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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 168 (P392259)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392259 |
| Museum no. | OIM A08035 |
| 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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] u2#-si-iq u2#-[x x] | ... he made pass by, ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | a-na# _{gesz#}szudun#_-ia# u2-szak-ni-is-su-nu#-[x] | I made them bow down to my yoke |
| 4' | _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u3 _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 | the daughter of his own heart and the daughters of his brothers |
| 5' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u2-ti u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia | to do obeisance I sent. Until before me |
| 6' | _dumu_-szu2 sza ma-ti-ma ti#-amtu la e-bi-ra | his son, who at any time had not crossed the Sea |
| 7' | isz-te-nisz u2-sze-bi-la a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia | likewise I sent to do my servant. |
| 8' | _dumu-munus_-su u3 _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 it-ti ter-ha-ti ma-a'-a-si am-hur-szu2 | his daughter and daughters, his brothers, with many gifts I received from him. |
| 9' | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma _dumu_ s,i-it# lib3#-bi-szu2 u2-ter-ma a-din-szu2 | mercy upon him, and the son of his own offspring returned and gave to him. |
| 10' | {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {kur}ar-u2#-ad-da a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim | Iakin-Lû, king of the land Arūda, who dwells in the foothills of the Sea, |
| 11' | {disz}mu-gal-lu _lugal_ {kur}tab_-iri_ {disz}sa-an-di-szar-me {kur}hi-lak-ka-a-a | Mugallu, king of the land Tabīr, (and) Sandi-Šarme, the Ḫilakkû, |
| 12' | sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la kan-szu2 ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | which to the kings, my ancestors, were not close to him, to my yoke |
| 13' | _dumu-munus-mesz_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu it-ti nu-dun-ne2-e# ma-a'-di | the daughters of their own free will are numerous with the nudunnu-offerings. |
| 14' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u2-ti a-na nina{ki} u2-bi-lu-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | for the work of the šangû-priestess they brought to Nineveh and they made my feet tremble. |
| 15' | e-li {disz}mu-gal-li _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | above Mugalli the great horses |
| 16' | ma-da-at-tu szat-ti-szam-ma# u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2 | I imposed a tribute upon him every year. |
| 17' | ul-tu2 {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _man_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da il-la-ka a-na szim-ti | After Yakin-Lû, the king of the land Aruad, came to determine fate, |
| 18' | {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al | Azi-Baʾ, Abi-Babaʾ (and) Adunī-Bazaʾ. |
| 19' | _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim | sons of Yakin-Lû, who dwells in the foothills of the Sea |
| 20' | ul-tu2 _muru2_ tam-tim e-lu-nim-ma | from the middle of the sea up to me |
| 21' | it-ti ta-mar-ti#-szu2-un u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | with their audience gifts he made pass by, my feet |
| 22' | {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al ha-disz ap-pa-lis-ma | Azibaʾ, gladly |
| 23' | a-na _lugal_-u-ti {kur}a-ru-ad-da asz2-kun | I established for kingship the land Aruad. |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | sza# [...] | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | it-ti#-[...] | With ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-[...] | Tammari-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | ina {iri}hi-da#-[...] | in Ḫida[...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | ul-tu2 _{gesz}tukul an-szar2#_ [...] | After the weapon of the god Aššar |
| 6' | asz2-tak-ka-nu# [...] | I have placed ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | ina ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia# [...] | On my return march(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | sza a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} it-[...] | who to Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ tukul-ti# [...] | Ša-pî-Bēl, the city of the support of |
| 10' | qe2-reb _iri_ szu-a-tu2 e-ru-ub# [...] | I entered that city ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | {disz}du-na-nu {disz}sa-am-gu-nu mu-nar#-[...] | Dunanu (and) Samgunu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i isz-qa-ti _an-bar_ bi-re#-[...] | With a bolt of iron ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | _ug3-mesz gu4-mesz_ u s,e-e-ni _ansze#-[...]_ | the people, oxen, and sheep and goats |
| 14' | ul-tu2 qe2-reb {kur}gam-bu-li asz2-lu-la# [...] | I carried off ... from the land Gambulu |
| 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' | {disz}um-man-i-gasz sza2 _mun_ ma-a'-as#-[...] | Ummanigaš, who with much salt |
| 17' | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} asz2-ku-nu-usz# a#-[...] | I settled him inside the land Elam. |
| 18' | sza a-de-ia la is,-s,u#-[x] | who did not ... my treaty |
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...]-ti# li-mur-ma | May ... see my ... and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-szu#-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 | ... a sacrifice, a balaqi-offering(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | _[...]-sar#_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun | ... a written document of his name may he place. |
| 4' | _[...]-mesz_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e szat,-ru | ... as many as are written in this inscription(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [x x] ia#-a-ti-ma lisz-ru-ku-szu2 da-na-nu u li-i-ti | ... for me, may they grant him strength and strength. |
| 6' | sza# _mu#-sar_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _ad_-ia _ad ad_-ia | Whoever an inscribed object bearing my name, my father, my grandfather, |
| 7' | ib-ba-tu it-ti _mu-sar_-ri-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu | they shall not place an inscription with his. |
| 8' | _dingir#-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _an_-e u _ki_-tim | the gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld, |
| 9' | ag#-gesz li-ru-ru-usz _lugal_-us-su lis-ki-pu | May they curse him, may they overthrow his kingship. |
| 10' | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-li-qu | may his name and his seed disappear from the land. |
| 11' | [...] _u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam2_ lim-mu {disz}{d}ag-man-pap-mesz-szu2 | ... the 12th day, eponymy of Nabû-šar-papmešu. |
| 12' | [x _x]-nam#_ {iri}sa-mir-i-na | ... of Samirina(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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