Ashurbanipal 090 (Q003789)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 090 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003789 |
| 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 [0:5] i 1'1'–i 5'5' | I sent [troops of mine who were stationed on the border of his land against him (Iautaʾ)] (and) they brought about their defeat. They struck down with the [sword] the pe[ople of the land of the Arabs], as many as had risen up against me, (and) set fire to pavilion(s and) tents, their abodes, (and thus) consigned (them) to the god Gīra. |
| Obverse Column i [5:13] i 6'6'–i 13'13' | They carri<ed> off without number oxen, sheep and goats, donkeys, camels, (and) people. They filled (with them) the whole extent of his land, in its entirety, (i 10´) [to] all of its [bord]er(s). [I apportioned camels] like sheep and goats (and) divided (them) [among the people of Assyria] |
| Obverse Column ii [0:2] ii 1'1'–ii 2'2' | [He (Kamās-ḫaltâ) placed (Ammu-ladīn and his people’s)] hands [and feet in iron fetters and sent (them)] t[o Nineveh, before me]. |
| Obverse Column ii [2:9] ii 3'3'–ii 9'9' | Na[tnu, the king of the land of the Nabayateans] — who[se location is remote — heard about the might of the gods Aššur and Marduk], (ii 5´) who [had encouraged me]. The one w[ho had never sent his messenger to the kings, my ancestors, (and) had] nev[er inquired about the well-being of my royal majesty] — a[fter Iautaʾ, the king of the land of the Arabs], |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | u₂-ma-ʾe-⸢e-ra⸣ [ṣe-ru-uš-šu] | |
| 2' | BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂-nu iš-ku-nu ⸢UN⸣.[MEŠ {kur}a-ri-bi] | |
| 3' | ma-la it-bu-u-ni u₂-ra-si-bu ina {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL.MEŠ] | |
| 4' | E₂ EDIN kul-ta-ri mu-ša₂-bi-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 5' | IZI u₂-ša₂-ḫi-zu ip-⸢qi₂-du⸣ a-na {d}⸢GIBIL₆⸣ | |
| 6' | GU₄.MEŠ ṣe-e-ni ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.GAM.⸢MAL⸣.MEŠ | |
| 7' | a-me-lu-tu iš-lu-<lu>-u-ni ina la mi₃-ni | |
| 8' | se-ḫe-ep KUR-šu₂ ka-la-mu | |
| 9' | ⸢a-na si-ḫir⸣-ti-ša₂ um-da-⸢al⸣-lu-u | |
| 10' | [a-na] ⸢paṭ⸣ gim-re-e-ša₂ | |
| 11' | [ANŠE.GAM.MAL.MEŠ] ki-ma ṣe-e-ni | |
| 12' | [u₂-par-ri-is] ⸢u₂-za⸣-ʾi-iz | |
| 13' | [a-na UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur]{⸢ki⸣} | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ŠU.II⸣ [u GIR₃.II bi-re-tu₂ AN.BAR id-di-ma] | |
| 2' | a-⸢na⸣ {[uru}NINA{ki} a-di maḫ-ri-ia u₂-še-bi-la] | |
| 3' | {m}⸢na⸣-[at-nu LUGAL {kur}na-ba-a-a-ti] | |
| 4' | ša [a-šar-šu₂ ru-u₂-qu iš-ma-a da-na-an AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 5' | ša [u₂-tak-kil-u₂-in-ni] | |
| 6' | ⸢ša⸣ [ma-ti-ma a-na LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 7' | {⸢lu₂⸣}[A KIN-šu₂ la iš-pu-ra] | |
| 8' | ⸢la⸣ [iš-a-lu₄ šu-lum LUGAL-ti-ia] | |
| 9' | ⸢ul⸣-[tu {m}ia-u-ta-aʾ LUGAL {kur}a-ri-bi] | |
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