Ashurbanipal Babylonian 05 (Q003803)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Babylonian 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003803 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:6] 11–66 | Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), king of kings, prince who has no rival; 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; grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, I — |
| Obverse [6:17] 77–1717 | During my reign, the great lord, the god Marduk, who during the reign of a previous king had resided in Baltil (Aššur) in the presence of the father who had created him, entered Babylon amidst rejoicing. 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 completed the work on Esagil which my father had not finished. |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | At that time, I (re-)erected the platforms and daises of all of Esagil in their (original) positions according to their ancient specifications. |
| Obverse [19:25] 2020–2525 | On account of this, may the god Marduk, the great lord, look upon my good deeds with pleasure and determine as my fate a long life, fullness of old age, good health, and happiness! Moreover, with regard to Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, king of Babylon, my favorite brother, may his days be long and may he be fully satisfied with (his) good fortune! |
| Obverse [25:29] 2626–2929 | If at any time in the future, during the days of the reign of some future prince, this work falls into disrepair, may (that prince) repair its dilapidated state! May he write my name with his (own) name! May he look at my royal inscription, anoint (it) with oil, offer a sacrifice, (and) set (my royal inscription back) in its place! The god Marduk will (then) hearken to his prayers. |
| Obverse [29:33] 3030–3333 | [(But) as for the one who] erases my inscribed name, (or) destroys my royal inscription, or changes its position, may the great lord, the god Marduk, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ | |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR-aš-šur LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ | |
| 3 | NUN la ša₂-na-an DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 4 | LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur | |
| 5 | GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR-EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} | |
| 6 | DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 7 | LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur a-na-ku-ma EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 8 | ša₂ ina BALA-e LUGAL mah-ri ina ma-har AD ba-ni-i-šu₂ | |
| 9 | u₂-ši-bu ina qe₂-reb bal-til{ki} ina u₄-me BALA-ia | |
| 10 | ina ri-ša₂-a-ti a-na TIN.TIR{ki} i-ru-um-ma | |
| 11 | sat-tuk-ki e₂-sag-il₂ u DINGIR.MEŠ TIN.TIR{ki} u₂-kin | |
| 12 | ki-din-nu-u₂-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ak-⸢ṣur⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢aš₂⸣-šu₂ dan-nu a-na SIG la ha-ba-li | |
| 14 | {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ ta-li-me | |
| 15 | a-na LUGAL-u₂-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ap-qi₂-di | |
| 16 | u₃ ši-pir e₂-sag-⸢il₂ ša₂⸣ za-ru-u₂-a | |
| 17 | la ⸢u₂⸣-qa-at-tu-u₂ a-na-ku u₂-⸢šak⸣-lil | |
| 18 | ina u₄-me-šu₂-⸢ma⸣ di-ʾa-a-ni u ⸢BARA₂.MEŠ ša₂⸣ si-⸢hir⸣-ti | |
| 19 | e₂-sag-⸢il₂⸣ ki-i ⸢si⸣-ma-a-ti-šu₂-nu la-bi-ra-a-ti | |
| 20 | ina aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu lu-u ad-di a-na šat-⸢ti⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL | |
| 21 | ep-še-ti-ia dam-qa-a-⸢ti⸣ ha-di-iš IGI.BAR-ma | |
| 22 | TI u₄-me SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-tu ṭu-ub UZU | |
| 23 | u₃ hu-ud lib₃-bi li-šim ši-ma-ti | |
| 24 | u₃ ša₂ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 25 | ŠEŠ ta-lim-ia u₄-me-šu₂ li-ri-ku liš-bi bu-ʾa-a-ri | |
| 26 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u₄-me NUN ar-ku-u ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-šu₂ | |
| 27 | ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-diš | |
| 28 | šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur MU.SAR-u-a li-mur-ma | |
| 29 | I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun | |
| 30 | ik-ri-bi-i-šu₂ {d}AMAR.UTU i-šem-me [ša₂] šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru | |
| 31 | i-pa-aš₂-ši-ṭu MU.SAR-u₂-a i-ab-ba-tu | |
| 32 | lu-u a-šar-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU ag-gi-iš | |
| 33 | lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-na KUR.KUR ⸢li⸣-hal-liq |
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