Ashurbanipal 089 (Q003788)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003788 |
| 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)
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| Obverse Column i [0:7] i 1i 1–i 77 | [On my eighth campaign], I marched [agai]nst Dunānu, [son of Bēl-iqīša, to the land Gambulu, which h]ad put its trust [in the king of the land Elam (and) had not bowed down to my yoke]. With my mighty [bat]tle array, (i 5) I covered [the land Gambulu in its entirety] like a fog. I conquered [the city Ša-pī-Bēl], his fortified [cit]y, [who]se location is [s]ituated [between rivers]. |
| Obverse Column i [7:12] i 88–i 1212 | I brought [Dunānu (and) his brothers] out of that city [alive. I brought out his wife, his sons], his [daughter]s, [his (palace) women, male singers, (and) female sing]ers [and] I [count]ed (them) [as booty]. |
| Obverse Column i [12:15] i 1'1'–i 3'3' | [With the spoils of the land Elam (and) the booty of the land Gambulu, which] I [captu]red [by the command of (the god) Aššur, with singers perfo]rming mus[i]c, [I ent]ered [Nineveh] in (the midst of) celebr[at]ion. |
| Obverse Column i [15:29] i 4'4'– | [(As for) Umb]adarâ (and) [Nabû-d]amiq, the envoys [of] Teumman — the king of the land Elam — by [wh]ose hands Teumman sent insolent message(s), whom I had detained before me (i 10´) by making (them) wait for the issuing of my decision, they saw the decapitated head of Teumman, their lord, in Nineveh (and) madness took hold of them. Umbadarâ pulled out his (own) beard (and) (ii 1) Nabû-damiq stabbed [himself in the stomach] wi[th his iron belt-dagger]. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:8] ii 33–ii 88 | (As for) the decapitated head of [Teumman], I displayed (it) opposite the Citadel Gate [of Nineveh as] a spe[ctacle] in order to s[how] the people the might of (the god) <Aš>šur and the goddess Iš[tar, my lords] — the decapitated head of Teumm[an, the king of the land Elam]. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:14] ii 99–ii 1414 | (As for) Aplāya, son of Na[bû-salim], grandson of Marduk-[apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-Baladan)], whose father had fled to the land Elam before the father of the father who had engendered m[e] — after [I had installed] Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II) [a]s king in the land Ela[m], |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] ii 1'1'–ii 1'1' | I brought (Dunānu and Aplāya’s bodies) out t[o be a spectacle in all of the lands]. |
| Obverse Column ii [15:26] ii 2'2'–ii 12'12' | (As for) Nabû-[naʾid (and) Bēl-ēṭir], sons of [Nabû-šuma-ēreš, the šandabakku (governor of Nippur)], whose fat[her, the one who had engendered them, (ii 5´) had stirred up] Urt[aku] to fi[ght with the land Akkad] — the bon[es of Nabû-šuma-ēreš], which th[ey] had take[n] o[ut of the land Gambulu to Assyria], (ii 10´) I made [them (lit. “his sons”) crush those] bon[es] opposi[te the Citadel Gate of Nineveh]. |
| Obverse Column ii [26:28] ii 13'13'– | (As for) Um[manigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II), ...] |
| Obverse Column iv [0:1] iv 1'1'–iv 1'1' | (As for) the r[est, ...] th[ey] (the gods) [put (them) to shame]. |
| Obverse Column iv [1:6] iv 2'2'–iv 6'6' | [(As for) Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, ...], and [the people of the land Akkad, as many as ...], who [had abandoned me ...] wi[th Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II) ...] |
| Obverse Column v [0:6] v 1'1'–v 6'6' | [They ate] g[rass. (As for) the snake(s and) scorpion(s), as many] creatu[res that there are on earth], (and) rodents th[ey brought them to an end. They gnawed] on animal hides, (leather) stra[ps, shoes and sandals]. (v 5´) To (fight) [their] hunger, [they slaughtered (their) sons, daughters], brothers, [sisters, ...] |
| Obverse Column v [6:8] v 1''1''–v 2''2'' | [their watercourses, which had (once) gushed with an] abundance of [water, were (now) filled with si]lt. |
| Obverse Column v [8:15] v 3''3''–v 9''9'' | [(As for) Ša]maš-šuma-ukīn, (my) hostile brother [w]ho had planned murder against Assyria (v 5´´) and uttered grievous blasphemies against (the god) Aššur, the god who created me, [he (the god Aššur) determined for hi]m a crue[l] death; [he consigned him] to a conflagration [and] destroyed [his] l[ife]. |
| Obverse Column v [15:28] v 10''10''–v 15''G15''G | (As for) the soldiers who had perpetrated sedition (and) [rebellion], as many as [had made common cause] with him, not a single one (of them) e[scaped]; not one es[caped my grasp]. With the rest [...] (v 15´´) as many who had been spared [... (As for) clo]thing (and) precious jewelry, every royal appurtenance, (his) [p]alace women, his eunuchs, and (other) people [ass]ociated with his palace, silver, gold, possessions, property, [the nece]ssities of the palaces, as much as there was, (v 15´´E) [chario]ts, a processional carriage, the vehicle of his lordly majesty, [hor]ses, his harness-broken (steeds), (and) people — [mal]e and female, young and old — I took (them) to Assyria. |
| Obverse Column v [28:31] v 16''16''–v 18''18'' | (As for) the people who were guilty, [I imposed] a ha[rsh] punishment [upon them]. I destroyed the<ir> faces, [flayed them, (and)] c[hopped up their flesh]. |
| Obverse Column v [31:47] v 19''19''– | Indabibi, who [sa]t on the throne of the land Elam a[fter Tammarītu], saw the might of my weapons that had p[rev]iously prevailed over the land Ela[m] and (as for) the Assyrians whom I had sent (vi 5) to aid Nabû-bēl-šumāti, (grand)son of Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan), with whom they used to march about <prot>ecting his land like a friend (and) ally (and) [wh]om Nabû-bēl-šumāti (vi 10) had seized by gu[i]le [during the n]ig[h]t (and) c[onfined in pr]ison, [Indabibi], the ki[ng of the land Ela]m, [released t]hem [from prison. So that (they) would intercede (with me), say goo]d [thing(s) about] him, [(and) in order to prevent (me) from doing harm to the territory of] his [land], |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [ina 8-e ger-ri-ia] ⸢UGU⸣ {m}du-na-ni | |
| 2 | [DUMU {m}{d}EN-BA-ša₂ a-na {kur}gam-bu-li] ⸢lu⸣ al-lik | |
| 3 | [ša a-na MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} ⸢it⸣-tak-lu | |
| 4 | [la ik-nu-šu₂ ana {giš}ŠUDUN-ia ta]-ḫa-zi dan-nu | |
| 5 | {[kur}gam-bu-lu a-na si-ḫir-ti-šu₂] ki-ma MURU₉ ak-tum₃ | |
| 6 | {[uru}ša₂-pi-i-{d}EN] ⸢URU dan⸣-nu-ti-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [ša qe₂-reb ID₂.MEŠ] ⸢na⸣-da-at šu-bat-su ak-šu-ud | |
| 8 | {[m}du-na-nu ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢ul-tu⸣ qe₂-⸢reb⸣ URU šu₂-a-tu₂ | |
| 9 | [bal-ṭu-us-su-un] ⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣa-a | |
| 10 | [DAM-su DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS].⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ | |
| 11 | {[munus}sek-re-ti-šu₂ {lu₂}NAR.MEŠ {munus]}⸢NAR⸣.MEŠ | |
| 12 | [u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-tiš am]-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 1' | [ša ina qi₂-bit AN.ŠAR₂ ik]-⸢šu⸣-da ⸢ŠU.II⸣-[a-a] | |
| 2' | [it-ti {lu₂}NAR.MEŠ e]-⸢piš⸣ nin-⸢gu-ti⸣ | |
| 3' | [a-na NINA{ki} e]-⸢ru-ub⸣ ina ⸢ḪUL₂.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4' | {[m}um-ba]-⸢da⸣-ra-a | |
| 5' | {[m}{d}AG]-⸢SIG₅⸣-iq {lu₂}MAḪ.MEŠ | |
| 6' | [ša] {⸢m⸣}te-um-man MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ {m}te-um-man ina ŠU.II-šu₂-nu | |
| 8' | ⸢iš⸣-pu-ra ši-pir me-re-⸢eḫ⸣-ti | |
| 9' | ša ina maḫ-ri-ia ak-lu-u | |
| 10' | u₂-qa-ʾu-u₂ pa-an ši-kin ṭe₃-me-e-ia | |
| 11' | ni-kis SAG.DU {m}te-um-man EN-šu₂-nu | |
| 12' | qe₂-reb NINA{ki} ⸢e⸣-mu-ru | |
| 13' | ša₂-ne₂-e ṭe₃-e-me iṣ-bat-⸢su⸣-nu-ti | |
| 14' | {m}um-ba-da-ra-a ib-qu-ma ⸢ziq⸣-na-a-šu₂ | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}AG-SIG₅-iq ⸢ina⸣ [GIR₂ AN.BAR šib-bi-šu₂] | |
| 2 | is-ḫu-la [kar-as-su] | |
| 3 | ni-kis SAG.DU {[m}te-um-man] | |
| 4 | ina GABA KA₂.GAL MURUB₄ URU [ša NINA{ki]} | |
| 5 | u₂-maḫ-ḫi-ra ⸢maḫ⸣-[ḫu-riš] | |
| 6 | aš₂-šu₂ da-na-an <AN>.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 [EN.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 7 | UN.MEŠ ⸢kul⸣-[lu-me] | |
| 8 | ni-kis SAG.DU {m}te-um-⸢man⸣ [MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 9 | {m}IBILA-a-a DUMU {m}{⸢d}AG⸣-[sa-lim] | |
| 10 | ⸢DUMU⸣ DUMU {m}{d}AMAR.⸢UTU⸣-[A-AŠ] | |
| 11 | ⸢ša⸣ la-pa-an AD AD ⸢ba⸣-ni-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 12 | AD-⸢šu₂ in⸣-nab-tu a-na {⸢kur⸣}ELAM.MA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 13 | ul-tu {m}um-man-i-gaš qe₂-reb {kur}e-lam-[ti] | |
| 14 | [aš₂-ku-nu a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL-u₂-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 1' | u₂-bil ⸢a⸣-[na ta-mar-ti ma-ti-tan] | |
| 2' | {m}{d}AG-[I {m}{d}EN-KAR-ir] | |
| 3' | DUMU.MEŠ {m}{⸢d⸣}[AG-MU-KAM-eš {lu₂}GU₂.EN.NA] | |
| 4' | ša ⸢AD⸣ [ba-nu-šu₂-un] | |
| 5' | {m}⸢ur-ta⸣-[ki id-ka-a] | |
| 6' | a-na ⸢mit⸣-[ḫu-ṣi KUR URI{ki]} | |
| 7' | GIR₃.PAD.⸢DU⸣.[MEŠ {m}{d}AG-MU-KAM-eš] | |
| 8' | ša ⸢ul⸣-[tu qe₂-reb {kur}gam-bu-li] | |
| 9' | il-⸢qu⸣-[u₂-ni a-na KUR aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 10' | GIR₃.PAD.⸢DU⸣.[MEŠ ša₂-a-ti-na] | |
| 11' | me₂-eḫ-⸢ret⸣ [KA₂.GAL MURUB₄ URU NINA{ki]} | |
| 12' | u₂-⸢šaḫ⸣-[ši-la DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 13' | {m}⸢um⸣-[man-i-gaš ...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | ⸢si⸣-[it-tu-ti im-...] | |
| 2' | ⸢u₂⸣-[BI-šu₂ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ...] | |
| 3' | ⸢u₃⸣ [UN.MEŠ KUR URI{ki} ma-la ...] | |
| 4' | ša [ia-a-ti u₂-maš-ši-ru-in-ni ...] | |
| 5' | ⸢it⸣-[ti {m}um-man-i-gaš ...] | |
| 6' | x [...] | |
| v | ||
| 1' | ina ⸢šam⸣-[mu pi-i-šu₂-nu ig-mu-ru MUŠ GIR₂.TAB] | |
| 2' | nam-⸢maš⸣-[ti qaq-qa-ri ma-la ba-šu₂-u] | |
| 3' | zer-man-du ⸢iq⸣-[ti-šu₂-nu-ti ik-su-su] | |
| 4' | gi-il-du ku-ru-[us-su {kuš}DA.E.SIR.MEŠ u {kuš}E.SIR₂.MEŠ] | |
| 5' | a-na bu-ri-[šu₂-nu u₂-ṭa-ab-bi-ḫu DUMU.MEŠ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ] | |
| 6' | ŠEŠ.MEŠ [NIN₉.MEŠ ...] | |
| 1'' | [ID₂.MEŠ-šu₂-un ša u₂-šaḫ-bi-ba A.MEŠ] ⸢ḪE₂⸣.NUN | |
| 2'' | [im-la-a sa]-⸢ki⸣-ki | |
| 3'' | {[m}{d]}⸢GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA⸣ ŠEŠ nak-ri | |
| 4'' | ⸢ša⸣ a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} ik-pu-du ne₂-er-tu₂ | |
| 5'' | ⸢u₃⸣ e-li AN.ŠAR₂ DINGIR ba-ni-ia | |
| 6'' | ⸢iq⸣-bu-u šil-la-⸢tu₂ GAL⸣-tu₂ | |
| 7'' | mu-u₂-tu lem-⸢nu⸣ [i-šim]-⸢šu⸣-ma | |
| 8'' | ina mi-qit {d}⸢GIBIL₆⸣ [id-di-šu-ma] | |
| 9'' | u₂-ḫal-li-qa ⸢nap⸣-[šat-su] | |
| 10'' | {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ e-piš si-ḫi [bar-ti] | |
| 11'' | ma-la it-ti-šu₂ [šak-nu] | |
| 12'' | e-⸢du⸣ ul ⸢ip⸣-[par-šid] | |
| 13'' | a-a-⸢um⸣-ma ul ⸢u₂⸣-[ṣi ina ŠU.II-ia] | |
| 14'' | it-ti si-it-ti [...] | |
| 15'' | ma-la in-ne₂-ez-ba ⸢ḪU⸣ [...] | |
| 15''A | [lu]-⸢bul⸣-tu šu-kut-tu₂ a-⸢qar⸣-tu₂ mim-ma si-mat ⸢LUGAL⸣-u-ti | |
| 15''B | {[munus]}⸢sek⸣-re-ti {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-šu₂ u₃ UN.MEŠ | |
| 15''C | [li]-me-et E₂.GAL-šu₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI NIG₂.ŠU NIG₂.GA | |
| 15''D | [ḫi]-⸢šiḫ⸣-ti ŠU₂ E₂.GAL.MEŠ ma-la ba-šu₂-u | |
| 15''E | {[giš]}⸢GIGIR⸣.MEŠ {giš}ša₂ ša₂-da-di ru-kub be-lu-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 15''F | [ANŠE].⸢KUR.RA⸣.MEŠ ṣi-mit-ti ni-ri-i-šu₂ UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 15''G | [zi]-⸢kar⸣ u sin-niš TUR u GAL al-⸢qa⸣-a a-na KUR aš-šur | |
| 16'' | ⸢UN⸣.MEŠ EN ḫi-ṭi an-nu ⸢kab⸣-[tu e-mid-su-nu-ti] | |
| 17'' | bu-un-na-an-ni-⸢šu₂⸣-<nu> at-bal [KUŠ.MEŠ-šu₂-nu aš₂-ḫu-uṭ] | |
| 18'' | u₂-⸢nak⸣-[ki-sa UZU.MEŠ-šu₂-un] | |
| 19'' | {m}in-da-bi-bi ša₂ ⸢EGIR⸣ {[m}tam-ma-ri-tu] | |
| vi | ||
| 1 | [u₂-ši]-⸢bu⸣ ina {giš}GU.ZA {kur}ELAM.⸢MA⸣{[ki]} | |
| 2 | ⸢da⸣-na-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia i-mur-ma ša₂ ⸢ul⸣-[tu] | |
| 3 | re-e-ši u₂-šam-ri-ru e-li {kur}⸢ELAM⸣.[MA{ki]} | |
| 4 | DUMU.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{ki} ša₂ aš₂-pu-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 5 | a-na kit-ri {m}{d}AG-EN-MU.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6 | DUMU {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-A-⸢SUM⸣.NA | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ ki-ma ib-ri tap-pe-e a-na <na>-ṣar KUR-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ⸢it⸣-ta-na-al-la-ku it-⸢ti⸣-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣ {m}{d}AG-EN-MU.MEŠ ina pi-⸢ir⸣-[ṣa]-⸢a⸣-ti | |
| 10 | [ina] ⸢šat mu-ši u₂⸣-ṣab-bi-tu₂ ⸢ik⸣-[lu-u ina] ⸢ki⸣-li | |
| 11 | {[m}in-da-bi-bi] ⸢LUGAL⸣ {[kur}ELAM].⸢MA⸣{ki} | |
| 12 | [ul-tu E₂ ṣi-bit-ti u₂-še-ṣa-aš₂]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu-ti | |
| 13 | [ki-i ṣa-bat a-bu-ut-ti qa-be₂-e MUNUS].⸢SIG₅⸣-šu₂ | |
| 14 | [la ḫa-ṭe-e mi-ṣir KUR]-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
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