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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003 composite (P514712)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 003 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P514712 |
| 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-a _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king |
| 2 | _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | [king of the world, king of] Assyria, [king] of the four quarters (of the world), |
| 3 | s,i-it lib3-bi {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | son of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| 4 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | general of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 5 | _sza3-bala-bala_ {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | dynasty of Sennacherib, king of the world, k[ing of Assyria]. |
| 6 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina _ukken_-szu2-nu szi-mat _saga_-tim i-szim-mu szim-ti | The great gods, in their assembly, decreed a good fate. |
| 7 | uz-nu ra-pa-asz2-tum isz-ru-ku-u-ni | he gave me wide understanding. |
| 8 | kul-lat t,up-szar-ru-ti u2-sza2-hi-zu ka-ra-szi | All the scribal lore I exalted for you. |
| 9 | ina _ukken_ lu-li-me zi-kir _mu_-ia u2-szar-ri-hu | In the assembly of witnesses, they made the mention of my name greater than before. |
| 10 | u2-szar-bu-u2 _lugal_-u2-ti | made great, kingship |
| 11 | du-un-nu zik-ru-u-tu e-mu-qa-an s,i-ra-a-ti | (As for) the strength of a mighty army, |
| 12 | u2-szat-lim-u-ni ma-ta-a-ti la ma-gi-re-ia | (As for) the land(s) that I had conquered, |
| 13 | ina _szu-min_-ia im-nu-u u2-szam-s,u-in-ni ma-la lib3-bi-ia | in my hands, he has caused me to die, as much as my heart desires. |
| 14 | {lu2}sza2-an-gu-ti ih-szu-hu | The šangû-priests rejoiced. |
| 15 | na-dan zi-bi-ia i-t,ib _ugu dingir_-ti-szu2-un | the payment of my debts is good for their divinity. |
| 16 | esz-ret _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia u2-szak-lil | I completed the shrines of the great gods, my lords. |
| 17 | u2-szal-bi-sza2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | he made her acquire gold and silver. |
| 18 | {d}lah3-me anzu{muszen}-mesz tim-me _mah-mesz_ | Laḫmu, the Anzu-birds, the great timmu birds, |
| 19 | ina _ka2_-szu2-un ul-ziz e2-szar2-ra | in their gates he stood, the Esharra |
| 20 | e2-masz-masz e2-gaszan-kalam-ma e2-hul2-hul2 | The Emashmaš temple, the Egašankalama temple, (and) the Eḫulḥ[ul] temple |
| 21 | ki-ma szi-t,ir sza2-ma-me u2-ban-ni | “As the inscriptions of the heavens he has sworn by (my) oath, |
| 22 | mim-ma si-mat e2-kur sza2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ e-pu-usz | anything suitable for the Ekur of gold and silver I built. |
| 23 | e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia u2-rad-di | I added to those of the kings, my ancestors. |
| 24 | sat-tuk-ku gi-nu-u2 _ugu_ sza2 u4-me ul-lu-u-ti | sattukku-offering, regular offerings for long days |
| 25 | u2-sza2-tir-ma u2-kin asz2-rat _dingir-mesz_ asz2-te-'a-a | I restored and established the sanctuaries of the gods. |
| 26 | at-tal-la-ka al-ka-ka-te-szu2-un | I came, and they were eating. |
| 27 | {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 u2-masz-sze-ra | the god Adad his rains he caused to rain down. |
| 28 | {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra _idim-mesz_-szu2 | Ea released his rivers, |
| 29 | 5(disz) _kusz3 sze-am_ isz-qu ina _ab-sin2_-ni-szu2 | 5 cubits of barley washed in his furrow |
| 30 | e-ri-ik szu-bul-tu2 5/6(disz) _kusz3_ | he entered. The ration is 5/6 cubit. |
| 31 | _si-sa2 buru14_ na-pa-asz2 {d}nisaba ka-a-a-an u2-szah-na-bu | the yield of the harvest, the napšu-offering of Nisaba, every day, they made disappear. |
| 32 | gi-pa-ru s,ip-pa-a-ti szu-um-mu-ha in-bu _masz2-ansze_ szu-te-szur | reed baskets of ṣippatu-beer, shummuḫa-containers, inbu-vessels of donkeys, |
| 33 | ina ta-lit-ti ina _bala_-ia _he2-nun_ t,uh-du | In my second regnal year, in my reign, abundance and prosperity |
| 34 | ina _mu-an-na-mesz_-ia ku-um-mu-ru _he2-gal2_-lum | In my years of abundance, abundance |
| 35 | 1(u) _ansze sze-pad-mesz_ 1(disz) _ansze gesztin-mesz 2(ban2) i3-mesz_ 1(disz) _gun sig2-mesz_ | 10 homers of barley, 1 homer of wine, 2 seahs of oil, 1 talent of wool, |
| 36 | ina nap-har _kur_-ia _ki-lam_ nap-szu2 i-szam-mu ina 1(disz) _gin2_ kas-pi | in all of my land, the totality of his life he purchased for one shekel of silver. |
| 37 | szat-ti-szam-ma ina t,uh-di u mi-sza2-ri | In the future, at any time, |
| 38 | ar-te-'a-a ba-'u-u2-lat {d}en-lil2 | I sought out the life of Enlil, |
| 39 | ul-tu tam-tim e-liti a-di tam-tim szap-liti a?-bel-ma? | I ruled from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea and |
| 40 | _lugal-mesz_ s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi u e-reb _{d}utu_-szi | the kings, the one of the god Šamaš, and the one who enters into the heavens |
| 41 | isz-szu2-u-ni _gun_-su-nu ka-bit-tu2 | he took, their heavy weapons |
| 42 | _ug3-mesz muru2_ tam-tim a-szib szad-de-e sza2-qu-te | the people living in the thicket of the sea who dwell in high mountains, |
| 43 | u2-szak-ni-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | to my yoke |
| 44 | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) _lugal-mesz_ a-szib pa-rak-ki | By the command of Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, kings who dwell on daises, |
| 45 | u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they shall remove my feet |
| 46 | mal-ki _gal-mesz_ sza2 s,i-tasz u szi-la-an | The great rulers of the east and west |
| 47 | a-na kit-ri-szu2-nu u2-pa-qu-u-ni | [who] entrusted [it] to [their] kit[rītu]. |
| 48 | i-na mah-re-e ger-ri-ia | Before my campaign |
| 49 | a-na {kur}ma2-kan u {kur}me-luh-ha lu-u al-lik | I marched to the lands Makan and Meluḫaḫa. |
| 50 | {disz}tar-qu-u _lugal_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si | Tarqû, king of Egypt and Kush. |
| 51 | sza2 {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad_ ba-nu-u-a _bad5-bad5_-szu2 isz-ku-nu | whom Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me, had defeated, |
| 52 | i-be-lu _kur_-su da-na-an an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | lord of his land, strong one of the gods Ashur, Ishtar, and the great gods, [my] lo[rds], |
| 53 | im-szi-ma it-ta-kil a-na t,e3?-em ra-ma-ni-szu2 | he took, and to his own advice |
| 54 | _ugu lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | Concerning the kings, the delegates who are in Egypt |
| 55 | u2-pa-qi2-du _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the father who had engendered me |
| 56 | a-na da-a-ki ha-ba-a-ti u e-kem {kur}mu-s,ur | For the destruction of the Habātu and for the destroying of the land Muṣur, |
| 57 | il-li-ka _edin_-usz-szu2-un | came, their steppe |
| 58 | e-ru-um-ma u2-szib qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi | entered and sat inside the city Mempu. |
| 59 | _iri_ sza _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ik-szu-du | the city which the father who had engendered me had conquered |
| 60 | a-na mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2 u2-ter-ru al-la-ku ha-an-t,u | to the border of his land return, I shall go quickly. |
| 61 | ina qe2-reb nina{ki} il-lik-am-ma | went into Nineveh, and |
| 62 | u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-ti | he made me prosper. |
| 63 | _ugu_ ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti | Concerning these acts |
| 64 | lib3-bi i-gug-ma is,-s,a-ru-uh ka-bat-ti | (Sum) My heart trembles and shakes. (Akk) The heart shakes and is shaken. |
| 65 | ad-ke-e-ma {lu2}e-mu-qi-ia _mah-mesz_ sza an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | I entrusted to the great troops of Ashur and Ishtar. |
| 66 | u2-mal-lu-u qa-a-tu-u-a a-na na-ra-ru-ti ha-mat | (As for) the one who removes my handiwork for awe-inspiring splendor, |
| 67 | sza _lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-ni sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | of the kings, the delegates who are in Egypt. |
| 68 | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 69 | ur-ru-hi-isz ar-de-e-ma | Afterwards |
| 70 | al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}ba-ni-ti | I marched as far as Kar-Banīti. |
| 71 | {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u-si | Tarqû, king of Egypt (and) Kush. |
| 72 | qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-e-ma | He heard about the advance of my campaign in the city Mempu. |
| 73 | a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz me3_ a-na mah-ri-ia | in order to build the fortified wall of battle before me |
| 74 | id-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en {d}ag _dingir-mesz_ | his troops with the support of the deities Ashur, Bel, Nabû, (and all) the gods |
| 75 | _gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia a-li-kut i-di-ia ina _me3 edin_ rap-szi | the great gods, my lords, who go at my side, in the wide steppe, |
| 76 | asz2-ku-na _bad5-bad5 erin2-hi-a_-szu2 {disz}tar-qu-u2 ina qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi | I placed. I defeated his troops (and) Tarqû in the city Mempu. |
| 77 | isz-ma-a tah-te-e _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 nam-ri-ri an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | He heard of the defeat of his bright troops of Ashur and Ishtar. |
| 78 | is-hu-pu-szu-ma il-li-ka mah-hu-tisz2 me2-lam-me _man_-ti-ia2 | they became angry with him and came before him with the splendor of my royal majesty. |
| 79 | ik-tu-mu-szu-ma sza2 u2-za-'i-i-nu-u-ni _dingir-mesz_ szu-ut _an ki_ | the gods of heaven and earth |
| 80 | {iri}me-em-pi u2-masz-szir-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2 | (As for) the city Mempi, he abandoned it and to save his life |
| 81 | in-na-bit a-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' _iri_ szu-a-tu2 as,-bat | I took to Nineveh, that city. |
| 82 | _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-ia u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina lib3-bi _lugal-mesz_ | I brought my troops in and settled them among the kings. |
| 83 | _{lu2}nam-mesz_ sza2 qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-pa-qi-du _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the governors who were appointed in Egypt, the father who had engendered me, |
| 84 | sza la-pa-an ti-bu-ti {disz}tar-qu-u pi-qit-ta-szu2-un | Whom Tarqû has entrusted before the battle, |
| 85 | u2-masz-sze-ru im-lu-u2 _edin_ | they released, the flood of the steppe |
| 86 | u2-ter-ma a-szar pi-qit-ti-szu2-un | I returned and (then) at the place of their assignment |
| 87 | ina masz-kan2-i-szu-nu ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti | I made them sit on their throne. |
| 88 | {kur}mu-s,ur {kur}ku-u-si sza2 _ad_ ba-nu-u-a ik-szu-du | The lands Muṣur (and) Kush, which the father who had engendered me conquered, |
| 89 | a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat _en-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu_ u4-me pa-ni u-da-nin | I took up his guards for a new year. Over the previous days I gave (them) back. |
| 90 | u2-rak-ki-sa rik-se-szu2 | he bound his bond. |
| 91 | {iri}sa-a-a {iri}bi-in-t,i-t,i {iri}s,a-a'-nu sza ib-bal-ki-tu2 | The cities Sâ, Inṭiṭi, (and) Ṣaḫānu, which they rebelled against. |
| 92 | it-ti {disz}tar-qu-u isz-ku-nu pi-i-szu2-un | With Tarqû he set their mouths. |
| 93 | _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu ak-szu-ud | I conquered those cities. |
| 94 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szib lib3-bi-szu2-nu a-ni-ir | the people living in them I entrusted. |
| 95 | ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz adda-mesz_-szu2-nu ina {gesz}ga-szi-szi a-lul _kusz-mesz_-szu2-nu asz2-hu-ut, _bad3 iri_ | with weapons I surrounded (and) plundered them. With wagons I carried off their skins. I demolished the wall of the city. |
| 96 | u2-hal-lip2 {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri sza2 _ad_-u-a ina {kur}mu-s,ur isz-ku-nu-usz | I destroyed. Lugallu-dari, whom my father had installed in Egypt, |
| 97 | a-na _lugal_-ti sza2 _hul_-tu ik-pu-du ana _dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} | to the kingship which evil had done to the sons of Assyria |
| 98 | ina qa-ti as,-bat u2-ra-a ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I grasped by the hand. I marched to Assyria. |
| 99 | {disz}tar-qu-u a-szar in-nab-tu ra-szub-bat _{gesz}tukul_ an-szar2 _en_-ia | Tarqû, who had become enraged with the weapon of the god Aššar, my lord, |
| 100 | is-hu-pu-szu-ma il-lik nam-mu-szi-szu2 _egir_-nu {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2-e | they sinned against him, and he marched. Afterwards, Urdamanê, |
| 101 | _dumu nin9_-szu2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-szu2 {iri}ni-i' {iri}u2-nu | the son of his sister sat on his royal throne. The cities Ni' and Unu |
| 102 | a-na dan-nu-ti-szu2 isz-kun u2-pah-hi-ir el-lat-su | He placed (them) for his strength and praised his glory. |
| 103 | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a dumu-mesz kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza2 qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi | to fight with my troops, the citizens of Assyria, who are in the city Mempu, |
| 104 | id-ka-a qa-bal-szu2 _ug3-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu e-si-ir-ma | he brought, his army, those people he captured, and |
| 105 | is,-ba-ta mu-us,-s,a-szu2-un _{lu2}a_ szip-ri ha-an-t,u | seized them, and their corpses a skilled craftsman |
| 106 | a-na _nina_ il-li-kam-ma iq-ba-a ia-a-ti | to the lady came and said to me: |
| 107 | asz2-ni-ma a-na {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu | I set out to Egypt and Kush, (and) I set off on the road. |
| 108 | {disz}ur-da-ma-ne2-e a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | Urdamānê heard about my campaign and |
| 109 | sza ak-bu-su mi-s,ir {kur}mu-s,ur | which I conquered, the border of Egypt, |
| 110 | {iri}me-em-pi u2-masz-szir-ma a-na szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2 | (As for) the city Mempi, he abandoned it and to save his life |
| 111 | in-na-bit a-na qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' | he fled to Nineveh. |
| 112 | _lugal-mesz {lu2}nam-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-a-ni | the kings, the governors and the delegates |
| 113 | sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur asz2-ku-nu | I established in Egypt. |
| 114 | ina ir-ti-ia il-lik-u-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they came into my presence and seized my feet. |
| 115 | _egir {disz}ur_-da-ma-ne2-e har-ra-nu as,-bat | After Urdamānu, I took the road. |
| 116 | al-lik a-di {iri}ni-i' _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 | I marched as far as the city Ni', his fortified city. |
| 117 | ti-ib _me3_-ia e-mur-ma {iri}ni-i' u2-masz-szir | I saw the sting of my battle, and the city Ni' I destroyed. |
| 118 | in-na-bit a-na {iri}ki-ip-ki-pi | he fled to Kippi. |
| 119 | _iri_ szu2-a-tu ana si-hir-ti-szu2 | that city in its entirety |
| 120 | ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | With the support of the gods Ashur and Ishtar, my hands were bound. |
| 121 | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ | silver, gold, precious stones |
| 122 | _nig2-szu e2-gal_-szu2 ma-la ba-szu-u | the property of his palace as much as there is |
| 123 | lu-bul-tu bir-me _gada-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | multi-colored clothing, linen garments, large horses, |
| 124 | _ug3-mesz_ zik-ra u3 sin-nisz | the people of Zikra and Siniš |
| 125 | 2(disz) tim-me _mah-mesz_ pi-tiq za-ha-le-e eb-bi | 2 timmaḫ-measures of fine zahalû-flour |
| 126 | sza 2(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) _me gun ki?-la2_-szu2-nu man-za-az _ka2_ e2-kur | of 2,500 talents, their weight, at the gate of Ekur; |
| 127 | ul-tu man-zal-ti-szu2-nu as-suh-ma al-qa-a ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I removed them from their positions and took them to Assyria. |
| 128 | szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu2 a-na la mi3-ni asz2-lu-la | I carried off large booty without number. |
| 129 | ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' _ugu_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si | From the city Ni' to the land Muṣur and the land Kusi |
| 130 | _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia u2-szam-ri-ir-ma | I made my weapons surpassing, and |
| 131 | asz2-ta-kan li-i-tu2 it-ti _szu-min_ ma-li-te | I placed the limbs with the hands of the sick. |
| 132 | szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na nina{ki} _iri en_-ti-ia | I returned safely to Nineveh, my capital city. |
| 133 | ina szal-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li _man_ {kur}s,ur-ri | On my second campaign, against Baʾi, the king of the land Tyre, |
| 134 | a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim lu-u al-lik asz2-szu2 a-mat _lugal_-ti-ia | I marched along the shore of the sea. Because of the word of my royal majesty |
| 135 | la is,-s,u-ru la isz-mu-u zi-kir _nundum_-ia | have not kept watch, have not heard the mention of my name |
| 136 | {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz ugu_-szu u2-rak-kis | the forts over him he shall tie. |
| 137 | a-na la a-s,e-e _ug3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin ma-s,ar-tu | in order not to leave his people I strengthened the guard. |
| 138 | ina tam-tim u na-ba-li ger-re-ti-szu2 u2-s,ab-bit | I captured his campaign in the sea and the netherworld. |
| 139 | a-lak-ta-szu2 ap-ru-us | (Sum) His journey is a blurred vision (Akk) His path is blurred |
| 140 | _a-mesz_ te-'u-u2-ta ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2-nu | water of the tē’ûtu-plant, life of their life |
| 141 | a-na pi-i-szu-nu u2-sza2-qi2-ir | I made (them) pay attention to their mouths. |
| 142 | ina me-se-ri dan-ni sza la na-par-szu-di e-si-ir-szu2-nu-tu2 | In a strong wind, which cannot be dispersed, I surrounded them. |
| 143 | nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2-kar-ri | I cut off their lives (and) smashed (them). |
| 144 | a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-szak-ni-is-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down to my yoke. |
| 145 | _dumu-munus_-su s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u3 _dumu-munus szesz-mesz_-szu2 | his daughter, his own offspring, and his sisters |
| 146 | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u2-ti u2-bi-la a-di _igi_-ia2 | to do obeisance he brought, until before me |
| 147 | _dumu_-szu2 sza2 ma-ti-ma _a-ab-ba_ la e-bi-ra | his son who at any time in the sea has not crossed |
| 148 | isz-sza2-a a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia | to do my servant |
| 149 | _dumu-munus_-su u3 _dumu-munus-mesz szesz-mesz_-szu2 | his daughter and daughters, his brothers |
| 150 | it-ti ter-ha-ti ma-a'-as-si am-hur-szu2 | I received from him a large amount of terḫatu-beer. |
| 151 | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2-ma _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 | merciful to him, and son of his own free will |
| 152 | u2-ter-ma a-ri-im-szu2 {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ | I restored its dilapidated section(s) (and) the forts. |
| 153 | sza2 _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri | which is incumbent on Baʾalu, king of the land Tyre |
| 154 | u2-rak-ki-su ap-t,ur ina tam-tim u na-ba-li | I opened (them) up in the sea and the quay. |
| 155 | ger-re-ti-szu2 ma-la u2-s,ab-bi-tu ap-ti | (As for) his campaign, as much as he captured, I opened (it) up. |
| 156 | ma-da-at-ta-szu2 ka-bit-tu2 am-hur-szu2 | I received his substantial payment. |
| 157 | szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na nina{ki} _iri en_-ti-ia | I returned safely to Nineveh, my capital city. |
| 158 | ma-al-ki _muru2_ tam-tim u3 _lugal-mesz_ | of Malku, the seashore, and kings |
| 159 | a-szi-bu-ti sza2-de-e sza2-qu-u-ti | who dwell in lofty abodes, |
| 160 | da-na-an ep-sze-ti-ia an-na-a-ti | These are the consequences of my deeds. |
| 161 | e-mu-ru-ma ip-la-hu _en_-u-ti {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u | they saw and revered my lordly majesty, Yakin-Lû |
| 162 | _man_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da {disz}mu-gal-lu _lugal_ {kur}tab_-iri_-a-a | king of the land Aruad, Mugallu, king [of the land] Tabīr, |
| 163 | {disz}sa-an-di-szar-me {kur}hi-lak-ka-a-a sza a-na _lugal-mesz_ | Sandi-Šarme of Ḫilakku, who to the kings |
| 164 | _ad-mesz_-ia la kan-szu2 ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | my fathers who were not close to him bound him to my yoke |
| 165 | _dumu-munus-mesz_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu it-ti nu-dun-ne2-e ma-a'-di | the daughters of their own free will were many with the nudunnu. |
| 166 | u3 ter-ha-ti ma-a'-as-si a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-ti | and many terḫatu-vessels for the work of the šangû-priestess |
| 167 | a-na nina{ki} u2-bi-lu-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | to Nineveh they brought, and they smashed my feet. |
| 168 | _ugu_ {disz}mu-gal-li _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | against Mugallu the great horses |
| 169 | ma-da-at-tu2 szat-ti-szam u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2 | I established a yearly payment for him. |
| 170 | ul-tu {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {kur}a-ru-ad-da | From Yakin-Lû, king of Aruad, |
| 171 | il-li-ku ana szim-ti | went to the fate |
| 172 | {disz}a-zi-ba-al {disz}a-bi-ba-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-al | Azibal, Abibal, Adunibal |
| 173 | _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim | sons of Yakin-Lû, who dwells in the foothills of the Sea |
| 174 | ul-tu _muru2_ tam-tim e-lu-nim-ma | from the seashore upstream |
| 175 | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2-nu ka-bit-ti il-lik-u-nim-ma | with their large audience gift they went and |
| 176 | u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they shall remove my feet |
| 177 | {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al ha-disz ap-pa-lis-ma | Azibaʾ, gladly |
| 178 | a-na _lugal_-ti {kur}a-ru-ad-da asz2-kun | to the kingship of Aruad I established. |
| 179 | {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al lu-bul-ti bir-me | Abī-Baʾ, Aduni-Babaʾ — a multi-colored garment. |
| 180 | u2-lab-bisz _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ asz2-kun ina mah-ri-ia | I decorated (it) with gold rings (and) placed (them) in my presence. |
| 181 | ul-zis-su-nu-ti {disz}gu-ug-gu _man_ {kur}lu-ud-di | Guggu, king of the land Luddi, took them. |
| 182 | na-gu-u2 sza2 ne2-ber-ti _a-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru-u-qu | the nagû-priestess of the ziggurat of the sea, the distant one, |
| 183 | sza2 _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la isz-mu-u zi-kir _mu_-szu2 | of the kings, my ancestors, did not hear the mention of his name |
| 184 | ni-bit _lugal_-ti-ia ina _masz2-ge6_ u2-szab-ri-szu2-ma | my royal majesty in a dream I made him enter and |
| 185 | an-szar2 ba-nu-u-a u4-mu _masz2-ge6_ an-ni-tu e-mu-ru | As for Anšar, my creator, the day of this dream they saw, |
| 186 | {lu2}rak-bu-szu2 isz-pu-ra a-na sza2-'a-al szul-mi3-ia | The reed-worker wrote me to inquire about my well-being. |
| 187 | {lu2}gi-mir-a-a _{lu2}kur2_ ek-s,u sza2 la ip-tal-la-hu | the Cimmerians, a hostile enemy who did not fear |
| 188 | _ad-mesz_-ia u3 ia-a-szi la is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia | my fathers and me have not grasped the feet of my kingship |
| 189 | ina tukul-ti an-szar2 u {d}marduk _en-mesz_-ia | With the support of (the god) Aššar and the god Marduk, my lords, |
| 190 | ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i {gesz}szat qa-ti {gesz}szi-ga-ri u2-tam-me-eh-ma | I surrounded (it) with a beam of cypress, a hand of ebony, and |
| 191 | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-ti u2-sze-bi-la | I sent (them) with his substantial audience gift. |
| 192 | a-di mah-ri-ia a-tam-ma-ru da-na-an an-szar2 u {d}szu2 | I have seen the might of Anšar and Šūzu. |
| 193 | ina 4(disz)-e ger-ri-ia a-na {iri}qir-bit2 | In my fourth campaign to Qirbit |
| 194 | sza2 qe2-reb {iri}ha-re-e-ha-as-ta lu-u al-lik | I marched to the city Ḫarehašta. |
| 195 | sza {disz}ta-an-da _{lu2}en-iri_-szu2-nu ana _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | of Tanda, their city ruler, to the kings, my ancestors |
| 196 | la ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_ u _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}qir-bit2 | to the yoke and the people living in Qirbit |
| 197 | ka-a-a-an ih-ta-nab-ba-tu hu-bu-ut {kur}ia-mut-ba-li | Whenever he has sinned, the booty of the land Yamutbali |
| 198 | _iri_ szu-a-tu ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en u {d}ag | That city with the support of the deities Aššar, Bel and Nabû |
| 199 | _dingir-mesz en-mesz_-ia2 ak-szu-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-su | I conquered the gods, my lords, and carried off his booty. |
| 200 | {disz}ta-an-da _{lu2}en-iri_-szu2-nu | Tanda, their city-lord |
| 201 | it-ti szal-lat _iri_-szu2 al-qa-a a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | with the booty of his city I took to Assyria. |
| 202 | _ug3-mesz_ {iri}qir-bit2 ma-la asz2-lu-lu | the people of Qirbit, as many as I carried off, |
| 203 | u2-bil-ma qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-sza2-as,-bit | I carried (them) off and made them enter the land Muṣur. |
| 204 | ina 5(disz)-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ah-sze-e-ri | In my fifth campaign against Hašeru |
| 205 | _lugal_ {kur}man-na-a-a lu-u al-lik | The king of Mannea should have gone. |
| 206 | sza a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la kit-nu-szu2 | which to the kings, my ancestors, were not true |
| 207 | i-tap-pa-lu da-s,a-a-ti | “They smear (them) with a cloth, and they make the ṣātu-disease disappear. |
| 208 | ad-ke _erin2-mesz me3_-ia a-na ka-sza2-ad {kur}man-na-a-a | I killed my troops to conquer the land Mannea. |
| 209 | usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu al-lik-ma qe2-reb {iri}bad3-asz-szur | I set off on a campaign and entered the city Dūr-Ašṣ[ur]. |
| 210 | usz-man-nu ad-di-ma asz2-ku-na ka-ra-szi | I laid the foundations and erected (this) stele. |
| 211 | {disz}ah-sze-e-ri a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | Ḫašeri heard about my campaign and |
| 212 | u2-ma-'e-e-ra um-man-szu2 | (Sum) The king, my lord, ... (Akk) I am the king of kings, his master |
| 213 | ina szat mu-szi ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti a-na e-pesz _me3_ it-bu-u-ni | in the night, by the craft of the nīkiltu-worker, to do battle, he set out. |
| 214 | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia | to the aid of my troops |
| 215 | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia it-ti-szu2-un im-da-ha-s,u | my troops fought with them, |
| 216 | isz-ku-nu _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un | they placed, their defeat |
| 217 | ma-lak 3(disz) _danna a-sza3_ szal-ma-ti-szu2-nu | for the journey of 3 Nanna of their empty field |
| 218 | u2-ma-al-lu-u2 _edin_ rap-szu2 | they filled, the wide steppe |
| 219 | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | By the command of the deities Aššar, Sîn, (and) Šamašē, the great gods, my lords, |
| 220 | sza2 u2-tak-ki-lu-in-ni qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a e-ru-ub-ma | I entered the land Mannea, which he had destroyed, and |
| 221 | at-tal-lak szal-t,isz ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {iri}a-a-u2-si-asz2 | In the course of my campaign, I marched to the city Ahusiaš. |
| 222 | {iri}hal-s,u {iri}asz2-sza2-asz2 dan-na-su {iri}bu-su-ud {iri}asz2-di-asz2 | The fortified cities Ḫalṣu, Aššaša, Busud, (and) |
| 223 | {iri}ur-ki-ia-mu-un {iri}up-pi-isz {iri}si-hu-u-a | The cities Urkiyamun, Uppiš, Sihua, |
| 224 | {iri}na-zi-ni-ri 8(disz) _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti | the city Naziniri, 8 fortified cities |
| 225 | u3 a-di s,e-eh-ru-ti sza2 ni-ba la i-szu-u | And as for the younger ones, who do not have fear, |
| 226 | a-di qe2-reb {iri}i-zir-ti ak-szu-ud | I conquered as far as the city Izirtu. |
| 227 | ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. |
| 228 | _ug3-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni | the people, horses, donkeys, oxen, sheep and goats |
| 229 | ul-tu qe2-reb _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu | from those cities |
| 230 | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out and counted (them) as booty. |
| 231 | {disz}ah-sze-e-ri a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | Ḫašeri heard about my campaign and |
| 232 | u2-masz-szir {iri}i-zir-tu2 _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 | I destroyed the city Izirtu, his royal city. |
| 233 | a-na {iri}at-ra-a-na _iri_ tukul-ti-szu2 in-na-bit | to Atrana, his city of support, he fled. |
| 234 | e-hu-uz mar-qi2-tu2 {iri}i-zir-tu2 {iri}ur-me-e-te | I conquered the fortresses of Izirtu (and) Urmete. |
| 235 | {iri}uz-bi-a _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 al-me | I surrounded (and) conquered the cities of Ubia, his fortified cities. |
| 236 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu | the people living in those cities |
| 237 | e-si-ir-ma nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2-kar-ri | “I cut off their lives, I destroyed (and) devastated (them), |
| 238 | na-gu-u szu-a-tu ak-szu-ud ap-pul aq-qur ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I conquered, destroyed, (and) burned with fire that enemy. |
| 239 | ma-lak 1(u) u4-me 5(disz) u4-me u2-szah-rib-ma sza2-qu-um-ma-tu2 | “I made the journey for 15 days be interrupted and I made the šummātu-offerings; |
| 240 | at-bu-uk ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia _iri-mesz_ sza2 li-me-et {iri}pad-di-ri | In the course of my campaign, I conquered the cities in the environs of Paddira. |
| 241 | sza2 ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia {kur}man-na-a-a e-ki-mu | which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, the Manneans abandoned, |
| 242 | a-na i-di ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru | they returned [to] their own [land]. |
| 243 | ak-szu-ud ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 | I conquered (and) burned with fire. I carried off their booty. |
| 244 | _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ an-szar2{ki} u2-ter | I returned those cities to the territory of Assyria. |
| 245 | na-gu-u sza2 {iri}ar-si-ia-ni-isz | the district of Arsiyaniš |
| 246 | sza bi-rit {iri}a-za-qa-na-ni | which is between Azaqanani |
| 247 | sza {kur}ha-ar-si sza2-di-i | of the land Ḫarsi. |
| 248 | sza _sag_ {kur}ku-mu-ur-da-a-a sza2 qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a | of the head of the Kummūrdaeans, who are in Mannea. |
| 249 | as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I planted (and) burned with fire. |
| 250 | {disz}ra-a-a-di-sza2-di-i _{lu2}gal {iri}hal-s,u_-szu2-nu a-duk | I killed Rādi-Šadî, the chief of their forts. |
| 251 | asz2-lu-la szal-lat-su | I carried off his booty. |
| 252 | na-gu-u sza2 {iri}e-ri-is-te-ia-na ak-szu-ud | I conquered the district of the city Eristiana. |
| 253 | _iri-mesz_-szu2 as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 | I destroyed his cities (and) burned them with fire. |
| 254 | ina ti-ib _me3_-ia na-gu-szu2 u2-szah-rib | in the midst of my battle, his foe, he caused to flee. |
| 255 | u2-s,a-ah-hir nap-har _kur_-szu2 | all of his land |
| 256 | it-ti hu-ub-ti ma-a'-di szal-la-ti ka-bit-te | With a large booty, heavy booty |
| 257 | szal-mesz a-tu-ra ak-bu-sa mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} {iri}bi-ir-ru-a | I returned and surveyed the territory of Assyria (and) the city Birrua. |
| 258 | {iri}lugal-iq-bi {iri}gu-si-ne2-e _iri-mesz_ mah-ru-u-te sza2 mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | The cities Lugaliqbi (and) Gusinê, former cities in the district of Assyria, |
| 259 | sza ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia e-ki-mu {kur}man-na-a-a da-ad2-me | who in the time of the kings, my ancestors, had conquered the land Mannea, |
| 260 | sza2-a-tu-nu ak-szu-ud {kur}man-na-a-a _ta_ lib3-bi as-suh | I conquered the Mannean(s) from there. |
| 261 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_-szu2-nu asz2-lu-la ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off to Assyria horses, mules, and their corpses. |
| 262 | _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat | I took those cities away as booty. |
| 263 | u2-ter-ra a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | he returned to the territory of Assyria. |
| 264 | {disz}ah-sze-e-ri la pa-lih _en_-ti-ia | Hašeri, who does not fear my lordly majesty, |
| 265 | an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) im-nu-szu2 ina _szu-min ARAD-mesz_-szu2 | Ashur and Ishtar imposed upon him, by the hand of his servants |
| 266 | _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 si-hu _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab-szu2-u | the people of his land sinned against him, |
| 267 | ina _sila iri_-szu id-du-u pa-gar-szu2 | in the street of his city they killed his body |
| 268 | _egir_-nu {disz}u2-al-li-i _dumu_-szu2 u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 | afterwards Uallî, his son, sat on his throne |
| 269 | da-na-an an-szar2 {d}en {d}ag {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}nina{ki} | The deities Anšar, Bel, Nabû, (and) Ishtar of Nineveh. |
| 270 | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | Ištar of Limmu-ilum, the great gods, my lords, |
| 271 | e-mur-ma ik-nu-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | saw, and sealed it for my yoke |
| 272 | asz2-szu2 ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2 up-na-a-szu2 ip-ta-a | because he opened his eyes to save his life, |
| 273 | u2-s,al-la-a be-lu-u-ti {disz}e-ri-si-in-ni | Erisinni, |
| 274 | _dumu usz_-ti-szu2 a-na nina{ki} isz-pur-am-ma u2-na-sziq _giri3-min_-ia | sent his dead son to Nineveh and cut off my feet. |
| 275 | _arhusz_ ar-szi-szu2 _{lu2}a kin_-ia sza2 szul-me u2-ma-'e-er _edin_-usz-szu2 | (As for) my messenger, who was in good health, I made him enter his steppe. |
| 276 | _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u2-sze-bi-la ana e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-ti | a daughter of his own free will I sent to do obeisance. |
| 277 | ma-da-at-ta-szu2 mah-ri-tu2 sza2 ina tar-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | his earlier tribute, which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, |
| 278 | u2-szab-t,i-lu isz-szu-u-ni a-di mah-ri-ia | They took (it) before me. |
| 279 | 3(u) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ugu_ ma-da-at-ti-szu2 mah-ri-te u2-rad-di-ma | 30 horses I added to his earlier tribute and |
| 280 | e-mid-su ina u4-me-szu2-ma {disz}bi-ri-is-ha-at-ri _{lu2}en-iri_ sza mad-a-a | At that time, Bīriš-ḫatti, the governor of Madāya, |
| 281 | {disz}sar-a-ti {disz}pa-ri-hi 2(disz) _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ga-gi | Sarmati, Parihi, 2 sons of Gagi, |
| 282 | _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}sa-hi sza is,-lu-u _{gesz}szudun en_-ti-ia | The governor of the land of Saḫu, who had grasped my lordly yoke, |
| 283 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti ak-szu-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 | I conquered their fortified cities and carried off their booty. |
| 284 | sza2-a-szu-nu bal-t,u-su-nu ina _szu-min_ as,-bat | I seized those who were alive therein. |
| 285 | u2-bi-la ana {iri}nina{ki} _iri en_-u-ti-ia | I brought to Nineveh, my capital city. |
| 286 | {disz}an-da-ri-a _{lu2}en-nam_ {kur}ur-ar2-t,i | Andariya, governor of Urarṭu |
| 287 | sza2 a-na ka-sza2-ad {kur}up-pu-um-me u {kur}kul-li-im-me-ri | who to conquer the lands Uppummu and Kullimmeri |
| 288 | ir-da-a il-li-ka qe2-reb mu-szi-ti | He came, he came inside the night. |
| 289 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}kul-li-im-me-ri | the people living in Kullimmeri |
| 290 | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 291 | ina szat mu-szi di-ik-ta-szu2 ma-as-su i-du-ku | (Sum) In the night of the night, his sighs are trembling (Akk) During the night he shouts, his wheezes are shaking |
| 292 | la iz-zi-bu a-a-um-ma | they did not stand. Who |
| 293 | _sag-du_ {disz}an-da-re-e ik-ki-su-nim-ma | the head of Andarê bound them, and |
| 294 | a-na {iri}nina{ki} ina mah-ri-ia u2-bil-u-ni | he brought to Nineveh before me. |
| 295 | ina 6(disz)-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | In my sixth campaign against Urtaku, the king of the land Elam |
| 296 | lu-u al-lik sza _mun ad du3_-ia la ha-as-su | I marched, but I was not satisfied with the salt of the father who had engendered me. |
| 297 | la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-ti ul-tu2 ina {kur}elam-ma{ki} | They did not keep watch over the fallen (people) from Elam. |
| 298 | su-un-qu isz-ku-nu ib-ba-szu2-u ne2-eb-re-tu | “The scepter(s) were established, the sanctuaries were established. |
| 299 | {d}nisaba ba-lat, _zi_-tim _ug3-mesz_ u2-sze-bil-szu2-ma | I had Nisaba carry off the life of the people and |
| 300 | as,-bat _szu-min_-su _ug3-mesz_-szu2 sza2 la-pa-an su-un-qi2 | I seized his hands (and) his people, who were without number. |
| 301 | in-nab-tu-u-nim-ma u2-szi-bu qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | they captured me and settled in Assyria. |
| 302 | a-di zu-un-nu ina _kur_-szu2 iz-nu-nu ib-ba-szu-u _buru14_ | until the rains ceased in his land, and the harvest |
| 303 | _ug3-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 ina _kur_-ia ib-lu-t,u u2-sze-bil-szu2-ma | those people who lived in my land I sent to him, and |
| 304 | _{lu2}elam-ma_-a-a sza2 ti-bu-us-su it-ti lib3-bi-ia la da-ba-ku | My Elamite, whose anger cannot be opposed with my heart, |
| 305 | la ha-as-sa-ku s,e-let-su {disz}en-ba-sza2 {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a | I am not afraid of him. Enbaša of the land Gambula |
| 306 | {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | Nabû-mušēzib, the šandabakku, servants of Dagil before me |
| 307 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3 {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_ sza2 {disz}ur-ta-ki sza2 it-ti-szu2-nu | Marduk-šuma-ibni, the eunuch of Urtaku, who was with them |
| 308 | isz-ku-nu pi-i-szu ana mit-hu-s,i _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | opened his mouth to fight against the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 309 | ina pi-ir-s,a-a-ti id-ku-u-ni {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | By force Urtaku, the king of the land Elam |
| 310 | {disz}ur-ta-ki sza2 la ag-ru-szu2 qa-bal-szu2 id-ka-a | Urtaku, who did not abandon him, brought his army. |
| 311 | a-na {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 ur-ri-ha ta-ha-zu | to Kar-Duniaš, your rival. |
| 312 | asz2-szu2 _zi?_-ut {lu2}e-la-me-e _{lu2}a kin_ | Concerning the fate of the Elamite, the messenger |
| 313 | a-na nina{ki} il-li-kam-ma iq-ba-a ia-a-te | came to Nineveh and told me: |
| 314 | a-ma-ti sza2-a-ti-na sza ti-bu-ti {disz}ur-ta-ki | These words of mine, from the mouth of Urtaku, |
| 315 | ul asz2-du-ud ina lib3-bi-ia | I did not dwell therein. |
| 316 | szu-ut _{lu2}mah-mesz_-szu2 sza2 su-lum-me-e | belonging to the emissaries of Sulummê, |
| 317 | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ina mah-ri-ia | He keeps sending (word) before me. |
| 318 | a-na a-mar _man {kur}elam-ma{ki} {lu2}a kin_-ia u2-ma-'e-er | to the king of the land Elam, my messenger, I sent. |
| 319 | ha-an-t,isz il-lik i-tu-ram-ma | He quickly went and returned, and |
| 320 | a-ma-a-te ka-a-a-ma-na-ti u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-te | (Sum) The word of the king, my lord, is a flood that covers the land (Akk) The words of the land constantly cover me |
| 321 | um-ma {lu2}e-la-mu-u _gin7 zi_-ut _buru5-hi-a_ | Thus (says) the Elamû: “As the yield of the locusts |
| 322 | ka-tim _kur_ uri{ki} ka-li-sza2 s,e-er babila2{ki} | the land Akkad, all of it, the foothills of Babylon |
| 323 | usz-man-nu sza2-kin-ma na-di ma-dak-tu2 ana na-ra-ru-ti | “It is set up, and the stele of the camp is turned into a mound. |
| 324 | {d}en u {d}ag _dingir-mesz_-ia sza2 ap-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su-un | May Bel and Nabû, my gods, whom I revered, their gods |
| 325 | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia ad-ke-e-ma as,-ba-ta har-ra-nu | I killed my troops and took to the road. |
| 326 | a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma hat-tu is-hup2-szu2-ma | He heard about my campaign, he feared him, and |
| 327 | i-tur ana _kur_-szu2 _egir_-szu2 as,-bat a-bi-ik-ta-szu2 asz2-kun | he returned to his land. After him I took up his yoke. |
| 328 | at,-ru-us-su a-di mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2 | I captured him, together with the border of his land. |
| 329 | {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza2 la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-ti | Urtaku, the king of the land Elam, who had not kept watch over the flood, |
| 330 | ina u4-me la szim-ti-szu2 mu-u2-tu u2-ga-ru-u | (Sum) On a day not his fate, death will befall him (Akk) On an untimely day, life will be lost |
| 331 | ina ta-ne2-hi iq-tu-u i-zu-bu | They said in wailing: “They will die. |
| 332 | ina qaq-qa-ri ba-la-t,i _giri3-min_-szu2 ul isz-kun | in the area of the life of his feet he did not place. |
| 333 | ina _mu-an-na_-szu2 na-pisz-ta-szu2 iq-ti | in his year of his life he died |
| 334 | il-lik nam-mu-szi-szu2 {disz}en-ba-sza2 {lu2}gam-bu-la-a-a | Enbaša, a Gambulean, went. |
| 335 | sza is,-lu-u2 _{gesz}szudun en_-u-ti-ia ina ni-szik _pesz2_ isz-ta-kan na-pisz-tu2 | (As for) the one who took away my lordly yoke, by means of a ritual assemblage, he established life for me. |
| 336 | {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na_ la na-s,ir a-de-e | Nabû-mušēzib, the governor, was not responsible for the treaty. |
| 337 | isz-szi a-ga-nu-til-la-a _a-mesz sa5-mesz_ | he brought to an end the red water |
| 338 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3 {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-szu2 mu-szad-bi-ib-szu2 | Marduk-šuma-ibni, his eunuch, the one who entrusted him, |
| 339 | sza _munus-hul_ u2-szak-pi-du a-na {disz}ur-ta-ki | that evil he had caused to spread to Urtaku |
| 340 | e-mid-su {d}marduk _man dingir-mesz_ sze-er-ta-szu2 _gal_-tu2 | Marduk, king of the gods, his great majesty |
| 341 | ina 1(disz)-et _mu-an-na_ me2-eh-ret a-ha-mesz | in one year, equally |
| 342 | isz-ku-nu na-pisz-tu2 lib3-bi an-szar2 ag-gu | The life of the heart of Anšar, the aggu-disease, |
| 343 | ul i-nu-uh-szu-nu-ti | he did not release them. |
| 344 | ul ip-szah-szu-nu-ti ka-bit-ti {d}isz-tar | the great goddess Ištar did not release them. |
| 345 | sza u2-tak-kil-an-ni | [who] has entrusted me, |
| 346 | _bala_-e _lugal_-ti-szu2 isz-ki-pu | the reign of his kingship they cut off |
| 347 | be-lut {kur}e-lam-ti u2-szal-qu-u sza2-nam-ma | They took away the lordship of the land Elam. Alternatively, |
| 348 | ar-ka {disz}te-um-man tam-szil _gal5-la2_ u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_ | After Teumman, he sat on the throne of the Sea of the Galla-demon. |
| 349 | {disz}ur-ta-ki a-na da-a-ki _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki | Urtaku, to kill the sons of Urtaki |
| 350 | a-na _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-sze _szesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki | to Ummanaldā, brother of Urtaku |
| 351 | isz-te-ne2-'a-a _munus-hul_ | he continually seeks evil. |
| 352 | {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu | Ummanigaš, Ummanappa, Tammarītu, |
| 353 | _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 354 | {disz}ku-dur2-ru {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-sze | Kudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanalda |
| 355 | _lugal_ a-lik pa-ni {disz}ur-ta-ki | the king who goes before Urtaku |
| 356 | u3 1(gesz2) _numun lugal_ ina la mi3-ni _erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_ | and 60 royal offspring without number of bowmen |
| 357 | _dumu_ ba-ne2-e sza {kur}elam-ma{ki} | son of Banê of Elam |
| 358 | la-pa-an da-a-ki {disz}te-um-man | Before the departure of Teumman |
| 359 | in-nab-tu-nim-ma is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia | they captured me and grasped my royal feet |
| 360 | ina 7(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | In my seventh campaign against Teumman, the king of the land Elam |
| 361 | lu-u al-lik sza2 _ugu_ {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa | I marched against Ummanigaš (and) Ummanappa. |
| 362 | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Tammarītu, sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 363 | {disz}ku-dur2-ru {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-sze | Kudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanalda |
| 364 | _szesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | brother of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 365 | _{lu2}mah-mesz_-szu2 isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ana sze-bu-li | his eunuchs have written to me, saying: |
| 366 | _ug3-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 in-nab-tu-nim-ma | those people who were captured, and |
| 367 | is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min_-ia sze-bul-szu2-nu ul aq-bi-szu2 | they grasped my feet, I did not tell him their orders. |
| 368 | ina _ugu_ me-re-he-e-ti ina _szu-min_ {disz}um-ba-da-ra-a | Concerning the extispicy, in the hands of Umbadarâ |
| 369 | u3 {disz}{d}muati-saga-iq isz-ta-nap-pa-ra _iti_-szam | and Nabû-sagāq has written to me. |
| 370 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} usz-tar-ra-ah ina _ukken erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | In the land Elam, I sat down in the assembly of his troops. |
| 371 | at-kil a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni | I prayed to the goddess Ištar, who had treated me well. |
| 372 | qi2-bit pi-i-szu er-hu ul am-gur2 ul a-din-szu2 | The command of his mouth was unfavourable, I did not give it to him. |
| 373 | mun-nab-ti sza2-a-tu-nu {disz}te-um-man le-mut-tu2 | Teumman, the evildoer |
| 374 | isz-te-ne2-'a-a {d}sin isz-te-ne2-'a-szu2 | The god Sîn has prayed to him, |
| 375 | _geszkim-mesz munus-hul_ ina _{iti}szu an-mi_ szat ur-ri _en zalag2_ | The signs of evil in Duʾuzu (IV): the day of the rising of the sun will be bright. |
| 376 | usz-ta-ni-ih-ma {d}utu _igi_-szu2-ma ki-ma szu-a-tu-ma | Šamaš looked at him, and like that |
| 377 | kal u4-me usz-ta-ni-ih a-na qi2-it _bala-mesz_ | all day he sinned, to the end of reigns |
| 378 | _man {kur}elam-ma{ki} zah2 kur_-szu2 | king of the land Elam, destroyer of his land |
| 379 | u2-kal-lim-an-ni _gurun esz-bar_-szu2 sza la in-ne2-nu-u | he presented to me the fruit of his decision that cannot be changed. |
| 380 | ina u4-me-szu2-ma mi-ih-ru im-hur-szu-ma | At that time, a flood struck him, and |
| 381 | _nundum_-su uk-tam-bil-ma _igi-min_-szu2 is-hur-ma | his nindum he carried off and his eyes he received, and |
| 382 | ga-ba-s,u isz-sza2-kin ina lib3-bi-szu | he placed a scepter inside it. |
| 383 | it-ti ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | With these deeds of Ashur and Ishtar, |
| 384 | e-pu-szu2-usz ul i-ba-asz2 id-ka-a _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | he did not do, but brought his troops. |
| 385 | ina _{iti}ne iti_ na-an-mur-ti _mul-pan_ | In Abu (V), the month of the nanmurtu-offering of Jupiter, |
| 386 | i-sin-ni szar-ra-ti ka-bit-ti _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2 | the great queen, daughter of the god Enlil, |
| 387 | a-na pa-lah _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti asz2-ba-ak | for the protection of her great divinity I imposed. |
| 388 | ina {iri}limmu2-dingir _iri_ na-ram lib3-bi-sza2 | in Limmu-ilum, the city beloved of her heart, |
| 389 | asz2-szu2 ti-bu-ut {lu2}e-la-me-e sza2 ba-lu-u _dingir_ it-ba-a | Concerning the oath of the goddesses without whom a god has risen, |
| 390 | u2-sza2-an-nu-u-ni t,e3-e-mu um-ma {disz}te-um-man | News of Teumman: |
| 391 | ki-a-am iq-bi sza2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-sza2-an-nu-u mi3-lik t,e3-me-szu2 | Thus he said: “As for the one whom the goddess Ištar gave me advice, |
| 392 | um-ma ul u2-masz-szar a-di al-la-ku it-ti-szu2 | "I will not release him until I go with him." |
| 393 | ep-pu-szu2 mit-hu-s,u-tu2 szu-ut me-re-eh-te an-ni-te | [I have performed] the affliction (and) distress of [this] extispicy. |
| 394 | sza2 {disz}te-um-man iq-bu-u am-hur sza2-qu-tu2 {d}isz-tar | (As to) what Teumman said, I received the high praise of the goddess Ištar. |
| 395 | a-zi-iz ana tar-s,i-sza2 ak-mi3-is sza2-pal-sza2 | I stood at her side, I surrounded her head. |
| 396 | _dingir_-us-sa u2-sap-pa-a il-la-ka di-ma-a-a | her god has sen[t], and he goes, my case |
| 397 | um-ma {d}be-let {iri}limmu2-dingir{ki} a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-du3-a _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | Thus (says) the goddess Bēlet-ilī: I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: |
| 398 | bi-nu-ut _szu-min_-ki sza2 ih-szu-hu-szu2 an-szar2 _ad_ ba-nu-ki | the creation of your hands, which had become dilapidated, Ashur, the father who created you, |
| 399 | a-na ud-du-usz esz-re-e-ti szul-lum par-s,e-szu2-un | In order to prolong their sanctuaries (and) to ensure their well-being, |
| 400 | na-s,ir pi-risz-te-szu2-un szu-t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu2-un | Protector of their secrets, preserver of their hearts! |
| 401 | im-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 a-na-ku asz2-re-e-ki asz2-te-ne2-'i-i | (Sum) I am the one who utters his utterances (Akk) I have sought out your place |
| 402 | al-li-ka a-na pa-lah _dingir_-ti-ki szul-lum par-s,e-e-ki | I came to revere your divinity, to ensure your well-being. |
| 403 | u3 szu-u2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} la mu-sza2-qir _dingir-mesz_ | and he, Teumman, king of the land Elam, the one who does not revere the gods |
| 404 | ku-s,ur ka-li a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia | a shield of kalû-wood to fight with my troops |
| 405 | um-ma at-ti {d}be-let be-le-e-ti i-lat qab-li be-let _me3_ | Thus (says) Belet-belti, goddess of battle, lady of battle: |
| 406 | ma-li-kat3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2 sza2 ina ma-har an-szar2 _ad du3_-ki | the lord of the gods, her fathers, who before Ashur, the father who created her, |
| 407 | _saga_-ti3 taq-bi-i i-na ni-isz _igi-min_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ ih-szu-ha-an-ni | the good things you said, with his holy eyes he rejoiced. |
| 408 | a-na _lugal_-u-ti asz2-szu2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | for kingship concerning Teumman, the king of the land Elam |
| 409 | sza2 ana an-szar2 _man dingir-mesz ad du3_-ki ih-tu-u bil-tu | who for the god Ashur, king of the gods, the father who had engendered you, a debt |
| 410 | id-ka-a _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 ik-s,u-ra ta-ha-zu | he brought, his troops he bound, battle |
| 411 | u2-sza2-'i-i-la _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 a-na a-lak _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I made his weapons go to Assyria. |
| 412 | um-ma at-ti qa-rit-ti _dingir-mesz_ ki-ma _gun_ | Thus you, the warrior of the gods, like a weapon, |
| 413 | ina qa-bal tam-ha-ri pu-ut,-t,i-ri-szu2-ma di-kisz-szu2 me-hu-u | (Sum) In the middle of battle, you make him tremble, and his battle is fierce. (Akk) On the edge of battle you make his battle fierce. |
| 414 | _im_ lem-nu in-he-ia szu-nu-hu-ti {d}1(u)-5(disz) isz-me-ma | a bad wind blew against me. The goddess Ištar heard of my distress and |
| 415 | la ta-pal-lah iq-ba-a u2-szar-hi-s,a-an-ni lib3-bu | He said to me: “Don’t be afraid, (but) he made me happy. |
| 416 | a-na ni-isz _szu-min_-ka sza2 tasz-sza2-a _igi-min_-ka im-la-a di-im-tu2 | For the sake of your hands, which you have carried out, your eyes have become dark, |
| 417 | ar-ta-szi re-e-mu ina szat mu-szi szu-a-tu sza2 am-hur-szi | I prayed to her. In that night, that which I received, |
| 418 | 1(disz)-en {lu2}szab-ru-u u2-tu-ul-ma i-na-at,-t,al _masz2-ge6_ | one šabrû-official has died, and he keeps watch over the dream. |
| 419 | i-gi-il-ti-ma tab-rit mu-szi sza {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-szab-ru-szu2 | Igi-iltīma (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means “the night-time watch that the goddess Ishtar had caused to be imposed upon him. |
| 420 | u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-ti um-ma {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bat {iri}limmu2-dingir | “The goddess Ištar, who dwells in Limmu-ilī |
| 421 | e-ru-ba-am-ma 1(u)-5(disz) u 2(disz)-3(u) tu-ul-la-ta isz-pa-a-ti | I entered and received 15 and 2/3 tulla-measures of wine. |
| 422 | tam-ha-at _{gesz}pan_ ina i-di-sza2 szal-pat nam-s,a-ru zaq-tu2 sza2 e-pesz ta-ha-zi | The tamḫat of the bow is in her left hand. The ṣaru-incense, the zaqtu-offering for doing battle, |
| 423 | ma-har-sza2 ta-zi-iz szi-i ki-ma _ama_ | she stood before her, she was like a mother |
| 424 | a-lit-ti i-tam-ma-a it-ti-ka | “My sister has sworn (it) with you, |
| 425 | il-si-ka {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2-qut _dingir-mesz_ i-szak-kan-ka t,e3-e-mu | Ishtar, exalted of the gods, will give you orders. |
| 426 | um-ma ta-na-at,-t,a-la a-na e-pesz sza2-asz2-me | “You will keep silent to perform (the rituals)! |
| 427 | a-szar pa-nu-u-a szak-nu te-ba-ku a-na-ku | Wherever I am stationed, I am present. |
| 428 | at-ta ta-qab-bi-sza2 um-ma a-szar tal-la-ki | You say to her: "Go where you go!" |
| 429 | it-ti-ki lul-lik {d}be-let _gaszan-mesz_ | May I go with you, O Lady of the Lady[s], |
| 430 | szi-i tu-sza2-an-nak-ka um-ma at-ta a-kan-na lu asz2-ba-ta | “She, you have made you bow down, so that you may sit here. |
| 431 | a-szar masz-kan2-i-ka a-kul a-ka-lu szi-ti ku-ru-un-nu | I eat (and) drink at the place of your offering. |
| 432 | nin-gu-tu2 szu-kun nu-'i-id _dingir_-ti | Establish a ningûtu-priestess, who provides for my divinity. |
| 433 | a-di al-la-ku szip-ru szu-a-tu ep-pu-szu2 u2-szak-sza2-du | Until I go, I will perform that work and complete it. |
| 434 | s,u-um-me-rat lib3-bi-ka | (Sum) Your heart is enraged, your heart is furious (Akk) You are furious with your heart, |
| 435 | pa-nu-u-ka ul ur-raq ul i-nar3-ru-t,a _giri3-min_-ka | Your face cannot be changed, your feet cannot be loosened, |
| 436 | ul ta-szam-mat, zu-ut-ka ina _muru2_ tam-ha-ri | You will not see your body in the open country. |
| 437 | ina ki-rim-mi3-sza2 _du10-ga_ tah-s,i-in-ka-ma tah-te-na gi-mir la-ni-ka | In her sweet midst you rejoiced over me, and all of your strength rejoiced. |
| 438 | pa-nu-usz-sza2 {d}gesz-bar in-na-pi-ih | before her, Gešbar, he cut off. |
| 439 | szam-risz ta-at-ta-s,i a-na a-ha-a-ti | “You have slain (them) with fire, and you have turned (those people) into foes. |
| 440 | e-li {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | above Teumman, the king of the land Elam |
| 441 | sza ug-gu-ga-ta pa-nu-usz-sza2 tasz-kun | You set her face towards the one who is on the left. |
| 442 | ina _{iti}kin_ szi-pir _{d}inanna-mesz_ i-sin-ni an-szar2 s,i-i-ru | In the month Ululu (VI), the work of the goddesses, the goddess Ištar, the exalted one, |
| 443 | _iti_ {d}sin na-an-nar3 _an_-e u _ki_-tim at-kil ana _esz-bar_ | The month of Sîn, the nannu-priest of heaven and netherworld, I trusted in the decision. |
| 444 | {d}nanna-ri nam-ri u3 szi-pir {d}1(u)-5(disz) _gaszan_-ia sza2 la in-nen-nu-u | O Namri, bright, and the work of the goddess Ishtar, my lady, which cannot be changed, |
| 445 | ad-ke _erin2-mesz me3-mesz_-ia mun-dah-s,e sza2 ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | I counted the troops of my battle that by the command of Ashur, Sîn and Ištar |
| 446 | it-ta-na-asz2-ra-bi-t,u ina _muru2_ tam-ha-ri | they have smashed, in the middle of battle |
| 447 | e-li {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} ur-hu as,-bat-ma | I quickly seized Teumman, the king of the land Elam, and |
| 448 | usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu el-la-mu-u-a {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Teumman, the king of the land Elam |
| 449 | ina {iri}e2-{disz}im-bi-i na-di ma-dak-tu2 e-reb _lugal_-ti-ia | I was stationed in the city Ē-Imbî, the camp of my royal majesty. |
| 450 | sza2 qe2-reb |BAD3.AN|{ki} isz-me-e-ma is,-bat-su hat-tu {disz}te-um-man ip-lah3-ma | He heard of what was in Dūr and seized him. Teumman became afraid and |
| 451 | ana _egir_-szu2 i-tur e-ru-ub qe2-reb {iri}szu-sza2-an | Afterwards, he returned and entered Šušan. |
| 452 | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ a-na szu-zu-ub _zi_-ti3-szu2 u2-za-'i-iz a-na _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 | silver and gold for the preservation of his life he dedicated to the people of his land. |
| 453 | re-s,e-e-szu a-lik _a2-min_-szu pa-nu-usz-szu2 u2-ter-ram-ma | his army marched, his armies changed before him, and |
| 454 | ug-dap2-pi-sza2 a-na mah-ri-ia | “I have sinned against her before me. |
| 455 | {i7}u2-la-a-a ana dan-nu-ti-szu2 isz-kun-ma is,-bat pa-an masz-qe2-e | The Ulāya River was placed as its stronghold and he seized the face of the extispicy. |
| 456 | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}marduk _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia2 sza2 u2-tak-kil-u2-in-ni | By the command of the deities Aššar and Marduk, the great gods, my lords, who have entrusted me, |
| 457 | ina _geszkim-mesz munus saga masz2-ge6 inim-gar_ szi-pir mah-he-e | by the oaths of a good woman, a black-headed person, an exalted work |
| 458 | qe2-reb _du6-{iri}tu_-ba _bad5-bad5_-szu2-nu asz2-kun | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered them inside the city Dūr-Tubâ. |
| 459 | ina _adda-mesz_-szu2-nu {i7}u2-la-a-a | with their additions the Euphrates |
| 460 | as-ki-ir szal-ma-ti-szu2-nu ki-ma _{gesz}dih3_ u _{gesz}kiszi16_ | I cut off their booty like a bolt and a date palm. |
| 461 | u2-mal-la-a ta-mir-ti {iri}szu-sza2-an | I filled the plain of Susa. |
| 462 | _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} ina qi2-bit | the head of Teumman, the king of the land Elam, by the command |
| 463 | an-szar2 u {d}marduk _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | Ashur and Marduk, the great gods, my lords, |
| 464 | ak-kis ina _ukken erin2-hi-a_-szu2 me-lam-me an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | In the assembly of his troops, the radiance of Ashur and Ishtar |
| 465 | {kur}elam-ma{ki} is-hu-up-ma ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia2 | The land Elam was frightened and sealed its foundations to my yoke. |
| 466 | {disz}um-man-i-gasz sza2 in-nab-tu is,-ba-tu _giri3-min_-ia2 | Ummanigaš, who had fled and grasped my feet, |
| 467 | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szib {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _szesz_-szu2 szal-sza2-a-a | Tammarītu, his second brother, |
| 468 | ina {iri}hi-da-lu a-na _lugal_-u2-ti asz2-kun | I placed as king in the city Ḫidalu. |
| 469 | _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_ | chariots, wagons, horses and mules |
| 470 | s,i-mit-ti ni-i-ri {gesz}til-li si-mat _me3_ | the ṣīmittu-priestess, the herald of the tillati-plant, the emblem of battle, |
| 471 | sza2 ina tukul-ti an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | who with the support of the gods Ashur and Ishtar, the great gods, my lords, |
| 472 | bi-rit {iri}szu-sza2-an u {i7}u2-la-a-a ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | between Šušan and the Euphrates I reached. My hands |
| 473 | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | By the command of the god Ashur and the great gods, my lords, |
| 474 | ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} ha-disz u2-s,a-am-ma | I quickly went out from Elam and |
| 475 | a-na gi-mir _erin2-hi-a_-ia sza2-lim-tu szak-na-at | to all my troops, well-being established. |
| 476 | ina 8(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}du-na-nu _dumu {disz}en-ba_-sza2 | In my eighth campaign, against Dunanu, son of Bel-iqiša |
| 477 | a-na {kur}gam-bu-li lu-u al-lik | I marched to Gambulu. |
| 478 | sza2 a-na _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} it-tak-lu | who trusts in the king of Elam |
| 479 | la ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia | they did not grant him to my yoke. |
| 480 | ta-ha-zi dan-nu {kur}gam-bu-lu a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 | The fortified battle array of Gambulu in its entirety |
| 481 | ki-ma _muru9_ ak-tum3 | like a marsh I have brought. |
| 482 | {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 | Ša-pî-Bēl, his fortified city |
| 483 | sza qe2-reb _id2-mesz_ na-da-at szu-bat-su ak-szu-ud | I conquered the territory that was in the rivers. |
| 484 | {disz}du-na-nu _szesz-mesz_-szu2 ul-tu qe2-reb _iri_ szu-a-tu | Dunanu, his brothers, from that city |
| 485 | bal-t,u-su-un u2-sze-s,a-a | he will bring out their alive. |
| 486 | _dam_-su _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 {munus}sek-re-ti-szu2 | his wife, his sons, his daughters (and) his prostitutes |
| 487 | _{lu2}nar-mesz {munus}nar-mesz_ u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out male singers and counted them as booty. |
| 488 | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 nig2-szu_ na-kam2-ti _e2-gal_-szu2 u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought in silver and gold, possessions of his palace, and I counted them as booty. |
| 489 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_ man-za-az pa-ni-szu2 {lu2}kit-ki-tu-u mu-sza2-ki-le-szu2 u2-sze-s,a-am-ma | I brought out the eunuchs who were in charge of his presence (and) the kitkītû-officials who had entrusted him, and |
| 490 | szal-la-tisz am-nu gi-mir um-ma-a-ni ma-la ba-szu-u | I counted as booty all the people who exist. |
| 491 | mar-kas _iri_ u _edin_ u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out the cult centers of the city and steppe and I counted them as booty. |
| 492 | _gu4-mesz_ s,e-e-ni _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_ | oxen, sheep, horses, and mules |
| 493 | sza ni-ba la i-szu2-u u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out the one who had no fear and counted it as booty. |
| 494 | _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 zi-kir u sin-nisz _tur_ u _gal_ | the people of his land, zikir and sinnisz, small and large |
| 495 | e-du ul e-zib u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I did not leave the house, I brought out (them) and I counted them as booty. |
| 496 | {disz}mas-si-ra-a _{lu2}gal {gesz}pan_ sza2 {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Maṣirâ, the chief archer of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 497 | sza2 a-na kit-ri {kur}gam-bu-li ma-s,ar-tu {disz}du-na-nu | Whoever to the aid of Gambulu keeps watch: Dunanu. |
| 498 | asz2-bu qe2-reb {iri}sza2-pi-i-{d}en | stationed in Ša-pî-Enlil, |
| 499 | bal-t,u-us-su ina qa-ti as,-bat | I seized his aliveness in the hand. |
| 500 | _sag-du_-su ak-kis2 | his head I cut off |
| 501 | it-ti pa-ni {disz}du-na-nu kit-ri la mu-sze-zib-i-szu2 ar-pi-is | Before Dunānu, he was a fugitive who did not abandon him. |
| 502 | _iri_ szu-a-tu2 ap-pul aq-qur ina _a-mesz_ usz-har-mit, | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with water that city. |
| 503 | a-di la ba-sze-e u2-sza2-lik | [I made (them) go as far as] not [behind]. |
| 504 | na-gu-u2 szu-a-tu u2-szah-rib | he made that nāgû-demon disappear. |
| 505 | ri-gim a-me-lu-ti ap-ru-sa _edin_-usz-szu2 | I cut off the rage of mankind, his steppe |
| 506 | ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en {d}ag _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | With the support of the deities Aššar, Bel, Nabû, (and) the great gods, my lords, |
| 507 | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia a-ni-ir szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na nina{ki} | (and) my troops I captured. I returned safely to Nineveh. |
| 508 | _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} ina _gu2_ {disz}du-na-nu a-lul | the head of Teumman, the king of the land Elam, by the neck of Dunanu I carried off. |
| 509 | it-ti ki-szit-ti {kur}elam-ma{ki} | with the cohort of the land Elam |
| 510 | szal-la-at {kur}gam-bu-li | the booty of Gambulu, |
| 511 | sza ina qi2-bit an-szar2 ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | who by the command of the god Ashur reached my hands, |
| 512 | it-ti _{lu2}nar-mesz_ e-pisz nin-gu-ti | with the singers who performed the ningûtu-rites, |
| 513 | a-na nina{ki} e-ru-ub ina _hul2-mesz_ | to Nineveh entered. In joy |
| 514 | {disz}um-ba-da-ra-a {disz}{d}muati-saga-iq | Umbadara, Nabû-sagāq, |
| 515 | _{lu2}mah-mesz_ sza2 {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | The eunuchs of Teumman, the king of Elam |
| 516 | sza {disz}te-um-man ina _szu-min_-szu2-nu isz-pu-ra | which Teumman in their hands wrote |
| 517 | szi-pir me-re-eh-ti sza ina mah-ri-ia ak-lu-u | The work on the reed screen that I had done before me was completed. |
| 518 | u2-qa-'u-u2 pa-an szi-kin t,e3-me-ia | [They] sat down before the time of my report. |
| 519 | ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _en_-szu2-nu qe2-reb nina{ki} | the sacrifice of Teumman, their lord, in Nineveh |
| 520 | e-mu-ru-ma sza2-ne2-e t,e3-e-me is,-bat-su-nu-ti | They saw (them) and they grasped their second report. |
| 521 | {disz}um-ba-da-ra-a ib-qu-nu ziq-na-a-szu | Umbadarâ took his tiqnu. |
| 522 | {disz}{d}ag-saga-iq ina _gir2 an-bar_ szib-bi-szu2 is-hu-la kar-as-su | Nabû-sagāq with a bronze sword seized his body, |
| 523 | ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man ina _gaba abul muru2 iri_ | the nīku of the head of Teumman on the side of the city gate |
| 524 | sza nina{ki} u2-mah-hi-ra mah-hu-risz | I received from Nineveh. |
| 525 | asz2-szu2 da-na-an an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) _en-mesz_-ia _ug3-mesz_ kul-lu-me | Because of the might of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, my lords, all the people |
| 526 | ni-kis _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | the cutting of the head of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 527 | {disz}ibila-a-a _dumu_ {disz}{d}muati-sa-lim _dumu dumu {disz}{d}szu2-a-asz_ | Abilaya, son of Nabu-šallim, descendant of Gimil-Adad |
| 528 | sza la-pa-an _ad ad_ ba-ni-ia _ad_-szu2 in-nab-tu | who before the father who had engendered me his father had seized, |
| 529 | a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} ul-tu {disz}um-man-i-gasz qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} | From Ummanigaš, inside the land Elam, |
| 530 | asz2-ku-nu ana _lugal_-u2-ti {disz}ibila-ia _dumu_ {disz}{d}ag-sa-lim | To the kingship of Abilaya, son of Nabû-salim |
| 531 | is,-bat u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia | seized and sent to me before me. |
| 532 | {disz}du-na-nu {disz}sa-am-gu-na _dumu-mesz {disz}{d}en-ba_-sza2 | Dunanu and Samguna, sons of Bel-iqiša |
| 533 | {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a sza2 _ad-mesz_-szu2-un a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia2 | the Gambulians of their fathers to the kings, my ancestors |
| 534 | u2-dal-li-pu-ma u3 szu-nu u2-nar3-ri-t,u e-pesz | They will make the repairs, and they will perform the repairs. |
| 535 | _lugal_-ti-ia qe2-reb bal-til{ki} u3 {iri}limmu2-dingir | my royal majesty in Baltil and Limmu-ilum |
| 536 | a-na da-lal2 ah-ra-a-te u2-bil-szu-nu-ti | I carried them off as tribute. |
| 537 | sza2 {disz}man-nu-ki-pap-mesz {lu2}2(disz)-u sza2 {disz}du-na-ni | of Mannu-kī-papmeš, the scribe of Dunâni. |
| 538 | u3 {disz}{d}muati-u2-s,al-li {lu2}sza2 _ugu iri_ {kur}gam-bu-li | and Nabû-uṣalli, the governor of Gambulu |
| 539 | sza _ugu dingir-mesz_-ia iq-bu-u szil-la-tu2 _gal_-ti | who said evil things about my gods, |
| 540 | qe2-reb {iri}limmu2-dingir _eme_-szu2-un asz2-lu-up asz2-hu-t,a _kusz_-szu2-un | I smashed their tongues in the city Limmu-ili, I stripped off their skin, |
| 541 | {disz}du-na-nu qe2-reb nina{ki} _ugu_ {gesz}ma-ka-s,i id-du-szu2-ma | Dunānu, in Nineveh, imposed upon him a mash-tub, and |
| 542 | it,-bu-hu-szu2 as-lisz si-it-ti _szesz-mesz_-szu2 sza2 {disz}du-na-ni | together with the brothers of Dunānu, |
| 543 | u3 {disz}ibila-a-a a-ni-ir _uzu-mesz_-szu2-nu u2-na-kis | and Ilumāyu, my brother, cut off their flesh. |
| 544 | u2-sze-bil a-na ta-mar-ti ma-ti-tan | I sent (them) to watch over the land. |
| 545 | {disz}{d}muati-i {disz}{d}en-kar-ir _dumu-mesz {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam_-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na_ | Nabû and Bel-eṭir, sons of Nabopolassar, the governor, |
| 546 | sza2 _ad_ ba-nu-szu2-un {disz}ur-ta-ku id-ka-a a-na | of the father who had engendered them, Urtaku brought to |
| 547 | mit-hu-s,i _kur uri{ki} giri3-pad-da-mesz {disz}{d}muati-mu-kam_-esz | Nabû-šūma-ēresh, the envoy of the land Akkad, conquered the foothills. |
| 548 | sza2 ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}gam-bu-li il-qu-u-ni a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | which they took from Gambulu, to Assyria |
| 549 | _giri3-pad-da-mesz_ sza2-a-ti-na me2-eh-ret _abul muru2 iri_ | those cables, adjacent to the city wall, |
| 550 | sza2 {iri}ni-na-a | of Nineveh |
| 551 | u2-szah-szi-la _dumu-mesz_-szu2 | his sons |
| 552 | {disz}um-man-i-gasz sza2 t,a-ab-tu2 ma-a'-as-su e-pu-szu2-usz | Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikash II), who was very glad, did (this). |
| 553 | asz2-ku-nu-usz a-na _lugal_-u-ti {kur}elam-ma{ki} | to the kingship of the land Elam |
| 554 | sza _saga_-ti3 la ha-as-su | of good fortune is not his. |
| 555 | la is,-s,u-ru a-de-e ma-mit _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | The treaty, the curse of the great gods, |
| 556 | ul-tu _szu-min {lu2}a kin-mesz {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na_ | From the hands of the work-troops of Gešnu-mudammiq |
| 557 | _szesz_ la ke-nu _{lu2}kur2_-ia im-hu-ru t,a-a'-tu2 | the unfaithful brother of my enemy received good news. |
| 558 | e-mu-qi-szu2 it-ti-szu2-un isz-pu-ra | he sent his army with them. |
| 559 | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia | to the aid of my troops |
| 560 | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia sza2 ina {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 | my troops who were in Kar-Duniaš |
| 561 | it-ta-na-al-la-ku u2-kab-ba-su {kur}kal-du | They keep wandering about, and they seized the land Kaldu. |
| 562 | ina la i-de s,e-er {disz}un-da-si | Without knowing, Undasi |
| 563 | _dumu_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | son of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 564 | u3 {disz}za-za-az _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}pil-la-te | and Zazāz, the governor of the land Pilatu, |
| 565 | {disz}pa-ru-u2 _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}hi-il-mu | Parû, the governor of the land Ḫilmu |
| 566 | {disz}at-ta-me-tu _{lu2}gal {gesz}pan_ | Atta-metu, chief archer, |
| 567 | {disz}ne2-e-szu2 a-lik pa-ni _erin2-hi-a_ sza2 {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Nēšu marched before the troops of Elam. |
| 568 | a-na mit-hu-us,-s,i it-ti _erin2-hi-a kur_ asz-szur{ki} | with the troops of Assyria |
| 569 | u2-ma-'e-er-szu2-nu-ti isz-kun-szu2-nu-te t,e3-e-mu | I gave them orders (and) gave them a report. |
| 570 | {disz}um-man-i-gasz a-na {disz}un-da-si ki-a-am iq-bi | Ummanigaš said to Udāsi thus: |
| 571 | um-ma a-lik _ta kur_ asz-szur{ki} ter-ra | thus: "Go and enter Assyria!" |
| 572 | tuk-te9-e _ad_ ba-ni-ka | who trusts in the father who created you |
| 573 | {disz}un-da-a-su? {disz}za-za-az {disz}pa-ru-u {disz}at-ta-me-tu {disz}ne2-e-szu2 | Udāssu, Zazaz, Parû, Attametu (and) Nešu. |
| 574 | it-ti _{lu2}a kin-mesz {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na szesz_ nak-ri | with the work-troops of Gešnu-mukīn, the enemy’s brother, |
| 575 | ur-hu is,-ba-tu-nim-ma usz-te-sze-ru-ni har-ra-nu | (who) have seized me in distress and have set me on the road, |
| 576 | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia ina {iri}man-gi-si sza2 qe2-reb {iri}su-man-dir | troops of mine in Mangisu, which is inside Sumandir |
| 577 | _edin_-usz-szu2-un e-lu-nim-ma isz-ku-nu tah-ta-szu2-un | they went up to the steppe and imposed their punishment upon them. |
| 578 | sza {disz}un-da-si _dumu_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | of Uddasi, son of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 579 | sza {disz}za-za-az {disz}par-ru-u2 {disz}at-ta-me-tu | of Zazāz, Parrû (and) Attametu, |
| 580 | _sag-du-mesz_-szu2-nu ik-ki-su-nim-ma u2-bil-u-ni a-di mah-ri-ia | their heads he bound and carried off, until before me |
| 581 | szu-ut a-ma-a-ti an-na-a-ti _{lu2}a kin_-ia | As to these words, my messenger |
| 582 | u2-ma-'e-er s,e-er {disz}um-man-i-gasz | Ummanigaš |
| 583 | {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia sza2 asz2-pu-ru ik-la-ma | the eunuch of mine who I had sent arrived, and |
| 584 | la u2-ter-ra tur-tu2 a-mat-ia | I did not return my small words. |
| 585 | an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en {d}muati {d}u-gur _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia | Anšar, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, the gods who support me, |
| 586 | di-in kit-ti it-ti {disz}um-man-i-gasz i-di-nu-in-ni | Give me truth with Ummanigaš! |
| 587 | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-bal-kit-ma sza2-a-szu2 ga-du kim-ti-szu2 u2-ra-sib | Tammarītu rebelled against him and he, together with his family, settled down. |
| 588 | ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 sza2 e-la sza2-a-szu2 ek-s,u u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_ | With the weapons of Tammarītu, which were without number, he sat on a throne. |
| 589 | {kur}elam-ma{ki} ki-ma sza2-a-szu2-ma t,a-'a-a-tu2 im-hur | He received the land Elam as he wishes. |
| 590 | ul isz-al szu-lum _lugal_-ti-ia | did not listen to the well-being of my royal majesty |
| 591 | a-na kit-ri {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_ la ke-e-nu il-lik-am-ma | to the aid of Gešnu-mugina, an unfaithful brother, went and |
| 592 | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia ur-ri-ha _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 | in order to defeat my troops, I brought his weapons down. |
| 593 | ina su-up-pe-e sza2 an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-sap-pu-u | In the supplications that Ashur and Ištar have written, |
| 594 | ta-ne2-hi-ia im-hu-ru isz-mu-u zi-kir _nundum_-ia | received my prayers, heard the utterance of my lips |
| 595 | _ARAD-mesz_-szu2 _edin_-usz-szu2 ib-bal-ki-tu-ma | his servants rebelled against him and |
| 596 | a-ha-mesz u2-ra-si-bu _en hul_-ti3-ia | together they afflicted my evil lord |
| 597 | {disz}in-da-bi-bi _ARAD_-su sza2 si-hu | Indabibi, servant of Sihu. |
| 598 | _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab-szu-u u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 | he caused to seize him and sat on his throne. |
| 599 | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Tammarītu, king of the land Elam. |
| 600 | sza me-re-eh-tu2 iq-bu-u | “The one who said the extispicy, |
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