Ashurnasirpal II 028 (Q004482)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004482 |
| Collection | unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse Column i [0:6] i 1i 1–i 66 | To the goddess Šarrat-nipḫi, great mistress, foremost in heaven (and) underworld, queen of all gods, strong one, whose weighty command is respected [in the temples], whose form is surpassing among the goddesses, shining countenance who like the god Šamaš her sibling thoroughly inspects the circumference of heaven (and) [underworld], most capable of the Anunnakū gods, offspring of the god Anu, supreme among the gods, counsellor of her brothers, leader, the one who stirs up the seas (and) shakes the highlands, heroine of the Igīgū gods, mistress of conflict and battle, without whom a judgment is not approved in Ešarra, (i 5) the one who causes the achievement of victory (and) brings success, lover of rectitude, the one who heeds prayers, receives petitions, (and) accepts supplications, the goddess Ištar, radiant, perfect, supreme, who inspects heaven (and) underworld, whose name is called in the regions of all lands, bestower of life, the compassionate goddess to whom it is good to pray, the one who dwells in the city Kalḫu, my mistress; |
| Obverse Column i [6:34] i 77– | Ashurnasirpal, unrivalled king of the world, king of all the four quarters, sun(god) of all people, chosen of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of the gods Anu (and) Dagan, destructive weapon of the great gods, the pious, (i 10) beloved of your heart, prince, your favorite, whose priesthood is pleasing to your great divinity (and) (ii 1) whose reign you established; valiant man who acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival among the princes of the (ii 5) four quarters, marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, (ii 10) the king who subdues those insubordinate to him, who (iii 1) rules all peoples, strong male, who treads upon the necks of his foes, trampler of all enemies, the one who breaks up the forces of the rebellious, the king who acts with the support of the great gods and (iii 5) has conquered all lands, gained dominion over all the highlands and received their tribute, capturer of hostages, he who is victorious over all lands: |
| Obverse Column iii [7:29] iii 88– | When Aššur, the lord who called my name (and) who makes my sovereignty supreme, placed (iii 10) his merciless weapon in my lordly arms, I felled with the sword the extensive troops of the Lullumu in battle. With the help of the gods Šamaš and Adad, the gods my supporters, [I thundered like the god Adad, the devastator, against the troops of the lands Nairi, Ḫabḫu, the Šubaru, and the land Niribu. The king who] subdued [(the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to ..., the entire land Laqû, (and)] (iv 1) the land Sūḫu including the land Rapiqu: he conquered from the source of the River Subnat to the source of the Tigris. I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Kirruru to the land Gilzānu, (iv 5) from the opposite bank of the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-Bāri which is upstream from the city Zaban, from the city Tīl-ša-Abtāni to the city Tīl-ša-Zabdāni, the cities Ḫirimu, Ḫarutu, (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia). I accounted (the people) (iv 10) from the passes of Mount Babitu to Mount Ḫašmar as people of my land. [In] the lands over which I gained dominion I always appointed my governors. They entered (lit. “performed') servitude. |
| Obverse Column v [0:6] v 1v 1–v 66 | The ancient city Kalḫu which Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, a prince who preceded me, had built — this city had become dilapidated; it lay dormant. I built this city anew. I took people which I had conquered from the lands over which I had gained dominion, from the land Sūḫu, (from) the entire land Laqû, (from) the city Sirqu which is at the crossing of the Euphrates, (from) the entire land of Zamua, from the lands Bīt-Adini and Ḫatti, (and) from Lubarna, the Patinu. I settled (them) therein. I cleared away the old ruin hill (and) dug down to water level; I sank (the foundation pit) down to a depth of 120 layers of brick. |
| Obverse Column v [6:12] v 77–v 1212 | I founded therein the temple of the deities Enlil and Ninurta, the temple of the deities Ea and Damkina, the temple of the deities Adad and Šala, the temple of the god Sîn, the temple of the goddess Gula, (and) the temple of the goddess Šarrat-nipḫi, temples of the great gods. (v 10) I decorated (them) in a splendid fashion. I installed over them (lit. “it”) cedar beams (and) made cedar doors. I fastened (them) with bronze knobbed nails (and) hung (them) in their doorways. I made (replicas of) beasts in shining bronze (and) stationed (them) in their towers. I made (replicas of) lions in white limestone (and) parūtu-alabaster (and) stationed (them) at their doors. |
| Obverse Column v [12:16] v 1313–v 1616 | O later prince among the kings of my sons whom Aššur will name for the shepherdship of Assyria: restore the weakened (portions) of this temple; write your name with mine (and) return (my inscriptions) to their places so that Aššur, the lord, the prince, (and) the goddess Ištar, mistress of battle and conflict, [in wars] with kings on the battlefield will cause him to achieve success. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| i | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}GAŠAN-KUR NIN GAL-ti SAG-ti AN-e KI-tim ⸢šar-rat DU₃⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ ge-šer₃-tu ša₂ [ina E₂.KUR].⸢MEŠ⸣ si-kir-ša₂ DUGUD | |
| 2 | ina {d}INANNA.MEŠ šu-tu-rat nab-ni-sa zi-mu nam-ru ša₂ GIM {d}⸢ša₂-maš⸣ ta-li-me-ša₂ kip-pa-at AN-e [KI-tim] mit-ha-⸢riš⸣ ta-hi-ṭa | |
| 3 | le-ʾa-at {d}a-nun-na-ki bu-kur-ti {d}a-nim šur-bu-ut DINGIR.MEŠ ma-li-kat₂ PAP.MEŠ-ša₂ a-li-kat₂ mah-⸢ri da⸣-li-hat [ta]-ma-a-te | |
| 4 | mu-na-ri-ṭa-at hur-ša₂-ni ur-ša₂-na-at {d}NUN.GAL.MEŠ be-lat MURUB₄ u ME₃ ša₂ ba-lu-ša₂ ina e₂-šar₂-ra ⸢šip-ṭu ul⸣ i-⸢ma⸣-ga-ru-ma | |
| 5 | mu-šal-qa-at li-i-ti mu-šam-ṣa-at ⸢am⸣-mar lib₃-bi AGA₂-at ki-na-te še-ma-at ik-ri-bi le-qa-at un-ni-ni | |
| 6 | ma-hi-rat tes₂-li-te {d}INANNA ne₂-bu-tu₂ git₂-mal-tu šu-tu-ur-tu ša₂ AN-e KI-tim ta-hi-ṭa ina kib-⸢rat⸣ KUR.KUR.MEŠ DU₃-ši-na na-bu-u₂ | |
| 7 | MU-ša₂ qa-i-šat TI.LA.MEŠ DINGIR-tim reme₂-ni-ti ša₂ qur-bu-ša₂ DUG₃.GA a-šib-at {uru}kal-hi NIN-ia {m}aš-šur-⸢PAP-A⸣ MAN ŠU₂ MAN la ša₂-na-an MAN kul₂-lat | |
| 8 | ⸢kib-rat⸣ LIMMU₂-ta {d}šam-šu kiš-šat UN.MEŠ ni-šit {d}BAD u {d}MAŠ na-ra-am {⸢d}a⸣-nim {d}da-gan | |
| 9 | ka-šu-uš DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šah-tu | |
| 10 | na-ra-⸢am⸣ ŠA₃-ki NUN-u₂ | |
| 11 | mi₃-gir-⸢ki⸣ ša₂ SANGA-su | |
| 12 | ⸢UGU⸣ DINGIR-ti-ki GAL-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢i-ṭa₃⸣-bu-u₂ | |
| 14 | ⸢tu⸣-šar-⸢ši⸣-[du] | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | BALA-šu₂ eṭ-lu | |
| 2 | qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti | |
| 3 | aš-šur EN-šu₂ DU.DU-ku-ma | |
| 4 | ina ⸢mal-ki⸣.MEŠ ša₂ kib-rat | |
| 5 | LIMMU₂-⸢ta⸣ ša₂-nin-šu₂ | |
| 6 | la-a TUKU-u₂ {lu₂}SIPA | |
| 7 | tab-ra-a-te la a-di-ru | |
| 8 | {giš}LAL e-du-u₂ gap-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ša₂ ma-hi-ra la-a TUKU-u₂ | |
| 10 | MAN mu-šak-niš la-a kan-šu-te-šu₂ | |
| 11 | ša₂ nap-har | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | kiš-šat ⸢UN⸣.MEŠ i-pe-lu ⸢NITA₂ dan⸣-nu mu-ka-bi-is | |
| 2 | GU₂ a-a-bi-šu₂ da-i-iš ⸢kul₂-lat⸣ KUR₂.MEŠ mu-pa-ri-ru | |
| 3 | ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-hi ⸢MAN ša₂ ina {giš⸣}tukul-ti | |
| 4 | DINGIR.[MEŠ] GAL.MEŠ ⸢it-tal-la-ku⸣-ma KUR.KUR.MEŠ | |
| 5 | DU₃-ši-⸢na⸣ ŠU-⸢su KUR-ud hur-ša₂⸣-ni DU₃-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | i-⸢pe⸣-lu-ma ⸢bi-lat-su-nu⸣ im-hu-ru | |
| 7 | ṣa-⸢bit⸣ li-⸢i-ṭi₂⸣ ša₂-kin₂ ⸢li⸣-i-te | |
| 8 | ⸢UGU⸣ DU₃-ši-na KUR.KUR.MEŠ e-nu-ma aš-šur EN | |
| 9 | ⸢na-bu⸣-u₂ ⸢MU⸣-ia ⸢mu-šar⸣-bu-u₂ MAN-ti-ia | |
| 10 | {giš}⸢TUKUL-šu₂⸣ la-a ⸢pa-da-a⸣ a-na i-da-at EN-ti-ia | |
| 11 | lu-[u₂] ⸢it⸣-muh ⸢ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ KUR⸣ lu-ul-lu-me-e | |
| 12 | ⸢DAGAL⸣.MEŠ ina [qe₂]-reb [tam-ha-ri ina] {giš}TUKUL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢lu⸣ u₂-šam-⸢qit⸣ [ina] ⸢re⸣-ṣu-te ša₂ {d}ša₂-maš | |
| 14 | ⸢u⸣ {d}IŠKUR DINGIR.⸢MEŠ tik⸣-le-ia | |
| iv | ||
| 1 | {kur}su-hi a-di {kur}ra-pi-qi a-na ⸢GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂⸣ | |
| 2 | u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ iš-tu SAG e-ni {id₂}⸢su-ub-na-at⸣ | |
| 3 | a-di SAG e-ni ša₂ {id₂}IDIGNA ŠU-su ⸢KUR-ud⸣ | |
| 4 | iš-tu KUR ne₂-er-be ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni | |
| 5 | iš-tu e-ber-ta-an {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA a-di | |
| 6 | {uru}DU₆-ba-a-ri ša₂ el-la-an {uru}za-ban iš-tu | |
| 7 | {uru}DU₆-ša₂-ab-ta-a-ni a-di {uru}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-<ni> | |
| 8 | {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ {kur}bi-ra-a-te | |
| 9 | ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ a-na mi-ṣi-ri KUR-ia | |
| 10 | u₂-ter TA KUR ne₂-er-be ša₂ {kur}ba-⸢bi-te⸣ a-di | |
| 11 | {kur}haš-mar a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-a am-⸢nu⸣ [ina] KUR.KUR.MEŠ | |
| 12 | ša₂ a-pe-lu-ši-na-a-ni {lu₂}GAR-nu.MEŠ-a | |
| 13 | al-ta-kan ur-du-ti u₂-⸢pu⸣-šu | |
| v | ||
| 1 | {uru}kal-hu mah-ra-a ša₂ {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG MAN KUR aš-šur NUN a-lik pa-ni-ia | |
| 2 | DU₃-uš URU šu-u₂ e-na-ah-ma iṣ-lal URU šu-u₂ ana eš-šu₂-te ab-ni UN.MEŠ | |
| 3 | ki-šit-ti ŠU-ia ša₂ KUR.KUR.MEŠ ša₂ a-pe-lu-ši-na-ni {kur}su-hi {kur}la-qe-e | |
| 4 | a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ {uru}sir-qu ša₂ e-ber-ti {id₂}pu-rat-te | |
| 5 | {kur}za-mu-a ana paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ {kur}E₂-a-di-ni u {kur}hat-te ša₂ {m}lu-bar-na {kur}pa-ti-na-a-a | |
| 6 | al-qa-a ina lib₃-bi u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bit DU₆ la-be-ru lu u₂-na-ki-ir a-di UGU A.MEŠ | |
| 7 | lu u₂-ša₂-pil₂ 1 ME 20 tik-pi ina muš-pa-li lu u₂-ṭa-bi E₂ {d}BAD u {d}MAŠ | |
| 8 | E₂ {d}e₂-a u {d}dam-ki-na E₂ {d}IŠKUR u {d}ša-la E₂ {d}30 E₂ {d}gu-la | |
| 9 | E₂ {d}GAŠAN-KUR E₂.KUR-at DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ina qe₂-reb-šu lu-u₂ ad-di u₂-si-im | |
| 10 | u₂-šar-rih GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}EREN UGU-ša₂ u₂-kin₂ {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}EREN DU₃-uš [si]-kat₂ ⸢kar⸣-[ri] | |
| 11 | ZABAR u₂-re-ki-is ina KA₂.MEŠ-ši-na u₂-re-et-te u₂-ma-am ZABAR el-⸢li⸣ | |
| 12 | DU₃-⸢uš⸣ ina E₂ ⸢na-ma⸣-ri-ši-na u₂-ša₂-zi-iz UR.MAH.MEŠ {na₄}pi-li BABBAR-e {⸢na₄}pa-ru-te⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢DU₃-uš ina⸣ KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂-nu u₂-ša₂-zi-iz NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ ina MAN.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-ia ša aš-šur | |
| 14 | a-na {lu₂}SIPA-ut KUR aš-šur i-na-bu-šu₂ an-hu-ut E₂.KUR šu₂-⸢a-ti ud-diš⸣ MU-ka KI MU-ia | |
| 15 | ina KI-šu₂-nu ⸢GUR⸣ aš-šur EN NUN-u₂ {d}⸢INANNA GAŠAN⸣ MURUB₄ u ME₃ [ina ME₃]-ša₂ MAN.MEŠ-ni | |
| 16 | a-šar taq₃-ru-ub-te am-mar [lib₃-bi-šu₂ u₂]-šam-ṣu-šu₂ | |
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