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RINAP 5/2 Ashurbanipal 220 composite (P516955)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/2 Ashurbanipal 220 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P516955 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | {iri}limmu2-dingir szu-bat {d}isz-tar _e2_ i-sin-na-a-ti u3 nin-gu-ti? | Limmu-ilum, the residence of the goddess Ištar, the house of the isinnātu and the ningûtu |
| 2 | sza ul-tu ul-la _bad3_-szu2 la ep-szu2 la szuk-lu-la szal-hu-u-szu2 | who since time immemorial had not built his wall, had not completed its dilapidated section(s), |
| 3 | _bad3_-szu2 ar-s,ip-ma u2-szak-lil szal-hu-u-szu2 lu-le-e usz-mal-li | I built its wall and completed its dilapidated section(s). I filled it with splendor. |
| 4 | _e2 {d}inanna gaszan_-ia ina _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 uruda_ u2-nam-mir _gin7_ u4-mi | the temple of the goddess Ištar, my lady, with silver, gold, and copper I made shine like daylight. |
| 5 | {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni _ka2 e2_ {d}isz-tar _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ u2-za-'i-in-ma az-qup | I decorated the door of the temple of Ištar with silver (and) gold and I deposited (it). |
| 6 | {iri}mil-qi2-a _e2-gal edin_ mu-szab {d}isz-tar an-hu-us-su ud-disz | The city Milqia, the palace of the plain, the residence of the goddess Ištar, I renovated its dilapidated section(s). |
| 7 | _e2_ a2-kit-su ar-s,ip _iri_ ana gi-mir-ti-szu2 u2-szak-lil | I built its akitu-house (and) completed the city in its entirety. |
| 8 | ina ta-di-ir-ti u3 bi-ki-ti sza2 u2-szal-pi-tu2-szu2 _{lu2}kur2 szu-min_-ia5 um-mid ina _hul2-mesz_ u2-szak-lil | In battle and battle that they had caused him to die, a foreigner in my hands I captured and with joy I made complete. |
| 9 | {gesz}szu-ri-in-ni _e2_ {d}u-gur sza2 {iri}tar-bi-s,i sza2 ul-tu2 u4-um pa-ni la _gal2_-u ana-ku az-qup | I plundered the šurīnnu-tree of the temple of the god Nergal of the city Tarbiṣu, which since distant days had not been available. |
| 10 | ul-tu an-na-a e-tap-pu-szu2 ag-mu-ru szip-ri a-mat _ad_ ba-ni-ia2 ul x x at-ta-s,ar ana-ku | After I had done this, I saw that the word of the father who had engendered me did not . I myself |
| 11 | {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_-ia5 ta-li-me ana ($erased$) _lugal_-ut {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 u2-szad-gi-la pa-nu-usz-szu2 | Gešnu-mukīn, my brother, a greeting gift to the kingship of Karduniash I presented to him. |
| 12 | {disz}an-szar2-mu-kin_-bala-mesz_-ia2 _szesz_-ia5 tar-den-ni ana _{lu2}szesz-gal_-tu2 ug-dal-lib ina _igi an-szar2?_ | As for Esarhaddon, my older brother, I prayed to the great brother. Before Ashur |
| 13 | {disz}an-szar2-e-tel_-an-ki-ti-la-bi szesz_-ia5 _tur_ ana _{lu2}szesz-gal_-tu2 ina _igi_ {d}sin a-szib {iri}kaskal ug-dal-lib | Anšar-etel-ankitil-lābi, my younger brother, to the elder brother before Sîn, who dwells in the city Harran, I carried off. |
| 14 | a-di ki-is-pi na-aq _a-mesz_ a-na _gidim-mesz lugal-mesz du_-ut mah-ri-ia2? sza2 szub-t,u-lu ar2-ku-us | together with a reed bundle, water for the kings who had come before me, who had been deprived of water, |
| 15 | a-na _dingir_ u a-me-lu-tum ana _usz2-mesz_ u _ti-mesz mun du3_-usz | to god and humanity for deaths and life he made. |
| 16 | am-mi3-ni _gig hul_ lib3-bi _e3_ u hu-lu-uq-qu-u rit-ku-sa _ki_-ia2 | “Why is the illness, the evil of the heart, coming out, and destroying my grip with me? |
| 17 | ina _kur_ s,al-ta ina _e2_ pu-uh-pu-uh-hu-u la ip-par-ra-su _a2-min-mesz_-a-a | in the land, robbery in the house of puhpuhû; my men |
| 18 | du-lu-uh-hu-u a-mat _hul_-tim su-ud-du-ru-u-ni ka-a-a-an | I constantly perform the rituals and the evil word. |
| 19 | la _du10-ga_ lib3-bi la _du10-ga uzu_ ik-ta-pa-ap la-a-ni | the heart is not good, the heart not good. The flesh has swollen. |
| 20 | ina u8-a a-a ag-da-mar u4-me | In the ewe, may my father never abandon me! |
| 21 | ina u4-um _dingir iri_ u4-um isz-szin-ni ana-ku dal-ha-ku | On a day when the god of the city cries out, I am afraid. |
| 22 | u2-kal-la-an-ni _usz2_ u2-szap-sza2-aq | held me captive, he caused to die. |
| 23 | ina ku-u-ri ni-is-sa-ti ur-ra u _ge6_ a-na-as-su-us | In the evening, I watched the day and night. |
| 24 | a-ta-na-ah _dingir_ ana la pa-li-hi _sum_-in lu-mur _zalag2_-ka | I constantly seek out the god for a life without ceasing. May I see your light! |
| 25 | _en_ im-mat _dingir_ an-na-a te-ep-pu-sza2-an-ni | Lord, the word of this god you have performed against me, |
| 26 | ki-i la pa-li-ih _dingir_ u3 {d}inanna ana-ku ep-sza2-ku | If I do not revere my god and my goddess, |
Sources & licences
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