Ashurbanipal 179 (Q007587)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 179 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007587 |
| 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 [0:3] o? 1'1'–o? 3'3' | [(When) Tammarītu’s men f]led [from the thick of battle and told him about the defeat of his troops, he fled (and)] took the r[oad to the Sealand. After him, Indabib]i, his servant, s[at on his throne]. |
| Obverse [3:10] o? 4'4'–o? 10'10' | [The boat of Tammarītu, the king of the land] Elam, [his] brothers, [his family, the seed of his father’s house, (and) the nobles who marc]h at his side, which the sed[iment, mud, and swamp h]eld firm (so that) [it did] n[ot have (a way)] to sai[l on: Fro]m that boat, K[i... c]arried Tamma[rītu behind him]. He had (him) trav[erse ...] the hardship(s) of the [difficult] terr[ain (and)] made him (Tammarītu) enter [the marshes]. On account of [their] hunger, [...] they [a]te uncooked (food) [...]. |
| Obverse [10:14] o? 11'11'–o? 14'14' | Tammarītu, the king of the land E[lam, who (...)] fled [before I]nda[bibi], and (then) [sailed] on [the Bitter Sea (and) en]countered trouble: I, [Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, sent him my] royal [leftover]s. [He accepted those leftovers and kissed the ground before my eunuch]. |
| Reverse [0:7] r? 1'1'–r? 7'7' | (No translation possible) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o? | ||
| 1' | [TA MURUB₄ tam-ḫa-ri in]-⸢nab-tu₂⸣-[nim-ma BAD₅.BAD₅ ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂] | |
| 2' | [iq-bu-šu₂-ma in-nab-ta] ⸢iṣ⸣-ba-ta ⸢u₂⸣-[ru-uḫ KUR tam-tim] | |
| 3' | [EGIR-šu₂ {m}in-da-bi]-⸢bi⸣ ARAD-su ⸢u₂⸣-[šib ina {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂] | |
| 4' | {[giš}MA₂ {m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ MAN {kur]}ELAM.MA{ki} ŠEŠ.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ qin-ni-šu₂] | |
| 5' | [NUMUN E₂ AD-šu₂ NUN.MEŠ a]-⸢lik⸣ A₂.II-šu₂ ša ši-[ik-nu] | |
| 6' | [ṭe-ru u ru-šum-tu₂] ⸢iṣ⸣-ba-tu₂ ni-qi₂-⸢il⸣-[pa-a] | |
| 7' | ⸢la⸣ [ti-šu₂-u ul-tu qe₂]-⸢reb {giš⸣}MA₂ šu-a-tu₂ {m}⸢ki⸣-[x x (x)] | |
| 8' | {m}tam-⸢ma⸣-[ri-tu₂ a-na EGIR-šu₂] ⸢iš-ši⸣ ma-ru-uš-tu₂ qaq-[qar nam-ra-ṣi] | |
| 9' | u₂-še-⸢ti⸣-[iq ... u₂]-še-rib-šu₂ qe₂-reb {[gi}AMBAR.MEŠ] | |
| 10' | a-na bu-⸢ri⸣-[šu₂-nu ... e/i]-⸢ku-lu⸣ la ba-aš₂-⸢lu⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | {m}tam-ma-ri-tu₂ MAN {kur}⸢ELAM⸣.[(MA){ki} ša₂ pa-an {m]}⸢in-da⸣-[bi-bi (x x x)] | |
| 12' | ⸢in⸣-nab-tu₂-ma ina qe₂-⸢reb⸣ [mar-ra-ti i-qi₂-il-pa-a] | |
| 13' | [e]-⸢mu-ru⸣ ma-ru-uš-tu₂ ⸢a⸣-[na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur] | |
| 14' | [re-ḫe-e]-⸢ti LUGAL⸣-[ti-ia u₂-še-bil-šu₂ re-ḫe-e-ti ša₂-a-ti-na] | |
| r? | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | x [...] | |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | x [...] | |
| 5' | [...] | |
| 6' | x [...] | |
| 7' | x [...] | |
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