Ashurbanipal 172 (Q007580)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 172 |
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| ID | Q007580 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | [I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, with the suppo]rt of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Iš[tar ...: Tamm]arītu, the king of the land Elam, the (very) image of gallû-demons, [did not inquire about the well-being of (my) lordly majesty], set out [to aid Šamaš-šuma]-ukīn, (my) hostile brother, [(and) hastily sent his weapons] t[o fight with my troops]. By the command of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, the gods who su[pport me, (5) Indabi]bi, a servant of his, rebelled against him and [sat on his throne. Tammarītu], his [brother]s, his family, the seed of his father’s house, and the nobles who mar[ch at his side], crawled [naked] on their bellies and gr[asped the feet of my royal majesty. ...] before me, they were s[i]nging the praises of the valor of my mighty gods, who constantly c[ame to my aid]. |
| Obverse [8:14] o 99–o 1414 | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, with the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar ... [...]: [They] bro[ught me] the zaqiptu-standard (and) šakirūtu-standard, the royal emblems of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, [...], a chariot, the vehicle of his lordly majesty, (and) the soldiers who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion, [and] they dragged [...] to and fro on the ground before me. (As for) the rest of [...], I sat (them) on ca[mels in a l]ine like (lit. “of”) their mountains as a spectacle for the people, and I joyfully [entered] Nineveh. |
| Obverse [14:16] o 1515–o 1616 | With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] captu[red] the ḫiʾālu-troops of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn th[at he had sent] to plunder the steppe. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] c[aptured] the citizens of Borsippa who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) who had sided with [Šamaš-šuma-ukīn]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | [With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, I captured the citizens of Ba]bylon who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) who [had sided] with Šama[š-šuma-ukīn]. |
| Obverse [19:21] o 2020–o 2121 | [With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar], I [captured the ... of Šama]š-šuma-ukīn that had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) I struck (them) d[own with the sword]. |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | [I Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, for whom] the great gods had determ[ined a favorable destiny]: |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | I, Ashurbanipal, [king of Assyria: They were parading before me Ammi-ladīn, the king of the land Qedar], whom [I had captured] with the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Iš[tar]. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 3'3'–r 5'5' | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, who by the command of the great gods [conquered his enemies (and)] achieved his heart’s desire: [I] joyfully [entered] Nineveh, my capital city, with Ammi-la[dīn, whom I had captured]. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: By the command of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] captu[red] Adiya, the qu[een of the land of the Arabs], together with her plunder. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | Adiya, the queen of the land of the Arabs: [I inflicted] a [heavy] defea[t on her], burned her tents with fire, (and) [captured] her ali[ve]. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | That which is (written) upon the walls of the House of Succes[sion, of the south wing]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ina] ⸢tukul-ti⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 [...] | |
| 2 | [... {m}tam]-⸢ma-ri-tu₂⸣ MAN {⸢kur}ELAM⸣{ki} tam-šil GAL₅.LA₂.⸢MEŠ⸣ [la iš-al šu-lum EN-u-ti] | |
| 3 | [a-na kit-ri {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU]-⸢GI.NA⸣ ŠEŠ nak-ri it-ba-a ⸢a⸣-[na mit-hu-ṣu ERIM.ḪI.A-ia] | |
| 4 | [ur-ri-ḫa {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢ina qi₂-bit⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 DINGIR.MEŠ ti-[ik-le-ia] | |
| 5 | {[m}in-da-bi]-⸢bi ARAD-su EDIN-uš⸣-šu₂ ib-bal-kit-ma ⸢u₂⸣-[šib ina {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂] | |
| 6 | {[m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ ŠEŠ].⸢MEŠ-šu₂ qin⸣-nu-šu₂ NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ u NUN.MEŠ a-⸢lik⸣ [i-di-šu₂] | |
| 7 | [mi-ra-nu]-⸢uš-šu₂-un⸣ ina ⸢UGU⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ip-ši-lu-nim-ma iṣ-[ba-tu GIR₃.II LUGAL-ti-ia] | |
| 8 | [x]-⸢zu/su⸣ ina IGI-⸢ia i-dal-la-lu⸣ qur-di DINGIR.MEŠ-ia dan-nu-ti ša₂ i-⸢tal⸣-[la-ku re-ṣu-u-ti] | |
| 9 | ⸢a-na-ku⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 LA I [...] | |
| 10 | ⸢za-qip⸣-tu₂ {giš}ša₂-ki-ru-tu₂ ⸢si⸣-mat LUGAL-ti {m}{⸢d⸣}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA [...] | |
| 11 | {giš}GIGIR ⸢ru⸣-kub EN-ti-šu₂ {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ e-piš si-ḫi bar-ti ir-⸢te⸣-[du-u-nim-ma] | |
| 12 | ina qaq-qa-ri in-da-na-ša₂-ru ina ⸢IGI⸣-ia si-it-ti EN [...] | |
| 13 | [ina] ⸢si⸣-di-ir KUR-e-šu₂-nu a-na ta-mar-ti UN.MEŠ ṣe-er ANŠE.[A.AB.BA.MEŠ] | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-še-šib-ma a-na NINA{ki} ḫa-diš ⸢e⸣-[ru-ub] | |
| 15 | {lu₂}ḫa-a-a-la.MEŠ ša {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ⸢ša⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | a-na ḫu-bu-ut EDIN ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ik-šu-[da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 17 | DUMU.MEŠ bar₂-sipa{ki} e-piš si-ḫi bar-ti ša ⸢it⸣-ti {m}{⸢d⸣}[GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA] | |
| 18 | iš-ku-nu pi-i-šu₂-un ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ⸢ik⸣-[šu-da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 19 | [DUMU.MEŠ] ⸢KA₂.DINGIR.RA⸣ e-piš si-ḫi bar-ti ša₂ it-ti {m}{d}GIŠ.⸢NU₁₁⸣-[MU-GI.NA KI.MIN] | |
| 20 | [... ša {m}{d}GIŠ].⸢NU₁₁-MU⸣-GI.NA e-piš si-ḫi bar-⸢ti⸣ [ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 | |
| 21 | [ik-šu-da ŠU.II]-⸢a⸣-a u₂-ra-[sib ina {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ] | |
| 22 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša₂] ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ GAL.⸢MEŠ i-ši⸣-[mu-uš-(šu₂) ši-mat SIG₅-tim] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [a]-⸢na⸣-ku {m}aš-⸢šur-DU₃-A⸣ [MAN KUR aš-šur {m}am-mu-la-di LUGAL {kur}qa-ad-ri] | |
| 2' | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 [ik-šu-da ŠU.II-a-a u₂-še-et-ti-qu ina IGI-ia] | |
| 3' | ⸢a-na⸣-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-⸢šur ša₂ ina qi₂-bit⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ {[lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ ik-šu₂-du] | |
| 4' | ⸢im-ṣu⸣-u ma-la lib₃-bi-šu₂ it-ti {m}am-mu-⸢la⸣-[di ša₂ ik-šu₂-da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 5' | ⸢a⸣-na NINA{ki} URU EN-ti-ia ḫa-diš [e-ru-ub] | |
| 6' | a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur {f}a-di-ia-a ⸢šar⸣-[rat {kur}a-ri-bi] | |
| 7' | it-ti ḫu-⸢ub⸣-ti-ša₂ ina qi₂-bit AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}15 ik-šu₂-⸢du⸣ [ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 8' | {f}a-di-ia-a šar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi di-ik-⸢ta⸣-[ša₂ ma-aʾ-as-su a-duk] | |
| 9' | kul-ta-re-e-ša₂ ina {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-mu ša₂-a-ša₂ bal-[ṭu-us-sa ina ŠU.II aṣ-bat] | |
| 10' | ⸢ša⸣ ina UGU E₂.GAR₈.MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ E₂ ri-⸢du⸣-[u-ti ša E₂ {im}šu-u₂-ti] | |
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