Esarhaddon 133 (Q003362)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 133 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003362 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq; Semitic Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
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 [0:7] 11–77 | For the goddess Ištar, supreme lady, sovereign of heaven and netherworld, most valiant of the gods, splendid, the goddess Ištar of Uruk, august princess who has taken (unto herself all) divine offices of highest rank (and) has gathered to herself (all) ordinances, beloved, eminent, who looks upon the king — her favorite — with steady favor, makes his reign lengthy, (and) bestows on him power and victory, empress of the world, most exalted of the gods, who dwells in Enirgalana (“House, Prince of Heaven”) — which is inside Eanna — lady of Uruk, great lady, his lady: |
| Obverse [7:29] 88–2929 | 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; the one to whom the god Aššur has stretched out his hand, permanently selected by the god Enlil, who was chosen by the god Marduk, favorite of the goddess Irnini; who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur, Anu, Enlil, Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Nabû, Nergal, and Ištar, the 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, Bēl (Marduk), the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû), and Ištar, 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, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, renovated Eanna, 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 great gods who had rushed to Assyria, 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 [29:33] 3030–3333 | When Eanna, the temple of highest rank, beloved of the goddess Ištar, 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 [33:35] 3434–3535 | May the goddess Ištar, supreme lady, look upon this work with pleasure and may a good word for me be set upon her lips! May she make my weapons prevail over all (my) enemies! |
| Obverse [35:39] 3636–3939 | If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future ruler, this work 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 [39:41] 4040–4141 | (But as for) the one who by some crafty device destroys an inscription written in my name or changes its position, may the goddess Ištar, great lady, glare at him angrily and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from every land! |
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}iš-tar GAŠAN šur-bu-ti e-tel-let AN-e u KI-tim qa-rit-ti DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂-ru-uh-ti | |
| 2 | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} ru-ba-a-ti ṣir-ti le-qa-a-ti pa-ra-aṣ {d}a-nu₃-u₂-tu | |
| 3 | ša₂ ri-kis te-re-e-ti ha-am-mat | |
| 4 | ru-um-ti ti-iz-qar-ti ša₂ a-na LUGAL mi-ig-ri-ša₂ ke-niš ip-pal-la-su | |
| 5 | BALA-šu₂ u₂-šal-ba-ru i-šar-ra-ku-uš da-na-nu u₃ li-i-ti | |
| 6 | ša₂-nun-ka-at ad₂-na-a-ti ša₂-qu-ti DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bat e₂-nir-gal₂-an-na | |
| 7 | ša₂ qe₂-reb e₂-an-na be-let UNUG{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti GAŠAN-šu₂ | |
| 8 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 9 | ti-ri-iṣ ŠU.II AN.ŠAR₂ i-tu-ut kun lib₃-bi {d}EN.LIL₂ ni-bit {d}AMAR.UTU mi-gir {d}ir-ni-ni | |
| 10 | ša₂ ul-tu ṣe-he-ri-šu₂ a-na AN.ŠAR₂ {d}a-nim {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}e₂-a {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}AMAR.UTU {d}AG {d}U.GUR u {d}15 | |
| 11 | DINGIR.ME GAL.ME EN.ME-šu₂ it-tak-lu-ma ni-iz-mat-su u₂-šak-ši-du-uš i-mu-ru da-na-an-šu₂-un | |
| 12 | a-na nu-uh-hu lib₃-bi DINGIR-u₂-ti-šu₂-nu u nu-up-pu-uš ka-bat-ti-šu₂-nu GIŠ.MI-šu₂-nu da-ru-u₂ | |
| 13 | it-ru-ṣu UGU-šu₂ | |
| 14 | ina e-muq AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN DUMU {d}EN u {d}15 DINGIR.ME ti-ik-li-šu₂ kul-lat KUR.KUR i-be-lu-ma | |
| 15 | gi-mir ma-li-ku u₂-šak-ni-šu še-pu-uš-šu | |
| 16 | ba-nu-u₂ E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ u TIN.TIR{ki} mu-ud-diš e₂-an-na | |
| 17 | mu-šak-lil eš-re-e-ti u ma-ha-zu mu-kin sat-tuk-ku | |
| 18 | LUGAL ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-šu₂ EN GAL-u₂ {d}AMAR.UTU a-na TIN.TIR{ki} sa-li-mu ir-šu-u₂ | |
| 19 | ina e₂-sag-il₂ E₂.GAL-šu₂ ir-mu-u₂ šu-bat-su | |
| 20 | {d}a-num-GAL-u₂ ana URU-šu₂ BAD₃.AN{ki} u₃ E₂-šu₂ e₂-dim-gal-kalam-ma u₂-še-ri-bu-ma | |
| 21 | u₂-še-ši-bu pa-rak-ka da-ra-a-ti | |
| 22 | DINGIR.MEŠ KUR.KUR ša₂ a-na KUR-aš-šur{ki} i-hi-šu-ni šu-kut-ta-šu₂-nu ud-diš-ma ul-tu qe₂-reb KUR-aš-šur{ki} | |
| 23 | ana aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter-šu₂-nu-ti-ma u₂-kin is-qu-uš-šu₂-un | |
| 24 | NUN en-qu it-pe-šu ha-sis kal šip-ri ša₂ ina ma-ha-zu GAL.MEŠ | |
| 25 | si-ma-a-ti iš-tak-ka-nu uš-te-ši-ru šu-luh-ha | |
| 26 | DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} DUMU {m}LUGAL-GIN LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} | |
| 27 | GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ru u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 28 | li-ip-li-pi da-ru-u₂ ša₂ {d}EN-ba-ni DUMU {m}a-da-si LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} | |
| 29 | NUNUZ bal-til{ki} šu-qu-ru NUMUN LUGAL-u₂-tu ki-sit₂-ti ṣa-a-ti | |
| 30 | i-nu-ma e₂-an-na E₂ {d}a-nu-u₂-tu na-ram {d}15 GAŠAN-ia ša₂ LUGAL ma-har i-pu-šu | |
| 31 | la-ba-riš il-lik-ma i-qu-pu E₂.GAR₈.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 32 | 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 | |
| 33 | la-bi-ra-a-ti ina ši-pir {d}kulla ar-ṣip u₂-šak-lil ki-ma KUR-i re-e-ši-šu₂ ul-li | |
| 34 | {d}15 GAŠAN šur-bu-ti ši-pir šu-a-tu ha-diš lip-pa-lis-ma a-mat MUNUS.SIG₅-ia liš-ša₂-kin šap-tuš-ša₂ | |
| 35 | muh-hi kul-lat na-ki-ri li-šam-ri-ir {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia | |
| 36 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat UD.⸢MEŠ⸣ NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ ina UD.MEŠ BALA-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-tu | |
| 37 | 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 | |
| 38 | MU.SAR-u₂ ši-ṭir MU-ia I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun | |
| 39 | ik-ri-bi-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ i-šem-mu-u₂ ur-rak UD.MEŠ u₂-rap-pa-aš₂ kim-ti | |
| 40 | 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 | |
| 41 | {d}iš-tar GAŠAN GAL-ti ag-giš lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina nap-har KUR.KUR li-hal-liq |
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