Sennacherib 228 (Q004033)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Jerwan Aqueduct · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sennacherib 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004033 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Jerwan Aqueduct |
| Coordinates | 36.6698, 43.3935 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap3 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] Frgm._A 11–Frgm._A 33 | At tha[t t]ime [... I marched] quick[ly] to Babylon [and ...], the king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), who [...] |
| Obverse [3:6] Frgm._B 11–Frgm._B 33 | [...] captured [...] ... [... h]e, Mar[duk-apla]-iddin[a (II) (Merodach-baladan) ... hea]rd about [the advance of my expeditionary force] and fear and [t]err[or fell upon him ...] |
| Obverse [6:9] Frgm._C 11–Frgm._C 33 | [...] his city gates [...] Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan) [...] I brought out [... from] that [...] and I counted (them) as booty. |
| Obverse [9:12] Frgm._D 11–Frgm._D 33 | I brought out [...] precious [stones], utensils of ... [...] attendants, male singers, [...] and [I counted (them) as] booty. [...] |
| Obverse [12:15] Frgm._E 11–Frgm._E 33 | [...] his [...]s, his chariots [...], the utensils of [his] pal[ace, ...] inside Bab[ylon ...] |
| Obverse [15:18] Frgm._F 11–Frgm._F 33 | [On my second campaign, the god] Aššur, my lord, [encou]raged m[e and I marched to the land of the Kassites and] the land of the Ya[subigall]i[ans, who since time immemorial had] not [submit]ted [to the kings], my ancestors. |
| Obverse [18:21] Frgm._G 11–Frgm._G 33 | [I] brought out [from them ...] damdāmu-mules, donkeys, oxen, and [sheep and goats], and I counted (them) as booty. [Moreover], I destroyed, devastated, (and) [turned into ruins their small(er) settlements, which] were without number. |
| Obverse [21:24] Frgm._H 11–Frgm._H 33 | [I ...] al[l of] his wide [land] and [overwhelmed (it)] like a fog. [I surr]ounded, conquered, [destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire] the cities Marubištu, [Akk]uddu, (and) [Bīt-Bar]rû, which (lie) behind the mountain[s, cities of his] royal house, to[gether with thirty-four small(er)] settlements in [their] environs. |
| Obverse [24:27] Frgm._I 11–Frgm._I 33 | Until I [...] ... [...] the city Elenzi[aš ...] I took hold of and the wall [...] |
| Obverse [27:30] Frgm._J 11–Frgm._J 33 | [...] a[r]ro[w ... i]n a pitched battle [...] and they took the direct ro[ad ...] |
| Obverse [30:33] Frgm._K 11–Frgm._K 33 | [... the exorc]ist, the physician, the auger, [...], the carpenter, the silversmith, the smith, the [...] the work of the weaving craft, the expert [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| Frgm._A | ||
| 1 | i-na u₄-[mi]-⸢im-ma⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | a-na KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} ḫi-it-⸢mu⸣-[ṭiš al-lik-ma ...] | |
| 3 | LUGAL {kur}kar₂-{d}⸢dun⸣-ia₃-aš₂ ša [...] | |
| Frgm._B | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ti ik-šu-du a⸣-[x x] x x a x [...] | |
| 2 | [... šu]-u₂ {m}{d}AMAR.[UTU-IBILA]-SUM.⸢NA⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [... a-lak ger-ri-ia iš]-me-ma ḫat-tu ⸢u₃⸣ [pu]-luḫ-[tu im-qut-su ...] | |
| Frgm._C | ||
| 1 | [...] x KA₂.⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [...] {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA | |
| 3 | [...] šu-a-tu₂ u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu | |
| Frgm._D | ||
| 1 | [... NA₄] ⸢a⸣-qar-tu u₂-nu-⸢ut⸣ x x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}man-za-az pa-ni {⸢lu₂⸣}NAR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] x ⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-[tiš am-nu ...] | |
| Frgm._E | ||
| 1 | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ {⸢giš}GIGIR⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-nu-ut E₂.[GAL-šu ...] | |
| 3 | [...] i-na ⸢qe₂⸣-reb KA₂.[DINGIR.RA{ki} ...] | |
| Frgm._F | ||
| 1 | [i-na 2-e ger-ri-ia {d]}aš-⸢šur⸣ be-⸢li₂⸣ [u₂-tak]-⸢kil-an⸣-[ni-ma] | |
| 2 | [a-na KUR {lu₂}kaš-ši-i u₃] KUR {lu₂}ia-[su-bi]-gal-la-[a-a] | |
| 3 | [ša ul-tu ul-la a-na LUGAL.MEŠ] AD.MEŠ-ia la [kit-nu]-uš lu [al-lik] | |
| Frgm._G | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢ANŠE⸣.NUN.NA.MEŠ ANŠE.⸢MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ⸣ u₃ | |
| 2 | [ṣe-e-ni ul-tu qer-bi-šu₂-un u₂]-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu | |
| 3 | [u₃ URU.MEŠ-(ni)-šu₂-nu TUR.MEŠ ša] ⸢ni⸣-ba la i-šu-u₂ ⸢ap-pul aq-qur⸣ | |
| Frgm._H | ||
| 1 | ⸢gim⸣-[ri KUR]-šu₂ DAGAL-⸢ti⸣ [...]-ma GIM im-ba-⸢ri⸣ [as-ḫu-up {uru]}mar-u₂-biš-ti | |
| 2 | {uru}[ak-ku]-ud-du {⸢uru⸣}[E₂-{m}bar]-ra-a ša₂ ku-tal KUR-[i URU.MEŠ-(ni)] E₂ LUGAL-ti-[šu] | |
| 3 | a-[di 34 ⸢URU.MEŠ⸣ [TUR.MEŠ] ša₂ li-me-ti-[šu₂-nu al]-me ak-šu-du | |
| Frgm._I | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-di a-na-ku a-na⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | {uru}e-le-en-zi-[aš₂ ...] | |
| 3 | aṣ-bat-ma ⸢BAD₃⸣ x [...] | |
| Frgm._J | ||
| 1 | [...] SAG ⸢mul-mul⸣-[li ...] | |
| 2 | [... i]-na ⸢ME₃⸣ EDIN [...] | |
| 3 | [...]-ma uš-[te]-še-ru ḫar-[ra-nu ...] | |
| Frgm._K | ||
| 1 | [... {lu₂}MAŠ].MAŠ {lu₂}A.ZU {lu₂}da-⸢gil₂⸣ MUŠEN [...] | |
| 2 | [...] {lu₂}NAGAR {lu₂}KU₃.DIM₂ {lu₂}SIMUG {lu₂}[...] | |
| 3 | [...] ši-pir {lu₂}UŠ.BAR-u₂-tu mu-⸢du⸣-u₂ [...] | |
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