Esarhaddon 099 (Q003328)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003328 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of B[abylon, ...] majestic dragon; beloved of the gods Aššur, Nabû [...] the one who is clothed in splendor, fearless in battle, [perfect] war[rior, merciless in combat], almighty prince, the one who holds the nose-rope of rule[rs, raging lion, avenger of (his) father, who engendered him]; (5) the king, who with the he[lp of] the gods [A]ššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Nabû, (and) [Marduk, the gods, his helpers, marched freely and attained his wish — he broke] all of those [disobedient to him] (and) rulers unsubmissive [to him like a reed in the swamp and trampled (them) underfoot]. |
| Obverse [6:14] o 77–o 1414 | The one who [knows how] to revere a[ll of the gods and] goddesses; [...] by the comman[ds ...] ... people, young (and) old, [...]; the one who renewed [...]s of Assyria and [Akkad, ...] (10) (re)built [Esagil] and B[abylon, ...] the god(dess) [...] whatever its name, abundance [... who returned the] plunder[ed gods of] the lands to their (proper) place from the city Aššur; ...] ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:9] r 1'1'–r 9'9' | [...] ... [...] ... [...] large [...] ... the left [... (rev. 5′) the gods ...], Nabû, Ištar of [...] ... shining face [...] ... [...] ... abundance of the [four] quarters [...] ... [...] to my reign [...] the bull colossus [an]d the deity who makes safe the path [of my royal person ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | (That) which is (written) on a bull colossus in a doorway ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-⸢SUM⸣.NA ⸢MAN⸣ ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ ⸢KA₂⸣.[DINGIR.RA{ki} ...] | |
| 2 | u₂-šum-gal-lum ṣi-i-ru na-ram AN.ŠAR₂ {d}⸢AG⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | la-biš na-mur-⸢ra-ti⸣ la a-di-ru ša₂-aš₂-me qar-[ra-du git₂-ma-lu la pa-du-u tu-qu-un-tu] | |
| 4 | ⸢ru⸣-bu-u₂ dan-⸢dan-nu⸣ mu-kil ṣer-ret ma-li-[ki lab-bu na-ad-ru mu-ter gi-mil a-bi a-li-di-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ ša₂ ina tu-⸢kul⸣-[ti] ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}AG {d}[AMAR.UTU DINGIR.MEŠ ti-ik-le-e-šu₂ i-ša₂-riš it-tal-lak-u-ma ik-šu-da ni-iz-mat-su] | |
| 6 | kul-lat la ma-⸢gi⸣-[re-e]-⸢šu₂ ma⸣-al-ki la kan-šu-[ti-šu₂ GIM GI a-pi u₂-ḫa-ṣi-iṣ-ma u₂-šak-bi-sa še-pu-uš-šu₂] | |
| 7 | ša₂ pa-la-⸢aḫ⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ u₃ {d]}iš-ta-ri ka-la-[ma i-du-u₂ ...] | |
| 8 | ina qi₂-be₂-⸢e⸣-[ti ...] x.MEŠ UN.MEŠ TUR GAL [...] | |
| 9 | mu-ud-diš [...].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ ⸢KUR aš⸣-šur{ki} u KUR [URI{ki} ...] | |
| 10 | e-⸢piš⸣ [e₂-sag-gil₂] u₃ ⸢KA₂⸣.[DINGIR.RA{ki} ...] | |
| 11 | {d}[...] mim-ma ⸢šum-šu₂⸣ ḪI.⸢LI⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | x [... ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ] ⸢KUR⸣.KUR ⸢šal⸣-lu-⸢u₂⸣-[ti TA qe₂-reb {uru}aš-šur a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter-ru] | |
| 13 | [...] x LA AN ⸢KU⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x KI [...] | |
| 3' | [...]-si-šu₂ GIŠ x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x PAP 2.30 x [...] | |
| 5' | [... {d]}⸢AG⸣ {d}iš-tar ⸢ša₂⸣ x [...] | |
| 6' | [...]-⸢ti⸣ nu-um-mur pa-⸢ni⸣ [...] | |
| 7' | x [...]-⸢ši⸣ nu-ḫuš kib-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | ⸢u₂⸣-[...] x x a-na BALA-e-⸢a⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | {⸢d⸣}ALAD.{⸢d⸣}[LAMMA] ⸢u₃⸣ DINGIR mu-šal-li-mu ki-bi-[is LUGAL-ti-ia ...] | |
| 10' | ⸢ša⸣ {giš}IG {[d]}ALAD.{d}LAMMA ba-laṭ [...] | |
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