Esarhaddon 106 (Q003335)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon (Bābili) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 106 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003335 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Hirayama collection, Hirayama, Japan; Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon (Bābili) |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:9] i 1i 1–i 99 | Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, pious prince who reveres the gods Nabû and Marduk — |
| Obverse Column i [9:26] i 1010–i 2626 | Before my time the great lord, the god Marduk, became angry, trembled (with rage), and was furious with Esagil and Babylon; his [he]art was full of rage. Because of the wrath in his heart and his bad temper, Esagil and Babylon became a wasteland and turned into ruins. |
| Obverse Column i [26:39] i 2727– | Its (Babylon’s) gods and goddesses became frightened, abandoned their cellas, and went up to the heavens. The people living in it (Babylon) were distributed among the (foreign) riffraff (and) became slaves. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:21] ii 44–ii 2121 | At the beginning of my kingship, in my first year, when I sat in greatness on (my) royal throne (and) (when) they (the gods) entrusted me with the lordship of the lands, the heart of the great divine lord, the god Marduk, was appeased, his mood was soothed; he became reconciled with Esagil and Babylon, (both of) which he had punished. |
| Obverse Column ii [21:40] ii 2222– | As for me, Esarhaddon, the servant who reveres his great divinity, it occurred to [me] (and) my heart prompted me to (re)build Esagil and Babylon, [re]novate (its) gods and goddesses, [comple]te (its) shrines, (and) (re)con[firm (its) sattukku offerings]. I was encouraged and ordered the (re)building. |
| Obverse Column iii [6:28] iii 77–iii 2828 | I gathered the peoples of the lands conquered by me and had them take up hoe (and) basket. I mix[ed] (the mud for) its re[v]etm[ent] with fine oil, honey, ghee, kurunnu-[wine], muttinnu-wine (and) pure mountain beer. In order to show the people his great divinity and to inspire awe (in) his lordship, I raised a basket onto my head and carried (it) myself. |
| Obverse Column iii [28:52] iii 2929–iii 5252 | I had its bricks made for a whole year in brickmolds of ivory, ebony, boxwood, (and) musukkannu-wood. I built anew (and) [co]mpleted Esagil, the palace of the gods, together with its shrines, from its foundations to its battlements. I made (it) greater than before, raised (it) up, glorified (it), (and) made (it) glisten like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament. I filled (it) with splendor (making it) an object of wonder for all of the people. |
| Obverse Column iii [52:73] iii 5353– | I refurbished the gods and goddesses who lived in it (and) (iv 1) had (them) dwell on their daises as an eternal dwelling. I (re)confirmed their inter[rup]ted sattukku offerings. I had [whatever] furnishings (iv 10) [were ne]eded for Esagil [and] its [sh]rines made from gold, si[lver], and bronze, and I placed (them) in their midst. |
| Obverse Column iv [17:32] iv 1818–iv 3232 | I had Babylon, (which was measured by) the aslu-cubit checked by the gods, Imgur-Enlil, its wall, (and) Nēmetti-Enlil, its outer wall, built anew with the work of the god Kulla and I raised (them) like mountains. |
| Obverse Column iv [32:47] iv 3333–iv 4747 | I am the one who (re)built Babylon, (re)constructed Esagil, renewed (it) gods and goddesses, completed (its) shrines, (re)confirmed (its) sattukku offerings, (and) who gathered its (Babylon’s) scattered people. |
| Obverse Column iv [47:75] iv 4848– | May the Enlil of the gods, the god Marduk, and the goddess Zarpanītu, the queen, look with joy upon the work of my good deeds and order the prolongation of my days, (and) discuss my years to be many; may they decree as my fate the protection of my offspring, the increase of my progeny, the expansion of my family so that they branch out widely; like a father and mother, may they come over to my side in battle and warfare; may they come to my aid; (and) may they make my weapons rise up (and) kill my enemies. |
| Obverse Column v [26:52] v 2727–v 5252 | Let me attain whatever my heart desires (and) may they allow me to stand in victory (and) triumph over my enemies; let me squash all of my enemies like ants; let him (the god Marduk) make the foundation of the throne of my priestly office be as secure as a great mountain; (and) let my reign endure as long as the foundations of Esagil and Babylon. May all of the great gods who sit on daises in Babylon bless my kingship until far-off days (and) may they order security for my reign forever. |
| Obverse Column vi [0:21] vi 1vi 1–vi 2121 | [I had] foundation inscriptions made of silver, gold, lapis lazuli, alabaster, basalt, pendû-stone, elallu-stone, (and) white limestone, (as well as) inscribed objects of baked clay, and (then) I wrote the might of the great hero, the god Marduk, (and) the deeds that I (text: “he”) [had] done, my pious work. [I p]laced (these inscriptions) in the foundations (and) left (them) for far-off days. |
| Obverse Column vi [21:39] vi 2222–vi 3939 | In future days, in far-off days, may one of the kings, my descendants, whom the king of the gods, the god [Mar]duk, names to rule [the land] and people, [read] an inscription [written in] my name, and anoint (it) with oil, make an offering, (and) [re]turn (it) to its place. The god Marduk, the king of the gods, will (then) hear his prayers. |
| Obverse Column vi [39:55] vi 4040–vi 5555 | (As for) the one who changes (an inscription) written in my name, defaces my representations, destroys my handiwork, may the great divine lord, the god Marduk, glare at him angrily among all of the rulers, and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the land. May he have no pity on him forever. |
| Obverse Column vi [55:60] vi 5656–vi 6060 | Accession year of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 2 | LUGAL kiš-ša₂-ti | |
| 3 | LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 4 | GIR₃.NITA₂ | |
| 5 | KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 6 | LUGAL KUR šu-me-ri | |
| 7 | u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 8 | NUN na-a-du | |
| 9 | pa-liḫ {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 10 | ul-la-nu-u₂-a | |
| 11 | EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 12 | i-gu-ug | |
| 13 | i-ru-um-ma | |
| 14 | ⸢it-ti⸣ e₂-sag-gil₂ | |
| 15 | u₃ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 16 | e-zi-iz ⸢lib₃⸣-ba-šu₂ | |
| 17 | ze-nu-⸢te ir⸣-ši-šu₂ | |
| 18 | i-na ug-gat ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 19 | u₃ ṣa-ra-aḫ | |
| 20 | ⸢ka⸣-bat-ti-šu₂ | |
| 21 | e₂-sag-gil₂ | |
| 22 | ⸢u₃⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 23 | na-mu-tu | |
| 24 | il-⸢li⸣-ku-ma | |
| 25 | e-mu-u₂ | |
| 26 | ki-šub-bi-iš₃ | |
| 27 | DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ u {d}15.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 28 | ip-ri-du-ma | |
| 29 | ki-iṣ-ṣi-šu₂-nu | |
| 30 | e-zi-bu-ma | |
| 31 | e-lu-u₂ ša₂-ma-meš | |
| 32 | UN.MEŠ a-šib | |
| 33 | qer-bi-šu₂ | |
| 34 | a-na ṣi-in-di | |
| 35 | u₃ bir-ti | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | zu-uʾ-u₂-zu | |
| 2 | il-li-ku | |
| 3 | re-e-šu-ta | |
| 4 | ina SAG LUGAL-ti-ia | |
| 5 | ina maḫ-re-e | |
| 6 | BALA-ia ša₂ ina {giš}GU.ZA | |
| 7 | LUGAL-u₂-tu | |
| 8 | ra-biš u₂-ši-bu | |
| 9 | be-lu-ut KUR.KUR | |
| 10 | u₂-mal-lu-u₂ | |
| 11 | qa-tu-u₂-a | |
| 12 | lib₃-bi {d}EN GAL-u | |
| 13 | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 14 | i-nu-uḫ-ma | |
| 15 | ip-šaḫ₂ | |
| 16 | ka-bat-ta-šu₂ | |
| 17 | a-na e₂-sag-gil₂ | |
| 18 | ⸢u₃⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 19 | ša i-⸢ni⸣-nu | |
| 20 | ir-šu-u₂ | |
| 21 | sa-li-mu | |
| 22 | ia-a-ti | |
| 23 | AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 24 | ar-du pa-liḫ | |
| 25 | DINGIR-ti-šu₂ ⸢GAL-tim⸣ | |
| 26 | a-na e-peš | |
| 27 | ⸢e₂⸣-sag-⸢il₂⸣ | |
| 28 | ⸢u₃⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} | |
| 29 | [ud]-⸢du⸣-uš ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 30 | ⸢u₃ {d}15.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 31 | [šuk]-⸢lul⸣ eš-re-ti | |
| 32 | ⸢mu⸣-ki-[in] | |
| 33 | [sat]-⸢tuk⸣-[ki] | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | ina kar-⸢ši⸣-[ia] | |
| 2 | u₂-šab-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 3 | uš-ta-bi-⸢la⸣ | |
| 4 | ka-bat-ti | |
| 5 | lib₃-bi ar-ḫu-uṣ-ma | |
| 6 | e-pe-šu₂ aq-bi | |
| 7 | UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR | |
| 8 | ki-šit-ti qa-ti-ia | |
| 9 | u₂-pa-ḫi-ir-ma | |
| 10 | {giš}al-lu | |
| 11 | tup-šik-ku | |
| 12 | u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ši-šu₂-nu-ti-ma | |
| 13 | ina I₃.GIŠ DUG₃.GA LAL₃ | |
| 14 | I₃.NUN.NA | |
| 15 | ⸢KURUN⸣.[NAM] | |
| 16 | mu-tin-nu ši-kar | |
| 17 | KUR-⸢e⸣ KU₃ | |
| 18 | ab-lu-[la] | |
| 19 | ta-⸢ra-ḫuš⸣ | |
| 20 | aš₂-šu₂ DINGIR-us-su | |
| 21 | ⸢GAL-te⸣ UN.MEŠ | |
| 22 | kul-lu-mi-⸢im⸣-ma | |
| 23 | šup-lu-ḫi | |
| 24 | be-lut-⸢su⸣ | |
| 25 | ku-dur₂-ru ina SAG.DU-ia | |
| 26 | aš₂-ši-ma | |
| 27 | u₂-ša₂-az-bil | |
| 28 | ra-ma-ni | |
| 29 | ina {giš}U₃.ŠUB.MEŠ | |
| 30 | ZU₂ AM.SI | |
| 31 | {giš}ESI {giš}TUG₂ | |
| 32 | {giš}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA | |
| 33 | AD.ME.⸢KAR₂⸣ | |
| 34 | a-na ne₂-ri-ša₂ | |
| 35 | u₂-šal-bi-⸢na⸣ | |
| 36 | ⸢li-bit-tu-uš⸣ | |
| 37 | e₂-sag-gil₂ | |
| 38 | E₂.GAL DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 39 | a-di eš-re-⸢e⸣-ti-šu₂ | |
| 40 | ul-tu uš-še-šu₂ | |
| 41 | a-di na-bur-ri-šu₂ | |
| 42 | eš-šiš ar-ṣip | |
| 43 | [u₂]-⸢šak⸣-lil | |
| 44 | UGU ša ⸢u₄⸣-me pa-ni | |
| 45 | u₂-šar-bi u₂-šaq-qi₂ | |
| 46 | u₂-⸢šar⸣-ri-iḫ | |
| 47 | ki-ma ši-⸢ṭir⸣ bu-ru-um-me | |
| 48 | u₂-ban-ni-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 49 | a-na tab-⸢rat⸣ | |
| 50 | kiš-šat UN.MEŠ | |
| 51 | la-la-a | |
| 52 | uš-mal-li | |
| 53 | DINGIR.MEŠ u₃ {⸢d⸣}15.MEŠ | |
| 54 | a-šib qer-bi-šu₂ ud-diš | |
| 55 | i-na pa-rak-ki-šu₂-nu | |
| iv | ||
| 1 | ⸢u₂⸣-šar-ma-a | |
| 2 | šu-bat | |
| 3 | da-⸢ra⸣-a-ti | |
| 4 | sat-tuk-⸢ki⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | baṭ-⸢lu⸣-ti | |
| 6 | ⸢u₂⸣-kin | |
| 7 | [mim]-ma | |
| 8 | [šum]-šu₂ | |
| 9 | u₂-na-a-ti | |
| 10 | [ḫi]-⸢šiḫ⸣-ti | |
| 11 | e₂-⸢sag⸣-gil₂ | |
| 12 | [u₃ eš]-re-ti-šu₂ | |
| 13 | ⸢ša⸣ KU₃.GI ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢u₃⸣ si-par-ri | |
| 15 | u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 16 | ⸢at⸣-ta-di | |
| 17 | ⸢qe₂⸣-reb-šu₂-un | |
| 18 | ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 19 | ⸢as₄⸣-lum | |
| 20 | mas-naq-ti | |
| 21 | DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 22 | im-gur-{d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 23 | BAD₃-šu₂ | |
| 24 | ne₂-met-{d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 25 | šal-ḫu-šu₂ | |
| 26 | i-na | |
| 27 | ši-pir | |
| 28 | {d}kulla | |
| 29 | eš-šiš | |
| 30 | u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 31 | u₂-zaq-qir | |
| 32 | ḫur-ša₂-niš | |
| 33 | e-piš | |
| 34 | KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 35 | ba-nu-u₂ | |
| 36 | e₂-⸢sag⸣-gil₂ | |
| 37 | ⸢mu⸣-ud-diš | |
| 38 | DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 39 | u₃ {d}15.MEŠ | |
| 40 | šuk-lu-lu | |
| 41 | eš-re-e-ti | |
| 42 | mu-kin | |
| 43 | sat-tuk-ki | |
| 44 | mu-pa-ḫi-ir | |
| 45 | UN.MEŠ-šu | |
| 46 | sa-ap-⸢ḫa⸣-a-ti | |
| 47 | a-na-ku-ma | |
| 48 | ši-pir | |
| v | ||
| 1 | ep-še-⸢ti-ia⸣ | |
| 2 | dam-qa-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 3 | {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 4 | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | u₃ {d}NUMUN-DU₃-tu | |
| 6 | šar-ra-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 7 | ḫa-diš | |
| 8 | lip-⸢pal⸣-su-ma | |
| 9 | ur-ruk UD.MEŠ-ia | |
| 10 | liq-bu-u₂ | |
| 11 | šum₂-ud MU.AN.NA.MEŠ-ia | |
| 12 | lit-tas-qa-ru | |
| 13 | na-ṣir NUMUN | |
| 14 | šum-dul | |
| 15 | na-an-na-bi | |
| 16 | ru-up-pu-uš | |
| 17 | kim-ti | |
| 18 | ṣur-ru-uš pa-pal-li | |
| 19 | li-ši-mu ši-ma-ti | |
| 20 | i-na MURUB₄ u₃ ta-ḫa-zi | |
| 21 | ki-ma AD u₃ AMA | |
| 22 | A₂-a-a lit-tas-ḫa-ru | |
| 23 | lil-li-ku | |
| 24 | re-ṣu-ti | |
| 25 | {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia li-šat-bu-ma | |
| 26 | li-na-ru a-a-bi-ia | |
| 27 | e-ma lib₃-bi i-qab-bu-u₂ | |
| 28 | lik-šu-da ŠU.II-a-a | |
| 29 | i-na li-i-ti | |
| 30 | ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia | |
| 31 | ṣe-riš na-ki-ri | |
| 32 | liš-zi-za-ni | |
| 33 | gi-mir za-ma-ni-ia | |
| 34 | li-mis | |
| 35 | kul-ba-biš | |
| 36 | SUḪUŠ-di {giš}GU.ZA | |
| 37 | SANGA-ti-ia | |
| 38 | u₂-ḫum-meš | |
| 39 | li-šar-šid | |
| 40 | it-ti te-me-en | |
| 41 | e₂-sag-gil₂ u ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 42 | li-kin BALA-u₂-a | |
| 43 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 44 | ma-la | |
| 45 | i-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 46 | ir-mu-u₂ | |
| 47 | pa-rak-ki | |
| 48 | a-na u₄-me SU₃.MEŠ | |
| 49 | lik-tar-ra-bu | |
| 50 | LUGAL-u₂-ti | |
| 51 | kun-nu BALA-ia | |
| 52 | liq-bu-u₂ a-na du-ur da-ri | |
| vi | ||
| 1 | ⸢u₂-še⸣-piš-ma | |
| 2 | {<na₄>}⸢NA.RU₂.A⸣.MEŠ | |
| 3 | KU₃.BABBAR | |
| 4 | KU₃.⸢GI⸣ | |
| 5 | {⸢na₄⸣}ZA.GIN₃ | |
| 6 | {na₄}GIŠ.NU₁₁.GAL | |
| 7 | {na₄}ṣa-lam-ti | |
| 8 | {na₄}{d}ŠE.⸢TIR⸣ | |
| 9 | {⸢na₄⸣}e-lal-lum | |
| 10 | {na₄}pi-i-li | |
| 11 | BABBAR-i | |
| 12 | MU.SAR-e | |
| 13 | IM | |
| 14 | ṣar-pu-ti | |
| 15 | da-na-an ⸢qar⸣-ra-di | |
| 16 | GAL-i {⸢d⸣}AMAR.UTU | |
| 17 | ep-šet i-tap-⸢pu⸣-šu₂ | |
| 18 | lip-⸢ta⸣-at ŠU.II-ia | |
| 19 | qe₂-⸢reb-šu₂⸣-nu aš₂-ṭur | |
| 20 | i-na ⸢uš-še aš₂⸣-kun | |
| 21 | a-na ⸢ṣa-at⸣ u₄-me e-zib | |
| 22 | a-na ⸢ar⸣-kat₃ u₄-me | |
| 23 | a-na u₄-me ṣa-a-ti | |
| 24 | ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-ia | |
| 25 | ša LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {[d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU | |
| 26 | a-na be-⸢lut⸣ [KUR] | |
| 27 | u₃ UN.[MEŠ] | |
| 28 | i-nam-bu-u₂ | |
| 29 | zi-kir-šu | |
| 30 | MU.SAR-⸢e⸣ [ši-ṭir] MU-ia | |
| 31 | li-[mur]-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 32 | I₃.MEŠ ⸢lip⸣-šu-⸢uš⸣ | |
| 33 | {udu}SISKUR liq-⸢qi₂⸣ | |
| 34 | a-na ⸢KI-šu⸣ | |
| 35 | lu-ter | |
| 36 | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 37 | LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 38 | ik-ri-bi-šu₂ | |
| 39 | i-še-em-me | |
| 40 | mu-nak-kir | |
| 41 | ši-ṭir MU-ia | |
| 42 | ⸢mu⸣-sa-ḫu-u₂ | |
| 43 | si-ma-ti-ia | |
| 44 | pa-si-su | |
| 45 | e-piš-ti | |
| 46 | {d}EN GAL-e | |
| 47 | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 48 | i-na nap-ḫar | |
| 49 | ma-li-ki | |
| 50 | lik-kil-me-šu-ma | |
| 51 | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR | |
| 52 | li-ḫal-liq-ma | |
| 53 | a-na u₄-me ṣa-a-ti | |
| 54 | a-a ir-ši-šu | |
| 55 | re-e-me | |
| 56 | MU.SAG MU.SAG | |
| 57 | NAM.LUGAL.LA | |
| 58 | AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 59 | LUGAL ma-[at] | |
| 60 | aš-šur{ki} | |
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