Ashurbanipal 191 (Q007599)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 191 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007599 |
| 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 [0:7] o? 1o? 1–o? 77 | [... I know how to fo]rm a battle line (and do) comba[t. ...] I gra[sped] the ... of kingship [...]. Nobles (and) eu[nuch(s)] rejoiced [(and) they heeded the pronouncement(s) from my lips. Before the king, the father who had engendered me, I would intercede on their behalf (and)] I would [an]nul [their] sin(s). (obv.? 5) [... I regularly appo]inted governo[rs ...]. The great gods constantly looked [with pleasure upon my good deeds and, by their exalted command, I gladly sat on the thron]e of the father who had engendered me. |
| Obverse [7:15] o? 88–o? 1515 | [... a]nd they kissed my feet. [...] they placed in my hands [... (obv.? 10) ...] they relented. I completed [... (and) made (it) shine] like daylight. [...] in Egašanḫiliku[ga ...] which I (just) built [... (and) I made (Šarrat-Kidmuri) dwell on (her)] ete[rnal d]ais. |
| Reverse [0:14] r? 1r? 1–r? 1414 | [...] ... [...] ... [... to ma]ke dec[isions ...] quarters (of the world) (rev.? 5) [... bel]oved by his lordly majesty [...] they ... the city [...] the gods Šamaš and Adad [... belo]ved by his heart [...] the road to Šuanna (Babylon) (rev.? 10) [...] ... the corners [...] ... a joyful procession [... insid]e it (Esagil) he (Marduk) took up residence on (his) eternal dais. [...] ... I returned (them) to their places (of worship) [...] I made [regular offerings (and) contributions] more plentiful [than those of distant days]. |
| Reverse [14:15] r? 1515–r? 1515 | [I had a canopy], which rivals the he[avens, made from musukkannu-wood, a] durable [woo]d. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o? | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢se⸣-de-ru mit-ḫu-ṣu-⸢u⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 2 | [...] x-ib LUGAL-u-ti a-⸢ḫu⸣-[uz] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢i⸣-ri-šu₂ NUN.⸢MEŠ {lu₂}šu⸣-[ut SAG] | |
| 4 | [... pu]-⸢us⸣-su-sa-ku ⸢ḫi⸣-ṭi-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 5 | [... aš₂]-⸢tak⸣-ka-na šak-ka-nak-[ki] | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢it⸣-tap-la-su DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 7 | [... {giš}AŠ].⸢TI⸣ a-bi ba-ni-ia | |
| 8 | [...]-⸢ma⸣ u₂-na-aš₂-ša₂-qu GIR₃.II-ia | |
| 9 | [... u₂]-mal-lu-u ŠU.II-u-a | |
| 10 | [...] ir-šu-u sa-li-mu | |
| 11 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-šak-lil | |
| 12 | [...] x GIM u₄-me | |
| 13 | [...] ina e₂-gašan-ḫi-li-⸢ku₃⸣-[ga] | |
| 14 | [...] x e-pu-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢pa⸣-rak da-⸢ra⸣-[a-ti] | |
| r? | ||
| 1 | [...] x x (x) [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x x [...] | |
| 3 | [... pa]-⸢ra⸣-as ⸢EŠ⸣.[BAR.MEŠ] | |
| 4 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ kib-ra-⸢a-ti⸣ | |
| 5 | [... na]-ram be-lu-ti-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 6 | [...] x ⸢URU⸣ i-da-ad-du-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | [...] {d}UTU u {d}IŠKUR | |
| 8 | [... na]-⸢ram⸣ lib₃-bi-šu₂ | |
| 9 | [...] ⸢u₂-ru⸣-uḫ šu-an-na{ki} | |
| 10 | [...]-⸢ḫu-zu⸣ tub-qa-a-ti | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢mu⸣-ru ḫar-ra-an ḪUL₂.MEŠ | |
| 12 | [... qe₂]-⸢reb⸣-šu₂ ir-ma-a pa-rak da-ra-⸢a⸣-ti | |
| 13 | [...] x KI a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-⸢ter⸣ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-tir-ma u₂-⸢kin⸣ [(x)] | |
| 15 | [... iṣ]-⸢ṣi⸣ da-re-e ša₂ šit-nu-nu ⸢ša₂⸣-[ma-meš] | |
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