Ashurnasirpal II 066 (Q004520)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 066 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004520 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | Ashurnasirpal, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, 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 (and) king of Assyria; valiant man who acts with the support of Aššur, Adad, Ištar, (and) Ninurta, the great gods, |
| Obverse [4:8] 55–88 | his lords, and has subdued all lands; conqueror of the entire land Ḫatti [...] from Tīl-Bāri of [...] to the west [...] mountains, Mount Amanus, cedar beams [...] the extensive lands Nairi, [...] the city Zaban to the Great Sea [... he conquered ... the cities Tīl-ša-Zabd]āni and T[īl-ša-Abtāni ...] |
| Obverse [8:12] 99–1212 | [At that] time the temple of the god Adad, my lord, which [... a prince who] preceded me [had built, (this temple) had become dilapidated (...)]. I delineated its area and dug out its foundation pit. [I completely rebuilt it] from [top to bottom], decorated it [appropriately], and made it [larger] than before. [...] ... [I deposited my] monumental inscriptions. |
| Obverse [12:14] 1313–1414 | [May a later prince ...] return [his monumental inscriptions] with [my monumental] inscriptions [(to their places ...)] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}aš-šur-PAP-A GAR {d}BAD ⸢ŠID⸣ aš-šur | |
| 2 | MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A {giš}tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ | |
| 3 | MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A {m}{d}⸢IŠKUR-ERIM⸣.TAH₂ | |
| 4 | MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma eṭ-lu qar-du ša ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur {d}IŠKUR {d}⸢INANNA⸣ {d}MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 5 | EN.MEŠ-šu₂ it-tal-la-ku-ma KUR.KUR DU₃-ši-na <ana> GIR₃.II-šu u₂-šek₂-ni-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ka-šid {kur}hat-ti a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša [...] TA DU₆-ba-a-ri ša [... a]-⸢di šul₃⸣-mu {[d}šam-ši ...] | |
| 7 | KUR-e {kur}ha-ma-ni GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni [...] x x DAGAL-tu KUR.KUR na-i-⸢ri⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | [(...)] ŠID x x {⸢uru⸣}za-ban a-di A.AB.BA GAL-te [...] ⸢ŠU⸣-su [ik-šud ... DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da]-⸢a⸣-ni u {uru}⸢DU₆⸣-[ša₂-ab-ta-a-ni ...] | |
| 9 | [... e-nu]-⸢ma⸣ E₂ {d}IŠKUR EN-ia ša₂ x x [...] | |
| 10 | [(...) a]-⸢lik⸣ pa-ni-⸢ia⸣ [e-pu-šu e-na-ah-ma (...) a]-⸢šar⸣-šu u-me-si dan-⸢na⸣-su ak-šud ⸢TA⸣ [uš-še-šu₂ a-di] | |
| 11 | [gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ar-ṣip u₂-šek₂-lil u₂-si-im] u₂-šar-rih UGU ša₂ pa-na u₂-ša-[tir ...] | |
| 12 | [...] x ri bit su x [...] ⸢e-na⸣-ah {na₄}NA.[RU₂.A ...] | |
| 13 | [...] iš-tu {na₄}⸢NA⸣.[RU₂.A-ia (...) lu]-u₂-ter [...] |
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