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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 001 (P394050)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 001
IDP394050
Museum no.BM 093008 + BM 098556 +
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

Transliteration (ATF)

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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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
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1a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3#-a# _lugal#_ [...]I, Ashurbanipal, king of(lower confidence: line is broken)
2_lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _lugal#_ [...]King of the world, king of Assyria, kin[g of ...]
3s,i-it lib3-bi {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal#_ [...](Property) of Esarhaddon, king of(lower confidence: line is broken)
4_szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7#_ [...]general of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer
5_sza3-bala-bala_ {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _lugal szu2 lugal_ [...]dynasty of Sennacherib, king of the world, [king of ...].
6_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina _ukken_-szu2-nu szi-mat _saga_-tim i-szim-[...]The great gods, in their assembly, the destinies of good fortune ...
7uz-nu ra-pa-asz2-tum isz-ru-ku-u-[x](Sum) The large goat gave ... (Akk) The big goat gave
8kul-lat t,up-szar-ru-ti u2-sza2-hi-zu ka#-[x x]All the scribal art I exalted ...
9ina _ukken_ lu-li-me zi-kir _mu_-ia u2-szar#-[x x]In the assembly of witnesses, I made the mention of my name ...
10u2-szar-bu-u2 _lugal_-u2#-[x]made great, the king(lower confidence: line is broken)
11du-un-nu zik-ru-u-tu e-mu-qa-an s,i-ra#-[x x]The strength of the sage, the strength of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12u2-szat-lim-u-ni ma-ta-a-ti la ma-gi#-[x x]They made the land unsuitable ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13ina _szu-min_-ia im-nu-u u2-szam-s,u-in-ni# [...]They seized me by my hands and made me ...
14{lu2}sza2-an-gu-ti ih#-[x x]the šangû-priest(lower confidence: line is broken)
15na-dan zi-bi-ia i-t,ib _ugu dingir_-ti#-[x x]Give my life! Good health to the god ...!
16esz-ret _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia u2#-[x x]I ... the shrines of the great gods, my lords.
17u2#-szal#-bi-sza2 _ku3-sig17_ [x x]I decorated it with gold ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
18{d}lah3#-[x] anzu2{muszen}-_mesz_ tim-me [x x]Laḫ..., the Anzu-birds, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19ina _ka2_-szu2#-un# ul-ziz e2-szar2-[x]In their gates, I erected Esharra.(lower confidence: line is broken)
20e2-masz-masz [x]-gaszan#-kalam-ma e2-[x x]The Emashmaš temple of ...-gašankalama, the ... temple
21ki-ma szi-t,ir# [x x]-me# u2-[x x]like a written document ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22mim-ma si-mat [...] _ku3#-babbar_ e#-[x x]Whatever suitable ... silver ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23e-li sza# [...]above that of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24sat-tuk-ku# [...]... sattukku-offering(low confidence: few signs survive)
25u2#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
26at#-tal#?-[...]I ...(very low confidence: a guess)
27{d}iszkur _szeg3#-mesz#-[...]_Iškur, rain(lower confidence: line is broken)
28{d}e2-a u2-pat,-[...]Ea opened ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
295(disz) _kusz3 sze#-[...]_5 cubits ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30e-[...]
31_si#-[...]_
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1[...]-da3#-ri sza2 _ad_-u-a ina {kur}mu-s,ur isz-ku-nu-usz... that my father had established in Egypt
2[...]-ti# sza2 _hul_-tu ik-pu-du ana _dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki}... who plotted evil against the citizens of Assyria
3[...] as,-bat u2-ra-a ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... I seized. I marched to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken)
4[...] a#-szar in-nab-tu ra-szub-bat _{gesz}tukul_ an-szar2 _en_-ia... where he was captured, the one who seized the weapon of the god Aššar, my lord
5[...]-ma# il-lik nam-mu-szi-szu2 _egir_-nu {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2-e... and went, his fate. After Urdamānê
6[...] u2#-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-szu2 {iri}ni-i' {iri}u2-nu... he sat on his royal throne. The cities Ni' and Unu
7[...]-szu2# isz-kun u2-pah-hi-ir el-lat-su... he set up his ..., he embraced his pure ...
8_[...]-a# dumu#-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi... the citizens of Assyria who are in M[em]pi
9[...] _ug3#-mesz#_ sza2-a-tu-nu e-si-ir-ma... I surrounded those people and(lower confidence: line is broken)
10[...] _{lu2#}a_ szip!(TUR)-ri ha-an-t,u... a young man is ill.(lower confidence: line is broken)
11[...] iq#-ba-a ia-a-ti... said to me(lower confidence: line is broken)
12[...] usz#-te-sze-ra har#-[x x]... I have brought to an end ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13[...] isz#-[x x]
14'[...] _gun# ki#?-[...]_... talent ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[...]-ti#-szu2-nu as-suh-ma al#-qa#-a# [...]... I removed their ... and took ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[x]-la#-[x] ka-bit-tu2 a-na la mi3-ni asz2-lu#-[x]I ... the heavy ... without ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'ul#-tu qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' _ugu_ {kur}mu-s,ur# [x x] ku#-u-siFrom the city Ni', I imposed upon Egypt ...
18'[x] _tukul#-mesz_-ia u2-szam-ri-ir#-ma... I made my weapons greater and
19'[x x]-kan# li-i-tu2 it-ti _szu-min#_ ma#-li#-te... with the hand of a slave(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'[x]-mesz# a-tu#-ra a-na _nina#{ki#} iri en_-ti-ia#I returned to Nineveh, my capital city.
21'[x x]-szi# ger-ri-ia _ugu#_ {disz}ba-'a-li _man_ {kur}s,ur-ri... of my campaign against Baʾalu, the king of the land Tyre
22'[...]-tim#? lu# al-lik asz2-szu2 a-mat _lugal_-ti-ia... I went. Because of the word of my royal majesty
23'[...] la# isz-mu-u zi-kir _nundum_-ia... they did not hear the mention of my name.
24'_[...]-mesz# ugu_-szu u2-rak-kis... he imposed upon him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[...]-s,e#-e _ug3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin ma-s,ar-tu... he strengthened the protection of his people.(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[x x]-tim# u na-ba-li ger-re-ti-szu2 u2-s,ab-bitI seized the ... and the portents of his campaign.(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[x]-lak#-ta-szu2 ap-ru-ushis ... I cut off.(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[x x] te#-'u-u2-ta ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2-nu... you are merciful, grant life to them!(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'[x]-na# pi-i-szu-nu u2#-sza2-qi2-ir... he presented their message.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[...]-ri# dan-ni sza la na-par-szu-di e-si-ir-szu2-nu-tu2... strong ... that cannot be dispersed, I imposed upon them
31'[...]-nu# u2#-si-iq u2#-kar-ri... he cut down and buried ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'[...] u2#-szak#-[...]-ti#... he made ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'_[...]-mesz#_-szu2... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
34'[...]-la# a#-di _igi_-ia2... until before me(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'[...] la# e-bi-ra... does not descend(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'[...] _ARAD#_-ti-ia... my servant(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...] u3# _dumu#-munus#-mesz# szesz-mesz_-szu2... and his daughters, his brothers(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'[x x] ter#-ha-ti ma-a'-as-si am-hur-szu2I received from him a large ... of terḫatu-beer.
39'[...] ar#-szi-szu2-ma _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2... he was angry with him and a son of his own free will
40'[x]-ter#-ma a-ri-im-szu2 {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_... and his army the forts(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'[x] _ugu#_ {disz}ba#-'a-li _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri... against Baʾi, king of the land Tyre
42'[x x]-ki#-su ap-t,ur ina tam-tim u na-ba-liI opened his ... in the sea and the mountains.(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'[...]-ti#-szu2 ma-la u2-s,ab-bi-tu ap-ti... his ... as much as he captured I opened.(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'[...]-ta#-szu2 ka-bit-tu2 am-hur-szu2I received from him a large ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'[...]-ra# a-na nina{ki} _iri en_-ti-ia... to Nineveh, my capital city
46'[...] tam-tim u3 _lugal-mesz_... the Sea and the kings(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'[...] sza2-de-e sza2-qu-u-ti#... supreme supremacy(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'[...]-ti#-ia an-na-a-ti# e#-mu#?-[x]... these ...s(lower confidence: line is broken)
49'[...] x x x x? [...]
50'[x x]-tu# e-mu-ru [x] rak#-bu#-szu2# isz-pu-ra... saw ...; he sent his messenger.(lower confidence: line is broken)
51'[x x] sza2#-'a-al szul-mi3#-ia# {lu2}gi-mir-a-a _{lu2#?}kur2#?_ ek#-s,uThe Cimmerians, the hostile enemy(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'[...]-tal#-la-hu _ad-mesz_-ia u3# ia-a-szi la is,-ba-tu2 _giri3#-min# lugal#_-ti#-ia#... my fathers and myself have not grasped the feet of my royal majesty
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1ina tukul-ti an#-[x x? {d}]marduk _en-mesz_-iaWith the support of ..., Marduk, my lords,
2ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i# [x] szat# qa-ti {gesz}szi-ga-ri u2-tam-me-eh-maWith a ṣiṣu-tool ..., which is in the hand of a bolt, I surrounded it and
3it-ti ta-mar#-ti#-szu2 ka-bit-ti u2-sze-bi-laI sent it with his substantial audience gift.
4a-di mah-ri-ia# a-tam-ma-ru da#-na#-an# an#-szar2# u# {d#}szu2#Before me, I have seen the strength of Anšar and Šuzu.
5ina 4(disz)-e ger-ri#-ia a-na {iri}qir-bit2In my fourth campaign to Qirbit
6sza2 qe2-reb {iri}ha#-re#-e-ha-as-ta lu-u al-likI marched to the city Ḫarehašta.
7sza {disz}ta-an-da# _{lu2#}en#-iri#_-szu2-nu ana _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-iaof Tanda, their city ruler, to the kings, my ancestors
8la ik#-nu#-szu2# a#-[x] _{gesz#}szudun#_ u _ug3#-mesz#_ a#-szi#-bu-ti {iri}qir#-[x]... the yoke and the people living in Qir...
9ka#-[...]-nab#-ba-tu hu-bu-ut {kur}ia-mut#-ba#-[x]Ka-...-nabbatu, the booty of the land Yamutba-...
10[...]-ti# an#-szar2 {d}en u {d}ag#... Anšar, Bel and Nabû(lower confidence: line is broken)
11[...] ak#-szu#-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su#... I conquered, I carried off its booty.
12[...] _en#-iri_-szu2-nu#... their lord(low confidence: few signs survive)
13[...] al#-qa#-a a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki#}... I took to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[...] ma#-la asz2-lu-lu... as much as I carried off(lower confidence: line is broken)
15[...] mu#-s,ur# u2-sza2-as,-bit... he made the guard rise.(lower confidence: line is broken)
16[...] {disz#}ah#-sze-e-ri... Hašeri(lower confidence: line is broken)
17[...] al#-lik... I marched(very low confidence: a guess)
18[...] kit#-nu-szu2... his truth(low confidence: few signs survive)
19[...]-ti#... ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
20[...]-a-a...aya(low confidence: few signs survive)
21[...]-asz-szur...-Assur(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'ina# qi2#-[...]By the command of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'sza2 u2-tak#-[...]who ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'at-tal-lak szal#-[...]I went, ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'{iri}hal-s,u {iri#}asz2#-sza2#-[...]Ḫalṣu, Ašša(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'{iri}ur-ki-ia#-mu#-un# [...]The city Urkiyamu(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'{iri}na-zi#-ni#-ri 8(disz)# [...]Naziniri: 8 ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'u3 a-di# s,e#-eh#-[...]and as far as ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'a-di# qe2#-reb# {iri#}i#-[...]as far as the city(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'ap#-pul# aq#-qur# [...]I destroyed, devastated, ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'_ug3#-mesz# ansze#-[...]_The people, donkeys, ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'ul#-tu# qe2#-reb# [...]From the midst of(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'u2#-sze-s,a-am#-[...]... he brings out ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
34'{disz}ah-sze-e#-[...]Hašē-(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'u2#-masz#-szir# {iri#}[...]I destroyed the city ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'a#-na# {iri#}at#-ra-[...]-ti#-szu2# in#-[x x]to the city of Atrašu ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'e-hu-uz mar-qi2-tu2# [x x]-zir#-tu2 {iri}ur#-me#-e#-te#he conquered the fortress of Urmetu.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'{iri}uz-bi#-a _iri#-[x]_ dan#-nu-ti-szu2 al-meI surrounded (and) conquered the city Ubia, his fortified city.
39'_ug3#-mesz#_ a#-szi#-bu#-ti# _iri#-mesz#_ sza2-a-tu-nuthe people living in those cities
40'e-si#-[...] u2-si-iq u2-kar-ri... he made pass through, he destroyed.
41'na-gu#-[...]-pul# aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-muI smashed (and) burned with fire the nagû-demon, the ... of the cult performer,
42'ma-lak 1(u)# u4#-[...]-rib#-ma sza2-qu-um-ma-tu2The journey is 10 days, and the šaqummatu-offering
43'at-bu-uk ina me_-[...]-mesz#_ sza2 li-me-et {iri}pad-di-riIn the waters of the environs of Paddiri(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'sza2 ina ter-s,i _lugal#-[...]_ {kur#}man-na-a-a e-ki-muwhich in the time of the king ... the Manneans had abandoned,
45'a-na i-di ra-ma-ni-[x x] u2#-ter-ruthey return to the side of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'ak-szu-ud ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu# [x]-lu-la szal-lat-sun2I conquered (and) burned with fire their booty.
47'_iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-na mi-s,ir# _kur_ an#-szar2#{ki} u2-terI returned those cities to Assyria.
48'na-gu-u sza2# {iri#}ar#-si#-ia#-ni-iszThe district of Arsiyaniš
49'sza bi-rit# [...]-na#-niwho between ...-nani(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'sza [...]-di-iof ...(very low confidence: a guess)
51'sza# [...] {kur#}man-na-a-aof the ... of Mannea(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'[...] {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# sza# {iri#}limmu2#-dingir#... Ištar of Limmu-ilum(lower confidence: line is broken)
53'[...] nusku#? _dingir#-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia... of the great gods, my lords
54'[...] ik#-nu-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia... sealed, to my yoke(lower confidence: line is broken)
55'[...] _zi#_-ti3-szu2 up-na-a-szu2 ip-ta-a... his life he opened his eyes.(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'[...]-a# be-lu-u-ti {disz}e-ri-is-ia-ni... lordship Erisianni(lower confidence: line is broken)
57'[x] _usz#_-ti#-[x] a-na nina{ki} isz-pur-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-iasent ... to Nineveh and cut off my feet.
58'_arhusz_ ar-szi#-szu2# _{lu2}a kin_-ia sza2 szul-me u2-ma-'e-er _edin_-usz-szu2(As for) my messenger, who was in good health, I made him enter his steppe.
59'_dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3#-bi-szu2 u2-sze-bi-la ana e-pesz _munus-agrig_-u-tia daughter of his own free will I sent to do obeisance.
60'ma#-da#-at#-ta#-x mah-ri-tu2 sza2 ina ter#?-s,i#? _lugal#-mesz# ad#-mesz#_-ia#The earlier payment which in the time of the kings, my ancestors,
61'u2-szab-t,i-lu# isz#-szu#-u#-[...]They slew and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
62'3(u) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz#_ [...]30 horses ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
63'e-mid-su ina u4-me-szu2-ma {disz}[...]At that time, PN(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1{disz}sar-a-ti {disz}pa-ri-hi 2(disz) _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ga-giSarmati, Parihi, 2 sons of Gagi,
2_{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}sa-hi sza is,-lu-u _{gesz}szudun en_-ti-iaThe governor of the land of Saḫu, who had grasped my lordly yoke,
31(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti ak-szu-ud asz2#-lu-la szal-la-sun2I conquered their fortified cities and carried off their booty.
4sza2-a-szu-nu bal-t,u-su-nu ina _szu-min#_ as,#-batI seized those who were alive therein.
5u2-bi-la ana {iri}nina{ki} _iri# en_-u-ti#-iaI brought (them) to Nineveh, my capital city.
6{disz}an-da-ri-a _{lu2}en-nam#_ {kur}ur-ar2-t,iAndariya, governor of Urarṭu
7sza2# a-na ka-sza2-ad {kur}up#-pu-um-me u {kur}kul-li-im-me-riwho to conquer the lands Uppummu and Kullimmeri
8[x]-da#-a il-li-ka# qe2-reb mu-szi-ti... came inside the night.(lower confidence: line is broken)
9[x x] a#-szi-bu-ti# {iri}kul-li-im-me-ri[... who resides in] Kullimmeri(lower confidence: line is broken)
10_ARAD#-mesz_ da#-gil2# pa-ni#-iaservants who are obedient to me
11ina szat mu-szi di-ik-ta-szu2# ma#-as#-su i-du-kuDuring the night, his sins will be severe; he will die.
12la iz-zi-bu a-a-um#-ma#they did not stand, no one
13_sag-du_ {disz}an-da-re-e ik-ki-su-nim-mathe head of Andarê bound them, and
14a-na {iri}nina{ki} ina mah-ri-ia u2-bil-u-nihe brought to Nineveh before me.
15ina 6(disz)-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}In my sixth campaign against Urtaku, the king of the land Elam
16lu-u al-lik sza _mun ad du3_-ia la ha-as-suI marched, but I was not satisfied with the salt of the father who had engendered me.
17la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-ti ul-tu2 ina {kur}elam-ma{ki}They did not keep watch over the fallen (people) from Elam.
18su-un-qu isz-ku-nu ib-ba-szu2-u ne2-eb-re-tu“The scepter(s) were established, the sanctuaries were established.‭
19{d}nisaba ba-lat, _zi_-tim _ug3-mesz_ u2-sze-bil-szu2-maI had Nisaba carry off the life of the people and
20as,-bat _szu-min_-su# _ug3-mesz_-szu2 sza2 la-pa-an su-un-qi2I seized his hands, his people, who were without number.
21in-nab-tu-u-nim-ma u2-szi-bu qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki}they captured me and settled in Assyria.
22a-di zu-un-nu-<<nu>> ina _kur_-szu2 iz-nu#-nu ib-ba-szu-u _buru14_as far as the Zunnunu in his land, they set out, and the harvest
23_ug3#-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 ina _kur_-ia ib-lu-t,u u2-sze-bil#-szu2#-ma#I sent him those people who lived in my land and
24_{lu2#}elam-ma_-a-a sza2 ti-bu-us-su it-ti lib3-bi-[...]The Elamite, whose anger with ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25[x] ha#-as-sa-ku s,e-let-su {disz}en-ba-sza2 [...]... I am afraid; his flock, Enbaša ...
26[...]_-mu#-kam_-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na ARAD-mesz_ [...]... of that year, the šandabakku, servants of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27[...]_-mu#-du3#_ szu-ut _sag-mesz_ sza2 {disz}ur-ta-ki [...]... he built. The heads of Urtaku ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28[x x]-nu# pi-i-szu ana mit-hu-s,i _kur eme#-[...]_... his mouth towards the defeat of the land Sumer ...
29[...]-a#-ti# id-ku-u-ni# [...]... they gave me ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'ka-tim# _kur#_ [...]-sza2 s,e-er [...]The mouth of the land ... her ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'usz-man-nu sza2-kin-ma# na#-di# ma#-dak-tu2 ana na-ra-ru-ti#He set up a stele, and the road to the fortresses
32'{d}en u {d}ag _dingir-mesz_-ia# sza2# ap#-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su-unMay Bel and Nabû, my gods, whom I revered, their gods
33'_erin2-mesz me3_-ia ad-ke-e-ma# as,#-ba-ta har-ra-nuI killed my troops and took to the road.
34'a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma hat#-tu# is-hup2-szu2-maHe heard about my campaign, he feared him, and
35'i-tur ana _kur_-szu2 _egir_-szu2 as,-bat# [x]-bi#-ik-ta-szu2 asz2-kunHe returned to his land. I seized his ... and imposed upon him his punishment.
36'at,-ru-us-su a-di mi-s,ir# _kur#_-szuI captured him, together with the border of his land.
37'{disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza2 la# [x x]-ru# ib#-ru-tiUrtaku, king of the land Elam, who did not ... ...
38'ina u4-me la szim-ti-szu2 mu-u2#-[...]On a day without end ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'ina ta-ne2-hi iq-tu-u i-[x x]They said in a wailing ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'ina qaq-qa-ri ba-la-t,i _giri3-min_-szu2# [...]In the area of the life of his feet . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'ina _mu-an-na_-szu2 na-pisz-ta-szu2 iq-ti il#-[...]In his year of his life he died ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'{disz}en-ba-sza2 {lu2}gam-bu-la-a-a sza# [...]Enbaša, a Gambulean who(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'_{gesz#}szudun en_-u-ti-ia ina [...]my lordly yoke in(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'[x]-ta#-kan# na-pisz-tu2 {disz#}[...] x [...]... the life of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'[...] x [...]
46'x [...]
47'x [...]
48'x [...]
49'x [...]
50'[...] _dumu#-mesz#_ {disz#}[...]... sons of(low confidence: few signs survive)
51'[...]-ru# {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz#_ [...]... Parû, sons of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'_szesz#_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal {kur}elam#-ma#_ [x]brother of Urtaku, king of the land Elam
53'_{lu2}mah-mesz_-szu2 isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ana sze-bu#-li#his eunuchs have been sending (word) to send
54'_ug3#-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 in-nab-tu-nim#-[x]Those people who were captured(lower confidence: line is broken)
55'is,#-ba-tu2 _giri3-min_-ia sze-bul-szu2-nu ul aq-bi#-[x]They grasped my feet, I did not tell them to ...
56'ina# _ugu_ me-re-he-e-ti ina _szu-min_ {disz}um-ba-da-ra#-[x]Concerning the remission of debts, in the hands of Umbadara...
57'u3# {disz}{d}muati-saga-iq isz-ta-nap-pa-ra _iti_-szam#and Nabû-sagāq has written to me.
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1qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} usz-tar-ra-ah ina _ukken# erin2-hi-a_-szu2In the land Elam, I sat down in the assembly of his troops.
2at-kil a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 u2-tak-kil-an-niI prayed to the goddess Ištar, who had treated me well.
3qi2-bit pi-i-szu er-hu-u ul am-gur2 ul a-din-szu2The command of his mouth was unfavourable, I did not give it to him.
4mun-nab-ti sza2-a-tu-nu {disz}te-um-man le-mut-tu2Teumman, the evildoer
5isz-te-ne2-'a-a {d}sin isz-te-ne2-'a-szu2The god Sîn has prayed to him,
6_geszkim#-mesz munus-hul_ ina _{iti#}szu an-mi_ szat ur-ri _en zalag2_The signs of evil in Duʾuzu (IV): the day of the rising of the sun will be bright.
7usz#-ta-ni-ih-ma {d}utu _igi_-szu2-ma ki-ma szu-a-tu-maŠamaš looked at him, and like that
8kal# u4-me usz-ta-ni-ih a-na qi2-it _bala-mesz_all day long, he was frightened to the end of reigns.
9[x] {kur#}elam-ma{ki} _zah2 kur_-szu2[x] Elamites, exiled from his land
10[x x]-lim#-an-ni _gurun esz-bar_-szu2 sza la in-ne2-nu-u...-limanni, the fruit of his decision that cannot be changed,
11ina# u4#-me#-szu2#-ma mi#-ih-ru im-hur-szu-maAt that time, an anomaly received from him, and
12_nundum_-su uk#-tam#-bil-ma _igi-min_-szu2 is-hur-mahis nindum he carried off and his eyes he received, and
13ga-ba-s,u isz#-sza2-kin ina lib3-bi-szuhe placed a scepter in it
14it-ti ep-sze-e-ti# an#-na#-a#-ti sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)With these deeds of Ashur and Ishtar
15e-pu-szu2-usz ul i-ba#-asz2 id-ka#-a# _erin2#-hi#-a#_-szu2#he did not do, but brought his troops.
16ina _{iti}ne iti_ na-an-mur#-ti _mul-pan_In Abu (V), the month of the nanmurtu-festival, Jupiter
17i-sin-ni szar-ra-ti ka-bit-ti _dumu-munus {d#}en#-lil2_the great queen, daughter of the god Enlil,
18a-na pa-lah _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal#_-ti asz2-ba-akI sat down for the protection of her great divinity.
19ina {iri}limmu2-dingir _iri#_ na#-ram lib3-bi-sza2in Limmu-ilum, the city beloved of her heart,
20asz2-szu2 ti-bu-ut {lu2#}[...]Because of the command of the ,(lower confidence: line is broken)
21[...] x [x] x x x [...]
22'al#?-li#?-[...]... he/she ...(very low confidence: a guess)
23'u3 szu-u2 {disz}[...]and he (is) .(very low confidence: a guess)
24'ku#-s,ur ka-li a-na# [...]The all-powerful guardian to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'um#-ma at-ti {d}be-let be#-[...]Thus (says) Bēlet-Bēlti
26'[x]-li?-kat3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2 sza2 [...]... the gods, her fathers, who ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'_saga#_-ti3 taq-bi-i i-na ni#?-isz#? _igi#?-min#?_-szu2# [...]You spoke good things about him, in his eyes ...
28'[x]-na# _lugal#_-u-ti asz2-szu2 {disz}te-um-man _man#?_ [...]... kingship concerning Teumman, the king ...
29'[x] a?-na? an-szar2 _lugal#? dingir-mesz ad du3_-ki ih-tu-u# bil#-[x]... to Anshar, king of the gods, the father who had engendered you, ...
30'id#-ka-a _erin2#-hi-a_-szu2 ik-s,u-ra ta-ha-zu#he brought, and his troops he bound, the battle
31'u2-sza2-'i-i-la# _{gesz#}tukul#-mesz#_-szu2# a-na a-lak _kur_ asz-szur{ki}his weapons to go to Assyria
32'um-ma at-ti qa-rit-ti _dingir-mesz_ ki-ma _gun_Thus you, the warrior of the gods, like a weapon,
33'ina qa-bal tam-ha-ri pu-ut,-t,i#-ri#-szu2#-ma# di#-kisz#-szu2# me#-hu#-u#Release him from the midst of battle, so that he may achieve his goal.
34'_im_ lem-nu in-he-ia szu-nu-hu-ti# [...]The evil wind that surrounds me, the chills of ...,
35'la ta-pal-lah iq-ba-a u2-szar#-[...]He said: “Don’t be afraid, I will make . . [.] .
36'a-na ni-isz _szu-min_-ka sza2 tasz-sza2-a _igi-min_-ka# [...]For the sake of your hands, which you have bestowed upon yo[u ...]
37'ar-ta-szi re-e-mu ina szat mu-szi# [...]I have prayed to you, O merciful one, in the night . .
38'1(disz)-en {lu2}szab-ru-u u2-tu-ul-[...]1 šabrû, Utul-(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'i#-gi-il-ti-ma tab-rit mu-szi# [...]Igi-ilti and tabrit mu-ši ...
40'u2#-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-ti# [...]... he makes me rejoice ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'[x x]-ub#-am-ma 1(u) 5(disz) 2(gesz) 3(u) tu#-[...]... and 15 180 ...(very low confidence: a guess)
42'[...] _{gesz#}pan_ ina i-di-sza2 szal-[...]... a bow in its side ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'[...]-iz# szi#-i# [...]... she ... ...(very low confidence: a guess)
44'[...]-i#-ru#...-iru(low confidence: few signs survive)
45'[...] at#-kil ana _esz-bar#_... I trusted in the decision.(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'[...]-ia sza2 la in-nen-nu-u... my ... that cannot be changed(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'[...] an#-szar2 {d}sin u {d}1(u)-5(disz)... Ashur, Sîn and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'[...]-ri...-ri(low confidence: few signs survive)
49'[...]-ma#... and(very low confidence: a guess)
50'[...] {kur#}elam-ma{ki}... the land Elam(low confidence: few signs survive)
51'[...]-reb# _lugal_-ti-ia... my kingship(low confidence: few signs survive)
52'[...] {disz#}te-um-man ip-lah3-ma... Teumman became afraid and(lower confidence: line is broken)
53'[...]-an...-an(very low confidence: a guess)
54'[...]-ti3#?-szu2#?... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
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1{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _szesz_-[...]-a-aTammarītu, my brother(lower confidence: line is broken)
2ina {iri}hi-da-lu a-na# [...] asz2#-kunI erected (it) in the city Ḫidalu to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3_{gesz}gigir-mes_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi _ansze#-[...]-kunga-mesz_chariots, wagons, ...-horses(lower confidence: line is broken)
4s,i-mit-ti ni-i-ri [...] _me3_“O emblem of the niri gods, ... ...
5sza2 ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _dingir#-[...]-mesz#_-iawho with the support of the gods Ashur, Ishtar, (and) my gods
6bi-rit {iri}szu-sza2-an u {i7}[...]-a-abetween Šušān and the ... canal(lower confidence: line is broken)
7ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u _dingir#-mesz#_ [...]-iaBy the command of (the god) Ashur and the gods, ... my ...
8ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma#{ki#} [...]-ma#From inside the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
9a-na gi-mir _erin2-hi-a#_-ia# sza2#-[...]-at#to all my troops who ...
10ina 8(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _ugu#_ [...]In my eighth campaign, against ...
11a-na {kur}gam-bu-li [...]to Gambulu(lower confidence: line is broken)
12sza2 a-na _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} [...]who to the king of Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
13la ik-nu-szu2 a-na [...]they did not accept him, to(lower confidence: line is broken)
14ta-ha-zi dan-nu {kur}gam-[...]strong battle against the land Gambu
15ki-ma _muru9_ [x x]like a fog ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
16{iri#}[...]The city ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'[x x] me#-re#-eh#-ti# sza# ina# mah#-ri#-ia# ak#-lu#-[x]... the corpses which I carried before me
18'[x]-qa-'u-u2 pa-an szi-kin t,e3-me-ia#... before the time of my report
19'ni#-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _en#_-szu2#-nu# qe2#-reb# nina#{ki#}the sacrifice of Teumman, their lord, in Nineveh
20'e#-mu-ru-ma sza2-ne2-e t,e3-e-me is,-bat-su-nu-tiThey saw (them) and seized them with another report.
21'[x] um#-ba-da-ra-a ib-qu-nu ziq-na#-a-szu... the umbadarâ-offerings have been set up, his rites
22'[x x] _ag#-saga_-iq ina _gir2 an-bar_ szib-bi-szu2 is-hu-la kar-as-su... he was struck with a lightning bolt, his stomach trembled.
23'[x]-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um#-man ina _gaba abul muru2 iri_x-kis, the head of Teumman, on the side of the city gate
24'[x] nina#{ki} u2-mah#-hi#-ra mah-hu#-risz#... of Nineveh he presented before him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[x]-szu2# da-na-an# an#-szar2# u# {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# _en#-mesz#_-ia# _ug3#-mesz#_ kul#-lu#-me#... the strength of Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, my lords, all the people
26'[x x] _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal#_ {kur#}elam#-ma#{ki#}the head of Teumman, the king of Elam
27'[x x]-a-a _dumu_ {disz}{d}muati-sa-lim _dumu dumu {disz}{d}szu2-a-asz_aya, son of Nabu-šallim, descendant of Gimil-Adad
28'[...]-an# _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia... father who had engendered me
29'[...]-na# {kur#}elam-ma{ki#}... the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[...]-reb# {kur}elam-ma{ki} asz2-ku-nu ana _lugal_-[x x]I settled in the land Elam. To the king
31'{disz}du#-[...]Du-(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'_ugu_ {gesz#}ma#-[...]upon the ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'si-it-ti _szesz-mesz#-[...]_The rest of the brothers ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'u3 {disz}ibila-a-a [...]and Ilumāyu(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'u2-sze-bil a-na [...]I sent, to(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'{disz}{d}muati-i_ [...]Nabonidus ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'_dumu#-mesz_ {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam#-[...]sons of Nabû-šuma-(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'sza2# _ad_ ba#-[...]of the father ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1_szesz_ la ke-nu _{lu2}kur2_-ia im-hu-ru t,a-a'-tu2the unfaithful brother of my enemy received good news.
2e-mu-qi-szu2 it-ti-szu2-un isz-pu-rahe sent his army with them.
3a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-iato the aid of my troops
4_erin2-mesz me3_-ia sza2 ina {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3my troops who were in Kar-Duniaš
5it-ta-na-al-la-ku u2-kab-ba-su {kur}kal-duThey keep wandering about, and they seized the land Kaldu.
6ina la i-de s,e-er {disz}un-da-siWithout knowing, Undasi
7_dumu_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}son of Teumman, king of the land Elam.
8u3 {disz}za-za-az _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}pil-la-teand Zazāz, the governor of the land Pilatu,
9{disz}pa-ru-u2 _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}hi-il-muParû, the governor of the land Ḫilmu
10{disz#}at-ta-me-tu _{lu2}gal {gesz}pan_Atta-metu, chief archer
11{disz#}ne2-e-szu2 a-lik pa-ni _erin2-hi-a_ sza2 {kur}elam-ma{ki}Nēšu marched before the troops of Elam.
12[x]-na# mit#-hu-us,-s,i it-ti _erin2-hi-a kur_ asz-szur{ki}with the troops of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
13[x x]-'e#-er-szu2-nu-ti isz-kun-szu2-nu-te t,e3#-e#-mu#... gave them orders(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[...] a#-na# {disz}un-da-si ki-a-am# iq#-[x]... to Udasi thus said:(lower confidence: line is broken)
15[...] asz#-szur#{ki#} ter#-ra# [...]... Assyria was destroyed(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'ina# su#-up#-[...]In a supplication(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'ta-ne2-hi-ia# [...]My sighs ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'_ARAD#-mesz_-szu2 _edin_-usz#-[...]his servants in the desert ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'a#-ha-mesz# u2-ra-si-bu# [...]They fought each other ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'{disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-su sza2# si#-[x]Indabibi, his servant who(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'_ugu#_-szu2 u2-szab-szu-u u2-szib ina _{gesz#}gu#-za#_-szu2#I imposed upon him, I sat on his throne.
22'{disz#}tam#-ma-ri-tu _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}Tammarītu, king of the land Elam
23'[x x]-re#-eh-tu2 iq-bu-u... they said(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'[x x? x]-kis# _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man... the head of Teumman(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[...]-hu-ru-u _erin2-hi-a_-ia... ḫurû my troops(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...]-nu#-szu2# _numun e2 ad_-szu... his ... the seed of his father's house(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[...]-ma#{ki} a-li-kut _a2-min_-szu2...-ma, the way of his troops(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[...] 1(u) 5(disz)# ip#-par#-szu#-nim#-ma#... 15 times he split me, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'[...]-az#?-[...]... he/she(?)(very low confidence: a guess)
30'[...]-ter#-ma a-din#-[x]... and I will give.(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-ia# ih-t,i-ma... my ... sinned and(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'[...]-a# _{gesz}szudun_ be-lu-ti-ia... my lordly throne(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'[...]-mi3#?-ia _giri3-min_-szu2 ip-ru-us-ma... my ... his feet he cut off and
34'[...] ta-mar-ti... the observation(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...] it-ti-szu2 u2-sza2-bal-kit-ma... brought with him, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'[...]-x hu-bu-ut _kur_ mar-tu{ki}..., the booty of Amurru;(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'[...]-s,ir# _kur_-szu2 asz2-bu... his land dwells.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'[...]-ra s,e-ru-usz-szu... his flock(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1[...] _ug3#-mesz#_ {kur}a-ri-bi... the people of Aribi(lower confidence: line is broken)
2[...]-ra-si-bu ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_... with weapons(lower confidence: line is broken)
3[...]-ri# mu-sza2-bi-szu2-nu... the one who dwells there(lower confidence: line is broken)
4_izi#_ [...] ip-qi2-du a-na {d}gesz-bar... fire he appointed to Gešbar(lower confidence: line is broken)
5_gu4#-[...] dur3 ansze-gam-mal-mesz_... oxen, mules,(lower confidence: line is broken)
6a-[...]-lu-lu-u-ni ina la mi3-ni(Sum) ... they are drowning(?) ... (Akk) I am drowning ... without ...
7se-[x x] _kur#_ ka#-la-mu a-na si-hir-ti-szu2... the land of Kalam in its entirety(lower confidence: line is broken)
8um-[x]-na#-al-lu-u a-na pat, gim-ri-sza2... to her whole body(lower confidence: line is broken)
9_ansze#-[x x]-mesz_ ki-ma s,e-e-ni u2-par-ri-is... donkeys like flocks I cut down.
10[x x]-'i-iz a-na _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki}to the people of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
11[x x]-ti# _kur_-ia _ansze-gam-mal_ ina 1(disz) _gin2_ ina 1/2(disz) _gin2_ kas-pi... of my land a camel for 1 shekel and 1/2 shekel of silver
12[x]-szam#-mu ina _ka2_ ma-hi-ri... before the gate(lower confidence: line is broken)
13[...]-mu# ina ni-id-ni _{lu2}lunga2_ ina {dug}ha-be2-e... in the libation vessel of the brewer(lower confidence: line is broken)
14[...] _kiri6#_ ina ki-i-szi im-da-na-ha-ru... the orchards in the environs will be overwhelmed.
15_[...]-mesz#_ u3 a-me-lu-tu... and humanity(lower confidence: line is broken)
16[...] {lu2#}a-ri-bi sza2 la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia... the Arabs who before my weapons
17[...] u2#-szam#-qit {d}er3-ra qar-du... the hero Erra,(lower confidence: line is broken)
18[...]-un# isz-sza2-kin-ma... he set up and(lower confidence: line is broken)
19[...]-lu# _uzu#-mesz dumu-mesz_-szu2-un... their sons' flesh(lower confidence: line is broken)
20[...] a#-de-szu2-un szat,#-ru#... their treaty are written(lower confidence: line is broken)
21[...]-ti an-szar2 {d}sin# {d#}utu#... of the gods Aššar, Sîn, Utu
22[...]{ki#} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir{ki#}... the goddess Ištar of the city Limmu-ilum
23_[...]-mesz# en-mesz_-ia...s, my lords(lower confidence: line is broken)
24[...]-tu2#? im-hur-szu2-ma... received from him(lower confidence: line is broken)
25[...]-te-e' _dumu_ {disz}te-e'-ri#...-te', son of Te'ri(lower confidence: line is broken)
26[...]-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min#_-[x]... and he touches the feet.(lower confidence: line is broken)
27[...]-ti#-ia it-ti-szu2 asz2-[x]... with him(very low confidence: a guess)
28[...]-kun#-szu2 ana _lugal#_-[x? x]... to the king ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29[...]-lu# _ansze-gam-mal-mesz_... camels(lower confidence: line is broken)
30[...] szat#-ti#-szam-ma... for a lifetime(low confidence: few signs survive)
31[...]-usz-szu... his(very low confidence: a guess)
32[...] ki-ma sza2-a-szu2... like that(lower confidence: line is broken)
33[...] _kur_ mar-tu{ki}... the land Amurru(low confidence: few signs survive)
34[...] _en# {d}ag#_... Lord Nabû(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'_lugal#?_-ut#?-ka#? [...]Your kingship(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'sza _mu#-sar#_-[x] szi#-t,ir# [...]Written according to the wording of a ...-tablet.
37'ib-ba-tu2 ina mim-ma szi-pir# [...]... with whatever work ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'it-ti _mu-sar_-e szi#-[...]With the inscribed object ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e# [...]The great gods of the heavens .......(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'_mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina [...]his name and his seed in ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'_{iti}ne-ne-[...]_Nēne-(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'lim-mu {disz}en-szu2-nu [...]eponym year of Belšunu.(lower confidence: line is broken)

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