Sargon II 092 (Q006573)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006573 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; unlocated |
| 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/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | Sargon (II), k[ing ...], nešakku-priest of the god Aššur, [just] shepherd [...] king [...], governor (appointed) by the gods Nabû and Marduk, whom [(...)] the great gods appointed to [...] ... and [...] ..., I — |
| Obverse [3:8] 44–88 | The temple of the gods Nabû (and) Marduk that had previously been built opposite the new gate facing north, became dilapidated and Adad-nārārī (III), son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of Assyria [(...), a prince who pr]eceded me, (re)built (it). The foundations of this temple were not made strong and its foundation wall was not fixed like bedrock. Seventy-five years elapsed and it became old and dilapidated (lit.: “dilapidated and old”). In order not to change its location (and) to build (it) beside the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, I requested the command of the god Na[bû (...)], my lord, and by means of the diviner’s bowl he answered me with (his) firm approval not to change its location. Then, from its foundations to its crenellations, I completely (re)constructed the temple of the gods Nabû and Marduk, my lords, (that) had been built beside the temple of the goddess Ištar of Nineveh, and I set my clay sikkatu-cones (in place). |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | For the sake of my life, the well-being of my offspring, the overthrow of my enemies, the success of the harvest of Assyria, (and) the well-being of Assyria [(...)] I (re)built (this temple). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}LUGAL-GI.NA ⸢LUGAL⸣ [...] x NU.EŠ₃ {d}a-šur | |
| 2 | SIPA [ke-e-nu ...] ⸢UŠ⸣ MAN [...] GIR₃.NITA₂ {d}AG u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 3 | ša a-na x [...]-⸢e⸣-ti ⸢u₃⸣ [...] x-⸢a/e⸣-ti ib-bu-u₂-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-na-ku-ma | |
| 4 | E₂ {d}AG {d}AMAR.UTU ša₂ ina tar-ṣi KA₂.GAL GIBIL-ti ma-ḫi-rat {im}SI.SA₂ i-na pa-na ep-šu₂ e-na-aḫ-ma | |
| 5 | {m}{d}IŠKUR-ne₂-ra-ri DUMU {m}{d}UTU-ši-{d}IŠKUR LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} [(...) NUN a]-lik pa-ni-ia e-pu-uš | |
| 6 | ša E₂ ša₂-a-tu šur-šu₂-šu₂ ul dun-nu-nu-ma SUḪUŠ-su ki-i ki-ṣir KUR-i ul re-ti 75.AM₃ MU.AN.NA.MEŠ im-la-a-ma an-ḫu-ta u₃ la-bi-ru-ta il-lik-ma | |
| 7 | aš₂-šu₂ NU KUR₂ KI.TUŠ-šu₂ i-na ṭe-eḫ E₂ {d}INANNA ša {uru}NINA{ki} e-pe-šu₂ pi-i {d}⸢AG⸣ [(...)] ⸢be⸣-li₂-ia a-šal-ma an-nu-um ke-nu-um ša NU KUR₂ KI.TUŠ-šu₂ i-na ma-kal-ti {lu₂}ḪAL-ti i-pu-la-an-ni-ma | |
| 8 | E₂ {d}AG u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU EN.MEŠ-ia i-na ṭe-eḫ E₂ {d}INANNA ša {uru}NINA{ki} e-pu-šu ul-tu uš-še-e-šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ar-ṣi-ip u₂-šak-lil u₃ {dug}si₂-ka₄-a-ti aš₂-kun | |
| 9 | a-na TI.LA-ia šul₃-mu NUMUN-ia sa₃-kap {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia SI.SA₂ BURU₁₄ KUR aš-šur{ki} šul₃-⸢mu⸣ KUR aš-šur{ki} [(...)] e-pu-uš |
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