Esarhaddon 097 (Q003326)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Ahmar (Til Barsip) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003326 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Ahmar (Til Barsip) |
| Coordinates | 36.6750, 38.1192 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap4 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] 11–66 | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse [6:13] 77–1313 | [... Hazael], the king of the Arabs, [who came to Nineveh, my capital city, with his heavy audience gift and] kissed my feet, [implored me to give (back) his gods, and (10) I had] pity [on him]. I refurbished [the gods Atar-samayin, Dāya, Nu]ḫāya, Ru[ldāwu], Abi[rillu, (and) Atar-qu]rumâ, [the gods of the Arabs], and [... I gave (them) b]a[ck to him]. I appointed the lady Tabūʾ[a], who was [raised in the palace of my father, as rul]er and returned her to her land with those gods [of the Arabs]. |
| Obverse [13:18] 1414–1818 | Later, Hazael [died] and I placed Iautaʾ (Iataʾ), his son, on his throne. I im[posed upon] him [tribu]te and payment [greater than the payment] I fixed on [his father]. Uabu, who [...] my [...], took [for himself] the kingship of Iautaʾ. I sent my officials (and) [my battle troops] to the aid of Iautaʾ [...] and [...] Uabu and the troops, his [trus]ted helpers, together [with ...] his gods, [...] his [possessions], his goods that ... I appointed as [...] (and) I carri[ed (them) off] to As[syria]. |
| Obverse [18:24] 1919–2424 | [The one who treads on] the necks of the people of Cilicia; the one who depopulated the land Ellipi, the Parnaki, a dangerous enemy, [...] ... the Manneans; who put to the sword the army of Išpakāia, a Scyt[hi]an, [...], an al[ly who] could [not] save himself — [... I] plundered the land Ki[...]ar, a district whose ... [...; I ...] Šidir-parna (and) E-parna, chieftains of the city Be[...]. I struck with the sword [Teuš]pâ, a Cimmerian, together with [his entire army], in the territory of the land Ḫubušnu, a district in the land Iš[...]ar. |
| Obverse [24:25] 2525–2525 | Abdi-M[ilk]ūti, king of Sidon, [...] |
| Right [0:2] r.e. 1r.e. 1– | [...] the awesome [fea]r of [the god Aššur ...] |
| Left [0:1] l.e. 1l.e. 1–l.e. 1l.e. 1 | I had a stele made, and [...] my victory (and) trium[ph ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] x [...] | |
| 7 | [... {m}ḫa-za-DINGIR] MAN {lu₂}{kur}a-ri-bi | |
| 8 | [ša₂ it-ti ta-mar-ti-šu₂ ka-bit-ti a-na NINA{ki} URU be-lu-ti-ia il-li-ku-ma] u₂-na-[aš₂-ši]-qu GIR₃.II-ia₂ | |
| 9 | [aš₂-šu₂ na-dan DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-ṣal-la-an-ni-ma] re-e-mu | |
| 10 | [ar-ši-šu₂-ma {d}a-tar-sa-ma-a-a-in {d}da-a-a {d}nu]-ḫa-a-a | |
| 11 | {d}ru-[ul-da-a-a-u] {d}a-bi-[ri-il-lu {d}a-tar-qu]-ru-ma-a | |
| 12 | [DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}a-ri-bi] an-ḫu-su-nu ud-diš-ma [... u₂]-⸢ter⸣-[ma ad-din-šu₂] {f}ta-bu-u-[a] | |
| 13 | tar-[bit E₂.GAL AD-ia a-na LUGAL]-u₂-ti ap-qid-ma it-ti DINGIR.MEŠ [ša₂ {lu₂}a-ri-bi] ša₂-tu-nu | |
| 14 | a-na KUR-ti-ša₂ u₂-ter-ši ar-ka {m}ḫa-za-DINGIR [šim-tu u₂-bil-šu₂-ma] {m}ia-u-ti-iʾ | |
| 15 | DUMU-šu₂ ina GU.ZA-šu₂ u₂-še-šib-ma [bil]-ti u man-da-ti u₂-[kin ṣe-ru-uš]-šu₂ [UGU man-da-at-ti AD-šu₂] aš₂-kun | |
| 16 | {m}u₂-a-bu ša₂ [...]-ia LUGAL-u-ut {m}ia-u-te-eʾ [ana ra-ma-ni-šu₂] u₂-ter-ru | |
| 17 | {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[ERIM.MEŠ ME₃-ia] a-na na-ra-ru-ut {m}ia-u-ti-iʾ [...] aš₂-pur-ma | |
| 18 | {[m]}u₂-a-bu u₃ {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ [tik]-li-šu₂ re-ṣi-šu₂ a-[di ...] DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ [... NIG₂.ŠU]-šu₂ NIG₂.GA-šu₂ | |
| 19 | ša₂ [x] am mu ki-i {lu₂}[x] ap-qid šal-lu-tu₂ aš₂-[lu-la] a-na qe₂-reb KUR ⸢aš⸣-[šur]{ki} [ka-bi-is] ki-ša₂-di | |
| 20 | UN.MEŠ {kur}ḫi-lak-ki na-si-iḫ {kur}el-li-pi {kur}par-na-ki {lu₂}KUR₂ ak-ṣi [...]-ti NI KUR TI | |
| 21 | {kur}man-na-a-a ša₂ {lu₂}ERIM.ḪI.A {m}iš-pa-ka-a-a {kur}as-ku-[za]-a-a [...] kit-[ru la mu]-še-zib-i-šu₂ | |
| 22 | i-na-ru ina {giš}TUKUL {kur}ki-[x-x]-ar na-gu-u ša₂ qar-[... aš₂]-lu-la šal-lat-su | |
| 23 | {m}ši-dir-ar-pa-na {m}e-pa-ar-na {lu₂}EN.URU.MEŠ {lu₂}EN.URU.MEŠ {uru}be-[... {m}te-uš]-pa-a {lu₂}gi-mir-ra-a-a | |
| 24 | ina KI-tim {kur}ḫu-bu-uš-na na-ge-e {kur}iš-[x]-ar a-di [gi-mir ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂] u₂-ra-si-ib ina {giš}TUKUL | |
| 25 | {m}ab-di-⸢mil⸣-[ku]-ut-ti MAN {[uru]}ṣi-du-un-[ni ...] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 1 | [... pu-luḫ]-tu ra-šub-ba-tu ša₂ [AN.ŠAR₂ ...] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A u₂-še-piš-ma li-i-ti ki-šit-ti [qa-ti ...] | |
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