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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 002 (P422277)

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

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DesignationRINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 002
IDP422277
Museum no.BM 105315
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

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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.

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1a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a bi-nu-ut an-szar2 u {d}nin-lil2I, Ashurbanipal, the creation of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ninlil,
2_dumu lugal gal_-u sza _e2 usz_-u2-tison of the great king of the house of the dead
3sza {d}sin ul-tu _u4-mesz su3-mesz_of Sîn from distant days
4ina _sza3 ama_-szu2 iz-ku-ru-usz a-na# _sipa_-utin his mother's womb he sacrificed, to the shepherd
5_kur_ an-szar2{ki} u3 {d}utu {d}iszkur ina _esz#-[...]_The land of Assyria and the gods Šamaš (and) Adad in ...
6ke-e-nu iq-bu-u e-pesz _lugal_-[x? x x]True, they said: "The king ..."(lower confidence: line is broken)
7{disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad_ ba#?-nu#-u-aEsarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who engendered me
8a-mat _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le#-szu2# [x]-ta#-'i-idthe word of the gods his support ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
9sza iq-bu-u-szu2 e#-[x] _lugal#_-u-ti-iawho said to him ... my kingship
10ina _{iti}gu4 iti_ [...] te#-ne2-sze-e-tiIn Ayyaru (II), month “..., the eponymy of
11_u4# 1(u) 8(disz)#-kam2#_ [...] x x x18th day, ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12u2-pa-hir# _ug3-mesz kur_ an#-szar2{ki} _tur_ u _gal_I gathered the people of Assyria, small and large.
13sza tam-tim# e-li-ti u szap-li-tiof the upper and lower seas
14a-na na-s,ir _dumu lugal_-u-ti-iato the guard of my royal son
15u3 [x]-nu _lugal_-u-ut _kur_ an#-szar2{ki} e-pe-szeand ... the kingship of Assyria to do(lower confidence: line is broken)
16a-de#-e# ni-isz _dingir-mesz_ u2-sza2-az#-ki-ir-szu2-nu-teI made the treaty of the life of the gods binding on them.
17u2#-dan#-ni-na rik-sa#-a-tihe strengthened the bonds
18ina _hul2#-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti e-ru#-ubIn joyful rejoicing he entered.
19ina _e2# usz_-u-ti asz2-ru nak#-lu#In the house of the dead, a naklu-priestess
20mar-kas _lugal_-u2-[x]Markas, the king(low confidence: few signs survive)
21sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_ a-li-di#-[x]belonging to Sîn-papmešsu, the father of Alidi
22_dumu# lugal#_-u-tu2 u _lugal_-u-tu2 e-pu-szu2 ina lib3-bi#-[x]the sons of kings and kingship they did in ...
23a-szar# {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad_ ba-nu-u-[x]where Esarhaddon, the father who ...
24qe2-[x]-szu2# ib:bi-szu-u ir-bu-u e-pu-szu2 be-lut _kur_ asz-szur# [x]The lordship of Assyria ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
25gi#-mir mal-ki ir-du-u2#all the rulers of the world,
26kim#-tu# u2-rap-pi-szu2#he broadened his family
27ik#-s,u#-ru ni#-szu-tu2# u sa-la-tu#They sealed the nishutu and salātu.
28u3# a#-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a qe2-reb-szu2 a-hu-uzAnd I, Ashurbanipal, stayed inside it.
29ne2-me#-qi2 {d}ag kul-lat t,up-szar-ru-u-tiThe wisdom of Nabû (and) all the scribal art
30sza gi#-mir um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu2-uof all the scholars, as many as there are
31ih#-ze-szu2-nu a-hi-it,he struck them, he cut off
32[x x]-ad# sza2-le-e _{gesz}pan_ ru-kub _ansze-kur-ra_... the šalālê, the bow, the saddle of the horses
33[x] _gigir#_ s,a-bat {kusz}a-sza2-a-ti[x] chariots, armed with yoke;
34[...]-lu#-ti _lugal-mesz_ ina u2-ma-mi la-ab-bu... kings in the future(lower confidence: line is broken)
35[x x]-szi-hu ina pa-an _{gesz}pan_-ia... before my bow(lower confidence: line is broken)
36[x x] e-pesz qab-li u ta-ha-zi... to do battle and battle(lower confidence: line is broken)
37[...]-ku se-de-ru u mit-hu-s,u-u-tu... I am smitten and frightened.(lower confidence: line is broken)
38[x x]-ru# qar-du na-ram an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)..., hero, beloved of Ashur and Ishtar
39[x x]-li#-pi _lugal_-u-ti a-na-kuI am ... of kingship.(lower confidence: line is broken)
40re#-esz# _lugal#_-ti#-ia ina mah-re-e ger-ri-iaAt the beginning of my reign, before my campaign
41a-na {kur}ma2-kan# u {kur}me-luh-ha usz-te-esz-sze-raI brought (them) down to the lands Makan and Meluḫaḫa.
42har-ra-nu {disz}[x]-da#-am-ma-ne2-e _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,urcampaign of -dammanê, king of Egypt.
43u {kur}ku-u2-si# [x]-lak# ger-ri-ia isz-me-e-maand Kusi heard of my campaign and
44sza ak-bu-su# mi-s,ir {kur}mu-us,-riwhich I conquered, bordering the land Muṣri
45{iri}mi-in-pu u2#-masz#-szir-ma ana szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2(As for) the city Mīnpu, he abandoned (it) and to save his life
46in-na-bit ina qe2-reb {iri#}ni#-i' _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-mesz_In Nineveh, the kings and governors
47{lu2}qe-ba-a-ni sza {disz}asz?-szur#?-[x x] _lugal# kur#_ [...] ba#-nu-u-aThe delegate of Assurnasirpal, king of the land ..., who had created me,
48isz-tak-ka#-nu# qe2#-reb {iri}mu-s,urThey set up camp inside Muṣur.
49ina ir-ti-ia# il#-li#-ku#-nim-ma u2-na-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia2They came in my presence and seized my feet.
50_egir {disz}ur#_-da-am-ma-ni#-i'# har-ra-nu as,-bat al-likAfter Urad-dammānî, I took the road and marched.
51a-di {iri}ni-i' _iri#_ dan-nu-ti-szu2as far as Ni', his fortified city
52ti-ib _me3_-ia dan-nu# e#-mur-ma {iri}ni-i' u2-masz-szir(As for) the one who sees my mighty battle array, I destroyed the city Nineveh.
53in-na-bit# a-na {iri}ki#-[x]-ki#-pi ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}sinWith the support of (the god) Aššar (and) the goddess Sîn, he conquered the city Kipi.
54{d}utu# {d#}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) [x] nina#{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza {iri}limmu2-dingirŠamaš, Bel, Nabû, Ishtar of Nineveh, (and) the goddesses of Limmu-ilum.
55{d}masz {d#}u-gur {d}nusku {iri#}[x]-i' {iri}{d}u2-nuThe deities Ninurta, Ugur, Nusku, ..., Uunu,
56a-na si#-hir-ti-sza2 ik#-[x]-da# _szu-min_-a-a#in its entirety ... my hands(lower confidence: line is broken)
57_ku3-babbar-mesz# ku3#-sig17-mesz_ ni-siq-ti# [x x] _nig2-szu-mesz nig2-ga_silver, gold, precious, ... possessions, property
58_iri_ szu2#-a#-tu2 ma-la ba-[...]-bul#-ti bir-meThat city, as many as ..., multi-colored
59_gada-mesz ansze#-kur-ra-mesz gal#-[...]_ zik#-ra u sin-niszThe wagons, the horses, the great ... and the woman
602(disz) tim-me# _mah#-mesz_ pi-tiq# [...]-e# eb-bi2 magnificent timmu-vessels, ... of the pure ...
61sza 2(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) [x] _gun#?_ [...]-az# _ka2_ e2-kurof 2,5 ... talents ... gate of Ekur(lower confidence: line is broken)
62ul-tu2 man-zal-ti#-[...] a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki}After ... to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
63i-na 2(disz)-e ger-ri#-[x] _ugu#_ {disz#}ba#-'a#-li# _man#_ {kur}s,ur-riIn two campaigns against Ba'ali, the king of the land Tyre
64a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim al-lik# sza# a-mat _lugal_-ti-ia la is,#-s,u-ruwho dwells in the foothills of the sea, went, but did not guard the word of my royal majesty,
65la isz-mu-u zi-kir szap-ti-ia#The word of my lips has not been heard.
66{iri}hal-s,u-_mesz ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis#The forts shall bind him.
67ina tam-tim u na-ba#-li ger-re-ti-szu2 u2-s,ab-bit#I captured his campaign in the sea and the netherworld.
68nap-szat-su-nu u2-si#-iq u2-kar-ri a-na _{gesz}szudun_-iaI made their lives abundant and deposited (them) on my throne
69u2-szak-nis-su-nu-ti# _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2the daughter of his own heart
70u3 _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz#_-szu2 a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-tiand his daughters and brothers for the work of the šangû-priestess
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1u2-bi-la a-di mah-ri-iahe brought before me.
2_dumu_-szu2 sza ma-ti-ma ti-amtu la e-bi-rahis son, who at any time had not crossed the Sea
3isz-te-nisz u2-bi-la a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ialikewise he brought to do my servant
4_dumu-munus_-su _dumu-munus szesz-mesz_-szu2 it-ti ter-ha-tihis daughter (and) his brothers with the treasury
5[x]-a'#-a#-si am-hur-szu2 re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma... I received from him. I prayed to him and(lower confidence: line is broken)
6[...]-bi#-szu2# u2#-ter#-ma a#-din-szu2... his ... I restored and gave to him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
7{disz}ia#-[...] {kur#}ar-u-a-daYa-... of Arua(lower confidence: line is broken)
8a-szib [...] _lugal#?_ {iri}tab_-iri_who dwells in ..., king of the city Tabiri
9{disz}sa-an#-[...]-a#-aSan-...aya(lower confidence: line is broken)
10sza a-na# [...]-szu2#who to his ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
11ik-nu-szu2 a#-[...]sealed it for him ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12it-ti nu-dun#-[...] e#-pesz... with ... to do(lower confidence: line is broken)
13_{munus}agrig_-u-ti a#-[...] u2#-bi-lu-nim-maThe šangûtu-priestess ... brought me and
14u2-na-szi-qu _giri3#-[...]_ mu#-gal-li... the foot ..., the chief ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
15_ansze2-kur-ra-mesz gal#-[...]_ szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin#I established for a long time the great ... horses.
16s,e-ru-usz-szu2# [...] {disz#}ia-ki-in-lu-uhis flock ... Yakin-Lû(lower confidence: line is broken)
17_lugal_ {kur}ar#-[...] il#-li-ku a-na szim#-tu2The king of Ar[aḫsamna ...] went to determine fate.
18{disz}a-bi-ba#-[...]-zi#-ba-a'-li {disz}a-du-nu-ba#-al#Abība-[...-zibaʾ]li, Adunu-Bal
19_dumu-mesz_ {disz}[...]-u# a-szib _muru2_ tam-timsons of , who dwells in the middle of the sea,
20ul-tu2 [...] e#-lu-nim-ma it-ti ta-mar#-ti-szu2-nuFrom ... I went up and together with their audience gift
21u2#_-[...]-min#_-ia# {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al# ha-an-t,isz... my ... Aziba'al quickly(lower confidence: line is broken)
22[...]-ma# a-na _lugal#_-u-ti {iri}ar-u-a#-da asz2-kun... and for kingship I established Aruada.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23[...]-ba#-a'-al {disz}a-du-nu-ba-a'-al lu-bul-tiAdunu-baʾ, the lubulti priest
24bir#-me u2-lab-bisz _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ asz2-kunI decorated it with multi-colored trim. I fashioned gold rings.
25ina# mah-ri-ia ul-zi-is-su-nu-tiI made them stand before me.
26[x] gu#-ug-gu _lugal_ {kur}lu-ud-di na-gu-u sza2 ne2-ber-ti... Guggu, king of the land Luddi, the nagû-official of the district.
27_a#-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru-u-qu sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-iathe Sea, the distant place of the kings, my ancestors
28la isz-mu-u zi-kir _mu_-szu2 ni-bit _lugal_-ti-iadid not hear the mention of his name, the omen of my royal majesty,
29ina _masz2-ge6_ u2-szab-ri-szu2-ma an-szar2 ba-nu-u-ain a dream I made him rise and the god Ashur, my creator,
30u4-mu _masz2-ge6_ an-ni-tu2 e-mu-ra {lu2}rak-bu-szu2 isz-pu-raOn the day of this extispicy he saw it, a reed worker wrote to me.
31[x]-na sza-'a-li szul-mi3-ia {lu2}gi-mir-ra-a-a... for the well-being of the Cimmerians.(lower confidence: line is broken)
32[x] _kur2_ ek-s,u sza la ip-tal-la-hu _ad-mesz_-ia... an evil enemy who did not fear my fathers
33[x] at#-tu2-u-a la is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min lugal#_-ti-ia#... you have not grasped the feet of my kingship
34[...] an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _en-mesz_-ia {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i szat qa-ti... the god Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, my lords, the arrow of the hand
35[...]-ri u2-tam-me-eh-ma it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2... he saw it and with his eye(lower confidence: line is broken)
36ka-[x]-ti# u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia... he sent to me, before me.
37a-na [x x] ger#-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ah-sze-e-rito my campaign against Hašeru
38_lugal_ {kur}[...]-a# usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu#The king of the land ... set off on the road.
39ina qi2-bit# [...] {d}utu {d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki}By the command of the gods Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, (and) Ishtar of Nineveh
40{d#}1(u)-5(disz)# sza limmu2#-[...]-urta#? {d}u-gur qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a#Ištar of the eponym year of ..., Ugur, in Mannea
41e-ru-ub#-[x x]-tal#-lak szal-t,iszI entered ... and went safely.(lower confidence: line is broken)
42_iri-mesz_-szu2 dan#-[...]-di# _iri-mesz tur-mesz_his fortified cities, small cities
43sza ni-ba [...] a#-di qe2-reb {iri}i-zir-tu2... as far as the city Izirtu(lower confidence: line is broken)
44ak-szu-ud# ap-pul aq#-[x x] {d#}gesz-bar aq-muI conquered, destroyed, ..., (and) burned with fire.
45_un-mesz# ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz# gu4#-mesz_ s,e-e-niThe people, horses, donkeys, oxen, sheep and goats
46ul-tu2# qe2-reb _iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu u2-sze#-s,a-am-maI brought out from those cities and
47szal-la#-tisz am-nu {disz}ah-sze-e-ri a-lak ger-ri#-ia# <isz-me-e-ma>I counted them as booty. Ḫašeri heard about the advance of my campaign and
48u2#-masz-szir {iri}i-zir-ti _iri lugal_-ti-szu2#I destroyed the city Izirtu, his royal city.
49a-na {iri}at-ra-a-ni _iri_ tukul-ti-szu2 in-na-bit-mato Atranu, his city of support, he fled and
50e-hu-uz mar-qi2-tu na-gu-u szu2-a-tu2 ak-szu2-duI conquered that nāgû-demon.
51ma-lak 1(u) u4-me 5(disz) u4-me u2-szah-rib-ma sza2-qu-ma-tu2“I made the journey for 15 days be interrupted, and (then) I made the šaqumātu-festival
52at-bu-uk {disz}ah-sze-e-ri la pa-lih _en_-ti-iaAḫu-šeri, who does not fear my lordly majesty,
53an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) im-nu-szu2 ina _szu-min ARAD#-mesz#_-szu2the god Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, his servants,
54_ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 si-hu _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab#-szu#-uthe people of his land sinned against him.
55ina _sila iri_-szu2 id-du-u _adda_-szu2 _egir_-nu# {disz}u2-<al>-li-iin the street of his city he killed, his brother afterwards Ullî
56_dumu_-szu2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 da-na-an an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utuhis son he sat on his throne. The strength of Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš
57{d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza {iri}nina {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza {iri}limmu2-dingirthe deities Bel, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, (and) Issar of Limmu-ili,
58{d}masz {d}u-gur u {d}nusku _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia e-mur-maI saw the gods Ninurta, Nergal, and Nusku, the great gods, my lords, and
59ik-nu-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia asz2-szu2 ba-lat, _zi_-ti3#-szu2to my yoke for the sake of his life
60up-na-szu2 ip-ta-a u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti#opened his eyes and praised my lordship
61{disz}i-ri-si-in-ni _dumu_ ri-du-ti-szu2Irisinni, son of Rīdušu
62a-na {iri}nina isz-pu-ra-am-ma u2-na-szi-qu _giri3-min_-iato Nineveh he sent, and they cut off my feet.
63re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma _{lu2}a kin_-ia sza szul-meI prayed to him, and my messenger, who is well,
64u2-ma-'e-er _edin_-usz-szu2 _dumu-munus_ s,i-it _sza3_-szu2his steppe, the daughter of his own heart
65u2-sze-bi-la a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-ti ma-da-ta-szu2for the work of the šandabakku his tribute
66mah-ri-tu2 sza ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-iaBefore the time of the kings, my ancestors,
67u2-szab-t,i-lu isz-szu2-ni a-di mah-ri-iaThey have slain me with them, until before me.
683(u) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ e-li ma-da-ti-szu2 mah-ri-ti30 horses above his previous tribute
69u2-rad-di-ma e-mi3-is-su a-na 4(disz)-e ger-ri-iaI added (it) to my 4th campaign.
70a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} usz-te-esz-sze-ra har-ra-nuI set off on the road to Elam.
71ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz)# [...]By the command of Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš, Enlil, Nabu, Ishtar, ...
72{d}1(u)-5(disz) sza limmu2-dingir{ki} {d}masz {d}u-gur u# {d}[x]Ištar of the city of Elam, Ninurta, Ugur and ...
73ina _{iti}kin-{d}inanna#_ szi#-pir# {d#}[...]In the month Ulūlu (VI), the work of the god ...
74[...] {d#}nun-nam-nir ki-ma ti-ib# me-[...]... Nunamnir like a snake(lower confidence: line is broken)
75ak#-tum3# {kur}elam-ma{ki} a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 ak#-kis#I captured the land Elam in its entirety.
76_sag#-du_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal#_-szu2-nu mul-tar-hu#The head of Teumman, their king, is the Star.
77sza2# ik#-pu-da _hul_-tu2 ina la mi3-ni a-duk qu-ra#-[x x? x]I killed the one who had plotted evil against me without justice ...
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1ina _szu-min_ bal-t,u-ti u2-s,ab-bit mun-dah-s,e-e-szu2With the help of a living man I captured his foes.
2szal-ma-ti-szu2-nu ki-ma _{gesz}dih3 {gesz}kiszi16_ u2-mal-la-atheir booty like a bolt of juniper he filled.
3ta-mir-ti {iri}szu-sza2-an _usz2-mesz_-szu2-nu {i7}u2-la-a-athe territory of the city Susa, their dead, the Euphrates River
4u2-szer3-di _a-mesz_-sza2 as,-ru-up ki-ma na-ba-siI had it brought down. I had its water drained like a nasî-demon.
5{disz}um-man-i-gasz _dumu_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}Ummanigaš, son of Urtaku, king of the land Elam.
6sza la-pa-an {disz}te-um-man a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} in-nab-tawhich before Teumman had fled to Assyria,
7is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min_-ia2 it-ti-ia u2-bil2-szu2 a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki}seized my feet and carried him away to Elam.
8u2-sze-szib-szu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {disz}te-um-man {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 _szesz_-szu2in the throne of Teumman, Tammarītu, his brother,
9szal-sza2-a-a sza it-ti-szu2 in-nab-ta ina {iri}hi-da-lu asz2-kunI placed a third of me who had fled with him in the city Ḫidalu.
10a-na _lugal_-u-ti ul-tu2 _{gesz}tukul_ an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _ugu_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}for kingship from the weapon of the god Aššar (and) the goddess Ishtar over the land Elam
11u2#-szam-ri-ru asz2-tak-ka-nu da-na-nu u li#-i#-[x]I set up a stronghold and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12ina ta#-[x]-a#-ar#-ti-ia _ugu_ {disz}du-na-nu# {kur#}gam#-bu#-la#-a#-a#Concerning Dunanu of Gambulu,(lower confidence: line is broken)
13sza a-na {kur}elam#-[ma{ki} ...]-lu#? asz2#-ku#-na pa-ni-ia(As for) the one who ... to the land Elam, before me
14{iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en# [...] {kur#}gam-bu-li ak-szu-udI conquered the city Šapī-Enlil (and) the land Gambulu.
15qe2-reb _iri_ szu2-a-tu2 e-ru#-[x _x]-mesz_-szu2 as-lisz u2-t,ab-bi-ihI entered that city and ... his ...s as he pleased.
16{disz}du-na-nu {disz}sa-am-gu-nu# [x]-nar#-ri#-t,u e-pesz# _lugal#_-ti-iaDunānu (and) Samgunu ... for the exercise of my kingship
17ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i isz-qa#-ti# _an#-bar#_ u bi-re-ti _an-bar_With a bolt of iron and bronze bolts
18u2-tam-me-ha _szu-min_ [x? x x] _un-mesz# gu4#-mesz_ u s,e-e-ni... the people, oxen, and sheep and goats
19_ansze-mesz ansze-kur-[...]-kunga#-[x]_ ul#-tu2 qe2#-rebdonkeys, horses, and mules from(lower confidence: line is broken)
20{kur}gam-bu-li asz2-lu#-[x] a#-na [x] an-szar2{ki}I ... the land Gambulu to ... Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
21{iri}sza2-pi-i_-{d}en iri#_ [x]-ti#-szu2 ap#-pul# aq-qurI destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the city Ša-pî-Bēl, his ... city.
22ina _a-mesz_ usz-har-mit, {disz}[x x]-i#-gasz [x x] ma#-a'-as#-su...-igaš ... much of him(lower confidence: line is broken)
23e-pu-szu2 qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma#[{ki} x]-kun-[x x]-na# _lugal_-u-tiin the land Elam ... kingship(lower confidence: line is broken)
24sza a-de-e la is,-s,u#-ru# it#-[x x] {d#}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-nawho did not keep the treaty, Gešnu-mugina
25_szesz_ nak-ri isz-ku-na pi-[...]-ri#-tu2 _edin_-usz-szu2brother of the enemy, who established ... in his steppe,
26ib-bal-kit-ma sza2-a-szu2 ga-du kim#-[...]-szu2#? ina _{gesz}tukul_he rebelled and that one, together with his family, with the weapon
27{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 sza _egir_ {disz}um-man-[...] _gu-za_Tammarītu, who after Umman- the throne
28{kur}elam-ma{ki} sza a-na re-s,u-ti# _[...]-na#_The land Elam, which for the shepherdship of
29_szesz#_ la ke-ni il-lik-am-ma a-[...]-ia#My unfaithful brother came and ...
30ur#-ri-ha _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 ina su-up-pe#-[...] 1(u) 5(disz)#his weapons in the supplication 15(lower confidence: line is broken)
31u2#-sap-pu-u isz-mu-u un-ni-[...]They wrote, heard, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
32_ARAD_-su _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-bal-kit#-[...]his servant rebelled against him ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
33isz-kun u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 {disz}tam#-[...]He placed (it) and sat on his throne. Tam-
34qin#-nu#-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2 it-ti 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) _nun#-[...]_his family, the seed of his father's house, together with 105 ...
35la#-pa#-an {disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-szu2 mi-ra#-[...]Before Indabibi, his servant, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36ip#-szi-lu-nim-ma a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} in-[...]they gathered together and to Assyria ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37_giri3#-min#-mesz_-ia {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 a-na e-pesz# [...]my feet, Tammarītu, to do
38ra#-man-szu2 im-nu-ma asz2-szu2 e-pesz di-ni#-szu2# a#-lak# _a2-tah_-szu2his love, and because of the way he is to do his case, to go his army
39ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-s,al-la-a# _en_-u-tiBy the command of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, I glorified my lordship.
40ina mah-ri-ia iz-zi-iz-ma i-dal-la-la# qur-di _dingir-mesz_-iaHe stood before me and sang the praises of my gods.
41dan-nu-ti sza il-li-ku re-s,u-u-ti# i#-na 5(disz)-sziThe strong ones who went to the rescue, in five days
42ger-ri-ia ina _{iti}sig4 iti_ {d}sin _en esz-bar dumu#_ [x]-tu2-umy campaign in Simanu (III), month of Sîn, lord of decisions, son of ...
43a-sza2-re-du sza {d}en-lil2 ad-ke _erin2-hi-a#_-[x x]the field marshal of Enlil, the ... of the troops
44{disz}um-man-al-da-si _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} usz-[...]Ummanaldašu, the king of the land Elam,
45u2-bil it-ti-ia {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 _man_ {kur#}[...]Tammarītu, the king of the land(lower confidence: line is broken)
46sza la-pa-an {disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-szu2 in-nab#-[...]which before Indabibi, his servant, ...
47_giri3-min-mesz_-ia _ug3-mesz_ {iri}hi-il-me {iri}pil#-[x x]my feet, the people of the cities Ḫilme, Pil,
48ti-ib _me3_-ia dan-ni isz-mu-u sza [...]The strong one heard of my strong battle, who ...
49a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} nam-ri-ri an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz)# [...]To the land Elam, the radiance of Anšar, Ishtar, ...
50pu-luh-ti _lugal_-ti-ia is-hup-szu2-nu-ti szu2#-[...]The fear of my royal majesty overwhelmed them, ...
51_gu4#-mesz#_-szu2-nu s,e-ni-szu2-nu a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti#-[...]their oxen and sheep for the work of the servant Ti...
52im-qu-tu2#-nim#-ma# is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min-mesz lugal#_-[x x]fell upon me and grasped the feet of ...
53a-na me-ti-iq ger-ri#-ia# {iri}e2-im#-[x x]to the end of my campaign, E[m...]
54_iri lugal_-u-ti _e2_ tuk-la-a#-ti# sza {kur}elam#-ma{ki}the royal city, the privileged house of the land Elam
55ki-ma _bad3 gal_-e pa-an {kur}elam-ma{ki#} par#-ku ak-szu-udI conquered the land Elam like a great wall.
56_ug3#-mesz_ a-szib lib3-bi-szu2 sza la u2-s,u-nim-ma la#-a isz-a-luthe people living in his heart, who did not come out and did not eat
57szu-lum _lugal_-ti-ia a-nir _sag-du-mesz_-szu2-nu# ak-kisfor the well-being of my royal majesty I dedicated. I cut off their heads.
58_eme-mesz_-szu2-nu ap-ru-u' a-na ta-mar#-ti# _ug3-mesz kur_-iaI gathered their tongues for the viewing of the people of my land.
59al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} {disz}im-bi-ap#-pi# _{lu2#}gal {gesz}pan#_I took to Assyria. Imbi-appi, the chief archer,
60sza {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza ina {iri}e2-im-bi#-[...]of the land Elam, which is in the city Embi-
61a-na _en-nun_-u-ti bal-t,u-us-su ul#-[...]-tu# <u2-sze-s,a-am-ma>I was able to bring him out of ... to the guard.
62_szu-min_ u _giri3-min_ bi-re-tu ad-di-szu-ma [...] asz-szur{ki}I gave him hands and feet and ... Assur
63_munus-e2-gal dumu-mesz_-szu2 sza {disz}te-um-man [...]-ma#{ki}the queen, the sons of Teumman ...-ma
64sza ina na-asz2-par-ti an-szar2 ina ger-ri-[x x]-ri-tiwhich in the message of Anšar in the campaign
65ak-ki-su _sag-du_-su it-ti# [x x]-ti# _ug3-mesz_his head with ... and the people(lower confidence: line is broken)
66a-szi-bu-ti {iri}e2-im-bi-i [...]-la-tisz am-nuI counted (them) as inhabitants of the city Ēmbî.
67{disz}um-man-al!(AR)-da-si _man {kur}elam#-[...] erin2-hi-a_-iaUmmanaldašu, king of the land Elam, my troops
68sza qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} e#-[...]-ma# {iri}ma-dak-tu2(As for) the one who enters into the land Elam and the city Madaktu
69_iri lugal_-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir#-ma# in#-[...] _kur#_-szu2 e-lihe abandoned his royal city and ... his land.
70{disz#?}um#?-ba#_-lagab#_-u#-a# sza# me2-hi-ret {disz}um-[x x]-da#-si#Umba-lāgabû’a, who is opposite Um-...-dasi
71[x]-bu# ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} ki-ma [...]... on the throne of the land Elam like ...
72{iri#}bu-bi-lu _iri_ mu-szab be-lu-ti-szu2# [...]The city Bubilu, the city that ... its lordly majesty
73ki-ma _ku6-hi-a_ is,-bat szu-pul _a-mesz#_ [...]Like fish, he grasped the hands of water ...
74{disz}tam-ma-ri-tu sza# in#-nab-tu2 is,-ba-tu2# [...]Tammarītu, who was captured and seized
75qe2#-reb {iri}szu-sza2-an u2-sze-rib asz2-kun#-[...]I made enter Šušan (and) deposited (it) there
76_saga#_-tu2 e-pu-szu2-usz asz2-pur re-s,u#-[x x]I wrote to the king, my lord, that he should do good.
77im#-szi-ma isz-ta-ne2-'a-a _hul#-[...]_He sat down and prayed to me: '... evil .'
78an#-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza _a2-min#_-a#-[...]Ashur, Ishtar, who ditto ...
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1u2-sza2-zi-zu-in-ni s,e#-er# ga-re-e-ia#They made me stand on my knees.
2lib3-bi a-na {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 ek-s,u ba-ra-nu-u ib-ru-u-maThe heart of Tammarītu was frightened, terrified, and
3u2-ba-'u-u qa-tusz-szu2 ul-tu2 _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-szu2he removed his hand from his royal throne
4id#-ku-nisz-szum-ma u2-ter-ru-nisz-szu2 sza-ni-ia-a-ni-szu2#he gave him, and they returned him. Secondly,
5u2-szak-ni-szu2-usz a-na _giri3-min_-ia ina li-i-ti da-na-nito my feet, with mighty strength
6sza _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} e-ru-ub-maof the great gods, my lords, entered Elam and
7at-tal-lak szal-t,isz ina ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia sza szul-me-eI went safely on my way to greet the king, my lord.
8_szu-min_ ma-li-ti pa-an _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-ter-ra a-na _kur# an#?-[x_ x]I returned my old hands to the land of
9{iri}ga-tu-du {iri}ga-tu#-du#-[x]the city Gatudu, the city ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10{iri}da-e-ba {iri#}na#-[x x]the cities Dāba, Na,(lower confidence: line is broken)
11{iri#}bad3#-{disz}am#-na#-ni# {iri#}[...]Dur-Amani(lower confidence: line is broken)
12{iri}ha-ma-nu {iri#}[...]Hamānu, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
13{iri}ha-a-a-u2-si {iri#}[...](The cities) Ḫayusi, ...,(lower confidence: line is broken)
14{iri}e2-{disz}ar-ra-bi {iri#}[...](The cities) E-Arrabi, ...,(lower confidence: line is broken)
15{iri}ma-dak-tu2 {iri#}[...]The cities Madaktu, ...,(lower confidence: line is broken)
16{iri}bu-bi-i _iri#-[...]_-ni#Būbî, ...ni(lower confidence: line is broken)
17{iri}ur-da-li-ka {iri#}[...]-gaUrdalika, ...ga(lower confidence: line is broken)
18{iri}tu-u2-bu {iri#}[...]-buTubu, ...bu(lower confidence: line is broken)
19{iri}du-un_-lugal_ {iri}[x x] un#-da#-a-siDūn-šarru, ..., he conquered(lower confidence: line is broken)
20{iri}bad3-{disz}un#-da-a-si-ma {iri}bu#-[x]-lu# {iri}sa-am-u-nuDūr-Undasima, U...lu, Samunu
21{iri}e2-{disz}bu-na-ki {iri}qa#-ab-ri-nathe cities E-Bunakki, Qabrina
22{iri}qa-ab-ri-na-ma {iri}ha#-ra-a'Qabrinuma, Hara'
23_iri-mesz_ szu2-nu-ti ak#-szu-udI conquered those cities.
24ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar# aq-muI destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire.
25_dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu _ug3-mesz_-szu2-nu# _gu4-mesz_-szu2-nutheir gods, their people, their oxen
26_u8-udu-hi-a-mesz_-szu2-nu _nig2-szu-mesz#_-szu2-nu _nig2-ga-mesz_-szu2-nutheir sheep, their possessions, their property
27{gesz}s,u-um-bi _ansze#-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_Its timber: horses and mules.
28{gesz}til-li# [x]-nu#-ut ta-ha-zi... the tilli-wood ... he splits(lower confidence: line is broken)
29asz2-lu-[x] a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki}to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
30ina 6(disz)-szi# [x x]-ia ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)By the command of Ashur and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken)
31ad#-ke _erin2#-[...]_-er# {disz}um-man-al-da-si... the troops ... Ummanaldasi(lower confidence: line is broken)
32_man# {kur}elam#-[...]_-sze#-ra har-ra-a-nuking of the land Elam, on the road
33{iri#}e2#-[...] ger#-ri-ia mah-re-eThe city ..., my first campaign
34[...]-szi# {kur}ha-ma-a-nu... the land Hamānu(lower confidence: line is broken)
35[...] ak#-szu-du... I have achieved.(low confidence: few signs survive)
36[...]-da#-a-si _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}...-dasi, king of the land Elam
37[...]-a#-szi {kur}ha-ma#-nu isz-me-e-ma... the land Hamānu heard(lower confidence: line is broken)
38[...] an#-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)# a-li-kut _a2-min-mesz_-ia... Ashur and Ishtar, who go at my side
39[...]-szu2#-ma {iri}ma-dak#-tu2 _iri lugal_-ti-szu2... and the city Madaktu, his royal city
40[x x]-szir#-ma in-na-bit# a#-na# {iri#}bad3-{disz}un-da-si... and fled to Dur-Undasi.(lower confidence: line is broken)
41[x x]-id#-e e-bir-ma# _id2#_ szu-a-tu2... crossed the river and that river(lower confidence: line is broken)
42[...]-ti#-szu2# isz-kun... he established his ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
43[...] a#-na s,al-ti-ia... to my foes(lower confidence: line is broken)
44[...]-ti a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered ... as far as its district.(lower confidence: line is broken)
45[...]-ti# a#-di na-ge#-szu2# ak#-szu#-ud... I conquered as far as its district.(lower confidence: line is broken)
46[...]-ti a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered ... as far as its district.(lower confidence: line is broken)
47[x] tu#-[...] na#-ge-szu2 ak-szu-du... he conquered his district.(lower confidence: line is broken)
48[x]-rit _<id2>_ ka-la#-[...]-dak#-tu2 _iri lugal_-u-ti... of the river Kala-...-daktu, the royal city
49[x]-di# na-ge-szu2 [x]-szu-ud... his district ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
50{iri#}hal-te-ma-asz2 _iri#_ [x]-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Ḫaltemaš, his ... city.
51[x] szu#-sza2-an _iri lugal#_-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the ... of his royal city.(lower confidence: line is broken)
52[x] di#-in_-lugal_ {iri}su#-mu-un-tu2-na-asz2... the king of Sumuntuna(lower confidence: line is broken)
53[x] _lugal#_-ti-szu2 ak#-szu-udI achieved his kingship.(lower confidence: line is broken)
54[x x]-di#-il-ma _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud...dilma, his royal city, I conquered.
55[x x]-bi#-lu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city ...bilu, his royal city.
56[...]-in#-ak _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud... I conquered his royal city.(lower confidence: line is broken)
57[x] tukul#-ti# an#-szar2# u# {d}1(u)-5(disz) ar-de-ma al-likI sought out the ... of the weapons of Ashur and Ishtar and marched.
58s,e-er {disz}um-man-al#-da#-si _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}descendant of Ummanaldašu, king of the land Elam
59sza la ik-nu-sza2 a#-na _{gesz}szudun#_-iathat had not sealed, to my yoke
60ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia# {iri#}bad3#-{disz}un-da-siIn the course of my campaign, Dur-Undasi
61_iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud [x x] u4#-mu 2(disz) u4-mu ul u-qiI conquered his royal city. ... for two days I did not wait.
62pa-an ar-ke-e ul ad-gul# [x] u4-me-szu2-ma e-bir _i7_At that time, I crossed the Euphrates River
631(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz_ mu-szab _lugal_-ti-[...] _iri#-mesz tur-mesz_14 cities, cult centers of kingship ..., small cities
64sza2 ni-ba la i-szu-u [...]-ge#-eWho does not have fear ...
65sza qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} ka#-li#-sza2# ak#-szu#-udI conquered all of the land Elam.
66ap-pul aq-qur ina {d#}gesz#-bar aq-mu#I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire.
67ina _du6!_ kar#-me u2-ter# ina# la mi3-ni a-duk qu-ra-de#-[x x]In the mound of Karmu I returned, without ceasing, I slaughtered the warriors
68[x] _{gesz#}tukul#_ u2-ra-as#-[x] mun#-dah-s,e-szu2 s,i-ru-[x]... weapons ... his enemies ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
69[...]-al#-da-si# [...]-ma#{ki} mi-ra-nu-usz#-[x]... he smote ... of the land ... for you(lower confidence: line is broken)
70[...]-ta# sza2-du-[x]... from ...(very low confidence: a guess)
71[...] a#-di na-ge-[x]... as far as Naga...(low confidence: few signs survive)
72[...]-la#-mu# [...]...-lamu ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
73_2(u)#-am3#_ [...]
74[x x] hi-da#-[x] ak#?-szu2#?-ud 1(gesz2)# _danna#-[...]_... I conquered. 60 ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
75[...] an#-szar2 u {d#}[x] sza2 u2-ma-[...]... Aššar and ..., who now ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
76[...] e#?-lam#?-ti#?{ki?} at#?-[...]... of Elam ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
77[...]
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1s,e-er ga-re-ia {iri}szu-sza2-an ma-ha-zu _gal_-uthe city Šušan, a great temple
2mu-szab _dingir-mesz_-szu2-unwho dwells among their gods
3a-di pi-risz-ti-szu2-nu ak-szu-ud ina a-mat an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)By the command of (the god) Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, I conquered (them) together with their territory.
4qe2-reb _e2-gal-mesz_-szu2 e-ru-ub u2-szib ina _hul2-mesz_he entered his palaces and sat in joy.
5ap-te-e-ma _e2_ na-kam-a-te-szu2-nu sza _ku3-babbar-mesz ku3-sig17-mesz_I opened and their storehouses of silver and gold
6_nig2-szu-mesz_-szu2 _nig2-ga-mesz_ nu-uk-ku-mu qe2-reb-szu2-nuhis possessions, possessions that I did not possess, inside them
7sza# _lugal-mesz_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} mah-ru-tiof the previous kings of Elam:
8[...] sza2# a#-di u4-me an-ne2-e u2-pah-hi-ru... that they have gathered up until now
9[x]-ku#-nu sza _{lu2#}kur2_ sza2#-nam#-ma# [x]-li a-a-szi qa#-a#-su#... of another enemy ... I am with him.(lower confidence: line is broken)
10la u2-bi-lu ina lib3-bi u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nuThey did not bring (them) in, they brought (the mash) out and I counted them as booty.
11_ku3-babbar-mesz ku3-sig17-mesz nig2-szu-mesz nig2-ga-mesz_silver, gold, possessions, and property
12sza2 _kur eme-ki_ u uri{ki} {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3of Sumer and Akkad: Karduniaš
13ka-la-ma sza2 _lugal-mesz_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} mah-ru-u-teall of the previous kings of the land Elam
14a-di 7(disz)-szu2 isz-lu-lu u2-bi-lu qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-tiThey carried (them) off for seven days, brought them into the land Elam.
15s,a-ri-ru husz-szu-u esz-ma-ru-u eb-bu(As for) the furious ṣarīru-demon, the supreme ešmarû,
16ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ szu-kut-tu2 a-qar-tu2 si-mat _lugal_-u-tithe gift of precious stones, šukuttu-stone, alabaster, and the emblems of kingship
17sza2 _lugal-mesz kur_ uri{ki} mah-ru-ti u {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-<<gal>>-mu-gi-naof the previous kings of Babylonia and Gešnu-galmugina
18a-di kit-ri-szu2-nu ip-szu-ru a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki}together with their equipment, they set out to the land Elam.
19lu-bul-tu2 szu-kut-tu2 si-mat _lugal_-u-ti {gesz}til-liThe lubultu-offering (and) the šukuttu, suitable for kingship, the tillu-vessel
20qa-ra-bi si-ma-nu-u mim-ma e-pesz _<me3_ si-mat> qa-ti-szu2The qarrābu-demon (is) simanû-disease; whatever it is to do, is the fate of his hand.
21u2-nu-ut mut-tab-bil2-ti _e2-gal-mesz_-szu2 ka-la-muall the possessions of his palaces
22sza ina muh-hi u2-szi-bu it-ti-lu ina lib3-bi e-ku-luwho sat on (the throne) and ate there,
23isz-tu-u ir-mu-ku ip-pa-asz2-szu asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki}Afterwards, he became ill, and I carried him off to Assyria.
24ziq-qur-rat {iri}szu-sza2-an ina a-gur2-ri _{na4}za-gin3_ szu-pu-szatthe ziggurat of Šušan with baked bricks of lapis lazuli
25ub-bit u2-kap!(KAD3)-pi-ra _si-mesz_-sza2 sza2 pi-tiq _uruda_ nam-rihe cut off her horns of copper arrows,
26{d}musz3-szesz2 _dingir_ pi-risz-ti-szu2-un sza2 asz2-buMuššēzib, the god who created them,
27ina pu-zur-a-tein the cult centers
28sza mam-ma-an la im-ma-ru ep-szet _dingir_-ti-szu2who no one sees the deeds of his divinity
29{d}szu-mu-du {d}la-ga-ma-ru {d}pa-ar-ti-ki-raŠumudu, Lagamaru, Partikira,
30{d}am-man-ka-si-masz {d}u2-<du>-ra-anAmmankasimaš, Udurran
31{d}sa-pa-ag {d}ra-gi-baSa-pāg and Rahiba
32{d}su-un_-gam_-sa-ra-aof Sin-gamsarrâ,
33{d}ka-ar-sa {d}ki-ir-sa-ma-asKarsa, Kirsamas
34{d}szu-da-nu {d}a-a-pa-ag-si-naŠudanu, Aya-pagsina
35{d}bi-la-la# {d#}pa#-ni#-in-tim-riBilala, Panintimri
36{d}si-la-ga-ra#-a# {d#}[...]-a#Silagara, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37{d}na-bir-tu2 {d}ki-in#-[...]Nabirtu, Kin(lower confidence: line is broken)
38_dingir-mesz {d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_ sza-a#-[x x]the gods, the goddesses ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39it-ti szu-kut-ti-szu2-nu _nig2-ga-[...]_with their yoke ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
40a-di {lu2}sza2-an-ge-e bu-[...]together with the šangê-official(lower confidence: line is broken)
41asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} 3(u) 2(disz)# [...]I carried off. To Assyria, 32 ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
42pi-tiq _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ {na4#}[...]The allocation of silver, gold, copper, ... stone
43ul-tu2 qe2-reb {iri}szu-sza2-an [...]From Šušan(lower confidence: line is broken)
44{iri}hu-ra-a-di a-di _nu_ [x] um#-man#-[x x]the city Ḫuradi as far as the ... of Umman...
45_dumu_ {disz}um-ba-da-ra-a _alam_ {disz}isz-tar-na-an#-hu#-[x x]son of Umbadarâ, image of Ištar-nānḫu-
46_alam_ {disz}hal-lu-si u3 _alam_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2#The statue of Hallusi and the statue of Tammaritu
47_egir_-u2 sza ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz)Afterwards, by the command of Ashur and Ishtar,
48e-pu-szu2 _ARAD_-u2-ti al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2I took my servants to Assyria.
49ad-ka-a _{d}alad-mesz {d#}lamma-mesz en-nun-mesz_ szu-ut e2-kurthe gods Alad, Lamma, and the guards of Ekur
50ma-la ba-szu2-u u2-na-as-si-ha _am-mesz_ na-ad-ru-tias much as there was, he brought out wild bulls.
51si-mat _ka2-mesz_ esz-re-e-ti {kur}elam-ma{ki}the gate of the shrines of the land Elam,
52a-di la ba-sze-e u2-szal-pit _dingir-mesz_-szu2without ceasing destroyed his gods.
53u _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz#_-szu2 am-na-a a-na za-qi2-qi2and his five goddesses, to libate
54_{gesz}tir#-mesz#_-szu2-nu pa-az-ra-a-tetheir open forests
55sza# mam2#-[x] a-hu-u la u2-szir3 ina lib3-biof Mam..., my brother, I did not write therein.
56[x x]-kab#-ba-sa i-ta-szi-in#... has taken(lower confidence: line is broken)
57[...] _me3#-mesz#_-ia qe2-reb-szin e-ru-[x]... my battles I entered inside them.
58[...] pu-uz-ra#-[x] iq-mu-u ina {d#}[x x]... they said to the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
59[...] _lugal#-mesz_-szu2-nu# [...]... their kings ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
60[...] x [...]
61'[...]-na# [...]... in his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
62'[...]-la#-lu# e-[x]... lalu ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
63'[...]-e# u2-za-am-me-szu2-nu-ti... he exalted them.(low confidence: few signs survive)
64'[...] 2(u) 5(disz)# _u4-mesz_... 25 days(low confidence: few signs survive)
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1na-ge-e {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2-szah-ribI destroyed the districts of the land Elam.
2_mun_ sah-le-e u2-sap-pi-ha _edin_-usz-szu2the salt of the cress I scattered over it.
3_dumu-munus lugal-mesz nin9 lugal-mesz_the daughter of the kings, the sister of the [kings]
4a-di qi-in-ni mah-ri-ti[until] the beginning of the reign
5ar-ki-ti sza2 _lugal-mesz_ {kur}e-lam-tiAfter the kings of the land Elam
6{lu2#}qe#-pa-a-ni {lu2}ha-za-na-a-te sza _iri-mesz_the delegates and mayors of the cities
7[...]-nu# ma#-la ak-szu2-du _{lu2}gal {gesz}pan-mesz_... as much as I captured, the chief of the bows
8_{lu2#}gar#_-[x x] {lu2}mu-kil _{kusz}pa-mesz_the prefect, the chariot driver,(lower confidence: line is broken)
9{lu2}_3(disz)-u5#-mesz#_ {lu2#}sza2 pet2-hal _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_three-year-olds, cavalrymen, spearmen
10_{lu2}sag-mesz_ {lu2#}kit#-kit#-tu2#-uthe eunuchs, the kitkittû-officials
11gi-mir um-ma-ni ma-la ba-szu2-u _ug3-mesz nita#_ u# _munus#_all the troops, as many as there were, the people, man and woman
12_tur_ u _gal ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_small and large, horses, mules, donkeys,
13_gu4-mesz_ u s,e-e#-ni sza2 _ugu buru5_ ma-a'-duthe oxen and sheep and goats which are plentiful on the harvest
14asz2-lu-la a-na _kur# an-szar2{ki} sahar-hi-a_ {iri}szu-sza2-anI carried off to Assyria the dust of the city Susa.
15{iri}ma-dak-tu2 {iri}hal-te-ma-asz2 si#-it#-ti ma-ha-ziThe cities Madaktu and Ḫaltemaš, together with the cult centers,
16e-si-pa al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki}I gathered and took to Assyria.
17_ansze-edin-na masz-da3-mesz_ u2-ma-am _edin_donkeys, gazelles, and now the steppe
18ma-la ba-szu2-u par-ga-nisz u2-szar-bi-s,aAs much as there is, I made it shine like daylight.
19qe2-reb-szu2-un# ri-gim a-me-lu-teIn their midst, like humans
20ki-bi-is _gu4#-mesz#_ u s,e-e-nithe weight of oxen and sheep
21szi-si-it {d}a#-la-la _du10-ga_ u2-za-am-ma#-[x]The šisītu of Alala, the good one, ...
22_a-gar3-mesz_-szu2 {d}na-na-a sza 1(disz) _lim_ 6(disz) _me 3(u)-am3# mu#-mesz_the fields of Nanāya of 1,630 years
23ta-as-bu-su# tal-li-ku tu-szi#-buThey fought, went and sat down.
24qe2-reb {kur}e#-lam-ti a-szar la si#-ma#-ti-sza2In the land Elam, a place not suitable for her
25u3 ina u4-me-szu2 tab#-bu-u szu-mi3 a#-na# be#-lut _kur-kur_At that time, my name was proclaimed to rule over the lands.
26ta-a-a-rat _en#_-[...]-la pa-nu-u-aI am the one chosen by Enlil-...la.
27um-ma {disz}an-szar2#-[...] qe2#-reb {kur}e-lam-tiThus (says) Esarhaddon, in the land Elam
28lem-ne2-ti u2#-[...]-ni#-maThe evil one ... his ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
29u2-sze-reb-an#-[x x]-reb# e2-an-naI brought in ... into the Eanna temple
30a-mat qi2-bit _dingir#_-[...] ul#-tu2 _u4-mesz su3-mesz_The word of the command of the god ....... from distant days
31taq-bu-u e#-[x]-na tu-kal-lim _ug3-mesz egir-mesz_You said: “..., you will show mercy to the people, afterwards.‭
32_szu-min dingir_-ti-sza2# [x]-ti# at-mu-uh har-ra-nuThe hand of her divinity ... I grasped the road.
33i#-szir-tu2 sza2# ul#-lu-us, lib3-bi ta-as,-ba-taYou have taken the oath that makes the heart tremble
34[x x] e2-an-na# [x] qe2-reb muru2{ki} u2-sze-rib-szi-maI had the Eanna ... brought into Uruk and
35[...]-li#-an#-na sza2 ta-ram-mu...-li-ana, who loves
36[...]-szi#? _bara2_ da-ra-a-te... the eternal dais(lower confidence: line is broken)
37[...] szal#-lat {kur}e-lam-ti... the booty of the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
38[...] {d}sin {d}utu {d}en u {d}muati... the deities Sîn, Šamaš, Enlil and Natu
39[...]{ki#} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz... Ištar of the city Limmu-ilum, Ninurta
40[...] ah#-bu-ta re-sze-e-ti... the first-born son(lower confidence: line is broken)
41[...]-uk# _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_... the cedar troops(lower confidence: line is broken)
42[...] {lu2#}kit-kit-tu2-u... the kitkittu priestess(lower confidence: line is broken)
43[...] e#-lam#-ti#... of the Elam(low confidence: few signs survive)
44e#-li# [...]above ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
45si-it-tu2-ti# [...]-ia#The rest of my ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
46_{lu2}gal-mesz_-ia# [...]-mir# _karasz#_-iamy magnates, ... of my quay
47ki-ma s,e-e-[x] u2#-za-'i-izlike a ... he stands.(lower confidence: line is broken)
48ina u4-me-szu2 _e2 usz#_-[x x] te-ne2-e _e2-gal_At that time, the palace(lower confidence: line is broken)
49sza qe2-reb _nina#{ki} iri_ s,i-i-ruwhich is inside Nineveh, the exalted city
50na-ram# {d}nin-lil2beloved of Ninlil
51sza# {disz}{d}sin-[x]-mesz#-su _man kur_ an-szar2{ki}of Sîn-...šu, king of Assyria.
52[x] _ad_ ba-ni-ia... the father who had engendered me
53[x x] x [x]-na mu-szab _lugal_-ti-szu2... the seat of his royal majesty(lower confidence: line is broken)
54[...]-ti szu-a-tu2 ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-te... that ... in joyful rejoicing(lower confidence: line is broken)
55[x x]-risz# il-lik e-na-ha _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2... he marched, and in battle his walls(lower confidence: line is broken)
56[...] {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man gal_-u _man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ an-szar2{ki}... Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria]
57[x x]-rat# _limmu2_-tim asz2-szu qe2-reb _e2 usz_-u-ti... of the eponymy in the middle of the house of death
58[...] ar#-ba-a _{d}alad-mesz {d}lamma-mesz_-szu2... after the gods Alad and Lamma
59is,#-s,u#-ru _dumu lugal_-u-ti u {d}gaszan-garza-meszhe guarded, the son of kingship, and the goddess Bēlet-garza
60s,u-lul#-sza2 _du10-ga an-dul3_-la-sza2 sza2 sza-la-meher good protection and her protective deities of the heavens
61ta-at-ru-s,a _ugu_-ia ul-tu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za_you have imposed upon me. From the throne
62_ad_ ba-ni-ia u2-szi-bu e-te-ne2-pu-uszthe father who had engendered me sat down.
63be-lut _kur-kur-mesz_ u _ug3-mesz dagal-mesz_ ka-a-a-anthe lordship of the lands and the wide peoples constantly
64pu-us#-rat# ha#-de-e sza2 ka-szad _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-iaI am able to defeat my enemies in a favorable fashion.
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1u2-pa-si-ru-in-ni i-na lib3-bi-[x]they have released me from ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
2ina ma-a-a-al mu-szi du-um-mu-qa _masz2-ge6#-[x_ x]in a place where the night is bright, a dream ...
3ina sza2 sze-e-ri ba-nu-u ger-ru-u-a#In the morning, at dawn, my campaign
4masz-ta-ku szu-a-tu2 mu-szal-li-mu _en_-szu2 szu-tu2-mathat maštāku-offering, the purification of his lord, is that
5_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ szi-mat-su i-szim-mu a-na _saga_-timthe great gods determined his fate and for good fortune
6an-hu-us-su ad-ke asz2-szu ru-up-pu-uszI smote him, because he was furious.
7tal-lak-a-ti-szu2 a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 aq-qurI poured out his journeys in its entirety.
8_5(u)-am3_ ti-ik-pi masz-kan2 szi-kit-ti-szu250 (shekels of) tīk-pi (and) maškan-paste, his ingredients,
9pi#-ti-iq-tu2 ap-ti-iq tam-la-a u2-mal-liI opened a canal and filled it with water.
10i-na# _iti# du10#-ga#_ u4#?-me#? sze#?-[...]-la#-aIn a favorable month, the days ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11szu2-a-tu2 _usz8_-szu2 ad-di u2-kin lib-na-as#-[x]I laid its foundations, ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
12ina _kasz-sag gesztin-mesz_ ka-lak-ka-szu2 ab-lu-ulwith first-class beer (and) wine I covered his body.
13am#-ha-as,-s,a szal-la-ar-szu2I cut off his booty.
14la#-bi-in _sig4-hi-a_-szu2 za-bi-lu tup-szik-ki-szu2his bricks, his seals and his tablets,
15ina# e-le-li ni-gu-ti u2-bal u4-um-szu2On the eagle’s yoke he brings his day.
16ina# _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-te ul-tu2 _usz8_-szu2In joyful rejoicing, from its foundations
17[x]-di# gaba#-dib-e-szu2 ar-s,ip e-li sza2# _lugal-mesz_... I built its embankment(s) on top of the kings.
18_ad#-mesz#_-ia# szu-bat-su u2-rap-piszmy fathers I broadened his area.
19u2#-szar#-ri-ha ep-sze-te-e-szu2He made his deeds greater than before.
20_[x]-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren-mesz mah-mesz_ tar-bit {kur}si-ra-ra...s of great cedars, which are in the land Sirara
21{kur#?}[x]-na-na u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-szu2I made the land ...nāna rise above him.
22_{gesz}ig#-mesz#_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri sza2 e-re-si-na _du10-ga_doors of liyari-wood, which are good cedars,
23me-se#-ri# _zabar_ u2-rak-kisI plated bronze pedestals.
24u2-rat#-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2the opening of his gates
25{gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ru u2-hal-lip2-maI had great beams of bright copper cast and
26hi-it-ti _ka2# e2_ hi-le-ne2-e-szu e-mi3-idthe gate of the house of his luxuriance he set up.
27_e2 lugal_-u-ti szu-a-tu2 na-s,ir _lugal_-u-ti-iathat royal house, the guard of my royal majesty
28a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 u2-szak-lilI completed in its entirety.
29lu-le-e u2#-ma-al-lihe fills with luxuriance
30_{gesz}kiri6-mah_ sza2# gi#-mir _gesz-mesz gurun nig2-sa-sa-hi-a_a large orchard with all kinds of trees (and) fruit,
31ka-la-mu az-qu#-pa i-ta-te-e#-szu2#I poured water all over it.
32szi-pir ep-sze-te-e-szu2 ag-mur-[x]I accomplished his deeds.(lower confidence: line is broken)
33_{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih#-ti aq-qa-a a-na# [...]I libated sweet offerings and ... to ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
34ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-te u2-[...]In joyous rejoicing . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
35e-ru-ub qe2-reb-szu2 [...]I entered inside it(lower confidence: line is broken)
36ina _egir ud-mesz_ ina _lugal#-[...]_In the future, in ....(lower confidence: line is broken)
37a-na be-lut# [...]To the lordship of .(low confidence: few signs survive)
38e#-nu#-[...]Enu-(low confidence: few signs survive)
39[...]-su# lu#-ud#-disz# _mu#-sar#-[...]_May I renovate its dilapidated section(s)
40[x] _ad#_-ia _mu ad ad_-ia _numun_ da-ru-u... of my father, the life of my grandfather, the eternal seed,
41sza2 _lugal-mesz_ li-mur-maof the kings may he see, and
42_i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur_ liq-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-emay oil be poured out; may a sacrifice be made; with the inscribed object
43szi-t,ir _mu_-szu lisz-kuna written document of his name may he place.
44_dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la <ina> _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e szat,-ruThe great gods, as many as are written in this inscription,
45ki-ma ia-a-<<a>>-ti-ma lisz-ru-ku-szu da-na-nu uMay they grant him as he wishes.
46li-i-tu2 sza _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-iaA copy of an inscribed object bearing my name.
47_mu ad_-ia _ad ad_-ia ib-ba-tu2 it-ti _mu-sar_-i-szu2the name of my father, my grandfather, he named with his inscribed object
48la i-szak-ka-nu _dingir-mesz_ a-szi-bu-tithe gods who dwell
49_an_-e _ki_-tim ag-gesz li-ru-ru-uszMay the heavens and the netherworld curse him.
50_lugal_-us-su lis-ki-pumay his king be defeated.
51_mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ li-hal-li-qumay his name and his seed disappear from the land.
52_{iti}sig4 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam2_ lim-mu {disz}{d}muati-man-pap-mesz-szu2Simanu (III), 21st day, eponym year of Nabû-manammēšu.
53_{lu2}en nam_ {iri}sa-mir-i-nathe governor of Samaria

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