Sîn-šarru-iškun 17 (Q003878)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003878 |
| 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 [0:2] 11–22 | For (the goddess) Antu, lady of the go[ds, ...], the one who created everything there i[s, ...], who resides in the city Aššur, the grea[t] lady, [his lady]: |
| Obverse [2:9] 33–99 | [S]în-[šarra-iškun, king of Assyria]; son of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria; son of Esar[haddon, king of] Assyria; son of [Sennacherib, king of Assyria]; had a table made of musukkannu-wood, a durable wood, and clad (it) with shining eš[marû-metal], and (then) had (it) firmly placed before her (Antu) to set out pure meal(s) befitting [her] di[vinity] so that [her] great divin[ity] may constantly (and) unceasingly receive (meals) forever. |
| Obverse [9:16] 1010–1616 | On account of this, O Antu, great lady, when you look with pleasure upon this table, with your bright countenance (also) look with pleasure upon me, Sîn-šarra-iškun, the governor who is the favorite of your heart, the ruler who reveres you. ... go[od] rainfall, prolong my days, increase my years, make my name (and) progeny firm for eternity, kill my enemies, (and) make the neck of those insubmissive to me bow down at my feet. Make my life, which you have granted (me), pleasing to a widespread population like the finest oil. Make my walking about [...] the gods and before your great divinity endure for eternity. Intercede on my behalf (and) speak <favor>ably about me [to the god Anu], the father of the gods, your beloved husband. |
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 | a-na an-tum GAŠAN ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 2 | ba-na-at DU₃ mim-ma ⸢MU-šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | a-ši-bat {uru}aš-šur GAŠAN GAL-⸢tu₂⸣ [GAŠAN-šu₂ {m}{d]}30-[MAN-GAR MAN KUR AŠ] | |
| 4 | DUMU {m}aš-šur-DU₃-A MAN KUR AŠ A {m}aš-⸢šur⸣-[PAP-AŠ MAN] ⸢KUR⸣ AŠ A {[m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN KUR AŠ] | |
| 5 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL (x) [(...)] | |
| 6 | u₂-še-piš-ma {giš}BANŠUR {giš}MES.MA₂.⸢KAN GIŠ⸣ da-re-e eš-[ma-ra-a] | |
| 7 | eb-bu u₂-šal-biš-ma a-na ra-kas nap-tan eb-bi si-⸢mat DINGIR⸣-[ti-ša₂] | |
| 8 | ša ka-a-a-an la na-par-ka-a i-maḫ-ḫa-ru GAL-tum DINGIR-[ut-sa] | |
| 9 | a-na u₄-me ṣa-a-ti u₂-kin ma-ḫar-ša₂ | |
| 10 | a-na šat-ti an-tum GAŠAN GAL-tu₂ {giš}BANŠUR šu₂-a-tu ḫa-diš ina nap-lu-si-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 11 | ia-a-ti {m}{d}30-MAN-GAR GIR₃.NITA₂ mi-gir ŠA₃-ki NUN pa-liḫ-ki ina bu-un-ni-ki nam-ru-ti ḫa-diš nap-lis-in-ni x.A.AN ⸢SIG₅⸣ lib-ša₂-a kar-ši | |
| 12 | ur-ri-ki UD.MEŠ-ia šum-dili MU.AN.NA.MEŠ-ia MU na-an-na-bi ki-in-ni ana ṣa-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 13 | {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia ne₂-e-ri ki-šad la ma-gi-re-ia šuk-ni-⸢še⸣ ana GIR₃.II-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢na⸣-piš-ti ša₂ ta-qi₂-še GIM u₂-lu-u₂ I₃.GIŠ ṭib-bi UGU UN.MEŠ DAGAL.[MEŠ] | |
| 15 | [ina ma]-⸢ḫar⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ u ina ma-ḫar DINGIR-ti-ki GAL-ti šul-biri tal-lak-ti ana u₄-me da-ru-te | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢AD⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ ḫa-ʾi-i-ri na-ra-mi-ki ab-bu-ti ṣab-ti qi₂-bi-i <dum>-qi₂ |
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