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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 006, ex. 001 (P394068)

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

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DesignationRINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 006, ex. 001
IDP394068
Museum no.BM 093007
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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1'e#-[...]He ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'zi-[...]Zi-[...](low confidence: few signs survive)
3'u2-szar#-[...]I made ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4'esz-re-e#-[...]The ešrē temple(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'sza {disz}an-szar2#-pap#-[...]of Anšar-pap-(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'tem-me-en-szu2-un# [...]Their foundation ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'la ig-mu-ru [...]they did not see(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'e-nen-na a-na-ku ina [...]Now I am in(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'ag-mu-ra [...]For Agmura ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'e2-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur#-[x x] an#-szar2Ehursaggalkurkurkur(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'_en#_-ia# [x]-szak#-lilmy lord ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'_e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2# u2#_-[...]-gi# ku3-babbar_his walls of ...-reed, silver(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'{gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz#_ [x x] _ku3#-babbar_ u2-rak-kisthe great beams of silver he bound.
14'ina _ka2_ hi-s,ib _kur-kur_ az#-qu-up#I buried it at the gate of the refuge of the lands.
15'an-szar2 ina e2-hur-sag#-[x]-la# u2-sze-rib-ma#I brought Inšar into the Eḫursag... and
16'u2-szar-ma-a [x]-rak# da-ra-a-tiI made long-lasting ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'e2-sag-il2 _e2-[x x]-mesz_ e-pu-uszI built Esagil and ...s.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'u2-szak-li-la# _gesz#-hur-mesz_-szu2I completed its plans.
19'{d#}en# {d}gaszan-mu {d#}[x x]-babila2{ki}Bel, Ninmu, ...-babila(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'{d}e2-a {d}di-ku5Ea, Diku
21'ul-tu qe2-reb e2-[x]-ra# u2-bilhe brought from the E...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'u2-sze-rib qe2-reb# szu#-an-na{ki}I brought into Šuanna.
23'_bara2-mah_-hu szu-bat _dingir#_-[x]-szu2 s,ir-tiThe great dais, the seat of his exalted divinity,
24'5(u) _gun_ za-ha-lu-u2 eb#-[...] a#-gur2-ri ap-ti-iq-ma50 talents of zaḫalû-metal, ... of baked bricks, I cut off and
25'u2-rab-ba-a _edin#_-usz-szu2I brought into his steppe.
26'u2-sze-pisz-ma {gesz}er-me [...] _mes-ma2-kan-na_I had cedars ... made and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'is,-s,i da#-re#-e# sza2# [...] sza2#-ma-me-eszThe mighty one, whose .. . are heavens,
28'3(u) 4(disz)# [...] _husz-a_34 ... wild ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'[x x]-su# u2#-szal#-bisz# u2#-[...] rik#-se-e-szu2... I made his ... shine, I ... his bondage(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'e#-li {d}marduk _en gal_-e# [x]-lul#_-bi_Above Marduk, the great lord, its ...
31'at-ru-us,-ma u2-kin# ta#-ra#-an-szu2I gathered and established its foundations.
32'_{gesz}gigir_ s,ir-tu ru-kub [{d}]marduka lofty chariot, the favorite of Marduk,
33'e-tel-li _dingir-mesz en# [x]-en_Beloved of the gods, lord of ...,(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'ina _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz#_ ni-siq-ti ag#-[...]-nit#-sawith gold, silver, precious stones ... her
35'a-na {d}marduk _lugal_ kisz-szat _an_-e# [x] _ki#_-timTo Marduk, king of the whole of heaven and earth,
36'sa-pi-in _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia a-na szi#-rik#-ti asz2#-ruk#I imposed upon my enemies a punishment.
37'_{gesz}na2 {gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ is,-s,i da-re-ea bed of musukkannu-wood, a durable wood,
38'sza pa-szal-lu lit-bu-szat _na4-mesz#_ [x]-siq#-ti za-a'-nat#May the one who removes the inscription be adorned with precious stones.
39'a#-[...]-al# tak#-ne2#-[...] u {d}gaszan-muI am ..., I am attentive, and I am Gašanmu
40'[...] nak#-lisz e-pu-usz#... I did naklish.(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'[...] zar-pa-ni-tum#... zarpanitum(low confidence: few signs survive)
42'[...] ad-di#... I set down.(very low confidence: a guess)
43'[x _x]-mesz# ku3#-[x_ x]-du-u2-ti#... holy ...s(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'[x]-s,i#-ru ki-bi-is [x]-ti-ia#... of my ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'ina# _ka2_ s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi u [x] _{d#}lamma-ra-bi#_at the gate of the rising of the sun and the ... of the shield
46'ina _ka2_ e2-zi-da sza2 qe2-reb# bar2#-sipa{ki} ul#-zizat the gate of Ezida which is inside Borsippa he set up.
47'e2-masz-masz e2-gaszan-kalam-ma _ku3-[x x]-gi#_ u2-za-'i#-in#Emashmaš and Egašankalama ... he cleared.(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'lu-le-e [x]-mal#-li#Lullê ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
49'{d}szar-rat-kid-mu-ri sza2 [...]Šarrat-Kidmuri, who(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'at-man-sza2 e-zi-bu u2_-si_-bu# [...]She left her bed, ... supplication ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
51'ina _bala_-ia [x x]in my reign ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
52'sza an-szar2 isz-ru-ka tar#-[...]Whom Anšar gave to you(lower confidence: line is broken)
53'a-na szuk-lul _dingir_-ti#-[...]For the well-being of my divinity ...
54'szur-ru-hi mi-se-e#-[...]... awe-inspiring radiance ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
55'[x] _masz2#-ge6#_ szi#-pir# [...]... an incantation of a dream ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
56'a#-[...]
57'{d}[...]For the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
58'um-ma# [...]Thus ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
59'qe2-reb#-[...]In the midst of(low confidence: few signs survive)
60'a-mat {d#}[...]the word of the god(low confidence: few signs survive)
61'e-nen#-[...]Enen-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
62'_e2_ {d#}[...] x [...]the temple of ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
63'_lugal#_ [x x] mah#-ri-ia# [...]The king ... before me ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
64'la-ba#-risz# u2-sza2-lik-ma u2-szad-gi#-[...]I made (them) long lasting and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
65'_e2-[x]_ szu-a-tu2 sza2 la-ba-risz il#-[x x]that temple, which is old ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
66'[x x]-mat# {d}sin {d}nusku an-hu-us-su# ad#-ke#... the gods Sîn and Nusku I imposed upon him.
67'[x]-li# sza u4-me pa-ni szu-bat-su u2-rap-piszI widened the ... of the days before his residence.
68'[x]-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil... I built and completed its foundations as far as its crenellations.
69'[x]-me#-lam2-an-na _e2_ {d}nusku _sukkal mah_...-melamana, the temple of Nusku, the great vizier
70'[x] _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia e-pu-szu2... the king who had come before me had built
71'[x]-na-a qe2-reb-szu2inside it(lower confidence: line is broken)
72'_[x]-ur3#-mesz {gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu_-szu2-unI had ...s of cedar cut down upon them.
73'[x] _ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri me-ser _ku3-babbar_[x] doors of liyari-wood, half a shekel of silver
74'u2#-rak-kis u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2-unI set up their gates.
75'2(disz)# _am#-mesz ku3-babbar_ mu-nak-ki-pu ga-re-ia2 wild bulls of silver, munakkipu-offerings for the groats,
76'ina at-man# {d#}sin _en_-ia ul-zizAt the command of the goddess Sîn, my lord, I stood.
77'2(disz) {d}lah3-me# esz#-ma#-re#-e# sza2# ti#-is,#-bu#-tu2# {gesz#}szu#-ri#-in#-ni#2 laḫmu-priestesses of ešmarê-wood, whose tiṣbūtu-wood is a reed bundle
78'mu-szal-li-mu kib-si _lugal_-ti#-[x]who restores the foundations of kingship
79'mu-sze-ri-bu hi-s,ib szad-de-e u tam-tim#who brings forth the harvest of the highlands and the sea,
80'ina _ka2_ e2-hul2-hul2 ul-[x]at the gate of the Ehulhul temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
81'_szu-min_ {d}sin {d}nusku as,-bat u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib#I seized the hands of the gods Sîn and Nusku, brought them in and settled them.
82'ina pa-rak da-ra-a-tiin the eternal path
83'esz-re-e-ti _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u _kur_ uri{ki}the shrines of Assyria and the land Akkad
84'a-na si-hir-ti-szi-na u2-szak-lilI completed their entirety.
85'[x x] si#-mat e2-kur ma-la ba-szu2-u sza2 _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ e-pu-usz... the emblem of Ekur, as much as there is of silver and gold I built.
86'[x x] sza# _lugal#-mesz# ad-mesz_-ia u2-rad-di... of the kings, my ancestors, I added
87'[...] ti-ik-le#-ia#... my supplication(low confidence: few signs survive)
88'_si#-sa2# buru14#_ [...]the yield of the harvest ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
89'ka-a-a-an# [...]Every day ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
90's,ip-pa-a-ti szu-um#-[...]ṣippati ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
91'ina _bala-mesz_-ia _he2-nun#_ [...]In my reign abundance . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
92'1(u) 2(disz)# _ansze sze-pad-mesz_ 3(disz)# [...]12 homers of barley, 3 ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
93'[x] nap#-har _kur_-ia _ki-lam#_ [...]... all of my land, totality ...
94'[x]-ti#-szam-ma [...]... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
95'[x x]-'a# ba#-[...]
96'[x x] _gal#-mesz_ [...]... great ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1'_bad5#-[...]_... wall ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'da-na#-[...]I want to ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'it-ta#-[...]He ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4'e-li# [...]above ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'sza qe2-[...]of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
6'a-na [...]to ...(very low confidence: a guess)
7'il-[...]Il-[...](low confidence: few signs survive)
8'e-[...]
9'_iri#_ [...]The city ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'a-[...]A-[...](very low confidence: a guess)
11'al#-[...]I am ...(very low confidence: a guess)
12'x [...]
13'{disz}i#-[...]I-(very low confidence: a guess)
14'{disz}e-re#-[...]Ere-(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'{disz}da-[...]Da-(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'{disz}ad2-me#-[...]Adme-(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'{disz}da-mu#-[...]Damu-(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'{disz}u2-na-sa-gu#-[...]Unasagu-(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'{disz}bu-s,u-su# [...]Buṣusu(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'_[x]-nigin#_ 2(u) 2(disz)# [...]total: 22 ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'[...] u2#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
22'[...]-zu#-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2 in-na-bit a-na qe2-reb# {iri#}ni#-[x]... his life he fled to the city Ni...
23'_iri_ szu#-[x]-tu2 as,-bat _erin2-hi-a_-ia u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina lib3-bi#I seized the city ...tu. I brought my troops in and settled them therein.
24'{disz}ni-ku#-u _lugal_ {iri}me-em-pi u3 {iri}sa-a-aNikû, king of the cities Mempu and Sāya.
25'{disz}lugal#-lu-da3-ri _lugal_ {iri}s,i-i'-nuLugallu-dari, king of Ṣi'inu.
26'{disz}pi-[x]-an-hu-ru _lugal_ {iri}na-at-hu-u2...-anḫuru, king of Natḥu(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'{disz}pa#-aq#-ru-ru _lugal_ {iri}szap-tu2Paqruru, king of Šaptu
28'{disz}ni#?-her#?-a-u _lugal_ {iri}ha-at-hi-ri-biNiḫarā, king of Ḫatti
29'{disz}na#-[...]-e# _lugal_ {iri}hi-ni-in-sziNabopolassar, king of Hininši(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'_lugal#-[...]_-ti# _{lu2}nam-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-nithe kingship of the governors and delegates(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'sza# [...] u2#-pa-qi2-du _ad du3_-u-awho ... I appointed, my father who had been born
32'sza# [...]-bu#-ut {disz}tar-qu-uwho ... Tarqû(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'[...]-ru# im#-[x x] _edin#_... ... desert(low confidence: few signs survive)
34'pa#-[...]He ...(very low confidence: a guess)
35'szal#?-[...]... šal.(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'x [...]
37'_egir#-[...]_After ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
38'ina a#-[...]In ...(very low confidence: a guess)
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1'[...] si#-mat _lugal_-ti-szu2 asz2#-kun#-[x]... I imposed upon him the ... of his royal majesty.
2'_[...]-gi#_ u2-rak-ki-sa rit-ti-szu2... he bound his hand.(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'[...] sza2 ih-zu-szu2 _ku3-sig17_... which was covered with gold(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'[...] muh#-hi asz2-t,ur-ma a-din-szu2... I wrote and gave to him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'_[...]-ra#-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_... horses and mules(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'[...] _en#_-ti-szu2 a-qis-su... his lordship I offered to him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...] _{lu2}nam-mesz_... the governors(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'[...]-ti#-szu2 asz2-purI sent to his ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'[...] {iri}sa-a-a... of Sāya(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...]-qi2#-du-szu2... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
11'[...] u2#-ter-szu2... he returned to him(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'[...]-ni# _dumu_-szu2... his son(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'[...]-ba# ap-qid... I entrusted(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'[...] ba-ni-ia... which he created(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[...]-pu#-us-su... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
16'[...] in#-nab-tu... he took away(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'[...]-hup2#-szu2-ma... he destroyed it and(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'[...] _nin9#_-szu2... his sister(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'[...] x x? x
20'[...] u2#-masz-szir#... he extinguished ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'[...]-ki-pi...-kipi(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'[...]-hir#-ti-szu2... his third(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'[...] 1(u) 5(disz)# ik#-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a... 15 times I reached my hands.
24'[...]-siq#-ti _na4-mesz_... ... of stones(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'[...] ma-la ba-szu2-u... as much as there is(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...] _gada-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_... the wagons, the big horses(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[x x] zik2#?-ru u3 sin-nisz... slander and sin(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[...] pi#-ti-iq za-ha-le-e eb-bi“ ..., the releaser of the pure zaḫalû-plant,
29'[...] _me# gun ki-la2_-szu2-nu... their weight was ... talents.(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[...] _ka2_ e2-kur... gate of Ekur(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-ti#-szu2-nu as-suh-ma... I removed their ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'[...]-na# _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'[...]-tu#? ina la mi3-ni asz2-lu-la... I carried off(?) ... without ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'[...] {iri#}ni-i'... Ni'(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...] ku#-u#-si... he fills.(low confidence: few signs survive)
36'[...] li#-i-tu... lītu(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...]-ra#... for(very low confidence: a guess)
38'[...]
39'[...]
40'[...]
41'[...]-u al#-[x]
42'[...] la# is,-s,u-[x]... did not ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
43'[...]-kir# _nundum_-ia#... of my lips(low confidence: few signs survive)
44'[...]-szu2 u2-rak-kis... he bound ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
45'[...] u2#-dan-nin ma-s,ar#-tusz... he strengthened his guard(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'ina tam#-[...]-re-ti-szu2 u2-s,ab-bitIn his ... he captured(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'a-lak#-[x x] ap#-ru-usI shall go ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'_a-mesz_ u3 te#-[...] _zi#_-ti3-szu2-nuwater and ... their life(lower confidence: line is broken)
49'a-na pi-i-szu2-nu# [...]according to their word . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
50'ina me-se-ri# [x x]in the morning ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
51'sza2 la na-par-szu-[...]who does not ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
52'nap-szat-[...]... life ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
53'a#?-[...]A(?)-...(very low confidence: a guess)
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1'[...]-s,u#...-ṣu(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'sza# la# ip#-tal#-[...]-ia#who did not ... my ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'u3 ia-a-ti la# [...] _lugal#_-ti-iaAnd for me, not . . my royal majesty,
4'ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d#}[x _x]-mesz#_-iaWith the support of (the god) Aššar and the gods ,
5'ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i szat [...]-ga#-riWith a ṣiṣu knife of ...-garu(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'u2-tam-me-eh-ma it#-[...]-szu2# ka-bit-ti(Sum) He looked at him with awe and ... (Akk) He sought him out and his ... was heavy
7'u2-sze-bi-la# [...] mah#-ri-ia... before me(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'ina 4(disz) ger-ri-ia a-na# {iri#}qir-bit2In my 4th campaign to Qirbit
9'sza2 qe2-reb {iri}ha-re-e-ha-as#-ta lu# al#-likI marched into the city Ḫaraša.
10'sza {disz}ta-an-da _{lu2#}en#-iri_-szu2-nuof Tanda, their city-lord
11'a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la ik#-nu#-szu2# a-na _{gesz}szudun_to the kings, my ancestors, they did not accept him, to the bolt
12'u3 _ug3#-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti# {iri}qir-bit2and the people living in Qirbit
13'ka-a-a-an ih-ta#-nab-ba-tuthey have constantly been smitten.
14'hu-bu-ut {kur}ia-mut#-ba-lithe booty of the land Yamutbili
15'_iri_ szu-a-tu ina tukul-ti an#-szar2 {d}sin {d}utuBy the support of the gods Aššar, Sîn, (and) Šamān, I conquered that city.
16'{d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza nina#{ki#} {d#}1(u)-5(disz) sza {iri#}limmu2-dingirthe deities Bel, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Issar of Limmu-ili
17'ak-szu-ud asz2-lu#-[x] szal#-lat-suI carried off his booty.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'{disz}ta#_-[...]-iri_-szu2-nu...-irīšunu(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...] a#-na# _kur#_ asz#-szur#{ki#}to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'[x] ah#?-sze#?-[...]... ahše-(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'u2#-ma-[...]Now ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'ina szat mu-szi# [...]In the night ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'a-na e-pesz# [...]To do ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'a#-na mit-hu-us,#-[...]To Mitḫuṣ-(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'_erin2-mesz me3_-ia# it#-[...]The troops of my battle ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'isz-ku-nu [...]They placed ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
27'ma-lak 3(disz) _danna#_ [...]
28'u2-mal-li [...]I filled ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin# [...]By the command of Anšar and Sin(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'_en-mesz_-ia sza2 [...]my lords who(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a# [...]In the midst of Mannea(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'ina me-ti-iq [...]By means of the passing of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'{iri}a-a-u2-si#-[...]Ayusi(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'{iri}bu-su_-ud_ {iri}asz2#-[...]the cities Busud, Aš...,(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'{iri}up-pi-isz {iri#}[...]Uppiš(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'8(disz) _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-[...]8 cities of Dannu-(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'sza ni-ba# [...]Whose fearsomeness(low confidence: few signs survive)
38'a-di qe2-[...]as far as ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
39'ap-pul# [...]I destroyed ...(very low confidence: a guess)
40'_un#-[...]_
41'[...] {iri#}[...]... the city(low confidence: few signs survive)
42'[...]-nu#?-ti#?-szu2-[x x]... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
43'[...]-bu#-ti _iri-mesz_ [...]... cities ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
44'[x x]-ir-ma nap-szat-su-nu u2-si#-[...]... and ... their lives ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'[x]-gu#-u szu-a-tu ak#-[x x]... that ...(very low confidence: a guess)
46'[x]-pul# aq-qur ina {d#}[...]I destroyed, devastated, (and) inflicted a defeat on the gods
47'[x]-lak# 1(u) u4-me 5(disz) u4-me# [...]... 15 days ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'[x]-qu#-um-ma-tu2 [...]...qummatu ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1'sza#? [...]of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri#-[...]_115 (troops): …(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'asz2-lu-la [...]I have carried off(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'sza2#-a-szu2-nu bal-t,u-us-su#-[...]They are alive ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'u2-bi-la a-na nina{ki} _iri#_ [...]to Nineveh, the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'{disz}an-da-ri-a {lu2}tur-ta-an#? [...]Andariya, the commander-in-chief(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'sza a-na ka-sza2#-ad {kur}<up>-pu#-[x x]who to the conqueror of the land Pu
8'u3 {iri}kul-li-im-me#?-[x]and Kullimme...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'ir-da-a il-li-ka qe2-reb mu#-[x x]came, came inside ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'_ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}kul-li#-[...]The people living in Kulli(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'_ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-[x]servants of Dagil(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'ina szat mu-szi di-ik-ta-[x]During the night ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'ma-a'-as-su i#-[x x]much ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'la e-zi-bu a#-[...]They did not leave ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'_sag-du_ {disz}an-da-ri#-[...]the head of Andari-(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'a-na nina#{ki#} ina [...]to Nineveh in(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'ina 6(disz)#-szi#? [...]In 6? ...(very low confidence: a guess)
18'sza# [...]of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
19'[...]{ki}
20'[...]-an#-t,isz...-anṭiš(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'[x x] i-tu#-ram#-ma... returned and(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'[...] ka-a-[x]-ma#-na-a-ti... ka-x-ma-na-ti
23'[x x]-an-na-a ia#-a-ti... me(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[x x] {lu2}e-la-mu#-u2the Elamite(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'[x x]-bu#-ut# _[x]-hi-a_... ...hia(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...] x [...]
27'[x x] babila2{ki} usz-man-nu# [x]-di#? ma#?-[x x][The ... of] Babylon was set on fire(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[x x] na-ra-ru-ti [...] {d}ag _en-mesz_-ia... steles ... Nabû, my lords
29'[x] ap#-tal-la-hu _dingir#_-us-su-un... I am afraid, their gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[x x] _me3_-ia ad-ke-e-ma as,#-ba-ta har-ra-nu#... of my battle I fought and took to the road.
31'[x x] ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma [x]-tu# is#-hup#-[x x]... heard of my campaign and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1'[...]-ti#-kaYour ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'[...] x-ki
3'[...]-man...-man(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'_[...]-mesz#_...s(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'[...]-ia#?... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'[...] x [...]
7'u2#-[x x]-a-la _{gesz}tukul-[...]_... the weapon(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'um#-[x] at-ti qa-[...]... you ...(very low confidence: a guess)
9'_gin7 gun#_ ina _muru2_ tam-ha#-[x] pu#-ut,#-[...]You ... like a gun in the middle ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'di-kisz-szu2 me#-hu-u _im#_ lem#-[x]his illness is a storm wind, an evil wind
11'in-he-ia szu#-nu-hu-[x]-ti# {d}isz-tar isz#-me#-e#-[x]The goddess Ištar heard my prayer.
12'la ta-pal-lah3 iq#-[x x] u2#-szar-hi-s,a-an-ni lib3-buHe said: "Do not be afraid! He made me feel better!"
13'a-na ni-isz [...] sza tasz-sza2-aTo the ... that you brought(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'_igi-min_-ka im#-[...]-im#-tu ar-ta-szi re-e-[x]Your eyes ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'[...]-tu# sza2 am-hu-ru-szi#... which I received(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...] i-na-at,-t,al _masz2#-[x]_... he will recover; ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...]-rit# mu-[x]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
18'[...]-na#-a ia#-[x x]
19'[...]-di#? ma#?-[x x]
20'[...] qe2#-reb |BAD3.AN|{ki}... in Dūr(lower confidence: line is broken)
21'[...]-su# hat-tu... its ... is a curse(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'[...] _egir#_-szu2 i-tur... will return behind him.(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'[...] {iri#}szu-sza2-an... Susa(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'[...]-ub# _zi_-ti3-szu2... his life(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'[...] a#-na# _ug3#-mesz kur_-szu2... to the people of his land(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'[...]-lik# i-di-i-szu2 pa-nu-usz-szu2# u2#-te-ram-ma... went with him, turned his face towards him and
27'[...]-sza2# a-na mah-ri#-ia#... before me(lower confidence: line is broken)
28'[...]-a#-a a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 isz#-kun#... he established for his strength.(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'[x x] pa#-an masz-qe2-e#... before the mashqê-offerings(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[...] {d#}marduk _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia#... Marduk, the great gods, my lords
31'[...]-ki#-lu-in-ni#... my ...,(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'[...] _masz2#-ge6 inim-gar_ szi-pir mah-he#-e#... an incantation, a great work,(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'[...]-ba# _bad5-bad5_-szu2-nu asz2-kun... I imposed upon them their defeat.(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'[...] u2-la-a-a as-ki-ir... I cut off ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...] _gim# {gesz}dih3_ u _{gesz}kiszi16#_... like tamarisk and date palm
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1'_[...]-mesz# ansze#-kunga#-mesz#_...s and mules(lower confidence: line is broken)
2'[...]-li# si-mat _me3_... is the sign of battle.(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'[... _{d}]1(u)-5(disz)# dingir-mesz gal-mesz_... Ishtar of the great gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'[...]-a-a ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a... my ... reached, my hands
5'_[...]-mesz# gal-mesz en-mesz_-iaGreat ...s, my lords
6'[...] ha#-disz u2-s,a-am-ma... he brought out joyfully and(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...] sza2#-lim-tu szak-na-at... is established as a good ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[...] ger#-ri-ia... of my campaign(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'[...] {disz}en-ba-sza2... Enbaša(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...]-u# al-lik... I marched(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'[...]-ma#{ki} it-tak-lu... they sat down(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'[...] _{gesz}szudun_-ia... my yoke(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'[...] dan-nustrong(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'[...] si-hir-ti-szu2... in its entirety(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[...] ak-tum3... I have brought.(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'[...] _iri#_ dan-nu-ti-szu2... his fortified city(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...]-da-at szu-bat-su ak-szu-ud... I reached his dwelling place.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...] ul#-tu qe2-reb _iri_ szu2-a-tu2... from that city(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[...] u2#-sze-s,a-a... he brought out(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'ma-[...] _en#_... lord(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'bal-[...]-bat!(BI)Bal-...-bat(BI)(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'_sag-du_-[...] du#-na-nu... the head ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
23'kit-ri [...]-iq#?Kitri ...-iq(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'_iri_ szu-a-tu# [x]-pul# [x x]... that city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'ina _a-mesz_ usz-har#-[...] ba-sze!(MAN)-e u2#-[x x]In water, ... ... the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'na-gu-u szu#-[x x] u2-szah#-[x]The nagû-priestess ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'ri-gim a-me-lu#-ti# ap-ru-sa _edin_-usz#-[x]I cut off the radiance of mankind, ... the steppe.
28'[x] tu#-kul-ti _dingir#-mesz# gal-mesz {lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia a-ni-[x]... the food offerings of the great gods, my enemies,
29'[x]-mesz a-tu#-ra a-na nina{ki#}... I returned to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'_[x]-du#_ {disz#}[x]-um#-man _man {kur}elam#-ma#_ [x]...-ibni, king of the land Elam ...
31'[...]-lul...-lul(low confidence: few signs survive)
32'[...] sa#-am-gu-nu... of Samgunu(low confidence: few signs survive)
33'[...] a#-lul... a lament(low confidence: few signs survive)
34'[...]-bu#-li...-buli(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...]-a#...-a(very low confidence: a guess)
36'[...]-ti#... ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...] as-[x]
38'[...] _szesz#-mesz_-szu2 sza2 {disz}du#-[x x]... his brothers of Du...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'u3 {disz#}ibila-ia a-ni#-[...]And my heir ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'u2-sze-bil a-na ta-mar-ti ma-ti#-[x]I sent (them) to watch the land(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'{disz#}{d#}ag#?-i {disz}{d}en-kar-[x]Nabû, Enkar-(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'_dumu-mesz {disz}{d}ag-mu-kam_-esz _{lu2}gu2-en#-[x]_the sons of Nabû-šuma-eresh, the ...,
43'sza _ad_ ba-nu-szu2-un {disz}ur-ta-ki id-ka#-[x]of the father who had engendered them, Urtaku
44'a-na mit-hu-s,i _kur_ uri{ki#}to defeat the land Akkad
45'_giri3-pad-ra2-<mesz>_ {disz}{d}ag-mu-kam-esz sza ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}gam-bu-li#Nabû-mušēzib-ereš, who from Gambulu
46'il-qu-u2-ni a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki#}they took, to Assyria
47'_giri3-pad-ra2-mesz_ sza2-a-ti-[x]the feet of(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'me#-eh#-ret _abul muru2 iri#_ [x x]opposite the city wall ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
49'u2-szah#-szi-la [...]... he raised up ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
50'{disz}{d}gesz-nu11-[x]-gi#-na# [...]Gešnu-x-gina(lower confidence: line is broken)
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1'u2#-kab#-[...]... he smote(very low confidence: a guess)
2'{disz}un-da#-[...]Unda-(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'{disz}za-za-az# [...]Zazaz(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'{disz}par-ru-u [...]Parrû(low confidence: few signs survive)
5'{disz}at-ta-me-tu# [...]Atta-metu(lower confidence: line is broken)
6'{disz}ne2-e-szu a-lik# [...]Nēšu went(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'a-na re-s,u-ut#? [...]for the reṣūtu functionary(?)(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-[...]_against the troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'{disz}um-man-i-gasz [...]Ummanigaš(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'isz-kun-szu2-nu-ti# [...]... placed them ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'{disz}um-man-i-gasz ki-a#-[...]Ummanigaš(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'um-ma a-lik ul-[...]Thus (says) the one who went
13'ter-ra tuk-te-e _ad#_ [...]The one who trusts in you, the father ...
14'{disz}un-da-su {disz}za-za-az {disz#}[...]Udāssu, Zazaza,(lower confidence: line is broken)
15'{disz}at-ta-me-tu [...]Atta-metu(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'it-ti _{lu2}a kin-mesz_ sza2# [...]with the messengers of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'_szesz_ nak-ri ur-hu is,#-[...]The enemy's brother ... a storm.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'usz-te-esz-szer-u-ni [...]... he set up ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'_erin2#-mesz me3_-ia sza2 ina {kur}[...]my troops who were in the land
20'x x x x? x [...]
21'_[x]-mesz_ [...]
22'di#-in kit#-[...]Give me a good verdict
23'{disz}tam-ma-ri-[...]Tammari-(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'sza2-a-szu2 ga-[...]I want to ... his heart(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu# [...]Tammarītu(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'u2-szib [...]I sat down ...(very low confidence: a guess)
27'ki-ma sza2-a-szu2-ma# [...]Just as ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
28't,a#-a'-tu2 im-[...]... kindness ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'[x]-na# kit#-ri# [...]... truth ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
30'[...]
31'[...]
32'[...]
33'[...] _nundum#_-ia#... my food offering(low confidence: few signs survive)
34'_ARAD-mesz_-szu2 _edin#_-[x x] ib#-bal-ki-tu-mahis servants in the steppe rebelled and(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'a-ha#-mesz u2-ra#-si#-bu _en munus-hul_-iaI surrounded each other. The lord of my evil
36'{disz}in#-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-su sza si-hu#Indabibi, servant of Sihu
37'_ugu_-szu# u2-szab-szu-u2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2I imposed upon him and sat on his throne.
38'{disz}tam-ma#-ri-tu _man_ {kur}elam-ma#{ki}Tammarītu, king of the land Elam
39'sza me-re#-eh-tu iq-bu-u2“As to what they said about the extispicy,
40'_ugu#_ ni#-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-manConcerning the cutting of the head of Teumman
41'[...]-su# a-hu-ru-u2 _erin2-hi-a_-ia#... his ... I returned, my troops(lower confidence: line is broken)
42'[...] qin#-nu-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu#... his family, the seed of his father's house
43'[...] elam#-ma{ki} a-li-kut i-di-i#?-[x]... of Elam, the one who goes ...
44'[...] {d#}1(u)-5(disz) ip-par#-[...]... Ippar-...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'[...] x x [...]
46'[...]-reb# {kur}elam-ma#[{ki}]... of the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
47'[...] asz-szur{ki}... Assyria(low confidence: few signs survive)
48'[...]-ti#-na... of his(very low confidence: a guess)
49'[...]-ti#-iamy ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
50'[...]{ki#}
51'[...] x
52'[...] x
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1'[x] i#-ra#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2'et,#-lu hi-rat-su# un#-da#-asz2#-[x]The young man ... his limbs(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'_ad_ e-te-zib _dumu_ na-ram lib3#-[x x]the father has sworn. The beloved son ...
4'szu-ut mi-tu-tu a-ha-mesz la na-t,a#-[x]Whoever has a stroke does not ... each other.
5'a-na _{lu2}kur2_ da-a-a-ki-szu2#to the enemy his punishment
6'it-ta-din pi-i-szu2he has given his mouth
7'szib-t,u _nam-usz2-mesz gig_ szu-ru-up-pu-ušibtu-disease (and) nāduš-illness, severe strewn-offerings,
8'u2#-s,a-ah-hi-ir _ug3-mesz kur uri{ki} du3_-szu2-unI gathered the people of the land Akkad.
9'[x]-rit# _iri_ u _edin_ ig-mur-szu2-nu-ti... of the city and the steppe he defeated them.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'[x] _an#-bar_ ha-an-t,ux cast iron;(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[x x] _sipa#_-szu2-nu ina lib3-bi-szu2-nu iz-zi#-iz#-ma#... their shepherd stood among them.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[...]-qit# si#-it#-[x]... ... the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
13'[...] u# pur#-[x x]... and pur...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'[...]-u2# [x x]
15'[...] sza2-qu-um-ma-tu2# [...]... the highlands ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...]-ra#-tu2 tab-[x]... the ...-ra-tu(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'[...-szu2]-un szu-uh-ru-[x]... they received ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'[...]-szu2#-un ba-ku-u sa-ap#-[x]... their ... was cut off(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'[x x]-szu2#-un sza2 u2-szah-bi-ba _a-mesz_ [x x]... their ... which he had destroyed the water ...
20'[x x]-a sa-ki-[x]
21'[...]_-mu#-gi#-na szesz_ nak-ri#...-mugina, brother of the enemy(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'[...]{ki#} ik-pu-du ne2-er-[x]The king, my lord, smote the city Nippur
23'_[...]-szar2# dingir_ ba-ni-ia# [...]... the god who created me ...
24'[...]-szim#?-szu#?-ma [...]... his ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess)
25'[...]-kub# _en#_-[x x]
26'[...]-ti# ni-ri-i#-szu2#... of his own volition(lower confidence: line is broken)
27'[...] _tur#_ u _gal_... will be small and large.(low confidence: few signs survive)
28'[...]-s,i _{gesz}tukul-mesz_... weapons(lower confidence: line is broken)
29'[...] _nam#-usz2-mesz_... will die.(low confidence: few signs survive)
30'[...] i#-sze-tu-u-ni... he received.(low confidence: few signs survive)
31'[...]-la# a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
32'[...]-tu e-mid-su-nu-ti... I imposed upon them(lower confidence: line is broken)
33'_[...]-mesz_-szu2-nu asz2-hu-ut,I cut off their ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'[...] _uzu#-mesz_-szu2-un... their flesh(low confidence: few signs survive)
35'[...] {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu... Tammarītu(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'_[...]-za#_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}... of Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'[...]-ia# e-mur-maI saw my ... and(low confidence: few signs survive)
38'[...]-ru# _ugu#_ {kur#}elam#-ma#{ki#}... upon Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'[...] x [x x?]
40'[... {d}]marduk#-a#-szum2#-na#Marduk-ašumna(lower confidence: line is broken)
41'[...]-ta#-na-al-la-ku it-ti-szu2#... with him(very low confidence: a guess)
42'[...] pi#-ir-s,a-a-ti… the slanderers(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'[...]-lu#-u# ina ki-li... in the cult daises(lower confidence: line is broken)
44'[...]-ma#{ki}...-ma(low confidence: few signs survive)
45'ul#-tu2# _e2#_ [...]-s,a-asz2-szu2#-nu#-ti#From the house of ...-shashunûti(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'ki-i s,a-bat a-bu-[...]-be2#-e _munus saga_-szu2When he seized Abu-..., his good woman
47'la ha-t,e-e [x]-s,ir# _kur_-szu2... of his land(lower confidence: line is broken)
48'ina _szu-min {lu2}a kin_-szu2 u2#-sze-bi-la a-di _igi_-iain the hands of his messenger I sent, until before me.
49'e-li {disz}{d}muati-en-mu#-[x] _dumu {disz}{d}marduk-a-szum2-na_above Nabû-bēl-mu..., son of Marduk-apla-iddina
50'_ARAD_ da-gil2 pa-ni-iaservant of Dagil before me.
51'sza2 in-nab-tu il-li#-ku a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki}who fled and went to Elam
52'u3 si-it-ti _dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki}and the rest of the citizens of Assyria
53'sza# {disz}{d}muati-en-mu#-mesz ina pi-ir-s,a-a-tiof Nabû-bel-šumē in the requisitions
54'u2#-s,ab#-bi-tu u2-bi-lu it-ti-szu2they captured and brought with him.
55'[x] _szu#-min {lu2}a kin#_-szu2 a-na {disz}in-da-bi-bi... the hands of his messenger to Indabibi(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'ki#-a-am asz2-pur-szu-maI wrote to him thus:
57'[x x] _ug3#-mesz_ an#-nu-te la tu-sze-bi-la... you did not send these people.(lower confidence: line is broken)
58'[x x] al#-[x]-kam#-ma _iri-mesz_-ka a-na-qar... I will ... and destroy your cities.
59'[...]-an# [...] {iri#}hi-da-lu a-szal-lal... the city Ḫidalu, I roam around.
60'[x]-tu _{gesz}gu#-za#_ [...]-dak#-ke#-ka#-ma#... the throne ... you, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
61'[x]-nam#-ma ina _{gesz}gu#-za#_-ka# [...]... and on your throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
62'[x]-szet ina _igi_ {disz}te-um-man u2-szap#-ri#-[x]... before Teumman ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
63'u2#-szam-har-ka ka-a-ta#I will send to you.
64'[x]-di# _{lu2}a kin_-szu2 ma-har-szu2 la i-kasz-sza2-du... his messenger will not reach him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
65'[x] u2-sza2-an-nu-szu2 szi-kin t,e3-e-me-ia... they gave him, according to my order
66'[x x]-ti# an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag... Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš, Enlil, Nabu
67'[...] nina#{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gur... of Nineveh, Ištar of Limmu-ili, Ninurta, Nusku, Ugur
68'[...]-la#-ku _a2-min_-a-a i-na-ar-ru ga-re-ia... ... my arms tremble, my limbs hurt.
69'[...] _a# kin_-ia sza a-na {iri}de-ri asz2-pu-ru... my messenger whom I sent to Der
70'[...]-reb# {kur}elam-ma{ki} pu-luh-ti _lugal_-ti-ia... of the land Elam, fear of my royal majesty
71'[...]-'i#-nu-in-ni _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_... the great gods(lower confidence: line is broken)
72'[...]{ki#} is-hu-up-ma... he smote and(lower confidence: line is broken)
73'[...] in#-da#-bi#-bi ib-bal-ki-tu... they have rebelled against each other
74'[...] _{gesz#}tukul#-mesz_... weapons(low confidence: few signs survive)
75'[...]-ta#-me-tu...-tamētu(low confidence: few signs survive)
76'[...] _gu-za_-szu2... his neck(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1'[...] _ag#?_
2'[...]_-dingir#?_...-ili?(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'[...]-ia#?... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'[...]-ma#... and(very low confidence: a guess)
5'[...]-a-te... the ...(very low confidence: a guess)
6'[...]-ri...-ri(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'[...] _giri3#-min_-ia... my feet(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'[...]-szu2 asz2-kunI imposed upon him(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'[...]-na _lugal_-ti... my kingship(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...]-uh#-lu...-uhlu(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'[...]-ru#-ti...-ruti(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'[...] _edin#_-usz-szu2... his steppe(low confidence: few signs survive)
13'[...]-ad#-ri...-adru(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'[...]-ki#-ru...-kiru(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[...] mar#-tu{ki}... of Martu(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'[...] 3(u)# {d}utu {d}en {d}ag... 30, Šamaš, Bel, Nabu(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...]-rat#-kid-mu-ri... Rat-Kidmuri(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'[...] _masz# {d}gesz-bar_... the goat of Geshbar(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'[...]-szar-bu-u#... šarbû(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'[...] {kur#}ma-'a-[x x]... the land Maʾa...(low confidence: few signs survive)
21'[...] szu#-lum# [...]... health ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'[...]-u-ta-a'# [...]...-uta' ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'[...]-na {kur}na-ba-a-a#-[x]... the land Nabaya(lower confidence: line is broken)
24'[...] ma#-har {disz}na-at#-[x]before Nat-(lower confidence: line is broken)
25'{disz}na#-at#-[x] a#-na {disz}ia-u-ta-a'#Nat-x to Yauta'(lower confidence: line is broken)
26'ki-a-am# iq-bi-szu2-mathus said to him, and
27'um-ma a-na-ku la# _szu-min kur_ asz-szur{ki} ul-te-zi-i-biThus I: “I did not abandon Assyria.‭
28'u3 at-ta tasz#-kun-an-ni a-na dan-nu-ti-kaAnd you placed me for your strength.
29'{disz}na-at-nu ip#-lah3-ma ir-sza2-a na-kut-tuNatnu became afraid and became frightened.
30'_{lu2}a kin-mesz_-szu2# a#-na sza2-'a-al szul-mi3-iahis messengers to inquire about my well-being
31'isz-pur-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qa _giri3-min_-iasent to me, and he made my feet fall.
32'a-na sza2-kan a-de#-e su-lum-me-eto establish a treaty of peace
33'e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-iathe work of my servant
34'u2-s,a-na-al#-la#-a be-lu-u2-timy lordly majesty
35'a-na-ku ha#-[x x]-pa#-lis#-szu#-ma#I shall ... him, and(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'pa#-ni#-[...]He ... to him(very low confidence: a guess)
37'[...]
38'[...]
39'ina u4#-me#-[...]In the days of(low confidence: few signs survive)
40'sza {disz}[...]of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
41'il#-[...]Il-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
42'[...]-lil#...-lil(low confidence: few signs survive)
43'[...]-en#-sza2... her(very low confidence: a guess)
44'[...]-ia#My ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
45'[...]-du#-ti#-ia... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
46'sza# [... {d}]utu {d#}en# {d}agof the gods Šamaš, Bel, Nabû
47'{d}1(u)-5(disz)# sza# [x x] {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# sza# {iri}limmu2-dingir#{ki} {d}masz {d}u-gurIštar of , Issar of Limmu-ili, Ninurta, Ugur
48'ina _kur-kur_ at-tal-la-ku# asz2-ku-nu da-na#-nu li-i-tu2I went to all the lands and sat down for a long life.
49'asz2-t,ur-ma a-na ah-rat u4-me e-zibI wrote and deposited (it) in the future.
50'a-na _egir_ u4-me ina# _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia#In the future, among the kings, my descendants,
51'sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) [x x] be-lut# _kur#_ [...]of Ashur and Ishtar ... lordship of the land ...
52'i#-nam-bu-u [...]They name ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
53'[x]-nu#-ma# _e2-gal#_ [...]... palace ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
54'[x]-lab#-bi#-[...]... he ...(very low confidence: a guess)
55'an-hu-us-sa# lu-ud#-[x]I shall ... her gap.(lower confidence: line is broken)
56'_mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia#Inscription written in my name.
57'szu-me {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad#_-ia li-mur-mathe name of Esarhaddon, my father, may he see and
58'_i3-mesz_ lip-szu-usz# _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2may he anoint with oil; may a šakku-offering be offered.
59'it-ti _mu-sar_-e# szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 lisz-kunwith an inscribed object bearing his name may he place
60'_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina mu#-sza2-re-e an-ne2-e szat,-ruThe great gods, as many as are written in this papyrus,
61'ki-ma ia-a-ti-ma# lisz-ru-ku-szu2May they grant him as he wishes.
62'da-na-a-nu u# li-i-tustrong and mighty
63'sza _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-iaWhoever an inscribed object bearing my name
64'szu-me {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz# _ad_-ia ib-ba-tu2the name of Esarhaddon, my father, he created.
65'it-ti _mu-sar_-i-szu2# la i-szak-ka-nuthey shall not place with his inscription.
66'_[x]-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti# _an#_-e u _ki_-tim...s, who dwell in heaven and netherworld,
67'[x]-gesz# [x x]-ru#-szu2... his(very low confidence: a guess)
68'[...]-pu...-pu(low confidence: few signs survive)
69'[...] x [x?]

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