Sîn-šarru-iškun 19 (Q003880)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sîn-šarru-iškun 19 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003880 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
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 [0:6] 11–66 | I, [Sîn-šarr]a-iškun, great king, strong king, king of the world, [king of A]ssyria, favor[ed by (the god) A]ššur (and) the goddess Mullissu, beloved of the god Marduk (and) the goddess Zarpanītu, the desire of the h[earts of the god Sîn] (and) the goddess Ningal, chosen by the steadfast hearts of the gods Nabû and Marduk, the favori[te of the gods o]f heaven (and) netherworld; the one whom the deities Aššur, Mullissu, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Sîn, Ningal, Ištar of Nineveh, Ištar o[f Arbela], Nergal, and Nusku steadfastly looked upon a[mo]ng his brethren and se[lected fo]r kingship; whom they commanded [to perform] the roles of provisio[ner of a]ll cult-centers, priest of all sanctuaries, (and) shepher[d of the totality of the black-headed (people)]; |
| Obverse [6:16] 77–1616 | whom they [gu]ided like [a father and a mother], whose foes they killed, (and) whose [adve]rsaries they cut down; the one whom the god Ea created for dominion over the world and [...] among all [...; whom the light of heaven, the god Sîn], crowned with the crown of lordship to make [the foundation of the land] fi[rm (and) to direct the p]eople; [whose hand] the god Nabû, overseer of the w[orld, made take up] a j[ust] scepter (and) [a true staff fo]r shepherding a widespread population; [... to put in o]rder what is c[onfused (and) to repair] what is destroyed; [whose head ...] raise[d up t]o make the gods Bēl (Marduk) and Nabû dwell [...; ...], who comprehends reason and counsel, who spea[ks eloquent (words), ...], who administers just verdicts, whose words [are pleasing] to the people [like] the a[rmannu-fruit; to whom treacherous talk is anathema (and) li]es [an abomination]; the forbearing one, the pašīšu-priest [...; who ...] their taboo; who protects [...]; |
| Obverse [16:21] 1717–2121 | [son of Ashurbanipal, great king, st]rong [king], king of the world, king of Assyria, [ki]ng of the land of [Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the wo]rld, k[ing of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; son of Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the w]orld, king of Assyria, [unrivalled ruler; descendant of Sargon (II), great king], strong [kin]g, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, [king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; ..., pio]us [ruler], capable governor, beloved of the god Nabû and the goddess Tašmētu [...]; |
| Obverse [21:29] 2222–2929 | [After the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk)], Nabû, Sîn, (and) Šamaš [nominated me] for ruling over the land and people, [they placed ... into my] hands, performed good [dee]ds for me, bound my enemies, [...] the path [of ...] and gladly placed me on the r[oyal] throne [of the father who had engendered me], under their benevolent protection (and) [th]eir extensive [aegis], I constantly shepherded the subje[cts of the god Enlil] in a just manner. From my childhood unt[il] I [became an adult], I constantly followed after the great gods, my lords, and I beheld [...]. I was assiduous towards their sanctuaries [a]nd wa[nted] to do whatever was suitable for their great divinity. [I] constantly gave [thought] to providing for cult centers, completing [sanctuarie]s, (and) putting in order forgotten cultic rites (and) kidudû-rites. |
| Obverse [29:37] 3030–3737 | At the beginning of m[y] kingship, [in] my [fi]rst regnal year [when I sat] in greatness [on (my)] royal [throne], the temple of [the god Nabû that is inside Baltil (Aššur), whic]h Adad-nārār[ī (III) ...], a king of the pa<st> (who had come) before me, [had built, became dilapidated and] in [...] ..., according to the cra[ft of the incantation priest, ...] through [... I] laid its foundation(s) and the temple ... [...] I built (and) [completed] that temple [...] its grand designs [...] ... [...] the god Nabû and the goddess Tašmētu [...] seat(s). |
| Obverse [37:41] 3838–4141 | O Nabû, power[ful] heir, l[ook] with [pl]easure [upon ... a]nd may it be acceptable to y[ou ...]. Prolong m[y] days, in[creas]e my [year]s, (and) ma[ke] my progeny [firm for eternity]. Bless [my] kingship (and) make fi[rm for me happiness, good health], (and) a bright spirit forever. [Kill] my enemies (and) make [the neck of those insubm]issive to me bow down at my feet. |
| Obverse [41:44] 4242–4444 | [May] a future ruler, [one of the kings, my descendants, renovate its] dilapidated sections(s) when that temple becomes dilapidated and old. May he find [an inscribed object beari]ng my name, and (then) anoin[t] (it) with oil, make an offering, (and) [pla]ce (it) with an inscr[ibed object bearing his name]. The god Nabû and the goddess Tašmētu will (then) hear his pray[e]rs. |
| Obverse [44:47] 4545–4747 | (As for) the one who [removes] an inscribed object [bearing my name and] does not place (it) [wit]h (an inscribed object) bearing his name, may the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk), (and) [Nabû] not be present [for his prayers] and not heed his supplications. [May they overthrow] hi[s] kingship, curse him [a]ngrily, and make [his] na[me] (and) his [se]ed disappear from the land. |
| Obverse [47:48] 4848–4848 | [...], the third day, eponymy of Daddî, the treasurer (622*). |
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-ku {m}{d}30-⸢LUGAL⸣-GAR-un LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ [LUGAL KUR] ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 2 | ni-⸢iš⸣ [IGI.II] ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ na-ram {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum bi-bil ⸢lib₃⸣-[bi {d}30 {⸢d}NIN.GAL⸣ | |
| 3 | i-tu-⸢ut⸣ ku-un lib₃-bi {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU mi-⸢gir⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ] ⸢šu⸣-ut AN KI | |
| 4 | ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}EN {d}AG {d}30 {d}NIN.GAL {d}15 ša₂ NINA{ki} {d}15 ⸢ša₂⸣ [LIMMU₂-DINGIR{ki]} {⸢d⸣}U.GUR u {d}nusku | |
| 5 | i-na ⸢bi-rit⸣ maš-ši-šu₂ ke-niš ip-pal-su-šu₂-ma ⸢is⸣-[su-qu-šu₂ a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL-u-ti | |
| 6 | za-nin-[ut] ⸢nap⸣-ḫar ma-ḫa-zi ša₂-an-gu-tu gi-mir eš-ret SIPA-u-⸢ut⸣ [nap-ḫar ṣal-mat SAG.DU e-pe-šu₂] ⸢iq⸣-bu-u-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ki-ma [AD u AMA it]-⸢ta⸣-nar-ru-šu₂-ma i-na-ru a-a-bi-šu₂ u₂-šam-qi₂-⸢tu₂⸣ [ga]-⸢re-šu₂⸣ | |
| 8 | ša₂ {d}⸢e₂-a⸣ a-na e-nu-te kiš-ša₂-ti ib-nu-šu₂-ma ina nap-ḫar x [...] | |
| 9 | a-na ⸢kun⸣-[ni SUḪUŠ KUR šu-te-šur] ⸢ba⸣-ʾu-u₂-la-a-ti a-ge-e EN-u-ti e-pi-ru-uš [na-an-nar₃ AN-e {d}30 | |
| 10 | {giš}GIDRU ⸢i⸣-[šar-tu₂ uš-pa-ru ke-e-nu a]-⸢na⸣ SIPA-u-ti UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ {d}AG pa-qid ⸢kiš⸣-[ša₂-ti u₂-šat-me-ḫu rit-tu-uš-šu₂] | |
| 11 | ⸢dal⸣-[ḫa-a-ti a-na tu]-⸢qu⸣-ni ab-ta-a-ti [a-na ke-še₂₀-ri ...] | |
| 12 | [... a]-na šu-šu-bi {d}EN u {d}AG ul-lu-[u SAG.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 13 | [...]-mu a-ḫi-iz ṭe₃-e-me u mil-ki mu-ta-⸢mu⸣-[u₂ dam-qa-a-ti] | |
| 14 | [...] x da-in de-en mi-ša₂-ri ša₂ at-mu-šu₂ UGU UN.MEŠ ⸢ar⸣-[ma-niš DUG₃.GA] | |
| 15 | [ša₂ ik-kib-šu₂ nu-ul-la-a-ti an-zil-la-šu₂ sur-ra]-⸢a⸣-te la ka-ṣir ik-ki pa-ši-šu₂ [...] | |
| 16 | [...] ⸢ik⸣-ki-bi-šu₂-nu na-ṣi-ru [...] | |
| 17 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA LUGAL GAL LUGAL] ⸢dan⸣-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR ⸢AN.ŠAR₂⸣{[ki]} ⸢LUGAL KUR⸣ [EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-tim] | |
| 18 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL kiš]-⸢ša₂⸣-ti ⸢LUGAL⸣ [KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki]} | |
| 19 | [DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL] ⸢kiš⸣-ša₂-ti LUGAL KUR aš-⸢šur⸣{[ki} NUN la ša₂-na-an] | |
| 20 | [ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}LUGAL-GI.NA LUGAL GAL] ⸢LUGAL dan⸣-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{[ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki]} | |
| 21 | [... NUN na-aʾ]-du GIR₃.NITA₂ it-pe-e-šu₂ na-⸢ram⸣ {d}AG u {d}taš-me-⸢tum⸣ x [...] | |
| 22 | [ul-tu AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN {d]}AG {d}30 {d}UTU be-lut KUR u UN.MEŠ u₂-[šad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a ...] | |
| 23 | ŠU.⸢II⸣-[u-a u₂-mal-lu-u u₂-sa]-⸢at⸣ dum-qi₂ e-pu-šu₂-u-in-ni za-ʾi-i-ri-ia ik-mu-u x [...] | |
| 24 | ṭu-da-⸢at⸣ [...]-⸢ni⸣-ma ṭa-biš u₂-še-šib-u₂-in-ni ina {giš}GU.ZA ⸢LUGAL⸣-[u-ti AD DU₃-ia] | |
| 25 | i-na GIŠ.MI-šu₂-nu DUG₃.⸢GA⸣ [ṣu-lu-li-šu₂]-nu rap-ši ke-niš ar-te-ʾa-a ba-ʾu-u₂-[lat {d}EN.LIL₂] | |
| 26 | ul-tu ṣe-ḫe-ri-ia a-⸢di⸣ [ra-be₂]-ia ar-ki DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia lu at-tal-lak-ma lu ab-ri x [x x] | |
| 27 | aš₂-ra-te-šu₂-nu aš₂-te-ʾe-⸢e-ma⸣ mim-ma ša₂ UGU DINGIR-u₂-ti-šu₂-nu GAL-ti DUG₃.GA a-na e-pe-še ⸢lib₃⸣-[bi ub-la] | |
| 28 | ša₂ za-na-an ma-ḫa-zi šuk-⸢lul⸣ [eš-re-e]-⸢ti⸣ šu-te-šur par-ṣe ⸢ki-du-de-e⸣ ma-⸢šu-u₂⸣-ti | |
| 29 | ka-a-a-an uš-ta-ad-⸢da⸣-nu [kar-šu₂-u-a] | |
| 30 | i-na SAG LUGAL-ti-⸢ia⸣ [i-na maḫ]-re-e BALA-ia [ša₂ ina {giš}GU.ZA] ⸢LUGAL⸣-u-ti ra-⸢biš⸣ [u₂-ši-bu] | |
| 31 | ⸢E₂⸣ {[d}AG ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}kal-ḫa] ⸢ša₂ {m⸣}{d}IŠKUR-ERIM.⸢TAḪ₂⸣ [x x (x)] x LUGAL pa-⸢a⸣-<ni> maḫ-ri-ia [e-pu-šu₂ e-na-aḫ-ma] | |
| 32 | i-na [...] x KI i-na ši-⸢pir⸣ [ka-ku₃-gal-lu-ti ...] | |
| 33 | i-na x [...] | |
| 34 | te-me-en-⸢šu₂ ad⸣-di-⸢ma E₂⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 35 | E₂ šu-a-⸢tu₂⸣ [...] x ⸢ar-ṣip⸣ [u₂-šak-lil ...] | |
| 36 | GIŠ.ḪUR.MEŠ-šu₂ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] x x [...] | |
| 37 | {d}AG u {d}taš-me-⸢tum⸣ [...] šub-tu [...] | |
| 38 | {d}AG IBILA gaš-[ru ...] ⸢ḫa⸣-diš ⸢nap⸣-[lis]-⸢ma⸣ lim-ma-ḫir pa-[nu-uk-ka ...] | |
| 39 | ur-rik u₄-me-⸢ia⸣ [MU.AN.NA].⸢MEŠ⸣-ia ⸢šu⸣-[um]-⸢dil⸣ na-an-na-bi ⸢ki⸣-[in ana ṣa-a-ti] | |
| 40 | kur-bu LUGAL-u-⸢ti⸣ [ḫu-ud lib₃-bi ṭu-ub UZU].⸢MEŠ⸣ na-mar ka-bat-ti a-na da-riš ki-i-[na] | |
| 41 | {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ [ne₂-er ki-šad la ma]-⸢gi⸣-re-ia šuk-niš še-pu-u₂-a | |
| 42 | NUN EGIR-⸢u₂⸣ [ina LUGAL.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ-ia] e-nu-ma E₂ šu-a-tu₂ in-na-ḫu-ma il-la-ku ⸢la⸣-ba-riš | |
| 43 | an-ḫu-us-[su lu-ud-diš MU.SAR-u ši]-⸢ṭir⸣ MU-ia li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-⸢uš⸣ {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ | |
| 44 | ⸢it⸣-ti MU.[SAR-e ši-ṭir MU-šu₂ liš]-⸢kun⸣ {d}AG u {d}taš-me-tum ik-ri-⸢bi⸣-šu₂ i-šem-mu-u₂ | |
| 45 | ša₂ ⸢MU⸣.SAR-⸢u₂⸣ [ši-ṭir MU-ia u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma it]-⸢ti⸣ ši-ṭir MU-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 46 | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN {⸢d⸣}[AG a-na ni-iš ŠU.II-šu₂] ⸢a⸣-a iz-zi-zu-ma a-a iš-mu-u su-up-pe-e-šu₂ | |
| 47 | LUGAL-us-⸢su⸣ [lis-ki-pu] ⸢ag⸣-giš li-ru-ru-šu₂-ma ⸢MU⸣-[šu₂] ⸢NUMUN-šu₂⸣ ina KUR li-ḫal-liq-qu | |
| 48 | {[iti}x x (x)] ⸢UD⸣.3.KAM lim-mu {m}da-ad-di-i {lu₂}⸢AGRIG⸣ |
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