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&Q003492 = Sennacherib 18 #project: rinap/rinap3 #atf: use unicode #atf: lang akk #atf: use math #atf: use legacy #atf: use legacy #link: source rinap/sources:P399282 = BM 127845 + BM 127996 + BM 128228 + BM 128265 (+) A 08134 + A 16918 (+) BM 127903 + BM 128297 (+) BM 127914 (+) BM 127932 + BM 128076 + BM 128292 + BM 128333 + BM 134432 + K 11406 (+) BM 128229 + BM 128237 (+) BM 134475 (+) BM 134476 (+) BM 134490 #link: source rinap/sources:P450363 = BM — @column 1 $ (Lacuna) 1'. ⸢mi⸣-[gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ na-ṣir kit-ti]^101^ #lem: migir[favourite]N; ilāni[god]N; rabûti[great]AJ; nāṣir[guard]N; kitti[truth]N #note: ^101^ @notelabel{i 1–iv 10} These lines generally duplicate text no. 16 i 1–v 16 and text no. 17 i 1–iv 44, apart from orthographic variants; see the on-page notes of those texts for comments. 2'. ra-[ʾi-im mi-šá-ri e-piš ú-sa-a-ti] #lem: rāʾimu[one who loves]N$rāʾim; mīšari[justice]N; ēpiš[doer]N; ūsu[straight path//good practice]N$ūsāti 3'. a-⸢lik⸣ [tap-pu-ut a-ki-i] #lem: āliku[goer]N$ālik; tappûtu[common cause//assistance]N$tappût; akû[weak one]N$akî 4'. sa-ḫi-[ru dam-qa-a-ti] #lem: sāhiru[turning//searcher]N$; damqāti[good thing(s)]N 5'. eṭ-lum ⸢gít⸣-[ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du] #lem: eṭlum[young man]N; gitmālu[perfect]AJ$gitmalum; zikaru[male]N; qardu[valiant]AJ 6'. a-šá-red [kal mal-ki] #lem: ašarēd[first and foremost one]N; kal[all]N; malkī[ruler]N 7'. rap-pu la-⸢ʾi⸣-[iṭ la ma-gi-ri] #lem: rappu[(neck) stock]N; lāʾiṭu[one who wraps itself around]N$lāʾiṭ; lā[not]MOD; māgiri[submissive one]N 8'. mu-šab-⸢ri⸣-[qu za-ma-a-ni] #lem: mušabriqu[one who strikes]N$; zāwiānu[enemy]N$zāmânī +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. x [... ša {m}{d}MUATI-EN-MU.MEŠ] #lem: u; u; ša[of]DET; Nabu-bel-šumati[delegate of Hararatu]PN$ 2''. {LÚ}qí-⸢pi⸣ [{URU}ḫa-ra-ra-ti KÙ.GI KÙ.BABBAR] #lem: qīpu[belieavable one//representative]N'N$qīpi; Hararate[]SN$Hararati; hurāṣu[gold]N; kaspu[silver]N 3''. {GIŠ}mu-suk-kan-⸢ni⸣ [GAL.MEŠ ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM.MAL.MEŠ] #lem: musukkannī[Dalbergia sissoo]N; rabûti[large]AJ; imērī[donkey]N; gammalī[camel]N 4''. GU₄.MEŠ ù ⸢ṣe⸣-[e-ni ta-mar-ta-šú] #lem: alpī[ox]N; u[and]CNJ; ṣēnī[sheep and goats]N; tāmartu[spectacle//audience-gift]N$tāmartašu 5''. ka-bit-tu am-⸢ḫur⸣ [ba-ḫu-la-ti {URU}ḫi-rim-me] #lem: kabittu[heavy]AJ; amhur[receive]V +.; bahūlātu[men]N$bahūlāti; Hirimmu[]SN$Hirimme 6''. {LÚ}KÚR ak-ṣi i-na ⸢{GIŠ}TUKUL.MEŠ⸣ [ú-šam-qit-ma] #lem: nakru[enemy]N$nakri; akṣi[dangerous]AJ; ina[with]PRP; kakkī[weapon]N; maqātu[fall//cut down]V$ušamqitma 7''. e-du ul e-zib pag-⸢ri⸣-[šu-un] #lem: ēdu[single one]N; ul[not]MOD; ēzib[save]V; pagru[body//corpse]N$pagrīšun 8''. i-na ga-ši-ši a-lul-[ma] #lem: ina[on]PRP; gašīšu[stake]N$gašīšī; ālulma[hang up]V 9''. si-ḫir-ti URU ú-šal-me #lem: sihirtu[circumference//entirety]N$sihirti; āli[city]N; lawû[surround]V$ušalme 10''. na-gu-ú šu-a-tu a-na eš-šu-ti aṣ-bat #lem: nagû[region]N; šuātu[that]IP; ana[for]PRP; eššūti[newness]N; aṣbat[incorporate]V 11''. 1-en GU₄ 10 UDU.NÍTA.MEŠ 10 ANŠE GEŠTIN #lem: ištēn[one]NU; alpu[ox]N$; n; immeru[sheep]N$immerī; n; imēr[a unit of capacity]N; karānu[vine//wine]N$ 12''. 20 ANŠE ZÚ.LUM.MA re-še-te-šú a-na DINGIR.MEŠ-ni #lem: n; imēr[a unit of capacity]N; suluppu[date]N$suluppī; rēštu[beginning//first fruits]N$rēšētešu; ana[to]PRP; ilāni[god]N 13''. KUR aš-šur{KI} EN.MEŠ-ia ú-kin dà-ri-šam #lem: māt[land]N; Aššur[Assyria]GN; bēlīya[lord]N; ukīn[establish firmly]V; dārišam[for ever]AV +. $ ruling 14''. i-na 2-e ger-ri-ia {d}aš-šur be-lí #lem: ina[during]PRP; šanû[second]AJ$šanê; gerriya[campaign]N; Aššur[1]DN; bēlu[lord]N$bēlī 15''. ú-tak-kil-an-ni-ma a-na KUR {LÚ}kaš-ši-i #lem: takālu[trust//entrust]V$utakkilannima; ana[to]PRP; māt[land]; Kaššu[Kassite]EN$Kašši 16''. ù KUR {LÚ}ia-su-bi-gal-la-a-a #lem: u[and]CNJ; māt[land]; Yasubigallayu[Yasubigallian]EN$Yasubigallaya 17''. ša ul-tu ul-la a-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni #lem: ša[who]REL; ultu[from]PRP; ulla[earliest times]AV; ana[to]PRP; šarrāni[king]N 18''. AD.MEŠ-ia la kit-nu-šú lu al-lik #lem: abbīya[ancestor]N; lā[not]MOD; kitnušū[submissive]AJ; lū[may]MOD; allik[go]V 19''. qé-reb ḫur-šá-a-ni zaq-ru-ti A.ŠÀ nam-ra-ṣi #lem: qereb[interior]N; huršānī[mountain(s)]N; zaqru[high]AJ$zaqrūti; eqlu[field//terrain]N$eqel; namrāṣi[hardship]N 20''. i-na ANŠE.KUR.RA ar-kab-ma {GIŠ}GIGIR GÌR.II-ia #lem: ina[in//on]PRP$; sisû[horse]N$sisî; rakābu[ride]V$arkabma; narkabtu[chariot]N$narkabat; šēpu[foot]N$šēpīya 21''. i-na ti-ik-ka-ti ú-šá-áš-ši #lem: ina[on]PRP; tikku[nape of the neck]N$tikkāti; ušašši[carry]V 22''. áš-ru šup-šu-qu i-na GÌR.II-ia #lem: ašru[place]N; šupšuqu[very laborious]AJ$; ina[on]PRP; šēpīya[foot]N 23''. ri-ma-niš at-tag-giš {URU}É-{m}ki-lam-za-aḫ #lem: rīmāniš[like a wild bull]AV; nagāšu[go to(wards)//wander about]V$attaggiš +.; Bit-Kilamzah[]SN$ 24''. {URU}ḫa-ar-diš-pi {URU}É-{m}ku-bat-ti #lem: Hardišpi[]SN$; Bit-Kubatti[]SN$ 25''. URU.MEŠ-ni-šú-nu É BÀD.MEŠ dan-nu-ti #lem: ālu[city]N$ālānišunu; bīt[house]N; dūru[(city) wall]N$dūrāni; dannūti[strong]AJ 26''. ⸢al⸣-me KUR-ud UN.MEŠ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ANŠE.KUNGA.⸢MEŠ⸣ #lem: alme[surround]V; akšud[conquer]V; nišī[people]N; sisê[horse]N; parê[mule]N 27''. [ANŠE].⸢MEŠ⸣ GU₄.MEŠ ù ṣe-e-[ni] #lem: imērī[donkey]N; alpī[ox]N; u[and]CNJ; ṣēnī[sheep and goats]N 28''. [ul-tu] ⸢qer-bi⸣-šú-un ú-še-ṣa-⸢am⸣-[ma] #lem: ultu[from]PRP; qerbu[centre//interior]N$qerbišun; ušēṣâmma[bring out]V 29''. [šal-la-tiš] ⸢am⸣-nu ⸢ù⸣ [URU.MEŠ-šú-nu] #lem: šallatiš[as booty]AV; amnu[count]V; u[and]CNJ; ālānišunu[city]N 30''. [TUR.MEŠ ša ni]-ba la i-šu-ú ap-⸢pul⸣ [aq-qur] #lem: ṣehrūti[small]AJ; ša[that]REL; nība[number]N; lā[not]MOD; īšû[have]V; appul[demolish]V; aqqur[demolish]V 31''. [ú]-⸢še⸣-me kar-meš É EDIN ⸢kul⸣-[ta-ri] #lem: ušēme[make become]V; karmeš[into a ruin]AV; bīt[house]N; ṣēri[open country]N; kultārī[tent]N 32''. [mu]-šá-bi-šú-nu i-na {d}GIŠ.BAR ⸢aq⸣-[mu-ma] #lem: mūšabu[dwelling//residence]N$mūšabīšunu; ina[with]PRP; gīri[fire]N; qamû[burn (up)]V$aqmuma 33''. [di]-tal-liš ú-še-me ú-[ter-ma] #lem: ditalliš[into ashes]AV; ušēme[make become]V +.; utērma[do again]V 34''. [{URU}]É-{m}ki-lam-za-aḫ [šu-a-tu] #lem: Bit-Kilamzah[]SN$; šuātu[that]IP 35''. ⸢a⸣-na {URU}bir-tu-ti aṣ-bat UGU ⸢šá⸣ [u₄-um pa-ni] #lem: ana[for]PRP; birtūtu[function as fort]N$birtūti; aṣbat[incorporate]V; eli[over]PRP; ša[of]DET; ūmu[day]N$ūm; pāni[past]N 36''. BÀD.MEŠ-šú ú-dan-nin-ma [UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR] #lem: dūru[(city) wall]N$dūrānišu; udanninma[strengthen]V; nišī[people]N; mātāti[land]N 37''. ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia i-na lìb-[bi ú-še-šib] #lem: kišitti[conquest]N; qātīya[hand]N; ina[in]PRP; libbi[interior]N; ušēšib[settle]V 38''. UN.MEŠ KUR {LÚ}⸢kaš⸣-[ši-i]^138^ #lem: nišī[people]N; māt[land]; Kašši[Kassite]EN +. #note: ^138^ @notelabel{Lacuna after i 38´´} Based on parallels, the translation assumes that a now-missing line, probably i 40´´ or i 41´´, contained @akk{ul-tu qé-reb KUR-i ú-še-ri-dam-ma} “I brought down from the mountains.” @column 2 $ (Lacuna) 1'. [É ni-ṣir-ti]-šú ú-[maš-šir-ma]^201^ #lem: bīt[house]N; niṣirtu[treasure]N$niṣirtišu; umašširma[abandon]V #note: ^201^ @notelabel{Lacuna before ii 1´} Based on parallels, the translation assumes that the now-missing line immediately before ii 1´ contained @akk{URU.MEŠ-šú dan-nu-ti} “his fortified cities.” 2'. [a-na ru-qé-e]-ti in-na-bit ⸢gim-ri⸣ #lem: ana[to]PRP; rūqu[distant one//faraway place]N'N$rūqēti; innabit[run away]V; gimri[totality]N 3'. [KUR-šú DAGAL-tim ki]-⸢ma⸣ MURU₉ as-ḫu-up #lem: mātišu[land]N; rapaštim[wide]AJ; kīma[like]PRP; imbaru[fog]N$imbari; sahāpu[envelop]V$ashup 4'. [{URU}mar-ú]-⸢biš⸣-ti {URU}ak-ku-ud-du #lem: Marʾubišti[]SN$; Akkuddu[]SN$ 5'. [URU.MEŠ-ni É LUGAL]-ti-šú a-di 34 URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ #lem: ālāni[city]N; bīt[house]N; šarrūtišu[kingship]N; adi[with]PRP; n; ālāni[city]N; ṣehrūti[small]AJ 6'. [ša li-me-ti]-⸢šú⸣-nu al-me ak-šud{+ud} #lem: ša[that]REL; limētišunu[environs]N; alme[surround]V; kašādu[reach//conquer]V$akšud 7'. [ap-pul] ⸢aq⸣-qur i-na {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-mu #lem: appul[demolish]V; aqqur[demolish]V; ina[with]PRP; gīri[fire]N; aqmu[burn (up)]V +. 8'. [UN.MEŠ TUR GAL] NITA ù MUNUS ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ #lem: nišī[people]N; ṣeher[young one]N; rabi[old one]N; zikaru[male]N$zikar; u[and]CNJ; sinništu[woman//female]N'N$sinniš; sisê[horse]N 9'. [ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ] ⸢ANŠE⸣.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM.MAL.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ #lem: parê[mule]N; imērī[donkey]N; gammalī[camel]N; alpī[ox]N 10'. [ù ṣe]-⸢e⸣-ni a-na la mi-nam #lem: u[and]CNJ; ṣēnī[sheep and goats]N; ana[to]PRP; lā[not]MOD; mīnu[number]N$mīnam 11'. [áš-lu-lam]-⸢ma⸣ a-di la ba-ši-i #lem: ašlulamma[carry off]V; adi[to]PRP; lā[not]MOD; bašû[be//existing]V'N$bašî 12'. [ú-šá-lik-šu]-⸢ma⸣ ú-ṣa-aḫ-ḫir KUR-su #lem: alāku[go//make something become]V$ušālikšuma; ṣehēru[be(come) small//reduce]V$uṣahhir; māssu[land]N 13'. [{URU}ṣi-ṣi-ir]-tu [{URU}]ku-um-ma-aḫ-lum #lem: Ṣiṣṣirtu[]SN$; Kummahlum[]SN$ 14'. [URU.MEŠ-ni dan-nu]-⸢ti a-di⸣ URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ #lem: ālāni[city]N; dannūti[strong]AJ; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ṣehrūti[small]AJ 15'. [ša li-me-ti-šú-nu] {KUR}É-{m}ba-ar-ru-u #lem: ša[that]REL; limētišunu[environs]N; Bit-Barru[]SN$ 16'. [na-gu-ú] a-na gi-mir-ti-šú #lem: nagû[region]N; ana[to]PRP; gimirtu[totality]N$gimirtišu 17'. [ul-tu qé]-⸢reb⸣ KUR-šú ab-tuq-ma #lem: ultu[from]PRP; qereb[interior]N; mātišu[land]N; abtuqma[cut off]V 18'. [UGU mi-ṣir] ⸢KUR⸣ aš-šur{KI} ú-rad-di #lem: eli[to]PRP; miṣir[border]N; māt[land]; Aššur[Assyria]GN; uraddi[add]V +. 19'. [{URU}el-en-za-áš] ⸢a⸣-na URU LUGAL-ú-ti #lem: Elenzaš[]SN$; ana[for]PRP; āl[city]N; šarrūti[kingship]N 20'. [ù dan-na-at na]-⸢ge⸣-e šu-a-tú aṣ-bat-ma #lem: u[and]CNJ; dannatu[fortified (place)//fortress]N$dannat; nagê[region]N; šuātu[that]IP; aṣbatma[take]V 21'. [MU-šú maḫ-ra-a] ú-nak-kir-ma #lem: šumšu[name]N; mahrâ[former]AJ; nakāru[be(come) different//change]V$unakkirma 22'. [{URU}kar-{m}{d}EN.ZU]-⸢ŠEŠ⸣.MEŠ-eri-ba #lem: Kar-Sin-ahhe-eriba[Kar-Sennacherib]SN$Kar-Sin-ahhe-eriba 23'. [at-ta-bi ni-bit-su UN].MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-šit-ti [ŠU.II-ia] #lem: attabi[call]V; nibītsu[name]N; nišī[people]N; mātāti[land]N; kišitti[conquest]N; qātīya[hand]N 24'. [i-na lìb-bi ú-še]-šib i-na ŠU.II #lem: ina[in]PRP; libbi[interior]N; ušēšib[settle]V; ina[in]PRP; qātī[hand]N 25'. [{LÚ}šu-ut SAG-ia {LÚ}EN].⸢NAM⸣ {URU}ḫar-⸢ḫar⸣ #lem: šūt[who(m)]DET; rēšiya[head]N; bēlu[owner]N$bēl&pīhātu[governor]N$pīhāti; Harhar[]SN$ 26'. [am-nu-ma ú-rap]-⸢piš⸣ ma-a-[ti] #lem: manû[count//deliver]V$amnuma; urappiš[expand]V; mātu[land]N$mātī +. 27'. [i-na ta-a-a-ar]-ti-[ia] #lem: ina[during]PRP; tayyartu[return]N$tayyartiya 28'. [...] x x [...] #lem: u; u; u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. LUGAL ⸢{URU}is-qa-al⸣-[lu-na ša la ik-nu-šú]^201a^ #lem: šar[king]N; Isqaluna[Ashkelon]SN$Isqalluna; ša[who]REL; lā[not]MOD; kanāšu[bow down]V$iknušu #note: ^201a^ @notelabel{Lacuna before ii 1´´} The translation assumes that the now-missing line immediately before ii 1´´ contained @akk{ù {m}ṣi-id-qa-a} “Moreover, (as for) Ṣidqâ.” 2''. a-na ni-ri-ia [DINGIR.MEŠ É AD-šú šá-a-šú] #lem: ana[to]PRP; nīriya[yoke]N; ilāni[god]N; bīt[house]N; abišu[father]N; šâšu[him]IP 3''. DAM-su DUMU.MEŠ-šú DUMU.MUNUS.[MEŠ-šú ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šú] #lem: aššassu[wife]N; mārīšu[son]N; mārātišu[daughter]N; ahhīšu[brother]N 4''. NUMUN É AD-šú as-su-ḫa-⸢am⸣-[ma a-na KUR aš-šur{KI}] #lem: zēr[seed]N; bīt[house]N; abišu[father]N; nasāhu[tear out//remove]V$assuhamma; ana[to]PRP; māt[land]; Aššur[Assyria]GN 5''. ú-ra-áš-šú {m}LUGAL-lu-dà-⸢ri⸣ [DUMU {m}ru-kib-ti] #lem: warû[lead]V$ūrâššu +.; Šarru-lu-dari[king of Ashkelon]RN$; mār[son]N; Rukibtu[king of Ashkelon]RN$Rukibti 6''. LUGAL-šu-nu maḫ-ru-[ú UGU UN.MEŠ] #lem: šarru[king]N$šarrašunu; mahrû[former]AJ; eli[over]PRP; nišī[people]N 7''. {URU}is-qa-al-lu-[na áš-kun-ma] #lem: Isqaluna[Ashkelon]SN$Isqalluna; aškunma[place]V 8''. na-dan GUN kàd-re-[e be-lu-ti-ia] #lem: nadān[giving]'N; bilti[tribute]N; kadrê[present]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N 9''. e-mid-su-ma i-šá-[a-aṭ ab-šá-a-ni] #lem: emēdu[lean on//impose]V$ēmidsuma; šâṭu[pull]V$išâṭ; abšānī[yoke]N +. 10''. i-na me-ti-iq ⸢ger⸣-[ri-ia {URU}É-da-gan-na] #lem: ina[during]PRP; mētiq[course]N; gerriya[campaign]N; Bit-Daganna[]SN$Bit-Daganna 11''. {URU}ia-ap-pu-⸢ú⸣ [{URU}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa] #lem: Iappu[Joppa]SN$Iappu; Banayabarqa[]SN$ 12''. {URU}a-zu-ru [URU.MEŠ-ni ša {m}ṣi-id-qa-a] #lem: Azuru[]SN$; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; Ṣidqa[king of Ashkelon]RN$ 13''. ša a-na GÌR.II-⸢ia⸣ [ár-ḫiš la ik-nu-šú] #lem: ša[that]REL; ana[to]PRP; šēpīya[foot]N; arhiš[quickly]AV$; lā[not]MOD; kanāšu[bow down]V$iknušū 14''. al-me KUR-ud [áš-lu-la šal-la-su-un] #lem: alme[surround]V; akšud[conquer]V; ašlula[carry off]V; šallatu[plundered thing(s)//booty]N$šallassun +. 15''. {LÚ}GÌR.⸢NÍTA⸣.[MEŠ {LÚ}NUN.MEŠ ù UN.MEŠ {URU}am-qar-ru-na] #lem: šakkanakku[(military) governor]N$šakkanakkī; rubû[ruler//noble]N$rubê; u[and]CNJ; nišī[people]N; Amqarruna[Ekron]SN 16''. x [...] #lem: u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1'''. [{LÚ}EN {GIŠ}GIGIR.MEŠ ù DUMU.MEŠ] ⸢LUGAL {KUR}⸣mu-⸢ṣu⸣-[ra-a-a] #lem: bēlu[lord]N$bēl; narkabtu[chariot]N$narkabāti; u[and]CNJ; mārī[son]N; šar[king]N; Muṣurayu[of Egypt]EN$Muṣuraya 2'''. [a-di {LÚ}EN {GIŠ}GIGIR].⸢MEŠ ša⸣ LUGAL {KUR}me-luḫ-[ḫi] #lem: adi[with]PRP; bēlu[lord]N$bēl; narkabtu[chariot]N$narkabāti; ša[of]DET; šar[king]N; Meluhha[]GN$Meluhhi 3'''. [bal-ṭu-su-un i]-⸢na⸣ MURUB₄ tam-⸢ḫa-ri⸣ ik-šu-da ŠU.II-⸢a-a⸣ #lem: balṭūtu[state of being alive]N$balṭūssun; ina[in]PRP; qabal[centre]N; tamhāru[battle]N$tamhāri; ikšudā[capture]V; qātāya[hand]N +. @column 3 1. [{URU}al-ta-qu-u {URU}ta-am-na-a al-me KUR-ud áš-lu-la šal]-⸢la⸣-sún #lem: Altaqu[Eltekeh]SN$Altaqu; Tamna[]SN$; alme[surround]V; akšud[conquer]V; ašlula[carry off]V; šallatu[plundered thing(s)//booty]N$šallassun 2. [a-na {URU}am-qar-ru-na] ⸢aq⸣-rib-ma #lem: ana[to]PRP; Amqarruna[Ekron]SN; qerēbu[come close//approach]V$aqribma 3. [{LÚ}GÌR.NÍTA.MEŠ {LÚ}NUN.MEŠ] ⸢ša⸣ ḫi-iṭ-ṭu #lem: šakkanakku[(military) governor]N$šakkanakkī; rubû[ruler//noble]N$rubê; ša[who]REL; hiṭṭu[crime]N 4. [ú-šab-šu-ú a-duk-ma] i-na di-ma-a-ti #lem: ušabšû[bring into existence]V; dâku[kill]V$adūkma; ina[on]PRP; dimtu[tower]N$dimāti 5. [si-ḫir-ti URU a-lul] pag-ri-šú-un #lem: sihirtu[circumference//entirety]N$sihirti; āli[city]N; alālu[hang up]V$ālul; pagru[body//corpse]N$pagrīšun 6. [DUMU.MEŠ URU e-piš an]-⸢ni⸣ ù gíl-la-ti #lem: mārī[citizen]N; āli[city]N; ēpiš[doer]N; arnu[guilt]N$anni; u[and]CNJ; gillatu[sin]N$gillati 7. [a-na šal-la-ti am]-⸢nu⸣ si-it-tu-te-šú-nu #lem: ana[to//as]PRP$; šallatu[plundered thing(s)//booty]N$šallati; amnu[count]V; sittūtešunu[those remaining]N 8. [la ba-bil ḫi-ṭi-ti] ù gul-lul-ti #lem: lā[not]MOD; bābilu[one who carries]N$bābil; hiṭītu[shortfall//crime]N$hiṭīti; u[and]CNJ; gullultu[sin]N$gullulti 9. [ša a-ra-an-šú-nu la] ib-šu-ú #lem: ša[who]REL; arnu[guilt]N$aranšunu; lā[not]MOD; bašû[be//exist]V$ibšû 10. [uš-šur-šú-un aq-bi {m}pa-di]-⸢i⸣ LUGAL-šú-nu #lem: wašāru[sink down//release]V'N$uššuršun; aqbi[command]V +.; Padi[king of Ekron]RN$; šarru[king]N$šarrašunu 11. [ul-tu qé-reb {URU}ur-sa-li]-im-mu #lem: ultu[from]PRP; qereb[interior]N; Ursalimmu[Jerusalem]SN$Ursalimmu 12. [ú-še-ṣa-am-ma i-na {GIŠ}GU.ZA] ⸢be⸣-lu-ti #lem: ušēṣâmma[bring out]V; ina[in//on]PRP$; kussî[throne]N; bēlūtu[rule//lordship]N$bēlūti 13. [UGU-šú-un ú-še-šib-ma man-da]-at-⸢tu⸣ #lem: eli[over]PRP$elišun; ušēšibma[make sit]V; mandattu[payment]N 14. ⸢be⸣-[lu-ti-ia ú-kin ṣe-ru-uš-šú] #lem: bēlūtiya[lordship]N; ukīn[establish firmly]V; ṣēruššu[on]'PRP +. 15. ù ⸢{m}ḫa⸣-[za-qi-a-ú {KUR}ia-ú-da-a-a] #lem: u[and]CNJ; Hazaqi-Yau[Hezekiah, king of Judah]RN$Hazaqiyu; Yaudayu[of Judah]EN$Iaudaya 16. ša la ik-[nu-šu a-na ni-ri-ia] #lem: ša[who]REL; lā[not]MOD; kanāšu[bow down]V$iknušu; ana[to]PRP; nīriya[yoke]N 17. 46 URU.MEŠ-⸢šú⸣ [dan-nu-ti É BÀD.MEŠ] #lem: n; ālānišu[city]N; dannūti[strong]AJ; bīt[house]N; dūrāni[(city) wall]N 18. ù URU.MEŠ [TUR.MEŠ ša li-me-ti-šú-nu] #lem: u[and]CNJ; ālāni[city]N; ṣehrūti[small]AJ; ša[that]REL; limētišunu[environs]N 19. ša ni-ba ⸢la⸣ [i-šu-ú i-na šuk-bu-us] #lem: ša[that]REL; nība[number]N; lā[not]MOD; īšû[have]V; ina[through]PRP; kabāsu[tread//causing to be tread down]V'N$šukbus 20. a-ram-me [ù qit-ru-ub šu-pi-i] #lem: arammu[causeway]N$arammē; u[and]CNJ; qitrub[approach]'N; yašibu[battering-ram]N$šupî 21. mit-ḫu-⸢uṣ⸣ [zu-uk GÌR.II pil-ši nik-si] #lem: mahāṣu[beat//fighting]V'N$mithuṣ; zūku[infantry]N$zūk; šēpī[foot]N; pilši[breach]N; niksi[breach]N 22. ù ⸢kal⸣-[ban-na-te al-me KUR-ud] #lem: u[and]CNJ; kalbānātu[(a siege instrument)]N$kalbānāte; alme[surround]V; akšud[conquer]V 23. 2 ME LIM [1 ME 50 UN.MEŠ TUR GAL NITA ù MUNUS] #lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; līm[thousand]NU; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; nišī[people]N; ṣeher[young one]N; rabi[old one]N; zikar[male]N; u[and]CNJ; sinniš[female]N 24. ANŠE.KUR.⸢RA⸣.[MEŠ ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM.MAL.MEŠ] #lem: sisê[horse]N; parê[mule]N; imērī[donkey]N; gammalī[camel]N 25. GU₄.MEŠ [ù ṣe-e-ni ša la ni-bi] #lem: alpī[ox]N; u[and]CNJ; ṣēnī[sheep and goats]N; ša[that]REL; lā[not]MOD; nībi[number]N 26. ul-tu [qer-bi-šú-un ú-še-ṣa-am-ma] #lem: ultu[from]PRP; qerbišun[interior]N; ušēṣâmma[bring out]V 27. šal-la-[tiš am-nu šá-a-šú GIM MUŠEN qu-up-pi] #lem: šallatiš[as booty]AV; amnu[count]V +.; šâšu[him]IP; kīma[like]PRP; iṣṣūru[bird]N$iṣṣūr; quppu[box//cage]N$quppi 28. qé-⸢reb⸣ [{URU}ur-sa-li-im-mu URU LUGAL-ti-šú] #lem: qereb[interior]N; Ursalimmu[Jerusalem]SN$Ursalimmu; āl[city]N; šarrūtišu[kingship]N 29. e-[sír-šú {URU}ḪAL.ṢU.MEŠ UGU-šú ú-rak-kis-ma] #lem: esēru[enclose]V$ēsiršu; birāti[fortifications]N; elišu[against]PRP; urakkisma[construct]V 30. a-⸢ṣe⸣-[e KÁ.GAL URU-šú ú-ter-ra ik-ki-bu-uš] #lem: waṣû[go out//exiting]V'N$aṣê; abullu[gate//city gate]N$abul; ālišu[city]N; târu[turn//turn into]V$uterra; ikkibu[taboo]N$ikkibuš 31. ⸢URU⸣.[MEŠ-šú ša áš-lu-la ul-tu qé-reb KUR-šú]^331^ #lem: ālānišu[city]N; ša[that]REL; ašlula[plunder]V; ultu[from]PRP; qereb[interior]N; mātišu[land]N +. #note: ^331^ @notelabel{Lacuna after iii 31} Based on parallels, the translation assumes that the now-missing iii 32 began with @akk{ab-tuq-ma} “I detached and.” $ (Lacuna) 1'. [i-na 4-e ger-ri]-⸢ia⸣ {d}aš-šur be-lí #lem: ina[during]PRP; rebû[fourth]AJ$rebê; gerriya[campaign]N; Aššur[1]DN; bēlu[lord]N$bēlī 2'. [ú-tak-kil-an-ni]-⸢ma⸣ um-ma-na-ti-ia #lem: utakkilannima[entrust]V; ummānu[military force//troops]N$ummānātiya 3'. [gap-šá-te ad-ke]-ma a-na {KUR}É-{m}ia-kin₇ #lem: gapšu[arisen]AJ$gapšāte; adkema[muster]V; ana[to]PRP; Bit-Yakin[]GN$ 4'. [a-la-ku aq-bi] i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia #lem: alāku[go//marching]V'N$; aqbi[command]V; ina[during]PRP; mētiq[course]N; gerriya[campaign]N 5'. [ša {m}šu-zu-bi] ⸢{LÚ}⸣kal-dà-a-a a-šib qé-reb {ÍD}a-gam-me #lem: ša[of]DET; Šuzubu[Mušezib-Marduk, king of Babylon]RN$Šuzubi; Kaldayu[Chaldean]EN$Kaldaya; āšib[inhabitant]N; qereb[interior]N; agammu[marsh(es)]N$agammē 6'. [i-na {URU}bi]-⸢it⸣-tu-ú-tu áš-ta-kan BAD₅.BAD₅-šú #lem: ina[at]PRP; Bittutu[]SN$; aštakan[establish]V; dabdû[defeat]N$dabdâšu 7'. [šu-ú] ⸢ḫur⸣-ba-šú ta-ḫa-zi-ia UGU-⸢šú⸣ #lem: šū[he]IP; hurbāšu[frost//terror]N$; tāhāzu[battle]N$tāhāziya; elišu[over]PRP 8'. [im-qut]-⸢ma⸣ it-ru-ku lib-bu-⸢šú⸣ #lem: maqātu[fall]V$imqutma; tarāku[switch a whip//throb]V$itrukū; libbu[interior//heart]N$libbūšu 9'. [ki-ma] ⸢az⸣-za-ri e-diš ip-par-šid-ma #lem: kīma[like]PRP; azaru[lynx]N$azzari; ēdiš[alone]AV$; ipparšidma[escape]V 10'. [ul] ⸢in⸣-na-mir a-šar-šú pa-an ni-ri-ia #lem: ul[not]MOD; innamir[be seen]V; ašaršu[place]N +.; pān[front]N; nīriya[yoke]N 11'. [ú]-ter-ma a-na {KUR}É-{m}ia-kin₇ aṣ-ṣa-bat #lem: utērma[turn]; ana[to]PRP; Bit-Yakin[]GN$; aṣṣabat[take]V 12'. ⸢ḫar⸣-ra-nu šu-ú {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA #lem: harrānu[way]N; šū[he]IP; Marduk-apla-iddina[Merodach-baladan II, king of Babylon]RN$ 13'. [ša] ⸢i-na⸣ a-lak ger-ri-ia maḫ-re-e #lem: ša[who]REL; ina[during]PRP; alāku[go//course]V'N$alāk; gerriya[campaign]N; mahrê[former]AJ 14'. [BAD₅].⸢BAD₅-šú⸣ áš-ku-nu-ma ú-par-ri-ru el-lat-su #lem: dabdû[defeat]N$dabdâšu; šakānu[put//establish]V$aškunuma; uparriru[scatter]V; ellatsu[group (of soldiers)]N 15'. [ri]-gim {GIŠ}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia dan-nu-ti #lem: rigmu[voice//sound]N$rigim; kakkīya[weapon]N; dannūti[strong]AJ 16'. ⸢ù⸣ ti-ib ta-ḫa-zi-ia ez-zi #lem: u[and]CNJ; tīb[attack]N; tāhāzu[battle]N$tāhāziya; ezzi[furious]AJ 17'. [e]-⸢dur⸣-ma DINGIR.MEŠ ma-rak KUR-šú ina KI.TUŠ-šú-nu^317a^ #lem: adāru[be(come) afraid]V$ēdurma; ilāni[god]N; māraku[length//full extent]N$mārak; mātišu[land]N; ina[in//from]PRP$; šubtišunu[seat]N #note: ^317a^ @notelabel{iii 17´–18´} Text no. 15 exs. 2 and 11, text no. 16, and text no. 17 omit @akk{DINGIR.MEŠ ma-rak KUR-šú i-na KI.TUŠ-šú-nu id-ke-ma qé-reb {GIŠ}MÁ.MEŠ ú-šar-kib-ma} “he dislodged the gods of the (full) extent of his land from their abodes, and loaded (them) onto boats.” 18'. [id]-⸢ke⸣-ma qé-reb {GIŠ}MÁ.MEŠ ú-šar-kib-ma #lem: dekû[raise//remove]V$idkema; qereb[interior]N; eleppēti[ship]N; rakābu[ride//load onto a boat]V$ušarkibma 19'. [a-na {URU}]na-gi-ti-raq-qí ša MURUB₄ tam-tim #lem: ana[to]PRP; Nagite-raqqi[]SN$Nagiti-raqqi; ša[that]REL; qabal[centre]N; tâmtim[sea]N 20'. [iṣ-ṣu]-⸢riš⸣ ip-pa-riš ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šú NUMUN É AD-šú #lem: iṣṣūriš[like a bird]AV; naprušu[fly]V$ippariš; ahhīšu[brother]N; zēr[seed]N; bīt[house]N; abišu[father]N 21'. [ša ú-maš-ši]-ru a-ḫi tam-tim a-di si-it-ti #lem: ša[who]REL; wašāru[sink down//abandon]V$umašširu; ahi[shore]N; tâmtim[sea]N; adi[with]PRP; šittu[remnant]N$sitti 22'. [UN.MEŠ KUR]-⸢šú⸣ ul-tu {KUR}É-{m}ia-kin₇ #lem: nišī[people]N; mātišu[land]N; ultu[from]PRP; Bit-Yakin[]GN$ 23'. [qé-reb {ÍD}]⸢a⸣-gam-me u ap-pa-ra-a-ti #lem: qereb[interior]N; agammu[marsh(es)]N$agammē; u[and]CNJ; appāru[reed-bed]N$appārāti 24'. [ú-še-ṣa-am]-⸢ma⸣ šal-la-ti-iš am-nu #lem: ušēṣâmma[bring out]V; šallatiš[as booty]AV$; amnu[count]V +. 25'. [ú-ter-ma URU].⸢MEŠ⸣-šú ap-pul aq-qur #lem: utērma[do again]V; ālānišu[city]N; appul[demolish]V; aqqur[demolish]V 26'. [ú-še-me kar-meš] UGU EN sa-li-me-šú #lem: ušēme[make become]V; karmiš[into a ruin]AV$karmeš; eli[over]PRP; bēl[lord]N; salīmu[peace]N$salīmešu 27'. [LUGAL {KUR}ELAM.MA{KI} na-mur]-⸢ra⸣-tum at-bu-uk #lem: šar[king]N; Elamti[Elam]GN; namurratum[awe-inspiring radiance]N; tabāku[heap up//pour (out)]V$atbuk +. 28'. [i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia] {m}aš-šur-na-din-MU #lem: ina[during]PRP; tayyartiya[return]N; Aššur-nadin-šumi[son of Sennacherib and king of Babylon]RN$ 29'. [DUMU reš-tu-ú tar-bit] ⸢bir⸣-ki-ia #lem: māru[son]N; rēštû[first//firstborn]AJ$; tarbīt[product of]N; birku[knee]N$birkiya 30'. [i-na {GIŠ}GU.ZA be-lu-ti-šú ú]-⸢še⸣-šib-ma #lem: ina[on]PRP; kussî[throne]N; bēlūtišu[lordship]N; ušēšibma[make sit]V +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. [{URU}šá-ru-um {URU}e-za-ma {URU}]⸢kib⸣-šú ⸢{URU}⸣[ḫal-bu-da]^302b^ #lem: Šarum[]SN$; Ezama[]SN$; Kibšu[]SN$; Halbuda[]SN$ #note: ^302b^ @notelabel{Lacuna before iii 1´´} Based on parallels, the translation assumes that the now-missing line immediately before iii 1´´ contained @akk{i-na 5 ger-ri-ia ba-ḫu-la-te {URU}tu-mur-ri} “On my fifth campaign: The population of the cities Tumurrum.” 2''. [{URU}qu-u-a {URU}qa-na ša] ⸢GIM⸣ qin-⸢ni⸣ [TI₈{MUŠEN} a-šá-red] #lem: Qua[]SN$; Qana[]SN$; ša[whose]REL; kīma[like]PRP; qinnu[nest]N$qinni; erû[eagle]N$erî; ašarēd[first and foremost one]N 3''. [MUŠEN.ḪI.A ṣe-er zuq-ti {KUR}]ni-pur KUR-i mar-ṣi #lem: iṣṣūru[bird]N$iṣṣūrāti; ṣēr[on]'PRP; zuqtu[mountain peak]N$zuqti; Nipur[]GN$; šadî[mountain]N; marṣu[sick//difficult]AJ$marṣi 4''. [šu-bat-sún šit-ku-na-at-ma la] ⸢kit⸣-nu-šú a-na ni-ri #lem: šubtu[seat//dwelling]N$šubatsun; šitkunu[situated]AJ$šitkunatma; lā[not]MOD; kitnušū[submissive]AJ; ana[to]PRP; nīri[yoke]N 5''. [i-na GÌR.II {KUR}ni-pur ka-ra-ši] ⸢ú⸣-šá-⸢áš-kin-ma⸣ #lem: ina[at]PRP; šēpī[foot]N; Nipur[]GN$; karāšī[military camp]N; šakānu[put//have set up]V$ušaškinma +. 6''. [it-ti {LÚ}qur-bu-ti GÌR.II-ia] ⸢na⸣-as-⸢qu-ti⸣ #lem: itti[with]PRP; qurbūtu[closeness//bodyguard]N$qurbūti; šēpīya[foot]N; nasqūti[chosen]AJ 7''. [ù {LÚ}ERIM.MEŠ ta-ḫa-zi-ia la] ⸢ga⸣-me-⸢lu-ti⸣ #lem: u[and]CNJ; ṣābī[troops]N; tāhāziya[battle]N; lā[not]MOD; gāmilu[merciful]AJ$gāmelūti 8''. [a-na-ku GIM AM ek-di pa-nu-uš]-⸢šu⸣-un aṣ-⸢bat⸣ #lem: anāku[I]IP; kīma[like]PRP; rīmu[wild bull]N$rīmi; ekdu[wild]AJ$ekdi; pānu[front]N$pānuššun; aṣbat[take]V 9''. [...] x [...] #lem: u; u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1'''. x [...] #lem: u; u +. @column 4 1. ⸢i-na ŠU.SI.MEŠ ḫur⸣-šá-a-⸢ni⸣ [ar-de-šú-nu-ti-ma] #lem: ina[in]PRP; ubānu[finger]N$ubānāt; huršānī[mountain(s)]N; redû[accompany//lead]V$ardešunūtima 2. áš-ta-kan taḫ-ta-šú-un [URU.MEŠ-šú-nu KUR-ma] #lem: aštakan[establish]V; tahtâšun[defeat]N; ālānišunu[city]N; kašādu[reach//conquer]V$akšudma 3. áš-lu-la šal-la-su-un [ap-pul aq-qur] #lem: ašlula[carry off]V; šallassun[booty]N; appul[demolish]V; aqqur[demolish]V 4. i-na {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-mu [pa-an ni-ri-ia] #lem: ina[with]PRP; gīri[fire]N; aqmu[burn (up)]V +.; pān[front]N; nīriya[yoke]N 5. ú-ter-ma ṣe-er {m}[ma-ni-ia-e] #lem: utērma[turn]V; ṣēru[back//to]N'PRP$ṣēr; Maniye[king of Ukku]RN$Maniye 6. LUGAL {URU}uk-ki šad-⸢da⸣-[a-a-e la kan-še] #lem: šar[king]N; Ukku[]SN$Ukki; šaddûʾa[mountain-dweller]N$šaddâyē; lā[not]MOD; kanšu[submissive]AJ$kanše 7. aṣ-ṣa-bat ḫar-ra-nu [ur-ḫi la pe-tu-ti] #lem: aṣṣabat[take]V; harrānu[way]N; urhu[road]N$urhī; lā[not]MOD; petûti[open]AJ 8. ṭu-di pa-áš-qu-ti [ša la-pa-an KUR.MEŠ] #lem: ṭūdu[path]N$ṭūdī; pašqūti[difficult]AJ; ša[that]REL; lapāni[in front of//on account of]PRP$lapān; šadû[mountain]N$šadê 9. mar-ṣu-ti ul-la-⸢nu⸣-[ú-a qé-reb-šú-un] #lem: marṣūti[difficult]AJ; ullânūʾa[before]'PRP; qerebšun[interior]N 10. ma-am-⸢man la il⸣-[li-ku LUGAL.MEŠ pa-ni maḫ-ru-ti] #lem: mamman[somebody//anybody]XP$; lā[not]MOD; illikū[go]V; šarrāni[king]N; pāni[past]N; mahrūti[former]AJ +. $ (Lacuna) 1'. [...] x [...]^401a^ #lem: u; u; u #note: ^401a^ @notelabel{iv 1´–vi 15´} Reports of the sixth, seventh, and eighth campaigns, which are badly damaged in this inscription, duplicate those same passages in text no. 22 iv 32–vi 35, apart from orthographic variants; see the on-page notes of that text for comments. 2'. šum-man-nu ⸢ù⸣ [bi-re-tu AN.BAR ad-di-šu-ma] #lem: šummannu[halter]N$; u[and]CNJ; birētu[fetter]N; parzilli[iron]N; nadû[throw (down)//put someone (in fetters)]V$addišuma 3'. a-na KUR aš-šur{KI} [ú-ra-áš-šú LUGAL {KUR}ELAM.MA{KI}] #lem: ana[to]PRP; māt[land]; Aššur[Assyria]GN; warû[lead]V$ūrâššu; šar[king]N; Elamti[Elam]GN 4'. ša Á.II-šú is-ḫu-ru-[ma il-li-ku] #lem: ša[who]REL; idu[arm//side]N$idāšu; sahāru[go around//seek to help]V$ishuruma; illiku[go]V 5'. re-ṣu-su BAD₅.BAD₅-šú ⸢áš⸣-[kun ILLAT.MEŠ-šú] #lem: rēṣūtu[help//assistance]N$rēṣūssu; dabdâšu[defeat]N; aškun[establish]V; illatu[band//group (of soldiers) ]N$ellātišu 6'. ú-sap-pi-iḫ-ma ú-⸢par⸣-[ri-ir pu-ḫur-šú] #lem: sapāhu[scatter]V$usappihma; uparrir[scatter]V; puhru[assembly]N$puhuršu +. $ ruling 7'. i-na 7-e ger-ri-ia [{d}aš-šur be-lí] #lem: ina[during]PRP; sebû[seventh]AJ$sebê; gerriya[campaign]N; Aššur[1]DN; bēlī[lord]N 8'. ú-tak-kil-an-ni-ma a-⸢na⸣ [{KUR}e-lam-ti] #lem: utakkilannima[entrust]V; ana[to]PRP; Elamti[Elam]GN 9'. lu al-lik {URU}É-{m}ḫa-ʾi-i-⸢ri⸣ [{URU}ra-ṣa-a] #lem: lū[may]MOD; allik[go]V; Bit-Haʾiri[]SN$; Raṣa[]SN$ 10'. URU.MEŠ-ni ša mi-ṣir [KUR aš-šur{KI}] #lem: ālāni[city]N; ša[that]REL; miṣir[border]N; māt[land]; Aššur[Assyria]GN 11'. ša i-na tar-ṣi AD-ia e-[la-mu-ú] #lem: ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP; tarṣi[at the time of]N; abiya[ancestor]N; Elamu[Elamite]EN$Elamu 12'. e-ki-mu da-na-niš i-na [me-ti-iq] #lem: ekēmu[take away]V$ēkimū; danāniš[by force]AV$; ina[during]PRP; mētiq[course]N 13'. ger-ri-ia KUR-ud-ma áš-lu-la šal-la-sún #lem: gerriya[campaign]N; akšudma[conquer]V; ašlula[carry off]V; šallassun[booty]N 14'. {LÚ}ERIM.MEŠ šu-lu-ti-ia ú-še-rib #lem: ṣābī[troops]N; šūlūtu[(meaning unknown)//garrison?]N$šūlūtiya; erēbu[enter//bring in]V$ušērib 15'. qé-reb-šú-un a-na ⸢mi⸣-ṣir KUR aš-šur{KI} #lem: qerebšun[interior]N; ana[to]PRP; miṣir[border]N; māt[land]; Aššur[Assyria]GN 16'. ú-ter-ram-ma ŠU.II ⸢{LÚ}⸣GAL {URU}ḪAL.ṢU #lem: târu[turn//return]V$uterramma; qātī[hand]N; rabû[great one//chief]N'N$rab; birtu[fort]N$birti 17'. BÀD.DINGIR{KI} am-nu {URU}bu-bé-e #lem: Der[]SN$Deri; amnu[deliver]V +.; Bube[]SN$ 18'. {URU}dun-ni-{d}UTU {URU}É-{m}ri-si-ia #lem: Dunni-Šamaš[]SN$; Bit-Risiya[]SN$ 19'. {URU}É-aḫ-la-me-e {URU}du-ru #lem: Bit-Ahlame[]SN$; Duru[]SN$ 20'. {URU}dan-nat-{m}su-la-a-a {URU}ši-li-ib-tu #lem: Dannat-Sulaya[]SN$; Šilibtu[]SN$ 21'. {URU}É-{m}a-ṣu-si {URU}kar-{m}NUMUN-BA-šá #lem: Bit-Aṣusi[]SN$; Kar-Zera-iqiša[]SN$ 22'. {URU}É-{m}gi-iṣ-ṣi {URU}É-{m}kàt-pa-la-ni #lem: Bit-Giṣṣi[]SN$; Bit-Katpalani[]SN$ 23'. {URU}É-{m}im-bi-ia {URU}ḫa-ma-nu #lem: Bit-Imbiya[1]SN; Hamanu[]SN$ 24'. {URU}É-{m}ar-ra-bi {URU}bu-ru-tu #lem: Bit-Arrabi[]SN$; Burutu[]SN$ 25'. {URU}di-in-tu-ša-{m}su-la-a-a #lem: Dimtu-ša-Sulaya[]SN$Dintu-ša-Sulaya 26'. {URU}di-in-tu-ša-{m}{d}DUMU-É-KAR-ir #lem: Dimtu-ša-Mar-biti-eṭir[]SN$Dintu-ša-Mar-biti-eṭir 27'. {URU}ḫar-ri-áš-la-ke-e {URU}rab-ba-a-a #lem: Harri-ašlake[]SN$; Rabbaya[]SN$ 28'. {URU}ra-a-su {URU}ak-ka-ba-ri-na #lem: Rasu[]SN$; Akkabarina[]SN$ 29'. {URU}DU₆-{m}ú-ḫu-ri {URU}ḫa-am-ra-nu #lem: Til-Uhuri[]SN$; Hamranu[]SN$ 30'. {URU}na-di-tu a-di URU.MEŠ ša né-re-bi #lem: Naditu[]SN$ +.; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; nērebu[entrance//(mountain) pass]N$nērebi 31'. ša {URU}É-bu-na-ki {URU}DU₆-{d}ḫu-um-bi #lem: ša[of]DET; Bit-Bunaki[]SN$; Til-Humbi[]SN$ 32'. {URU}di-in-tu-ša-{m}du-me-DINGIR #lem: Dimtu-ša-Dume-ili[]SN$Dintu-ša-Dume-ili 33'. {URU}É-{m}ú-bi-ia {URU}bal-ti-li-šir #lem: Bit-Ubiya[]GN$; Balti-lišir[]SN$ 34'. [{URU}ta]-⸢qab⸣-li-šir {URU}ša-na-qi-da-ti #lem: Taqab-lišir[]SN$; Ša-naqidate[]SN$Ša-naqidati 35'. [{URU}ma-su-tú]-⸢šap⸣-li-⸢tú⸣ {URU}sa-ar-ḫu-de-ri #lem: Masutu-šapliti[]SN$Masutu-šaplitu; Sarhuderi[]SN$ 36'. [{URU}a-lum-ša-GAŠAN-É] ⸢{URU}⸣É-{m}PAP.⸢MEŠ-SUM.NA⸣ #lem: Alum-ša-Belet-biti[]SN$; Bit-Ahhe-iddina[]SN$ +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. [x] x [...] #lem: u; u; u 2''. iš-me-ma [ki-šit-ti URU.MEŠ-šú {m}NÍG.DU-{d}na-ḫu-un-du] #lem: išmema[hear]V; kišitti[conquest]N; ālānišu[city]N; Kudur-Nahundu[Kutur-Nahhunte, king of Elam]RN$ 3''. {LÚ}e-⸢la⸣-[mu-ú im-qut-su ḫat-tum] #lem: Elamu[Elamite]EN$Elamu; maqātu[fall]V$imqutsu; hattum[terror]N 4''. ⸢si-it-ti⸣ [URU.MEŠ-šú a-na dan-na-a-ti ú-še-rib] #lem: šittu[remnant]N$sitti; ālānišu[city]N; ana[for]PRP; dannatu[fortified (place)//fortress]N$dannāti; erēbu[enter//bring in]V$ušērib 5''. ⸢šu-ú {URU}ma⸣-[dak-ti URU LUGAL-ti-šú e-zib-ma] #lem: šū[he]IP; Madaktu[]SN$Madakti; āl[city]N; šarrūtišu[kingship]N; ezēbu[leave//abandon]V$ēzibma 6''. ⸢a⸣-na {URU}ḫa-i-⸢da⸣-[la ša qé-reb šad-di-i SÙ.MEŠ] #lem: ana[to]PRP; Haydala[]SN$; ša[that]REL; qereb[interior]N; šaddî[mountain]N; rūqu[distant]AJ$rūqūti 7''. ⸢iṣ⸣-ṣa-bat ⸢ḫar-ra-nu⸣ [a-na {URU}ma-dak-ti URU LUGAL-ti-šú] #lem:+ṣabātu[seize//take]V$iṣṣabat; harrānu[way]N +.; ana[to]PRP; Madaktu[]SN$Madakti; āl[city]N; šarrūtišu[kingship]N 8''. ⸢a⸣-la-ku ⸢aq-bi {ITI}tam⸣-[ḫi-ri EN.TE.NA dan-nu] #lem: alāku[marching]'N; aqbi[command]V; Tamhiru[]MN$Tamhiri; kuṣṣu[coldness]N; dannu[severe]AJ 9''. ⸢e⸣-ru-ba-am-⸢ma šá-mu⸣-[tum ma-at-tum ú-šá-az-ni-na] #lem: erēbu[enter]V$ērubamma; šamūtu[rain]N$šamūtum; mādu[many//much]AJ$mattum; zanānu[rain//make rain]V$ušaznina 10''. [ŠÈG.MEŠ]-šá ŠÈG.[MEŠ ù šal-gu ...] #lem: zunnu[rain]N$zunnīša; zunnī[rain]N; u[and]CNJ; šalgu[snow]N$; u 11''. [...] x [...] x [...]^411b^ #lem: u; u; u; u; u +. #note: ^411b^ @notelabel{iv 11´´} The translation assumes that @akk{a-du-ra} “I was afraid” is to be (partially or completely) restored in iv 11´´. $ (Lacuna) @column 5 $ (Lacuna) 1'. ⸢ša⸣ [dun-ni e-ri-ia-ti pa-an AN-e]^501a^ #lem: ša[of]DET; dunnu[power]N$dunni; eriyātu[cold weather]N$eriyāti; pān[surface]N; šamê[heaven]N #note: ^501a^ @notelabel{Lacuna before v 1´} Based on the report of the eighth campaign in text nos. 22 and 23, the translation assumes that the now-missing line(s) immediately before v 1´ contained @akk{SAḪAR.ḪI.A GÌR.II-šú-nu ki-ma MURU₉ kab-ti} “the dust of their feet (covered the wide heavens) like a heavy cloud.” 2'. rap-šu-⸢ti⸣ [ka-ti-im el-la-mu-ú-a] #lem: rapšu[wide//extensive]AJ$rapšūti; katmu[covered]AJ$katim; ellāmu-[before]PRP$ellāmūʾa 3'. i-na {URU}⸢ḫa⸣-[lu-le-e ša ki-šad {ÍD}IDIGNA] #lem: ina[at]PRP; Halule[]SN$; ša[that]REL; kišādu[neck//shore]N$kišād; Idiqlat[Tigris]WN 4'. šit-ku-nu ⸢si⸣-[dir-ta pa-an maš-qí-ia] #lem: šitkunu[situated]AJ; sidirtu[row//line of battle]N$sidirta; pān[front]N; mašqû[watering place]N$mašqîya 5'. ṣab-tu-ma [ú-šá-ʾa-lu {GIŠ}TUKUL.MEŠ-šú-un] #lem: ṣabtūma[drawn up]AJ; ušaʾʾalū[sharpen]V; kakkīšun[weapon]N +. 6'. a-na-[ku a-na] ⸢{d}aš-šur {d}30 {d}⸣[UTU {d}EN {d}MUATI] #lem: anāku[I]IP; ana[to]PRP; Aššur[1]DN; Sin[1]DN; Šamaš[1]DN; Bel[1]DN; Nabu[1]DN 7'. {d}⸢U⸣.[GUR {d}]⸢INANNA⸣ ša NINA{KI} {d}INANNA ⸢ša {URU}⸣[LÍMMU-DINGIR] #lem: Nergal[1]DN; Ištar[1]DN; ša[of]DET; Ninua[Nineveh]SN; Ištar[1]DN; ša[of]DET; Arba-il[Arbela]SN$Arba-ili 8'. ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ ti-ik-li-ia a-na ka-⸢šá⸣-[di] #lem: ilāni[god]N; tiklīya[help]N; ana[to]PRP; kašādi[conquering]'N 9'. {LÚ}KÚR dan-ni am-ḫur-šú-nu-ti-ma #lem: nakri[enemy]N; danni[strong]AJ; mahāru[face//appeal to]V$amhuršunūtima 10'. su-pe-e-a ur-ru-ḫi-iš iš-mu-ú #lem: supû[prayer]N$supêya; urruhiš[speedily]AV; išmû[hear]V 11'. il-li-ku re-ṣu-ti la-ab-biš #lem: illikū[go]V; rēṣūtu[help//assistance]N$rēṣūtī +.; lābiš[like a lion]AV$labbiš 12'. an-na-dir-ma at-tal-bi-šá si-ri-ia-am #lem: annadirma[become restless]V; labāšu[clothe oneself//put on (a garment)]V$attalbiša; siriyam[(coat of) armour]N 13'. ḫu-li-ia-am si-mat ṣi-il-te a-pi-⸢ra⸣ #lem: huliam[helmet]N$; simat[appropriate symbol]N; ṣīlte[combat]N; āpira[cover the head]V 14'. ra-šu-ú-a i-na {GIŠ}GIGIR ta-ḫa-zi-[ia] #lem: rēšu[head]N$rāšūʾa; ina[in]PRP; narkabat[chariot]N; tāhāziya[battle]N 15'. ṣir-ti sa-pi-na-at za-⸢ʾi⸣-[i-ri] #lem: ṣīrti[exalted]AJ; sāpinu[flattener]N$sāpinat; zāʾeru[enemy]N$zaʾiri 16'. i-na ug-gat lib-bi-ia ⸢ar⸣-[ta-kab ḫa-an-ṭiš] #lem: ina[in]PRP; uggat[anger]N; libbiya[heart]N; rakābu[ride]V$artakab; hamṭiš[quickly]AV$hanṭiš 17'. {GIŠ}PAN dan-na-tum ša {d}[aš-šur ú-šat-li-ma] #lem: qaštu[bow]N$; dannatum[strong]AJ; ša[that]REL; Aššur[1]DN; šutlumu[grant generously]V$ušatlima 18'. i-na ŠU.II-ia aṣ-bat {GIŠ}šil-⸢ta⸣-[ḫu pa-ri-iʾ] #lem: ina[in]PRP; qātīya[hand]N; aṣbat[take]V; šiltāhu[arrow]N; pāriʾu[one who cuts through]N$pāriʾ 19'. nap-šá-ti at-muḫ [rit-tu-u-a] #lem: napištu[throat//life]N$napšāti; atmuh[grasp]V; rittūʾa[hand]N +. 20'. ṣe-er gi-mir ⸢um⸣-ma-[na-ti na-ki-ri] #lem: ṣēr[to]'PRP; gimir[totality]N; ummānu[military force//troops]N$ummānāti; nakiri[enemy]N 21'. lem-nu-ti u₄-mì-⸢iš⸣ [ṣar]-⸢piš al⸣-[sa-a] #lem: lemnu[bad//evil]AJ$lemnūti; ūmiš[like a storm]AV$; ṣarpiš[loud and bitterly]AV; šasû[shout]V$alsâ 22'. GIM {d}IŠKUR áš-⸢gu-um⸣ i-na qí-bit {d}[aš-šur] #lem: kīma[like]PRP; Adad[1]DN; šagāmu[roar]V$ašgum; ina[at]PRP; qibīt[command]N; Aššur[1]DN 23'. EN GAL [EN-ia a]-⸢na⸣ šid-di u pu-⸢ti⸣ [GIM] #lem: bēli[lord]N; rabî[great]AJ; bēliya[lord]N; ana[to]PRP; šiddu[side]N$šiddi; u[and]CNJ; pūtu[forehead//side]N$pūti; kīma[like]PRP 24'. [ti-ib me-ḫe]-e šam-ri a-na {LÚ}KÚR [a-zi-iq] #lem: tīb[attack]N; mehê[storm]N; šamru[furious]AJ$šamri; ana[to]PRP; nakri[enemy]N; azīq[blow]V 25'. [i-na] ⸢{GIŠ}⸣TUKUL.MEŠ {d}aš-šur EN-⸢ia⸣ [ù] #lem: ina[with]PRP; kakkī[weapon]N; Aššur[1]DN; bēliya[lord]N; u[and]CNJ 26'. [ti-ib] ⸢ta⸣-ḫa-zi-ia ez-⸢zi⸣ [i-rat-su-un] #lem: tīb[attack]N; tāhāziya[battle]N; ezzi[furious]AJ; iratsun[breast]N 27'. [a]-⸢né⸣-eʾ-ma suḫ-ḫur-ta-šú-⸢nu⸣ #lem: nêʾu[turn back]V$anēʾma; suhhurtu[retreat]N$suhhurtašunu 28'. [áš-kun ERIM.ḪI.A na]-ki-ri i-na uṣ-ṣi #lem: aškun[establish]V; ummānu[military force//army]N$ummānāt; nakiri[enemy]N; ina[with]PRP; ūṣu[arrow]N$uṣṣī 29'. [mul-mul]-⸢li⸣ ú-šá-qir-⸢ma⸣ #lem: mulmullī[arrow]N; šaqāru[pierce]V$ušaqqirma 30'. [gim-ri ADDA.MEŠ-šú]-nu ú-pal-⸢li⸣-[šá]^530a^ #lem: gimri[totality]N; pagru[body]N$pagrīšunu; palāšu[pierce]V$upalliša #note: ^530a^ @notelabel{v 31´} @akk{UD-zi-zi-iš} “...”: The reading and meaning are unknown. See von Soden, AHw p. 1318 sub @i{tamzīziš} and CAD T p. 168 sub @i{tamziziš}. 31'. [UD-zi-zi-iš {m}{d}]⸢ḫu-um-ban-un⸣-[da-šá (...)]^531a^ #lem: u +.; Humban-undaša[Elamite commander]PN$; u #note: ^531a^ @notelabel{Lacuna after v 31´} Based on the report of the eighth campaign in text nos. 22 and 23, the translation assumes that a now-missing line after v 31´ (ca. six or seven lines later) contained @akk{ur-ru-ḫi-iš ú-pal-liq-šú-nu-ti-ma áš-ku-na taḫ-ta-šú-un} “I quickly slaughtered and defeated them.” $ (Lacuna) @column 6 1. [... ù-mun-ni-šú-nu] ⸢ú⸣-šar-da-a #lem: u; umunnû[blood]N$umunnîšunu; redû[accompany//make (a fluid) flow]V$ušardâ 2. [ṣe-er er-ṣe-ti šá]-⸢di⸣-il-ti #lem: ṣēr[on]'PRP; erṣetu[earth]N$erṣeti; šadlu[broad]AJ$šadilti 3. [...] (x) x x x #lem: u; u; u; u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1'. [...] x x [x (x)]^601a^ #lem: u; u; u; u; u #note: ^601a^ @notelabel{vi 1´} The translation assumes that @akk{x x [x (x)]} partially preserves @akk{sa-ap-sa-pa-te} “lips.” Too little is preserved of @i{x x} to positively identify the signs. 2'. [ú-na-kis-ma bal-ta-šú-un a-bu-ut ki-ma bi]-⸢ni⸣ qiš-še-⸢e⸣ #lem: nakāsu[cut//cut off]V$unakkisma; bāštu[dignity]N$baltašun; abātu[destroy]V$ābut; kīma[like]PRP; bīnu[son//sprout]N$bīnī; qiššû[cucumber]N$qiššê 3'. [si-ma-ni ú-na-kis] ⸢qa⸣-ti-šú-un #lem: simānu[(right) occasion//season]N$simāni; nakāsu[cut//cut off]V$unakkis; qātu[hand]N$qātīšun +. 4'. [ḪAR.MEŠ as-pi KÙ.GI] ⸢KI⸣.SAG eb-bi #lem: šawiru[ring]N$šemerī; waṣpu[sling]N$aspī; hurāṣi[gold]N; kaspi[silver]N; ebbi[pure]AJ 5'. [šá rit-ti-šú-nu am-ḫur i]-⸢na⸣ nam-ṣa-ri #lem: ša[of]DET; rittu[hand]N$rittīšunu; amhur[receive]V; ina[with]PRP; namṣāru[sword]N$namṣārī 6'. [zaq-tu-ti ḫu-ṣa-an-ni-šú-nu] ú-par-ri-iʾ #lem: zaqtu[pointed]AJ$zaqtūti; huṣannu[sash//belt]N$huṣannīšunu; parāʾu[cut through]V$uparriʾ 7'. [GÍR.MEŠ šib-bi KÙ.GI KÙ.BABBAR šá MURUB₄].MEŠ-šú-nu e-kim #lem: patru[knife]N$patrāt; šibbu[belt]N$šibbi; hurāṣi[gold]N; kaspi[silver]N; ša[of]DET; qablu[hips]N$qablīšunu; ekēmu[take away]V$ēkim +. 8'. [si-it-ti {LÚ}GAL.MEŠ-šú a]-⸢di⸣ {m}{d}MUATI-MU-GAR-un #lem: šittu[remnant]N$sitti; rabû[great one//noble]N'N$rabûtišu; adi[with]PRP; Nabu-šuma-iškun[son of Merodach-baladan II]RN$ 9'. [DUMU {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-IBILA-SUM.NA ša la]-pa-an MÈ-ia #lem: mār[son]N; Marduk-apla-iddina[Merodach-baladan II, king of Babylon]RN$; ša[who]REL; lapān[on account of]PRP; tāhāziya[battle]N 10'. [ip-la-ḫu id-ku-ú Á.II-šú]-⸢un⸣ bal-ṭu-su-un #lem: palāhu[be(come) afraid]V$iplahū; dekû[raise]V$idkû; idu[arm]N$idāšun; balṭūtu[state of being alive]N$balṭūssun 11'. [i-na MURUB₄ tam-ḫa-ri it-mu]-⸢ḫa⸣ ŠU.II-a-a #lem: ina[in]PRP; qabal[centre]N; tamhāru[battle]N$tamhāri; tamāhu[grasp]V$itmuhā; qātāya[hand]N +. 12'. [{GIŠ}GIGIR.MEŠ a-di ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-ši-na ša i]-⸢na⸣ qit-ru-ub #lem: narkabāti[chariot]N; adi[with]PRP; sisû[horse]N$sisêšina; ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP; qitrub[are close to each other]'N 13'. [ta-ḫa-zi dan-ni ra-ki-bu-šin] ⸢de⸣-ku-ma #lem: tāhāzi[battle]N; danni[strong]AJ; rākibu[rider]N$rākibūšin; dīku[killed]AJ$dēkūma 14'. [ù ši-na muš-šu-ra-ma ra-ma-nu]-⸢uš⸣-šin #lem: u[and]CNJ; šina[they]IP$; wuššuru[exempt//freed]AJ$muššurāma; ramānu[self]N$ramānuššin 15'. [it-ta-na-al-la-ka mit-ḫa-riš ú-ter]-⸢ra⸣ #lem: alāku[go//walk about]V$ittanallakā; mithāriš[altogether]AV; târu[turn//return]V$uterra +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. [...] URU x [x]^601b^ #lem: u; u; u; u #note: ^601b^ @notelabel{vi 1´´–viii 14´´´b} The building report of this inscription contains material borrowed from earlier inscriptions, especially text no. 16 and text no. 17, and material that was composed anew for inscriptions written in 693, 692, and 691. Because no intermediary editions of Sennacherib’s @i{res gestae} between text no. 17 and this inscription are known, it is difficult to trace the editorial history of the various passages of the building report; we assume that foundation inscriptions were written on octagonal clay prisms in 693 (eponymy of Iddin-aḫḫē, governor of the city Dūr-Šarrukīn; Sennacherib’s 12th regnal year) and 692 (eponymy of Zazāya, governor of the city Arpad; Sennacherib’s 13th regnal year). For some of the differences between this inscription and text no. 17, see the on-page notes below. Col. vi 1´´–48´´ are presently known only from this inscription. 2''. [... ša] ⸢ul?⸣-tu UD.MEŠ^602b^ #lem: u; ša[of]DET; ultu[from]PRP; ūmē[day]N #note: ^602b^ @notelabel{vi 2´´–6´´} Sennacherib complains in this passage about the small size of the former palace and the inferior workmanship of its structure. Cf. the earlier descriptions in text no. 16 v 71–78 and text no. 17 v 56b–63. The restorations in vi 5´´–6´´ are based on text no. 17 v 57–59. 3''. [SÙ.MEŠ ... ṣu-uḫ-ḫu]-⸢rat⸣ šu-bat-su #lem: rūqēti[distant]AJ; u; ṣuhhurat[very small]AJ; šubatsu[site]N 4''. [...] ša 3 ME 30^604b^ #lem: u; ša[that]REL; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n #note: ^604b^ @notelabel{vi 4´´–5´´} The longer side and shorter side of the former palace are 360 cubits and 95 cubits respectively in text no. 17 v 57–58. 5''. [i-na 1.KÙŠ UŠ x x x i]-⸢na⸣ 1.KÙŠ SAG.KI #lem: ina[by]PRP; ammatu[unit//a unit of length]N$ammati; šiddu[side]N$; u; u; u; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; pūtu[side]N 6''. [ma-ra-ku šit-ku-na-at-ma la] nu-ku-lat e-piš-taš #lem: māraku[length]N$; šitkunu[situated//established]AJ$šitkunatma; lā[not]MOD; nukkulu[skilfully made]AJ$nukkulat; epištu[deed//work]N$epištaš +. 7''. [... qa?]-⸢bal?⸣-ti URU ú-ṣu-ú^607b^ #lem: u; qabaltu[middle]N$qabalti; āli[city]N; waṣû[go out]V$ūṣû #note: ^607b^ @notelabel{vi 7´´} This line probably refers to the destructive waters of the Tebilti River. Cf. text no. 16 vi 11–19a and text no. 17 v 79–87, both of which describe the damaged caused by the Tebilti River immediately after the passage describing the former palace. 8''. [...]-x-du-ú? uš-še-šá #lem: u; uššēša[foundation]N 9''. [...] a-na ar-ke-e-šá #lem: u; ana[in]PRP; warkû[rear one//back]N'N$arkêša 10''. [...]-ú i-na ILLU-šá gap-ši^610b^ #lem: u; ina[during]PRP; mīlu[high water]N$mīliša; gapšu[arisen]AJ$gapši #note: ^610b^ @notelabel{vi 10´´} @akk{[...]-ú} “[...] ...”: R.C. Thompson restores @akk{[i-ba-ʾu]-ú} “had flowed” on analogy with Luckenbill, Senn. p. 99 line 47 (= text no. 3 line 47). @akk{ILLU-šá} “its flood”: The feminine possessive suffix (@i{-ša}) very probably refers to the Tebilti River, as the expression @i{ina mīlīša gapši} (“when its flood was in full spate”) occurs in passages concerning the destructive nature of that watercourse. 11''. [...] x x-tu UN.MEŠ a-šib #lem: u; u; u; nišī[people]N; āšib[inhabitant]N 12''. [...]-ḫu šat-⸢ti⸣-šam URU DINGIR.MEŠ #lem: u; šattišam[yearly]AV; ālu[city]N; ilāni[god]N 13''. [...] a-šar LUGAL.MEŠ-ni AD.MEŠ-ia #lem: u; ašar[place]N; šarrāni[king]N; abbīya[ancestor]N 14''. [GUN? mal-ki?] ⸢kib⸣-ra-a-ti im-⸢da⸣-na-ḫa-ru^614b^ #lem: bilat[tribute]N; malkī[ruler]N; kibrāti[quarter]N; mahāru[face//receive]V$imdanahharū #note: ^614b^ @notelabel{vi 14´´} The restoration at the beginning of the line is based on text no. 4 line 65. 15''. [qé-reb-šu ...] x gi-mir ad-na-a-ti^615b^ #lem: qerebšu[interior]N; u; u; gimir[totality]N; adnātu[world]N$adnāti #note: ^615b^ @notelabel{vi 15´´} @akk{qé-reb-šu} “wherein”: The restoration is based on text no. 4 line 65. @akk{[...] x} “[...] ...”: E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 96) tentatively suggests @akk{[... LUGAL? da-ád?]-⸢me⸣} “[... @i{king of the settlemen}]@i{ts of}.” 16''. [...]-⸢me?⸣ da-na-ni ša DINGIR.MEŠ #lem: u; danānu[power//might]N$danāni; ša[of]DET; ilāni[god]N 17''. [...] ⸢šug⸣-lu-du šat-ti-šam #lem: u; galātu[tremble//making frightening]V'N$šugludu; šattišam[yearly]AV 18''. [... a]-na qé-reb NINA{KI} #lem: u; ana[to]PRP; qereb[interior]N; Ninua[Nineveh]SN 19''. [URU? be-lu-ti-ia?] i-bab-ba-lu-ni man-da-ta-šú-nu^619b^ #lem: āl[city]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N; babālu[carry]V$ibabbalūni; maddattu[payment]N$mandattašunu #note: ^619b^ @notelabel{vi 19´´} Following E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 92), @akk{URU? be-lu-ti-ia?} “@i{my capital city}” is tentatively restored at the beginning of the line. 20''. [...] URU ṣe-eḫ-⸢ru⸣^620b^ #lem: u +.; ālu[city]N$; ṣehru[small]AJ #note: ^620b^ @notelabel{vi 20´´} Possibly restore @i{ka-bit-tu} “valuable” at the beginning of the line, as suggested by E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 92). 21''. [...] x pi-i [x x]-ki-šú #lem: u; u; u; u u; u 22''. [...]-⸢a⸣-ti URU ⸢ma⸣-lu-ú #lem: u; ālu[city]N$; malû[full]AJ 23''. [...] x.MEŠ šit-ku-na^623b^ #lem: u; u; šitkunā[situated]AJ #note: ^623b^ @notelabel{vi 23´´} @akk{x.MEŠ} “...”: @akk{A.MEŠ} “water” is possible. 24''. [... a-na a]-⸢tal⸣-lu-ki la ṭa-bu #lem: u; ana[to]PRP; alāku[go//passage]V'N$atalluki; lā[not]MOD; ṭābu[good]AJ$ 25''. [...]-mu-ú i-ta-at URU #lem: u; itât[side]N; āli[city]N 26''. [...] x-bu ù šá-am-mu #lem: u; u; u[and]CNJ; šammu[plant(s)]N$ 27''. [... ša ina la] ⸢ma⸣-a-me šu-lu-ka na-mu-ta^627b^ #lem: u; ša[that]REL; ina[through]PRP; lā[not]MOD; māmū[water]N$māmē; šūluku[brought to readiness//became something]AJ$šūlukā; namûtu[desolation//wasteland]N$namûta #note: ^627b^ @notelabel{vi 27´´–28´´} Cf. the Bavian Inscription lines 6–7 (Luckenbill, Senn. p. 79). 28''. [... šá]-ta-ta qé-e et-tu-tu^628b^ #lem: u; šatû[knotted//woven]AJ$šatâta; qû[flax//web]N$qê; ettūtu[spider]N$ #note: ^628b^ @notelabel{vi 28´´} An inscription preserved on K 19861, a small fragment of a clay tablet, has @akk{[... šá]-⸢ta⸣-at qé-e et-tu-tú [...]} “[... we]re woven over with spider webs [...].” For a transliteration of that fragment, see Frahm, Sanherib p. 96. 29''. [... i]-⸢na⸣ e-bi-ḫi rak-su-ma^629b^ #lem: u; ina[with]PRP; ebīhu[(a rope or girdle)//rope]N$ebīhi; raksu[tied]AJ$raksūma #note: ^629b^ @notelabel{vi 29´´} Cf. @akk{at-ta e-⸢bi-iḫ⸣-ka ina lìb-bi-šú-nu ta-rak-kas} “you will tie with your @i{rope} on them” in Parpola, SAA 1 p. 6 no. 1 lines 50–51. This appears to be an idiom. 30''. [...] ú-šu-zu i-ta-ti-šú #lem: u; ušuzzu[standing]AJ$; itû[boundary//side]N$itâtišu +. 31''. [...]-ṣa-bu la i-ba-šu-ú #lem: u; lā[not]MOD; bašû[be//exist]V$ibaššû 32''. [...] šab-bur-ti SAG URU #lem: u; šabburtu[broken up land//cultivated land]N$šabburti; rēšu[head//front end]N$rēš; āli[city]N 33''. [...] ⸢sa?⸣-ra-bu ù ṣu-mu #lem: u; šarbu[rainy season//cold]N$; u[and]CNJ; ṣūmu[thirst]N$ 34''. [...] ⸢ze⸣-ri pu-qut-tu #lem: u; zēru[seed(s)]N$zērī; puquttu[thorn]N$ 35''. [...] x-šá eṭ-lum #lem: u; u; eṭlum[young man]N 36''. [...] ⸢e⸣-lu-ú e-li-šá #lem: u; ēlû[elevate]V; eliša[over]PRP 37''. [... a]-⸢na⸣ maš-ti-ti-šú #lem: u; ana[for]PRP; maštītu[(allowance of) drink]N$maštītišu 38''. [...] ⸢ni⸣-iz-mat-su #lem: u; nizmatsu[desire]N +. 39''. [...] ša i-na #lem: u; ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP 40''. [...] x #lem: u; u 41''. [...] x #lem: u; u 42''. [...] #lem: u 43''. [...] UD #lem: u; u 44''. [...]-ú #lem: u 45''. [...] ⸢KUR⸣.MEŠ #lem: u; šadê[mountain]N 46''. [...] x-li #lem: u; u 47''. [... is?]-⸢pu⸣-nu #lem: u; ispunū[flatten]V 48''. [...]-⸢ú⸣ #lem: u +. $ (Lacuna) 1'''. ($traces$) [...] #lem: u 2'''. [...] ⸢AD⸣ [...] #lem: u; u; u 3'''. [x x]-ti-šú-un [... LUGAL.MEŠ-ni]^603c^ #lem: u; u; u; šarrāni[king]N #note: ^603c^ @notelabel{vi 3´´´b–11´´´} This passage is an expanded and reworked version of text no. 16 v 51–61 and text no. 17 v 34–47. 4'''. a-li-kut maḫ-⸢ri⸣ [AD.MEŠ-ia ša ul-tu u₄-me] #lem: āliku[goer]N$ālikūt; mahri[front]N; abbīya[ancestor]N; ša[who]REL; ultu[from]PRP; ūmu[day]N$ūmē 5'''. ul-lu-ti ul-⸢la⸣-[nu-ú-a be-lu-ut KUR aš-šur{KI}] #lem: ullû[that//distant]DP'AJ$ullûti; ullânu[there//before]AV'PRP$ullânūʾa; bēlūtu[rule//lordship]N$bēlūt; māt[land]N; Aššur[Assyria]GN 6'''. e-pu-šu-ma ú-[ma-ʾe-ru ba-ʾu-lat {d}EN.LÍL] #lem: ēpušuma[exercise]V; wâru[go (up to)//govern]V$umaʾʾerū; baʾūlātu[people//subjects]N$baʾūlāt; Enlil[1]DN 7'''. a-a-um-ma i-na [lìb-bi-šú-nu a-na e-peš?] #lem: ayyumma[any//whoever]XP$; ina[in]PRP; libbu[interior]N$libbišunu; ana[to]PRP; epēšu[do//building]V'N$epēš 8'''. É.GAL ṣi-ir-⸢ti⸣ [...] #lem: ēkalli[palace]N; ṣīru[exalted]AJ$ṣīrti; u 9'''. ù šum-⸢dul₆?⸣ [šu-bat URU ...]^609c^ #lem: u[and]CNJ; šadālu[be(come) wide//increasing]V'N$šumdul; šubtu[seat//site]N$šubat; ālu[city]N$āli; u #note: ^609c^ @notelabel{vi 9´´´–10´´´} E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 97) tentatively suggests @akk{[... šu-pu-uš? BÀD] ù šal-[ḫi-i ...]} “[... @i{to have} an inner wall] and oute[r wall @i{built}, ...].” 10'''. ù x [...] #lem: u[and]CNJ; u; u 11'''. ($traces$) [...]^611c^ #lem: u +. #note: ^611c^ @notelabel{vi 11´´´} Based on similar passages in text nos. 15, 16, and 17, the translation assumes that @akk{ú-zu-un-šu ul ib-ši-ma ul uš-ta-bil ka-ras-su} “(not one among them) had conceived of and put his mind towards” appeared in vi 11´´´ or in the now-missing vi 12´´´ or 13´´´. $ (Lacuna) @column 7 1. qaq-qa-ru at-⸢ru⸣ [...]^701^ #lem: qaqqaru[(plot of) ground]N; atru[additional]AJ; u #note: ^701^ @notelabel{vii 1–8a} This passage records the construction of the terrace and the layout of the palace, which is now said to be 900+ large cubits along its longer side. Cf. text no. 17 vi 11, where it is only 700 large cubits. At the end of vii 1, probably restore @i{lu aṣ-ba-ta} “@i{I took}”; cf. text no. 17 vi 4 and text no. 22 vi 47. 2. i-na UGU 3 ME [x x ina 1.KÙŠ UŠ]^702^ #lem: ina[on]PRP; muhhi[skull]N; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; u; u; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; šiddu[length]N$ #note: ^702^ @notelabel{vii 2} @akk{3 ME [x x]} “three hundred [and ...]”: Based on vi 4´´, E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 97) tentatively suggests @akk{3 ME [30]} “3[30].” Cf. text no. 17 v 91, where the length of the additional plot of land is @akk{3 ME 40} “340.” 3. [x] ⸢ME 80 i⸣-na 1.⸢KÙŠ⸣ [SAG.KI ...]^703^ #lem: u; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; pūtu[side]N$; u #note: ^703^ @notelabel{vii 3} @akk{[x] ⸢ME 80} “[...] hundred and eighty”: Cf. text no. 17 vi 91, where the width of the additional plot of land is @akk{2 ME 89} “289.” See also the discussion in Frahm, Sanherib p. 97. 4. [lu ú]-⸢rad⸣-di a-na ⸢9 ME⸣ [x x i-na 1.KÙŠ? GAL-ti? UŠ]^704^ #lem: lū[may]MOD; uraddi[add]V; ana[to]PRP; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; u; u; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabīti[large]AJ; šiddu[length]N$ #note: ^704^ @notelabel{vii 4} @akk{⸢9 ME⸣ [x x]} “nine hundred [and ...]”: The longer side of the palace is 700 large cubits in text no. 17 vi 11. 5. [ù x] ME 60 i-na 1.⸢KÙŠ⸣ [GAL-ti?]^705^ #lem: u[and]CNJ; u; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabīti[large]AJ #note: ^705^ @notelabel{vii 5} @akk{[x] ME 60} “[...] hundred and sixty”: The shorter side of the palace is 440 large cubits in text no. 17 vi 12 and thus @akk{x} may be read as 4. 6. [SAG.KI] ši-kit-ti É.[GAL ú-ter-ma šu-bat-sa uš-rab-bi] #lem: pūtu[side]N$; šikittu[form//layout]N$šikitti; ēkalli[palace]N; watāru[be(come) outsize//make bigger]V$ūterma; šubatsa[site]N; ušrabbi[enlarge]V 7. [1 ME] ⸢90⸣ ti-ib-ki a-na ⸢e⸣-[la-ni tam-la-a?] #lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; tibkī[course of bricks]N; ana[to]PRP; elēnu[above//upwards]AV$elāni; tamlâ[terrace]N 8. ⸢uš⸣-mal-li ṣe-ru-uš-šú [...]^708^ #lem: ušmalli[fill (up)]V; ṣēruššu[on]'PRP +.; u #note: ^708^ @notelabel{vii 8b–11a} This passage records the construction of the “Palace Without a Rival.” Because the passage is not attested elsewhere in the extant Sennacherib corpus, it is not certain if vii 11b–12a also deal with Sennacherib’s palace or another structure at Nineveh. See Frahm, Sanherib pp. 97–98 (the commentary to vii 11). 9. ša i-na kib-rat ar-ba-[ʾi ...]^709^ #lem: ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP; kibrāt[quarter]N; arbaʾu[four]NU$arbaʾi; u #note: ^709^ @notelabel{vii 9} E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 92) tentatively restores the end of the line as [@i{šānina}@sup{?} @i{lā}@sup{?} @i{īšû}@sup{?}] “[@i{does not have a rival}].” 10. a-na mu-šab be-lu-ti-[ia ina? MURUB₄? URU?]^710^ #lem: ana[for]PRP; mūšab[residence]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N; ina[in]PRP; qabal[centre]N; āli[city]N #note: ^710^ @notelabel{vii 10} The restoration follows E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 92). 11. ša NINA{KI} eš-šiš ab-ni [...]^711^ #lem: ša[of]DET; Ninua[Nineveh]SN; eššiš[anew]AV; abni[build]V +.; u #note: ^711^ @notelabel{vii 11b–16a} This passage describes work on another building/structure at Nineveh, possibly the citadel wall. Moreover, it is not certain if this passage begins after @i{ab-ni} “I built” in vii 11 or after @akk{uš-⸢rab⸣-[bi]} “I made larg[er]” in vii 12. See Frahm, Sanherib pp. 97–98 (the commentary to vii 11). 12. UGU ša u₄-um pa-ni uš-⸢rab⸣-[bi ...] #lem: eli[over]PRP; ša[of]DET; ūmu[day]N$ūm; pāni[past]N; ušrabbi[enlarge]V; u 13. ú-še-piš-ma ú-zaq-[qir ḫur-šá-niš] #lem: ušēpišma[build]V; uzaqqir[build (very) high]V; huršāniš[like a mountain]AV 14. še-ḫi-ni-tu-šú ša a-gúr-ri [...] #lem: šehinitu[(meaning unknown)]N$šehinitušu; ša[of]DET; agurrī[baked brick]N; u 15. i-na ši-pir {LÚ}ŠITIM.GAL-⸢le⸣-[e en-qu-ti] #lem: ina[through]PRP; šipir[craft]N; šitimgallu[master builder]N$šitimgallē; enqūti[wise]AJ 16. ú-še-piš nak-liš áš-šú ⸢i⸣-[na ŠÈG.MEŠ?]^716^ #lem: ušēpiš[build]V; nakliš[skilfully]AV +.; aššu[because]PRP; ina[in//through]PRP$; zunnu[rain]N$zunnī #note: ^716^ @notelabel{vii 16b–19a} The restorations follow E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 92). Cf. text no. 16 vi 49–52 and text no. 17 vi 7–10. 17. ù šal-gi uš-še-šú [la? e-né-ši?] #lem: u[and]CNJ; šalgu[snow]N$šalgī; uššēšu[foundation]N; lā[not]MOD; enēšu[be(come) weak//weakening]N$enēši 18. ki-su-šú i-na {NA₄}pi-i-[li GAL.MEŠ ú-še-pi-šá?] #lem: kisû[footing//area around base of building]N$kisûšu; ina[with]PRP; pīli[limestone]N; rabûti[large]AJ; epēšu[do//build]V$ušēpiša 19. ú-dan-nin šu-pu-uk-[šu 1 ME ina 1.KÙŠ GAL-tim]^719^ #lem: udannin[strengthen]V; šupku[foundation]N$šupukšu +.; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabītim[large]AJ #note: ^719^ @notelabel{vii 19–20} Text no. 38 lines 18–19 also record the widening of the moat to a width of 100 large cubits. The moat is clearly visible only on the north and east walls, about 80 m in front of the wall; it is 70 m wide and 10 m deep (after erosion). A relief from the South-West Palace (Layard, Discoveries p. 231) may show the southwestern corner of the wall with the moat. See Reade, RLA 9/5–6 (2000) p. 390 fig. 1 and p. 400 fig. 5. 20. ḫa-ri-ṣu-uš ⸢uš-rap-piš⸣ [...] #lem: harīṣu[(city) ditch//moat]N$harīṣuš; rapāšu[be(come) broad//expand]V$ušrappiš; u 21. ma-da-⸢x⸣ [...] #lem: u; u 22. x [...] #lem: u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1'. x x x x x ⸢ša BÀD?⸣-[šú GAL bàd-ní-gal-bi]-; #lem: u; u; u; u; u; ša[whose]REL; dūršu[(city) wall]N; rabî[great]AJ; Badnigalbilukurašušu[]ON$ 2'. -⸢lú⸣-kúr-ra-šú-šú du-ú-ru ⸢ša nam⸣-[ri-ru-šu]^702a^ #lem: u; dūru[(city) wall]N$; ša[whose]REL; namrīru[awe-inspiring radiance]N$namrīrušu #note: ^702a^ @notelabel{vii 1´–9´} This passage is an expanded version of text no. 16 vii 29b–33 and text no. 17 vii 65b–69. @akk{x x x x x} “...”: R.C. Thompson (Iraq 7 [1940] p. 90) suggests reading the signs as @akk{x-⸢su?⸣ uš-te-šib} “... I had installed.” In lieu of @akk{40 SIG₄ ... ḫur-šá-niš} “... 40 bricks thick ... as a mountain,” those earlier inscriptions have @akk{40 SIG₄ ú-kab-bir i-na 1 ME 80 ti-ib-ki ul-la-a re-ši-šu} “I made (it) 40 bricks thick. I raised its superstructure up 180 layers of brick.” 3'. na-ki-ri saḫ-pu ṣe-er {NA₄}pi-[i-li] #lem: nakiri[enemy]N; sahpu[overthrown//covered]AJ$sahpū; ṣēr[on]'PRP; pīli[limestone]N 4'. tem-me-en-šú ad-di-ma 40 SIG₄ i-na na-⸢al-ban⸣-[ia]^704a^ #lem: temmēnšu[foundation]N; addima[lay]V; n; libittu[mudbrick]N$; ina[according to]PRP; nalbanu[brick mould]N$nalbaniya #note: ^704a^ @notelabel{vii 4´–5´} @akk{i-na na-⸢al-ban⸣-[ia] GAL-i} “by [my] large brick mold”: This expression also occurs in text no. 34 lines 62–63. 5'. GAL-i ú-kab-bir-šú a-na e-liš a-di šap-la-[niš] #lem: rabî[large]AJ; kabāru[be(come) thick//make thick]V$ukabbiršu; ana[to]PRP; eliš[above]AV; adi[to]PRP; šaplāniš[underneath//below]AV$ 6'. na-bur-ri-šú a-na 39 SIG₄ ú-ter-[ma] #lem: naburrīšu[battlement(s)]N; ana[to]PRP; n; libittu[mudbrick]N; watāru[be(come) outsize//make bigger]V$ūterma 7'. i-na 3 UŠ 20 ti-ib-ki SIG₄ ša ši-zu-ú^707a^ #lem: ina[to]PRP; n; šūši[sixty]NU$šūš; n; tibkī[course of bricks]N; libittu[mudbrick]N; ša[of]DET; šizû[one-third cubit]N$ #note: ^707a^ @notelabel{vii 7´} Text no. 16 vii 33 and text no. 17 vii 69 record that the height of the wall was 180 (@akk{1 ME 80}) layers of brick. Moreover, nothing is said about the thickness of the brick layers in those inscriptions. 8'. mu-bu-šá e-la-niš a-di pa-ás-qí-šú re-ši-šú #lem: mūbû[thickness]N$mūbûša; elāniš[above]AV$; adi[to]PRP; pasqu[coping (of a wall)]N$pasqīšu; rēšīšu[summit]N 9'. ul-li-ma ú-zaq-qir-šú ḫur-šá-niš #lem: ullima[elevate]V; zaqāru[project//build (very) high]V$uzaqqiršu; huršāniš[like a mountain]AV +. 10'. a-na er-bet-ti šá-a-ri 18 KÁ.GAL.MEŠ^710a^ #lem: ana[to]PRP; erbe[four]NU$erbetti; šāru[wind]N$šārī; n; abullu[gate//city gate]N$abullāti #note: ^710a^ @notelabel{vii 10´–40´} Cf. text no. 15 vii 25–23´ and text no. 16 vii 34–69, which state that there were fourteen gates, and text no. 17 vii 70–viii 5, which records that Nineveh had fifteen gates. The lack of foundation inscriptions written on prisms in 693 and 692 prevents us from knowing exactly when Sennacherib built the three new gates mentioned in this inscription. For details, see the chart on p. 18. On the location of the gates, see in particular King, Cat. pp. xix–xxiv; Thompson, Arch. 79 (1929) pp. 111–113; Thompson, Iraq 7 (1940) pp. 91–93; Reade, RA 72 (1978) pp. 50–54; and Scott and MacGinnis, Iraq 52 (1990) pp. 63–68. 11'. pa-nu ù ar-ka i-na ṣi-li ki-lal-la-an #lem: pānu[forward]'AV; u[and]CNJ; arka[afterwards]AV; ina[on]PRP; ṣēlu[rib//side]N$ṣilī; kilallān[both]IP 12'. a-na e-re-bi ù a-ṣe-e ú-šap-ta-a #lem: ana[to]PRP; erēbi[entering]'N; u[and]CNJ; aṣê[exiting]'N; petû[open//have an opening made]V$ušaptâ 13'. qé-reb-šú {d}šár-ur₄ mu-šam-qit a-a-ab LUGAL^713a^ #lem: qerebšu[interior]N +.; Šarur[1]DN; mušamqit[one who overthrows]N; ayyāb[enemy]N; šarru[king]N$šarri #note: ^713a^ @notelabel{vii 13´b–14´a} Like text no. 16 vii 38–39, this inscription places the Ḫandūru Gate first. Cf. text no. 17 viii 3, where it is listed last, with the west-facing gates. 14'. KÁ.GAL ḫa-an-du-ri lil-bur ÉNSI {d}aš-šur^714a^ #lem: abul[city gate]N; handūru[spur?]N$handūri; lilbur[be(come) old]V; iššiakku[city-ruler]N$iššak; Aššur[1]DN #note: ^714a^ @notelabel{vii 14´b} @akk{lil-bur ÉNSI {d}aš-šur} “May the Vice-Regent of the God Aššur Endure”: The name of the gate is the same as text no. 15 vii 31 and text no. 16 vii 40; cf. text no. 17 vii 74, where the name of the gate is @akk{li-bur ÉNSI {d}aš-šur} “May the Vice-Regent of the God Aššur Stay in Good Health.” 15'. KÁ.GAL {d}aš-šur ša {URU}ŠÀ.URU sa-pi-in gi-mir na-ki-ri #lem: abul[city gate]N; Aššur[1]DN; ša[that]REL; Libbi-ali[Inner City]SN$Libbi-ali; sāpinu[flattener]N$sāpin; gimir[totality]N; nakiri[enemy]N 16'. KÁ.GAL {m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU ša {KUR}ḫal-zi #lem: abul[city gate]N; Sin-ahhe-eriba[Sennacherib, king of Assyria]RN; ša[that]REL; Halzu[]GN$Halzi 17'. {d}EN.LÍL mu-kin BALA-ia KÁ.GAL {d}UTU ša {KUR}ga-gal #lem: Enlil[1]DN; mukīn[one who firmly establishes]N; palêya[reign (of a king)]N; abul[city gate]N; Šamaš[1]DN; ša[that]REL; Gagal[]GN$ 18'. šá {m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU it-ti man-zal-ti e-req-qí #lem: ša[of]DET; Sin-ahhe-eriba[Sennacherib, king of Assyria]RN; itti[with]PRP; mazzaztu[position]N$manzalti; ereqqu[cart]N$ereqqi 19'. li-kun BALA-šú KÁ.GAL {d}NIN.LÍL ša {URU}⸢kar-{d}NIN⸣.LÍL^719a^ #lem: likūn[establish firmly]V; palâšu[reign (of a king)]N; abul[city gate]N; Mullissu[1]DN; ša[that]REL; Kar-Mullissi[]SN$ #note: ^719a^ @notelabel{vii 18´–19´} The name of the Mullissu Gate is @akk{{d}iš-tar za-nin-ki kur-bi} “O Ištar Bless Your Provider” in text no. 16 vii 46 and @akk{šá {m}{d}EN.ZU-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-eri-ba it-ti man-zal-ti e-req-qi kin-ni BALA-šú} “Make Sennacherib’s Dynasty as Firm as the Position of the Wagon Constellation!” in text no. 17 vii 78–79. 20'. mu-še-ṣa-at UZU ÁZAG KÁ.GAL muš-la-lum #lem: mušēṣû[drain//one who lets out]N$mušēṣât; šīru[flesh]N$šīr; asakku[(an evil demon)]N$asakki; abul[city gate]N; mušlālu[staircase(-gate)]N$mušlālum 21'. du-⸢muq {d}áš-na-an u {d}laḫar⸣ qé-reb-šá ka-a-a-an #lem: dumqu[goodness//the best of]N$dumuq; ašnan[grain]N$; u[and]CNJ; lahru[sheep]N$lahar; qerebša[interior]N; kayyān[constantly]'AV 22'. KÁ.GAL {URU}ši-ba-ni-⸢ba⸣ ba-bi-lat ḫi-ṣib ḫur-šá-a-ni #lem: abul[city gate]N; Šibaniba[]SN$; bābilu[one who carries]N$bābilat; hiṣib[yield]N; huršānī[mountain(s)]N 23'. KÁ.GAL {KUR}ḫa-láḫ-ḫi ŠU.NIGIN 8 KÁ.GAL.MEŠ {d}UTU.È #lem: abul[city gate]N; Halahhi[]GN$; naphar[total]N; n; abullāti[(city) gate]N; ṣītu[exit]N$ṣīt&šamšu[sun]N$šamši 24'. mé-eḫ-ret šu-ú-ti ⸢u⸣ šá-di-i az-ku-ra #lem: mehretu[opposite side//in front of]N'PRP$mehret; šūtu[south]N$šūti; u[and]CNJ; šadû[mountain//east]N$šadî; azkura[name]V 25'. ni-bit-si-in {d}IŠKUR šá-rik ḪÉ.GÁL a-na KUR #lem: nibītu[naming//name]N$nibītsin +.; Adad[1]DN; šārik[one who presents (gifts)]N; hengallu[plenty]N$hegalli; ana[to]PRP; māti[land]N 26'. ⸢KÁ.GAL⸣ {d}IŠKUR ša am-ba-si {d}⸢èr-ra⸣ mu-šam-qit #lem: abul[city gate]N; Adad[1]DN; ša[that]REL; ambassu[(game-)park]N$ambassi; Erra[]DN$; mušamqit[who overthrows]N 27'. a-a-bi-ia KÁ.GAL {d}U.GUR ša ⸢{URU}⸣[tar]-bi-ṣi^727a^ #lem: ayyābīya[enemy]N; abul[city gate]N; Nergal[1]DN; ša[that]REL; Tarbiṣi[1]SN #note: ^727a^ @notelabel{vii 26´b–27´} The name of the Nergal Gate is almost the same as it is in text no. 16 vii 57, which has @akk{{d}èr-ra mu-šam-qit a-a-bi} “The God Erra Is the One Who Cuts Down Enemies.” Cf. text no. 17 vii 89, where it is @akk{{d}èr-ra šá-a-giš za-ma-ni-ia} “The God Erra Is the One Who Slaughters Those Hostile to Me.” 28'. {d}ŠEŠ.KI-ru mu-kin a-ge-e ⸢be⸣-[lu]-⸢ti⸣-ia^728a^ #lem: Nannaru[]DN$; mukīn[one who firmly establishes]N; agê[crown]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N #note: ^728a^ @notelabel{vii 28´–29´a} The name of the Sîn Gate is @akk{{d}ŠEŠ.KI-ru na-ṣir AGA be-lu-te-ia} “The Divine Nannāru Is the One Who Protects My Lordly Crown” in text no. 17 vii 91. Cf. the former name of the gate in text no. 16 vii 59–60a: @akk{{d}IGI.SIG₇.SIG₇ mu-šam-me-eḫ ṣip-pa-a-te KÁ.GAL {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ} “‘The God Igisigsig Is the One Who Makes Orchards Flourish’: (this is) the Gate of the Gardens.” The old name was reused for the third gate from the north wall; see the on-page note to vii 31´–32´. 29'. KÁ.GAL {d}30 {d}é-a mu-še-šir kùp-[pi]-ia^729a^ #lem: abul[city gate]N; Sin[1]DN; Ea[1]DN; mušēšeru[one who puts in order]N$mušēšir; kuppu[cistern//water-source]N$kuppīya #note: ^729a^ @notelabel{vii 29´a} Cf. text no. 16 vii 60–62 and text no. 17 vii 92–93, which record the number of gates in the north wall after the Sîn Gate/Gate of the Gardens. This inscription combines the totals of the north and south walls; see vii 39´–40´. 30'. KÁ.GAL ma-as-qé-e li-bur e-pi-[(is?)]-⸢sa?⸣^730a^ #lem: abul[city gate]N; mašqû[watering place]N$masqê; bâru[appear//be firm]V$libūr; ēpišu[doer//builder]N$ēpissa #note: ^730a^ @notelabel{vii 30´b–31´} This inscription is the earliest known text mentioning the Step Gate of the Palace; it may have been first incorporated into the building report of inscriptions in either 693, 692, or 691. @akk{e-pi-[(is?)]-⸢sa?⸣} “@i{Its Buil}[@i{der}]”: The reading follows Frahm, Sanherib p. 93; B. Pongratz-Leisten (Ina Šulmi Īrub p. 213) reads the signs as @akk{e-pi-[is?]-su?} “@i{Its Buil}[@i{der}].” The traces of the last sign are too faint for any certain reading. 31'. muš-la-lum ša É.GAL {d}IGI.SIG₇.⸢SIG₇⸣^731a^ #lem: mušlālu[staircase(-gate)]N$mušlālum; !ša[of]DET; ēkalli[palace]N; Amurriqanu[]DN$ #note: ^731a^ @notelabel{vii 31´b–32´} The name was originally used for the westernmost gate in the northern wall; see text no. 16 vii 59–60a. Igisigsig (or Amurriqānu, “jaundice”) is the chief gardener of Anu. 32'. mu-šam-me-eḫ ṣip-pa-ti muš-la-lum ša {GIŠ}KIRI₆ #lem: mušammihu[one who makes something flourish]N$mušammeh; ṣippatu[fruit orchard]N$ṣippāti; mušlālu[staircase(-gate)]N$mušlālum; ša[of]DET; kirû[(fruit) plantation//orchard]N$kirî 33'. mu-še-ri-bat mi-šìr-ti da-ád-me #lem: mušēribu[one who brings in]N$mušēribat; miširtu[produce (of the sea and rivers)]N$miširti; dadmē[settlements]N 34'. KÁ.GAL ka-a-ri lu da-ri ba-nu-šá^734a^ #lem: abul[city gate]N; kāri[quay]N; lū[may]MOD; dāri[eternity]N; bānû[creator//builder]N$bānûša #note: ^734a^ @notelabel{vii 34´b–35´a} The gate associated with the armory in text no. 17 viii 2 is @akk{pa-qí-da-at ka-la-ma} “The One Who Regulates Everything.” Note that the Armory Gate is mentioned after the Desert Gate in that inscription; it is mentioned before it in this text. 35'. muš-la-lum É.GAL ma-šar-ti {d}a-nu-um^735a^ #lem: mušlālu[staircase(-gate)]N$mušlālum; ēkal[palace]N; māšarti[review]N; Anu[]DN$Anum #note: ^735a^ @notelabel{vii 35´b–36´} This inscription is the earliest known text mentioning the gate leading to the land Barḫalzi; it may have been first incorporated into the building report of inscriptions in either 693, 692, or 691. 36'. na-ṣir na-piš-ti-ia KÁ.GAL pil-ku {KUR}bar-ḫal-zi #lem: nāṣir[guard]N; napištu[throat//life]N$napištiya; abul[city gate]N; pilku[work assignment building walls]N$; Barhalzi[]GN$ 37'. kàd-re-e {LÚ}te-e-me u {LÚ}su-mu-ʾe-èl^737a^ #lem: kadrê[present]N; Temayu[of Tema]EN$Teme; u[and]CNJ; Sumuʾel[]EN$Sumuʾel #note: ^737a^ @notelabel{vii 37´–38´} The name of the Desert Gate in text no. 17 vii 96–viii 1 is @akk{kàd-re-e {LÚ}su-mu-ʾe-èl ù {LÚ}te-e-me qé-reb-šá ir-ru-ub} “The Presents of the People of Sumuʾel and Tēma Enter Through It.” Note also that it is mentioned before the Armory Gate in that text; it is the southernmost gate on the western wall in this inscription. 38'. qé-reb-šá ir-ru-ub KÁ.GAL mad-ba-ri #lem: qerebša[interior]N; erēbu[enter]V$irrub; abul[city gate]N; madbaru[steppe//desert]N$madbari 39'. ŠU.NIGIN 10 KÁ.GAL.MEŠ ša mé-eḫ-ret il-ta-ni #lem: naphar[total]N; n; abullāti[(city) gate]N; ša[that]REL; mehretu[opposite side//in front of]N'PRP$mehret; ištānu[north]N$iltāni 40'. ù a-mur-ri at-ta-bi zi-kir-ši-in #lem: u[and]CNJ; amurri[west]N; attabi[call]V; zikru[utterance//name]N$zikiršin +. 41'. ša šal-ḫi-i bàd-níg-érim-ḫu-luḫ-ḫa^741a^ #lem: ša[whose]REL; šalhû[outer wall]N$šalhî; Badnigerimhuluha[]ON$ #note: ^741a^ @notelabel{vii 41´–52´} Cf. text no. 16 vii 70–76a and text no. 17 viii 6–12. The contents of vii 43´–44´ are not attested elsewhere in the Sennacherib corpus, and those of vii 45´–46´ rework material known from other inscriptions. The restorations in those lines follow Frahm, Sanherib p. 93. 42'. mu-gal-lit za-ma-a-ni uš-še-⸢šú⸣ [ap-te-e-ma] #lem: mugallitu[troublemaker//intimidator]N$mugallit; zāwiānu[enemy]N$zāmânī; uššēšu[foundation]N; petû[open]V$aptema 43'. [x x] x le ⸢e u⸣ i x [...] #lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u 44'. ma-da-⸢ti?⸣ ku x [...] #lem: maddatti[payment]N; u; u; u 45'. a-di UGU A.MEŠ ú-[šá-ak-šid? 45? NINDA? qé-reb?] #lem: adi[to]PRP; muhhi[skull]N; mê[water]N; kašādu[reach//make reach]V$ušakšid; n; nindanu[rod//(a unit of measure)]N$nindan; qereb[interior]N 46'. ma-a-me ú-šap-pil-[ma šap-la-a-nu] #lem: māmē[water]N; šapālu[be(come) deep//dig deep]V$ušappilma; šaplānu[deep down]AV 47'. NA₄ KUR-i dan-nu ak-si-[ma e-la-niš a-di pa-ás-qí-šú] #lem: aban[stone]N; šadî[mountain]N; dannu[strong]AJ; kasû[bind]V$aksima; elāniš[above]AV; adi[to]PRP; pasqu[coping (of a wall)]N$pasqīšu 48'. i-na {NA₄}pi-i-li ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ ú-nak-kil ši-pir-šu] #lem: ina[with]PRP; pīli[limestone]N; rabûti[large]AJ; nakālu[be(come) skilful//make skilfully]V$unakkil; šipru[sending//work]N$šipiršu +. 49'. ša NINA{KI} URU [be-lu-ti-ia šu-bat-su]^749a^ #lem: ša[of]DET; Ninua[Nineveh]SN; āl[city]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N; šubatsu[site]N #note: ^749a^ @notelabel{vii 49´–52´} This passage is similar to text no. 38 lines 15–19a; cf. text no. 16 vii 76b–80 and text no. 17 viii 13–15. Sennacherib had inscribed steles placed on both sides of the royal road, which probably ran from the Aššur Gate in the south wall, east past the armory and the citadel, to the Sîn Gate (formerly the Gate of the Gardens) at the western end of the north wall. Three of those steles are preserved today and their inscriptions also record that the width of the road was fifty-two cubits. For further details, including information on the royal road, see text no. 38. 50'. uš-rab-bi 52 i-[na 1.KÙŠ GAL-tim su-qí-šu] #lem: ušrabbi[enlarge]V; n; ina[by]PRP; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabītim[large]AJ; sūqu[street]N$sūqišu 51'. me-ti-iq ger-[ri LUGAL ú-šá-an-dil-ma] #lem: mētequ[route//passage]N$mētiq; gerri[(religious) procession]N; šarru[king]N$šarri; šadālu[be(come) wide//increase]V$ušandilma 52'. ⸢ú⸣-nam-mir GIM [u₄-me ...] #lem: unammir[make bright]V; kīma[like]PRP; ūmu[day]N$ūme; u +. $ (Lacuna) @column 8 $ (Lacuna) 1'. [{URU}ki-si-ri a-di] ⸢ta⸣-[mir]-⸢ti NINA⸣[{KI} KUR-a?]^801a^ #lem: Kisiru[]SN$Kisiri; adi[to]PRP; tamirti[surrounding territory]N; Ninua[Nineveh]SN$Ninua; šadû[mountain]N$šadâ #note: ^801a^ @notelabel{Lacuna before viii 1´} Based on similar passages in text nos. 15, 16, and 17, the translation assumes that the now-missing line immediately before viii 1´ ended with @akk{ul-tu pa-a-ṭi} “from the border of.” 2'. [ù bi-ru-tú? ina] ⸢ak⸣-kul-la-te AN.BAR ú-šat-tir-ma^802a^ #lem: u[and]CNJ; bērūtu[mound]N$bīrūtu; ina[with]PRP; akkullu[hatchet//pick(axe)]N$akkulāte; parzilli[iron]N; natāru[split open//hack out]V$ušattirma #note: ^802a^ @notelabel{viii 1´–5´} This passage is based on text no. 16 viii 16–23 and text no. 17 viii 26–30. @akk{KUR-a? ù bi-ru-tú?} “@i{mountain and valley}”: The conjectural restoration is based on text no. 16 viii 17; cf. text no. 17 viii 27, which has @akk{mu-la-a muš-pa-lum} “high ground (and) low ground.” 3'. [ú-še-šir {ÍD}ḫar]-⸢ru⸣ A.MEŠ {ÍD}ḫu-su-ur da-riš #lem: ešēru[go well//direct]V$ušēšir; harru[water channel]N$; mê[water]N; Husur[Khosr]WN$Husur; dāriš[for ever]AV$ 4'. [ṣe-er ta-mir-ti NINA{KI} ú?]-⸢kin?⸣-na-ma qé-reb {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ #lem: ṣēr[on]'PRP; tamirti[surrounding territory]N; Ninua[Nineveh]SN$Ninua; kânu[be(come) permenent//establish firmly]V$ukīnamma; qereb[interior]N; kirû[(fruit) plantation//orchard]N$kirâti 5'. [EDIN šá-ab-bur-ti?] ⸢ú⸣-šaḫ-bi-ba a-tap-piš #lem: ṣēru[back//on]N'PRP$ṣēr; šabburtu[broken up land//cultivated land]N$šabburti; ušahbiba[make gurgle]V; atappiš[like a canal]AV$ +. 6'. [...]-x-⸢a?⸣-ti {URU}gi-ir-mu-a^806a^ #lem: u; Girmua[]SN$ #note: ^806a^ @notelabel{viii 6´–12´} This passage is not attested elsewhere in the extant Sennacherib corpus. Cf. text no. 17 viii 31–42. @akk{[...]-x-⸢a?⸣-ti} “[...] ...”: E. Frahm (Sanherib p. 101) tentatively suggests reading @akk{[... {URU}nam-pa-ga]-⸢a⸣-ti} “[... the city Nampag]ātu,” which is based on the Bavian Inscription line 10 (Luckenbill, Senn. p. 79). 7'. [...]-x-tú {URU}a-lum-la-bir #lem: u; Alum-labir[]SN$ 8'. [...] ša ul-tu ul-la #lem: u; ša[that]REL; ultu[from]PRP; ulla[earliest times]AV 9'. [...] x-⸢ur⸣ i-šat-tu-u #lem: u; u; šatû[drink//be watered]V$išattû 10'. [...] ⸢i⸣-šat-tu-ú #lem: u; šatû[drink//be watered]V$išattû 11'. [...] ⸢ma⸣-šar-tu #lem: u; māšartu[inspection//review]N$ 12'. [...] ⸢gal?⸣-liš #lem: u; u +. $ (Lacuna) 1''. x x [...]^801b^ #lem: u; u; u #note: ^801b^ @notelabel{viii 1´´–4´´} This passage is not attested elsewhere in the extant Sennacherib corpus. 2''. UN.MEŠ a-⸢ši?⸣-[bu-ut ...] #lem: nišī[people]N; āšibūt[inhabitant]N; u 3''. né-su-ú x [...] #lem: nesû[far//distant]AJ$; u; u 4''. ka-a-a-na x [...] #lem: kayyānu[constant//constantly]AJ'AV$kayyāna; u; u +. 5''. 6 ME {ŠE}NUMUN áš-na-⸢an⸣ [u {d}nisaba e-li URU]^805b^ #lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; zēru[seed(s)]N$zēru; ašnan[grain]; u[and]CNJ; Nisaba[1]DN; eli[over//above]PRP$eli; āli[city]N #note: ^805b^ @notelabel{viii 5´´–6´´} Cf. text no. 16 viii 24–28 and text no. 17 viii 43–45, both of which are earlier versions of this passage. Those inscriptions record that water was provided for 500 and 1000 seeded fields respectively. The numeral is definitely 6, not 5 (so Thompson). 6''. ù KI.TA URU ⸢ú⸣-[šá-an-kar šat-ti-šam] #lem: u[and]CNJ; šaplu[underside//beneath]N'PRP$šapal; āli[city]N; makāru[irrigate//let (water) irrigate (the fields)]V$ušankar; šattišamma[year by year//yearly]AV$šattišam +. 7''. a-na šup-šu-uḫ a-⸢lak⸣-[ti A.MEŠ šu-nu-ti {ÍD}a-gam-mu] #lem: ana[to]PRP; pašāhu[be(come) at rest//pacifying]V'N$šupšuh; alaktu[way//flow]N$alakti; mê[water]N; šunūti[them//those]IP'IP$; agammu[marsh(es)]N$ 8''. ú-šab-ši-ma ⸢ṣu⸣-[ṣu-ú qé-reb-šá as-ti-il] #lem: ušabšima[bring into existence]V; ṣuṣû[reed-thicket]N$; qerbu[centre//interior]N$qerebša; satālu[plant]V$ušastil 9''. ÍGIRA{MUŠEN}.MEŠ [ŠAḪ.MEŠ {GIŠ}GI a-lap qí-ši] #lem: igirû[heron]N$igirê; šahû[pig]N$šahê; qanû[reed]N$qanî; alpu[ox]N$alap; qīšu[forest]N$qīši 10''. i-na lìb-bi ú-[maš-šir i-na ṭè-em DINGIR-ma] #lem: ina[in]PRP; libbi[interior]N; umaššir[release]V; ina[at]PRP; ṭēmu[report//decision]N$ṭēm; ilu[god]N$ilima 11''. qé-reb {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ [EDIN šá-ab-bur-ti GEŠTIN gi-mir GURUN] #lem: qereb[interior]N; kirû[(fruit) plantation//orchard]N$kirâti; ṣēru[back//on]N'PRP$ṣēr; šabburtu[broken up land//cultivated land]N$šabburti; karānu[vine]N$; gimir[totality]N; inbi[fruit]N 12''. ⸢{GIŠ}se-er-du ŠIM⸣.[ḪI.A ma-gal iš-mu-ḫu ({GIŠ}ŠUR.MÌN {GIŠ}MES.MÁ.KAN.NA)] #lem: serdu[olive tree]N$; riqqī[aromatic substance]N; magal[very (much)]AV; išmuhū[grow]V; šurmēnu[cypress]N; musukkannu[Dalbergia sissoo]N 13''. nap-ḫar GIŠ.MEŠ [i-ši-ḫu-ma ú-ṣar-ri-šú] #lem: naphar[entirety]N; iṣṣī[tree]N; šiāhu[grow (tall)]V$išīhūma; ṣarāšu[spread out]V$uṣarrišū 14''. pa-pa-al-lum ⸢ap⸣-[pa-ra-a-ti ma-gal i-ši-ra] #lem: papallu[young shoot]N$papallum; appāru[reed-bed]N$appārāti; magal[very (much)]AV; ešēru[go well//be successful]V$īširā 15''. MUŠEN AN-e ⸢ÍGIRA⸣[{MUŠEN} ša a-šar-šú ru-ú-qu] #lem: iṣṣūri[bird]N; šamê[heaven]N; igirû[heron]N$; ša[whose]REL; ašaršu[place]N; rūqu[distant]AJ 16''. qin-na iq-nun-[ma ŠAḪ.MEŠ {GIŠ}GI a-lap qí-ši] #lem: qinnu[nest]N$qinna; qanānu[nest//make a nest]V$iqnunma; šahû[pig]N$; qanû[reed]N$qanî; alpu[ox]N$alap; qīšu[forest]N$qīši 17''. ú-rap-pi-šú ⸢ta⸣-[lit-tu {GIŠ}MES.MÁ.KAN.NA {GIŠ}ŠUR.MÌN] #lem: rapāšu[be(come) broad//increase]V$urappišū; tālittu[offspring]N$ +.; musukkannu[Dalbergia sissoo]N; šurmēnu[cypress]N 18''. tar-bit ṣip-pa-a-ti [GI AMBAR.MEŠ ša qé-reb {ÍD}a-gam-me] #lem: tarbīt[product of]N; ṣippāti[fruit orchard]N; qan[reed]N; appāru[reed-bed]N$appārāti; ša[that]REL; qereb[interior]N; agammu[marsh(es)]N$agammē 19''. ak-šiṭ-ma a-na [šip-ri ḫi-šiḫ-ti É.GAL.MEŠ] #lem: kašāṭu[cut off//cut down]V$akšiṭma; ana[for]PRP; šipri[work]N; hišihti[requirement]N; ēkallāti[palace]N 20''. be-lu-ti-ia ⸢lu⸣ [e-pu-uš ...]^820b^ #lem: bēlūtiya[lordship]N; lū[may]MOD; ēpuš[use]V; u #note: ^820b^ @notelabel{viii 20´´b–23´´} This passage is not attested elsewhere in the extant Sennacherib corpus. 21''. ki-lal-la-an ⸢aḫ⸣-[...] #lem: kilallān[both]IP$; u 22''. iš-mu-ḫa qé-⸢reb⸣ [...] #lem: šamāhu[grow]V$išmuhā; qereb[interior]N; u 23''. i-mi-du áš-na-[an? ...] #lem: emēdu[lean on//set up]V$imīdū; ašnan[grain]N$; u +. 24''. ul-tu šip-ri [É.GAL-ia ú-qat-tu-ú] #lem: ultu[after]PRP; šipru[sending//work]N$šipri; ēkalliya[palace]N; uqattû[finish]V 25''. {d}aš-šur EN GAL-[ú DINGIR.MEŠ ù {d}IŠ.TAR.MEŠ] #lem: Aššur[1]DN; bēlu[lord]N; rabû[great]AJ; ilāni[god]N; u[and]CNJ; ištaru[goddess]N$ištarāti 26''. a-ši-bu-ut [KUR aš-šur{KI} i-na qer-bi-šá aq-re-ma] #lem: āšibūt[inhabitant]N; māt[land]N; Aššur[Assyria]GN; ina[in]PRP; qerbu[centre//interior]N$qerbiša; qerû[call//invite]V$aqrema 27''. {UDU}SISKUR.MEŠ [taš-ri-iḫ-te aq-qí-ma] #lem: nīqī[offering]N; tašrihte[glorification]N; aqqima[make (an offering)]V 28''. ú-šat-lim [kàd-ra-a-a Ì.GIŠ {GIŠ}sér-di] #lem: šutlumu[grant generously]V$ušatlim; kadrâya[present]N; šamnu[oil]N$šaman; serdu[olive tree]N$serdi 29''. ù ḫi-bi-[iš-ti ú-raq-qa-a a-na ru-uš-ti]^829b^ #lem: u[and]CNJ; hibištu[crushed pieces (of aromatic wood)]N$hibišti; ruqqû[prepare perfume//process oil]V$uraqqâ; ana[to]PRP; rūštu[(a fine quality of oil)]N$rūšti #note: ^829b^ @notelabel{viii 29´´} Text no. 17 viii 72 adds @akk{ša {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ EDIN šá-ab-bur-ti} “from the orchards (planted) on newly tilled soil” after @akk{ḫi-bi-iš-ti} “aromatics.” 30''. i-na taš-⸢ri⸣-[it É.GAL ša ba-ḫu-la-te KUR-ia] #lem: ina[during]PRP; taštrītu[beginning//inauguration]N$tašrīt; ēkalli[palace]N; ša[whose]REL; bahūlātu[men]N$bahūlāte; mātiya[land]N 31''. ú-šá-áš-[qa-a muḫ-ḫa-ši-in GEŠTIN du-uš-šu-pu] #lem: šaqû[give to drink//soak]V$ušašqâ; muhhu[skull]N$muhhašin; karānu[wine]N$; duššupu[sweetened]AJ$ 32''. ṣur-ra-[ši-in am-kir ...]^832b^ #lem: ṣurru[interior]N$ṣurrašin; makāru[irrigate//water]V$amkir +.; u +. #note: ^832b^ @notelabel{viii 32´´b–14´´´a} This passage is not attested elsewhere in the extant Sennacherib corpus. $ (Lacuna) 1'''. [...] x #lem: u; u 2'''. [...] ⸢pa?⸣-ni-šú #lem: u; pānu[front//face]N$pānīšu 3'''. [...] x-áš-šú-ni #lem: u; u 4'''. [...] x-ut-tu #lem: u; u +. 5'''. [...]-⸢lu?⸣ É.GAL #lem: u; ēkallu[palace]N$ 6'''. [...] i-šu-ú #lem: u; īšû[have]V 7'''. [...] UN.MEŠ URU.MEŠ #lem: u; nišī[people]N; ālāni[city]N 8'''. [...] x la-ban ap-pi #lem: u; u; labānu[spread//stroking]V'N$labān; appu[nose]N$appi 9'''. [...] x a-na NINA{KI} #lem: u; u; ana[to]; Ninua[Nineveh]SN 10'''. [...]-⸢ti⸣ i-na bi-rit #lem: u; ina[in]PRP; birīt[between]PRP$ 11'''. [...]-⸢ki⸣-i ša ina qé-reb #lem: u; ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP; qereb[interior]N 12'''. [... ḫar?]-⸢ra?⸣-na i-šad-di-ḫu #lem: u; harrānu[way]N$harrāna; šadāhu[walk forward//pass along]V$išaddihū 13'''. [...] ⸢ṭa?⸣-biš ú-ṣa-nu #lem: u; ṭābiš[well]AV$; eṣēnu[smell//make smell]V$uṣṣanū 14'''. [...] x-šú-un a-na ár-kàt #lem: u; u +.; ana[in]PRP; arkât[future]N 15'''. [UD.MEŠ i-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni] ⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ-ia ša {d}aš-šur #lem: ūmu[day]N$ūmē; ina[among]PRP; šarrāni[king]N; mārīya[descendant]N; ša[who]REL; Aššur[1]DN 16'''. [a-na RE.É.UM] ⸢KUR⸣ ù UN.MEŠ i-nam-bu-u #lem: ana[for]PRP; rēʾûtu[shepherdship]N$rēʾût; māti[land]N; u[and]CNJ; nišī[people]N; inambû[call]V 17'''. [zi-kir-šú e-nu]-ma BÀD šá-a-tú i-lab-bi-ru-ma #lem: zikiršu[name]N; enūma[when]SBJ; dūru[(city) wall]N$; šâtu[him//that]IP'IP$; ilabbiruma[be(come) old]V 18'''. [en-na-ḫu an]-⸢ḫu⸣-us-su lu-ud-diš #lem: anāhu[be(come) tired//be(come) dilapidated]V$ennahu; anhūtu[tiredness//dilapidated section(s)]N$anhūssu; luddiš[renovate]V 19'''. [MU.SAR-e ši-ṭir] ⸢šu-me-ia⸣ li-mur-ma #lem: mušarû[(royal) inscription]N$mušarê; šiṭir[(piece of) writing]N; šumu[name]N$šumeya; līmurma[read]V 20'''. [Ì.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {UDU}]⸢SISKUR⸣ liq-qí #lem: šamna[oil]N; lipšuš[anoint]V; nīqa[offering]N; liqqi[make (an offering)]V 21'''. [a-na áš-ri-šú lu]-⸢ter {d}⸣aš-šur #lem: ana[to]PRP; ašrišu[place]N; lutēr[return]V; Aššur[1]DN 22'''. [ù {d}iš-tar ik-ri]-⸢bi⸣-šú ⸢i⸣-[šem]-⸢mu⸣-ú #lem: u[and]CNJ; Ištar[1]DN; ikribu[prayer]N$ikribīšu; šemû[hear]V$išemmû +. $ ruling @h1 Date 23'''. [...] x^823c^ #lem: u; u #note: ^823c^ @notelabel{18 viii 23´´´} It is unclear if @i{x} is the last sign of the month name or the @akk{KAM} following the day that the prism was inscribed. Thus one could read this line as @akk{[{ITI}x x] x} “[The month ...] ...” or @akk{[{ITI}x x (x) UD.x (x)].⸢KAM⸣} “[The month ..., ... day].” Note that text no. 17 (both exs. 1 and 2) and text no. 22 ex. 2 have only the month name recorded; the day the objects were inscribed is not mentioned. 24'''. [li-mu {m}EN-IGI-a]-⸢ni⸣ #lem: līmu[eponym (of year)]N; Bel-emuranni[commander-in-chief of Sennacherib]PN$ 25'''. [{LÚ}EN.NAM {URU}gar-ga]-⸢miš⸣ #lem: bēlu[owner]N$bēl&pīhātu[governor]N$pīhāti; Gargamiš[Carchemish]SN$Gargamiš +. @translation labeled en project $ Lacuna @(i 1' - i 8') fav[orite of the great gods, guardian of truth] who lo[ves justice, renders assistance], goes to [the aid of the weak], (and) strives af[ter good deeds], (i 5´) per[fect] man, [virile warrior], foremost of [all rulers], the bridle that cont[rols the insubmissive], (and) the one who strikes [enemies] with lightn[ing]: $ Lacuna @(i 1'' - i 5''a) ... [...] I received [a sub]stantial [audience gift from Nabû-bēl-šumāti], the official in charge of [the city Ḫararatu: gold, silver, large] @i{musukkannu}-trees, [donkeys, camels], oxen, and sheep [and goats]. @(i 5''b - i 13'') [I put] to the sword [the population of the city Ḫirimmu], a dangerous enemy, [and] I did not spare a single one. I hung [their] corpses on poles [and] placed (them) around the city. (i 10´´) I reorganized that district (and) imposed for eternity one ox, ten sheep, ten homers of wine, (and) twenty homers of dates as his first-fruits offerings to the gods of Assyria, my lords. $ ruling @(i 14'' - i 23''a) On my second campaign, the god Aššur, my lord, (i 15´´) encouraged me and I marched to the land of the Kassites and the land of the Yasubigallians, who since time immemorial had not submitted to the kings, my ancestors. In the high mountains, difficult terrain, (i 20´´) I rode on horseback and had my personal chariot carried on (men’s) necks. In very rugged terrain I roamed about on foot like a wild bull. @(i 23''b - i 33''a) I surrounded (and) conquered the cities Bīt-Kilamzaḫ, Ḫardišpu, (and) Bīt-Kubatti, (i 25´´) their fortified walled cities. I brought [out] of them people, horses, mules, [donkey]s, oxen, and sheep and [goats, and] I counted (them) [as booty]. Moreover, (i 30´´) I destroyed, [devastated, (and) tu]rned into ruins [their small(er) settlements, which] were without [num]ber. I bu[rned] with fire pavilions (and) te[nts], their [ab]odes, [and] reduced (them) [to] ashes. @(i 33''b - i 38'') I made [that city] Bīt-Kilamzaḫ a fortress a[gain] (and) I strengthened its walls more than [before], then [I settled] there[in the people of the lands] that I had conquered. [I brought down from the mountains] the people of the land of the Kas[sites] $ Lacuna @(ii 1' - ii 7') He (Ispabāra) [abandoned his fortified cities] (and) his [treasury and] fled [far awa]y. I overwhelmed all of [his wide land l]ike a fog. I surrounded, conquered, [destroyed], devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities [Marʾu]bištu (and) Akkuddu, (ii 5´) [cities of] his [roy]al [house], together with thirty-four small(er) settlements [in] their [environs]. @(ii 8' - ii 18') [I carried off people, young (and) old], male and female, horses, [mules], donkeys, camels, oxen, [and sheep] and goats without number, then [I brought him (Ispabāra) to nought] and made his land smaller. I detached [from] his land [the cities Ṣi(ṣ)ṣir]tu (and) Kummaḫlum, [fortifi]ed [cities], together with the small(er) settlements (ii 15´) [in their environs (and) the district of] the land Bīt-Barrû in its entirety, and I added (this area) [to the territory of] Assyria. @(ii 19' - ii 26') I took [the city Elenzaš] as a royal city (ii 20´) [and a fortress for] that [dist]rict, then I changed [its former name] and [called it Kār-Senn]acherib. [I sett]led [therein the people] of the lands that [I] had conquered. (ii 25´) [I placed] (it) under the authority of [a eunuch of mine, the gov]ernor of the city Ḫarḫar, [and (thus) enlarg]ed [my] lan[d]. @(ii 27' - ii 28') [On my return] ma[rch, ...] ... [...] $ Lacuna @(ii 1'' - ii 5''a) [Moreover, (as for) Ṣidqâ], the king of the city Ashke[lon who had not bowed down] to my yoke, I forcibly removed [the gods of his father’s house, himself], his wife, his sons, [his] daughter[s, his brothers], (and other) offspring of his father’s house [and] took him [to Assyria]. @(ii 5''b - ii 9'') [I set] Šarru-lū-dāri, [son of Rūkibtu], their forme[r] king, [over the people of] the city Ashkelo[n and] imposed upon him the payment of tribute (and) gift[s (in recognition) of my overlordship] so that he (now) pul[ls my yoke]. @(ii 10'' - ii 14'') In the course of [my] cam[paign], I surrounded, conquered, (and) [plundered the cities Bīt-Daganna], Joppa, [Banayabarqa], (and) Azuru, [the cities of Ṣidqâ] that [had not submitted] to me [quickly]. @(ii 15'' - ii 16'') (As for) the governor[s, the nobles, and the people of the city Ekron] ... [...] $ Lacuna @(ii 1''' - ii 3''') [I]n the thick of battle, I captured [alive the] Egypt[ian charioteers and pri]nces (lit. “the sons of the king”), [together with the charioteer]s of the king of the land Meluḫ[ḫa]. @(iii 1 - iii 10a) [I surrounded, conquered, (and) plunder]ed [the cities Eltekeh (and) Tamnâ]. I approached [the city Ekron] and [I killed the governors (and) nobles] who [had committed] crime(s) [and (iii 5) hung] their corpses on towers [around the city; I cou]nted the citizens who had committed the crim]inal acts [as booty; (and) I commanded that] the rest of them, [(those) who were not guilty of crimes] or wrongdoing, [(to) whom no penalty] was due, [be allowed to go free]. @(iii 10b - iii 14) [I brought out Pad]î, their king, [from the city Jerusal]em [and placed (him) on the] lordly [throne over them, then I imposed upon him pay]ment (in recognition) of [my] lo[rdship]. @(iii 15 - iii 27a) Moreover, (as for) He[zekiah of the land Judah], who had not sub[mitted to my yoke, I surrounded (and) conquered] forty-six of his [fortified] cities, [fortresses], and [small(er)] settlements [in their environs], which [were] without number, [by having] (iii 20) ramps [trodden down and battering rams brought up], the assault of [foot soldiers, sapping, breaching], and siege [engines. I brought] out [of them] 200,[150 people, young (and) old, male and female], horse[s, mules, donkeys, camels], (iii 25) oxen, [and sheep and goats, which were without number, and I counted] (them) as boo[ty]. @(iii 27b - iii 31) [As for him (Hezekiah)], I [confined him] inside [the city Jerusalem, his royal city, like a bird in a cage. I set up blockades against him and (iii 30) made him dread] exiti[ng his city gate. I detached from his land] the cit[ies of his that I had plundered] $ Lacuna @(iii 1' - iii 10'a) [On] my [fourth campaign], the god Aššur, my lord, [encouraged me] so that [I mustered] my [numerous] troops and [ordered the march] to the land Bīt-Yakīn. In the course of my campaign, (iii 5´) I defeated [Šūzubu] (Mušēzib-Marduk), a Chaldean who lives in the marshes, [at the city Bi]ttūtu. [As for him], terror of doing battle with me [fell] upon him and his heart pounded. He fled alone [like] a lynx and his (hiding) place could [not] be found. @(iii 10'b - iii 24') [I] turned around (lit. “[I] turned the front of my yoke”) and took the road to the land Bīt-Yakīn. He — Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), [whom] I had [de]feated and whose forces I had scattered during my first campaign — (iii 15´) [be]came frightened by [the cl]angor of my mighty weapons and my fierce battle array, then [dis]lodged the gods of the (full) extent of his land from their abodes, and loaded (them) onto boats. He flew away [like a] bird [to the city] Nagīte-raqqi, which is in the midst of the sea. (iii 20´) [I brought] his brothers, the seed of his father’s house, [whom he had aban]doned at the shore of the sea, together with the rest of [the people of] his [land, out] of the land Bīt-Yakīn, [which is in the] swamps and marshes, and I counted (them) as booty. @(iii 25' - iii 27') [Once again] I destroyed (and) devastated his [cit]ies, (and) [turned (them) into ruins]. I poured out [awe-inspiring] brilliance upon his ally, [the king of the land Elam]. @(iii 28' - iii 30') [On my return march, I] placed Aššur-nādin-šumi, [my first-born son (whom I) raised on] my (own) knee, [on his lordly throne] and $ Lacuna @(iii 1'' - iii 5'') [On my fifth campaign: The population of the cities Tumurrum, Šarum, Ezāma], Kibšu, [Ḫalbuda, Qūa, (and) Qana, whose dwellings are situated] like the nests of [eagles, the foremost of birds, on the peak of Mount] Nipur, a rugged mountain, [and who had not] bowed down to the yoke — (iii 5´´) I had [my camp] pitched [at the foot of Mount Nipur]. @(iii 6'' - iii 9'') [Like a fierce wild bull, with my] select [bodyguard and my] merci[less combat troops], I took [the lead of] them (the soldiers in my camp). [...] ... [...] $ Lacuna @(iii 1''') ... [...] @(iv 1 - iv 4a) [I pursued them] on the peaks of the mountains [and] defeated them. [I conquered], plundered, [destroyed, devastated], (and) burned with fire [their cities]. @(iv 4b - iv 10) I turned [around] (lit. “I turned [the front of my yoke]”) and took the road against [Maniye], the king of the city Ukku (and) an [insubmissive] mountain-d[weller]. Before [my] time, none of [the former kings of the past] had mar[ched through the untrodden paths] (and) difficult trails [on account of the] rugged [mountains]. $ Lacuna @(iv 1' - iv 6') [...] ... [... I bound him (Nergal-ušēzib) with] tethering ropes and [iron fetters, and brought him] to Assyria. I defea[ted the king of the land Elam], who had aligned himself with him [and come to] (iv 5´) his aid. I dispersed [his forces] and scatte[red his assembled host]. $ ruling @(iv 7' - iv 17'a) On my seventh campaign, [the god Aššur, my lord], encouraged me and I marched to [the land Elam]. In [the course of] my campaign, I conquered and plundered the cities Bīt-Ḫaʾiri (and) [Raṣā], (iv 10´) cities on the border of [Assyria] that the E[lamites] had taken away by force in the time of my ancestors. I had my garrisons stationed (iv 15´) inside them. I brought (those cities) back inside the border of Assyria and placed (them) under the authority of the garrison commander of Dēr. @(iv 17'b - iv 30'a) The cities Bubê, Dunni-Šamaš, Bīt-Risiya, Bīt-Aḫlamê, Dūru, (iv 20´) Dannat-Sulāya, Šilibtu, Bīt-Aṣusi, Kār-Zēra-iqīša, Bīt-Giṣṣi, Bīt-Katpalāni, Bīt-Imbiya, Ḫamānu, Bīt-Arrabi, Burutu, (iv 25´) Dimtu-ša-Sulāya, Dimtu-ša-Mār-bīti-ēṭir, Ḫarri-ašlakê, Rabbāya, Rāsu, Akkabarina, Tīl-Uḫuri, Ḫamrānu, Nadītu, @(iv 30'b - iv 36') together with the cities of the passes, namely Bīt-Bunaki, Tīl-Ḫumbi, Dimtu-ša-Dume-ili, Bīt-Ubiya, Baltī-līšir, [Ta]qab-līšir, Ša-nāqidāte, (iv 35´) [Masūtu]-šaplīti, Sarḫudēri, [Ālum-ša-Bēlet-bīti], Bīt-Aḫḫē-iddina, $ Lacuna @(iv 1'' - iv 7''a) [...] ... [... Kudur-Naḫundu (Kudur-Naḫḫunte)], the Ela[mite], heard about [the conquest of his cities and fear fell upon him. He brought] (the people of) the rest of [his cities into fortresses]. (iv 5´´) He [abandoned] the city Ma[daktu, his royal city, and] took the road to the city Ḫayda[la, which is in the distant mountains]. @(iv 7''b - iv 11'') I ordered the march [to the city Madaktu, his royal city]. In the month Tam[ḫīru, bitter cold] set in and a [severe] rainst[orm sent down] (iv 10´´) its [rain. I was afraid] of the rain [and snow ...] ... [...] ... [...] $ Lacuna $ Lacuna @(v 1' - v 5') [The dust of their feet covered the] wide [heavens like a heavy cloud] in [the deep of winter]. While drawing up a bat[tleline before me] at the city Ḫa[lulê], which is [on the bank of the Tigris River] (and) keeping [me from the water source, they sharpened their weapons]. @(v 6' - v 11'a) I myse[lf] prayed [to] the deities Aššur, Sîn, [Šamaš, Bēl, Nabû], Ne[rgal], Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Ištar of [Arbela], the gods who support me, for victory [over] (my) strong enemy and (v 10´) they immediately heeded my prayers (and) came to my aid. @(v 11'b - v 19') I raged up like a lion, then put on armor (and) placed a helmet suitable for combat on my head. (v 15´) In my anger, I [rode quickly] in [my] exalted battle chariot, which lays enem[ies] low. I took in my hand the mighty bow that [the god Aššur had granted to me] (and) I grasped [in my hand] an arr[ow that cuts off] life. @(v 20' - v 31'a) I roa[red loud]ly like a storm (and) thundered like the god Adad against all of the troop[s of the] wicked [enemies]. By the command of the god [Aššur], the great lord, [my lord, I blew like the onset of a] severe [stor]m against the enemy [o]n (their) flanks and front lines. (v 25´) [With] the weapons of the god Aššur, my lord, [and] my fierce battle [array, I] turned [them] back and [made] them retreat. I shot [the troops of the en]emy with @i{uṣṣu}-arrows (and) [@i{mulmul}]@i{lu}-[arrows], and pierc[ed all of their corpses like ...]. @(v 31'b) [I quickly slaughtered and defeated] Ḫumban-un[daša, (...)] $ Lacuna @(vi 1 - vi 3) [...] I made [their blood] flow [over the br]oad [earth ...] ... $ Lacuna @(vi 1' - vi 3') [I cut off (their) li]ps [and (thus) destroyed their pride. I cut off] their hands [like the @i{st}]@i{ems} of cucumbers [in season]. @(vi 4' - vi 7') [I received gold] (and) shining silver [sling straps as their wrist-trappings] (and) slashed off [their belts w]ith [sharp] swords. I took away [gold (and) silver (decorated) belt-daggers as] their [waist-trappings]. @(vi 8' - vi 11') [(As for) the rest of his magnates, in]cluding Nabû-šuma-iškun, [a son of Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), (vi 10´) who had raised the]ir [arms be]cause [they were terrified o]f doing battle with me, I [capt]ured them alive [in the thick of battle]. @(vi 12' - vi 15') [I brought ba]ck [all together the chariots along with their horses, whose drivers] had been killed [i]n the thick of (that) [mighty battle] and [which had themselves been released so that they galloped about on] their [ow]n. $ Lacuna @(vi 1'' - vi 6'') [...] the city @i{Nine[veh} ... which] from [distant] days [...], whose site [was too sm]all [... its extent was] 330 cubits (vi 5´´) [on (its) longer side (and) ...] cubits on (its) shorter side, [and] whose construction was [in]expert. @(vi 7'' - vi 20''a) [...] that went out [throu]gh the city [...] ... its foundation [...] to its rear (vi 10´´) [...] ... when its flood (the Tebilti’s) was in full spate [...] ... the people living in [...] ... annually, the city, the gods [...] where[in] the kings, my ancestors, received [the tribute of the rulers of] the (four) quarters (of the world); (vi 15´´) [...] ... of the entire world [...] ... the strength of gods [...] very frightening, annually, [...] they brought their [@i{substantial}] payment [i]nto Nineveh, [@i{my capital city}]. @(vi 20''b - vi 30'') [...] small settlement [...] ... [...] of the city was filled [...] ... were set [...] was not suitable [for p]assage (vi 25´´) [...] ... borders of the city [...] ... and vegetation [... which] had been turned into wastelands [without] water [... we]re woven over with spider webs [...] were bound [w]ith ropes (vi 30´´) [...] standing at its sides; @(vi 31'' - vi 38'') [...] are not ... [...] newly tilled soil before the city [...] cold and thirst [...] seeds, thorns (vi 35´´) [...] ..., the young man [...] rose up above it [... f]or his drink allowance [...] his desire @(vi 39'' - vi 48'') (No translation possible) $ Lacuna @(vi 1''' - vi 11''') ... [...] ... [...] their ... [... ea]rlier [kings, my ancestors who from] (vi 5´´´) distant [days], befo[re me], had exercised [dominion over Assyria] and r[uled the subjects of the god Enlil; (but) not] one among [them had conceived of and put his mind towards @i{building}] a magnificent palace, [...] or increasing [the site of the city, ...] and ... [...] ... [...] $ Lacuna @(vii 1 - vii 8a) [@i{I took} ...] as an additional plot of land. [I] added (it) to the three hundred [and ... cubits long (and) ...] hundred and eighty cubits [wide ... I enlarged] the structure of the pa[lace] to nine hundred [and ... large cubits along (its) longer side (vii 5) and ...] hundred and sixty [large] cubits [along (its) shorter side and (thus) I made its site bigger]. Upon it, I filled in [@i{a terrace} 1]90 courses of brick h[igh]. @(vii 8b - vii 11a) For [my] lordly residence [@i{in the citadel}] of Nineveh I built anew [@i{a palace} (...)] that [...] in the fou[r] quarters (of the world). @(vii 11b - vii 16a) I made [...] larg[er] than before, had [...] built, and rais[ed (it) as high as a mountain]. (As for) its ..., which [...] baked bricks, (vii 15) I had (it) expertly made through the craft of [well-trained] master builder[s]. @(vii 16b - vii 19a) In order to [prevent] its foundations fr[om @i{being weakened by rain}] and snow, [I had] its base [@i{built}] with [large] limest[one] (blocks and thereby) reinforced [its] base. @(vii 19b - vii 22) I widened its moat [100 large cubits. ...] ... [...] ... [...] $ Lacuna @(vii 1' - vii 9') [...] ... I laid the foundation of [its] great [wall, Badnigalbi]lukurašušu, (which means) “Wall Whose Bril[liance] Overwhelms Enemies,” upon lime[stone] and (vii 5´) made (it) 40 bricks thick, measured by [my] large brick mold. Upwards (to the north) and downw[ards] (to the south), I enlarged its battlements to (a width of) 39 bricks, [then] I raised its superstructure up high, to its copings, to (a height of) 200 courses of brick, (each of) whose thickness was one-third of a cubit, and (thus) raised (it) as high as a mountain. @(vii 10' - vii 13'a) I had eighteen gates opened up in it in four directions, in front and behind, (and) along both sides, for entering and leaving. @(vii 13'b - vii 25'a) “The God Šarur Is the One Who Cuts Down the King’s Enemy”: (this is) the Ḫandūru Gate. “May the Vice-Regent of the God Aššur Endure”: (vii 15´) (this is) the Aššur Gate, which (leads to) the Inner City (Aššur). “The One Who Flattens All Enemies”: (this is) the Sennacherib Gate, which (leads to) the land Ḫalzi. “The God Enlil Is the One Who Makes My Reign Firm”: (this is) the Šamaš Gate, which (leads to) the land Gagal. “May Sennacherib’s Dynasty Be as Firm as the Position of the Wagon Constellation!”: (this is) the Mullissu Gate, which (leads to) the city Kār-Mullissi. (vii 20´) “The One Who Exorcises the ‘Flesh’ of the @i{Asakku}-demon”: (this is) the Step Gate. “The Choicest of Grain and Flocks Are Constantly Inside It”: (this is) the gate (that leads to) the city Šibaniba. “The Bearer of the Produce of the Mountains”: (this is) the gate (that leads to) the land Ḫalaḫḫu. In total, eight gates (facing) the rising sun, towards the south and east, (and) I gave them (these) names. @(vii 25'b - vii 40') “The God Adad Is the Provider of Prosperity to the Land”: (this is) the Adad Gate, which (leads to) the game preserve. “The God Erra Is the One Who Cuts Down My Enemies”: (this is) the Nergal Gate, which (leads to) the city [Tar]biṣu. “The Divine Nannāru Is the One Who Makes Firm My Lo[rd]ly Crown”: (this is) the Sîn Gate. “The God Ea Is the One Who Properly Directs (Water Flow into) My Cist[erns]”: (vii 30´) (this is) the Mašqû Gate. “May @i{Its Buil}[@i{der}] Endure”: (this is) the Step Gate of the Palace. “The God Igisigsig Is the One Who Makes Orchards Flourish”: (this is) the Step Gate of the Gardens. “The One Who Brings in Income from the Settlements”: (this is) the Quay Gate. “May Its Builder Live Forever”: (vii 35´) (this is) the Step Gate of the Armory. “The God Anu Is the Protector of My Life”: (this is) the gate of the section assigned to the land Barḫalzi. “The Presents of the People of Tēma and Sumuʾel Enter Through It”: (this is) the Desert Gate. In total, ten gates (facing) towards the north (vii 40´) and west (and) I gave them (these) names. @(vii 41' - vii 48') [I opened up] a foundation pit for the outer wall, Badnigerimḫuluḫa, (which means) “Terrorizer of Enemies,” then [...] ... [...] ... [...]. (vii 45´) Until I [@i{had (it) reach}] the water table, I dug down [@i{into}] the water [@i{forty-five nindanu}, then] I bound together strong mountain stone [below and above I expertly carried out its construction] with large limestone (blocks) [up to its copings]. @(vii 49' - vii 52') I enlarged [the site] of Nineveh, [my capital] city. For the course of a [royal] ro[ad, I made its streets] fifty-two [large cubits wide and] (thus) I made (the city) as bright as [day. ...] $ Lacuna $ Lacuna @(viii 1' - viii 5') I cut [with] iron picks [a can]al [straight through @i{mountain and valley}, from the border of the city Kisiru to] the [plain] of Nineveh. (Thus) [I] provided for eternity a regular supply of water from the Ḫusur River [to the plain of Nineveh] and I made (it) gush through small canals into the gardens (planted) [on @i{newly tilled soil}]. @(viii 6' - viii 12') [...] ..., the city Girmua, [...] ..., the city Ālum-labir [...] which since time immemorial [...] ... took water (viii 10´) [...] took water [...] @i{review} [...] @i{like a gallû-demon} $ Lacuna @(viii 1'' - viii 4'') ... [...] the people @i{liv}[@i{ing in} ...] distant ... [...] constantly ... [...]. @(viii 5'' - viii 6'') I [annually provided irrigation for] 600 fields seeded with grain [and cereals (located) upstream] and downstream of the city. @(viii 7'' - viii 17''a) I created [a marsh] to moderate the flow [of those waters] and [planted] a can[ebrake in it]. (viii 10´´) I [let loose] in it herons, [wild boars (lit. “pigs of the reeds”), (and) @i{roe deer}. By divine will, vines, all kinds of fruit trees], olive trees, (and) aromatic [trees flourished greatly] in (those) gardens (planted) [on newly tilled soil. (Cypress trees, @i{musukkannu}-trees, and)] all kinds of trees [grew tall and sent out] shoots. The ma[rshes thrived greatly]. (viii 15´´) Birds of the heavens, her[ons whose home(s) are far away], made nest(s) and [wild boars (and) @i{roe deer}] ga[ve birth] in abundance. @(viii 17''b - viii 20''a) I cut down [@i{musukkannu}-trees (and) cypress trees] grown in the orchards (and) [marsh reeds from the swamps] and [I used (them) in the work required] (to build) my lordly [palatial halls]. @(viii 20''b - viii 23'') I [...] both [...] flourished, [...] within [...] set, @i{gra}[@i{in} ...]. @(viii 24'' - viii 32''a) After [I had finished] the work on [my palace, (viii 25´´) I invited inside it] the god Aššur, the grea[t] lord, (and) [the gods and goddesses] living in [Assyria, then I made splendid] offerings [and] presented [my gift(s). I made fine oil from olives] and aroma[tics]. (viii 30´´) At the inauguration [of the palace], I had [the heads of the subjects of my land] dren[ched (and) I watered their] insides [with sweet wine]. @(viii 32''b) [...] $ Lacuna @(viii 1''' - viii 4''') (No translation possible) @(viii 5''' - viii 14'''a) [...] ... palace [...] have [...] the people of cities, [...] ... expressions of humility (lit. “stroking the nose”) [...] ... to Nineveh (viii 10´´´) [...] ... between [...] ... which is inside [...] they march along [the @i{ro}]@i{ad} [...] @i{they made} [...] @i{smell pleasant} [...] their [...]. @(viii 14'''b - viii 22''') In the futu[re], may [one of the kings], my descendants, whom the god Aššur nam[es for shepherding] the land and people, renovate its [dilap]idated section(s) [wh]en that wall becomes old and [dilapidated]. May he find [an inscribed object bearing] my name, (viii 20´´´) [anoint (it) with oil], make [an of]fering, (and) [ret]urn (it) [to its place]. The god Aššur [and the goddess Ištar] will (then) [he]ar his [praye]rs. $ ruling @h1 Date @(viii 23''' - viii 25''') [The month ..., ... day, eponymy of Bēl-ēmurann]i, [governor of the city Carchem]ish (691). @end translation