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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 (P422308)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422308 |
| Museum no. | BM 121020 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | ina _mu#-[...]_ | In the year ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | 1(u) _ansze#_ [...] | 10 imaru ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | ina nap-har# [...] | In the totality of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | szat-ti#-[...] | Šatti-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | ar#-[...] | Ar-[...](low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | ul#-[...] | I did not ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | _lugal#-[...]_ | Lugal-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | isz#-[...] | Iš-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | _[x]-mesz# muru2#_ tam#-[...] | ... the city wall ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | u2#-szak-ni#-[...] | I placed ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u#? {d#?}[...] | By the command of Anšar and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu# [...] | ... he shall remove ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | mal-ki _gal-mesz_ sza2# [...] | The great rulers of . .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | a-na kit-ri-szu2#-[...] | to his kitrišu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | i-na mah-re-e ger-ri-ia# [...] | Before my campaign ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur#}ku#-[...] | Tarqû, king of Egypt and Kush |
| 17' | _ad_ ba-nu-u-a _bad5-bad5_-szu2 [...] | the father who had engendered me, his defeat ... |
| 18' | da-na-an an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) u _dingir-mesz#_ [...] | The might of (the god) Ashur, the goddess Ishtar and the gods, |
| 19' | im-szi-ma it-ta-kil a-na t,e3#?-[...] | He sat down and prayed to the king, my lord: |
| 20' | _ugu lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni sza2 qe2-reb# [...] | Concerning the kings, the delegates who are inside ... |
| 21' | a-na da-a-ki ha-ba-a-ti u e-kem# [...] | To smite the robbers and to defraud ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | e-ru-um-ma u2-szib [...] | entered and sat ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | _iri_ sza _ad_ ba-nu-[...] | The city of the father who ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | a-na mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2# [...] | to the border of his land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | al-la-ku ha-an-t,u ina qe2-reb# nina#{ki#} [...] | I go quickly in Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | u2-sza2-an-na-a ia#-[x x] | he made me ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | _ugu_ ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti# lib3-bi [...] | Concerning these deeds, the heart ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | is,-s,a-ru-uh ka#-[x x] | he kept guard ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29' | ad-ke-e-ma {lu2}e-mu#-qi-ia [x x] | I gave and my troops [......](lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-mal#-lu-u qa-a-tu#-[x x] | which Ashur and Ishtar filled with ... |
| 31' | a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha-mat sza _lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe#-[x x] | to the cult centers of the kings, the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD#-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni#-[x] | who are in Egypt, servants of Dagil |
| 33' | ur-ru-hi-isz ar-de-e-ma# al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}ba#?-[x-x] | Afterwards, I set out and marched as far as Kar-Ba... |
| 34' | {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku#-u-si qe2-reb {iri}me-em#-[x] | Tarqû, king of Egypt (and) Kush, in the city M[em...]. |
| 35' | a-lak ger-ri-ia# isz-me-e-ma# | He heard about my campaign and |
| 36' | a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz#}tukul-mesz me3_ | to build a wall of weapons |
| 37' | a#-na# mah#-ri#-ia id#-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-[x] | Before me, he brought troops. |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] id#-di-ma# | ... he gave and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-sze#-bi-la | ... send me!(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...]-szu#? ru#-u-qu | ... is distant(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...]-u2#-in-ni | ... he made me ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | _[...]-mesz#_-ia | my ...s(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...]-ti#?-szu2#?-un# | ... their ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7' | [...] szul#-me | ... are well.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]-sziq# _giri3-min_-ia | ... ... my feet(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [...]-me#-e e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia | ... the work of my servant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [x]-s,a#-na#-la-a be-lu4-u-ti | ... the lords(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...] ap-pa-lis-szu-ma | ... I looked at him and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | [...] _ugu_-szu2 asz2-kun | ... I placed over him.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | [...]-szam#-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2 | ... and established his steppe.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [...] sza# qe2-reb nina{ki#} | ... in Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...] _ad# ad_ ba-ni-ia# | ... father of the father who created me |
| 16' | [...] il#-lik#-[x]-ma# | ... went and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17' | _[...]-gar8#-mesz#_-szu2 | his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 18' | [...]-hu _usz8_-szu2 | ... he will die.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 19' | [...]-ru#?-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 20' | [...]-szak#-lil | ...-šaklil(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | [...]-en#-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 22' | [...]-du#-ti-ia | ... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23' | [... {d}]ag | Nabû(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24' | [...] {d}u-gur | ... Ugur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | [...] li#-i-tu2 | “... lītu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26' | [...] e#-zib | ... Disregard that(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27' | [...] _lugal#?-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia | ... kings, my sons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | [...] u _ug3-mesz_ | ... and the people(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29' | [...]-kir-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 30' | [...] szu#-a-tu2 | ... that ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 31' | [...]-na-hu | ...-nahu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32' | [...]-ud#-disz | ...-uddiš(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33' | [...]-mur#-ma | ... ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 34' | [...]-qi2# | ...-qi(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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