Ashurbanipal 092 (Q003791)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Ashurbanipal 092 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003791 |
| 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 ii [0:1] ii 1'1'–ii 1'1' | [(and) placed gold bracelets (around their wrists). I made the]m [stand before me]. |
| Obverse Column ii [1:5] ii 2'2'–ii 5'5' | [(As for) Gyges, the king of the land Lydia — a region on the opposite shore of the se]a, [a remote place, the mention of who]se [n]ame [none of the kings, my ancestors, had (ever) heard — (the god) Aššur, the g]od who created me, [made him see in a dream my royal name. (ii 5´) On the (very) day he saw this dream], he sent his [mounted messen]ger [to inquire about my well-being]. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:8] ii 6'6'–ii 8'8' | [(As for) the C]immerians, a dangerous enemy [who had never feared] my ancestors, [and, with regard to me, had not grasped the fee]t of my royal majesty, |
| Obverse Column iii [0:1] iii 1'1'–iii 1'1' | [I added thirty horses to] his f[ormer paymen]t [and imposed (it) upon him]. |
| Obverse Column iii [1:10] iii 2'2'–iii 10'10' | [On my fourth campaign], I took the direct [road] to the land Elam. [By the command of the deities Aššur, Sîn], Šamaš, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, Iš[tar of Arbela, Ninurta, Nergal], (and) Nusku, (iii 5´) [in the month Ulūlu (VI) — “the work of] the goddesses,” the month of the king of the gods, (the god) Aššur, the father of the go[ds, the god Nunnamnir — like the assault of a] fierce [stor]m, I covered the land Elam i[n its entirety. I cut off the head of] Teumman, their presumptuous king who had plo[tted evil (deeds). I slew] his [w]arriors [without number]. I captur[ed his fighting men] alive. I filled [the plain of the city Susa] with [their bodies] like baltu-plant(s and) ašāg[u]-plant(s). I made the Ulāya [River] flow [with their blood]; I dy[ed] its water [red like a red-dyed wool]. |
| Obverse Column iii [10:15] iii 11'11'–iii 15'15' | [I took Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II), a son of U]rtaku — a (former) king of the land Elam — [who h]ad fled [from Teumman to Assyria] (and) ha[d grasped my feet, with me] to the land El[am (and) I placed him on Teumman’s throne]. I instal[led Tammarītu], his third [br]other [who had fled to me with him, as king in the city Ḫid]alu. |
| Obverse Column iii [15:26] iii 16'16'–iii 26'26' | [After I had made the weapon(s) of] (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar [prevail over the land Elam (and) had continually esta]blished might[y victories, on] my [retu]rn march, [I set out towards] Dunā[nu, a Gambulian who] had put his trust [i]n the land Elam. (iii 20´) [I conquered the city Ša-p]ī-Bēl, a city upon which the land Gambul[u] relied. [I entered that city (and)] slaughtered [i]ts [people] like lambs. (As for) D[unānu (and) Samgunu, the ones who had distu]rbed my exercising the kingship, I c[lamped (their) hands and feet] i[n iron manacles (and) handcuffs (and)] iron [fett]ers. (iii 25´) [I carried off people, ox]en, sheep and goats, d[onkeys, horses, (and) mules ou]t of the land G[ambulu to Assyria. (As for) Ša-p]ī-Bēl, the city upon which he (Dunānu) relied, I d[estroyed, demolished, (and) dissolved (it) with water]. |
| Obverse Column iii [26:31] iii 27'27'–iii 31'31' | (As for) U[m]manigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II), for who[m] I ha[d performed] many act(s) of kindness (and) whom I had installed as king [in the land Elam], w[ho did not honor my treaty (and) sided] with Šamaš-šuma-ukīn — (my) [hostile] br[other] — (iii 30´) Tamm[ar]ītu rebel[led] against him [and s]truck him, [together with his family], down [with the sword]. |
| Obverse Column iii [31:37] iii 32'32'–iii 37'37' | (As for) Tamm[ar]ītu, who [sat on the throne of the land Elam] after Ummani[gaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II) (and)] who ca[m]e t[o the a]id of Šam[aš-šuma-ukīn — (my) unfaithful brother — he hastily sent his weapons] to fight with [my] troops. (iii 35´) As a result of the supplications [th]at I had address[ed to] (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [they listened to my prayers]. Indab[ib]i, a servant of his, [rebelled] against [him and] brought about his [defe]at in a pitched battle. [He sat on his throne]. |
| Obverse Column iii [37:41] iii 38'38'– | Tammarī[tu], his [br]others, hi[s] family, [(and) the seed of his father’s house, together with eighty-five nobles] who marc[h at his side, (fled) f]ro[m Indabibi — his (Tammarītu’s) servant — (iv 1) crawled] nak[e]d on [their] belli[es and (then)] fle[d to Assyria] and grasped [my] feet. |
| Obverse Column iv [1:4] iv 22–iv 44 | [Tammarītu handed] himself [ov]er [to do obeisance to me] and, [by] the com[mand of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, he made an appeal to my lordly majesty] to dec[ide his case (and) to come to his aid. He stood before me and] |
| Obverse Column v [0:4] v 1v 1–v 44 | [I gave the best (of them) to my gods. I added th]e arch[e]rs, [shield bearers, artisans, (and) engineers whom I had carr]ied off from [the land Elam to my royal contingent. I divided up th]e res[t like sheep and goats among my governors, my nobles, my cult centers, (and)] my [entire ca]mp. |
| Obverse Column v [4:6] v 55–v 66 | [At that time, the replacement House of Succession, the palace th]at is in[side Nineveh — the exalted city loved by the goddess Mullissu — which Sennach]e[rib, king of Assyria, the father of the father who had engendered me], |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ii | ||
| 1' | [ḪAR.MEŠ KU₃.GI aš₂-kun ina maḫ-ri-ia ul-zi-is-su-nu]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 2' | {[m}gu-ug-gu LUGAL {kur}lu-ud-di na-gu-u₂ ša₂ ne₂-ber-ti A.AB].BA | |
| 3' | [aš₂-ru ru-u-qu ša LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia la iš-mu-u zi-kir] ⸢MU⸣-šu₂ | |
| 4' | [ni-bit LUGAL-ti-ia ina MAŠ₂.GI₆ u₂-šab-ri-šu₂-ma AN.ŠAR₂] ⸢DINGIR⸣ ba-nu-u-a | |
| 5' | [u₄-mi MAŠ₂.GI₆ an-ni-ta e-mu-ra {lu₂}rak]-⸢bu-šu₂ iš⸣-pu-ra | |
| 6' | [a-na ša₂-ʾa-al šul-mi₃-ia {lu₂]}⸢gi-mir⸣-ra-a-a {⸢lu₂⸣}KUR₂ ek-ṣu | |
| 7' | [ša la ip-tal-la-ḫu] AD.MEŠ-ia | |
| 8' | [u₃ at-tu-u-a la iṣ-ba-tu₂ GIR₃].⸢II⸣ LUGAL-ti-ia | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | 30 ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ UGU ma-da-at]-⸢ti-šu₂ maḫ⸣-[ri-ti u₂-rad-di-ma e-mi₃-is-su] | |
| 2' | [ina 4-e ger-ri-ia] ⸢a⸣-na {⸢kur⸣}ELAM.MA{ki} uš-te-eš-še-⸢ra⸣ [ḫar-ra-nu] | |
| 3' | [ina qi₂-bit AN.ŠAR₂ {d}30 {⸢d}UTU⸣ {d}EN {d}AG {d}15 ša₂ NINA{ki} {d}15 [ša₂ LIMMU₂-DINGIR{ki]} | |
| 4' | {[d}MAŠ {d}U.GUR] {d}nusku [(...)] | |
| 5' | [ina {iti}KIN-{d}INANNA ši-pir] {⸢d}15.MEŠ ITI LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ AD ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ {d}nun-nam-nir] | |
| 6' | [GIM ti-ib me-ḫe]-⸢e⸣ ez-zi ⸢ak⸣-tum₃ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ⸢a⸣-[na si-ḫir-ti-ša₂] | |
| 7' | [ak-kis SAG.DU] {⸢m⸣}te-um-man LUGAL-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ mul-tar-ḫu ša₂ ⸢ik-pu⸣-[da ḪUL-tu] | |
| 8' | [ina la mi₃-ni a-duk] ⸢qu-ra⸣-di-šu₂ ina ŠU.II.MEŠ TI.MEŠ uṣ-ṣab-⸢bit⸣ [mun-daḫ-ṣe-e-šu₂] | |
| 9' | [šal-ma-a-ti-šu₂-nu] ki-ma {giš}DIḪ₃ {giš}⸢KIŠI₁₆⸣ u₂-mal-la-⸢a⸣ [ta-mir-ti {uru}šu-ša₂-an] | |
| 10' | [UŠ₂.MEŠ-šu₂-nu {id₂]}⸢u₂⸣-la-a-a u₂-šar-⸢di⸣ A.⸢MEŠ-ša₂ aṣ⸣-[ru-up GIM na-ba-as-si] | |
| 11' | {[m}um-man-i-gaš DUMU {m]}⸢ur⸣-ta-ki MAN {kur}ELAM.⸢MA⸣{[ki} ša la-pa-an {m}te-um-man] | |
| 12' | [a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} ⸢in⸣-nab-⸢tu iṣ⸣-[ba-tu GIR₃.II-ia] | |
| 13' | [it-ti-ia u₂-bil]-⸢šu₂⸣ a-na {kur}⸢ELAM⸣.[MA{ki} u₂-še-šib-šu₂ ina {giš}GU.ZA {m}te-um-man] | |
| 14' | {[m}tam-ma-ri-tu] ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ šal-ša₂-a-⸢a⸣ [ša₂ it-ti-šu₂ in-nab-ta] | |
| 15' | [ina {uru}ḫi]-⸢da⸣-lu aš₂-⸢kun⸣ [a-na LUGAL-u-ti] | |
| 16' | [ul-tu {giš}TUKUL] ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 [UGU {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} u₂-šam-ri-ru] | |
| 17' | [aš₂-tak]-⸢ka⸣-nu da-na-⸢nu⸣ [u li-i-tu] | |
| 18' | [ina ta-a-a]-ar-ti-ia UGU {m}du-⸢na⸣-[ni {kur}gam-bu-la-a-a] | |
| 19' | [ša a]-⸢na⸣ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} it-tak-⸢lu⸣ [aš₂-ku-na pa-ni-ia] | |
| 20' | {[uru}ša₂]-⸢pi⸣-i-{d}EN URU tukul-ti {kur}gam-bu-⸢li⸣ [ak-šu₂-ud qe₂-reb URU šu-a-tu e-ru-ub] | |
| 21' | [UN.MEŠ]-⸢šu₂⸣ as-liš u₂-ṭab-bi-iḫ {⸢m}du⸣-[na-nu {m}sa-am-gu-nu] | |
| 22' | [mu-nar₃]-⸢ri⸣-ṭu e-peš LUGAL-ti-ia ⸢ina⸣ {[giš}ṣi-iṣ-ṣi iš-qa-ti AN.BAR] | |
| 23' | [bi-re]-ti AN.BAR u₂-⸢tam⸣-[me-ḫa ŠU.II u GIR₃.II] | |
| 24' | [UN.MEŠ] ⸢GU₄⸣.MEŠ US₅.UDU.ḪI.A ⸢ANŠE⸣.[MEŠ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ] | |
| 25' | [ul]-⸢tu qe₂⸣-reb {kur}⸢gam⸣-[bu-li aš₂-lu-la a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 26' | {[uru}ša₂-pi]-⸢i-{d}EN URU tukul⸣-ti-šu₂ ⸢ap⸣-[pul aq-qur ina A.MEŠ uš-ḫar-miṭ] | |
| 27' | {⸢m}um⸣-man-i-gaš ša₂ MUN ma-aʾ-as-su ⸢e⸣-[pu-šu₂ qe₂-reb {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 28' | aš₂-⸢ku⸣-nu-uš a-na LUGAL-u-ti ⸢ša⸣ [a-de-ia la iṣ-ṣu-ru] | |
| 29' | it-⸢ti⸣ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ⸢ŠEŠ⸣ [nak-ri iš-ku-na pi-i-šu₂] | |
| 30' | {m}tam-⸢ma-ri⸣-tu EDIN-uš-šu₂ ib-bal-⸢kit⸣-[ma ša₂-a-šu₂ ga-du kim-ti-šu₂] | |
| 31' | u₂-⸢ra⸣-as-sib-šu₂ [ina {giš}TUKUL] | |
| 32' | {m}tam-⸢ma-ri⸣-tu ša₂ EGIR {m}um-man-i-[gaš u₂-ši-bu ina {giš}GU.ZA {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 33' | ša a-⸢na re⸣-ṣu-u-ti {m}{d}GIŠ.⸢NU₁₁⸣-[MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ la ke-e-nu] | |
| 34' | il-⸢lik-am⸣-ma a-na mit-ḫu-ṣi ERIM.⸢ḪI⸣.[A-ia ur-ri-ḫa {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 35' | ina su-up-⸢pe-e ša₂⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 u₂-sap-pu-[u iš-mu-u₂ un-ni-ni-ia] | |
| 36' | {m}in-da-⸢bi-bi⸣ ARAD-su EDIN-[uš-šu₂ ib-bal-kit-ma] | |
| 37' | ina ME₃ EDIN [BAD₅].⸢BAD₅⸣-šu₂ iš-kun [u₂-šib ina {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂] | |
| 38' | {m}tam-ma-⸢ri⸣-[tu] ⸢ŠEŠ⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ qin-nu-⸢šu₂⸣ [NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ it-ti 85 NUN.MEŠ] | |
| 39' | ⸢a-li-kut⸣ [A₂.II-šu₂] ⸢la-pa-an⸣ {[m}in-da-bi-bi ARAD-šu₂] | |
| iv | ||
| 1 | mi-ra-⸢nu⸣-[uš]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu UGU lib₃-⸢bi⸣-[šu₂-nu ip-ši-lu-nim-ma a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 2 | in-nab-⸢tu⸣-[nim]-⸢ma⸣ iṣ-ba-tu ⸢GIR₃.II⸣-[ia {m}tam-ma-ri-tu a-na e-peš ARAD-ti-ia] | |
| 3 | ⸢ra⸣-man-šu₂ [im-nu]-⸢u-ma⸣ aš₂-šu₂ ⸢e-peš⸣ [di-ni-šu₂ a-lak A₂.TAḪ-šu₂] | |
| 4 | [ina] ⸢qi₂-bit⸣ [AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 u₂-ṣal-la-a EN-u₂-ti ina maḫ-ri-ia i-zi-iz-ma] | |
| v | ||
| 1 | [re-še-e-ti a-na DINGIR.MEŠ-ia aš₂-ruk] {⸢lu₂}ERIM⸣.MEŠ {giš}⸢PAN⸣ {[giš}a-rit] | |
| 2 | {[lu₂}um-ma-ni {lu₂}kit-kit-tu-u ša₂ aš₂]-⸢lu⸣-la ul-tu ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ {[kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 3 | [UGU ki-ṣir LUGAL-ti-ia u₂-rad-di] ⸢si-it-tu-ti⸣ [a-na {lu₂}NAM.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 4 | {[lu₂}GAL.MEŠ-ia ma-ḫa-za-ni-ia gi-mir] ⸢KARAŠ-ia⸣ [GIM ṣe-e-ni u₂-za-iz] | |
| 5 | [ina u₄-me-šu₂ E₂ ri-du-ti te-ne₂-e E₂.GAL] ⸢ša qe₂⸣-[reb NINA{ki} URU ṣi-i-ru] | |
| 6 | [na-ram {d}NIN.LIL₂ ša₂ {m}{d}30-PAP].⸢MEŠ⸣-[SU MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} AD AD ba-ni-ia] | |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.