LKA 031 (P336242)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 031 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336242 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13831 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | May Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, elevate you to shepherdship over the four [region]s! |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | May Aššur, who ga[ve y]ou [the sceptre], lengthen your days and years! |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | Spread your land wide at your feet! |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | May Šerua extol [your name] to your god! |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | Just as grain and silver, oil, [the catt]le of Šakkan and the salt of Bariku are good, so may Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, be agreeable to the gods [of his] land! |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | May eloquence, understanding, truth and justice be given to him as a gift! |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | May [the people] of Assur buy 30 kor of grain for one shekel of silver! May [the peopl]e of Assur buy 3 seah of oil for one shekel of silver! May [the peop]le of Assur buy 30 minas of wool for one shekel of silver! |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414 | May the lesser speak, and the [greater] listen! May the greater speak, and the [lesser] listen! May concord and peace be established [in Assyri]a! |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | Aššur is king — indeed Aššur is king! Assurbanipal is the [representative] of Aššur, the creation of his hands. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | May the great gods make firm his reign, may they protect the life [of Assurba]nipal, king of Assyria! |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | May they give him a straight sceptre to extend the land and his peoples! |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | May his reign be renewed, and may they consolidate his royal throne for ever! |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | May they bless him (by) day, month, and year, and guard his reign! |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | In his years may there cons[tantly] be rain from the heavens and flood from the (underground) source. |
| Obverse [20:25] o 2121– | Give our lord Assurbanipal long [days], copious years, strong [wea]pons, a long reign, y[ear]s of abundance, a good name, [fame], happiness and joy, auspicious oracles, and leadership over (all other) kings. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | After he has pronounced the blessing, he turns and pronounces the (following) blessing at the opening of the censer (placed) before Šamaš: |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | Anu gave his crown, Illil gave his throne; Ninurta gave his weapon; Nergal gave his luminous splendour. Nusku sent and placed advisers before him. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | He who speaks with the king disloyally or treasonably — if he is a notable, he will die a violent death; if he is a rich man, he will become poor. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | He who in his heart plots evil against the king — Erra will call him to account in a bout of plague. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | He who in his heart utters improprieties against the king — his foundation is (but) wind, the hem of his garment is (but) litter. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Gather, all the gods of heaven and earth, bless king Assurbanipal, the circumspect man! |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | Place in his hand the weapon of war and battle, give him the black-headed people, that he may rule as their shepherd! |
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 | {d}UTU LUGAL AN-e u KI.TIM a-na SIPA-⸢ut⸣ [kib]-⸢rat⸣ erbe-tim liš-ši-ka | |
| 2 | UD-MEŠ-ka MU.AN.NA-MEŠ-ka {d}aš-šur na-⸢din⸣ {[giš}PA]-⸢ka⸣ lu-ur-rik | |
| 3 | ina GIR₃.2-ka KUR-ka [o] ru-up-piš | |
| 4 | {d}EDIN-u₂-a a-na DINGIR-⸢ka⸣ [MU-ka] lil-li | |
| 5 | ki-i ŠE-im u₃ KUG.UD I₃.GIŠ [bu]-⸢ul⸣ {d}GIR₃ | |
| 6 | u₃ MUN ina {uru}⸢ba⸣-ri-ki [o] DUG₃.GA-u-ni | |
| 7 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur ina ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ-ni [ša] KUR-šu₂ lu DUG₃.GA | |
| 8 | qa-bu-u₂ še-mu-u₂ ket-⸢ti⸣ me-ša₂-ru [a-na ši]-rik-ti lu šar-ku-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ina 01 GIN₂ KUG.UD 30 GUR [ŠE]-am [o UN-ME] {uru}aš-šur liš-ša₂-a | |
| 10 | ina 01 GIN₂ KUG.UD 3(ban₂) I₃.GIŠ-[MEŠ UN]-⸢ME⸣ {uru}aš-šur liš-ša₂-a | |
| 11 | ina 01 GIN₂ KUG.UD 30 MA.NA SIG₂-[MEŠ UN]-ME {uru}aš-šur liš-ša₂-a | |
| 12 | ṣe-eh-ru liq-bi-ma [ra-bu-u₂] liš-me | |
| 13 | ra-bu-u₂ liq-bi-⸢ma⸣ [ṣe-eh-ru] liš-me | |
| 14 | mit-gur-tu sa-li-mu [ina KUR—aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} liš-ša₂-kin₂ | |
| 15 | {d}aš-šur LUGAL {d}aš-šur-ma LUGAL {1}aš-šur—DU₃—[A x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣ {d}aš-šur bi-nu-ut ŠU.2-šu₂ | |
| 16 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ lu-kin₂-nu BALA-šu₂ li-ṣu-ru [ša {1}aš-šur]—⸢DU₃⸣—A MAN KUR—aš-šur ⸢ZI-MEŠ-šu₂⸣ | |
| 17 | {giš}PA i-šir-tu a-na ru-up-pu-uš KUR u UN-[MEŠ-šu₂] lid-di-nu-niš-šu₂ | |
| 18 | BALA-šu₂ li-te-diš {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-šu₂ a-na da-ra-a-ti lu-kin₂-nu | |
| 19 | ⸢UD⸣-mu ITI u MU.AN.NA lik-ru-bu-šu₂ BALA-šu₂ ⸢li⸣-[iṣ]-⸢ṣu⸣-ru | |
| 20 | [ina] MU.AN.NA-MEŠ-šu₂ A.AN ina AN-e A.⸢KAL⸣ ina IDIM lu ⸢ka-ia⸣-[an] | |
| 21 | [UD]-MEŠ GID₂.DA-MEŠ MU.AN.⸢NA⸣-MEŠ ma-aʾ-⸢da⸣-[ti] | |
| 22 | {[giš]}⸢TUKUL dan⸣-nu BALA GID₂.⸢DA MU⸣.[AN].⸢NA⸣-MEŠ ṭuh-di ⸢MU⸣ DUG₃.GA [o] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ni-ib MU] DUG₃.GA ŠA₃-bi hu-ud ŠA₃-bi ge-er-⸢ra⸣ SIG₅ u₃ a-ša₂-rid-du-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 2 | UGU LUGAL-MEŠ a-na {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš-šur EN-ni di-na-niš-šu₂ | |
| 3 | ki-ma ik-ta-rab i-tu-ra ⸢a-na⸣ KA₂ še-eh-ti | |
| 4 | ša₂ ina IGI {d}UTU i-kar-rab | |
| 5 | {d}a-num it-ta-⸢din⸣ AGA-[šu₂] {d}EN.LIL₂ it-ta-din {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {d}NIN.URTA it-ta-din {giš}TUKUL-šu₂ | |
| 7 | {d}U.GUR it-ta-din ša₂-lum-mat-⸢su⸣ | |
| 8 | um-ta-ʾi-ir-ma {d}PA.TUG₂ ma-li-ki ma-har-šu₂ ul-ziz | |
| 9 | ša₂ it-ti LUGAL i-da-bu-bu su-le-e u sur-ra-a-ti | |
| 10 | šum-ma kab-tu ina {giš}TUKUL GAZ šum-ma {lu₂}NIG₂.TUK LAL₂.DU-⸢in⸣ | |
| 11 | ša₂ a-na LUGAL ina ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ i-kap-pu-du {mi₂}⸢HUL⸣ | |
| 12 | {d}IR₃.RA ina šib-ṭi šag-gaš-ti u₂-qa-ʾa-a SAG-su | |
| 13 | ša₂ a-na LUGAL ina ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ i-ta-mu-u₂ nu-ul-la-a-ti | |
| 14 | i-šid-su me-hu-u₂ si-⸢sik-ta⸣-šu₂ ha-a-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 15 | pu-uh-ra-ma DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u KI.TIM ka-li-šu₂-un | |
| 16 | kur-ba-ma {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL ma-li-ku a-me-lu | |
| 17 | ka-ak MURUB₄ u ME₃ mul-la-a qa-tuš-šu₂ | |
| 18 | in-na-niš-šu-ma UN-MEŠ ṣal-mat—SAG.DU ṣal-mat—SAG.DU le-pu-ša₂ re-ʾu-u₂-sin | |
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