Sennacherib 009 (Q003483)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003483 |
| Collection | Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | [Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of Assyria, unrivalled king, pious] shepherd [who reveres 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 rul]ers, the bridle that controls the in[submissive, (and) the one who strikes enemies with lightning]: |
| Obverse [3:4] 44–44 | [The god Aššur, the great mountain, granted to me unrivalled sovereignty and made my weapons greater] than (those of) all who sit on (royal) daises. |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | [At the beginning of my kingship, I brought about the defeat of Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), together with the troop]s of (the land) Elam, his ally, in [the p]lai[n of Kish. I seized the chariots, wagons, horses, mules, donkeys, cam]els, and [Bactrian camels that he had abandoned in the thick of battle]. |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | [I joyfully entered his palace, which is in Babylon, then I opened] his [trea]sury [and brought out] gold, silver, gold (and) silver utensils, [precious] stones, [all kinds of possessions (and) property, a substantial treasure, (together with) his wife, his palace women, courtiers, attendants], all of the craftsmen, as many as there were, (and) [his palace attendants, and I counted (them) as booty]. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | [... into the mi]dst of swamps ... [...] |
| Obverse [9:11] 1010–1111 | [With the strength of the god Aššur, my lord], I surrounded, conq[uered, (and) plundered 89 fortified cities, fortresses of Chaldea, and 8]20 small(er) settlements in their environs. [I brought out the auxiliary forces of the Arameans and Chaldeans who were in Uruk, Nippur, Kish, Ḫursagkalamma], (and) Cutha, together with the gu[ilty] citizens, [and I counted (them) as booty]. |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | [On my return march, I defeated all together the Tuʾmūna, Riḫiḫu, Yadaqqu, Ubu]du, Gibrê, Maliḫu (Malaḫu), [Gurumu, Ubulu, Damunu, (15) Gambulu, Ḫindaru, Ruʾuʾa, Puqudu, Ḫamrānu, Ḫagarānu, Nabatu, (and) Liʾ]taʾu, insubmissive] Ara[means]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} LUGAL la ša₂-na-an] RE.E₂.UM [mut-nen-nu-u₂ pa-liḫ 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 ma-al]-ki rap-pu la-ʾi-⸢iṭ⸣ la [ma-gi-ri mu-šab-ri-qu za-ma-a-ni] | |
| 4 | {[d}aš-šur KUR-u₂ GAL-u₂ LUGAL-ut la ša₂-na-an u₂-šat-li-ma-an-ni-ma] ⸢UGU⸣ gi-mir a-šib pa-rak-ki [u₂-šar-ba-a {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 5 | [i-na SAG LUGAL-ti-ia ša {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA LUGAL {kur}kar₂-dun-ia₂-aš₂ a-di ERIM.ḪI].A ELAM.MA{ki} re-ṣi-šu₂ i-na [ta]-⸢mir⸣-[ti kiš{ki} aš₂-ta-kan BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂] | |
| 6 | {[giš}GIGIR.MEŠ {giš}ṣu-um-bi ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM].⸢MAL⸣.MEŠ ⸢u₃⸣ {[anše}ud-ri ša i-na qit-ru-ub ta-ḫa-zi u₂-maš-ši-ru ik-šu-da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 7 | [a-na E₂.GAL-šu₂ ša qe₂-reb KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ḫa-diš e-ru-um-ma ap-te-e-ma E₂ ni]-⸢ṣir⸣-ti-šu₂ KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR u₂-nu-ut KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR NA₄ [a-qar-tu mim-ma šum-šu NIG₂.ŠU NIG₂.GA ni-ṣir-tu ka-bit-tu] | |
| 8 | [DAM-su {munus}UN.MEŠ E₂.GAL-šu₂ {lu₂}TIRUM.MEŠ {lu₂}man-za-az pa-ni] si-ḫir-ti {lu₂}um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-šu-u₂ [mut-tab-bi-lu-tu E₂.GAL u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu] | |
| 9 | [... a-na qe₂]-⸢reb {id₂⸣}a-gam-me x x x x x x x x [...] | |
| 10 | [i-na e-muq {d}aš-šur EN-ia 89 URU.MEŠ-ni dan-nu-ti E₂ BAD₃.MEŠ-ni ša {kur}kal-di u₃ 8 ⸢ME⸣ 20 URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ ša ⸢li⸣-me-ti-šu₂-nu al-me ⸢ak⸣-[šud{ud} aš₂-lu-la šal-la-su-un] | |
| 11 | {[lu₂}ur₂-bi {lu₂}a-ra-mu u₃ {lu₂}kal-du ša qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} NIBRU{ki} kiš{ki} ḫur-sag-kalam-ma]{⸢ki} GU₂.DU₈.A{ki⸣} a-di DUMU.MEŠ URU EN ḫi-[iṭ-ṭi u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu] | |
| 12 | [i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {lu₂}tu-uʾ-mu-na {lu₂}ri-ḫi-ḫu {lu₂}ia-daq-qu {lu₂}u₂-bu]-⸢du⸣ {lu₂}gib-re-e {lu₂}ma-li-ḫu {[lu₂}gu-ru-mu {lu₂}u₂-bu-lum {lu₂}da-mu-nu] | |
| 13 | {[lu₂}gam-bu-lu {lu₂}ḫi-in-da-ru {lu₂}ru-ʾu-u-a {lu₂}pu-qu-du {lu₂}ḫa-am-ra-a-nu {lu₂}ḫa-ga-ra-nu {lu₂}na-ba-tu {lu₂}li-iʾ]-⸢ta-a-u₂ {lu₂}a-ra⸣-[mu la kan-šu₂ mit-ḫa-riš ak-šud{ud]} |
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