Sennacherib 049 (Q003523)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 049 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003523 |
| 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 [0:2] 11–22 | [Palace of Sennacherib], great [king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of the great gods, wise prince], circumsp[ect ru]ler, shepherd of [the pe]op[le, (and) leader of a widespread population, I]: |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | [The goddess Bēlet-ilī, the lady of creat]ion, [looked steadfastly upon me and created my features] (while I was still) in the womb of the mot[her who g]ave birth to [me. Moreover, the god Ninšiku ga]ve me wide understanding equal to (that of) the sage Ada[pa (and) endowed me with broad knowledge]. |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | [The god Aššur, father of the gods, made all of the black-hea]ded (people) bow down [at] my feet (and) [elevated me for shepherding the land and people. ...] ... (and) [he put in my hand a] mer[ci]less [we]apon [to fell enemies ...]. |
| Obverse [6:11] 77–1111 | [...] ... [...] ... [... (and) which earlier kings, my ancestors], had [had] constructed [for their lordly dwelling], but [whose construction] they had carried out inex[pertly]: |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | [I tore down that small] pala[ce]. I div[er]ted the course of [the Tebi]lti [River] from the center of the city and [directed its outflow] onto the me[adow behind the city]. |
| Obverse [13:17] 1414–1717 | [In] a one-half ikû (stretch) of the water’s (natural) [course], I bonded together with bitumen four large limest[one] (blocks) [and] spread [marsh reeds and rush]es over them. As an addition, I to[ok a plot of land] that was five hundred and [... c]ubits long (and) two hundred and eighty cubits [wide from the pla]in of [the city] (and) [I added (it) t]o the fo[rmer] dimensions of the palace. I enlarged (it) [to 914 lar]ge cubits along (its) longer side and 460 lar[ge cu]bits along (its) shorter side (and thus) I ma[de] its site [bigger. In] its (the terrace’s) [entirety], I raised its superstructure to a (total) height of 190 courses of brick. |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | In order to prevent its [foundation] from being weak[ened] over the passage of [time] by [cresting] flood(s), I surrounded its base with large limestone (slabs and thereby) [reinforced its base]. |
| Obverse [19:23] 2020–2323 | [I built a palatial hall of gold, a palatial hall of silver, a palatial hall of bro]nze, a palatial hall of ...-stone, a palatial hall of brec[cia, ..., a palatial hall of] alallu-stone, a palatial hall of alabaster, a palatial hall of [elephant ivory, a palatial hall of ebony, a palatial hall of boxwood, a palatial hall of musukkannu-wood, a palatial hall of] cedar, a palatial hall of cypress, a palatial hall of juniper, [a palatial hall of elammaku-wood, (and) a palatial hall of Indian wood, for my lordly residence, and (then) I had a house] with double doors, a replica of a Hitti[te] palace, [constructed opposite (its) gates]. |
| Obverse [23:24] 2424–2424 | [I roo]fed them (the palatial halls) [with beams of cedar (and) cypress. I fastened bands of silver (and) copper on] doors of whit[e cedar (and) cypress and I installed (them) in their gates]. |
| Obverse [24:26] 2525–2626 | [In the cor]ridors, I m[ade openings] for latticed windows. At their gates, I stationed apotropaic [figures of alabaster (and) elephant ivory], whose [folded hands hold poppies, and (thus) I made (them) an object of wonder]. |
| Obverse [26:27] 2727–2727 | [... I decorated them with silver and copper knobbed nails. [I adorned the arches, friezes, and al]l of their co[pi]ngs [with baked bricks (glazed in the color of) obsidian (and) lapis lazuli]. |
| Obverse [27:29] 2828–2929 | So that [the construction of my palace ...] |
| Obverse [29:36] 1'1'–7'7' | [In the uplands of Mount] Ammanāna (northern Anti-Lebanon), [they (Aššur and Ištar) disclosed to] me the location of [alabaster, ... pendû-stone — whose appearance is as finely granulated] as cucumber seeds, considered valuable [eno]ugh to be an amulet, [a stone for speaking (and) bei]ng accepted, as well as [making] storms [pass by], (and) preventing [illn]ess from approaching a man — made [itse]lf known to me [at the foot of Mount Nipur]. |
| Obverse [36:40] 8'8'–11'11' | Breccia, [whose appearance] is like the wings of a dragonfly (and the qualities of which) ca[l]m head[ach]es, a stone for happiness (and) [cheer]fulness, as much as is needed (for making) burzigallu-bowls, (a stone) that had n[e]ver been se[en] before, revealed itself at Kapridargilâ (“Dargilâ Village”), which is on the border of [the city Tīl-Barsip]. |
| Obverse [40:44] 12'12'–15'15' | alallu-stone, [whose appearance] is like the ba[rk of the date palm], and girimḫilibû-stone — [whose appearance] is like the fruit of the pomegr[anate tree], is beautiful (and) a pleasure to behold, (and) a stone for preventing pla[gue] from approaching a man — both stones were found in abundance at Mount [...]. |
| Obverse [44:46] 16'16'–17'17' | Near Nin[eveh, in the territory of the city] Balāṭā[ya, by divine] wi[ll, white limestone] |
| Obverse [46:51] 1''1''–5''5'' | [I created ...] ... [...] whose bodies shine [...]; (and) slab[s of gi]rimḫilibû-[stone] (and) a[lallu]-stone. I cu[t (them) free on both sid]es from their mountains, and (then), [...] ... I had (them) dragged in[to Nineveh]. |
| Obverse [51:53] 6''6''–7''7'' | [I had] bull colossi and sphinxes of [white lim]es[tone created and their forms perfected] through the craft of [the deity] Ninkura, in the territory of the city [Balāṭāya]. |
| Obverse [53:56] 1'''1'''–3'''3''' | [...] ... [...] India[n wood ...] |
| Obverse [57:62] 2''''2''''–6''''6'''' | [By the command of the god Aššur, father of the gods, and the goddess Ištar, the que]en, [may I spend a long time] in my palace, [... in] good health (and) happine[ss]. May [my descendants] be establi[shed therein forever, for] all days. [May the good šēdu (and) the good lamassu last] forever [and ever] in this palace. [May they never leave i]t. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | [E₂.GAL {m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL] ⸢GAL⸣ [LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti mi-gir] | |
| 2 | [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ lu-li-mu er-šu mal]-⸢ku⸣ pit-⸢qu⸣-[du] ⸢RE⸣.E₂.⸢UM⸣ [ba]-⸢ḫu⸣-[la-ti mut-ta-ru-u₂ UN.MEŠ rap-ša₂-a-ti] | |
| 3 | [a-na-ku {d}be-let-DINGIR.MEŠ be-let nab-ni]-⸢ti i⸣-na ŠA₃.TUR₃ a-⸢ga-ri-in⸣-[ni a]-⸢lit-ti⸣-[ia ke-niš IGI.BAR-an-ni-ma u₂-ṣab-ba-a] | |
| 4 | [nab-ni-ti u₃ {d}nin-ši-ku₃ id-di]-⸢na⸣ kar-šu rit-pa-šu₂ ⸢šin⸣-na-at ⸢ABGAL a-da⸣-[pa₃ iš-ru-ka pal-ka-a ḫa-sis-su] | |
| 5 | {[d}aš-šur AD DINGIR.MEŠ gi-mir ṣal-mat SAG].⸢DU⸣ u₂-šak-niš še-pu-[u₂]-a a-na [RE.E₂.UM-ut KUR u₃ UN.MEŠ ul-la-a re-ši-ia] | |
| 6 | [...] x x x x [(x) {giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣ la ⸢pa-du⸣-[u₂ a-na šum-qut za-ʾi-ri u₂-šat-me-eḫ] | |
| 7 | [rit-tu-u₂-a ...] x x [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | [...]-nu [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x [x] ri [x x] x [...] | |
| 11 | [...] x a-na x x ša₂ i x x [... ša LUGAL.MEŠ a-li-kut maḫ-ri AD.MEŠ-e-a] | |
| 12 | [a-na ri-mit be-lu-ti-šu-un] u₂-[še]-⸢pi⸣-šu-ma la u₂-nak-[ki-lu ši-pir-ša₂] ⸢E₂.GAL⸣.[TUR.RA ša₂-a-tu aq-qur] | |
| 13 | [ša {id₂}te]-⸢bil-ti⸣ ma-lak-ša₂ ul-tu qa-bal-ti ⸢URU⸣ ap-[ru]-⸢us-ma⸣ ṣe-er ⸢ta⸣-[mir-ti ku-tal URU u₂-še-šir] | |
| 14 | [mu-ṣu-ša₂ i-na] 1/2 IKU [ma-lak] ⸢A⸣.MEŠ 4 {na₄}pi-i-[li] GAL.MEŠ it-ti ESIR.UD.A ak-⸢si⸣-[ma GI.MEŠ a-pe] | |
| 15 | [u₃ ku-pe]-e u₂-⸢šat⸣-ri-ṣa UGU-šu₂-un 5 ME x [(x) ina 1.KUŠ₃ GID₂.DA 2 ME 80 i-na 1.⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [DAGAL qaq-qa-ru] | |
| 16 | [ul-tu ta-mir]-ti [URU] ⸢GIM⸣ a-tar-tim-ma ⸢lu⸣ aṣ-ba-[ta ṣe]-⸢er⸣ me-ši-iḫ-ti E₂.GAL maḫ-[ri-ti u₂-rad-di-ma] | |
| 17 | [a-na 9 ME 14 ina AS₄.LUM] ⸢GAL-ti UŠ⸣ u₃ 4 ME 60 i-na [AS₄].LUM GAL-[ti] SAG.KI u₂-ter šu-bat-sa ⸢uš⸣-[rab-bi] | |
| 18 | [a-na si-ḫir-ti]-šu₂ e-la-niš i-na 1 ME 90 ti-ib-ki ul-la-a re-ši-šu₂ la-ba-⸢riš⸣ [u₄-me] i-na ILLU [kiš-ša₂-ti] | |
| 19 | [tem-me-en]-⸢šu⸣ la e-ne₂-[še] {⸢na₄⸣}pi-i-li ⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ ki-su-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-as-ḫi-ra [u₂-dan-ni-na] | |
| 20 | [šu-pu-uk-šu₂ E₂].GAL [KU₃.GI E₂.GAL KU₃.BABBAR E₂.GAL] ⸢ZABAR⸣ E₂.GAL {na₄}AN.ZA.GUL.ME E₂.GAL {na₄}DUR₂.MI.[NA.BAN₃.DA] | |
| 21 | [... E₂.GAL] {na₄}a-lal-lum E₂.GAL {na₄}GIŠ.NU₁₁.GAL E₂.⸢GAL⸣ [ZU₂ AM.SI] | |
| 22 | [E₂.GAL {giš}ESI E₂.GAL {giš}TUG₂ E₂.GAL {giš}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA E₂.GAL {giš]}ere-ni E₂.GAL {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ E₂.GAL {šim}LI [E₂.GAL] | |
| 23 | {[giš}e-lam-ma-ku E₂.GAL {giš}si-in-da-a a-na mu-šab be-lu-ti-ia ab-ni-ma E₂ mu]-ter-re-e-ti tam-šil E₂.GAL {kur}ḫat-⸢ti⸣ [me₂-eḫ-ret] | |
| 24 | [ba-ba-a-ti u₂-še-piš GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}ere-ni {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ u₂-šat]-⸢ri⸣-ṣa e-li-šin {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}li-[ia-ri {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃] | |
| 25 | [me-ser KU₃.BABBAR u₃ URUDU u₂-rak-kis-ma u₂-rat-ta-a ba-bi-šin i-na ba]-rak-ka-ni ap-ti bi-ir-ri ⸢u₂⸣-[pat-ta-a] | |
| 26 | {[munus}{d}LAMMA.MEŠ {na₄}GIŠ.NU₁₁.GAL ZU₂ AM.SI ša il-lu-ru na-ša₂-a kit-mu-sa rit-ta]-šin i-na KA₂.MEŠ-šin ul-⸢ziz⸣-[ma a-na tab-ra-a-ti] | |
| 27 | [u₂-ša₂-lik ... sik-kat₃ kar]-⸢ri⸣ kas-pi u₃ URUDU qe₂-reb-⸢šin⸣ [u₂-šal-me] | |
| 28 | [i-na SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA {na₄}ZU₂ {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ us-si-ma se-el-lum ne₂-be₂-ḫi u₃ gi]-⸢mir⸣ pa-as₂-[qi₂]-⸢šin aš₂-šu⸣ [šip-ri E₂.GAL-ia] | |
| 29 | [...] x [...] | |
| 1' | [i-na sa-pan {kur]}⸢am⸣-ma-na-na | |
| 2' | [u₂-šap-tu]-⸢ni⸣ pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 3' | {[na₄}{d}ŠE.TIR ša] ⸢GIM⸣ NUMUN qiš-še-⸢e⸣ | |
| 4' | [GAR-šu₂ nu-su-qu ma]-⸢la⸣ NA₄ GU₂ aq-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 5' | [NA₄ qa-be₂-e ma]-⸢ga⸣-ri u₃ ri-iḫ-ṣi | |
| 6' | [šu-tu-qi mur]-⸢ṣu⸣ a-na LU₂ NU TE-e | |
| 7' | [i-na GIR₃.II {kur}ni-pur KUR-i ra-ma-nu]-uš ud-dan-ni | |
| 8' | {[na₄}DUR₂.MI.NA.BAN₃].⸢DA⸣ ša GIM ⸢kap⸣-pi kal-lat {d}ša₂-maš | |
| 9' | [GAR-šu₂ a-na ṣi]-bit nak-kap-ti nu-[uḫ]-ḫi NA₄ ḫu-ud lib-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 10' | [na-mar ka-bat]-⸢ti⸣ ma-la {na₄}bur-zi-gal-⸢li⸣ ša la ⸢in-nam⸣-[ru] | |
| 11' | [ma]-te-ma ina {uru}kap-ri-da-ar-gi-la-a ⸢ša⸣ pa-aṭ {[uru}DU₆-bar-si-ip] | |
| 12' | u₂-kal-lim ra-ma-nu-uš {na₄}a-lal-lum ša ⸢GIM ṣu⸣-[bat {giš}GIŠIMMAR GAR-šu₂] | |
| 13' | u₃ {na₄}GI.RIM.ḪI.LI.BA {na₄}GI.RIM.ḪI.LI.BA ša GIM GURUN {giš}NU.[UR₂.MA GAR-šu₂] | |
| 14' | ba-nu-u₂ la-lu-u₂ a-na da-ga-li NA₄ ⸢NAM⸣.[UŠ₂.MEŠ] | |
| 15' | a-na LU₂ NU TE-e ki-lal-la-an ab-ni i-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 16' | KUR-i in-nam-ru ma-gal i-te-e {uru}ni-[na-a i-na er-ṣe-et] | |
| 17' | {[uru]}⸢ba⸣-la-⸢ṭa⸣-[a-a ki-i] ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[em DINGIR]-⸢ma⸣ {[na₄}pi-i-lu pe-ṣu-u₂] | |
| 1'' | [...] x x ⸢ab⸣ [...] | |
| 2'' | [nu-um]-⸢mu⸣-ru zi-mu-šu₂-un ⸢KUN₄⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 3'' | {[na₄}GI].⸢RIM⸣.ḪI.LI.BA {[na₄}GI].⸢RIM⸣.ḪI.LI.BA {na₄}a-[lal-lum] | |
| 4'' | [ab-ni ki-lal-la]-⸢an⸣ i-na šad-di-šu-un ⸢ab⸣-[tuq-ma] | |
| 5'' | [...] x-iš u₂-šal-di-da qe₂-[reb {uru}ni-na-a] | |
| 6'' | {[d]}ALAD.{d}LAMMA.MEŠ ⸢u₃ {munus⸣}AB₂.ZA.ZA-a-ti {na₄}[pi]-i-[li pe-ṣe-e] | |
| 7'' | ⸢i⸣-na lip-ta-at {[d]}⸢nin⸣-kur-ra ina KI-tim {⸢uru⸣}[ba-la-ṭa-a-a] | |
| 1''' | [...] GAL x [...] | |
| 2''' | [... {giš]}⸢si⸣-in-⸢da⸣-[a ...] | |
| 3''' | [...] x [...] | |
| 1'''' | GEŠTIN [...] | |
| 2'''' | x x x x x [(...) i-na qi₂-bit {d}aš-šur a-bu DINGIR.MEŠ u₃ {d}iš-tar šar-ra]-⸢tim qe₂-reb⸣ | |
| 3'''' | E₂.GAL-ia [... i-na] ⸢ṭu⸣-ub UZU.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4'''' | ḫu-ud lib-[bi UD.MEŠ lu-ša₂-ri-ka li-pu-u₂-a du-ri₂ da-ri₂ a-na] UD.MEŠ ba-šu-ti | |
| 5'''' | ⸢li⸣-ku-[nu qe₂-reb-ša₂ {d}ALAD dum-qi₂ {d}LAMMA dum-qi₂ qe₂-reb] E₂.GAL ša₂-a-tu | |
| 6'''' | da-a-[riš liš-tab-ru-u₂ a-a ip-par-ku-u₂ i]-da-a-ša₂ |
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