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RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 01 composite (P516895)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 01 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P516895 |
| 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) |
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| 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 | By the life of the gods Aššar, Enlil, (and) Mullissu, governor of Mutnennu, the ... of Ešra, |
| 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 inscription, the heart of the deities Sîn, Ningal, Šamaš and Aya, beloved of the god Marduk, the goddesses Nūr-dutiltu (and) Nabium, |
| 4 | tab-szu-ut {d}isz-tar a-szi-bat {iri}nina {d}isz-tar a-szi-bat limmu2-dingir{ki} mi-gir {d}u-gur u3 {d}nusku | Ištar, who dwells in Nineveh, Ishtar who lives in Limmu-dingir, favorite of the gods Ugur and Nusku, |
| 5 | sza2 an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 u3 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ i-na bi-rit masz-szi-ia ke-nisz ip-pal-su-ni-ma is-su-qu-ni a-na _lugal_-u-ti | of the gods Aššar, Ninlil, and the great gods, in my steadfast support, looked upon me faithfully and entrusted me to kingship. |
| 6 | za-ni-nu-u2-ti kisz-szat ma-ha-zi _e2-bar_-u2-ti gi-mir esz-re-e-ti re-'u-u2-ut nap-har s,al-mat _sag-du_ e-pe-szu iq-bu-u-ni | who provided for all of the cult centers, sanctuaries, all shrines, the shepherds of all the black-headed people, who had commanded me to do so, |
| 7 | ki-ma _ad_ u _ama_ it-ta-nar-ru-in-ni-ma i-na-ru a-a-bi-ia u2-szam-qi2-tu2 ga?-re-ia | Like father and mother they constantly swore to me, and they made my enemies bow down at my feet. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | {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 . |
| 10 | {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 _{gesz}gidri lugal_-u-ti u2-szat-me-eh rit-tu-u-a | The god Sîn, king of the Apsu, for the foundation of the foundations of the land (and) for the protection of the lordly majesties, sent me a royal scepter. |
| 11 | {d}nin-lil2 a-szi-bat nina{ki} an-tum [...] x _sag-mesz_-ia | Ninlil, who dwells in Nineveh, Antu ... my head |
| 12 | et,-lu szu-pu-u2 a-a-ru szu-tu-ru a-hi-iz t,e3-e-me u3 mil-ki mu-ta-mu-u2 dam-qa-a-ti | (As for) the exalted young man, the resplendent one, the one who seeks out good advice and counsel, |
| 13 | 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 rejoicing heart, which is pleasing to all the people, |
| 14 | sza2? u2-sa-a-ti u ta-ha-zu [...]-ru du-un-qu-szu | (As for) the one who destroys and destroys (them), its strength is strong. |
| 15 | [...] x zik-ri-szu2-un | ... their words(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | [...] _sag-mesz_-szu2 | ... his heads(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2 _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | son of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king king of the world, kin[g of Assyria], king [of the land of Sumer and Akkad, king] of the four quarters (of the world): |
| 18 | _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | son of Esarhaddon, great king strong king, king of the world, [king of] Assyria, governor of Babylon, kin[g of the land of Sumer and Akkad], |
| 19' | [...] x _du10-ga_ ih-ti-x x x x x x ban? ni ki? [...] | ... good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...]-u2-tu _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ pit-lu-ha-ku asz2-ra-te-szu2-nu asz2-te-'u-u2 u2-sal-lu-u2 _en_-ut-su-nu | ... the great gods, I am frightened, I have sought their sanctuaries, and I have exalted their lordship. |
| 21' | [...] i-da?-a-a i-zi-zu-ma u2-sa-at dum-qi2 e-pu-szu-u2-ni ke-mu-u2-a i-tap-pa-lu i-na-ru a-a-bi-ia [...] | ... stood with me, and they performed good deeds for me. They performed (the rituals) according to my own will, they destroyed my enemies ... |
| 22' | [...] _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia ik-mu-u2 a-a-ab _kur_ asz-szur{ki} la ma-gi-ru-ti _lugal_-ti-ia is,-ba-tu4 [...] | ... seized my troops, the enemies of Assyria, who had not accepted my kingship, ... |
| 23' | [...] x x _im-mesz_ ti-bu-ti-ia u2-szab-bi-ru kab-[...] | ... ... they made my tibūtu-textiles thick ... |
| 24' | ina _sag? lugal_-u-ti-ia i-na mah-re-e _bala_-ia sza ina _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-u2-ti ra-bisz u2-szi-bu | In my first regnal year, before my accession year, when I sat on the royal throne, |
| 25' | sza za-na-an ma-ha-zi szuk-lul esz-ret _bad3-mesz_-ni da-ad2-me _kur_ asz-szur{ki} [...] | (As for) the one who provides for the cult centers, (and) completes the sanctuaries of the fortresses, the foundation(s) of Assyria, |
| 26' | [...] x-e-ri ka-a-a-an usz-ta-da-na kar-szu2-u-a | (Sum) ... constantly carries away ... (Akk) I constantly carry away my ... |
| 27' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 ap-tal-la-hu-szu2-nu-ti _dingir_-us-su-nu [...] | The great gods, whose counsel I sought out, their gods ... |
| 28' | x x en-ne2-ti-ia de-e-ni i-pu-szu-ma _ugu edin_ x [...] x-in-ni | ... my legal case he made and over the steppe ... |
| 29' | ina u4-me-szu2 _e2 {na4}gesz-nu11-gal_ ne2-reb _{tu15}mar-tu_ sza a-na _e2_ [...] | At that time, the house of alabaster, the gateway to the west, which to the house ... |
| 30' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad ad du3_-ia e-pu-szu e-na-ah-ma la-ba-risz il-lik | of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the father of the father who had engendered me, had built, had become dilapidated and old. |
| 31' | an-hu-us-su ad-ke ul-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | from its foundations to its crenellations I built (and) completed (it). |
| 32' | _ugu_ sza2 pa-ni-ti-im-ma szi-kit-ta-szu2 u2-rab-bi? [...] | On account of this, I enlarged its foundation(s) ... |
| 33' | _nun egir_-u2 ina _lugal-mesz_-ni _dumu-mesz_-ia e-nu-ma _e2_ szu-a-tu2 il-la-ku la-ba-risz | A future ruler among the kings, my descendants, when that house becomes old |
| 34' | an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | Let me revise its dilapidated section(s) and write an inscribed object bearing my name. |
| 35' | u3 _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 | And may he see the inscribed object bearing the name of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, my ancestor, and |
| 36' | _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun | May he anoint (him) with oil; may a šīkur-offering (and) libation be made with an inscribed object bearing his name. |
| 37' | an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 ik-ri-bi-szu i-szem-mu-u2 | Anšar and Ninlil will hear his prayers. |
| 38' | _{iti}szu-gar-numun-na_ li-mu {disz}{d}ag-tap-pu-ti-a-lik | Šugar-zera, eponymy of Nabû-tapputī-alik. |
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