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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 051 (P422768)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P422768 |
| Museum no. | BM 127993 |
| 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' | sza# [...] | of ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | ina _sza3 ama_-szu2# [...] | in his mother's womb .(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | u3 {d}sza2#?-masz#? {d#}[...] | and Šamaš,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | iq-bu-u2 e#-[...] | They said ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man kur#_ [...] | Esarhaddon, king of the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | a-mat _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik#-[...] | The word of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | sza iq-bu-u-szu2 e#-[...] | who said to him ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | ina _{iti}gu4 iti_ {d}e2-[...] | In the month Ayyaru (II), month Ea- |
| 9' | _u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam2_ [...] | 18th day ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | sza {d}[...] | of the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 11' | u2-pa-hir _ug3-mesz kur_ an#-[...] | I gathered the people of the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | sza tam-tim e-li-ti# [...] | of the upper sea(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | a-na na-s,ir# _dumu lugal#_-[x x] | to the guard of the son of Lugal...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | u3 _egir_-nu# _lugal#_-ut _kur_ an-szar2# [...] | and afterwards, the kingship of Assyria ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | a-de-e ni-[x] _dingir-mesz_ u2-sza2-az#-[...] | The treaty ... the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | u2-dan-[x]-na rik-sa-[x x] | strengthens the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | ina _hul2-mesz#_ ri-sza2-a-ti e#-[x x] | In joyous rejoicing ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | ina _e2_ [x]-u-ti asz2-ru [x x] | in the ... house ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | mar-kas _lugal_-u?-[x] | Markas, the king(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad ad_ a-[...] | of Sîn-papmešsu, father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | _dumu lugal_-u-tu2 u3 _lugal_-u-tu2 e#-[...] | The king's son and the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | a-szar {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _ad#_ [...] | where Esarhaddon, the father ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | qe2-reb-szu2 ib-bi-szu-u ir-bu-u e#-[...] | Within it, they formed cult centers, ... |
| 24' | gi-mir mal-ki ir-[x x] | all of the rulers ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | kim-tu u2-rap#-[x x] | the family ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 26' | ik-s,u-ru ni-szu-tu u [...] | “They sealed the nišūtu-vessel and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | u3 a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a qe2-reb#-[...] | And I, Ashurbanipal, inside(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | ne2-me-qi2 {d}ag kul-lat t,up-[...] | The wisdom of Nabû, all the ta[blets ...] |
| 29' | sza gi-mir um-ma-a-ni [...] | who all the scholars(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | ih-ze-szu2-nu [...] | he rejected them ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 31' | al-ma-ad sza2-le-e _{gesz}pan#_ [...] | I set up a bow.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | _{gesz}gigir_ s,a-bat {kusz}a-[...] | a chariot, a harness,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | ina a-me-lu-ti _lugal-mesz_ ina u2#-[...] | among the men, the kings, in .......(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | la i-szi-ih-hu [...] | (Sum) The one who does not fear ... (Akk) They do not fear(?) ... |
| 35' | i-de e-pesz _muru2#_ [x x] | knows how to build a city ... |
| 36' | kul-lu-ma-ku se-de#-[...] | I am a culluma-priestess, I want to ... |
| 37' | zi-ka-ru qar-du [...] | The hero, the hero(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38' | li-ip-li-pi [...] | (Sum) May he ... (Akk) May my ... be shattered |
| 39' | re-esz _lugal_-u-ti-ia [...] | at the beginning of my reign ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 40' | a-na {kur}ma2-kan-na u [...] | to Magan and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41' | usz-te-esz-sze-ra# [...] | ... he has brought to an end(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42' | {disz}ur-da-am-ma-ne2-[...] | Urdammane-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43' | a-lak ger-ri-[...] | On the way ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 44' | sza ak-bu-su# [...] | Whose ... is(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 45' | {iri}me-em-pi u2-[...] | (In) Mempi ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46' | in-na-bit a-na [...] | he fled, to(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47' | _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam#-[...]_ | the kings, the governors(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48' | sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man#_ [...] | of Esarhaddon, king ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 49' | isz-tak-ka-nu# [...] | They established ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 50' | il-lik-u-nim#-[...] | They came to me(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 51' | _egir {disz}ur_-da#-[...] | After Urda-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 52' | al-lik a-di# [...] | I marched as far as ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 53' | ti-ib _me3#-[...]_ | Tibbatum ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 54' | {iri}ni-i' u2#-[...] | Ni'(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 55' | ina tukul-ti _an-[...]_ | With the support of ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 56' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 [...] | Ishtar of(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 57' | {iri}ni#-[...] | Ni...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 58' | ik#-[...] | Ik-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...]-ra# | ... for(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2' | [x]-la#-mu# ak-szu2-ud | ... I achieved.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] sza2 {iri}hu-un-nir | ... of Hunnir(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...]-da#-lu ak-szu2-ud | ... I conquered(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] u {d}isz-tar | and Ištar(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...]-in#-ni | ... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7' | [...]-lak# szal-t,isz | ... he goes safely.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...] sza# an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | ... of Ashur and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9' | [...] _edin#_ ga-re-ia | ... of the plain, I want to go.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] mu-szab _dingir-mesz_-szu2-un | ... the dwelling place of their gods(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | [...]-szu-ud ina a-mat | ... with a word(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12' | _[...]-gal#-mesz_-szu2 e-ru-ub | his great ... entered.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [...]-ma# _e2_ nak?-kam-a-te-szu2-nu | ... and the house of their nakkams(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | [...]-uk-ku-mu qe2-reb-szu2-un | ... inside them(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15' | [...]-ti a-di _lugal-mesz_ | ... until the kings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [...]-pah#-hi-ru isz-ku-nu | ... they set up.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 17' | [...]-szi# _szu-min?_-su | ... his hands?(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18' | [...] szal#?-la?-tisz? am#-[x] | ... I am the one who ... the booty(?) |
| 19' | [...] x [...] | |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | [x]-mu#-u2# [...] | |
| 2' | [x]-mah#-hi _lugal-mesz_-ni-szu2-nu# mah#-[x x? x] | ... their kings(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | u3# ar-ku-u2#-[x] | and after(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [x] pa-li-hu-ti {d}1(u)-5(disz) _gaszan#?_-[x] | ... who reveres Ishtar, lady(?) |
| 5' | [x]-nar#-ri-t,u _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia | ... the kings, my ancestors,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [x]-pul# aq-qur {d}utu u2#-kal-lim | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. |
| 7' | _[...]-mesz_-szu2-nu al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | I took their s and went to Assyria. |
| 8' | [...]-pi# naq# me-e | ... he libates water.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [x]-za-am#-me#-szu2-nu-ti | their ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 10' | [x]-lak _iti_ 2(u) 5(disz) u4-me | ... 25 days(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | na-ge-e {kur}elam#-ma#{ki} u2-szah-rib | I destroyed the districts of the land Elam |
| 12' | _mun_ {u2}sah-le-e | salt from saḫlû-plant |
| 13' | u2-sap-pi-ha _edin_-usz-szu2 | he smote his steppe |
| 14' | _dumu-munus-mesz lugal-mesz_-ni _nin9-mesz lugal-mesz_-ni | the daughters of our kings, the sisters of our royal ancestors |
| 15' | a-di qi-in-ni mah-ri-ti u3# ar-ki-ti | as far as the walls of the former and later lands |
| 16' | sza _lugal-mesz_-ni {kur}e-[x]-ti | of the kings of the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni ha-za-na-a-ti | the representatives of the mayors |
| 18' | sza _iri-mesz_-ni sza2-a-tu-nu | of those cities |
| 19' | ma-la ak-szu#-du | as much as I have done |
| 20' | _{lu2}gal {gesz}pan {lu2}gar-nu#-mesz#_ | the chief of the bowmen |
| 21' | {lu2}mu-kil _{kusz}pa-mesz_ {lu2}_3(disz)-u5#-mesz#_ | the chariot driver, the three men |
| 22' | {lu2}sza2 pet2_-hal-mesz {lu2}erin2-mesz_ {gesz}[x] | the animal-fatteners, the cedar ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | _{lu2}sag-mesz_ {lu2}kit-kit-tu#-[x] | the eunuchs and the ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | gi-mir um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu#-[x] | all the troops, as many as there were(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25' | _ug3-mesz nita_ u _munus tur_ u _gal#_ | the people, male and female, young and old |
| 26' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz#_ | horses and mules |
| 27' | _ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ u s,i-i-ni# | donkeys, oxen, and sheep |
| 28' | sza# _ugu buru5_ ma-a'-du# | which are very much dependent on the harvest |
| 29' | asz2#-lu-la a-na _kur_ an-szar2 [x] | I carried off to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | _sahar#-hi-a_ {iri}szu-sza2-[x] | the soil of Šuša(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31' | [x] ma#-dak-tu {iri}hal-te-ma-[x] | ... camp of Ḫaltema...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | [x] si#-it-ti ma-ha-ze-[x x] | ... the rest of the cult centers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 33' | [...] al-qa-a a-na _kur#_ [...] | ... I took, to the land ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [...] _masz#-da3#-[...]_ | ... gazelle droppings ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1' | [x x] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | [x]-na#-ha _e2-gar8#-[x_ x] | ... the wall ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [x x]-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man gal man_ dan-nu | ... Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king |
| 4' | _lugal# szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _man_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | King of the world, king of Assyria, [king of the four quarters (of the world),] |
| 5' | asz2-szu2 qe2-reb _<e2> usz_-u-ti szu-a-tu ar-ba-a | In order to stay in that house of death, |
| 6' | _{d}alad-mesz_-szu2 _{d}lamma-mesz_-szu2 | his lords, his guardians |
| 7' | is,-s,u-ru _dumu lugal_-u-ti | he guarded, son of kingship |
| 8' | u3 {d}gaszan-garza-mesz s,u-lul-sza2 _du10-ga_ | and Ningarza, her sweet protection |
| 9' | _an-dul3_-la-sza2 sza sza2-la-mi | her cloak of šalmu |
| 10' | ta-at-ru-s,a _ugu_-ia | you have turned against me, |
| 11' | ul-tu2 ina _{gesz}gu-za ad_ ba-ni-ia u2-szi-bu | From the throne of the father who had engendered me I sat. |
| 12' | i-te-ep-pu-szu2 be-lut _kur-kur_ | the lordship of the lands |
| 13' | u3 _ug3-mesz dagal-mesz_ ka-a-a-an | and the far-flung people constantly |
| 14' | pu-us-su-rat ha-de-e sza2 ka-szad _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia | a requital of the good deeds of conquering my enemies |
| 15' | u2-pa-sa-ru-in-ni i-na lib3-bi-szu2 | they have released me, in his heart |
| 16' | ina ma-a-a-al mu-szi du-um-mu-qa _masz2-ge6_-u-a | in a place of night, my dreams |
| 17' | ina sza2 sze-e-ri ba-nu-u ger-ru-u-a | In the morning, when my campaign began, |
| 18' | masz-ta-ku szu-a-tu mu-szal-li-mu _en-mesz_-szu2 szu-tu-u-ma | that maštāku-offering, who provides for his lords, that |
| 19' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ szi-mat-su i-szim-mu a-na _saga_-tim | the great gods determined his fate and for good fortune |
| 20' | an-hu-us-su ad-ke | I smote him. |
| 21' | asz2-szu2 ru-up-pu-usz tal-lak-ti-szu2 | Because of the greatness of his travel, |
| 22' | a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 aq-qur | I poured out in its entirety. |
| 23' | _5(u)-am3_ ti-ik-pi masz-kan2 szi-kit-ti-szu2 | 50 (shekels of) tīk-pi (and) maškan-paste, his ingredients, |
| 24' | pi-ti-iq-tu ap-ti-iq | I opened the gate. |
| 25' | tam-la-a u2-mal-li | he filled the sea. |
| 26' | ina _iti du10-ga_ ina u4-me sze-me2-e | In a favorable month, on a propitious day |
| 27' | s,e-er tam-le-e szu-a-tu _usz8_-szu2 ad-di | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered that sea. |
| 28' | u2#-kin lib-na-as-su | he established for him. |
| 29' | [x] _kasz-sag gesztin_ ka-lak-ka-szu2 ab-lul | ... I poured out its libation of first-class beer and wine. |
| 30' | am#-ha-as,-s,a szal-la-ar-szu2 | I cut off his booty. |
| 31' | [x]-bi#-in _sig4-hi-a_-szu2 za-bi-lu tup-szik-ki-szu2 | ... of his bricks, the sealing of his tablet(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32' | [x x]-le#-li nin-gu-tu u2-bal u4-um-szu2 | ... he brings the ningûtu-offering daily. |
| 33' | [...] ri-sza2-a-ti ul-tu2 _usz8_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 | ... rišātu from its foundations to its crenellations(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [x x] _ugu#_ sza _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia# szu#-bat#-su# | ... is ... over the kings, my ancestors. |
| 35' | [x x]-pisz# u2-szar-ri-ha ep-sze-ti?-szu2 | ... made his deeds greater.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36' | _[...]-eren#? mah-mesz_ tar-bit si-ra-ra | ... exalted ..., the one who passes by silently |
| 37' | [...]-na# u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu?_-szu2? | ... he made him rise up.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 38' | [...]-ia#-a-ri sza2 e-re-si#-na# _du10#-ga#_ | ... of cedar, good(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 39' | [...] u2#-rak-kis u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | ... he set up ..., he opened his gates. |
| 40' | [...]-ti#? _uruda_ nam-ru u2-hal-lip2-ma | ... I destroyed the bright copper and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 41' | [...]-le#-ne2-e-szu2 e-mi3-id | I surrounded his ... with ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42' | [...]-tu#? na-s,ir _lugal_-u-ti-ia | ... the guardian of my royal majesty |
| 43' | [...]-ti#-szu2 u2-szak-lil | ... I completed his ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 44' | [x x]-e u2-mal-li | ... filled ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 45' | [x] _kiri6#-mah_ sza2 gi-mir _gesz-mesz gurun nig2-sa-sa-hi-a_ | x large orchards with all kinds of trees, fruit and vegetables, |
| 46' | [x]-la#-mu az-qu-pa i-ta-ti-i?-szu2? | ... I poured water into his ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 47' | [x x] ep#-sze-te-e-szu2 ag-mur-ma | I saw his deeds and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 48' | [x _x]-mesz#_ tasz-ri-ih-ti | ...s of tashrihtu-beer;(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 49' | [...]-na _dingir-mesz en-mesz_-ia | ... the gods, my lords(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 50' | [...]-sza2-a?-ti u2-szar-ri-szu2 | ... they made him great.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 51' | [...]-reb#-szu2 ina za-mar# tak-ne2-e | ... its ... with the zamar taknû-plant(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 52' | [...] _lugal#-mesz# dumu-mesz_-ia | ... kings, my sons(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 53' | [...] u _ug3-mesz_ | ... and the people(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 54' | [...]-kir#-szu2 | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 55' | [...]-tu | ...-tu(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 56' | [...]-hu#? | ...hu(?)(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 57' | [...] x | |
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