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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 008 ? (P422978)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002, ex. 008 ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P422978 |
| Museum no. | BM 121029 + BM 128230 + BM 128298 |
| 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 | _[...]-mesz# gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim | the great ...s of heaven and earth |
| 2 | [...]-nen#-nu-u qi-bi-su-un | ... their command ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [x]-dan#-nin# isz-t,ur isz-kun | ... wrote and deposited.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [x]-de#-e a-na u4-me s,a-a-ti | ... in perpetuity(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | [...] _iti#_ {d#}e2-a _en_ te-ne2-sze-e-te | ... month: "Ea, lord of the people" |
| 6 | [...]-nit# _lugal_-ti-ia | ... of my kingship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...] _e2#_ ri#-du-u-ti | … of the royal house.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | [...]-kas2#? _lugal#_-u-ti# | ... kingship(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | [...] x [x?] | |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1 | ma#-har#-szu2-un aq#-qi-ma | I libated before them and |
| 2 | u2#-szam#-hi-ra kad3-ra#-[x]-a | ... he made come forth.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | _dingir#-mesz#_ sza2-tu-nu ni-isz _szu#-min#_-ia2# im-hur-u-ma | these gods received my prayers and |
| 4 | na#-ki-ri-ia is-pu-nu | they have sent my enemies |
| 5 | [x x]-li#-qu# ga-re-ia | ... my flesh(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | [...] x ru-u-qu | ... awe-inspiring(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 7 | [...] a-lak#-tusz# | ... I will go.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8 | [...]{ki#} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the father who had engendered me |
| 9 | [...]-li-ku qe2-reb-sza2 | ... inside it(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | [...]-u2# _man_ {kur}ku-u2-si | ... king of Kusi.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [...]-par#-ri-ru el-lat-su | ... his pure ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [...]-su# ik-szu-du-ma | ... he conquered, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...]-lu-la szal-la-as-su | ... his booty(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...]-ti-sza2 i-bi-il-ma | ... he raised her ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 15 | [...] asz#-szur#{ki} u2-ter | ... Assyria I restored(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [...]-ru#-ti u2-nak-ki-ir#-ma | ... he altered my ... and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | [...] iz#-ku#-ra ni-bit-sun2 | ... he poured out a libation.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | [...]-ti# _{lu2}nam_-u-ti | ... the governor(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | [...]-qid# ina lib3-bi | ... he entrusted there(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 20 | [...]-lu#-ti#-szu2# | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1 | sza2-a-szu2 hat-tum u pu-luh-tu2 im-qut-su-ma# | He fell upon him fear and terror, and |
| 2 | il-li-ka mah#-hu#-tisz2 | came before him. |
| 3 | ul-tu {iri}me#-[x]-pi | from Me-x-pi(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | _iri_ a-szar [x x]-ti#-szu2 | the city where his ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | us,#-s,i#-ma# a#-[...] na#-pisz-te-szu2 | I went out and ... his life(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | qe2-reb _{gesz#}ma2#_ [x]-kab#-ma | inside the boat(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | _karasz_-su u2-masz-szir-ma# [...]-par#-szid-ma | his camp he abandoned and ... he scattered and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | qe2-reb {iri}ni-i'# [x x]-ub# | in the city Ni'(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 9 | _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ qa-ra-bi# [...]-szu2 | The boats of the open country ... its(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10 | u3 _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 u2#-[...] | and his troops ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | _{lu2}a kin_ pu-su-rat# [...] | The messenger ... the assembly ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | sza a-tam-ra iq-[...] | which I saw ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | _{lu2}gal sag_ {lu2#}[x x] | chief of the ,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | u3 _lugal-mesz_ e-ber _id2#_ [...] | and kings crossed the river ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | a-di e-mu-qi-szu2-nu {gesz#}[...] | together with their army ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | _lugal-mesz_-ni {kur}mu-[...] | the kings of the land Mu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17 | a-di _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu2-nu e-mu#-[...] | together with their boats ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18 | a-na hul-lu-uq {disz}tar-qu#-[x] | For the destruction of Tarqu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | ul#-tu# qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku#-[x x] | From Egypt to K[u...](lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [x x]-mu#-qi-ia mah-ra#-[...] | ... before ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21 | [...] asz2#-pur# a-na# [...] | ... I wrote to ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | [...] x [...] | |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1 | ma-mit {d}asz-szur _man dingir-mesz_ ik-szu-[...] | The curse of Ashur, king of the gods, ... |
| 2 | sza ih-t,u-u2 ina [...] | who had sinned in ,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | _mun_ qa-tu-usz-szu2-un u2-ba#-[...] | ... the salt in their hands ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | sza e-pu-us-su-nu-ti# [...] | which I did for them ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 5 | u3 _ug3-mesz iri-mesz#_ | and the people of the cities |
| 6 | ma-al it-ti-szu2-nu isz#-[x x] | there is with them ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7 | ik-pu-du a-mat le#-[x x] | he has plotted, a word ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8 | _tur_ u _gal_ ina _{gesz}tukul_ u2#-szam#-[...] | I struck with the sword a small and a large bull |
| 9 | e-du _lu2_ la# [...] | ... a man not ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | u3#? sza2#?-a#?-[...] | and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
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