IAsb pl .21 (P336174)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | IAsb pl .21 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336174 |
| 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/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | For Sin, foremost of heaven and earth, [......], the honored Namraṣit, power without equal, [......], the compassionate lord who [...]s to the king who is pious to him, [......] — |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | I am Assurbanipal, great king, mighty king, ki[ng of the world, king of Assyria], who heeds his weighty command a[nd ......]. |
| Obverse [5:11] o 66–o 1111 | Il-yabi, the eu[nuch of ...], who a village in its entirety amounting to such and such [an area of land and orchards ...] to Sin residing in Elumu o[f his own accord donated as a votive offering] for the preservation of the life of the ki[ng and set up a stele]; afterwards, his disposition changed and he took [that stele] away by thievery and [took that village] for [his own]. |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | Sin, the great lord, to whom duplicity is anathema, [......] saw this deed and the hidden things [......]. |
| Obverse [13:19] o 1414–o 1919 | That stele to [...... and] I read it and I r[espected] the command of Sin, my lord, [and ...... and] had the stele fashioned anew and pr[aise of Sin, my lord, my written name, and] the village in its entirety amounting to such and such an area of land [and orchards ......] I had inscribed on it and to Si[n, ......], for the preservation of my life I [donated it] anew [and ...]. |
| Obverse [19:24] o 2020– | O Sin, exalted lord of the gods, [......], [accept] this village, fields and orchards joyfully [...... and] give me a life of long days, ... [......]; establish for me we[llbeing, joy, ...] by the command of your pure mouth. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | May [my] dynasty renew itself forever [......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | May Nikkal, your beloved spouse, [look upon my] deeds [with favour]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | Whoever disputes these fields and orchards with Sin, my lord, [......] be he a later king, a governor, a prefect, a [......], or by force [......]; |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | or [destroys] the stele (with) the praise of Sin, my lord, [and my written name], |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | or by any kind of treachery [or ......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | carries it off and to ...[......], |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | may Sin, the great lord, who lights up the dark[ness, ......] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | make his face ever darker and [......] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | and make his portents evil and [......]. |
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 | a-na {d}30 a-ša₂-rid AN-e u KI.[TIM x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | DUGUD {d}AŠ.IM₂.BABBAR e-muq la ša₂-na-an [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | EN rem₂-nu-u ša₂ a-na LUGAL mut-⸢nin⸣-ni-šu₂ i-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | ana-ku {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃-A MAN GAL-u MAN ⸢dan⸣-nu ⸢MAN⸣ [ŠU₂ MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 5 | ša a-na zik-ri-šu₂ DUGUD u-taq-qu-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | {1}DINGIR—ia-a-bi {lu₂}⸢SAG⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | ša {uru}ŠE a-na gi-⸢mir⸣-ti-šu₂ am—mar BUL.BUL [A.ŠA₃-šu₂ {giš}SAR-šu₂ x x x x x] | |
| 8 | a-na {d}30 a-šib {uru}e-lu-ma ⸢ina⸣ [bi-bil₂ ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ a-na qiš-ti] | |
| 9 | a-na ba-laṭ ZI-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [i-qiš-u₂-ma {na₄}NA.RU₂.A u₂-še-piš-u₂] | |
| 10 | EGIR-ki ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ iš-ni-ma {[na₄}NA.RU₂.A šu-a-tu₂] | |
| 11 | ina šu-ur-qi₂ it-ba-lam-ma a-na i-di [ra-man-i-šu₂ {uru}ŠE šu-a-tu₂ il-qi] | |
| 12 | {d}30 EN GAL-u ša₂ ik-kib-šu₂ nu-⸢ul⸣-la-⸢tu⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | ep-še-e-tu₂ šu-a-tu₂ ip-pa-lis-ma ka-tim-[tu x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A šu-a-tu₂ a-na ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | al-si-ma zi-kir {d}30 EN-ia ⸢ap⸣-[lah₃-ma x x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A GIBIL-eš u₂-še-piš-ma ta-⸢nit⸣-[ti {d}30 EN-ia šu-mi ša-ṭir u] | |
| 17 | {uru}ŠE a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ am—mar BUL.BUL A.ŠA₃-šu₂ {[giš}SAR-šu₂ x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | qe₂-reb-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ṭir-ma a-na {d}30 [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | a-na ba-laṭ ZI-MEŠ-ia a-na eš-šu₂-ti ⸢u₂⸣-[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | {d}30 e-tel-⸢li⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂-qu-u₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 21 | {uru}ŠE A.ŠA₃ {giš}SAR šu-a-tu₂ ha-diš ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | id-na ba-laṭ UD-MEŠ GID₂.DA-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ina zi-kir KA-⸢ka⸣ KUG šuk-na ⸢ṭu-ub⸣ [UZU hu-ud ŠA₃-bi x x x x x] | |
| 3 | a-na UD-me da-ru-ti li-te-ed-diš pa-lu-⸢u⸣-[ia x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | {d}NIN.GAL hi-ir-tu₂ na-ram-ta-ka ep-še-⸢e-ti⸣-[ia x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | ⸢ša₂⸣ A.ŠA₃ {giš}SAR šu-a-tu₂ la—pa-an {d}30 EN-ia [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | lu-u LUGAL EGIR-u lu {lu₂}NAM lu-u {lu₂}šak-nu lu-⸢u⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | i-dab₂-bu-bu-u-ma ina da-na-a-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | u₃ {na₄}NA.RU₂.A ⸢ta-nit⸣-ti {d}30 EN-⸢ia⸣ [u šu-mi ša-ṭir ib-bat-u] | |
| 9 | u₃ ⸢lu⸣-u ina mim-ma ši-pir ⸢ni⸣-kil-⸢ti⸣ [lu-u x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | i-tab-bal-u₂-ma a-na ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | {d}30 EN GAL-u mu-nam-⸢mir⸣ uk-[li x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | ek-le-tu₂ pa-ni-šu₂ li-kil-ma [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13 | u₃ GISKIM-šu₂ li-lam-min₃-ma li-[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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