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RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 010 composite (P514719)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/1 Ashurbanipal 010 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P514719 |
| 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_-u | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} | the mighty king, king of the world, [king of] Assyria, |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim | king of the four quarters |
| 4 | _e3_ lib3-bi {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz _man kur_ an-szar2{ki} | descendant of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria. |
| 5 | _szagina_ babila2{ki} | general of Babylon |
| 6 | _lugal kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} | king of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 7 | _sza3-bala-bala_ {disz}{d}sin-pap-mesz-su | of Sin-papmešsu, |
| 8 | _lugal szu2 lugal kur_ an-szar2{ki} | [king of the world, king of] Assyria, |
| 9 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ina _ukken_-szu2-nu | the great gods in their assembly |
| 10 | szi-mat _saga_-tim i-szi-mu szim-ti | a fate of good fortune, the fate of my fate, |
| 11 | e-li _lugal-mesz_ a-szib pa-rak-ki | above the kings who dwell on the daises |
| 12 | zi-kir _mu_-ia u2-szar-ri-hu | the mention of my name they made great, |
| 13 | u2-szar-bu-u2 be-lu-u2-ti | they made lordship greater. |
| 14 | e2-hur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra | Eḫursaggalkurkurra |
| 15 | _e2_ an-szar2 _en_-ia u2-szak-lil | I completed the temple of the god Ashur, my lord. |
| 16 | _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 u2-szal-bi-sza2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | his walls he made it greater. Gold and silver |
| 17 | {gesz}tim-me _mah-mesz_ me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis | large beams of silver he bound. |
| 18 | ina _ka2_ hi-s,ib _kur-kur_ az-qu-up | I buried in the gate of the refuge of the lands. |
| 19 | an-szar2 ina e2-hur-sag-gu-la u2-sze-rib-ma | I brought the god Aššar into the Eḫursaggula temple, |
| 20 | u2-szar-ma-a _bara2_ da-ra-a-ti | I made a permanent dais |
| 21 | e2-sag-il2 _e2-gal dingir-mesz du3_-usz | Esagil, the palace of the gods, built. |
| 22 | u2-szak-li-la _gesz-hur-mesz_-szu2 | I made his designs resplendent |
| 23 | {d}en {d}gaszan-mu {d}be-let-babila2{ki} | Bel, Ninmu, Bēlet-Babila, |
| 24 | {d}e2-a {d}di-ku5 ul-tu qe2-reb e2-szar2-ra | Ea and Diku from Ešara |
| 25 | u2-bil u2-sze-rib | I carried off and brought in. |
| 26 | qe2-reb szu-an-na{ki} | in Šuanna |
| 27 | _bara2-mah_-hu szu-bat _dingir_-ti-szu2 s,ir-ti | the great dais, the seat of his exalted divinity, |
| 28 | 5(u) _gun_ za-ha-lu-u2 eb-bu | 50 talents of bright zahalû-plant |
| 29 | a-na a-gur2-ri ap-ti-iq-ma | I turned into a pile of bricks |
| 30 | u2-rab-ba-a _edin_-usz-szu2 | he brought into his steppe. |
| 31 | u2-sze-pisz-ma {gesz}er-me a-nu _{gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ | I had cedars and musukkannu-wood made. |
| 32 | is,-s,i da-re-e sza2 szit-nu-nu sza2-ma-me-esz | (Sum) The stag-goddess of heaven (Akk) The wild bull of heaven, the one of the heavens |
| 33 | 3(u) 4(disz) _gun_ 2(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17 husz-a_ | 34 talents 20 minas of red gold |
| 34 | kip-pat-su u2-szal-bisz | he made his circumference complete. |
| 35 | u2-dan-ni-na rik-se-e-szu2 | he strengthened his bond, |
| 36 | e-li {d}marduk _en gal_-e | above Marduk, the great lord |
| 37 | s,u-lul-szu2 at-ru-us,-ma | I cut off his protection and |
| 38 | u2-kin ta-ra-an-szu2 | he established as his tribute. |
| 39 | _{gesz}gigir_ s,ir-tu ru-kub {d}marduk | a lofty chariot, the favorite of Marduk, |
| 40 | e-tel-li _dingir-mesz en en-en_ | the foremost of the gods, lord of en priestess, |
| 41 | ina _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar na4-mesz_ ni-siq-ti | with gold, silver, precious stones |
| 42 | ag-mu-ra nab-nit-sa | for Agmura her nabnitsa |
| 43 | a-na {d}marduk _lugal_ kisz-szat _an_-e u _ki_-tim | To Marduk, king of the entirety of heaven and netherworld, |
| 44 | sa-pi-in _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia | my enemies seized. |
| 45 | a-na szi-rik-ti asz2-ruk | I deposited (it) in my commemorative inscription. |
| 46 | _{gesz}na2 {gesz}mes-ma2-kan-na_ is,-s,i da-re-e | a bed of musukkannu-wood, a durable wood, |
| 47 | sza pa-szal-lu lit-bu-szat | May the one who is frightened be released. |
| 48 | _na4-mesz_ ni-siq-ti za-a'-na-at | precious stones, za'anat-stones |
| 49 | a-na ma-a-a-al tak-ne2-e {d}en {d}gaszan-mu | To the one who trusts in Bel and Gašanmu, |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | nak-lisz e-pu-usz | I built anew. |
| 52 | ina ka2-hi-li-su3 masz-tak {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | in Kaḫilisu, the maštak-priest of Zarpanitu, |
| 53 | sza ku-uz-bu sa-al-hu | of kuzbu-plant, salhu-plant |
| 54 | ad-di | I erected. |
| 55 | 4(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ ek-du-u-ti | 4 wild bulls of ekdūtu silver |
| 56 | na-s,i-ru ki-bi-is _lugal_-u-ti-ia | the guardian of my royal majesty |
| 57 | ina _ka2_ s,i-it _{d}utu_-szi | at the gate of the rising of the sun |
| 58 | ina _ka2 {d}lamma-ra-bi_ | at the gate of Lammarabi |
| 59 | ina _ka2_ e2-zi-da sza2 qe2-reb | at the gate of Ezida which is inside |
| 60 | bar2-sipa{ki} ul-ziz | he stood in Borsippa. |
| 61 | e2-masz-masz e2-gaszan-kalam-ma _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | the Emašmash and the Egašankalama of silver and gold |
| 62 | u2-za-'i-in lu-le-e u2-mal-li | I filled (it) with splendor. |
| 63 | {d}szar-rat-kid-mu-ri sza2 ina ug-gat lib3-bi-sza2 | Šarrat-Kidmuri, who by her angry heart |
| 64 | at-man-sza2 e-zi-bu | (Sum) She left her house (Akk) She abandoned her house |
| 65 | u2-szi-bu a-szar la si-ma-a-ti-sza2 | they sat at a place not suitable for her. |
| 66 | ina _bala_-ia dam-qi2 sza2 an-szar2 isz-ru-ka | In my good reign, which Anšar bestowed upon you, |
| 67 | tar-sza2-a sa-li-mu | “Attaša (is) well-being. |
| 68 | a-na szuk-lul _dingir_-ti-sza2 s,ir-ti | for the protection of her exalted divinity |
| 69 | szur-ru-hu mi-se-e-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti | (Sum) The šurruḫu-demon (Akk) The resplendent one, whose radiance is surpassing |
| 70 | ina _masz2-ge6_ szi-pir mah-he-e | in a dream a great work |
| 71 | isz-ta-nap-pa-ra ka-a-a-na | constantly sends, |
| 72 | {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur asz2-al-ma | I prayed to Šamaš and Adad, and |
| 73 | e-pu-lu-in-ni an-nu ke-e-nu | This is indeed what he did. |
| 74 | si-mat _dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti u2-szar-ri-ih | the appropriate one of her great divinity I exalted. |
| 75 | u2-sze-szib-szi ina _bara2-mah_-hi | I settled her in the cult dais. |
| 76 | szu-bat da-ra-a-ti | the eternal dwelling |
| 77 | par-s,e-e-sza2 szu-qu-ru-ti u2-kin-ma | I established its lofty rites and |
| 78 | u2-szal-li-ma mi-se-e-sza2 | I completed, and its entirety |
| 79 | anzu{muszen}-mesz {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni | The Anzu birds, the šurinni tree |
| 80 | a-na _ti-la zi-mesz_-ia | for the life of my life |
| 81 | ina _ka2_ e2-galam-mes | at the gate of the palaces |
| 82 | _e2_ {d}u-gur sza2 {iri}tar-bi-s,i az-qu-up | I destroyed the temple of the god Nergal of the city Tarbiṣu. |
| 83 | a-di a-di-ni a-bi la im-ma-al-la-du | until our father was not with us. |
| 84 | um-mi3 a-lit-ti la ba-na-at ina lib3-bi _ama_-sza2 | the mother of the child is not born in the heart of her mother |
| 85 | 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 |
| 86 | {d}sin sza2 ib-na-an-ni a-na _lugal_-u-ti | the goddess Sîn, who created me, for kingship |
| 87 | um-ma {disz}an-szar2-du3-a e2-kur szu2-a-tu | Thus (says) Ashurbanipal of that Ekur: |
| 88 | ip-pu-usz-ma qe2-reb-szu2 | he will do, and inside it |
| 89 | u2-szar-man-ni pa-rak da-ra-a-ti | (and) made my eternal path greater. |
| 90 | a-mat {d}sin sza2 ul-tu _u4-mesz su3-mesz_ | the word of Sîn that since distant days |
| 91 | iq-bu-u e-nen-na u2-kal-lim | Now he has shown it to me. |
| 92 | _ug3-mesz egir-mesz_ | the people afterwards |
| 93 | _e2_ {d}sin sza2 {disz}{d}sal2-ma-nu-masz | the temple of Sîn of Shalmaneser |
| 94 | _a_ {disz}asz-szur-pap-ibila _lugal_ pa-ni | son of Ashurnasirpal (II), previous king. |
| 95 | mah-ri-ia e-pu-szu | they did before me. |
| 96 | la-ba-risz u2-sza2-lik-ma | he made (them) long lasting, and |
| 97 | u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a | he made my face bright. |
| 98 | ina a-mat {d}sin {d}nusku an-hu-us-su | By the command of the gods Sîn and Nusku, his anger |
| 99 | ad-ke e-li sza u4-me pa-ni | “Let me go up to the day of the future! |
| 100 | szu-bat-su u2-rap-pisz | his dwelling I broadened. |
| 101 | ul-tu _usz8_-szu2 a-di gaba-dib-be2-e-szu2 | from its foundations to its crenellations |
| 102 | ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it). |
| 103 | e2-me-lam2-an-na _e2_ {d}nusku _sukkal mah_ | Emelamana, temple of Nusku, great vizier |
| 104 | sza _lugal_ pa-ni mah-ri-ia la e-pu-szu2 | which no king of the past who had come before me had done |
| 105 | ab-na-a qe2-reb-szu2 | ... inside it. |
| 106 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}eren-mah-mesz_ | cypress and cedar |
| 107 | u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-szu2-un | I made surpass them. |
| 108 | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri | doors of liyari wood |
| 109 | me-ser _ku3-babbar_ u2-rak-kis | a measure of silver he shall tie. |
| 110 | u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2-un | I opened their gates. |
| 111 | 2(disz) _am-mesz ku3-babbar_ mu-nak-ki-pu | 2 wild bulls of silver, munikkipu, |
| 112 | ga-re-ia ina at-man {d}sin | with the help of Sîn, |
| 113 | _en_-ia ul-ziz 2(disz) {d}lah3-me | my lord I raised up. Two laḫmu-goddesses |
| 114 | esz-ma-re-e sza2 ti-is,-bu-tu2 | The ešmāru-songs of the tiṣbūtu-festival. |
| 115 | {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni | a šurinni tree |
| 116 | mu-szal-li-mu kib-si _lugal_-ti-ia | who completes my royal majesty |
| 117 | mu-sze-ri-bu hi-s,ib _kur_-i u tam-tim | who brings about the destruction of the land and the sea, |
| 118 | ina _ka2_ e2-hul2-hul2 ul-ziz | at the gate of the Eḫulhu temple stood. |
| 119 | _szu-min_ {d}sin {d}nusku as,-bat | I seized the hands of the gods Sîn and Nusku. |
| 120 | u2-sze-rib u2-sze-szib ina _bara2_ da-ra-a-ti | I brought in and settled in the eternal dais. |
| 121 | e2-dim-gal-kalam-ma _e2 an-gal_ | Edimgalkalama, the great temple |
| 122 | sza2 qe2-reb |BAD3.AN|{ki} | of the middle of Dūr |
| 123 | a-na si-hi-ir-ti-szu2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it) in its entirety. |
| 124 | _e2_ {d}sin {d}nin-gal {d}utu {d}a-a | the temple of Sîn, Ningal, Šamaš, Aya |
| 125 | sza qe2-reb nina{ki} sza {disz}an-szar2-pap-asz | which is inside Nineveh, belonging to Esarhaddon |
| 126 | _man kur_ an-szar2{ki} _ad du3_-ia e-pu-szu2 | king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me, built. |
| 127 | il-li-ku la-ba-risz e2-kur szu2-a-tu2 | “He went to the old Ekur, that temple, |
| 128 | e-na-ah-ma i-qu-pa _e2-gar8-mesz_-szu2 | became dilapidated and destroyed its walls. |
| 129 | e2-kur szu-a-tu2 a-na si-hir-ti-szu2 | that Ekur in its entirety |
| 130 | ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil ul-la-a re-szi-szu2 | I built (and) completed (it) anew. |
| 131 | _gesz-ur3-mesz {gesz}szur-min3 mah-mesz_ | threshing floors, great cypresses |
| 132 | u2-szat-ri-s,a ta-ra-an-szu2 | (Sum) He made his tārānu-vessel (Akk) He caused his tarrû-vatšu-votary to be cut off |
| 133 | _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}li-ia-a-ri | doors of liyari wood |
| 134 | sza e-re-si-na _du10-ga_ | of sweet cedars |
| 135 | u2-rat-ta-a _ka2-mesz_-szu2 | the opening of his gates |
| 136 | ul-tu e2-kur szu2-a-tu2 u2-szak-li-lu | [(As for) the one who] removes [my inscription from] that Ekur, |
| 137 | u2-qat-tu-u ag-mu-ra szi-pir-szu2 | I have finished the work on it, and I am herewith sending it out. |
| 138 | {d}sin {d}nin-gal {d}nusku {d}utu u {d}a-a | Sîn, Ningal, Nusku, Šamaš and Aya |
| 139 | _dingir-mesz_ tik-le-ia ina qer-bi-szu2 | the gods who support me therein |
| 140 | u2-sze-rib-ma u2-szar-me | I brought in and made (them) greater. |
| 141 | _bara2_ da-ra-a-ti esz-re-e-ti | the eternal dais of shrines |
| 142 | _kur_ an-szar2{ki} _kur_ uri{ki} ana si-hir-te-szi-na | the lands of Assyria and Akkad in their entirety |
| 143 | ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil | I built (and) completed (it). |
| 144 | mim-ma si-mat e2-kur ma-la _gal2_-u | whatever is suitable for the Ekur, as much as there is |
| 145 | sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ e-pu-usz | of silver and gold I built. |
| 146 | e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | above that of the kings, my ancestors |
| 147 | u2-rad-di _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the great gods |
| 148 | tik-le-ia ina at-ma-na-a-te-szu2-nu | [My] yoke [is at] their [feet]. |
| 149 | s,i-ra-a-te u2-sze-szib-szu2-nu-ti | I settled them in lofty habitations. |
| 150 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti | the tašriḫtu-priests |
| 151 | ma-har-szu-un aq-qi2 | I libated before them. |
| 152 | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a | (and) made my debts greater. |
| 153 | sat-tuk-ku gi-nu-u2 e-li sza u4-me | “The sattukku-offering, the regular offerings, is above that of the day.’ |
| 154 | ul-lu-ti u2-sza2-tir-ma | (Sum) I restored my limbs to their place (Akk) I made my girdle(s) return to their places |
| 155 | ar-ku-us _alam lugal_-ti-ia | I built a statue of my royal majesty. |
| 156 | sza _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ nam-ri | of silver, gold, and bright copper |
| 157 | ina szi-pir {d}nin-a2-gal {d}ku3-sig17-banda3{+da} | by the craft of Ninagal and Kusigbanda |
| 158 | {d}nin-kur-ra nak-lisz u2-sze-pisz-ma | I had the goddess Ninkura do obeisance. |
| 159 | a-na mu-ter-ri-szi _ti-la_-ia | to restore my life |
| 160 | ma-har _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-le-ia | before the gods who support me |
| 161 | u2-kin na-an-za-sun2 | he established, and he set it up. |
| 162 | ul-tu s,e-he-ri-ia a-di ra-be2-ia | From my youth to my youth, |
| 163 | asz2-te-'a-a asz2-rat _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | I sought out the sanctuaries of the great gods, |
| 164 | {lu2}sza2-an-gu-ti ih-szu-hu | The šangû-priests rejoiced. |
| 165 | i-ram-mu na-dan zi-bi-ia | he will live and give my life. |
| 166 | {d}iszkur _szeg3-mesz_-szu2 u2-masz-szi-ra | the god Adad his rains he caused to rain. |
| 167 | {d}e2-a u2-pat,-t,i-ra _idim-mesz_-szu2 | Ea released his rivers, |
| 168 | szat-ti-szam-ma ina t,uh-di mi-sza2-ri | “If at any time in the future, |
| 169 | ar-te-'a-a ba-'u-lat {d}en-lil2 | I sought out the life of Enlil, |
| 170 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ sza2 ap-tal-la-hu _dingir_-us-su-un | the great gods who fear their gods |
| 171 | dun-nu zik-ru-u2-tu | slander, oath |
| 172 | e-mu-qi2 s,i-ra-a-ti | the exalted forces |
| 173 | u2-szat-li-mu-in-ni | he made complete for me |
| 174 | _kur-kur_ la ma-gi-re-ia | the foreign lands not my friend |
| 175 | ina _szu-min_-ia im-nu-u2 | in my hands he found. |
| 176 | u2-szam-s,u-in-ni ma-la lib3-bi-ia | he made me go out, as much as my heart |
| 177 | ul-tu tam-tim e-liti | From the Upper Sea |
| 178 | a-di tam-tim szap-liti | as far as the lower sea, |
| 179 | sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | of the kings, my ancestors |
| 180 | ir-te-ed-du-u2 a-na-ku lu-u ar-de | I shall be able to help. |
| 181 | ma-lak _iti u4 2(u)-kam2_ | on the 20th day of the month |
| 182 | ina _muru2_ tam-tim u na-ba-li | in the middle of the sea and the plain |
| 183 | mi-is,-ru e-li sza _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia | I imposed upon the kings, my ancestors: |
| 184 | u2-rad-di-ma a-bel | he added, and the crown |
| 185 | _ug3-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ti _kur-kur_ sza2-a-ti-na | the people living in those lands |
| 186 | u2-szak-ni-sza2 a-na _{gesz}szudun_-ia | to my yoke |
| 187 | _gun_ man-da-at-tu2 szat-ti-szam-ma | a talent of payment each year |
| 188 | u2-kin _edin_-usz-szu2-un | he established. Their steppe |
| 189 | ina qi2-bit an-szar2 {d}nin-lil2 | By the command of (the god) Ašar and the goddess Ninlil, |
| 190 | _lugal-mesz_ a-szib pa-rak-ki | the kings who dwell on the daises |
| 191 | u2-na-asz2-sza2-qu _giri3-min_-ia | they shall remove my feet |
| 192 | ma-al-ki _gal-mesz_ sza2 s,i-tasz u szi-la-an | the great cult centers of heaven and earth |
| 193 | a-na kit-ri-szu2-nu u2-pa-qu-u-ni | [who] entrusted [it] to [their] kit[rītu]. |
| 194 | ina tukul-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia | With the support of the great gods, my lords, |
| 195 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} e-ru-ub | entered the land Elam. |
| 196 | _bad5-bad5_-szu2-nu ina la mi3-ni | their defeat without a cause |
| 197 | asz2-kun at-tal-lak szal-t,isz | I sat down and went straight away. |
| 198 | {disz}um-man-al-da-si ti-ib | Ummanaldašu |
| 199 | _me3_-ia dan-ni e-dur-ma | my strong battle I fought, and |
| 200 | me-ra-nu-usz-szu2 in-na-bit-ma | his limbs he fell, and |
| 201 | is,-ba-ta sza2-da-a | has grasped my chest, |
| 202 | 1(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti mu-szab _lugal_-ti-szu2 | 14 fortified cities, the seat of his royal majesty |
| 203 | u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza2 ni-i-ba la i-szu-u2 | and the small cities that had no nība status |
| 204 | a-di _2(u)-am3 iri-mesz_ | up to twenty cities |
| 205 | ina na-ge-e sza2 {iri}hu-un-nir | in the district of Ḫunnir |
| 206 | ina _ugu_ mi3-is,-ri sza2 {iri}hi-da-lu | Concerning the army of Hidalu, |
| 207 | ak-szu-ud {iri}ba-szi-mu | I conquered the city Bašimu. |
| 208 | u3 _iri-mesz_ sza2 li-me-ti-szu2 | and the cities in its environs |
| 209 | ap-pul aq-qur sza2 _ug3-mesz_ a-szib | I destroyed, devastated, (and) of the people who dwell |
| 210 | lib3-bi-szu2-un ka-mar-szu2-nu asz2-kun | I imposed upon them their punishment. |
| 211 | u2-szab-bir _dingir-mesz_-szu2-un | I destroyed their gods. |
| 212 | u2-szap-szi-ih ka-bat-ti _en en-en_ | I soothed the heart of the lord of lordes. |
| 213 | _dingir-mesz_-szu2 _{d}1(u)-5(disz)-mesz_-szu2 _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 | his gods, the goddesses, his possessions and his property |
| 214 | _ug3-mesz tur_ u _gal_ asz2-lu-la ana _kur_ an-szar2{ki} | I carried off to Assyria young and old people. |
| 215 | 1(gesz2) _danna_ qaq-qa-ru | 60 danna-measures of ground |
| 216 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} u2-szah-rib | I brought into the land Elam. |
| 217 | _mun {u2}zag-hi-li{sar}_ | salt from zagḫili-plant |
| 218 | u2-sap-pi-ha _edin_-usz-szu2-un | I scattered them. |
| 219 | {d}na-na-a sza 1(disz) _lim_ 6(disz) _me 3(u)-am3_ 5(disz) | Nanāya of 1,635 (men), |
| 220 | _mu-an-na-mesz_ ta-as-bu-su-ma | years you feared him, and |
| 221 | tal-li-ku tu-szi-bu | They went and sat down. |
| 222 | qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} a-szar | in the land Elam, where |
| 223 | la si-ma-a-te9-e-sza2 | whose appearance is not pleasing, |
| 224 | u3 ina u4-me-szu2-ma szi-i | And at that time, |
| 225 | u3 _dingir-mesz ad-mesz_-sza2 | and the gods, her fathers |
| 226 | ib-bu-u szu-mi3 ana be-lut _kur-kur_ | named my name to rule over the lands |
| 227 | ta-a-a-rat _en_-u-ti-sza2 | beloved of her lordship |
| 228 | tu-szad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a | You have made my face tremble |
| 229 | um-ma {disz}an-szar2-du3-a | Thus Ashurbanipal: |
| 230 | ul-tu2 qe2-reb {kur}elam-ma{ki} | from the land Elam |
| 231 | u2-sze-s,a-an-ni-ma | brought me out, and |
| 232 | u2-sze-rab-an-ni | he shall bring in. |
| 233 | qe2-reb e2-an-na | inside the Eanna |
| 234 | a-mat qi2-bit _dingir_-ti-szu2-un | the word of their divinity |
| 235 | sza ul-tu2 _u4-mesz su3-mesz_ iq-bu-u | which from distant days had said |
| 236 | e-nen-na u2-kal-li-mu _ug3-mesz egir-mesz_ | Now he holds the people back. |
| 237 | _szu-min dingir_-ti-sza2 _gal_-ti at-mu-uh | By the hand of her great divinity I rejoiced. |
| 238 | har-ra-nu i-szir-tu sza2 ul-lu-us, | “The road, the road that leads out, |
| 239 | lib3-bi ta-as,-ba-ta a-na e2-an-na | You have seized the heart for Eanna. |
| 240 | ina qe2-reb unu{ki} u2-sze-rib-szi-ma | I brought her into Uruk and |
| 241 | ina e2-hi-li-an-na sza2 ta-ram-mu | In Eḫiliana, which you love, |
| 242 | u2-szar-me-szi pa-rak da-ra-a-ti | I made (them) dwell on (their) eternal daises. |
| 243 | ina u4-me-szu2 _e2_ a2-ki-it {d}1(u)-5(disz) _gaszan_-ia | At that time, the Akītu temple of the goddess Ishtar, my lady, |
| 244 | sza qe2-reb nina{ki} | of Nineveh, |
| 245 | sza ki-ma _ama_ a-lit-ti tu-rab-ba-an-ni | that like a mother of a daughter you brought to me, |
| 246 | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia i-na-ru | my enemies shall kill |
| 247 | gi-mir ma-al-ki u2-szak-ni-sza2 | I made all of the lands bow down at her feet. |
| 248 | a-na _giri3-min_-ia sza {disz}lugal-gi-na | to the feet of Sargon (II) |
| 249 | _ad ad ad du3_-ia | the father who had engendered me |
| 250 | _sza3-bala-bala {disz}en_-ba-ni _dumu_ {disz}a-da-si | of Bel-bani, son of Adasi |
| 251 | sza du-ru-ug-szu2 bal-til{ki} | of his yoke Baltil (Aštar) |
| 252 | e-pu-szu2 la-ba-risz il-lik | he did (it) anew. |
| 253 | mi-qit-ta-sza2 ad-ke | her misfortune I shall cast down. |
| 254 | ina _iti_ szal-me u4-me sze-me-e | In a favorable month, on a propitious day |
| 255 | at-ta-ad-di tem-me-en-sza2 | I have sworn by her name. |
| 256 | ina a-gur2-ri _{na4}zu2 {na4}za-gin3_ | in baked bricks of date-stone and lapis lazuli |
| 257 | _e2_ a2-ki-it szu2-a-tu | that akītu-house |
| 258 | a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 ar-s,ip | I built it in its entirety. |
| 259 | u2-szak-lil lu-le-e u2-mal-li | I filled (it) with splendor. |
| 260 | an-szar2 u {d}nin-lil2 _dingir-mesz_ tik-le-ia | Anšar and Ninlil, the gods who support me, |
| 261 | mu-szam-s,u-u2 ma-la lib3-bi-ia | who makes everything go out of my heart, |
| 262 | qe2-reb-sza2 u2-sze-rib-ma | I made enter inside it, and |
| 263 | u2-sze-pi-sza2 i-sin-ni _e2_ a2-ki-it | he had made. Isinni, the house of Akītu |
| 264 | _{udu}siskur-mesz_ tasz-ri-ih-ti | the tašriḫtu-priests |
| 265 | ma-har-szu-un aq-qi2 | I libated before them. |
| 266 | u2-szam-hi-ra kad3-ra-a-a | (and) made my debts greater. |
| 267 | an-szar2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 | Anšar and Ninlil |
| 268 | sza ul-tu s,e-he-ri-ia | which from my youth |
| 269 | u2-rab-bu-in-ni | brought to me, |
| 270 | is,-s,u-ru _lugal_-u-ti | he guarded kingship |
| 271 | qe2-reb _e2_ a2-ki-it szu2-a-tu2 ir-ru-bu-ma | inside that akītu-house entered and |
| 272 | ip-pu-szu2 i-sin-ni _hul2-mesz_ | they do, joyous isinnu-drinks |
| 273 | ina bu-un-ni-szu2-nu nam-ru-ti | With their bright radiance |
| 274 | ina ni-isz _igi-min-mesz_-szu2-nu _saga-mesz_ | by their good eyes |
| 275 | sza2 i-bar-ra-a kib-ra-a-ti | who sees the world, |
| 276 | {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal_ mi-gir lib3-bi-szu2-nu | Ashurbanipal, king who loves them |
| 277 | e-pisz _e2_ a2-ki-it szu-a-tu | the builder of that akītu-house |
| 278 | ha-disz lit-tap-la-su | may they make him rejoice. |
| 279 | _u4-mesz_-ia li-sza2-ri-ku | may my days be long. |
| 280 | lu-usz-bi bu-'a-a-ru | 'Let me dwell, the buʾāru-dish. |
| 281 | _suhusz {gesz}gu-za lugal_-ti-ia lu-kin-nu | and establish the foundations of my royal throne. |
| 282 | lu-szal-bi-ru _bala-mesz_-ia | may they overthrow my reign |
| 283 | _{lu2}kur2-mesz_-ia li-ne2-e-ru | my enemies may they release. |
| 284 | li-szam-qi2-tu ga-re-ia | May my flesh be swollen. |
| 285 | ina tukul-ti-szu2-nu ra-bi-ti | with their great support |
| 286 | e-ma a-qab-bu-u la-be-el | Wherever I say, I will rule. |
| 287 | a-szar u2-s,ar-ra-mu | wherever he wishes |
| 288 | lik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a | my hands |
| 289 | a-na _egir_ u4-me _dumu-mesz dumu dumu-mesz_ | In the future, sons and grandchildren |
| 290 | _dumu-mesz_ u3 _dumu-mesz_ | sons and sons |
| 291 | ina _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia | among the kings, my sons |
| 292 | sza2 an-szar2 u {d}nin-lil2 ut-tu-szu-ma | whom Anšar and Ninlil gave birth, and |
| 293 | a-na be-lut _kur_ u _ug3-mesz_ | to rule over the land and the people |
| 294 | i-nam-bu-u2 zi-kir-szu2 | they name his name, |
| 295 | e-nu-ma _e2_ a2-ki-it szu-a-tu2 | when that akītu house |
| 296 | i-lab-bi-ru-ma in-na-hu | they will demolish and he will die. |
| 297 | an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | I shall renovate its dilapidated section(s). |
| 298 | _mu-sar_-u2 szi-t,ir _mu_-ia | a inscription written in my name |
| 299 | li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz | May he see and anoint him with oil. |
| 300 | _{udu}siskur bala_-qi2 | a sacrifice, a balaqi-offering |
| 301 | a-na asz2-ri-szu2 lu-ter | I shall return it to its place. |
| 302 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ ma-la ina _mu-sar_-e an-ne2-e sza2-at,-ru | The great gods, as many as are written in this inscription |
| 303 | _lugal_-ut-ka lik-tar-ra-bu | May your kingship bless you. |
| 304 | li-is,-s,u-ru _bala-mesz_-ka | may they guard your reigns |
| 305 | sza _mu?-sar?_-u szi-t,ir _mu_-ia ib-ba-tu2 | Whoever an inscribed object bearing my name |
| 306 | ina mim-ma szi-pir ni-kil-ti u2-hal-la-qu | [With] any crafty device they destroy (them). |
| 307 | it-ti _mu-sar_-e | with the inscription |
| 308 | szi-t,ir _mu_-szu2 la i-szak-ka-nu | the inscribed object of his name shall not place |
| 309 | _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ | the great gods |
| 310 | sza _an_-e u3 _ki_-tim | of heaven and earth |
| 311 | _lugal_-us-su lis-ki-pu | may his king be defeated. |
| 312 | _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 ina _kur_ lu-hal-li-qu | may his name and his seed disappear from the land. |
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