Sennacherib 158 (Q003963)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 158 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003963 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | [... f]or oracl[es ... May] the Igīgū gods ... [...] May the Anunnakū gods reverently [look after] the skillfully crafted things that [I ...] in [...]. |
| Obverse [4:13] o 5'5'–o 13'13' | [The Ta]blet of Destinies, the bond of supreme pow[er], dominion over the gods of heaven and netherw[orld], sovereignty over the Igīgū and Anu[nnakū] gods, [the se]cret of the heavens and the netherwo[rld, the b]ond of the cover of the heavens (lit. “Anu”) and the netherworld (Ganzer), the lead-rope of ma[nkind, wh]ich (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, took in his hand and held [at his breast — a re]presentation of his form, a replica of his proper appearance, [is ...] on it (the Tablet of Destinies): He grasps [in his] hand [the le]ad-rope of the great heavens, the bond of the [Igīgū] and Anunnakū gods. |
| Obverse [13:18] o 14'14'–o 18'18' | He (Sennacherib) had an image of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of [Assyria], the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šam[aš], Adad, Bēlet-ilī, (and) Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuri, [the shep]herd who expresses humility (lit. “one who strokes the nose”), the agent of (the god) Aššur, his lord, placed [in fr]ont of the representation of (the god) Aššur, his lord. |
| Obverse [18:31] o 19'19'– | [O Aššur, fat]her of heaven, king of the gods, the one who decrees f[at]es, [on]ly you hold the Tabl[et of] Destinies of the gods in your h[and]s. Look after the reign of Sennacherib, king of Assyria, and determine as my fate a [go]od destiny, a destiny of good health, (and) kingship. Lift up my head among al[l] who sit on (royal) daises, so that (rev. 5) the foundation of my [th]rone will be as secure as a mountain until the di[stant] future. For me, the one who provides for you, make [all of the land]s from ea[st to] we[st] sub[mit] to my yoke (so that) [the peo]ple, the black-headed, pray to [you (and so that) my sons], my [gran]dsons, [my] dynasty, (and) [my progeny] end[ure for]ever with the black-headed (people). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [a]-⸢na te-re-ti⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | {⸢d⸣}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ AB x [...] | |
| 3' | ⸢a⸣-na nik-la-ti-ia ša₂ qe₂-reb x [...] | |
| 4' | {⸢d⸣}a-nun-na-ki pal-ḫiš ⸢li⸣-[qu-lu] | |
| 5' | ⸢DUB⸣ NAM.MEŠ ri-kis {d}EN.LIL₂-u₂-[ti] | |
| 6' | be-lu-ut DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u₃ er-⸢ṣe⸣-[ti] | |
| 7' | LUGAL-u₂-ut {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u₃ {d}a-⸢nun⸣-[na-ki] | |
| 8' | ⸢pi⸣-riš-ti ša₂-ma-mu u₃ eš₃-⸢maḫ⸣-[(ḫi)] | |
| 9' | ⸢mar⸣-kas₂ er-mi a-nu u ga-an-zer₃ ṣer-ret ⸢te⸣-[ne₂-še-ti] | |
| 10' | ⸢ša₂⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ qa-tuš-šu₂ iṣ-ba-tu-ma it-mu-ḫu [ir-tuš-šu₂] | |
| 11' | ⸢ṣa⸣-lam bi-na-ti-šu₂ tam-šil si-ma-ti-šu₂ ṣe-ru-uš-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x] | |
| 12' | ⸢ṣer⸣-re-e-ti AN-e GAL.MEŠ mar-kas₂ {d}[i₂-gi₃-gi₃] | |
| 13' | u {d}a-nun-na-ki u₂-kal rit-⸢tuš⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 14' | ṣa-lam {d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL KIŠ LUGAL KUR [aš-šur] | |
| 15' | e-piš ṣa-lam AN.ŠAR₂ {d}a-nim {d}30 {d}⸢UTU⸣ {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 16' | ⸢DINGIR⸣.MAḪ {d}15 ša₂ E₂-kid-mur-ri | |
| 17' | ⸢SIPA⸣ la-⸢bi⸣-in ap-pi mu-ter SAG.DIN ⸢AN.ŠAR₂⸣ EN-šu₂ | |
| 18' | [ina] ⸢maḫ-ḫar ṣa-lam⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ EN-šu₂ ⸢uš⸣-ziz | |
| 19' | [AN.ŠAR₂] ⸢AD⸣ AN-e LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ mu-šim ⸢NAM⸣.MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [e]-diš ⸢DUB⸣ NAM.MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ina ⸢ŠU⸣.II-ka tam-ḫa-ta | |
| 2 | BALA-e {d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-⸢SU LUGAL KUR aš-šur ina ŠU.II-ka⸣ ṣa-bat-ma | |
| 3 | NAM.⸢MEŠ SIG₅⸣.MEŠ NAM.MEŠ ⸢ba-la-ṭu LUGAL-ti ši-i-ma šim⸣-ti | |
| 4 | ina nap-⸢ḫar⸣ a-šib pa-rak-ki re-⸢ši⸣-ia ⸢ul-li-ma⸣ | |
| 5 | SUḪUŠ {⸢giš}GU⸣.ZA-ia₂ GIM KUR-i li-kun a-na u₄-mi ⸢re⸣-[qu-ti] | |
| 6 | a-na ⸢ia⸣-a-ši za-ni-ni-ka ul-tu ṣi-it {⸢d⸣}[šam-ši] | |
| 7 | [a-di] ⸢e⸣-reb {d}[UTU]-ši a-na ni-ri-ia šuk-⸢ni⸣-[iš] | |
| 8 | [kul-lat KUR].⸢MEŠ UN⸣.MEŠ ṣal-mat SAG.DU liš-te-me-⸢qa⸣-[ka] | |
| 9 | [DUMU.MEŠ-e-a] ⸢DUMU⸣ DUMU.MEŠ-e-a BALA.MEŠ-⸢e⸣-[a] | |
| 10 | [NUNUZ.MEŠ-e-a] ⸢it-ti⸣ ṣal-mat SAG.DU li-⸢ku⸣-[nu] | |
| 11 | [a-na u₄-me] ⸢ṣa⸣-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
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