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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 017 (P392233)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392233 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08009 |
| 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' | [...]-szu2# _dumu#-munus#-mesz#_-szu2# {munus#}[...] | ... his ..., his daughters ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [...] u2#-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la#-tisz# am#-[x] | ... I brought out and I counted them as booty. |
| 3' | _[...]-gi# nig2-szu_ na-kam2-ti _e2-gal_-szu2# | ... the gift of his palace(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [x]-sze#-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | ... and I counted them as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [...] _sag#-mesz_ {lu2}man-za-az pa-ni-szu2 {lu2}kit-ki-tu-u | ... first-fruits, the manzaz-priest before him, the kitkītû, |
| 6' | [x x]-ki#-le-szu2 u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out his ... and counted them as booty. |
| 7' | [...]-ma#-ni ma-la ba-szu2-u mar-kas _iri_ u _edin_ | ... as much as there is, the road to the city and the steppe |
| 8' | [...]-am#-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | ... and I counted them as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [...] _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_ sza2 ni-ba la i-szu2-u | ... horses and mules that had no fear |
| 10' | [...]-ma# szal-la-tisz am-nu | ... and I counted them as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...]-kir#? sin-nisz _tur_ u _gal_ e-du ul e-zib | ... ... the moon was small and large; I did not leave. |
| 12' | [...]-ma# szal-la-tisz am-nu | ... and I counted them as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...] sza# {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | ... of Teumman, king of Elam.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [...] ma#-s,ar-tu2 {disz}du-na-nu | ... watch: Dunanu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...] bal#-t,u-su-nu ina qa-ti as,-bat | ... I seized their alive ... in the hand(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...]-na#-nu kit-ri la mu-sze-zib-i-szu2 | ... who does not abandon truth |
| 17' | [...]-qur# ina _a-mesz_ usz-har-mit, | ... he bathes in water.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-u szu-a-tu | ... that(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19' | [...]-ru#-us-sa _edin_-usz-szu2 | ... her ..., her steppe(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...] _gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | ... the great ... of my lords(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | [...]-tu#-ra a-na nina{ki} | ... to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [...] _gu2_ {disz}du-na-nu a-lul | ... the neck of Dunānu I cried out. |
| 23' | [...] szal#-la-at {kur}gam-bu-li# | ... the booty of Gambulu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [...]-da# _szu-min_-a-a | ... my hands(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | [...]-u?-ti a-na nina{ki} | ... to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | [...]-da#-ra-a {disz}{d}ag-saga-iq | ... Nabû-sagaiq(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | [...]-ma#{ki} sza2 {disz}te-um-man | ... of Teumman(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | [...]-eh#-ti sza2 ina mah-ri-ia | ... which before me(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29' | [...]-qa#-'u-u2 | ...-qa'û(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30' | [...]-ia# ni#-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um#-man | ... my ... the head of Teumman(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31' | [...]{ki#} e-mu-ru-u-ma sza2-ne2-<e> t,e3-e-me | ... they saw, and another report(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | [...] um#-ba-da-ra-a ib-qu-ma ziq-na-a-szu2 | ... the umbadara-disease rose and its spittle |
| 33' | [...] _gir2# an-bar_ szib-bi-szu2 is-hu-la kar-as-su | ... a spear of iron struck his flesh, his liver |
| 34' | [...]-um#?-man ina _gaba abul muru2 iri_ | ...-umman on the left of the city's gate |
| 35' | [...]-mah#-hi-ra mah-hu-risz | ... he received.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36' | [...] {d#}1(u)-5(disz) _en-mesz_-ia _ug3-mesz_ | ... the gods Ishtar, my lords, the people |
| 37' | [...] te#-um#-man# _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | ... Teumman, king of Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38' | [...] {disz#}{d}marduk-a-asz | ... Marduk-apla-iddina(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39' | [...]-nab#-tu# | ...-nabtu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 40' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | la u2-ter#-[...] | I did not return(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d#}[...] | Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | di-in kit-ti it-ti# {disz#}[...] | a just verdict with ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _edin_-usz-szu2 ib#-[...] | Tammarītu ... his steppe(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | sza2-a-szu2 ga-a-du kim-ti-szu2 u2#-[...] | He, together with his family, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu sza2 e-la sza2-a-szu2# [x x] | Tammarītu, who before him(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | sat on the throne of the land Elam. |
| 8' | ki-ma sza2-a-szu2-ma t,a-'a-a-tu2 im-hur | He received it as he wishes. |
| 9' | ul isz-al szu-lum _lugal#_-ti-ia | He did not listen to the well-being of my royal majesty. |
| 10' | a-na kit-ri {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu#-gi-na | to Gešnu-mugina |
| 11' | _szesz_ la ke-e-nu il#-lik-am-ma | the unfaithful brother came and |
| 12' | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a-mesz#_-ia# ur-ri-ha _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 | in order to defeat my troops I brought his weapons back. |
| 13' | ina su-up-pe-e sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-sap-pu-u | In the supplications that Ashur and Ištar have written, |
| 14' | ta-ne2-hi-ia im-hu-ru isz-mu-u zi-kir _nundum_-ia | received my prayers, heard the utterance of my lips |
| 15' | _ARAD-mesz_-szu2 _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-bal-ki-tu-ma# | his servants rebelled against him and |
| 16' | a-ha-mesz u2-ra-si-sib _en hul_-ti3#-[x] | I surrounded together. Lord of evil ... |
| 17' | {disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-su sza2 si-[x] | Indabibi, his servant who(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab-szu-u2 u2-szib ina {gesz}[...] | he caused to seize him, he sat on a throne |
| 19' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _lugal {kur}elam#-[x_ x] | Tammarītu, king of the land Elam |
| 20' | sza2 me-re-eh-tu2 iq-[x x] | who ... the reed screen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | e-li ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te#-[x x] | above the nīkis of the head of Te... |
| 22' | sza2 ik-ki-su a#-hu#-[x]-u2# | who has sinned against Ahu |
| 23' | _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-ia u3 _szesz#-[...] numun# e2 ad_-szu2 | my labor-troops and my brother ... the seed of his father's house |
| 24' | it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) _nug3#-mesz#_ [...] a-li-kut | with 115 people ... I went.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | _a2-min-mesz_-szu2 sza la-pa#-an# [...] an#-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | his powers which before ... Ashur and Ishtar |
| 26' | ip-par-szi-du ip-par-szu#-nim#-[...] da#-lal2 _dingir_-ti-szu2-un | They were smitten, they were struck down ... the praise of their divinity |
| 27' | _gal_-ti it-ti {disz}{d}marduk#-[..._] szu#-ut _sag_-ia | with Marduk- of my ancestors(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | sza ib-szi-mu-szu2 ina da-na#-ni# [x x]-nu#-usz-szu2-un | Whose decision was made in battle ... |
| 29' | ina _ugu_ lib3-bi-szu2-nu ip#-[x x]-nim-ma | upon them ... and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | is,-ba-tu _giri3-min lugal#_-[x]-ia | has grasped the feet of my king |
| 31' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 a-na e#-[x] _ARAD#_-ti-ia | Tammarītu to my servant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | ra-man-szu2 im#-nu-ma | his love he laid, and |
| 33' | a-na kat3-a-ri-szu2 u2#-[...] _en_-u-ti | ... lordly ... to its base.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | szu-ut 1(disz)-en {lu2}szu-ut _sag#_-[x] an#-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu | of one man, the eunuch of the gods Aššar, Sîn, (and) Šamātu |
| 35' | {d}en {d}ag _dingir-mesz#_ tik#-le-ia | May Bel and Nabû, the gods who support me, |
| 36' | 1(disz)# _lim-a-a#_ ri#-bi-ia# [x]-ri-bu-u-ni | 1,000 of my troops ...-ribuni(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37' | [...] _ug3#-mesz_ [x]-la# it-ti-szu2 | ... people ... with him(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38' | [...]-ia# ul#-zi-is-su-nu-ti | ... my ... I raised them up.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39' | [...] _egir#_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-ti | ... after Tammarītu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40' | [...] elam-ma{ki} | ... of Elam(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 41' | [...]-ia# i-de-ma | ... he knows(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 42' | [...] _ugu#_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | ... upon Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43' | [...]-ra a-na kit-ri | ... to the kitru(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44' | [...] {d#}marduk#-a-asz# | ... Marduk(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 45' | [...]-s,ar# _kur_-[x] | ... ... the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...] _ugu#_-szu2# [x x] | ... upon him ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | _gun#_ man#-[x]-at#-tu# szat-ti-szam-[x] | a talent of ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | u2-kin _edin_-usz#-[x] | he established.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | ina u4-me-szu2-ma _bad3# muru2 iri_ [...] | At that time, the wall of the citadel ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | sza# {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su [...] | of Sîn-papmešsu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia [x x x?] | the father who had engendered me ... |
| 7' | sza ina _a-mesz_ t,ah_-tu_-ti ra-a#-[...] | Whoever in the future, at any time, |
| 8' | sza szat-ti-szam-ma [...] | “Whoever for a lifetime(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | {d}iszkur u2-sa-di#-ra# [...] | Iškur, the one who has brought about the defeat of the land |
| 10' | tem-me-en-szu2 ir-bu-ub-ma i-qu#-[...] | his foundations he smashed and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | _bad3_ szu-a-tu sza la-ba-risz [x x] | that wall, which is old ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | e-na-hu [x x] | he became afraid ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | mi-qit-ta-szu2 ad-ke ak-szu-da a#?-[...] | (As for) the one who ... his sins, I(?) ... a slanderer |
| 14' | ul-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di _gaba-dib_-szu2 ar-s,ip u2#-[x x] | From its foundations to its crenellations I built and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-dan-ni-na tem-me-[x x] | On account of the fact that the days have become longer, ... |
| 16' | _mu-sar_-ru-u2 szi#-t,ir# _mu_-ia u ta-nit#-[x] | Inscription written in my name and ... |
| 17' | qar-ra-du-ti-ia# [...] | My heroism(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | {d}utu {d}en# [...] | Šamaš, Enlil(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) [...] | Ištar(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | ina _kur#_ [...] | in the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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