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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 023, ex. 016 (P514555)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 023, ex. 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514555 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] sza# la#-pa#-[...] | ... of Lapa-...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] it#-ti man-da-[...] | ... with ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | [...] hu-un-da-ru _lugal#_ [...] | ... the king's curse ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...]-ia is-hup2-szu2#-[...] a#-na nina{ki} szat-ti-szam# [...] | ... my ... he destroyed ... to Nineveh forever ... |
| 5' | [...]-ra-a_-bad_-te _lugal_ {kur}x-[...] {kur#}qa-de-e sza2 ina {iri}iz-ke#-[...] | ...rabadte, king of the land ..., the land Qadê, which is in the city Ikke... |
| 6' | [...] la# ik-bu-su mi-s,ir [...] {d#}nin-lil2 {lu2}rak-bu-szu2-nu sza2 t,u#-[x x] | ... they did not bind ... Ninlil, their deportees who |
| 7' | [...] x 6(disz) _iti_ ir-du-u-ni il-lik#-[...]-ia# szu-lum _lugal_-u-ti-ia isz-a-lu4 [...] | ... ... 6 months he ruled; he went ... for my life, he rejoiced ... |
| 8' | [...]-az-ma-a-ni ina a-hi _ni-tuk_ [...]-bu# pu-luh-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) _dingir-mesz_ [...] | ... with a companion ... fear of Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, the gods ... |
| 9' | [...]-ma# it-ti man-da-ti-szu2 _dugud_-ti# [...] a#-di# mah#-ri-ia szu-lum _lugal_-u-ti-ia# x x [x] | ... and with his substantial payment ... until before me, for the well-being of my royal majesty ... |
| 10' | [...]_-iri#_ sza2 it-ti _lugal-mesz ad-mesz#_-[x] id#-bu-bu da-s,a#-a-ti pu-luh-ti an-szar2 _{d}nin#-lil2# en-mesz_-ia | ...-iri, who with the kings, my ancestors, swore an oath, fear of the god Ashur and the goddess Mullissu, m[y] lords, |
| 11' | [...] x sza2# a#-na# ni#-ri# la# ik#-nu#?-szu2#? [x x] s,i#-it lib3-bi-szu2 it-ti _ansze-kur-ra#-mesz# gal-mesz_ man-da-ta-szu2 _dugud#_-tu2 u2-sze-bi-lam-ma u2-na#-asz2-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | ... ..., who had not bowed down to the yoke, ... his heart, together with the great horses, I sent him heavy tribute and he made my feet tremble. |
| 12' | [...]-ti-szam la na-par-ka-a man-[x]-at-ta-szu2 _dugud_-tu2 u2-sze-bi-lam#-ma u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u-ti# [x x] _dingir#-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia u2#-[x]-az-kir2-szu2-ma | ... without ceasing, I sent a heavy ... to him and he adorned me with lordly majesty. ... the great gods, m[y] lo[rds], I exalted him and |
| 13' | [...]-u2#-ti-szu2-nu _gal_-te it-ti# [x] tug-dam-mi3-i _lugal numun_ hal-ga-ti-[x x]-ta#-kan pi-i-szu2 | ... their great ... with ... the king, the seed of Halgati-... ... his mouth |
| 14' | [...] _kur_ sza2 i-ta-a-szu2 la in-ne2-et#?-[x]-qu# ik-szu2-us-su-ma ina {d}gesz-bar a-ri-ri pa-gar-szu2 u2#-[x]-me#? _[...]-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 | ... the land which had become hostile to him, he conquered him and with the spear of the desert his city wall ... his brothers |
| 15' | [...] _numun# e2 ad_-szu2 _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 _dagal_-tum [...]-szu2# _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze#-kunga-mesz_ ina la mi3-ni ina mil#-[...]-ni#? a-na _kur_ asz | ... the seed of his father's house, his extensive troops ... horses and mules without number with ... to Assyria |
| 16' | [...] _lugal#_ szad-da!(SAG)-a-a-u gu-tu-um{ki#} [...] sza2 pa-[...] i-du-u a-na e-muq ra-[...] id-kam-ma | ... the king of the Šadâaeans, Gutum ... who knew ... to the army ... he brought and |
| 17' | [...] u _me3_ ina mi3-s,ir _kur_ an-szar2# [...]-szar2# {d}nin-lil2 {d}en {d}ag {d}[...]-hi e-ziz-u-ma | ... and battle in the territory of Assyria ... ... Ninlil, Bel, Nabû, and ... stood and |
| 18' | [...] _ugu_-szu2#-un# [...]-tu2# _an_-e im-qu-tam-ma sza2-[...]-li#-szu2-nu-ti | ... upon them ... they fell into the sky and ... their ... |
| 19' | [...] is#-suh-ma a-na _egir_-[x x]-na# [...] | ... he washed and to ... back ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20' | [...]-tak-kil-u-in-ni is-hup2-[x x] _{lu2}mah-mesz_-szu2# [...] | ... destroyed me, his eunuchs ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 21' | _[...]-mesz#_ it-ti _ansze-kur#-ra-mesz gal-mesz#_ [...] | ... with the great horses ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22' | [...]-bit#-tu2 u2-sze#-bi-lam-ma u2-na-asz2#-[...] | ... I sent to him and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23' | [x x] la ha#-[...] _nin#-lil2_ [...]-az#-kir2-szu2#-ma u2-dan-nin it-ti-szu2 asz2#-[x]-kan [...] | ... did not ... ... the goddess Ninlil ... I imposed upon him and strengthened ... with him ... |
| 24' | szu-u2 ma-mit _dingir-[...]_-ma# i-ta-szun3 [...] an#-szar2{ki} u2-s,a-am-mir _munus-[x]_ | This is the curse of ... and he has imposed on them. ... of Assyria he made shine forth. |
| 25' | a-szar ti-ib ki#?-[...]-na# sza2-ka-ni na-[...]-ia# is-hup2-szu2-ma mah-hu-tisz2 il-lik-ma ina# mi3-qit t,e3-[x x] | At the place where ... is placed ... he sinned against him, and he marched in triumph, and in the midst of ... |
| 26' | u2-na-asz2-szak rit#-[...]-ma# si-ih-lu isz-sza2#?-[...] _eme#_-szu2 im-mar-t,a-ma im-qut _gesz3_-szu2 ina za-a-bi u ha-a#-[x] | ... and a siḫullu-disease ... his tongue was swollen and he fell, his limbs in wailing and ... |
| 27' | u8-a a-a iq-ta#-[...]-ti# ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu [...] _{gesz#}tukul-mesz_ i-dal-la-lu ta-nit-ti an-szar2 _en gal-[...]_ | My ewes, may they not ... their own ..., their own weapons they will rage. Praise of Aššar, great lord |
| 28' | ina u4-me an-na-a asz2#-[...]-'i#-id da-na-an _dingir#-[...]_-ku re-s,u-ti si-it-te _{lu2}kur2-mesz_ la kan-szu#-[x] | On this day I sought out the strength of the god ..., the support of the rest of the enemies, who did not ... |
| 29' | pu-luh-ti an-szar2 {d#}[...] limmu2-dingir{ki} _dingir-mesz#_ [...] _mu_-ia ip-tal#-la-hu _ARAD_-u-ti ir-[x x] | The fear of the deities Aššar, ..., (and) the gods of the city Elam ... my name grew loud; my servants ... |
| 30' | [x] u4-me-szu2 {na4}x [...]-masz _e2_ [...] _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ru-u i-pu-szu2-[x] | At that time, ...-maš-stone, the house of ..., a previous king built |
| 31' | [x]-na-ha a-[...] _kisz#_ [...] _na4#? kur_-e esz-qi2 [x x] | ... ... stone of the mountain, eshqi-stone ... |
| 32' | [x]-tu#?-[...] e2-masz-masz _e2 {d}nin-lil2 gaszan_-ia2 [x x] | ... Emašmash, the temple of Ninlil, my lady ... |
| 33' | [...] _dingir_-u-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti# [...] | ... her great divinity ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 34' | [...] _szen ab tuk#?_ [...] | ... silt ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 35' | [...] szu-a-tu2 ha-[...] | ... that ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 36' | [...] x [...] | |
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