Ashurbanipal 175 (Q007583)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 175 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007583 |
| 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 [0:1] i 1'1'–i 1'1' | [With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess] Ištar, [I] c[aptured the ḫiʾālu-troops of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn that he had sent to plunder the steppe]. |
| Obverse Column i [1:4] i 2'2'–i 4'4' | [With the support of (the god) Aššur] and the goddess Ištar, I captured [the citizens of Borsippa] who had perpetrated sediti[on (and) rebell]ion (and) [who] had sided [with] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn. |
| Obverse Column i [4:7] i 5'5'–i 7'7' | [With the support of (the god) Aššu]r and the goddess Ištar, I captured [the ... of] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn that had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) [I] struck (them) down with the sword. |
| Obverse Column i [7:14] i 8'8'–i 14'14' | [I, A]shurbanipal, king of Assyria, for whom the great gods [had determin]ed a favorable destiny: (i 10´) [Tammarītu, the king of the land Elam], his brothers, his family, (and) [the seed of his father’s house, who] had set out [t]o help [Šamaš-šuma-u]kīn [...], his lord, [...] |
| Obverse Column ii [0:5] ii 1'1'–ii 5'5' | [...], I [captured] them [a]live, [...] tore out their insides [...] ... [...] cut off their [...], flayed them, (and) fed [their] flesh [to eag]les. |
| Obverse Column ii [5:10] ii 6'6'–ii 10'10' | [Na]bû-zēra-ukīn, son of Nabû-šuma-[..., a ...]ian, [a servant who b]elonged to me, [...] ..., [who had sid]ed [with] Šamaš-šuma-uk[īn: I] burned [with fire his hands, whi]ch had tak[en up] the bow [to fig]ht with my troops, and afterwards I [...] him and flayed him. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:14] ii 11'11'–ii 14'14' | [..., a ... of] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, (my) unfai[thful] brother, [a ... of] Bīt-Dakkūri: I bur[ned] with fire his hands, which [had taken up] the [bow to fight with] my [troop]s, [and afterwards I ... him and fl]ayed him. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:22] ii 15'15'–ii 22'22' | I, A[shurbanipal, king of] Assyria, who by the command of [the] great [god]s achieve[d] his heart’s [desir]e: They paraded before m[e] clothing (and) je[welr]y, all of the [roya]l appurtenan[ces of] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn — (my) u[nfa]ithful brother — [his] palace wo[men], his eunuch(s), his battle troops, chariotry, a [processi]onal carriage, the vehicle of hi[s] lordly majesty, hors[es], his harness-broken (steeds), every necessity [of h]is pal[ace], as much as there was, (and) people — male (and) fe[male], yo[ung and o]ld. |
| Obverse Column ii [22:24] ii 23'23'–ii 24'24' | [Nabû-š]allimšunu, the chariot driver, (and) Mannu-kī-Bābi[li], son of Nabû-šallimš[unu]. |
| Obverse Column ii [24:25] ii 25'25'–ii 25'25' | [The so]ns of Ea-zēru-qīša of Bīt-Amukk[āni]. |
| Obverse Column ii [25:28] ii 26'26'–ii 28'28' | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: By the command of [(the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu, the great gods], the kings who sit upon (royal) da[ises bowed down to my yoke. (As for) the archers among wh]om Tamma[rītu, the king of the land Elam], |
| Obverse Column iii [0:9] iii 1'1'–iii 9'9' | [I, Ashurbanipal, kin]g of Assyria, whom (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar made stand [over] his [fo]es [(and who) achieved] his heart’s [desir]es: Tammarītu, the king of the land Elam, set out [to aid] Šamaš-šuma-ukīn — (my) hostile brother — (iii 5´) [(and) to fig]ht with my troops. He, together with his brothers, [his family, the s]eed of his father’s house, (and) his nobles [fled] to Nineveh from Indabibi, a servant of his [who] had incited [rebell]ion against him, and (then) he kissed the feet of [m]y royal majesty and made an appeal to my lordly majesty [to d]o obeisance to me. |
| Obverse Column iii [9:14] iii 10'10'–iii 14'14' | [Ummaniga]š, who [forgot] the kindness of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, [his lord], did [not] honor his treaty, (and) [... the treaty and oath]: (As for) the people of his country, [whom he (Tammarītu) had incited to rebel with him, he (Ummanigaš) ... f]rom the people of his country [and fled ...] into the mountain(s). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | [ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂ u {d]}15 ⸢ik⸣-[šu-da ŠU.II-a-a] | |
| 2' | [DUMU.MEŠ bar₂-sipa{ki]} e-piš si-⸢ḫi⸣ [bar]-ti | |
| 3' | [ša it-ti {m]}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA iš-ku-⸢nu⸣ pi-i-šu₂-un | |
| 4' | [ina tukul-ti AN.ŠAR₂] u {d}15 ik-šu-du ŠU.II-a-a | |
| 5' | [... ša] {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA e-piš si-ḫi bar-ti | |
| 6' | [ina tukul-ti AN].⸢ŠAR₂⸣ u {d}15 ⸢ik⸣-šu₂-da ŠU.II-a-a | |
| 7' | [u₂]-ra-sib ina {giš}⸢TUKUL⸣.MEŠ | |
| 8' | [a-na-ku {m]}⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 9' | [i-ši]-⸢mu⸣-uš ši-mat SIG₅-tim | |
| 10' | {[m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ MAN {kur}ELAM.MA]{⸢ki⸣} ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ qin-nu-šu₂ | |
| 11' | [NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ ša a]-⸢na⸣ re-ṣu-u-ti | |
| 12' | [ša {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU]-⸢GI⸣.NA it-bu-⸢u⸣-ni | |
| 13' | [...] x EN-šu₂ | |
| 14' | [...] x (x) | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢bal-ṭu-sun₂⸣ ina ŠU.II-ia | |
| 3' | [aṣ-bat ...] x ⸢ŠA₃.MEŠ-šu₂-nu⸣ u₂-na-si-iḫ | |
| 4' | [...]-⸢nu⸣ x x [...]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ak-kis | |
| 5' | [KUŠ].⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣-nu aš₂-ḫu-uṭ UZU.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu] ⸢TI₈⸣{mušen.}MEŠ u₂-ša₂-kil | |
| 6' | {[m}{d]}⸢MUATI⸣-NUMUN-DU DUMU {m}{d}MUATI-MU-[...] x-a-a | |
| 7' | [ARAD] ⸢da⸣-gil₂ pa-ni-ia [...] x-a-ni | |
| 8' | [ša₂ it-ti] {⸢m⸣}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-⸢GI⸣.[NA iš-ku-nu] ⸢pi⸣-i-šu₂ | |
| 9' | [ŠU.II-šu₂] ⸢ša⸣ {giš}PAN iṣ-⸢ba⸣-[tu a-na mit-ḫu]-ṣi ERIM.ḪI.A-ia | |
| 10' | [ina {d}GIŠ.BAR] ⸢aq-mu⸣-ma EGIR [x x (x)]-⸢šu₂⸣-ma KUŠ-šu₂ aš₂-ḫu-uṭ | |
| 11' | {⸢m⸣}[...] {⸢m}{d⸣}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA | |
| 12' | ŠEŠ NU ⸢GI⸣.[NA ...] {⸢kur}E₂⸣-da-ku-ri | |
| 13' | ŠU.II-šu₂ ša₂ {⸢giš⸣}[PAN iṣ-ba-tu a-na mit-ḫu-ṣi ERIM].⸢ḪI⸣.A-ia | |
| 14' | ina {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-[mu-ma EGIR x x (x)-šu₂-ma KUŠ]-⸢šu₂⸣ aš₂-ḫu-uṭ | |
| 15' | a-na-⸢ku⸣ {m}⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR] AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ša₂ ina qi₂-⸢bit⸣ [DINGIR].⸢MEŠ GAL.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 16' | ik-šu-⸢du⸣ [ṣu-me]-⸢rat⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ lu-bul-tu₂ ⸢šu⸣-[kut]-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 17' | mim-ma si-⸢mat⸣ [MAN]-⸢ti⸣ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ ⸢NU GI⸣.NA | |
| 18' | {munus}sek-⸢re⸣-[ti-šu₂] {⸢lu₂⸣}šu-ut SAG-šu₂ {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ ME₃.⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣ | |
| 19' | {giš}GIGIR {giš}[ša₂ ša₂]-⸢da⸣-di ru-kub EN-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 20' | ANŠE.KUR.⸢RA⸣.[MEŠ] ṣi-mit-ti {giš}ŠUDUN-šu₂ mim-ma ḫi-šiḫ-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 21' | E₂.⸢GAL-šu₂⸣ ma-la ba-šu-u UN.MEŠ zi-kir ⸢sin⸣-[niš] | |
| 22' | ⸢TUR⸣ [u] ⸢GAL⸣ u₂-še-ti-qu ina IGI-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 23' | {⸢m⸣}{[d}MUATI]-⸢šal⸣-lim-šu₂-nu {lu₂}DAB PA.MEŠ {m}man-nu-ki-KA₂.⸢DINGIR⸣.[RA{ki]} | |
| 24' | DUMU {m}{d}MUATI-šal-lim-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu] | |
| 25' | ⸢DUMU⸣.MEŠ {m}{d}e₂-a-NUMUN-BA-ša₂ ša₂ E₂-{m}a-⸢muk-ka⸣-[a-ni] | |
| 26' | ⸢a-na-ku⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ina qi₂-⸢bit⸣ [AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}NIN.LIL₂] | |
| 27' | [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].⸢MEŠ⸣ LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib ⸢BARA₂⸣.[MEŠ ik-nu-šu₂ a-na {giš}ŠUDUN-ia] | |
| 28' | {[giš}PAN.MEŠ] ⸢ša₂⸣ {m}⸢tam-ma⸣-[ri-tu₂ MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki]} | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A] ⸢MAN⸣ KUR aš-šur{ki} ⸢ša₂ AN⸣.ŠAR₂ u {⸢d⸣}15 | |
| 2' | [ṣe-er ga]-⸢re⸣-e-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-zi-zu-šu₂ | |
| 3' | [im-ṣu-u ma]-⸢la⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ {m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 4' | [a-na kit-ri] {⸢m⸣}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ nak-ri it-ba-a | |
| 5' | [a-na mit-ḫu]-⸢uṣ⸣ ERIM.ḪI.A-ia la-pa-an {⸢m⸣}in-da-bi-bi ARAD-šu₂ ŠU₂ | |
| 6' | [ša si]-⸢ḫu UGU⸣-šu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-šab-šu₂-u šu-u a-di ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7' | [qin-ni-šu₂] ⸢NUMUN⸣ E₂ AD-šu₂ {lu₂}GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ a-na NINA{ki} | |
| 8' | [in-nab-tu₂]-⸢nim⸣-ma GIR₃.II LUGAL-ti-⸢ia⸣ u₂-na-šiq-ma | |
| 9' | [a-na e]-⸢peš⸣ ARAD-ti-ia ⸢u₂-ṣal⸣-la-a be-lu-ti | |
| 10' | {[m}um-man-i]-⸢gaš ša⸣ MUN {m}⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 11' | [EN-šu₂ in-šu₂-u la] ⸢iṣ-ṣu-ru⸣ a-de-e-šu₂ | |
| 12' | [... a-de-e u ma-miti] UN.MEŠ KUR-šu₂ | |
| 13' | [...-šu₂ uš-bal-ki-tu] ⸢la⸣-pa-an UN.MEŠ KUR-šu₂ | |
| 14' | [...-ma in-na-bit ...] x ina qe₂-reb ⸢KUR-e⸣ | |
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