Esarhaddon 2003 (Q003405)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Esarhaddon 2003 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003405 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:11] i 1'1'–i 11'11' | [I, Zakūtu/Naqīʾa, (...) wife of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria], [daug]hter-in-law of [Sarg]on (II), king of the world, king of [Assyria], (i 5′) mother of Es[arh]addon, king of the world (and) king of Assyria; the gods Aššur, Sî[n], Šamaš, Nabû, and Marduk, [Ištar of Ninev]eh, (and) [Ištar of Arbela], |
| Obverse Column ii [0:5] ii 1'1'–ii 5'5' | ...[ ... who] flattened [his foes and] fastened lead-ropes on the kings of the [four] quarters — |
| Obverse Column ii [5:15] ii 6'6'–ii 15'15' | He (Esarhaddon) gave to me as my lordly share the inhabitants of conquered lands, foes plundered by his bow. I made them carry hoe (and) basket, and they made bricks. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:23] ii 16'16'–ii 23'23' | [I ...] a cleared tract of land in the citadel of (the city of) Nineveh, [be]hind the temple of the gods Sîn and Šamaš, [for a] royal [residence of Esarh]addon, my [beloved son, ...] ... |
| Obverse Column iii [0:12] iii 1'1'–iii 12'12' | [...] ... [...] I roof[ed it with ...] (and) I installed matching doors of cypress, a gift for my son, in its gates. I built (and) completed that house (and) filled (it) with splendor. |
| Obverse Column iii [12:22] iii 13'13'–iii 22'22' | I invited the gods Aššur, Ninurta, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad and Ištar, Nabû and Marduk, (and) the gods who reside in Nineveh inside it and [offered] sumptuous pure offerings before [them]. |
| Obverse Column iv [0:5] iv 1'1'–iv 5'5' | king [...] over ... [...] whatever ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] |
| Obverse Column iv [5:12] iv 6'6'–iv 12'12' | who resides [...] may [...] endure. The [...] šēdu (and) the safeguarding lamassu took care of its interior and constantly looked after (it). |
| Obverse Column iv [12:19] iv 13'13'–iv 19'19' | I invited Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, my beloved son, inside [it and] estab[lished] ... [...] |
| Obverse Column v [0:8] v 1'1'–v 8'8' | [...] ... [...] I had [...] ... instituted. [I ...] for Esarh[addon, my] be[loved] son, anything of value that a palace requires (and) is befitting kingship. |
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' | [LUGAL KUR aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 2' | ⸢kal⸣-lat {⸢m⸣}[MAN]-⸢GI.NA⸣ | |
| 3' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ kiš-⸢ša₂⸣-ti | |
| 4' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR [aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki} | |
| 5' | ⸢AMA⸣ {m}aš-[šur]-⸢PAP⸣-AŠ | |
| 6' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ kiš-⸢ša₂⸣-ti | |
| 7' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR aš-šur{⸢ki⸣}ma | |
| 8' | {⸢d⸣}aš-šur {⸢d}30 {d⸣}UTU | |
| 9' | {⸢d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU⸣ | |
| 10' | {[d}15 ša₂] ⸢NINA⸣{ki} | |
| 11' | {[d}15 ša₂ LIMMU₂]-⸢DINGIR⸣{ki} | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | is-pu-nu-[ma] | |
| 3' | LUGAL.MEŠ ša₂ ⸢kib-rat LIMMU₂⸣ | |
| 4' | id-du-u | |
| 5' | ṣer-re-e-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 6' | UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR | |
| 7' | ki-šit-ti | |
| 8' | na-ki-ri | |
| 9' | ḫu-bu-ut {giš}PAN-šu₂ | |
| 10' | ša a-na eš-qi₂ | |
| 11' | EN-u₂-ti-ia | |
| 12' | iš-ru-ka | |
| 13' | {giš}al-lu tup-šik-ku | |
| 14' | u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ši-šu₂-nu-ti-ma | |
| 15' | il-bi-nu SIG₄ | |
| 16' | qaq-qa-ru pu-ṣe-e | |
| 17' | ina MURUB₄ URU ša₂ NINA{ki} | |
| 18' | [ku]-⸢tal⸣ E₂ {d}30 u {d}UTU | |
| 19' | [ana mu-šab] ⸢LUGAL⸣-u-ti | |
| 20' | [ša {m}aš]-⸢šur-PAP⸣-AŠ | |
| 21' | [DUMU na-ram lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-ia | |
| 22' | [...] x | |
| 23' | [...] x | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] x | |
| 4' | x [...] x | |
| 5' | u₂-⸢šat-ri⸣-[ṣa UGU-šu₂] | |
| 6' | {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}⸢ŠUR⸣.MIN₃ | |
| 7' | šu-ta-ḫa-a-ti | |
| 8' | qiš-ti DUMU-ia | |
| 9' | u₂-rat-ta-a KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10' | E₂ šu-a-tu | |
| 11' | ⸢ar⸣-ṣip u₂-šak-lil | |
| 12' | lu-⸢le-e⸣ u₂-ma-al-li | |
| 13' | {d}aš-šur {d}MAŠ.MAŠ | |
| 14' | {d}30 {d}ša₂-maš | |
| 15' | {d}IŠKUR u {d}iš-tar | |
| 16' | {d}⸢AG⸣ u {d}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU | |
| 17' | DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut NINA{ki} | |
| 18' | ina qer-bi-šu₂ | |
| 19' | aq-re-⸢e-ma⸣ | |
| 20' | {udu}⸢SISKUR.MEŠ taš-ri-iḫ⸣-te | |
| 21' | ⸢eb-bu-u₂⸣-[ti] | |
| 22' | ⸢ma-ḫar⸣-[šu₂-un] | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | LUGAL [...] | |
| 2' | UGU x [...] | |
| 3' | mim-⸢ma⸣ x [...] | |
| 4' | x [...] | |
| 5' | ⸢ru⸣-[...] | |
| 6' | a-šib x [...] | |
| 7' | lil-bur [...] | |
| 8' | {d}ALAD x [...] | |
| 9' | {d}LAMMA ⸢mu-šal⸣-li-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 10' | ⸢qe₂⸣-reb-šu₂ ip-qi₂-du-ma | |
| 11' | it-ta-ru-u₂ | |
| 12' | ka-a-a-an | |
| 13' | {m}{d}aš-šur-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 14' | LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 15' | ⸢DUMU⸣ na-ram lib₃-bi-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 16' | ina qer-[bi-šu₂] | |
| 17' | aq-re-⸢e⸣-[ma] | |
| 18' | aš₂-⸢ta⸣-[kan] | |
| 19' | x [...] | |
| v | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 2' | x x (x) x-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 3' | u₂-ša₂-⸢aš₂-kin⸣ | |
| 4' | mim-ma ⸢aq⸣-ru | |
| 5' | ḫi-še-eḫ-⸢ti⸣ E₂.GAL | |
| 6' | si-mat LUGAL-u₂-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 7' | a-na {m}aš-⸢šur⸣-PAP-[AŠ] | |
| 8' | DUMU ⸢na⸣-[ram lib₃-bi-ia] | |
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