Names

  • Esarhaddon 129

Numbers

  • Q003358
  • Esarhaddon 129

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  • cylinder
  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Written ca. 680-669
  • Nippur
  • Royal Inscription
  • Esarhaddon

Sources

IMG [EX001] CBS 02350

  [EX002] HS 1956

  [EX003] IM —

  [EX004] UM L-29-639 (PMA F29-06-397)

Esarhaddon 129

Obverse
11

[ana dEN.LÍL EN KUR.KUR] šá la in-nen-nu-ú -bit-su

(1) [For the god Enlil, lord of the lands], whose comma[nd] cannot be revoked, [... who]se utterance [cannot be reject]ed, [...] gods ... [...] ... ruler [...] ... [...] the great lord, his lord:

22

[x x x ša la -tam]-sa?-ku ṣi-it pi-i-šú

33

[...] x DINGIR.MEŠ šu-ta-x [(...)] x-su

44

[...] šá? la? [(...)] x ma-al-ku

55

[...] DU

66

[...] EN GAL-i EN-šú

77

[mAN.ŠÁR-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL-ú LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠÚ LUGAL KUR--šur.KI LUGAL kib]-rat er-bet-ti

(7) [Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of] the four [quar]ters (of the world), [governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, selected by the steadfast hea]rt of the god Enlil; [who from his childhood trusted in the gods Aššur, Enlil, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Na], Nergal, and the (other) great gods, [his lords, (who) allowed] him [to attain his desire]; (the one who) recognized their power, [(the one)] over whom [(the gods) extended] their eternal protection [in order to appease their divine heart(s) and set their mind(s) at rest; (the one who) by the might of the gods Aššur, Enlil, Bēl (Marduk), and the Son-of-Bēl (Nabû), the gods], his helpers, ruled over all lands and [made all rulers submissive] to him; [the one who (re)constructed the temple of the god Aššur, renovated Ekur, (re)built E]sagil and Babylon, [completed the sanctuaries and cult cente]rs, (and) (re)confirmed (their) sattukku offerings; [the king during the days of whose reign the great lord, the god Marduk], became reconciled [to] Babylon (and again) took up his residence [in Esagil, his palace]; (the one who) made [the god Great-Anu] enter [into his city Dēr and] his [temple] Edimgalkalama (“House, Great Bond of the Land”) and [had (him) sit upon (his)] eternal [dais; (the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the plundered gods of the lands, returned them] from Assyria [to their (proper) places, and] (re)confirmed their income; [wise prince, expert who knows every craft, who constantly established appropriate procedures] in the great cult centers [(and) has] purification rites [perform]ed correctly; [son of Sennacherib, king of the world (and) king of Assyria]; descendant of Sargon (II), king of Assyria, [governor of Babylon, (and) king of the land of Sumer] and Akkad; [descendant of the eter]nal line [of Bēl-bā]ni, son of Adasi, [k]ing of Assyria; precious [scion of Baltil (Aššur)], (one of) [roya]l lineage (and) ancient stock

88

[GÌR.NÍTA TIN.TIR.KI LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri u URI.KI i-tu-ut kun lìb]-bi dEN.LÍL

99

[šá ul-tu ṣe-ḫe-ri-šú ana AN.ŠÁR dEN.LÍL d30 dUTU dIŠKUR dAMAR.UTU d]AG dU.GUR u DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ

1010

[EN.MEŠ-šú it-tak-lu-ú-ma ni-iz-mat-su ú-šak-šid]- i-mu-ru da-na-an-šú-un

1111

[a-na nu-uḫ-ḫu lìb-bi DINGIR-ti-šú-nu u nu-up-pu- ka-bat-ti-šú-nu] GIŠ.MI-šú-nu da-ru-ú

1212

[it-ru]-ṣu UGU-šú

1313

[ina e-muq AN.ŠÁR dEN.LÍL dEN u DUMU dEN DINGIR.MEŠ] ti-ik-li-šú kul-lat KUR.KUR i--lu-ma

1414

[gi-mir ma-li-ku ú-šak-ni]-šu še-pu--šú

1515

[ba-nu-ú É AN.ŠÁR mu-ud-diš é-kur e-piš é]-sag-íl u TIN.TIR.KI

1616

[mu-šak-lil -re-e-ti u ma-ḫa]-zu mu-kin sat-tuk-ku

1717

[LUGAL šá i-na UD.MEŠ BALA-šú EN GAL-ú dAMAR.UTU ana] TIN.TIR.KI sa-li-mu ir-šu-ú1

1818

[ina é-sag-íl É.GAL-šú] ir-mu-ú šu-bat-su

1919

[da-num-GAL-ú ana URU-šú BÀD.AN.KI u É]-šú é-dim-gal-kalam-ma ú-še-rib-ú-ma

2020

[ú-še-ši-bu pa-rak] da-ra-a-ti

2121

[DINGIR.MEŠ KUR.KUR šal-lu-tu šu-kut-ta-šú-nu ud-diš]-ma ul-tu -reb KUR--šur.KI2

2222

[a-na áš-ri-šú-nu ú-ter-šú-nu-ti-ma ú]-kin-nu is-qu--šú-un

2323

[NUN en-qu it-pe-šu ḫa-sis kal šip-ri šá] ina ma-ḫa-zu GAL.MEŠ

2424

[si-ma-a-ti -tak-ka-nu -te]-ši-ru šu-luḫ-ḫu

2525

[DUMU md30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba LUGAL ŠÚ LUGAL KUR--šur].KI DUMU mLUGAL-GIN LUGAL KUR--šur.KI

2626

[GÌR.NÍTA TIN.TIR.KI LUGAL KUR-šu-me-ri] ù URI.KI-i

2727

[li-ip-li-pi da]-ru-ú šá [mdEN-ba]-ni DUMU ma-da-si LUGAL KUR--šur.KI

2828

[NUNUZ bal-til].KI šu-qu-ru NUMUN [LUGAL-ú]-tu ki-sít-ti ṣa-a-[ti]

2929

[i-nu]-šu šá é-kur É dEN.LÍL EN KUR.KUR EN-ia šá LUGAL ma-ḫar i-pu-[šu]3

(29) [At that] time, Ekur (“House, Mountain”), the temple of the god En[li]l, lord of the lands, my lord, which a previous king had [built], became [ol]d and [its] walls [buckl]ed. [I sou]ght [its (original) emplacement], removed its dilapidated parts, (and) surveyed its (entire) foundation. I [completely] (re)bu[ilt (it)] with the work of the god Kulla according to [its ancien]t spe[cifications (and) raised its top (as high) as a mountain.]

3030

[la]-ba-riš? il-lik-ma i-[qu-(ú)]-pu É.GAR₈.MEŠ-[šú]

3131

[áš-ra-ti-šú áš]-te--e ma-qit-ta-šú as-suḫ te-me-en-šú ú-ṣab-bi-ma ki-ma? si?-[ma-ti-šú]

3232

[la-bi-ra-(a)]-ti ina ši-pir dkulla ar-[ṣip ú-šak-lil ki-ma KUR-i re-ši-šú ul-li]

3333

[(ana šat-ti?) dEN].LÍL DINGIR tu-kul-ti-ia ep-še-[ti-ia ḫa-diš lip-pa-lis-ma a-mat SIG₅--ia liš-šá-kin šap-tuš-šú]

(33) [(On account of this), may the god Enl]il, the god who helps me, [look upon my] wo[rks with pleasure and may a good word for me be set upon his lips! May he determine as my fate a] long [life], fullness of old age, [good health, and happiness!]

3434

[TIN UD.MEŠ] .MEŠ še--e lit-tu-tu [DÙG-ub UZU u ḫu-ud lìb-bi li-šim ši-ma-a-ti]

3535

[ma-ti-ma i-na aḫ]-rat UD.MEŠ NUN EGIR-ú šá x [...]

(35) [If at any time in the] future, [during the days of the reign] of some future ruler, [this temple falls into disrepair and] becomes [dilapidat]ed, [may (that ruler) seek out its (original) emplacem[ent (and) repair] its dilapidated parts! [May he anoint an inscri]ption written in my name with oil, make an [of]fering, (and) [set (it) back] in [its] place! [The gods will (then) hear his prayers. He will lengthen (his) day]s (and) enlarge (his) fam[ily].

3636

[(...) ma-qit]-ti i-raš-šu-ú áš-ra-[ti-šú liš-te-]-e ma-qit-ta-šú? lik?-[šìr]

3737

[MU.SAR]-ú ši-ṭir MU-ia Ì?.GIŠ? [lip-šu- UDU].SÍSKUR BAL- ina áš-ri-[šú ...]

3838

[...] x [... UD].MEŠ ú-rap-pa-áš kim-[ti šá MU.SAR-ú]

(38b) [(But as for) the one who by some crafty devi]ce destroys [an inscription written in my name] or cha[nges] its position, [may the god Enlil (...) glare] at him [angrily] and determine a bad fate [for him! May he make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the land] and have no pity on him!

3939

[ši-ṭir MU-ia ina ši-pir ni-kil]-ti ib-ba-tu lu-ú a-šar-šú ú-nak-[ka-ru]

4040

[dEN.LÍL (...) ag-giš lik-kil]-me-šú-ma ši-mat ḪUL-tim li-šim-[šú]

4141

[MU-šú (u) NUMUN-šú ina KUR li-ḫal]-liq?-ma a-a ir-ši-šú re-e-[mu]

1has sa-li-me.

2The term šukuttu (AHw p. 1267a “Schmuckausstattung”; CAD Š/III pp. 237–239 “jewelry”), loosely translated here “splendid appearance,” refers to the richly decorated statues of the gods; see Lambert, AfO 18 (1957–58) p. 399 and Lipiński, UF 5 (1973) pp. 203–204. Instead of restoring “[(the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the plundered gods of the lands, returned them] from Assyria [to ...]” (following text no. 128 line 11) the passage may read “[(the one who) restored the splendid appearance of the great gods who had rushed to Assyria, returned them] from Assyria [to ...]” (following text no. 133 lines 22–23); however, there does not appear to be sufficient room for the latter restoration.

3Following Borger, Asarh. p. 71, commentary, it is possible that the beginning of the line should be restored to read [i-nu-šu pa-rak]-ku šá é-kur (“[At that time, the sanctu]ary of Ekur”) or [i-nu-šu šub]-tu šá é-kur (“[At that time, the abo]de of Ekur”).


Created by Erle Leichty, Grant Frame, and the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project, 2011. Lemmatized by Jamie Novotny, 2010. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/ribo/Q003358/.

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