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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 007 composite (P514716)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 007 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P514716 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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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_ asz-szur{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 si-mat _saga_-tim i-szim-mu szim-ti | The great gods, in their assembly, decreed a fate of good fortune. |
| 7' | at-ru-us,-ma u2-kin ta-ra-an-szu2 | I sat down and set up his tarānu-vessel. |
| 8' | _{gesz}gigir_ s,ir-tu ru-kub? {d?}marduk | a lofty chariot, the rukub(?) of Marduk, |
| 9' | e-tel-li _dingir-mesz en en-en_ | the foremost of the gods, lord of en priestess, |
| 10' | ina _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz_ ni-siq-ti ag-mu-ra nab-nit-sa | with gold, silver, precious stones I adorned her with |
| 11' | a-na {d}marduk _lugal_ kisz-szat _an_-e u _ki_-tim | To Marduk, king of the entirety of heaven and netherworld, |
| 12' | sa-pi-in _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia ana szi-rik-ti asz2-ruk | I imposed upon my enemies a punishment. |
| 13' | _{gesz}na2 {gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ is,-s,i da-re-e | a bed of musukkannu-wood, a durable wood, |
| 14' | sza pa-szal-lu lit-bu-szat _na4-mesz_ ni-siq-ti za-a'-nat | “May the one who is frightened be filled with precious stones! |
| 15' | a-na ma-a-a-al tak-ne2-e {d}en u {d}gaszan-mu | To the place where the trust of Bel and Gašanmu |
| 16' | sza2-kan ha-sza2-di e-pesz ru-'a-a-me | (Sum) I am the one who makes the ḫašādu-disease pass by (Akk) To make the ruʾû-demon pass by |
| 17' | nak-lisz e-pu-usz | I built anew. |
| 18' | ina ka2-hi-li-su3 masz-tak {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | in Kaḫilisu, the maštak-priest of Zarpanitu, |
| 19' | sza ku-uz-bu sa-al-hu ad-di | I drew up a sāḫu-object of kuzbu-plant. |
| 20' | 4(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ ek-du-u2-ti | 4 wild bulls with silver rations |
| 21' | na-s,i-ru ki-bi-is _lugal_-ti-ia | the guardian of my royal majesty |
| 22' | ina _ka2_ s,i-it {d}szam-szi u _ka2 {d}lamma-ra-bi_ | at the gate of the Sun-deity and at the door of the Lamma-rabi |
| 23' | ina _ka2_ e2-zi-da sza2 qe2-reb bar2-sipa{ki} ul-ziz | at the gate of Ezida which is inside Borsippa he set up. |
| 24' | e2-masz-masz e2-gaszan-kalam-ma | the Emashmaš temple, the Egašankalama |
| 25' | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u2-za-'i-in | silver and gold he shall clear |
| 26' | lu-le-e u2-ma-al-li | (Sum) He fills the reedbed with a lītu-plant (Akk) I fill the lilû-plant |
| 27' | {d}szar-rat-kid-mu-ri sza ina ug-gat lib3-bi-sza2 | Šarrat-Kidmuri, who by her angry heart |
| 28' | at-man-sza2 e-zi-bu u2-szi-bu a-szar la si-ma-ti-sza2 | “She left her house, she sat down in a place not suitable for her, |
| 29' | ina _bala_-ia dam-qi2 | in my good reign |
| 30' | sza an-szar2 isz-ru-ka tar-sza2-a sa-li-mu | [Whom Anšar] gave to you, (and) whose appeal is good, |
| 31' | a-na szuk-lul _dingir_-ti-sza2 s,ir-ti | for the protection of her exalted divinity |
| 32' | szur-ru-hi mi-se-e-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti | “Its light is bright, its light is shining, |
| 33' | ina _masz2-ge6_ szi-pir mah-he-e | in a dream a great work |
| 34' | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ka-a-a-na | constantly sends, |
| 35' | {d}utu {d}iszkur asz2-al-ma | I asked the gods Šamaš and Adad |
| 36' | e-pu-lu-in-ni an-nu ke-e-nu | This is indeed what he did. |
| 37' | si-mat _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti u2-szar-ri-ih? | the appropriate one of her great divinity I exalted. |
| 38' | u2-sze-szib-szi ina _bara2-mah_ szu-bat da-ra-a-ti | I settled her in the great dais, the dwelling of eternal days. |
| 39' | par-s,e-e-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti u2-kin-ma | I established its lofty rites and |
| 40' | u2-szal-li-ma mi-se-e-sza2 | I completed, and its entirety |
| 41' | anzu{muszen}-mesz {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni | The Anzu birds, the šurinni tree |
| 42' | a-na _ti-la zi-mesz_-ia | for the life of my life |
| 43' | ina _ka2_ e2-galam-mes _e2_ {d}u-gur | at the gate of the palaces, the temple of Nergal |
| 44' | sza {iri}tar-bi-s,i az-qu-up | I destroyed the city Tarbiṣu. |
| 45' | a-di a-di-ni a-bi la im-ma-al-la-du | until our father was not with us. |
| 46' | um-mi3 a-lit-ti la ba-na-a-ta ina lib3-bi _ama?_-sza2? | the mother of the alittu-priestess is not born, from her mother(?) |
| 47' | a-na e-pesz e2-hul2-hul2 iz-kur ni-bit _mu_-ia | for the construction of Eḫulhu Izkur, the one who initiates my name |
| 48' | {d}sin sza2 ib-na-an-ni a-na _lugal_-u-ti | the goddess Sîn, who created me, for kingship |
| 49' | um-ma {disz}an-szar2-du3-ibila e2-kur szu2-a-tu2 ip-pu-usz-ma | Thus (says) Ashurbanipal: he will build that Ekur. |
| 50' | qe2-reb-szu2 u2-szar-man-ni pa-rak da-ra-a-ti | (Sum) He made me dwell inside it (Akk) He fashioned me into a dwelling forever |
| 51' | a-mat {d}sin sza2 ul-tu _u4-mesz_ ru-qu-ti iq-bu-u | the word of the goddess Sîn that from distant days had spoken |
| 52' | e-nen-na u2-kal-lim _ug3-mesz_ ar-ku-u-ti | Now he has shown mercy on the old people. |
| 53' | _e2_ {d}sin sza2 {disz}{d}sal2-ma-nu_-masz a_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-ibila | the temple of Sîn, belonging to Shalmaneser (III), son of Ashurnasirpal (II) |
| 54' | _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia e-pu-szu | the king who had come before me had built, |
| 55' | la-ba-risz u2-sza2-lik-ma u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a | I made (them) long lasting and made my face bright. |
| 56' | e2-kur szu2-a-tu sza2 la-ba-risz il-li-ku | That Ekur, which had become old, had become dilapidated. |
| 57' | ina a-mat {d}sin {d}nusku an-hu-us-su ad-ke | By the command of the gods Sîn (and) Nusku, I killed him. |
| 58' | e-li sza u4-me pa-ni szu-bat-su u2-rap-pisz | I broadened its area over the days of the past. |
| 59' | 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. |
| 60' | e2-me-lam2-an-na _e2_ {d}nusku _sukkal mah_ | Emelamana, temple of Nusku, great vizier |
| 61' | sza _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia e-pu-szu2 ab-na-a qe2-reb-szu2 | which a previous king, my ancestor, had built, I surrounded inside it. |
| 62' | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ u2-szat-ri-s,a _ugu_-szu2-un | I had cypress and juniper cut down upon them. |
| 63' | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri me-ser _ku3-babbar_ | doors of liāru-wood, a half-shekel of silver |
| 64' | u2-rak-kis u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2-un | I erected their gates. |
| 65' | 2(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ mu-nak-ki-pu ga-re-ia | 2 wild bulls of silver, munakkipu-offerings of the groats, |
| 66' | ina at-man {d}sin _en_-ia ul-ziz | By the command of the god Sîn, my lord, I stood. |
| 67' | 2(disz) {d}lah3-me esz-ma-re-e sza2 ti-is,-bu-tu2 {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni | 2 laḫmu-priestesses of ešmarê-wood, whose tiṣbūtu-vessels are of cypress, |
| 68' | mu-szal-li-mu kib-si _lugal_-ti-ia | who completes my royal majesty |
| 69' | mu-sze-ri-bu hi-s,ib szad-de-e u tam-tim | who brings forth the harvest of the highlands and the sea, |
| 70' | ina _ka2_ e2-hul2-hul2 ul-ziz _szu-min_ {d}sin {d}nusku as,-bat | I stood at the gate of Eḫulhal. I seized the hands of the gods Sîn and Nusku. |
| 71' | u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina _bara2_ da-ra-a-ti | I brought in and settled in the eternal dais. |
| 72' | esz-re-e-ti _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u _kur_ uri{ki} | the shrines of Assyria and the land Akkad |
| 73' | a-na si-hir-ti-szi-na u2-szak-lil | I completed their entirety. |
| 74' | mim-ma si-mat e2-kur ma-la ba-szu2-u sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ e-pu-usz | all that pertains to the Ekur, as much as there is of silver and gold I built. |
| 75' | e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia u2-rad-di | I added to those of the kings, my ancestors. |
| 76' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia ina at-ma-ni-szu2-nu s,i-i-ri u2-sze-szib-szu2-nu-ti | I settled the great gods who love me in their exalted sanctuaries. |
| 77' | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti ma-har-szu2-un aq-qi2 u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a | I libated sweet offerings before them and presented (them) with my gifts. |
| 78' | sat-tuk-ku gi-nu-u _ugu_ sza u4-me ul-lu-ti u2-sza2-tir-ma ar-ku-us | I restored the regular offerings of those distant days and reorganized them. |
| 79' | _alam-mesz lugal_-ti-ia sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ nam-ri | the statues of my royal majesty of silver, gold, and shining copper |
| 80' | ina szi-pir {d}nin-a2-gal {d}ku3-sig17-banda3{+da} | by the craft of Ninagal and Kusigbanda |
| 81' | {d}nin-kur-ra nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz | I had Ninkura do obeisance. |
| 82' | a-na mu-ter-ri-szi ba-la-t,i-ia | for the sake of my life |
| 83' | ma-har _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia u2-kin na-an-za-sun2 | before the gods who had bowed down before me, I set up. |
| 84' | ul-tu s,e-he-ri-ia a-di ru-be2-ia | From my youth to my youth, |
| 85' | asz2-te-'a-a asz2-rat _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | I sought out the sanctuaries of the great gods, |
| 86' | {lu2}sza2-an-gu-ti ih-szu-hu i-ram-mu na-dan zi-bi-ia | The šangû-priests rejoiced and prayed to me: "Give me my life!" |
| 87' | {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 u2-masz-sze-ra {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra _idim-mesz_-szu2 | The god Adad released his rains. The god Ea released his rivers. |
| 88' | 5(disz) _kusz3 sze-am_ isz-qu ina _ab-sin2_-ni-sza2 | 5 cubits of barley washed in her furrow |
| 89' | e-ri-ik szu-bu-ul-tu2 5/6(disz)? _kusz3 si-sa2 buru14_ na-pa-asz2 {d}nisaba | he entered. The šubultu-measure was 5/6? cubit. The harvest was cut. Nisaba |
| 90' | ka-a-a-an u2-szah-na-bu gi-pa-ru | Whenever they remove the reed screen, |
| 91' | s,ip-pa-a-ti szu-um-mu-ha in-bu _masz2-ansze_ szu-te-szur ina ta-lit-ti | ṣippātu-plants, shummuḫa-plant, inbu-plant (and) maššakku-plant. |
| 92' | ina _bala-mesz_-ia _he2-nun_ t,uh-du ina _mu-an-na-mesz_-ia ku-um-mu-ru _he2-gal2_-lum | In my reigns abundance and prosperity in my years may there be abundance |
| 93' | 1(u) 2(disz)? _ansze sze-pad-mesz_ 3(disz) _ansze gesztin-mesz 2(ban2) i3-mesz gun sig2-mesz_ | 12? homers of barley, 3 homer of wine, 2 seahs of scented oil, wool, |
| 94' | 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. |
| 95' | szat-ti-szam-ma ina t,uh-di u me-sza2-ri ar-te-'a ba-'u-u2-lat {d}en-lil2 | At that time, I sought out with pleasure and rejoicing the life of the god Enlil |
| 96' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 ap-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su-un | the great gods who fear their gods |
| 97' | du-un-nu zik-ru-u?-tu? e-mu-qi s,i-ra-a-te u2-szat-li-mu-in-ni | (As for) the one who annihilated me with the strength of a mighty army, |
| 98' | _kur-kur_ la ma-gi-re-ia ina _szu-min_-ia im-nu-u2 | The foreign lands that I had conquered were in my hands |
| 99' | u2-szam-s,u-in-ni ma-la lib3-bi-ia | he made me go out, as much as my heart |
| 100' | ul-tu tam-tim e-liti a-di tam-tim szap-liti | From the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea, |
| 101' | sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia ir-te-ed-du-u a-na-ku lu-u ar-de | As for the kings, my ancestors, who had entrusted me, I myself should know (this). |
| 102' | ma-lak _iti u4 2(u)-kam2_ ina _muru2_ tam-tim u na-ba-li | on the 20th day of the month in the middle of the Sea and the Nabalu |
| 103' | mi-is,-ru e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia u2-rad-di-ma a-bel | I added a threshold to that of the kings, my ancestors, and I installed it. |
| 104' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _kur-kur_ sza2-a-ti-na u2-szak-ni-sza2 ana _{gesz}szudun_-ia | the people living in those lands I made bow down at my feet. |
| 105' | _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2-un | I imposed upon them a payment in perpetuity. |
| 106' | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _lugal-mesz_ a-szib pa-rak-ki u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-min_-ia | By the command of the god Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, the kings who dwell in the pārāya temple, they made my feet bow down. |
| 107' | mal-ki _gal-mesz_ sza2 s,i-tasz u szi-la-an ana kit-ri-szu-nu u2-pa-qu-u-ni | The great rulers, whose strength and strength they have bestowed upon them, |
| 108' | {disz}gissu-en _lugal_ {kur}ha-zi-ti | Sîn, king of Ḫazitu. |
| 109' | {disz}mi-ti-in-ti _lugal_ {kur}is-qa-lu-na | Mitinti, king of the land Isqaluna. |
| 110' | {disz}i-ka-u2-su _lugal_ {kur}am-qar-u-na | Ikūssu, king of the land Amqaruna |
| 111' | {disz}mil-ki-a-sza2-pa _lugal_ {kur}gu-ub-li | Milki-apla-iddina, king of the land Gubli. |
| 112' | {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u2 _lugal_ {kur}ar-u2-a-da | Iakin-Lû, king of Aruba. |
| 113' | {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al _lugal_ {kur}sa-am-si-mu-ru-na | Abī-Baʾal, king of Samsimuruna. |
| 114' | {disz}am-mi-na-ad-bi _lugal {kur}e2_-am-ma-na | Amminadbi, king of the land Elam |
| 115' | {disz}pap-mil-ki _lugal_ {kur}as-du-di | Papmilki, king of Assyria. |
| 116' | {disz}e-ki-isz-tu-ra _lugal_ {kur}e-di-i'-li | Ekištūra, king of Ediʾili. |
| 117' | {disz}pi-la-a-gu-ra-a _lugal_ {kur}ki-it-ru-si | Pila-gūrāya, king of the land Kitrusi. |
| 118' | {disz}ki-i-su _lugal_ {kur}si-lu-u-a | Kīsu, king of Seleucus. |
| 119' | {disz}i-tu-u-an-da-ar _lugal_ {kur}pa-ap-pa | Ittu-andar, king of the land Pappa. |
| 120' | {disz}e-re-su _lugal_ {kur}si-il-lu | Eresu, king of the land Sillu. |
| 121' | {disz}da-ma-su _lugal_ {kur}ku-ri-i | Damascus, king of Kuri |
| 122' | {disz}ad2-me-su _lugal_ {kur}ta-me-su | Admesu, king of Tamesu |
| 123' | {disz}da-mu-u-su _lugal_ {kur}qar-ti-ha-da-as-ti | Damūssu, king of the land Qartiḫadasti. |
| 124' | {disz}u2-na-sa-gu-su _lugal_ {kur}li-di-ir | Unasagūsu, king of the land Lidar |
| 125' | {disz}bu-s,u-su _lugal_ {kur}nu-re-e | Buṣusu, king of the land Nurê |
| 126' | _szu-nigin 2(u) 2(disz) lugal-mesz_ sza a-hi tam-tim | total: 22 kings by the side of the Sea |
| 127' | _muru2_ tam-tim u na-ba-li _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | the meadow of the Sea and the nābalu-mountains, servants who belonged to me |
| 128' | ta-mar-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu | their large audience gift |
| 129' | ina _igi_-ia isz-szu-nim-ma u2-na-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they took from me and smashed my feet. |
| 130' | _lugal-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-di e-mu-qi-szu2-nu | those kings together with their forces |
| 131' | _{gesz}ma2-mesz_-szu2?-nu ina tam-tim u na-ba-li | their boats in the sea and the mountains |
| 132' | it-ti _erin2-hi-a_-ia ur-hu pa-da-nu | with my labor-troops, a long journey |
| 133' | u2-sza2-as,-bit-su-nu-ti a-na na-ra-ru-ti | I made them enter into the sanctuaries. |
| 134' | ha-mat sza2 _lugal-mesz_ {lu2}qe2-pa-a-ni | of the kings, the delegate |
| 135' | sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | of the land Muṣur, servants who belonged to me |
| 136' | ur-ru-hi-isz ar-de-e-ma | Afterwards |
| 137' | al-lik a-di {iri}kar-{d}du3-ti | I marched as far as Kar-Tešub. |
| 138' | {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si | Tarqû, king of Egypt and Kush. |
| 139' | qe2-reb {iri}me-em-pi a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | He heard about my campaign in the city Mempu. |
| 140' | a-na e-pesz _muru2 {gesz}tukul-mesz_ u _me3_ | for the work on the wall of weapons and battle |
| 141' | a-na mah-ri-ia id-ka-a _erin2-mesz me3_-szu2 | before me brought his troops |
| 142' | i-na tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}en u3 {d}ag | With the support of (the deities) Aššar, Bel and Nabû, |
| 143' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia a-li-kut i-di-ia ina _me3_ | the great gods, my lords, who go at my side in battle |
| 144' | _edin?_ rap?-szi asz2-ku-na _bad5-bad5 erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | I set up a wide plain. I defeated his troops. |
| 145' | {disz}ni-ku-u2 _lugal_ {iri}me-em-pi u3 {iri}sa-a-a | Nikû, king of the cities Mempu and Sāya. |
| 146' | {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri _lugal_ {iri}s,i-i'-nu | Lugallu-dari, king of Ṣi'inu. |
| 147' | {disz}pi-sza2-an-hu-ru _lugal_ {iri}na-at-hu-u2 | king of Natḫû. |
| 148' | {disz}pa-aq-ru-ru _lugal_ {iri}szap-tu2 | Paqrūru, king of Šaptu. |
| 149' | {disz}ni?-her?-a-u _lugal_ {iri}ha-at-hi-ri-bi | Niḫarā, king of the city Ḫatti. |
| 150' | {disz}na-ah-ke-e _lugal_ {iri}hi-ni-in-szi | Nahkê, king of Hininši. |
| 151' | _lugal-mesz_ an-nu-ti _{lu2}nam-mesz_ {lu2}qe-pa-ni | these kings, governors, representatives |
| 152' | sza qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur u2-pa-qi2-du _ad du3_-u-a | whom my father who had engendered me had appointed in Egypt, |
| 153' | sza la-pa-an ti-bu-ut {disz}tar-qu-u | who before the death of Tarqû |
| 154' | pi-qit-ta-szu2-un u2-masz-sze-ru im-lu-u2 _edin_ | their assignments they released, the flood of the steppe |
| 155' | u2-ter-ma a?-szar? pi-qit-ti-szu2-un | he returned and to the place of their assignment |
| 156' | ina masz-kan2-i-szu2-un ul-zi-is-su-nu-ti | I made them sit on their throne. |
| 157' | {kur}mu-s,ur u {kur}ku-u-si sza2 _ad_ ba-nu-u-a | the land Muṣur and the land Kusi of the father who had engendered me |
| 158' | ik?-szu-du a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat | I grasped (them) in order to become old. |
| 159' | _en-nun-mesz_-szu2 _ugu_ sza2 u4-me pa-ni u2-dan-nin | his guards over those days he strengthened |
| 160' | u2-rak-ki-sa rik-se-szu2 | he bound his bond. |
| 161' | it-ti hu-ub-ti ma?-a'?-di szal-la-ti ka-bit-ti pa-an _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-ter-ra-am-ma | I returned to my yoke with a large booty (and) heavy booty, and |
| 162' | szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I returned safely to Assyria. |
| 163' | _egir_-nu {disz}ni-ku-u2 {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri {disz}pa-aq-ru-ru | Afterwards, Nikû, Lugallu-dari, Paqruru, |
| 164' | ina a-de-ia ih-t,u-u la is,-s,u-ru ma-mit _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | They have violated my treaty and have not kept the oath of the great gods alive. |
| 165' | t,a-ab-ti im-szu-ma? lib3-ba-szu2-nu ik-pu-ud le-mut-tu2 | (As for) the one who removes my good deeds and destroys their evil heart, |
| 166' | da-bab sur-ra-a-ti id-bu-bu-ma | slanderers spoke, and |
| 167' | mi3-lik la ku-sziri4 im-li-ku ra-man-szu2-un | (Sum) The one who does not obey ... (Akk) They who do not obey, they are bound. |
| 168' | um-ma {disz}tar-qu-u ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}mu-s,ur | Thus (says) Tarqû from Egypt: |
| 169' | i-na-sah-u2-ma at-tu-ni a-sza2-ba-ni mi3-i-nu | “You, what are you to me to dwell in? |
| 170' | e-li {disz}tar-qu-u _man_ {kur}ku-u-si | above Tarqû, king of Kush |
| 171' | a-na sza2-kan a-de-e u sa-li-me | for the establishing of treaty and peace |
| 172' | u2-ma-'e-e-ru {lu2}rak-be2-szu2-un | They have slain their reed workers. |
| 173' | um-ma su-lum-mu-u ina bi-ri-ni lisz-sza2-kin-ma | Thus (speaks) Sulummû: Let him establish peace between us. |
| 174' | ni-in-dag-ga-ru a-ha-mesz | They are mutually responsible. |
| 175' | _kur_ a-he-en-na-a ni-zu-uz-ma | we divided the land equally, and |
| 176' | 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, |
| 177' | a-na _erin2-hi-a kur_ asz-szur{ki} e-muq _en_-ti-ia sza2 na-kas _zi_-tim | to the troops of Assyria, the army of my lordship, who the rations of life |
| 178' | isz-te-ne2-'u-u2 a-mat _hul_-tim | he constantly seeks out evil words |
| 179' | {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia a-ma-a-ti an-na-a-ti isz-mu-u-ma | The eunuchs of mine heard these words and |
| 180' | {lu2}rak-be2-szu2-un a-di szip-ra-ti-szu2-un | “[their] reed-workers, together with their work assignments, |
| 181' | is,-ba-tu-nim-ma e-mu-ru ep-szet sur-ra-a-ti-szu2-un | They grasped me and saw the deeds of their distress. |
| 182' | {disz}ni-ku-u {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri is,-ba-tu-ma | Nikû and Lugallu-dari seized and |
| 183' | ina bi-re-ti _an-bar_ u isz-qa-ti _an-bar_ u2-tam-me-hu _szu-min_ u _giri3-min_ | In the midst of iron and iron troughs, they struck iron, hands and feet. |
| 184' | ma-mit an-szar2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ ik-szu-us-su-nu-ti-ma | the curse of Anšar, the king of the gods, bound them, and |
| 185' | sza ih-t,u-u2 ina a-de-e _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | who by the treaty of the great gods |
| 186' | t,a-ab-ti qa-tusz-szu2-un u2-ba-'i-i-ma | he brought good fortune into their hands, and |
| 187' | sza e-pu-us-su-nu-ti du-un-qu | (As to) what I did to them, it was good. |
| 188' | u3 _ug3-mesz_ {iri}sa-a-a {iri}bi-in-t,i-t,i | and the people of the cities Sāyu (and) Ninṭiṭu |
| 189' | {iri}s,i-i'-nu ma-la it-ti-szu2-nu isz-szak-nu | The city Ṣi'inu, as much as was placed with them, |
| 190' | ik-pu-du le-mut-tu2 _tur_ u _gal_ ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ u2-szam-qi2-tu | They plotted evil, small and great, with weapons they made fall. |
| 191' | e-du a-me-lu la e-zi-bu ina lib3-bi | (As for) the one who does not leave (his) house, |
| 192' | _adda-mesz_-szu2-nu e-lu-lu ina {gesz}ga-szi-szi | their addānu-offerings, with a threshing floor |
| 193' | _kusz-mesz_-szu2-nu isz-hu-t,u u2-hal-li-pu _bad3 iri_ | their skins they cut off and destroyed the walls of the city |
| 194' | {disz}ni-ku-u {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri bal-t,u-us-su-un | Nikû (and) Lugallu-dari are alive. |
| 195' | a-na {iri}nina a-di mah-ri-ia ub-lu-u-ni | to Nineveh, before me, brought. |
| 196' | {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri sza? _mun?_ la is,-s,u-ru ih-t,u-u [...] | Lugallu-dari, who did not keep watch over the salt, sinned |
| 197' | ina ki-li a-szar s,i-bit-ti da?-ri?-i? na?-di [...] | On the throne, the place of the eternal sign |
| 198' | a-na {disz}ni-ku-u re-e-mu ar-szi-ma u2-bal-lit, nap-szat-su | I prayed mercifully to Nikû and he restored his life. |
| 199' | a-de-e _ugu_ sza2 mah-ri ut-tir-ma it-ti-szu2 asz2-kun | I changed the treaty before me and imposed it upon him. |
| 200' | lu-bul-tu bir-me u2-lab-bi-is-su | I adorned him with multi-colored clothing. |
| 201' | al-lu _ku3-sig17_ si-mat _lugal_-ti-szu2 asz2-kun-szu2 | I adorned him with gold, the emblem of his royal majesty. |
| 202' | _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ u2-rak-ki-sa rit-ti-szu2 | a gold bracelet I tied to his hand |
| 203' | _gir2_ szib-bi sza2 ih-zu-szu2 _ku3-sig17_ | a šibbi knife with gold rivets, |
| 204' | ni-bit _mu_-ia ina muh-hi asz2-t,ur-ma a-din-szu2 | I wrote my own name upon it and gave it to him. |
| 205' | ina tukul-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | With the support of (the god) Ashur and the goddess Ishtar, I secured my handiwork. |
| 206' | _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ ni-siq-ti _na4-mesz_ | silver, gold, precious stones |
| 207' | _nig2-szu e2-gal_-szu2 ma-la ba-szu-u2 | the property of his palace as much as there is |
| 208' | lu-bul-ti bir-me _gada-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | multi-colored clothing, linen garments, large horses, |
| 209' | _ug3-mesz_ zik2-ru u3 sin-nisz | the people, oaths, and sins |
| 210' | 2(disz) tim-me _mah-mesz_ pi-ti-iq za-ha-le-e eb-bi | 2 timmaḫ-measures of fine zahalû-flour |
| 211' | sza 2(disz) _lim_ 5(disz) _me gun ki-la2_-szu2-nu | of 2500 talents their weight |
| 212' | man-za-az _ka2_ e2-kur ul-tu man-zal-ti-szu2-nu as-suh-ma | I removed the gate of Ekur from their positions and |
| 213' | al-qa-a a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I took to Assyria. |
| 214' | szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu ina la mi3-ni asz2-lu-la | I carried off large booty without anything. |
| 215' | ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ni-i' | from Nineveh |
| 216' | e-li {kur}mu-s,ur u3 {kur}ku-u-si | over Egypt and Kush |
| 217' | _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia u2-szam-ri-ir-ma asz2-ta-kan li-i-tu2 | I made my weapons greater and placed (them) in my hands. |
| 218' | it-ti _szu-min_ ma-li-ti szal-mesz a-tu-ra | with a large hand I returned. |
| 219' | a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, my city of lordship |
| 220' | ina szal-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri | On my second campaign, against Baʾi, king of the land Tyre, |
| 221' | a-szib _muru2_ tam-tim lu-u al-lik | who dwells in the foothills of the sea I marched. |
| 222' | asz2-szu2 a-mat _lugal_-u-ti-ia la is,-s,u-ru | Because they did not keep the word of my royal majesty, |
| 223' | la isz-mu-u2 zi-kir _nundum_-ia | did not hear the mention of my name |
| 224' | {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ e-li-szu2 u2-rak-kis | The city Ḫalṣu imposed upon him. |
| 225' | a-na la a-s,e-e _ug3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin ma-s,ar-tusz | in order not to escape his people I strengthened his guard. |
| 226' | ina tam-tim u na-ba-li ger-re-e-ti-szu2 | In the sea and the netherworld, his campaigns |
| 227' | u2-s,ab-bit a-lak-ta-szu2 ap-ru-us | (Sum) He seized his army (Akk) I captured his army |
| 228' | _a-mesz_ u3 te-'u-u2-tu ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2-nu | water and tēʾûtu-offerings, life of their lives |
| 229' | a-na pi-i-szu2-nu u2-sza2-qi2-ir | I made (them) pay attention to their mouths. |
| 230' | ina me-se-ri dan-ni sza2 la na-par-szu-di e-si-ir-szu2-nu-ti | In a mighty battle, which cannot be undone, I struck them down. |
| 231' | nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2-kar-ri | I cut off their lives (and) smashed (them). |
| 232' | a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-szak-ni-is-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down to my yoke. |
| 233' | _dumu-munus_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u3 _dumu-munus szesz-mesz_-szu2 | his own daughter and his brothers |
| 234' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u2-ti | for the work of the harem manageress |
| 235' | u2-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia | he brought before me. |
| 236' | _dumu_-szu2 sza2 ma-ti-ma ti-amtu la e-bi-ra | his son, who at any time had not crossed the Sea |
| 237' | isz-sza2-a a-na e-pesz _ARAD_-ti-ia | to do my servant |
| 238' | _dumu-munus_-su u _dumu-munus szesz-mesz_-szu2 | his daughter and his brothers |
| 239' | it-ti ter-ha-ti ma-a'-as-si am-hur-szu2 | I received from him a large amount of terḫatu-beer. |
| 240' | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 241' | _dumu_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u2-ter-ma? a?-din?-szu2 | son of his own free will I returned and gave to him. |
| 242' | {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ sza2 _ugu_ {disz}ba-'a-li _lugal_ {kur}s,ur-ri | The forts which are incumbent on Baʾalu, king of the land Tyre. |
| 243' | u2-rak-ki-su ap-t,ur | I sealed it (and) deposited it (therein). |
| 244' | ina tam-tim u na-ba-li ger-re-ti-szu2 | In the sea and the netherworld, his campaign |
| 245' | ma-la u2-s,ab-bi-tu ap-ti | As much as I captured, I opened the window. |
| 246' | ma-da-at-ta-szu2 ka-bit-tu2 am-hur-szu2 | I received his substantial payment. |
| 247' | pa-an _{gesz}szudun_-ia u2-ter-ram-ma szal-mesz a-tu-ra a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | I returned before my yoke and I returned safely to Nineveh, my capital city. |
| 248' | ma-al-ki _muru2_ tam-tim | the canal of the sea |
| 249' | u _lugal-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti szad-de-e sza2-qu-ti | and kings who dwell in lofty abodes |
| 250' | da-na-an ep-sze-ti-ia an-na-a-ti | These are the consequences of my deeds. |
| 251' | _dumu-munus-mesz_ s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2-nu | the daughters of their own free will |
| 252' | it-ti nu-dun-ne2-e ma-a'-di u3 ter-ha-ti ma-a'-as-si | There is a lot of sulphur and bitumen. |
| 253' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u2-ti | for the work of the harem manageress |
| 254' | 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. |
| 255' | e-li {disz}mu-gal-li _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gal-mesz_ | above Mugalli the great horses |
| 256' | ma-da-at-tu2 szat-ti-szam-ma u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2 | the payment of the yearly tribute I established for him. |
| 257' | ul-tu {disz}ia-ki-in-lu-u _lugal_ {kur}ar-u2-a-da | From Yakin-Lû, king of Aruba, |
| 258' | il-li-ku a-na szim-ti | went to the fate |
| 259' | {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al | Azi-Baʾ, Abi-Babaʾ (and) Adunī-Bazaʾ. |
| 260' | _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 |
| 261' | ul-tu _muru2_ tam-tim e-lu-nim-ma | from the seashore upstream |
| 262' | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu il-lik-u2-nim-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia | with their large audience gift they went and smashed my feet. |
| 263' | {disz}a-zi-ba-a'-al ha-disz ap-pa-lis-ma | Azibaʾ, gladly |
| 264' | a-na _lugal_-u2-ti {kur}ar-u2-a-da asz2-kun | to the kingship of Aruad I established. |
| 265' | {disz}a-bi-ba-a'-al {disz}a-du-ni-ba-a'-al lu-bul-tu bir-me u2-lab-bisz-ma | I had Abī-Baʾ and Aduni-Babaʾ carry multi-colored clothing and |
| 266' | _har-mesz ku3-sig17_ asz2-kun ina mah-ri-ia ul-zis-su-nu-ti | I set up gold rings. In my presence I made them bow down. |
| 267' | {disz}gu-ug-gu _lugal_ lu-ud-di | Guggu the king should know. |
| 268' | na-gu-u2 sza2 ne2-ber-ti _a-ab-ba_ asz2-ru ru-u2-qu | the nagû-priestess of the ziggurat of the sea, the exalted one, |
| 269' | sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la isz-mu-u2 zi-kir _mu_-szu2 | of the kings, my ancestors, did not hear the mention of his name |
| 270' | ni-bit _lugal_-ti-ia ina _masz2-ge6_ | my royal majesty in a dream |
| 271' | u2-szab-ri-szu2-ma an-szar2 _dingir_ ba-nu-u-a | Ashur, the god who created me, |
| 272' | u4-mu _masz2-ge6_ an-ni-tu e-mu-ru | The day of this dream they saw |
| 273' | {lu2}rak-bu-szu2 isz-pu-ra ana sza2-'a-al szul-mi3-ia | The reed worker wrote to me to inquire about my well-being. |
| 274' | {lu2}gi-mir-a-a _{lu2}kur2_ ek-s,u | the Cimmerians, the hostile enemy, |
| 275' | sza la ip-tal-la-hu _ad-mesz_-ia | who did not fear my fathers |
| 276' | u3 ia-a-ti la is,-ba-tu2 _giri3-min lugal_-ti-ia | and to me they have not grasped the feet of my kingship |
| 277' | ina tukul-ti an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) _en?-mesz_-ia | With the support of (the god) Aššar and the goddess Ishtar, my lords, |
| 278' | ina {gesz}s,i-is,-s,i szat qa-ti {gesz}szi-ga-ri | With a bolt of a šigāru-wood, |
| 279' | u2-tam-me-eh-ma it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-ti | [I sa]id: “[With] his [big] audience gift |
| 280' | u2-sze-bi-la a-di mah-ri-ia | I have sent (them) before me. |
| 281' | ina 4(disz)-e ger-ri-ia a-na {iri}qir-bit2 | In my fourth campaign to Qirbit |
| 282' | sza2 qe2-reb {iri}ha-re-e-ha-as-ta lu al-lik | I marched to the city Ḫarehašta. |
| 283' | sza {disz}ta-an-da _{lu2}en-iri_-szu2-nu | of Tanda, their city-lord |
| 284' | a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la ik-nu-szu2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_ | to the kings, my ancestors, they did not grant him. To the throne |
| 285' | u3 _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}qir-bit2 | and the people living in Qirbit |
| 286' | [...] _pap?_ x | ... total? ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 287' | [...] a-di a-di?-ni? la al-la-ku | ... until now I did not go |
| 288' | [...] {disz}ah-sze-e-ri _man_ {kur}man-na-a-a | ... king of the land Mannea, ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 289' | [...] as,-ba?-ta har-ra-nu | ... I seized, the road(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 290' | [...] _ad-mesz_-ia la-a kit-nu-szu2 | ... my fathers did not trust him. |
| 291' | [...] da-s,a-a-ti | ... of the daises(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 292' | [...] x {iri}limmu2-dingir | ... Limmu-dingir(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 293' | [...] x iq-ba-a | ... he said(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 294' | [...] aq?-bi-ma | ... I said(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 295' | [...] x sza {kur}man-na-a-a | ... of Mannea(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 296' | [...] x _me ni_ x? x-nu | |
| 297' | [...] x a-ha-mesz | ... each other(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 298' | [...] at-ta-'i-id-ma | ... I searched, and(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 299' | ad-ke _erin2-mesz me3_-ia | the father of my troops |
| 300' | a-na ka-sza2-ad {kur}man-na-a-a usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu | I set out on the road to conquer the land Mannea. |
| 301' | al-lik-ma qe2-reb {iri}bad3-asz-szur | I marched and was inside the city Dūr-Ašş[r]. |
| 302' | usz-man-nu ad-di-ma asz2-kun ka-ra-szi | I laid the foundations and erected a stele for her. |
| 303' | {disz}ah-sze-e-ri a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | Ḫašeri heard about my campaign and |
| 304' | u2-ma-'e-e-ra um-man-szu2 | (Sum) The king, my lord, ... (Akk) I am the king of kings, his master |
| 305' | ina szat mu-szi ina szi-pir ni-kil-ti | During the night, by the craft of the cult actor, |
| 306' | a-na e-pesz _me3_ it-bu-u-ni | to do battle he committed. |
| 307' | a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia | to the aid of my troops |
| 308' | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia it-ti-szu2-un im-da-ha-s,u | my troops fought with them, |
| 309' | isz-ku-nu _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un | they placed, their defeat |
| 310' | ma-lak 3(disz) _danna a-sza3_ szal-ma-a-te-szu2-nu | for the journey of 3 Nanna of their clean field |
| 311' | u2-mal-li _edin_ rap-szu2 | I filled. The wide steppe |
| 312' | a-na {iri}at-ra-a-na _iri_ tukul-ti-szu2 | to Atrana, his city of support |
| 313' | in-na-bit e-hu-uz mar-qi2-tu | (Sum) He escaped, he became frightened (Akk) He was seized, I became terrified |
| 314' | {iri}i-zir-tu {iri}ur-me-ia-te {iri}uz-bi-a | The cities Izirtu, Urmeyate, (and) Ubiya. |
| 315' | _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 al-me | I surrounded his fortified cities. |
| 316' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu | the people living in those cities |
| 317' | e-si-ir-ma nap-szat-su-nu u2-si-iq u2-kar-ri | “I cut off their lives, I destroyed (and) devastated (them), |
| 318' | na-gu-u szu-a-tu ak-szu-ud ap-pul aq-qur | I conquered, devastated, (and) burned that district. |
| 319' | ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu ma-lak 1(u) u4-me 5(disz) u4-me u2-szah-rib-ma | I prayed to Gešbar: “I shall go 10 days and 5 days, and |
| 320' | sza2-qu-um-ma-tu2 at-bu-uk | (Sum) I am a šaqummatu-priestess, I am an ecstatic(?). (Akk) I have been smitten, I have bewitched. |
| 321' | ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia _iri-mesz_-ni sza2 li-me-et {iri}pad-di-ri | In the course of my campaign, I captured the cities in the environs of Paddira. |
| 322' | sza ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad-mesz_-ia | which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, |
| 323' | {kur}man-na-a-a e-ki-mu a-na ra-ma-ni-szu2-nu u2-ter-ru | [The Mannean(s)] turned hostile to each other. |
| 324' | ak-szu-ud ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 | I conquered (and) burned with fire. I carried off their booty. |
| 325' | _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ter-ra | I returned those cities to Assyria. |
| 326' | na-gu-u sza {iri}ar-si-ia-ni-isz sza bi-rit {iri}a-za-qa-na-ni | The district of Arsiyaniš, which is between Azaqanani. |
| 327' | sza {kur}ha-ar-si sza2-di-i | of the land Ḫarsi. |
| 328' | sza _sag_ {kur}ku-mu-ur-da-a-a sza qe2-reb {kur}man-na-a-a | of the head of the Kummūrdaeans, who are in Mannea. |
| 329' | as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I planted (and) burned with fire. |
| 330' | {disz}ra-a-a-di-sza2-di-i _{lu2}gal hal-s,u_-szu2-nu | Rādi-šadî, their commander-in-chief, |
| 331' | a-duk asz2-lu-la szal-lat-su | I killed (and) carried off his booty. |
| 332' | na-gu-u sza {iri}e-ri-is-te-ia-na ak-szu-ud | I conquered the district of the city Eristiana. |
| 333' | _iri-mesz_-szu2 as-pu-un ina {d}gesz-bar? aq-mu asz2-lu-la szal-la-su | I destroyed his cities (and) burned with fire his booty. |
| 334' | ina ti-ib _me3_-ia na-gu-szu2 u2-szah-rib | in the midst of my battle, his foe, he caused to flee. |
| 335' | u2-s,a-ah-hi-ir nap-har _kur_-szu2 | he captured all of his land. |
| 336' | it-ti hu-ub-ti ma-a'-di szal-la-ti ka-bit-ti | With a large booty, heavy booty |
| 337' | szal-mesz a-tu-ra ak-bu-sa mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I returned (and) surveyed the territory of Assyria. |
| 338' | {iri}bi-ru-a {iri}lugal-iq-bi {iri}gu-si-ne2-e | the cities Birua, Lugaliqbi, Gusinê, |
| 339' | _iri-mesz_ mah-ru-u-ti sza mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | The former cities in the district of Assyria |
| 340' | sza ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia e-ki-mu {kur}man-na-a-a | who in the time of the kings, my ancestors, had conquered the land Mannea, |
| 341' | da-ad2-me sza2-a-tu-nu ak-szu-ud | I conquered those lands. |
| 342' | {kur}man-na-a-a ul-tu lib3-bi as-suh | I removed the Mannean(s) from there. |
| 343' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ {gesz}til-li u2-nu-ut _me3_-szu2-nu | horses (and) chariots, their corpses |
| 344' | asz2-lu-la a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off to Assyria. |
| 345' | _iri-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat | I took those cities away as booty. |
| 346' | u2-ter-ra a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | he returned to the territory of Assyria. |
| 347' | {disz}ah-sze-e-ri la pa-lih _en_-ti-ia | Hašeri, who does not fear my lordly majesty, |
| 348' | an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) im-nu-szu2 i-na _szu-min ARAD-mesz_-szu2 | the god Aššar (and) the goddess Ishtar, his servants, |
| 349' | _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 si-hu _ugu_-szu2 u2-szab-szu2-u | the people of his land sinned against him, |
| 350' | ina _sila iri_-szu2 | in the street of his city |
| 351' | id-du-u _adda_-szu | he gave, his son |
| 352' | _egir_-nu {disz}u2-al-li-i _dumu_-szu2 | afterwards, Uallî, his son, |
| 353' | u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 | sat on his throne. |
| 354' | da-na-an an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag | The deities Anšar, Sîn, Šamaš, Enlil and Nabu |
| 355' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 limmu2-dingir{ki} | of Ištar of Nineveh, of Elam |
| 356' | {d}masz {d}nusku {d}u-gur _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | Ninurta, Nusku, Nergal, the great gods, |
| 357' | _en-mesz_-ia e-mur-ma ik-nu-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | my lords saw and sealed, to my yoke |
| 358' | asz2-szu2 ba-lat, _zi_-ti3-szu2 up-na-a-szu2 ip-ta-a | because he opened his eyes to save his life, |
| 359' | u2-s,al-la-a _en_-u2-ti | my lordly abode |
| 360' | {disz}e-ri-si-in-ni _dumu usz_-ti-szu2 a-na nina{ki} | Erisinni son of Ušti to Nineveh |
| 361' | isz-pur-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-qa _giri3-min_-ia | sent to me, and he made my feet fall. |
| 362' | re-e-mu ar-szi-szu2 _{lu2}a kin_-ia sza2 szul-me | My messenger, who is well, has prayed to me: |
| 363' | u2-ma-'e-er _edin_-usz-szu2 | he brought down his steppe |
| 364' | _dumu-munus_-su s,i-it lib3-bi-szu2 u2-sze-bi-la | his daughter, his own offspring, I sent. |
| 365' | a-na e-pesz _{munus}agrig_-u-ti | for the work of the harem manageress |
| 366' | ma-da-at-ta-szu2 mah-ri-tu2 sza ina ter-s,i _lugal-mesz_ | his earlier payments, which in the reign of the kings |
| 367' | _ad-mesz_-ia u2-szab-t,i-lu isz-szu-u-ni a-di mah-ri-ia | my fathers seized and brought before me |
| 368' | 3(u) _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ugu_ ma-da-at-ti-szu2 | 30 horses for his tribute |
| 369' | mah-ri-ti u2-rad-di-ma e-mi3-is-su | I reorganized the previous one and made its foundations firm. |
| 370' | ina u4-me-szu2 {disz}bi-ri-is-ha-at-ri _{lu2}en-iri_ sza mad-a-a | At that time, Bīriš-ḫatti, the governor of Madāya, |
| 371' | {disz}sar-a-ti {disz}pa-ri-hi | Sarmati (and) Parihi |
| 372' | 2(disz) _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ga-a-gi _{lu2}en-iri_ {kur}sa-hi | 2 sons of Gagi, the governor of Saḫu |
| 373' | sza is,-lu-u _{gesz}szudun_ be-lu-ti-ia | who grasped my lordly yoke, |
| 374' | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu dan-nu-ti ak-szu-ud asz2-lu-la szal-lat-sun2 | I conquered their fortified cities (and) carried off their booty. |
| 375' | sza2-a-szu2-nu bal-t,u-us-su-nu ina _szu-min_ as,-bat | I seized those who were alive therein. |
| 376' | u2-bi-la a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | to Nineveh, the city of my lordship |
| 377' | {disz}an-da-ri-a {lu2}tur-ta-an? {kur}ur-ar-t,i | Andariya, the commander-in-chief of Urarṭu, |
| 378' | sza a-na ka-sza2-ad {kur}up-pu-um-me u3 {iri}kul-li-im-me-ri | who to conquer the lands Uppummu and Kullimmeri |
| 379' | ir-da-a il-li-ka qe2-reb mu-szi-ti | He came, he came inside the night. |
| 380' | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti {iri}kul-li-im-me-ri | the people living in Kullimmeri |
| 381' | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 382' | ina szat mu-szi di-ik-ta-szu2 ma-a'-as-su | During the night, his sins are numerous. |
| 383' | i-du-ku la iz-zi-bu a-a-um-ma | They killed, but did not stand. Whoever |
| 384' | _sag-du_ {disz}an-da-ri-a ik-ki-su-nim-ma | the head of Andarīya bound them, and |
| 385' | a-na nina{ki} i-na mah-ri-ia u2-bil-u-ni | he brought to Nineveh before me. |
| 386' | ina 6(disz)-szi ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} lu-u al-lik | In my sixth campaign, I marched against Urtaku, the king of the land Elam. |
| 387' | sza _mun ad du3_-ia la ha-as-su la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-ti | who with the blood of my father who had engendered me did not fear him, did not watch over the dead, |
| 388' | ul-tu ina {kur}elam-ma{ki} su-un-qu isz-ku-nu | From the land Elam, abundance was established. |
| 389' | ib-ba-szu2-u2 ne2-eb?-re-tu | he created, the sanctuaries |
| 390' | {d}nisaba ba-lat, _zi_-tim _ug3-mesz_ | Nisaba, life of the people, |
| 391' | u2-sze-bil-szu-ma as,-bat _szu-min_-su | I sent him and took his hands. |
| 392' | _ug3-mesz_-szu2 sza la-pa-an su-un-qi2 | (and) his people, who without supplication |
| 393' | in-nab-tu-nim-ma u2-szi-bu qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | they captured me and settled in Assyria. |
| 394' | a-di zu-un-nu ina _kur_-szu2 iz-nu-nu | until they died in his land |
| 395' | ib-ba-szu-u2 e-bu-ru | “If he dies or flees, |
| 396' | _ug3-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza ina _kur_-ia | those people who are in my land |
| 397' | ib-lu-t,u u2-sze-bil-szu2-ma | he revived, sent him, and |
| 398' | {lu2}e-la-mu-u2 sza2 ti-bu-us-su | The Elamite, whose attack |
| 399' | it-ti lib3-bi-ia la da-ab-ba-ku | I am not hostile to my heart. |
| 400' | la ha-as-sa-ku s,e-let-su | I am not afraid of his sheep. |
| 401' | {disz}en-ba-sza2 {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a {disz}{d}ag-mu-uru4-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na_ | Bel-baša of Gambulu, Nabû-mušēzib the šandabakku |
| 402' | _ARAD-mesz_ da-gil2 pa-ni-ia | servants of Dagil before me |
| 403' | {disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3 {lu2}szu-ut _sag_ sza {disz}ur-ta-ki | Marduk-šuma-ibni, the eunuch of Urtaku |
| 404' | sza it-ti-szu2-nu isz-ku-nu pi-i-szu2 | who with them set his mouth, |
| 405' | a-na mit-hu-s,i _kur eme-gi7_ u _kur_ uri{ki} | against the land of Sumer and Akkad |
| 406' | ina pi-ir-s,a-a-ti id-ku-u-ni {disz}ur-ta-ku _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | By means of extispicies, Urtaku, the king of the land Elam |
| 407' | {disz}ur-ta-ku sza la ag-ru-szu2 qa-bal-szu2 id-ka-a | Urtaku, who did not abandon him, brought his army. |
| 408' | a-na {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 ur-ri-ha ta-ha-zu | to Kar-Duniaš, your rival. |
| 409' | asz2-szu2 ti-bu-ut {lu2}e-la-me-e | Because of the oath of the Elamite |
| 410' | _{lu2}a kin_ a-na nina{ki} il-lik-am-ma | a messenger came to Nineveh, and |
| 411' | iq-ba-a ia-a-ti a-ma-ti sza2-a-ti-na sza ti-bu-ut | “He said to me, these words of ours are that of battle. |
| 412' | {disz}ur-ta-ki ul asz2-du-ud ina lib3-bi-ia | I did not abandon Urtaku in my heart. |
| 413' | szu-ut _{lu2}edin-mesz_-szu2 sza2 su-lum-me-e | belonging to his servants of Sulummê |
| 414' | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ina mah-ri-ia | He keeps sending (word) before me. |
| 415' | a-na a-mar _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | to the king of Elam |
| 416' | _{lu2}a kin_-ia u2-ma-'e-er ha-an-t,isz | my messenger quickly |
| 417' | il-lik i-tu-ram-ma a-ma-a-ti ka-a-a-ma-na-a-ti | He went and repeated the word(s) of the constants. |
| 418' | u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-ti | he made me prosper. |
| 419' | um-ma {lu2}e-la-mu-u2 _gin7_ ti-bu-ut _buru5-hi-a_ | Thus (says) the Elamite: “As for the flooding of the farmers, |
| 420' | ka-tim _kur_ uri{ki} ka-li-sza2 | the whole land of Akkad, all of it |
| 421' | s,e-er babila2{ki} usz-man-nu sza2-kin-ma na-di ma-dak-tu2 | I set up a fortress in Babylon, and I surrounded (it) with a moat. |
| 422' | a-na na-ra-ru-ti {d}en u {d}ag _en-mesz_-ia | For the greatness of the gods Bel and Nabû, my lords, |
| 423' | sza ap-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su-un | who fear their gods, |
| 424' | _erin2-mesz me3_-ia ad-ke-e-ma as,-ba-ta har-ra-nu | I killed my troops and took to the road. |
| 425' | a-lak ger-ri-ia isz-me-ma | He heard about my march and |
| 426' | hat-tu is-hup-szu2-ma i-tur a-na _kur_-szu2 | Hattu struck him and fled to his land. |
| 427' | _egir_-szu2 as,-bat a-bi-ik-ta-szu2 asz2-kun | I took after him, I imposed upon him his punishment. |
| 428' | at,-ru-us-su a-di mi-s,ir _kur_-szu2 | I captured him, together with the border of his land. |
| 429' | {disz}ur-ta-ku _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza la is,-s,u-ru ib-ru-ti | Urtaku, king of the land Elam, who had not kept watch over the flood, |
| 430' | ina u4-me la szim-ti-szu2 mu-u2-tu2 u2-gar-ru-u | (Sum) On a day that is not his fate, he will put an end to life (Akk) On an unfavorable day, they will make a death penalty |
| 431' | ina ta-ne2-hi iq-tu-u2 i-zu-bu | They said in wailing: “They will die. |
| 432' | ina qaq-qar ba-la-t,i _giri3-min_-szu2 ul isz-kun | on the land of the life of his feet he did not place, |
| 433' | ina _mu-an-na_-szu2 na-pisz-ta-szu2 iq-ti il-lik nam-mu-szi-szu2 | in his year of his life he died, and his life |
| 434' | {disz}en-ba-sza2 {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a | Bēl-baša of Gambulu, |
| 435' | sza is,-lu-u _{gesz}szudun_ be-lu-ti-ia | who grasped my lordly yoke, |
| 436' | ina ni-szik _pesz2_ isz-ta-kan na-pisz-tu2 | by means of a ritual procedure he established life. |
| 437' | {disz}{d}ag-mu-kam-esz _{lu2}gu2-en-na_ la na-s,ir a-de-e | Nabû-mušēzib, the governor, was not responsible for the treaty. |
| 438' | isz-szi a-ga-nu-til-la-a _a-mesz_ ma-lu-u2-ti | he brought to an end water of abundance. |
| 439' | {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, |
| 440' | sza _hul_-tu2 u2-szak-pi-du a-na {disz}ur-ta-ki | who had made evil manifest, to Urtaku |
| 441' | e-mi3-is-su {d}marduk _lugal dingir-mesz_ sze-er-ta-szu2 _gal_-tu | Marduk, king of the gods, his great majesty |
| 442' | ina 1(disz)-et _mu-an-na_ me2-eh-ret a-ha-mesz isz-ku-nu na-pisz-tu2 | For one year, each of them had taken a copy. |
| 443' | lib3-bi an-szar2 ag-gu ul i-nu-uh-szu2-nu-ti | The heart of Anšar did not calm them. |
| 444' | ul ip-szah-szu2-nu-ti ka-bat-ti {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni | The anger of the goddess Ištar, who has pacified me, will not approach them. |
| 445' | _bala_-e _lugal_-ti-szu2 isz-ki-pu | the reign of his kingship they cut off |
| 446' | be-lut {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2-szal-qu-u sza2-nam-ma | they have made the lordship of the land Elam pass by; another |
| 447' | _egir_ {disz}te-um-man tam-szil _gal5-la2_ | After Teumman, a replica of the galla-demon |
| 448' | u2-szib ina _{gesz}gu-za_ {disz}ur-ta-ki | on the throne of Urtaku |
| 449' | a-na da-a-ki _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki | to kill the sons of Urtaku |
| 450' | u3 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-a-sze | and the sons of Ummanalda |
| 451' | _szesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki isz-te-ne2-'a-a _munus-hul_ | brother of Urtaku, he has heard of evil. |
| 452' | {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 | Ummanigaš, Ummanappa, Tammarītu, |
| 453' | _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 454' | {disz}ku-dur2-ru {disz}pa-ru-u2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-a-sze | Kudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanalda |
| 455' | _lugal_ a-lik pa-ni {disz}ur-ta-ki | the king who goes before Urtaku |
| 456' | u3 1(gesz2) _numun lugal_ ina la mi3-ni _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan_ | and 60 royal offspring without number, the spearmen |
| 457' | _dumu-mesz_ ba-ne2-e sza {kur}elam-ma{ki} | sons born in the land Elam |
| 458' | sza2 la-pa-an da-a-ki {disz}te-um-man in-nab-tu-nim-ma | which Teumman had taken away from the dike, and |
| 459' | is,-ba-tu _giri3-min-mesz lugal_-ti-ia | seized the feet of my royal majesty |
| 460' | ina 7(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _ugu_ {disz}te-um-man | In my seventh campaign against Teumman |
| 461' | _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} lu-u al-lik | I marched to the land Elam. |
| 462' | sza _ugu_ {disz}um-man-i-gasz {disz}um-man-ap-pa | which against Ummanigaš (and) Ummanappa |
| 463' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu2 _dumu-mesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Tammarītu, sons of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 464' | {disz}ku-dur2-ru {disz}pa-ru-u _dumu-mesz_ {disz}um-man-al-da-a-sze | Kudurru and Parû, sons of Ummanalda |
| 465' | _szesz_ {disz}ur-ta-ki _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | brother of Urtaku, king of the land Elam. |
| 466' | _{lu2}edin-mesz_-szu2 isz-ta-nap-pa-ra a-na sze-bu-li | his servants he kept sending to gather |
| 467' | _ug3-mesz_ sza2-a-tu-nu sza2 in-nab-tu-nim-ma | those people who were captured, and |
| 468' | is,-ba-tu _giri3-min_-ia sze-bul-szu2-nu ul aq-bi-szu2 | they grasped my feet, I did not tell him their orders. |
| 469' | ina muh-hi me-re-eh-e-ti | On account of the extispicy |
| 470' | ina _szu-min_ {disz}um-ba-da-ra-a u3 {disz}{d}ag-saga-iq | from the hands of Umbadarâ and Nabu-sagāq |
| 471' | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ar-hi-szam | constantly sends (word): |
| 472' | 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. |
| 473' | um-ma ul u2-masz-szar a-di al-la-ku | “I will not abandon it until I go’ |
| 474' | it-ti-szu2 ep-pu-szu2 mit-hu-s,u-tu2 | They do battle with him. |
| 475' | _ugu_ a-ma-a-ti an-na-a-ti | Concerning these words |
| 476' | sza {disz}te-um-man iq-bu-u2 | which Teumman said |
| 477' | u2-sza2-an-nu-u-ni t,e3-e-mu | They gave me orders. |
| 478' | at-kil a-na an-szar2 {d}sin {d}utu {d}en u {d}ag | I prayed to Anšar, Sin, Šamaš, Bel and Nabû. |
| 479' | {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 nina{ki} {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir sza2 u2-tak-kil-u-in-ni | Ištar of Nineveh, Issar of Limmu-ilum, who made me submit, |
| 480' | qi2-bit pi-i-szu2 er-hu ul am-gur2 | The command of his mouth is unceasing. |
| 481' | ul a-din-szu2 mun-nab-ti sza2-a-tu-nu | I did not give it to him. Those slaves |
| 482' | {disz}te-um-man le-mut-tu isz-te-ne2-'i-i | Teumman swore an oath. |
| 483' | {d}sin isz-te-ne2-'a-szu2 _geszkim-mesz_ le-mut-ti | Sîn has imposed upon him evil omens, |
| 484' | ina _{iti}szu an-mi_ szat ur-ri _en zalag2_ usz-ta-ni-ih-ma | In Duʾuzu (IV), the eclipse of the morning watch was brightened, and |
| 485' | {d}utu _igi_-szu2-ma ki-ma szu-a-tu-ma kal u4-me usz-ta-ni-ih | Šamaš looked at him and, like that, he sat all day. |
| 486' | a-na qi2-it _bala-mesz_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | in the course of the reigns of Teumman, king of the land Elam |
| 487' | _zah2 kur_-szu2 u2-kal-lim-an-ni | the fugitive of his land showed me, |
| 488' | _gurun esz-bar_-szu2 sza2 la in-nen-nu-u2 | the yield of his decision which cannot be changed |
| 489' | ina u4-me-szu2 mi-ih-ru im-hur-szu2-ma | At that time, a mishap struck him, and |
| 490' | _nundum_-su uk-tam-bil-ma _igi-min_-szu2 is-hur-ma | his nindum he carried off and his eyes he received, and |
| 491' | ga-ba-s,u isz-sza2-kin ina lib3-bi-sza2 | (Sum) It is a flood that rages in its midst (Akk) It has raged inside it |
| 492' | it-ti ep-sze-e-ti an-na-a-ti | With these deeds |
| 493' | sza {d}sin u {d}1(u)-5(disz) e-pu-szu-usz | which Sîn and Ištar did |
| 494' | ul i-ba-asz2 id-ka-a _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | he did not have, but brought his troops |
| 495' | ina _{iti}ne iti_ na-an-mur-ti _mul-pan_ | In Abu (V), the month of the nanmurtu-offering of Jupiter, |
| 496' | i-sin-ni szar-ra-ti ka-bit-ti _dumu-munus_ {d}en-lil2 | the great queen, daughter of the god Enlil, |
| 497' | a-na pa-lah3 _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti | for the protection of her great divinity |
| 498' | asz2-ba-ak ina {iri}limmu2-dingir _iri_ na-ram lib3-bi-sza2 | I settled in Limmu-il, the city beloved of her heart. |
| 499' | asz2-szu2 ti-bu-ut {lu2}e-la-me-e sza2 ba-lu _dingir-mesz_ | Because of the oath of the goddesses without the gods |
| 500' | it-ba-a u2-sza2-an-nu-u-ni t,e3-e-mu | They have given me orders. |
| 501' | um-ma {disz}te-um-man ki-a-am iq-bi | Teumman said thus: |
| 502' | sza {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-sza2-an-nu-u mi-lik t,e3-me-szu2 | (As to) what the god Ištar has made clear, his report |
| 503' | sza iq-bu-u um-ma ul u2-masz-szar a-di al-la-ku | (As to) what they said: "I will not release (them), until I go." |
| 504' | it-ti-szu2 ep-pu-szu2 mit-hu-s,u-tu2 | They do battle with him. |
| 505' | szu-ut me-re-eh-ti an-ni-te | “That which is the reeds of this |
| 506' | sza {disz}te-um-man iq-bu-u | which Teumman said |
| 507' | am-hur sza2-qu-tu2 qa-rit-tu2 {d}isz-tar | I received high-quality emmer from Ištar. |
| 508' | az-zi-iz a-na tar-s,i-sza2 ak-mi3-is sza2-pal-sza2 | I stood at her side, I surrounded her head. |
| 509' | _dingir_-us-sa u2-sap-pa-a il-la-ka di-ma-a-a | her god has sen[t], and he goes, my case |
| 510' | um-ma {d}be-let {iri}limmu2-dingir{ki} | Thus (says) the Lady of Limmu-dingir: |
| 511' | a-na-ku {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| 512' | 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, |
| 513' | a-na ud-du-usz esz-re-e-ti | to renovate the sanctuaries |
| 514' | szul-lum par-s,e-szu2-un na-s,ar pi-risz-te-szu2-un | The well-being of their rites, the guardian of their secrets, |
| 515' | szu-t,u-ub lib3-bi-szu2-un im-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 | (As for) the one who erases their inscriptions, (or) calls his name, |
| 516' | a-na-ku asz2-re-e-ki asz2-te-ne2-'i-i | I have sought you out, I have inquired. |
| 517' | al-li-ka a-na pa-lah _dingir_-ti-ki | I came to revere your divinity. |
| 518' | u3 szul-lum par-s,e-e-ki u3 szu-u2 {disz}te-um-man | and the well-being of your rites, and he, Teumman |
| 519' | _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} la mu-sza2-qir _dingir-mesz_ | king of the land Elam, who does not revere the gods |
| 520' | ku-us,-s,ur ka-li a-na mit-hu-s,i _erin2-hi-a_-ia | to bind all my troops, |
| 521' | um-ma at-ti {d}be-let be-le-e-ti | Thus (says) Bēlet-belīti: |
| 522' | i-lat _muru2_ be-let _me3_ ma-li-kat3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2 | goddess of the city, mistress of battle, daughter of the gods, her fathers, |
| 523' | sza ina ma-har an-szar2 _ad_ ba-ni-ki | who before Ashur, the father who created you, |
| 524' | _munus saga_ taq-bi-i ina ni-isz _igi-min_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ | Good woman, you said. By his holy eyes |
| 525' | ih-szu-ha-an-ni a-na _lugal_-u2-ti | he rejoiced over me to kingship |
| 526' | asz2-szu2 {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Concerning Teumman, king of the land Elam: |
| 527' | sza a-na an-szar2 _lugal dingir-mesz_ | which to Ashur, king of the gods, |
| 528' | _ad_ ba-ni-ki ih-tu-u bil-tu2 | the father who had engendered you, a debt |
| 529' | id-ka-a _erin2-hi-a_-szu2 ik-s,u-ra ta-ha-zu | he brought, his troops he bound, battle |
| 530' | u2-sza2-'a-a-la _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2 a-na a-lak _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | his weapons to go to Assyria |
| 531' | um-ma at-ti qa-rit-ti _dingir-mesz_ | Thus you are the hero of the gods: |
| 532' | _gin7 gun_ ina _muru2_ tam-ha-ri pu-ut,-t,i-ri-szu2-ma | like a weapon in a battle-array release him, and |
| 533' | di-kisz-szu2 me-hu-u2 _im_ lem-nu | his rebellion is a storm, an evil wind |
| 534' | in-he-ia szu-nu-hu-u-ti {d}1(u)-5(disz) isz-me-e-ma | He heard of my exalted strength, the goddess Ishtar, and |
| 535' | 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. |
| 536' | a-na ni-isz _szu-min_-ka sza tasz-sza2-a | for the nišši-offering of your hands that you brought |
| 537' | _igi-min_-ka im-la-a di-im-tu2 ar-ta-szi _arhusz_ | Your eyes are full of tears, awe-inspiring fear, |
| 538' | ina szat mu-szi szu-a-tu sza2 am-hu-ru-szi | During that night, which I received, |
| 539' | 1(disz)-en szab-ru-u u2-tu-ul-ma i-na-at,-t,al _masz2-ge6_ | One šabrû-demon is alive and he keeps watch over the dream. |
| 540' | i-gi-il-ti-ma tab-rit mu-szi | “Igi-iltīma (is) tabrit mu-šû-disease. |
| 541' | sza {d}1(u)-5(disz) u2-szab-ru-u-szu2 u2-sza2-an-na-a ia-a-ti | (As for) the one whom the goddess Ištar had entrusted to me, |
| 542' | um-ma {d}1(u)-5(disz) a-szi-bat {iri}limmu2-dingir e-ru-ba-am-ma | Thus (says) the goddess Ištar, who dwells in Limmu-ilī: I entered and |
| 543' | 1(u) 5(disz) u 2(gesz2) 3(u)_ tul-la-a-ta? isz-pa-a-ti | 15 and 220 tullāta(?) offerings, |
| 544' | tam-ha-at _{gesz}pan_ ina i-di-sza2 | a bow in her hand |
| 545' | szal-pat nam-s,a-ru zaq-tu2 sza2 e-pesz _me3_ | šalpat namṣaru zaqtu of the work of the battle |
| 546' | ma-har-sza2 ta-zi-iz szi-i ki-i _ama_ | she stood before her, she was like a mother |
| 547' | a-lit-ti i-tam-ma-a it-ti-ka | “My sister has sworn (it) with you, |
| 548' | il-si-ka {d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2-qu-ut _dingir-mesz_ i-sza2-kan-ka t,e3-e-mu | The goddess Ishtar, exalted among the gods, will give you orders. |
| 549' | um-ma ta-na-at,-t,a-la a-na e-pesz sza2-asz2-me | “You will keep silent to perform (the rituals)! |
| 550' | a-szar pa-nu-u-a szak-nu te-ba-ku a-na-ku | Wherever I am stationed, I am present. |
| 551' | at-ta ta-qab-bi-szi um-ma a-szar tal-la-ki | You said to her: "Where will you go?" |
| 552' | it-ti-ki lul-lik be-let _gaszan-mesz_ | May I go with you, lady of the ladyships, |
| 553' | szi-i tu-sza2-an-nak-ka um-ma at-ta a-kan-na | "She, you have sent to you, saying: "You are here." |
| 554' | lu-u asz2-ba-a-ta a-szar masz-kan2-i-ka | I have sat down at the place of your offering. |
| 555' | a-kul a-ka-lu szi-ti ku-ru-un-nu | “I will eat, I will drink, this is the food of the kurunnu-vessel. |
| 556' | nin-gu-tu2 szu-kun nu-'i-id _dingir_-u-ti | Establish a ningûtu-priestess, who loves my divinity, |
| 557' | a-di al-la-ku szip-ru szu2-a-tu2 ep-pe-szu2 | Until I go, I will do this work. |
| 558' | u2-szak-sza2-du s,u-um-me-rat lib3-bi-ka | (Sum) He made your heart tremble with joy (Akk) He pacified your heart with joy |
| 559' | pa-nu-ka ul ur-raq ul i-nar3-ru-t,a _giri3-min_-ka | Your face will not be darkened, your feet will not tremble. |
| 560' | ul ta-szam-mat, zu-ut-ka _muru2_ tam-ha-ri | You do not see your body, you see the middle of the city. |
| 561' | ina ki-rim-mi3-sza2 _du10-ga_ tah-s,i-in-ka-ma | in her sweet place you rejoice, and |
| 562' | tah-ti-na gi-mir la-a-ni-ka | all your possessions, |
| 563' | pa-nu-usz-sza2 {d}gesz-bar in-na-pi-ih | before her, Gešbar, he cut off. |
| 564' | ez-zi-isz nam-ri-ri-isz _e3_-ma | came forth fiercely and brightly. |
| 565' | a-na ka-sza2-ad _{lu2}kur2_-sza2 _du_-ik | to conquer her enemy went. |
| 566' | e-li {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | above Teumman, king of the land Elam |
| 567' | sza ug-ga-at pa-nu-usz-sza2 tasz-kun | you placed before her the one who is ill. |
| 568' | ina _{iti}kin_ szi-pir _{d}inanna-mesz_ i-sin-ni an-szar2 s,i-i-ri | In the month Ululu (VI), the work of the goddesses, the goddess Ištar, the exalted one, |
| 569' | _iti_ {d}sin na-an-nar3 _an_-e u _ki_-tim | month: “Sîn, the nannu-priest of heaven and netherworld, |
| 570' | at-kil a-na _esz-bar {d}nanna_-ri nam-ri | I trusted in the decision of the god Nanna. |
| 571' | u3 szi-pir {d}1(u)-5(disz) _gaszan_-ia sza la in-nen-nu-u | and the work of the goddess Ishtar, my lady, which cannot be changed, |
| 572' | ad-ke _erin2-mesz me3_-ia mun-dah-s,e | I slew the troops of my battle. |
| 573' | sza ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}sin u {d}1(u)-5(disz) | By the command of (the god) Aššar, the goddess Sîn and the goddess Ishtar, |
| 574' | it-ta-na-asz2-ra-bi-t,u _muru2_ tam-ha-ri | they have smashed the foothills. |
| 575' | e-li {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | above Teumman, the king of the land Elam |
| 576' | ur-hu as,-bat-ma usz-te-sze-ra har-ra-nu | I seized the road and made it straight. |
| 577' | el-la-mu-u-a {disz}te-um-man _man_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | Ellamua, Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 578' | ina {iri}e2-{disz}im-bi-i na-di ma-dak-tu | He brought the camp to Ē-Imbî. |
| 579' | e-reb _lugal_-ti-ia sza2 qe2-reb |BAD3.AN|{ki} | in my royal majesty that is inside Dūr |
| 580' | qe2-reb _du6-{iri}tu_-ba _bad5-bad5_-szu2-nu asz2-kun | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered them inside the city Dūr-Tubâ. |
| 581' | ina _adda-mesz_-szu2-nu {i7}u2-la-a-a as-ki-ir | with their addānu I cut off the Euphrates. |
| 582' | szal-ma-a-te-szu2-nu _gin7 {gesz}dih3_ u _{gesz}kiszi16_ | their šalmātu-vessels like tamarisk and juniper |
| 583' | u2-mal-la-a ta-mir-ti {iri}szu-sza2-an | I filled the plain of Susa. |
| 584' | _sag-du_ {disz}te-um-man _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | the head of Teumman, king of the land Elam. |
| 585' | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}marduk _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | By the command of Ashur and Marduk, the great gods, |
| 586' | _en-mesz_-ia _ku5_-is ina _ukken erin2-hi-a_-szu2 | my lords cut off in the assembly of his troops |
| 587' | me2-lam-me an-szar2 u {d}1(u)-5(disz) {kur}elam-ma{ki} | The splendor of (the god) Aššar and (the goddess) Ishtar of the land Elam |
| 588' | is-hu-up-ma ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia | “He became afraid and sealed it for my commemorative inscription— |
| 589' | {disz}um-man-i-gasz sza2 in-nab-tu is,-ba-tu _giri3-min_-ia | Ummanigaš, who had fled and grasped my feet, |
| 590' | ina _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szib | I sat on his throne. |
| 591' | {disz}tam-ma-ri-tu _szesz_-szu2 szal-sza2-a-a | Tammarītu, his second brother, |
| 592' | ina {iri}hi-da-lu a-na _lugal_-u2-ti asz2-kun | I placed as king in the city Ḫidalu. |
| 593' | _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi _ansze-kur-ra-mesz ansze-kunga-mesz_ | chariots, wagons, horses and mules |
| 594' | 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, |
| 595' | sza ina tu-kul-ti an-szar2 {d}1(u)-5(disz) _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | who with the support of the deities Ashur (and) Ishtar, the great gods |
| 596' | bi-rit {iri}szu-sza2-an u {i7}u2-la-a-a | between Šušan and the Euphrates |
| 597' | ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | my hands |
| 598' | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 u {d}marduk | By the command of (the god) Aššar and the god Marduk |
| 599' | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia ul-tu qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} | the great gods, my lords, from Elam |
| 600' | ha-disz u2-s,a-am-ma | he went out joyfully, and |
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