Q003239: royal-inscription cylinder
Neo-Assyrian Oracc
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[...] ul#-tu u4-me pa-ni i-na ki-sal é-masz-masz [...] x s,e-eh#-rat szu-bat-su _u#_ É (d)_utu_ [...] (traces of tops of signs)
x x (x) [...] e-x [...] _nun egir_-u# (traces of bottoms of signs) [...] a-na _sipa_-ut _kur_ u _un-mesz_ i-nam#-bu-u zi-kir-szu e-nu-ma esz-re#-[e-ti sza-ti-na(?) i]-lab-bi#-ra-ma e-na-ha _mu-sar_-u szi-t,ir# _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i-gisz_ lip-szu-usz _udu-siskur bal_-qi szu-mi it-ti _mu_-szu lisz-t,ur# a-na Asz-ri-szu lu-ter (d)30# u (d)_utu iti_-szam la# na-par-ka-a liq-bu-u dum-qé-e-szu
_iti-kin#_-(d)_inanna ud-20-kam_ li-mu# (disz)_ad_-ra-mu _lu-sukkal gal_-u
Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who is assiduous towards the gods and goddesses, the one who reconstructed the temple of the god Ashur, rebuilt Esagil of Babylon, son of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, descendant of Sargon II, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad,
... from days of old in the courtyard of Emashmash ... its outer courtyard and the temple of the god Shamash ... .
May a later prince, when those shrines become old and dilapidated, find an inscribed object bearing my name, anoint it with oil, make an offering, write my name with his name, and return it to its place. Then the gods Sîn and Shamash will listen to his prayers.
Ululu VI, twenty-first day, eponymy of Abi-ram, chief vizier.
Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, who knows how to greatly revere the gods and goddesses, the one who reconstructed the temple of the god Ashur and rebuilt Esagil and Babylon; son of Sennacherib, king of the world and king of Assyria; descendant of Sargon II, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, and king of Sumer and Akkad —
... from former days in the courtyard of Emashmash ... its area was too small; moreover, the temple of the god Shamash ... ... ...
... ... ... ... may a future ruler, whom ... name to shepherd the land and people, read an inscription written in my name when those shrines become old and 5′ dilapidated, and may he anoint it with oil, make an offering, write my name with his name, and return it to its place. Then may the gods Sîn and Shamash order good things for him monthly, without ceasing.
Ululu VI, twentieth day, eponymy of Abi-ramu, grand vizier sukkallu rabû 677 BC.