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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 003 (P422304)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422304 |
| Museum no. | BM 121016 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | sza#? [...] | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | a#-na# na#-ra#-[...] | To Nara(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | {lu2}qe-pa-ni sza# [...] | The delegate of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | ur-ru-hi-isz ar-[...] | Afterwards ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | a-di {iri}kar#-[...] | as far as Ka[r...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 _lugal#_ [...] | Tarqû, the king(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi [...] | In the city Mēmpi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | isz-me-ma a-na e-pesz# [...] _me3#?_ | He heard that in order to do so, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | a-na mah-ri-ia id-ka-[...] _me3#_-szu2 | before me ... his battle(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 _{d}en {d}ag# [x]-mesz# gal-mesz_ | With the support of (the deities) Aššar, Bel, Nabû, (and) the great , |
| 11' | _en-mesz_-ia a-li-kut [x]-di#-ia# | my lords who went to ... |
| 12' | i#-na# _me3# edin#_ rap#-szi# asz2#-ku#-[x _x]-bad5 erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | During the battle, I ...ed the wide steppe ... his troops. |
| 13' | {disz}tar-qu-u2 ina qe2-reb# [x] me-em-pi | Tarqû in the midst of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | isz-ma-a tah-te-e _erin2-hi#-a#_-szu | he heard that the losses of his troops |
| 15' | nam#-ri#-ri# an#-szar2# u# {d#}1(u)-5(disz)# [x]-hu#-pu#-szu-ma | The radiance of Ashur and Ishtar ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | il#-li#-ka# mah#-hu#-tisz2# | came before him. |
| 17' | me2#-lam#-me# _lugal#_-ti-ia ik#-tu#-mu#-szu2#-ma | the splendor of my royal majesty overwhelmed him, and |
| 18' | sza# u2#-za#-'i#-i#-nu#?-ni# _dingir#-mesz_ szu-ut _an ki_ | the gods of heaven and earth |
| 19' | {iri}me-em-pi u2-masz-szir-ma | I abandoned the city Mempi and |
| 20' | a#-na# szu#-zu#-ub _zi_-ti3#-x in#-na#-bit# | to save life he has sinned. |
| 21' | [x]-na# qe2#-reb {iri}ni-i'# [x] szu-a-tu2 as,-bat | I seized that ... in the city Ni'.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [...]-ia# u2#-sze#-rib# u2#-sze-szib ina lib3-bi | ... I brought in my ..., I settled therein |
| 23' | [...] qe2#-reb# {kur#}mu#-s,ur# | ... in Egypt(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [...] ba-nu-u-a | ... that was created(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | [...] tar#-qu-u | “... ... is a waste land(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26' | [...] lu#-u _edin_ | ... or the steppe(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27' | [...]-un | ...-un(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | e#?-mu#?-ru#?-[...] | Emiru-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | {disz#}ia#-ki#?-in#?-lu#?-[...] | Yakin-lu-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | {disz}mu-gal#-lu#? x x x [...] | Mugallu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | {disz}sa-an-di-szar-me# {kur#}hi#-lak#-[...] | Sandi-Šarme of the land Ḫilak |
| 6' | x x x [...] | |
| 7' | _dumu#-munus#-mesz#_ x x x [...] | the daughters ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | x x x a#-na e-pesz# [...] | ... to do ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | x x x u2-na-asz2-szi-[...] | ... he brings ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | _ugu#?_ {disz#}mu#-gal-li _ansze-kur-ra-[...]_ | against Mugallu the horse(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | x x x x szat#-ti#-szam# u2#-kin# [...] | ... he established ... for a lifetime ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | ul#-tu2# {disz#}ia#-ki#-in#-lu#-u2# _lugal#_ {kur#}a#-[...] | From Yakin-Lû, king of the land A |
| 13' | il#-li#-ku# a#-na# szim#-[x] | went to ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | {disz#}a#-zi#-ba#-al# {disz#}a#-bi-[x x] | Azi-Bal, Abi-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | {disz#}a#-du#-ni-ba-al _dumu#?-mesz#?_ {disz}ia-ki#-[...] | Adunibal, sons of Yaki-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | a#-szib# _muru2#_ tam#-tim# ul#-[x x] tam-tim e#-[...] | who dwells in the middle of the sea, ... the sea ... |
| 17' | it#-ti# ta#-mar#-ti#-szu2-nu ka#-bit#-ti il-lik-u-nim-ma u2#-[...] | With their large audience gift, they came and ... |
| 18' | {disz}a-zi-ba#-al ha-disz ap-pa-[x x] | Azibāl, gladly(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | a-na _lugal_-u-ti {kur}a-ru-ad-da [x x] | to the kingship of Aruadda(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | {disz}a-bi-ba-al {disz}a-du-ni-[x x] | Abi-bal, Aduni-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | lu-bul-ti bir-me u2-lab?-bisz _har-mesz#_ [...] | I adorned (them) with multi-colored clothing, ... bracelets ... |
| 22' | [x] mah#-ri-ia ul-zi-is#-[...] | ... before me ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | [x x]-ug#-gu# _lugal_ {kur}lu#-[...] | ... king of the land Lu...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [...] x x? x [...] | |
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x? [...] u2#-szak#-lil# | ... ... I completed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [x] sza2# u4-me pa-ni u2#-dan#-ni#-na# tem-me-en-szu2 | ... of the days that he gave birth to me, his foundations |
| 3' | [x]-sza2#-ru-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia u ta-nit-ti qar-ra-du-ti#-ia#? | ... of my name and the praise of my heroism |
| 4' | sza2# ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag | who with the support of the deities Aššar, Sîn, Utu, Bel, Nabu |
| 5' | [x] 1(u) 5(disz)# sza2 nina#{ki#} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gur | 15 of Nineveh, Ištar of Limmu-ili, Ninurta, Nusku, Ugur |
| 6' | [...] at#-tal#-la#-ku# asz2-ku-nu da-na-an u li-i-tu2 | ... I went, I sat down, strong and suppliant |
| 7' | [x]-t,ur#-ma a-na ah-rat u4-me e-zib | ... and in the future, [disregard that](lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | [x x] _egir#_ u4-me ina _lugal-mesz dumu#-mesz#_-ia | ... in the future, among the kings, my descendants, |
| 9' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz)# a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ | ... 15 for the rule of the land and people(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [x x]-bu#-u zi-kir-szu2 | ... his name(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...] szu-a-tu2# i#-lab#-bi#-ru#-ma in-na-hu | ... that ... will become old and dilapidated. |
| 12' | [x x]-us#-su lu-ud-disz | Let me renovate his ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...] _mu#_-ia li-mur#-ma _i3-mesz_ lip-szu2-usz | ... may he see my name and anoint him with oil. |
| 14' | [...] _mu-sar_-e szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 | ... an inscribed object bearing his name |
| 15' | [...] _ad# ad_-ia lisz-t,ur lisz-kun | ... my father may he write and place. |
| 16' | [...]-e# an-ne2-e szat,-ru | This ... is written.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [...]-an# li-i-tu2 | “... a lītu-disease(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | [...]-tu2#? | ...-tu(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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