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Esarhaddon 048 (Q003277)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 048 |
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| ID | Q003277 |
| 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 |
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.
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| 1 | i-nu-um AN.ŠAR₂ MAN {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u {d}a-nun-na-ki AD DINGIR.MEŠ EN KUR.KUR | When (the god) Aššīr, king of the Igigi, and the Anunnaki, father of the gods, lord of the lands, |
| 2 | {d}a-num geš-ru reš-tu-u ša a-mat qi₂-bi-ti-šu₂ la uš-ta-pe₂-lu DINGIR a-a-um-ma | Anu, foremost one, whose command cannot be overturned, O god, who can know of you? |
| 3 | {d}EN.LIL₂ EN šur-bu-u mu-šim NAM.MEŠ AN-e u KI-tim mu-kin-nu da-ad₂-me | Enlil, exalted lord, who decrees the fates of heaven and netherworld, establisher of destinies, |
| 4 | {d}e₂-a er-šu₂ EN ne-me-qi₂ ba-nu-u nab-nit pa-ti-iq kul-lat mim-ma šum-šu₂ | O Ea, great lord, creator of wisdom, who creates everything, |
| 5 | {d}30 e-deš-šu₂-u DINGIR KU₃ KUD-is EŠ.BAR mu-šak-lim ṣa-ad-di | The god Sîn, who makes decisions, the pure god, the one who decrees decisions, |
| 6 | {d}UTU DI.KU₅.GAL DINGIR.MEŠ muš-par-du-u ek-let ša nam-ri-ru EN-ti-šu₂ KUR.KUR sah-pu | O Šamaš, great judge of the gods, the one who breaks the wicked, whose lordship is exalted, the lands are deserted. |
| 7 | {d}IŠKUR GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI-tim mu-ša₂-az-nin ŠEG₃.MEŠ HE₂.NUN mu-bal-liṭ šik-nat ZI.MEŠ | O Adad, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, who provides for abundance, who revives the lives, |
| 8 | {d}AMAR.UTU IBILA reš-tu-u {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ šu-ud-du-u u₃ šu-šu-bu ba-šu₂-u it-ti-šu₂ | The god Marduk, the first-born son of the god Enlil, (and) the gods who are mighty and exalted with him. |
| 9 | {d}AG DUB.SAR gim-ri a-šir {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u {d}GEŠ₂.U pa-qid kiš-šat nag-bi | Nabû, the scribe of everything, who oversees the Igigi and the Gešu gods, the one responsible for all the cult centers. |
| 10 | {d}U.GUR dan-dan-nu EN a-ba-ri u du-un-ni ka-mu-u a-a-bi {d}EN.LIL₂ KI-tim DAGAL-tim | O Nergal, strong one, lord of the sea and the underworld, mighty one, enemy of the Enlil of the wide earth, |
| 11 | {d}a-gu-še-e-a {d}GAŠAN MURUB₄ u ME₃ de-kat₃ a-na-an-ti ša-ki-nat tu-qu-un-ti | O Agušēa, O Lady of the Middle and the Middle (World), I am the one who makes the battles favorable. |
| 12 | {d}7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ qar-du-ti ta-me-hu til-pa-nu uṣ-ṣi ša ti-bu-šu₂-nu tam-ha-ru ša₂-aš₂-mu | The Seven Gods, the heroic gods, who are encircled by battle, whose battles are fought with each other, |
| 13 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ti AN-e u KI-tim ša₂ qi₂-bit-su-nu ŠE.GA-tu₂ la ut-tak-ka-ru | The great gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld, whose command cannot be changed, |
| 14 | ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA ina re-e-ut UN.MEŠ-šu₂-un ina ni-iš IGI.II-šu₂-un KU₃.MEŠ ke-niš ut-tu-in-ni | [As for me, Esarhaddon, in the midst of] his people, [brought me] holy [beads] at the feet of [his] faithful [feet]. |
| 15 | x u₂-šar-bu-u i-ši-mu-in-ni ši-mat SIG₅-tim | [... he] made great, he decreed a good fate for me. |
| 16 | x ana šup-šu-uh ka-bat-ti-šu₂-un iš-šu-in-ni a-na LUGAL-ti | [... f]or the well-being of their mood he gave me to the kingship. |
| 17 | x ke-niš it-ru-ṣu UGU-ia | [... tru]ly entered upon me. |
| 18 | x zi-kir MU-ia ke-niš im-bu-u | he named [the name of] my [true] name |
| 19 | x ha-si-si pal-ka-a iš-ru-ku-in-ni-ma | ... they gave me to drink, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | x a-na ud-du-uš DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | [... t]o prolong the days of the great gods |
| 21 | x ša₂ pel-lu-de-e ip-tu-u ha-si-si | [The ...] who opened the cult daises, |
| 22 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{KI} {LU₂}GAR {d}EN.LIL₂ {LU₂}SANGA {d}aš-šur | Esarhaddon, strong king, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria], prefect of the god Enlil, priest of (the god) Aššar. |
| 23 | x GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{KI} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{KI} | [x], governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 24 | x GAL {d}taš-me-tum NUN-u₂ mun-tal-ku | [The great ...] of Tašmētu, the noble prince, |
| 25 | x ni-bit {d}iš-tar ša₂ {URU}ni-na-a šar-ra-tu₂ GAL-tu₂ | [... the na]me of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, the great queen. |
| 26 | hi-ših-tu ša₂ {d}iš-tar-a-ti ša₂ {d}15 ša₂ {URU}LIMMU₂-DINGIR ina ni-iš IGI.II-ša₂ nam-ra-a-ti tu-ut-tu-šu-ma | The guilt of the goddesses Ištarāti (and) Ishtar of Arbela were imposed upon him at his bright appearance. |
| 27 | x MAN {KUR}SU.BIR₄{KI} KUR MAR.TU {KUR}gu-ti-i | king of Subartu, Amurru, (and) Guti. |
| 28 | {KUR}hat-ti DAGAL-tim x LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ NI.TUK{KI} {KUR}ma₂-gan-na | [the wide land Ḫatti, ... king of the kings of] Nusku (and) Magan |
| 29 | {KUR}me-luh-ha LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-tim mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | The land Meluḫa, king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of the great gods, |
| 30 | pa-lih zik-ri AN.ŠAR₂ {d}AG {d}AMAR.UTU mu-kil ik-kib {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR | Who reveres the utterances of (the god) Aššar, the god Nabû, (and) the god Marduk, the one who holds the command of the gods Enlil, Sin, Šamānu, Adad, |
| 31 | x GAL-u₂ pa-lih DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ muš-te-eʾ-u aš₂-rat DINGIR-ti-šu₂-nu GAL-ti | the great, who reveres the great gods, the one who adorns their great divinity, |
| 32 | LUGAL ša₂ ul-tu ṣe-he-ri-šu₂ a-di ra-be₂-šu₂ be-lut-su-nu pu-qu-ma quru-us-su-nu dal-lu₄ | (As for) the king who from his childhood until the age of his youth their lordship was overthrown and their majesty diminished, |
| 33 | LUGAL ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-na eš-ret ma-ha-zi-šu₂-nu sa-li-mu ir-šu₂-u iš-ku-nu ta-ia-ar₂-tu₂ | The king who, in his reign, the great gods established peace in their shrines and sanctuaries. |
| 34 | {d}UTU-šu₂ kiš-šat UN.MEŠ ṣu-lul SIG₅ re-ʾu-u₂ tak-lum na-qid ṣal-mat SAG.DU | [O Šamaš, all of the people, good shepherd, merciful shepherd, who appoints] the highest rank, |
| 35 | NUMUN LUGAL-ti da-ru-u₂ NUNUZ bal-til{KI} šu-qu-ru hi-ših-ti e₂-šar₂-ra ša₂ ŠU.II-šu₂ el-la | (As for) the eternal seed of kingship (and) the offspring of Baltil (Akkadian) — the resplendent one, the joy of Ešara, which is in his hands, |
| 36 | i-šip-pu mu-ub-bi-ib ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ba-nu-u E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ u KA₂.DINGIR.RA{KI} | Who makes the image of the great gods resplendent, who renovates the temple of (the god) Aššar, (re)builder of Esagil and Babylon, |
| 37 | ša DINGIR.MEŠ KUR.KUR šal-lu-u-ti a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter-ru-ma u₂-šar-mu-u pa-rak da-ra-a-ti | (As for) the one who restores the exalted gods of the lands to their places and makes (them) prosper, |
| 38 | ša eš-ret kul-lat ma-ha-zi u₄-me-šam-ma KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI u₂-šal-bi-šu₂ SA₂.DUG₄ gi-nu-u u₂-kin-nu qe₂-reb-šin | At that time, I brought in silver and gold (and) established regular offerings inside it. |
| 39 | mu-šak-lil par-ṣi mu-kin SA₂.DUG₄ ša₂-rik šer₂-ki NIDBA.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-na gi-mir e₂-kur-ri | Who completes the rites, who establishes a šakku-priesthood, who provides great food offerings to all of the Ekur, |
| 40 | x ša a-na e-peš {UDU}SISKUR.MEŠ šul-lum par-ṣi la ip-par-ku-u i-na-ṣa-ru u₄-mu DINGIR iš-še-e-šu₂ | [The ...] who for the performing of the sacrifices (and) the well-being of the rites cannot be altered, they keep watch over him daily. |
| 41 | ka-ṣir ki-din-nu-ut bal-til{KI} ša₂-kin šu-ba-re-e NIBRU{KI} KA₂.DINGIR{KI} bar₂-sipa{KI} ZIMBIR{KI} | The one who destroys the sanctuaries of Baltil (Assur), establishes the shrines of Nippur, Babylon, Borsippa, Sippar, |
| 42 | SAHAR.MEŠ kiš-šat UN.MEŠ a-šib qe₂-reb-šu₂-un mu-šal-li-mu hi-bil-ti-šu₂-un | The earth, all of the people, who dwells inside them, the one who revives their sins, |
| 43 | ša UN.MEŠ TIN.TIR{KI} sa-ap-ha-a-ti u₂-pa-ah-hi-ru-ma u₂-še-ši-bu šu-bat ne-eh-ti | (As for) the scattered people of Babylon, they gathered them and settled (them) in the midst of the netherworld. |
| 44 | zi-ka-ru qar-du la-biš na-mur-ra-te ša₂ a-na šum-qut a-a-bi KUR aš-šur{KI} AN.ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-šat-bu-u {GIŠ}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ | (As for) the ziggurat, the mighty warrior, (and) the flash of light, which Assyria, king of the gods, had made bow down at the feet of the enemy, |
| 45 | nu-ur kib-ra-a-ti ur-ša-a-nu ša₂ a-na ka-šad na-ki-ri it-ti-šu₂ it-tal-la-ku DINGIR.MEŠ re-ṣe-e-šu₂ | The light of the world, the hero who went with him to defeat the enemy, the gods, his helpers, |
| 46 | a-ša₂-red kal mal-ki ša₂ ul-tu ṣi-it {d}UTU-ši a-di e-reb {d}UTU-ši i-ša₂-riš it-tal-la-ku-ma GABA.RI la i-šu₂-u | (As for) the land of all the rulers, who had fled from the rising sun to the setting sun, and had no rival, |
| 47 | DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{KI} DUMU {m}MAN-GIN MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{KI} | [son of Sennacherib, great king, strong king], king of the world, king [of Assyria], son of Sargon (II), [king of] the world (and) [king] of [Assyrian] |
| 48 | GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{KI} MAN KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{KI} lib₃-lib₃-bi LUGAL-ti ša₂ {m}EN-ba-ni MAN KUR aš-šur{KI} | governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, the kingship of Bēl-bani, [king of Assyria], |
| 49 | ki-sit₂-ti ṣa-a-ti ša₂ du-rug-šu₂ bal-til{KI} ša₂ ul-tu₂ ul-la-a-ma ina zi-kir {d}AMAR.UTU | That cult daise, whose foundations are Baltil (Assur), which from ancient times at the command of the god Marduk |
| 50 | a-na be-lut KUR u UN.MEŠ na-gab-ša₂ a-na šu-lu-ku a-na LUGAL-ti iš-šak-ku-su-un UGU AN.ŠAR₂ i-ṭi-bu-ma | For the lordship of the land and the people, the herald, for the well-being of the king, he prayed to them: “O Aššīr, speak! |
| 51 | na-dan zi-bi-šu₂-un ih-šu-hu DINGIR.MEŠ šu-ut AN KI | He gives their life; the gods of heaven and earth rejoice. |
| 52 | ina SAG LUGAL-ti-ia ina mah-re-e BALA-ia ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ ina {GIŠ}GU.ZA AD-ia ṭa-biš u₂-še-ši-ban-ni | At the beginning of my kingship, in my first regnal year, when the god Aššīr, the king of the gods, presented me with the throne of my father, |
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| 53 | {d}a-num AGA-šu₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ {GIŠ}GU.ZA-šu₂ {d}nin-urta {GIŠ}TUKUL-šu₂ {d}U.GUR ša₂-lum-mat-su u₂-šat-li-mu-in-ni-ma | [The gods Anu, Enlil, his throne, Ninurta, his weapon, (and) Nergal made] his radiance resplendent for me. |
| 54 | iš-šak-na-nim-ma ina ša₂-ma-me u qaq-qa-ri A₂.MEŠ SIG₅-tim ša₂ ud-du-uš DINGIR.MEŠ ba-nu-u eš-re-e-ti | In heaven and on earth, the good waters that the gods who created the shrines drew near to me. |
| 55 | {d}SAG.ME.NIG₂ ib-il₃-ma ina {ITI}SIG₄ u₂-qar-rib-ma a-šar {d}UTU | SAG.ME.NIG raised up and in Sivan (III) he presented (it) and the god Šamaš |
| 56 | ul-ta-pa-a GUB-iz uš-taš-ni-ma ina {ITI}BAD.KA₂ {ITI}BAD.KA₂ a-šar ni-ṣir-ti | He sat down, stood, and in the month Duʾūzu (IV) as far as the border |
| 57 | ik-šu-dam-ma i-kun šub-tu-uš-šu₂ aš₂-šu₂ li-i-ti ša₂-ka-nu ga-me-ru-tu₂ e-pe-e-ši | he reached, and he set up his dwelling. Because of this, he is a lītu-priestess, who is capable of doing great things. |
| 58 | gis-kim-ma MUNUS.SIG₅ u₂-šak-li-ma ša₂ e-reb e₂-sag-il₂ MUL.MEŠ AN-e ina man-za-zi-šu₂-nu | I fashioned a favorable image of myself and (then) I placed the stars of the heavens in their positions which are inside Esagil. |
| 59 | DU.MEŠ-ma har-ra-an kit-ti iṣ-ba-tu₂ u₂-maš-še-ru u₂-ru-uh la kit-ti ITI-šam-ma {d}30 u {d}UTU | They go and make the truthful journey. They extinguish the untruthful one. Month after month, the gods Sîn and Šamaš |
| 60 | ina IGI.LAL-šu₂-nu ša₂ ud-du-uš DINGIR.MEŠ šuk-lul eš-ret ma-ha-zi ku-tu-un-ni BALA.MEŠ-ia šur-šu-di {GIŠ}GU.ZA SANGA-ti-ia | At their appearance, which the gods had fashioned, (and) the protection of the shrines, the cult centers, and the throne of my priestly office (are) exalted. |
| 61 | an-nu ke-e-nu e-tap-lu a-ha-meš ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{KI} | At that time, I, Esarhaddon, king of the world, [king of Assyria], |
| 62 | am-ru ni-iš IGI.II AN.ŠAR₂ hi-ših-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ina GEŠTU.II DAGAL-tim ha-sis-si pal-ke-e | I have strewn a wide array of offerings before (the god) Aššar, the resplendent one of the great gods, with wide understanding. |
| 63 | ša iš-ru-ka ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ NUN {d}nu-dim₂-mud | who sent you, sage of the gods, prince Nudimmud, |
| 64 | ina igi-gal₂-lu-ti ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}AMAR.UTU a-na ud-du-uš DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ip-tu-u ha-si-si | With the wisdom of (the god) Aššīr and the god Marduk, they opened the eyes to see the great gods. |
| 65 | ina ni-iš ŠU.II ut-nen-ni u la-ban ap-pi ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ u₃ EN GAL-u {d}AMAR.UTU u₂-ṣal-la-a DINGIR-su-un | [With] awe-inspiring brilliance and radiance, I exalted the divinity of (the god) Aššīr, king of the gods, and the great lord, the god Marduk. |
| 66 | it-ti man-ni DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ba-nu-u DINGIR.MEŠ u {d}iš-tar a-šar la aʾ-a-ri šip-ru mar-ṣu taš-ta-nap-par-a-ni | With whom do the great gods, creators of the gods and goddesses, who cannot be rivalled, send me a message of distress? |
| 67 | ši-pir te-diš-ti it-ti a-me-lu-ti la še-me-ti la na-ṭil-ti ša₂ ra-man-ša₂ la ti-du-u la par-sa-ta ar₂-kat₃ UD.MEŠ-ša₂ | (As for) the one who [does not know] the craft of a human being, (or) does not know the rites [of a rāmanšu-priestess, or the rituals of recitation], |
| 68 | ba-nu-u₂ DINGIR u₃ {d}iš-tar ku-um-mu qa-tuk-ku-un ina ra-ma-ni-ku-nu bi-na-a-ma at-man DINGIR-ti-ku-nu ṣir-ti | (As for) the one who removes god and goddess from your hands, (as for the one) who destroys your divinity, |
| 69 | mim-mu-u₂ ina ṣur-ri-ku-un ib-šu-u li-in-ne₂-pu-uš ina la šu-un-na-a-te zi-kir šap-ti-ku-un | May he do whatever is in your hearth, without ceasing, the utterance of your lips. |
| 70 | DUMU.MEŠ um-ma-a-ni en-qu-ti ša taq-ba-a a-na e-peš šip-ri šu-a-tu₂ GIM {d}e₂-a ba-ni-šu₂-un | (As for) the enqūtu-officials, about whom you said: "To do this work, I created them like Ea." |
| 71 | uz-nu ṣir-tu šur-ka-šu₂-nu-ti-ma A₂.GAL₂-u-tu₂ šu-hi-za ka-ras-su-un ina qi₂-bi-ti-ku-nu ṣir-ti mim-ma lip-ta-at ŠU.II-šu₂-un | (As for) the one who destroys them, destroys their great cult centers, (and) destroys everything that is in your power, may he release whatever is in their hands. |
| 72 | li-šam-si-ku ina ši-pir {d}nin-ši-ku₃ a-na de-ni {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR pal-hiš ak-tam-mis-ma a-na EŠ.BAR-šu₂-nu ke-e-ni | By the craft of the goddess Ninšiku, I listened to the judgment of the gods Šamaš and Adad and (then) made a firm decision concerning their case. |
| 73 | {LU₂}DUMU.MEŠ HAL.MEŠ u₂-šat-ri-iṣ a-na e-reb E₂ mu-um-me UGU bal-til{KI} KA₂.DINGIR.RA{KI} u NINA{KI} bi-ru ab-re-e-ma | I brought together the haruspex (and) brought (them) into the house of the eunuchs. I visited Baltil, Babylon, and Nineveh, and |
| 74 | UGU DUMU.MEŠ um-ma-ni e-peš šip-ri u šu-ru-ub pi-riš-ti qa-ta-a-te a-hi-in-na-a u₂-ki-in-ma | I firmly established my handiwork over the scholars, the craftsmen, and the personnel of the qattu-priests. |
| 75 | {UZU}UR₅.UŠ₂.MEŠ ki-i pi-i iš-ten in-da-har-ma e-pu-lu-in-ni an-nu ke-e-nu ina bal-til{KI} URU pa-le-e | They received the flesh of the young men according to the word and performed (the procedures). This is true. In Baltil (Akkadian: in) the city of Mullissu. |
| 76 | šu-bat AD DINGIR.MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ iq-bu-ni e-reb E₂ mu-um-me u₃ ša DUMU.MEŠ um-ma-a-ni e-peš šip-ri | (As for) the dwelling where the father of the gods, (the god) Aštar, commands, he enters the house of the dead and of the young, the elders, to do the work, |
| 77 | u₂-ad-du-ni zi-kir MU-šu₂-un ina UZU ti-kil-ti šal-mu-te DUMU.MEŠ {LU₂}HAL a-na e-peš šip-ri šu-a-tu₂ ki-a-am iq-bu-ni | They gave me the name of their name. With good advice, the haruspex said to me thus: |
| 78 | šu-uh-miṭ it-id pit-qad₂ na-de-e a-hi la ta-raš-ši u₂-zu-un-ka a-šar ša₂-nam-ma la ta-šak-kan | The šuḫmit-disease afflicts the land. Do not abandon the side, (or) you will not place (it) in another place. |
| 79 | an-na-šu₂-un ke-e-nu la muš-pe-lu at-ta-kil-ma ar-ta-hu-uṣ lib₃-bu ina ITI šal-mi u₄-me še-me-e | I trusted in them, did not trust in anyone else, and constantly sought out (them). In a favorable month, on a propitious day, |
| 80 | ina {ITI}ZIZ₂ ITI bi-bil lib₃-bi ša₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ ina E₂ mu-um-me a-šar te-diš-ti ša₂ lib₃-ba-šu₂-un ub-la e-ru-um-ma | In Šabāṭu (XI), the month of the joy of the heart of Enlil, I brought into the house of the šangû-priestess the life of their heart. |
| 81 | NAGAR.MEŠ KU₃.DIM₂.MEŠ TIBIRA.MEŠ BUR.GUL.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ um-ma-a-ni le-ʾu-u-ti mu-de-e pi-riš-ti ina E₂ ša₂ ina bi-ri {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR u₂-ad-du-šu₂ | The carpenters, the goldsmiths, the tibirānu-priests, (and) the šangû-priestess(s), the scholars, the master builders, the ones who know the secrets, in the house which they built between the gods Šamaš and Adad. |
| 82 | lu u₂-še-rib lu u₂-še-šib-šu₂-nu-ti KU₃.GI SA₅ e-per šad-di-šu₂ ša₂ mam₂-ma la ip-ti-qu-šu₂ ana ši-pir ni-kil-ti NA₄.MEŠ na-as-qu-ti | I made (them) enter and I made them dwell. Gold, red, (and) red gold, which no one had fashioned for the craft of making precious stones, |
| 83 | la ki-šit-ti u₄-me ša₂ ni-i-ba la i-šu-u nab-nit hur-ša₂-a-ni ša₂ {d}e₂-a a-na ši-pir be-lu-ti ši-mat ME.LAM₂ ra-biš i-šim-šu-nu-ti | (As for) the one who does not have a protective spirit, (or) has no fear of the day, the creator of the mountains, whom Ea chose for the work of lordship (and) the design of the great cosmic powers, |
| 84 | a-na aš₂-rat DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia u ti-iq-ni DINGIR-ti-šu₂-nu ma-aʾ-diš uš-tar-si-ma ŠU.II-šu₂-nu KU₃.MEŠ u₂-šam-li AGA ni-kil-tu₂ si-mat EN-u-ti | For the throne of the great gods, my lords, and the sanctuaries of their divinity, as many as there were, I decorated their holy hands (with) a tiara of sceptres, the rites of my royal majesty. |
| 85 | ša AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ EN-ia₂ ša₂ KU₃.GI HUŠ.A u₃ NA₄.MEŠ ni-siq-ti u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-ter aš₂-ru-uš-šu₂ AGA šu₂-a-tu₂ la-biš me-lam-mu | I had a throne of gold, ivory, and precious stones made for (the god) Aššīr, king of the gods, my lord, and I restored its (the temple’s) foundation(s). That crown was adorned with splendor. |
| 86 | za-in bal-tu na-ši ša₂-lum-ma-tu hi-it-lu-up nam-ri-ri AN.ŠAR₂ EN GAL-e ma-diš im-hur-ma i-ṭib ka-bat-ta-šu₂ im-me-ru zi-mu-šu₂ | The one who provides for the living, the one who carries off the splendor of (the god) Aššar, the great lord, received from him a libation; he saw his face (lit. his face), |
| 87 | {d}EN GAŠAN-ia₅ {d}be-let-KA₂.DINGIR.RA{KI} {d}e₂-a {d}DI.KU₅ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ qe₂-reb e₂-šar₂-ra E₂ za-ri-šu₂-nu ke-niš im-ma-al-du-ma | Bel, my lady, Belet-Babili, Ea, (and) Madanu, the great gods, gathered together in E-šara, their true temple, and |
| 88 | iš-mu-hu gat-tu ina ṣa-ri-ri ru-uš-še-e nab-nit a-ra-al-li e-per šad-di-šu₂ u₂-šar-ri-ha nab-nit-sun₂ ti-iq-ni MAH.MEŠ šu-kut-tu a-qar-tu₂ | (As for) the one who removes a tiqnû-bowl, a great scepter on the horizon, (and) an inscription on a mountain, he made its base tremble (lit. “it is covered with a cloudy sky], (and thus) made its inscriptions greater than (those of) (all) other sanctuaries. |
| 89 | ki-šad-su-un u₂-taq-qin-ma u₂-ma-al-la-a GABA-su-un mim-mu-u {d}EN GAL-u {d}AMAR.UTU ina lib₃-bi-šu₂ ib-šu-u ub-la ka-bat-ta-ša₂ ša₂ šar-rat {d}NUMUN-DU₃-ti | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered all that the great lord, the god Marduk, had in his heart. I brought all that is in the heart of the queen Zēru-banīti. |
| 90 | ṣa-al-me DINGIR-ti-šu₂-nu GAL-ti UGU ša₂ u₄-me pa-ni nak-liš u₂-ba-aš₂-ši-mu ma-diš u₂-šar-ri-hu bal-tu₂ u₂-šag-li-du u₂-ša₂-an-bi-ṭu GIM {d}UTU-ši | (As for) the one who alters the appearance of their great divinity over the days of distant past, (or) destroys (it) in its entirety, (and) makes it shine like the sun, |
| 91 | KI.TUŠ {GIŠ}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA GIŠ da-re-e a-di kil-zap-pi KU₃.GI HUŠ.A lit-bu-šu₂ a-na {d}PAPNUN GAŠAN GAL-ti a-ši-bat e₂-umuš-a pa-pah {d}AMAR.UTU ša₂ qe₂-reb TIN.TIR{KI} | To the goddess Amanus, the great lady, who dwells in Eumuša, the cella of the god Marduk, which is inside Babylon, I built a fortress to perfection. |
| 92 | eš-šiš DU₃-uš {d}AN.MAR.TU mu-ul-lil AN-e u KI-tim mu-ub-bi-ib e₂-sag-gil₂ a-šib e₂-nam-tag-ga-du₈-a ud-diš {d}ab-šu₂-šu₂ {d}ab-ta-gi₄-gi₄ | The god Amurru, who purifies heaven and netherworld, who makes Esagil dwell, (and) the Enamtag̣aduŋa (temple) re-built anew. (The god) Abšu (is) Abtaggigi. |
| 93 | a-ši-ba e₂-giš-hur-an-ki-a E₂ {d}GAŠAN NINA{KI} u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ {d}U.DAR.MEŠ ma-la AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}AMAR.UTU iq-bu-u ud-diš-ma a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter | As for the Egišḫurankia, the temple of the Lady of Nineveh, and the gods, the Stag-gods, as many as Ašār and Marduk had said, I renovated (and) returned (them) to their places. |
| 94 | AN GAL šar-rat-BAD₃.AN{KI} {d}MUŠ {d}be-let-TI.LA {d}ku-ru-ni-tum {d}sak-kud ša₂ bu-be₂-e{KI} DUMU.E₂ a-na BAD₃.AN{KI} URU-šu₂-nu u₂-ter | The great gods of Šarrat-Bābili, the Snake, the Bēlet-balāri, Kurunitu, (and) Sakkud of Būla, the temple-enterers, returned to their cities in Dilmun. |
| 95 | {d}u₂-ṣur-a-mat-sa ma-li-kat₃ mil-ki ṣa-bi-ta-at ab-bu-ut-ti a-na UNUG{KI} URU-ša₂ u₂-ter {d}UTU ša₂ {URU}la-ar-sa a-na {URU}la-ar-sa | (With regard to) Uṣur-amassa, the one who carries out the exalted counsel, I returned (them) to Uruk, her city. The Sun-deity of Larsa (and) Larusa. |
| 96 | {d}hum-hum-ia₅ {d}šu-qa-mu-na {d}ši-i-ma-li-ia a-na {URU}ZIMBIR{KI}-{d}a-ru-ru u₂-ter ad-ke-ma gi-mir ERIM-ni-ia {KUR}kar₂-{d}dun-ia₂-aš₃ DU₃-ša₂ | (With regard to) the god Ḫumhumiya, the goddess Šuqamuna, (and) the goddess Shimalia, I brought (them) to Sippar, (the city) Aruru. I restored (it) and (then) I built Kar-Duniaša. |
| 97 | {GIŠ}al-lum tup-šik-ku u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ši-šu₂-nu-ti ina {GIŠ}U₃.ŠUB.MEŠ ZU₂ AM.SI {GIŠ}ESI {GIŠ}TUG₂ {GIŠ}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA u₂-šal-bi-na SIG₄.HI.A | I had them carry hoes (and) baskets in wooden boxes of elephant ivory, ebony, linen cloth, and musukkannu-wood. |
| 98 | ina I₃.GIŠ DUG₃.GA LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA ku-ru-un-nu mu-tin-nu ši-kar KUR-i ab-lu-la šal-la-ru ina ITI šal-me u₄-mu še-me-e ša₂ e₂-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, in Eḫursaggalkurkurra, |
| 99 | mar-kas AN-e u KI-tim šu-bat AN.ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ EN-ia u₃ e₂-sag-gil₂ E₂.GAL DINGIR.MEŠ ri-mit {d}EN GAL-e {d}AMAR.UTU TIN.TIR{KI} URU KI.TUŠ DINGIR-ti-šu₂ | The throne of heaven and netherworld, the residence of (the god) Aššīr, king of the gods, my lord, and Esagil, the great temple, the abode of the Great Lord, the god Marduk, Babylon, the city, his dwelling of divinity, |
| 100 | ṣe-er KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR hi-ših-ti ŠIM.HI.A LAL₃ I₃.NUN.NA GEŠTIN ku-ru-un-nu x x e-ma me₂-eh-ret a-ha-meš UŠ₈-šu₂-un ad-du-u u₂-kin SIG₄-su-un | [I deposited] in their foundations [gold, silver, ḫašīḫūtu-flour, juniper, honey, ghee, wine, ...] wherever there were rivals. |
| 101 | {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ ep-šet BARA₂ DINGIR-ti-šu₂ ṣir-ti mim-ma šum-šu₂ ih-su-us-ma aš₂-šu₂ da-na-an ep-še-ti-šu₂ UN.MEŠ kul-lu-mi-im-ma | O Marduk, great lord, the deeds of the dais of his (personal) god are exalted; whatever he desires, be it for the strength of his dee[ds] and the well-being of the people. |
| 102 | ta-nit-ti DINGIR-ti-šu₂ šul-mu-di a-pa-a-ti qe₂-reb sa-x x x x muš-huš-šu₂ na-al-bu-bu ṣe-er {NA₄}a-lal-lum | (As for) the one who removes the praise of his divinity, (and) opens the mouth(s) in the midst of ..., (or) destroys his skull, he places it on the top of the a[lallu-stone]. |
| 103 | NA₄ qa-be₂-e u₃ ŠE.GA tam-šil bal-ṭi u₂-šar-bi-ṣa x ša mi-na-a-ti ina ši-pir um-ma-nu-ti la ip-pa-ti-iq-ma | (As for) the stone, the šūmû-offering, (and) the protective deities of the sea, I made (them) flourish in their entirety. [The ... of] all of them, with the craft of the craftsmen, did not pass by and |
| 104 | NA₄ na-de-e har-gul-li ṣe-riš tam-tim x-šu₂ ep-šu x it-pi-i-šu₂ x {d}GIŠ.BAR u₂-ša₂-hi-iz-ma | I made a stele of stone, a bridge on the shore of the sea, its , its with it, (and) the god Šabāṭu, and |
| 105 | zi-mu-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ʾi-ir-ma x x ša₂-ri-ri E₂ DUG₃.GA ut-x ERIM-ni a-na ši-pir EN DINGIR.MEŠ | [I re-built] its dilapidated section(s) [and ...] a good house. [I sent] my [troops] for the work of the lord of the gods. |
| 106 | ša₂ ina eš-qi₂ NA₄ KUR-i x-na-ti x-šu₂-nu-ti šar-hu x MUNUS x-ma | who with the stone of the mountain ... their ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 107 | x x x {d}AMAR.UTU EN x AN.ŠAR₂ EN-ia | [... Marduk, lord of the ... of] (the god) Ašši[r], my [lo]rd, |
| 108 | x TI IS x re-še-ti | ... the beginning.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 109 | ša UGU a-su-mit-ti ša 2.30 | That which is upon the stele of the left. |
| 110 | nis-hu mah-ru-u | [First] part of the series |
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| 103 | x LI x-a | |
| 104 | x-ku-nu x | your(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 105 | x x EN x | [... NN], lord(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 106 | x ina x | in(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 107 | x LA x | |
| 108 | x UR₂ x | ... lap ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 109 | x.NUN.NA | x.NUN.NA(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 110 | x E{KI} | [... Babylon](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 111 | x-kis | -kis(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 112 | x-su | |
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