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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 025 (P422972)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 025
IDP422972
Museum no.BM 128224
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
surface a col 1
1'[...] _lugal#_-ut _kur_ [...]... kingship of the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'[...] ni#-isz _dingir-mesz_ u2#-[...]... the life of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'[x]-dan-ni-na [...]... her ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4'ina# _hul2#-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti e-[...]With joyous rejoicing . .(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'asz2-ru nak-lu mar-kas# [...]The ašru, the naklu-demon, the markas ...
6'sza# {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _ad#_ [...]of Sîn-papmešsu, the father of ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[x] _lugal#_-tu2 u3 _lugal#_-tu2 e#?-[...]... of kingship and of rulership ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[x]-szar# {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz [...]... Esarhaddon(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[x x]-szu2 ib-bi-szu-u ir#-bu#-[...]... his ... which he had created ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'gi#-mir# mal-ki ir#-[...]All of the rulers ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
11'[x]-s,u-ru [...]... ṣuru(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'[x] a#-na-ku# [...]... I ...(very low confidence: a guess)
13'ne2#-me#-qi2 [...]The wisdom of(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'sza# gi-mir [...]of all(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'x x x [...]
16're#?-[...]... the shepherd(?)(low confidence: few signs survive)
17'a-na {kur}[...]to the land(low confidence: few signs survive)
18'{disz}ur#-da#-[...]Urda-(low confidence: few signs survive)
19'a-lak# [...]To go ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
20'x x x [...]
21'x x x [...]
22'x x x [...]
surface a col 1'
1'[...] x x x
2'[...]-sza2#-red-du sza2 {d}en-lil2...-šarreddu of Enlil(lower confidence: line is broken)
3'[...] {disz}um-man-al-da-siUmmanaldašu(lower confidence: line is broken)
4'[...]-sze#-ra har-ra-nu... on the road(lower confidence: line is broken)
5'[...]-ma#-ri-tu _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}...-marītu, king of the land Elam
6'[...]-da#-bi-bi _ARAD_-szu2...-dabibi, his servant(lower confidence: line is broken)
7'[...] is,#-ba-ta# _giri3-min_-ia... seized my feet(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'[...]-la#-ti ti-ib _me3_-ia… my body,(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'[...]-u2# sza2 al-la-ku a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki}... which I went to Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
10'[...] an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) _en-mesz_-ia... the deities Ashur and Ishtar, my lords,
11'[...]-ti#-ia is-hup-szu-nu-ti... my ... destroyed them.(lower confidence: line is broken)
12'[...] _gu4#-mesz_-szu2-nu _u8-udu-hi-a_-szu2-nu... their oxen and sheep(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'[...] _ARAD#_-ti-ia a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki}... my servant to Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'[...]-ma# is,-ba-tu _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia... and grasped my royal feet.
15'[...]-ri#-ia {iri}e2-{disz}im-bi-i... of the city E-Imbî(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'[...] tuk#-la-a-ti sza2 {kur}elam-ma{ki}... the support of the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'[...] elam#-ma#{ki} par-ku ak-szu-ud... I conquered Elam.(lower confidence: line is broken)
18'[...] sza2# la u2-s,u-nim-ma... who did not come out and
19'[...] _lugal#_-ti-ia a-nir... of my royal majesty I dedicated.
20'[...] ak-kis... I cut off(very low confidence: a guess)
21'[...] ap-ru-u'... I slew.(low confidence: few signs survive)
22'_[...]-mesz# kur_-ia... of my land(low confidence: few signs survive)
23'[...] _kur#_ asz-szur{ki}... Assyria(low confidence: few signs survive)
24'[...] {kur#}elam-ma{ki}... the land Elam(low confidence: few signs survive)
25'[...] _en#-nun_-u-ti... the guards(low confidence: few signs survive)
26'[...] szu-a-tu... that(very low confidence: a guess)
27'[...]-di#-szu-ma... to him and(very low confidence: a guess)
28'[...] a#?-[...]-szar2#?{ki}... ...-šar(low confidence: few signs survive)
29'[...] _dumu#-mesz_-szu2 sza [...]-ma#{ki}... his sons of ...-ma(lower confidence: line is broken)
30'[x x] na#-asz2-par-ti _[...]-szar2_... the message ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
31'[x x? x]-ri#-ia mah-re#-e ak-ki-su _sag#-[x]_-su#... before me, I cut off his ...
32'[x x] si-it-ti _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}e2-{disz}im#-[x x]... the rest of the people living in E-Im-...
33'[x]-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu#... and I counted them as booty.(lower confidence: line is broken)
34'[...]-al#-da-si _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki#}...-aldasi, king of the land Elam
35'[...]-ia# sza qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma[{ki}]... of the land Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'[...] isz-me-e-ma... heard and(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...] _lugal#_-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir-ma#... he abandoned his royal majesty and(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'[...] _kur_-szu2 e-li#... his land rises.(low confidence: few signs survive)
39'[...]-ret# {disz}um-man-al-da-si#... Ummanaldasi(lower confidence: line is broken)
40'[...] {kur#}elam#-ma#[{ki}]... the land Elam(low confidence: few signs survive)
41'[...] isz-me-e-ma#... heard and(low confidence: few signs survive)
42'[...]-szu2 u2#-masz-szir#-ma#... he released his ... and(lower confidence: line is broken)
43'[...] ru-qu#-u#-ti… the ruqûtu(low confidence: few signs survive)
44'[...]-ba-ta _giri3#-[x]_-ia#... from ... my foot(lower confidence: line is broken)
45'[...]-kun#-szu2 a-na _lugal#_-[x]... to the king ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
46'_[...]-tah#?_-su#? im#?-[x x]... his ...(very low confidence: a guess)
surface a col 2'
1[...]-al#-[...]... he/she ...(very low confidence: a guess)
2[...] {kur#}ha#-[x]-nu# [x]-me#-e-[x]... the land Ḫa...(lower confidence: line is broken)
3[x]-luh#-ti? an#-szar2# u {d}1(u)-5(disz)#... of Ashur and Ishtar(lower confidence: line is broken)
4[...] _a2#-min_-ia is-hu-pu-szu-ma... they seized my power and(lower confidence: line is broken)
5[...]-tu _iri lugal#_-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir-ma... his royal city he abandoned and(lower confidence: line is broken)
6[x]-na-bit# a-na {iri}bad3-{disz}un-da-si... to Dur-Undasi(lower confidence: line is broken)
7{id2#}id-id e-bir-maI crossed the Tigris
8_i7_ szu-a-tu a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 isz-kunthat canal to its full extent he established.
9uk-ta-ta-s,ar a-na s,al-ti-iahas kept watch over my robbery,
10{iri}na-di-tu _iri lugal_-u2-tiNadintu, royal city
11a-di na-ge-e-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered as far as its district.
12{iri}e2-{disz}bu-na-ki _iri lugal_-u2-tithe city E-Bunakki, royal city
13a-di na-ge-e-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered as far as its district.
14{iri}har-tap-pa-nu _iri lugal_-u2-tithe city Ḫartappanu, royal city
15a-di na-ge-e-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered as far as its district.
16{iri}tu-u2-bu a-di na#-ge-e-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Tubu, together with its districts.
17bi-rit _i7_ ka-la-mu {iri#}ma-dak-ti _iri lugal_-u2-tibetween all the canals of the city Madaktu, royal city
18a-di na-ge-e-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered as far as its district.
19{iri}hal-te-ma-asz2 _iri# lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Ḫaltemash, his royal city.
20{iri#}szu-sza2-an _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Susa, his royal city.
21{iri}di-in_-lugal_ {iri}su-mu-un-tu-na-asz2the cities Din-šarru and Sumuntuna
22_iri lugal_-u2-ti-[x] ak-szu-udI conquered the city Šarruti-.(lower confidence: line is broken)
23{iri}pi-di-il-ma# _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Pidilma, his royal city.
24{iri}bu-bi-lu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Bubilu, his royal city.
25{iri}ka-bi-in-ak _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered the city Kabinak, his royal city.
26ina tukul-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) ar-de-e-ma al-likWith the support of (the god) Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, I marched (ahead of the troops).
27s,e-er {disz}um-man-al#-da-si _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}descendant of Ummanaldašu, king of the land Elam
28sza la ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-iawho had not bowed down to my yoke
29ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {iri}bad3-{disz}un-da-siIn the course of my campaign, I conquered the city Dur-Undasi.
30_iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szu-udI conquered his royal city.
311(disz)-en u4-mu 2(disz)-e u4-mi ul u2-qiFor one day and two days I did not finish (the work).
32pa-an ar-ke-e ul ad-gul ina u4-me-szu-ma e-bir _i7_At that time, I crossed the Euphrates River
331(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti mu-szab _lugal_-ti-szu214 fortified cities, the seat of his royal majesty
34a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2as far as the small cities that had no nība status
35u3 1(u) 2(disz) na-ge-e sza qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} ka-li-sza2? ak-szu-udI conquered all of the districts that are in Elam.
36ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu a-na _du6_ u kar-me u2-terI destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. I returned to the Mound of Heaven and Earth.
37ina la-a mi3-ni a-duk qu-ra-de-e-szu2I slaughtered his warriors without ceasing.
38ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ u2-ra-sib mun#-dah#-s,e-e-szu2 s,i-ru-u2-tiwith weapons I surrounded (and) captured his exalted foes.
39{disz}um-man-al-da-si# _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki}Ummanaldašu, king of the land Elam.
40me-ra#-nu-usz-szu2 in#-[x x]-ma is,-ba-ta _kur_-u2... his limbs ... and seized the land.(lower confidence: line is broken)
41{iri}ba#-[...]-ge-e sza {iri}ta-sa-ar#-ra#The city Ba... of the city Tasarra
42ka-la#-[x] ak#-[x x]all ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
43_2(u)#-am3 iri-[...]_20 (minas of wool for) Iri-(low confidence: few signs survive)
44ina _ugu_ mi-is,-ri# [...]Concerning the stag ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
45{iri}ba-szi-mu u3#? [...]Bašimu and(lower confidence: line is broken)
46sza _ug3-mesz_ a-szib# [...]of the people who dwell ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
47u2-szab-bir# [...]he made cross over ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
48u2-szap-szi-ih# [...]he caused to be swollen ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
49_dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-[...]_his gods: Ishtar-(lower confidence: line is broken)
50_ug3-mesz tur_ u _gal#_ [...]The small and the large people ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
511(gesz2)# _danna_ qaq-qa-ru [...]60 danna-measures of ground ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
52u2#-ma-'e-[...]I will ... for you(low confidence: few signs survive)
53[x x] {kur#}elam-ma{ki} [...]... the land Elam(low confidence: few signs survive)
54[...]-a#-ar#-ti-[...]...-arti-...(low confidence: few signs survive)
55[...] x x [...]
surface a col 3'
1'{d?}[...]the god ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
2'_dingir-mesz_ [...]the gods ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
3'it-ti# [...]with ...(very low confidence: a guess)
4'u2-na#-[...]He ... for him(very low confidence: a guess)
5'bu-uh#-[...]Buḫ-(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'3(u) 2(disz) _alam#-[...]_32 figurines of ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
7'ul-tu qe2#-reb# {iri#}[...]From the city(lower confidence: line is broken)
8'a-di _alam_ {disz}um#-[...]together with the statue of Um-(lower confidence: line is broken)
9'_alam_ {disz}isz-tar#-[...]The statue of Ištar-(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'u3 _alam_ [...]and a statue ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
11'sza ina qi2-bit# an#-szar2# u {d#}[...]By the command of (the god) Aššar and the goddess ,
12'ad-ka-a _{d}alad#-[...]_My father, Alad-(lower confidence: line is broken)
13'_en-nun-mesz_ szu-ut e2-kur [...]the guards of Ekur ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
14'u2-na-si-ha _am-mesz_ na-ad?-ru#?-[x] si#-mat [...]he brought out the wild bulls, the nadru-shrine, the emblem of ...
15'esz-re-e-ti [...]The shrines(low confidence: few signs survive)
16'a-di la ba-sze-e u2#-[x x]until ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'_dingir-mesz_-sza2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)#-mesz#_-sza2her gods, her goddesses
18'am-na-a a#-na# za-qi2#-qi2And to the zaqīqi-service
19'_{gesz}tir-mesz_-szu2-nu [x]-az-ra-[x]-titheir forests(lower confidence: line is broken)
20'sza mam2-ma a-hu-u2 la u2-szar#-ru ina lib3-bi(As for) the one who does not release the brother, therein
21'la i-kab-ba-su i-ta#-szinThey have not weighed it out, they have taken it.
22'_erin2-mesz me3_-ia qe2-reb-szin# e-ru-bumy troops entered inside them.
23'e-mu-ru pu-uz-ra-szin iq-mu-u2 ina {d}gesz-barThey saw their faces, they said to Gešbar:
24'ki-mah-hi _lugal-<mesz>_-szu2-nu mah-ru-u2-titheir previous kings
25'u3 _egir-mesz_ la pa-li-hu-ti {d}gaszan _nin_-iaand after the ones who do not fear the goddess Bēlet-ēriš, my lady,
26'mu-nar-ri-t,u _lugal-mesz ad#-mesz_-iawho entrusted the kings, my ancestors,
27'ap-pul aq-qur {d}utu u2-kal-limI destroyed, devastated, (and) demolished.
28'_giri3-pad-ra2-mesz_-szu2-nu al-qa-a a-na _kur#_ asz-szur{ki}I took their feet and went to Assyria.
29'e-t,em2-ma-szu2-nu la s,a-la-lu e#-mi3-idTheir ghosts, not ṣallalu-disease, I saw.
30'ki-is-pu naq _a-mesz_ u2-za-am-me-szu#-nu-tiI made them drink a ritually pure offering of water.
31'ma-lak _iti_ 2(u) 5(disz) _u4-mesz_ na-ge-e {kur}elam-ma{ki#} u2#-szah-ribfor 25 months I made the district of Elam tremble
32'_mun_ {u2}sah-le2#-esalt from saḫlû
33'u2-sap-pi-ha _edin#_-usz#-szu2he made his steppe tremble
34'_dumu-munus-mesz lugal-mesz nin9-mesz lugal-mesz_ a#?-di#? qi-in-[x] mah#-ri-tithe daughters of the kings, the sisters of the royals, together with the ... of the former ...
35'u3# _egir#_-ti sza# _lugal#-mesz#_ [x] elam#-ma{ki}and the later kings of Elam(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'[...] {lu2#}ha-[x]-na#-te... the mayors(low confidence: few signs survive)
37'[...] ma#-la# [x]-szu#-du... as much as ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
38'[...] {lu2#}[x x]_-hal#-mesz_... the ...s(low confidence: few signs survive)
39'[...]-tu#-u...-tû(low confidence: few signs survive)
surface a col 4'
1'[...] x x x
2'[...] x x x
3'[...] _ugu#_-[x]... over ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
4'[...] u2-szi-[x]
5'[...] be#-lut _kur-[x]_... lordship of the land ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
6'[...] x x? ka-a-a-[x]
7'[...] ha-de-e... may he rejoice.(low confidence: few signs survive)
8'[...] _kur2#-mesz#_-ia#... my enemies(low confidence: few signs survive)
9'[...] lib3#-bi#-szu2... his heart(low confidence: few signs survive)
10'[...]
11'[...]-ru#-u2#-a... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
12'[...]-tu#-u-ma#... ... and(very low confidence: a guess)
13'[...] _saga#_-tim#... good ...(low confidence: few signs survive)
14'[x]-hu#?-us#?-su#? ad#-ke#... he swore.(low confidence: few signs survive)
15'[x]-szu2 ru-up-pu-usz# tal#-lak#-ti-szu2#... his ... is great, his journey(lower confidence: line is broken)
16'a-na si-hir-[x]-szu2 aq-qur#I burnt in its entirety.(lower confidence: line is broken)
17'_5(u)#-am3_ ti-ik#-pe masz-kan2# szi-kit#-ti-szu250 tikkû-measures of maškan-flour, his design
18'pi-ti-iq-tu2 [x]-ti-iq-ma“Seizing-of-the-mouth’-disease ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
19'tam-la-a u2-ma-al#-lihe fills the sea
20'ina _iti du10-ga_ u4-me# sze#-me-eIn a propitious month, a favorable day,
21's,e-er tam-le-e szu-a-tu _usz8_-szu2 [x]-dithat terrace, its foundations ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
22'u2-kin lib-na-as-suhe established as his wish.
23'ina _kasz-sag gesztin_ ka#-lak#-ka#-[x] ab-lu-ulI poured in premium beer, wine, ...
24'am-ha-s,a szal-la-ar-szu2I cut off his booty.
25'la-bi-in _sig4-hi-a_-szu2 za-bi-lu tup#-szik-ki-szu2his bricks, his seals and his tablets,
26'ina e-le-li nin-gu-tu u2-bal? u4#?-um-szu2On top of the ningūtu, he brings his days
27'ina _hul2-mesz_ ri-sza2-a-ti [x x] _usz8#_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-bi-szu2 ar-s,ipIn joyous rejoicing ... I built its foundations as far as its crenellations.
28'e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia szu-bat-su u2-rap-piszI broadened its area over the kings, my ancestors.
29'u2-szar-ri-ha ep-sze-te9-e-szu2(and) made his deeds greater.
30'_gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ tar-bit {kur}si-ra-rathreshing floors (and) cedar towers, which are on Mount Sirara,
31'{kur}lab-na-na u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu_-szu2I made the land L[abn]āna bow down upon him.
32'_{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ridoors of liyari wood
33'sza2 e-re-si#-na t,a-a-buwhich are sweet to the cedars
34'me#-se-ri _zabar_ u2-rak-[x]He ... bronze feet.(lower confidence: line is broken)
35'u2#-rat-ta-a _ka2-[x_ x]... the gate ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
36'[x] tim-me _mah-mesz uruda_ nam-ru u2-[...]... great ... of shining copper ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
37'hi-it-ti _ka2 e2_ hi-la-ni-szu2# [...]The gate of the house of his luxuriance ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
38'_e2# usz_-u-ti szu-a-tu na#-[...]That house of death ...(lower confidence: line is broken)
39'[x]-na# si-hir-ti#-[...]... sihirti-(low confidence: few signs survive)
40'[x]-le#-e [...]
41'[x _x]-mah_ sza2# [...]... ... of ...(very low confidence: a guess)
42'[...] x x [...]

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