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Ashurnasirpal II 140 add (Q007295)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 140 add |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007295 |
| Collection | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, USA; Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E₂.GAL {m}aš-šur-PAP-A ŠID aš-šur ni-šit {d}BAD u {d}MAŠ na-ra-am {d}a-nim u {d}da-gan ka-šu-uš | Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššīr, the one who reveres the gods Enlil and Ninurta, the beloved of the god Anu and the goddess Dagan, the conqueror. |
| 2 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A TUKUL-MAŠ MAN GAL-e MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN ŠU₂ | [The great gods, strong king, king of the world, ki]ng of Assyria, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), [great king], strong [king], king [of the world], ki[ng of] Ass[yr]ia. [son of Adad-nārārīa (III), (who was) also king] of [the world]. |
| 3 | MAN KUR aš-šur-ma eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu₂ DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta | king of Assyria, the valiant man who acts with the support of (the god) Aššīr, his lord, and among the rulers of the four quarters (of the world), |
| 4 | ša₂-nin-šu₂ la-a TUKU-u₂ {lu₂}SIPA tab-ra-te la a-di-ru {giš}LAL e-du-u₂ gap-šu₂ ša₂ ma-hi-ra | (As for) the one who does not have his sister, the shepherd of the tabrātu-priestess should not be negligent, (or) he will become ill. |
| 5 | la-a TUKU-u₂ MAN mu-šak-niš la kan-šu-te-šu₂ ša₂ nap-har kiš-šat UN.MEŠ i-pe-lu NITA₂ dan-nu | (As for) the one who does not have a king, who has no authority over all of the people, (or) who makes a strong man |
| 6 | mu-kab-bi-is GU₂ a-a-bi-šu₂ da-i-iš kul-lat KUR₂.MEŠ mu-pa-ri-ru ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-hi | Who makes the neck of his enemy strong, who makes all the lands bow down at the feet of the stars, |
| 7 | ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-šu₂ DU.DU-ku-ma KUR.KUR.MEŠ DU₃-ši-na ŠU-su KUR-ud hur-ša₂-ni | Whoever with the support of the great gods, his lords, goes and conquers the lands, reaches the mountains, |
| 8 | DU₃-šu₂-nu i-pe-lu-ma bi-lat-su-nu im-hu-ru ṣa-bit li-i-ṭi₂ ša₂-kin₂ li-i-te UGU DU₃-ši-na | They accepted their offerings and received their tribute. Establish a firm positive answer to what they said. |
| 9 | KUR.KUR.MEŠ e-nu-ma aš-šur EN na-bu-u₂ MU-a mu-šar-bu-u₂ MAN-ti-a {giš}TUKUL-šu₂ la pa-da-a | When (the god) Ašsūr, the great lord, named me, the one who overthrows my royal majesty, his weapon was not open, |
| 10 | a-na i-da-at EN-ti-a lu-u₂ it-muh ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ {kur}lu-ul-lu-me-e DAGAL.MEŠ | May my lordly majesty rejoice over the troops of the far-flung land Lullumê. |
| 11 | ina qe₂-reb tam-ha-ri ina {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ lu u₂-šam-qit ina re-ṣu-te ša₂ {d}ša₂-maš u {d}IŠKUR | In battle, with weapons, I struck down the head of the gods Šamaš and Adad. |
| 12 | DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-a ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ KUR.KUR na-i-ri {kur}hab-hi {kur}šu-ba-re-e u ne₂-reb GIM {d}IŠKUR | The gods, the support of the troops of the lands, the people of the land Ḫabḫu, the land Šubarû, and the sanctuaries like the god Adad, |
| 13 | ra-hi-ṣi UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-gu-um MAN ša₂ TA e-ber-tan {id₂}HAL.HAL a-di {kur}lab-na-na u A.AB.BA GAL-te | (As for) the throne of the king, which is above the Euphrates River as far as Mount Lebanon and the Great Sea, |
| 14 | {kur}la-qe-e ana si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ {kur}su-hi a-di {uru}ra-pi-qi ana GIR₃.II-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ TA SAG e-ni | I had the land Laqû in its entirety, the land Sūḫu, as far as the city Rapiqu, placed at its feet. |
| 15 | {id₂}su-ub-na-at a-di {kur}u₂-ra-ar-ṭi₂ ŠU-su KUR-ud TA ne₂-reb ša₂ {kur}hab-ru-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-ni | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the land Subnat as far as the land Urarṭu. From the pass of the land Ḫabruri to the land Gilzānu, |
| 16 | TA e-ber-tan {id₂}za-ba-KI.TA a-di {uru}DU₆-ba-ri ša₂ el-la-an {kur}za-ban TA {uru}DU₆-ša₂-ab-ta-a-ni a-di | From the bank of the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-bari, which is above the land Zabban, from the city Tašabšabtani to |
| 17 | {uru}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-ni {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu {uru}bi-ra-te ša₂ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ ana mi-iṣ-ri | The cities Ṭābša-Zabdani, Hirimu, Ḫarutu, (and) Birate, which are on the border of the land Karduni, I conquered. |
| 18 | KUR-a u₂-ter TA ne₂-reb ša₂ {kur}ba-bi-te a-di {kur}haš-mar a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-a am-nu ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ ša₂ a-pe-lu-ši-na-ni | From the pass of the land Babitu to the land Hašmar, I counted the people of my land as people of the lands which I conquered. |
| 19 | {lu₂}GAR-nu-te-ia al-ta-kan ur-du-ti u₂-pu-šu₂ {m}aš-šur-PAP-A NUN-u₂ na-a-du pa-lih₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | (As for) the one who removes my prefects, Ashurnasirpal (II), a prince who reveres the great gods, |
| 20 | u₂-šum₂-gal-lu ek-du ka-šid URU.URU u hur-ša₂-a-ni paṭ gim-ri-šu₂-nu MAN EN.MEŠ-e | The king, my lord, made all of the cities and mountain ranges strong, conquered (them). |
| 21 | mu-la-iṭ ek-ṣu-te tiz₂-qa-ru la pa-du-u₂ mu-rib a-nun-ti MAN DU₃ mal-ki.MEŠ | Who makes the wicked (and) the insubmissive bow down, who brings about the triumph of the king, creator of the rulers, |
| 22 | MAN MAN.MEŠ-ni i-ši-pu na-aʾ-du ni-bit {d}nin-urta qar-di ka-šu-uš DINGIR.MEŠ | The king of kings, the one who makes the nadītu-offering, the command of Ninurta, the hero, the conqueror of the gods, |
| 23 | GAL.MEŠ MAN ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur u {d}MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-šu₂ me-ša₂-riš DU.DU-ku-ma KUR.MEŠ | The great kings, who with the support of (the god) Aššīr and the god Ninurta, (and) the gods, fought against him and conquered the lands. |
| 24 | šap-ṣu-te u mal-ki.MEŠ {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ kul-lat KUR.KUR.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ana GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-ša₂ | I made his enemies, all of their lands, bow down at his feet. |
| 25 | {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ut aš-šur AN.TA u KI.TA iš-tan-na-nu-ma GUN u ma-da-tu UGU-šu₂-nu | The Assyrians give up their upper and lower lands and heap up talent and tribute upon them. |
| 26 | u₂-ki-nu aš-šur-PAP-A MAN dan-nu ni-bit {d}30 mi₃-gir {d}a-nim na-mad {d}IŠKUR kaš-kaš DINGIR.MEŠ | Ashurnasirpal (II), strong king, appointee of the god Sîn, favorite of the Anu gods, beloved of the Storm-god, conqueror of the deities; |
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