Ashurnasirpal II 2004 (Q004602)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Fakhariyah (Sikāni) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 2004 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004602 |
| Collection | National Museum of Syria, Damascus, Syria |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Fakhariyah (Sikāni) |
| Coordinates | 36.8426, 40.0710 |
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 | To the god Adad, canal-inspector of heaven and underworld, who sends abundant rain, who provides pasturage and watering for the peoples in all communities, who provides temple shares and offerings |
| Obverse [4:7] 55–77 | for the gods his brothers, canal-inspector of rivers, who brings prosperity to the (four) quarters, the compassionate god to whom it is good to pray, who resides in the city Guzānu, great lord, his lord: |
| Obverse [7:9] 88–99 | Adad-itʾi, governor of the city Guzānu, son of Šamaš-nūrī (who was) also governor of the city Guzānu, has devoted and dedicated (this object) |
| Obverse [9:14] 1010–1414 | for his life, that his days might be long, his years many, for the well-being of his family, seed, and people, to tear out illness from his body, that his (lit. “my”) prayers may be heeded, that his (lit. “my”) utterances may be acceptable (to Adad). |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | Whoever comes later, may he restore its weakened (portions) and re-establish my (inscribed) name. |
| Obverse [15:18] 1616–1818 | Whoever removes my (inscribed) name and puts his (own) name: may Adad, the warrior, be his adversary. |
| Obverse [18:25] 1919–2525 | Monument of Adad-itʾi, governor of the cities Guzānu, Sikānu, and Zarānu: he made this monument better than before and erected it before the god Adad who resides in the city Sikānu, lord of the Ḫabur River, that his throne might be protected, his reign long, (and) his utterances pleasing to gods and peoples. |
| Obverse [25:29] 2626–2929 | Whoever erases my name from the furnishings of the temple of the god Adad, my lord: may the god Adad, my lord, not accept his bread (and) water (offerings). May the goddess Šala, his mistress, also not accept |
| Obverse [29:34] 3030–3434 | his bread (and) water (offerings). May he sow but not reap. May he sow 1,000 (measures and) gain a profit of only one seah. May one hundred (of his) ewes be unable to nourish a single lamb. May one hundred (of his) cows be unable to nourish a single calf. May one hundred mothers be unable to nourish a single baby. |
| Obverse [34:38] 3535–3838 | May one hundred bakers be unable to fill a single oven. May he be a garbage picker who picks over refuse dumps. May (the diseases called) diʾu, šibṭu, and diliptu not cease in his land. |
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 | ana {d}IŠKUR GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI-ti mu-ša₂-az-nin | |
| 2 | HE₂.NUN na-din ri-i-ti u maš-qi₂-te | |
| 3 | ana UN.MEŠ DU₃ URU.URU na-din | |
| 4 | iš-qu u nin-da-be₂-e | |
| 5 | ana DINGIR PAP.MEŠ-šu₂ GU₂.GAL ID₂.MEŠ | |
| 6 | mu-ṭa-hi-du kib-ra-ti DINGIR REM₂-u₂ | |
| 7 | ša₂ si-pu-šu₂ DUG₃.GA a-šib {uru}gu-za-ni | |
| 8 | EN GAL EN-šu₂ {m}10-it-ʾi GAR.KUR GAR.KUR {uru}gu-za-ni | |
| 9 | A {m}{d}UTU-ZALAG₂ GAR.KUR GAR.KUR {uru}gu-za-ni-ma | |
| 10 | ana TI-uṭ ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA UD.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | šum₂-ud MU.MEŠ-šu₂ SILIM E₂-šu₂ NUMUN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 12 | u UN.MEŠ-šu₂ ana ZI-ah GIG | |
| 13 | ša₂ SU-šu₂ ik-ri-bi-a ana še-me-e | |
| 14 | qi₂-bit pi-ia ana ma-ga-ri ik-rum-ma | |
| 15 | NIG₂.BA ma-nu EGIR-u₂ an-hu-su lu-diš | |
| 16 | MU-ma liš-kun ma-nu ša₂ šu-mi₃ | |
| 17 | u₂-na-ka-ru u MU-šu₂ i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 18 | 10 qar-du lu-u₂ EN di-ni-šu₂ | |
| 19 | NU {m}10-it-ʾi GAR.KUR GAR.KUR {uru}gu-za-ni | |
| 20 | {uru}si-ka-ni u {uru}za-ra-ni | |
| 21 | ana te₉-re-eṣ GIŠ.GU.ZA-šu₂ GID₂.DA pa-lu-šu₂ | |
| 22 | qi₂-bit KA-šu₂ UGU DINGIR.MEŠ u UN.MEŠ | |
| 23 | ṭu-ub-bi NU šu-a-te UGU mah-; | |
| 24 | u₂-ša₂-tir ina IGI {d}IŠKUR | |
| 25 | a-šib {uru}si-ka-ni EN {id₂}ha-bur | |
| 26 | NU-šu₂ iz-qu-up ma-nu ša₂ šu-mi₃ TA lib₃-bi | |
| 27 | u₂-nu-te ša₂ E₂ {d}IŠKUR EN-ia | |
| 28 | i-pa-ši-ṭu-ni {d}IŠKUR be-li NINDA-šu₂ | |
| 29 | A-šu₂ la i-ma-har-šu₂ {d}ša-la be-si | |
| 30 | NINDA-šu₂ A-šu₂ KI.MIN li-riš lu-u₂ la | |
| 31 | e-ṣi-di 1 LIM li-riš 1 BAN₂ | |
| 32 | li-iṣ-bat 1 ME U₈ la u₂-ša₂-ba-a | |
| 33 | UDU.NIM 1 ME GU₄.AB₂ la u₂-ša₂-ba-a mu-ri | |
| 34 | 1 ME a-li-<da>-a-te la u₂-ša₂-ba-a DUMU | |
| 35 | 1 ME a-pi-a-te la-a u₂-<mal>-la-a | |
| 36 | NINDU UGU tub-ki-na-te la-qi-te | |
| 37 | lil-qu-te di-ʾu šib-ṭu | |
| 38 | di-<li>-ip-te TA KUR-šu₂ NU KUD.MEŠ |
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