Esarhaddon 044 (Q003273)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003273 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:17] o 1o 1–o 1717 | I, Esarhadd[on, ... fav]orite of the god Enlil, pious man, beloved of the god [Marduk and] the goddess Zarpanītu, true shepherd, [... of] the great [god]s, expert governor, [... of the] god Son-of-Bēl (Nabû), (5) judicious ruler, [... shri]nes, the one entrusted with the sattukku offerings, [... of the] daises, the one who brings abundance to the temples, [...] (and) cult centers; the one who (re)confirmed the cereal offerings, [...] everything, wh[o makes] the cult centers shine (and) [comple]tes their rites; (10) the one [who kno]ws the totality of everything, [...] ... everything, [...] ... plains, [...], fallen; the one who makes good the damages (suffered by) the weak, [holds the ha]nd of the feeble; ... [...] with [...] cripples; [...] truth; [...] criminals; [...] ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:7] r 1'1'–r 7'7' | [...] ... [...] ... the god Bēl, the mood [...] [Fr]om my youth, [my] ancestors [...] ... [...] he gave me to sh[eph]erd the black-he[aded people ...] the god Aššur [...] in all of their lands, he killed my [enemies ...]; he subdu[ed] all of the unsubmissive [and (now) they ki]ss [my] feet. Moreover, I care for the ginû [and sattukku] offerings (and) [...]. |
| Reverse [7:17] r 8'8'–r 17'17' | (For) the future prince [who re]spects [my] inscrip[tion] (and) is attentive to (my) deeds, may the god Marduk, the great lord, sage of heaven and [netherworld], lord of springs and seas, decree for him a fate of (divine) favor and riches; may he en[tru]st to him [...]; may he prolong his name (and) his progeny; may he rule (all of) the lands (and) shepherd his people in plenty, abundance, fertility, and riches; [may] the summer grass last until winter (and) the winter grass until summer in his land; may (the ability) to give orders, to listen, and to find favor, (and) truth and justice [be unceas]ing in the mouth of his populace; may he exercise kingship over all of the lands and may he attain whatever he [desires]; may he achieve his wish; should he require something, may it not be [...]; (and) may he not experience [ev]il. [...] ... the praises of the great lord, the god [Mar]duk. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 18'b.e. 18'–b.e. 18'b.e. 18' | Written on the pedestal [of] the great lord, the god [Marduk]. |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na⸣-ku {m}aš-šur-a-ḫu-i-⸢di⸣-[na ...] ⸢mi-gir⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 2 | eṭ-lu na-a-du na-ram {d}[AMAR.UTU u] {⸢d⸣}zar-pa-ni-tum | |
| 3 | re-e₂-u₂-um ki-i-nu [... DINGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 4 | GIR₃.NITA₂ it-pe-⸢šu⸣ [...] DUMU {d}EN | |
| 5 | mun-tal-ku ma-li-ku [... eš]-⸢re⸣-e-ti | |
| 6 | pa-qid-du ⸢sat-tuk-ki⸣ x [...] BARA₂.MEŠ | |
| 7 | mu-ṭaḫ-ḫi-⸢id⸣ E₂.KUR.⸢MEŠ⸣ x [...] ma-ḫa-zi | |
| 8 | ⸢mu⸣-kin ⸢nin⸣-da-be₂-e [...] ka-la₂-ma | |
| 9 | ⸢mu-nam⸣-mir ma-⸢ḫa⸣-zi [mu-šak-li]-⸢il⸣ par-ṣi-šu-un | |
| 10 | ⸢mu-du⸣-u₂ kul-lat gim-ri [...]-⸢ku⸣ ka-la₂-ma | |
| 11 | x-[x]-ti na-mi-i [...] x ma-aq-ti | |
| 12 | mu-⸢šal-li-mu ḫi-bil-ti en-ši⸣ [ṣa-bit] ⸢qa⸣-at u₂-la-li | |
| 13 | mu-ut-x [x] ⸢it⸣-ti x [...] a-ku-u₂-ti | |
| 14 | x x [...] x x x [...] ki-na-a-ti | |
| 15 | [...] ḫab-bi-[lu] | |
| 16 | [...] x ki-x [x (x) x] | |
| 17 | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-bat ⸢zi⸣-[...] | |
| 2' | [...] x ša {d}EN nu-pa-⸢ra⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [ul]-tu ṣe-ḫe-ri-⸢ia-a⸣-ma ab-bu-⸢u₂⸣-[ia ...] TA [...] | |
| 4' | id-di-nam-ma ⸢re-ʾu⸣-ut ṣal-⸢mat SAG⸣.[DU ...] x aš-šur [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢KUR⸣.MEŠ-te ⸢ka-li⸣-ši-⸢na⸣ [... za-ma]-ni-i-a ⸢GAZ⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | kul-lat la ma-gi-⸢ri⸣ u₂-šak-ni-⸢ša₂⸣-[am-ma u₂-na]-⸢aš₂⸣-ša₂-qu ⸢GIR₃⸣.[II-ia] | |
| 7' | u₃ a-na-ku ge-en-na-a [u SA₂.DUG₄] ⸢u₂⸣-sa-ad-da-ra x [x (x)]-sa | |
| 8' | NUN EGIR-u₂ ⸢mu⸣-kan-nu-u₂ ⸢šiṭ⸣-[ri-ia] ⸢mut-ta⸣-id-du ep-[še-e]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 9' | {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ ap-kal AN-e ⸢u₃⸣ [KI-tim] ⸢EN nag⸣-bi u ⸢ta⸣-[ma-a]-ti | |
| 10' | ši-mat du-un-qi₂ u meš-ri-i li-⸢šim⸣-šu₂-ma x [...] ⸢a⸣-na ŠU.II-šu₂ ⸢li-mal⸣-li | |
| 11' | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ li-šam-<<šam>>-⸢di⸣-il-⸢šu⸣ li-⸢bi-il⸣ ma-ta-[a]-ti | |
| 12' | i-na nu-uḫ-ši ṭuḫ-di ḪE₂.GAL₂ u₃ meš-ri-i ⸢li⸣-ir-te-ʾa-a UN.⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ | |
| 13' | di-iš BURU₁₄ i-na EN.TE.NA di-iš EN.TE.NA i-na BURU₁₄ ⸢liš⸣-tab-ra-a qe₂-reb ma-ti-šu₂ | |
| 14' | qa-bu-u₂ še-mu-u₂ u ma-ga-ru kit-tum u mi-ša₂-⸢ru⸣ [a-a ip]-⸢par⸣-ka-a pi-i te-ne₂-še-ti-šu₂ | |
| 15' | šar-ru-ut kiš-šat KUR.MEŠ-te ⸢li-pu-uš-ma⸣ e-ma u₂-ṣa-⸢am⸣-[ma]-⸢ru⸣ lik-šu-da qa-ta-a-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 16' | ṣi-bu-us-su li-iṣ-⸢bi⸣ [ḫi]-⸢šiḫ⸣-tum a-a x [...] ⸢lum⸣-na ⸢a-a⸣ e-mur | |
| 17' | ta-nit-ti be-li₂ GAL-⸢e {d⸣}[AMAR].⸢UTU⸣ nar-[...] x-da-la-⸢la⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18' | i-na UGU ki-gal-⸢li⸣ [ša] EN GAL-e {d}[AMAR.UTU] ⸢šaṭ⸣-ṭir₂ | |
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