Position in chronology
Esarhaddon 1018
Translation · reference
High confidence(i' 1) (No translation possible) (ii' 1') [...] that I, Ašš[ur- ...], king of Assyria, [...] at the command of the god Ašš[ur ...] (ii' 5') (No translation possible)
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/Q003390/
Why it matters
Preserves fragmentary traces of Esarhaddon invoking divine sanction from Aššur himself — attesting the theological grammar by which Neo-Assyrian kings legitimised their rule in royal inscriptions.
Transliteration
[...] x1 / [...] x / [...] x / [...] x [...]2 / ša a-na-ku mAN.⸢ŠÁR⸣-[x-x ...] / LUGAL KUR AN.ŠÁR.[KI ...] / ina qí-bit AN.⸢ŠÁR⸣ [...] / la-ba-ni [...]3 / ša uz-zu EN [...] / x x [(x)] ⸢AḪ?⸣ [...]
Scholarly note
Royal inscription of Esarhaddon, edited by Erle Leichty (RINAP 4, 2011). ORACC text Q003390.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P400436). 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/Q003390/.
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