Ashurbanipal 015 (Q003714)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 015 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003714 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:9] i 1'1'–i 9'9' | [...] the god Marduk, the sage of the god[s, granted me a broad mind] (and) extensive knowledge [as a gift]; the god Nabû, the scribe of everything, bestowed on me the pr[ecepts of his wisdom] as [a present]; (and) the gods Ninurta (and) Nergal endowe[d my body] with power, viri[lity], (and) unrivalled strength. [I learned] as much as the sage A[dapa], the secr[et (and) hidden lore of all of the scribal arts]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:2] ii 1ii 1–ii 22 | [...] my [yea]rs that [I sat] proudly [on the] throne of the father who had engendered me. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:9] ii 33–ii 99 | I completed [Eḫursaggalku]rkurra, the temple of (the god) Aššur, my lord. I clad [its walls] with reddish [gold (and) made (them) shin]e like daylight. I made [(the god) Aššur, the grea]t [lord], enter inside there (and) made (him) reside [in Eḫursagg]ula, the inner sanctum of his divinity. I offered [sump]tuous [offerings] before him and [presente]d (him) with m[y] gifts. |
| Obverse Column ii [9:13] ii 1010–ii 1313 | [...] Esagil and Babyl[on, ... the lord of l]ords (Marduk), I built anew. [...] I firmly established its designs and (then) made [its daises] shine [like the sta]rs (lit. “[writ]ings”) of the heavens. |
| Obverse Column ii [13:18] ii 1414–ii 1818 | [I had a c]anopy, which rivals the heavens, [made] from musukkannu-wood, [a durab]le [wood. I c]lad [its perimeter with thirty-four talents (and) twenty] minas of reddish gold and (thereby) [reinforced] its [b]onds. |
| Obverse Column ii [18:21] ii 1919–ii 2121 | [(As for) the throne-dais, the inner sanctum of] his (Marduk’s) exalted [divini]ty, [which is placed over the massive body of the ro]iling [sea (Tiāmat), ...] the god Marduk |
| Obverse Column iii [0:7] iii 1'1'–iii 7'7' | [my huge] force[s, I] quickly [gave] the o[rder to them] to sup[port (and) aid the kings] (and) governors, [servants who belonged to me, (and) I made (them) take] the road to [Egypt. They traveled] furiously (and) [quickly (and) marched] as far as [the city Kār-Bānīte]. |
| Obverse Column iii [7:9] iii 8'8'–iii 9'9' | Taharq[a, the king of Kush, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | x [x (x)] x [...] | |
| 2' | {d}AMAR.⸢UTU ABGAL DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ uz-nu ra-pa-aš₂-tu] | |
| 3' | ḫa-si-su pal-⸢ka-a⸣ [iš-ru-ka ši-rik-te] | |
| 4' | {d}AG DUB.SAR gim-ri ⸢iḫ⸣-[ze ne₂-me-qi-šu₂] | |
| 5' | i-⸢qi⸣-ša₂-an-ni a-na [qiš-ti] | |
| 6' | {d}nin-urta {d}U.GUR dun-ni ⸢zik⸣-[ru-te] | |
| 7' | e-mu-qi la ša₂-na-an ⸢u₂-šar-šu⸣-[u gat-ti] | |
| 8' | šin-na-at ⸢ABGAL a⸣-[da-pa₃ a-ḫu-uz] | |
| 9' | ⸢ni-ṣir⸣-[tu₂ ka-tim-tu₂ kul-lat ṭup-šar-ru-tu₂] | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | [... MU.AN].NA.MEŠ-ia ša ša₂-qi₂-iš | |
| 2 | [u₂-ši-bu ina] {⸢giš⸣}GU.ZA AD ba-ni-ia | |
| 3 | [e₂-ḫur-sag-gal]-⸢kur⸣-kur-ra E₂ AN.ŠAR₂ EN-ia u₂-šak-lil | |
| 4 | [E₂.GAR₈.MEŠ-šu₂ KU₃.GI] ḫu-uš-šu-u₂ u₂-šal-biš | |
| 5 | [u₂-nam]-⸢mir⸣ ki-ma u₄-mi | |
| 6 | [AN.ŠAR₂ EN GAL]-⸢u₂⸣ a-na lib₃-bi u₂-še-rib | |
| 7 | [ina e₂-ḫur-sag]-⸢gu⸣-la at-man DINGIR-ti-šu₂ u₂-še-šib | |
| 8 | {[udu}SISKUR.MEŠ taš]-⸢ri⸣-iḫ-ti ma-ḫar-šu₂ aq-⸢qi₂-ma⸣ | |
| 9 | [u₂-šam-ḫi]-⸢ra⸣ kad₃-ra-⸢a⸣-[a] | |
| 10 | [...] ⸢e₂⸣-sag-gil₂ u KA₂.DINGIR.[RA{ki]} | |
| 11 | [... EN] ⸢EN⸣.EN eš-šiš ⸢ar-ṣip⸣ | |
| 12 | [...] x GIŠ.ḪUR.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-kin-ma | |
| 13 | [BARA₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ki-ma ši]-⸢ṭir⸣ AN-e u₂-⸢ban⸣-ni | |
| 14 | [u₂-še-piš-ma] {⸢giš}er⸣-mi a-nu {giš}MES.MA₂.KAN.NA | |
| 15 | [iṣ-ṣi da-re]-⸢e ša₂⸣ šit-nu-nu ša₂-ma-meš | |
| 16 | 34 GUN 20 ⸢MA.NA KU₃⸣.GI ru-uš-šu-u₂ | |
| 17 | [kip-pat-su u₂]-⸢šal⸣-biš-ma | |
| 18 | [u₂-dan-ni-na] ⸢rik⸣-se-šu₂ | |
| 19 | [BARA₂.MAḪ-ḫu at-man DINGIR]-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ ṣir-te | |
| 20 | [ša₂ e-li gi-piš tam-tim] ⸢gal⸣-la-te | |
| 21 | [na-du-u₂ ...] {⸢d}AMAR⸣.UTU | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | e-mu-⸢qi⸣-[ia MAḪ.MEŠ] | |
| 2' | a-na na-⸢ra⸣-[ru-ti ḫa-mat LUGAL.MEŠ] | |
| 3' | {lu₂}NAM.MEŠ [ARAD.MEŠ-ni da-gil₂ pa-ni-ia] | |
| 4' | ur-ru-ḫiš ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[e-mu aš₂-kun-šu₂-nu-ti] | |
| 5' | ḫar-ra-an {⸢kur⸣}[mu-ṣur u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ki-na GIR₃.II-šu₂-un] | |
| 6' | šam-riš [ḫa-an-ṭiš ir-du-u₂ il-li-ku] | |
| 7' | a-di {[uru}kar-ba-ni-ti] | |
| 8' | {m}⸢tar-qu⸣-[u₂ MAN {kur}ku-u-si] | |
| 9' | x [...] | |
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