Esarhaddon 108 (Q003337)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 108 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003337 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | 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 Column i [0:16] i 1'1'–i 16'16' | [...] ... [...] ... [...] matter. They were afflicted by [thie]ving (and) murdering. They were stealing from [the po]or (and) giving to the mighty; there was oppression (and) the taking of bribes in the city. Every day, without ceasing, they stole goods from each other, a son (i 15′) cursed his father in the street, a slave [...] to his owner, |
| Obverse Column ii [0:14] ii 1'1'–ii 14'14' | [...] ... [... His mood] became [furious. The Enlil] of the god[s, the lord of] the lands, plotted evilly to [scat]ter the land and people; his heart schemed to level the land and to destroy its people. A bitter curse was set in his mouth. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:18] ii 15'15'–ii 18'18' | Bad omens concerning the destruction of mankind occurred in heaven and on earth. |
| Obverse Column iii [0:14] iii 1'1'–iii 14'14' | [...] ... [...] He (the god Marduk) brought about [the destruction] of the city (Babylon) and reed-marshes and poplars grew profusely in it and threw out many offshoots. There were birds of the heavens (and) fish of the apsû, without number, in it. |
| Obverse Column iv [0:21] iv 1'1'–iv 21'21' | [...] ... [good si]gn[s were established for me; in] heaven [and on earth], he (the god Marduk) constantly sent me his omen(s) concerning the (re)settl[ing of the city] and the renovat[ion of its] shrines. I mustered all of the craftsmen throughout Karduniaš (Babylonia). They cut down the trees and reeds with axes (and) tore out their roots. I diverted the waters of the Euphrates River, the washout, from its midst and (re)directed (them) to their previous channels. |
| Obverse Column v [0:7] v 1'1'–v 7'7' | Let ... [...] be placed in [his] mouth; let him (the god Marduk) bless me with a blessing of long days (and) order the well-being of my reign forever. |
| Obverse Column v [7:11] v 8'8'–v 11'11' | Ayyāru (II), accession year of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] LU [...] | |
| 3' | [...] a-ma-ta | |
| 4' | [ha]-ba-lu šag-ga-šu | |
| 5' | [ina] zu-um-ri-ši-na | |
| 6' | iš-ša₂-kin-ma | |
| 7' | [en]-šu i-hab-bi-lu | |
| 8' | [i]-šar-ra-ku a-na dan-ni | |
| 9' | ina qe₂-reb URU dul-lu-lu | |
| 10' | ma-har kad₃-re-e | |
| 11' | ib-ba-ši-ma | |
| 12' | UD-šam la na-par-ka-a | |
| 13' | im-šu-ʾu NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ ša a-ha-meš | |
| 14' | ma-a-ru ina su-u₂-qi | |
| 15' | e-ta-ra-ar AD-šu | |
| 16' | re-e-šu a-na EN-šu | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [ka-bat-tuš iṣ]-ṣa-[ri-ih] | |
| 3' | {[d}EN.LIL₂].LA₂ DINGIR.[MEŠ] | |
| 4' | [EN] KUR.KUR | |
| 5' | a-na [sa]-pah KUR u UN.MEŠ | |
| 6' | ik-ta-pu-ud | |
| 7' | le-mut-tu | |
| 8' | a-na sa-pan KUR | |
| 9' | u₃ hul-lu-uq UN.MEŠ-ša₂ | |
| 10' | lib-bu-uš | |
| 11' | ik-pu-ud-ma | |
| 12' | ar-rat ma-ru-uš-ti | |
| 13' | iš-ša₂-kin | |
| 14' | ina pi-i-šu | |
| 15' | ina AN-e u KI-tim | |
| 16' | A₂.MEŠ HUL-tim | |
| 17' | it-tab-ša₂-a | |
| 18' | ša₂ ha-laq mit-har-ti | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | [x (x)] x x | |
| 2' | [x] x URU | |
| 3' | u₂-šab-ši-ma | |
| 4' | GI.AMBAR.MEŠ | |
| 5' | u₃ {giš}ṣar-ba-ti | |
| 6' | ina qer-bi-šu₂ | |
| 7' | ma-gal i-šir-ma | |
| 8' | u₂-ṣar-ri-ša₂ | |
| 9' | pa-pal-lu | |
| 10' | MUŠEN.MEŠ AN-e | |
| 11' | KU₆.MEŠ ZU.AB | |
| 12' | ša la ni-bi | |
| 13' | ina qer-bi-šu | |
| 14' | ib-ba-šu-ma | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | [x] x [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢GISKIM⸣.[MEŠ SIG₅.MEŠ] | |
| 3' | [ina] ša₂-ma-mi [u qaq-qa-ri] | |
| 4' | ša šu-šu-[ub URU] | |
| 5' | u₃ ud-du-[uš] | |
| 6' | eš-re-e-[ti-šu] | |
| 7' | iš-tap-pa-ra | |
| 8' | gis-kim-bu-uš | |
| 9' | ad-ke-e-ma | |
| 10' | gi-mir um-ma-ni | |
| 11' | {kur}kar-{d}dun-ia₂-aš₃ | |
| 12' | ka-la-ma | |
| 13' | GIŠ.MEŠ u GI.AMBAR.MEŠ | |
| 14' | ina qul-me₂-e ik-ši-ṭu | |
| 15' | is-su-hu šu-ru-us-su | |
| 16' | A.MEŠ {id₂}pu-rat-ti | |
| 17' | ab-bu iš-tu qer-bi-šu₂ | |
| 18' | ap-ru-us-ma | |
| 19' | a-na ma-la-ki-šu-nu | |
| 20' | mah-re-e | |
| 21' | u₂-šar-di | |
| v | ||
| 1' | x [x] x [...] | |
| 2' | liš-ša₂-kin ina pi-[i-šu] | |
| 3' | ik-rib UD.MEŠ SU₃.[MEŠ] | |
| 4' | lik-ru-ban-ni-ma | |
| 5' | šu-lum BALA.MEŠ-ia | |
| 6' | liq-ta-bi | |
| 7' | a-na du-ri₂ da-ri₂ | |
| 8' | {iti}GU₄.SI.SA₂ | |
| 9' | MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG.NAM.LUGAL.LA | |
| 10' | {m}{d}aš-šur-ŠEŠ-i-di-nam | |
| 11' | LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} | |
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