Ashurnasirpal II 053 (Q004507)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004507 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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)
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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), king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria; conqueror of the lands Nairi in their entirety from the passes of Mount Habruru to the land Gilzānu; he conquered from the source of the River Subnat to the land Šubrû; I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris to the land Ḫatti, the entire land of Laqû, (and) the land Sūḫu including the city Rapiqu, from the passes of Babitu 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 Zaban, |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | to Tīl-ša-Abatāni; from Tīl-ša-Abatāni to Tīl-ša-Zabdāni; the cities Ḫirimu (and) Ḫarutu, (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia); in the lands and highlands over which I gained dominion I always appointed my governors; I received their tribute (and) they entered (lit. “performed”) servitude. |
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 MAN dan-nu MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur A {giš}tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur A {d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR AŠ-ma ka-ši-id KUR.KUR na-i-ri | |
| 2 | ana paṭ{aṭ} gim-ri-ša₂ iš-tu ne₂-re-bi ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-a-ni TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di {kur}šub-re-e | |
| 3 | qa-a-ti ik-šud TA e-ber-ta-an {id₂}IDIGNA a-di {kur}ha-at-ti {kur}la-qe-e a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ {kur}su-hu a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi TA ne₂-re-bi | |
| 4 | ša₂ ba-bi-ti a-di {kur}ha-aš₂-mar {kur}za-mu-a ana si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ iš-tu e-ber-ta-an {id₂}za-ba-šu-pa-li-i a-di til₂-a-ba-ri ša₂ el-la-an {kur}za-ban{an} | |
| 5 | a-di DU₆-ša₂-{m}a-ba-ta-a-ni TA DU₆-ša₂-{m}a-ba-ta-a-ni a-di DU₆-ša₂-{m}za-ab-da-a-ni {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ bi-ra-a-te.MEŠ ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ | |
| 6 | ana mi-ṣir KUR-ia u₂-te₉-ra ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ u₃ hur-ša₂-ni ša₂ a-pe-lu-šu-nu-ni {lu₂}GAR.MEŠ-a al-tak₃-ka-an ma-da-ta-šu₂-nu am-hur {lu₂}ARAD-tu₂ ⸢up⸣-pu-šu₂ |
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