Sîn-šarru-iškun 03 (Q003864)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003864 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | [I, Sîn-šarra-iškun, ... king of] the world, king of Assyria, [... of the god Marduk (and) the goddess Zarp]anītu, beloved of the god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu, [...; son of Ashurbanipal, ..., governor of Babylon], king of the land of Sumer [and] Akkad; son of Esarhaddon, ... [...; son of Sennacherib, ...; descendant of Sargon (II), ..., governor of B]abylon, king of the land of Sumer and [Akkad]: |
| Obverse [4:7] 55–77 | [...] ... whom they (the gods) made pre-emine[nt, ...] ..., they held [my] for[m] in high esteem [...] ... for king[ship ...]. |
| Obverse [7:13] 88–1313 | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse [13:18] 1'1'–5'5' | [...] ... [...] ... happiness ... [...] ... my side ... my enemies [...] happiness, good health, (and) a [bright] spiri[t ...]. |
| Obverse [18:21] 6'6'–8'8' | [May a future ruler, one of the kings], my [descendant]s, [renovate its dilapidated section(s)] when tha[t] terrace be[co]m[es dilapidated and] old. [M]ay he find [an inscribed object bearing my name] and (then) anoin[t (it)] with o[i]l, [make an offering, (and) place (it) wi]th an inscribed object bea[ring his name. The deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Zarpanīt]u, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu [will (then) hear his prayers]. |
| Obverse [21:23] 9'9'–10'10' | [(As for) the one who] removes [an inscribed object bearing m]y [name, ...] m[y] handiwork, [...] my ..., may [the deities ...] not be pres[ent] for his prayers and not heed his supplications. (10) May they curse him an[g]rily and [make his name (and) seed disappear from the land]. |
| Obverse [23:24] 11'11'–11'11' | [..., ... day, eponymy of] Sîn-šarru-uṣur, governor of [the city] Ḫi[ndānu]. |
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 | [... LUGAL] ŠU₂ LUGAL ⸢KUR⸣ AN.⸢ŠAR₂{ki⸣} [...] | |
| 2 | [... {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar]-⸢pa-ni⸣-tum na-ram {d}AG {d}⸢taš-me-tum⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [... LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂]{⸢ki⸣} LUGAL ⸢KUR EME.GI₇⸣ [u] ⸢URI{ki} DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂⸣-($traces$) [...] | |
| 4 | [... GIR₃.NITA₂] ⸢KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} LUGAL⸣ KUR ⸢EME.GI₇ u⸣ [URI{ki]} | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢ša⸣ x ŠU₂ x ⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣu-u a-na re-še-⸢e⸣-[ti] | |
| 6 | [...] x-niš SAG.DU u₂-ša₂-qi₂-ru nab-⸢ni⸣-[ti] | |
| 7 | [...] x (x) ŠU₂ ⸢a⸣-na ⸢LUGAL⸣-[u-ti] | |
| 8 | [...] [...] | |
| 9 | [...] [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x-nu-šu₂ [...] | |
| 11 | [...] ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ [...] | |
| 12 | [...] x ⸢ina lib₃-bi⸣ e-⸢ša₂⸣-[a-ti ...] | |
| 13 | [...] x x x x (x) [...] | |
| 1' | [...] (x) [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x x x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x.MEŠ (x) x x x.MEŠ ḫu-ud lib₃-bi x x x x x (x) [...] | |
| 4' | [...] (x) x x a-lik it-bal A₂.II-a-a {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] ḫu-ud ⸢lib₃⸣-bi ina ṭu-ub ⸢UZU.MEŠ⸣ [na-mar] ⸢ka-bat-ti⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [NUN EGIR-u₂ ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU].⸢MEŠ-ia e-nu⸣-ma tam-lu-u ⸢šu⸣-a-⸢tu₂ in-na⸣-[ḫu-ma il-la-ku] ⸢la-ba-riš⸣ [an-ḫu-us-su lu-ud-diš] | |
| 7' | [MU.SAR-u ši-ṭir MU-ia] ⸢li⸣-mur-⸢ma I₃.GIŠ⸣ lip-šu-⸢uš⸣ {[udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ it]-⸢ti MU.SAR-e ši⸣-[ṭir MU-šu₂ liš-kun] | |
| 8' | [AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni]-⸢tum {d}AG⸣ {d}taš-me-⸢tum⸣ [ik-ri-bi-šu₂ i-šem-mu-u₂] | |
| 9' | [ša₂ MU.SAR-u ši-ṭir MU]-⸢ia u₂-nak⸣-ka-ru ši-pir ŠU.⸢II-ia⸣ [...] x x A MU-ia [...] | |
| 10' | [...] (x) ⸢a-na ni⸣-iš ŠU.II-⸢šu₂ a⸣-a ⸢iz⸣-zi-⸢zu-ma a-a iš-mu-u su-up-pi-šu₂ ag-giš⸣ li-ru-ru-šu₂-ma [MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR li-ḫal-li-qu] | |
| 11' | [... lim-mu {m]}{⸢d⸣}30-MAN-PAP {⸢lu₂}EN.NAM⸣ {⸢lu₂}EN.NAM⸣ {[uru]}⸢ḫi⸣-[in-da-na] |
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