Ashurbanipal 173 (Q007581)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007581 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:13] i 1'1'–i 13'13' | [...: Tammar]ītu, the king of the land Elam, [the (very) image of gallû-demons, did not inquire about the well-being of] (my) lordly majesty, (i 5´) [set out to aid Šamaš-šu]ma-ukīn, (my) hostile brother, [(and) hastily sent his weapons to figh]t with my troops. [By the comma]nd of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [the gods who support me, Indab]ibi, a servant of his, [rebelled against him and sa]t on his throne. [Tammarītu, his brothers, h]is [family], the seed of his father’s house, (i 10´) [and the nobles who march at] his side, [cra]wled [naked on their bellies and grasped the feet of my royal majesty. ... before me], they were singing the praises of [the valor of my mighty gods, who constantly came to] my [aid]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:8] ii 1'1'–ii 8'8' | I, [Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, for whom ...] had determine[d a favorable destiny: ..., my gods] who had encouraged me [..., I] joy[fully entered] Nineveh with T[ammarītu, the king of the land Elam, his brothers], his family, the see[d of his father’s house, and the eighty-five nobles] (ii 5´) who march at his side, [my enemies who had fled to me and] grasped the feet of [my] royal [majesty]. |
| Obverse Column ii [8:11] ii 9'9'–ii 11'11' | [...] the people who had perpetrated sedition (and) re[bellion (and) who had] s[ided with Šamaš-šuma-ukīn], (my) hostile [broth]er, ... [...] |
| Obverse Column iii [0:5] iii 1'1'–iii 5'5' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column iv [0:4] iv 1'1'–iv 4'4' | [... Ummanaldašu, the brother of Tammar]ītu, the kin[g of the land Elam, ...teDI], the chief [archer, (and) Teumman, the chief arche]r of the cavalr[y]. |
| Obverse Column iv [4:5] iv 5'5'–iv 5'5' | [...-NU-NU/BAD, son of Ummanappa], son of Urtaku, the king of the land Elam. |
| Obverse Column iv [5:6] iv 6'6'–iv 6'6' | [Ummanaldašu], son of Teumman, the king of the land Elam. |
| Obverse Column iv [6:8] iv 7'7'–iv 8'8' | [Umbakidin]u, son of Ummanappa, son of Urtaku, the king of the land Elam. |
| Obverse Column iv [8:9] iv 9'9'–iv 9'9' | [...NAGd]inu, the herald. |
| Obverse Column iv [9:11] iv 10'10'–iv 11'11' | [That which is (written) upon the wall]s of the House of Succession, of the south wing. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... {m}tam-ma]-⸢ri-tu₂⸣ MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 3' | [tam-šil GAL₅.LA₂.MEŠ la iš-al šu-lum] EN-u-ti | |
| 4' | [a-na kit-ri {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁]-⸢MU⸣-GI.NA ŠEŠ nak-ri | |
| 5' | [it-ba-a a-na mit-ḫu]-⸢ṣu⸣ ERIM.ḪI.A-ia | |
| 6' | [ur-ri-ḫa {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ina qi₂]-⸢bit⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}iš-tar | |
| 7' | [DINGIR.MEŠ ti-ik-le-ia {m}in-da]-⸢bi⸣-bi ARAD-su | |
| 8' | [EDIN-uš-šu₂ ib-bal-kit-ma u₂]-⸢šib⸣ ina {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ | |
| 9' | {[m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ qin-nu]-⸢šu₂⸣ NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ | |
| 10' | [u NUN.MEŠ a-lik] ⸢i⸣-di-šu₂ | |
| 11' | [mi-ra-nu-uš-šu₂-un ina UGU lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ip]-⸢ši⸣-lu-nim-ma | |
| 12' | [iṣ-ba-tu GIR₃.II LUGAL-ti-ia x x ina IGI-ia] ⸢i⸣-dal-la-lu | |
| 13' | [qur-di DINGIR.MEŠ-ia dan-nu-ti ša₂ i-tal-la-ku re-ṣu-u]-⸢ti⸣ | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | a-⸢na⸣-[ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša₂ ...] | |
| 2' | i-ši-⸢mu⸣-[uš-(šu₂) ši-mat SIG₅-tim] | |
| 3' | it-ti {⸢m}tam⸣-[ma-ri-tu₂ MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 4' | qin-⸢nu⸣-šu₂ ⸢NUMUN⸣ [E₂ AD-šu₂ u 85 NUN.MEŠ] | |
| 5' | a-li-kut A₂.II-šu₂ {[lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-ia ša₂ in-nab-tu₂-nim-ma] | |
| 6' | iṣ-ba-tu₂ GIR₃.II ⸢LUGAL⸣-[ti-ia ... DINGIR.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 7' | u₂-tak-kil-<u>-in-ni [...] | |
| 8' | a-na NINA{ki} ḫa-[diš e-ru-ub] | |
| 9' | ⸢UN.MEŠ⸣ e-piš si-⸢ḫi bar⸣-[ti ša it-ti {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA] | |
| 10' | ⸢ŠEŠ⸣ nak-ri ⸢iš⸣-[ku-nu pi-i-šu₂-un ...] | |
| 11' | x x x [...] | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 3' | a-⸢na⸣-[...] | |
| 4' | am-[...] | |
| 5' | {m}⸢in⸣-[...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | {[m}um-man-al-da-su ŠEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ {m}tam-ma]-⸢ri⸣-tu₂ ⸢MAN⸣ {[kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| 3' | {[m}x-te-DI] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL {⸢giš⸣}[PAN] | |
| 4' | {[m}te-um-man {lu₂}GAL {giš]}⸢PAN⸣ ša₂ pet-ḫal-la-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 5' | {[m}x-NU-NU/BAD A {m}um-man-ap-pi] A {m}ur-ta-ki MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 6' | {[m}um-man-al-da-su] ⸢A⸣ {m}te-um-man MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 7' | {[m}um-ba-ki-den]-⸢nu⸣ A {m}um-man-ap-pi A {m}ur-ta-ki | |
| 8' | [(...)] MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 9' | {[m}(x) x-NAG]-⸢di⸣-nu {lu₂}NIMGIR₂ | |
| 10' | [ša ina UGU E₂.GAR₈].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša E₂ ri-du-u-ti | |
| 11' | [(...)] ⸢ša E₂ {im⸣}šu-⸢u₂⸣-ti | |
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