Sîn-šarru-iškun 16 (Q003877)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003877 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | For the goddess Tašmētu, the goddess of acceptance and reconciliation, heroic one of the gods, sublime one of [goddesses], wife of the god Nabû — the firstborn son — who is endowed with sexual charm (and) filled with awe-insp[iring brilliance], the one who controls the Igīgū (and) Anunnakū gods, the one who directs everything there is, the one who accepts sup[plications, the one who] saves the ruler who reveres [her divinity] in the midst of combat and battle, (5) supreme [go]ddess, the one who resides in Baltil (Aššur), the great lady, [his] lady: |
| Obverse [5:12] 66–1212 | Sîn-šarra-iškun, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Ass[yria]; son of Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Ass[yria]; son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, had a spoon of shining silver made for serving the morning (10) and evening meals before her divinity and had (it) firmly placed before her (Tašmētu) 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 [12:13] 1313–1313 | That which is upon a silver spoon of the goddess Tašmētu 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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | a-na {d}PAPNUN i-lat taš-me-e u sa-li-me ⸢qa-rit-ti DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂-qu-ut {d⸣}[INANNA.MEŠ] | |
| 2 | ḫi-rat {d}MUATI IBILA reš-tu-u₂ ša₂ ku-uz-bu za-aʾ-nat ma-lat ⸢nam⸣-[ri-ir-ri] | |
| 3 | sa-ni-⸢qat⸣ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ {d}GEŠ₂.U a-ši-ir DU₃ mim-ma ⸢šum-šu₂ le⸣-qat₃ ⸢un⸣-[ni-ni] | |
| 4 | [ša₂] ina qe₂-⸢reb ša₂-aš₂-me u MURUB₄ u₂-še⸣-zi-bu NUN pa-liḫ [DINGIR-ti-ša₂] | |
| 5 | ⸢il₃⸣-tum šur-bu-tu₂ a-ši-bat qe₂-reb bal-til{ki} GAŠAN GAL-tu₂ ⸢GAŠAN⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 6 | {⸢m⸣}{d}30-LUGAL-GAR-un LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 7 | A {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 8 | A {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 9 | u₂-še-piš-ma {giš}DILIM₂ KU₃.BABBAR eb-bi a-na qur-ru-ub-e nap-tan še-rim | |
| 10 | u₃ li-la-a-ti ma-ḫar ⸢DINGIR⸣-ti-ša₂ | |
| 11 | a-na TI.LA ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA UD.MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂-lam NUMUN-šu₂ šur-šu-⸢du {giš⸣}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-šu₂ | |
| 12 | sa-kap {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢ka-šad i⸣-zi-im-ti-šu₂ u₂-kin ma-⸢ḫar⸣-ša₂ | |
| 13 | ša ina UGU DILIM₂ KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ {d}PAPNUN ša₂ {uru}⸢ŠA₃.URU⸣ |
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