Ashurnasirpal II 029 (Q004483)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004483 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 1'1'–1'1' | the compassionate [god to whom it is good to pray ...]; |
| Obverse [1:4] 2'2'–4'4' | [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], beloved of your heart, prince, [your favorite, whose priesthood is pleasing to your great divinity (and)] |
| Obverse [4:8] 5'5'–8'8' | whose reign you established, [valiant] man [...] shepherdship of his land ... [...] my [sovereignty], my dominion, (and) my power which [...] I am capable, I am wise, [...]: |
| Obverse [8:14] 9'9'–14'14' | [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 rebuilt this city. I took] people which I had conquered [from the lands over which I had gained dominion, from the land Sūḫu, (from) the] entire [land of Laqû], from the city [Sirqu which is at the crossing of the Euphrates ...] many, the land Ḫatti [... 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 and the goddess Gula [... I decorated (them)] |
| Obverse [14:17] 15'15'–17'17' | in a splendid fashion. [I installed over them cedar] beams (and) made [cedar doors. I fastened (them)] with [bronze] bands [and hung them in their doorways. (...) I made ... and] erected [them to the right and] left [at the doorways (...)] |
| Obverse [17:19] 18'18'–19'19' | O later [prince] among the kings [my sons whom Aššur will name for the shepherdship of Assyria: restore] the weakened (portions) of the temples; [write your name with mine |
| Obverse [19:23] 20'20'–23'23' | (and) return (my inscriptions)] to their places [so that Aššur ... in wars with kings] on the battlefield [will cause him to achieve success ...] will answer a firm yes [...] before his temple [...] |
| Obverse [23:25] 24'24'–25'25' | [(As for the one who erases my inscription ...)] puts it in another place [...: may ...] the goddess Ištar, mistress of battle and conflict [...] |
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' | [...] REM₂-u₂ [...] | |
| 2' | [...] MAN la ša₂-na-an [...] | |
| 3' | [...] {d}MAŠ na-ra-am [...] | |
| 4' | [...] na-ra-am ŠA₃-ka NUN [...] | |
| 5' | [...] tu-šar-ši-du BALA-šu₂ eṭ-[lu ...] | |
| 6' | [...] SIPA-ti KUR-šu ra-biš ib-[...] | |
| 7' | [... MAN]-ti EN-ti kiš-šu₂-ti ša₂ [...] | |
| 8' | [...] le-ʾa-a-ku er-ša₂-ku [...] | |
| 9' | [...] KUR aš-šur NUN-u₂ a-lik pa-[ni-a ...] | |
| 10' | [... ab]-⸢ni⸣ UN.MEŠ ki-šit-ti [...] | |
| 11' | [... si-hir₂]-ti-⸢ša₂⸣ ša₂ {uru}[...] | |
| 12' | [...] ma-a-du-te {kur}hat-ta [...] | |
| 13' | [...] E₂ {d}BAD u {d}nin-urta E₂ [...] | |
| 14' | [...] E₂ {d}30 u {d}gu-la [...] | |
| 15' | [...] u₂-šar-ri-ih GIŠ.[UR₃.MEŠ ...] | |
| 16' | [...] DU₃-uš ina [me]-ser [ZABAR ...] | |
| 17' | [...] ina šu-me-[li (x)] u₂-[ša₂-zi-iz ...] | |
| 18' | [...] ar-ku-u₂ ina MAN.MEŠ-ni [...] | |
| 19' | [...] an-⸢hu-ut⸣ E₂.KUR.MEŠ [...] | |
| 20' | [...] a-na aš₂-⸢ri⸣-šu₂-nu [...] | |
| 21' | [...] a-šar taq₃-[ru-ub]-ti [...] | |
| 22' | [...] an-nu ki-i-nu [i]-pal-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 23' | [...] a-na pa-an E₂.KUR-šu₂ [...] | |
| 24' | [...] ša₂-ni-⸢ma⸣ i-ša₂-ka-nu [...] | |
| 25' | [...] {d}INANNA NIN MURUB₄ u ME₃ [...] |
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