Ashurbanipal 154 (Q007562)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 154 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007562 |
| 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 rinap/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [I conquered ... together with twenty villages, in the distr]ict of the city Ḫ[unnir, (which is) on the border of the city Ḫidalu]. |
| Obverse [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | [I placated the mood of the lord of lo]rds. [I carried off to Assyria] its gods, its goddesses, [its possessions, (and) its property]. I devastate[d] an area of sixty [leagues] inside the land Elam [(and) scattered salt (and) cress over them]. |
| Obverse [3:7] o 4'4'–o 7'7' | (As for) the goddess Nanāya, who 1,535 year[s (ago) became angry and went] to live in the land Ela[m, a place not befitting her], then, at that time (when) she nominated me for ruling over the lands, [she entrusted me with] the r[eturn of her lordly majesty], saying: “Ashurbanipal [will bring me out] of the land Elam [and make me enter Eanna (again)].” |
| Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10' | The word(s) of her divine command that she had spok[en] in distant days, [she now disclosed to the people of a later generation]. I grasped the hands of her great divinity. [She took] the direct path, whi[ch pleases the heart, to Eanna]. I made her enter into Uruk and [made (her) dwell on (her) eternal dais] in Eḫiliana, which sh[e loves]. |
| Obverse [10:15] o 11'11'– | At that time, I refurbished the emblem of the god Nusku, who burns up my enemies, [...]. I grasped the hands of his great divinity; I (then) made (him) enter (and) made him dwell in [his] te[mple ...]. Before Sîn, the lord of oracular decisions, the one who makes sign[s] favorable [for me ...]. I offered sumptuous, pure offerings before him (and) [presented (him) with my gifts ...]. |
| Reverse [3:10] r 44–r 1010 | May Sîn, Ningal, Šamaš, Aya, and Nusku [continually look] with pleasure [upon (me) ...]. At the appearance of the new moon, (during) the day or at night, whenever Sîn always [renews ...] when he truly is sighted with Šamaš [...] to make the foundation(s) of my royal throne firm (and) to make [my] reign endure [...]. May th[ey] gran[t me] auspicious omens for a long life [...] a just scepter, which expands the lands and people [...]. (rev. 10) May they determine for me years of abundance and plenty, and [...]. May [t]hey be my support and may they kill my enemies (and) [cut down my foes]. |
| Reverse [10:14] r 1111–r 1414 | [In the future], may [one of the ki]ngs, my descendants, whom the gods Sîn, Ningal, Šamaš, Aya, and [Nusku nominate for ruling over the land and people, wh]en my handiwork, as much as ..., becom[es old and dilapidated], restore its [dilapi]dated section(s) (and) ... [...]. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [(As for) the one who erases my in]scribed [name] (or) the name of my father (or) [my] grand[father (and) writes his (own) name, ... at (sun)r]ise and [(sun)set, wherever ...] |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [a-di 20.AM₃ URU.MEŠ ina na]-⸢ge-e ša⸣ {uru}⸢ḫu⸣-[un-nir ina UGU mi₃-iṣ-ri ša {uru}ḫi-da-lu ak-šu-ud] | |
| 2' | [u₂-šap-ši-iḫ ka-bat-ti EN EN].⸢EN⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ {d}15.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ NIG₂.GA-šu₂ aš₂-lu-la a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 3' | 60 [KASKAL.GID₂] ⸢qaq-qa-ru⸣ qe₂-reb {kur}e-lam-ti u₂-šaḫ-⸢rib⸣ [MUN {u₂}ZAG.ḪI.LI{sar} u₂-sap-pi-ḫa EDIN-uš-šu₂-un] | |
| 4' | {d}na-na-a ša 1 LIM 5 ME 30.AM₃ 5 MU.AN.⸢NA⸣.[MEŠ ta-as-bu-su-ma tal-li-ku] | |
| 5' | tu-ši-bu qe₂-reb {kur}e-⸢lam⸣-[ti a-šar la si-ma-ti-ša₂] | |
| 6' | u₃ ina u₄-me-šu₂ tab-bu-u šu-mi a-na be-lut KUR.KUR ⸢ta⸣-[a-a-rat EN-u-ti-ša₂ tu-šad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a] | |
| 7' | um-ma {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A ul-tu qe₂-reb {kur}e-lam-ti u₂-[še-ṣa-an-ni-ma u₂-še-rab-an-ni qe₂-reb e₂-an-na] | |
| 8' | a-mat qi₂-bit DINGIR-ti-ša₂ ša ul-tu u₄-me ru-qu-u-ti taq-⸢bu⸣-[u e-nen-na tu-kal-lim UN.MEŠ EGIR.MEŠ] | |
| 9' | ŠU.II DINGIR-ti-ša₂ GAL-ti at-mu-uḫ ḫar-ra-nu i-šir-tu ⸢ša₂⸣ [ul-lu-uṣ lib₃-bi ta-aṣ-ba-ta a-na e₂-an-na] | |
| 10' | ina qe₂-reb UNUG{ki} u₂-še-rib-ši-ma ina e₂-ḫi-li-an-na ša₂ ⸢ta⸣-[ram-mu u₂-šar-mi₃-iš pa-rak da-ra-a-ti] | |
| 11' | ina u₄-mi-šu₂ si-mat {d}nusku qa-mu-u {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia u₂-šar-ri-⸢iḫ⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ŠU.II DINGIR-ti-šu₂ GAL-ti ⸢aṣ⸣-bat u₂-še-rib u₂-še-šib-šu₂ ina ⸢E₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 2 | ma-ḫar {d}30 EN EŠ.BAR-e mu-dam-mi₃-qu GIŠKIM.[MEŠ-ia ...] | |
| 3 | {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ taš-ri-iḫ-⸢ti⸣ KU₃.MEŠ ma-ḫar-šu₂ aq-qi₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[šam-ḫi-ra kad₃-ra-a-a ...] | |
| 4 | {d}30 {d}nin-gal {d}UTU {d}a-a u {d}nusku ḫa-diš ⸢lit⸣-[tap-la-su ...] | |
| 5 | ina ta-mar-ti ITI ur-ru u mu-šu₂ e-ma {d}30 e-te-ne₂-[ed-di-šu ...] | |
| 6 | e-nu-ma it-ti {d}UTU ke-niš in-nam-ma-ru x [...] | |
| 7 | kun-ni SUḪUŠ {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-ia šul-bur BALA.[MEŠ-ia ...] | |
| 8 | GIŠKIM.MEŠ SIG₅-tim ša UD.MEŠ GID₂.DA.MEŠ liš-ru-⸢ku⸣-[ni ...] | |
| 9 | {giš}GIDRU i-šir-tu mu-rap-pi-šat KUR.KUR u₃ UN.MEŠ [...] | |
| 10 | ⸢MU.AN.NA⸣.MEŠ ḪE₂.NUN u ḪE₂.GAL₂-li li-ši-mu-ni-ma li-[...] | |
| 11 | ⸢šu⸣-nu lu-u tuk-la-ti-ma li-ne₂-ru {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia ⸢li⸣-[šam-qi₂-tu ga-re-ia a-na EGIR u₄-me] | |
| 12 | [ina] ⸢LUGAL⸣.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ-ia ša₂ {d}30 {d}nin⸣-gal {d}UTU {d}a-a ⸢u⸣ {[d}nusku a-na be-lut KUR u UN.MEŠ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-šu₂] | |
| 13 | [e]-⸢nu⸣-ma ši-pir ŠU.II-ia ma-la x x x ⸢i⸣-lab-[bi-ru-ma in-na-ḫu] | |
| 14 | [an]-⸢ḫu⸣-us-su lu-ud-diš ni-⸢kit⸣-[ta ...] | |
| 15 | [... ša šu-mi₃] ⸢šaṭ⸣-ru MU AD-ia ⸢AD⸣ [AD-ia i-pa-aš₂-ši-ṭu MU-šu₂ i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru ...] | |
| 16 | [... ina] ⸢ni⸣-ip-ḫi ⸢u₃⸣ [ri-i-bi e-ma it-...] | |
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