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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 033 (P392237)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392237 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08013 |
| 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 | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a bi-nu-ut an-szar2 u {d}nin-lil2 | I, Ashurbanipal, the creation of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ninlil, |
| 2 | _dumu lugal gal_-u2 sza2 _e2 usz_-u2-ti | the great son of the king, who the house of the dead |
| 3 | sza {d}sin ul-tu _u4-mesz su3-mesz_ | of Sîn from distant days |
| 4 | ina# _sza3# ama_-szu2 iz-ku-ru-usz a-na _sipa_-ut _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | in his mother’s heart they cursed him, to shepherd the land of Assyria |
| 5 | [x] {d#}sza2-masz {d}iszkur ina _esz-bar_-szu2-nu ke-e-ni | The gods Šamaš and Adad, by their just decisions, |
| 6 | [x x]-u2# e-pesz _lugal_-u2-ti-szu2 | ... to do his kingship(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [...] _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | ... the father who had engendered me |
| 8 | [...]-'i#-id# | ... he smote(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | isz-te-nisz u2-sze-bi-la a#-na# e#-pesz _ARAD#_-ti-[x] | Moreover, he sent me for the work of the servant Ti... |
| 2 | _dumu-munus_-su _dumu-munus szesz-mesz_-szu2# | his daughter, daughter of his brothers |
| 3 | it-ti ter-ha-a-ti ma-a'-as-si am-hur-szu2 | I received from him a large amount of terḫatu-beer. |
| 4 | re-e-mu# ar-szi-szu-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 5 | _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u2-ter-ma a-din-szu2 | the son of his own free will he returned and gave to him. |
| 6 | {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _man_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da | Iakin-Lû, king of Aruad. |
| 7 | a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim {disz#}mu#-gal#-lu _man_ {kur}tab_-iri!(ZU)_ | who dwells in the middle of the Sea: Mugallu, king of the land Tabīri. |
| 8 | {disz}sa#-an#-di-szar#-me# [x x]-lak#-ka#-a#-[x] | Sandi-Šarme(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [...]-ia# la-a kan-szu2 | ... my ... is not bound(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [...] _{gesz}szudun_-ia | ... my yoke(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11 | [...] it#-ti nu-dun-ne2-e | ... with no shadow(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [...] _agrig_-u2-ti | ... the agrig-priestess(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13 | [...]-bi-lu-nim-ma | ...-bilunima(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | [...]-qu# _giri3-min_-ia | ... my feet(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | [...] _ansze2-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | ... the great horses(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [...]-ti#-szam-ma | ... ... you, and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 17 | [...] _edin#_-usz-szu2 | ... his steppe(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...]-lu#-u _man_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da | ...lû, king of Aruad(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [...] a-na szim-ti | ... to fate(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...] a#-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al | ... Abī-Baʾal, Aduni-Babaʾ |
| 21 | [...]-lu#-u# a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim | ... who dwells in the foothills of the sea |
| 22 | [...]-tim# e#-lu-nim-ma | ... they raised up ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | [...]-na#-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | ... ... my feet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [...]-pa#-lis-ma | ... he looked at me, and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | [...] asz2#-kun | ... I established.(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 26 | [...]-al# | ... is there(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1' | x [...]-la#-a# | |
| 2' | ta-mir#-ti {iri#}szu#-sza2#-an# _usz2#-[...]_ {id2#}u2#-la-a-a | the plain of the city Susa ... the Euphrates |
| 3' | u2-szar-di _a-mesz_-sza2 as,-ru-up _gin7_ na-ba-as-si | I had her water drained, and like a nassû-demon |
| 4' | {disz}um-man-i-gasz _dumu_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki#} | Ummanigaš, son of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 5' | sza la-pa-an {disz}te-um-man a-na _kur_ an-szar2 [x] | which before Teumman to Assyria |
| 6' | in-na-bit-ma is,-ba-ta _giri3-min_-[x] | he fled and grasped the feet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | it-ti-ia u2-bil-szu2 a-na {kur}elam-ma#[{ki}] | I brought him to Elam.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | u2-sze-szib-szu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {disz}te-um-man {disz}tu-ma-ri-tu [x x] | I settled him on the throne of Teumman (and) Tumarītu. |
| 9' | szal-sza2-a-a sza2 it-ti-szu2 in-nab-ta ina {iri}hi-da-lu# [x x] | a third of me, who had fled with him, was captured in the city of Hidalu. |
| 10' | a-na _lugal_-u-ti ul-tu2 _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ an-szar2 [...] | for kingship from the weapons of Assur(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | _ugu_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2-szam-[x x] | to Elam ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | asz2-tak-ka-nu da-na-nu u [...] | I imposed upon you strength and .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | ina ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia _ugu_ {disz}du-na-ni# [...] | On my return march, against Dunānu ... |
| 14' | sza a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} it-tak-lu asz2#-[...] | who trusted in the land Elam ... |
| 15' | {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ tukul-ti {kur}gam-bu#-[...] | Ša-pî-Bēl, city of the support of the land Gambu |
| 16' | qe2-reb _iri_ szu2-a-tu2 e-[...] | inside that city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | _ug3-mesz_-szu2 as-lisz u2#-[...] | his people as much as ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | {disz}du-na-nu {disz}sa-am-gu-nu mu-nar#-[...] | Dunanu (and) Samgunu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i isz-qa#-ti# [...] | With a ṣiṣu knife, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | u2-tam-me-ha _szu-min giri3-min un#-[...]_ | I have smeared. Hands and feet ... |
| 21' | _ansze-mesz ansze-kur-ra#-[...]_ | donkeys, horses, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | {kur}gam-bu-li [...] | The land Gambuli(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23' | {iri#}sza2-pi-i-[...] | Šapī-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24' | [x] _a#-mesz_ usz#-[...] | ... water ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | [x]-pu-[...] | |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1 | [...] _gal# man_ dan-nu | ... great king, strong king |
| 2 | [...] kib#-rat _limmu2_-tim | ... the four quarters(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | [...]-a#-tu ar-ba-a | ... ... after(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [...] _{d#}lamma-mesz_-szu2 | ... his shields(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [...] _lugal#_-u-ti# | ... kingship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6 | [...]-lul#-sza2 [x x] | ... her falsehood ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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