Sennacherib 010 (Q003484)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 010 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003484 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:9] 11–99 | [S]ennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [king of the fou]r [quarters] (of the world), leader of a widespread population, [the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš], Adad, Nergal, Iš[tar of Bīt-Kidmuri, ... (5) ...] whose dominion [is mo]re praised [than (that of all) kings who sit on (royal) daises, the support of his land, the one who is trustworthy in battle and combat, (and) the protection of] his troops, I: |
| Obverse [9:17] 1010–1717 | [... the admi]nistrator who [knows] how to reckon the accounts [...] ... the god Ḫaya, their god, [...] their [...], the great gods [... by the comm]and of the gods [to lay] the foundation [...] his [...] ... before me (15) [...] ... [...] the one who fashioned (the image of) the god Ḫaya [...] ... [...] ..., the one who performed the rites: |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | I bu[ilt] (and) completed [it] from its foundations to its crenellations [and] I settled the god Ḫaya, the god of scribes, [inside it]. |
| Obverse [19:22] 2020–2222 | O foundation inscription, [speak] favorable things to (the god) Aš[šur] about Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the one who lo[ves correct behavior], the one who fashioned image(s) of (the god) Aššur and the great gods, (and) the one who built (this) temple, so that his sons (and) his grandsons may endure forev[er] with the black-headed (people). |
| Obverse [22:26] 2323–2626 | May any future ruler, whom (the god) Aššur names for shepherding the land and people (and) during whose reign that temple becomes dilapidated, (25) renovate its dilapidated section(s). May he find (this) inscribed object, anoint (it) with oil, make an offering, (and) put (it back) in its place. (The god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar will (then) hea[r] his prayers. |
| Obverse [26:29] 2727–2929 | (As for) the one who alters my inscribed object (and) disrespects my words, may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, and the great gods of heaven and netherworld curse him with a harsh, irreversible curse, and may they overthrow his kingship, deprive him of his life, (and) eradicate his name, his seed, his offspring, (and) his progeny from the mouth of the people. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{d]}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL-u MAN dan-nu MAN kiš-ša₂-ti MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 2 | [MAN kib-rat LIMMU₂]-⸢tim⸣ mut-tar-ru-u₂ UN.MEŠ DAGAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 3 | [e-piš ṣa-lam AN.ŠAR₂ {d}a-nim {d}30 {d}UTU] {⸢d⸣}IŠKUR {d}U.GUR {d}⸢iš⸣-[tar] | |
| 4 | [ša E₂-kid-mu-ri ...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [(...) ša₂ UGU LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib BARA₂ nu]-⸢ʾu-u₂⸣-da-at be-⸢lut-su⸣ | |
| 9 | [tukul-ti KUR-šu₂ na-aʾ-id MURUB₄ u₃ ME₃ ṣu-lu-lu] ⸢ERIM⸣.ḪI.A-šu₂ a-na-ku | |
| 10 | [... ša]-⸢an⸣-da-bak-ku ša mi-nu-ut NIG₂.KA₉-⸢su⸣-x | |
| 11 | [...] {⸢d⸣}ḫa-ia₃ DINGIR-šu₂-nu u₂-šar-qu-x | |
| 12 | [...]-⸢ši⸣-na DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 13 | [... ina qi₂]-⸢bi⸣-ti DINGIR.MEŠ a-na ⸢te-em-me-en-ni⸣ | |
| 14 | [...]-x-šu₂ ina maḫ-ri-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 15 | [...] x E₂ x rim-me pa me kal x | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢e⸣-piš {d}ḫa-ia₃ | |
| 17 | [x] x lu x [...] x ⸢e-piš me-e-si⸣ | |
| 18 | ⸢ul-tu⸣ UŠ₈-šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-bi-⸢šu₂ ar⸣-[ṣip] ⸢u₂-šak-lil⸣-[šu-ma] | |
| 19 | {d}ḫa-ia₃ DINGIR ša {lu₂}DUB.SAR.MEŠ u₂-šar-ma-⸢a⸣ [qe₂-reb-šu₂] | |
| 20 | te-em-me-en-na at-ta ša {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} ⸢ra-ʾi⸣-[im ki-na-a-ti] | |
| 21 | e-piš ṣa-lam AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ba-an E₂ da-me-eq-ta-šu₂ a-na AN.[ŠAR₂ qi₂-bi] | |
| 22 | DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ it-ti ṣal-mat SAG.DU li-ku-nu a-na du-ur da-⸢a⸣-[ri] | |
| 23 | a-a-um-ma NUN-u EGIR-u₂ ša AN.ŠAR₂ a-na SIPA-ut KUR u UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 24 | i-nab-bu-u MU-šu₂ ša ina BALA-šu₂ E₂ šu-a-tu₂ in-na-ḫu | |
| 25 | an-ḫu-us-su lu-diš MU.SAR-u₂ li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš | |
| 26 | {udu}SISKUR liq-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun aš-šur u₃ {d}iš-tar ik-ri-bi-šu₂ i-šem-⸢mu⸣-[u] | |
| 27 | mu-nak-kir₃ MU.SAR-a-a da-a-a-i-ṣi a-ma-ti-ia AN.ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ u DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 28 | ša AN-e u₃ KI-tim ar-rat la nap-šu-ri ma-ru-uš-tu₂ li-ru-ru-šu-ma | |
| 29 | LUGAL-su lis-ki-pu TI.LA-šu₂ li-ki-mu-šu₂ MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ NUNUZ-šu₂ na-an-nab-šu₂ ina pi-i UN.MEŠ li-ḫal-li-qu |
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