Sîn-šarru-iškun 07 (Q003868)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003868 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; Arkeoloji Müzerleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Couvent Saint-Étienne, Jerusalem, Israel |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
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 Column i [0:27] i 1'1'– | [I, Sîn-šarra-iškun, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria; the one whom the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Zarpanītu], Nabû, (and) [Tašmētu] steadfastly looked [upon] with [their benevolent] glance [and] selected for [kingship]; whom the light of he[aven, the god Sîn, cr]owned with the cro[wn of lordship] to make the foundation of [the land] firm, to direct the peop[le], t<o> put in o[rder] what is confused, (and) to repair [what is de]stroyed; [whose hand] the god N[abû, overseer of the world], made tak[e up a just scepter (and)] a tr[ue] st[a]ff for sh[epherding a] wi[despread populati]on; magnani[mous, discerning], who comprehends r[eason] and [counsel], who learned d[eliberation; reliable] judge, who speaks about trut[h and justice; to wh]om [treacherous talk] is anathema (and) l[ies an abominat]ion; [pious ruler, capable] gov[ernor, true shepherd, leader of a widespread popula]tion; [whose] kingship [the great gods made pleasing] in al[l of the lands like the finest oil]; |
| Obverse Column ii [4:15] ii 55–ii 1515 | son of Ashurban[ipal, great king, strong king], king of the world, king of Assyria, k[ing of the land of Sumer] and Akkad, king of the [fo]u[r] quarters (of the world); son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; son of Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyri]a, unrivalled ruler; [descendant of Sarg]on (II), gr[eat] king, [strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and] Akkad; |
| Obverse Column ii [15:28] ii 1616–ii 2828 | [At the beginning of my kingship, af]ter the gods Aššur, [Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Sîn], Šamaš, [Ninurta, Nergal, and] Nusku [ch]ose me [among my brethren] and [desired (me)] as king, guided me [like a father and a moth]er, and [killed] my [f]oes, [cut down] my [e]nemies, performed [good deeds] for me, (and) [gladly p]laced me [on the roya]l [throne] of the father who had engendered me; [I constantly gave thought to providing for cu]lt centers, [...] ... |
| Obverse Column iii [0:11] iii 1'1'–iii 11'11' | [... it became o]ld. [For a] long [tim]e, [it fell] into dis[repair and beca]me level [with] the groun[d]. The god Na[bû] (and) the goddess Tašmētu, m[y] lords, [took up residence] <in> the temple of the Assyria[n Ištar and] (there) they receiv[ed] str[ewn offerings]. The kings, [my ancestors] who came be[fore me], did not th[ink about] (re)building that temple [and] they did not pay (it any) attention. |
| Obverse Column iii [11:23] iii 12'12'–iii 23'23' | I, Sîn-šarra-iškun, king of the world, king of Assyria, the one who reveres the great gods, who is assiduous towards their places (of worship), conceived in my heart to (re)build that temple and wanted (to carry it out). According to its original plan, [on] its former [sit]e, [in a favorable month], (on) an auspicious day, [according to the craft of the incantation priest, I filled in (its) foundation with] limestone |
| Obverse Column iv [0:11] iv 1'1'–iv 11'11' | [I built (and) complet]ed (it) [from its foundations to its crenellations. ... m]y [...] and [made (it) s]hine [like daylight. I brou]ght [the god Nabû (and) the goddess Ta]šmētu, [the great gods], my lords, out [of the temple of] the Assyrian Ištar and, [in a favorab]le [month], (on) an auspicious day, I made (them) enter [in]side [it] and made (them) dwell on (their) eternal dais(es). |
| Obverse Column iv [11:21] iv 12'12'–iv 21'21' | I offered prime quality [pr]ize bulls (and) fattened fat-tailed sheep as pure food offerings before the god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu, my lords, and (thus) I lavishly provided (for them) inside (that) temple. The god Nabû (and) the goddess Tašmētu looked with pleasure upon my good deeds and constantly blessed my kingship. |
| Obverse Column iv [21:35] iv 22'22'– | [May] a future ruler, one of the kings, my descendants, [reno]vate its dilapidated section(s) [w]hen that temple becomes dilapidated and [o]ld. May he find an inscribed object [bearing] my [na]me, and (then) anoint (it) with [oil], m[a]k[e an offering (and) place (it) with an inscribed object] be[aring his name]. The deities Ašš[ur, Mullissu], Mard[uk, Zarpanītu], Nabû, (and) [Tašmētu will (then) hear] his prayers. |
| Obverse Column v [6:17] v 77–v 1717 | (As for) the one who removes an inscribed object be[aring my name and] does not place (it) with an inscribed object bearing his name and does not write my name with his name, may the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Marduk, Zarpanītu, Nabû, (and) Tašmētu not be present for his prayers and not heed his supplications. May they curse him angrily and [make] his name, his seed, (and) his offspring [dis]appear [from the land]. |
| Obverse Column v [17:19] v 18A18A–v 19A19A | [...], ... [day, eponymy of ...]. |
| Obverse Column v [19:21] v 18B18B–v 19B19B | [..., ... day], epony[my of ...]. |
| Obverse Column v [21:23] v 18C18C–v 19C19C | Tašrītu (VII), [... day], eponymy of [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | {d}⸢AG {d⸣}[taš-me-tum] | |
| 2' | ina ni-iš IGI.II.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu SIG₅.MEŠ] | |
| 3' | ke-niš ip-pal-⸢su⸣-[šu₂-ma] | |
| 4' | is-su-qu-šu₂ a-na [LUGAL-u-ti] | |
| 5' | a-na kun-ni SUḪUŠ [KUR] | |
| 6' | šu-te-šur ba-ʾu-la($over erasure$)-[a-ti] | |
| 7' | ⸢dal⸣-ḫa-a-ti a-<na> tu-⸢qu⸣-[ni] | |
| 8' | [ab]-⸢ta⸣-a-ti a-na ke-še₂₀-ri a-⸢ge⸣-[e] | |
| 9' | [be-lu-ti i]-⸢pi-ru⸣-uš na-an-nar₃ ⸢AN⸣-[e {d}30 | |
| 10' | {[giš}GIDRU i-šar-tu₂] uš-⸢pa⸣-ru ke-[e-nu] | |
| 11' | a-na ⸢re⸣-[ʾu-u-ti UN].⸢MEŠ DAGAL⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 12' | {d}⸢AG⸣ [pa-qid kiš-ša₂-ti] | |
| 13' | u₂-šat-me-[ḫu rit-tu-uš-šu₂] | |
| 14' | lib₃-bu ⸢rap⸣-[šu₂ ka-raš ta-šim-ti] | |
| 15' | a-ḫi-iz ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[e-me] | |
| 16' | u₃ [mil-ki] | |
| 17' | la-mid ⸢ši⸣-[tul-ti] | |
| 18' | da-a-a-nu [ke-e-nu] | |
| 19' | da-bi-ib kit-⸢ti⸣ [u₃ meš-ša₂-ri] | |
| 20' | ⸢ša ik⸣-kib-šu₂ [nu-ul-la-a-ti] | |
| 21' | [an-zil]-⸢la⸣-šu₂ ⸢sur⸣-[ra-a-ti] | |
| 22' | [NUN na-aʾ-du] ⸢GIR₃⸣.[NITA₂ it-pe-šu₂] | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {[lu₂}SIPA ke-e-nu mut-tar-ru-u₂] | |
| 2 | ⸢UN.MEŠ⸣ [DAGAL.MEŠ ša DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 3 | LUGAL-⸢us⸣-[su ki-ma u₂-lu I₃.MEŠ uš-ṭib-bu] | |
| 4 | UGU gi-[mir ma-ti-tan] | |
| 5 | DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-[IBILA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu] | |
| 6 | LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{⸢ki⸣} [LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇] | |
| 7 | u₃ URI{ki} LUGAL ⸢kib-rat LIMMU₂⸣-[tim] | |
| 8 | DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 9 | LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 10 | LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 11 | DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 12 | ⸢LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR⸣ [AN].⸢ŠAR₂{ki⸣} NUN la ša₂-na-an | |
| 13 | [ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}LUGAL]-⸢GI.NA LUGAL GAL⸣ | |
| 14 | [LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂] | |
| 15 | [KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u₃] ⸢URI{ki⸣} | |
| 16 | [ina SAG LUGAL-u-ti-ia ul]-tu₂ AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 17 | {[d}EN {d}AG {d}30 {d}UTU | |
| 18 | {[d}nin-urta {d}U.GUR u] {d}nusku | |
| 19 | [ina bi-rit maš-ši-ia ut]-tu-un-ni-ma | |
| 20 | [iḫ-ši-ḫu] ⸢LUGAL⸣-u-ti | |
| 21 | [ki-ma AD u] ⸢AMA⸣ it-ta-nar-ru-un-ni-ma | |
| 22 | [i-na-ru] ⸢a⸣-a-bi-ia | |
| 23 | [u₂-šam-qi₂-tu] ⸢za⸣-ʾi-i-ri-ia | |
| 24 | [u₂-sa-at SIG₅] ⸢i⸣-pu-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 25 | [ṭa-biš u₂]-⸢še⸣-šib-u-in-ni | |
| 26 | [i-na {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-u]-⸢ti⸣ AD DU₃-ia | |
| 27 | [ša za-na-an] ⸢ma⸣-ḫa-zi | |
| 28 | [...] x [(x)] x x | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | x (x) [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢la⸣-ba-⸢riš⸣ [il-lik] | |
| 3' | [TA UD].⸢MEŠ⸣ ma-aʾ-du-te ni-⸢du⸣-[tu₂ il-lik-ma] | |
| 4' | [i-te]-me qaq-⸢qa⸣-[riš] | |
| 5' | {d}⸢AG {d⸣}taš-me-tum EN.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 6' | <ina> E₂ {d}[iš-tar] aš-šur-i-⸢ti⸣ [aš₂-bu-ma] | |
| 7' | i-maḫ-⸢ḫa-ru sur⸣-[qe₂-ni] | |
| 8' | LUGAL.MEŠ-ni [AD.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 9' | a-li-kut ⸢maḫ⸣-[ri-ia] | |
| 10' | DU₃-eš E₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ la ⸢iḫ⸣-[su-su-nim-ma] | |
| 11' | ul iš-ku-nu uz-nu | |
| 12' | a-na-ku {m}{d}30-LUGAL-GAR-⸢un⸣ | |
| 13' | LUGAL kiš-ša₂-ti LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | |
| 14' | pa-liḫ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 15' | muš-te-eʾ-u aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu | |
| 16' | e-pe-eš E₂ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 17' | ina lib₃-bi-ia ib-ba-ši-ma | |
| 18' | ka-bat-ti ub-la | |
| 19' | ⸢ina⸣ GIŠ.ḪUR-šu₂ la-bir-tu₂ | |
| 20' | [ina MAŠ].⸢KAN₂-šu₂⸣ maḫ-ri-ti | |
| 21' | [ina ITI DUG₃.GA] ⸢u₄-me⸣ še-me-e | |
| 22' | [ina ši-pir ka-ku₃-gal-lu-ti ina] {⸢na₄}pi-li⸣ | |
| 23' | [...] x | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | [ar-ṣip u₂-šak]-⸢lil⸣ | |
| 2' | [...]-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 3' | [...] x-ma | |
| 4' | [ki-ma UD.MEŠ u₂]-⸢nam⸣-mir | |
| 5' | {[d}AG {d]}⸢taš⸣-me-tum | |
| 6' | [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].⸢MEŠ⸣ EN.MEŠ-ia | |
| 7' | [ul-tu E₂] {⸢d⸣}iš-tar aš-šur-i-te | |
| 8' | [u₂-še]-⸢ṣa⸣-am-ma | |
| 9' | [ina ITI DUG₃].⸢GA⸣ u₄-me še-me-e | |
| 10' | [qe₂]-reb-[šu₂] u₂-še-rib-ma | |
| 11' | [u₂]-šar-me BARA₂ da-ra-a-ti | |
| 12' | ⸢GU₄⸣.MAḪ-ḫi reš-tu-u-ti | |
| 13' | ⸢GUKKAL⸣.MEŠ ma-ru-ti | |
| 14' | zi-i-bi qa-aš₂-du-ti | |
| 15' | ina ma-ḫar {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum | |
| 16' | EN.MEŠ-ia aq-qi₂-ma | |
| 17' | uš-par-zi-ḫa qe₂-reb e₂-kur-ri | |
| 18' | {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum | |
| 19' | ep-še-ti-ia SIG₅.MEŠ | |
| 20' | ḫa-diš ip-pal-su-ma | |
| 21' | ik-tar-ra-bu LUGAL-u-ti | |
| 22' | NUN EGIR ina LUGAL.MEŠ | |
| 23' | DUMU.MEŠ-ia ⸢e⸣-nu-ma E₂ šu-a-tu₂ | |
| 24' | in-na-ḫu-ma [il]-⸢la⸣-ku la-ba-riš | |
| 25' | an-ḫu-us-su [lu-ud]-diš | |
| 26' | MU.SAR-u [ši-ṭir] ⸢MU⸣-ia | |
| 27' | li-mur-ma [I₃.GIŠ] lip-šu-uš | |
| 28' | [ni-qa-a] ⸢li-iq⸣-[qi₂] | |
| v | ||
| 1 | [it-ti MU.SAR-e] | |
| 2 | ši-[ṭir MU-šu₂ liš-kun] | |
| 3 | AN.⸢ŠAR₂⸣ {[d}NIN.LIL₂] | |
| 4 | {d}AMAR.⸢UTU⸣ {[d}zar-pa-ni-tum] | |
| 5 | {d}AG {⸢d⸣}[taš-me-tum] | |
| 6 | ik-ri-bi-šu₂ ⸢i⸣-[šem-mu-u₂] | |
| 7 | ša MU.SAR-u₂ ši-[ṭir MU-ia] | |
| 8 | u₂-nak-kar-[u₂-ma] | |
| 9 | it-ti MU.SAR-e ši-⸢ṭir MU-šu⸣ | |
| 10 | la i-šak-ka-nu u₃ šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ | |
| 11 | la i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru | |
| 12 | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 13 | {d}zar-pa-ni-tum {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum | |
| 14 | a-na ni-iš ŠU.II-šu₂ a-⸢a⸣ iz-zi-zu-ma | |
| 15 | a-a iš-mu-u₂ su-up-pi-šu₂ | |
| 16 | ag-giš li-⸢ru⸣-ru-šu₂-ma | |
| 17 | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ NUNUZ-šu₂ [ina KUR li]-⸢ḫal⸣-li-qu | |
| 18A | [...] x.KAM | |
| 19A | [...] | |
| 18B | {⸢iti⸣}[...] | |
| 19B | lim-⸢mu⸣ [...] | |
| 18C | {iti}DU₆ [...] | |
| 19C | ⸢lim-mu {m⸣}[...] | |
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