Esarhaddon 005 (Q003234)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003234 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 [0:9] i 1'1'–i 9'9' | [I am my older] bro[thers’ youngest brother] (and) by the command of the gods Aššur, [Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl and Nabû], Ištar of N[ineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela], (my) father, who engendered me, [elevated me firmly] in the assembly [of my brothers], (i 5′) saying: ‘This is [the son who will succeed me.’ He questioned] the gods Šamaš and Adad by divi[nation, and] they answered him with [a firm ‘yes,’] saying: [‘He is your replacement.’] He he[eded] their important word(s) [and gathered together the people of Assyria, young (and) old], (and) my brothers, the seed of the house of [my] father. |
| Obverse Column i [9:15] i 10'10'–i 15'15' | Before the gods Aššur, Sîn, [Šamaš, Nabû, (and) Marduk, the gods of Assyria], the gods who live in heaven [and netherworld, he made them swear] their solemn oath(s) [concerning the safe-guarding of my succession]. In a favorable month, on a propitious day, [in accordance with their sublime command, I joyfully entered] the House of Succession, [an awe-inspiring] plac[e within wh]ich [the appointing to kingship (takes place)]. |
| Obverse Column viii [1:6] viii 2'2'–viii 6'6' | [...] ... [...] that place [had become too small for me [to have horses show their mettle (and) to train with chariot]s. [I made the people of the lands plundered by my bow take up] hoe and basket, and [they made bricks. I razed] that small [palace in its entirety, took a large area from the fields] for an addition, [and added (it) to it (the palace). I laid its foundations] with limestone, [strong stone from] the mountains, [and raised the terrace]. |
| Obverse Column viii [6:16] viii 7'7'–viii 16'16' | [I summoned] the kings of Ḫatti [and Across the River (Syria-Palestine): Baʾalu, king of Tyre, Ma]nasseh, king of Judah, [Qaʾuš-gabri, king of Edom, Muṣur]ī, king of Moab, [Ṣil-Bēl, king of Gaza, Mitinti], king of Ashkelon, (vi 10′) [Ikausu, king of Ekron, Milki]-ašapa, king of Byblos, [Mattan-Baʾal, king of] Arvad, [Abī-Baʾal, king of] Samsimurruna, [Būdi-il, king of Bīt-Ammon, Aḫī-Milki], king of Ashdod — [twelve kings from the shore of the sea; Ekištūra, king of] Idalion, [Pilagurâ, king of Kitrusi, Kīsu, king of] Salamis, |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | ⸢ša ŠEŠ⸣.[MEŠ-ia GAL.MEŠ ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-eḫ-ru a-na-ku] | |
| 2' | ina qi₂-bit {d}⸢aš-šur⸣ {[d}30 {d}UTU {d}EN u₃ {d}AG] | |
| 3' | {d}15 ša₂ {uru}⸢ni⸣-[nu-a {d}15 ša₂ {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR] | |
| 4' | AD ba-nu-u-a ina ⸢UKKIN⸣ [ŠEŠ.MEŠ-ia SAG.MEŠ-ia ke-niš ul-li-ma] | |
| 5' | ⸢um⸣-ma an-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [ma-a-ru ri-du-ti-ia] | |
| 6' | {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR ina ⸢bi⸣-[ri i-šal-ma an-nu ke-e-nu] | |
| 7' | e-pu-lu-šu₂-ma um-⸢ma⸣ [šu-u₂ te-nu-u-ka] | |
| 8' | zi-kir-šu₂-un kab-tu it-⸢ta⸣-[ʾi-id-ma UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{ki} TUR GAL] | |
| 9' | ŠEŠ.MEŠ-ia NUMUN ⸢E₂ AD⸣-[ia iš-te-niš u₂-pa-ḫir] | |
| 10' | ma-ḫar {d}aš-šur {d}30 {⸢d⸣}[UTU {d}AG {d}AMAR.UTU DINGIR.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 11' | DINGIR.ME a-ši-bu-te AN-⸢e⸣ [u KI-tim aš₂-šu₂ na-ṣar ri-du-ti-ia] | |
| 12' | ⸢zi-kir⸣-šu₂-un ⸢kab-tu⸣ [u₂-ša₂-az-ki-ir-šu-nu-ti] | |
| 13' | ina ITI šal-me u₄-mu še-⸢me-e⸣ [ki-i qi₂-bi-ti-šu-nu ṣir-ti] | |
| 14' | ina ⸢E₂⸣ ri-du-ti aš₂-⸢ri⸣ [šug-lud-di ša ši-kin₃ LUGAL-ti] | |
| 15' | [ina lib₃]-⸢bi-šu₂⸣ ba-šu-⸢u₂⸣ [ḫa-diš e-ru-um-ma] | |
| viii | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x (x) | |
| 2' | [... ši-tam-du-uḫ {giš}GIGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ aš₂-ru šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 3' | [i-mi-ṣa-an-ni-ma UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ḫu-bu-ut {giš}PAN-ia] {⸢giš}al⸣-lu u ⸢tup⸣-šik-ku | |
| 4' | [u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ši-šu₂-nu-ti-ma il-bi-nu SIG₄ E₂.GAL].⸢TUR.RA⸣ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 5' | [a-na si-ḫir-ti-ša₂ aq-qur-ma qaq-qa-ru ma]-⸢aʾ⸣-du GIM a-tar-tim-ma | |
| 6' | [ul-tu lib₃-bi A.ŠA₃.MEŠ ab-tuq-ma UGU-šu₂ uš-rad]-⸢di⸣ ina pi-i-li NA₄ KUR-i | |
| 7' | [dan-ni uš-ši-šu₂ ad-di-ma tam-la-a u₂-mal-li ad-ke-e]-⸢ma⸣ LUGAL.MEŠ {kur}ḫat-ti | |
| 8' | [u e-ber ID₂ {m}ba-ʾa-lu LUGAL {uru}ṣur-ri {m}me]-⸢na⸣-si-i MAN {kur}ia-u-di | |
| 9' | {[m}qa-uš-gab-ri LUGAL {uru}u₂-du-me {m}mu-ṣur]-⸢i⸣ MAN {kur}ma-ʾa-ab | |
| 10' | {[m}ṣil-EN LUGAL {uru}ḫa-zi-ti {m}me-ti-in-ti] ⸢MAN⸣ {kur}is-qa-al-lu-⸢na⸣ | |
| 11' | {[m}i-ka-u₂-su LUGAL {uru}am-qar-ru-na {m}mil-ki]-⸢a⸣-ša₂-pa MAN {kur}gu-ub-li | |
| 12' | {[m}ma-ta-an-ba-ʾa-al LUGAL {uru]}⸢a⸣-ru-ad-da | |
| 13' | {[m}a-bi-ba-ʾa-li LUGAL {uru]}⸢sam⸣-si-mur-⸢ru⸣-na | |
| 14' | {[m}bu-du-DINGIR LUGAL {uru}E₂-am-ma-na {m}PAP-mil-ki] ⸢MAN⸣ {kur}as-du-di | |
| 15' | 12 LUGAL.MEŠ ša₂ ki-ša₂-di tam-tim {m}e-ki-iš-tu-ra LUGAL {uru]}⸢e-di-il⸣ | |
| 16' | {[m}pi-la-a-gu-ra-a MAN {uru}ki-it-ru-si {m}ki-i-su LUGAL {uru]}⸢si-lu-a⸣ | |
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