Ashurnasirpal II 056 (Q004510)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 056 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004510 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
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 | Ashurnasirpal, king of Assyria, great king, strong king, unrivalled king of the world, king of all the four quarters, sun(god) of all people, strong king, chosen of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, trampler of all [(his) enemies], who breaks open high mountains the distant regions of which no one had ever traversed, strong [male] who treads upon the necks of his foes, who destroys his enemies, who destroys the fortifications of his enemies, |
| Obverse [4:9] 55–99 | [subduer of those] insubordinate to him, receiver of tribute and tax from the four quarters, capturer of [hostages, he who] is victorious over all the princes of the (four) quarters, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), strong king, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) [also] strong king (and) king of Assyria; [valiant man] who acts with the support of Aššur, the deities Adad, Ištar, (and) Ninurta, the gods his helpers, and has no rival among the princes of the four quarters; the strong king who has conquered from the opposite bank of the Tigris [to Mount Leban]on and the Great Sea of the land Amurru [in the west, the entire land Ḫatti. I have gained dominion over the entire (region)] from the source of the River Subnat to the interior of the land Nirbu, the extensive lands Nairi. |
| Obverse [9:13] 1010–1313 | I conquered the entire land of Laqû. I have subdued the land Sūḫu including Ra[piqu]. I conquered (the territory stretching) from the [passes] of Mount Habruru to the land Gilzānu, [from the pass] of the city Babitu to Mount Hašmar, the entire [land Zamua]. I have regarded as within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Lower Zab to Tīl-[Bāri which is upstream from the land Zaban, to Tīl-ša-Zabdā]ni and Tīl-[ša-A]btāni, the cities Ḫirimu and Ḫarutu (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia). In all the lands [and highlands] over which I gained dominion I always appointed my governors; they entered (lit. “performed") servitude (and) I [imposed upon them] tribute (and) tax: |
| Obverse [13:17] 1414–1717 | At that time the temple of the goddess Ištar of N[ineveh], the weakened (portions) of [which Aš]šur-uballiṭ (I), king of Assyria, a prince who preceded me, had restored — this temple had fallen into ruin and from opposite Bīt-natḫi as far as [...] it was dilapidated and ruined. I delineated its area (and) [dug out its foundation] pit. I rebuilt it from top to bottom, completed it, (and) decorated (it) more splendidly than ever before. I inscribed my monumental inscriptions (and) deposited (them) therein. |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | As for the one who removes my inscriptions and my name, may the goddess Ištar, the great mistress, take away from him his throne, (and) may she make him sit in bondage before his enemies. |
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 KUR aš-šur MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN la ša₂-<na>-an MAN kul₂-lat | |
| 2 | kib-rat LIMMU₂-i {d}šam-šu kiš-šat UN.MEŠ MAN dan-nu ni-šit {d}BAD u₃ {d}MAŠ | |
| 3 | da-iš kul-⸢lat⸣ [KUR₂.MEŠ] ⸢mu⸣-pa-ri-ru hur-ša₂-a-ni ša₂-qu-ti ša₂ du-rug-šu₂-nu la-a e-ti-⸢qu⸣ | |
| 4 | [NITA₂] ⸢dan⸣-nu mu-kab-bi-<is> GU₂ a-a-bi-šu₂ mu-hal-liq za-i-ri-šu mu-ʾa-bit BAD₃ KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [mu-šak-niš la-a ka]-an-šu-te-šu₂ ma-hir₂ GUN u₃ ma-da-a-te ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta ṣa-bit | |
| 6 | [li-i-ṭe₂ ša-ki]-in li-⸢i⸣-[te] UGU mal-ki ša₂ DU₃-ši-na UB.MEŠ DUMU TUKUL-MAŠ MAN dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN dan-ni MAN KUR aš-šur-[ma] | |
| 7 | [eṭ-lu qar-du] ⸢ša₂⸣ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur {d}IŠKUR {d}INANNA {d}MAŠ ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ re-ṣi-šu DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta | |
| 8 | ša₂-nin-šu₂ la i-šu-u₂ MAN dan-nu ša₂ iš-tu e-ber-ta-an {id₂}IDIGNA [a-di {kur}lab]-⸢na⸣-ni u₃ A.AB.BA GAL-te ša₂ {kur}a-mur-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 9 | [ša₂ šul₃-um {d}šam-ši {kur}ha-a-ti a-na si-hir₂]-⸢ti-ša₂ ŠU-su⸣ ik-šu-du TA SAG e-ni {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di ni-[ir]-⸢bi⸣ ša₂ be-ta-a-ni DAGAL.MEŠ KUR.KUR na-i-ri | |
| 10 | [a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ a-pel₂] {kur}la-qe-⸢e a⸣-[na] ⸢si⸣-hir₂-ti-ša₂ KUR-ud {kur}su-⸢hi⸣ a-di ra-[pi-qi ana GIR₃].⸢II-ia⸣ [u₂]-⸢šek₂-niš⸣ iš-tu [ne₂-re-bi] ⸢ša₂⸣ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-a-[ni] | |
| 11 | [TA ne₂-re-be] ša₂ {uru}ba-bi-ti a-⸢di {kur⸣}haš-mar {[kur}za-mu-a ana] ⸢si⸣-hir₂-ti-ša₂ KUR-⸢ud⸣ TA e-⸢ber⸣-ta-an {id₂}za-⸢ban⸣-KI.TA a-di DU₆-; | |
| 12 | ša₂ el-la-an {kur}za-ban a-di DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-a]-ni u DU₆-[ša]-⸢ab-ta-a⸣-ni {uru}hi-ri-mu ha-ru-tu₂ bi-ra-a-te ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ [ana] mi₃-ṣir KUR-ia am-nu ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ DU₃-ši-⸢na⸣ | |
| 13 | [u₃ hur-ša₂]-nu ša₂ a-pe-lu-u₂-ni {lu₂}GAR-[nu-ti-ia al-ta]-⸢kan⸣ ARAD.MEŠ-ti u₂-pu-šu GUN ma-da-a-tu | |
| 14 | u-[kin UGU-šu-nu] e-nu-ma E₂ {d}INANNA ša₂ {uru}⸢ni⸣-[nu-a ša aš]-šur-TI.LA MAN KUR aš-šur NUN a-lik pa-ni-ia | |
| 15 | an-hu-su ⸢ud⸣-di-šu E₂ šu-a-tu e-na-ah-ma TA tar-ṣi₂ E₂-na-at-hi a-di [...] ⸢e⸣-na-ah-ma iʾ-ab-⸢bit⸣ | |
| 16 | a-šar-šu u₂-me-si dan-⸢na⸣-[su ak-šud iš-tu uš]-⸢še⸣-šu a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ar-ṣip u₂-šek₂-lil UGU mah-re-e u₂-si-im u₂-šar-⸢rih⸣ | |
| 17 | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A al-ṭu-ur ina lib₃-bi aš₂-kun [NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂] ⸢an⸣-hu-su lu-diš MU šaṭ-ra a-na aš₂-ri-šu [lu-ter] {⸢d}INANNA⸣ be-lit {uru}ni-na-<a> ⸢ik⸣-ri-bi-šu₂ i-še-me | |
| 18 | ina ME₃ ša₂ MAN.MEŠ-ni aš₂-ra taq₃-ru-⸢ub-ti am⸣-mar lib₃-bi-šu₂ lu-ṣi-šu₂ ⸢mu⸣-[nak-ki]-ir šiṭ-ri-ia u MU-mi₃-ia | |
| 19 | {d}INANNA NIN GAL-tu [ina] {⸢giš⸣}GU.ZA-šu₂ li-ki-mu-šu₂ ina IGI KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ka-miš lu-še-šib-šu |
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