Esarhaddon 128 (Q003357)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nippur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 128 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003357 |
| Collection | Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1269, 45.2308 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | For the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, ruler of Uzumua, august, eminent, most splendid of the gods, the goddess Innini, supreme lady who always cares like a mother for the king — her favorite — who makes his reign lengthy (and) bestows on him power and might, queen of Nippur, who dwells in Ebaradurgara, the temple which makes firm the royal abode, the great lady, his lady: |
| Obverse [3:14] 44–1414 | Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, selected by the steadfast heart of the god Enlil; who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur, Enlil, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Nabû, Nergal, and the (other) great gods, his lords, (who) allowed him to attain his desire; (the one who) recognized their power, (the one) over whom (the gods) extended their eternal protection in order to appease their divine heart(s) and set their mind(s) at rest; (the one who) by the might of the gods Aššur, Enlil, Bēl (Marduk), and the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû), the gods, his helpers, ruled over all lands and made all rulers submissive to him; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, renovated Ekur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, completed the sanctuaries and cult centers, (and) (re)confirmed (their) sattukku offerings; the king during the days of whose reign the great lord, the god Marduk, became reconciled to Babylon (and again) took up his residence in Esagil, his palace; (the one who) made the god Great-Anu enter into his city Dēr and his temple Edimgalkalama (“House, Great Bond of the Land”) and had (him) sit upon (his) eternal dais; (the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the plundered gods of the lands, returned them from Assyria to their (proper) places, and (re)confirmed their income; wise prince, expert who knows every craft, who constantly established appropriate procedures in the great cult centers (and) has purification rites performed correctly; son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; descendant of the eternal line of Bēl-bāni, son of Adasi, king of Assyria; precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), (one of) royal lineage (and) ancient stock — |
| Obverse [14:16] 1515–1616 | At that time Ebaradurgara, the temple of the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, the great lady, my lady, which a previous king had built, became old and its walls buckled. I sought its (original) emplacement, removed its dilapidated parts, (and) surveyed its (entire) foundation. I completely (re)built (it) with the work of the god Kulla according to its ancient specifications (and) raised its top (as high) as a mountain. |
| Obverse [16:17] 1717–1717 | May the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, supreme lady, my lady, look upon this work with pleasure and may a good word for me be set upon her lips! May she determine as my fate a long life, fullness of old age, good health, and happiness! |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future ruler, this temple falls into disrepair and becomes dilapidated, may (that ruler) seek out its (original) emplacement (and) repair its dilapidated parts! May he anoint an inscription written in my name with oil, make an offering, (and) set (it) back in its place! The gods will (then) hear his prayers. He will lengthen (his) days (and) enlarge (his) family. |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | (But as for) the one who by some crafty device destroys an inscription written in my name or changes its position, may the goddess Queen-of-Nippur, great lady, glare at him angrily and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from every land! |
| Obverse [21:22] 2222–2222 | (Property) of Ebaradurgara. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na {d}UN.GAL-NIBRU{ki} ma-al-kat₂ uzu-mu₂-a{ki} ṣir-ti ti-iz-qar-ti ša₂-ru-uh-tu DINGIR.MEŠ {d}in-nin-ni | |
| 2 | GAŠAN šur-bu-tu ša₂ a-na LUGAL mi-ig-ri-ša₂ ba-an-ti-iš it-ta-na-as-ha-ru BALA-šu₂ u₂-šal-ba-ru i-šar-ra-ku-uš da-na-nu u₃ li-i-ti | |
| 3 | šar-rat NIBRU{ki} a-ši-bat e₂-bara₂-dur₂-gar-ra E₂ mu-kin šu-bat LUGAL-u₂-tu GAŠAN GAL-ti GAŠAN-šu₂ | |
| 4 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} LUGAL kib-rat er-bet-ti GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u URI{ki} i-tu-ut kun lib₃-bi {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 5 | ša₂ ul-tu ṣe-he-ri-šu₂ ana AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU {d}AG {d}U.GUR u DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-šu₂ it-tak-lu-u₂-ma ni-iz-mat-su u₂-šak-šid-uš i-mu-ru da-na-an-šu₂-un | |
| 6 | a-na nu-uh-hu lib₃-bi DINGIR-ti-šu₂-nu u nu-up-pu-uš ka-bat-ti-šu₂-nu GIŠ.MI-šu₂-nu da-ru-u₂ it-ru-ṣu UGU-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ina e-muq AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}EN u DUMU {d}EN DINGIR.MEŠ ti-ik-li-šu₂ kul-lat KUR.KUR i-be₂-lu-ma gi-mir ma-li-ku u₂-šak-ni-šu še-pu-uš-šu | |
| 8 | ba-nu-u₂ E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ mu-ud-diš e₂-kur e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ u TIN.TIR{ki} mu-šak-lil eš-re-e-ti u ma-ha-zu mu-kin sat-tuk-ku | |
| 9 | LUGAL ša₂ i-na UD.MEŠ BALA-šu₂ EN GAL-u₂ {d}AMAR.UTU ana TIN.TIR{ki} sa-li-mu ir-šu-u₂ ina e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL-šu₂ ir-mu-u₂ šu-[bat]-su | |
| 10 | {d}a-num-GAL-u₂ ana URU-šu₂ BAD₃.AN{ki} u E₂-šu₂ e₂-dim-gal-kalam-ma u₂-še-ri-bu-ma u₂-še-ši-bu pa-rak da-ra-a-ti | |
| 11 | DINGIR.MEŠ KUR.KUR šal-lu-tu šu-kut-ta-šu₂-nu ud-di-šu ul-tu qe₂-reb KUR-aš-šur{ki} a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter-šu₂-nu-ti-ma u₂-ki-nu is-qu-uš-šu₂-un | |
| 12 | NUN en-qu it-pe-šu ha-sis kal šip-ri ša₂ ina ma-ha-zu GAL.MEŠ si-ma-a-ti iš-tak-ka-nu uš-te-ši-ru šu-luh-hu | |
| 13 | DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} DUMU {m}LUGAL-GIN LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u URI{ki}i | |
| 14 | li-ip-li-pi da-ru-u₂ ša₂ {m}{d}EN-ba-ni DUMU {m}a-da-si LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} NUNUZ bal-til{ki} šu-qu-ru NUMUN LUGAL-u₂-tu ki-sit₂-ti ṣa-a-ti | |
| 15 | i-nu-šu e₂-bara₂-dur₂-gar-ra E₂ {d}UN.GAL-NIBRU{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti GAŠAN-ia ša₂ LUGAL mah-ri i-pu-šu la-ba-riš il-lik-ma i-qu-u₂-pu E₂.GAR₈.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 16 | aš₂-ra-ti-šu₂ aš₂-te-eʾ-e ma-qit-ta-šu₂ as-suh te-me-en-šu₂ u₂-ṣab-bi-ma GIM si-ma-ti-šu₂ la-bi-ra-a-ti ina ši-pir {d}kulla ar-ṣip u₂-šak-lil ki-ma KUR-i re-ši-šu₂ ul-li | |
| 17 | {d}UN.GAL-NIBRU{ki} GAŠAN šur-bu-tu GAŠAN-ia ši-pir šu-a-tu ha-diš lip-pa-lis-ma a-mat SIG₅-ti₃-ia liš-ša₂-kin šap-tuš-ša₂ TIN UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-u₂-tu DUG₃-ub UZU u hu-ud lib₃-bi li-šim ši-ma-a-ti | |
| 18 | ma-ti-ma i-na ah-rat UD.MEŠ NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ i-na u₄-me BALA-šu₂ E₂ šu-a-tu in-na-hu-ma ma-qit-ti i-raš-šu-u₂ aš₂-ra-ti-šu₂ liš-te-eʾ-e ma-qit-ta-šu₂ lik-šir₃ | |
| 19 | MU.SAR-u₂ ši-ṭir MU-ia I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun ik-ri-bi-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ i-šem-mu-u₂ ur-rak UD.MEŠ u₂-rap-pa-aš₂ kim-ti | |
| 20 | ša₂ MU.SAR-u₂ ši-ṭir MU-ia ina ši-pir ni-kil-ti ib-ba-tu lu-u₂ a-šar-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru | |
| 21 | {d}UN.GAL-NIBRU{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti ag-giš lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina nap-har KUR.KUR li-hal-liq | |
| 22 | ša₂ e₂-bara₂-dur₂-gar-ra |
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