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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 143 (P423171)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 009, ex. 143 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423171 |
| Museum no. | BM 134440 |
| 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' | [...] la# isz-'a-a-lu4 | ... they did not listen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2' | [...]-ia# a-nir | ... a lament(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [...] _nundum#-mesz_-szu2-nu ap-ru-u' | ... I cut off their offspring.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | _[...]-mesz# kur_-ia | ... of my land(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 5' | [...] an-szar2{ki} | ... of Anšar(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...]-ti# | ... ...-ti(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [x x]-ta#-s,ar# [x x] s,al#-[x x] | ... keep watch ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | {iri}na#-di#-tu# _iri# lugal_-ti a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu2-ud# | I conquered the city Naditu, my royal city, together with its district. |
| 3' | {iri}e2-{disz}bu-na-ki _iri lugal_-u-ti-szu2#? | the city E-Bunakki, his royal city |
| 4' | a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu-ud# | I conquered as far as its district. |
| 5' | {iri}har-tap-a-nu _iri lugal_-u-ti a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu2-ud | I conquered the city Ḫatti, a royal city, together with its district. |
| 6' | {iri}tu-u2-bu a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu2-ud | I conquered the city Tubu as far as its district. |
| 7' | bi-rit _i7_ ka-la-mu {iri}ma-dak#-tu# | between all the canals of the city Madaktu |
| 8' | _iri lugal_-u-ti-szu2 a-di na-ge-szu2 ak-szu-ud | I conquered his royal city, together with its districts. |
| 9' | {iri}hal-te-ma-asz2 _iri lugal_-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud | I conquered the city Ḫaltemaš, his royal city. |
| 10' | {iri#}szu-sza2-an _iri lugal_-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud | I conquered the city Susa, his royal city. |
| 11' | {iri#}di-in_-lugal_ {iri}su-mu-un-tu-na-asz2 | the cities Din-šarru and Sumuntuna |
| 12' | _iri# lugal_-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu-ud | I conquered his royal city. |
| 13' | {iri#}pi-di-il-ma _iri lugal_-u-ti-szu2 ak-szu2-ud | I conquered the city Pidilma, his royal city. |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | [x] x x [...] | |
| 2' | _alam#_ {disz}isz-tar-na#-[...] | The statue of Ištar-na-(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | u3# _alam_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _egir#_-[x] | and the statue of Tammarītu after(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | sza# ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) e-pu-szu2 _ARAD_-u2-ti | who by the command of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ishtar made my servant |
| 5' | al-qa-a a-na _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | I took to Assyria. |
| 6' | ad-ka-a _{d}alad {d}lamma-mesz_ | the gods Alad and Lamma, |
| 7' | _en-nun-mesz_ szu-ut e2-kur | the guards of Ekur |
| 8' | ma-la ba-szu2-u2 u2-na-si-ha | as much as there is he shall remove. |
| 9' | _am-mesz_ na-ad-ru-ti si-mat _ka2-mesz_-ni | wild bulls, herdsmen of the gates |
| 10' | esz-re-e-ti {kur}elam-ma{ki} | the shrines of Elam |
| 11' | a-di la ba-sze-e u2-szal-pit | he destroyed (them) [until] there was no re[move]. |
| 12' | _dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz#_-szu2 am-na-a a-na za-qi2-qi2 | his gods and his goddesses I called to prayer. |
| surface a col 4' | ||
| 1' | si#-it#-tu#-[...] | ... the rest ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | _{lu2}gal-mesz_-ia# [...] | My magnates(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | gi-mir _karasz_-ia# ki#-[...] | All of my quay ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | u2-za-'i-[x] | he ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5' | ina u4-me-szu2 _e2 usz_-u-ti te-ne2-e _e2#-[x]_ | At that time, the foundations of the temple ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | sza qe2-reb nina{ki#} | of Nineveh |
| 7' | _iri_ s,i-i-ru na-ram {d}nin-lil2 | the exalted city beloved of Ninlil |
| 8' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} | of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. |
| 9' | _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia ud-di-szu2 | father of the father who had engendered me, his life |
| surface a col 5' | ||
| 1' | _{lu2}en#-[...]_ | the lord(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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