Esarhaddon 011 (Q003240)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003240 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nineveh |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | [Esarhaddon, ... king, ... kin]g of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, [pious prince, humble, ... who] knows how [to revere] all of [the gods and goddess]es, [...] ... |
| Obverse [3:9] 1'1'–6'6' | [...] ... [...] (and) the immutable words from their l[ip]s [may they (Sîn and Šamaš) discuss with one another ...] (my) heart, [(my) reaching extreme old age, the abundanc]e of (my) offspring, the increase of my progeny, [...] ... [May they kill my enemies, flatten my enemies, cut down] my [foes, (and) allow me to stand] over my enemies in victory (and) triumph [so that] I may rule (and) govern wherever my heart wishes. |
| Obverse [9:14] 7'7'–11'11' | [In future days], may [one of the kings], my [descendants], whom the gods Sîn (and) Šamaš select and name to rule the lands and people, renovate the dilapidated section(s) of these shrines when they [bec]ome old and dilapidated, (10′) read [an inscription written in] my name, and may he anoint (it) with oil, make an offering, write my name with his name, [(and) return (it) to its place]. (Then) may the gods Sîn and Šamaš order good things for him monthly, without ceasing. |
| Obverse [14:15] 12'12'–12'12' | [...], governor of the land Ḫanigalbat. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{d}aš-šur-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL ...] ⸢LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL⸣ KUR aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.⸢NITA₂⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} | |
| 2 | [NUN na-aʾ-du aš₂-ru ... ša pa-laḫ DINGIR.MEŠ u {d}iš-ta]-⸢ri⸣ ka-la-ma i-du-u₂ | |
| 3 | [...] x x (x) x | |
| 1: | [...] x x (x) x | |
| 1' | [...]-x-bat | |
| 2' | [...] lib₃-bi | |
| 3' | [ka-šid lit-tu-ti šu]-⸢muḫ⸣ pe-er-ʾi šum-dul ⸢na⸣-an-⸢na-bi⸣ [...] x-KI | |
| 4' | [li-tap-pa-lu a-ḫa-meš ...] x ⸢zi-kir šap⸣-[te]-e-šu₂-nu la šu-un-ne₂-e | |
| 5' | {[lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia li-ne₂-ru a-a-be₂-e-a lis-ki-pu li-šam-qi₂-tu ga-re-e]-⸢ia⸣ ina li-i-ti ki-šit-ti ŠU.II | |
| 6' | ṣe-er {lu₂}KUR₂.⸢MEŠ⸣-ia [li-ša₂-zi-zu-ni-ma] e-ma lib₃-bi i-qab-bu-u la-be-el la-aš₂-pur | |
| 7' | [a-na EGIR u₄-me i-na LUGAL.MEŠ DUMU].⸢MEŠ-e⸣-a ša₂ {d}30 {d}UTU ut-tu-šu-u₂-ma | |
| 8' | a-⸢na be-lut KUR.KUR u UN.MEŠ⸣ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-šu₂ e-nu-ma eš-re-e-ti ša-ti-na | |
| 9' | [i]-⸢lab-bi⸣-ra-a-ma en-na-ḫa an-ḫu-us-si-na lu-ud-diš | |
| 10' | [MU.SAR-u₂ ši-ṭir] ⸢MU-ia⸣ li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur | |
| 11' | [a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂ li-ter] {⸢d⸣}30 u {d}UTU ITI-šam-ma la na-par-ka-a liq-bu-u SIG₅.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [...] x {lu₂}GAR.KUR {kur}ḫal-ni-gal-bat |
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