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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 004 (P392229)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392229 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08005 |
| 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)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] ka#-bit-tu | “... mighty ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-e# sza2-qu-ti | ... supreme(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] _szudun#_-ia | ... my hand(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] {d}1(u)-5(disz) | ... Ishtar(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...]-sza2#-qu _giri3-min_-ia | ... ... my feet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [...] u szil-la-an | ... and šillan(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...]-qu-u-ni | ... he placed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]-e# ger-ri#-ia | ... my campaign(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | a-na {kur}ma2-kan-na u {kur}me-luh-ha# lu-u al-lik | I marched to Magan and Meluḫa. |
| 10' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,ur# u# {kur}ku-u-si | Tarqû, king of Egypt and Kush. |
| 11' | sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad#_ ba#-nu-u-a | of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who created me. |
| 12' | _bad5-bad5_-szu2 isz-ku-nu i-be-lu# _kur_-su | his defeat he made, and ruled over his land |
| 13' | da-na-an an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) u3 _dingir-[x] gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | the might of (the god) Aššar, the goddess Ishtar, and the great gods, my lords, |
| 14' | im-szi-ma it-ta-kil a-na# t,e3#-em ra-ma-ni-szu2 | he took, and for his own instruction |
| 15' | _ugu# lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni# [x] qe2#-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | Concerning the kings, the delegates ... in Egypt |
| 16' | [x x]-qi2-du _ad_ ba#-nu#-u-a | ...-qidu, the father who created me |
| 17' | [...]-ki# hab#-ba-a-ti# [x x]-kem# {kur}mu-s,ur | ... the habbats, the ... of Egypt(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-un | ...-un(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | [...] me#-em#-pi | ... mēmpu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x x x?] | |
| 2' | [...]-la#-tu2 ka-bit-tu2# | The great ..., the mighty ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...] x qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' | ... in Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...]-ia# u2-szam-ri-ir-ma | ... he made my ... shine forth and |
| 5' | [...]-ti# ma-li-ti | “... of my city(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...] _iri# en_-ti-ia | ... the city of my lordship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...] _ugu#_ {disz}ba-'a-li _lugal#_ {kur}s,ur-ri | ... against Baʾi, king of the land Tyre |
| 8' | [...]-tim# lu-u al-lik | ... I marched.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [...]-ia la is,-s,u-ru | ... they did not guard ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [...] zi#-kir _nundum_-ia | ... the mention of my name(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | _[...]-mesz# ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis a-na la a-s,e-e _un-mes_-szu2 | ... he imposed upon him, in order not to leave his people. |
| 12' | [x x]-nin# ma-s,ar-tu2 ina tam-tim u na-ba-li | ... watch in the sea and the mountains(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | ger-re#-[x]-x u2-s,ab-bit a-lak-ta-szu2 ap-ru-us | I seized the ... (and) smashed its road.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | _a-mesz_ te-'u#-[x]-ta ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2-nu a-na pi-i-szu2-nu | water, ..., life of their life, according to their command |
| 15' | u2-sza2#-qir# ina me-[x]-ri# dan-ni sza2 la na#-par#-szu-di e-si-ir-szu2-nu-ti | In a mighty battle, which cannot be undone, I struck them down. |
| 16' | nap-szat-su-nu# u2#-si-iq u2-kar-ri | I cut off their lives and smashed (them). |
| 17' | a-na _{gesz}szudun#_-ia u2-szak-ni-is-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down to my yoke. |
| 18' | _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3#-bi-szu2 u _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 | his own daughter and the daughters of his brothers |
| 19' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig#_-u-ti u2-bi-la a-di _igi_-ia | to do obeisance he brought, until before me |
| 20' | _dumu_-szu2 sza ma-ti-ma _a-ab-ba_ la e-bi-ra isz-sza2-a | his son, who at any time had not crossed the Sea, |
| 21' | a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti#-ia _dumu-munus_-su u _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 | to do my servant work, his daughter and the daughters of his brothers |
| 22' | it-ti ter-ha-ti ma-a'-as#-si am-hur-szu2 | I received from him a large payment. |
| 23' | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 | merciful to him, and son of his own free will |
| 24' | u2-ter-ma a-ri-im#-szu2 {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ sza2 _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li | The forts which are incumbent on Baʾalu |
| 25' | _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri u2-rak#-ki-su ap-t,ur | the king of the land Tyre I bound him (and) released. |
| 26' | ina tam-tim u na-ba-li# ger-re-ti-szu2 ma-la u2-s,ab-bi-tu2 | In the sea and the interior of his campaign, as much as he captured |
| 27' | ap-ti ma-da-at-ta#-szu2 ka-bit-tu2 am-hur-szu2 | I received his substantial payment. |
| 28' | szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na _nina#{ki} iri en_-u-ti-ia | I returned safely to Nineveh, my capital city. |
| 29' | ma-al-ki _muru2_ tam-tim u _lugal-mesz_ a-szib szad-de-e | the territory of the sea and kings who dwell in the highlands |
| 30' | sza2-qu#-[x]-ti# da#-na#-an ep-sze-e-ti-ia | Give me a firm positive answer to my deeds! |
| 31' | [...]-ru#-ma ip-la-hu _en_-u-ti | ... and they fear my lordly majesty. |
| 32' | [...] _lugal#_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da | ... king of Aruad(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | [...] _lugal#_ {kur}tab_-iri_-a-a | ... king of the land Tabīr(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [...]-lak#-ka-a-a | of ...-lakka(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35' | [...] kan#-szu2# | ... his neck(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...]-di#-ia#-[x] | ...diya-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-ni#-ri | ...-niri(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...]-ru#-ti | ...-ruti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | x [...] i#-szu#-u2# | ... they have(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | a-di# [...]-tu2#? ak-szu-ud ap-pul aq-qur | I conquered (and) plundered (them) until ...tu. |
| 6' | ina {d}[...] _ug3#-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz_ | By the god ... the people, horses, and donkeys |
| 7' | _gu4-mesz_ [...] ul#-tu qe2-reb _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu#-nu | ... oxen ... from those cities(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | u2-sze-s,a-[x]-ma# szal-la-tisz am-nu {disz}ah-sze-e#-ri | I brought out and I counted them as booty. |
| 9' | a-lak ger-ri#-ia isz-me-ma u2-masz-szir | He heard about my campaign and abandoned it. |
| 10' | {iri}i-zir-[x] _iri# lugal_-ti-szu2 a-na {iri}at-ra-a-na | the city Izir..., his royal city, to the city Atrana |
| 11' | _iri_ tukul-ti-szu2# in#-na-bit e-hu-uz | he fled his city with his support and fled. |
| 12' | mar-qi2-tu {iri#}[x]-zir#-tu2 {iri}ur-me-e-te | The cult centers of the cities ...zirtu and Urmete |
| 13' | {iri}uz-bi-a [...]-nu#-ti-szu2 al-me | I surrounded the city Ubia with its ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi#-bu#-ut _iri-mesz#_ [x x]-tu#-nu | the people living in the cities ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | e-si-ir-ma# nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2#-[x]-ri# | I cut off their lives and ... my ... |
| 16' | na-gu-u2# szu-a-tu ak-szu-ud# | I conquered that district. |
| 17' | ap-pul aq#-qur# ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. |
| 18' | ma-lak 1(u) u4-[...]-me# u2-szah-ri-ir-ma sza2-qu-um-ma-tu2 | I made the journey of the ten days (of the month) “days of the moon’s disappearance, and the šaqummatu |
| 19' | at-bu-uk ina me-ti#-[x] ger-ri-ia _iri-mesz_ | In the ... of my campaign, I conquered the cities. |
| 20' | sza2 li-mi-it# {iri}pad#-[x]-ra# sza2 ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz_ | of the eponymy of Pad..., which in the reign of kings |
| 21' | _ad-mesz_-ia# {kur}man-na#-a-a e-ki-mu | my fathers, the Mannean(s) rebelled. |
| 22' | a-na i-di ra#-ma-ni-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru | they returned them to their own hands. |
| 23' | ak-szu-ud# ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu asz2-lu#-la szal-lat-sun2 | I conquered (and) burned with fire. I carried off their booty. |
| 24' | _iri-mesz_ sza2#-a-tu-nu a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ an-szar2 u2-ter | I returned those cities to Assyria. |
| 25' | na-gu-u2# sza2 {iri}ar-si-ia-ni#-isz | the district of Arsiyaniš |
| 26' | sza bi-rit# {iri}a-za-qa-ia-ni# | which is between Azaqayanu |
| 27' | sza ha-ar-si sza2-di#-i# | of the ḫarsu of the mountain |
| 28' | sza _sag#_ {kur}ku-mu-ur-da#-a#-a# | of the head of the Kummūrdians. |
| 29' | sza qe2-reb# {kur}man-na-a-a as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar# aq#-mu | I buried (them) in the midst of the Mannean(s) and prayed to Gešbar. |
| 30' | {disz}ra-a-a#-di#-sza2-di-i _{lu2}gal hal#-s,u#_-szu2#-nu | Rā-adi-šadî, their commander-in-chief |
| 31' | a-duk asz2-lu#-la szal-lat-su na-gu-u sza2 {iri}e-ri-is-te-ia-na | I carried off his booty, the nagû-priest of Erištiyana. |
| 32' | ak-szu-ud _iri#-mesz_-szu2 as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I conquered (and) plundered his cities. I burned with fire |
| 33' | asz2-lu-la szal#-lat#-sun2 ina ti-ib ta-ha-zi-ia na-gu-u-szu2# | I carried off their booty in the midst of my battle. |
| 34' | u2-szah-rib# u2-s,a-ah-hi-ir nap-har# _kur_-szu2 | he conquered and plundered all of his land. |
| 35' | it-ti hu-ub#-ti ma-a'-di szal-la-tu2 ka-bit-tu2 | With a large booty, heavy booty |
| 36' | szal-mesz a-tu-ra# ak-bu-sa mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I returned (and) surveyed the territory of Assyria. |
| 37' | {iri}bi-ir-ru-u-[x] {iri}lugal-iq-bi {iri}gu-si-ne2-e | the cities Birru, Lugaliqbi, Gusine, |
| 38' | _iri-mesz_ mah-ru#-u-ti sza2 mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | The former cities in the district of Assyria |
| 39' | sza# [x] ter#-s,i# _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia e-ki-mu | of the ... descendant of kings, my ancestors, I defeated. |
| 40' | [...]-ad2#-me# sza2#-a-tu-nu ak-szu-ud | I conquered those ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41' | [...]-bi# as-suh | I removed its ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 42' | [...]-nu# | ...-nu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1' | x x [...] | |
| 2' | {disz}ur-[...] | Ur-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | szu-ut {lu2#}[...] | of the ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | isz-ta-nap#-[...] | ... constantly ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | a-na a-mar _lugal#_ [...] | For the viewing of the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | u2#-ma-'e-er# [...] | ... he brought out ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | a-ma#-a#-te# ka-[...] | The words ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | um-ma {kur}e-la#-[...] | Thus (says) Ela(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | ka-tim _kur uri#_ [...] | The mouth of the land Akkad ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | usz#-man#-nu [...] | I imposed upon them ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | sza# ap#-tal#-la#-hu# _dingir#_-su#-un# _erin2#-mesz# me3#_-[x] | who fear their gods, the troops of battle |
| 12' | ad-ke-e-ma as,-ba-ta har-ra-nu a-lak# [...] | I sat down and took the road. |
| 13' | isz-me-ma hat-tu is-hup-szu2-ma i-tur a-na# [x x] | He heard about it, he was frightened, and returned to ... |
| 14' | _egir_-szu2 as,-bat a-bi-ik-ta-szu2 asz2-kun# | I seized behind him, I imposed upon him his punishment. |
| 15' | at,-ru-us-su a-di mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2 {disz}ur-ta#-[x] | I pursued him, together with the border of his land, Urta-. |
| 16' | _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza la is,-s,u-ru# ib#-[x x] | The king of the land Elam, who had not kept watch, |
| 17' | ina u4-me la szim-ti-szu2 mu-u-tu u2#-gar-[x x] | On a day not his fate, he placed death ... |
| 18' | ina ta-ne2-hi iq-tu-u2 i#-[x x] | they said in wailing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ina qaq-qa-ri ba-la2-t,i _giri3#-[...]_ | In the area of the life of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | ina _mu-an-na_-szu2 na-pisz-[...] | in his year . .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | il-lik nam-mu-[x x] | went and ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22' | {disz}en#-ba-sza2 {lu2}{kur}gam-bu#-[...] | Enbaša of the land Gambu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | sza is,#-lu#-u2# _{gesz}szudun en#_-[x x] | who took the yoke(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | ina ni-szik _pesz2#_ isz-ta-kan# [...] | He placed it in a ritual assemblage ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | {disz}{d}ag-mu-kam-esz {lu2#}[...] | Nabû-mušēzib, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | la na-s,ir a-de-e isz#?-[...] | Without a treaty ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | _a-mesz sa5-mesz {disz}{d}marduk-mu#-[...]_ | the red water of Marduk-šuma- |
| 28' | mu-szad-bi-ib-szu2 sza _munus-hul#_ [...] | The one who encircles him, whose evil ... |
| 29' | a-na {disz}ur-ta-ki e-mi3-is#-[...] | To Urtaku ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | szi-ir-ta-szu2 _gal_-tu2 ina 1(disz)-et# [...] | His great limbs in one ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31' | me2-eh-ret a-ha-mesz isz#-[...] | Towards each other ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | lib3-bi an-szar2 ag-gu ul [...] | The heart of Anšar was not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | ul ip-szah-szu2-nu-ti ka#-[...] | They did not fear them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | sza u2-tak-kil-[x x] | which he ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35' | _bala_-e _lugal_-ti-[...] | In the reign of kingship ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36' | be-lut {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2#-[...] | The lordship of the land Elam ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37' | _egir#_ {disz}te-um-man tam#-[...] | After Teumman ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 5' | ||
| 1' | [...] nina#{ki#} | ... of Nineveh(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-szur#{ki} | ...-Šur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...]-du#-u-ti | ...-dūti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] x | |
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