Sennacherib 005 (Q003479)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003479 |
| 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/rinap3 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | [Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), capable shepherd], favorite of the great gods, [guardian of truth who loves justice, renders assistance, goes to the aid of the weak, (and) strives after] good deeds, [perfect man, virile warrior, foremost of all rulers, the bridle that controls the insubmissive, (and) the one who strikes en]emies [with lightning]: |
| Obverse [3:5] 1'1'–2'2' | [In the future, may one of the kings, my descendants, whom the god Aššur names for shepherding the land and people, renovate its dilapidated section(s) when that ... becomes old] and dilapidated. [May he find an inscribed object bearing my name, anoint (it) with oil, make an offering, (and) return (it) to its place. The god Aššur and the goddess Ištar] will (then) hear [his prayers]. |
| Obverse [5:6] 3'3'–3'3' | [The line count of the inscription is ... (lines). ..., the eponymy of Bēl-šarrāni, govern]or of the city Kurbail (699). |
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 | {[m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL kiš-ša₂-ti LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti RE.E₂.UM it-pe-šu₂] mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 2 | [na-ṣir kit-ti ra-ʾi-im mi-ša₂-ri e-piš u₂-sa-a-ti a-lik tap-pu-ut a-ki-i sa-ḫi-ru] ⸢dam⸣-qa-a-ti | |
| 3 | [eṭ-lu git₂-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du a-ša₂-red kal mal-ki rap-pu la-ʾi-iṭ la ma-gi-ri mu-šab-ri-qu za]-⸢ma⸣-a-ni | |
| 1' | [a-na ar-kat₃ u₄-me ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-ia ša {d}aš-šur a-na RE.E₂.UM-ut KUR u₃ UN.MEŠ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-šu₂ e-nu-ma x (x) ša₂-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru]-⸢ma⸣ en-na-⸢ḫu⸣ | |
| 2' | [an-ḫu-us-su lu-ud-diš MU.SAR-a ši-ṭir šu-mi-ia li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR liq-qi₂ a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂ li-ter {d}aš-šur u₃ {d}iš-tar ik-ri-bi-šu₂] i-šem-mu-⸢u⸣ | |
| 3' | [x x (x x).TA.AM₃ MU.DIDLI MU.SAR-e ... li-mu {m}{d}EN-LUGAL-an-ni {lu₂}GAR].⸢KUR⸣ {lu₂}GAR].⸢KUR⸣ {uru}kur-ba-il₃ |
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