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RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 06 composite (P516900)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3 Sîn-šarru-iškun 06 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P516900 |
| 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 nina{ki} {d}isz-tar a-szi-bat limmu2-dingir{ki} mi-gir {d}u-gur u3 {d}nusku | Ištar, who dwells in Nineveh, Ishtar 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, faithfully saw between my yoke and who had fallen into disrepair for kingship |
| 6 | za-ni-nu-u2-ti kisz-szat ma-ha-zi _e2-bar_-u2-ti gi-mir esz-re-e-ti | who provides for all the cult centers, temples, (and) all shrines, |
| 7 | re-'u-u2-ut nap-har s,al-mat _sag-du_ e-pe-szu iq-bu-u-ni | the shepherd of all the black-headed people, commanded me to do, |
| 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-re-ia | Like father and mother they constantly swore to me, and 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 | The god Sîn, king of the Apsu, for the foundation of the foundations of the land to be as strong as a mountain (and) for the protection of the lordly majesties sent me. |
| 12 | _{gesz}gidri lugal_-u-ti u2-szat-me-eh rit-tu-u2-a | I made my hand grasp the royal scepter. |
| 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 rejoicing heart, which is pleasing to all the people, |
| 16 | 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. |
| 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, [chief of 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 I be able to revive its dilapidated section(s). An inscribed object bearing my name |
| 24' | 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, 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 (him) with oil; may a šīkur-offering (and) libation be made with an inscribed object bearing his name. |
| 26' | an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u | Anšar and Ninlil 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 | with an inscribed object bearing his name shall not place |
| 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-utu, Natu, 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 they curse him, and his name, his seed, his reign, his life, all the lands may they destroy. |
| 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 Ulūlu (VI), eponym year of Bel-nāṣir, governor of the land. |
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