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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 (P392234)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392234 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08010 |
| 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' | lib3#-bi# [...] | The heart ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | ad-ke-e-ma# {lu2#}[...] | I gave, and the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2#-[...] qa#-tu#-[x x] | of Ashur and Ishtar ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha#_-[...]-mesz#_ {lu2}qe-pa-a#-ni# | To the steles ... the delegate(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD-mesz#_ da#-gil2 pa-ni-ia | of the land Muṣur, servants who belonged to me, |
| 6' | ur-ru-hi#-isz ar-de-e#-ma al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}du3-ti | Afterwards, I marched and marched as far as Kar-Tešub |
| 7' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 _lugal#_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si | Tarqû, king of Egypt and Kush. |
| 8' | qe2-reb {iri}me#-em#-pi a-lak ger-ri-ia | In the city Mempu, on my way to my campaign |
| 9' | isz-me#-e-ma# a#-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3_ | He heard about the building of the fortified wall with weapons. |
| 10' | a-na mah-ri#-ia# id-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 | before me brought, his troops |
| 11' | ina tu-kul-ti# _[x]-szar2# {d}en {d}ag dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | With the support of the deities ..., Bel, Nabû, (and) the great gods, |
| 12' | _en-mesz_-ia a#-li-kut i-di-ia | my lords who went with me |
| 13' | ina _me3 edin_ rap#-szi asz2-ku-na _bad5-bad5 erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | In battle I surrounded and captured his troops. |
| 14' | {disz}tar-qu-u2# ina qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi | Tarqû in the city Mempu |
| 15' | isz-ma-a tah#-te-e _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | he heard that the losses of his troops |
| 16' | nam#-ri-ri# _[x]-szar2#_ {d}1(u)-5(disz) is-hu-pu-szu-ma il-li-ka mah-hu-tisz2 | The radiance of the god ..., the goddess Ishtar, overwhelmed him and came before him. |
| 17' | [x]-lam#?-[x x]-ti#-ia ik-tu-mu-szu-ma | ... my ... seized him and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-u#-ni _dingir-mesz_ szu-ut _an ki_ | ... the gods of heaven and earth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [...]-na# szu-zu-ub# _zi_-ti3-szu2 | ... may he release his life(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...] _iri#_ szu#-a#-tu | ... that city(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | [...]-bi# | ... its(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | szal-mesz# a#-tu#-[...] | Half a shekel ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | ma-al-ki _muru2#_ tam#-[...] | You are the one who fills the meadows of the ... river. |
| 3' | a-szi-bu-u-ti sza2-de-e# [...] | The šadātu-priestess(?) ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | da-na-an ep-sze-ti-ia an#-[...] | The strength of my deeds ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | e-mu-ru-ma ip-la-hu _en#_-[x x] | They saw me and became afraid ... |
| 6' | {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {kur}a#-[...] | Iakin-Lû, king of the land A |
| 7' | {disz}mu-gal-lu _lugal_ {kur#}[...] | Mugallu, king of the land(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | {disz}sa-an-[x]-szar-me {kur}hi-lak#-[...] | San-x-šarme of the land Ḫilak |
| 9' | sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia# [...] | which to the kings, my ancestors, ... |
| 10' | ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia [...] | He sealed it for my commemorative inscription |
| 11' | s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu it-ti# [...] | their heart with ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | ma-a'-di u3 ter-ha-[...] | many and Terḫa-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-[...] | for the work of the stewardess(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | u2-bi-lu-nim-ma [...] | brought to me, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | e-li {disz}mu#-gal#-li# [...] | Above Mugalli(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | ma-da-at-tu szat-ti#-[...] | Payment of the šatti-payment(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | ul-tu {disz}ia#-ki#-[...] | From Yaki-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | il-li-ku [...] | They went(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | {disz}a-bi-ba-[...] | Abība-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | _dumu#-[...]_ | son of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [x x] | |
| 2' | [...]-su#-nu-ti | ... their ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | [...] ziq#-na-a-szu2 | ... his libation vessel(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...]-bi-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5' | [...]-as#-su | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6' | [...] _muru2# iri_ | ... the middle of the city(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...]-hu#-risz | ... anew(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]-lu#-me# | ... they are(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1' | sza# [...] | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | u3 _szesz#-[...]_ | and Nanna-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)# [...] | with 105 ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | a-li-kut _a2-mesz-[...]_ | I went to the aid of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | u3 {d}1(u)-5(disz) ip-par-szi#-du# ip#-par#-szu#-nim#-ma# | and the goddess Ištar, they broke off, they break off, and |
| 6' | a-na da-lal2 _dingir_-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-ti | for the praise of their great divinity |
| 7' | it#-ti {disz}{d}marduk-man-pap {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia | with Marduk-manappa, my eunuch |
| 8' | sza# ib#-szi-mu-szu2 ina da-na-ni | Whose decisions are favourable in battle |
| 9' | [x x]-nu#-usz#-szu2#-un ina _ugu_ lib3-bi-szu2-nu | ... upon them(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [...] is,#-ba#-tu _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia | ... seized my royal feet. |
| 11' | [...]-na# e#-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia | ... to do my servant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 5' | ||
| 1' | sza# {disz#}{d#}sin#-[...] x x? x [...]{ki#?} | of Sîn-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | _ad ad du3_-ia# e#-pu#-szu2# sza# ina _szeg3-mesz_ | the father who had engendered me had done, who in the rains |
| 3' | t,ah-du-ti ra#-a-di gap-szu-u-ti | “Favorable, exalted one, |
| 4' | sza szat-ti-szam-ma# ina _bala_-ia {d}iszkur u2-sad-di-ra | In my reign, the god Adad made numerous. |
| 5' | ina _kur_-ia# tem-me-en#-szu2 ir-bu-ub#-ma i-qu-pa | In my land, his foundations became firm and he collapsed. |
| 6' | re#-sza2-a-szu2 _bad3#_ szu-a-tu sza2 la-ba-risz _du_-ku | The top of that wall, which had become old |
| 7' | [x]-na-hu _usz8_-szu2 mi-qit-ta-szu2 ad-ke | ... his body, his illness I shall cast. |
| 8' | [x]-szu-da# a-sur-ru-szu | ... his border ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [x x]-qi2# _na4 kur#_-i tem-me-<en>-szu2 u2-dan-nin# | ... I strengthened its foundations with mountain stone. |
| 10' | [...] sza# mah#-ri# _bad3_ szu-a-tu# | ... which before that wall(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...] asz2-pu-ka szad-du-isz3# | ... I have sent to you with great rejoicing |
| 12' | [...]-dib#-bi-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak#-[x] | ... his ... I built and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...] u2#-dan-nin tem#-me#-[x x] | ... strengthened ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [...]-ti# qar-ra-du-ti#-[x] | ... heroism ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...] {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# sza2 _nina#?_ [...] | ... Ishtar of Nineveh ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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