Esarhaddon 004 (Q003233)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003233 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap4 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] i' 1'1'–i' 1'1' | (No translation warranted) |
| Obverse Column i [1:4] i' 2'2'–i' 4'4' | [Moreover, I struck with] the sword [Teušpa, a Cimmeri]an, [a barbarian whose home is remote, together with his entire army, in the territory of the land Ḫub]ušnu. |
| Obverse Column i [4:10] i' 5'5'–i' 10'10' | [The one who treads on the necks of the people of Cili]cia, [mountain dwellers who live in inaccessible mountains in the neighborhood] of the land Tabal, [evil Hittites, who from earliest days had not been] submissive to the yoke — [I surrounded, conquered, plundered, demolished, destroy]ed, (and) burned with fire [twenty-one of their fortified cities and small cities in] their environs. [(As for) the rest of them, who w]ere [not guilty of (any) sin or crime, I imposed the heavy yoke of my lordship upon them]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] ii' 1'1'–ii' 1'1' | [...] my [yok]e. |
| Obverse Column ii [1:14] ii' 2'2'–ii' 14'14' | [(As for) the city Adumutu, the fortress of the A]rabs, [which Sennacherib, king of Assyria], (my) father, who engendered me, [conquered and whose goods, possessions], (and) gods, [together with Apkallatu, the qu]een of the Arabs, [he plundered and] brought [to Assyri]a — [Hazael, the king of] the Arabs, (ii′ 10′) [came to Nineveh], my capital [city, with his] heavy [audience gift and kissed] my feet. [He implored me to give (back) his gods and] I had [pity on him. I] refurbished [...] ... [...] and [I inscribed the might of the god Aššur], my [lo]rd, |
| Obverse Column ii [14:16] ii' 23'23'–ii' 24'24' | [I added ... fifty] ca[mels, (and) one thousand bags of aromatics] to the tribute [of his father and imposed (it) on him]. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:28] ii' 25'25'–ii' 36'36' | [(As for) the lan]d Bāzu, a dis[trict in a remote place, a] forgotten place of dry land, [saline ground, a place of thirst], one hundred and forty leagues of de[sert, thistles], and ga[zelle]-tooth stones, [where snakes and scorpions fill the plain] like ant[s — I left] (ii′ 30′) Mount Ḫaz[û, the mountain of saggilmud-stone], twenty leagues behind me [and crossed over to that district] to which no [king before me] had gone since [earliest] days. By the command of the god Ašš[ur, my lord], I marched [triumphantly in its midst. I defeated] eight ki[ngs from that district (and) carried off] their gods, [their] goods, [their possessions, (and) their people to Assyria]. |
| Obverse Column iii [0:1] iii' 1'1'–iii' 1'1' | [I locked it (the fortress) up] like [a door against the land Elam]. |
| Obverse Column iii [1:11] iii' 2'2'–iii' 11'11' | (As for) the land Pat[ušarra, a district in the area of the salt desert], which is in [the midst of the land of the distant Medes], borders [on Mount Bikni, the lapis lazuli mountain], (iii′ 5′) (and) upon the soil of who[se] land [none] of the ki[ngs, my ancestors, had walked] — I carried off to [Assyria Šidir-parna] (and) E-parna, [mighty] chiefta[ins], who were not submissive to (my) yo[ke, together with their people, their] riding horses, [oxen, sheep and goats], donkeys, (and) Bactrian cam[els, their heavy plunder]. |
| Obverse Column iii [11:16] iii' 12'12'–iii' 16'16' | (As for) Uppis, chiefta[in of the city Partakka], Zanasana, chief[tain of the city Partukka], (and) Ramateia, ch[ieftain of the city Urakazabarna, Me]des whose co[untry is remote (and) who had not crossed the boundary of] Assyria [nor trodden on its soil in the time of the kings, my ancestors] — |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1' | [... ka-mi]-⸢iš⸣ | |
| 2' | [u₃ {m}te-uš-pa-a {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a]-a | |
| 3' | [ERIM-man-da ša₂ a-šar-šu₂ ru-u₂-qu ina KI-tim {kur}ḫu-bu]-uš-na | |
| 4' | [a-di gi-mir ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂ u₂-ra-as-si-ib ina] {giš}TUKUL | |
| 5' | [ka-bi-is ki-ša₂-di UN.MEŠ {kur}ḫi]-⸢lak⸣-ki | |
| 6' | [šad-du-u-a a-ši-bu-te ḫur-ša₂-a-ni pa-aš₂-qu-u-ti ša₂ ṭe-ḫi] {kur}ta-bal | |
| 7' | {[lu₂}ḫat-te-e lem-nu-u₂-ti ul-tu u₄-me pa-ni la] ⸢kit⸣-nu-šu₂ a-na ni-ri | |
| 8' | 21 URU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu dan-nu-ti u₃ URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ ša₂] ⸢li⸣-me-te-šu₂-nu | |
| 9' | [al-me KUR-ud aš₂-lu-la šal-lat-sun₂ ap-pul aq]-⸢qur⸣ ina {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-mu | |
| 10' | [si-it-tu-te-šu₂-nu ša₂ ḫi-iṭ-ṭu u₃ gul-lul-tu₂ la i]-šu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| ii' | ||
| 1' | [... ab-ša₂]-⸢a-ni⸣ | |
| 2' | {[uru}a-du-mu-tu URU dan-nu-tu {lu₂}a]-⸢ri⸣-bi | |
| 3' | [ša {m}{d}30PAP.MEŠ-SU LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki]} ⸢AD ba⸣-nu-u-a | |
| 4' | [ik-šu-du-ma NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ NIG₂.GA]-⸢šu₂⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5' | [a-di {f}ap-kal-la-tu₂] ⸢šar⸣-rat {kur}a-ri-bi | |
| 6' | [iš-lu-lam-ma a-na KUR aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} il-qa-a | |
| 7' | {[m}ha-za-DINGIR LUGAL] {kur}a-ri-bi | |
| 8' | [it-ti ta-mar-ti-šu₂] ka-bit-ti | |
| 9' | [a-na NINA{ki} URU] ⸢be⸣-lu-ti-ia | |
| 10' | [il-lik-am-ma u₂-na-aš₂-ši]-⸢iq⸣ GIR₃.II-ia | |
| 11' | [aš₂-šu₂ na-dan DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-ṣal-la-an-ni-ma re-e-mu] ⸢ar⸣-ši-šu₂-ma | |
| 12' | [...]-x-šu-nu | |
| 13' | [... an-ḫu-su-nu] ⸢ud⸣-diš-ma | |
| 14' | [da-na-an {d}aš-šur] ⸢EN⸣-ia | |
| 23' | 50 ⸢ANŠE⸣.[GAM.MAL.MEŠ 1 LIM kun-zi ŠIM.ḪI.A] | |
| 24' | ⸢UGU⸣ man-da-⸢at⸣-[ti AD-šu₂ u₂-rad-di-ma e-mid-su] | |
| 25' | {⸢kur⸣}ba-a-zu ⸢na⸣-[gu-u₂ ša₂ a-šar-šu₂ ru-u-qu] | |
| 26' | ⸢mi⸣-šit na-ba-li [qaq-qar MUN a-šar ṣu-ma-a-me] | |
| 27' | 1 ME 40 KASKAL.GID₂ qaq-qar ⸢ba⸣-[a-ṣi pu-qut-ti] | |
| 28' | u₃ {na₄}ZU₂ ṣa-[bi-ti a-šar MUŠ u GIR₂.TAB] | |
| 29' | ša ki-ma kul-ba-[bi ma-lu-u A.GAR₃] | |
| 30' | 20 KASKAL.GID₂ {kur}ḫa-⸢zu⸣-[u₂ šad-di {na₄}SAG.GIL.MUD] | |
| 31' | a-na EGIR-ia [u₂-maš-šir-ma e-ti₇-iq na-gu-u₂ šu-a-tu₂] | |
| 32' | ša ul-tu u₄-⸢me⸣ [ul-lu-ti] | |
| 33' | la il-li-⸢ku⸣ [LUGAL pa-ni maḫ-ri-ia] | |
| 34' | ina qi₂-bit {d}aš-⸢šur⸣ [EN-ia ina qe₂-reb-e-šu₂ šal-ṭa-niš] | |
| 35' | at-tal-lak 8 ⸢LUGAL⸣.[MEŠ-ni ša qe₂-reb na-ge-e šu-a-tu₂ a-duk] | |
| 36' | DINGIR.⸢MEŠ-šu₂-nu NIG₂.ŠU⸣-[šu₂-nu NIG₂.GA-šu₂-nu UN.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| iii' | ||
| 1' | ⸢ki-ma⸣ {[giš}IG ina IGI {kur}e-lam-ti e-di-il-šu₂] | |
| 2' | {kur}pa-⸢tu⸣-[uš-ar-ri na-gu-u ša₂ i-te-e E₂.MUN] E₂.MUN] | |
| 3' | ša₂ qe₂-⸢reb⸣ {[kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u-te] | |
| 4' | ša₂ pa-a-[ṭi {kur}bi-ik-ni KUR {na₄}ZA.GIN₃] | |
| 5' | ša ina ⸢LUGAL⸣.[MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia mam₂-ma la ik-bu-su] | |
| 6' | KI-tim KUR-⸢šu₂-un⸣ {[m}ši-dir-pa-ar-na] | |
| 7' | {m}e-pa-ar-na {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣.[MEŠ {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣.[MEŠ dan-nu-ti] | |
| 8' | ša₂ la kit-nu-šu₂ a-na ni-i-[ri ša₂-a-šu₂-nu a-di UN.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 9' | ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ru-ku-bi-[šu₂-nu GU₄.MEŠ ṣe-e-ni] | |
| 10' | ANŠE.MEŠ {anše}u₂-du-[ri šal-lat-sun₂ ka-bit-tu] | |
| 11' | aš₂-lu-la a-na qe₂-⸢reb⸣ [KUR aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 12' | {m}up-pi-is {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣ {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣ [ša₂ {uru}pa-ar-tak₂-ka] | |
| 13' | {m}za-na-sa-na {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣ {lu₂}EN.⸢URU⸣ [ša₂ {uru}pa-ar-tuk-ka] | |
| 14' | {⸢m⸣}ra-ma-te-ia {lu₂}⸢EN⸣.[URU {lu₂}⸢EN⸣.[URU ša₂ {uru}u₂-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na] | |
| 15' | {[kur}ma]-⸢da⸣-a-a ša₂ ⸢a⸣-[šar-šu₂-nu ru-u-qu ša ina tar-ṣi LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 16' | [mi-ṣir KUR] aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} [la ib-bal-ki-tu₂-nim-ma] | |
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