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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 (P392161)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392161 |
| Museum no. | OIM A07937 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] u2#-ter#-ru# [...] | ... they return ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] nina#{ki} il-lik-am-[...] | ... he went to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [x] ep#-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti lib3-[...] | ... these deeds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [x]-ke#-e-ma {lu2}e-mu-qi-ia _mah#-[...]_ | ... and my troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [x]-mal#-lu-u qa-a-tu-u-a a-na# [...] | ... my hands to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [x] _lugal#-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni sza qe2#-[...] | ... kings, the delegates who ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | _[x]-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia ur-ru-hi-[...] | ... my face ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | al#-lik a-di {iri}kar-ba-ni-ti {disz}tar-qu#-[...] | I marched as far as Karbanitu (and) Tarqu- |
| 9' | qe2#-reb {iri}me-em-pi a-lak ger-[...] | In the middle of M[em]pi I went to ... |
| 10' | a#-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3_ a#-na# [...] | to do battle, to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | i-na tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en [...] | With the support of Anšar, Enlil,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | i-na _me3 edin_ rap-szi asz2#-ku-na _bad5#-[...]_ | In battle I surrounded and conquered the wide plain. |
| 13' | {disz}tar-qu-u ina qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi isz-ma#-[...] | Tarqû heard (this) in the city Mempu |
| 14' | nam-ri-ri an-szar2 {d#}1(u)-5(disz) is#-hu-pu#-szu#-ma# [...] | The radiance of Anšar and Ishtar overwhelmed him and ... |
| 15' | me2-lam-me _lugal#_-ti-ia# [...] | The splendor of my royal majesty ... |
| 16' | sza2 u2-za-'i-i-nu#-ni# _dingir-mesz_ szu#-[...] | Whoever opposes me, may the gods ... . |
| 17' | {iri#}me-em-pi u2-masz#-szir-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi#-[...]_ | (As for) the city Mempi, he abandoned it and to save (it) |
| 18' | [x x] qe2-reb {iri}ni#-i' _iri_ szu-a-tu# [x x] | ... inside Ni', that city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | _erin2-hi-a#_-ia# u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina# [x x] | I brought in my troops and settled them in ... |
| 20' | _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-[x]_ sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-pa-qi2#-[...] | The kings, the governors who are in Egypt I appointed |
| 21' | sza la-pa-an ti-bu#-ut {disz#}[...] | which before the death of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | pi-qit-ta-szu2-un u2#-masz-sze-ru im-lu-u [x] | They released their responsibility, they filled ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | u2-ter-ma a-szar pi-qit-ti-szu2#-[x] | he returned, and where his responsibility(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-nu ul-zi-is-su-nu-[x] | In their maškanīnu, I made them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u2#-[x] | the lands Muṣur and Ku...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-[...]-na# esz-szu-ti# [x x] | of the father who created ... anew ... |
| 27' | _en-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu#_ [...] | his watch over ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | u2-rak-ki-sa [...] | (Sum) He bound ... (Akk) I bound .... |
| 29' | {iri}sa-a-a {iri#}[...] | The cities Sāya (and)(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | it-ti {disz}tar-qu-[...] | with Tarqu-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31' | _iri-mesz_ [...] | the cities ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32' | _un#-[...]_ | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...]-nit-ti qar-ra-du-ti#-[x] | ... heroism(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [...] {d#}en# {d}ag# | ... the gods Enlil and Nabû(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] limmu2#-dingir{ki#} | ... of Elam(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] {d#}u-gur | ... Ugur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] li#-i-tu2 | “... lītu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...] e#-zib | ... Disregard that(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | _[...]-mesz#_-ia | my ...s(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...] a#-na# be#-lut# _[...]-mesz_ | ... for the lordship of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [...]-u2# zi#-[x]-szu2# | ... his life(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...]-tu2#? szu-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma# [...] | Those ... will become old and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...]-su lu-[x x] | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 12' | [...]-t,ir# _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-mesz_ lip#-szu#-usz# | ... may he find my name and anoint it with oil. |
| 13' | [...] it#-ti _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 | ... with an inscribed object bearing his name |
| 14' | [...] {d#}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_-ia lisz-t,ur-ma#? lisz#?-kun | ... may the god Sîn-papmešsu, my father, write and establish |
| 15' | _[...]-mesz#_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e szat,-ru | ...s, as many as are written in this inscription |
| 16' | [...]-ti#-ma lisz-ru:ku-usz da-na-nu li-i-tu2 | ... and may he grant to you a long life. |
| 17' | [...]-u2# szi-t,ir _mu_-ia ib-ba-tu2 | ... my inscribed name is written. |
| 18' | [x x] _mu#-sar_-i-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu | ... they shall not place his inscription.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [...]-bu#-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim ag-gesz li-ru-ru-szu2 | May the ... of heaven and netherworld curse him. |
| 20' | [x x]-su# lis-ki-pu | May his ... be cut off.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | [...] ina _kur_ lu-hal-li-qu | ... may they disappear from the land.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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