Sennacherib 011 (Q003485)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003485 |
| 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 [0:8] 11–88 | [Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of] Assyria, [king of the four quarters (of the world), leader of] a widespread [population, the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Nergal, Ištar of] Bīt-Kidmuri, [Bēlet-ilī, and the great gods, the one who carries out to perfection the rites of E]šarra (5) [and Emašmaš], who knows well [how to revere the gods of heaven and the gods of Assyri]a, [the builder of Assyria, the one who brings his cult centers to completion, the one who uproots] enemies (and) [destroys their settlements, circumspect ruler whose dominion is more 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 [8:11] 99–1111 | [...] lamentation singers (kalû) who pacify (10) [...], lamentation singers, [... a] lamentation singer [...] |
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}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ 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}15 ša] E₂-kid-mu-ri | |
| 4 | [DINGIR.MAḪ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ mu-šak-lil pa-ra-aṣ e₂]-šar₂-ra | |
| 5 | [u₃ e₂-maš-maš ša₂ pa-laḫ₃ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ KUR aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} ra-biš mu-du-u | |
| 6 | [e-piš KUR aš-šur{ki} mu-šak-lil ma-ḫa-zi-šu₂ na-si-iḫ] ⸢na⸣-ki-ri | |
| 7 | [mu-ab-bit da-ad₂-me-šu₂-un ma-al-ku pit-qu-du ša₂ UGU] LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib BARA₂ | |
| 8 | [nu-ʾu-u₂-da-at be-lut-su tukul-ti KUR-šu₂ na-aʾ-id] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ u ME₃ | |
| 9 | [ṣu-lu-lu ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂ a-na-ku ...] {⸢lu₂}GALA⸣.MEŠ mu-ni-iḫ | |
| 10 | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}GALA.MEŠ | |
| 11 | [... {lu₂]}GALA |
Sources & licences
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