Ashurbanipal Babylonian 12 (Q003810)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Babylonian 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003810 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
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 [0:6] 11–66 | [To the god Nabû ...] commander of the gods, eminent, exalted, splendid, [...] who bears the tablet of the fates of the gods, who controls the omens [...] ... who gives advice to the gods of heaven and netherworld, [...] whose weapons cannot be equaled, [...] whose lordship is supreme, [who dwells in Ezida — the proper temple, (located) in Borsippa, the] awesome [cult center] — great lord, my lord: |
| Obverse [6:12] 77–1212 | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assy]ria, king of the four quarters (of the world); [son of Esarhaddon, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, viceroy of Babyl]on, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, [who (re)settled Babylon, (re)built Esagil, renovated the sanctuaries] of all cult centers, [constantly established appropriate procedures in them, and] (re)confirmed [their int]errupted [regular offerings, (who) rest]ored [the rites (and) rituals according to the old pattern; grandson of Sennacherib, great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assy]ria, I — |
| Obverse [12:18] 1313–1818 | [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 offer]ings for Esagil [and the gods of Babylon]. I (re-)established [the privileged status of Babyl]on (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 with silver, gold, (and)] precious stones [and made] Eumuša glisten [like the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament]. |
| Obverse [18:22] 1919–2222 | At [that time, (with regard to) Ṭābi-supūršu, the (city) wall of Borsippa, which] had become [ol]d and [buckled (and) collapsed, in order to] increase [the securi]ty of Ezida and the (other) sanctuaries of Borsippa, [with the strength of] my [labor] forces I had [Ṭā]bi-supūršu, [its] (city) wall, built [quickly] anew [with] the work of the god Kulla and refitted [its gates. I had] (new) doors made and hung (them) in its gateways. |
| Obverse [22:25] 2323–2525 | [O (you) futu]re [prince], during whose reign this work falls into disrepair, question skilled craftsmen! (Re)build [Ṭābi-s]upūršu, the (city) wall of Borsippa, according to its 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 Nabû will (then) [lis]ten [to you]r [prayers]. |
| Obverse [25:28] 2626–2828 | (But) as for the one who des[troys] 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 Nabû, (...)], glare at him [angrily] and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands! |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [a-na {d}na-bi-um ...] (x) GAR-ni DINGIR.MEŠ ti-iz-qar ša₂-qu-u muš-tar-hu | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢na⸣-šu-u ṭup-pi NAM.MEŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ gu-um-mur te-re-e-ti | |
| 3 | [...] x x x KI ša₂-kin ši-tul-tu₂ a-na DINGIR.MEŠ šu-ut AN KI | |
| 4 | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ la iš-ša₂-an-na-nu {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [...] ša₂ šur-ba-a-ti e-nu-us-su | |
| 6 | [a-šib e₂-zi-da E₂ ki-(i)-nu ina bar₂-sipa{ki} ma-ha-zu] ⸢ra-aš₂⸣-bu EN GAL EN-ia | |
| 7 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš]-⸢šur⸣ LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti | |
| 8 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš-šur GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN].⸢TIR⸣{ki} LUGAL KUR-EME.GI₇ u URI{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 9 | [mu-še-šib TIN.TIR{ki} e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ mu-ud-diš eš-re-e]-⸢ti⸣ kul-lat ma-ha-⸢zi⸣ | |
| 10 | [ša₂ ina qe₂-reb-ši-na iš-tak-kan si-ma-ti u₃ sat-tuk-ki-ši-na] ⸢baṭ⸣-lu-tu₂ u₂-ki-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 11 | [par-ṣi ki-du-de-e ki-ma la-bi-ri-im-ma u₂-te-ru aš₂]-⸢ru⸣-uš-šu-⸢un⸣ | |
| 12 | [DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR-aš]-⸢šur⸣ a-na-ku-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 13 | [ina BALA-e-a EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU ina ri-ša₂-a-ti a-na TIN.TIR{ki]} ⸢i⸣-ru-um-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 14 | [ina e₂-sag-il₂ ša₂ da-ra-a-ti šu-bat-su ir-me sat-tuk]-⸢ki⸣ e₂-sag-⸢il₂⸣ | |
| 15 | [u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ TIN.TIR{ki} u₂-ki-in ki-din-nu-u₂-tu TIN].⸢TIR⸣{ki} ak-⸢ṣur⸣ | |
| 16 | [aš₂-šu₂ dan-nu a-na SIG la ha-ba-li {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA] ⸢ŠEŠ⸣ ta-li-me | |
| 17 | [a-na LUGAL-u₂-tu KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ap-qid u₃ i-na KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI] ni-siq-ti NA₄.MEŠ | |
| 18 | [e₂-sag-il₂ az-nu-un-ma ki-ma ši-ṭir bu-ru-mu u₂]-⸢nam⸣-mir e₂-umuš-a | |
| 19 | ina [u₄-me-šu₂-ma DUG₃.GA-su-pur-šu₂ BAD₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} ša la-ba]-⸢riš⸣ il-lik-u₂-ma | |
| 20 | [i-qu-pu in-na-ab-tu aš₂-šu₂ EN].⸢NUN e₂-zi-da u₃⸣ eš-re-e-te bar₂-sipa{ki} dun-nu-nu | |
| 21 | [ina e-muq um]-⸢ma⸣-na-ti-ia [sur-riš DUG₃].GA-su-pur-šu₂ ⸢BAD₃⸣-[šu₂ ina] ⸢ši⸣-pir {d}kulla eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma | |
| 22 | [KA₂.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢u₂⸣-rak-ki-si {giš}IG.MEŠ (x) [...] x-ni-ma u₂-rat-ta-a ina KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 23 | [NUN ar]-⸢ku⸣-u₂ ša ina BALA-e-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-hu {lu₂}um-ma-a-ni en-qu-tu | |
| 24 | ⸢ši⸣-ta-ʾa-al [DUG₃.GA]-⸢su⸣-pur-šu₂ BAD₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} ki-ma si-ma-ti-šu₂ la-bi-ra-a-te e-pu-uš | |
| 25 | [MU.SAR-u-a] ⸢a⸣-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ pu-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ it-ti MU.SAR-e-ka šu-kun | |
| 26 | [ik-ri-bi]-⸢ka⸣ {d}na-bi-⸢um⸣ [i]-⸢šem⸣-me ša šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru u₃ MU ta-lim-ia | |
| 27 | [ina ši-pir ni-kil-ti] i-ab-[bat MU].⸢SAR⸣-u-a it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 28 | {[d}na-bi-um (...) ag-giš lik]-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR.KUR li-hal-liq |
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