OECT 06, pl. 11, K 01290 (P336306)
Literary Work, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OECT 06, pl. 11, K 01290 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336306 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary Work |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Exalt and glorify the Lady of Nineveh, magnify and praise the Lady of Arbela, who have no equal among the great gods! |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | Their names are most precious among the goddesses! Their cult centres have no equal among all the shrines! |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | A word from their lips is blazing fire! Their utterances are valid for ever! |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | I am Assurbanipal, their favourite, most valued seed of Assur, offspring of Nineveh, product of Emašmaš and Egašankalamma, whose kingship they made great even in the House of Succession. In their pure mouths is [voic]ed the endurance of my throne. |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515 | I knew no father or mother, I grew up in the lap of my goddesses. As a child the great gods guided me, going with me on the right and the left. |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | They established at my side a good genie and a good angel, assigned my life to guardians of well-being and health. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | They glorified my stature and fortified my strength; they spread my fame over all rulers. |
| Obverse [19:22] o 2020–o 2222 | [All enem]ies heard (of me), [all] the recalcitrant lands, which did not submit to the kings, my fathers, and did not bring [tribute and] gifts before them, trembled with fear. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [I am] Assurbanipal, the creation of the hands of the great gods. |
| Obverse [23:25] o 2424– | [...] god[desses ......] greatly |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (Break) |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......]... their command |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [......] their words. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Not [with] my [own strength], not with the strength of my bow, but with the power [... and] strength of my goddesses, I made the lands disobedient to me submit to the yoke of Aššur. |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Unceasingly, yearly they bring me [sumptuous] presents and protect daily the gate of Aššur and Mullissu. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | They seek peace with me in prayer and in supplication; with observance and prayers, they kiss my feet. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | As for me, Assurbanipal, scion of kingship, who slays the recalcitrant and calms the heart of the gods, the great gods gave me confidence, and blessed my weapons. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | The Lady of Nineveh, the mother who bore me, endowed me with unparalleled kingship; the Lady of Arbela, my creator, ordered everlasting life (for me). |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | They decreed as my fate to exercise dominion over all inhabited regions, and made their kings bow down at my feet. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | May the Lady of Nineveh, the lady of (this) song, magnify (my) kingship for ever! |
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 | šu-uš-qa-a šu-uš-ri-ha {d}be-lit—{uru}ni-na-a | |
| 2 | šur-ba-a na-ʾi-i-da {d}be-lit—{uru}arba-il₃ [o] | |
| 3 | ša₂ ina DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂-ni-na la i-ša₂-a | |
| 4 | šu-qur zi-kir-ši-na a-na {d}IŠ.TAR-MEŠ | |
| 5 | ma-ha-za-ši-na la un-da-aš₂-ša₂-lu DU₃-šu₂-nu BARAG-MEŠ | |
| 6 | zi-kir šap-te-ši-na {d}GIŠ.BAR nap-hu | |
| 7 | at-mu-ši-na kun-nu-u a-na da-riš | |
| 8 | a-na-ku {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A bi-bil ŠA₃-bi-ši-in | |
| 9 | NUMUN BAL.TIL{ki} ra-⸢bu⸣-[u i]-⸢lit⸣-ti {uru}ni-na-a | |
| 10 | bi-nu-ut E₂.⸢MAŠ.MAŠ⸣ [u₃] ⸢E₂⸣.GAŠAN.KALAM.MA | |
| 11 | ša ul-tu ŠA₃ E₂—⸢re⸣-[du-ti E₂—⸢re⸣-[du-ti u₂-šar]-ba-a LUGAL-u-ti | |
| 12 | [ina] ⸢pi⸣-i-ši-na el-⸢li⸣ [qa-bu]-u₂ la-bar {giš}GU.ZA-ia | |
| 13 | ul i-di AD u um-me ina ⸢bur⸣-ki {⸢d⸣}U.DAR-MEŠ-ia ar₂-ba-a ana-ku | |
| 14 | it-tar-ru-un-ni-i-ma DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ GIM la-ʾe-e | |
| 15 | im-ni u šu-me-li it-tal-la-ku it-ti-ia | |
| 16 | {d}ALAD dum-qi₂ {d}LAMA dum-qi₂ u₂-kin-nu i-di-ia | |
| 17 | a-na EN.NUN-MEŠ šul-me u TI.LA u₂-paq-qi₂-du ZI-ti₃ | |
| 18 | u₂-⸢šar₂-ri⸣-hu gat-ti u₂-dan-ni-nu e-mu-qi-ia | |
| 19 | u₂-šab-bi-u zi-kir šu-me-⸢ia⸣ UGU ka-li-šu₂-nu ma-li-ki | |
| 20 | ⸢iš⸣-mu-u₂-ma {⸢lu₂v⸣}[KUR₂-MEŠ DU₃]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu i-ru-bu pal-hiš | |
| 21 | [DU₃] ⸢KUR⸣-MEŠ šip-ṣa-a-te ša la ik-nu-šu a-na LUGAL-MEŠ AD-ME-ia | |
| 22 | [bil]-⸢tum⸣ u kat₃-ra-a la e-me-du-u-ni ma-har-šu₂-un | |
| 23 | [a-na-ku] {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A bi-nu-ut ŠU.2 DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 24 | [x x] {d}U.⸢DAR⸣-[MEŠ x x x x x] ma-aʾ-diš | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x]-⸢ia⸣ qi₂-bit-su-un | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ i-nim-me-šu₂-un | |
| 4 | [ul ina da-na]-ni-ia ul ina da-na-ni {giš}BAN-ia | |
| 5 | ina e-⸢muq⸣ [x x x x u₃] da-na-ni {d}U.DAR-MEŠ-ia | |
| 6 | KUR-MEŠ la ⸢ma-gi⸣-ri-ia u₂-šak-ni-ša₂ ana ni-ir {d}aš-šur | |
| 7 | IGI.SA₂-e [šad-lu-ti] la na-par-ka-a šat-ti-šam | |
| 8 | u₂-⸢ra⸣-nim-ma KA₂.GAL {d}aš-šur u {d}NIN.LIL₂ i-na-ṣa-ru UD-me-šam | |
| 9 | i-na ut-nin-na u₃ tas-pi-te u₂-ba-ʾu-u sa-li-me | |
| 10 | ina ṣu-ul-le-e u su-up-pe-e u₂-na-aš₂-ša₂-qu GIR₃-u-a | |
| 11 | ia-a-ti {1}aš-šur—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ ŠA₃—ŠA₃-bi LUGAL-u-te | |
| 12 | ⸢mu-šam⸣-qit šip-ṣu-u-te mu-ni-ih ŠA₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 13 | u₂-tak-kil-un-ni-i-ma DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ik-ru-bu {giš}TUKUL-MEŠ-ia₂ | |
| 14 | {d}be-lit—{uru}ni-na₂-a um-mu a-lit-ti-ia | |
| 15 | taš-ru-ka LUGAL-u-tu ša₂ la ša₂-na-a-ni | |
| 16 | {d}be-lit—{uru}arba-il₃ ⸢ba⸣-[ni]-⸢ti⸣-ia taq-ba-a TI.LA da-ra-a-te | |
| 17 | i-ši-ma ši-ma-o-ti be-lu-ut ⸢kal⸣ da-ad₂-me e-pe-ši | |
| 18 | LUGAL-MEŠ-ni-šu₂-nu u₂-šak-ni-ša₂ še-pu-u₂-a | |
| 19 | {d}be-lit—{uru}NINA be-lit za-ma-ri LUGAL-⸢tu₂ li-šar⸣-bi | |
| 20 | a-na da-ra-a-ti | |
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