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RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 207 ex. 002 (P394596)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/2, Ashurbanipal 207 ex. 002 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394596 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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)
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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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| obverse | ||
| 1' | [...] _lugal# kur_ [...] | ... king of the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-pesz mal#-[x]-u2#?-[...] | ... he/she does not ...(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] na#-ki-ri# a#-na kun-nu-szi u2#-[...] | ... the enemy to establish ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...]-it# _{d}utu_-szi u e-reb _{d#}utu_-szi il-lik-u2-nim-ma u2#-[x]-asz2-szi-qu# [...] | ... of the god Šamaš and of the goddess Enlil came to me and ... ... |
| 5' | [x x]-qu#-u2 ba-lu _dingir-mesz_ a-na e-kem {kur}mu-s,ur usz-tam-s,a-a# a#-na _da#_ [...] | ... without the gods, I set out to the land Muṣur, to the side of ... |
| 6' | [x]-na-an an-szar2 _en_-ia e-mi3-isz-ma it-ta-kil a-na e-muq# ra-ma-ni#-[x] | ... of the god Ashur, my lord, he entrusted to the army ... |
| 7' | [x]-szet# ma-ru-usz-tu2 sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-a e-pu-szu2-usz ul ib-bal#-kit ina lib3#-bi#-[x] | The ... of the young woman whom the father who had engendered me had built did not revolt against me in ... |
| 8' | [x]-li-kam2-ma qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi e-ru#-um-ma _iri_ szu#-a-tu u2-ter# ra-ma-nu-usz# | ... and entered the city Mempu and restored that city to its former condition. |
| 9' | [x]-li _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD-mesz_-ni da#-gil2 pa-ni-ia# | ... of the people of Assyria, who are in Egypt, servants of my own free will |
| 10' | [x x] asz-szur-pap-asz _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u2-a a-na _lugal_-u2-ti# ip-qi2-du ina lib3-bi# | Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me, entrusted to kingship. |
| 11' | [x x] da-a-ki ha-ba-a-te sza2-la-a-li u2-ma-'e-e#-ra um-man-szu2 | ... he smote his master, the robbers and the criminals. |
| 12' | al#-la-ku ha-an-t,u ina qe2-reb# nina{ki} il-li-kam-ma u2-sza2-an-na#-a ia-a-szi | I went quickly to Nineveh, and he made me happy. |
| 13' | e-li ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti lib3-bi i-gu-ug-ma is,-s,a-ri-ih# ka-bat-ti | Concerning these deeds, the heart became frightened and became afraid. |
| 14' | al-si-ma {lu2}tur-tan _{lu2}nam-mesz_ a-di _erin2-mesz szu-min_-szu2-nu e-mu-qi2-ia _mah#-mesz_ | I called out and the commander-in-chief and the governors, together with their personnel, my great forces, |
| 15' | a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha-mat _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam-mesz ARAD-mesz_-ni da-gil2 [x x]-ia | to the cult daises of the kings, governors, servants, my ... |
| 16' | ur#-ru#-hisz t,e3-e-mu asz2-kun-szu2-nu-ti har-ra-an {kur#}mu-s,ur u2-sza2-asz2-ki-na [...] | In the future, I will give them orders and set them on the road to Egypt. |
| 17' | szam#-risz ha-an-t,isz ir-du-u2 il-li-ku a-di {iri}kar-ba-ni#-[x] | They quickly set out and went as far as Karbani. |
| 18' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 _man_ {kur}ku-u-si sza a-lak _erin2-hi-a_-ia qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi isz-me-[x] | Tarqû, the king of Kush, who was on his way to kill my troops, in the city Mempu, heard. |
| 19' | a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul edin# erin2-hi-a_-szu2 id-ka-a is-di-ra me2-eh-ret _erin2-hi-a#_-[x] | to do battle with his troops, he went, and in front of the troops |
| 20' | ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia a-lik i-di-[x] | With the support of the deities Aššar and Sîn, the great gods, my lords, I marched. |
| 21' | ina _me3 edin# bad5-bad5_-szu2 isz-ku-nu# _erin2-mesz_ tuk-la-ti-szu2 u2-ra-as-si-bu ina {gesz#}[x] | In battle, they defeated him in the steppe. They brought about his defeating troops. |
| 22' | sza2-a-szu hat-tu pu-luh-tu im-qut-su-ma il-li-ku mah-hu#-[x] | His fearsomeness fell upon him and he went ... |
| 23' | ul-tu {iri}me-em-pi _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 a-szar tu-kul-ti-szu2 us,-s,i#-[x] | From the city Mempi, his royal city, where he ... his support, |
| 24' | a-na szu-zu-ub na-pisz-ti-szu2 qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2_ ir-kab#-[x] | to save his life in the boat ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | _karasz#_-su u2-masz-szir3-ma e-disz ip-par-szid-ma qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' e-[x x] | his camp he abandoned, and he fled alone, and in the city Ni' ... |
| 26' | _{gesz#}ma2-mesz_ qa-ra-bi ma-la it-ti-szu2 _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 u2-s,ab-bi-tu2 [...] | (As for) the mighty boats, as many as with him (and) his troops captured, ... |
| 27' | _{lu2}a kin_ pu-us-su-rat ha-de-e sza a-tam-ra iq-ba-a ia#-[x x] | The messenger of the good omens who I saw said: "I ..." |
| 28' | _{lu2#}gal sag {lu2}nam-mesz lugal-mesz_ e-ber _id2 ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia# [...] | The chief of the king’s governors, crossing the river, the servants who belonged to me, ... |
| 29' | [x]-di e-mu-qi2-szu2-nu _{gesz}ma2-mesz#_-szu2#-[x] | ... their forces, their boats(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | _[x]-mesz#_ {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia a-di e-mu-qi-szu2-nu# _{gesz#}ma2-mesz_-szu2-nu | the s of Egypt, my pre-eminent servants, together with their forces and boats |
| 31' | [x x] hul#-lu-uq {disz}tar-qu-u2 ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur {kur#}ku-u-si | [... the destruction of] Tarqû from Egypt to Kusi |
| 32' | [x] e#-mu-qi2-ia# mah-ra-a-ti u2-rad-di-ma asz2-pur | I added ... of my earlier troops and sent (them) here. |
| 33' | [x]-na {iri}ni#-i' _iri_ dan#-nu-ti {disz}tar-qu-u2 _man_ {kur}ku-u-si il-li-ku ma#-lak _iti_ 1(u) u4-me | ... of the city Ni', a fortified city, Tarqû, king of Kusu, went; the journey was 10 days. |
| 34' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 sza a-lak _erin2-hi-a_-ia isz-me-ma# {iri#}ni#-i'# _iri#_ dan-nu-ti-szu2# u2-masz-szir3-ma | Tarqû, who was on his way to kill my troops, heard about it and abandoned the city Ni', his fortified city, and |
| 35' | {i7}ia-ru#-'u-u2 e-bir-[x] a-he-en-na-a isz#-ku#-na ma-dak-tu2 | The Yaruʾû River and the Ebir... River they set together as camp. |
| 36' | {disz}ni-ik-ku-u2 {disz}lugal-lu#-da3-ri {disz}pa-aq-ru-ru# _[x]-mesz_ sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu#-s,ur isz#-ku-nu _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | Nikkû, Lugallu-dari, Paqruru, the s who had established themselves in Egypt, my father who had engendered me. |
| 37' | a-de-e an-szar2 u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia# [x]-ti#-qu-ma ip-ru#-s,u# ma-mit-sun2 | the treaty with the god Ashur and the great gods, my lords, ... and they imposed his curse. |
| 38' | _du10#-ga_-ti _ad_ ba-ni-ia im-szu-ma lib3#-ba-szu2-nu ik-pu#-ud# _hul_-tum | The good father, my father who had engendered me, grasped the heart of them and plotted evil against them. |
| 39' | da#-bab-ti sur-ra-a-ti id-bu-bu-ma [x]-lik# la ku-sziri4 im#-[x x] ra#-man-szu2-un | They spoke slanderous words and ... their own ... |
| 40' | um#-ma {disz}tar-qu#-u2 ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur# [...]-u2#-ma at-tu#-[...]-ba#-ni mi-i-nu | Thus (says) Tarqû: From the land Muṣur ... and you ... what |
| 41' | e#-li {disz}tar-qu-u2 _man_ {kur}ku-u-si a-na sza2-kan# [...]-e#-ru {lu2}rak-be2-szu2-un | Against Tarqû, the king of Kusu, to the place of ..., their envoys |
| 42' | um#-ma su-lum-mu-u2 ina bi-ri-ni lisz-[...]-ga#-ra a-ha-mesz | Thus (speaks) Sulummû: between us let them ... together |
| 43' | _kur#_ a-he-en-na-a ni-zu-uz#-ma# [...]-ri#-ni sza2-nu-um-ma be-lum | We surrounded each other's land and ... another lord |
| 44' | sza# _erin2-hi-a kur_ asz-szur gap-sza2-a-ti# e#-[...]-'u#-u2 a-mat _hul_-tim | of the vast troops of Assyria ... ... word of evil |
| 45' | [x x] na#-kas na-pisz-ti-szu2-un# ik#-[...]-lu#-qu a-di la ba-sze-e | ... their life ... ... until it is too late.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46' | [...] _sag#-mesz_-ia a-ma-a-ti [...] ik-ki-lu nik-lat#-sun2# | ... my first-borns, words ... they swore an oath. |
| 47' | [...]-di# szip-ra-ti#-szu2-nu# [...]-ru# ep-szet sur-ra-a-ti-szu-un | ... their work ... the deeds of their extispicies(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48' | [...] ni#-ku-u2# is,#-[...] isz-qa-te u2-tam-me-hu _szu-min_ u _giri3-min_ | ... the nikû-priestess ... ... they shook the hands and feet. |
| 49' | [...]-t,u#-u2 ina a-de-e _gal-mesz_ | ... by great treaties(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 50' | [...] qa#-tusz-szu2-un# [...]-us-su-nu-ti du-un-qu# | ... in their hands ... their good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 51' | [x _x]-mesz iri-mesz_ ma-la [...]-nu# ik-pu-du a-mat _hul_-ti | ... cities, as many as ... they conquered, the word of evil |
| 52' | [...] ina _{gesz}tukul_ u2-szam#-[...]-lu#? la# e-zi-bu ina lib3-bi | ... with weapons ... they did not leave there(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53' | [x x]-a#-szu2-un a-di [...]-di# mah-ri-ia ub-lu-ni | ... their ... until ... brought before me |
| 54' | [x x]-na#-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a# [...]-pisz# _mun_ sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-ti# | ... Ashurbanipal ... a good salt-beer offering |
| 55' | [...]-ku#-u2 _ARAD_ da#-[...]-te# ip-qi2-du ina {iri}kar-en-kur-kur | ...kû, a servant of ..., appointed. In Karenkurkur |
| 56' | [x x]-mu# ar-szi-[...] hi#-t,i-is-su | ... his sin(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 57' | [x x]-e# ni#-isz# _dingir#-mesz# ugu#_ sza2# mah#-[...]-ti#-szu2# asz2#-pur# | I sent the ... of the gods to his exalted ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 58' | lib3#-bu u2-szar-hi-is-su-ma lu-bul#-[...]-bi-su#-[x] | My heart rejoiced over him and I ... their ... |
| 59' | al-lu _ku3-sig17_ si#-[...] asz2-kun#-[x] | I ... a gold stela(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 60' | _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ u2#-[...] rit-ti#-[x] | ... gold rings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 61' | _gir2_ szib-bi sza2# ih#-zu-szu2 _ku3-sig17_ ni-bit _mu_-ia# [...]-ma# a-din-[x] | The fingernail of the nose, which is adorned with gold, my name, ... and I ... |
| 62' | _{gesz#}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_ a-na# [...]-ti#-szu2 a-qis-su | I presented to him chariots, horses, and mules. |
| 63' | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2#}nam-mesz_ a-na [...]-ti#-szu2 asz2-pur | I sent my eunuchs (and) governors to his ... |
| 64' | a#-szar _ad# du3_-u-a ina {iri}sa#-a-a sza2 {iri#}[x x]_-kur#-kur mu_-szu2 | where my father had engendered me, in Sāyu of ...-Kurkur, his name |
| 65' | a#-na _lugal_-u-te ip-qid#-du#-szu2 a-na masz#-[...] u2-ter-szu2 | to kingship they appointed him, to ... they returned him.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 66' | t,a-ab-tum _saga_-tum# _ugu#_ sza2 _ad_ ba-ni-ia u2-[...]-ma# e-pu-us-su | Good fortune over that of the father who had engendered me ... and I did it. |
| 67' | u3# {disz}{d}muati-sze-zib-an-ni _dumu_-szu2 ina {iri#}[x]-at#-ha-ri-ba | and Nabû-šezibanni, his son, in ...-atharibi |
| 68' | sza {iri}li-mir_-ensi2_-asz-szur# _mu_-szu2 a-na _lugal#_-u2#-te asz2-kun | of Limir-Reš-Ashur, his name to kingship I established. |
| 69' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 _man_ {kur}ku-u-si hat-tu pu-luh-ti _en_-ti-ia# is-hu-up-szu#-[x] il#-lik nam-mu-szi-szu2 | Tarqû, the king of the land Kusi, was frightened by the fear of my lordly majesty and went to fight with him. |
| 70' | {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2-e _dumu nin9_-szu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-szib-ma u2-ma-'e#-er ma-a-tum | Urdamānê, the son of his sister, sat on his throne and made the land tremble. |
| 71' | {iri}ni-i' a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 isz-kun#-ma u2-pa-hir el-lat-su | The city Ni' was placed as his fortresses and he plundered its sanctuaries. |
| 72' | a-na e-pesz _muru2_ u _me3 ugu erin2-hi-a_-ia _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 u2-szat-ba#-a is,-ba-ta har-ra-na | to do battle and battle against my troops he brought his weapons and took to the road. |
| 73' | ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin u3 _dingir-mesz gal#-mesz en-mesz_-ia | With the support of the deities Ashur, Sîn, and the great gods, my lords, |
| 74' | ina _me3 edin_ rap-szi _bad5-bad5_-szu2 isz-ku-nu u2-par-ri#-ru# el-lat-su | In battle, in a wide steppe, they defeated him, they destroyed him, |
| 75' | {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2-e e-disz# ip-par-szid-ma e-ru-ub a-na {iri}ni-i' _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 | Urdamānê fled alone and entered the city Ni', his royal city. |
| 76' | ma-lak _iti_ 1(u) _u4-mesz_ ur-hi pa#-asz2-qu-u2-ti# _egir_-szu2 il-li#-ku a-di qe2-reb {iri}ni-i'# | a journey of 10 days in the middle of the desert went behind him, as far as the city Ni'. |
| 77' | _iri_ szu-a-tu a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ik-szu-du is#-pu-nu a-bu-bisz# | that city in its entirety they conquered, plundered, and burned. |
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| 1 | _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ e-per _kur_-szu2 ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ mim-ma aq#-ru#? ni#?-s,ir#-ti _[x]-gal#_-[x] | gold, silver, scraps from his land, precious stones, anything precious, precious ... |
| 2 | [x]-bul#-ti bir-me _gada-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz# un-mesz nita#_ u _munus#_ | ... multi-colored ..., sashes, saddles, mares, people, male and female, |
| 3 | _[x]-za_-a-ti pa-ge-e u2-qu-pe tar#-bit szad-de-szu2-un# | The ...s of the ..., the reed-beds, and the troughs of their paths |
| 4 | ina la mi3-ni a-na mu-'u-de-e _ta_ qe2-reb-e-szu2 u2-[x]-s,u-nim-ma im-nu-u szal-la-tisz# | They brought me out from inside it without any compensation, and I was alive. |
| 5 | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia szal-mesz isz-szu-nim-ma# u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | to Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, a few were taken away from me and they seized my feet. |
| 6 | {iri}qir-bit2 sza qe2-reb {iri}ha-le-e-ha-as#-ta# na#-da-ta szu-bat-su# | The city Qirbit, which is inside the city Haleḫašta, is his dwelling. |
| 7 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szib _sza3_-szu2 _ugu kur-mesz_-szu2-nu mar-s,u#-u2#-ti# tak#-lu#-ma la pit-lu-hu be-lut# _kur_ asz-szur | The people who dwell in his heart were afraid of their hostile lands and did not fear the lordship of Assyria. |
| 8 | {disz}ta-an-da-a-a _{lu2}en-iri-mesz_-szu2-nu# sza2 a#-na# _lugal#-mesz# ad#-mesz_-ia la kit-nu#-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri# | Tandaya, their governors, who were not loyal to the kings, my ancestors, |
| 9 | hu-bu-ut {kur}ia-mut-ba-la ka-a-a-an ih#-ta#-nab#-ba#-tu# u2-szah-ri-bu na-me-e-szu2 | The people of the land Yamutbala were constantly terrified (and) turned hostile towards him. |
| 10 | asz2-szu2 ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti _dumu-mesz_ |BAD3.AN|#{ki} im#-da#-ha-ru-ni-ma u2-s,al-lu-u be-lu-ti | Because of these deeds, the citizens of Dūr rejoiced and rejoicing. |
| 11 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz ugu_-szu2-nu u2-ma-'e-er {iri#}qir-bit2 ik-szu-du isz-lu-la _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | my eunuchs (and) governors I appointed over them. They conquered Qirbit and carried off his people. |
| 12 | _ug3-mesz iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia as-suh#-ma qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-sza2-as,-bit | I seized those people, those cities, (and) my possessions and brought them into Egypt. |
| 13 | {disz}gu-gu _lugal_ {kur}lu-ud-di na-gu-u2 ne2#-ber#-ti _a-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru-u2-qu | Gugu, king of the land Luddi, the one who establishes the sanctuaries of the sea, the exalted one, |
| 14 | sza _lugal-mesz_ a-li-kut mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia# la isz-mu-u2 zik-ri _mu#_-szu2# | of the kings who came before me, my ancestors, did not hear his name, |
| 15 | ni-bit _lugal_-ti-ia kab-ti ina _masz2-ge6_ u2#-szab-ri-szu2-ma an-szar2 _dingir_ ba-nu-u2-[x] | the great command of my royal majesty in a dream caused him to be enraged, and Ashur, the god who created me, |
| 16 | um#-ma sza {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} hi-szih#-ti an-szar2 _lugal dingir-mesz en_ gim#-ri# | Thus (says) Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: the one who reveres Anšar, kin[g of the gods, lord of everything]. |
| 17 | [x _x]-mesz_ ru-bu-ti-szu2 s,a-bat-ma _lugal_-su# pit-luh#-ma s,u-ul-la-a be-lut-su# | ...s of his royal majesty seized, and his king was terrified, but his lordship was restored. |
| 18 | [x] e-pisz _ARAD_-u-ti u na#-din man-da#-at#?-ti# lil#-li-ku-usz su-up-pu-ka# | ... the work of a servant and the giving of the payment, may they go to your aid. |
| 19 | [...]-ni#-tu# e#-mu#-ru#? _[...]-gaba#_-u2#-szu2 isz-pu-ra a-di mah-ri-ia# | ... they saw ... his ... he sent before me. |
| 20 | [x x]-mir#-ra#?-[...]-t,u#-us#-su ik-szu-da _szu-min_-szu2 | ...-mirra-...-ṭussu, he bound his hands |
| 21 | [x x] ta-mar#-ti# [...]-bil#-am#-ma#? u2#-na-asz2#-sziq# _giri3#?-min#?_-ia#? | ... the observation ... he carried off and made pass by my feet(?) |
| 22 | [x x]-li _lugal_ {kur}[x x] a#-szib# hur#-sza2#-a-ni sza2-di-i pa-asz2-qu#-[x x] | ... the king of the land ..., who dwells in the high mountains, ... |
| 23 | [x] a#-na _lugal-mesz ad-[x_ x] _{gesz#}tukul#-mesz#_ szit-pu-ru e-tap-pa-lu da-s,a-a#-[x] | [... t]o the kings, my lord, [... they have] performed a šitapû-ritual against the weapons. |
| 24 | [x]-reb _kur_-szu2 hat-ti im#-[x x]-ma pu-luh#-ti _lugal_-ti-ia is-hup-szu#-[x] | ... his land Hatti ... and the fear of my royal majesty overwhelmed him. |
| 25 | [x x] e#?-pesz# [...] a#-na# nina#{ki#} isz-pu-ram-ma u2-s,al-la-a be-lu-u2#-[x] | ... to do ... he sent to Nineveh and he sat down. |
| 26 | [x _x]-ra#-mesz gal#-mesz#_ [x x]-at#-tu# na-dan szat-ti-szu2 u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | ... great ...s ... I established as his regular offering. |
| 27 | [x x]-ki-lu-u2 _lugal#_ {kur#}ar#-u2-a-da# a-szib ra-pa-asz2-ti _muru2_ tam-tim | ...-kilû, king of the land Aruad, who dwells in the wide meadows of the sea. |
| 28 | [x] ki-ma _ku6_ ina _a-mesz_ la ni-i-bi gi#-pisz# e-de#-e dan-ni szit-ku-nu szub-tu | ... like fish in water without water, you are confined to a strong reed fence. |
| 29 | [x] _ugu_ tam-tim gal-la-ti tak#-lu#-u2-ma la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri | ... on the great seas you fought, and without him to the yoke |
| 30 | [x]-lu#-u-ti ip-lah3#-ma a-na# e-pesz# _ARAD#_-ti-ia ik#-nu#-usz-ma i-szu-t,a ab-sza2-a-ni | ... he became afraid and terrified to do my servant's work, he sealed it and took it away. |
| 31 | _[x]-gi#-mesz sig2 sa5-mesz sig2 ge6-mesz ku6#-mesz# muszen-mesz_ szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin e-li-szu2 | I imposed upon him ... red wool, black wool, fish and birds for a whole year. |
| 32 | [x] tu#-kul-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ u3# {d#}[x] a#-szib# {iri}har-ra-na _en_-ia | the food offerings of the great gods and the god , who dwells in Harran, my lord, |
| 33 | [x]-gi ik-nu-szu2 szi-ip-s,i mi#-[x x]-ti# u2-na-asz2-szi-qu# _giri3-min_-ia# | ... he sealed. The work of ... they made slip through my feet. |
| 34 | _[x]-kur#_ la ma-gi-re-ia ak-szu-ud# [x x]-la# szal#-[x x]-nu# ka-bit-tu | I conquered a land not my own. ... heavy ... |
| 35 | _sag#-mesz ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ mim-ma aq-ru# [...] szad-lu-u2-ti | The silver, gold, anything precious, ... the highlands |
| 36 | [x]-na# _dingir-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} _dingir-mesz kur eme#-[...]_-qisz a-na qisz-ti | ... the gods of Assyria, the god[s of Sumer ...]qīš for the life |
| 37 | [x] u4#-me-szu2 e2-hul2-hul2 _e2_ {d}sin# [(...) x] qe2#-reb {iri}har-ra#-na | ... at that time, Eḫullūr, the temple of the god Sîn, ... in the city Ḫarran |
| 38 | [...] sal2#-ma-nu_-masz dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-ibila# [...]-ri#-ia e-pu-szu2 | ... salmānu-maš son of Ashur-papibila ... they did ... |
| 39 | [x] szu#-a#-[x x] la#-ba-risz il#-li#-[...]-ba _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 | ... a little ..., he ... his walls(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | [x]-hu-us#-su# am-si ad-ke tem-me-en#-[...] _asz2#?_-szi-szu2 du-rug-szu2 | ... his ..., the ... of the sea, ... the foundations of ... ... its foundations, its ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41 | si#-hir-ti _e2_ szu-a-tu 3(u) ti-ib-ki u2#-[...]-qa pi-ti-iq-szu2 | In the course of that house, 30 tibku-measures of ...-qa, his allocation, |
| 42 | [x] _me_ 5(u) _gid2-da_ 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) _dagal_ ti-ib _{tu15}kur-ra_ x [...]-rad#-di ina muh-hi | x hundred 50 šoda, 1212 (shekels) the length, the bank of the Euphrates River ... on top |
| 43 | [x] _me_ 3(u) ti-ib-ki _ta_ ku-tal _iri_ u2-mal-li [...] x qe2-reb _muru2 iri_ | ... x hundred 30 tibku-measures from the back of the city I filled. ... inside the middle of the town |
| 44 | ina# esz-qi2 _na4-mesz kur_-i dan-ni _usz8_-szu2 ad-di tem-me-en-szu2 u2#-[...]-su#? u2-rap-pisz | With the power of strong mountain stone I laid its foundations. I broadened its ... |
| 45 | _{gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ sza2 qe2-reb {iri}lab-na-na ik#-[...]-hu# la-a-nu | The cedars which were planted in the city Labnana |
| 46 | _{gesz}szur-min3_ e-re-szu2 _du10-ga_ sza2 qe2-reb {iri}si-ra-ra u2-x [...]-nu# {d#}[x] | The cymbals, whose ... are sweet, which are in the city Sirara |
| 47 | sza _lugal-mesz_ ki-szad tam-tim _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia ik-ki#-[...] | of the kings of the entire sea, servants who belonged to me, ... |
| 48 | _ta_ szad-de-szu2-nu a-szar nam-ra-s,i pa-asz2-qisz u2-szal-di-du-u-ni# [...] | From their yoke, where he had made it abundantly abundant, ... |
| 49 | s,e-er e2-hul2-hul2 szu-bat _hul2-mesz_ u2-s,a-lil-ma u2-[...] | I filled the midst of the Eḫulhu, the place of rejoicing, and ... |
| 50 | _{gesz}ig-mesz {gesz}szur-min3_ rab-ba-a-ti me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis u2#-[...] | I fixed doors of large cypress, a footstool of silver, and ... |
| 51 | _sag lugal_-ti-ia e2-kur szu2-a-tu2 a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 u2-szar-ri#-[...] | my royal majesty, that Ekur in its entirety I made great |
| 52 | at-man {d#}sin# _en_-ia 1(gesz2) 1(u) _gun_ za-ha-lu-u2 eb-bu u2-[...] | I, the sage of the god Sîn, my lord, 100 talents of bright zaḫalu-stone ... |
| 53 | 2(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ ek-du-u-ti sza2 mal-ma-lisz pat-qu ti-is,#?-[...] | 2 wild bulls of silver, whose weight is very small, ... |
| 54 | ina 2(u) _gun_ esz-ma-re-e mesz-re-te-szu2-nu nak-lisz ap#-[...] | With 20 talents of ebony, I ... their limbs in full ... |
| 55 | a#-na# it-ku-up za-ma-a-ni da-a-isz a-a-bi-ia# [...] | For the sake of my enemies, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 56 | [x] {d#}lah3-me _ku3-babbar_ tam-szil szu-ut _a-ab-ba_ sza ziq-ni#? [...] | ... of Laḫmu, the silver of the Sea of the Tigris ... |
| 57 | [x] ina a-tu-li-ma-ni-szu2-nu {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni tam-hu# [...] | ... when they arrived, the šurīnnu-tree, the battle ... |
| 58 | [x] 3(u)# _gun_ gat-ta-szu2-nu ap-ti-iq u2-szar-ri-ih# [...] | ... I cut off 30 talents of their hair and made it shine ... |
| 59 | [x]-na# mu-ter-risz _ti-la_-ia ina _ka2_ pa-pa-hi s,i-it [...] | ... who restores my life at the gate of the cella ... |
| 60 | [...] _{na4#}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ ne2-be2-hu e-bi-ih-szu2 u2#-[...] | ... Zû-stone, lapis lazuli, the nēbehu-stone that surrounded it ... |
| 61 | [...] a#-na si-hir-ti-szu2 ina ep-szet {d}nu-dim-mud [...] | ... in its entirety through the deeds of Nudimmud |
| 62 | [...]-ia# as,-bat-ma ina _hul2-mesz_ u2-sze-rib-szu2 u2-szar-[...] | ... I seized my ... and in joy I brought him in. I ... |
| 63 | [...] _ku3#-mesz_ ma-har-szu2 aq-qi2-ma u2-szam-[...] | ... I offered silver before him and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 64 | [...] u {d}nusku ep-sze-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti# [...] | ... and Nusku, my good deeds |
| 65 | [...] x x-e i-da-at dum-qi2 li-sza2-pa-a [...] | ... may a good word be uttered |
| 66 | [...] nam#-ru-u2-ti it-ti _{d}utu_-szi# [...] | ... bright ... with Šamaš ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 67 | [...] szul#-bur isz-di _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-ia# [...] | ... the šulbur-priest sits on the throne of my royal majesty |
| 68 | [...]-szu2# sza2 szum-qut na-ki-ri-ia li-[...] | May his ..., which is the emblem of my enemies, ... |
| 69 | [...]-ia# re-e-mu li-ir-szi-ma li-im#-[...] | May mercy ... my ... and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 70 | [...] _uzu#-mesz_ hu-ud lib3#-[...] | ... flesh, joy of the heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 71 | [...] li#-ha-as-si-sa# [...] | ... may he tear out ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 72 | [...]-ka#-a li#-[...] | May ... your ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 73 | [...] be-lut# [...] | ... lordship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 74 | [...] i#-lab#-[...] | ... he smote(very low confidence: a guess) |
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