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  • Esarhaddon 004

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  • Q003233
  • Esarhaddon 004

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  • prism
  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Written ca. 676-669
  • Kuyunjik (Nineveh)
  • Royal Inscription
  • Esarhaddon

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Esarhaddon 004

Obverse
Column i
i'i Lacuna

Lacuna

i' 1'1'

[... ka-mi]-⸢iš⸣

(i' 1') (No translation warranted)

i' 2'2'

[ù mte-uš-pa-a LÚ.gi-mir-ra-a]-a

(i' 2') [Moreover, I struck with] the sword [Teušpa, a Cimmeri]an, [a barbarian whose home is remote, together with his entire army, in the territory of the land Ḫub]ušnu.

i' 3'3'

[ERIM-man-da šá a-šar-šú ru-ú-qu ina KI-tim KUR.ḫu-bu]-uš-na

i' 4'4'

[a-di gi-mir ERIM.ḪI.A-šú ú-ra-as-si-ib ina] GIŠ.TUKUL

i' 5'5'

[ka-bi-is ki-šá-di UN.MEŠ KUR.ḫi]-⸢lak⸣-ki1

(i' 5') [The one who treads on the necks of the people of Cili]cia, [mountain dwellers who live in inaccessible mountains in the neighborhood] of the land Tabal, [evil Hittites, who from earliest days had not been] submissive to the yoke — [I surrounded, conquered, plundered, demolished, destroy]ed, (and) burned with fire [twenty-one of their fortified cities and small cities in] their environs. [(As for) the rest of them, who w]ere [not guilty of (any) sin or crime, I imposed the heavy yoke of my lordship upon them].

i' 6'6'

[šad-du-u-a a-ši-bu-te ḫur-šá-a-ni pa-áš-qu-u-ti šá ṭe-ḫi] KUR.ta-bal

i' 7'7'

[LÚ.ḫat-te-e lem-nu-ú-ti ul-tu u₄-me pa-ni la] ⸢kit⸣-nu-šú a-na ni-ri2

i' 8'8'

[21 URU.MEŠ-šú-nu dan-nu-ti ù URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ šá] ⸢li⸣-me-te-šú-nu

i' 9'9'

[al-me KUR-ud áš-lu-la šal-lat-sún ap-pul aq]-⸢qur⸣ ina dGIŠ.BAR aq-mu

i' 10'10'

[si-it-tu-te-šú-nu šá ḫi-iṭ-ṭu ù gul-lul-tú la i]-šu-⸢ú⸣

Lacuna

Lacuna

Column ii
ii'ii Lacuna

Lacuna

ii' 1'1'

[... ab-šá]-⸢a-ni⸣3

(ii' 1') [...] my [yok]e.

ii' 2'2'

[URU.a-du-mu-tu URU dan-nu-tu LÚ.a]-⸢ri⸣-bi

(ii' 2') [(As for) the city Adumutu, the fortress of the A]rabs, [which Sennacherib, king of Assyria], (my) father, who engendered me, [conquered and whose goods, possessions], (and) gods, [together with Apkallatu, the qu]een of the Arabs, [he plundered and] brought [to Assyri]a — [Hazael, the king of] the Arabs, (ii′ 10′) [came to Nineveh], my capital [city, with his] heavy [audience gift and kissed] my feet. [He implored me to give (back) his gods and] I had [pity on him. I] refurbished [...] ... [...] and [I inscribed the might of the god Aššur], my [lo]rd,

ii' 3'3'

[ša md30-PAP.MEŠ-SU LUGAL KUR aš-šur.KI] ⸢AD ba⸣-nu-u-a

ii' 4'4'

[ik-šu-du-ma NÍG.ŠU-šú NÍG.GA]-⸢šú⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ-šú

ii' 5'5'

[a-di fap-kal-la-tú] ⸢šar⸣-rat KUR.a-ri-bi

ii' 6'6'

[iš-lu-lam-ma a-na KUR aš]-⸢šur⸣.KI il-qa-a

ii' 7'7'

[mḫa-za-DINGIR LUGAL] KUR.a-ri-bi

ii' 8'8'

[it-ti ta-mar-ti-šú] ka-bit-ti

ii' 9'9'

[a-na NINA.KI URU] ⸢be⸣-lu-ti-ia

ii' 10'10'

[il-lik-am-ma ú-na-áš-ši]-⸢iq⸣ GÌR.II-ia

ii' 11'11'

[áš-šú na-dan DINGIR.MEŠ-šú ú-ṣal-la-an-ni-ma re-e-mu] ⸢ar?⸣-ši?-šú?-ma

ii' 12'12'

[...]-x-šu-nu

ii' 13'13'

[... an-ḫu-su-nu] ⸢ud⸣-diš-ma4

ii' 14'14'

[da-na-an daš-šur] ⸢EN⸣-ia

Lacuna of about 8 lines

Lacuna

ii' 23'23'

[50] ⸢ANŠE⸣.[GAM.MAL.MEŠ 1 LIM kun-zi ŠIM.ḪI.A]5

(ii' 23') [I added ... fifty] ca[mels, (and) one thousand bags of aromatics] to the tribute [of his father and imposed (it) on him].

ii' 24'24'

⸢UGU⸣ man-da-⸢at⸣-[ti AD-šú ú-rad-di-ma e-mid-su]

ii' 25'25'

⸢KUR⸣.ba-a-zu ⸢na⸣-[gu-ú šá a-šar-šú ru-u-qu]

(ii' 25') [(As for) the lan]d Bāzu, a dis[trict in a remote place, a] forgotten place of dry land, [saline ground, a place of thirst], one hundred and forty leagues of de[sert, thistles], and ga[zelle]-tooth stones, [where snakes and scorpions fill the plain] like ant[s — I left] (ii′ 30′) Mount Ḫaz[û, the mountain of saggilmud-stone], twenty leagues behind me [and crossed over to that district] to which no [king before me] had gone since [earliest] days. By the command of the god Ašš[ur, my lord], I marched [triumphantly in its midst. I defeated] eight ki[ngs from that district (and) carried off] their gods, [their] goods, [their possessions, (and) their people to Assyria].

ii' 26'26'

⸢mi⸣-šit na-ba-li [qaq-qar MUN a-šar ṣu-ma-a-me]

ii' 27'27'

1 ME 40 KASKAL.GÍD qaq-qar ⸢ba⸣-[a-ṣi pu-qut-ti]6

ii' 28'28'

ù NA₄.ZÚ ṣa-[bi-ti a-šar MUŠ u GÍR.TAB]

ii' 29'29'

ša ki-ma kul-ba-[bi ma-lu-u A.GÀR]

ii' 30'30'

20 KASKAL.GÍD KUR.ḫa-⸢zu⸣-[ú šad-di NA₄.SAG.GIL.MUD]

ii' 31'31'

a-na EGIR-ia [ú-maš-šir-ma e-ti₇-iq na-gu-ú šu-a-tú]

ii' 32'32'

ša ul-tu u₄-⸢me⸣ [ul-lu-ti]

ii' 33'33'

la il-li-⸢ku⸣ [LUGAL pa-ni maḫ-ri-ia]

ii' 34'34'

ina qí-bit daš-⸢šur⸣ [EN-ia ina qé-reb-e-šú šal-ṭa-niš]

ii' 35'35'

at-tal-lak 8 ⸢LUGAL⸣.[MEŠ-ni ša qé-reb na-ge-e šu-a-tú a-duk]

ii' 36'36'

DINGIR.⸢MEŠ-šú-nu NÍG.ŠU⸣-[šú-nu NÍG.GA-šú-nu UN.MEŠ-šú-nu]7

Lacuna

Lacuna

Column iii
iii'iii Lacuna

Lacuna

iii' 1'1'

⸢ki-ma⸣ [GIŠ.IG ina IGI KUR.e-lam-ti e-di-il-šú]

(iii' 1') [I locked it (the fortress) up] like [a door against the land Elam].

iii' 2'2'

KUR.pa-⸢tu⸣-[uš-ar-ri na-gu-u šá i-te-e É.MUN]

(iii' 2') (As for) the land Pat[ušarra, a district in the area of the salt desert], which is in [the midst of the land of the distant Medes], borders [on Mount Bikni, the lapis lazuli mountain], (iii′ 5′) (and) upon the soil of who[se] land [none] of the ki[ngs, my ancestors, had walked] — I carried off to [Assyria Šidir-parna] (and) E-parna, [mighty] chiefta[ins], who were not submissive to (my) yo[ke, together with their people, their] riding horses, [oxen, sheep and goats], donkeys, (and) Bactrian cam[els, their heavy plunder].

iii' 3'3'

šá qé-⸢reb⸣ [KUR.ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u-te]

iii' 4'4'

šá pa-a-[ṭi KUR.bi-ik-ni KUR NA₄.ZA.GÌN]

iii' 5'5'

ša ina ⸢LUGAL⸣.[MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia mám-ma la ik-bu-su]

iii' 6'6'

KI-tim KUR-⸢šú-un⸣ [mši-dir-pa-ar-na]

iii' 7'7'

me-pa-ar-na LÚ.EN.⸢URU⸣.[MEŠ dan-nu-ti]

iii' 8'8'

šá la kit-nu-šú a-na ni-i-[ri šá-a-šú-nu a-di UN.MEŠ-šú-nu]

iii' 9'9'

ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ru-ku-bi-[šú-nu GU₄.MEŠ ṣe-e-ni]

iii' 10'10'

ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.ú-du-[ri šal-lat-sún ka-bit-tu]

iii' 11'11'

áš-lu-la a-na qé-⸢reb⸣ [KUR aš-šur.KI]8

iii' 12'12'

mup-pi-is LÚ.EN.⸢URU⸣ [šá URU.pa-ar-ták-ka]

(iii' 12') (As for) Uppis, chiefta[in of the city Partakka], Zanasana, chief[tain of the city Partukka], (and) Ramateia, ch[ieftain of the city Urakazabarna, Me]des whose co[untry is remote (and) who had not crossed the boundary of] Assyria [nor trodden on its soil in the time of the kings, my ancestors] —

iii' 13'13'

mza-na-sa-na LÚ.EN.⸢URU⸣ [šá URU.pa-ar-tuk-ka]

iii' 14'14'

⸢m⸣ra-ma-te-ia LÚ.⸢EN⸣.[URU šá URU.ú-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na]

iii' 15'15'

[KUR.ma]-⸢da⸣-a-a šá ⸢a⸣-[šar-šú-nu ru-u-qu ša ina tar-ṣi LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia]

iii' 16'16'

[mi-ṣir KUR] aš?-šur?.⸢KI?⸣ [la ib-bal-ki-tú-nim-ma]

Lacuna

Lacuna

1The restoration is based on text no. 2 (Nineveh B) ii 5; ak-bu-us, “I trod on,” is also possible.

2This text appears to omit text no. 1 (Nineveh A) iii 50: ša UGU KUR.MEŠ-ni-šú-nu dan-nu-u-ti tak-lu-ú-ma, “who trusted in their mighty mountains and.”

3[ab-šá]-⸢a-ni⸣ “my [yok]e”: The print edition of RINAP 4 has [...] x.

4This text deviates from text no. 1 (Nineveh A) iv 10–12 and also from text no. 2 (Nineveh B) ii 57; no exact parallels are known and thus the beginning of the lines cannot be restored with certainty.

5The restoration is based on text no. 2 (Nineveh B) iii 7. A restoration of 1 ME, following text no. 1 (Nineveh A) iv 21, is also possible.

61 ME 40 “one hundred and forty”: The print edition of RINAP 4 has 1 ME 20. This text, like text no. 2 (Nineveh B) iii 11, records the distance of the desert, where snakes and scorpions fill the plain like ants, as 140 leagues; text no. 1 (Nineveh A) iv 55 and text no. 3 (Nineveh C) iii 15´ state that this area was 120 leagues.

7Like text no. 2 (Nineveh B) iii 21 and text no. 3 (Nineveh C) iii 22´, this text does not record the names of the eight kings defeated by Esarhaddon; compare text no. 1 (Nineveh A) iv 62–68.

8a-na “to”: The print edition of RINAP 4 has ana.

Created by Erle Leichty, Jamie Novotny, and the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project, 2011, 2017. Lemmatized by Jamie Novotny, 2010, and updated by him, 2017, for the Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), a corpus-building initiative funded by LMU Munich and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (through the establishment of the Alexander von Humboldt Chair for Ancient History of the Near and Middle East) and based at the Historisches Seminar - Abteilung Alte Geschichte of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/rinap/Q003233/.

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