Ashurnasirpal II 033 (Q004487)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004487 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:4] 1'1'–4'4' | [...] attentive [prince ...] all lands [... son of] Tukultī-Ninurta (II), king of the world, king [of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also king of the world and king of Assyria]: |
| Obverse [4:9] 5'5'–9'9' | Conqueror from the opposite bank of the T[igris ...]. I ascended Mount Amanus. [Cedar] beams [...]. I erected my royal image on it. The entire land Ḫatti [...]. I [subdued] (the territory stretching) from the city Carchemish of the land Ḫatti, the [entire] land Laqû, the land Sūḫu including the land Rapiqu. |
| Obverse [9:13] 10'10'–13'13' | From the source of the River Subnat to the [interior] of the land Nirbu [...] to the land Urumu. [I stormed] like the god Adad, the devastator, against them. I subdued (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Kirruru to the land Gilzānu (and) the city Ḫub[uškia. I accounted] as people [of my land] (the people of) the land Zamua in its entirety. |
| Obverse [13:18] 14'14'–18'18' | Capturer of hostages, he who is victorious over all [lands]: I marched to the Great Sea of the land Amurru. [I received] the tribute of [the kings on the seashore], of the people of Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, [... I washed] my weapons in the Great Sea [(and) made sacrifices to the gods]. Exalted king who [conquered] all lands from east [to west (...)]: |
| Obverse [18:24] 19'19'–24'24' | The city Kalḫu I took in hand for renewal. [I removed the] old ruin hill (and) dug down to water level. [I sank (the foundation pit) down] to a depth of 120 layers of brick. 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 S[irqu which is at the crossing of the Euphrates], (and from) the entire land of Zamua. [I settled (them) therein. I dug out] a canal from the Upper Zab (and) |
| Obverse [24:26] 25'25'–26'26' | called it Patti-ḫegalli. [I planted] gardens in [its environs. I offered] fruit (and) wine to Aššur, my lord, [and to the temples of my land]. I dedicated this city to Aššur, my lord. |
| Obverse [26:30] 27'27'–30'30' | O later prince [among the kings my sons whom Aššu]r [will] name for the shepherdship [of Assyria: ...] a good word [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [NUN]-u₂ n-⸢a⸣-[du ...] | |
| 3' | [KUR].⸢KUR⸣.MEŠ DU₃-[ši-na ...] | |
| 4' | [A] {m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ MAN ⸢ŠU₂ MAN⸣ [KUR aš-šur ...] | |
| 5' | ⸢ka⸣-šid TA e-ber-ti {id₂}x [...] | |
| 6' | [a]-⸢na⸣ KUR-e ha-ma-ni e-li GIŠ.[UR₃.MEŠ ...] | |
| 7' | [ṣa]-lam MAN-ti-ia ina lib₃-bi aš₂-qup {kur}hat-te a-⸢na⸣ [si-hir-ti-ša ...] | |
| 8' | ⸢TA⸣ {uru}gar-ga-miš ša₂ {kur}hat-te {kur}la-qe-e ⸢a⸣-[na si-hir-ti-ša] | |
| 9' | {kur}su-hi a-di {kur}ra-pi-qi a-na GIR₃.II.MEŠ-ia ⸢u₂⸣-[šek₂-ni-ša₂] | |
| 10' | TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di {kur}ni-rib ša₂ [be-ta-ni ...] | |
| 11' | a-di {kur}u₂-ru-me GIM {d}IŠKUR ra-hi-ṣi UGU-šu₂-nu [aš₂-gu-um] | |
| 12' | TA ⸢KUR⸣ ne₂-re-be ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni {uru}hu-⸢bu⸣-[uš-ki-a] | |
| 13' | a-na ⸢GIR₃⸣.[II].MEŠ-ia u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ {kur}za-mu-a ana paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ ana UN.[MEŠ KUR-ia am-nu] | |
| 14' | ṣa-bit ⸢li⸣-i-ṭe₂ ša₂-kin li-i-te ša₂ DU₃-ši-na [KUR.KUR.MEŠ] | |
| 15' | a-na tam-⸢ti GAL⸣-te ša {kur}a-mur-ri a-lik ma-da-⸢tu₂ ša₂⸣ [LUGAL.MEŠ-ni ša ši-di A.AB.BA] | |
| 16' | ša₂ {kur}ṣur-ra-a-⸢a {kur⸣}[ṣi]-⸢du-na⸣-[a-a] {⸢kur}gu⸣-[bal-a-a ... am-hur] | |
| 17' | ina tam-di GAL-te {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ [lu-u₂ ul-lil UDU.SISKUR.MEŠ ana DINGIR.MEŠ-ia lu-u₂ aṣ-bat] | |
| 18' | MAN ṣi-ru ša₂ KUR.MEŠ DU₃-ši-na TA ṣi-it {d}šam-⸢ši⸣ [a-di e-reb {d}šam-ši ...] | |
| 19' | {uru}kal-hu a-na eš-šu₂-te aṣ-bat DU₆ la-[be-ru lu-u₂ u₂-na-ki-ir] | |
| 20' | a-di UGU A.MEŠ lu u₂-ša₂-pil₂ 1 ME 20 tik-[pi a-na muš-pa-li u₂-ṭa-bi] | |
| 21' | UN.MEŠ ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia ša₂ KUR.KUR.MEŠ [ša a-pe-lu-ši-na-a-ni] | |
| 22' | ša₂ {kur}su-hi {kur}la-qe-e a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ ša₂ {kur}⸢sir⸣-[qu ša ne₂-ber-ti {id₂}pu-rat-te] | |
| 23' | {kur}za-mu-a a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ al-⸢qa⸣-[a ina lib₃-bi u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bit] | |
| 24' | ID₂-tu TA {id₂}za-ba-AN.⸢TA⸣ [ah-ra-a] | |
| 25' | {id₂}pa-tu-HE₂.GAL₂ MU-ša₂ ab-bi {giš}KIRI₆.MEŠ ⸢ina⸣ [li-me-tu-ša₂ az-qup] | |
| 26' | GURUN.MEŠ-NI-E-ŠU₂ {giš}GEŠTIN.MEŠ-ŠU₂ ana aš-šur EN-⸢ia⸣ [u E₂.KUR-at KUR-ia a-qi] | |
| 27' | ⸢URU⸣ šu-u₂ a-na aš-šur EN-ia NIG₂.BA NUN EGIR-[u₂ i-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni DUMU.MEŠ-ia ša] | |
| 28' | [aš]-⸢šur MU⸣-šu₂-ma a-na {lu₂}[SIPA-ut KUR aš-šur i-na-ab-bu-šu] | |
| 29' | [... a]-⸢mat da⸣-mi-iq-tu [...] | |
| 30' | [...] x x x [...] |
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