Sîn-šarru-iškun 02 (Q003863)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003863 |
| 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/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:5] 1'1'–5'5' | [...] firmly established; [...] cultic rites (and) kidudû-rites [... cons]tantly shepherded the people; [whom the light of heaven, the god Sîn], crow[ned] with the crown of lordship; [whose hand] the god Mardu[k, ..., made take up a just scepter] (and) a true [s]taff for shepherding a widespread population; [magnanim]ous, discerning, who [...] to please the people; (5´) [who comprehen]ds reason, who learned deliberation; the one to whom [the god Ea, ...], taught his wisdom; |
| Obverse [5:9] 6'6'–9'9' | pious [r]uler, capable governor, true shepherd, exalted vice-regent, [...]; the one who, with the support of the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Zarpanītu, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu [...] from sunrise [to sunset]; who, by the exalted command of their divinity, binds his foes, cuts down his adversaries, flattens all of his enemies, [...]; at the mention of whose venerated name, which the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Zarpanītu, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu gave to him, the rulers of/who [...]; |
| Obverse [9:13] 10'10'–13'13' | the capable one, who knows how to make Assyria dwel[l] in a peaceful abode [...]; who reveres the deities, Aššur, Mullissu, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl (Marduk), Bēltiya (Zarpanītu), Nabû, Tašmētu, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of Arb[ela, the great gods, (his lords)]; who, from his childhood until he became an adult, constantly followed after them (the great gods), beseeched their lordly majesties, (and) with supplication[s ...]; who guards truth, who loves justice, who renders assistance, who goes to the ai[d of the weak, ...]; |
| Obverse [13:16] 14'14'–16'16' | the pious (and) judicious one, who [...] the praise of the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Sîn, Šamaš, Marduk, Zarpanītu, Na[bû, (and) Tašmētu]; who makes the foundation of his land firm, who pleases the hearts of his troops, who [...] in truth and justice like [...]; who protects the privileged people, as many as there are; who keeps pure the regu[lar offerings; ...]. |
| Obverse [16:18] 17'17'–18'18' | The deities Aššur, Mullissu, Bēl (Marduk), (and) Nabû with pleasure ... [...] my [good] deeds; [...] over the kings ... [...] |
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) |
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| 1' | [...] ⸢u₂-kin par⸣-ṣe ki-du-de-⸢e⸣ x [...] | |
| 2' | [... ir]-⸢te-ʾu-u⸣ ba-ʾu-la-ti AGA EN-u-ti x ⸢e-pi-ru⸣-[uš na-an-nar₃ AN-e {d}30 | |
| 3' | {[giš}GIDRU i-šar-tu₂] ⸢uš⸣-pa-ru ke-e-nu ⸢a⸣-na SIPA-u-ti UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ {d}AMAR.⸢UTU⸣ [... u₂-šat-me-ḫu rit-tu-uš-šu₂] | |
| 4' | [lib₃-bu] ⸢rap⸣-šu₂ ka-raš ta-⸢šim⸣-ti ša a-na ṭu-ub UZU UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [a-ḫi]-⸢iz⸣ ṭe₃-e-me la-mid ši-tul-ti ša ne₂-me-qi₂-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-ḫi-zu-⸢šu₂⸣ {[d}e₂-a ...] | |
| 6' | ⸢NUN⸣ na-aʾ-du GIR₃.NITA₂ it-pe-šu₂ SIPA ke-e-nu iš-šak-ku ṣi-i-ru [...] | |
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum ul-tu₂ ṣi-it {d}UTU-⸢ši⸣ [a-di e-reb {d}UTU-ši ...] | |
| 8' | ina qi₂-bit DINGIR-ti-šu₂-nu ṣir-ti a-a-bi-šu₂ ik-mu-u u₂-šam-qi₂-tu ga-re-šu₂ gi-mir za-ma-ni-šu₂ is-pu-nu [...] | |
| 9' | a-na zi-kir MU-šu₂ kab-ti ša₂ im-bu-šu₂ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum mal-ki ša x [...] | |
| 10' | le-ʾu-u₂ mu-du-u₂ ša₂ KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} KI.TUŠ ne-eḫ-tu₂ a-na šu-šu-⸢bi⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | pa-liḫ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}EN {d}GAŠAN-MU {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum {d}15 ša₂ NINA{ki} {d}15 ša₂ LIMMU₂-⸢DINGIR⸣{[ki} DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ (EN.MEŠ-šu₂)] | |
| 12' | ša₂ ul-tu ṣe-ḫe-ri-šu₂ a-di GAL-šu₂ EGIR-šu₂-nu ⸢it⸣-tal-lak-u-ma u₂-ṣal-lu-u be-lut-sun₂ ina su-up-pe-⸢e⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | na-ṣir kit-ti ra-ʾi-im mi-ša₂-ri e-piš u₂-sa-a-ti a-lik tap-⸢pu⸣-[ut a-ki-i ...] | |
| 14' | mut-nen-nu-u mun-dal-ku ša ta-nit-ti AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum {d}⸢AG⸣ {[d}taš-me-tum ...] | |
| 15' | ⸢mu-kin⸣ iš-di KUR-šu₂ mu-ṭib lib₃-bi ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂ ša ina kit-te u me-ša₂-ri GIM x [...] | |
| 16' | ḫa-⸢tin⸣ {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ ki-din-ni ma-la ba-šu₂-u mu-ub-bi-ib ⸢sat⸣-[tuk-ki ...] | |
| 17' | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}EN {d}AG ⸢ep-še-ti-ia⸣ [SIG₅].⸢MEŠ ḫa-diš ip⸣-[pal-su-ma ...] | |
| 18' | UGU LUGAL.⸢MEŠ a-šib BARA₂⸣.[MEŠ ...] |
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