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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 254 composite (P469109)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Borsippa · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 254 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469109 |
| 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)
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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 | ||
| 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 kings 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 | [(As for) the one who] changes [my] inscription [like a šīṭir], |
| 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) I covered (them) with a cloth. |
| 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 kidudê-priesthood. |
| 21 | ki-ma la-bi-rim-ma u2-ter-ru a-na | They returned (them) to |
| 22 | asz2-ri-szu-un _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz-su | their place, 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? | Baltil (Assur) 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 sattukku |
| 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 | (Sum) The one who went far away, he became angry with himself (Akk) He who came far away and was angry at himself |
| 35 | tem-me-en-szu2 ina _bala_-e-a an-hu-us-su | his foundations in my reign I destroyed. |
| 36 | lu-disz-ma u2-za-aq-qi2-ir hur-sa-nisz | May I be able to raise (them) up like a mountain. |
| 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 deeds, the good women, 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 netherworld 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, my beloved brother, for all time |
| 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 at any time in the future, |
| 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 | innaḫu |
| 53 | an-hu-us-su | his brother |
| 54 | lu-ud-disz s,a-lam | May he restore the 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 a šakku-offering be performed; |
| 58 | _bala_-qi2 it-ti | a balāqu-offering with |
| 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 | who my inscribed name |
| 64 | i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u | will be released. |
| 65 | s,a-lam _lugal_-ti-ia | the image of my kingship |
| 66 | i-ab-ba-tu | he will die. |
| 67 | lu-u a-szar-szu2 | or his place |
| 68 | u2-nak-ka-ru-ma | they shall alter, 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 carry off, 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 it not draw near to him. |
| 81 | re-e-mu | merciful |
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