Sennacherib 222 (Q004027)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Judi Dagh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 222 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004027 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Judi Dagh |
| Coordinates | 37.3923, 42.3289 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | The deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Ninurta, and Ištar, the great gods who stand at the side of the king, their favorite, and make his weapons prevail over all enemies: |
| Obverse [5:11] 66–1111 | Sennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, the attentive prince (who is) your protégé, who by your [firm] ‘yes’ marched about and who made the insubmissive lands (and) disobedient people of the mountains bow down at his feet: |
| Obverse [11:23] 1212–2323 | At that time, the cities Tumurrum, Šarum, Ḫalbuda, Kipšu, Ezāma, Qūa, (and) Qana, which were on the border of the land Katmuḫi, which were situated like the nests of eagle(s) on the peaks of Mount Nipur, (and) which since time immemorial (20) were an obstinate force that did not known how to respect (any) authority during (the reigns of) the kings, my ancestors — during the reign of my lordship, their gods abandoned them and made them vulnerable. |
| Obverse [23:31] 2424–3131 | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse [31:38] 3232–3838 | I marched against them. I had my camp pitched [at] the foot of Mount Nipur and ... my crack combat troops. Mount Nipur [to] ... [...] I surrounded. I ... [...] the gorges, the outflows of the mountains. [...] upon the high peaks, ... [...] the stars of the heavens ... to ... [...] in a chair ... [...] ... their summits [...]. |
| Obverse [38:43] 3939–4343 | Like a (fierce) wild bull, [I took] the [lead of t]hem (the soldiers in my camp). Where it was too difficult for (my) chair, I leapt forward on my (own) [two feet] like a mountain goat. Wh[ere] my knees became extremely tir[ed], I sat down up[on] the mountain rock and drank cold water from a water skin to (quench) my thirst. |
| Obverse [43:47] 4444–4747 | ... I surrounded, conquered, (and) devastated those ... Their escapees [(...)] upon the peak[s of Mount] Nipur .... I pursued their ... on the peaks of the mountains. |
| Obverse [47:50] 4848–5050 | Then, ... I had a stele made and had written (on it) the mighty victories of (the god) Aššur, my lord. I er[ected (it) for] ever [after] on the peak of Mount Nipur, where .... |
| Obverse [50:52] 5151–5252 | (As) for the one who [alt]ers my inscription, may (the god) Aššur (and) the great gods glare at him angrily (and) overth[row him]. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}aš-šur {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR | |
| 2 | {d}MAŠ u₃ {d}INANNA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 3 | ša i-di LUGAL mi₃-ig-ri-šu₂-un | |
| 4 | i-za-zu-ma UGU kul-lat na-ki-ri | |
| 5 | u₂-šam-ra-ru {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL MAN dan-nu | |
| 7 | MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} NUN na-aʾ-du | |
| 8 | ti-ri-iṣ ŠU.II-ku-un ša₂ i-na | |
| 9 | an-ni-ku-un [ke-nim] i-⸢tal⸣-la-ku-ma | |
| 10 | KUR.MEŠ la ma-gi-ri ERIM.⸢MEŠ⸣ ḫur-ša₂-ni | |
| 11 | la kan-šu-ti u₂-šak-ni-⸢šu⸣ še-pu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 12 | ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma {uru}tu-mur-ra | |
| 13 | {uru}ša₂-ri-im {uru}ḫal-bu-da | |
| 14 | {uru}ki-ip-ša₂ {uru}e-za-a-ma {uru}qu-u-a | |
| 15 | {uru}qa-na ša mi₃-ṣir {⸢kur⸣}kat-mu-ḫi | |
| 16 | ša GIM qin-ni TI₈{mušen} ṣe-er | |
| 17 | ŠU.SI.MEŠ {kur}ni-pur šad-di-i | |
| 18 | šit-ku-na-at šu-bat-su-un | |
| 19 | ša ul-tu₂ ul-la ina LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia₂ | |
| 20 | šep-ṣu mit-ru la i-du-u₂ | |
| 21 | pa-laḫ be-lu-ti ina BALA EN-ti-ia₂ | |
| 22 | DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂-un i-zi-bu-; | |
| 23 | u₂-šab-šu₂-u | |
| 24 | ri-qu₂-ut-⸢su-un⸣ [...] | |
| 25 | še x [x x] bal [x (x)] x [(x)] x ki | |
| 26 | x x ul-tu₂ re-še | |
| 27 | x-u₂ {id₂}IDIGNA | |
| 28 | u₂-x [...] ⸢a⸣-na bal-til{ki} | |
| 29 | x x x [...] ⸢šap-la-ni⸣ | |
| 30 | x-u₂ DUMU.MEŠ [...]-u₂ DUMU-šu₂ [(x)] x-[(x)]-pu-su x [x]-ri | |
| 31 | u₂-ṭa-bu-[u₂ ina] {id₂}[ḪAL].ḪAL x x x [x x (x)] x [x (x)]-x-ia | |
| 32 | ṣe-⸢ru-uš-šu₂-un⸣ al-lik [i-na] GIR₃.II {kur}ni-pur KUR-i ka-ra-ši | |
| 33 | u₂-ša₂-aš₂-kin-ma u₂-x-x-x ERIM.MEŠ i-piš ME₃-a | |
| 34 | git₂-ma-⸢lu⸣-ti {kur}ni-pur [a-na] gi-ni-x | |
| 35 | [x] x (x) [x (x) x]-ti al-me ⸢ḫur-ri⸣ na-at-ba-ki KUR.MEŠ | |
| 36 | ⸢u₂⸣-x x [x (x) x] ṣe-er ŠU.SI.MEŠ ša₂-qa-ti | |
| 37 | x x ID [x x]-ti MUL.MEŠ ⸢AN⸣ x x | |
| 38 | a-na x x [x x] i-na {giš}GU.ZA x x [...] x re-ša₂-šu₂-⸢un⸣ | |
| 39 | [... a-na-ku] GIM {gu₄}AM ⸢pa⸣-[nu-uš]-⸢šun⸣ [aṣ-bat] a-šar ina {giš}GU.ZA | |
| 40 | ⸢šup⸣-šu-qu ina [GIR₃.II]-⸢ia⸣ aš₂-taḫ-ḫi-iṭ | |
| 41 | ki-ma ⸢ar⸣-me a-[šar] ⸢bir⸣-ka-a-a | |
| 42 | ir-ma-a i-ša₂-a ma-na-aḫ-[tu₂] ⸢ṣe⸣-[er] ⸢NA₄⸣ KUR-e u₂-šib-ma | |
| 43 | A.MEŠ {⸢kuš}na-a⸣-di ka-ṣu-ti ⸢a⸣-na ṣu-um-me-ia ⸢lu⸣ aš₂-ti | |
| 44 | x x x x x [(x)].MEŠ ša₂-a-tu-nu al-me KUR-ud aq-qu₂-⸢ur⸣ | |
| 45 | x x x la x ina la ⸢ra⸣ x x x x | |
| 46 | ⸢mul-taḫ⸣-ṭi-šu₂-nu [(x x)] ṣe-er ŠU.SI.[MEŠ {kur]}ni-pur | |
| 47 | x x x x-li-šu₂-nu ṣe-er zuq-ti KUR-e | |
| 48 | ar-de-⸢ma⸣ x x {na₄}NA.RU₂.A u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 49 | li-i-tu da-na-nu ša₂ aš-šur EN-ia u₂-ša₂-aš₂-⸢ṭir⸣ | |
| 50 | UGU ⸢zuq-ti⸣ {kur}ni-pur a-šar x x ti ra aš | |
| 51 | ul-⸢ziz⸣ [aḫ]-ra-[taš] ⸢mu⸣-[nak]-kir ši-ṭir-ia | |
| 52 | aš-šur DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ag-giš ⸢lik⸣-kil-mu-šu₂ lis-ki-[pu-šu₂] |
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