Esarhaddon 103 (Q003332)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nahr el-Kelb · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 103 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003332 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nahr el-Kelb |
| Coordinates | 33.9561, 35.5989 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap4 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:6] 11–66 | [The gods Aššur, Anu, Enlil], Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, [Ištar, (and) the Sebitti, the great gods], all of them, who decree destiny (and) give might and victory [to the king], their [favorite, Esarhaddon, great king], mighty [king], king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, [king of Sumer and Akkad], king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), (king of) all of them, king of the kings of [(Lower) Egypt, Upper Egypt, and] Kush, king of the four quarters; son of Sennacherib, [great king, migh]ty [king], king of the world, king of Assyria — |
| Obverse [6:10] 77–1010 | With rejoicing and jubilation, I went into the city Memphis, his royal city, (and) I sat joyfully upon (his) gold-mounted stool. [...] my [...] weapons [...] ... was placed; a message (with) gold (and) silver ... [...] afterwards ... the march [... I] entered and |
| Obverse [10:15] 1111–1515 | I counted as [booty ... of] his palace, the gods (and) goddesses of Taharqa, king of Kush, together with their possessions [... I ... his] wi[fe], his [cou]rt ladies, Uš-Anaḫuru, his crown prince, [...] ... courtiers, his personal attendants, [...], posses[sions], goods, [...] ..., lapis lazuli, ivory, gold-mounted [...] their openings (15) [...] ditto, gold (and) silver utensils, and all kinds of stones [fit] for the palace, which were without (number, and) skillfully built [...]. |
| Obverse [15:29] 1616–2929 | I opened their [...] and a chest ... [...] his kingship ... [...] ... mirror [...] ... words [...] king whose bo[x, ...], possessions, ... [...] ... they left them, together with 15 cro[wns ...] 30 crowns of wives, ditto (20) [...] good [...], stone [...], baked bricks, stone ..., [in] great number, [... from] the treasury, gold, silver, anti[mony, ... which were] without [number], a saddinu-garment (made) of byssus, [...] which all ... [...] copper, tin, lead, ivory, [...] ... [...] ... [... pos]sessions, ..., [...] ..., his [..., his] in-laws, his clan, (25) [...] ... stone ..., his [...], and [the sons] of the kings [...] ... [...] ... [...] physicians, diviners, [...] ... [... carpenters], gold-smiths, metal-workers, [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... |
| Obverse [29:35] 3030–3535 | [...] son of Binzūqi, [...] Ashkelon [...] which Taharqa [...] to their fortresses [...] Tyre [...] 32 kings [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [AN.ŠAR₂ {d}a-nu {d}BAD {d]}e₂-a {d}30 {[d]}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 2 | {[d}INANNA {d}7.BI DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].ME DU₃-šu-nu mu-šim-mu šim-ti | |
| 3 | [ša ana LUGAL mi-gir]-šu₂-un i-šar-ra-ku da-na-an u li-i-tu₂ | |
| 4 | {[m}aš-šur-PAP-AŠ LUGAL GAL MAN] dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 5 | [LUGAL KUR šu-me-ri u₃ URI{ki]} LUGAL {kur}kar₂-{d}dun-ia₂-aš₃ DU₃-šu₂-un LUGAL LUGAL.ME | |
| 6 | {[kur}mu-ṣur {kur}pa-tu-ri-su u] {kur}ku-u-si MAN kib-rat LIMMU₂-tim DUMU {m}{d}30PAP.MEŠ-SU | |
| 7 | [MAN GAL MAN dan]-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} ina ḫi-da-a-ti u ri-ša₂-a-ti qe₂-reb {uru}me-em-pi URU MAN-ti-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ⸢al-li-ik⸣ [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ ša₂-da-tu-ni ša₂ KU₃.GI iḫ-zu ul-ṣa-niš u₂-šib | |
| 9 | [...]-⸢ia⸣ {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ [...] x ⸢šak⸣-nat na-aš-par-ti KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR x x x x x | |
| 10 | [...] ar-ka-nu x x x x LI x ma-la-⸢ka⸣ [... e-ru]-um-ma | |
| 11 | [...] E₂.GAL-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ {d}INANNA.MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ {m}tar-qu-u LUGAL {kur}ku-u-si a-di NIG₂.GA-šu₂-nu | |
| 12 | [... šal-la]-tiš am-nu MUNUS.E₂.[GAL-šu₂ MUNUS.E₂.[GAL-šu₂ {munus]}⸢ERIM⸣.E₂.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂ {munus]}⸢ERIM⸣.E₂.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂ {m}u₂-ša₂-na-ḫu-ru DUMU UŠ-ti-šu₂ | |
| 13 | [...] x x x x ti-i-ri man-za-az pa-ni-šu₂ x [x x] NIG₂.[ŠU] NIG₂.GA | |
| 14 | [...].⸢GI⸣.MEŠ {na₄}⸢ZA⸣.GIN₃ ZU₂ AM.SI {giš}[x ša₂] iḫ-zu-ši-na KU₃.GI mu-ṣi-ši-na | |
| 15 | [...] KI.MIN u₂-nu-ut KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR u NA₄ mim-ma šum-šu₂ si-[mat] E₂.GAL ša₂ la i-šu₂-u | |
| 16 | [...] nak-liš šu-pu-šu₂ [x]-šu₂-un ap-te-e-ma {giš}ṭup-pi-sa-an-ni pu-[...] | |
| 17 | [...] MAN-ti-šu₂ u-ni-[x] ŠID LI [...] ŠU₂ [x] x x x muš-šul [...] | |
| 18 | [...] KI [x] dib-bi [...] LUGAL ša₂ pi-sa-[an-ni ...] bu-šu₂ TAK TI DIŠ MUNUS [x] x | |
| 19 | [...] x i-zi-bu-šun a-di 15 a-[ge ...] 30 a-ge ša₂ MUNUS.E₂.GAL.MEŠ MUNUS.E₂.GAL.MEŠ KI.MIN | |
| 20 | [...] dam-mu-qi {na₄}[x x] {na₄}a-gur₂-ri [...] {na₄}di-lu [ana] mu-ʾu-de-e | |
| 21 | [...] E₂ na-kam₂-a-ti KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR gu-uḫ-[li ... ša₂] la i-šu₂ {tug₂}sad-din bu-u-ṣi | |
| 22 | [...] ša gim-ri x BA AT LA AT ŠU₂ [...] URUDU AN.NA A.BAR₂ ZU₂ AM.SI | |
| 23 | [...] mat-ti BA KU [...] mi-ni-ti [... NIG₂].GA.MEŠ {lu₂}su-u-ti | |
| 24 | [...] x ŠI [x] LA UD [...]-šu₂ {lu₂}ḫa-ta-na-ti-[šu₂] qin-ni-šu₂ | |
| 25 | [...] x {na₄}x [...] x-šu₂ u₃ [DUMU].MEŠ LUGAL.MEŠ | |
| 26 | [...] DA E [...] šab-bu [...] A.ZU.MEŠ {lu₂}ḪAL.MEŠ | |
| 27 | [...] NA ⸢RA⸣ [... NAGAR] {⸢lu₂⸣}KU₃.DIM₂ {lu₂}qur-qur-ri | |
| 28 | [...] ⸢LU₂⸣ MA [...] MA MEŠ | |
| 29 | [...] x [x x].MEŠ | |
| 30 | [...] DUMU {m}bi-in-zu-qi | |
| 31 | [... {uru]}is-qa-lu-na | |
| 32 | [...] ša₂ {m}tar-qu-u ana dan-nu-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 33 | [...] {uru}ṣur-ri | |
| 34 | [...] 32 ⸢MAN⸣.MEŠ | |
| 35 | [...] NU x x |
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