Esarhaddon 107 (Q003336)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 107 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003336 |
| Collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA; British Museum, London, UK; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap4 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column v [0:3] v 1v 1–v 33 | [from] gold, [each of] who[se weight is fifty minas]. |
| Obverse Column vi [0:6] vi 1vi 1–vi 66 | I bui[lt] (and) comple[ted Nēmed-Enlil, its outer wall, (and) had] (it) filled with [spl]endor, (making it) an object of wonder for [al]l of the people. |
| Obverse Column vi [6:14] vi 77–vi 1414 | [I] returned [the plun]dered [god]s of the lands [from As]syria [and the land] Elam [to] their [place] and [I set up proper procedures in a]ll of [the cult centers]. |
| Obverse Column vii [0:17] vii 1vii 1–vii 1717 | I restored [their interrupted privileged status] that had fallen into disuse. I wrote anew the tablet of their exemptions. I opened roads for them in all directions so that they could establish an important position by having (commercial) relations with all countries. |
| Obverse Column vii [17:24] vii 1818–vii 2424 | [I re]stored order to [the dist]urbances at Kish and [ma]de [li]ght shine forth for the [con]fused people. |
| Obverse Column vii [24:27] vii 2525–vii 2727 | [The god Mard]uk and [the goddess Zar]panī[tu, the gods], |
| Obverse Column viii [0:2] viii 1'1'–viii 2'2' | I am [indeed] the provider. |
| Obverse Column viii [2:42] viii 3'3'–viii 42'42' | Let me enlarge my [fa]mily, gather my relatives, (and) extend my progeny so that they branch out widely; let him (the god Marduk) make the foundation of the throne of my priestly office be as secure as a great mountain; let my reign endure as long as heaven and earth; let me stride beaming daily in joy, gladness, happiness, shining face, (and) [ha]ppy mood; (and) [let] a happy fate, a good fate, (one) for the lengthening of [the d]ays of my [reign, the prote]ction of [the th]rone of my [pries]tly office, (and) [the well-being of] my offspring [be pl]aced [in] their (the gods’) [mouths]. |
| Obverse Column viii [42:46] viii 43'43'– | [The sc]epter |
| Obverse Column ix [0:12] ix 1'1'–ix 12'12' | Let them allow there to be in my land rain[s] and floods, successful harvests, an abundance of grain, plenty, and prosperity, and let them store (it) in piles of grain. |
| Obverse Column ix [12:42] ix 13'13'–ix 42'42' | I had foundation inscriptions made of silver, gold, bronze, lapis lazuli, alabaster, basalt, pendû-stone, elallu-stone, (and) white limestone, (as well as) inscribed objects of [ba]ked clay, and (then) I depicted on them hieroglyphs representing the writing of my name. I wr[ote] on [them] the might of the great hero, the god Marduk, (and) the dee[ds that] I had do[ne], [my] pious wo[rk], (and) I pl[aced] (these inscriptions) in [the foundations] (and) fo[r far-off days]. |
| Obverse Column x [0:14] x 1'1'–x 14'14' | May he (a future king) r[ead an inscription] wri[tten in] my [name, and] anoi[nt] (it) with o[il], ma[ke] an of[fering], (and) return (it) to it[s] place. The god Marduk, king of the gods, will (then) hear his prayers. |
| Obverse Column x [14:32] x 15'15'–x 32'32' | (As for) the one who changes (an inscription) written in my name, defac[es my] representatio[ns], an[nuls] the privileged sta[tus of] Babylo[n], (and) bre[aks] the cove[nant of] the lord of lo[rds], may the god Mar[duk], the Enl[il of] the god[s], the lord of [the lands], lo[ok with] fu[ry on him and among [all] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| v | ||
| 1 | [nab-nit] KU₃.GI | |
| 2 | [ša₂ 50 MA.NA].TA.AM₃ | |
| 3 | [KI.LA₂]-šu₂-nu | |
| vi | ||
| 1 | ar-[ṣip] | |
| 2 | u₂-šak-[lil] | |
| 3 | a-na tab-rat | |
| 4 | [kiš]-šat UN.MEŠ | |
| 5 | [la]-la-a | |
| 6 | [uš]-ma-al-li | |
| 7 | [DINGIR].MEŠ KUR.KUR | |
| 8 | [šal]-lu-u₂-te | |
| 9 | [ul-tu] qe₂-reb | |
| 10 | [aš]-šur{ki} | |
| 11 | [u₃ {kur]}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 12 | [a-na KI]-šu₂-nu | |
| 13 | [u₂]-ter | |
| 14 | [u₃ i-na kul]-lat | |
| vii | ||
| 1 | [ki-di-nu-us-su-nu] | |
| 2 | [ba-ṭil-ti] | |
| 3 | ša ina ŠU.II | |
| 4 | ip-par-ši-du | |
| 5 | a-na KI-ša₂ | |
| 6 | u₂-ter | |
| 7 | ṭup-⸢pi⸣ | |
| 8 | za-ku-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | eš-⸢šiš⸣ | |
| 10 | aš₂-⸢ṭur⸣ | |
| 11 | a-na IM.⸢LIMMU₂⸣.BA IM.⸢LIMMU₂⸣.BA | |
| 12 | KASKAL.II.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣-nu | |
| 13 | u₂-pat-⸢ti⸣-ma | |
| 14 | it-ti nap-⸢har⸣ | |
| 15 | KUR.KUR EME šit-⸢ku-nu⸣ | |
| 16 | ip-pu-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 17 | tak-bit-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 18 | ⸢da⸣-li-ih-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 19 | ša ⸢kiš⸣{ki} | |
| 20 | [u₂]-taq-qi-⸢in-ma⸣ | |
| 21 | UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 22 | [dal]-⸢ha⸣-a-⸢te⸣ | |
| 23 | [u₂]-še-ṣu-u | |
| 24 | [nu]-⸢u₂-ru⸣ | |
| 25 | {[d}AMAR].⸢UTU u⸣ | |
| 26 | {[d}zar]-pa-ni-[tum] | |
| 27 | [DINGIR.MEŠ] | |
| viii | ||
| 1' | [lu] ⸢za-ni-nu⸣ | |
| 2' | [a]-na-ku | |
| 3' | ⸢kim⸣-ti | |
| 4' | li-rap-piš | |
| 5' | sa-la-ti | |
| 6' | li-pah-hi-ir | |
| 7' | pe-er-ʾu | |
| 8' | li-šam-dil | |
| 9' | li-ṣar-ri-ša₂ | |
| 10' | pa-pal-lu | |
| 11' | iš-di | |
| 12' | {giš}GU.ZA | |
| 13' | ša₂-an-gu-ti-ia₂ | |
| 14' | u₂-hum-meš | |
| 15' | li-šar-šid | |
| 16' | it-ti | |
| 17' | AN-e | |
| 18' | u₃ KI-tim | |
| 19' | li-kun | |
| 20' | BALA-u₂-a | |
| 21' | ina ul-ṣi | |
| 22' | u₃ ri-ša₂-a-te | |
| 23' | hu-ud lib₃-bi | |
| 24' | nu-um-mur pa-ni | |
| 25' | ⸢ṭu⸣-ub | |
| 26' | ⸢ka⸣-bat-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 27' | ⸢u₄⸣-me-šam | |
| 28' | ⸢nam⸣-riš | |
| 29' | ⸢lut⸣-tal-lak | |
| 30' | ⸢šim⸣-tu | |
| 31' | ⸢ṭa⸣-ab-tu | |
| 32' | ⸢šim-tu⸣ | |
| 33' | ⸢MUNUS⸣.SIG₅ | |
| 34' | ⸢ša₂⸣ ur-ruk | |
| 35' | [u₄]-me | |
| 36' | [BALA].MEŠ-ia | |
| 37' | [na]-ṣir | |
| 38' | {[giš]}⸢GU⸣.ZA | |
| 39' | [ša₂-an]-⸢gu⸣-ti-ia₂ | |
| 40' | [ša₂-lam] NUMUN-ia₂ | |
| 41' | [liš-ša₂]-⸢ki⸣-in | |
| 42' | [ina KA]-⸢šu⸣-un | |
| 43' | {[giš]}GIDRU | |
| ix | ||
| 1' | ⸢ŠEG₃⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 2' | u₃ ILLU.MEŠ | |
| 3' | SI.SA₂ BURU₁₄ | |
| 4' | na-pa-aš₂ | |
| 5' | {d}nisaba | |
| 6' | ṭuh-du | |
| 7' | he₂-gal₂-lu | |
| 8' | ina KUR-ia | |
| 9' | li-šab-šu-ma | |
| 10' | li-gar-ri-nu | |
| 11' | ka-re-e | |
| 12' | {d}nisaba | |
| 13' | u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 14' | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ | |
| 15' | KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI | |
| 16' | ZABAR {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ | |
| 17' | {na₄}GIŠ.NU₁₁.GAL | |
| 18' | {na₄}ṣa-lam-du | |
| 19' | {na₄}{d}ŠE.TIR | |
| 20' | {na₄}e-lal-lu | |
| 21' | {na₄}pi-i-lu BABBAR-u | |
| 22' | MU.SAR-e | |
| 23' | ṭi-iṭ-ṭi | |
| 24' | [ṣar]-pu-te | |
| 25' | ⸢lu⸣-ma-a-še | |
| 26' | tam-šil ši-ṭir | |
| 27' | MU-ia | |
| 28' | e-siq | |
| 29' | ṣe-ru-uš-šu-un | |
| 30' | da-na-an | |
| 31' | qar-ra-di | |
| 32' | GAL-e | |
| 33' | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 34' | ep-še-⸢et⸣ | |
| 35' | e-tep-⸢pu⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 36' | lip-⸢ta⸣-[at] | |
| 37' | ŠU.II-[ia] | |
| 38' | qe₂-⸢reb⸣-[šu₂-un] | |
| 39' | aš₂-[ṭur] | |
| 40' | ina [uš-še] | |
| 41' | aš₂-[ku-un] | |
| 42' | a-[na (ṣa-at)] | |
| x | ||
| 1' | ši-[ṭir] | |
| 2' | MU-[ia] | |
| 3' | li-[mur-ma] | |
| 4' | I₃.[GIŠ] | |
| 5' | lip-⸢šu⸣-[uš] | |
| 6' | {udu}[SISKUR] | |
| 7' | liq-[qi₂] | |
| 8' | a-[na] | |
| 9' | KI-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 10' | lu-ter | |
| 11' | {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 12' | LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 13' | ik-ri-bi-šu₂ | |
| 14' | i-šem-me | |
| 15' | mu-nak-kir | |
| 16' | ši-ṭir | |
| 17' | MU-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 18' | mu-sah-hu-[u₂] | |
| 19' | si-ma-⸢te⸣-[ia] | |
| 20' | pa-[sis] | |
| 21' | ki-din-nu-[tu₂] | |
| 22' | KA₂.DINGIR.RA{[ki]} | |
| 23' | pa-[ṭir] | |
| 24' | ri-[kis] | |
| 25' | EN EN.[EN] | |
| 26' | {d}AMAR.[UTU] | |
| 27' | {d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣.[LA₅] | |
| 28' | DINGIR.[MEŠ] | |
| 29' | EN [KUR.KUR] | |
| 30' | ez-[zi-iš] | |
| 31' | lik-[kil-me-šu₂-ma] | |
| 32' | ina [nap-har] | |
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