Sennacherib 166 (Q003971)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 166 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003971 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:7] 11–77 | Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), lead[er] of a widespread population, the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, [Adad], Nergal, Ištar of Bīt-Kidmuru, Bēlet-ilī, and the (other) great gods, the one who carries out to perfection the rites of Ešarra and Emašmaš, who knows well how to revere the gods of heaven and the gods of Assyria, the builder of Assyria, the one who brings his cult centers to completion, the one who uproots enemies (and) destroys their settlements, circumspect ruler whose dominion is more praised than (that of all) kings who sit on (royal) daises, the support of his land, the one who is trustworthy in battle and combat, (and) the protection of his troops, I: |
| Obverse [7:12] 88–1212 | At that time, with regard to Eḫursaggalkurkurra, which is within Ešarra, the sanctuary of (the god) Aššur — the great lord, my lord — (and) whose proper orientation fell by the wayside in distant days: Its gate opened toward the south. With the extensive wisdom that the god Ea had given me, with the perspicacity that (the god) Aššur had granted to me, I took counsel with myself and made up my mind to open the gate of Eḫursaggalkurkurra towards the rising sun, facing east. |
| Obverse [12:16] 1313–1616 | I found out the will of the gods Šamaš (and) Adad and they answered me with a firm ‘yes,’ and (then) the gods Šamaš and Adad commanded that tha[t] gate be opened towards the rising sun, facing east. At that time, I made several breaches in the wall, and (then) I opened a new gate towards (the god) Aššur, my lord, towards the east, and named it “The Royal Gate.” |
| Obverse [16:21] 1717–2121 | I built anew the bīt-šuḫūru and widened its gate. At that gate of the bīt-šuḫūru, four bull-shaped son-of-Šamaš figures of reddish bronze raise up in their hands a sun disk (and) hold up the roof above, (while) below, their feet are firmly planted in place on two bronze daises, (one) of a bronze fish man (and one) of a bronze carp man. On the right and left of the gate, a lion-man figure and a scorpion-man figure hold the door bolt(s). I named that (lit. “those”) gate “The Gate of the Path of the Enlil-Stars.” |
| Obverse [21:26] 2222–2626 | I built anew its courtyard and named it “The Courtyard of the Row of Pedestals for the Igīgū gods.” I gave the gate that faces the rising sun, towards the river, the name “The Gate of the Firmament.” I gave its entrance gate to the courtyard the name “The Entrance of the Igīgū gods.” I gave the gate that faces south the name “The Kamsū-Igīgū Gate.” I gave its entrance gate to the courtyard the name “The Gate of the Abun[dance] of the Land.” I gave its gate that faces north the name “The Gate of the Wagon Star.” I gave its entrance gate to the courtyard the name “The Gate of the Dais of Destinies.” |
| Obverse [26:29] 2727–2929 | I completed the gate of the cella, the bīt-šaḫūru, its walls, together with its courtyard, (its) rooms, (and) (its) gates, from its foundations to its crenellations with the craft of the god Kulla and I raised its superstructure (as high) as a mountain. With my innate expertise, I named the gates and [th]eir courtyard and I gave (them) their names. |
| Obverse [29:32] 3030–3232 | O foundation inscription, speak favorable things to (the god) Aššur about Sennach[erib], king of Assyria, the one who loves correct behavior, the one who fashioned the image of his god, (and) the one who built (this) temple, so that his offspring, his sons, (and) his grandsons may flourish together with Baltil (Aššur) and Ešarra (and) endure forever with the black-headed (people). |
| Obverse [32:34] 3333–3434 | May any future ruler whom (the god) Aššur names for shepherding the land and people (and) during whose reign that temple becomes dilapidated renovate its dilapidated section(s). May he find my inscribed objects, anoint (them) with oil, make an offering, (and) put (them) back in their (text: “its”) place. (The god) Aššur will (then) hear his prayers. |
| Obverse [34:39] 3535–3939 | (As for) the one who alters my inscribed object (and) disrespects my words, may (the god) Aššur, king of the gods, and the great gods of heaven and netherworld curse him with a harsh curse, and may they overthrow his kingship, deprive him of his life, (and) make his name, his seed, his offspring, (and) his progeny disappear from the mouth of the people. |
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) |
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| 1 | {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} MAN kib-rat LIMMU₂-tim mut-⸢tar⸣-[ru-u] | |
| 2 | UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ e-piš ṣa-lam AN.ŠAR₂ {d}a-nim {d}30 {d}UTU {d}[IŠKUR] | |
| 3 | {d}U.GUR {d}15 ša₂ E₂-kid-mu-ri DINGIR.MAḪ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4 | mu-šak-lil pa-ra-aṣ e₂-šar₂-ra u e₂-mes-mes ša₂ pa-laḫ₃ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 5 | KUR aš-šur{ki} ra-biš mu-du-u e-piš KUR aš-šur{ki} mu-šak-lil ma-ḫa-zi-šu₂ na-si-⸢iḫ⸣ | |
| 6 | na-ki-ri mu-ab-bit da-ad₂-me-šu₂-un mal-ku pit-qu-du ša₂ UGU LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib BARA₂ | |
| 7 | nu-ʾu-u₂-da-at be-lut-su tukul-ti KUR-šu₂ na-aʾ-id MURUB₄ u₃ ME₃ ṣu-lu-lu | |
| 8 | ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂ a-na-ku i-nu-šu₂ e₂-ḫur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra ša₂ qe₂-reb e₂-šar₂-ra pa-rak AN.ŠAR₂ | |
| 9 | EN GAL-i EN-ia ša₂ ul-tu UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ si-ma-tu-šu₂ im-qu-ta-a-ma KA₂-šu₂ | |
| 10 | ⸢pe⸣-tu-u a-na {im}U₁₈.LU ina IGI.II ra-pa-aš₂-ti ša₂ {d}e₂-a iš-ru-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 11 | ⸢ina igi⸣-gal₂-lu-u₂-ti ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ u₂-šat-li-man-ni ia-a-ši ina ṭe₃-em ram-ni-ia | |
| 12 | am-tal-lik-ma KA₂ e₂-ḫur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra a-na na-pa-aḫ {d}UTU-ši me₂-eḫ-ret {im}KUR.RA | |
| 13 | pe-ta-a-šu₂ lib₃-bi ub-la-an-ni ṭe₃-em {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR al-mad-ma an-na ki-i-nu | |
| 14 | i-pu-lu-in-ni-ma ša₂ KA₂ šu-a-[ti] a-na na-pa-aḫ {d}UTU-ši me₂-eḫ-ret {im}KUR.RA | |
| 15 | {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR iq-bu-u pe-⸢ta-a⸣-šu₂ ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma E₂.GAR₈ an-da-ak-kis-ma | |
| 16 | a-na GABA AN.ŠAR₂ EN-ia me₂-eḫ-ret {im}KUR.RA KA₂ eš-⸢šiš⸣ ap-te-e-ma KA₂ LUGAL-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 17 | MU-šu₂ am-bi E₂ ša₂-ḫu-ru eš-šiš e-pu-uš-ma KA₂-šu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-rap-piš ina KA₂ E₂ ša₂-ḫu-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 18 | šu-a-tu 4 GU₄ DUMU {d}UTU ZABAR ḪUŠ.A e-liš ŠU.II-šu₂-nu {d}UTU-ši na-šu-u₂ | |
| 19 | u₂-kal-lu ṣu-lu-lu šap-liš GIR₃-šu₂-nu i-na UGU 2 BARA₂ ZABAR | |
| 20 | ša₂ KU₆.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ZABAR ša₂ SUḪUR.MAŠ₂{ku₆} ZABAR šur-šu-du gis-gal-la | |
| 21 | ZAG u GUB₃ ša₂ KA₂ UR.IDIM u₃ GIR₂.TAB.LU₂.U₁₈.LU kul-lu ši-ga-ri KA₂ šu-nu-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 22 | KA₂ KASKAL šu-ut {d}EN.LIL₂ az-za-kar MU-šu₂ KISAL-šu₂ eš-šiš ab-ni-ma KISAL si-dir man-za-az | |
| 23 | {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ MU-šu₂ am-bi KA₂-šu₂ ša₂ a-na ṣi-it {d}UTU-ši a-na UGU ID₂ KA₂ bu-ru-mu | |
| 24 | az-za-kar ni-bit-su KA₂ ne₂-re-bi-šu₂ a-na KISAL ne₂-reb {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ MU-šu₂ az-kur | |
| 25 | KA₂ ša₂ a-na {im}U₁₈.LU KA₂ kan-su {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ MU-šu₂ am-bi KA₂ ne₂-re-bi-šu₂ a-na ⸢KISAL⸣ | |
| 26 | KA₂ ḫi-[ṣib] KUR MU-šu₂ az-kur KA₂-šu₂ ša₂ a-na {im}SI.SA₂ KA₂ {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA MU-šu₂ am-bi | |
| 27 | KA₂ ne₂-re-bi-šu₂ a-na KISAL KA₂ BARA₂ NAM.MEŠ MU-šu₂ az-kur KA₂ pa-pa-ḫi E₂ ša₂-ḫu-ru | |
| 28 | E₂.GAR₈.MEŠ-šu₂ a-di ⸢KISAL⸣-šu₂ E₂.MEŠ KA₂.MEŠ ul-tu UŠ₈-šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ina ši-pir {d}kulla | |
| 29 | u₂-⸢šak⸣-lil-šu-ma ⸢ki-ma⸣ KUR-i re-ši-šu₂ ul-li ina nik-lat lib₃-bi-ia ša₂ KA₂.MEŠ | |
| 30 | u₃ ⸢KISAL⸣-[ši]-na MU-šu₂-nu am-bi-ma ni-bit-si-na az-kur te-em-me-en-na at-ta ša₂ {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-[SU] | |
| 31 | ⸢MAN⸣ KUR aš-šur ra-ʾi-im ki-na-a-ti e-piš ṣa-lam DINGIR-šu₂ ba-an E₂ da-me-eq-ta-šu₂ a-na AN.ŠAR₂ qi₂-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 32 | ⸢it⸣-ti bal-til{ki} u e₂-šar₂-ra liš-te-li-pu NUNUZ.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ it-ti ṣal-mat SAG.DU | |
| 33 | li-ku-nu a-na du-ur da-a-ri a-a-um-ma NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ a-na SIPA-ut KUR u UN.MEŠ i-nam-bu-u | |
| 34 | MU-šu₂ ša₂ ina BALA-šu₂ E₂ šu₂-a-tu₂ in-na-ḫu an-ḫu-su lid-diš MU.SAR-a-a li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš | |
| 35 | SISKUR₂ liq-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun AN.ŠAR₂ ik-ri-bi-šu₂ i-šem-me mu-nak-kir₃ MU.SAR-a-a | |
| 36 | da-a-a-i-ṣi a-ma-ti-ia AN.ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 37 | ša₂ AN-e u₃ KI-tim ar-rat ma-ru-uš-tu li-ru-ru-šu-ma | |
| 38 | LUGAL-us-su lis-ki-pu TI.LA-šu₂ li-ki-mu-šu₂ MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ | |
| 39 | NUNUZ-šu₂ u₃ na-an-nab-šu₂ i-na KA UN.MEŠ li-ḫal-li-⸢qu⸣ |
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