Position in chronology
Sennacherib 010
Translation · reference
High confidence(1) [S]ennacherib, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [king of the fou]r [quarters] (of the world), leader of a widespread population, [the one who fashioned image(s) of the deities Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš], Adad, Nergal, Iš[tar of Bīt-Kidmuri, ... (5) ...] whose dominion [is mo]re praised [than (that of all) kings who sit on (royal) daises, the support of his land, the one who is trustworthy in battle and combat, (and) the protection of] his troops, I: (10) [... the admi]nistrator who [knows] how to reckon the accounts [...] ... the god Ḫaya, their god, [...] their…
Source: Grayson, A.K. & Novotny, J. 2012–2014. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704–681 BC). RINAP 3. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap3/Q003484/
Why it matters
A royal titulary inscription of Sennacherib (~695 BCE) attesting his role as fashioner of cult statues for Aššur, Anu, Sîn, Šamaš, and Adad — direct evidence of the king's ritual responsibility for divine image-making in Assyria.
Transliteration
[md]⸢30⸣-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN GAL-u MAN dan-nu MAN kiš-šá-ti MAN KUR aš-šur.KI1 / [MAN kib-rat LÍMMU]-⸢tim⸣ mut-tar-ru-ú UN.MEŠ DAGAL.⸢MEŠ⸣2 / [e-piš ṣa-lam AN.ŠÁR da-nim d30 dUTU] ⸢d⸣IŠKUR dU.GUR d⸢iš⸣-[tar] / [ša É-kid-mu-ri ...]3 / [...] / [...] / [...] / [(...) šá UGU LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib BÁRA nu]-⸢ʾu-ú⸣-da-at be-⸢lut-su⸣ / [tukul-ti KUR-šú na-aʾ-id MURUB₄ ù MÈ ṣu-lu-lu] ⸢ERIM⸣.ḪI.A-šú a-na-ku / [...…
Scholarly note
Royal inscription of Sennacherib, edited by A. Kirk Grayson & Jamie Novotny (RINAP 3, 2012–2014). ORACC text Q003484.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P393931). source
Translation excerpted from Grayson, A.K. & Novotny, J. 2012–2014. The Royal Inscriptions of Sennacherib, King of Assyria (704–681 BC). RINAP 3. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap3/Q003484/.
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