NARGD 10 (P336256)
Grant, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | NARGD 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336256 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Grant |
| 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 | [Assurbanipal, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer; son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, overseer; son of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria, likewise overseer]. |
| Obverse [3:10] o 44–o 1010 | I, Assurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, [kin]g of the four quarters, true shepherd, who does good, the just [kin]g, lover of truth, who makes his people content, who always [beh]aves kindly towards the officials who serve him and [re]wards the reverent who obey his royal command — |
| Obverse [10:20] o 1111–o 2020 | Nabû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, one who has [des]erved kindness and favour, who, from the ['succ]ession' to the exercise of kingship [was d]evoted to the king [his lord], who served before [me in faithfulness], and walk[ed in safety, who grew with a good repute within my palace, and kept guard over my kingship], |
| Obverse [20:29] o 2121–o 2929 | [at the pr]ompting of my own heart, [and according to my own] coun[sel] I planned to do him [go]od, and de[creed a gift for him]. The fields, orchards and people which he [had acquir]ed under my protection and made his [own] estate, I exempted (from taxes), wrote down and [sea]led with my royal seal; I gave (them) to Nabû-šarru-uṣur, chief eunuch, who reverences my kingship. |
| Obverse [29:42] o 3030– | The corn taxes of those fields and orchards shall not be collected, the straw taxes shall not be gathered, the tax on their herds and flocks shall not be collected. [The personnel of] those [fiel]ds and orchards shall not be called up [for labour and corv]ée service or for the levy of [the land]; they are free [from q]uay and crossing dues [......] they shall not pay [...] or leather taxes; [... his clients] are exempt like he himself; [......] permanent sustenance [......] before him [......] you will divide, they will go out. |
| Reverse [8:18] r 99–r 1818 | [Any future prince] from among the kings my sons, [whom Aššu]r nominates (for kingship), do good and show favour [to them and their seed. They are friends and favour]ites of the king their lord. [And if one of them] has sinned [against the king his lord, or lifted his ha]nd against god, do not go on the word of a hostile informer, [but in]vestigate, and establish whether that statement is true. Do not act negligen[tly] against the seal, but impose punishment upon [him] in accordance with his guilt. |
| Reverse [18:25] r 1919–r 2626 | When Nabû-šarru-uṣur chief eu[nuch], goes to his fate in my palace with a good repute, they shall bury him where he dictates, and he sh[all lie] where it was his wish. [Where he lies] you shall not disturb him, and you shall not raise your hand against him, to [do him evil], because he is one who has deserved kindness and favour of the king his lord. |
| Reverse [25:30] r 2727–r 3131 | Whoever disturbs him and removes him from the grave where he is lying, may the king his lord be angry with him and show him no mercy, may he forbid [him] to walk in temple and palace, and by the wrath of god and king may a bloodstained weapon await him. May the dogs tear apart his corpse as it lies unburied. |
| Reverse [30:37] r 3232–r 3838 | Neither king nor prince shall alter the wording of this tablet. By Aššur, Adad, Ber, the Assyrian Enlil and the Assyrian Ištar: A future prince shall not cast aside the wording of this tablet. Aššur, Adad, Ber, the Assyrian Enlil and the Assyr[ian] Ištar will hear your prayer. |
| Reverse [37:38] r 3939–r 3939 | Month Marchesvan (VIII), 9th day, eponym year of La-baši, chief of trade ... (657 B.C.). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} PA-lum] | |
| 2 | [DUMU {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} PA-lum] | |
| 3 | [DUMU {1}{d}30—PAB-MEŠ—SU LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} PA-lum-ma] | |
| 4 | a-na-ku {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 5 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ kib-rat erbe-tim SIPA ke-e-nu e-piš ṭa-ab-ti | |
| 6 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ mi-ša₂-ri ra-im ket-ti mu-šam-me-hu UN-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ a-na {lu₂}šu-ut—SAG-MEŠ man-za-az—pa-ni-šu₂ man-za-az—pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ⸢it⸣-ta-nab-ba-lu i-na dam-qa-a-ti | |
| 9 | [a]-⸢na⸣ pa-li-hi na-ṣir a-mat LUGAL-ti-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [u₂]-tir-ru gi-mil-li du-un-qi₂ | |
| 11 | {1}{d}AG⸣—LUGAL—PAB {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG | |
| 12 | ⸢ša⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 13 | [EN]—⸢ṭa-ab⸣-ti [EN]—⸢ṭa-ab⸣-ti EN—de-iq-ti EN—de-iq-ti | |
| 14 | ⸢ša TA@v⸣ [re-du]-⸢ti a-di⸣ [e]-peš LUGAL-u-ti | |
| 15 | i-⸢na⸣ UGU ⸢LUGAL be⸣-[li₂-šu₂ am]-⸢ru⸣-u₂-ma | |
| 16 | ŠA₃-šu₂ gu-[um-mu-ru a-na] EN-šu₂ | |
| 17 | i-na mah-ri-⸢ia⸣ [i-na ki-na-a-ti i]-⸢zi-zu-ma⸣ | |
| 18 | it-tal-⸢la⸣-[ku šal-meš] | |
| 19 | ⸢qe₂⸣-[reb] ⸢E₂.GAL⸣-[ia i-na MU dam-qi₂ ir-bu-u-ma] | |
| 20 | [iṣ-ṣu]-⸢ru ma⸣-[ṣar-ti LUGAL-ti-ia] | |
| 21 | [i-na] ⸢bi-bil₂⸣ ŠA₃-ia mi-⸢lik⸣ [ra-ma-ni-ia] | |
| 22 | ⸢ṭa⸣-ab-ta-šu₂ ah-su-us-ma ⸢u₂⸣-[kin ši-ri-ik-ta]-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 23 | A.ŠA₃-MEŠ {giš}SAR-MEŠ ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ | |
| 24 | ša i-na GIŠ.MI-ia [iq-nu]-u₂ | |
| 25 | e-pu-šu E₂ [ra-me]-⸢ni⸣-šu₂ | |
| 26 | u₂-zak-ki-ma ⸢aš₂⸣-ṭur | |
| 27 | i-na un-qi₂ LUGAL-ti-ia [ak]-⸢nu⸣-uk | |
| 28 | a-na {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—PAB {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—SAG {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—SAG | |
| 29 | pa-li-ih LUGAL-ti-ia a-din | |
| 30 | ⸢ša⸣ A.ŠA₃-MEŠ {giš}SAR-MEŠ ša-a-ti-na | |
| 31 | {⸢še⸣}nu-sa-hi-ši-na la in-na-su-hu | |
| 32 | {[še]}IN.NU-ši-na la i-šab-ba-aš₂ | |
| 33 | [ṣi]-bit GUD-MEŠ-šu₂-nu U₈.UDU-HI.A-šu₂-nu la i-ṣab-bat | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [UN-MEŠ A.ŠA₃]-MEŠ {giš}⸢SAR-MEŠ⸣ šu-a-tu-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 2 | [i-na il-ki tup]-⸢šik⸣-ki di-ku-ut [KUR] la ir-re-du-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 3 | [i-na mi-ik-si] ⸢ka⸣-a-ri ne₂-bi-ri za-ku-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x] ⸢bit⸣-qu KUŠ-MEŠ la id-du-nu | |
| 5 | [x x x x] ki-ma ša₂-a-šu-⸢ma⸣ za-ku-u₂ | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x]-bu ma-ʾu-ut-tu ka-bi-is-tu | |
| 7 | [x x x x x] i-na pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x] tu-za-az uṣ-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 9 | [NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂] i-na LUGAL-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ-ia | |
| 10 | [ša AN].⸢ŠAR₂⸣ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [x x x x x NUMUN-šu₂-nu] ṭa-ab-tu SIG₅-⸢tu⸣ e-pu-uš | |
| 12 | [EN—MUN [EN—MUN EN—SIG₅]-⸢tim⸣ EN—SIG₅]-⸢tim⸣ ša LUGAL EN-šu₂-nu šu-nu | |
| 13 | [šum₂-ma (x x) a-na LUGAL] EN-šu₂ ih-ti-ṭi | |
| 14 | [u₂—lu-u ŠU.2-su] i-na ŠA₃-bi DINGIR it-tu-bil₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢i-na UGU pi-i ša₂ a⸣-kil kar-ṣi za-ʾi-i-ra-ni la tal-lak | |
| 16 | [ša₂]-ʾa-al ke-e-in šum₂-ma a-bu-tu ša₂-li-in-tu ši-i | |
| 17 | ⸢TA@v⸣ pa-an un-qi₂ na-di a-hi la ta-ra-⸢aš₂⸣-[ši] | |
| 18 | i-na pu-ut hi-ṭi-šu hi-⸢iṭ⸣-ṭu e-me-es-[su] | |
| 19 | i-na UD-me {1}{d}AG—LUGAL—PAB {lu₂}⸢GAL—SAG⸣ {lu₂}⸢GAL—SAG⸣ | |
| 20 | ⸢qe₂⸣-reb E₂.GAL-ia i-na MU dam-qi₂ il-la-ku ⸢a-na⸣ šim-ti | |
| 22 | a-šar ⸢i-qab-bu⸣-[u₂] i-qab-bi-ru-šu₂-ma | |
| 23 | i-⸢ṣa⸣-[al-la-lu] e-ma bi-bil₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 24 | a-šar [ṣa-al-lu] la ta-dak-ki-šu₂ | |
| 25 | ŠU.2-ka ⸢a-na⸣ [HUL]-⸢tim⸣ i-na ŠA₃-šu₂ la tu-ub-bal | |
| 26 | ni-ri-it ni-ri-it EN—MUN EN—MUN ⸢EN⸣—SIG₅-tim ⸢EN⸣—SIG₅-tim ša LUGAL EN-šu₂ šu-tu-ni | |
| 27 | ⸢ša⸣ ul-tu naq-bi-ri E₂ ṣa-al-lu i-de-ku-šu₂ | |
| 28 | LUGAL EN-šu₂ lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma a.a ir-ši-šu₂ re-e-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 29 | qe₂-reb E₂.KUR u₃ E₂.GAL i-tal-lu-ku li-za-am-⸢me⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 30 | i-na ug-gat DINGIR u₃ LUGAL ka-ak—da-a-me li-kil SAG-⸢su⸣ | |
| 31 | {lu₂}UŠ₂-šu₂ i-na la qi₂-bi-ri li-ba-ṣi-ru UR.KU-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 32 | u₂—lu-u LUGAL u₂—lu-u NUN ša pi-i dan-ni-te šu-a-tu u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u | |
| 33 | ni-iš {d}aš-šur {d}IM {d}be-er | |
| 34 | {d}EN.LIL₂ aš-šur{ki}u₂ {d}15 aš-šur{ki}i-tu | |
| 35 | NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ ša pi-i dan-ni-te šu-a-tu la u₂-šam-sak | |
| 36 | {d}aš-šur {d}IM {d}be-er | |
| 37 | {d}EN.LIL₂ aš-šur{ki}u₂ {d}15 aš-šur{ki}i-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 38 | ik-ri-bi-⸢ka i-šem⸣-mu-u₂ | |
| 39 | {⸢iti}APIN UD 09-KAM₂ lim-mu⸣ {1}la]-⸢ba⸣-[si] {lu₂}GAL—KAR {lu₂}GAL—KAR ⸢x x x⸣ | |
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