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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 016, ex. 001 (P451782)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 016, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P451782 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| 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' | [x _x]-an-na#-[...]_ | ...-ana-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...]-sza2 {kur}gam-bu-la#-[...] | ... the land Gambula(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [x x]-szik# _pesz2_ isz#-[...] | ... a ritual assemblage ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [...]-nu?-ti?-la? me?-e? ma#?-[...] | ... I(?)(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5' | [x]-us#-su isz-ki-pu [...] | ... his ... was cut off ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6' | [x]-lut#? {kur}elam-ma#{ki} u2-szal-[...] | ... of the land Elam ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7' | [x x] {disz?}te-um-man hi-ri-is, _gal5-la2_ u2?-szib? ina {gesz#?}[...] | Teumman sat on the throne of the galla-demon. |
| 8' | [x x] da-a-ki _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _dumu?-me?_ {disz?}um#?-[...] | ... the sons of Urtaku, the son(s) of Um-... |
| 9' | [x]-ta#-ne2-'i _munus-hul#_ | ... evil(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 10' | [x x]-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2# | ... Ummanappa, Tammarītu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11' | _[x]-mesz#_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki#} | Urtaku, king of the land Elam |
| 12' | [x x]-dur2#-ru {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-dasz# | -durru, Parû, sons of Ummanaldašu |
| 13' | [x] a-lik pa-ni {disz}ur-ta#-ki a-di 1(gesz2)-szu _numun_ [x] | ... I marched before Urtaku, with 60 (homers) seed ... |
| 14' | [x x] mi3-ni _erin2-mesz {gesz}pan dumu-mesz_ ba-ne2-e sza2 {kur}elam{ki#} | ... what are the bowmen, the builders of Elam? |
| 15' | [x] la-pa-an da-a-ki {disz}te-um-man | ... Teumman(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16' | [x]-nab-tu-u-nim-ma is,-ba-tu _giri3-min lugal_-u-ti-ia# | ... seized me and took the feet of my royal majesty |
| 17' | szu#-ut _ug3-mesz_ an-nu-ti mun-nab-ti | of these people, the captives |
| 18' | [x] te#-um-man isz-ta-nap-pa-ra me-re-eh-tu | ... he constantly sends me messages. |
| 19' | um#-ma _un-mesz?_ szu-a-tu-nu szu-bi-lam-ma | Thus (says) the people: send me those people! |
| 20' | [x]-ni#-a-nu um-ma al-la-kam-ma | ..., saying: "Come and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | it#-ti-ka ep-pu-sza2 mit-hu-s,u-tu | They perform the “cutting-of-the-throat' with you. |
| 22' | at#-kil a-na a-mat an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 {d}sin {d}utu# | I trusted in the word of Anšar, Ninlil, Sîn, Šamaš |
| 23' | [{d}]en# {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 limmu2-dingir [x] | Bel, Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, [Issār] of the Five Gods |
| 24' | _[x]-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia sza2 u2-tak-kil-u-in-[x] | the great ...s, my lords, which I had ... |
| 25' | [x]-bit# pi-i-szu2 er-hu ul am-gur2 | ... his mouth was full of tears.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | _[x]-mesz#_ szu-a-tu-nu ul ad-din-[x] | I did not give those ...s.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | [...]-bit# pi-i-szu2 er-hu _dingir-mesz_ e-zi-zu#?-[x] | ... his mouth ... the anger of the gods ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | [x x]-du#-usz# hi-t,i?-[x x?] | ... the crime ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29' | [...] mi#-ih-ru im-hur-[x x] | ... received ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | [...]-tam#?-bil#?-ma#? _igi-min#_-szu2 is#-[x x] | ... carried away and his eyes ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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