NARGD 11 (P336257)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | NARGD 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336257 |
| 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] 11–33 | Assurbanipal, mighty king, k[ing of the world, king] of Assyria, overseer; son of Esarhaddon, k[ing of the world, ki]ng of Assyria, overseer; son of Sennacherib, ki[ng of the world, k]ing of Assyria, likewise overseer. |
| Obverse [3:10] 44–1010 | [I, Assurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria], k[ing of the four quarters, true shepherd, who does goo]d, k[ing of righteousness, lover of justice, who makes] his [people content, who always behaves kind]ly [towards the officials who serve] him [and rewards] the reverent [who obey] his [royal command] — |
| Obverse [10:20] 1111–2020 | [NN], eu[nuc]h [of Assurbani]pal, king of Assyria, [one who has deserved kindness] and favour, [who, from the 'succession'] to the exercise of kingship [was] devoted [to king] his lord, who served [before me] in faithfulness, [and walked] in sa[fety], who gr[ew wi]th a good repute [within my palace], and [kept] guard over [my] kingship, |
| Obverse [20:29] 2121–2929 | [at the prompting] of my own heart, and according to [my own] counsel [I plan]ned to do [him good], and decreed a gi[ft for him. The fields, or]chards and pe[ople which] he had acquired [under] my [prote]ction [and made his] own estate, [I exemp]ted (from taxes), wr[ote down] and s[ealed] [with] my royal [sea]l; [I gave] (them) to [NN, eunuch, who reverences] my kingship. |
| Obverse [29:32] 3030–3232 | [The corn taxes of those fields and o]rchards [shall] not [be collected, the straw taxes shall] not [be gathered ......] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 2121–r 2323 | [When NN, eunuch], g[oes to his fate in my palace with a good repute, they shall bury him] where he dictates, and he shall lie where [it was his wish] |
| Reverse [3:7] r 3535–r 3838 | [A future prince shall not cast asid]e [the wording of this tablet. Aššur, Adad, Ber, the Assyrian Enlil and the Assyria]n [Ištar will hear your prayer]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 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}x x x x x] {⸢lu₂}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-šu | |
| 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-u₂-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-šu₂] E₂ ra-ma-[ni-šu₂] | |
| 26 | [u₂-zak]-⸢ki⸣-ma ⸢aš₂⸣-[ṭur] | |
| 27 | [i-na un]-⸢qi₂⸣ LUGAL-ti-ia ⸢ak⸣-[nu-uk] | |
| 28 | [a-na {1}x x x x x {lu₂}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] | |
| r | ||
| 21 | ⸢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-bi-šu₂] | |
| 35 | [NUN EGIR-u₂ ša pi-i dan-ni-ti 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 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
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