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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 254, ex. 001 (P468953)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Borsippa · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 254, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P468953 |
| Museum no. | BM 090865 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) |
| Coordinates | 32.3924, 44.3434 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | ||
| 1 | a-na-ku an#-szar2-du3-a | I am Ashurbanipal |
| 2 | _man# gal man_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur | Great king, strong king; king of the world, king [of Assyria]. |
| 3 | _man#_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti _lugal-lugal-mesz_ | king of the four quarters (of the world): kings |
| 4 | _nun#_ la sza2-na-an sza2 ina a-mat an-szar2 _{d}utu#_ | unrivalled prince, who by the command of Ashur (and) Šamaš |
| 5 | u3# {d}marduk ul-tu tam-tim e-lit# | and Marduk from the Upper Sea |
| 6 | a#-di [x?] tam-tim szap-lit i-be-lu#-ma# | as far as the lower sea, they ruled and |
| 7 | gi#-mir ma-lik u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-usz-szu2# | I made all of the governors bow down at his feet. |
| 8 | [za]-nin# e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz_ | who provides for Esagil, the palace of the gods |
| 9 | [sza2 ki]-ma szi-t,ir bu-ru-mu u2-nam-mir | (Sum) He made the scribal art shine like a torch (Akk) I made it shine like the torch |
| 10 | _si#-gar#_-szu2 u3 sza2 esz-re-e-ti ka-li-szi-na | his yoke and those of all shrines |
| 11 | hi-bil-ta-szi-na u2-szal-lim e-li kul-lat | I paid off their debts completely. |
| 12 | ma-ha-zi u2-kin an-dul-lu4 sza2 ep-sze-e-tu2-[szu2] | I established the cult centers, (and) the protection of his deeds |
| 13 | _ugu_ kal _dingir-mesz du10-ga ugu_ s,al-mat _sag-du_ | On all the good gods, on the black-headed people, |
| 14 | du-szu-pat _sipa_-us-su _dumu {disz}an-szar2-szesz-mu_ | Dušupat, his shepherd, son of Esarhaddon |
| 15 | _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur _szagina_ babila2{ki} | [king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon], |
| 16 | _man kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} mu-sze-szib babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} | king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who settled Babylon |
| 17 | e-pisz e2-sag-il2 mu-ud-disz esz-re-e-ti | Who built Esagil, who renovates shrines, |
| 18 | kul-lat ma-ha-zi sza2 ina qer-bi-szi-na | All the cult centers that are inside them, |
| 19 | isz-tak-kan si-ma-te sat-tuk-ki-szi#-na# | he set up the rites of their sattukku-offering. |
| 20 | bat,#-lu-tu2 u2-ki-nu par-s,i ki-du-de#-[e] | They established the rites of the kidude-priesthood. |
| 21 | ki#-ma la-bi-rim-ma u2-ter-ru a-na# | like a young child they return to |
| 22 | asz2-ri-szu-un _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz#-su# | Ašri-sun, son of Sîn-ahhēssu |
| 23 | _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur a-na-ku-ma _en gal_ {d}marduk# | I, the great lord, Marduk, |
| 24 | sza2 ina _bala_-e _lugal_ mah-ri ina ma-har | in the reign of a previous king, before |
| 25 | _ad_ ba-ni-i-szu2 u2-szi-bu ina qe2-reb | the father who had engendered him, in |
| 26 | bal#-til{ki} ina u4-me _bala_-e-a ina ri-sza2-a-[ti/te] | In my days of reign, in joy, |
| 27 | a#-na babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} i-ru-um-ma sat-tuk-ki# | to Babylon entered, and your prayers |
| 28 | e2-sag-il2 u _dingir-mesz_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} u2-kin | I established Esagil and the gods of Babylon. |
| 29 | ki-din-nu-ti babila2{ki} ak-s,ur | I destroyed the sanctuaries of Babylon. |
| 30 | asz2-szu2 dan-nu a-na _sig_ la ha-ba-li | Because it is strong, it is not suitable for rain. |
| 31 | {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_ ta-lim | Gešnu-mugina, brother of Talim |
| 32 | a-na _lugal_-u2-ti babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ap-qid | to the kingship of Babylon I appointed. |
| 33 | ina u4-me-szu2-ma _e2-gar8_ e2-zi-da | At that time, the wall of Ezida |
| 34 | sza2 la-ba-risz il-lik-u-ma i-ni-szu2# | who had come from afar and with him |
| 35 | tim-me-en-szu2 ina _bala_-e-a an-hu-us-su# | In my reign, I destroyed its foundation pit. |
| 36 | lu-disz-ma u2-za-aq-qi2-ir hur-sa-nisz# | May he renovate it and make it resplendent like the mountains. |
| 37 | a-na szat-ti {d}na-bi-um _en_ s,i-ru | In the future, may Nabû, exalted lord, |
| 38 | ep-sze-te-ia _munus saga-mesz_ ha-disz _igi-bar_-ma# | Look with pleasure upon my good deeds and |
| 39 | ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _nun_ pa-lih-szu2 | For me, Ashurbanipal, the prince who reveres him, |
| 40 | a-mat da-mi-iq-ti-ia2 lisz-sza2-kin szap-tusz-szu2 | May a favorable word for me be set upon his lips. |
| 41 | _din_ u4-me _su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu | he shall pay back in full the days of old. |
| 42 | t,u-ub _uzu_ hu-ud lib3-bi li-szim | may happiness and joy be desired. |
| 43 | szi-ma-ti _suhusz {gesz}gu-za lugal_-u-ti-ia | the fates of the foundation of my royal throne |
| 44 | ki-ma _kur_-i li-szar-szid it-ti | like a mountain may he conquer. With |
| 45 | _an#_-e u _ki_-tim lu-kin _bala_-u-a | May heaven and earth establish my reign! |
| 46 | u3# sza2 {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na | and of Gešnu-mugina |
| 47 | _[lugal] babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} szesz_ ta-lim-ia2 u4-me-szu2 | king of Babylon, brother of Tammiya, daily |
| 48 | [li]-ri-ku lisz-bi bu-'-a-ri | May he go, may he hear the cry of the buʾāru-demon. |
| 49 | [ma]-ti#-ma# ina ah-rat u4-me _nun egir#_-u# | If in the future, at any time, a prince |
| 50 | sza2 ina u4-me _bala_-szu2 | which in the days of his reign |
| 51 | szi#-pir szu-a-ti | that work |
| 52 | in#-na-hu | innahu |
| 53 | an-hu-us-su | his brother |
| 54 | lu#-ud-disz s,a-lam | May a statue |
| 55 | _lugal_-ti-ia | my kingship |
| 56 | li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ | may he see, and oil |
| 57 | lip#-szu#-usz# _{udu}siskur_ | May he absolve, the sacrifice; |
| 58 | _bala#_-qi2# it#-ti | a reign of long days |
| 59 | s,a-lam#-i#-szu2 | his statue |
| 60 | li-isz#-kun | may he place. |
| 61 | ik-ri-bi#-i-szu2 | his supplication |
| 62 | {d}ag# i-szem-me | Nabû will hear |
| 63 | sza2 szu-mi3# szat,-ru | Whose name is written |
| 64 | i-pa#-asz2-szi-t,u | he shall remove |
| 65 | s,a-lam _lugal#_-ti-ia | my royal statue |
| 66 | i-ab-ba#-tu | he shall take |
| 67 | lu#-u a-szar#-szu2 | or his place |
| 68 | u2-nak#-ka-ru-ma | they will destroy, and |
| 69 | it-ti# s,a-lam-szu2 | with his statue |
| 70 | la i-szak#-kan | shall not place. |
| 71 | {d}na-bi#-um | Nabium |
| 72 | _en_ szur#-bu-u2 | the supreme lord |
| 73 | ag-gi-isz | Aggiš |
| 74 | lik-kil-me#-szu2-ma | may they look upon him, and |
| 75 | _{gesz}gu-za lugal#_-ti-szu2 | his royal throne |
| 76 | li-sza2#-bal-kit-ma | may he bring, and |
| 77 | li-t,ir be-lut-su | his lordship |
| 78 | _mu#_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur-kur_ | his name and his seed in the lands |
| 79 | li#-hal-liq-ma | may it be destroyed, and |
| 80 | a#-a ir-szi-szu2 | may he not arise. |
| 81 | re-e-mu | merciful |
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