Esarhaddon 134 (Q003363)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 134 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003363 |
| Collection | Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | For the goddess Ištar of Uruk, sovereign of heaven and netherworld, most valiant of the gods, august, supreme lady, who has gathered to herself (all) divine offices of highest rank, the one into whose hand all purification rites are appointed, empress of the goddesses, whose words are pre-eminent in heaven and netherworld, goddess of war and battle, who goes at the side of the king, her favorite, (and) slays his foes, who dwells in Enirgalana (“House, Prince of Heaven) — which is inside Eanna — lady of Uruk, great lady, his lady: |
| Obverse [5:10] 66–1010 | Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; respectful king who is assiduous toward the sanctuaries of the great gods; who reveres the lord of lords; the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, (re)built Esagil and Babylon, provided for Ezida, renovated Eanna, completed the sanctuaries of cult centers, (and) constantly established appropriate procedures in them; 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 — |
| Obverse [10:15] 1111–1515 | Enirgalana (“House, Prince of Heaven”), the cella of the goddess Ištar, my lady, which is inside Eanna, which a previous king had built, became old and dilapidated. I sought its (original) emplacement (and) repaired its dilapidated parts with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln. I grasped the hands of the goddess Ištar of Uruk, great lady, brought (her) inside, (and) caused (her) to take up residence (there) forever. I offered splendid offerings and made her doorbolt extremely fine. |
| Obverse [15:19] 1616–1919 | O goddess Ištar of Uruk, august lady, when you are happily dwelling inside that cella, may a good word for me — Esarhaddon, king of Assyria — be set upon your lips! Determine as my fate a long life, fullness of old age, good health, and happiness! Come to my side in war and battle so that I may squash all my enemies like ants! |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | If at any time in the future, during the reign of some future ruler, this cella falls into disrepair, may (that ruler) repair its dilapidated state! May he write my name with his name! May he anoint with oil an inscription written in my name, make an offering, (and) set (that inscription) with an inscription written in his name! The gods will (then) hear his prayers. |
| Obverse [21:25] 2222–2525 | (But as for) the one who erases my inscribed name by some crafty device, destroys my (royal) inscription, or changes its position, may the goddess Ištar of Uruk glare at him angrily and determine a bad fate for him! May she 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 | a-na {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} e-tel-let AN-e u KI-tim qa-rit-ti DINGIR.MEŠ ṣir-ti | |
| 2 | GAŠAN šur-bu-tu₂ ha-mi₃-mat pa-ra-aṣ {d}a-nu₃-u-tu₂ ša na-gab šu-luh-hu šu-up-qu-ud-du qa-tuš-ša₂ | |
| 3 | ša₂-nu-kat₃ i-la-a-te ša ina er-me a-nu u₃ ki-gal-li šur-ru-hu zik-ru-ša₂ | |
| 4 | i-lat MURUB₄ u₃ ta-ha-zi a-li-kat₃ i-di LUGAL mi-gir-i-ša₂ mu-ra-aš₂-ši-bat ga-re-e-šu₂ | |
| 5 | a-ši-bat e₂-nir-gal₂-an-na ša qe₂-reb e₂-an-na GAŠAN UNUG{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti GAŠAN-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR-aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} MAN KUR-šu-me-ri u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 7 | LUGAL šah₂-ṭu muš-te-eʾ-u aš₂-ra-a-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ pa-lih EN EN.EN | |
| 8 | ba-nu-u E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} za-nin e₂-zi-da | |
| 9 | mu-ud-diš e₂-an-na mu-šak-lil eš-re-e-ti ma-ha-zi ša ina qe₂-reb-ši-na iš-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti | |
| 10 | DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR-aš-šur{ki} DUMU {m}MAN-GIN MAN KUR-aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DIŠ.DIŠ{ki} MAN KUR-šu-me-ri u URI{ki} | |
| 11 | e₂-nir-gal₂-an-na E₂ pa-pa-hi {d}iš-tar GAŠAN-ia ša qe₂-reb e₂-an-na | |
| 12 | ša MAN mah-ri i-pu-šu la-ba-riš il-lik-ma mi-qit-ti ir-ši | |
| 13 | aš₂-ra-ti-šu₂ aš₂-te-ʾe ina a-gur-ri UDUN KU₃-tim ma-qit-ta-šu₂ ak-še-er | |
| 14 | ŠU.II {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti aṣ-bat-ma a-na qe₂-reb-šu₂ u₂-še-rib šu-bat da-ra-a-te u₂-šar-me | |
| 15 | {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ taš-ri-ih-ti aq-qi₂ uš-par-zi-ih si-ga-ar-ša₂ | |
| 16 | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} GAŠAN ṣir-ti ina qe₂-reb E₂ pa-pa-hi šu-a-te ha-di-iš ina a-ša₂-bi-ki | |
| 17 | ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA MAN KUR-aš-šur{ki} a-mat MUNUS.SIG₅-ia liš-ša₂-kin šap-tuk-ki | |
| 18 | TI.LA UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-tu ṭu-ub UZU u₃ hu-ud lib₃-bi ši-i-mi₃ ši-ma-ti | |
| 19 | ina qab-lu u₃ ta-ha-zi i-da-a-a i-tas-har-ma kul-lat na-ki-ri-ia lu-mi₃-iš kul-ba-biš | |
| 20 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u₄-me NUN EGIR-u ša ina BALA-šu₂ E₂ pa-pa-hi šu-a-te in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-diš | |
| 21 | šu-mi₃ it-ti šu-me-šu₂ liš-ṭur MU.SAR-ru-u ši-ṭir MU-ia I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ liš-kun | |
| 22 | ik-ri-bi-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ i-šem-mu-u ša šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru ina ši-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-aš₂-ši-ṭu | |
| 23 | MU.SAR-ru-u-a i-ab-bat lu-u a-šar-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru | |
| 24 | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} ag-giš lik-kil-me-šu-ma ši-mat le-mut-tu₂ li-šim-šu₂ | |
| 25 | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-ši-šu₂ re-e-me |
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