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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 039 (P392254)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 039 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392254 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08030 |
| 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' | in#-na#-bit# [...] | He escaped ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | ina# tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin {d#}utu# {d#}en# [x x] | With the support of (the god) Aššar, the goddesses Sîn, Šamaše, (and) Enlil, |
| 3' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz)# [x] limmu2#-dingir{ki} {d#}masz# {d#}[...] | Ištar of Nineveh, Issar of ..., Ninurta, ... |
| 4' | {iri}ni-i' {iri}u2-nu a-na# si#-hir#-ti#-szu2# ik#-[...] | He conquered the cities Ni' and Unu in its entirety |
| 5' | _ku3#-babbar#-mesz# ku3#-sig17#-mesz#_ ni#-siq#-ti# [x x] | silver, gold, precious stones ... |
| 6' | _nig2#-szu#-mesz# nig2#-ga# iri#_ szu#-a#-tu# ma#-la# ba#-[x x] | possessions, property of that city, as much as ... |
| 7' | lu-[x]-ti bir-me _gada-[...]_ | ... multicoloured ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | _ug3#-mesz#_ zik#-ra# [...] | The people of the cult daises ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | 2(disz) tim-me _mah#-mesz#_ pi#-tiq# [...] | 2 magnificent timmu-vessels, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | sza 2(disz) _lim_ 5(disz)# _me# gun# ki#-[...]_ | of 2,500 talents ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | ul-tu man-zal#-ti#-szu2#-nu# [...] | From their positions ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | i-na 2(disz)-e ger-ri#-[...] | In two campaigns(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim al-lik# [...] | I sat down in the middle of the sea, ... |
| 14' | la isz#-mu-u2 zi#-[...] | He did not hear ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | {iri}hal#-s,u#-_mesz ugu_-szu2 u2#-[x x] | The forts over him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | ina tam#-tim# u na-ba-li ger-re-ti#-szu2# u2#-[x x] | In the sea and the netherworld, his campaign he ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2#-[x x] | I completed their lives and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-szak-ni-is-[...] | to my yoke I set(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u3 _dumu-munus#-mesz#_ [...] | a daughter of his own free will and daughters ... |
| 20' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig#_-[x x] | for the work of the stewardess(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | u2#-bi-la# a#-di# [...] | I brought. Until ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | _dumu#_-szu2 sza# [...] | son of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...]-szu2 u2-szak#-[x] | ... he made his(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-hu# sza2 gi-mir _gesz-mesz_ | ... of all the trees(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...]-qu#-pa i-ta-te-e-szu2 | ... ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | [...] ag-mur-ma | ... I saw(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] a-na _dingir-mesz en-mesz_-ia | ... to the gods, my lords(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [...] u2#-szar-ri-szu2 | ... he made him great.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...] tak#-ne2-e | ... you set up.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]-ia# sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | ... of Ashur and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [...]-nam#-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 | ... his name(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [...]-bi-ru-ma e-na-hu | ... and they are exhausted.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...] szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _ad_-ia | ... the inscribed object of my name, my father, |
| 12' | [...] _lugal#_-ti li-mur-ma | ... may he see my kingship and |
| 13' | [...] _bala_-qi2 | ... he will recite.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14' | [...] _mu#_-szu2 lisz-kun | ... his name may he establish.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15' | [...]-e# an-ne2-e szat,-ru | This ... is written.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...] da#-na-nu u li-i-tu | ... mighty and mighty(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [...] _ad_-ia ib-ba-tu2 | ... my father died.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-szak-ka-nu | ... are placed.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | [...] _ki_-tim | ... earth(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | [...]-su lis-ki-pu | May his ... be cut off.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | [...]-hal#-li#-qu# | ... destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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