Esarhaddon 112 (Q003341)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Abu Habbah (Sippar-Yahrurum) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 112 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003341 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Abu Habbah (Sippar-Yahrurum) |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
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 [0:10] i 1i 1–i 1010 | E[sarhaddon], great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria], king of the kings of [(Lower) Egypt], Upper Egypt, and [Kush], king of the [four] quarters, the king who [has] no rival in all of [the lands]; son of Sennach[erib, great king], mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria; ...]s of Sum[er and Akkad], |
| Obverse Column iii [0:8] iii 1iii 1–iii 88 | [...] ... [...] ... [...] placed before them [...] the temples, all of them, [...] ... that were ruined [...] brought [...] ... [...] the god Šamaš |
| Obverse Column iv [0:17] iv 1iv 1–iv 1717 | [of Sumer] and Akkad, [which pre]viously no one had [...; who] piles up heaps of grain, who drove out hunger and famine during his days and established prosperity; who brought to the land stable prices, bountiful harvests, (and) an abundance of grain; in whose reign the land Elam was disobedient; the evil enemy, the powerful offspring of the gods, rose up against the wishes of the gods and set out to attack ... of Akkad; [...] ... his wide land; [...] he mustered ... and [...] men and women; they frequently entered [...] ... and neighborhoods [...] ... |
| Obverse Column v [0:2] v 1v 1–v 22 | [...] ... weapons [...] may they kill [(my) enemies] (and) cut down (my) foes. |
| Obverse Column v [2:7] v 33–v 77 | May the god Nergal, lord of pestilence and murd[er], stretch out his protection over them, spare the lives of their people, (and) save them, their army, and their camp from anguish. |
| Obverse Column v [7:9] v 88–v 99 | May the god Adad, the canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, make plentiful rains (and) widespread floods long lasting in their land. |
| Obverse Column v [9:13] v 1010–v 1313 | Night and day, may the great gods of heaven and netherworld [look upon th]em with joy in their steadfast hearts; may a god [...] their [...] to (another) god. |
| Obverse Column v [13:18] v 1414–v 1818 | May their days be long (and) their years [be long lasting]; in Esagil, the palace of [the gods, ...] may their offspring thrive; may [...] be cursed; wherever the gods Sîn and Šamaš [... let them order good things for them; ...] with the black-headed people forever. |
| Obverse Column v [18:24] v 1919–v 2424 | Whoever among the future kings [... who] comes up and searches [for ..., may he read an] inscription written in [my] name [and] anoint (it) [with o]il, ... [...] write [my name] with his name, [... my] deeds [...] ... [...] |
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 x ⸢AN.ŠAR₂⸣-[ŠEŠ-SUM.NA] | |
| 2' | LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL [KUR aš-šur] | |
| 3' | LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ {kur}[mu-uṣ-ri] | |
| 4' | {kur}pa-ta-ri-is u {[kur}ku-u-si] | |
| 5' | LUGAL kib-ra-a-ti [LIMMU₂-ti] | |
| 6' | LUGAL ša₂ ina kul-lat [KUR.KUR] | |
| 7' | ma-ḫi-ri la i-[šu-u₂] | |
| 8' | ⸢bu-kur₂⸣ {d}30ŠEŠ.MEŠ-[SU LUGAL KUR aš-šur ŠA₃.BAL.BAL LUGAL-GIN] | |
| 9' | [LUGAL GAL]-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL [KUR aš-šur] | |
| 10' | [GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR]{⸢ki} LUGAL⸣ KUR EME.[GI₇ u URI{ki]} | |
| 11' | [...] x [...] | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...]-ti | |
| 3' | [... u₂]-⸢kin⸣ ma-ḫar-šu₂-un | |
| 4' | [...] ⸢E₂⸣.KUR ka-li-šu₂-un | |
| 5' | [...]-⸢a⸣-ti na-du-u₂ | |
| 6' | [...] x ub-la | |
| 7' | [...]-a-nu | |
| 8' | [...] ⸢u⸣ {d}UTU | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | [KUR EME].⸢GI₇ u KUR URI{ki⸣} | |
| 2' | [ša₂ ina u₄]-me pa-ni la i-šu-u₂ ma-na-ma | |
| 3' | [muš-ta]-pi-ik ka-re-e aš-na-an | |
| 4' | ša₂ ina UD.MEŠ-šu₂ su-un-qu u ḫu-šaḫ-ḫu | |
| 5' | u₂-ša₂-as-su-ma iš-ku-nu ḪE₂.GAL₂.LA | |
| 6' | KI.LAM GI.NA SI.SA₂ BURU₁₄ na-pa-aš₂ {d}nisaba | |
| 7' | u₂-da-aš₂-šu-u₂ ina KUR | |
| 8' | ša₂ ina BALA-šu₂ ELAM.MA{ki}u₂ la še-mu-u₂ | |
| 9' | {lu₂}KUR₂ lem-nu nab-nit DINGIR.MEŠ ra-ṣu₂-un-du | |
| 10' | ina la ṭe₃-e-mu DINGIR.MEŠ it-ba-am-ma | |
| 11' | ⸢ana x (x) x ma-ḫa-zi⸣ KUR URI{ki} iš-ku-nu pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [...] x UN.MEŠ KUR-šu₂ ra-pa-aš₂-ti | |
| 13' | [...] x-qu-ti id-kam-ma | |
| 14' | [...] NITA₂.MEŠ u MUNUS.MEŠ | |
| 15' | [...] ⸢i⸣-te-ne₂-er-ru-bu | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢EDIN⸣ u ba-ma-a-ti | |
| 17' | [...] x ⸢u₂⸣ KUR | |
| v | ||
| 1' | {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ x x x x [(...) a-a-bi] | |
| 2' | li-nar-ru ga-re-e li-šam-qi₂-[tu] | |
| 3' | {d}U.GUR EN šib-ṭi u šag-ga-⸢aš₂⸣-[ti] | |
| 4' | an-dul-la-šu₂ UGU-šu₂-nu lit-ru-⸢uṣ⸣ | |
| 5' | li-ig-mil nap-šat ni-šu-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ | |
| 6' | ša₂-a-šu₂-nu um-man-šu₂-nu ka-ras-su-un | |
| 7' | li-ṭi-ra ina qe₂-reb šap-ša₂-qu | |
| 8' | {d}IŠKUR GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI-tim | |
| 9' | ŠEG₃.MEŠ ṭaḫ-du-ti ILLU.MEŠ gap-šu-ti | |
| 10' | ina KUR-šu₂-nu liš-tab-ra-a GE₆ u im-ma | |
| 11' | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u KI-tim | |
| 12' | ina kun lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ḫa-diš ⸢SISKUR₂⸣-[šu₂]-nu-ti-ma | |
| 13' | DINGIR a-na DINGIR li-⸢iṣ⸣-[bat a-bu]-⸢us⸣-su-un | |
| 14' | li-ri-ku UD.MEŠ-šu₂-[nu li-ʾi-i-da MU].AN.NA.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 15' | ina e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL [DINGIR.MEŠ la-le-e TIN liš-bu] | |
| 16' | NUNUZ.MEŠ-šu₂-nu liš-mu-ḫu ⸢li-ṣar⸣-ri-[šu₂ pa-pal-lu] | |
| 17' | e-ma {d}30 u {d}UTU [...] | |
| 18' | KI ṣal-mat SAG.DU ana ma-ti-ma [...] | |
| 19' | man-nu ina LUGAL.MEŠ ar₂-ku-ti [DUMU.MEŠ-e-a] | |
| 20' | [ša₂] E₁₁-ma u₂-ma-⸢aʾ-a⸣-[ru ma-a-tu₂] | |
| 21' | [MU].SAR-ru-u₂ ši-ṭir šu-mi-[ia li-mur-ma] | |
| 22' | [šam]-ni lip-šu-uš ni-qa-[a liq-qi₂] | |
| 23' | [šu]-⸢mi₃⸣ KI MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur ⸢ep-še⸣-[ti-ia lit-ta-ʾi-id] | |
| 24' | [DINGIR.MEŠ ma]-⸢la⸣ <ina> ⸢MU.SAR⸣-[re-e ...] | |
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