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Sîn-šarru-iškun 15 (Q003876)

Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationSîn-šarru-iškun 15
IDQ003876
CollectionVorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotQalat Sherqat (Assur)
Coordinates35.4581, 43.2620

English translation

By ORACC project rinap/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse [0:3] 11–33[For the god Nabû, lord of ingenio]us things, the splendid one, s[on of] the ruler (Marduk), the nob[le one, the one who contr]ols the Igīgū (and) Anunnakū gods, the one who directs everything there is, the one who knows [the fate of the land, the merc]iful (and) compassionate one, the one who resides in Baltil (Aššur), the great lord, [his lord]:
Obverse [3:9] 44–99Sîn-šarra-iškun, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria]; (5) son of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of [Assyria]; son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, had a kallu-bowl (and) šulpu-bowl of reddish gold made for washing his pure hands and had (them) firmly placed before [him (Nabû)] in order to preserve his life, lengthen his days, establish the well-being of his offspring, make the throne of his royal majesty secure, overthrow his enemies, (and) achieve his desires.
Obverse [9:10] 1010–1010That which is upon a kallu-bowl (and) šulpu-bowl of the god Nabû [of the Inner City (Aššur)].

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)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
1[a-na {d}MUATI EN nik-la-a]-⸢ti⸣ šit-ra-ḫi ⸢DUMU NUN⸣ mut-[tal-li]
2[sa-ni]-⸢iq {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃⸣ {d}GEŠ₂.U a-ši-ir DU₃ mim-ma šum-šu mu-du-u₂ [NAM KUR]
3[reme₂]-⸢nu⸣-u₂ ta-a-a-ru a-šib qe₂-reb bal-til EN GAL-e [EN-šu₂]
4{[m]}{⸢d⸣}30-LUGAL-GAR-un LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-⸢nu⸣ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR [aš-šur]
5⸢A⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL ⸢dan-nu⸣ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR [aš-šur]
6A {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL ⸢dan⸣-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR ⸢aš-šur⸣
7u₂-še-piš-ma {giš}kal-li šul-⸢pi KU₃⸣.GI ḪUŠ.A a-na me-si ŠU.II-šu₂ KU₃.MEŠ
8a-na TI.LA ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA UD.⸢MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂⸣-lam NUMUN-šu₂ šur-šu₂-du {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-⸢šu₂⸣
9sa-kap {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ka-šad i-zi-im-ti-šu₂ u₂-kin ma-ḫar-[šu₂]
10ša₂ ina ⸢UGU⸣ kal-li šul-pi ša₂ {d}MUATI [ša₂ {uru}ŠA₃.URU]

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