Ashurnasirpal II 034 (Q004488)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004488 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium; Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA; British Museum, London, UK; private: anonymous, unlocated; University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 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 [0:4] 11–44 | Palace of Ashurnasirpal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, and king of Assyria; valiant man who acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival |
| Obverse [4:10] 55–1010 | among the princes of the four quarters, the king who subdued (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to Mount Lebanon and the Great Sea, the entire land Laqû, (and) the land Sūḫu including the city Rapiqu. He conquered |
| Obverse [10:14] 1111–1414 | from the source of the River Subnat to the interior of the land Nirbu. I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Kirruru to the land Gilzānu, from the opposite bank of |
| Obverse [14:19] 1515–1919 | the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-Bāri which is upstream from the land Zaban, from the city Tīl-ša-Abtāni to the city Tīl-ša-Zabdāni, (and) the cities Ḫirimu (and) Ḫarutu (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia). |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | Finally, I have gained dominion over the entire extensive lands Nairi. |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | The city Kalḫu I took in hand for renovation. I cleared away the old ruin hill (and) dug down to water level; I sank (the foundation pit) down |
| Obverse [24:26] 2525–2626 | to a depth of 120 layers of brick. I founded therein my royal palace. |
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 | E₂.GAL {m}aš-šur-PAP-A MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 2 | A TUKUL-MAŠ MAN GAL-e MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN GAL-e | |
| 3 | MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma | |
| 4 | eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu | |
| 5 | DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta | |
| 6 | ša₂-ni-in-šu₂ la-a i-šu₂-u₂ MAN ša₂ TA e-ber-ta-an | |
| 7 | {id₂}IDIGNA a-di {kur}lab-na-na | |
| 8 | u₂ A.AB.BA GAL-te {kur}la-qe-e | |
| 9 | ana si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ {kur}su-hi a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi | |
| 10 | a-na GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-ša | |
| 11 | TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at | |
| 12 | a-di {kur}ni-ir-bi ša₂ be₂-ta-ni ŠU-su | |
| 13 | ik-šu₂-du TA KUR ne₂-re-bi ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri | |
| 14 | a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni TA e-ber-ta-an | |
| 15 | {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA a-di {uru}DU₆-ba-a-ri | |
| 16 | ša₂ el-la-an {kur}za-ban TA {uru}DU₆-; | |
| 17 | a-di {uru}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-ni | |
| 18 | {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ bi-ra-a-te | |
| 19 | ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ a-na mi-iṣ-ri | |
| 20 | KUR-ia u₂-ter u₃ DAGAL.MEŠ | |
| 21 | KUR.KUR na-i-ri a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ | |
| 22 | a-pel₂ {uru}kal-hu a-na eš-šu₂-te aṣ-bat | |
| 23 | DU₆ la-be-ru u₂-na-ki-ir a-di | |
| 24 | UGU A.MEŠ lu-u₂ ah-ṭu-uṭ | |
| 25 | 1 ME 20 ti-ik-pi a-na muš-pa-li | |
| 26 | lu-u₂ u₂-ṭa-bi E₂.GAL MAN-ti-ia | |
| 27 | ina qe₂-reb-ša₂ ad-di |
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