Ashurbanipal Babylonian 16 (Q003814)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nippur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Babylonian 16 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003814 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK; City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, UK; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Arkeoloji Müzerleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; Private Collection: Harper, Unknown, USA; Hilprecht-Sammlung, Fr. Schiller University, Jena, Germany; McGill University Ethnological Collections, Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nippur |
| Coordinates | 32.1269, 45.2308 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | For the god Enlil, king of the gods, lord of the heaven and netherworld, prince [...], one who renders decisions, who[se order] cannot be changed, foremost of the Igīgū gods, hero of the Anunnakū gods, who ru[les ...], one who holds the lead-rope of every(one), one who makes [opposing forces] agr[ee], lord of the lands, wisest of the gods, one who dwells in Ekur which is inside [Nippur, (the great lord), his lord]: |
| Obverse [5:11] 66–1111 | Ash[ur]b[ani]p[al, great king], mighty [kin]g, king of the wor[ld, king of Assyria, ... king who has no] equal [in all] the lands; [son of Esarhaddon, great king], mighty [king], king of the world, king [of Assyria; grandson of Sennacherib], (who was) also great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria; (10) king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, vice-regent for the gods Aššur, Enlil and Ninurta, one who provides for the cult centers, ... sanctuaries — |
| Obverse [11:14] 1212–1414 | In order to ensure his good health, to prolong his days, to make his appearance (lit. “body”) radiant, to ensure the well-being of his offspring, so that he stand (victoriously) over his enemies, that his reign endure, that he lead (his people) aright with his staff, that his rule please his [land], (and) that he guide his people in abundant prosperity, |
| Obverse [14:19] 1515–1919 | (With regard to) Egigunû, the ziggurrat of Nippur, whose foundation is made secure on the breast of the Watery Abyss (apsû), whose enclosure wall had become old and eroded, I repaired its dilapidated section(s) with baked bricks from a (ritually) pure kiln, and completed its structure. I had it built anew with the work of the god Kulla and made it shine like daylight. I raised its top (as high) as a mountain and made [its] appearance resplendent. |
| Obverse [19:25] 2020–2525 | On account of this, when the god Enlil, king of the gods, chief god of the gods, [great] lord, [(his lord)], loo[ks] upon Egigunû, the sign of the lands, with pleasure, may he (Enlil) constantly bless the kingship of Ashurbanipal — king of Assyria, true shepherd who reveres his [great] divinity — (and) keep his reign safe until [far-off] days! May he cause [him to] gr[asp] a staff of shepherdship which makes opposing forces agree! May he make his shepherdship pleasant to his land! [May he make (him) stand (victoriously)] over [his] enemy! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na {d}EN.LIL₂ LUGAL DINGIR.DINGIR ⸢EN⸣ AN-e u₃ KI-tim NUN x [...] | |
| 2 | pa-ri-is pu-ru-us-su-u₂ ša₂ la in-nen-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [qi₂-bit-su] | |
| 3 | a-ša₂-red {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ ma-am-lu₄ {d}a-nun-na-ki mu-ma-[ʾe-er ...] | |
| 4 | ta-mi-ih ṣer-ret gi-im-ri sa-ni-[iq mit-hur-ti] | |
| 5 | EN KUR.KUR IGI.GAL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ a-šib e₂-kur ša₂ qe₂-⸢reb⸣ [NIBRU{ki} (EN GAL-i) EN-šu₂] | |
| 6 | AN.⸢ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA⸣ [LUGAL GAL] ⸢LUGAL⸣ dan-nu LUGAL ⸢kiš⸣-[šat LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 7 | [... LUGAL ša ina kul-lat] KUR.KUR ma-hi-⸢ru⸣ [la i-šu-u₂] | |
| 8 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL] ⸢dan⸣-nu LUGAL kiš-šat LUGAL ⸢KUR⸣-[aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 9 | [DUMU DUMU] {⸢d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU⸣ LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL kiš-šat LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki}⸢ma⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR-EME.<<UR>>.GI₇ u URI{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ u {d}nin-urta | |
| 11 | za-nin ma-ha-zi E MA TAR DU DU₃ si₃-ma-ak-ku | |
| 12 | a-na ba-laṭ ZI-šu ur-ruk u₄-me-šu₂ šu-un-mur SU-šu₂ šu-ul-lum NUMUN-šu₂ | |
| 13 | e-⸢li⸣ a-a-bi-šu u₂-zu-uz-zu BAL.MEŠ-šu₂ la-ba-ri {giš}GIDRU-šu₂ šu-te-šu-ri | |
| 14 | EN-us-⸢su⸣ [UGU] ⸢KUR⸣-šu₂ šu-ṭub₂-bi UN.MEŠ-šu₂ ina ṭuh-di u nu-uh-šu₂ i-tar-ri-i | |
| 15 | e₂-gi-gu-nu-u₂ ziq-qur-rat NIBRU{ki} ša₂ ina i-rat ZU.AB šur-šu-du tem-me-en-šu₂ | |
| 16 | ša₂ i-ga-ri-šu₂ la-ba-⸢riš il-li⸣-ku-ma ib-ba-šu-u₂ se-ri-ih-šu₂ | |
| 17 | ina SIG₄.AL.UR₃.RA UDUN KU₃-tim ma-qit-⸢ta⸣-šu₂ ⸢ak-šir₃-ma⸣ u₂-šak-lil bu-na-a-šu₂ | |
| 18 | ina ši-pir {d}kulla eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma u₂-nam-mir-šu₂ ki-ma u₄-mu | |
| 19 | re-ši-šu ki-ma ša₂-di-i ul-li-ma u₂-ša₂-an-bi-iṭ zi-⸢mi⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 20 | a-na šat-ti {d}EN.LIL₂ LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {d}EN.LIL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ EN [GAL-u₂ (EN-šu₂)] | |
| 21 | e₂-gi-gu-nu-u₂ ṣa-ad-di ma-a-tim ha-diš ina nap-⸢lu⸣-[si-šu₂] | |
| 22 | ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA LUGAL KUR-aš-šur{ki} SIPA ki-i-nu pa-lih DINGIR-u-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ [GAL-ti] | |
| 23 | LUGAL-us-su lik-tar-rab BALA.MEŠ-šu₂ li-iṣ-ṣur ana UD.⸢MEŠ⸣ [SU₃.MEŠ] | |
| 24 | {giš}GIDRU SIPA-tu₂ sa-ni-qat mit-hur-ti li-šat-⸢mi⸣-[ih-šu₂] | |
| 25 | UGU KUR-šu₂ liš-ṭib re-e₂-ut-su UGU na-ki-⸢ri⸣-[šu₂ liš-ziz] |
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