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Esarhaddon 099
Translation · reference
High confidence(1) Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of B[abylon, ...] majestic dragon; beloved of the gods Aššur, Nabû [...] the one who is clothed in splendor, fearless in battle, [perfect] war[rior, merciless in combat], almighty prince, the one who holds the nose-rope of rule[rs, raging lion, avenger of (his) father, who engendered him]; (5) the king, who with the he[lp of] the gods [A]ššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Nabû, (and) [Marduk, the gods, his helpers, marched freely and attained his wish — he broke] all of those [disobedient to him] (and) rulers unsubmissive [to him like a reed in the…
Source: Leichty, E. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680–669 BC). RINAP 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap4/Q003328/
Why it matters
Attests Esarhaddon's dual titulature as both 'king of Assyria' and 'governor of Babylon,' reflecting his policy of reconciliation with the city his father Sennacherib had destroyed in 689 BCE.
Transliteration
⸢AN⸣.ŠÁR-ŠEŠ-⸢SUM⸣.NA ⸢MAN⸣ ŠÚ MAN KUR aš-šur.KI GÌR.NÍTA ⸢KÁ⸣.[DINGIR.RA.KI ...] / ú-šum-gal-lum ṣi-i-ru na-ram AN.ŠÁR d⸢AG⸣ [...] / la-biš na-mur-⸢ra-ti⸣ la a-di-ru šá-áš-me qar-[ra-du gít-ma-lu la pa-du-u tu-qu-un-tu] / ⸢ru⸣-bu-ú dan-⸢dan-nu⸣ mu-kil ṣer-ret ma-li-[ki lab-bu na-ad-ru mu-ter gi-mil a-bi a-li-di-šú] / ⸢LUGAL⸣ šá ina tu-⸢kul⸣-[ti] ⸢AN⸣.ŠÁR d30 dUTU dAG d[AMAR.UTU DINGIR.MEŠ…
Scholarly note
Royal inscription of Esarhaddon, edited by Erle Leichty (RINAP 4, 2011). ORACC text Q003328.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P424569). source
Translation excerpted from Leichty, E. 2011. The Royal Inscriptions of Esarhaddon, King of Assyria (680–669 BC). RINAP 4. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap4/Q003328/.
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