Ashurbanipal 072 (Q003771)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003771 |
| 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/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:3] o i 1'1'–o i 3'3' | [... I made (it) shine li]ke daylight [... in Egašanḫil]ikuga [... (and) I made (Šarrat-Kidmuri) dwell on (her) ete]rnal [dais]. |
| Obverse Column i [3:7] o i 4'4'–o i 7'7' | [...] his [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [0:5] o ii 1'1'–o ii 5'5' | [(wherein) he (Esarhaddon) conquered] Egypt (and) Ku[sh and (then) carried off its booty without number. He ruled over] that land in [its] ent[irety and made (it) part of the territory of Assyria. He changed] the forme[r] names of the cities [and gave them new names. He appointed] his servants [therein] as king(s), go[vernor(s), (and) official(s). He imposed upon them annual] tribute payment (in recognition) of [his] overlordshi[p]. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:8] o ii 6'6'–o ii 8'8' | Fifty-five of their royal statue(s) [...] the victory that he had achieved ... [...] in cult centers (and) temples, which are insi[de ...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:16] o ii 9'9'–o ii 16'16' | After the father who had engendered me ... [...], Taharqa, without (the consent of) the gods, [made a serious attempt to take away Egypt for ...]. He [scorned] the might of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [and trusted in his own strength]. The harsh deeds that the father who had engendered me had p[erformed against him did not cross his mind]. He came and e[ntered] the city Memphis, [and (then) turned that city over to himself]. Against the people of Assyria who were insi[de Egypt, servants who belonged to me], (ii 15´) whom Esarhaddon — king of Assyria, the father who had engendered me — [had appointed as king(s) there, he dispatched his army] to kill, rob, (and) p[lunder (them)]. |
| Obverse Column ii [16:21] o ii 17'17'–o ii 21'21' | A fast messenger [came] to N[ineveh and reported (this) to me. My heart became enraged] about the[se] deeds [and my temper turned hot]. I summoned (my) field marshal (and) [governors, together with the troops (under) their authority, my elite forces], and (ii 20´) [I] quickly [gave] the ord[er to them] to support (and) a[id the kings (and) governors, servants who belonged to me, (and) I made them take the road to Egypt]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [... u₂-nam-mir ki]-⸢ma u₄-me⸣ | |
| 2' | [... ina e₂-gašan-ḫi]-⸢li⸣-ku₃-ga | |
| 3' | [... pa-rak da]-⸢ra⸣-a-ti | |
| 4' | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ | |
| 5' | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] x | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | {kur}mu-⸢ṣur {kur}ku⸣-[u₂-su ik-šu-du-ma ina la mi-ni iš-lu-la šal-la-as-su] | |
| 2' | KUR šu-a-tu a-na ⸢si-ḫir⸣-[ti-ša₂ i-be-el-ma a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter] | |
| 3' | MU.MEŠ URU.MEŠ maḫ-ru-⸢ti⸣ [u₂-nak-kir-ma a-na eš-šu-u₂-te iš-ku-na ni-bi-is-su-un] | |
| 4' | ⸢ARAD⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ a-na LUGAL-ti {lu₂}⸢NAM⸣-[u₂-ti {lu₂}GAR-nu-u₂-te u₂-pa-qi₂-da ina lib₃-bi] | |
| 5' | GUN man-da-at-tu be-lu-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ šat-ti-šam-ma u₂-kin ṣe-ru-uš-šu₂-un] | |
| 6' | 55 ALAM LUGAL⸣-ti-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ x [...] | |
| 7' | li-i-tu₂ ki-šit-ti ⸢ŠU⸣.II-šu₂ ⸢ma⸣-x [...] | |
| 8' | ina ma-ḫa-za-a-ni E₂.KUR.⸢MEŠ ša₂ qe₂-reb⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | ul-⸢tu⸣ AD ba-nu-u-a im-x [...] | |
| 10' | {m}tar-qu-u₂ ba-⸢lu⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢a-na⸣ [e-kem {kur}mu-ṣur uš-tam-ṣa-a a-na DA ...] | |
| 11' | ⸢da-na-an AN.ŠAR₂ EN-ia e⸣-[mi₃-iš-ma it-ta-kil a-na e-muq ra-ma-ni-šu₂] | |
| 12' | ⸢ep-šet ma-ru-uš-tu₂ ša₂ AD DU₃-u-a e⸣-[pu-šu₂-uš ul ib-bal-kit ina lib₃-bi-šu₂] | |
| 13' | ⸢il-li-kam₂-ma qe₂⸣-reb {uru}me-⸢em-pi e⸣-[ru-um-ma URU šu-a-tu u₂-ter ra-ma-nu-uš] | |
| 14' | e-li ⸢UN⸣.MEŠ KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ ša qe₂-⸢reb⸣ {[kur}mu-ṣur ARAD.MEŠ-ni da-gil₂ pa-ni-ia] | |
| 15' | ša {m}aš-šur-⸢PAP⸣-AŠ MAN KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ AD DU₃-u-⸢a⸣ [a-na LUGAL-u₂-ti ip-qi₂-du ina lib₃-bi] | |
| 16' | ⸢a-na da⸣-a-⸢ki⸣ ḫa-ba-a-⸢ti ša₂⸣-[la-li u₂-ma-ʾe-e-ra um-man-šu₂] | |
| 17' | ⸢al-la-a-ku⸣ ḫa-an-ṭu ina ⸢qe₂-reb NINA⸣{[ki} il-li-kam-ma u₂-ša₂-an-na-a ia-a-ši] | |
| 18' | e-⸢li⸣ ep-še-e-ti an-⸢na⸣-[a-ti lib₃-bi i-gu-ug-ma iṣ-ṣa-ri-iḫ ka-bat-ti] | |
| 19' | ⸢al⸣-si-ma {lu₂}tur-tan {⸢lu₂⸣}[NAM.MEŠ a-di ERIM.MEŠ ŠU.II-šu₂-nu e-mu-qi₂-ia MAḪ.MEŠ] | |
| 20' | a-na na-ra-ru-⸢ti ḫa⸣-[mat LUGAL.MEŠ {lu₂}NAM.MEŠ ARAD.MEŠ-ni da-gil₂ pa-ni-ia] | |
| 21' | ur-ru-⸢ḫiš ṭe₃-e⸣-[mu aš₂-kun-šu₂-nu-ti ḫar-ra-an {kur}mu-ṣur u₂-ša₂-aš₂-ki-na GIR₃.II-šu₂-un] | |
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