Ashurbanipal 091 (Q003790)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003790 |
| 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 [0:2] i 1'1'–i 2'2' | [I constricted (and)] cut sho[rt their lives. I made] them (the people of Tyre) [b]ow down [to my yoke]. |
| Obverse Column i [2:8] i 3'3'–i 8'8' | He (Baʾalu) brought before me [(his) daughter], his [own offspring], and the daughters of his brothers [to serve as housekeepers. (i 5´) He sent at the same time his son, who] had n[ever] crossed the sea, to do obeisance to me. [I received from him his daughter and the daughters of his brothers, tog]ether with a large marriage gift. [I had mercy on him and (then)] I gave (his) son, his offspring, back to him. |
| Obverse Column i [8:16] i 9'9'–i 16'16' | [(As for) Yakīn-Lû, the king of the city Arw]ad, who resides in the middle of the sea, [Mugallu, the king of] the land Tabal, (and) [Sanda-šarme of the land Ḫi]lakku (Cilicia), [who had not bowed down to the kings, my ancestors], they [b]owed down to my yoke. They brought [(their) daughters, their own offspring, to Nineveh to serve as housekeepers, together with a] substantial [dow]ry, and (i 15´) [they kissed] my f[ee]t. [I imposed upon Mugallu an annual payment of lar]ge [horses]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:8] ii 1'1'–ii 8'8' | [I dispatched my messenger] wi[th (a message of) goodwill to him (Uallî). He sent me] (his) dau[ghter, his own offspring], t[o serve as a housekeeper. (As for) his former] paym[ent], (ii 5´) which [they had discontinued] i[n the time of the kings, my ancestors], th[ey] carri[ed (it) before me]. I [added] thirty [horses to his former payment and imposed (it) upon him]. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:11] ii 9'9'–ii 11'11' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column iv [0:7] iv 1iv 1–iv 77 | The people of the cities Ḫil[mu (and) Pillatu] h[eard about] the assault of my mighty battle array [as I was marching to the land Elam]. The awe-inspiring radiance of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [my] lo[rds], (and) fear of my royal majesty over[whelmed them]. (iv 5) They, their people, their oxen, (and) [their] sh[eep and goats], arrived in As[syria] to do obeisance to me and they grasped the f[eet of my royal majesty]. |
| Obverse Column iv [7:13] iv 88–iv 1313 | In the course of my campaign, [I conquered] the city Bīt-I[mbî, a royal city (and)] residence upon which the land Elam relied. (iv 10) (As for) the people living inside it, who had not [come out and] inquired about the well-being of [my] royal majest[y, I killed (them)]. I cut off their [h]eads, [sliced off their] lips, [(and) took (them) to Assyria t]o be a spectacle for the people of [my] lan[d]. |
| Obverse Column iv [13:15] iv 1414–iv 1515 | [(As for) Im]bappi, the chief [archer of the land Elam, who was stationed as a guard in the ci]ty [Bīt-Imbî], |
| Obverse Column iv [15:16] iv 1'1'–iv 1'1' | I brought o[ut and I counted (them) as booty]. |
| Obverse Column iv [16:20] iv 2'2'–iv 5'5' | (As for) Ummana[ldašu (Ḫumban-ḫaltaš III), the king of the land Elam, he heard about the entry of my troops], who [had entered] inside the land Elam; [he abandoned] the city Madaktu, a ro[yal] city [of his, and] (then) fled and [took to] the mo[untains] (lit. “[ascended his] mo[untain]”). |
| Obverse Column iv [20:23] iv 6'6'–iv 8'8' | (As for) Umba-LAGABua, who [sat on] the throne of the land Ela[m] in opp[osition to Ummanaldašu, like him (Ummanaldašu) ...] ... [...] |
| Obverse Column v [0:6] v 1v 1–v 66 | (As for) the entire (area) between the (Ulāya and Idide) river(s), I conquered the city Madak[tu, a royal city, along with i]ts [district. I con]quered the city Ḫaltemaš, a royal city [of his. I conqu]ered the city Susa, a royal city [of his. I conquer]ed the cities Dinšarri (and) Sumunt[unaš, royal cit(ies) of his. (v 5) I conquered] the city Pidilma, a royal city [of his]. I conquered the city Bubilu, a royal city of his. [I conquered] the city [Kabinak, a royal city of his]. |
| Obverse Column v [6:7] v 77–v 77 | With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, I advanced and marc[hed against Ummanaldašu (Ḫumban-haltaš III)], who had not bowed down to my yoke. |
| Obverse Column v [7:9] v 88–v 99 | In the cou[rse of my campaign, I conquered] the city Dūr-Undāsi, a royal city of [his]. |
| Obverse Column v [9:10] v 1010–v 1010 | I did not wait one day (or) two days, [nor did I wait for] the rea[r guard]. I crossed the river on the (very) day (I reached it). |
| Obverse Column v [10:15] v 1111–v 1515 | I conquered, destroyed, de[molished], (and) burned with fire fourteen [ci]ties, [his royal] reside[nce(s)], together with small(er) settlements, which were without number, and [twelve districts] that were in the land Elam, all of it. I [turned (them)] into mounds of ruins (lit. “mound(s) and ruin(s)”). (v 15) I slew his warriors without number. [I struck down] his elite [fi]ghting men with the sword. |
| Obverse Column v [15:17] v 1616–v 1717 | Ummanald[ašu (Ḫumban-haltaš III), the king of the land Ela]m, fl<e>d naked and t[ook to the mountain(s)]. |
| Obverse Column v [17:21] v 1818–v 2121 | [I conquered the cities Bašimu (and) Banu]nu together with the dist[rict o]f the city Tasa[rra, all (of it). (v 20) I conquered] twenty villages in the distri[ct of the city Ḫunnir], (which is) on the border of the city [Ḫidalu]. |
| Obverse Column v [21:23] v 2222–v 2323 | (Over) an area of [si]xty leagues, by the command th[at] (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar [had given to me], I marched about tr[iumphantly in]side the land Elam. |
| Obverse Column v [23:31] v 2424–v 3131 | [On] my return march, (during) which (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar made [me] sta[nd over] my [fo]es, I conquered the city Susa, a great cult center, the residence of [their] gods, [a place of] their [se]cret lore. By the command of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, I entered its [palace]s (and) stayed (inside them) during celebrations. [I opened up] their [tre]asuries, inside which silver, gold, [possessions, (and) property had been s]tored — (v 30) [which the] former [kings of the land] Elam [...] ... |
| Obverse Column vi [0:2] vi 1vi 1–vi 22 | [my battle troops en]tered [inside them, saw their secrets, (and) bu]rned (them) with fire. |
| Obverse Column vi [2:7] vi 33–vi 77 | [I destroyed (and) de]molished [the tombs of their earlie]r and later [kings, (men) who had not re]ver[ed the goddess Ištar], my lady, (and) who [had distur]bed the kings, [my ancestors]; I exposed (them) to the sun (lit. “the god Šamaš”). I t[ook] their [bon]es [to] Assyria. I prevented [their ghosts] from sleeping (and) deprived them of funerar[y libat]ions. |
| Obverse Column vi [7:9] vi 88–vi 99 | [On a march of one mont]h (and) twenty-five days, I devastated the districts of the land [Ela]m (and) scat[te]red [salt] (and) cress over them (lit. “it”). |
| Obverse Column vi [9:11] vi 1010–vi 1111 | I cut of[f the clamor of] humans, (the sound of) the treading of [ox]en, sheep and goats, (and) [the cr(ie]s) of pleasant work song(s) (and so) ruined his harvest. |
| Obverse Column vi [11:15] vi 1212–vi 1515 | [(As for) the goddess Nanāya], who 1,530 ye[ar]s (ago) became angry (and) went [to live i]n the land Elam, [a plac]e not befitting her, [then, at that time (when) she nominated me for ruling over the lands, (vi 15) she entrusted me with the r]eturn of her lordly majesty, [saying: “Ashurbani]pal [will bring me out] of the [evil] land Elam [and make me enter E]anna (again).” |
| Obverse Column vi [15:17] vi 1616–vi 1717 | The word(s) of [her divine] command [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| i | ||
| 1' | [nap-šat-su-nu u₂-si-iq u₂]-kar-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 2' | [a-na {giš}ŠUDUN-ia u₂-šak]-⸢ni⸣-is-su-nu-ti | |
| 3' | [DUMU.MUNUS ṣi-it lib₃-bi]-⸢šu₂⸣ u₃ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4' | [a-na e-peš {munus]}⸢AGRIG⸣-ti u₂-bi-la ⸢a⸣-di maḫ-ri-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 5' | [DUMU-šu₂ ša ma-ti]-⸢ma⸣ ti-amtu la e-bi-ra | |
| 6' | [iš-te-niš u₂-še-bi-la] ⸢a⸣-na e-peš ARAD-ti-ia | |
| 7' | [DUMU.MUNUS-su u₃ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢it⸣-ti ter-ḫa-ti ma-aʾ-a-si | |
| 8' | [am-ḫur-šu₂ re-e-mu ar-ši-šu₂-ma] ⸢DUMU⸣ E₃ lib₃-bi-šu₂ u₂-ter-ma a-din-šu₂ | |
| 9' | {[m}ia-ki-in-lu-u LUGAL {uru}a-ru-u₂]-⸢ad⸣-da a-šib MURUB₄ tam-tim | |
| 10' | {[m}mu-gal-lu LUGAL] {kur}tab-URU | |
| 11' | {[m}sa-an-di-šar-me {kur}ḫi]-lak-ka-a-a | |
| 12' | [ša a-na LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia la kan-šu₂] ⸢ik⸣-nu-šu₂ ⸢a⸣-na {giš}⸢ŠUDUN⸣-ia | |
| 13' | [DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ ṣi-it lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu it-ti nu]-⸢dun-ne₂⸣-e ma-aʾ-⸢di⸣ | |
| 14' | [a-na e-peš {munus}AGRIG-u₂-ti a-na NINA{ki]} u₂-bi-⸢lu-nim-ma⸣ | |
| 15' | [u₂-na-aš₂-ši-qu] ⸢GIR₃.II-ia⸣ | |
| 16' | [e-li {m}mu-gal-li ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ] ⸢GAL.MEŠ⸣ | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ša⸣ [šul-me u₂-ma-ʾe-er EDIN-uš-šu₂] | |
| 2' | ⸢DUMU.MUNUS⸣ [ṣi-it lib₃-bi-šu₂ u₂-še-bi-la] | |
| 3' | ⸢a-na⸣ [e-peš {munus}AGRIG-u₂-ti] | |
| 4' | ⸢ma-da⸣-[at-ta-šu₂ maḫ-ri-ti] | |
| 5' | ⸢ša ina⸣ [ter-ṣi LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia u₂-šab-ṭi-lu] | |
| 6' | ⸢iš-šu⸣-[u-ni a-di maḫ-ri-ia] | |
| 7' | 30 [ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ UGU ma-da-at-ti-šu₂ maḫ-ri-ti] | |
| 8' | ⸢u₂⸣-[rad-di-ma e-mi₃-is-su] | |
| 9' | [...] | |
| 10' | [...] | |
| 11' | [...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1 | UN.MEŠ {⸢uru}ḫi-il⸣-[me {uru}pil-la-ti] | |
| 2 | ti-ib ME₃-ia dan-ni ⸢iš⸣-[mu-u ša₂ al-la-ku a-na {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 3 | nam-ri-ri AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ⸢EN⸣.[MEŠ-ia] | |
| 4 | pu-luḫ-ti LUGAL-ti-ia is-[ḫup-šu₂-nu-ti] | |
| 5 | šu-nu UN.MEŠ-šu₂-nu GU₄.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ⸢ṣe⸣-[e-ni-šu₂-nu] | |
| 6 | a-⸢na⸣ e-peš ARAD-ti-ia ⸢a⸣-na KUR ⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 7 | im-qu-tu₂-nim-ma iṣ-ba-tu₂ ⸢GIR₃⸣.[II LUGAL-ti-ia] | |
| 8 | ina me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia {uru}E₂-{m}⸢im⸣-[bi-i URU LUGAL-ti] | |
| 9 | E₂ tuk-la-⸢a⸣-ti ša₂ {⸢kur⸣}ELAM.MA{⸢ki⸣} [ak-šud] | |
| 10 | UN.MEŠ a-šib lib₃-bi-šu₂ ša₂ la ⸢u₂⸣-[ṣu-nim-ma] | |
| 11 | la iš-ʾa-a-lu šu-lum LUGAL-⸢ti⸣-[ia a-nir] | |
| 12 | ⸢SAG.DU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ak-kis NUNDUM.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu ap-ru-uʾ] | |
| 13 | [a]-⸢na⸣ ta-mar-ti UN.MEŠ ⸢KUR⸣-[ia al-qa-a a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 14 | {[m}im]-ba-ap-pi {lu₂}GAL {⸢giš⸣}[PAN ša₂ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 15 | [ša ina] {⸢uru⸣}[E₂-{m}im-bi-i pa-aq-du a-na EN.NUN-u-ti] | |
| 1' | u₂-še-⸢ṣa⸣-[am-ma šal-la-tiš am-nu] | |
| 2' | {m}um-man-⸢al⸣-[da-si LUGAL {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} e-reb ERIM.ḪI.A-ia] | |
| 3' | ⸢ša₂⸣ qe₂-reb {kur}⸢ELAM.MA⸣{[ki} e-ru-bu iš-me-e-ma] | |
| 4' | {uru}ma-dak-⸢tu⸣ URU ⸢LUGAL⸣-[ti-šu₂ u₂-maš-šir-ma] | |
| 5' | in-na-bit-ma ⸢KUR⸣-[šu₂ e-li] | |
| 6' | {[m]}⸢um⸣-ba-LAGAB-u-a ša₂ me₂-[eḫ-ret {m}um-man-al-da-si] | |
| 7' | [aš₂-bu ina {giš]}⸢GU⸣.ZA {⸢kur}e-lam⸣-[ti ki-ma ša₂-a-šu₂-ma] | |
| 8' | [...] x x [...] | |
| v | ||
| 1 | ⸢bi⸣-rit ⸢ID₂⸣ ka-la-mu {uru}ma-⸢dak⸣-[tu₂ URU LUGAL-ti a-di na-ge]-⸢šu₂⸣ KUR-⸢ud⸣ | |
| 2 | {uru}ḫal-te-ma-aš₂ URU LUGAL-⸢u₂⸣-[ti-šu₂ ak]-⸢šud⸣ | |
| 3 | {uru}šu-ša₂-an URU LUGAL-u₂-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ ak]-⸢šud⸣ | |
| 4 | {uru}di-in-LUGAL {uru}su-mu-un-⸢tu⸣-[na-aš₂ URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ ak]-⸢šud⸣ | |
| 5 | {uru}pi-di-il-ma URU LUGAL-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ ak-šud] | |
| 6 | {uru}⸢bu⸣-bi-lu URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ ak-⸢šud {uru⸣}[ka-bi-in-ak URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ KUR-ud] | |
| 7 | ina ⸢tukul⸣-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ar-de-e-ma al-⸢lik⸣ [ṣe-er {m}um-man-al-da-si] | |
| 8 | ša la ik-nu-šu₂ a-na {giš}ŠUDUN-ia ina me-⸢ti⸣-[iq ger-ri-ia] | |
| 9 | {uru}BAD₃-{m}un-da-a-si URU LUGAL-ti-[šu₂ ak-šud] | |
| 10 | 1-⸢en⸣ u₄-me 2 u₄-me ul u₂-qi pa-an ⸢ar⸣-[ke-e ul ad-gul] | |
| 11 | ina ⸢u₄⸣-me-šu₂-ma e-bir ID₂ 14 ⸢URU⸣.MEŠ mu-⸢šab⸣ [LUGAL-ti-šu₂] | |
| 12 | ⸢a⸣-di URU.MEŠ TUR.MEŠ ša₂ ni-ba la ⸢i⸣-šu₂-u ⸢u₃⸣ 12 na-ge-e] | |
| 13 | ša₂ qe₂-reb {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ka-⸢li-ša₂ ak-šud⸣ ap-⸢pul aq⸣-[qur] | |
| 14 | ina {⸢d⸣}GIŠ.⸢BAR⸣ aq-mu a-na DU₆ u ⸢kar⸣-me u₂-[ter] | |
| 15 | ina la-a mi₃-ni ⸢a⸣-duk qu-ra-di-šu₂ ina {giš}⸢TUKUL⸣.MEŠ [u₂-ra-sib] | |
| 16 | ⸢mun-daḫ⸣-ṣe-⸢e⸣-šu₂ ṣi-ru-ti {m}um-man-al-⸢da⸣-[si] | |
| 17 | [LUGAL {kur}ELAM].⸢MA⸣{ki} me-ra-nu-⸢uš⸣-šu₂ in-na-<bit>-ma iṣ-[ba-ta KUR-u₂] | |
| 18 | {[uru}ba-ši-mu {uru}ba-nu]-⸢nu a⸣-di ⸢na-ge⸣-[e] | |
| 19 | ⸢ša⸣ {uru}ta-⸢sa-ar⸣-[ra ka-la-mu ak-šud] | |
| 20 | 20.AM₃ URU.MEŠ ina na-⸢ge⸣-[e ša {uru}ḫu-un-nir] | |
| 21 | ina UGU mi₃-iṣ-ri ša {⸢uru⸣}[ḫi-da-lu ak-šud] | |
| 22 | 60 KASKAL.GID₂ qaq-qa-ru ina a-mat AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ša⸣ [u₂-ma-ʾe-(e)-ru-in-ni] | |
| 23 | ⸢qe₂⸣-reb {kur}e-lam-ti at-tal-lak ⸢šal⸣-[ṭiš] | |
| 24 | [ina] ⸢ta⸣-a-a-ar-ti-ia ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 u₂-ša₂-⸢zi⸣-[zu-in-ni] | |
| 25 | [EDIN ga]-⸢re⸣-ia {uru}šu-ša₂-an ma-ḫa-zu GAL-u mu-šab ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-un] | |
| 26 | [a-šar] ⸢pi-riš⸣-ti-šu₂-un ak-šud ina a-mat AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 | |
| 27 | [qe₂-reb E₂.GAL].⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ e-ru-ub u₂-šib ina ḪUL₂.MEŠ | |
| 28 | [ap-te-e-ma E₂] ⸢na⸣-kam-a-te-šu₂-nu ša₂ KU₃.BABBAR.MEŠ KU₃.GI.MEŠ | |
| 29 | [NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ NIG₂.GA.MEŠ nu]-uk-ku-mu qe₂-reb-šu₂-un | |
| 30 | [ša LUGAL.MEŠ {kur]}⸢e⸣-lam-ti maḫ-ru-u₂-ti | |
| 31 | [...] | |
| vi | ||
| 1 | [ERIM.MEŠ ME₃-ia qe₂-reb-šin e]-⸢ru-bu⸣ | |
| 2 | [e-mu-ru pu-uz-ra-šin iq]-⸢mu⸣-u ina {d}GIŠ.BAR | |
| 3 | [ki-maḫ-ḫi LUGAL.MEŠ-šu₂-nu maḫ-ru]-⸢ti⸣ u EGIR.MEŠ | |
| 4 | [la pa]-⸢li-ḫu⸣-[ti {d}15 GAŠAN-ia | |
| 5 | [mu-nar₃]-⸢ri⸣-ṭu LUGAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ [AD.MEŠ-ia ap-pul] ⸢aq⸣-qur {d}UTU u₂-kal-lim | |
| 6 | [GIR₃.PAD].⸢DU⸣.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢al⸣-[qa-a a-na] KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} | |
| 7 | [e-ṭem₂-me-šu₂-nu] la ṣa-la-lu e-mid ki-⸢is-pu⸣ [naq] ⸢me-e⸣ u₂-za-⸢am⸣-me-šu₂-nu-ti | |
| 8 | [ma-lak] ⸢ITI 25 UD.MEŠ na-ge-e {⸢kur⸣}[e]-⸢lam⸣-ti u₂-šaḫ-rib | |
| 9 | [MUN.MEŠ {u₂]}saḫ-le-e u₂-sap-[pi]-⸢ḫa⸣ EDIN-uš-($erasure$)-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [ri-gim] ⸢a⸣-me-lu-ti ki-bi-is ⸢GU₄⸣.MEŠ u ṣe-e-ni | |
| 11 | [ši-si]-⸢it⸣ {d}a-la-la DUG₃.GA ap-ru-⸢us u₂⸣-ḫal-li-⸢qa e-bur⸣-šu₂ | |
| 12 | {[d}na-na-a] ⸢ša⸣ 1 LIM 5 ME 30.AM₃ ⸢MU.AN⸣.[NA].ME ta-as-bu-su tal-li-ku | |
| 13 | [tu-ši-bu qe₂]-⸢reb {kur⸣}e-lam-⸢ti⸣ [a]-⸢šar⸣ la si-ma-te₉-e-ša₂ | |
| 14 | [u₃ ina u₄-me-šu₂ tab-bu-u šu-mi₃ a-na be-lut KUR.KUR] ⸢ta⸣-a-a-rat EN-ti-ša₂ | |
| 15 | [tu-šad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a um-ma {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃]-A ul-tu₂ qe₂-reb {kur}ELAM{ki} | |
| 16 | [lem-ne₂-ti u₂-še-ṣa-an-ni-ma u₂-še-rab-an-ni qe₂-reb e₂]-⸢an⸣-na a-mat qi₂-bit | |
| 17 | [DINGIR-ti-ša₂ ...] x x | |
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