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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 005 (P392152)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 005
IDP392152
Museum no.OIM A07928
CollectionInstitute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

Transliteration (ATF)

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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a col 1
1'[x]-szak#-ni-sza2# [...]... her ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'ina# qi2#-bit an-szar2 u {d#}[...]By the command of Anšar and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu# [...]... he shall remove ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'mal#-ki _gal-mesz_ sza# [...]The great rulers of . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'a#-na kit-ri-szu2#-nu# [...]In order to protect them ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'i-na# mah-re-[...]In the presence of(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'a-na# [x x]-kan# u x [...]to ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
8'{disz}tar-qu#-[...]Tarqu-(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'sza2 {disz}an-szar2-[...]of Anšar-(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'i-be-[...]
11'im-szi#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
12'_ugu lugal#-[...]_against Lugal-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'u2-pa#-[...]he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
14'a-na da-[...]to ...(very low confidence: a guess)
15'il-la-ka# [...]He goes ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'e-ru#-um-[...]Erum-(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'_iri_ sza _ad_ [...]The city of the father ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'a-na mi#-s,ir# [...]to a distance of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'ina qe2-reb [...]in ...(very low confidence: a guess)
20'u2-sza2-[...]he made ...(very low confidence: a guess)
21'_ugu_ ep#-[...]Concerning ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'lib3-bi# [...]The heart ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'ad-ke#-[...]Adke-(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'u2#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
25'sza _lugal#-[...]_of Lugal-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
26'_ARAD-[...]_servant of .(low confidence: few signs survive)
27'ur-[...]Ur-(low confidence: few signs survive)
28'al#-[...]I am ...(very low confidence: a guess)
29'{disz}tar-qu#-[...]Tarqu-(low confidence: few signs survive)
30'qe2-reb# [...]Inside ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'x [...]
32'u2-ter#-[...]he returned(very low confidence: a guess)
33'ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-nu# [...]At their threshing floor(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'{kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u-su# [...]The land Muṣur, the land Kusu
35'a-na esz-szu-ti as,#-bat# [...]I seized ... in the new moon ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'u2-rak-ki-sa# [...]... he bound ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'{iri}sa-a-a {iri}bi#-[...]The cities Sāya, Bi...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'it-ti {disz#}tar#-qu#-[...]with Tarqu-(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'_iri-mesz_ sza2-[...]the cities of(low confidence: few signs survive)
40'_ug3#-mesz#_ a#-x [...]The people ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
surface a col 2
1'[...]-a'#-[x]...-a'...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'[...] _{munus}agrig#_-[x x]... the harem manageress(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'[...]-lu-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi#-[...]... and he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4'[...]-li# _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal#-[x]_... horses ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'[...] u2-kin _edin_-usz-[x]... established ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'[...]-u _lugal_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da... the king of Aruad(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...] ana szim-ti... to fate(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'[...]-ba-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-al...-bal, Aduni-bāl(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[...]-u# a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim... who dwells in the middle of the sea
10'[...]-tim# e-lu-nim-ma... above me(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[...]-bit#-ti il-lik-u-nim-ma... they came to me and(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[...] _giri3-min_-ia... my feet(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'[...]-disz# ap-pa-lis-ma... I looked up and(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'[...]-da# asz2#-kunI erected(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[...]-al# {disz#}a#-du#-[...]-ti bir#-me#... Adu-..., multicoloured(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'_[...]-mesz ku3-sig17_ [...] mah#-ri-ia... gold ... before me(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...]-su#-nu-ti# [x] gu#-ug-gu _man_ {kur}lu-ud-di... their ... ... the throne bearer, the king of the land Luddi
18'[...]-ber#-ti _a-[x]-ba#_ asz2-ru ru-u-qu... ... the ... of Assur, the exalted place(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...] _ad#?-mesz_-ia [x] isz#-mu-u zi-kir _mu_-szu2... my fathers ... heard the mention of his name
20'[...]-ia ina _masz2-ge6_ u2#-szab#-ri-szu2-ma... my ... in a dream made him rise and
21'[...]-u-a u4-mu _masz2-[x]_ an#-ni-tu e-mu-ru... my ... the day they saw this ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'[...]-pu-ra a-na sza2-'a#-al szul-mi3-ia... for my well-being(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'[...]-a-a _{lu2}kur2_ ek-s,u# sza2 la ip-la-hu... a hostile enemy who does not fear
24'[...] u3# ia-a-szi la# is,#-ba#-tu# _giri3-min lugal#_-ti-ia... and he has not grasped my royal feet.
25'[...] an#-szar2 u {d}marduk# _en-mesz#_-ia#... Ashur and Marduk, my lords
26'[...]-s,i# szat qa-ti {gesz}szi-ga#-ri u2-tam#-[x]-eh#?-ma?... of the hand of the šigāru-wood ... he ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
surface a col 3
1'[...] a-za-qa-[x x]... I will libate(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'[...]-si# sza2-di#-i#... to the mountains(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'[...]-da#-a-a sza2 qe2#-reb# {kur#}man-na-a-a... of Mannea(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'[...] {d}gesz-bar aq#-mu#... I prayed to Gešbar(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'[...]-e _{lu2}gal {iri}hal-s,u_-szu2-nu# a#-duk#... the chief of their forts I killed.(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'[...] szal-lat-su... his booty(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'[...] {iri#}e-ri-is-te-ia-na ak-szu-udI conquered the city Eristiana.(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[...] as-pu#-un ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2... I poured (it) into a libation vessel, I carried off their booty
9'[...] _me3#_-ia na-gu-szu2 u2-szah-rib... of my battle he caused to afflict him.
10'[x x]-ah-hir# nap-har _kur_-szu2... all of his land(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[x]-ti# hu-ub-ti# ma-a'-di szal-la-ti ka-bit-te... many captives, heavy booty
12'[...]-tu-ra ak-bu#-sa mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} {iri}bi-ir-ru#?-a... I surrounded and conquered the territory of Assyria and the city Birrua.
13'[x x]-iq#-bi {iri}gu#-si-ne2-e _iri-mesz_ mah-ru-u-te sza2 mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... the cities Gusinê, former cities in the district of Assyria
14'[...] _lugal#-mesz ad-mesz#_-ia# e#-ki#-mu {kur}man-na-a-a da-ad2-me... the kings, my ancestors, conquered the land Mannea.
15'[...]-szu#-ud {kur}man-na#-a#-a# _ta_ lib3-bi as-suh... I conquered the Mannean(s) from there.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...] til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_-szu2-nu asz2#-lu-la ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... I carried off to Assyria the corpses of their battle equipment.
17'[...]-tu-nu a#-na# esz#-szu#-ti# as,#-bat#... I seized their ... for the new year.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...]-ra a-na mi#-s,ir# _kur_ asz-szur{ki}to the territory of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'{disz}ah#-[x]-e#-ri la pa-lih# _en#_-ti#-ia#Aḫa-...-eri, who does not fear my lordly majesty
20'an-szar2 u {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# im-nu-szu2 ina _szu-min ARAD#-mesz#_-szu2By Ashur and Ishtar, his servants,
21'_ug3-mesz kur_-szu2# si#-hu _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab#-szu2-uthe people of his land sinned against him.
22'ina _sila iri_-szu id#-du-u pa-gar-szu2in the street of his city he killed, his body
23'_egir_-nu {disz}u2-[x]-li-i _dumu_-szu2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu#-za#_-szu2Afterwards, U-lî, his son, sat on his throne.
24'da-na-an# an#-[x x] en# {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}nina{ki}... the lord, Nabû, and Ištar of Nineveh
25'{d}1(u)-5(disz)# sza2# [x x]{ki#} _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-iaO Ishtar of , great gods, my lords,
26'e-mur-ma ik#-nu#-sza2 a-na ni-ri-iaHe saw it and sealed it for my commemorative inscription.
27'asz2-szu2 ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2 up#-na-a-szu ip-ta-abecause he opened his eyes to save his life,
28'u2-s,al-la-a be-lu-u-ti(and) entrusted me with lordship
29'{disz}e-ri-si-in-ni _dumu usz_-ti-szu2 a-na nina{ki}Erisinni son of Ušti to Nineveh
30'isz-pur-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-iasent to me, and he took away my feet.
31'_arhusz_ ar-szi-szu2 _{lu2}a kin_-ia# sza# szul-meMy messenger, who is well-disposed towards him, has prayed to me:
32'u2-ma-'e-er _edin_-usz#-szu2# _dumu#-munus#_ s,i#-it lib3-bi-szu2his steppe, the daughter of his own free will
33'u2-sze-bi-la a-na [x x] _munus#-agrig#_-u#-ti#I have sent to ... the stewardess.(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'ma-da-at-ta-szu2 mah-ri#-tu2# [...]-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia2#His previous payment ... the kings, my ancestors
35'u2-szab-t,i-lu isz-szu2#-u#-ni# a#-di# mah#-ri#-ia#They took (them) before me.
36'3(u) _ansze-kur-ra ugu_ ma-da-at#-ti#-szu2# mah#-ri#-te#30 horses for his previous tribute
37'u2-rad-di-ma e#-mid-su#I added and imposed upon him.
surface a col 4
1_[...]-iri#_ sza mad-a-a... of Madâ(lower confidence: line is broken)
2[...] {disz#}ga-gi... Gagi(low confidence: few signs survive)
3[...] _szudun# en_-ti-ia2... ... my lordly majesty(low confidence: few signs survive)
4[...] ak#-szu-udI conquered(low confidence: few signs survive)
5[...]-su-nu... their(very low confidence: a guess)
6[...] _iri en_-ti-ia... my lordly city(low confidence: few signs survive)
7[...] ur#-ar2-t,i... he will recover.(low confidence: few signs survive)
8[...]-um#-me... they call(very low confidence: a guess)
9[...] il#-li-ka... came(low confidence: few signs survive)
10[...]-im#-me-ri...-immiri(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'[...] x [...]
12'[x] _mun# ad_ ba-ni#-ia# [...]... the salt of the father who had engendered me ...
13'ib#-ru-ti# ul#-tu2 ina {kur}[...]I gained dominion from the land .(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'ib#-ba-szu-u ne2-eb-re-tu# {d#}[...]They established the rites of the god(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'u2#-sze-bil-szu-ma as,-bat# [...]I sent him, and I seized him ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'_ug3#-mesz_-szu2 sza2 la-pa-an su-un-qi in#-[...]His people, who were without number, ...
17'u2#-szi-bu qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur# [x]They sat in Assyria ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[x]-di# zu-un-nu ina _kur_-szu2 iz-nu-nu ib-ba-szu2-u _buru14#?_... the dates in his land have become plentiful, and the harvest?
19'_[x]-mesz#_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 ina _kur_-ia ib-lu-t,u u2-sze-bil-szu2#-ma#I sent him those ...s who lived in my land and
20'[x] _elam#-ma_-a-a sza2 ti-bu-us-su... of the Elamite, whose battle(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[x x] lib3#-bi-ia la da-ba-ku... my heart I do not speak
22'[x x]-as#-sa-ku s,e-let-su... his sheepfold(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'[...] {kur#}gam-bu-la-a-a {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam-esz... of the Gambuleans, Nabû-mušēzib(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'_[...]-na# ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia... servants who are obedient to me
25'[...] {lu2#}szu-ut _sag_ sza2 {disz}ur-ta-ki... the eunuch of Urtaku(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...]-szu2-nu isz-ku-nu pi-i-szu... their ... they placed, his mouth(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[...]-s,i# _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki}... of Sumer and Akkad(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[...]-ti# id-ku-ni {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}Urtaku, the king of the land Elam
29'[...]-ku# sza2 la ag-ru-szu2 qa-bal-szu2 id-ka-a... I, who do not fear him, have turned to you.
30'[...]-{d#}dun-ia2-asz3 ur-ri-ha ta-ha-zu...-Duniaš, your rival(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'[x x] _zi#?_-ut# {lu2}e-la-me-e _{lu2}a kin_... of the Elamites, the messenger(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'[...] il#-li-kam-ma iq-ba-a ia-a-te... came and said to me:(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'[...] sza# ti-bu-ti {disz}ur-ta-ki... of the battle of Urtaku(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'[...] ina lib3-bi-ia... in my heart(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...]-szu#? sza2 su-lum-me-e... of well-being(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'[...]-ra# ina mah-ri-ia... before me(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'_[...]-ma#{ki} {lu2}a kin_-ia u2-ma-'e-er...ma, my messenger, brought out.
38'[...] i-tu-ram-ma... returned and(low confidence: few signs survive)
39'[...]-ti# u2#-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-te... he made me rise ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'[...] _buru5#-hi-a_... locusts(low confidence: few signs survive)
41'[...]-li#-sza2... her(very low confidence: a guess)
42'[...] ma#-dak#-tu2... camp(low confidence: few signs survive)
43'[...] x x
44'[...] isz#-me-ma... heard and(low confidence: few signs survive)
45'[...]-tur# a-na _kur_-szu2... to his land(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'[...]-ik#-ta-szu2 asz2-kun#I imposed upon him(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'[...] mi#-s,ir _kur_-szu2... the extent of his land(low confidence: few signs survive)
48'[...] la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-tu2#?... they did not guard the young men
49'[...]-u2#-tu u2-ga-ru-u“... ... ugarû-disease,(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'[...]-u2 i-zu-bu... they will die.(low confidence: few signs survive)
51'[...]-t,i# _giri3-min_-szu2 ul isz-kun... ... his feet did not set.(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'[...]-ta#-szu2 iq-ti... his ... he took away(low confidence: few signs survive)
53'il#-lik# [...] _en#-ba_-sza2 {lu2}gam-bu-la-a-a... the Gambulean en-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
54'sza is,-lu-u2 {gesz#}[...] ina ni-szik _pesz2_ isz-ta-kan na-pisz-tu2(As for) the one who drew near, he placed a ... tree in the midst of the wood, (and thus) gave life to him.
55'{disz}{d}muati-mu-kam#-[...]-en#-na la na-s,ir a-de-eNabû-mušēzib-[...-enna] was not responsible for the treaty
56'isz-szi a-ga#-[x x]-la#-a _a-mesz sa5-mesz_... water, red water(lower confidence: line is broken)
57'{disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3# [...] _sag#_-szu2 mu-szad-bi-ib-szu2Marduk-šuma-ibni ..., his head, the one who encircles him
58'sza _munus-hul_ u2-[x-x]-du# a-na {disz}ur-ta-ki#of evil ... to Urtaku(lower confidence: line is broken)
59'e-mid-su {d}marduk# [_...]-mesz_ sze-er-ta-szu2 _gal_-tu2#Marduk imposed upon him, his great supplication
60'ina 1(disz)-et _mu-an-na_ me2#-[x]-ret# a-ha-meszIn one year, ... each other
61'isz-ku-nu na-pisz#-[x] lib3#-bi an-szar2 ag-gu... the heart of Anšar, the aggu-demon
62'ul i-nu-uh#-szu-nu-tihe did not release them
63'ul ip-szah-szu-nu-ti# ka-bit-ti {d}isz-tarThe great goddess Ištar did not release them.
64'sza u2-tak#-kil-an-niwhich he had made clear to me
65'_bala_-e _lugal_-ti#-szu2 isz-ki-puhis reign he cut off
66'be-lut {kur}e#-lam-ti u2-szal-qu-u sza2-nam-maThey took away the lordship of the land Elam. Then
67'ar-ka {disz}te-um-man# tam-szil _gal5-la2_ u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu#-za#_After Teumman, he sat on the throne of the Sea of the Galla demons.
68'{disz}ur-ta-ki a-na da-a-ki _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-kiUrtaku, to kill the sons of Urtaki
69'a-na _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-sze _szesz_ {disz}ur-ta-kito Ummanaldā, brother of Urtaku
70'isz-te-ne2-'a-a _munus-hul#_he continually seeks evil.
71'{disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa {disz}tam#-ma#-ri#-tu#Ummanigaš, Ummanappa, Tammarītu
72'_dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur#-ta#-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam
73'{disz}ku-dur2-ru {disz}pa#-ru-u2 _dumu#-mesz#_ {disz}um-man-al-da-szeKudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanalda
74'_lugal_ a-lik pa#-ni {disz}ur-ta-kithe king who goes before Urtaku
75'u3# 1(gesz2)# _numun lugal#_ ina la mi3-ni _erin2-mesz {gesz#}pan#_and 60 royal offspring without number of bowmen
76'_dumu#_ ba-ne2-e# sza {kur}elam-ma{ki}son of Banê of Elam
77'la#-pa#-an da#-a#-ki {disz}te-um-man#Before you, Teumman
78'in#-nab#-tu#-nim#-ma# is,-ba-tu2 _giri3#-min# lugal_-ti#-ia#they captured me and seized my royal feet.
79'ina 7(disz)#-e# ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}te-um-man# _man#_ [x] elam-ma{ki}In my seventh campaign against Teumman, the king of Elam,
80'lu#-u# al#-lik# sza2# _ugu_ {disz}um-man-i-gasz# {disz#}um-man-ap#-pa#I marched against Ummanigaš and Ummanappa.
81'{disz}tam#-ma#-ri#-tu# _dumu#-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam#-ma#{ki#}Tammarītu, sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam
82'{disz}ku-dur2#-ru# {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al#-[x x]Kudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanal-
83'_szesz#_ {disz#}ur#-ta#-ki# _lugal {kur}elam-ma_ [x]brother of Urtaku, king of the land Elam
84'_{lu2#}mah#-mesz#_-szu2 isz-ta-nap-pa-ra# ana# sze-bu#-[x]his eunuchs have been sending to ...
85'_ug3#-mesz#_ sza2#-a#-tu#-nu sza2 in-nab#-[x]-nim#-[x]Those people, who ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
86'is,#-ba#?-tu2 _giri3#-min_-ia sze-bul-szu2#-[...]They grasped my feet(lower confidence: line is broken)
87'ina _ugu#?_ me#-re-he-e-ti ina _szu#-[...]_Concerning the remission of debts, in ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
88'u3 {disz}{d#}muati#-saga#-iq isz#?-[...]and Nabû-sagiq(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-ti usz#-tar-ra-ah ina _ukken erin2-hi-a_-szu2In the land Elam I sat down. In the assembly of his troops
2at-kil a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 u2#-tak-kil-an-niI prayed to the goddess Ishtar, who convicted me.
3qi2-bit pi-i-szu2 er-hu ul am-gur2 ul# [x]-din#-szu2 mun-nab-ti sza2-a-tu-nuThe command of his mouth is unceasing, he does not give it to him. Those captives
4{disz}te-um-man le-mut-tu# isz-te-ne2-'a-aTeumman sinned against me.
5{d}sin isz-te-ne2-'a-szu2 _geszkim-mesz# munus-hul_Sîn has imposed upon him the signs of evil.
6ina _{iti}szu an-mi_ szat ur-ri _en zalag2_ usz-ta-[x]-ih#-maIn Duʾuzu (IV), the eclipse of the afternoon, the brightest lord, was eclipsed and
7{d}utu _igi_-szu2-ma ki-ma szu-a-tu-ma kal u4-me usz#-ta#-[x]-ih#Šamaš looked at him and, like that, for all day he rejoiced.
8a-na qi2-it _bala-mesz man {kur}elam-ma{ki} zah2_ [x x]to the end of the reign of the king of the land Elam, a fugitive
9u2-kal-lim-an-ni _gurun esz-bar_-szu2 sza la in-ne2-nu#?-[x]he presented to me the fruit of his decision that cannot be changed.
10ina u4-me-szu2 mi-ih-ru im-hur-szu2-ma _nundum_-su uk-[...]At that time, a misfortune struck him and his lips ...
11_igi-min_-szu2 is-hur-ma ga-ba-s,u isz-sza2-kin ina lib3#-[x x]his eyes opened, and he placed a scepter in ...
12it#-ti ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti sza2 {d}sin u {d}1(u)-5(disz)# [...]With these deeds of Sîn and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken)
13ul# i#-ba-asz2 id-ka-a _erin2-hi#-[...]_There is no ..., the troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[...] _iti#_ na-an-mur-ti _mul#-[x]_... month: nanmurtu of ... star.(lower confidence: line is broken)
15[...]-ra#-ti# ka-bit-ti# [...]... my great ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16[...] x [...]
17'[...] t,e3#-[...]... a report(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'[...] sza2# {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# u2#-[...]... of Ishtar ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...] u2#-masz-szar a-di al-la#-[...]... extinguisher of the earth, until I ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'[...]-hu-s,u-tu2 szu-ut me-re#-eh#-[...]... ḫuṣūtu-disease, that is caused by ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[...]-um#-man iq-bu-u am-hur sza2-qu-tu2 {d#}[x]... he said ... I received the high praise of the god ...
22'[x x]-iz# ana tar-s,i-sza2 ak-mi3-is sza2-pal-sza2#... to her left, I cut off her right hand.
23'[x]-us#-sa u2-sap-pa-a il-la-ka di-ma-a-a... he has written to me, and he is coming.
24'um-ma {d}be-let {iri}limmu2-dingir{ki} a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man kur_ asz-szur{ki}Thus (says) the goddess Bēlet-ilī: I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria:
25'bi-nu-ut _szu-min_-ki sza2 ih-szu-hu-szu2 an-szar2 _ad_ ba-nu-kithe creation of your hands, which had become dilapidated, Ashur, the father who created you,
26'a#-na# ud#-du#-usz# esz#-re-e-ti szul-lum par-s,e-szu2-unFor the preservation of the shrines, for the well-being of their rites,
27'na#-s,ir# pi#-risz#-te-szu2-un szu-t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu2-unProtector of their secrets, preserver of their hearts!
28'im#-bu#-u# zi-kir-szu2 a-na-ku asz2-re-e-ki asz2-te-ne2-'i-iI have sought out your name and sought your counsel.
29'al#-li#-ka# a#-na# pa#-lah# _dingir_-ti-ki szul-lum par-s,e-e-kiI come to revere your divinity, to ensure your well-being.
30'u3 szu-u2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} la mu-sza2-qir _dingir-mesz_and he, Teumman, king of the land Elam, the one who does not revere the gods
31'ku-s,ur ka-li a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a#_-iaa shield of kalû-wood to fight with my troops
32'um-ma at-ti {d}be-let be-le-e-ti i-lat qab-li be#-let# _me3#_Thus (says) Belet-belti, goddess of battle, lady of battle:
33'ma-li-kat3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2who reveres the gods, her fathers,
34'sza ina ma-har an-szar2 _ad du3_-ki _saga_-ti3 taq-bi-iwhich before Ashur, the father who had engendered you, said good things,
35'ina ni-isz _igi-min_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ ih-szu-ha-an-ni a#-na# _lugal#_-u-tiby his holy eyes he rejoiced over me, to kingship
36'asz2-szu2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza2 ana an-szar2 _man dingir-mesz_Concerning Teumman, the king of the land Elam, who to Ashur, king [of the gods],
37'_ad_ ba-ni-ki ih-tu-u bil-tuthe father who had engendered you, a debt
38'id-ka-a _erin2#-hi#-a#_-szu2# ik-s,u-ra ta-ha-zuhe brought, his troops he bound, battle
39'u2-sza2-'i-la _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 a-na a-lak _kur_ asz-szur{ki}his weapons to go to Assyria
40'um-ma at-ti qa-rit-ti _dingir-mesz_Thus you are the hero of the gods:
41'_gin7 gun_ ina qa-bal tam-ha-ri pu-ut,-t,i-ri-szu2-malike a gun in the middle of a battle, release him, and
42'di-kisz-szu2 me-hu-u _im_ lem-nuhis illness is a storm, an evil wind
43'in-he-ia szu-nu-hu-u2-ti {d}1(u)-5(disz) isz#-me#-ma#He heard of my rejoicing, the praise of the goddess Ishtar, and
44'la ta#-pal#-lah3# iq-ba-a u2-szar-hi-s,a-an-ni lib3#-bu#He said to me: "Do not be afraid, (but) make my heart rejoice!"
45'a-na ni-isz _szu-min_-ka sza2 tasz-sza2-a _igi-min_-ka im-la-a di#-im#-tu2#For the sake of your hands, which you have carried out, your eyes have been filled with tears.
46'ar-ta-szi re-e-mu ina szat mu-szi szu-a-tu2 sza2 am-hur-szi#I have prayed to you, O merciful one, in that night, which I received from you.
47'1(disz)-en {lu2}szab-ru-u u2-tu-ul-ma i-na-at,-t,al _masz2-ge6_one šabrû-official has died, and he keeps watch over the dream.
48'i-gi-il-ti-ma tab-rit mu-szi sza {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-szab-ru-szu2Igi-iltīma (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means “the night-time watch that the goddess Ishtar had caused to be imposed upon him.
49'u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-tihe made me prosper.
50'um#-ma# {d#}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bat {iri}limmu2-dingir e-ru-ba-am#-[x]Thus (says) Issār, who resides in Limmu-ilum: I entered
51'1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u) tu-ul-la-ta isz-pa-[x x]15 and 180 tulla-measures ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'tam#-ha-at _{gesz}pan_ ina i-di-sza2# szal#-pat# nam#-s,a-ru# zaq#-tu2 sza2 [...]The tamḫatu of the bow is in her left hand, the šāṣaru-shield is removed, which ...
53'ma-har-sza2 ta-zi-iz szi#-i# [x x] _ama#_She stood before her; she ... the mother.(lower confidence: line is broken)
54'a-lit-ti i-tam-ma-a it#-[x]-kaThe sage spoke, and ... to you(lower confidence: line is broken)
55'il-si-ka {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2-qut _dingir-mesz_ i#?-[...]-e#-mu#O Ishtar, exalted of the gods,
56'um-ma ta-na-at,-t,a-la a-[...]-me#"You are silent, ...."(lower confidence: line is broken)
57'a-szar pa-nu-u-a szak-nu te-[...]-na#-ku#Wherever my face is set, I am ...
58'at-ta ta-qab-bi-sza2 um-ma a-szar# tal#-la-ki#You say to her: "Go where you go!"
59'it-ti-ki lul-lik {d}be-let# _gaszan-mesz_May I go with you, O Lady of the Lady[s],
60'szi-i tu-sza2-an-nak-ka um-ma at#-ta a-kan-na lu asz2-ba-taShe is saying to you, “You are here, I shall sit here.'"
61'a-szar masz-kan2-i-ka a-kul a-ka#-lu szi-ti ku-ru-un-nuI eat at the place of your offering, I drink that beer.
62'nin-gu-tu2 szu-kun nu-'i#-id _dingir_-tiEstablish a ningûtu-priestess, who provides for my divinity.
63'a-di al-la-ku szip-ru szu2-a-tu2#? [x]-szu2 u2-szak-sza2-duUntil I go, I will complete this work.
64's,u#-um-me-rat# lib3-bi-kaYour ṣummetu-priesthood
65'pa#-nu-u-ka ul ur-raq ul# i-nar3-ru-t,a _giri3-min_-kaYour face will not be darkened, your feet will not become weary.
66'ul# ta-szam-mat, zu-ut-ka# [x] _muru2_ tam-ha-riYou will not be appeased, your body ... the open country.
67'ina ki-rim-mi3-sza2 _du10-ga_ tah-s,i-in-ka-[...] gi#-mir la-ni-kaIn her sweet midst, you ... all of your strength.
68'pa-nu-usz-sza2 {d}gesz-bar in#-na#-pi-ihBefore her, Gešbar shook.
69'szam-risz ta-at-ta-s,i# [x]-na# a-ha-a-tiYou have come out brightly, ... each other.
70'e-li {disz}te-um-man _man#_ [x x]-ma{ki}above Teumman, the king of ...ma
71'sza ug-gu-ga-ta# [...]From the uggug vessel ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
72'ina _{iti}kin_ szi-pir {d}x [...]In Ululu (VI) the work of the god
73'_iti_ {d}sin na-an-nar3 _an_-e u _ki#-[...]_The month of Sîn, the nannu-priest of heaven and earth
74'u3 szi-pir {d}1(u)-5(disz) _gaszan_-ia# [...]and the work of the goddess Ishtar, my lady,
75'ad-ke _erin2-mesz me3-mesz_-ia# x [...]... my battle troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
76'it-ta-na-asz2-ra-x [...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
77'e-li {disz}te-um#-[...]above Teum-(lower confidence: line is broken)
78'ur#-hu as,-bat-ma [...]I seized the dog and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
79'el-la-mu-u-a {disz}[...]Elamua, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
80'ina {iri}e2-{disz}im-bi#-[...]in the city Ē-Imbi-(lower confidence: line is broken)
81'e-reb _lugal_-ti-ia sza2# [...]my royal majesty, which . .
82'{disz}te-um-man ip-lah3-ma ana _egir-[...]_Teumman became afraid and to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
83'_ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ a-na szu-zu-ub [...]silver and gold for the šuzub ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
84're-s,e-e-szu a-lik _a2-min#-[...]_Go to his aid, ... !(lower confidence: line is broken)
85'ug-dap2-pi-sza2# [...]Its ugdappiša ritual ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
86'{id2#}u2#-la#-a-a ana dan#-nu#-[...]The Ulaya River to the mighty(lower confidence: line is broken)
87'ina qi2#-bit an-szar2 _{d}marduk dingir#-[...]_By the command of Ashur, Marduk, (and)(lower confidence: line is broken)
88'ina _geszkim#-mesz munus saga#_ [...]By the sign of a good woman . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
89'qe2-reb _du6!(DUL)-{iri#}[...]_inside the city Dūr-(lower confidence: line is broken)
90'ina# _adda#-[...]_in ...(very low confidence: a guess)
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1{disz}tam-ma-ri#-tu# [...]Tammarītu(lower confidence: line is broken)
2ina {iri}hi-da-a#?-[...]in Hidaya(lower confidence: line is broken)
3_{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u#-[...]The chariots, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
4s,i-mit-ti ni-ri# [...]The emblem of the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5sza ina tukul-ti an-szar2# [...]who with the support of Anšar(lower confidence: line is broken)
6bi-rit {iri}szu-sza2-an# [...]between the cities of Susa(lower confidence: line is broken)
7ina qi2-bit an#-[...]By the command of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
8ul-tu# [...]From ...(very low confidence: a guess)
9'[...]-la#-tisz am-nu... I am.(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...]-la#-tisz am-nu... I am.(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'[...]-le#-<szu2> u2-sze-s,a-am-maHe brought out his ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[...] ba#-szu-u... he made(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'mar#-kas# [...]-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu... the markassu-vessel ... and I counted it as booty.
14'_gu4-mesz_ s,e#_-[...]-ra#-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_oxen, sheep, ..., and camels(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'sza ni-ba la i#-[...]-am#-ma sal-la-tisz am-nuWhose fear is unfathomable and whose life I live.
16'_ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 zi#-[...]-nisz# _tur#_ u# _gal_the people of his land ..., small and large
17'e-du ul e-zib u2#-[x]-s,a#?-am#-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu#I did not dwell there, I ...ed there, and I counted it as booty.
18'{disz}mas-si-ra-a {lu2}[x x] _pan#_ sza2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam#-ma#{ki}Maṣirâ, ... of Teumman, king of the land Elam
19'sza2 a-na kit-ri {kur}gam-bu#-li# ma-s,ar-tu {disz}du-na-nuwho for the protection of Gambulu the watch of Dunanu
20'asz2-bu qe2-reb {iri#}sza2-pi-i-{d}enresiding in Ša-pî-Enlil
21'bal-t,u-us-su# ina qa-ti as,-batI seized his aliveness in the hand.
22'_sag-du_-su ak-kis2his head I cut off
23'it-ti pa-ni {disz}du#-na-nu kit-ri# la# mu#-sze#-zib#-i#-szu2 ar-pi-isBefore Dunānu, he did not abandon his scepter.
24'_iri_ szu-a-tu2 ap#-pul# aq-qur# [...]-har#-mit,I destroyed, devastated, and burned that city.
25'a-di la ba#-[x]-e# u2#-[x]-lik#as long as he did not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'na-gu-u2# szu-a-tu# [...]That nagû-demon(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'ri-gim a-me-lu-[...]Like a man ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en [...]-iaWith the support of (the god) Aššar, the god ...,
29'_{lu2}kur2-mesz#_-ia a-ni-ir szal#-[...]{ki}my enemies I entrusted to Šal...
30'_sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _man_ [...]-na#-nu a-lulthe head of Teumman, the king of ...-nānu, I cried out.
31'it-ti ki-szit-ti# [x x]-ma#{ki}with the kišittu of ...ma(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'szal-la-at [x x]-bu#-lithe booty of ...buli(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'sza# ina qi2-bit an-szar2 ik-[x x] _szu#-min_-a-awho by the command of Ashur ... my hands
34'it-ti _{lu2}nar-mesz_ e#-[x] nin#-gu-tiwith the singers ... the ningūtu-offering(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'a#-na nina{ki} e-ru-ub ina# _hul2-mesz_to Nineveh entered, in joy
36'{disz}um-ba-da-ra-a {disz}[x] _muati#-saga_-iqUmbadarâ (and) ..., the saggiq-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'_{lu2}mah-mesz_ sza2 {disz}te-um-man _lugal#_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}The eunuchs of Teumman, the king of Elam
38'sza {disz}te-um-man ina _su-min_-szu2-nu isz#-pu-rawhich Teumman in their hands wrote
39'szi-pir me-re#-eh-ti#work on the requisition
40'sza ina mah-ri-ia ak-lu-[x]which before me ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'u2-qa-'u-u2 pa-an szi-kin t,e3#-e-me#-ia#They waited before the time of my report.
42'ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _en_-[x x]The head of Teumman, the lord(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'qe2-reb nina{ki} e-mu-ru-u-[x]I saw inside Nineveh.(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'sza2-ne2-e t,e3-e-me is,-bat#-[...]Then he grasped the instructions(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'x x x [...]
46'{disz}{d#}[...]
47'ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}[...]the ration of the head of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'sza nina{ki} u2#-[...]of Nineveh(low confidence: few signs survive)
49'asz2-szu2 da-na-an# [...]Because of the strength of(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'ni-kis _sag-[...]_the niŋisu of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
51'{disz}ibila#-[...]Ilum-(low confidence: few signs survive)
52'sza [...]of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
53'_ad-[...]_
54'ul#-[...]I did not ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1'[...]-su#?-nim#?-ma# [...]... ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'[...]-ti# an-na-a-ti [...]... these ...(very low confidence: a guess)
3'[...]-'e#-er# s,e-er [...]... a flock ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'{lu2}[x]-ut# _sag_-ia sza2 asz2-pu-ru# ik#-la#-[x]The ... of my eunuch whom I sent ...
5'la u2-ter-ra tur-tu2 a#-mat-ia#I did not return my small words.
6'an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}muati {d}u-gur _dingir#-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia#Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš, Bel (and) Natu, Nergal, the gods who support me,
7'di-in kit-ti it-ti {disz}um-man-i-gasz i-di#-nu-in-niGive me truth with Ummanigaš!
8'{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-bal-kit-ma sza2-a-szu2 ga-du# kim-ti-szu2 u2-ra-sibTammarītu rebelled against him and he, together with his family, settled down.
9'ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 sza2 e-la sza2-a-szu2 ek-s,u u2#-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_With the weapons of Tammarītu, which were without number, he sat on a throne.
10'{kur}elam-ma{ki} ki-ma sza2-a-szu2-ma t,a-'a-a-tu2 im#-hurHe received the land Elam as he wishes.
11'ul isz-al szu-lum _lugal_-ti#-iaHe did not listen to the well-being of my royal majesty.
12'a-na kit-ri {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_ la ke-e-nu# il#-lik#-am#-ma#to the aid of Gešnu-mudammīna, an unfaithful brother, went and
13'a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia ur-ri-ha _{gesz}tukul#-mesz_-szu2#in order to defeat my troops, I brought his weapons back.
14'ina su-up-pe-e sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-sap#-pu-uIn the prayers that Ashur and Ishtar uttered
15'ta#-ne2-hi-ia im-hu-ru isz-mu-u zi-kir# _nundum_-iaReceived my prayers, heard the utterance of my lips
16'_ARAD-mesz#_-szu2 _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-ba-ki?-tu#-mahis servants, his steppe, they cut off and
17'a-ha-mesz u2#-ra#-si-bu _en hul_-ti3-ia#they sat down together, my evil lord
18'{disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD#_-su sza2 si-hu#Indabibi, servant of Sihu
19'_ugu_-szu2 u2-szab-szu-u u2#-szib ina _{gesz}gu#-[x]_-szu2#I imposed upon him and sat on his throne.
20'{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _lugal#_ {kur}elam-ma{ki#}Tammarītu, king of the land Elam
21'sza me-re-eh-tu2 iq#-bu-u“The one who said the extispicy
22'e-li ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um#-manabove the head of Teumman
23'sza2 ik-ki-su a-hu-ru-u _erin2-hi-a_-ia#who had sinned against my troops,
24'u3 _szesz-mesz_-szu2 qin-nu-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2#and his brothers, his family, the seed of his father's house
25'it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) _nun-mesz_ sza2 {kur}elam-ma{ki} a-li-kut _a2-min-mesz_-szu2together with 166 princes of the land Elam, his troops,
26'sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) ip-par-szu-nim-mawho before the weapons of Ashur and Ishtar had entrusted to me, and
27'a-na da-lal2 _dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-tifor the praise of their great divinity
28'it#-ti# [x x] marduk-man-pap {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-iawith Marduk-manpap, my eunuch
29'[...]-szu2# ina da-na-ni... his ... in battle(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[...]-un# ina _ugu_ lib3-bi-szu-nu... upon them(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'[...] is,-ba-tu _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia... seized my royal feet.
32'[...] e#-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia ra-man-szu2 im-nu-ma... the work of my servant became too much for him, and
33'[...] u2#-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti... he made the lordship shine forth.
34'[...]-ia# an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}agMy ..., Anšar, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû
35'[...] _lim#-a-a_ ri-bi-ia i-ri-bu-u-ni... a thousand of my ancestors entered.
36'_[...]-mesz_ ma-la it-ti-szu... as much as with him(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'[...]-ia# ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti... my ... I raised them up.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'[x] in#-da#-bi-bi sza2# _egir_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-ti... the indabibi-offering which after Tammarītu
39'u2#-szi-bu ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}They sat on the throne of Elam.
40'da#-na-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia i-de-e-mathe strength of my weapons knew, and
41'sza# u2-szam-ri-ru _ugu_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}which he had made surpass Elam
42'_dumu#-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 asz2-pu-ruthe sons of Assyria whom I sent
43'a#-na kit-ri {disz}{d}muati-en-mu-mesz _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-a-aszto Nabû-bel-šumāti, son of Marduk-apla-iddina
44'sza# _gin7_ ib-ri u tap-pe-e na-s,ar _kur_-szu2who like a shepherd and a companion guards his land
45'[x]-ta#-na#-al-la-ku it-ti-szu2... with him(very low confidence: a guess)
46'[x] {disz#}{d}muati-en#-mu#-mesz ina pi-ir-s,a-a-ti ina szat mu-szi... Nabû-šuma-iddina in the evening, in the morning,
47'us,#-s,ab-bi-tu ik#-lu-u2 ina ki-liThey seized it, sealed it with a sealed document.
48'[x] in#-da-bi-bi _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}Indabibi, king of the land Elam
49'ul#-tu _e2_ s,i-bit-ti u2#-sze-s,a-asz2-szu2-nu-tiI brought them out of the old house.
50'[x]-i# s,a-bat ab-bu-ut-ti qa-be2-e# _munus saga_-szu2... the command of his good woman(lower confidence: line is broken)
51'[x] ha#-t,e-e mi-s,ir# _kur#_-szu2... is missing, the circumference of his land(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'[x _x]-min# {lu2}a kin_-szu2 sza2 t,u-u#?-bi# su#-lum#-me#-e... a messenger of his who is happy and well;
53'[x]-sze#-bi-la a#-di _igi_-ia#... I have sent to you, until my presence.
54'[...]-a'# _dumu#_ {disz}ha#-za#-a-dingir _lugal_ {kur}qa-da-ri...-a', son of Haza-il, king of the land Qadaru
55'_[...]-mesz#_-szu2 im-hur-an-ni-ma... received from me and(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'[...]-a# _lugal_-u2-ti... my kingship(low confidence: few signs survive)
57'_[...]-mesz#_ u2-sza2-<az>-kir2-szu2-ma... he made him prostrate himself and(lower confidence: line is broken)
58'[...] u2-ter-ma a-din-szu2... he returned and gave to him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
59'[...] a-de-ia ih-t,e-e#-ma... my treaty he broke and(lower confidence: line is broken)
60'[...]-ma# is,-la-a _{gesz}szudun_ be-lu-ti-ia... and took away my lordly yoke
61'[...] szul#-mi3-ia _giri3-min_-szu2 ip-ru-us-ma... my well-being, his feet he cut off and
62'[...] ta-mar-ti... the observation(low confidence: few signs survive)
63'[...]-bi# it#-ti-szu2 u2-sza2-bal-kit-ma... he brought its ... with him, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
64'[...]-tu# hu-bu-ut _kur_ mar-tu{ki}... of the booty of the land Amurru(lower confidence: line is broken)
65'[...]-s,ir# _kur_-szu2 asz2-bu... his land dwells.(lower confidence: line is broken)
66'[...]-ra# _edin_-usz-szu... his steppe(low confidence: few signs survive)
67'[...]-kun# _ug3-mesz_ {kur}a-ri-bi... the people of the land of Arabs(lower confidence: line is broken)
68'[...] u2#-ra-si-bu ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_... they struck with weapons(lower confidence: line is broken)
69'[...] _<<bi>>_ mu-sza2-bi-szu-nu... their dwellings(lower confidence: line is broken)
70'[...] ip#?-qi2#-du a-na {d}gesz-bar... entrusted to Gešbar(lower confidence: line is broken)
71'[...] _ansze#-mesz ansze-gam-mal-mesz_... donkeys, camels,(lower confidence: line is broken)
72'[...]-lu#-lu#-u-ni ina la mi3-ni... they are plundering me, without explanation.
73'[...] a#-na# si#-hir-ti-szu2... in its entirety(lower confidence: line is broken)
74'[...] gim#-ri-sza2... all of it(low confidence: few signs survive)
75'[...]-par#-ri-is...-parris(low confidence: few signs survive)
76'[...]-szur#?{ki}...-Šur(low confidence: few signs survive)
77'[...] kas#-pi#... silver(low confidence: few signs survive)
78'_[...]-lam#?_...-lam(?)(low confidence: few signs survive)
79'[...] x
80'[...]
81'[...]-ti...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
82'[...]-ia#My ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1'ina zi#-[...]In ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'{d}1(u)-5(disz) sza# [...]Ishtar of(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'{disz}ka-ma-as#-[...]Kamas-(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'_ARAD_ [...]servant of ....(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'ina _me3_ isz#?-[...]in battle ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'{disz}am-mu-la#-[...]Ammu-la-(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'sza la-pa#-[...]of Lapa-(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'_szu-min_ u _giri3-min_ [...]Hands and feet ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'a-na {iri}nina# [...]to Nineveh(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'{disz}na-at-nu _lugal#_ [...]Natnu, king of(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'sza a-szar-szu# [...]who his place(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'isz-ma-a da-na-[...]... he heard.(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'sza ma-ti#-ma# a#-[...]Whoever at any time ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'_{lu2#}a#_ [...]The scribe ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'la# isz#-[...]He did not ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'e-nen#-[...]Enen-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'isz-pu#-[...]he swore(very low confidence: a guess)
18'a-na sza2-kan a#-de-e su-lum#-[...]To the place of the treaty(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'u2-s,a-na-al-la-a _en#-[...]_... he will bring in ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'a-na-ku ha-disz ap-pa-lis-szu#?-[x]I am gladly ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'pa-ni-ia _saga-mesz ugu_-szu2 asz2#-kun#I imposed upon him good fortune.
22'_gun_ man-da-at-tu szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2#I imposed upon him a yearly payment of tribute.
23'ina u4-me-szu2-ma _e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti sza qe2-reb nina{ki}At that time, the palace, the granary in Nineveh,
24'sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad ad du3_-ia e-pu-szu2which Sennacherib, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me, had built,
25'la-ba-risz il-lik-am-ma tem-me-en-szu2 ir-bu-ub-mahe went old and his foundations were shattered.
26'i-qu-pa _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2he plundered his walls
27'_e2-gal_ ma-szar-ti szu-a-tu sza la-ba-risz il-la-ku#This inspection of the palace, which is old, they will go.
28'e-na-hu _usz8_-szu2 mi-qit-ta-szu ad-keI imposed upon him an insurrection (and) his death.
29'ak-szu-da a-sur-ru-szu ul-tu _usz8_-szu2I cleared away its wall from its foundations.
30'a-di gaba-dib-be2-e-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lilI built (and) completed (it) as far as its embankments.
31'_ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-dan-ni-na tem-me-en-szu2on account of the fact that he had strengthened his foundations,
32'_mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia u? ta-nit-ti qar-ra-du-ti-iaInscription written in my name and the praise of my heroism.
33'ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}agWith the support of (the god) Aššar, the gods Sîn, Šamānu, Enlil, (and) Nanna,
34'{d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gurThe deities Ištar of Nineveh, the deities Lummu-ili, Ninurta, Nusku, Ugur,
35'ina _kur-kur_ at-tal-la-ku asz2-ku-nu da-na-an u li-i-tu2In all the lands I went, I stationed (them) strong and strong.
36'asz2-t,ur-ma ana? ah-rat u4-me e#-zibI wrote and deposited (it) in the future.
37'a-na _egir_ u4-me ina _dumu-mesz dumu dumu-mesz# dumu#-mesz_In the future, in the sons of the children of the grandchildren
38'u3 _dumu-mesz_ ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz#_-iaand the sons among the kings, my sons
39'sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_of Ashur and Ishtar for the rule of the land and people
40'i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 e-nu-ma _e2-gal_ ma-szar-tewhen the palace of the inspection
41'szu-a-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru-ma en-na-huhe will be sated with this disease, and the ennaḫu-disease.
42'an#-hu-us-su# lu#-ud#-disz#May I renovate its dilapidated section(s)
43'_mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir# _mu_-ia li-mur-maMay he see an inscribed object bearing my name and
44'_i3-mesz_ lip-szu#-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2May oil absolve, a sacrifice be made,
45'a-na asz2-ri-szu lu#-ter# ki-i sza a-na-kuLet him return to his place. Just as I
46'_mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir# szu-me {disz}{d}[x]-pap#-mesz-su _ad ad du3_-iaInscription whose name is ...-papmešsu, the father who had engendered me.
47'a-mu-ru _i3-mesz_ ap-szu#-szu2 _{udu}siskur_ aq#-qu#-uI saw. I poured oil over it, I libated a sacrifice.
48'it-ti _mu-sar_-e# szi-t,ir _mu_-ia asz2-ku-nuwith an inscribed object bearing my name I deposited
49'at-ta ki-ma ia-a#-ti-ma _mu-sar_-a-a a-mur-ma#You, like me, see my inscribed object and
50'_i3-mesz_ pu-szu-usz# _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2oil, a šakku-offering, balāqu-disease
51'it-ti _mu-sar_-e# s,i-t,ir _mu_-ka szu-kunSet your name with an inscription written in your name.
52'_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina# _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e szat,-ruThe great gods, as many as are written in this inscription,
53'_lugal_-ut-ka lik-tar-ra-bu# li#-is,-s,u-ru _bala-mesz_-kaMay your reign be long-lasting, may they guard your reign.
54'sza _mu-sar_-u2 [x]-t,ir# _mu_-iawhose inscribed object is my name
55'u3 szi-t,ir szu-me _ad#_ [...]-ba#-tu2and the inscribed object bearing the name of the father ...-batu
56'ina mim-ma szi-pir ni-kil-ti# [x x]-la#-quWith whatever crafty device ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
57'it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir# [...] i#-szak-ka-nuWith an inscribed object, ... they place.(lower confidence: line is broken)
58'_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki#_-[x] _lugal#_-su lis-ki-puMay the great gods of heaven and earth overthrow his kingship.
59'_mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ lu#?-hal-li-quMay his name and his seed disappear from the land.
60'_{iti}ne ud#-[x x?]-kam2_Month of Abu, ...th day,
61'lim-mu {disz}pap#-dingir-a-aeponym year of Papdingirāyu.
62'_{lu2}gar kur#_ {iri}gar-ga-miszgovernor of Carchemish

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