ABL 1105 (P237185)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237185 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa02 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [We swear by Aššur, Šerua,] Bel[et-ili, ......, a]ll [the gods of Assyria and Babylonia], and [all] the great gods [of heaven and earth, ......], |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | [that] from this day on [for as long as we live we will be subjects of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], (that) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria [shall be our king and lord, and (that) we will be totally devoted] to Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [our] lord. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 6'6'–o 9'9' | We will not conceal nor hide [any message] or messenger whom Šamaš-šumu-ukin, ki[ng of Babylonia] has [sent or] made [... or who has come to us] from the sons of Š[amaš-šumu-ukin] or from the enemy of Assurbanipal, king of [Assyria], but will send him [to Assurbanipal], king of Assyria, our lord. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 10'10'–o 11'11' | We will protect [Assurbanipal], king of Assyria, our lord, and [the official whom] he has appointed [over us]. |
| Obverse [11:16] o 12'12'–o 16'16' | We will not listen to nor [...] any detestable person [..., agitator] or conspirator who speaks evil words against [Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord], or against an official of [Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord], but will throw him in [handcuffs] and [send him] to Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria, our lord]. |
| Obverse [16:19] o 17'17'–o 19'19' | From this day on for as long as we live we will neither do nor cause anyone to do, nor speak [evil things ...... against Assurbanipal], king of Assyria, those who love him, and his land. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | The enemy of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [......] shall not be our ally. |
| Obverse [20:25] o 21'21'–o 25'25' | [We will do] everything that Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord, tells us (to do) according to his command; [when Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord, goes against his enemy], we will muster our bow[men] and stand with [Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord, make] battle against [his foes], overwhelm, as is our fervent desire, his enemy, and make [our name] good [in the eyes of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], our lord. |
| Obverse [25:28] o 26'26'–o 28'28' | Our crimes which [we committed because of Šamaš-šumu-ukin] against Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [our] lord, [have been forgiven] by Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, [our] lord, [......]. |
| Obverse [28:31] o 29'29'–o 31'31' | [If any subject] of Šamaš-šumu-ukin, or of another land, w[hom Assurbanipal, king of Assyria], our lord, does not tolerate, c[omes] to us [or ...] is brought to us, we will seize (him) and [send him] to the king, our lord. |
| Obverse [31:37] o 32'32'–o 37'37' | We will love [Assurbanipal], king of Assyria, and [hate his enemy]. [From] this [day] on for as long as we live, Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria], shall be [our king and lord. We will not install] nor seek another king or another lord for [ourselves]. [We will not send] a(ny) report to the enemy of Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria, our lord]; (if) a report or a messenger from another land reaches [us], we will put him on the road and [send him] into the presence [of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord]. |
| Obverse [37:39] o 38'38'–o 39'39' | [We will ......] anyone who [is ...] to Assurbanipal, king [of Assyria, our lord ... |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | ..., by the gods o]f Assyria and Babylonia [......]: |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | If we should [transgress], break, erase, [or ...] t[his] treaty [with Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, our lord], |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | May Aššur, father of the gods, ordainer of fates, [ordain for us an evil and untoward fate]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | May Marduk, king of the gods, lord of the lands, [......]. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | May Nabû, trustee of the entire heaven and underworld, [......]. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 8'8'–r 10'10' | May Šamaš, the great judge of heaven and earth, [......] render an unjust judgment [against us ......]. May he remove our eyesight, [may we wander about in darkness]. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | May Sin, light of heaven and earth, [...... prohibit] our entry into temple and palace [...]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | May Ea, king of the Abyss, [......] water from the springs; [above, may he] uproot us [from among the living, and bel]ow, [make our ghosts thirst for water]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'–r 16'16' | May Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth, [...... so that] whatever is therein cannot rise [......]. |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | May Ninurta, the foremost heir, [......]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | May Nergal, the strongest among the gods, with [his (merciless) sword extinguish our lives]. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | May Zababa, exalted lord, who [......]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | May Palil, king of the desert, with [......]. |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | May Zarpanitu, provider of [name and progeny, drive our name and progeny from the land]. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 22'22'–r 23'23' | May Nanai, mistress of love and [peace, ...] make us an abomination to (both) nobleman and prince [......]. |
| Reverse [23:25] r 24'24'–r 25'25' | May Ištar, who resides in Arbela, goddess of battle, [break our bow in the thick of battle and] make us crouch [under the feet of] our enemy [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x] {d}be-lit—[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [DU₃]-šu₂-nu DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša AN-e u KI.TIM x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [ki-i] ul-tu UD-mu an-ni-⸢i⸣ [a-di UD-mu ma-la bal-ṭa-a-ni x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [šu]-u {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{[ki} LUGAL-a-ni EN-a-ni ŠA₃-bi-ni] | |
| 5' | it-ti {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-[i-ni gu-um-mu-ru lu-u₂ ši-pir-ti] | |
| 6' | lu-u₂ {lu₂v}A—KIN {lu₂v}A—KIN ša₂ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA ⸢LUGAL⸣ [TIN.TIR{ki} x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | i-pu-šu lu-u₂ ul-tu pa-an DUMU-MEŠ ša₂ {1}{d}[GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA x x x x lu-u₂] | |
| 8' | ul-tu pa-ni {lu₂v}EN—KUR₂ {lu₂v}EN—KUR₂ ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—[aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni il-li-ka] | |
| 9' | ni-ip-te-eṣ-nu u a-na pa-ši-ri ni-il-ta-kan-⸢u₂⸣ [x x x a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ] | |
| 10' | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni ni-šap-par-uš tab-bi-⸢x⸣+[x ma-aṣ-ṣar-tu₂ ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ] | |
| 11' | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni ni-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru u ma-aṣ-[ṣar-tu₂ ša₂ {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ti {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ti ša₂ ina UGU-hi-ni] | |
| 12' | ip-qi₂-du ni-na-aṣ-ṣa-ru lu-u₂ mam-ma na-az-ru ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x {lu₂v}mu-šam-hi-ṣu] | |
| 13' | {lu₂v}mu-šad-bi-bu ša₂ a-mat la ṭa-ab-ti a-na UGU-hi {1}⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni] | |
| 14' | i-qab-bu-u₂ lu-u₂ a-na UGU-hi {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ti {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ti ša₂ {1}[AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni] | |
| 15' | i-qab-bu-u₂ u a-ni-ni ni-il-te-mu-u₂ u ni-qit-[x x x x x x ina iṣ—qa-tim] | |
| 16' | se-me-re-e ni-nam-du-ši-na a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ [LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni ni-šap-par-uš] | |
| 17' | ul-tu UD-mu an-ni-i a-di UD-mu ma-la ⸢bal⸣-[ṭa-a-ni x x ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ] | |
| 18' | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} {lu₂v}ra-ʾi-ma-ni-šu₂ u KUR-šu₂ la ⸢ṭa⸣-[ab-ti x x x x x x] | |
| 19' | ni-te-ep-šu nu-ul-te-pi-šu ni-iq-ta-[bi x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20' | {lu₂v}EN—na-kar {lu₂v}EN—na-kar ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-⸢šur⸣{[ki} EN-i-ni x x x x x x x] | |
| 21' | la {lu₂v}EN—sa-lam-i-ni {lu₂v}EN—sa-lam-i-ni mim-ma ma-la {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-a-ni] | |
| 22' | i-qab-ba-an-na-a-šu₂ a-ki-i pi-[i-šu₂ ni-ip-pu-šu x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 23' | {giš}BAN-MEŠ-ni ni-de-ek-ku-u₂-ma it-⸢ti⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni] | |
| 24' | ni-iz-zi-iz-zu-u₂-ma ṣal-ti a-na ŠA₃-[bi {lu₂v}KUR₂-šu₂ ni-ip-pu-šu x x x x x x] | |
| 25' | {lu₂v}KUR₂-šu₂ ina bi-bil ŠA₃-bi-ni ni-sek-ki-pu ⸢x⸣+[x MU-ni ina pa-an {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 26' | EN-i-ni nu-ban-nu-u₂ hi-ṭu-u₂-ni ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 27' | a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-[ni ina UGU {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA ni-ih-ṭu-u₂] | |
| 28' | ina pa-an {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-[ni ia-aʾ-nu x x x x x lu-u₂] | |
| 29' | ša₂ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA lu-u₂ KUR ša₂-ni-tu₂ ⸢ma⸣-[la {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 30' | EN-i-ni la i-šad-da-du a-na pa-ni-ni it-[tal-ka x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 31' | ab-lu ni-ṣab-bat-u₂-ma a-na LUGAL EN-i-ni ni-[šap-pa-ru x x x {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ] | |
| 32' | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni ni-ra-ʾa-a-mu u {lu₂v}[KUR₂-šu₂ ni-ze-ʾi-i-ru ul-tu UD-mu] | |
| 33' | an-ni-i a-di UD-mu ma-la bal-ṭa-a-ni {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—[DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} LUGAL-a-ni EN-a-ni] | |
| 34' | šu-tu-u₂-ma LUGAL ša₂-nam-ma EN ša₂-nam-ma a-na ⸢UGU⸣-[hi-ni ni-il-ta-kan-u₂] | |
| 35' | nu-ub-te-ʾu-u₂ ši-pir-ti a-na {lu₂v}KUR₂ ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—[DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni x x x] | |
| 36' | [lu]-u₂ ši-pir-ti lu-u₂ {lu₂v}A—KIN {lu₂v}A—KIN ša₂ ul-tu KUR ša₂-ni-tu₂-ma a-⸢na⸣ [pa-ni-ni] | |
| 37' | ⸢it-tal⸣-ka KASKAL.2 a-na GIR₃.2-šu₂ ni-šak-kan-u₂-ma a-na pa-[ni {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 38' | [ni-šap-par] ⸢x x⸣ mam-ma ša₂ a-na pa-ni {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL [KUR—aš-šur{ki} x x x x x x x] | |
| 39' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x]-⸢a⸣-mu ša₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢ša₂⸣ KUR—aš-šur{ki} u KUR—⸢URI⸣{[ki} x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ki-i a-ni-ni a-na a-de-e ⸢an⸣-[nu-ti ša₂ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} EN-i-ni] | |
| 4' | ni-mi-is-su ni-pa-as-⸢sa⸣-[su x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | AN.ŠAR₂ AD DINGIR-MEŠ mu-šim ši-ma-[a-ti ši-mat {mi₂}HUL-ti la DUG₃.GA-ti li-šim-an-na-a-ši] | |
| 6' | {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ EN KUR.KUR a-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | {d}AG pa-qid kiš-šat AN-e u KI.TIM is-[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | {d}UTU DI.KUD.GAL AN-e u KI.TIM be [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | di-i-ni pa-rik-ti li-di-⸢na⸣-[na-ši x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | ni-iṭ-lu IGI.2-ni liš-ši i-⸢na⸣ [ek-le-ti ni-tal-la-ka] | |
| 11' | {d}30 na-an-na-ru AN-e u KI.TIM [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | E₂.KUR u E₂.GAL ⸢e⸣-re-ba-nu u₂-[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | {d}E₂.A LUGAL ZU.AB A-MEŠ nag-bi [x x x x x x x e-liš ina TI.LA-MEŠ] | |
| 14' | li-is-suh-an-na-a-šu₂ šap-⸢liš⸣ [ina KI.TIM e-ṭim₂-ma-a-nu A-MEŠ li-za-me] | |
| 15' | {d}IM GU₂.GAL-la AN-e u KI.TIM [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | mim-ma ina ŠA₃-bi la il-la-a la ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 17' | {d}NIN.URTA DUMU.UŠ SAG-tu-u₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18' | {d}U.GUR dan-nu-dan-nu DINGIR-MEŠ ina [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19' | {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ EN ša₂-qu-u₂ ša₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20' | {d}IGI.DU LUGAL EDIN i-na ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 21' | {d}zar-pa-ni-tum na-di-na-at ⸢MU⸣ [u NUMUN x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 22' | {d}na-na-a be-lit re-e-mu u [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 23' | IDIM u NUN tu-šam-ri-iṣ-an-na-ši [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 24' | d.INNIN a-ši-bat arba-il₃{ki} i-lat ta-ha-za-a-ti [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 25' | [ina ša₂-pal GIR₃.2 ša₂ {lu₂v]}KUR₂-ni li-šak-mi₃-is-an-⸢na⸣-[ši x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 26' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ x ⸢x⸣+[x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 27' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] sik [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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