Ashurnasirpal II 035 (Q004489)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 035 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004489 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway; private: anonymous, unlocated; British Museum, London, UK; Musée de la Castre, Cannes, France |
| 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 [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 among the princes of the four quarters, marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, the king who subdued (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to Mount Lebanon and the Great Sea, the entire land of Laqû, (and) the land Sūḫu including the land Rapiqu; he conquered from the source of the River Subnat |
| Obverse [4:7] 55–77 | 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 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); finally, I have gained dominion over the entire extensive lands Nairi: |
| Obverse [7:9] 88–99 | [The city] Kalḫu I took in hand for renovation. I founded therein my lordly palace. I built this palace for the eternal admiration of rulers and princes (and) decorated it in a splendid fashion. I made (replicas of) all beasts of mountains and seas in white limestone and parūtu-alabaster (and) stationed (them) in its doorways. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | [E₂.GAL {m}aš-šur-PAP-A MAN GAL]-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A TUKUL-MAŠ MAN GAL-e MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma | |
| 2 | eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu₂ DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta ša₂-nin-šu₂ la-a i-šu₂-u₂ {lu₂}SIPA tab-ra-te | |
| 3 | la a-di-ru {giš}LAL e-du-u₂ gap-šu₂ ša₂ ma-hi-ra la-a i-šu₂-u₂ MAN ša₂ TA e-ber-ta-an {id₂}IDIGNA a-di {kur}lab-na-na u₃ | |
| 4 | A.AB.BA GAL-ti {kur}la-qe-e ana si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ {kur}su-hi a-di {kur}ra-pi-qi ana GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at | |
| 5 | a-di {kur}ni-ri-be ša₂ be₂-ta-a-ni ŠU-su ik-šu-du TA KUR ne₂-re-be ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni TA e-ber-ta-an | |
| 6 | {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA a-di {uru}DU₆-ba-a-ri ša₂ el-la-an {kur}za-ban TA {uru}DU₆-ša₂-ab-ta-a-ni a-di {uru}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-ni {uru}hi-ri-mu | |
| 7 | {uru}ha-ru-tu bi-ra-a-te ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ ana mi-iṣ-ri KUR-ia u₂-ter u₃ DAGAL.MEŠ-te KUR.KUR na-i-ri ana paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ a-pel₂ | |
| 8 | {[uru]}kal-hu ana eš-šu₂-te aṣ-bat E₂.GAL EN-ti-a ina qer-be-šu₂ ad-di E₂.GAL ši-i a-na <na>-an-mar mal-ki.MEŠ u₃ NUN.MEŠ-e ša₂ da-ra-a-te DU₃-uš | |
| 9 | u₂-si-im-ši u₂-šar-rih-ši u₂-ma-mi KUR-e u₃ A.AB.BA.MEŠ DU₃-šu₂-nu ša₂ {na₄}pu-li BABBAR-e u₃ {na₄}pa-ru-te | |
| 10 | DU₃-uš ina KA₂.MEŠ-ša₂ u₂-še-zi-iz |
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