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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 005 (P514608)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 059, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514608 |
| Museum no. | BM 124814 |
| 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 qe2-reb _nina#{ki} en_-szu2 {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man kur_ asz# | which is inside Nineveh, his lord: Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria. |
| 3 | i-risz-ti hi-szih-ti _dingir_-ti-szu2 _gal_-ti | the rejoicing of his great divinity, |
| 4 | sza2 ina sza2-kan _umusz_-szu2 u _sum#_ ur#-ti-szu2 _dugud_-ti | who by the command of his father and grandfather is strong, |
| 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 yoke |
| 10 | ru-kub _lugal_-u-ti-ia _lal_-su#-nu#-ti | My kingship is diminished. |
| 11 | u ina tukul-ti-szu2 _gal_-tu2 ina kul-lat nap-har _kur-kur_ | and with his great support in all the lands |
| 12 | _gar-gar_-nu si-mat ina u4-me-szu2 _kisal e2 {d}ag# en_-ia2 | At that time, the courtyard of the temple of Nabû, my lord, |
| 13 | ina pe-e-li esz-qi2 szi-kit-ta-szu2 u2-rab#-bi | (Sum) He made his fate greater than before. (Akk) He enlarged his fate beyond the threshold. |
| 14 | a-na szat-ti {d}ag ha-disz _igi-bar_-ma# | In the future, may Nabû look with pleasure upon it. |
| 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 swollen, the Ezida |
| 18 | ina _igi dingir_-ti-ka li-lab#-bi-ra _giri3-min#_-a#-a# | May my feet be straight before your divinity! |
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