Ashurbanipal 195 (Q007603)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 195 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007603 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | O Aššur, the great mountain, [...], the sublime one [who resides] i[n] Eḫur[saggalkurkurra, ...], the lord of the crown, ... [...] by whose exalt[ed] command [...], (5) the fierce deluge [...], who, by the weapons of [his mighty] battle array, [...] and together with mankin[d ...] you swept over them like [...] you imposed [...] on the lands [...]. |
| Obverse [9:21] o 1010–o 2121 | Dunānu, son of Bē[l-iqīša, ...] who spoke w[ords of ...] and you, kin[g of the gods ...]. Him, together with [his] famil[y ...] who to Sargon (II) [...] (15) kings who preced[ed me ...]. Moreover, he, Aplāya [... who] constantly harassed [...] their evil deeds [...] to exact revenge for the mention of [...] (20) you became angry with them and you hand[ed (them) over to me. ...] I slaughtered them like shee[p ...]. |
| Obverse [21:28] o 2222–o 2828 | The might of your great divinity [...] which [...] me, Ashurbanipal [...] in whose youth [his] father [...] (25) and you, the king of the gods, the merciful [one, ...] you nominated [me ...] which to restore the sanctuari[es of Assyria, ...] you entrusted [me] with the conquering of the land of your enemy [...]. |
| Reverse [0:9] r 1r 1–r 99 | Moreover, Teumman, the king of the land Elam, [...] assembled (and) was marchi[ng ...]. He tru[sted] in his (own) strength [...] which to destroy (and) to crea[te ...] (rev. 5) you conquered (that) Elamite, the e[nemy ...]. You cut off his head in the assembly of his troops [...] I proclaimed your exalted greatness [...]. In accordance with these, the weapons of (the god) A[ššur ...] the mighty enemy who trusted in [...]. |
| Reverse [9:14] r 1010–r 1414 | Moreover, the Manneans who cast off [your] yoke [...] to the cr(ies) of widows and [...] and the Urarṭians of ba[se] talk [...] made spea[k] to the barbarian horde, a dangerous enemy, [...] th[ey] constantly commit[ted] a great sin against you [...]. |
| Reverse [14:22] r 1515–r 2222 | Now, O great Aššur, by [your] comman[d ...], the honored one of the gods, the grea[t] lady, [...] regarding the conquering of this enemy [...] I have appealed to your great divinity, O king of the go[ds ...]. Listen to my supplications, accept [my] prayers, [...] (rev. 20) By your exalted command, [...] the wrong do[ers ...], may I constantly look upon you[r (radiant)] face [...] may I constantly kneel down before you [...]. |
| Reverse [22:26] r 2323–r 2626 | Letter of Ashu[rbanipal ...] to (the god) Aššur, who resides in E[ḫursaggalkurkurra, ...] (rev. 25) to accept [his] praye[rs ...] to overthrow his enemy (and) to kill [his foes ...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | AN.ŠAR₂ KUR-⸢u₂ GAL-u₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ša₂-qu-u₂ ⸢ina e₂-ḫur⸣-[sag-gal-kur-kur-ra aš₂-bu ...] | |
| 3 | EN a-ge-e x x [...] | |
| 4 | ša a-na a-mat-i-šu₂ ⸢ṣi-ir⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 5 | a-bu-bu ez-zu x [...] | |
| 6 | ša₂ a-na {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ ta-ḫa-⸢zi⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 7 | u₃ a-di a-me-lu-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | tar-ḫi-su-nu-ti GIM x [...] | |
| 9 | te-mid KUR.KUR x (x) [...] | |
| 10 | {m}du-na-nu DUMU {m}⸢EN⸣-[BA-ša₂ ...] | |
| 11 | ⸢ša⸣ iq-bu-u₂ a-[mat ...] | |
| 12 | u₃ at-ta ⸢LUGAL⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ ...] | |
| 13 | ša₂-a-šu₂ a-di kim-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 14 | ša₂ a-na {m}LUGAL-GI.⸢NA⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢LUGAL⸣.MEŠ a-lik ⸢maḫ-ri⸣-[ia ...] | |
| 16 | ⸢u₃⸣ šu-u₂ {m}IBILA-a-⸢a⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | ⸢ka⸣-a-a-an u₂-⸢da⸣-na-⸢la-pa⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | ep-še-⸢ti⸣-šu-un lem-ne₂-ti (x) [...] | |
| 19 | a-na ⸢tur⸣-ri gi-mil zi-kir [...] | |
| 20 | te-zi-is-su-nu-ti-ma tu-mal-⸢la⸣-[a ŠU.II-u-a ...] | |
| 21 | u₂-ṭa-bi-iḫ-šu-nu-ti GIM as-⸢li⸣ [...] | |
| 22 | ⸢da⸣-na-an DINGIR-ti-ka GAL-ti [...] | |
| 23 | ⸢ša⸣ ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A [...] | |
| 24 | ⸢ša⸣ ina ṣe-ḫe-ri-šu a-⸢bu⸣-[šu ...] | |
| 25 | ⸢u₃⸣ at-ta LUGAL DINGIR.MEŠ reme₂-[nu-u₂ ...] | |
| 26 | ⸢ta⸣-am-bu-u₂ zi-kir ⸢MU⸣-[ia ...] | |
| 27 | ⸢ša⸣ a-na ud-du-uš eš-re-⸢e⸣-[ti KUR aš-šur{ki} ...] | |
| 28 | ⸢ka⸣-ša₂-ad KUR {lu₂}KUR₂-ka tu-mal-⸢la⸣-[a ŠU.II-u-a ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ {m}te-um-man LUGAL {kur}e-lam-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | u₂-ka-ṣi-ra il-la-⸢ka⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | šu-u₂ a-na da-na-ni-šu it-⸢ta⸣-[kil ...] | |
| 4 | ša a-ba-tu ba-⸢nu⸣-[u ...] | |
| 5 | tak-šu-ud {lu₂}e-la-mu-u₂ {lu₂}⸢KUR₂⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | ina UKKIN um-ma-ni-šu tak-kis SAG.DU-su [...] | |
| 7 | nar-bi-ka ṣi-ru-ti uš-ta-⸢pa⸣-[a ...] | |
| 8 | ki-ma an-nu-ti-ma {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ ⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂ ...] | |
| 9 | {lu₂}KUR₂ dan-nu ša it-tak-lu a-na [...] | |
| 10 | u₃ {lu₂}man-na-a-a ša is-lu-u₂ ni-⸢ir⸣-[ka ...] | |
| 11 | a-na ri-gim {munus}al-ma-na-a-ti u₃ x-[...] | |
| 12 | u₃ {lu₂}URI-a-a ša da-bab-ti šap-⸢li⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 13 | a-na ERIM-man-da {lu₂}KUR₂ ek-ṣu u₂-šad-ba-⸢bu⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | ik-kib-ka GAL-a ka-a-a-an ⸢i⸣-te-ne₂-⸢ep⸣-[pu-šu ...] | |
| 15 | i-nan-na AN.ŠAR₂ GAL-u₂ ina a-⸢mat⸣-[i-ka ...] | |
| 16 | ka-bit-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAŠAN GAL-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | aš₂-šu₂ ka-šad {lu₂}KUR₂ an-ni-i [...] | |
| 18 | am-ḫur DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti LUGAL ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 19 | še-me su-pi-ia le-qe₂ un-ni-ni-[ia ...] | |
| 20 | ina qi₂-bit-ti-ka ṣir-te ḫa-aṭ-⸢ṭi⸣ [...] | |
| 21 | lut-ta-aṭ-ṭa-al bu-un-ni-⸢ka⸣ [(nam-ru-ti) ...] | |
| 22 | lu-uk-tam-mi₃-sa ma-ḫar-ka [...] | |
| 23 | ši-pir-ti {m}AN.⸢ŠAR₂⸣-[DU₃-A ...] | |
| 24 | a-na AN.ŠAR₂ a-šib e₂-[ḫur-sag-gal-kur-kur-ra ...] | |
| 25 | a-na TI-e un-⸢ni⸣-[ni-šu ...] | |
| 26 | sa-kap {lu₂}KUR₂-šu₂ ne₂-er [ga-re-šu₂ ...] | |
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