RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002 composite (P514711)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 002 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P514711 |
| 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.
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| 1 | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila _lugal gal_ | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the mighty king, king of the world, [king of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | king of the four quarters |
| 4 | bi-nu-ut an-szar2 u {d}nin-lil2 | creation of Anšar and Ninlil, |
| 5 | ti-ri-is, _szu-min_ {d}e2-a u _dingir-mah_ | Tiriṣ, hand of Ea and Ilī-maḫ |
| 6 | ni-bit {d}sin {d}utu {d}iszkur | the one who decrees the fates of Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, |
| 7 | na-ram {d}marduk {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, |
| 8 | hi-szi-ih-ti {d}ag {d}papnun {d}na?-na-a? | ... Nabû, Papnun, Nanaya |
| 9 | ha-as-su le-'u-u | who has a good eye, |
| 10 | _sipa_ ke-e-nu mi-gir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz?_ | true shepherd, favorite of the great gods, |
| 11 | _dumu_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-szum2-na _lugal gal_ | son of Esarhaddon, great king |
| 12 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the mighty king, king of the world, [king of Assyria] |
| 13 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} | general of Babylon |
| 14 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 15' | iq-bu-u2 [...] | They said ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 16' | asz2-szu2 na-s,ir _dumu lugal_-ti-ia | because of the guardian of my royal son |
| 17' | u3 _egir?_-nu _lugal_-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-pe-sze | and afterwards the kingship of Assyria to do |
| 18' | u2-pa?-hir _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} | the people of Assyria |
| 19' | _kur eme-gi7_ u3 _kur_ uri{ki} | the land Sumer and Akkad |
| 20' | [...] | |
| 21' | ina _igi dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 _an_-e u _ki_-tim | before the great gods of heaven and netherworld |
| 22' | sza2 la in-nen-nu-u qi-bi-su-un | (As for) the one whose command cannot be changed, |
| 23' | u2-dan-nin isz-t,ur isz-kun | I wrote and collated (it). |
| 24' | a-de-e a-na u4-me s,a-a-ti | the treaty in perpetuity |
| 25' | ina _{iti}gu4 iti_ {d}e2-a _en_ te-ne2-sze-e-te | In the month Ayyāru (II), month of Ea, lord of the people, |
| 26' | pa-ti-qu nab-nit _lugal_-ti-ia | the one who entrusted my royal majesty |
| 27' | e-ru-um-ma ina _e2_ ri-du-u-ti | entered, and in the ridūtu house |
| 28' | asz2-ru nak-lu? mar-kas2? _lugal_-u-ti | “Ašru, the naklu-priestess of the royal throne, |
| 29' | [...] x x? | |
| 30' | ina qi2-bi-ti-szu2-nu s,i-ir-ti | By their exalted command, |
| 31' | u2-szib t,a-a-bisz ina _{gesz}gu-za ad du3_-ia | I sat on the throne of the father who had engendered me. |
| 32' | ru-be2-e {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_ | the rations of the eunuchs |
| 33' | _en_-u-ti ih-szu-hu | the lords rejoiced, |
| 34' | i-ra-mu e-pesz _lugal_-ti-ia | he loves my kingship |
| 35' | ina zi-kir _mu_-ia kab-ti | by the command of my august name |
| 36' | ha-du-u2 i-ri-szu2 kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | who rejoices over the four quarters (of the world), |
| 37' | ma-har-szu2-un aq-qi-ma | I libated before them and |
| 38' | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a | (and) made my debts greater. |
| 39' | _dingir-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu ni-isz _szu-min_-ia2 im-hur-u-ma | those gods received my handiwork and |
| 40' | na-ki-ri-ia is-pu-nu | they sent my enemies. |
| 41' | u2-hal-li-qu ga-re-ia | they destroyed my limbs. |
| 42' | [...] asz2-ru ru-u-qu | “... a lofty abode(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 43' | [...] a-lak-tusz | ... I will go.(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 44' | sza2? {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me |
| 45' | x x-du-ma il-li-ku qe2-reb-sza2 | ... and went inside it(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 46' | _bad5-bad5_ {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}ku-u2-si isz-ku-nu-ma | defeated Tarqû, king of Kush, and |
| 47' | u2-par-ri-ru el-lat-su | (Sum) They smite his holy limbs (Akk) They cut off his pure limb |
| 48' | {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u2-su ik-szu-du-ma | the lands Muṣur (and) Kusu conquered, and |
| 49' | ina la mi-ni isz-lu-la szal-la-as-su | He carried off his booty without (his) permission. |
| 50' | _kur?_ szu-a-tu ina si-hir-ti-sza2 i-be-el-ma | that land in its entirety ruled, and |
| 51' | a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ter | to the border of Assyria I returned. |
| 52' | _mu-mesz iri-mesz_-ni mah-ru-u2-ti u2-nak-kir-ma | the names of previous cities he changed and |
| 53' | a-na esz-szu-u2-te isz-ku-na ni-bi-is-su-un | They placed (them) as ešūtu. |
| 54' | _{lu2}ARAD-mesz_-szu2 a-na _lugal_-ti _{lu2}nam_-u2-ti | his servants for kingship and governorship |
| 55' | _{lu2}gar_-nu-u2-te u2-pa-qi2-da ina lib3-bi | the prefects he appointed therein. |
| 56' | _gun?_ man-da-at-tu be-lu-ti-szu2 | the weapon(?) of his lordship |
| 57' | szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | I established their foundations forever. |
| 58' | [...] x asz2-li qaq-qu-ru | ... the ground(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 59' | [...] x {iri}me2-em-pi | ... M[em]pi(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 60' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 61' | e-ru-ub _iri_ szu-a-tu | entered that city. |
| 62' | u2-ter ra-ma-nu-usz | he returned to him. |
| 63' | e-li _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | over the people of Assyria who were in Egypt |
| 64' | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 65' | sza {disz}asz-szur-pap-asz _man kur_ asz-szur _ad du3_-u-a | of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me. |
| 66' | a-na _lugal_-ti ip-qi2-du ina lib3-bi | to kingship he appointed therein |
| 67' | a-na da-a-ki [...] | To ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 68' | [...] x [...] | |
| 69' | sza2-a-szu2 hat-tum u pu-luh-tu2 im-qut-su-ma | (Sum) That one, fear and terror struck him, and he was afflicted by it. (Akk) It struck him with hate and terror, and |
| 70' | il-li-ka mah-hu-tisz2 | he came before him. |
| 71' | ul-tu {iri}me-em-pi | from Mempu |
| 72' | _iri_ a-szar tu-kul-ti-szu2 | the city where his food offerings |
| 73' | us,-s,i-ma a-na szu-zu-ub na-pisz-te-szu2 | He went out to save his life. |
| 74' | qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2_ ir-kab-ma | inside the boat he entered, and |
| 75' | _karasz_-su u2-masz-szir-ma e-disz ip-par-szid-ma | his camp he abandoned, and afterwards he fled, and |
| 76' | qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' e-ru-ub | I entered Nineveh. |
| 77' | _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ qa-ra-bi ma-la it-ti-szu2 | armed boats as many as with him |
| 78' | u3 _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 u2-s,ab-bi-tu2 ina _szu-min_ | and his troops seized by ditto |
| 79' | _{lu2}a kin_ pu-su-rat ha-de-e | the work-troops of the cult centers of Ḫadê |
| 80' | sza a-tam-ra iq-ba-a ia-a-szi | (As to) what I saw, he said to me: |
| 81' | _{lu2}gal sag {lu2}nam-mesz_ | the chief of the governors |
| 82' | u3 _lugal-mesz_ e-ber _i7_ ka-li-szu2-un | and all kings along the entire canal |
| 83' | a-di e-mu-qi-szu2-nu _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu2-nu | together with their forces, their boats |
| 84' | _lugal-mesz_-ni {kur}mu-us,-ri | the kings of Egypt |
| 85' | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 86' | a-di _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu2-nu e-mu-qi-szu2-un | together with their boats and their forces |
| 87' | a-na hul-lu-uq {disz}tar-qu-u2 | To destroy Tarqû |
| 88' | ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u-si | From Egypt to Kush, |
| 89' | _ugu_ e-mu-qi-ia mah-ra-a-ti | Concerning my earlier troops |
| 90' | u2-rad-di-ma asz2-pur a-na {iri}ni-i' | I returned and sent (them) to Nineveh. |
| 91' | [...] x [...] | |
| 92' | sza a-tam-ra [...] | that I saw(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 93' | ar-ka-a-nu {disz}ni-ku-u2 {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri | afterwards Nikû (and) Lugallu-dari |
| 94' | {disz}pa-aq-ru-ru _lugal-mesz_ sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | Paqruru, kings who were in Egypt. |
| 95' | isz-ku-nu _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the father who had created me |
| 96' | a-de-e an-szar2 u3 _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | the treaty of Ashur and the great gods, my lords, |
| 97' | e-ti-qu-u2-ma ip-ru-s,u ma-mit-sun2 | (If) they become dilapidated and swollen, their curse will be undone. |
| 98' | t,a-ab-ti _ad_ ba-ni-ia im-szu-ma | good fortune the father who had engendered me had acquired, and |
| 99' | lib3-ba-szu2-nu ik-pu-du le-mut-tu2 | their heart sinned against evil, |
| 100' | da-bab-ti sur-ra-a-te id-bu-bu-ma | slanderous words he spoke, and |
| 101' | mi-lik la ku-sziri4 im-li-ku ra-man-szu2-un | (Sum) The one who does not obey the oath (Akk) The unfavorable deeds of their own free will |
| 102' | um-ma {disz}tar-qu-u2 ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | Thus (says) Tarqû from Egypt: |
| 103' | i-na-sah-u2-ma at-tu-ni | they will discard, and you |
| 104' | a-sza2-ba-ni mi-i-nu | what is in his field? |
| 105' | e-li {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}ku-u2-si | above Tarqû, king of Kush |
| 106' | a-na sza2-kan a-de-e u sa-li-me | for the establishing of treaty and peace |
| 107' | isz-pu-ru {lu2}rak-be2-e-szu2-un | [He] sent [their] scouts. |
| 108' | um-ma su-lum-mu-u2 ina bi-ri-ni lisz-sza2-kin-ma | Thus (speaks) Sulummû: Let him establish peace between us. |
| 109' | ni-in-dag-ga-ra a-ha-mesz | for Niŋagara, together |
| 110' | _kur_ a-he-en-na-a ni-zu-uz-ma | we divided the land equally, and |
| 111' | a-a ib-ba-szi ina bi-ri-ni sza2-nu-um-ma be-lum | May there be no one between us. Then, my lord, |
| 112' | sza um-ma-nat an-szar2 gap?-sza2-a-ti e-muq _en_-ti-ia | of the army of the great Anšar, the strength of my lord |
| 113' | isz-te-ne2-'u-u2 a-mat _hul_-tim | he constantly seeks out evil words |
| 114' | a-na na-kas na-pisz-ti ik-pu-du is,-ri-mu | They plotted (against me) for the preservation of my life. |
| 115' | hul-lu-qu a-di la ba-sze-e | (Sum) It is destroyed, until it is not removed (Akk) It has been destroyed until it has not been removed |
| 116' | {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia a-ma-a-ti an-na-a-ti | the eunuch of mine these words |
| 117' | isz-me2-e-ma x [...] | He heard ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 118' | {lu2}rak-be2-e-szu2-un [...] | Their rakbē-officials(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 119' | sza e-li {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}ku-u2-si | which before Tarqû, king of Kush |
| 120' | a-na sza2-kan a-de-e u sa-li-me | for the establishing of treaty and peace |
| 121' | is,-ba-ta-am-ma e-mu-ur | seized me, and I saw |
| 122' | ep-szet sur-ra-a?-te-szu2-un | their deeds |
| 123' | {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri {disz}ni-ku-u2 | Lugallu-dari, Nikû, |
| 124' | is,-ba-tu-ma? ina bi-re-te isz-qa-te | They grasped (them) and (then) in the reed fences |
| 125' | u2-tam-me-hu? _szu-min_ u _giri3-min_ | they have inspected, hands and feet |
| 126' | ma-mit {d}asz-szur _man dingir-mesz_ ik-szu-su-nu-ti-ma | the oath of the god Aštar, king of all the gods, bound them, and |
| 127' | sza ih-t,u-u2 ina lib3-bi | which he has sinned against |
| 128' | a-de-e _gal-mesz mun_ qa-tu-usz-szu2-un u2-ba-'i-i-ma | the great treaty and the food in their hands he brought, and |
| 129' | sza e-pu-us-su-nu-ti du-un-qu | (As to) what I did to them, it was good. |
| 130' | u3 _ug3-mesz iri-mesz_ ma-al it-ti-szu2-nu | and all the people of the cities with them |
| 131' | isz-szak-nu ik-pu-du a-mat _hul_-tim | they set up, they performed evil words. |
| 132' | _tur_ u _gal_ ina _{gesz}tukul_ u2-szam-qit-u2-ma | they made the small and the large with weapons, and |
| 133' | e-du _lu2_ la e-zi-bu ina lib3-bi | “If a man does not leave, therein |
| 134' | u3 sza2-a-szu2-un a-di nina{ki} | and those as far as Nineveh |
| 135' | _iri en_-ti-ia ina mah-ri-ia ub-lu-u-ni | the city of my lordship they brought before me |
| 136' | u3 a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | And I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| 137' | lib-bu rap-szu2 e-pisz t,a-ab-te | a wide heart of good deeds |
| 138' | sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-te | good saḫiru-beer |
| 139' | a-na {disz}ni-ku-u2 _ARAD_ da-gil2 _igi_-ia | To Nikû, the servant of Dagil before me |
| 140' | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 141' | u2-kab-bi-sa hi-t,i-is-su | he shall prove his crime. |
| 142' | a-de-e ni-isz _dingir-mesz ugu_ sza2 mah-ri | the treaty of the life of the gods over that which before |
| 143' | u2-sza2-tir-ma it-ti-szu2 asz2-kun | I restored and stationed (it) with him. |
| 144' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szib _sza3_-szu2 _ugu kur-mesz_-szu2-nu | the people who dwell in his heart against their lands |
| 145' | mar-s,u-u2-ti tak-lu-ma | you trust in the sick, and |
| 146' | la pit-lu-hu be-lut _kur_ asz-szur | who does not fear the lordship of Assyria |
| 147' | {disz}ta-an-da-a-a _{lu2}en-iri_-szu2-nu sza2 | Tandaya, the governor of |
| 148' | a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-i-ri | To the kings, my ancestors, not to be false, to the yoke |
| 149' | _sza3_ ig-pu-usz [...] | he made ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 150' | id?-bu?-bu?-u2-ma [...] | They spoke and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 151' | _ansze-nita2?-mesz gu4-mesz_ [...] | donkeys, oxen,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 152' | i-na s,e-e-ri ih-ta-nab-ba-tu | in the steppe they have sinned, |
| 153' | u2-szah-ri-ru na-me-e-szu2 | They made his name resplendent. |
| 154' | na-gu-u {kur}ia-mut-ba-la u2?-[...] | The governor of the land Yamutbala ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 155' | is-pu-nu gi-mir da-ad2-me-szu2 | all of his habitations have been plundered. |
| 156' | _ugu_ ep-sze-e-te an-na-a-ti | Concerning these acts |
| 157' | _dumu-mesz_ |BAD3.AN|{ki} im-hur-u2-in-ni | the sons of Dūr received. |
| 158' | u2-s,al-lu-u2 be-lu-ti | (who) exalted lordship, |
| 159' | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}nam-mesz_ | my eunuchs, governors |
| 160' | sza pa-a-t,i _kur_-szu2-un | who the destruction of their land |
| 161' | u2-ma-'e-er s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | I gathered their flock. |
| 162' | {kur}ha-le-e-ha-as-ta _kur_-u2 mar-s,u e-lu-ma | the land Ḫaleḫašta, a rugged mountain, rose up and |
| 163' | il-mu-u {iri}qir-bi-it _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 | The gods of Qirbit, his fortified city, |
| 164' | ina szuk-bu-us a-ram-me mi-hi-is, {gesz}szu-pe-e | With a šukbû-vessel, a string of cypress, |
| 165' | _iri_ szu2-a-tu2 ik-szu-du-ma is-pu-nu a-bu-bisz | that city they conquered and plundered. |
| 166' | {iri}x-mesz {iri}za-ar-za-a-ta | the cities , Zarzāta, |
| 167' | {iri}sza2-an-ha-ra {iri}si-is-sil | Šanḫara Sissil |
| 168' | {iri}a-du-ma-nu {iri}hal-la-a-a | Adumānu, Ḫallaya |
| 169' | {iri}sze-li-ih-i-ra-am {iri}sza2-ha-ra-si-i' | (The cities) Šeliḫiram (and) “Šaharasi' |
| 170' | {iri}gu-ub_-bad_ {iri}ma-tu2-ha-an-za-ah | Gubduri, Matuhanzaḫ |
| 171' | {iri}ta-zi-i' {iri}lu-sza2-an-da | Taziʾ, Lušanda |
| 172' | {iri}lul-ba-as-ta {iri}ba-ab-sa-ah | the cities Lullbasta, Babsaḫ, |
| 173' | _iri-mesz_ szu2-nu-ti | these cities |
| 174' | im-ba-risz ik-tu-mu-ma | he kissed, and |
| 175' | is-hu-pu hu-ha-risz | he smote with a weapon. |
| 176' | {disz}ta-an-da-a-a _{lu2}en-iri_ i-du-ku-ma | Tandaya, the city ruler, killed, and |
| 177' | {lu2}qu-ra-di-szu2 u2-ra-si-bu ina _{gesz}tukul_ | (and) his bodyguard he struck with the weapon |
| 178' | _ug3-mesz_ [...] _gu4-mesz_ | the people ... oxen(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 179' | s,e-e-ni szal-la-su ka-bit-tu | (and) his large booty |
| 180' | isz-lu-lu-u-ni a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | they carried off, to Assyria |
| 181' | {disz}a-ku-da-a-a _{lu2}nimgir2_-szu2-nu | Akudaya, their herald |
| 182' | bal-t,u-us-su ina qa-ti is,-ba-tu-ni | He seized his life in the hand. |
| 183' | ub-lu-u-ni a-di mah-ri-ia | until before me |
| 184' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ut _iri-mesz_-ni szu2-nu-ti | the people living in those cities |
| 185' | as-su-uh u2-bil-ma | I removed, carried off, and |
| 186' | qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-sza2-as,-bit _ug3-mesz_ | I made the people dwell in Egypt. |
| 187' | hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia | of my bow |
| 188' | sza _kur_ sza2-ni-tim-ma | of the second land |
| 189' | qe2-reb {iri}qir-bi-it | inside Qirbit |
| 190' | u3 _iri-mesz_-szu2 u2-sze-szib | and his cities he settled. |
| 191' | {disz}gu-ug-gu _man_ {kur}lu-ud-di | Guggu, king of the land Luddi. |
| 192' | asz2-ru ru-u2-qu | exalted throne |
| 193' | sza? [...]-pa-an _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | ... of Assyria(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 194' | [...] la pe-tu-u2 ne2-su-u _iri_-szu2 | ... unrepeatable, fear of his city(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 195' | sza _lugal-mesz_ a-li-kut mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | of the kings who came before my fathers |
| 196' | la isz-mu-u2 zi-kir _mu_-szu2 | did not hear the mention of his name |
| 197' | [...] _me?_ rap-sza2-tu-ma | ... wide cosmic powers(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 198' | [...] x szuk-lu-lu | ... perfect ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 199' | [...] x e-mu-qi | ... strength(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 200' | sza? {lu2}gi-mir-ra-a-a _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,u | of the Cimmerians, a hostile enemy, |
| 201' | [...]-u2? ina tam-ha-ri | ... in battle(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 202' | [...] u2-szam-qi2-tu-szu2? | ... they caused him to die(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 203' | x [...] | |
| 204' | x [...] | |
| 205' | _ka_ x [...] | |
| 206' | s,e-er x [...] | ... the flock ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 207' | a-na pat, gim-ri-[...] | to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 208' | {disz}{d}asz-szur-du3-a [...] | Ashurbanipal(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 209' | ki-ma nu-u2-ri [...] | Like a nīnû-demon(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 210' | szu-pu-ma _ku_-x-[...] | ... and ... ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 211' | u2-sza2-an-ni-ma x [...] | he made me shine and ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 212' | ina szat mu-szi [...] | In the night ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 213' | ki-a-am x [...] | Thus ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 214' | um-ma sza2 {disz}asz-szur-du3-a [...] | Thus (says) Ashurbanipal:(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 215' | hi-szi-ih-te asz-szur [...] | Assyriā ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 216' | _giri3-min_ x x x [...] | The feet ... ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 217' | a-na x x [...] | to ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 218' | [...] x [...] | |
| 219' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 220' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 221' | [...] _en? na?_ [...] | ... until? ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 222' | [...] ar-hi?-isz s,u-ul-li-x | ... quickly ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 223' | [...] x lil-li-ku su-pu?-u? | ... they should go.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 224' | [...]-e? te-tep-szu-ma | ... you did, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 225' | [...] u2?-szab-ru-ka tul5-ta-li | ... I have sent to you.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 226' | [...] x na-ki-ri-ka | ... of your enemies(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 227' | [...] u2-szak-ma-as-ma | ... he made to bow down and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 228' | [...] u2-ra?-sa-ba ina _{gesz}tukul_ | ... he smote with the weapon(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 229' | [...] at,-t,u-la ap-lah3-ma | ... I have sought, I am afraid, and |
| 230' | [...] _dingir?_-ia u2-szal-li-ma | ... my god I made complete and |
| 231' | [...] u2-sza2?-an-na-a a-na _lugal_ | ... he gave to the king(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 232' | [...] u4-me an-ne2-e | ... this day(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 233' | szat-ti-szam la na-par-ka-a | At that time I did not send you |
| 234' | na-sza2-ku ka-bit-tu2 _gun_ | the mighty, the powerful, |
| 235' | [...] x s,e-er _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-szu2 | ... ... his enemies(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 236' | [...] a-na-ku la-as-ma-ku | ... I am not.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 237' | [...] u2-sze-bi-la am-hur | ... I sent here. I received(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 238' | [...] x-a-te | |
| 239' | [...] x-szu2 | ... his(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 240' | [...] x | |
| 241' | _u2?-[...]_ | |
| 242' | _{lu2}a kin-[...]_ | the messenger(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 243' | a-na a-mar [...] | to see(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 244' | ina u4-me-szu-ma _bad3 muru2 iri_ sza nina{ki} | At that time, the wall of the citadel of Nineveh |
| 245' | sza {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. |
| 246' | _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia e-pu-szu2 | the father who had engendered me had built, |
| 247' | _bad3_ szu-a-tu2 la-ba-risz il-lik-am-ma | that wall he had built anew, and |
| 248' | tem-me-en-szu2 ir-bu-ub-ma | his foundations he erected, and |
Sources & licences
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