Esarhaddon 054 (Q003283)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003283 |
| 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/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse [4:17] o 5'5'–o 17'17' | [...] let him see their design. [... I] measured [their] cords [...] I installed (them) in their gates. [...] its twins, like the heavens [...] ... its lower course (10′) [...] ... and [...] to the god Aššur (and) the goddess Mullissu [...] lock. I placed before him [...] chief musicians, lamentation priests [... I] decided [...] ... like [...] and [...] |
| Obverse [17:27] o 18'18'–o 27'27' | [...] sheep [...] I imposed [... of] my [... (20′) ...] I imposed on the city Kār-Esarhaddon. [...] three barley-homers of honey, [...] which I imposed [...] groats, [...] homers of chufa from the city Kār-Aššur; of [...] sheep, twenty-four homers of groats (25′) [from the city] Kār-bēl-mātāti, which is called [Sais] in Egypt. Six homers of pinigu-flour, 70 homers of [...] three barley-homers of honey, 612 [...] from those lands which the god Aššur, the great lord, handed over to me, I imposed. |
| Obverse [27:33] o 28'28'–o 33'33' | I decorated [the sanctuaries] of Sumer and Akkad with [...] ..., gold, silver (and) (precious) stones, [my] plunder, and the booty of Egypt and Kush, [which I] cap[tured with the] help of the god Aššur, my lord, and I made (them) shine like daylight. (30′) [I ma]de [...] and placed inside them. [... of] the god Dagān, firstborn (son) of the king of the gods, the god Aššur, [... skilled architects] who lay out plans [...] I laid out its foundations as a [replica of] Pegasus. |
| Obverse [33:40] o 34'34'–o 40'40' | I gathered together [...] as one and [I] clothed [...]. I established the remission of their debts. I encouraged them [...] (and) to plant orchards. I fashioned [...] through the refining techniques of the god Ninagal in shining [bro]nze. [...] ... and gave (it) to the god Ea, my lord, as a gift. [...] ..., which had become old, [... with] skilled [crafts]men, I laid its foundations. |
| Reverse [0:9] r 1r 1–r 99 | I gave [...] as a gift to the god Nabû, my lord. I built (and) completed [...]. The gods living in them [... of] shining [...] and a spade of red gold [...] that had become [old], I had built anew. (rev. 5) [...] I had [...] made of silver and [...] in Emašmaš, the chapel of the goddess Mullissu, my lady. I renewed what was old of [the ... of] the god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu, (and) repaired what had fallen off. [...] ... in it and I made kneel before them. [(As for) ...] which had not been built (previously) in Nineveh, near the citadel gate, I had [...] ... lions, anzû-birds, (and) laḫmu-monsters made of silver (and) shining copper and [...]. |
| Reverse [9:15] r 1010–r 1515 | (As for) Ezida, the temple of the god Nabû, which is in Borsippa, I skillfully created [go]ld [...], two wild bulls of silver, two wild bulls of bronze, two goat-fish of bronze, [... according to the techni]que(s) of the gods Kusibanda (and) Ninagal. [(As for) ... the dais of destin]y, the place of council of the god Nabû, the caretaker of all of heaven (and) netherworld, I skillfully fashioned [... of] shining [sil]ver and [...] a chariot of bright bronze. [...] I skillfully fashioned [...] ..., wild bulls of shining bronze and [...]. |
| Reverse [15:24] r 1616–r 2424 | [(As for) Egašankalama, the temple of the goddess Ištar], which is in Arbela, I overlaid (it) with silver (and) gold and made (it) shine like daylight. I had [...] made of bronze and installed locks on its gates. I built [...] ... inside it and surrounded its exterior [...]. After the goddess Ištar, my lady, made my kingship greater than that of the kings, my ancestors, (rev. 20) [... I] expanded its features. (As for) the akītu-house of the steppe, the house of joyful singing, [...] and I was restoring its rites, [...]. I built that [...] with black (and) blue (glazed) baked bricks, [...] timber, magnificent cedars and [...] its load. |
| Reverse [24:39] r 2525–r 3939 | [...] Ulūlu (VI), seventeenth day, [...] before them [...] they were bringing their offerings in good time [... with] far-reaching intelligence (and) vast understanding [...] I seated them inside the akītu-house (and) [...] their ... (rev. 30) I placed before [them insi]de the akītu-house [...]s, ten sheep, ten fowl, seven homers of wine, four homers of [...] ..., groats, this image, for [their] divine meal, [...]. ... of my lord ... [...] I made [offerings] to their [... (rev. 35) ... I laid its foundations] and secured [its] brickwork. [...] ... I brought in; like [...] ... residence of relaxation of [...] returning ... together with the gods, her counselors, [... I br]ought her in and placed her in a [peaceful] dwelling. |
| Reverse [39:47] r 4040–r 4747 | [...] I laid [its foundations] and secured its brickwork. I brought [...] into [...] and Ešeriga and I made (them) reside in (their) dwellings. [...] ... of the god Nergal [...] I made [...] ... from silver, gold, and iron. [...] the city Muṣaṣir which ... [...] which Sennacherib [... I] skil[lfully fashioned from] shining [br]onze [...] ... [...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] EN [...] | |
| 2' | [...] LU [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-ri-i AN [...] | |
| 4' | [...] nab-nit ka-a-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] li-mur nab-nit-sun₂ | |
| 6' | [... u₂-ma]-an-di-id eb-le-e-[šun₃] | |
| 7' | [...] u₂-rat-ta-a KA₂.MEŠ-šun₃ | |
| 8' | [...] maš-ši-šu ša₂-ma-meš | |
| 9' | [...] x-du-te a-sur-ru-šu₂ | |
| 10' | [...]-ti-ma ana AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ | |
| 11' | [...] si-ga-ri | |
| 12' | [... {lu₂]}NAR.GAL.MEŠ {lu₂}GALA.MEŠ | |
| 13' | [...] ma-ḫar-šu₂ ul-ziz-ma | |
| 14' | [... ap]-ru-us-ma | |
| 15' | [...]-ru GIM [...]-ma | |
| 16' | [...] | |
| 17' | [...] | |
| 18' | [... UDU].NITA₂.MEŠ | |
| 19' | [...]-ti-ia ar-kus | |
| 20' | [...] ⸢UGU⸣-ka {uru}KAR-{m}{d}aš-šur-PAP-AŠ ar-kus | |
| 21' | [...] 3 ANŠE 1 ŠE LAL₃.MEŠ | |
| 22' | [...] ar-ku-su | |
| 23' | [...] {še}ḫaš-la-ti [...] ANŠE {šim}EN.DI TA {uru}KAR-{d}aš-šur | |
| 24' | ša [...] UDU.NITA₂.MEŠ 24 ANŠE {še}ḫaš-la-a-tu₂ | |
| 25' | [TA {uru]}KAR-EN-KUR.KUR [ša sa-a]-a ina {kur}mu-ṣur i-nam-bu-u | |
| 26' | 6 ANŠE {še}pi-ni-gu 70 ANŠE [...].MEŠ 3 ANŠE 1 ŠE LAL₃.MEŠ | |
| 27' | 6 ME 12 [...].MEŠ TA ŠA₃ KUR.KUR ša₂-ti-na ša AN.ŠAR₂ EN GAL-u₂ ina ŠU.II-ia im-nu-u ar-kus | |
| 28' | [...]-mi₃-it KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR NA₄.MEŠ ki-šit-ti [ŠU.II-ia] u₃ šal-lat {kur}mu-ṣur u₃ {kur}ku-u-si | |
| 29' | [ša ina tu]-kul-ti {d}aš-šur EN-ia ik-šu-[da ŠU.II-ia eš-ret] KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} u₂-ḫi-iz-ma GIM u₄-me u₂-nam-mir | |
| 30' | [... DU₃]-uš-ma at-ta-di qe₂-reb-šun | |
| 31' | [...] {d}da-gan reš-tu-u ša₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 32' | [... {lu₂}ŠITIM.GAL-li le-ʾu-u₂]-ti mu-kin-nu giš-ḫur-ri | |
| 33' | [... tam-šil] {mul}AŠ.IKU at-ta-ad-di tem-me-en-šu₂ | |
| 34' | [...] ki-i iš-ten₂ u₂-pa-ḫir-ma | |
| 35' | [... u₂]-lab-biš an-du-ra-ar-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun | |
| 36' | [... za]-qap ṣip-pa-a-ti u₂-šar-ḫi-is-su-nu-ti lib₃-bu | |
| 37' | [...] ⸢ZABAR⸣ nam-ri ina pi-ti-iq {d}nin-a₂-gal ap-ti-iq-ma | |
| 38' | [...]-ad-di-iq-ma a-na {d}IDIM EN-ia a-qiš a-na qiš-ti | |
| 39' | [...]{ki} ša₂ la-ba-riš il-li-ku | |
| 40' | [... DUMU.MEŠ um-ma]-a-ni le-ʾu-u₂-ti at-ta-di tem-me-en-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... {d]}AG EN-ia a-qiš a-na qiš-ti | |
| 2 | [...] ar-ṣip u₂-šak-lil DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ti qe₂-reb-e-šu₂-un | |
| 3 | [...] eb-bi u₃ mar-ri KU₃.GI ru-uš-še-e | |
| 4 | [... la-ba]-riš DU-ku eš-šiš u₂-še-piš | |
| 5 | [... KU₃].BABBAR u₂-še-piš-ma ina e₂-maš-maš at-man {d}NIN.LIL₂ GAŠAN-ia | |
| 6 | [...] {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum la-ab-ru u₂-šeš ma-aq-tu ak-šir₂ | |
| 7 | [...]-ti ŠA₃-ma u₂-šak-me-sa ša₂-pal-šu₂-un | |
| 8 | [...] ša₂ qe₂-reb NINA{ki} la ep-šu₂ ina ṭe-ḫi KA₂.GAL MURUB₄ URU | |
| 9 | [...]-su ur-maḫ-ḫi an-zi-i {d}laḫ₃-me ša₂ KU₃.BABBAR URUDU u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 10 | [...] e₂-zi-da E₂ {d}AG ša₂ qe₂-reb bar₂-sipa{ki} | |
| 11 | [... KU₃].GI 2 AM.MEŠ KU₃.BABBAR 2 AM.MEŠ ZABAR 2 SUḪUR.MAŠ₂{ku₆} ZABAR | |
| 12 | [... ina ši]-pir {d}ku₃-si₂₂-ban₃-da {d}nin-a₂-gal nak-liš u₂-ban-ni-ma | |
| 13 | [... pa-rak NAM].MEŠ šu-bat ši-tul-ti ša {d}AG pa-qid kiš-šat AN-e KI-tim | |
| 14 | [... KI].SAG eb-bi nak-liš ap-ti-iq-ma {giš}GIGIR ZABAR nam-ri | |
| 15 | [...] x AM.MEŠ ZABAR eb-bi nak-liš ap-ti-iq-ma | |
| 16 | [... e₂-gašan-kalam-ma E₂ {d}iš-tar] ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI uḫ-ḫi-iz-ma u₂-nam-mir ki-ma u₄-me | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢ZABAR⸣ u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bi-ta SI.GAR KA₂.MEŠ-ša₂ | |
| 18 | [...]-x-ma-a-te ina qer-bi-šu₂ ab-ni-ma u₂-ša₂-as-ḫi-ra ki-da-šu₂ | |
| 19 | [...] ul-tu₂ {d}15 be-el-ti LUGAL-ti UGU ša₂ LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia₂ u₂-šar-bu-u | |
| 20 | [... u₂]-ša₂-tir nab-nit-sa E₂ a₂-ki-it EDIN E₂ ni-gu-ti | |
| 21 | [...]-ma u₂-šal-la-mu par-ṣe-e-ša₂ | |
| 22 | [...] šu-a-tu ina a-gur₂-ri {na₄}ZU₂ {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ | |
| 23 | [...] iṣ-ṣi {giš}ere-ni MAḪ.MEŠ DU₃-uš-ma | |
| 24 | [...] bil-ti-šu₂ | |
| 25 | [... {iti]}KIN UD.17.KAM | |
| 26 | [...] ma-ḫar-šu₂-un | |
| 27 | [...] u₂-šaḫ-ma-ṭu {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ-šu₂-un | |
| 28 | [... ina] kar-ši rit-pa-še ḫa-si-si pal-ke-e | |
| 29 | [...] qe₂-reb E₂ a₂-ki-it u₂-še-šib-šu₂-nu-ti [...]-kit-sun₂ | |
| 30 | [...].MEŠ 10 UDU.NITA₂.MEŠ 10 MUŠEN.MEŠ 7 ANŠE GEŠTIN 4 ANŠE [...] | |
| 31 | [...]-lu {še}ḫaš-lat NU an-nu-u₂ a-na nap-tan DINGIR-ti-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 32 | [... qe₂]-reb E₂ a₂-ki-it u₂-kin ma-ḫar-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 33 | [...] KI EN-ia u₂-še-[...] | |
| 34 | [...]-šu₂-nu u₂-šam-[ḫir] | |
| 35 | [... uš-še-šu₂ ad-di]-ma u₂-kin SIG₄-[su] | |
| 36 | [...] ŠAR KU u₂-še-rib ki-ma [...] | |
| 37 | [...]-ma KI SU RA DI E šu-bat ta-ni-iḫ-ti ša₂ [...] | |
| 38 | [...] ta-a-a-ar-tu₂ ša₂-a-ša₂ a-di DINGIR.MEŠ ma-li-ke-e-ša₂ | |
| 39 | [... u₂-še]-rib-ši-ma KI.TUŠ ne-eḫ-tu u₂-še-šib-ši | |
| 40 | [... uš-še-šu₂] ad-di-ma u₂-kin SIG₄-su | |
| 41 | [...] u₃ e₂-še-ri-ga u₂-še-rib-ma u₂-šar-ma-a šu-ba-a-te | |
| 42 | [...]-e {d}U.GUR | |
| 43 | [...]-tu KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI u₃ AN.BAR u₂-še-piš | |
| 44 | [...] {uru}mu-ṣa-ṣi-ri ša₂ {m}[...] | |
| 45 | [...] ša₂ {m}{d}30PAP.MEŠ-SU [...] | |
| 46 | [...] ⸢ZABAR⸣ nam-ri na-[ak-liš ap-ti-iq] | |
| 47 | [...] x x x [...] | |
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