Sennacherib 142 (Q003947)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 142 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003947 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap3 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:3] o 1'1'–o 3'3' | [Būdi-il of] the land Bīt-Ammon, [Kammūsu-nadbi of the land Moab, Aya-rāmu of the land Edom, all of the king]s of the land Amurru, [they brought extensive gifts, four] times (the normal amount), [as their substantial audience gift] before me [and kissed my feet]. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [Moreover], (as for) Ṣidqâ, the king of the city Ashkel[on who had not bowed down to my yoke, I forcibly removed the gods of] his father’s house, himself, his wife, [his] sons, [his daughters, his brothers, (and other) offspring of his father’s house and took him to Assyria]. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | [I set Šarru]-lū-dāri, son of Rūkibtu, [their former king, over the people of the city Ashkelon and imposed upon him the pay]ment of tribute (and) gifts (in recognition) of my overlordship [so that he (now) pulls my yoke]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | [I]n the course of my campaign, [I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered] the cities Bīt-[Daganna, Joppa, Banayabarqa, (and) Azuru, the citi]es of Ṣidqâ that [had not submitted] to m[e quickly]. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10'10'–o 13'13' | (As for) [the g]overnors, the nobles, and the people of the city Ekro[n who] had thrown [Padî, their king who was bound by treaty and oaths to Assyria], into iron [fe]tters and [who had handed him over] to [Hezekiah of the land Judah in a hostile manner], they became frightened on account of the villainous acts they had committed. [They formed a confederation with the kings of Egypt (and) the archers, chariots, (and) horses] of the king of the land Meluḫḫa, forces [without number, and they came to their aid]. |
| Obverse [13:17] o 14'14'–o 17'17' | In the plain of the city Eltekeh, [they sharpened their weapons while drawing up in battleline before me]. With the support of the god Aššur, my lord, [I fought] with th[em and defeated them]. In [the thick of battle, I captured] alive the Egyp[tian] charioteers (and) princes (lit. “the sons of the kings”), [together with the charioteers of the king of the land Meluḫḫa]. |
| Obverse [17:22] o 18'18'– | I surrounded, [conquered, (and) plundered] the cities Eltekeh (and) Tamnâ. [I approached the city Ekron and I killed] the governor[s] (and) nobles who had com[mitted] crime(s) [and hung their corpses on towers around the city; I counted] the citizens who had com[mitted the criminal acts as booty; (and) I commanded that the rest of them, (those) who were not guilty of crimes] or wrongdoing, [(to) whom no penalty was due, be allowed to go free]. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | [I brought out] Padî, [their] king, [from the city Jerusalem and placed (him)] on the [lordly] throne [over them, and (then) I imposed upon him payment (in recognition) of my overlordship]. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | (As for) Hezekiah [of the land Judah, I surrounded (and) conquered forty-six of his fortified walled cities and small(er) settlements in their environs, which were without number], by having [ramps] trodden down [and battering rams brought up, the assault of foot soldiers, sapping, breaching, and siege engines. I brought out of them] 200,150 [people, young (and) old, male and female, horses, mules, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats], which were without [number, and I counted (them) as booty]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | {[m}bu-du-DINGIR] {kur}⸢E₂⸣-am-ma-⸢na-a⸣-[a {m}kam-mu-su-na-ad-bi {kur}ma-ʾa-ba-a-a {m}{d}a-a-ram-mu {kur}u₂-du-um-ma-a-a] | |
| 2' | [LUGAL].⸢MEŠ⸣ KUR MAR.TU{ki} [ka-li-šu₂-nu IGI.SA₂-e šad-lu-ti ta-mar-ta-šu₂-nu ka-bit-tu] | |
| 3' | [a-di 4-šu₂ a-na maḫ-ri-ia [iš-šu-nim-ma iš-ši-qu GIR₃.II-ia] | |
| 4' | [u₃] {m}ṣi-id-qa-a LUGAL {uru}is-qa-⸢al⸣-[lu-na ša la ik-nu-šu₂ a-na ni-ri-ia] | |
| 5' | [DINGIR.MEŠ] E₂ AD-šu₂ ša₂-a-šu DAM-su DUMU.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šu₂ ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ as-su-ḫa-am-ma a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-aš₂-šu₂] | |
| 6' | {[m}LUGAL]-lu-da₃-ri DUMU {m}ru-kib-ti [LUGAL-šu₂-nu maḫ-ru-u₂ UGU UN.MEŠ {uru}is-qa-al-lu-na aš₂-kun-ma] | |
| 7' | [na]-⸢dan⸣ GUN kad₃-re-e be-lu-ti-ia [e-mid-su-ma i-ša₂-ṭa ab-ša₂-a-ni] | |
| 8' | [i]-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {uru}E₂-[da-gan-na {uru}ia-pu-u {uru}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {uru}a-zu-ru] | |
| 9' | [URU].MEŠ ša {m}ṣi-id-qa-a ša a-na GIR₃.II-[ia ar₂-ḫiš la ik-nu-šu₂ al-me KUR-ud aš₂-lu-la šal-la-su-un] | |
| 10' | {[lu₂]}GIR₃.NITA₂.MEŠ {lu₂}NUN.MEŠ u₃ UN.MEŠ {uru}am-qar-⸢ru⸣-[na ša {m}pa-di-i LUGAL-šu₂-nu EN a-di-i u₃ ma-mit ša₂ KUR aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 11' | [bi]-re-tu₂ AN.BAR id-du-ma a-na {m}[ḫa-za-qi-a-u₂ {kur}ia-u₂-da-a-a id-di-nu-šu₂ nak-riš] | |
| 12' | a-na an-zil-li e-pu-šu ip-laḫ₃ ŠA₃-šu₂-⸢un⸣ [LUGAL.MEŠ {kur}mu-ṣu-ri {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ {giš}PAN {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ] | |
| 13' | ša LUGAL {kur}me-luḫ-ḫa e-mu-⸢qi₂⸣ [la ni-bi ik-te-ru-nim-ma il-li-ku re-ṣu-su-un] | |
| 14' | i-na ta-mir-ti {uru}al-ta-qu-u₂ [el-la-mu-u-a si-id-ru šit-ku-nu u₂-ša₂-ʾa-lu {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂-un] | |
| 15' | i-na ⸢tukul⸣-ti {d}aš-šur EN-ia ⸢it⸣-[ti-šu₂-un am-da-ḫi-iṣ-ma aš₂-ta-kan BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂-un] | |
| 16' | {lu₂}EN {⸢giš⸣}GIGIR.MEŠ u₃ DUMU.MEŠ LUGAL.MEŠ {kur}mu-⸢ṣu⸣-[ra-a-a a-di {lu₂}EN {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ ša LUGAL {kur}me-luḫ-ḫa] | |
| 17' | bal-ṭu-su-un i-⸢na⸣ [MURUB₄ tam-ḫa-ri ik-šu-da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 18' | {uru}al-ta-⸢qu⸣-u₂ {uru}ta-am-na-a al-⸢me⸣ [KUR-ud aš₂-lu-la šal-la-su-un a-na {uru}am-qar-ru-na aq-rib-ma] | |
| 19' | {lu₂}GIR₃.⸢NITA₂⸣.[MEŠ] {lu₂}NUN.MEŠ ša ḫi-iṭ-⸢ṭu u₂⸣-[šab-šu-u₂ a-duk-ma ina di-ma-a-ti si-ḫir-ti URU a-lul pag-ri-šu₂-un] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢DUMU.MEŠ⸣ URU e-[piš an-ni u₃ gil₂-la-ti a-na šal-la-ti am-nu si-it-tu-te-šu₂-nu la ba-bil ḫi-ṭi-ti] | |
| 2 | u₃ gul-lul-⸢ti⸣ [ša a-ra-an-šu₂-nu la ib-šu-u₂ uš-šur-šu₂-un aq-bi] | |
| 3 | {m}pa-di-i ⸢LUGAL⸣-[šu₂-nu ul-tu qe₂-reb {uru}ur-sa-li-im-ma u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma] | |
| 4 | i-na {giš}GU.ZA [be-lu-ti UGU-šu₂-un u₂-še-šib-ma man-da-at-tu₂ be-lu-ti-ia u₂-kin ṣe-ru-uš-šu₂] | |
| 5 | ša {m}ḫa-za-qi-ia-⸢u₂⸣ {[kur}ia-u₂-da-a-a 46 URU.MEŠ-šu₂ E₂ BAD₃.MEŠ dan-nu-ti u₃ URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ ša li-me-ti-šu₂-nu ša ni-ba la i-šu-u₂] | |
| 6 | i-na šuk-bu-us [a-ram-me u₃ qur-ru-ub šu-pe-e mit-ḫu-uṣ zu-uk GIR₃.II pil-ši nik-si u₃ kal-ba-na-ti al-me ak-šud{ud]} | |
| 7 | 2 ME LIM 1 ME 50 [UN.MEŠ TUR GAL NITA u MUNUS ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM.MAL.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ u₃ US₅.UDU.ḪI.A] | |
| 8 | ša₂ ⸢la⸣ [ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-šu₂-un u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu] | |
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