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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008 (P422642)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 004, ex. 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422642 |
| Museum no. | BM 127867 + BM 128287 |
| 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' | _ARAD#-mesz#_-ni#? [...] | our servants ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | al-lik a-di {iri#}[...] | I marched as far as the city(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi a#-[...] | In the city Mempi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3#_ [...] | to build a wall of weapons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5' | i-na tu-kul-ti an-szar2 _{d}en {d}ag dingir#-[...]_ | With the support of the deities Aššar, Bel, Nabû, (and) ... |
| 6' | i-na _me3 edin_ rap-szi asz2-ku-na# [...] | At the time of the wide steppe I sat down ... |
| 7' | {disz}tar-qu-u i-na qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi# [...] | Tarqû in the city Mempu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | nam-ri-ri an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) is-hu-pu-szu#?-[...] | The radiance of Anšar and Ishtar ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | me2-lam-me _lugal_-ti-ia [...] | the splendor of my royal majesty |
| 10' | sza2 u2-za-'i-i-nu-u-ni _dingir#-[...]_ | Whoever opposes me, . .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | {iri}me-em-pi u2-masz-szir-ma a-na szu#-[...] | (As for) the city Mempi, he abandoned it and turned it into a ruin hill. |
| 12' | a-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' [...] | to Nineveh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-ia u2-sze-rib u2#-[...] | I brought my troops in and ... .(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-mesz_ sza2 qe2#-reb# {kur#}[...] | The kings, governors who are inside the land |
| 15' | sza# la#-pa#-an# ti#-bu-ut# [...] | Who before the ... of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...]-szu2#-un u2-masz-[...] | ... their ... he destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17' | [x]-ter#-ma a-szar# [...] | ... and where ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-nu ul#-[...] | In their maškanu ... not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | {kur}mu-s,ur {kur#}[...] | Egypt, the land(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ik-szu-[...] | of the father who had engendered me ... |
| 21' | _en#-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa#-[...] | His watch over the days ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [x]-rak#-ki#-sa rik#-[...] | ... its ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 23' | [...] {iri#}bi#-in#-t,i#-t,i# [...] | ... the city Inṭiṭi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [...] x x? [x] x x? [...] | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x x] | |
| 2' | [...] ziq#-na-a#-szu2 | ... his supplication(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] kar-as-su | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | [...] _muru2# iri_ | ... the middle of the city(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] mah#-hu-risz | ... before him(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...] _ug3#-mesz_ kul-lu-me | ... all the people(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | [...] elam-ma{ki} | ... of Elam(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...] {d}szu2-a-asz | ... of Šua(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [...] ba-ni-ia | ... which he created(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] elam-ma{ki} | ... of Elam(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | [...] asz2-ku-na ana _lugal_-u-ti | ... I established for kingship.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | [...] {d}muati-sa-lim | ... Nabû-salim(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 13' | [...]-di# mah-ri-ia | ... before me(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 14' | [...]-gu#-nu | ...-gunu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15' | [...]-a# | ...-a(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | ip#-szi#-lu#-nim#-ma# is,#-ba#-tu# _giri3#-min# lugal#_-ti#-ia# | They seized me and took my royal feet. |
| 2' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia ra-man-szu2 im-nu-ma | Tammarītu, in order to do obeisance to me, his own free will he gave, and |
| 3' | a-na kat3-a-ri-szu2 u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti | to his yoke I adorned my lordship |
| 4' | szu-ut 1(disz)-en szu-ut _sag_-ia an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}ag | of one, of my head: Anšar, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, |
| 5' | _dingir-mesz_ tik-le-ia 1(disz) _lim-a-a_ ri-bi-ia i-ri-bu-u-ni | the gods who love me, a thousand of my people love me. |
| 6' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 _ug3-mesz_ ma-la it-ti-szu2 | Tammarītu, the people, as many as with him |
| 8' | qe2-reb _e2-gal_-ia ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti | I made them dwell inside my palace. |
| 9' | {disz}in-da-bi-bi sza2 _egir_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu | Indabibi, who after Tammarītu |
| 10' | u2-szi-bu ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | They sat on the throne of Elam. |
| 11' | da-na-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia i-de-e-ma | the strength of my weapons knew, and |
| 12' | sza u2-szam-ri-ru _ugu_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | which he had made surpass Elam |
| 13' | _dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 asz2-pu-ru | the sons of Assyria whom I sent |
| 14' | a-na kit-ri {disz}{d}muati-en-mu-mesz _dumu {disz}{d}szu2-a-asz_ | To the aid of Nabû-bel-šumē son of Marduk-iqiša, |
| 15' | [...]-pe#-e# na#-s,ar _kur_-szu2 | ... the guard of his land(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...] it#-ti#-szu2# | ... with him(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1' | sza ina# [...] | which in ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | sza szat#-[...] | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | tem-[...] i#-qu-pa re-sza2-a-szu2 | (Sum) ..., his head is swollen(?) (Akk) The ... of the head ... |
| 4' | _bad3_ [...] il#?-li#?-ku#? e-na-hu _usz8_-szu2 | The city wall ... went?, and its foundations were weakened. |
| 5' | mi-qit#-[...]-ke#? ak#?-szu#?-da#? a-sur-ru-szu | ... his border(?)(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | ina esz-qi2# [x x] x tem#?-me#?-en-szu2 u2-dan-nin | By means of extispicy he strengthened his foundations. |
| 7' | e-li# [...] x x x u2#-kab#-bir asz2-pu-ka szad-du-isz3 | Over ... ... I shattered ..., I poured out your libation in a furious manner. |
| 8' | _ta usz8#_-[x x]-di#? gaba#?-dib#?-be2#?-e#?-szu2#? ar#-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built and completed it from its foundations to its crenellations. |
| 9' | _ugu_ sza2 u4-[...]-dan#?-nin#? tem#-me-en-szu2 | Concerning the ... of the day, his foundation(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | _mu-sar_-[x] szi#?-t,ir# _mu#_-ia# u ta-nit-ti qar-ra#-du-ti-ia | Inscription ... of my name and the praise of my heroism. |
| 11' | ina tukul-ti an#-szar2 {d}sin {d#}utu# {d}en {d}ag | With the support of (the deities) Aššar, Sîn, Utu, Bel, Nabu, |
| 12' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza# nina#{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gur | Ishtar of Nineveh, Ištar of Limmu-ili, Ninurta, Nusku, Ugur |
| 13' | ina _kur-kur_ at-tal-la-ku asz2-ku-nu da-na-nu u li-i-tu2 | I went to the lands and sat down. Strong strength and strength |
| 14' | asz2#-t,ur#-ma# a-na ah-rat u4-me e-zib | I wrote and deposited (them) in the future. |
| 15' | _[...]-dumu# dumu dumu-dumu_ u3 _dumu-mesz_ ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia | ...-dumu, son, grandson, and sons among the kings, my sons |
| 16' | [...] 1(u) 5(disz)# a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu zi-kir-szu2 | ... 15 to rule over the land and people, his name |
| 17' | [...]-a#-tu2 i-lab-bi-ru-ma in-na-hu | ... will become old and dilapidated. |
| 18' | [...] lu#-ud-disz _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | ... may I renew my inscribed object bearing my name. |
| 19' | [...] lip#-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bal#_-qi2# | May ... be released, may a sacrifice be made. |
| 20' | [...] x lu-ter# | ... let me return.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21' | _[...]-sar#_-u szi-t,ir szu-me {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su ab _ad du3#_-[x] | ..., the inscribed object bearing the name of Sîn-papmešsu, the father who ... |
| 22' | [...] ap#-szu#-szu2# _{udu#}siskur_ aq-qu-u# | ... the Apsû, I libated an offering.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | [...]-ia# asz2#-ku-nu# | ... I placed.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24' | [...] a#-mur-ma# | ... I saw ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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