Ashurnasirpal II 050 (Q004504)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Balawat (Imgur-Enlil) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004504 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Balawat (Imgur-Enlil) |
| Coordinates | 36.2219, 43.4142 |
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 | 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, king of Assyria; valiant man who |
| Obverse [4:9] 55–99 | acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival 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. I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) |
| Obverse [9:14] 1010–1414 | from the source of the River Subnat to the passes of Mount Habruru (and) to the land Gilzānu, from the opposite bank of the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-Bāri which is upstream from |
| Obverse [14:20] 1515–2020 | 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 [20:24] 2121–2424 | This city I took in hand for renovation. I called it Imgur-Enlil. I founded this temple in the environs of my palace. |
| Obverse [24:29] 2525–2929 | I placed inside a statue of the god Mamu, my lord. I marched to Mount Lebanon (and) cut down beams of cedar, cypress, (and) daprānu-juniper. I made fast the cedar beams over this temple (and) constructed cedar doors. |
| Obverse [29:33] 3030–3333 | I fastened (them) with bronze bands (and) hung (them) in its doorways. I decorated this temple in a splendid fashion (and) placed therein the god Mamu, the great lord. I inscribed my monumental inscriptions (and) deposited (them) in his temple. |
| Obverse [33:40] 3434–4040 | O later prince among the kings my sons whom Aššur will name: (when) this temple becomes dilapidated (and) you see and read my monumental inscriptions, restore its weakened (portions); write your name with mine (and) return (it) to its place so that Aššur, the lord, the prince, (and) the god Mamu, who dwells in this temple, may look steadfastly upon him with their eyes (and) establish his name (and) his seed in their land. |
| Obverse [40:43] 4141–4343 | As for the one who sees my monumental inscriptions and says, “What is this?”: may the goddess Ištar, mistress of battle and conflict, smash his weapons (and) take away from him his throne. |
| Obverse [43:49] 4444–4949 | As for the one who sees my monumental inscriptions, reads (them), anoints (them) with oil, makes sacrifices, (and) returns (them) to their (lit. “its”) place: Aššur, the great lord, will listen to his prayers (and) in wars with kings on the battlefield will cause him to achieve success. |
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 | {m}aš-šur-PAP-A MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AŠ | |
| 2 | A TUKUL-MAŠ MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AŠ A {m}10-ERIM.TAH₂ | |
| 3 | MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AŠ-ma | |
| 4 | eṭ-lu qar-du ša ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu | |
| 5 | DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta | |
| 6 | ša₂-nin{in}šu NU TUKU-u₂ MAN ša TA e-ber-ta-an | |
| 7 | {id₂}HAL.HAL a-di {kur}lab-na-na u₃ A.AB.BA- | |
| 8 | GAL-te {kur}la-qe-e a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ | |
| 9 | {kur}su-hi a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi ana GIR₃.II-šu₂ | |
| 10 | u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ TA SAG e-ni | |
| 11 | {id₂}su-ub-nat a-di ne₂-re-bi | |
| 12 | ša {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni | |
| 13 | TA e-ber-ta-an {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA | |
| 14 | a-di {uru}DU₆-ba-a-ri ša₂ el-la-an | |
| 15 | {kur}za-ban TA {uru}DU₆-ša₂-ab-ta-ni | |
| 16 | a-di {uru}DU₆-ša-{m}za-ab-da-ni | |
| 17 | {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ {kur}bi-ra-a-te | |
| 18 | ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ a-na mi-iṣ-ri | |
| 19 | KUR-ia u₂-ter u₃ DAGAL.MEŠ | |
| 20 | KUR.KUR na-i-ri a-na pa-HA-aṭ gim-ri-ša | |
| 21 | a-pel₂ URU šu-u₂ a-na eš-šu-te DIB-bat | |
| 22 | {uru}im-gur₂-{d}BAD MU-šu ab-bi | |
| 23 | E₂.KUR ši-i ina li-bit E₂.GAL-ia | |
| 24 | lu-u₂ ad-di ṣa-lam {d}ma-mu₂ EN-ia | |
| 25 | ina lib₃-bi lu u₂-še-šib a-na {kur}lab-na-na | |
| 26 | lu-u₂ a-lik GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni | |
| 27 | {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ {giš}dap₂-ra-ni a-kis | |
| 28 | GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni UGU E₂.KUR ši-i | |
| 29 | u₂-ṣa-bit {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni | |
| 30 | DU₃-uš ina me-ser ZABAR u₂-ra-ki-is | |
| 31 | ina KA₂.MEŠ-ša₂ u₂-re-te E₂.KUR ši-i | |
| 32 | u₂-si-im u₂-šar-rih {d}ma-mu₂ EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 33 | ina ŠA₃ u₂-še-šib {na₄}NA.RU₂.A SAR ina E₂.KUR-šu₂ | |
| 34 | aš₂-kun NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ ina MAN.MEŠ-ni | |
| 35 | DUMU.MEŠ-ia ša aš-šur i-na-bu-šu₂ E₂.KUR | |
| 36 | ši-i e-na-hu {na₄}NA.RU₂.A ta-mar-ma | |
| 37 | ta-ša-su-u₂ an-hu-sa ud-diš MU-ka KI MU-ia | |
| 38 | SAR a-na KI-šu te-er aš-šur EN NUN-u₂ {d}ma-mu₂ | |
| 39 | a-šib E₂.KUR ši-i ina ni-ši IGI.II-šu₂-nu ke-niš{iš} | |
| 40 | li-ṭu-lu-šu₂ MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR-šu₂-nu lu-ki-nu | |
| 41 | ša₂ {na₄}NA.RU₂.A e-ma-ru-ma an-na-a mi-na | |
| 42 | i-qa-bu-u₂ {d}INANNA be-lat MURUB₄ u ME₃ | |
| 43 | {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ lu-u₂ tu-ša₂-bir {giš}AŠ.TI-šu₂ | |
| 44 | lu te-kim-šu₂ ša {na₄}NA.RU₂.A e-ma-ru-ma | |
| 45 | i-ša-su-u₂ I₃.GIŠ.MEŠ i-pa-ša-šu {udu}SISKUR BAL-u₂ | |
| 46 | ana KI-šu₂ GUR-ru aš-šur EN GAL-u₂ ik-ri-bi-šu₂ | |
| 47 | i-šem-me ina ME₃ ša MAN.MEŠ-ni a-šar | |
| 48 | taq₃-ru-ub-te am-mar lib₃-bi-šu | |
| 49 | u₂-šam-ṣa-šu |
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