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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 011 (P422635)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422635 |
| Museum no. | BM 127860 |
| 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' | [...] _dingir#-mesz#_ u2-sza2-az#-kir6#-[...] | ... the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [x x]-ni#-na rik-sa-[x x] | ... the bond ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | ina _hul2-mesz_ u ri-sza2-a-ti e-[x x] | in joy and rejoicing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | ina _e2 usz_-u-ti asz2-ru nak#-[x] | In the house of the dead, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | mar-kas _lugal_-u2#-[x] | Markas, king of ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad#_ [...] | of Sîn-papmešsu, the father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | _dumu lugal_-tu2 u _lugal_-u-tu e#-[...] | The king's son and the kingship ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | a-szar {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad_ [...] | where Esarhaddon, the father ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | qe2-reb-szu2 ib-bi-szu2-u ir-[...] | Within it, his anger ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | be-lut _kur_ an-szar2{ki} gi#-mir# [...] | the lordship of Assyria, the totality of(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | kim-tu u2-rap#-[x x] | the family ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12' | ik-s,u-ru ni-szu-tu u sa#-[x x] | They sealed the nishtu-offering and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | u3 a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a qe2-reb-szu2 a#-[x x] | And I, Ashurbanipal, inside it(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | ne2#-me#-qi2 {d}ag# kul-lat t,up-szar#-[x x] | The wisdom of Nabû, all the scribal art |
| 15' | sza2# gi#-mir um#-ma-a-ni ma-la [...] | of all the scholars, as many as ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | ih-ze#-szu2#-nu a-[x x] | he sinned against them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | al-ma#-ad# sza2-le-e _{gesz}pan_ ru-kub _ansze#-[x_ x] | I sat down; a bow, a ... horse, |
| 18' | _{gesz}gigir#_ s,a#-bat {kusz}a-sza2-a-ti# | a chariot, a harness, |
| 19' | [...]-ti# _lugal-mesz_-ni ina u2-ma-me la-ab-[x] | ... the kings in the days ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...]-ih-hu ina pa-an _{gesz}pan_-ia | ... before my bow(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | [x x] e#-pesz _muru2_ u _me3_ | ... to do battle and battle(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [x x]-ma-ku se-de-ru mit-hu#-s,u-tu | ... I am ...; I am the one who leads the rebels away. |
| 23' | zi#-ka-ru qar-du na-ram# an-szar2 u {d}isz-tar | Hero, hero, beloved of Anšar and Ishtar |
| 24' | li#-ib-li-bi _lugal_-u-ti# ana-ku | May my kingship flourish. |
| 25' | re-esz _lugal_-u-ti-ia ina mah#-re#-e ger-ri-ia# | At the beginning of my reign, before my campaign, |
| 26' | a-na {kur}ma2-kan-na u {kur}me-luh-ha | to Magan and Meluḫa. |
| 27' | usz-te-esz-sze-ra har-ra-a-nu | (Sum) He made the road straight (Akk) I made the way straight |
| 28' | {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2#-e'# _man_ {kur}mu#-s,ur# u {kur}ku-si | Urdamane', king of Egypt and Kush. |
| 29' | a-lak ger-ri-ia# isz#-me-e-ma | He heard about my campaign and |
| 30' | sza2 ak-bu-su mi-s,ir {kur}mu-us,-ri | who conquered the territory of the land Muṣri |
| 31' | {iri}mi3-in-pi u2#-masz#-szir-ma | Minpi he destroyed and |
| 32' | a-na szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2 in#-na#-[x] a#-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' | to save his life ... to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | [x x] _{lu2}nam-mesz#_ [x] qe#-pa-a-ni | ... the governors ... inside(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [...]_-asz man kur_ [...]-nu-u-a | ... king of the land ...nua(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35' | [...]-s,ur# | ...-ṣur(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36' | [...] x | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...]-ti#-iq | ...-tiq(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-al-li | ...-alli(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] tam#-le-e | ... the sea(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...] lib#-na-as-su | ... his heart(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] ab#-lu-ul | ... is destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...]-la#-ar-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7' | _[...]-a_-szu2 | his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8' | [...]-ki#-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 9' | [...] u4#?-um-szu2 | ... his days(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] _usz8#_-szu2 | ... his death(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | [...]-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 12' | [...]-su u-rap-pisz# | I broadened its ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | [...]-ti-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14' | [...]-bit# {kur}si-ra-ra# | ... of the land Sirara(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...] _ugu_-szu2 | ... upon him(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16' | [...]-re-si-na _du10-ga_ | ... good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [...]-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | ... his gates(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-lip#-ma | ... ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 19' | [...]-ia# | My ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | [...]-ri#-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 21' | [...]-ni#?-i | ...ni(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22' | [...]-ia | my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23' | [...] _ug3#-mesz_ | ... the people(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24' | [...]-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 25' | [...] x | |
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