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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 035 (P392241)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392241 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08017 |
| 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#-ibila bi-nu#-[...] | I, Ashurbanipal, ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | _dumu lugal# gal_-u sza _e2_ ri#-du#-ti# | the great son of the king, of the royal residence |
| 3 | sza# {d}sin ul-tu _u4-mesz su3-mesz#_ | of Sîn, from distant days |
| 4 | [x] _sza3 ama#_-szu2 iz#-ku-ru-usz a-na _sipa_-ut _kur_ an-szar2{ki#} | ... the heart of his mother they gave him to shepherd the land of Assyria |
| 5 | {d#}utu {d}iszkur u {d}1(u)-5(disz)# ina _esz-bar_-szu2-nu ke-e-ni# | the gods Šamaš, Adad, and Ishtar in their steadfast decisions |
| 6 | iq-bu-u e-pesz _lugal_-u2-ti-[x] | said: "To do kingship ..."(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad_ ba-nu#-u-[x] | Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who ... |
| 8 | a-mat _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-e-szu2 it-ta-'i#-id# | the word of the gods he heeded, |
| 9 | sza iq-bu-szu2 e-pesz _lugal_-u2#-ti#-ia | who had told him to do kingship to me |
| 10 | ina _{iti}gu4 iti_ {d}e2-a _en_ te-ne2-sze#-e#-ti | In the month Ayyaru (II), month of Ea, lord of humanity, |
| 11 | _u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam u4 sze-ga szum2 ninda_ sza {d}gu#-la | 12th day, favorable day, delivery of the bread of Gula |
| 12 | u2-pah-hir _ug3-mesz kur_ an-szar2 _tur_ u#? _gal#_ | I gathered the people of Assyria, small and great. |
| 13 | sza# tam-tim e-li-ti u3 szap-li#-ti# | of the upper and lower seas |
| 14 | a#-na# na-s,ir _dumu lugal_-u2-ti#-ia# | to the guard of my royal son |
| 15 | u3 _egir#_-nu _lugal_-ut _kur_ an-szar2{ki} e-pe-e#-sze# | and afterwards the kingship of Assyria to do |
| 16 | a-de-e# ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ u2-sza2-az-ki#-[...] | I made a treaty concerning the life of the gods |
| 17 | u2-dan-ni#-na rik-sa-a#-[x] | strengthens the bond(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a#-ti e-ru-ub ina _e2_ ri-du#-[x x] | In joyous rejoicing he entered, in the house ... |
| 19 | asz2-ru nak-lu mar-kas2 _lugal_-u2#-[x] | Ashurnasirpal (II), enemy of the king, ... |
| 20 | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_ a-lid-[x x] | of Sîn-papmešsu, the father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | _dumu lugal_-u2-tu2 u3 _lugal_-u2-tu2# e-pu-szu2 ina# [...] | The king's son and the king who built it in ... |
| 22 | a-szar {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad#_ ba#-[...] | where Esarhaddon, father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | qe2-reb-szu2 ib-bi-szu2-u ir-bu-u e-pu-szu2# [...] | inside it, they created it, did it, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | gi-mir ma-al-ki ir-du-u kim-tu# [...] | The totality of the lands became hostile, the family ... |
| 25 | ik-s,u-ru ni-szu-tu [...] | “They sealed the nišūtu-disease .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | u3 a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a qe2-reb-[...] | And I, Ashurbanipal, inside(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | ne2#-me-qi2 {d}ag kul-lat [...] | The wisdom of Nabu, the totality of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [x] gi#-mir um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu2-[...] | ... all his troops, as many as there were(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | al#-ma#-ad# sza2-le-e _{gesz}pan_ ru#-[...] | I sat down on the throne, the bow ... |
| 30 | _{gesz#}gigir#_ s,a-bat {kusz#}[...] | a chariot, a harness, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | ina a-me-lu-ti _lugal-mesz_ [...] | among the kings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | la#-ab#-[...]-hu# [...] | I want to ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...] x | |
| 3' | _[...]-mesz#_ | ...s(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] _sag#-mesz_ | ... the tops(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] ba#-szu2-u | ... he raised.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | _[...]-kunga#-mesz_ | ...-kunga(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...] ma#-a'-du | ... are many(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]{ki} | |
| 9' | [...]-te#-ma-asz2 | ... you speak ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...]-si-pa | ...-sipa(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | [...]-szar2#{ki} | ...-šar(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | [...]-la# ba-szu2-u | ... was set up(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | [...]-szu2#-un | ... their(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14' | _[...] u8-udu#-hi-a_ | ... ewes(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1 | u2-pa-as-sa-ru-in-ni i-na lib3-bi-szu2 | he will release me, in his heart |
| 2 | ina ma-a-a-al mu-szi du-um-mu-qa _masz2-ge6-mesz_-u2-a | in a place of night, my dreams |
| 3 | ina sza sze-e-ri ba-nu-u2 e-ger-ru-[x x] | In the morning, when the foundations ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | masz#-ta-ku szu-a-tu mu-szal-li-mu _en_-szu2 szu-[...] | This exorcist, who restores life, his lord, ... |
| 5 | [...]-su# i-szi-mu a-na [x x] | ... he heard his ... to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [...]-su# ad#-[x] | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | [...]-qur | ...-qur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [...]-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9 | [...]-mal#-li | ...-malli(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | [...]-e | |
| 11 | [...] _usz8#_-szu2# ad#-di | ... I laid its foundation.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | [...]-as#-su# | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 13 | [...] ab-lu#-ul | ... is destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14 | [...]-la#-ar-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 15 | [...]-lu# tup-szik-ki-szu2 | ... his tablet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [...]-bal u4-um#-szu2 | ... his day(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [...] ul#-tu _usz8#_-szu2 | ... from its foundations(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...] ar#-s,ip | ... I built.(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19 | [...]-su# u2#-rap#-pisz# | ... he broadened his ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...]-e#-ti-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 21 | [...]-bit# {kur}si-ra#-ra# | ... of the land Sirara(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [...] e-li#-szu2 | ... above him(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | [...]-re#-si-na _du10-ga_ | ... good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [x]-si#-ri _zabar_ u2#-[...]-ta#-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | ... bronze ... his gates(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [x] tim#-me _mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ru u2#-hal-lip2-ma | ... he destroyed the great ... of bright copper and |
| 26 | [x]-it-ti _ka2 e2_ hi-la-ni-szu2 e-mi3-id | ... at the gate of the house of his cult rites he imposed. |
| 27 | _e2 usz_-u2-ti szu-a-tu na-s,ir# _lugal_-u2-ti-ia | That house of death is the guard of my royal majesty. |
| 28 | a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 u2-szak-lil | I completed in its entirety. |
| 29 | lu-le-e u2-ma-al-li | (Sum) He fills the reedbed with a lītu-plant (Akk) I fill the lilû-plant |
| 30 | _{gesz}kiri6-mah_ sza gi-mir _gesz-mesz gurun nig2-sa-sa-hi-a_ | a large orchard with all kinds of trees (and) fruit, |
| 31 | ka-la-mu az-qu-pa i-ta-te-e-szu2 | (Sum) I am the one who makes all the lands rejoice (Akk) I have made all of the inhabited world rejoice |
| 32 | szi#-pir ep-sze-e-ti-szu2 ag-mur-ma | I saw the work of his deeds and |
| 33 | _{udu#}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti aq-qa-a a-na# _dingir-mesz en-mesz_-ia | I libated sweet offerings to the gods, my lords. |
| 34 | ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti u2#-szar#-ri-szu2# | With joyous rejoicing, I made him great. |
| 35 | e-ru-ub qe2-reb-szu2 ina za-mar [...] | I entered inside it, in the midst of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | a-na _egir_ u4-mi a-na _lugal-mesz_ [...] | In the future, to the kings ....(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | sza an-szar2 u {d}isz-tar a-na be-lut _kur#_ [...] | of Ashur and Ištar to rule the land |
| 38 | i-nam-bu-u2 zi-[x x] | they name ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 39 | e-nu-ma _e2 usz_-u2-ti# [...] | When the house of death ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | i-lab-bi-ru-ma in#-[x x] | they will smite and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41 | an-hu-us-su lu#-[x x] | his illness ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | _mu#-sar#_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _ad#_-[x] | Inscription written in my name. |
| 43 | [x] _ad#_-ia _numun_ da-ru-u2 [...] | ... my father, a long-lasting seed ... |
| 44 | li#?-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur#_ [x x] | May he see, and may he anoint with oil; may a sacrifice ... |
| 45 | [x x] _mu#-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2# [x x] | ... inscribed object bearing his name ... |
| 46 | [...] ma#-la# ina# _mu#-sar_-e an-ne2#-[...] | ... as much as in this inscription ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47 | [...]-ma# lisz-ru#-[x x] | ... and may he ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 48 | [...] x? x [...] | |
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