Ashurnasirpal II 018 (Q004472)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 018 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004472 |
| 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 riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 1'1'–4'4' | [In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year, after] I nobly ascended [the royal throne], I mustered my chariotry (and) extensive troops. I conquered inaccessible fortresses round about. I received a tribute of horses from the land Gilzānu. ... [Because] |
| Obverse [4:9] 5'5'–9'9' | horses were not (continually) brought in hither to me I [became angry and] marched to the cities Ḫarira (and) Ḫalḫalauš which (were under the authority) of the guilty rulers. Those I conquered in the eponymy of Ashurnasirpal. I took out their property, booty, possessions, (and) herds (and) brought (them) to my city Aššur. The great ... city together with its people I dedicated |
| Obverse [9:17] 10'10'–17'17' | to Aššur, my god (and) my lord, ... I conquered. Lords [...] who [had fled] to the land Šubrû which [...]. They put their [full] trust in the might of [their] troops and ... they seized. |
| Obverse [17:33] 18'18'–33'33' | By the command of Aššur, [...] the great lord, my lord, I mustered my chariotry [...] (and) troops. I reached the city. [...] abandoned the city. Horses, oxen, [...] chariotry with ... he mustered. [I attacked] fiercely. I raised the torch (and) [quickly] crossed through the heart of Mount Kašiiari on foot. I marched to those cities. [...] at night I surrounded their cities. [...] At sunrise I fought with the might of [chariotry] (and) extensive troops. I massacred many. I conquered the cities Amlattu, Šaburam, Ruzidak, Bugu, (and) Ustu, rebel cities of the land Dannuna. I burnt (them and) their booty, possessions, property <I brought out>. |
| Obverse [33:35] 11–22 | Bīt-natḫi of the city Nineveh: I perform the wine libations (and) sacrifices of the temple of the exalted goddess. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | GAL-iš u₂-ši-bu {⸢giš}GIGIR⸣.MEŠ ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-te [DAGAL.MEŠ]-te ⸢ad⸣-[ke] | |
| 3' | ⸢ha⸣-al-ṣu-te la-ma-ri pat-te-pat-[te] ⸢ak-šud⸣ MAŠ₂.MEŠ ⸢ša₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4' | iš-tu {kur}gil₂-za-ni ⸢am⸣-[hur] ni x [x (x)] ⸢har⸣ ina gi-ne₂-⸢e u₂⸣-[kin aš-šu] | |
| 5' | ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ a-na bit-te la u₂-[še-ri]-⸢bu⸣-ni al-[la-bi-ib-ma] a-na | |
| 6' | {uru}ha-ri-ra {uru}hal-ha-la-uš ⸢ša₂ EN⸣.MEŠ-ni [EN.MEŠ] hi-i-ṭi₂ ⸢al-lik⸣ | |
| 7' | šu-a-tu ina li-me {m}aš-šur-PAP-A ⸢ak-šud⸣ NIG₂-su-⸢nu šal-la-su-nu⸣ | |
| 8' | bu-ša₂-šu-nu mar-ši-su-nu u₂-še-ṣa-a a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la | |
| 9' | URU sa-x-⸢ti⸣-šu-nu GAL-a a-di UN.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 10' | a-na aš-šur DINGIR-ia | |
| 11' | EN-ia ⸢a⸣-qiš | |
| 12' | [...] ša₂ x [x] x KUR-ud EN.MEŠ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] ša₂ ⸢a⸣-na {kur}šub-re-e ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] a-na gi-piš ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-te-[šu-nu] | |
| 15' | [dan-niš dan]-niš it-tak₃-lu-u-ma [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ... [...] | |
| 17' | [...] ... AN ... [...] | |
| 18' | [...] iṣ-bu-tu ina qi₂-bit aš-šur [...] | |
| 19' | [...] EN GAL-e EN-ia {⸢giš}GIGIR.MEŠ⸣-[te ...] | |
| 20' | [...] ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-te-ia ad-ke ⸢URU ak-šud⸣ [...] | |
| 21' | [...] URU u₂-ši-ra ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ⸢GU₄.MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | [...] GIS GAB šu₂ [...] RA [...] | |
| 23' | [...] {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ ina GUB.BA id-ke ši-it-mu-ri-iš | |
| 24' | [at-bi-ma] aš-ši zi-iq-te ina GIR₃.II.MEŠ-ia lib₃-bi {kur}kaš-ia-ri | |
| 25' | [ha-an-ṭiš] lu ab-bal-kit a-na URU.MEŠ ša₂-tu-nu lu al-lik | |
| 26' | [...] mu-ši-ta URU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu al-mi | |
| 27' | [...] ina {d}ša₂-maš ⸢na⸣-pa-hi it-ti gi-piš | |
| 28' | {[giš}GIGIR.MEŠ] ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-te DAGAL.MEŠ-te | |
| 29' | am-da-⸢hi⸣-[iṣ] ⸢di⸣-ik-ta-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ma-ʾa-ta a-duk | |
| 30' | {uru}⸢am⸣-lat-ti {uru}ša₂-⸢bur-am⸣ {uru}ru-zi-da-ak | |
| 31' | {uru}bu-gu {uru}us-tu₂ URU.MEŠ-ni BAL.MEŠ | |
| 32' | ⸢KUR⸣ dan-nu-na ak-šud ina IZI.MEŠ aš₂-ru-up | |
| 33' | šal-la-su-nu bu-ša₂-šu-nu nam-kur-šu-nu <u₂-še-ṣa-a> | |
| 1 | E₂-na-at-hi ša₂ {uru}ni-nu-a GEŠTIN {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ-te | |
| 2 | ša₂ E₂.KUR DINGIR ṣir-te DU₃-aš₂ |
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