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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 009 (P422617)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422617 |
| Museum no. | BM 127842 |
| 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 | [...] {d#}nin-lil2 | ... Ninlil(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2 | [...] _usz_-u-ti# | ... of the dead.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3 | _[...]-mesz# su3#-[x]_ | |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | ul-tu {disz}ia-ki-in#-[...] ar#-u2-ad-da | From Yakin-[...] I drew up(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | il#-li-ku a-na szim#-ti | went to determine fate. |
| 3 | [x x]-zi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du#-ni#-ba-a'-al | ...zibaʾ, Abī-Baʾi, Aduniŋal |
| 4 | _[x]-mesz#_ {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u a-szib _muru2#_ tam#-tim | ... Yakin-Lû, who dwells in the middle of the sea, |
| 5 | [x]-tu2#? _muru2_ tam-tim e-lu-nim-ma it-ti ta-mar-ti#-szu2#-un | ... of the sea, up to me, together with their observation |
| 6 | [x x]-asz2#-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | ... my feet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | [...]-ba#-a'-al ha-disz ap-pa-lis-ma | “It is good that you look at me with pleasure. |
| 8 | [...]-u#-ti {kur}a-ru#-ud-da asz2-kun | I established the ... of the land Arud(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | [...]-al# {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al | Aduni-Baʾal(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [...]-me# u2-lab-bisz _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ asz2-kun | ... I adorned them with ..., I set up gold rings. |
| 11 | [...] ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti | ... I raised them up.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [...] _lugal_ {kur}lu-ud-di | ... king of the land of Luddi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...]-ber#-ti _a-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru-u-qu | ... the sea, the distant place,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | _[...]-mesz_-ia la isz-mu-u zi-kir _mu_-szu2 | my ... did not hear the mention of his name |
| 15 | [...] ina# _masz2-ge6_ u2-szab-ri-szu2-ma# | ... in a dream they made him rise and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [x x] _dingir#_ ba-nu-u-[x] | ... the god who created ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [...] an#-ni-ta e-mu#-[x] | ... this ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 18 | [...]-na sza2-al szul#-[x x] | ... the heart of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | _a-mesz_-sza2 as,-[...]-as-si | her water I ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | {disz}um-man-i-gasz# [...] elam#-ma{ki} | Ummanigaš ... Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | sza la-pa-[...]-szar2#{ki} | of Lapa-...-šar(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | in-nab#-[...]-ia | ... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5 | it-[...] | |
| 6 | u2#-[...] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | {disz}tam#-[x]-ri#-tu# _szesz#-[...]_ | Tamritu, brother of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | sza it#-ti-szu2# [...] | who with him(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | ina {iri}hi-da-li# asz2#-[...] | I ... in the city Ḫidalu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | ul-tu _{gesz}tukul an-[...]_ | After the weapon of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | _ugu# {kur#}elam-ma_ [...] | against the land Elam ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | asz2-tak#-ka#-[...] | Aštakka(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13 | ina ta#-a#-[...] | In ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14 | {kur}gam-bu#-[...] | The land Gambu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | asz2#-[...] | Aš-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | sza2 qe2-reb {kur}e-[...] | which is inside the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | {iri}ma-dak-tu _iri lugal#-[...]_ | Madaktu, the city of Lugal-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | in-na-bit-ma [...] | he fell, and ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4 | {disz}um-ba_-lagab_-u-a sza2 me2#-eh#-[...] | Umba-lāgabû’a, who ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | asz2-bu ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} [...] | I sat on the throne of the land Elam |
| 6 | isz#-me-e-ma {iri}bu-bi-lu _iri_ mu-szab _en_-ti#-[x] | He heard of the city Bubilu, the city where the lord ... |
| 7 | [x]-masz#-szir-ma ki-ma _ku6-hi-a_ is,-bat szu-pul _a-mesz_ ru-qu-ti# | ... and like fish, he took to the water of the distant waters. |
| 8 | [...]-ri#-tu sza2 in-nab-ta is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min_-ia | ... ... who had fled and grasped my feet, |
| 9 | [...] szu#-sza2-an u2-sze-rib asz2-kun-szu2 a-na _lugal_-ti | ... I brought in ... and made him enter into kingship. |
| 10 | [...]-usz# sza2 asz2-pu-ru _a2-tah_-su | ... that I had sent, his reinforcements(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [...]-'a#?-a _hul_-tu2 a-na ka-szad _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-ia | ... my evil to conquer my troops |
| 12 | [...] il#-li-ku u2-sza2-zi-zu-in-ni _edin_ ga-re-ia | ... they went and made me stand in the steppe, |
| 13 | [...]-s,u# ba-ra-nu-u ib-ru-u2-ma | ... the ṣû-priestess, the exalted one, came forth and |
| 14 | [...] _{gesz#}gu-za lugal_-ti-szu2 id-ku-nisz-szum-ma | ... his royal throne he gave to him and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [...] u2-szak-ni-szu2-usz a-na _giri3-min_-ia | ... I made him bow down to my feet. |
| 16 | [...]-na#-a-ni sza2 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | ... of the great gods, my lords |
| 17 | [...]-ru#-ub-ma at-tal-lak szal-t,isz | ... ... and I went safely.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [...] szul#-me-e _szu-min_ ma-li-ti | … well-being, hand-washing, |
| 19 | [...]-ter#-ra a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | ... to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [...]-tu#-du-ma {iri}da-e-ba | ...-tuduma and Da’eba(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | [...]-{disz}am-na-ni {iri}bad3-{disz}am-na-ni-ma | ...-Amnāni, Dur-Amma(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | [...]-qu# {iri}ha-a-a-u2-si | ... of Ḫayusi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [...] {iri#}e2-{disz}ar#-ra-bi | ... Ea-Arrabi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [...] x [...]-an# | ... ...-an(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 5 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] szu#-kut#-tu# si#-mat# _lugal#-[...]_ | ... supplication, appropriate for kingship ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [x x]-nu#-u mim-ma# e#-pesz# _me3#_ si#-[...] | ... whatever work of healing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [x x]-ut mut-tab-bil#-tu# _e2#-gal#-mesz#-[...]_ | The ...s, the captives of the palaces(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | [x x] muh#-hi u2-szi-bu# it#-ti#-lu# ina# lib3#-[...] | ... they sat down and went out in ... |
| 6' | isz#-tu-u ir-mu#-ku ip-pa-[x x] | Afterwards, he grew up and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | _{gesz#}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}sza2 sza2-da#-di# {gesz#}s,u#-[x x x?] | chariots, wagons, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | [x] ih-zu-szi-na s,a#-ri#-ru# za#-ha#-[x x] | ... the ṣariru-festival ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz gal#-[x]_ | horses and mules(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | sza2 tal-lul-ta-szu2-nu _ku3-sig17# ku3-babbar_ asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ [...] | I carried off to the land ... the gold and silver that they had stolen from them. |
| 11' | ziq-qur-rat {iri}szu-sza2-an sza2 ina a-gur2-ri _{na4}za-[x]_ | The ziggurat of Susa, which in baked bricks |
| 12' | szu-pu-szat ub-bit u2-kap#-pi#-ra _si-mesz_-sza2 | “She washed her hands, she cut off her horns, |
| 13' | sza pi-tiq _uruda_ nam-ri {d}musz3#-szesz2 _dingir_ pi-risz-ti-szu2-un | of the copper spear of the god Muššēzib, their god, |
| 14' | sza asz2-bu ina pu-uz-ra-a-ti# sza2 mam-ma-an la im-ma-ru | who sat on the throne, who no one saw |
| 15' | ep-szet _dingir_-ti-szu2 {d}szu-mu-du {d}la-ga-ma-ru | the deeds of his divinity, Šumudu, Lagamaru, |
| 16' | {d}pa-ar-ti-ki-ra {d#}am-man-ka-si-masz | Partikira, Ammankasimaš |
| 17' | {d}u2-du-ra-an {d}sa#-pa-ag {d}ra-gi-ba | Udurran, Sapag, and Rahiba |
| 18' | {d}su-un_-gam_-sa#-ra#-[x] {d}ka-ar-sa | Sîn-gamsara, Karsa(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | {d}ki-ir-sa-ma#-[x] {d}szu-da-a-nu | Kirsama, Šudanu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | {d}a-a-pa-ag#-[x x] {d}bi-la-la | Aya-pag-..., Bilala(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | {d}pa-ni-[...] {d#}si-la-ga-ra#-a# | Pani-, Silagaya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | {d#}na-ab#-[x x] {d}na-bir-tu2 | Nab..., Nabirtu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | [x x?] x [...] _{d#}1(u)-5(disz)#-[mesz]_ sza2#-a#-tu#-nu# | ... those Ishtars(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 6 | ||
| 1' | [x x] sza2 _nina#_ [...] | ... of the queen ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [x] 1(u) 5(disz)# sza2 limmu2-dingir#{ki#} {d#}masz# [...] | 15 of the city of Elam, Ninurta(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | ah#-bu-ta re-sze-e-ti a-na _dingir#-[...]_ | The first-fruit offerings to the god ... |
| 4' | _erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_ {gesz}a-rit {lu2}um-ma#-[...] | “Troops of the bow and harp, the Umma- |
| 5' | sza2 asz2-lu-la ul-tu qe2-reb {kur#}[...] | which I carried off from the land |
| 6' | _ugu_ ki-s,ir _lugal_-ti-ia u2#-[...] | On my royal throne ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | si-it-tu-ti a-na _{lu2}nam-mesz_-ia _{lu2}gal#-[x_ x] | likewise to my governors, the chief ... |
| 8' | ma-ha-za-a-ni-ia gi-mir _karasz#_-ia# | all of my cult centers, |
| 9' | _gin7_ s,e-e-ni u2-za-'i-iz# | like a flock he surrounded. |
| 10' | ina u4-me-szu2 _e2_ ri-du-ti te-ne2-e _e2-gal_ sza2 qe2#-reb# nina#{ki#} | At that time, the rīdûtu-house, the main building of the palace in Nineveh, |
| 11' | _iri_ s,i-i-ru na-ram {d}nin-lil2 sza2 {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man# kur#_ an#-szar2#{ki#} | The exalted city, beloved of the goddess Ninlil, which Sin-papmešsu, king of Assyria |
| 12' | _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia ud-di-szu2 a-na mu-szab _lugal#_-ti#-szu2# | the father who had engendered me, his life to the residing of his royal majesty |
| 13' | _e2_ ri-du-ti szu2-a-tu2 ina _hul2#-mesz#_ ri#-sza2#-a#-ti# la#-ba#-risz# il#-lik# | That temple of rejoicing, in joyous recitations, he went. |
| 14' | e-na-ha _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 a-na-ku {disz}an#-szar2#-du3#-ibila# | I, Ashurbanipal |
| 15' | _lugal# gal#_-u _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2#_ | Great king, strong king; king of the world. |
| 16' | _lugal# kur#_ an#-szar2{ki} _lugal_ kib-rat# _limmu2#_-tim# | king of the land of Assyria, king in the four quarters (of the world): |
| 17' | asz2#-szu2# qe2#-reb# _e2#_ ri#-du#-ti# szu2-a-tu2 ar-ba#-a# _{d#}alad#-mesz# {d#}lamma#-mesz#_-szu2# | As for him, in that house of rejoicing, after the gods Alad and Lamma |
| 18' | [x]-s,u#-ru _dumu lugal_-u-ti u3# {d#}gaszan#-garza# s,u#-lul#-sza2# _du10#-ga#_ | X-ṣuru, son of kingship, and Bēlet-garza, her sweet protection |
| 19' | [x x]-szu2#-nu# sza2# [...]-ru#-s,a _ugu#_-ia# | ... their ... which ... ... upon me(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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