Ashurbanipal 196 (Q007604)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 196 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007604 |
| 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 | [Fo]r (the god) Aššur, k[ing of the gods, ...] who carries out [...] who like the god Šamaš [...] who in the month Ni[san (I) ...] (5) who(m) the king [...] who(m) the deity [...] in [...] to [...]. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | Taharq[a ...] weapon[s ...]. Again[st the people of Assyria who were inside Egypt, servants who belonged to me, he dispatched his army] to k[ill, rob, (and) plunder (them)]. |
| Obverse [13:18] o 1414–o 1818 | A [fast] messeng[er came to Nineveh and reported (this) to me. My heart became enraged] about [these] de[eds and my temper turned hot]. I summoned [(my) field marshal (and) governors, together with troops (under) their authority, my elite forces], and [they traveled] furiously (and) q[uickly (and) marched as far as the city Kār-Bānīte] to aid the k[ings (and) governors, servants who belonged to me]. |
| Obverse [18:21] o 1919–o 2121 | Taharqa, [the king of Kush, heard about the advance of my troops (while he was) inside the city Memphis and mustered his troops] to wag[e an armed, pitched battle; he formed a battle line opposite my troops]. With the support of [(the god) Aššur and the great gods, my lords who march at my side], |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'r 1'–r 4'4' | ... [...] the goddess Šērūa [...] the god Anu, whose command cannot b[e changed, ...] (the god) Aššur, canal inspector of heaven and netherworld, the god [...]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | That which is (written) upon the processional carriage of [(the god) Aššur (...)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a]-⸢na⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ ...] | |
| 2 | mut-tab-bil x [...] | |
| 3 | ša GIM {d}UTU [...] | |
| 4 | ša ina {iti}⸢BARA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | ša LUGAL [...] | |
| 6 | ša {d}[...] | |
| 7 | i-na x [...] | |
| 8 | a-na x [...] | |
| 9 | ul-[...] | |
| 10 | {m}tar-⸢qu⸣-[u ...] | |
| 11 | {giš}TUKUL.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 12 | e-⸢li⸣ [UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{ki} ša qe₂-reb {kur}mu-ṣur ARAD.MEŠ-ni da-gil₂ pa-ni-ia] | |
| 13 | a-na ⸢da⸣-[a-ki ḫa-ba-a-te ša₂-la-a-li u₂-ma-ʾe-e-ra um-man-šu₂] | |
| 14 | al-la-⸢ku⸣ [ḫa-an-ṭu ina qe₂-reb NINA{ki} il-li-kam-ma u₂-ša₂-an-na-a ia-a-ši] | |
| 15 | UGU ep-[še-e-ti an-na-a-ti lib₃-bi i-gu-ug-ma iṣ-ṣa-ri-iḫ ka-bat-ti] | |
| 16 | al-si-ma {[lu₂}tur-tan {lu₂}NAM.MEŠ a-di ERIM.MEŠ ŠU.II-šu₂-nu e-mu-qi₂-ia MAḪ.MEŠ] | |
| 17 | a-na ḫa-mat ⸢LUGAL⸣.[MEŠ {lu₂}NAM.MEŠ ARAD.MEŠ-ni da-gil₂ pa-ni-ia] | |
| 18 | šam-riš ⸢ḫa⸣-[an-ṭiš ir-du-u₂ il-li-ku a-di {uru}kar-ba-ni-ti] | |
| 19 | {m}tar-qu-u [MAN {kur}ku-u-si ša a-lak ERIM.ḪI.A-ia qe₂-reb {uru}me-em-pi iš-me-ma] | |
| 20 | a-na e-⸢peš⸣ [MURUB₄ {giš}TUKUL EDIN ERIM.ḪI.A-šu₂ id-ka-a is-di-ra me₂-eḫ-ret ERIM.ḪI.A-ia] | |
| 21 | ⸢ina tukul-ti⸣ [AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia a-lik i-di-ia] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢ša⸣ x [...] | |
| 2' | {d}še-ru-u-⸢a⸣ x [...] | |
| 3' | {d}a-nu-um ša₂ qi₂-bit-su ⸢la in⸣-[nen-nu-u₂ ...] | |
| 4' | AN.ŠAR₂ GU₂.GAL AN-e u KI-tim ⸢DINGIR⸣ [...] | |
| 5' | ša ina UGU {giš}ša₂ ša₂-da-di ša₂ [...] | |
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