištar, who dwells in Nineveh, (and) the one who (resides) in Elam, favorite of the gods Ugur and Nusku |
| 5 | [sza2 an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2] u3# _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia i-na bi-rit masz-szi-ia ke#-nisz ip#-[pal-su-ni-ma is-su-qu-ni a-na _lugal_-u-ti] | Whom the gods Aššar, Ninlil, and the great gods, my lords, wisely saw between my yoke and entrusted to me for kingship |
| 6 | za-ni#-[nu]-u2#-ti kisz-szat ma-ha-zi _e2#-bar_-u2-ti# [gi-mir esz]-re#-e#-ti# | The one who provides for all the cult centers, the temples, all the shrines, |
| 7 | re-'u#-u2#-ut# nap-har s,al-mat _sag#-du_ e-pe#-[szu iq]-bu#-u-ni | The shepherds of all the black-headed people told me to do it. |
| 8 | ki-ma# _ad#_ u _[ama]_ it#-ta-nar#-ru-in-ni-ma i-na-ru# [a-a-bi-ia u2-szam-qi2-tu2] ga-ri-ia | When father and mother constantly prayed to me, they made my enemies bow down at my feet. |
| 9 | t,a#-bisz# u2#-sze-szib-u-in-ni ina _{gesz#}[gu-za lugal_-u-ti _ad] du3#_-ia | They made me sit on my royal throne, the father who had engendered me. |
| 10 | {d#}e2-a {d}be#-let#_-dingir-mesz_ a-na e-nu-ti kisz-sza2-ti ib-nu-in#-[ni ina nap-har x x u2-sza2-ti?]-ru# nab-ni-ti | The goddesses Ea and Belet-ili created me as a totality of creatures in all of the . |
| 11 | {d}sin _lugal_ a-ge-e a-na kun-ni _suhusz kur_ szu-[te-szur ba-'u-la-a-ti a-ge-e _en_-u]-ti e-pir-an-[ni] | O Sîn, king of the Apsu, for the foundation of the foundations of the land Šūte-Šrar, the one who provides for the deeds of my lordly majesty, sent me. |
| 12 | _{gesz}gidri lugal_-u-ti [u2-szat-me-eh] rit-tu-u2-[a] | I raised my hands to the scepter of kingship. |
| 13 | {d}nin-lil2 a-szi-bat nina{ki} an-tum x [x x x x x x x x] x _sag#-mesz#?_-[ia] | Ninlil, who dwells in Nineveh, Antu ... my heads |
| 14 | et,#-lu szu-pu-u2 a-a-ru szu-tu#-[ru a-hi-iz t,e3-e-me u3 mil-ki mu-ta-mu]-u? dam-[qa]-a-ti | (As for) the exalted young man, the one who constantly seeks out good news and advice, |
| 15 | [lib3]-bu# rap-szu2 ka-rasz ta-szim-ti# [sza2 at-mu-szu2 _ugu ug3-mesz_ ar]-ma#-nisz _du10-ga_ | a wide heart, a frightened mind, whose fearsomeness is pleasing to the people, |
| 16 | [sza2?] u2#-sa-a-ti u ta-ha-zu# [...-ru du]-un#-qu-szu | (As for) the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, ... his greatness ... |
| 17 | [...] x x [... zik]-ri-szu2-un | ... their words(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...] x [...] ma? szu? bi | ... that ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19 | [...] lu x [... _sag]-mesz#_-szu2 | ... or ... his heads(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | _[dumu {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila lugal gal man_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 man kur_ an-szar2 _man] kur# eme-gi7_ u _uri#{ki} [man]_ kib#-rat# _[limmu2]_-tim#? | [son of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king], king of the world, [king of Assyria, king] of the land of Sumer and Akkad, (who was) also king in the four quarters (of the world): |
| 21 | _[dumu {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na man gal man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ an-szar2{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _man kur eme-gi7]_ u3# uri#{ki#} | [son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king], king of the world, [king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king] of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 22' | [...] x x x? | |
| 23' | [il-la-ku la-ba-risz an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz _mu]-sar#_-u2 [szi]-t,ir _mu_-ia | May he renovate its dilapidated section(s). An inscribed object bearing my name |
| 24' | [u2 _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir szu-me sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad ad] du3#_-ia li#-mur-ma | May he see the inscribed object bearing the name of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me, and |
| 25' | _i3#-gesz#_ lip#-szu#-usz# _[{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 it-ti _mu]-sar#_-e szi-t,ir# _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun | May he anoint himself with oil, make an offering, and place (it) with an inscribed object bearing his name. |
| 26' | an-szar2 _{d}nin#-[lil2_ ik-ri]-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u | the god Aššar and the goddess Mullissu will hear his prayers. |
| 27' | sza _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir# _[mu_-ia] ul#-tu2 asz2-ri-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru | Whoever erases my inscribed object from its place, |
| 28' | it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-[t,ir] _mu_-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu# | He shall not place his name with an inscribed object. |
| 29' | an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}marduk# {d}numun-du3-tum {d}muati {d}lal2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} | Anšar, Ninlil, Sîn, Šamaš, Marduk, Zeru-tum, Nabu, Lal, (and) Ishtar of Nineveh |
| 30' | {d}szar-rat-kid-mu-ri {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 limmu2#-dingir#{ki} _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim | Šarrat-Kidmuri, Ištar of Babylon, the great gods of heaven and netherworld, |
| 31' | _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 li-sza2-bal-ki-tu2 li-ru-ru _bala_-szu2 | his throne may they overthrow, may they return his reign |
| 32' | _{gesz}gidri_-szu2 li-t,i-ru _a2-min_-szu2 lik-su-u ina _ki-ta {lu2}kur2_-szu2 li-sze-szi-bu-usz ka-mi3-isz | May his scepter be straight, may his arms be bound, and may he be seated below his enemy. |
| 33' | ag-gesz li-ru-ru-szu2-ma _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 _bala_-szu2 na-an#-nab#-szu2 ina nap-har# _[kur]-kur_ li-hal-li-qu# | May he curse him, and may his name, his seed, his reign, and his life be destroyed in all the lands. |
| 34' | _mu-sar_-u2 sza _bad3_ nina#{ki#} | Inscription on the wall of Nineveh. |
| 35' | _{iti#}kin_ lim-mu {disz}en-pap-pap {lu2}sza2#_-igi-kur#_ | Month Ululu, eponym year of Bel-pap, the treasurer. |
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