Sennacherib 151 (Q003956)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 151 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003956 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:7] o i' 1o i 1–o i' 77 | I fill[ed in (and) measu]red a terrace [... 268] large aslu-cubits along the inner, shorter side, [(which is) opposite] the zamû-wall of the shrine behind (the temple of) the goddess Ištar, [443] large aslu-cubits along the [other, pa]rallel, inner shorter side, (which is) on the west [behind the zig]gurrat of the temple of the goddess Ištar, (and) [386] large [as]lu-cubits along the lower, [southern] shorter side, [(which is) beside the] Tigris [River]. |
| Obverse Column i [7:12] o i' 88–o i' 1212 | So that the construction of [my] pala[ce might be carried out correctly and] that my handiwork be comp[leted, at that time, the god Aš]šur and the goddess [Ištar revealed to me the presence of whit]e [limestone] in the city [Balāṭāya. ...] |
| Reverse Column i [0:3] r i 1'1'–r i 3'3' | [... In total, eight gates (facing) the] rising [sun], towards [the south and east, (and) I gav]e them (these) names. |
| Reverse Column i [3:10] r i 4'4'–r i 10'10' | [“The God Adad Is the Provider of Pro]sperity to the Land”: [(this is) the] Adad [Gate], which (leads to) the game preserve. “[The God Erra Is the One Who] Cuts Down My Enemies”: [(this is) the Nergal Gate], which (leads to) the city Tarbiṣu. “[The God Igisigsig Is the One Who] Makes Orchards Flourish”: [(this is) the Gate of the Garden]s. In total, three gates [(facing) towards] the north (and) I gave them (these) names. |
| Reverse Column i [10:13] r i 11'11'–r i 13'13' | “[The God Ea Is the One Who] Properly Directs (Water Flow into) My Cisterns”: [(this is) the M]ašqû [Gate]. “The One Who Brings in [Income from] the Settlements”: (this is) the Quay Gate. |
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 | 2 ME 68 ina] ⸢AS₄⸣.LUM GAL-ti SAG.KI MURUB₄-tim | |
| 2 | [me₂-eḫ-ret] ⸢za⸣-me-e at-man-ni ku-tal {d}iš-tar | |
| 3 | 4 ME 43 ina] ⸢AS₄⸣.LUM GAL-ti SAG.KI qab-li-tum | |
| 4 | [ša₂-ni-tum mu]-⸢uḫ⸣-ḫur-ti ša₂-a-ri a-mur-ri | |
| 5 | [ku-tal E₂ ziq]-⸢qur⸣-rat E₂ {d}iš-⸢tar⸣ | |
| 6 | 3 ME 86 ina AS₄].LUM GAL-ti SAG.KI KI.TA {[im}U₁₈.LU] | |
| 7 | [US₂.SA.DU {id₂]}IDIGNA tam-la-a u₂-mal-[li] | |
| 8 | [am-šu-uḫ me-ši]-⸢iḫ⸣-ta aš₂-šu₂ šip-ri E₂.⸢GAL⸣-[ia] | |
| 9 | [šu-te-šu-ri u₃] ⸢li⸣-pit ŠU.II-ia šul-[lu-me] | |
| 10 | [i-na u₄-me-šu-ma {d}aš]-⸢šur⸣ u₃ {d}[iš-tar] | |
| 11 | [ša {na₄}pi-i-li pe-ṣe]-⸢e⸣ ina {uru}[ba-la-ṭa-a-a] | |
| 12 | [...] x [...] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [ŠU.NIGIN 8 KA₂.GAL.MEŠ {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ {d}UTU].⸢E₃⸣ me₂-eḫ-ret {[im}šu-u₂-ti] | |
| 3' | [u₃ {im}ša₂-de-e az-ku]-ra ni-bit-si-⸢in⸣ | |
| 4' | {[d}IŠKUR ša₂-ri-ik ḪE₂].GAL₂ a-na ⸢KUR⸣ | |
| 5' | [KA₂.GAL {d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ ša {kur}am-ba-⸢si⸣ | |
| 6' | {[d}er₃-ra mu]-⸢šam⸣-qit a-a-bi-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 7' | [KA₂.GAL {d}U.GUR] ša {uru}tar-bi-⸢ṣi⸣ | |
| 8' | {[d}IGI.SIG₇.SIG₇ mu]-⸢šam⸣-me-eḫ ṣip-pa-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 9' | [KA₂.GAL {giš}KIRI₆].⸢MEŠ⸣ ŠU.NIGIN 3 KA₂.GAL.MEŠ | |
| 10' | [ša me₂-eḫ-ret] {⸢im⸣}il-ta-ni at-ta-bi zi-kir-šin | |
| 11' | {[d}e₂-a mu]-⸢še⸣-šir kup₃-pi-ia | |
| 12' | [KA₂.GAL ma]-⸢as⸣-qe₂-e mu-še-ri-bat | |
| 13' | [mi-šir₃-ti] ⸢da⸣-ad₂-me KA₂.GAL ka-a-ri | |
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