Ashurnasirpal II 051 (Q004505)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Balawat (Imgur-Enlil) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004505 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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 |
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| 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 acts with the support of Aššur, his lord, and has no rival among the princes of the four quarters, |
| Obverse [4:10] 55–1010 | marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, the king who subdues those insubordinate to him, who rules all peoples, strong male, who treads upon the necks of his foes, trampler of all enemies, the one who breaks up the forces of the rebellious, he who acts with the support of the great gods, his lords, and has conquered all lands, gained dominion over all the highlands, and received their tribute, capturer of hostages, he who is victorious over all lands: |
| Obverse [10:14] 1111–1414 | When Aššur, the lord who called my name (and) who makes my sovereignty supreme, placed his merciless weapon in my lordly arms, I felled with the sword the extensive troops of the Lullumu in battle. With the help |
| Obverse [14:19] 1515–1919 | of the gods Šamaš and Adad, the gods my supporters, I thundered like the god Adad, the devastator, against the troops of the lands Nairi, Ḫabḫu, the Šubaru, and the land Nirbu. 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 from the source of the River Subnat to |
| Obverse [19:25] 2020–2525 | the interior of the land Nirbu. I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Habruru to the land Gilzānu, from the opposite bank of the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-Bāri which is upstream from the city Zaban, to the cities Tīl-ša-Zabdāni and Tīl-ša-Abtāni, the cities Ḫirimu, Ḫarutu, (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia). I accounted (the people) from the passes of Mount Babitu to Mount Ḫašmar as people of my land. In the lands over which I gained dominion I always appointed my governors. They entered (lit. “performed') servitude (and) I imposed upon them corvée. |
| Obverse [25:27] 2626–2727 | Ashurnasirpal, attentive prince, worshipper of the great gods, ferocious dragon, conqueror of cities and the entire highlands: |
| Obverse [27:30] 2828–3030 | I took [this city in hand] for renovation. I named it Imgur-Enlil. I fortified its circumference with a wall (and) built therein a palace as my sovereign dwelling. I made lofty doors of fir (and) hung (them) at its gate. |
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 A TUKUL-MAŠ | |
| 2 | MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AŠ A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ | |
| 3 | MAN KUR AŠ-ma eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu₂ DU.DU-ma | |
| 4 | ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta ša₂-nin-šu₂ la i-šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | {lu₂}SIPA tab-ra-a-te la-di-ru {giš}LAL e-du-u₂ gap-šu₂ ša₂ ma-hi-ra | |
| 6 | la i-šu₂-u₂ MAN mu-ša₂-ak-ni-iš₃ la kan-šu₂-te-šu₂ ša₂ nap-har kiš-šat | |
| 7 | UN.MEŠ i-pe-lu NITA₂ dan-nu mu-kab-bi-is GU₂ a-a-bi-šu₂ da-⸢iš⸣ | |
| 8 | kul-lat {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ mu-pa-ri-ru ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-hi ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti | |
| 9 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-šu₂ DU.DU-ma KUR.KUR.MEŠ DU₃-ši-na | |
| 10 | ŠU-su KUR-ud hur-ša₂-a-ni DU₃-šu₂-nu i-pe-lu-ma bi-lat-su-nu im-hu-ru | |
| 11 | ṣa-bit li-i-ṭi₂ GAR-⸢in⸣ li-i-te UGU DU₃-ši-na KUR.KUR.MEŠ e-nu-ma aš-šur | |
| 12 | EN na-bu-u₂ MU-ia mu-šar-bu-u₂ MAN-ti-ia {giš}TUKUL-šu₂ la pa-da-a | |
| 13 | a-na i-da-at EN-ti-ia lu-u₂ it-muh ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-at {kur}lu-ul-lu-me-e | |
| 14 | ⸢DAGAL⸣.MEŠ ina qe₂-reb tam-ha-ri ina {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ lu u₂-šam-qit ina re-⸢ṣu-te⸣ | |
| 15 | ša₂ {d}ša₂-maš u {d}IŠKUR DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-ia ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-at KUR.KUR na-i-ri | |
| 16 | {kur}hab-hi {kur}šu-ba-re-e u {kur}ni-ir-bi ki-⸢ma⸣ {d}IŠKUR ra-hi-ṣi | |
| 17 | UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-gu-um MAN ša₂ TA e-be-er-ta-an {id₂}HAL.HAL a-di {kur}lab-na-na | |
| 18 | u A.AB.BA GAL-te {kur}la-qe-e a-na si-hi-ir-ti-ša₂ {kur}su-hi a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi | |
| 19 | a-na GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-ak-ni-ša₂ TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di | |
| 20 | {kur}ni-ir-bi ša₂ be-ta-a-ni ŠU-su KUR-⸢ud TA⸣ KUR ne₂-⸢re-be⸣ ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri | |
| 21 | a-di {kur}gil₂-za-a-ni TA e-ber-ta-an {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA a-di {uru}DU₆-ba-a-ri ša₂ | |
| 22 | el-an {uru}za-ban a-di {uru}DU₆-ša₂-{m}za-ab-da-a-ni u {uru}DU₆-ša₂-{m}ab-ta-a-ni | |
| 23 | {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ {kur}bi-ra-a-te ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ a-na mi-ṣir | |
| 24 | KUR-ia u₂-te-er TA ne₂-re-be ša₂ {kur}ba-bi-te a-di {kur}haš-mar a-na UN.MEŠ | |
| 25 | KUR-ia am-nu ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ ša₂ a-pe-lu-ši-na-a-ni {lu₂}GAR-nu-te-ia al-ta-kan | |
| 26 | ur-du-te [u₂]-pu-šu ku-dur₂-ru e-me-su-nu-ti {m}aš-šur-PAP-A NUN-u₂ | |
| 27 | na-a-du pa-lih₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ u₂-šum₂-gal-lu ek-du ka-šid URU.URU u | |
| 28 | hur-ša₂-a-ni paṭ gim-ri-šu₂-nu [URU šu-u₂ a]-⸢na⸣ iš-šu₂-te ⸢DIB⸣-[bat] | |
| 29 | {[uru]}im-gur₂-{d}BAD MU-šu₂ ab-bi BAD₃ ana na-al-ban ak-ṣur E₂.GAL ana šu-bat MAN-ti-ia ina lib₃-bi | |
| 30 | ab-ni {giš}IG.MEŠ GIŠ.U₃.SUH₅ MAH.MEŠ DU₃-uš ina KA₂-ša₂ u₂-rat-⸢te⸣ |
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