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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 025-028, ex. 001 (P514579)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 025-028, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514579 |
| Museum no. | BM 124801a-c |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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)
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 a1 | ||
| 1 | _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-[man _man {kur}elam-ma{ki}]_ | the head of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 2 | sza ina _muru2_ tam-ha#-[ri ik-ki-su] | who in the middle of battle plotted |
| 3 | a-hu-ru-u _erin2-hi-a_-ia a-na pu-us#-[su-rat] | I returned my troops to the service. |
| 4 | ha-de-e u2-szah-ma-t,u a-na _kur_ an#-[szar2{ki}] | I slew the lands of Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a2 | ||
| 1 | {disz}ur-ta#-ku ha-ta-nu {disz}te-um-man | Urtaku (is) the brother-in-law of Teumman. |
| 2 | sza2 ina us,#-s,i# muh-hu-s,u la iq-tu2-u _zi-mesz_ | Whoever in the future, at any time, violates the contract, |
| 3 | a-na na#-kas# _sag-du_ ra-ma-ni-szu2 _dumu kur_ asz-szur | for the ration of his own head, son of Assyria |
| 4 | i-sza2-si-ma# um-ma al-ka _sag-du ku5_-is | he asked, saying: "Come, cut off the head!" |
| 5 | _igi lugal en_-ka i-szi-ma# le#-e-qi2 _mu saga_-tim | Before the king, your lord, he hears and accepts the good name. |
| surface a3 | ||
| 1 | {disz}te-um-man <sza> ina mi-qit t,e3-e-me | Teumman, who in a stroke of lightning |
| 2 | a-na _ibila#_-szu2 iq-bu-u2 | to his heir they said |
| 3 | szu-le-e _{gesz}pan_ | the hoe of the bow |
| surface a4 | ||
| 1 | {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza2 ina _me3_ dan-ni | Teumman, king of the land Elam, who in a mighty battle |
| 2 | muh-hu-s,u {disz}tam-ri-i-tu2 _dumu_-szu2 _gal#_-u | against Tammarītu, his older son |
| 3 | _szu-min_-su is,-ba-tu-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi#_-ti3#-szu2# | his hands seized and to save his life |
| 4 | in-nab-tu2 ih-lu-pu qe2-reb qisz-ti | They were seized, they flew away inside the hand. |
| 5 | ina# tukul#-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-nar-szu2-nu-ti | With the support of (the god) Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, I captured them. |
| 6 | _sag#-du_-szu2-nu _ku5_-is me2-eh-ret a-ha-mesz | their heads were cut off; each other |
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