Ashurnasirpal II 052 (Q004506)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 052 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004506 |
| Collection | unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:15] o 1'1'–o 15'15' | conqueror [from the passes of Mount Habr]uru to the land Gilzā[nu]; I [conquered from the source of] the River Subnat to [the land Šubr]û (and) the interior of the land Nirbu; I subdued the entire land of Laqû (and) the land Sūḫu including the city Rapiqu; [I brought] within the boundaries [of my land] (the territory stretching) from the passes of Mount Babi[tu] to Mount Ḫašmar, the entire land of Zamua, [from] the opposite bank of the Lower Zab [to] Tīl-Abāri which is upstream from the land Z[aban, to Tīl-ša]-Abtāni and Tīl-ša-Za[bdāni; the cities Ḫiri]mu (and) Ḫarutu, (which are) fortresses [of Kard]uniaš (Babylonia); [in the lands] and highlands over which [I gained dominion ...] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [I took] out [(and) brought] to my city Ašš[ur]. |
| Reverse [2:11] r 3'3'–r 11'11' | [At that time the temple of the gods Sîn] and Šamaš, the great gods, [my] lords, [which ...] ... who preceded me had previously built — this [temple] had become dilapidated. I delineated its area, dug out its foundation pit, rebuilt it from top to bottom, (and) completed (it). I newly founded therein the abode of the gods Sîn and Šamaš, the great gods, [my lords]. I brought inside the gods Sîn and Šamaš. [I inscribed] my stele [(and) deposited (it) therein ...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... ka]-ši-id [...] | |
| 2' | [iš-tu ne₂-re-bi ša₂ {kur}hab]-⸢ru⸣-ri a-di {kur}⸢gil₂-za⸣-[ni] | |
| 3' | [TA SAG e-ni] {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di | |
| 4' | {[kur}šub-re]-e {kur}ni-ir-bi ša₂ be-ta-ni qa-a-ti | |
| 5' | [ik-šud] {kur}la-qe-e a-na paṭ{aṭ} | |
| 6' | [gim]-⸢ri⸣-ša₂ {kur}su-hi a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi a-na | |
| 7' | [GIR₃].MEŠ-a u₂-še-ek-ni-ša₂ TA ne₂-re-be ša₂ {kur}ba-⸢bi⸣-[ti] | |
| 8' | [a]-⸢di⸣ {kur}ha-aš₂-mar {kur}za-mu-a ana si-hir₂-⸢ti⸣-[ša₂] | |
| 9' | [iš-tu] ⸢e⸣-ber-ta-an {id₂}za-ba-šu-pa-li-[i] | |
| 10' | [a-di {uru]}⸢DU₆⸣-a-ba-ri ša₂ el-la-an {kur}⸢za⸣-[ban] | |
| 11' | [a-di DU₆-ša]-{m}a-ba-ta-ni u₃ DU₆-ša₂-{m}za-⸢ab⸣-[da-a-ni] | |
| 12' | {[uru}hi-ri]-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu bi-ra-[a-te] | |
| 13' | [ša₂ {kur}kar]-⸢du⸣-ni-aš₂ a-na mi-[ṣir KUR-ia] | |
| 14' | [u₂-te₉-ra ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ] ⸢u₃⸣ hur-ša₂-ni ⸢ša₂⸣ [a-pe-lu-šu-nu-ti] | |
| 15' | [...] x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] [...] | |
| 2' | [u₂-še]-⸢ṣa⸣-a a-na URU-ia aš-[šur ub-la] | |
| 3' | [E₂ {d}30 u₃ {d}UTU DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.⸢MEŠ⸣-[ia] | |
| 4' | [...] x-ni a-lik pa-ni-ia ina pa-na DU₃-[šu₂] | |
| 5' | [E₂] ⸢šu⸣-u₂ e-na-ah-ma a-šar-šu₂ u₂-me-[si] | |
| 6' | [dan]-na-su ak-šud TA uš-še-šu a-di ⸢gaba⸣-[dib-bi-šu] | |
| 7' | [ar]-⸢ṣip⸣ u₂-šek₂-lil šu-bat {d}30 u {d}UTU DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] | |
| 8' | [EN.MEŠ-ia] ⸢a-na eš-šu⸣-te ina ŠA₃ ad-di {d}30 u {d}[UTU] | |
| 9' | [a-na ŠA₃] ⸢u₂-še⸣-ri-ib {na₄}NA.RU₂.[A] | |
| 10' | [al-ṭu-ur ina E₂-šu-nu aš₂]-⸢kun⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] x [...] | |
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