Ashurnasirpal II 020 (Q004474)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babil · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004474 |
| Collection | unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babil |
| Coordinates | 37.1878, 42.0273 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | [God Aššur, the great lord, king of] all the [great] gods; [god Anu, king of the Ig]īgū and [Anunnakū gods; (lord of the lands) god Enlil], exalted one, father of the gods, [(creator of all); god E]a, king of the [apsû, lord of wisdom (and) understanding; |
| Obverse [4:9] 55–99 | god Sîn], wise one, king of the lunar disk, [lofty luminary; god Adad], the exceptionally strong, [lord of abundance; god Ša]maš, judge of heaven [and underworld, commander of all; god] Marduk, sage, [lord] god [of oracles; god Ninurta], warrior of the Igīgū and [Anunnakū gods]; |
| Obverse [9:14] 1010–1414 | [god] Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; [god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter], circumspect [god]; goddess Ni[nlil, spouse of the god Enlil, mother of the great gods]; goddess Ištar, foremost in [heaven and underworld, who] is consummate in [the canons of combat]; great gods, [who decree the destinies (and)] make great [the] sovereignty of [Ashurnasirpal, attentive prince], |
| Obverse [14:19] 1515–1919 | worshipper of the great gods, [ferocious dragon, conqueror of cities] (and) the entire highlands, [king of lords], controller of the obstinate, [crowned with splendor, fearless in battle, lofty (and) merciless hero, who stirs up strife, king of all princes, lord of lords, |
| Obverse [19:24] 2020–2424 | chief herdsman], king of kings, [attentive purification priest, designate of the warrior god Ninurta, destructive weapon of] the great gods, [avenger, the king who has always acted] justly [with the support of Aššur and the god Šamaš], the gods who help him [and cut down like marsh reeds fortified mountains] and princes hostile [to him (and) subdued under him] all their lands, |
| Obverse [24:29] 2525–2929 | [provider] of offerings for [the great gods, legitimate prince], to whom is perpetually [entrusted] the proper administration [of the rites of the temples of his land, whose deeds and] offerings [the great gods of heaven and] underworld love so that they |
| Obverse [29:34] 3030–3434 | established [forever his] priesthood [in the temples], granted [to his dominion] their fierce weapons, (and) [made him more marvelous] than (any of) the kings of the [four] quarters with respect to the splendor of [his weapons (and) the radiance of his dominion, (he who) has always contested with] all enemies of Aššur [above and below and imposed] upon [them] tribute [and tax, conqueror of the foes of Aššur], |
| Obverse [34:39] 3535–3939 | strong king, king of Assyria; [son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), vice-regent of Aššur, who] defeated [all his enemies (and) impaled the corpses of his enemies] on posts, grandson of Adad-nārārī (II), [appointee of the great gods, who always achieved the defeat of those] insubmissive to him and (thereby) became lord of all, [offspring of Aššur-dān (II) who] opened [towns (and) founded shrines]: |
| Obverse [39:44] 4040–4444 | [At that time my nobility, my sovereignty, my dominion, (and) my power came forth] at the command of the [great] gods; [I am king], I am lord, I am praiseworthy, [I am exalted, I am important, I am magnificent, I am foremost], I am a hero, [I am a warrior, I am a lion, and I am virile]; Ashurnasirpal, [strong] king, [king of Assyria, designate of the god Sîn], |
| Obverse [44:47] 4545–4747 | favorite of [the god Anu, loved one of the god Adad (who is) almighty among the gods, I], the merciless weapon [which lays low lands hostile to him, I], the king, capable [in battle, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [aš-šur EN GAL-u₂ MAN] ⸢gim⸣-rat DINGIR.[MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 2 | {[d}a-nu MAN {d}i]-⸢gi⸣-gi u {[d}a-nun-na-ki {(d}EN KUR.KUR.MEŠ)] | |
| 3 | {[d}BAD ṣi-i]-ru a-bu DINGIR.[MEŠ (ba-nu-u₂ DU₃-ma)] | |
| 4 | {[d}e₂]-a MAN ⸢ZU⸣.[AB EN ne₂-me-qi ha-si-su] | |
| 5 | {[d}30 ⸢er⸣-šu MAN ⸢a⸣-[ge-e LAL-u₂ nam-ri-ri] | |
| 6 | {[d}IŠKUR] geš-ru šu-[tu-ru EN HE₂.GAL₂] | |
| 7 | {[d}ša₂]-maš DI.KU₅ AN-⸢e⸣ [u KI-tim mu-ma-ʾe-er gi-im-ri] | |
| 8 | {[d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU ap-kal {⸢d⸣}[EN ti-ri-te] | |
| 9 | {[d}nin-urta] qar-rad {d}NUN.GAL.MEŠ u {[d}a-nun-na-ki] | |
| 10 | {[d]}U.GUR git₂-ma-lu MAN tam-ha-⸢ri⸣ {[d}nusku na-ši {giš}GIDRU KU₃-te] | |
| 11 | [DINGIR] mul-ta-lu {d}⸢NIN⸣.[LIL₂ hi-ir-ti {d}BAD] | |
| 12 | [AMA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].MEŠ {d}INANNA SAG-ti [AN-e u KI-ti ša₂ GARZA] | |
| 13 | [qar-du]-te šuk-lu-lat DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ mu-ši-mu ši-mat KUR] | |
| 14 | [mu]-šar-bu-u₂ MAN-ti {[m}aš-šur-PAP-A NUN-u₂ na-a-du] | |
| 15 | [pa]-lih DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ u₂-[šum₂-gal-lu ek-du ka-šid] | |
| 16 | [URU].URU hur-ša₂-ni paṭ gim-ri-[šu-nu LUGAL EN.MEŠ-e] | |
| 17 | [mu]-⸢la⸣-iṭ ⸢ek-ṣu⸣-[te a-pir ša-lum-ma-te] | |
| 18 | [la a-di-ru {giš}LAL ur-ša₂-nu tiz₂-qa-ru la pa-du-u₂] | |
| 19 | [mu-rib a-nun-te LUGAL DU₃ mal-ki.MEŠ EN EN.MEŠ-e] | |
| 20 | [UTUL] MAN MAN.MEŠ-ni ⸢i⸣-[ši-pu na-aʾ-du ni-bit {d}MAŠ qar-di] | |
| 21 | [ka-šu-uš] DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ mu-[ter gi-mil-li MAN ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti] | |
| 22 | [aš-šur u {d}ša₂-maš] DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-šu [me]-še-[riš DU-ku-ma] | |
| 23 | [KUR.MEŠ-ni šap-ṣu]-te u mal-ki KUR₂.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu GIM GI a-pi₂ u₂-ha-ṣi-ṣu] | |
| 24 | [kul₂]-lat KUR.KUR.MEŠ-šu-nu a-na [GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂] | |
| 25 | [za-nin] NIDBA.MEŠ a-na [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ NUN-u₂] | |
| 26 | [ke]-e-nu ša₂ a-na šu-te-[šur GARZA.MEŠ E₂.KUR.MEŠ KUR-šu₂] | |
| 27 | [pit-qu]-du ka-ia-na [ša₂ ep-šet qa-ti-šu₂] | |
| 28 | ⸢u₃⸣ na-dan zi-bi-[šu DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e] | |
| 29 | [u₃] KI-te i-ra-mu-ma SANGA-[su ina E₂.KUR.MEŠ a-na da-riš u₂]-; | |
| 30 | {[giš]}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu-nu ez-zu-te [ana ši-rik₂-te EN-te-šu₂] | |
| 31 | iš-ru-ku ša₂-lum-ma-at {giš}[TUKUL.MEŠ-šu me-lam EN-ti-šu₂] | |
| 32 | ⸢UGU⸣ MAN.MEŠ-⸢ni⸣ ša₂ kib-rat [LIMMU₂-i u₂-šar-ri-hu-šu₂] | |
| 33 | KUR₂.MEŠ-[(ut)] aš-šur paṭ gim-ri-[šu-nu e-liš u KI.TA iš-ta-na-nu-ma] | |
| 34 | GUN [u ma]-⸢da⸣-ta ⸢UGU⸣-[šu-nu u₂-ki-nu ka-šid a-a-bu-ut aš-šur] | |
| 35 | MAN dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur [A TUKUL-MAŠ ŠID aš-šur ša₂ kul₂-lat za-i-ri-šu₂] | |
| 36 | i-ni-[ru] ina ga-[ši-ši u₂-re-tu-u₂ pa-gar ge-ri-šu] | |
| 37 | DUMU.DUMU ša₂ 10-ERIM.TAH₂ [GIR₃.NITA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ša₂ si-kip-ti] | |
| 38 | la ma-gi-[ri-šu il-tak₃-ka-nu-ma] | |
| 39 | i-pe-lu gim-ra [lib₃-lib₃-bi ša₂ {m}AŠ-KAL-an ša ma-ha-zi] | |
| 40 | u₂-pat₂-⸢tu⸣-u₂ [u₂-kin₂-nu iš-re-e-ti ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma] | |
| 41 | ina pi-i [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ MAN-ti EN-ti kiš-šu₂-ti E₃-a MAN-ku] | |
| 42 | be-la-ku na-da-[ku MAH-ku DUGUD-ku šur-ru-ha-ku SAG.KAL-ku] | |
| 43 | ur-ša₂-na-ku [qar-ra-da-ku lab-ba-ku u zi-ka-ra-ku] | |
| 44 | {m}aš-šur-PAP-A MAN [dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur ni-bit {d}30 | |
| 45 | mi-ig-ri {[d}a-nim na-mad {d}10 kaš-kaš DINGIR.MEŠ ana-ku] | |
| 46 | {giš}TUKUL la ⸢pa⸣-[du-u₂ mu-šam-qit KUR KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ana-ku] | |
| 47 | MAN le-[ʾu-u ...] |
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