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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 050 (P422721)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422721 |
| Museum no. | BM 127946 |
| 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' | [...] _hul2#-mesz#_ | ... will rejoice.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | _[...]-gi-mesz_ | ... reed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...]-reb#-szu2-un | ... their ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4' | [...] mah#-ru-ti | ... of the past(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...]-ni-i | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 6' | [...] a#-a-szi | ... to me(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...] am#-nu | ... I am(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 8' | [...] x | |
| 9' | [...] kar2#-{d#}dun-ia2-asz3 ka-la-mu sza2 _lugal-mesz#_ | ... Karduniaš, all of the kings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [...]-u-ti a-di 7(disz)-szu2 isz-lu-lu u-bi-lu qe2-reb {kur}e-lam-[x] | ... they carried off the ... seven times and brought (them) inside the land Elam. |
| 11' | [x x]-ru husz!(BIR)-szu-u esz-ma-ru-u eb-bu ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ | ... fierce ..., eshmarû-magic, pure, precious stones |
| 12' | [x]-kut#-tu2 a-qar-tu2 si-mat _lugal_-u-ti | x-kuttu, aqartu-offering, suitable for kingship |
| 13' | [x] _lugal#-mesz#_-ni _kur_ uri{ki} mah-ru-u-ti | [x] previous kings of the land Akkad |
| 14' | [...]_-mu#?-gi#-na_ a-na kit-ri-szu#-nu | ...-mugina to their aid(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...] a-na {kur}e-lam-ti | to the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...]-tu2# si#-mat _lugal_-u-ti | ... is the sign of kingship.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | [...] mim#-ma e-pesz _me3_ | ... whatever is to be done,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [...]-bil#-tu2 _e2-gal-mesz_-szu2 | ... of his palaces(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [...]-lu# [x] lib3#-bi e#-ku#-lu# | ... they eat ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | [...] x x [x?] | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | {lu2#}mu#-[...] | The ...-official(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | {lu2}sza2 pet#_-hal#-mesz#_ [...] | The cavalrymen ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | _{lu2}sag-mesz_ {lu2}kit-kit#-tu2#-[x] | the eunuchs and the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | gi-mir um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu2-u# | all the scholars, as many as there are |
| 5' | _ug3-mesz nita_ u _munus tur_ u _gal#_ | the people, male and female, young and old |
| 6' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_ | horses, mules, and donkeys |
| 7' | _gu4-mesz_ u s,e-e-ni sza2 _ugu buru5_ ma-a'-du# | the oxen and sheep and goats which are plentiful on the harvest |
| 8' | asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki#} | I carried off to Assyria. |
| 9' | _sahar#-hi-a_ {iri}szu-sza2-an {iri}ma-dak-tu# | the soil of the cities Susa and Madaktu |
| 10' | {iri#}hal-te-ma-asz2 u3 si-it-ti# | The city Ḫaltemaš and the rest |
| 11' | ma-ha#-ze-e-szu2 e-si-pa al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2# [x] | I took his cult centers and took them to Assyria. |
| 12' | _ansze#-edin-na-mesz masz-da3-[x]_ | donkeys, gazelles(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | u2-ma-am _edin_ ma-la ba-szu-u2# | Now, as much as there is of the plain |
| 14' | par-ga-nisz u2-szar-bi-s,a qe2-reb-szu2#-[x] | I made (them) shine like daylight inside it. |
| 15' | ri-gim a-me-lu-ti ki-bi-is _gu4-mesz_ u s,e#-[x x] | Like mankind, ... oxen and sheep ... |
| 16' | szi-si-it# {d}a-la-la _du10-ga_ u2-za-ma-a _a-gar3#-[x_ x] | a good šisītu of Alala he cleared away the ... field |
| 17' | {d}na#-na#-a sza 1(disz) _lim_ 6(disz) _me 3(u)-am3 mu-an#-[x_ x] | Nanaya, of 1,630 years ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | [x]-as#-bu-su tal-li-ku tu#-[x x] | ... they went and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | [x x] {kur}elam-ma{ki} a-szar la# [...] | ... Elam, a place not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...]-szu2 tab-bu-u szu-mi3 a-na be-lut [x x] | (Sum) ... his ..., my name to lordship ... (Akk) His ... that is proclaimed to kingship |
| 21' | [...]-rat# _en_-ti-sza2 tu-szad-gi-la [...] | ... of her lordly majesty you exalted ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [...]_-du3#-a_ ul-tu2 {kur}elam-ma{ki} [...] | ... he built. From Elam ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | [...]-ni#-ma u2-sze-rab-[...] | ... and he brings ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | [...] e2-an#-[...] | ... the Eanna temple(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 25' | [...] sza# ul-tu2 _u4-mesz su3#-[...]_ | ... from distant days ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | [...]-lim# _ug3-mesz_ [...] | ... thousand people ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 27' | [...]-ti# at#-[...] | ... I ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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