Sennacherib 007 (Q003481)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003481 |
| 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 [0:2] 1'1'–2'2' | [...] ... [...] its foundations [...]. |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [I enlarged] the si[te of the citadel and Nineveh], my [c]apital [city. I broadened their squares and brought light into the alleys and streets, making (them) as bright as day]. |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [I had a bridge constructed opposite] the Citadel [Gate] with paving ston[es of white limestone for the passage of my lordly chariot]. |
| Obverse [4:6] 5'5'–6'6' | [I had an inscribed object made and had all the mi]ghty victo[ries that I achieved over all of (my) enemies with the support of (the god) Aššur, the great lord, my lord, and all of my (other) achievements inscribed thereon. With inscribed objects of] earl[ier rule]rs, [my ancestors, I deposited (it) for ever after in the citadel wall of Nineveh, my capital city, for the kings, my descendants]. |
| Obverse [6:8] 7'7'–8'8' | [At any time (in the future), may one of] my [descendants (lit. “future children”), whom the god Aššur names for shepherding the land and people, renovate its dilapidated section(s) when that wall 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]. |
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' | [...] x (x) [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢iš⸣-de-e-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [ša MURUB₄ URU u NINA{ki} URU] ⸢be⸣-lu-ti-ia šu-⸢bat⸣-[su-nu uš-rab-bi re-ba-ti-šu₂-un u₂-ša₂-an-dil-ma bi-re-e-ti u₃ su-qa-a-ni uš-par-di-ma u₂-nam-mir GIM u₄-me] | |
| 4' | [i-na me₂-eḫ-ret KA₂.GAL] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ URU i-na a-⸢gur₂⸣-[ri {na₄}pi-i-li pe-ṣe-e a-na me-ti-iq {giš}GIGIR be-lu-ti-ia u₂-še-piš ti-tur-ru] | |
| 5' | [MU.SAR-a u₂-še-piš-ma li-i]-tum u₃ ⸢da⸣-[na-nu ša i-na tukul-ti aš-šur EN GAL EN-ia UGU kul-lat na-ki-ri aš₂-tak-ka-nu u₃ mim-ma e-piš-ti ŠU.II-ia u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ṭir qe₂-reb-šu₂] | |
| 6' | [it-ti MU.SAR-e ša mal]-⸢ki⸣ a-li-kut ⸢maḫ⸣-[ri AD.MEŠ-ia ina BAD₃ MURUB₄ URU ša₂ NINA{ki} URU be-lu-ti-ia a-na LUGAL.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ-ia e-zib aḫ-ra-taš] | |
| 7' | [ma-ti-ma ina DUMU].⸢MEŠ⸣-ia ⸢ar⸣-[ku-ti ša {d}aš-šur a-na RE.E₂.UM-ut KUR u₃ UN.MEŠ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-šu e-nu-ma BAD₃ ša₂-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma en-na-ḫu an-ḫu-us-su lu-ud-diš] | |
| 8' | [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] |
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