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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 262 composite (P469107)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 262 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469107 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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 | {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti | Ashurbanipal great king strong king king of the world king [of Assyria king] of the four quarters (of the world) |
| 2 | _lugal-lugal-mesz nun_ la sza2-na-an sza2 ina a-mat _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-li-szu2 ul-tu tam-tim e-lit | the kings, unrivalled rulers, who by the command of the gods his rule from the Sea of the Rising Sea |
| 3 | a-di tam-tim szap-lit i-be-lu-ma gi-mir ma-lik u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-usz-szu2 | [(As for) the one who removes this inscription and] removes [it from its place, I made (it) as strong as a sea]. |
| 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 babilax(|DIN.TIR|){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 ina qe2-reb-szi-na isz-tak-kan si-ma-ti | The one who renovates shrines (and) all the cult centers that are in their midst, |
| 7 | u3 sat-tuk-ki-szi-na bat,-lu-tu u2-ki-nu _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz-su _lugal gal_ | and their sattukkīnu-offerings they established. son of Sennacherib, great king, |
| 8 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur a-na-ku-ma ina _bala_-e-a _en gal_ {d}marduk ina ri-sza2-a-ti | mighty king, king of the world, King of Assyria, am I; in my reign, the great lord, Marduk, in wrath |
| 9 | a-na babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} i-ru-um-ma ina e2-sag-il2 sza2 da-ra-ti szu-bat-su ir-me | to Babylon he entered and his dwelling in Esagil, which is eternal, he established. |
| 10 | sat-tuk-ki e2-sag-il2 u _dingir-mesz_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} u2-kin ki-din-nu-tu babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} | I established the sattukku of Esagil and the gods of Babylon, (and) the sanctuaries of Babylon. |
| 11 | ak-s,ur 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, he did not go down to the south. Gešnu-mukīn, brother of Talimu, |
| 12 | a-na _lugal_-u2-tu2 babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ap-qid u3 szi-pir e2-sag-il2 la qa-ta-a | I entrusted to the kingship of Babylon, and the work on Esagil was not mine. |
| 13 | u2-szak-lil ina _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ e2-sag-il2 az-nun-ma | I decorated it with silver, gold, precious stones of Esagil and |
| 14 | ki-ma szi-t,ir bu-ru-mu u2-nam-mir e2-umusz-a u3 sza2 esz-re-e-ti ka-li-szi-na | I made the Eumuša and all of the shrines shine like daylight. |
| 15 | hi-bil-ta-szi-na u2-szal-lim e-li kul-lat ma-ha-zi u2-szat-ri-s,i an-dul-lu4 | I completed their debts (and) covered (them) with a cloth over all of the cult centers. |
| 16 | ina u4-me-szu2-ma e2-babbar-ra sza2 qe2-reb _zimbir{ki} e2 {d}utu en gal en_-ia2 sza2 la-ba-risz | At that time, the Ebabbar, which is inside Sippar, the temple of the god Šamaš, the great lord, my [lord], which had become old |
| 17 | il-lik-u-ma i-qu-pu in-nab-tu asz2-ra-ti-szu2 asz2-te-'e ina szi-pir {d}kulla | (who) went and devoured (them), I sought out his sanctuaries (and) by the craft of the god Kulla |
| 18 | esz-szisz u2-sze-pisz-ma ki-ma _kur_-i re-e-szi-i-szu2 ul-li a-na szat-ti {d}utu | I had (them) built anew and, like a mountain, I raised its superstructure up to the heights of the god Šamaš |
| 19 | _di-kud-gal dingir-mesz en gal en_-ia2 ep-sze-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti ha-disz lip-pa-lis-ma | May the great judge of the gods, the great lord, my en-priestess, look upon my good deeds with pleasure and |
| 20 | a-na ia-a-szi {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal kur_ asz-szur _nun_ pa-lih-szu2 _din_ u4-me _su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu | To me, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, prince who reveres him, gave me a life of long days, fullness of life. |
| 21 | t,u-ub _uzu_ u hu-ud lib3-bi li-szim szi-ma-ti u sza2 {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na | may happiness and joy be decreed for me. And that of Gešnu-mugina |
| 22 | _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} _szesz_ ta-lim-ia u4-me-szu2 li-ri-ku lisz-bi bu-'-a-ri ma-ti-ma | king of Babylon, my beloved brother, may his days be long (and) may he hear my prayers. |
| 23 | ina ah-rat u4-me _nun_ ar-ku-u2 sza2 ina u4-me _bala_-szu2 szi-pir szu-a-ti in-na-hu | In the future, in the days of his reign, this work will become old. |
| 24 | an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-u-a li-mur-ma | may he renovate its dilapidated section(s) (and) write my name with his name. May he see my inscribed object and |
| 25 | _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 lisz-kun ik-ri-bi-szu2 | May he anoint (him) with oil; may a šakku-offering be made with his inscribed object; may his prayers be obeyed. |
| 26 | {d}utu i-szem-me sza2 szu-mi3 szat,-ru u3 _mu_ ta-lim-ia ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti | Šamaš will hear of my inscribed name and the name of my beloved by the craft of the nīkiltu-priest. |
| 27 | i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 la i-szat,-t,a-ru _mu-sar_-u2-a | may they erase my name with his name, may they not write my inscribed object |
| 28 | i-ab-ba-tu-ma it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu {d}utu _en_ e-la-ti u szap-la-ti | may they not place with his inscription. May Šamaš, lord of upper and lower world, |
| 29 | ag-gi-isz lik-kil-me-szu2-ma _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur-kur_ li-hal-liq | May he look upon him with favor and make his name and his seed disappear from the lands. |
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