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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 (P514607)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514607 |
| Museum no. | BM 124811 |
| 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 a | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}ag _en mah_ a-szib e2-zi-da | To Nabû, the exalted lord who dwells in Ezida, |
| 2 | sza2 _sza3 nina{ki} en_-szu2 {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man kur_ asz | of Nineveh, his lord: Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria. |
| 3 | i-risz-ti hi-szih-ti _dingir_-ti-szu2 _gal_-ti# | Irištu, wife of his great divinity, |
| 4 | sza2 ina sza2-kan _umusz_-szu2 u _sum_ ur-ti-szu2 _dugud_-ti# | Whoever in the future, at any time, lodges a complaint and breaks the contract, |
| 5 | ina mit-hu-s,i _bad5-bad5 ku5_-su# _sag-du_ {disz}te#-um#-man | In battle he defeated him. The head of Teumman |
| 6 | _man_ {kur}elam{ki} u {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}tam-ma-ri#-tu2# | king of Elam, and Ummanigaš, Tammarītu, |
| 7 | {disz}pa-'e-e {disz}um-man-al#-dasz sza2 _egir_ {disz}te#-um#-man | Paʾê (and) Ummanaldašu, who after Teumman |
| 8 | _du3_-szu2 _man_-ut {kur}elam{ki} ina qi2-bi-ti-szu2 _gal#_-ti# | by his great command the kingship of the land Elam |
| 9 | qa-ti _kur_-su-nu-ti-ma ina {gesz}sza2 sza2-da-di | the hand of their land, and with a wagon |
| 10 | ru-kub _man_-u-ti-ia2 _lal_-su#-nu-ti | the crown prince of my royal majesty, their offspring, |
| 11 | u ina tukul-ti-szu2 _gal#_-ti ina# kul#-lat# _nigin kur-kur_ | and with his great support in all of the lands |
| 12 | _gar-gar_-nu si-mat ina u4-me-szu2 _kisal e2 {d}muati_ | At that time, the courtyard of the temple of Nabû |
| 13 | _en_-ia2 ina pi-i#-li# esz-qi2 szi-kit-ta-szu2# | my lord, with a scepter of wisdom, his design |
| 14 | u2-rab-bi ana szat-ti {d}muati ha-disz _igi-bar_-ma | “It will be seen with pleasure in the days of the god Nabû, and |
| 15 | lim-ma#-hir _igi_-uk-ka ina ti-kip _santak4_-ki#-ka# | May your face become bright in the sting of your soup. |
| 16 | ke-e-ni _ti# ud-mesz_-ia2 _gid2-mesz_ li#-s,a#-a | May my days be long! |
| 17 | szap#-tuk-ka _du-du_-ku e2-zi-da# | Your lips are full of tears. Ezida |
| 18 | [x] _igi# dingir_-ti-ka li-lab#-bi#-ra# [...] | May ... be present in the eyes of your divinity ... |
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