Sennacherib 145 (Q003950)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 145 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003950 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse Column i [0:3] o i' 1o i 1–o i' 33 | [I myself pra]yed [to the deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of Arbela, the gods wh]o support [me, for victory over (my) strong enemy] and [they immediately heeded my prayers (and) cam]e to my aid. |
| Obverse Column i [3:8] o i' 44–o i' 88 | [...] I raged up [like a] ferocious [...], and (then) [put on armor] (and) placed [a helmet suitable for] combat on my head. [In] my [ange]r, I rode quickly [in my exalted battle chariot, which lays enemies low]. I took in my hand [the mighty bow that the god Aššur had granted to me] (and) [I g]rasped in m[y] hand [an arrow that cuts off life]. |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i' 99–o i' 99 | [...] ... I thunder[ed] like the god Adad |
| Obverse Column i [9:12] o i' 1010–o i' 1212 | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column i [12:16] o i' 1'1'–o i' 4'4' | [...] ... [...] The whe[els of my war chariot, (which lays criminals and villains low), were ba]thed [in blood and gore]. I filled the pl[ain with the corpses of their warriors like grass. I cut off (their) lips and (thus destroyed their pride)]. I cut off [their] han[ds like the stems of cucu]mbers. |
| Obverse Column i [16:19] o i' 5'5'–o i' 7'7' | I rece[ived gold (and) shining silver sling straps from] their [wrists] (and) slash[ed off th]eir [belts with sharp swords]. I to[ok away gold (and) silver (decorated) belt-daggers from] their [waists]. |
| Obverse Column i [19:22] o i' 8'8'–o i' 10'10' | [(As for) the rest of his magnates, including Nabû-šuma]-iškun, a son of [Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), who] had raised [their] arms [because they were terrified of doing battle with me, I ca]ptured [them alive ...]. |
| Obverse Column i [22:23] o i' 11'11'–o i' 11'11' | [...] with (their) mules. |
| Obverse Column i [23:25] o i' 12'12'–o i' 13'13' | [The king of Babylon and the king of the Elam] abandon[ed thei]r [tents (and), in order to save their lives], they trampled [the corpses of thei]r [troops] as they pus[hed on]. |
| Obverse Column i [25:27] o i' 14'14'–o i' 15'15' | [Their] hearts [throbb]ed [like the pursued young of pigeons, they passed their urine hotly], (and) released [their] exc[rement inside their chariots]. |
| Obverse Column i [27:31] o i' 16'16'–o i' 19'19' | (No translation possible) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i' | ||
| 1 | {[d}INANNA ša NINA{ki} {d}INANNA ša {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR DINGIR.MEŠ] ⸢ti⸣-ik-li-[ia] | |
| 2 | [a-na ka-ša₂-di {lu₂}KUR₂ dan-ni am]-⸢ḫur⸣-šu₂-nu-ti-ma | |
| 3 | [su-pe-e-a ur-ru-ḫi-iš iš-mu-u₂ il-li]-ku re-ṣu-ti | |
| 4 | [...] x šu-zu-zu an-na-an-dir-ma | |
| 5 | [at-tal-bi-ša₂ si-ri-ia-am ḫu-li-ia-am si-mat] ṣi-il-te a-pi-ra ra-šu-u₂-a | |
| 6 | [i-na {giš}GIGIR ME₃-ia ṣir-ti sa-pi-na-at za-ʾi-i-ri i-na ug-gat lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-ia ar-ta-kab ḫa-an-ṭiš | |
| 7 | {[giš}PAN dan-na-tu₂ ša {d}aš-šur u₂-šat-li]-⸢ma⸣ i-na ŠU.II-ia aṣ-⸢bat⸣ | |
| 8 | {[giš}šil-ta-ḫu pa-ri-iʾ nap-ša₂-ti] ⸢at⸣-muḫ rit-tu-u-⸢a⸣ | |
| 9 | [...] x (x) ⸢GIM {d⸣}IŠKUR aš₂-gu-⸢um⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] x | |
| 11 | [...] x | |
| 12 | [...] (x) x | |
| 1' | [...]-⸢i⸣ x x [x (x)] | |
| 2' | [ša {giš}GIGIR ME₃-ia (sa-pi-na-at rag-gi u₃ ṣe-ni) da-mu u par-šu₂ rit]-⸢muk⸣ ma-gar-⸢ru⸣-[uš] | |
| 3' | [pag-ri qu-ra-di-šu₂-nu ki-ma ur-qi₂-ti] u₂-mal-la-a ⸢ṣe⸣-[e-ru] | |
| 4' | [sa-ap-sa-pa-te u₂-na-kis-ma (bal-ta-šu₂-un a-bu-ut) ki-ma bi-ni qiš]-⸢še⸣-e u₂-na-kis rit-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂-un] | |
| 5' | [ḪAR.MEŠ as-pi KU₃.GI KI.SAG eb-bi ša₂ rit-ti]-šu₂-nu ⸢am⸣-[ḫur] | |
| 6' | [i-na nam-ṣa-ri zaq-tu-ti ḫu-ṣa-an-ni-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ u₂-⸢par⸣-[ri-iʾ] | |
| 7' | [GIR₂.MEŠ šib-bi KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR ša₂ MURUB₄.MEŠ]-šu₂-nu ⸢e⸣-[kim] | |
| 8' | [si-it-ti {lu₂}GAL.MEŠ-šu₂ a-di {m}{d}MUATI-MU]-iš-kun DUMU {m}{⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA] | |
| 9' | [ša la-pa-an ME₃-ia ip-la-ḫu] id-ku-u₂ A₂.II-[šu₂-un] | |
| 10' | [... bal-ṭu-su-un] ⸢ik⸣-šu-da ⸢ŠU⸣.[II-a-a] | |
| 11' | [...] a-di ANŠE.KUNGA.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 12' | [LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u₃ LUGAL {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} {giš}za-ra-te-šu₂]-⸢un⸣ u₂-maš-še-⸢ru⸣-[(ma)] | |
| 13' | [a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu₂-nu pag-ri ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂]-⸢un⸣ u₂-⸢da-ʾi-i⸣-šu₂ e-⸢ti⸣-[qu] | |
| 14' | [ki-i ša at-mi TU{mušen} kuš-šu-di i-tar-ra]-⸢ku⸣ ŠA₃.MEŠ-[šu₂-un] | |
| 15' | [ši-na-te-šu₂-un u₂-ṣar-ra-pu qe₂-reb {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] ⸢u₂⸣-maš-ši-ru-ni ⸢zu⸣-[u₂-šu₂-un] | |
| 16' | [...] ⸢u₂⸣ [x (x x)] | |
| 17' | [...] x x [x (x x)] | |
| 18' | [...] x x x [x (x x)] | |
| 19' | [...] x x [x (x)] | |
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