Sennacherib 154
| Obverse | ||
| oo | Lacuna | |
| o 1'1' | [...] x x [...] | (1') [...] ... [...] who before [...] ... seas [..., who] does not have a ri[v]al [in ...] lands, ... [...] who loves justice, goes to the aid of the weak, [...] ... [... the bridle that co]ntrols the insubmissive, (and) the one who strikes [enemies] with lightning, [...] whose dominion is more praised, the builder of [Assyria, ... the one who destroys] its settlements, the one who has canals dug, the one who op[ens up streams, ..., the one who establishes abun]dance and plenty ... [...] Assyria [...] |
| o 2'2' | [...] ⸢šá⸣ pa-⸢an⸣ [x x] x x ⸢ta-ma-a-ti⸣ [...] | |
| o 3'3' | [... ša ina ...] ma-ta-a-ti ma-[ḫi]-ra la i-šu-ú x [...] | |
| o 4'4' | ||
| o 5'5' | [...]-dun-ni zaq-ru ú-[...] | |
| o 6'6' | [... rap-pu la]-⸢ʾi⸣-iṭ la ma-gi-ri mu-šab-ri-qu [za-ma-a-ni] | |
| o 7'7' | [...] x nu-ʾu-da-at be-lut-su e-piš KUR [aš-šur.KI] | |
| o 8'8' | [... mu-ab-bit] da-ád-me-šú mu-šaḫ-⸢ru⸣-ú ÍD.MEŠ pe-[tu-u miṭ-ra-a-ti]2 | |
| o 9'9' | [... šá-kin nu]-⸢uḫ⸣-šú ù ṭuḫ-⸢du⸣ [x] x x x [...] | |
| o 10'10' | ||
| o 11'11' | [...] x [...] | |
| Lacuna | ||
| Reverse | ||
| rr | Lacuna | |
| r 1'1' | [...] x x [...] | (r 1') [...] ... [...] Its [(sluice) gate] was not open[ed through the work of human hands. According to the heart’s desire of the gods, I made (it) gurgle with water. After I inspect]ed [the canal] and made sure [its construction was performed correctly, I offered pure] sacrifices [of fattened oxen (and) an abun]dance [of sheep to the great gods, who march at my side (and) who make my reign secure. I clo]thed [those men who dug out this canal with linen garments (and) garments with multi-colored trim, (and) I placed gold rings (and) gold pectorals on th]em. |
| r 2'2' | ||
| r 3'3' | [bi-bil lìb-bi DINGIR.MEŠ ú-šaḫ-bab ma-a-me iš-tu ÍD ap-pal]-⸢su⸣-ma uš-te-⸢eš⸣-[še-ra ši-pir-šá] | |
| r 4'4' | [a-na DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-lik i-di-ia mu-kin-nu BALA-ia GU₄.MEŠ NIGA.MEŠ UDU.MEŠ du-uš]-⸢šú-ti⸣ UDU.SISKUR.MEŠ [eb-bé-ti] | |
| r 5'5' | [lu aq-qí LÚ.ERIM.MEŠ šu-nu-ti ša ÍD šu-a-tu iḫ-ru-ú TÚG.GADA TÚG.MEŠ bir-me ú-ḫal]-lip-šú-nu-ti [ḪAR.MEŠ] | |
| r 6'6' | [KÙ.GI GABA.MEŠ KÙ.GI áš-kun-šú]-⸢nu⸣-ti ina x [...] | |
| r 7'7' | [...] x [...] | |
| Lacuna |
1Cf., for example, text no. 22 i 5–6, which adds e-piš ú-sa-a-ti “who renders assistance” after ra-ʾi-im mi-šá-ri “who loves justice.”
2da-ád-me-šú “its settlements”: Possibly an error for da-ád-me-šú-nu “their settlements”; cf. text no. 166 line 6 and text no. 168 line 11.
3These lines duplicate text no. 223 lines 31–34; see the on-page notes to that text for comments.
Created by A. Kirk Grayson, Jamie Novotny, and the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project, 2014. Lemmatized by Jamie Novotny, 2013. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/rinap/Q003959/.