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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241 composite (P468875)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 241 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P468875 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | a-na {d}marduk _lugal szar2_ {d}i2-gi3-gi3 u {d}a-nun-na-ki ba-ni _an_-e u _ki_-tim mu-kin gesz-hur-ru | To Marduk, king of the world, the Igigi and Anunnaku gods, creator of heaven and netherworld, who establishes divine plans, |
| 2 | a-szi-ib e2-sag-il2 _en babila2{ki} en gal_-i be-li-ia | the one who dwells in Esagil, lord of Babylon, great [lord] |
| 3 | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti | I, Ashurbanipal great king strong king king of the world king [of Assyria, king] of the four quarters (of the world), |
| 4 | _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur _szagina_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} | son of Esarhaddon great king strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria, governor of Babylon] |
| 5 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} mu-sze-szib babila2{ki} e-pisz e2-sag-il2 | king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who settled Babylon, who built Esagil. |
| 6 | mu-ud-disz esz-re-e-ti kul-lat ma-ha-zi sza2 i-na qer-bi-szi-na | Who renovates shrines (and) all the cult centers that are inside them, |
| 7 | isz-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti u3 sat-tuk-ki-szi-na bat,-lu-tu u2-ki-nu | They set up the rites and the sattukkīnu-offerings. |
| 8 | par-s,i ki-du-de-e ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma u2-te-ru asz2-ru-usz-szu-un | I restored the ritual rites (and) ceremonies as before. |
| 9 | _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz-su _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur a-na-ku-ma | son of Sennacherib, great king, strong king king of the world, king [of Assyria, am I]. |
| 10 | ina _bala_-e-a _en gal_ {d}marduk ina ri-sza2-a-ti a-na babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} i-ru-um-ma | In my reign, the great lord, Marduk, in joy entered Babylon and |
| 11 | ina e2-sag-il2 sza2 da-ra-a-ti szu-bat-su ir-me sat-tuk-ki e2-sag-il2 | In Esagil, whose dwelling is eternal, the sattukku-offering of Esagi[l] |
| 12 | u3 _dingir-mesz_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} u2-ki-in ki-din-nu-u2-tu babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ak-s,ur | and the gods of Babylon I established. I secured the privileged status of Babylon. |
| 13 | asz2-szu2 dan-nu a-na _sig_ la ha-ba-li {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_ ta-li-me | Because he was strong to the north, Gešnu-mudammīna, brother of Talimu, |
| 14 | a-na _lugal_-u2-tu babila2{ki} ap-qid u3 i-na _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | for kingship of Babylon I appointed, and with silver (and) gold |
| 15 | ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ e2-sag-il2 az-nu-un-ma | I set up the precious stones of Esagil and |
| 16 | ki-ma szi-t,ir bu-ru-mu u2-nam-mir e2-umusz-a ina u4-me-szu2-ma | At that time, I made the Eumuša shine like daylight. |
| 17 | im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _bad3_ babila2{ki} ne2-met-{d}en-lil2 szal-hu-u2-szu2 | Imgur-Enlil the wall of Babylon Nēmetti-enlil his šalḫušu |
| 18 | sza la-ba-risz il-lik-u2-ma i-qu-pu in-na-ab-tu | [who] had come [fr]om the old and died, |
| 19 | asz2-szu2 ma-as,-s,ar-ti e2-sag-il2 u3 esz-re-e-ti babila2{ki} | As to the guardian of Esagil and the shrines of Babylon, |
| 20 | du-un-nu-nu ina e-muq um-ma-na-a-ti-ia sur-risz ne2-met-{d}en-lil2 | With the strength of my army, Nēmetti-Enlil, |
| 21 | szal-hu-u2-szu2 ina szi-pir {d}kulla esz-szisz u2-sze-pisz-ma _abul-mesz_-szu2 u2-rak-kis | By the craft of the god Kulla, I had its walls rebuilt anew. |
| 22 | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ u2-sze-pisz-ma u2-rat-ta-a ina _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | I had doors made and installed (them) in its gates. |
| 23 | _nun_ ar-ku-u2 sza2 ina _bala_-e-szu2 szi-pir szu-a-ti in-na-hu um-ma-ni en-qu-tu | a future prince, in whose reign this work falls into disrepair, a former army |
| 24 | szi-ta-'-al im-gur-{d}en-lil2 _bad3_ ne2-met-{d}en-lil2 szal-hu-u2 | šitaʾ-offering of Imgur-Enlil, the wall of Nēmet-enlil was destroyed. |
| 25 | ki-ma si-ma-ti-szu2-nu la-bi-ra-a-ti e-pu-usz _mu-sar_-u-a a-mur-ma | I did as their old omens. I saw my inscribed object and |
| 26 | _i3-gesz_ pu-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e-ka szu-kun | You make an offering, a libation, and a sacrifice with your inscribed object. |
| 27 | ik-ri-bi-ka {d}marduk i-szem-me sza2 szu-mi3 szat,-ru u _mu_ ta-lim-ia | Marduk will hear your prayers. Whoever my name and the name of my friend |
| 28 | ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti i-ab-bat _mu-sar_-u-a it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu | By the craft of the cult actor he will seize my inscription and his inscriptions shall not be placed. |
| 29 | {d}marduk _lugal_ gi-im-ri ag-gesz lik-kil-me-szu2-ma | May Marduk, the king of all, look upon him with favor and |
| 30 | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 i-na _kur-kur_ li-hal-liq | may his name and his seed be destroyed in the lands. |
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