Ashurbanipal Babylonian 01 (Q003799)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Babylonian 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003799 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; British Museum, London, UK; Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France; Nebuchadnezzar Museum, Babylon, Iraq; Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | For the god Marduk, king of all the Igīgū gods and Anunnakū gods, creator of heaven and netherworld, who establishes archetypes (and) dwells in Esagil, lord of Babylon, great lord, my lord: |
| Obverse [2:9] 33–99 | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world); son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, viceroy of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, who (re)settled Babylon, (re)built Esagil, renovated the sanctuaries of all the cult centers, constantly established appropriate procedures in them, and (re)confirmed their interrupted regular offerings, (who) restored the rites (and) rituals according to the old pattern; grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, I — |
| Obverse [9:15] 1010–1515 | During my reign, the great lord, the god Marduk, entered Babylon amidst rejoicing and took up his residence in the eternal Esagil. I (re)confirmed the regular offerings for Esagil and the gods of Babylon. I (re-)established the privileged status of Babylon (and) appointed Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, my favorite brother, to the kingship of Babylon in order that the strong might not harm the weak. I decorated Esagil (“House whose Top is High”) with silver, gold, (and) precious stones and made Eumuša (“House of Counsel”) glisten like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament. |
| Obverse [15:22] 1616–2222 | At that time, (with regard to) Imgur-Enlil (“The God Enlil Showed Favor”), the (city) wall of Babylon, (and) Nēmetti-Enlil (“Bulwark of the God Enlil”), its outer wall, which had become old and buckled (and) collapsed, in order to increase the security of Esagil and the (other) sanctuaries of Babylon, with the strength of my labor forces I had Nēmet-Enlil, its outer wall, built quickly anew with the work of the god Kulla and I refitted its gates. I had (new) doors made and hung (them) in its gateways. |
| Obverse [22:26] 2323–2626 | O (you) future prince, during whose reign this work falls into disrepair, question skilled craftsmen! (Re)build Imgur-Enlil, the (city) wall, (and) Nēmet-Enlil, the outer wall, according to their ancient specifications! Look at my royal inscription, anoint (it) with oil, offer a sacrifice, (and) place (my royal inscription) with your (own) royal inscription! The god Marduk will (then) listen to your prayers. |
| Obverse [26:30] 2727–3030 | (But) as for the one who destroys my inscribed name or the name of my favorite (brother) by some crafty device, (or) does not place my royal inscription with his (own) royal inscription, may the god Marduk, king of everything, glare at him angrily and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | a-na {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL ŠAR₂ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u {d}a-nun-na-ki ba-ni AN-e u KI-tim mu-kin giš-hur-ru | |
| 2 | a-ši-ib e₂-sag-il₂ EN KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} EN GAL-i be-li-ia | |
| 3 | a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti | |
| 4 | DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 5 | LUGAL KUR-EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} mu-še-šib KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 6 | mu-ud-diš eš-re-e-ti kul-lat ma-ha-zi ša₂ i-na qer-bi-ši-na | |
| 7 | iš-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti u₃ sat-tuk-ki-ši-na baṭ-lu-tu u₂-ki-nu | |
| 8 | par-ṣi ki-du-de-e ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma u₂-te-ru aš₂-ru-uš-šu-un | |
| 9 | DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur a-na-ku-ma | |
| 10 | ina BALA-e-a EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU ina ri-ša₂-a-ti a-na TIN.TIR{ki} i-ru-um-ma | |
| 11 | ina e₂-sag-il₂ ša₂ da-ra-a-ti šu-bat-su ir-me sat-tuk-ki e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 12 | u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ TIN.TIR{ki} u₂-ki-in ki-din-nu-u₂-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ak-ṣur | |
| 13 | aš₂-šu₂ dan-nu a-na SIG la ha-ba-li {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ ta-li-me | |
| 14 | a-na LUGAL-u₂-tu KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ap-qid u₃ i-na KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI | |
| 15 | ni-siq-ti NA₄.MEŠ e₂-sag-il₂ az-nu-un-ma | |
| 16 | ki-ma ši-ṭir bu-ru-mu u₂-nam-mir e₂-umuš-a ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma | |
| 17 | im-gur-{d}en-lil₂ BAD₃ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ne₂-met-{d}en-lil₂ šal-hu-u₂-šu₂ | |
| 18 | ša la-ba-riš il-lik-u₂-ma i-qu-pu in-na-ab-tu | |
| 19 | aš₂-šu₂ ma-aṣ-ṣar-ti e₂-sag-il₂ u₃ eš-re-e-ti KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 20 | du-un-nu-nu ina e-muq um-ma-na-a-ti-ia sur-riš ne₂-met-{d}en-lil₂ | |
| 21 | šal-hu-u₂-šu₂ ina ši-pir {d}kulla eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma KA₂.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-rak-kis | |
| 22 | {giš}IG.MEŠ u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-rat-ta-a ina KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 23 | NUN ar-ku-u₂ ša₂ ina BALA-e-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-hu um-ma-ni en-qu-tu | |
| 24 | ši-ta-ʾa-al im-gur-{d}en-lil₂ BAD₃ ne₂-met-{d}en-lil₂ šal-hu-u₂ | |
| 25 | ki-ma si-ma-ti-šu₂-nu la-bi-ra-a-ti e-pu-uš MU.SAR-u-a a-mur-ma | |
| 26 | I₃.GIŠ pu-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ it-ti MU.SAR-e-ka šu-kun | |
| 27 | ik-ri-bi-ka {d}AMAR.UTU i-šem-me ša₂ šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru u MU ta-lim-ia | |
| 28 | ina ši-pir ni-kil-ti i-ab-bat MU.SAR-u-a it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 29 | {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL gi-im-ri ag-giš lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma | |
| 30 | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-na KUR.KUR li-hal-liq |
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