Esarhaddon 129 (Q003358)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nippur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003358 |
| Collection | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Hilprecht-Sammlung, Fr. Schiller University, Jena, Germany; Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:6] 11–66 | [For the god Enlil, lord of the lands], whose comma[nd] cannot be revoked, [... who]se utterance [cannot be reject]ed, [...] gods ... [...] ... ruler [...] ... [...] the great lord, his lord: |
| Obverse [6:28] 77–2828 | [Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of] the four [quar]ters (of the world), [governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, selected by the steadfast hea]rt of the god Enlil; [who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur, Enlil, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Na]bû, 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 E]sagil and Babylon, [completed the sanctuaries and cult cente]rs, (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 [perform]ed 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 eter]nal line [of Bēl-bā]ni, son of Adasi, [k]ing of Assyria; precious [scion of Baltil (Aššur)], (one of) [roya]l lineage (and) ancient stock — |
| Obverse [28:32] 2929–3232 | [At that] time, Ekur (“House, Mountain”), the temple of the god En[li]l, lord of the lands, my lord, which a previous king had [built], became [ol]d and [its] walls [buckl]ed. [I sou]ght [its (original) emplacement], removed its dilapidated parts, (and) surveyed its (entire) foundation. I [completely] (re)bu[ilt (it)] with the work of the god Kulla according to [its ancien]t spe[cifications (and) raised its top (as high) as a mountain.] |
| Obverse [32:34] 3333–3434 | [(On account of this), may the god Enl]il, the god who helps me, [look upon my] wo[rks with pleasure and may a good word for me be set upon his lips! May he determine as my fate a] long [life], fullness of old age, [good health, and happiness!] |
| Obverse [34:37] 3535–3737 | [If at any time in the] future, [during the days of the reign] of some future ruler, [this temple falls into disrepair and] becomes [dilapidat]ed, [may (that ruler) seek out its (original) emplacem[ent (and) repair] its dilapidated parts! [May he anoint an inscri]ption written in my name with oil, make an [of]fering, (and) [set (it) back] in [its] place! [The gods will (then) hear his prayers. He will lengthen (his) day]s (and) enlarge (his) fam[ily]. |
| Obverse [37:41] 3838–4141 | [(But as for) the one who by some crafty devi]ce destroys [an inscription written in my name] or cha[nges] its position, [may the god Enlil (...) glare] at him [angrily] and determine a bad fate [for him! May he make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the land] and have no pity on him! |
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 | [ana {d}EN.LIL₂ EN KUR.KUR] ⸢ša₂⸣ la in-nen-nu-u₂ qi₂-⸢bit-su⸣ | |
| 2 | [x x x ša la uš-tam]-⸢sa⸣-ku ṣi-it pi-⸢i⸣-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [...] x DINGIR.MEŠ šu-⸢ta⸣-x [(...)] x-su | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢ša₂ la⸣ [(...)] x ma-al-ku | |
| 5 | [...] DU | |
| 6 | [...] EN GAL-i EN-šu₂ | |
| 7 | {[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 | |
| 8 | [GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u URI{ki} i-tu-ut kun lib₃]-⸢bi⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 9 | [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 | |
| 10 | [EN.MEŠ-šu₂ it-tak-lu-u₂-ma ni-iz-mat-su u₂-šak-šid]-⸢uš⸣ i-mu-ru da-na-an-šu₂-un | |
| 11 | [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 | |
| 12 | [it-ru]-⸢ṣu⸣ UGU-šu₂ | |
| 13 | [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 | |
| 14 | [gi-mir ma-li-ku u₂-šak-ni]-⸢šu⸣ še-pu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 15 | [ba-nu-u₂ E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ mu-ud-diš e₂-kur e-piš e₂]-sag-il₂ u TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 16 | [mu-šak-lil eš-re-e-ti u ma-ha]-⸢zu⸣ mu-kin sat-tuk-ku | |
| 17 | [LUGAL ša₂ i-na UD.MEŠ BALA-šu₂ EN GAL-u₂ {d}AMAR.UTU ana] ⸢TIN⸣.TIR{ki} sa-li-mu ir-šu-u₂ | |
| 18 | [ina e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL-šu₂] ir-mu-u₂ šu-bat-su | |
| 19 | {[d}a-num-GAL-u₂ ana URU-šu₂ BAD₃.AN{ki} u E₂]-šu₂ e₂-dim-gal-kalam-ma u₂-še-rib-u₂-ma | |
| 20 | [u₂-še-ši-bu pa-rak] da-ra-a-ti | |
| 21 | [DINGIR.MEŠ KUR.KUR šal-lu-tu šu-kut-ta-šu₂-nu ud-diš]-⸢ma⸣ ul-tu qe₂-reb KUR-aš-šur{ki} | |
| 22 | [a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter-šu₂-nu-ti-ma u₂]-⸢kin⸣-nu is-qu-uš-šu₂-un | |
| 23 | [NUN en-qu it-pe-šu ha-sis kal šip-ri ša₂] ⸢ina⸣ ma-ha-zu GAL.MEŠ | |
| 24 | [si-ma-a-ti iš-tak-ka-nu uš-te]-ši-ru šu-luh-hu | |
| 25 | [DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur]{ki} DUMU {m}LUGAL-GIN LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 26 | [GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri] u₃ URI{ki}⸢i⸣ | |
| 27 | [li-ip-li-pi da]-ru-u₂ ša₂ {[m}{d}EN-ba]-ni DUMU {m}a-da-si ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR-aš-šur{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 28 | [NUNUZ bal-til]{⸢ki⸣} šu-qu-ru ⸢NUMUN⸣ [LUGAL-u₂]-tu ki-sit₂-ti ⸢ṣa⸣-a-[ti] | |
| 29 | [i-nu]-šu ša₂ e₂-kur E₂ {d}EN.⸢LIL₂⸣ EN KUR.KUR EN-ia ša₂ LUGAL ma-har i-⸢pu⸣-[šu] | |
| 30 | [la]-⸢ba⸣-riš il-lik-ma i-[qu-(u₂)]-⸢pu⸣ E₂.GAR₈.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 31 | [aš₂-ra-ti-šu₂ aš₂]-⸢te⸣-eʾ-e ma-qit-ta-šu₂ ⸢as-suh⸣ te-me-⸢en-šu₂ u₂-ṣab-bi-ma ki-ma si⸣-[ma-ti-šu₂] | |
| 32 | [la-bi-ra-(a)]-ti ina ši-pir {d}kulla ⸢ar⸣-[ṣip u₂-šak-lil ki-ma KUR-i re-ši-šu₂ ul-li] | |
| 33 | [(ana šat-ti) {d}EN].⸢LIL₂⸣ DINGIR tu-kul-ti-ia ep-⸢še⸣-[ti-ia ha-diš lip-pa-lis-ma a-mat SIG₅-ti₃-ia liš-ša₂-kin šap-tuš-šu₂] | |
| 34 | [TIN UD.MEŠ] SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-⸢tu⸣ [DUG₃-ub UZU u hu-ud lib₃-bi li-šim ši-ma-a-ti] | |
| 35 | [ma-ti-ma i-na ah]-rat UD.MEŠ NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ x [...] | |
| 36 | [(...) ma-qit]-ti i-raš-šu-u₂ aš₂-ra-[ti-šu₂ liš-te-eʾ]-e ma-qit-⸢ta-šu₂ lik⸣-[šir₃] | |
| 37 | [MU.SAR]-⸢u₂⸣ ši-⸢ṭir MU-ia I₃.GIŠ⸣ [lip-šu-uš {udu]}⸢SISKUR₂⸣ BAL-qi₂ ina aš₂-⸢ri⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 38 | [...] x [... UD].⸢MEŠ⸣ u₂-rap-pa-aš₂ kim-[ti ša₂ MU.SAR-u₂] | |
| 39 | [ši-ṭir MU-ia ina ši-pir ni-kil]-⸢ti⸣ ib-ba-tu lu-u₂ a-šar-šu₂ u₂-⸢nak⸣-[ka-ru] | |
| 40 | {[d}EN.LIL₂ (...) ag-giš lik-kil]-⸢me⸣-šu₂-ma ši-mat HUL-tim li-šim-[šu₂] | |
| 41 | [MU-šu₂ (u) NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR li-hal]-⸢liq⸣-ma a-a ir-ši-šu₂ re-e-[mu] |
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