Sennacherib 154 (Q003959)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003959 |
| 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 [0:11] o 1'1'–o 11'11' | [...] ... [...] who before [...] ... seas [..., who] does not have a ri[v]al [in ...] lands, ... [...] who loves justice, goes to the aid of the weak, [...] ... [... the bridle that co]ntrols the insubmissive, (and) the one who strikes [enemies] with lightning, [...] whose dominion is more praised, the builder of [Assyria, ... the one who destroys] its settlements, the one who has canals dug, the one who op[ens up streams, ..., the one who establishes abun]dance and plenty ... [...] Assyria [...] |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1'1'–r 5'5' | [...] ... [...] Its [(sluice) gate] was not open[ed through the work of human hands. According to the heart’s desire of the gods, I made (it) gurgle with water. After I inspect]ed [the canal] and made sure [its construction was performed correctly, I offered pure] sacrifices [of fattened oxen (and) an abun]dance [of sheep to the great gods, who march at my side (and) who make my reign secure. I clo]thed [those men who dug out this canal with linen garments (and) garments with multi-colored trim, (and) I placed gold rings (and) gold pectorals on th]em. |
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 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ pa-⸢an⸣ [x x] x x ⸢ta-ma-a-ti⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | [... ša ina ...] ma-ta-a-ti ma-[ḫi]-ra la i-šu-u₂ x [...] | |
| 4' | [...] ra-ʾi-im mi-ša₂-ri a-lik tap-pu-ut a-ki-⸢i⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-dun-ni zaq-ru u₂-[...] | |
| 6' | [... rap-pu la]-⸢ʾi⸣-iṭ la ma-gi-ri mu-šab-ri-qu [za-ma-a-ni] | |
| 7' | [...] x nu-ʾu-da-at be-lut-su e-piš KUR [aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 8' | [... mu-ab-bit] da-ad₂-me-šu₂ mu-šaḫ-⸢ru⸣-u₂ ID₂.MEŠ pe-[tu-u miṭ-ra-a-ti] | |
| 9' | [... ša₂-kin nu]-⸢uḫ⸣-šu₂ u₃ ṭuḫ-⸢du⸣ [x] x x x [...] | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢KUR⸣ aš-šur{ki} x [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [... i-na ši-pir ŠU.II LU₂-tim KA₂]-šu₂ la ip-pe-[te₉ ki-ma] | |
| 3' | [bi-bil lib₃-bi DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-šaḫ-bab ma-a-me iš-tu ID₂ ap-pal]-⸢su⸣-ma uš-te-⸢eš⸣-[še-ra ši-pir-ša₂] | |
| 4' | [a-na DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-lik i-di-ia mu-kin-nu BALA-ia GU₄.MEŠ NIGA.MEŠ UDU.MEŠ du-uš]-⸢šu₂-ti⸣ {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ [eb-be₂-ti] | |
| 5' | [lu aq-qi₂ {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ šu-nu-ti ša ID₂ šu-a-tu iḫ-ru-u₂ {tug₂}GADA TUG₂.MEŠ bir-me u₂-ḫal]-lip-šu₂-nu-ti [ḪAR.MEŠ] | |
| 6' | [KU₃.GI GABA.MEŠ KU₃.GI aš₂-kun-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣-ti ina x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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