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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 010, ex. 001 (P422664)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 010, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422664 |
| Museum no. | BM 121006 + BM 127889 |
| 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 | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal gal_-u | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki#} | strong king, king of the world, kin[g of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | king of the four quarters |
| 4 | _e3_ lib3-bi {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man kur_ an-szar2{ki} | descendant of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| 5 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} | general of Babylon |
| 6 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 7 | _sza3-bala-bala_ {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su | of Sin-papmešsu, |
| 8 | _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} | [king of the world, king of] Assyria, |
| 9 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina _ukken_-szu2-nu | the great gods in their assembly |
| 10 | szi-mat _saga_-tim i-szi-mu szim-ti | a fate of good fortune, the fate of my fate, |
| 11 | e-li _lugal-mesz_ a-szib pa-rak-ki | above the kings who dwell on the daises |
| 12 | zi-kir _mu_-ia u2-szar-ri-hu | the mention of my name they made great, |
| 13 | u2-szar-bu-u2 be-lu#-u2-ti | They made lordship greater. |
| 14 | e2-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra | Eḫursaggalkurkurra |
| 15 | _e2_ an-szar2 _en_-ia u2-szak-lil | I completed the temple of the god Ashur, my lord. |
| 16 | _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 u2-szal-bi-sza2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | his walls he made it greater. Gold and silver |
| 17 | {gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz_ me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis | large beams of silver he bound. |
| 18 | ina _ka2_ hi-s,ib _kur-kur_ az-qu-up | I buried in the gate of the refuge of the lands. |
| 19 | an-szar2 ina e2-hur-sag-gu-la u2-sze-rib-ma | I brought the god Aššar into the Eḫursaggula temple, |
| 20 | u2-szar-ma-a _bara2_ da-ra-a-ti | I made a permanent dais |
| 21 | e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz du3_-usz | Esagil, the palace of the gods, built. |
| 22 | u2-szak-li-la _gesz-hur-mesz_-[x] | I completed. The plans(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | {d}en {d}gaszan-mu {d}be-let-babila2{ki#} | Bel, Ninmu, Bēlet-Babila |
| 24 | [x] e2-a {d#}di#-ku5 ul-tu# [...] | ... of the temple, Diku, from(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [x x] u2#-[x]-rib# | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 26 | [...]-an#-na#{ki} | ...-ana(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | [...] _dingir_-ti-szu2 s,ir-ti | ... his exalted divinity,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [...]-lu#-u2 eb-bu | ... pure ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | [...] ap#-ti-iq-ma | ... I cut off and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | [...] _edin_-usz-szu2 | ... his steppe(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31 | [...]-me a-nu _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ | ... and the meskannu-wood(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | [...]-e# sza2 szit-nu-nu sza2-ma-me-esz | ... of heaven and earth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | [...] _ma#-na ku3-sig17 husz-a_ | ... mina of red gold(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [...] u2-szal-bisz | ... I made complete.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35 | [...] rik-se-e-szu2 | ... his bond(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 36 | _[...]-utu en gal_-e | ... the great lord(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | [...] at#-ru-us,-ma | ... I went out and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 38 | [x]-kin# [x]-ra#-an-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 39 | [...] ru#-kub# {d#}marduk | ... the fugitive Marduk(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 40 | [...] _dingir-mesz en en#-en_ | ... of the gods, lord of en priestess, |
| 41 | _[...]-babbar# na4-mesz_ ni-siq-ti | white ..., precious stones(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | [...] nab-nit-sa | ... her creator(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 43 | [... {d}]utu# lugal_ kisz-szat _an_-e u _ki_-tim | ... Shamash, king of all of heaven and netherworld, |
| 44 | [...] _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia | ... my enemies(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 45 | [...]-rik#-ti asz2-ruk | I have established a ...-rikti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 46 | _[...]-kan#-na_ is,-s,i da-re-e | ... a ...-kanna-plant, a long-lasting plant, |
| 47 | [...]-lu lit-bu-szat | ... may it be well.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 48 | [...]-ti# za-a'-na-at | “... ..., you are exalted,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 49 | [...] {d#}en {d}gaszan-mu | ... Bel and Gašanmu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 50 | [...] e#-pesz ru-'a-a-me | ... to do ruʾamu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 51 | [x x] e#-pu-usz | did ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 52 | [...] masz#-tak {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | ... the maštak-offering of Zarpanitu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53 | [...]-bu# sa-al-hu | “... ..., saḫu,(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 54 | [x]-di | ...di(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ ek-du-u-ti | 4 wild bulls of ekdūtu silver |
| 2 | na-s,i-ru ki-bi-is _lugal_-u-ti-ia | the guardian of my royal majesty |
| 3 | ina _ka2_ s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi | at the gate of the rising of the sun |
| 4 | ina _ka2 {d}lamma-ra-bi_ | at the gate of Lammarabi |
| 5 | ina _ka2_ e2-zi-da sza2 qe2-reb | at the gate of Ezida which is inside |
| 6 | bar2-sipa{ki} ul-ziz | he stood in Borsippa. |
| 7 | e2-masz-masz e2-gaszan-lim2-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | the Emašmash and the Egašanlima of silver and gold |
| 8 | u2-za-'i-in lu-le-e u2-mal-li | I filled (it) with splendor. |
| 9 | {d}szar-rat-kid-mu-ri sza2 ina ug-gat lib3-bi-sza2 | Šarrat-Kidmuri, who by her angry heart |
| 10 | at-man-sza2 e-zi-bu | (Sum) She left her house (Akk) She abandoned her house |
| 11 | u2-szi-bu a-szar la si-ma-a-ti-sza2 | they sat at a place not suitable for her. |
| 12 | ina _bala_-ia dam-qi2 sza2 an-szar2 isz-ru-ka | In my good reign, which Anšar bestowed upon you, |
| 13 | tar-sza2-a sa-li-mu | “Attaša (is) well-being. |
| 14 | a-na szuk-lul _dingir_-ti-sza2 s,ir-ti | for the protection of her exalted divinity |
| 15 | szur-ru-hu mi-se-e-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti | (Sum) The šurruḫu-demon (Akk) The resplendent one, whose radiance is surpassing |
| 16 | ina _masz2-ge6_ szi-pir mah-he-e | in a dream a great work |
| 17 | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ka-a-a-na | constantly sends, |
| 18 | {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur asz2-al-ma | I prayed to Šamaš and Adad, and |
| 19 | e-pu-lu-in-ni an-nu ke-e-nu | This is indeed what he did. |
| 20 | si-mat _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti u2-szar-ri-ih | the appropriate one of her great divinity I exalted. |
| 21 | u2-sze-szib-szi ina _bara2-mah_-hi | I settled her in the cult dais. |
| 22 | szu-bat da-ra-a-ti# | the eternal dwelling |
| 23 | par-s,e-e#-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti u2-kin#-[x] | I established its lofty rites.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | u2#-szal#-li-ma mi-se-e#-sza2# | he filled, and her half |
| 25 | {d#?}[x x]{muszen#} {gesz}szu-ri-in#-ni# | ... the šurinni bird(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | [x x] _ti#-la# zi#-mesz#_-ia | ... life of my life(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | [x] _ka2_ e2-galam-mes# | ... gate of the palaces(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 28 | _[...]-gur#_ sza2 {iri#}tar-bi-s,i az#-[x]-up# | ... of Tarbiṣu I ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [...]-ni# a-bi la im-ma-al#-[x]-du# | ... his father did not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30 | [...]-lit#-ti la ba-na-at ina lib3#-[x?] _ama#_-sza2# | ... is not born, in the ... of her mother(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | a#-na# e#-pesz# e2#-hul2#-hul2 iz#-kur# ni#-bit _mu_-ia | to do Ehulhul he entered, the one who knows my name |
| 32 | {d}sin sza2# [x x]-an#-ni# a#-na# _lugal_-u-ti | The goddess Sîn, who ... me, for kingship |
| 33 | um#-ma# [...] e2#-kur# szu2#-a-tu | Thus ... of that Ekur:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | ip#-[...] | He ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 35 | u2#-[...] | ... he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 36 | [...] | |
| 37 | [...] | |
| 38 | [...] | |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | [...] _lugal#_ pa#-ni# | ... the king's face(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 41 | mah-ri#-ia# [x]-pu#-szu# | before me ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | la-ba-risz u2-sza2-lik-ma | he made (them) long lasting, and |
| 43 | u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a | he made my face bright. |
| 44 | ina a-mat {d}sin {d}nusku# an-hu-us-su | By the command of the gods Sîn and Nusku, his anger |
| 45 | ad-ke e-li sza u4-me pa-ni | “Let me go up to the day of the future! |
| 46 | szu-bat-su u2-rap-pisz | his dwelling I broadened. |
| 47 | ul-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-be2-e-szu2 | from its foundations to its crenellations |
| 48 | ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it). |
| 49 | e2-me-lam2-an-na _e2_ {d}nusku _sukkal mah_ | Emelamana, temple of Nusku, great vizier |
| 50 | sza _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia la e-pu-szu2 | which no king of the past who had come before me had done |
| 51 | ab-na-a qe2-reb#-szu2 | I surrounded inside it. |
| 52 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ | cypress and cedar |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1 | u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li#-[...] | I raised up high ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li#-ia#-[x x] | doors of lia-wood(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u2#-rak-[x] | ... a measure of silver ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz#_-[x x] | I opened the gates ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | 2(disz) _am-mesz ku3#-babbar_ mu-nak-ki#-[x] | 2 wild bulls of silver, Munakki-x |
| 6 | ga-re-ia# ina at-man {d#}[x] | my ... by the command of the god ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | _en_-ia ul#-ziz 2(disz) {d}lah3#-[x] | my lord, I sat down. Two Laḫ-x |
| 8 | esz-ma-re#-e sza2 ti-is,-[x x] | the ešmāru-offerings which ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | {gesz}szu#-ri#-in-[x] | the šuri-wood(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | mu-szal#-[x]-mu kib-si _lugal#_-ti#-ia | who ... the foundations of my royal majesty |
| 11 | mu-sze#-[...]-s,ib# _kur_-i u tam-tim | Who ... ... the mountains and seas,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | ina [x x]-hul2#-hul2 ul-ziz | He stood in ... joy.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | _szu-[...]_ {d}nusku# as,-bat | I seized the hand of Nusku(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | u2#-[...]-sze-szib ina _bara2#_ da-ra-a-ti | ... he sat on the eternal dais.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | e2#-[...] _e2# an-gal_ | E..., the great temple(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16 | _[...]-dingir#{ki} | ...-ili(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17 | [...]-szu2 ar#-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed its(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [...] {d}nin-gal# [x?] {d#}utu# {d#}a-a | ... Ningal ... Šamaš, Aya(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | sza# [x x] nina#{ki#} [...]-pap#-asz | of ... Nineveh ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | _man# kur#_ [...] | king of the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | il#-li#-ku la#-[...] | They went, not ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | e#-na-ah-ma [...] | ... he became angry and ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | e2-kur szu-a#-[...] | The Ekur ... in the hand(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | ar#-s,ip u2#-[...] | I built ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25 | _gesz-ur3-mesz#_ {gesz#}[x x] _mah#-mesz#_ | the threshing floors, the great ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | u2-szat-ri-s,a ta-[x]-an-szu2 | ... he made his ... rise.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri | doors of liyari wood |
| 28 | sza# e-re-si-na _du10-ga_ | of sweet cedars |
| 29 | u2#-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | he opened his gates. |
| 30 | ul#-tu e2-kur szu2-a-tu2 u2-szak-li-lu | From that Ekur they made it abundant. |
| 31 | u2#-qat-tu-u ag-mu-ra szi-pir-szu2 | I have finished his work, and I am herewith sending it to you. |
| 32 | [x] 3(u) {d}nin-gal {d}nusku {d#}utu u {d}a-a | 30, Ningal, Nusku, Šamaš and Aya |
| 33 | _[x]-mesz#_ tik-le-ia ina qer-bi-szu2 | ...s of my support in it(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34 | [x]-sze#-rib-ma u2-szar#-me | ... he brought in and made them flourish.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | _bara2#_ da-ra-a-ti esz#-re-e-ti | the eternal dais of shrines |
| 36 | _kur_ an-szar2{ki#} _kur_ uri{ki} ana si#-hir#-te-szi-na | the lands of Assyria and Akkad in their entirety |
| 37 | ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it). |
| 38 | mim-ma si-mat e2-kur ma-la _gal2_-u | whatever is suitable for the Ekur, as much as there is |
| 39 | sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17#_ e#-pu-usz | of silver and gold I built. |
| 40 | e-li# sza _lugal-mesz ad#-mesz#_-ia | above that of the kings, my ancestors |
| 41 | u2#-rad#-di _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the great gods |
| 42 | tik#-le#-ia ina at-ma-na-a-te-szu2-nu | In their supplications |
| 43 | s,i-ra-a-te u2-sze-szib-szu2-nu#-ti | I settled them in sanctuaries. |
| 44 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti# | sacrifices of the tašriḫtu-offerings |
| 45 | ma-har-szu-un aq-qi2 | I libated before them. |
| 46 | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra#-[x]-a | he made resplendent.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47 | sat-tuk-ku gi-nu-u2 e-li sza [x]-me# | Regular offering, above that of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48 | ul-lu-ti u2-sza2-tir#-ma# | I restored my old age and |
| 49 | ar-ku-us _alam lugal_-[x]-ia# | I erected a statue of my master. |
| 50 | sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ nam#-ri# | of silver, gold, and bright copper |
| 51 | ina szi-pir {d}nin-a2-gal {d#}[...] | By the craft of Ninagal (and)(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 52 | {d}nin-kur-ra nak-lisz u2-sze#-[x x] | The god Ninkur ... in a hostile manner. |
| surface a col 4 | ||
| 1 | a-na mu-ter-ri-szi _ti-la_-ia# | to restore my life |
| 2 | ma-har _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia# | before the gods who support me, |
| 3 | u2-kin na-an-za-sun2# | he established, and he set it up. |
| 4 | ul-tu s,e-he-ri-ia a-di ra-be2-ia | From my youth to my youth, |
| 5 | asz2-te-'a-a asz2-rat _dingir-mesz gal#-mesz#_ | I have sought out the abode of the great gods, |
| 6 | {lu2}sza2-an-gu-ti ih-szu-hu# | The šangû-priests rejoiced |
| 7 | i-ram-mu na-dan zi-bi-ia# | he loves, he gives to Zibbia. |
| 8 | {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 u2-masz-szi-ra | the god Adad his rains he caused to rain. |
| 9 | {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra _idim-mesz_-szu2# | Ea released his rivers |
| 10 | szat-ti-szam-ma ina t,uh-di mi-sza2-ri# | At that time, with the help of justice |
| 11 | ar-te-'a-a ba-'u-lat {d}en-lil2# | I have sought out the life of Enlil |
| 12 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 ap-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su#-[x] | The great gods who fear me, the gods ..., |
| 13 | dun-nu zik-ru-u2-[x] | The supplication of the sage(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | e-mu-qi2 s,i-ra-a-ti# | the exalted forces |
| 15 | u2-szat-<li>-mu-in-ni | he made manifest to me. |
| 16 | _kur-kur_ la ma-gi-re-ia# | the foreign lands that I did not conquer |
| 17 | ina _szu-min_-ia im-nu-u2# | in my hands he found. |
| 18 | u2-szam-s,u-in-ni ma-la lib3-bi-[x] | as much as ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ul-tu tam-tim e-liti# | From the Upper Sea |
| 20 | a-di tam-tim szap-liti# | as far as the Lower Sea |
| 21 | sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia# | of the kings, my ancestors |
| 22 | ir-te-ed-du-u2 a-na-ku lu-u ar#-de | I am well; you can be glad. |
| 23 | ma#-lak _iti u4 2(u)-kam2#_ | to go: 20th day of month. |
| 24 | ina _muru2_ tam-tim u na-ba-[x] | in the middle of the sea and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | mi-is,-ru e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad#-[x_ x] | The kings of the world, my lords, ... |
| 26 | u2#-rad-di-ma a-[x] | I added, and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | _ug3#-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _kur-kur_ sza2-a-ti-na | the people living in those lands |
| 28 | u2-szak-ni-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | to my yoke |
| 29 | _gun#_ man-da-at-tu2 szat-ti-szam-ma | a talent of silver each year |
| 30 | u2-kin# _edin_-usz-szu2-un | he established for them. |
| 31 | ina qi2-bit# an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 | By the command of (the god) Ašar and the goddess Ninlil |
| 32 | _lugal-mesz#_ a-szib pa-rak-ki | the kings who dwell on the daises |
| 33 | u2-na-asz2#-sza2-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they shall remove my feet. |
| 34 | ma-al-ki _gal#-mesz_ sza2 s,i-tasz u szi-la-an | the great cult centers of high and low, |
| 35 | a-na kit-ri-szu2#-nu u2-pa-qu-u-ni | to their aid they will provide |
| 36 | ina tukul-ti _dingir-mesz# [x]-mesz en-mesz_-ia | With the support of the gods ..., my lords, |
| 37 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma#{ki#} e-ru-ub | entered into the land Elam. |
| 38 | _bad5-bad5_-szu2-nu ina la# mi3-ni | their defeat without a cause |
| 39 | asz2-kun at-tal#-lak# szal-t,isz | I sat down and went straight away. |
| 40 | {disz}um-man-al-da-si# ti-ib | Ummanaldasi ... |
| 41 | _me3_-ia dan-ni e#-dur#-ma | my strong battle I fought, and |
| 42 | me-ra-nu-usz-szu2 in-na#-bit-ma | his limbs he fell, and |
| 43 | is,-ba-ta sza2-da#-a | has grasped my chest |
| 44 | 1(u) 4(disz)# _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti mu-szab# [x]-ti#-szu2 | 14 fortified cities, his ... dwellings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 45 | u3 _iri-mesz# tur#-mesz_ sza2 ni-i-ba la# [x]-szu2#?-u | and the small cities that we did not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46 | a-di _2(u)-am3 iri-[x]_ | up to 20 (minas) of the city(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47 | ina na-ge-e sza2 {iri}hu-un-nir# | in the district of Ḫunnir |
| 48 | ina _ugu_ mi3-is,-ri sza2 {iri}hi-da-lu | Concerning the army of Hidalu, |
| 49 | ak-szu-ud {iri}ba-szi-mu | I conquered the city Bašimu. |
| 50 | u3 _iri-mesz_ sza2 li-me-ti-szu2 | and the cities in its environs |
| 51 | ap-pul aq-qur sza2 _ug3-mesz_ a-szib | I destroyed, devastated, (and) of the people who dwell |
| 52 | lib3-bi-szu2-un ka-mar-szu2-nu asz2-kun# | I imposed upon them their punishment. |
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| 1 | u2-szab-bir _dingir-mesz_-szu2-un | I destroyed their gods. |
| 2 | u2-szap-szi-ih ka-bat-ti _en en-en_ | I soothed the heart of the lord of lordes. |
| 3 | _dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_-szu2 _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 | his gods, the goddesses, his possessions and his property |
| 4 | _ug3-mesz tur_ u _gal_ asz2-lu-la ana _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | I carried off to Assyria young and old people. |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru | 60 danna-measures of ground |
| 6 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2-szah-rib# | I brought into the land Elam. |
| 7 | _mun {u2}zag-hi-li{sar#}_ | salt from zagḫili-plant |
| 8 | u2-sap-pi-ha _edin#_-usz#-szu2-un | I scattered them. |
| 9 | {d}na-na-<a> sza 1(disz)# _lim_ 6(disz) _me 3(u)#-am3#_ 5(disz) | Nanaya, of 1,635 (lines) |
| 10 | _mu-an-na#-mesz#_ ta-as-bu-su-ma | years you have feared him, and |
| 11 | tal-li#-[x] tu-szi-bu | You sit down ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | [...] elam#-ma{ki} a-szar | ... of Elam, where(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [x x]-ma#-a-te9-e-sza2 | her ...s(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | u3 ina u4-me-szu2-ma szi-i | And at that time, |
| 15 | u3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2 | and the gods, her fathers |
| 16 | ib-bu-u szu-mi3 ana be-lut# _kur-kur_ | named my name to rule over the lands |
| 17 | ta-a-a-rat _en_-u-ti-sza2 | beloved of her lordship |
| 18 | tu-szad-gi-la pa-nu#-u-a | You have made my face rejoice |
| 19 | um-ma {disz}an-szar2-du3-a | Thus Ashurbanipal: |
| 20 | ul-tu2 qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} | from the land Elam |
| 21 | u2-sze-s,a-an-ni-ma | brought me out, and |
| 22 | u2-sze-rab-an-ni | he shall bring in. |
| 23 | qe2#-reb e2-an-na | in Eanna |
| 24 | a#-mat qi2-bit _dingir_-ti-szu2-un | the word of their divinity |
| 25 | sza ul-tu2 _u4-mesz su3-mesz_ iq-bu#-u | which from distant days had said |
| 26 | e#-nen#-na# u2-kal#-li-mu _ug3-mesz egir#-mesz_ | Now he holds the people back. |
| 27 | _szu-min dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti at-mu#-uh | I shaved the hands of her great divinity. |
| 28 | har-ra-nu i-szir-tu sza2 ul-lu-us, | “The road, the road that leads out, |
| 29 | lib3-bi ta-as,-ba-ta a#-na# e2-an-na | You have taken the heart to Eanna. |
| 30 | ina qe2-reb unu{ki} u2-sze#-rib-szi-ma# | I brought her into Uruk and |
| 31 | ina e2-hi-li-an-na sza2 ta#-ram-mu | In the Eḫiliana which you love |
| 32 | u2-szar-me_-ud_ pa-rak da-ra#-a-ti | I made glorious the paths of the eternal daises. |
| 33 | ina u4-me-szu2 _e2_ a2-ki-it [x] 1(u) 5(disz)# _gaszan_-ia | At that time, the house of Akītu, 15 of my lady, |
| 34 | sza qe2-reb nina#{ki} | of Nineveh |
| 35 | sza ki-ma _ama_ a-lit-ti tu-rab#-ba-an-ni | who like a birth mother brought me life, |
| 36 | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia i-na#-ru# | my enemies shall kill |
| 37 | gi-mir ma-al-ki u2-szak-ni#-sza2 | I made all of the lands submit to her. |
| 38 | a-na _giri3#-min_-ia sza {disz}lugal-gi-na# | to my feet, belonging to Sargon (II) |
| 39 | _ad ad ad du3_-ia | the father who had engendered me |
| 40 | _sza3-bala-bala {disz}en#_-ba-ni _dumu_ {disz}a-da-si | ša-balabala of Bel-bani son of Adasi |
| 41 | sza du-ru-ug#-szu2 bal-til{ki} | of his yoke, Baltil (Aštar) |
| 42 | e-pu-szu2 la#-ba#-risz il-lik | He did it, but he went far away. |
| 43 | mi-qit-[x]-sza2 ad-ke | ... her ..., the father ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44 | ina _iti#_ [x]-me# u4-me sze-me-e | In the month x+100 days, hear |
| 45 | at#-[x-x]-di# tem-me-en-sza2 | I ... her foundation(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46 | [x x?] a-gur2-ri _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ | ... of baked bricks, dates, lapis lazuli |
| 47 | [x] a2#-ki-it szu2-a-tu | ... that akītu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48 | a#-na# si-hir-ti-sza2 ar-s,ip | I built it in its entirety. |
| 49 | u2-szak-lil lu-le-e u2-mal-li# | I filled with splendor. |
| 50 | an-szar2 u {d}nin#-lil2 _dingir-mesz_ tik-le-ia | Anšar and Ninlil, the gods who support me, |
| 51 | mu-szam-s,u-u2 ma-la lib3-bi-ia | who makes everything go out of my heart, |
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| 1 | qe2-reb-sza2 u2#-sze-rib-ma | I brought into it, and |
| 2 | u2-sze-pi#-sza2# i-sin-ni _e2_ a2-ki-it | he had made into a house of akītu-disease. |
| 3 | _{udu}siskur-mesz#_ tasz-ri-ih-ti | the tašriḫtu-priests |
| 4 | ma-har-szu#-un aq-qi2 | I libated before them |
| 5 | u2-szam-hi-ra# kad3-ra-a-a | he made my yoke resplendent. |
| 6 | an-szar2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 | Anšar and Ninlil |
| 7 | sza ul-tu s,e#-he-ri-ia | which from my youth |
| 8 | u2-rab-bu#-in-ni | brought to me |
| 9 | is,-s,u#-ru# _lugal#_-u-ti | They guarded kingship. |
| 10 | qe2-reb _e2_ a2-ki-it# szu2-a-tu2 ir-ru-bu-ma | entered that akītu-house and |
| 11 | ip-pu-szu2 i-sin#-ni# _hul2-mesz_ | they do, joyous i.e., rejoicing |
| 12 | ina bu-un-ni-[x]-nu# nam-ru-ti | with bright ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | ina ni-isz _igi#-[x_ x?]-szu2-nu _saga-mesz_ | by the ... of their good ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | sza2 i-bar-[x x] kib#-ra-a-ti | who ... the world quarters(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | {disz}an-szar2-[...] mi-gir lib3-bi#-szu2#-nu | Ištar-..., the favorite of their heart(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | e-pisz# [...] szu-a-tu | ... that ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 17 | ha-disz# [x]-tap-la-su | joyously ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | _ud-[...]_-sza2#-ri-ku | ...-šariku(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | lu#-[...]-'a#-a-ru | May they ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | _suhusz_ {gesz}[...]-kin#-nu | the base of a ...-kinnu-wood(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 21 | lu-szal-bi#-[...]-ia# | Let me ... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-[...]-ru# | The ...s(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | li-szam-qi2-tu# [...] | May they ... praise.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | ina tukul-ti-szu2-nu [x x x?] | with their support(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | e-ma a-qab-bu-[...] | Wherever I say ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | a-szar u2-s,ar#-[...] | where he keeps watch(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27 | lik-szu-da _szu-min#_-[x x] | may he bring in ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | a#-na# _egir#_ u4-me _dumu-mesz#_ [...] | In the future, sons ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | _dumu-mesz_ u3 [x x] | sons and(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 30 | ina _lugal-mesz dumu-[x_ x] | among the kings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | sza2 an#-szar2# u {d}nin#-[...] | of Ashur and Nin[gin ...](lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | a-na be-lut _kur_ [...] | to rule over the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33 | i-nam-bu-u2 zi#-[x x] | they name ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 34 | e-nu-ma# _e2_ a2-ki-it# [...] | When the temple of Akītu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | i-lab-bi-ru-ma in#-[x x] | they will smite and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36 | an#-hu-us-su lu-[x x] | Let him ... his ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 37 | _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-[x] | Inscription written in the name of ....(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38 | li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu#-[x] | May he see, and may he ... oil. |
| 39 | _{udu}siskur bala_-[qi2] | a sacrifice, a balaqi-offering(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40 | a-na asz2-ri-szu2 lu-ter# | I shall return to its place |
| 41 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e an-ne2#-[...] | The great gods, as many as in this inscription |
| 42 | _lugal_-ut-ka lik-tar-ra#-[x] | May your kingship ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43 | li#-is,-s,u-ru# _bala#-[x_ x] | May they guard ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44 | sza# _mu#?-sar#?-[...]_ | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 45 | ina mim-ma# [x x] ni#-kil-ti# [...] | In whatever ... of the cult daises ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46 | it-ti _mu#-sar_-[x] | with the inscription(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 47 | szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 la [...] | Written and checked according to its original, not ... |
| 48 | _dingir-mesz gal-[x]_ | the great gods(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 49 | sza _an_-e u3# [x x] | of heaven and ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 50 | _lugal_-us-su lis-[x x] | Let the king ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 51 | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ lu-[...] | his name and his seed in the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 52 | _{iti}kin u4 2(u) 4(disz)-[x]_ | Ululu, 24th day,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53 | lim-me {disz}{d}muati-man-pap-mesz-szu2 {lu2}[x] | eponym year of Nabû-manpapmešu, the . |
| 54 | {kur}sa-mir-i-[x] | the land Samaria(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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