Sennacherib 228
Obverse | ||
Fragment A | Fragment A | |
(Frgm._A) | ||
Frgm._A 11 | i-na u₄-[mi?]-⸢im?-ma?⸣ [...] | (Frgm._A 1) At tha[t t]ime [... I marched] quick[ly] to Babylon [and ...], the king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), who [...] |
Frgm._A 22 | ||
Frgm._A 33 | LUGAL KUR.kár-d⸢dun⸣-ìa-áš ša [...] | |
Fragment B | Fragment B | |
(Frgm._B) | ||
Frgm._B 11 | [...] ⸢ti ik?-šu?-du? a⸣-[x x] x x a x [...] | (Frgm._B 1) [...] 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 ...] |
Frgm._B 22 | [... šu]-ú mdAMAR.[UTU-IBILA]-SUM.⸢NA⸣ [...] | |
Frgm._B 33 | [... a-lak ger-ri-ia iš]-me-ma ḫat-tu ⸢ù⸣ [pu]-luḫ-[tu im-qut-su? ...]1 | |
Fragment C | Fragment C | |
(Frgm._C) | ||
Frgm._C 11 | [...] x KÁ.⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ-šú | (Frgm._C 1) [...] his city gates [...] Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan) [...] I brought out [... from] that [...] and I counted (them) as booty. |
Frgm._C 22 | [...] mdAMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA | |
Frgm._C 33 | [...] šu-a-tú ú-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu | |
Fragment D | Fragment D | |
(Frgm._D) | ||
Frgm._D 11 | [... NA₄] ⸢a⸣-qar-tu ú-nu-⸢ut⸣ x x [...] | (Frgm._D 1) I brought out [...] precious [stones], utensils of ... [...] attendants, male singers, [...] and [I counted (them) as] booty. [...] |
Frgm._D 22 | [...] ⸢LÚ⸣.man-za-az pa-ni ⸢LÚ⸣.NAR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
Frgm._D 33 | [...] x ⸢ú⸣-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-[tiš am-nu ...] | |
Fragment E | Fragment E | |
(Frgm._E) | ||
Frgm._E 11 | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣-šú ⸢GIŠ.GIGIR⸣.MEŠ-šú [...] | (Frgm._E 1) [...] his [...]s, his chariots [...], the utensils of [his] pal[ace, ...] inside Bab[ylon ...] |
Frgm._E 22 | ||
Frgm._E 33 | [...] i-na ⸢qé⸣-reb KÁ.[DINGIR.RA.KI ...] | |
Fragment F | Fragment F | |
(Frgm._F) | ||
Frgm._F 11 | [i-na 2-e ger-ri-ia d]aš-⸢šur⸣ be-⸢lí⸣ [ú-tak]-⸢kil-an⸣-[ni-ma] | (Frgm._F 1) [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. |
Frgm._F 22 | ||
Frgm._F 33 | [ša ul-tu ul-la a-na LUGAL.MEŠ] AD.MEŠ-ia la [kit-nu]-uš lu [al-lik]3 | |
Fragment G | Fragment G | |
(Frgm._G) | ||
Frgm._G 11 | [...] ⸢ANŠE⸣.NUN.NA.MEŠ ANŠE.⸢MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ⸣ ù | (Frgm._G 1) [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. |
Frgm._G 22 | ||
Frgm._G 33 | [ù URU.MEŠ-(ni)-šú-nu TUR.MEŠ ša] ⸢ni⸣-ba la i-šu-ú ⸢ap-pul aq-qur⸣4 | |
Fragment H | Fragment H | |
(Frgm._H) | ||
Frgm._H 11 | ⸢gim⸣-[ri KUR]-šú DAGAL-⸢ti⸣ [...]-ma GIM im-ba-⸢ri⸣ [as-ḫu-up URU].mar-ú-biš-ti | (Frgm._H 1) [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. |
Frgm._H 22 | URU.[ak-ku]-ud-du ⸢URU⸣.[É?-m?bar?]-ra-a šá ku-tal KUR-[i? URU.MEŠ-(ni)] É LUGAL-ti-[šu] | |
Frgm._H 33 | a-[di 34] ⸢URU.MEŠ⸣ [TUR.MEŠ] šá li-me-ti-[šú-nu al]-me ak-šu-du5 | |
Fragment I | Fragment I | |
(Frgm._I) | ||
Frgm._I 11 | (Frgm._I 1) Until I [...] ... [...] the city Elenzi[aš ...] I took hold of and the wall [...] | |
Frgm._I 22 | URU.e-le-en-zi-[áš ...] | |
Frgm._I 33 | ||
Fragment J | Fragment J | |
(Frgm._J) | ||
Frgm._J 11 | [...] SAG ⸢mul-mul⸣-[li ...] | (Frgm._J 1) [...] a[r]ro[w ... i]n a pitched battle [...] and they took the direct ro[ad ...] |
Frgm._J 22 | ||
Frgm._J 33 | [...]-ma uš-[te]-še-ru ḫar-[ra-nu ...] | |
Fragment K | Fragment K | |
(Frgm._K) | ||
Frgm._K 11 | [... LÚ?.MAŠ?].MAŠ? LÚ.A.ZU LÚ.da-⸢gíl⸣ MUŠEN [...] | (Frgm._K 1) [... the exorc]ist, the physician, the auger, [...], the carpenter, the silversmith, the smith, the [...] the work of the weaving craft, the expert [...] |
Frgm._K 22 | ||
Frgm._K 33 | [...] ši-pir LÚ.UŠ.BAR-ú-tu mu-⸢du⸣-ú [...] |
1If text block nos. 56+ belongs to the bottom course of blocks in the first column of the inscription(s), then this fragment is followed by block no. 124, the first stone of the second column of inscription(s). That block probably reads: a-na šu-[zu-ub na-piš-ti-šú e-diš ip-par-šid a-na É.GAL-šú] / e-ru-⸢um⸣-[ma ...] “in order to s[ave his (own) life, he (Marduk-apla-iddina), fled alone]. I entered [his palace and ...].”
2la [kit-nu]-uš “[had] not [submit]ted”: This may be an error for la [kit-nu]-šu.
3Block nos. 3 and 70 contain text that appears in the lacuna between Frgms. F and G. The text on block no. 3 reads: ar-[kab-ma GIŠ.GIGIR GÌR.II-ia i-na ti-ik-ka-a-te] / ⸢ú⸣-[šá-áš-ši ...] “I r[ode (on horseback) and] had [my personal chariot carried on (men’s) necks].” There is probably only one line missing between Fragment F and block no. 3. The text on block no. 70 reads: [... URU.ki-lam]-za-⸢aḫ⸣ [URU.ḫa-ar-diš-pi URU.É-mku-bat-ti URU.MEŠ-ni-šú-nu É BÀD].MEŠ-[(ni) dan-nu-ti al-me KUR-ud UN.MEŠ ANŠE].KUR.⸢RA⸣.[MEŠ ...] “[... I surrounded (and) conquered the cities Bīt-Kilam]zaḫ, [Ḫardišpu, (and) Bīt-Kubatti, their fortified wal]led [cities. (I brought out from them) people, ho]rs[es, ...].” The last line of block no. 70 is likely immediately followed by the first line of Fragment G.
4The translation assumes that ú-še-me kar-meš “I turned into ruins” appeared at the very beginning of the now-lost line that immediately followed Frgm. G line 3.
5The translation assumes that ap-pul aq-qur ina dGIŠ.BAR aq-mu “I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire” appeared at the very beginning of the now-lost line that immediately followed Frgm. H line 3.
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/Q004033/.