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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 263 composite (P469114)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Uruk · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 263 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P469114 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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) |
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| 1 | a-na {d}inanna unu{ki} e-tel-lat _an_-e u _ki_-tim ga-szir-ti _dingir-mesz_ s,i-ir-ti | For the goddess Ištar of Uruk, pre-eminent one of heaven and netherworld, foremost of the exalted gods, |
| 2 | sza2 ina s,i-tan u szi-la-an ur-tu ta-nam-di-nu ta-szak-kan szi-ki-in-sza2 | You set up a šitānu-vessel that you set up in the morning and evening. |
| 3 | i-lat tam-ha-ri ez-ze-ti sza2 ina qe2-reb te-sze-e a-szam-sza2-nisz i-su-ur-ru | (Sum) The goddess of furious battle, who rages in the midst of battle (Akk) She is the goddess of angry battle, which turns back in the middle of battle |
| 4 | a-li-kat2 i-di _lugal_ mi-gir-i-sza2 mu-ra-si-bat ga-re-e-szu2 | I marched. The king, her counsellor, the one who soothes his heart, |
| 5 | be-let _kur-kur_ ha-mi-mat par-s,i musz-te-szi-rat gi-mir szu-luh-hu | Lady of all the lands, the one who knows the rites, who guides the totality of the demons, |
| 6 | a-szi-bat e2-nir-gal2-{d}a-nim sza2 qe2-reb e2-an-na be-el-ti _gal_-ti _gaszan_-szu2 | who dwells in E-nirgal-Anu, which is inside E-ana, the great lady, his lady: |
| 7 | {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti _lugal-lugal-mesz nun_ la sza2-na-an | Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king king of the world, King of Assyria, king in the four quarters (of the world) kings, princes without rival |
| 8 | sza2 ul-tu tam-tim e-lit a-di tam-tim szap-lit i-be2-lu-ma gi-mir ma-lik u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-usz-szu2 | (As for) the one who rule[d] from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea and (who) made all rulers bow down at his feet, |
| 9 | sza2 e-li {iri}s,ur-ru sza2 qa-bal tam-tim e-lit u ni-tuk{ki} sza2 qa-bal tam-tim szap-lit | (As for) the city Ṣurru, which is in the middle of the Upper Sea, and Nippur, that is inside the Lower Sea, I conquered. |
| 10 | ni-ri be-lu-ti-szu2 u2-kin-nu-u2-ma i-szu-t,u ab-sza2-an-szu2 sza2 ep-sze-tu-u2-szu2 e-li kal _dingir-mesz_ t,a-a-ba | I established the sanctuaries of his lordly majesty and made (them) resplendent for him. Whose deeds are pleasing to all the gods, |
| 11 | e-li s,al-mat _sag-du_ du-usz-szu-pa-tu _sipa_-u2-su sza2 ina _bala_-szu2 {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 {d}e2-a nag-bi-szu2 | above the black-headed (people), his shepherd, in whose reign the god Adad his rains and the goddess Ea his drink |
| 12 | a-na ma-ti-szu2 usz-tab-ru-u2 ina t,uh-du u mesz-re-e isz-te-ne2-'-u2 _ug3-mesz_-szu2 | they brought him to his land. They gathered his people in abundance and abundance. |
| 13 | gi-mir um-ma-ni-szu2 t,uh-hu-du i-ru-usz-szu2 da-ad2-me-szu2 _dumu_ {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu | all of his troops he entrusted to him, his family, son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king |
| 14 | _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur _szagina_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} mu-sze-szib babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} e-pisz e2-sag-il2 | king of the world, kin[g of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king] of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who settles in Babylon, builder of Esagil. |
| 15 | mu-ud-disz esz-re-e-te kul-lat ma-ha-zi sza2 ina qer-bi-szi-na isz-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti | “The one who renovates shrines (and) all of the cult centers that are in their midst, |
| 16 | _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz-su _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur-ma ina _bala_-e-a _en gal_ {d}marduk | son of Sennacherib great king strong king king of the world and king (of) Assyria in my reign great lord Marduk |
| 17 | ina ri-sza2-a-ti a-na babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} i-ru-um-ma sat-tuk-ku e2-sag-il2 u _dingir-mesz_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} u2-kin | in joy entered Babylon and established the sattukku-priesthood of Esagil and the gods of Babylon. |
| 18 | ki-din-nu-tu babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ak-s,ur asz2-szu2 dan-nu a-na _sig_ la ha-ba-lu {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na | I secured the support of Babylon because it was strong, but it was not able to be carried off. Gešnu-mugina |
| 19 | _szesz_ ta-li-mi3 a-na _lugal_-u2-tu babila2{ki} ap-qid u szi-pir e2-sag-il2 la qa-ta-a | brother of Talimu I appointed to the kingship of Babylon and the work on Esagil was not completed. |
| 20 | u2-szak-lil ina _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ e2-sag-il2 az-nun-ma ki-ma szi-t,ir bu-ru-mu | I decorated Esagil with silver, gold, and precious stones and made (it) shine like daylight. |
| 21 | u2-nam-mir e2-umusz-a u3 sza2 esz-re-e-te ka-li-szi-na hi-bil-ta-szi-na u2-szal-lim | (With regard to) E’umuša and all of the shrines, I completed their debts. |
| 22 | e-li kul-lat ma-ha-zi u2-szat-ri-s,i an-dul-lu4 ina u4-me-szu2-ma _e2-gar8_ e2-an?-na? si-hir-ti [...] | At that time, the perimeter of Eanna, the whole ... |
| 23 | sza2 la-ba-risz il-lik-u-ma i-qu-pu ik-kam2-ru asz2-ra-ti-szu2-nu asz2-te-'e-ma esz-szisz u2-sze-pisz-ma | (As for) the one who had come late and sinned, I sought out their sanctuaries and had (them) rebuilt anew. |
| 24 | u2-szak-lil-ma ki-ma sza2-di-i ul-la-a re-szi-szu-un a-na szat-ti {d}inanna unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti | I raised up their heads like mountains for the life of the goddess Ištar of Uruk, the great lady. |
| 25 | szi-pir sza2-a-szu2 ha-disz lip-pa-lis-ma ia-a-ti {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal kur_ asz-szur _nun_ pa-lih-szu2 a-mat da-mi-iq-ti-ia | May his work be looked upon with pleasure and may I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the prince who reveres him, speak a good word to me. |
| 26 | lisz-sza2-kin szap-tu-usz-sza2 _ti ud-mesz su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu t,u-ub _uzu_ hu-ud lib3-bi li-szim szi-ma-ti | May she establish for her a life of long days, a long life, well-being, joy, and a favorable mood. |
| 27 | u3 sza2 {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _lugal_ babila2{ki} _szesz_ ta-lim-ia _u4-mesz_-szu2 li-ri-ku lisz-bi bu-'a-ri | and of Gešnu-mudammīnu, king of Babylon, the brother of my steadfast friend, may his days be long and may he establish good fortune. |
| 28 | a-a-um-ma _nun egir_-u2 sza2 ina u4-me _bala_-e-szu2 szi-pir szu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-disz | May any future ruler who in his reign this work abandon its dilapidated section(s)! |
| 29 | szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-u-a li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 | may my name with his name be written, may my inscribed object be seen, may oil be poured out, may a sacrifice be made, |
| 30 | it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 lisz-kun ik-ri-bi-szu2 {d}inanna unu{ki} i-szem-me sza2 szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 la i-szat,-t,a-ru | May he place with his inscriptions. May the goddess Ištar of Uruk hear his prayers. Whoever does not write my name with his name, |
| 31 | _mu-sar_-u-a i-a-ab-ba-tu lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru-ma it-ti _mu-sar_-e-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu | my inscribed object, or his place, they shall alter and with his inscription not place. |
| 32 | {d}inanna unu{ki} _gaszan gal_-ti ag-gesz lik-kil-me-szu2-ma _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur-kur_ li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-szi-szu2 re-e-mu | May the goddess Ištar of Uruk, the great lady, glare at him angrily and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands, and may mercy not be upon him. |
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