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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 061, ex. 001 (P514631)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 061, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514631 |
| Museum no. | Ist EȘEM 06699 |
| Collection | Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man gal man kal man szu2 man kur_ asz-[szur] | Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king; king of the world, king [of Assyria]; |
| 2 | re#-e#-szu2 mut-nen-nu-u pa-lih _dingir-mesz gal-me_ | the foremost, the sage, who reveres the great gods, |
| 3 | na#-ra#-am# {d#}asz#-szur# u# {d}nin-lil2 hi-szih-ti | beloved of the gods Aššīr and Ninlil, the one who reveres |
| 4 | {d#}muati# u# {d#}marduk# na-s,ir _ad-hal dingir-me gal-me_ | Nabû and Marduk, guardians of the great gods, |
| 5 | musz-te9-e'#-u2# asz2#?-[re?]-e# _sanga ku3_ | The one who guides the Assyrians, the holy priest |
| 6 | sza2 na#-[dan zi]-bi-szu2 i-ra#-[mu] _dingir-me_ szu-ut _an ki#_ | the gods of heaven and earth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 7 | mu-x [x] x e2#-szar2-ra mu-na#-ki-mu si-mat _e2#?-[kur?]_ | ... E-šara, the one who ... the E-kur, |
| 8 | x [x x] x [x] x x x [x] x _{munus}saga_ | [......] good woman(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9 | _i_ [...] _gal_ [x] | ... there will be ....(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10 | _szi_ x x? x x [...] x x | |
| 11 | _ku3_ x [...] | silver ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 12 | [x] _an?_ [...] x x _ma_ | |
| 13 | ina _ga2-nun#_-[ni-szu2? u2]-szar#-[ma]-a? szu-bat-su | I made him dwell in his palace.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | e2-sag#-[il2 u2-szak-lil] _gaba-ri_ ap-se#-e# | I completed Esagil, extending the Apsû. |
| 15 | _e2-gal# man# dingir#-mesz# {d}marduk ku3-babbar [ku3-sig17]_ | the palace of the king of the gods, Marduk, silver and gold |
| 16 | u2-za-['i-in] u2#-sza2-an-bi-t,a _{d}utu_-[nisz] | I cleared away, I made Šamaš resplendent. |
| 17 | {d}marduk _[en_ s,i]-ru#? na-bu-u2# [zi]-kir# _[mu]_-ia | Marduk, exalted lord, who decrees my name, |
| 18 | ul-tu _ki_-x [...] x x a-[szar] nab-ni-ti-szu2 | From ... ... to the place of his birth(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19 | qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2#_ [u2-sze-li?]-ma | I brought into the boat and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | u2#-sza2-as,-bi-[it _kaskal?]_ szu#-an-na#?{<ki>} | I set out on the road to Šuanna. |
| 21 | [ina] e2#-sag#-[il2 szu-bat] _en#_-ti-[szu2] | in Esagil, his lordly residence,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 22 | u2#-sze-rib?-[ma ...] szub#-tusz-szu2 | I brought in and ... his dwelling place(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | x x x [...] x _dingir-me_ tik-le-ia | ... ... the gods who support me, |
| 24 | [... {kur}]mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-si | [... the lands] Muṣur and Kush(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | [... szu-an]-na{ki} e#-kur#-ru3 | ... Šuanna, the Ekurru temple(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26 | _ku3-sig17_ [...] x {kur}a-ra-al-li | Gold ... Arallu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27 | x x _da#?_ [...] ina u4#-me-szu-ma | ... at that time(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | s,i-in#-da _{gesz}gigir# [lugal dingir?]_ s,ir-tu ru#-[kub] _en en-<en>_ | ... of the chariot, king of the gods, exalted one, prince, lord, |
| 29 | _{gesz}na2 {gesz}mes-[ma2-kan]-na#_ is,-[s,i da]-re-e# | a bed of musukkannu-wood, a durable wood |
| 30 | sza2 _ku3-sig17_ lit-bu-szat# [...]-at | Whose gold is bright ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31 | a-na ma#-a-a-al {d}[...] | to the place of the god(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 32 | _an#?-szar2#?_ [u] {d#}x [...] | Ashur and ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 33 | x [x?]-ia# [...] | ... my ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] a-na [...] | ... to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 3' | _[bad3_ szu]-a-tu e-na-ah-ma i-[...] | that wall became dilapidated and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | a#-szar#-szu2 u2-me-es-si dan-na-as-[su ak-szud] | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered his land. |
| 5' | [ina] _iti# du10-ga ud sze-ga usz8_-szu2 ad-[di] | In a favorable month, on a propitious day, I laid its foundations. |
| 6' | [u2-kin] _sig4#_-su ina pe-e#-li# _na4# [kur_-i (dan-ni)] | I deposited its bricks on the top of mountain stone. |
| 7' | [...] sza2#? te-me-en#-szu2# ina _i3-gesz#_ [...] | ... whose foundation is in oil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 8' | _[szim-hi?]-a? du10-ga-mesz_ [ab]-lu-la ta-ra-hu#-[usz] | sweet juniper, abalula-plant, tarahuš-plant |
| 9' | [ul-tu] _usz8#_-szu2# [a]-di _gaba-dib#_-szu2 ar#-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built and completed from its foundations to its crenellations. |
| 10' | _ugu#_ [sza u4]-me pa-ni u2#-sza2#-tir | I made greater than those of earlier days. |
| 11' | u2#-szar#-ri-ih nab-ni-su | I made his name great. |
| 12' | _[{na4}]na#-ru2-a-mesz_ sza _man-mesz_ a-lik pa-ni-ia | the steles of the kings who came before me |
| 13' | e#-pisz# _bad3#_ szu2-a-te ina# _[i3-gesz]_ ap#-szu-usz | I made that wall with oil.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14' | _{udu}siskur#_ [aq]-qi it#-[ti _{na4}]na#-ru2-a-mesz#_ | I offered a sacrifice, together with the steles |
| 15' | szi-t,ir _mu_-ia asz2#-[kun _nun] egir#_-u2# | I erected an inscribed object bearing my name. A later prince |
| 16' | ina _man-mesz dumu-mesz#_-[ia sza asz-szur u {d}isz-tar a]-na be-lut _kur_ | among the kings, my descendants, whom Ashur and Ishtar for the rule of the land |
| 17' | u3 _ug3-mesz_ i#-[nam-bu-u2 zi]-kir#-szu2 | and the people proclaim his name(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18' | e-nu-ma _bad3_ szu#-[a-tu i-lab-bi-ru?]-ma | When that wall becomes dilapidated, |
| 19' | in#-na-hu an-[hu-su lu-disz ki-ma] ia#-a-ti-ma | May he restore its dilapidated section(s) as before. |
| 20' | _{na4}na-ru2-a-mesz#_ [szi-t,ir _mu_-ia _i3-gesz]_ lip#-[szu]-usz# | May a stele written in my name be fashioned with oil. |
| 21' | _{udu#}siskur2_ liq-qi2 [it-ti _{na4}]na#-ru2-a-mesz#_ | May a sacrifice be made with the steles. |
| 22' | [szi]-t,ir# _mu_-szu2 lisz-kun# {d}asz-szur {d}iszkur {d}inanna | May the gods Aššīr, Adad, (and) Inanna strew an inscribed object bearing his name. |
| 23' | [ik]-ri#-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u2 | They will hear his prayers.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24' | _{iti}du6-ku3_ li-mu {disz}u8-a-nu | Month Tishri (VII), eponymy of Uanu. |
| 25' | _{lu2}en-nam_ {kur}qu-e | governor of Que. |
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