Ashurbanipal 200 (Q007608)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 200 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007608 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | [For the goddess] Ištar, the exalted lady who resides in the city Ar[bela, ...] ..., who subjugates [...] Ashurbanipal, who(m) to/for ... [...], (whom) you gave the just scepter, which expands the land, (whom) you presented ... [...], (5) the one called by the goddess Dilbat (the planet Venus), the daughter of the god Enlil, the lady of [...], whom Ištar, the daughter of the god Sîn, [...] to subjugate [his] enemies [...]. |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | During the month Abu (V) — the month of the heliacal rising of the Bow Star, the festival of [the honored queen, the daughter of the god Enlil (the goddess Ištar)] — I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, lifted up my pure hands to the godde[ss Ištar ...]. On account of the insolent words that Teumman, the king of the land Elam, had continually sent to me, I made an appea[l to the sublime one, the goddess Ištar]. (10) I stood before her, knelt down at her feet (lit. “below her”), (and) made an appeal to her divinity, [while my tears were flowing], saying: |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | “O Lady of the city Arbela! I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, the creation of your hands w[hom (the god) Aššur — the father who had engendered you — requires, whose name he has called] to restore the sanctuaries of Assyria and to complete the cult centers of the land Akkad, I am assiduous towards your places (of worship). I have come (here) to revere [your] divinit[y (and) successfully complete your rituals]. However, he, Teumman, the king of the land Elam who does not respect the gods, is [ful]ly prep[ared] to fight with [my] troops.” |
| Obverse [14:21] o 1515–o 2121 | “You, the lady of ladies, the goddess of war, the lady of battl[e, the a]dvisor of the gods — [her] ancestors — the one who spoke good thing(s) about me before (the god) Aššur — the father who had engendered you — (so that) by hi[s pure] glance he desired me to be king, to please the heart of (the god) Aššur and to pacify the mood of the god Marduk [...] ... [...] — with regard to Teumman, the king of the land Elam who placed [a burden] on (the god) Aš[šur, the king of the gods, the father who had engen]dered you, and on the god Marduk, your favorite brother, the god Šamaš, ... [...] ... [...] (20) and on me, Ashurbanipal — whose name [yo]u made surpassing in order to pacify the heart(s) of (the god) Aššur and the god [Marduk ...] — he mustered his army (and) prepared for battle, sharpening [his weapons in order to march to Assyria].” |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | “You, the heroic one of the gods, [drive him away] like a ... in the thick of b[attle and] (then) raise a sto[rm, an evil wind], against him.” |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323–o 2424 | The goddess Ištar heard my sorrowful plight and [said to me] “Fear not!” [She gave me confidence], (saying): “Because of your entreaties, which you directed towards me, (and because) your eyes were fille[d with tea]r(s), I h[ad mercy (on you)].” |
| Obverse [24:26] o 2525–o 2626 | The other day, a dream interpreter, who during the course of the night th[at I had appealed to her, lay down and saw a dream]. He woke up and (then) [reported to me] the night vision of the goddess Ištar that she [had shown him], saying: |
| Obverse [26:40] o 2727– | “The goddess Ištar who resides in the city Arbela e[ntered and she had quivers hanging on the right and left]. She was holding a bow at her side (and) was unsheathing a [sharp] sw[ord that (was ready) to do battle]. You (Ashurbanipal) stood before her and she [was speaking to you] li[ke (your own) birth-mother]. (rev. 1) The goddess Ištar, the sublime one of [the gods], called out to you, [instructing you], saying: ‘You are looking forward to waging w[ar (and) I myself am about to set out towards my destination (the battlefield)].’ You (then) spoke to her, saying: ‘[Let me go with you], wherever [you go, O Lady of Ladies!]’ She replied to you, saying: ‘Yo[u will stay in the place where you are (currently) residing]. (rev. 5) Eat food, drink wi[ne, make music, (and) revere my divinity]. In the meantime, I will go (and) accomp[lish] this task; (thus) [I will let (you) achieve your heart’s desire]. Your face will not become pale, [your feet] will not tremble, [(and) you will not wipe off your sweat in the thick of battle].’ She took yo[u] into her sweet embrace [and protected your entire body]. Fire flared up in front of her. [She went off] furio[usly outside. She directed her attention] towards Teumman, the king of the land Elam with whom [she was] a[ngry].” |
| Reverse [10:14] r 1111–r 1414 | In the month Tašrītu (VII), (on) the first day, they converged on them and [...], they cast down the body of Teumman, the king of the land Elam, [...]. From Susa, his royal city, to Nineveh, the city beloved [...]. To the cities, the cult centers (that are) the seats of the goddesses who [...]. |
| Reverse [14:22] r 1515–r 2222 | At that time, I hel[d] this bow in my hands [...] over the decapitated head of Teumman, the king of the land Ela[m, ...]. I saw and paid careful attenti[on to] the might of the goddess Ištar, my lady, [...]. This bow, which is suitable (to be at) my side, which I pray [...] to the goddess Ištar, who conquers my enemies, [...] (rev. 20) on the throne-dais, the seat of the goddess Ištar, the lady ... [...]. Wherever the goddess Ištar, (my) lady, [goes] to wage wa[r ...], may (it) always [go] (well) with the goddess Ištar, my lady, [...]. |
| Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525 | Whoever [...] this bow, the work of [its] cons[truction ...], may the goddess Ištar, the sublime one of the gods, [...] break his bow and [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na {d]}15 GAŠAN ṣi-ir-ti a-ši-bat {⸢uru}LIMMU₂⸣-[DINGIR ...] | |
| 2 | [...] ša₂ A TA E NU mu-šak-niš-at [...] | |
| 3 | [x x (x)] {m}aš-šur-DU₃-⸢A⸣ ša a-na ṣi-it LA Aʾ x [...] | |
| 4 | ⸢ta⸣-ad-di-na {⸢giš}GIDRU⸣ i-⸢šar-tu₂⸣ mu-rap-piš-at ⸢KUR ta-qi₂-ša₂⸣ x x (x) [...] | |
| 5 | ni-bit {d}dil-⸢bat DUMU.MUNUS⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ be-let [...] | |
| 6 | ša₂ {d}15 DUMU.MUNUS {d}30 a-na šuk-nu-še {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 7 | ina {iti}NE ITI na-an-mur-ti MUL.PAN i-sin-nu x [...] | |
| 8 | a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} aš₂-ši ŠU.II-⸢a⸣-a KU₃.MEŠ a-na {⸢d⸣}15 ...] | |
| 9 | šu-ut me₂-re-ḫe-e-ti {m}te-um-man MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} iš-tap-pa-ra am-da-⸢ḫar⸣ [ša₂-qu-tu₂ {d}iš-tar] | |
| 10 | az-zi-⸢iz⸣ a-na tar-ṣi-ša₂ ak-mi₃-is ša₂-pal-⸢ša₂⸣ DINGIR-us-sa u₂-ša₂-ap-pa-⸢a⸣ [il-la-ka di-ma-a-a] | |
| 11 | um-ma be-let {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR a-na-⸢ku⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} bi-nu-ut ŠU.II-ki ⸢ša₂⸣ [iḫ-šu-ḫu-šu₂ AN.ŠAR₂ AD ba-nu-ki] | |
| 12 | a-na ud-du-ši eš-re-e-⸢ti KUR⸣ AN.⸢ŠAR₂⸣{ki} u₃ šuk-lul ⸢ma-ḫa⸣-zi KUR URI{⸢ki⸣} [im-bu-u zi-kir-šu₂] | |
| 13 | a-na-ku aš₂-re-e-ki aš₂-te-ne₂-ʾi al-li-ka a-na pa-laḫ₃ ⸢DINGIR⸣-[ti-ki šul-lum par-ṣe-e-ki] | |
| 14 | u₃ šu-u₂ {m}te-um-man MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} la mu-ša₂-qir DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢ku-uṣ⸣-[ṣur ka]-li a-na mit-ḫu-ṣi ERIM.ḪI.A-[ia] | |
| 15 | um-ma at-ti be-let be-le-e-ti i-lat qab-li be-let ta-ḫa-⸢zi ma⸣-li-kat₃ DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ AD.MEŠ-[ša₂] | |
| 16 | ša₂ ina ma-ḫar AN.ŠAR₂ AD ba-ni-ki SIG₅-ti₃ taq-bi-i ina ni-iš IGI.II-⸢šu₂⸣ [KU₃.MEŠ] ⸢iḫ⸣-šu-ḫa-an-ni ⸢a-na⸣ LUGAL-u-ti | |
| 17 | a-na šu-ṭu-ub lib₃-bi AN.ŠAR₂ u nu-uḫ-ḫi ka-bat-ti {d}AMAR.UTU [...] x RU ⸢ur-ru⸣-ki ⸢IGI⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | aš₂-šu₂ {m}te-um-man MAN {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ša a-na ⸢AN⸣.[ŠAR₂ MAN DINGIR.MEŠ AD ba]-ni-ki iḫ-tu-u [bil-tu] | |
| 19 | u₃ a-na {d}AMAR.UTU ŠEŠ ta-li-mi₃-ki {d}UTU ŠU NAM [...] x x x [...] | |
| 20 | u₃ ⸢ia⸣-a-ši {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-⸢A⸣ ša a-na nu-uḫ lib₃-bi AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}[AMAR.UTU ...] ⸢tu⸣-ša₂-te-ri zik-ri x [...] | |
| 21 | id-ka-a um-man-⸢šu₂⸣ ik-ṣu-ra ta-ḫa-zu u₂-ša₂-ʾa-⸢a⸣-la {[giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ a-na a-lak KUR aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 22 | ⸢um⸣-ma at-ti qa-rit-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GIM GUN ina MURUB₄ ⸢tam⸣-[ḫa-ri pu-uṭ-ṭi-ri-šu₂-ma] ⸢di⸣-kiš-šu₂ me-⸢ḫu⸣-[u IM lem-nu] | |
| 23 | in-ḫe-ia šu-nu-ḫu-ti {d}iš-tar iš-me-ma ⸢la ta⸣-pal-laḫ₃ [iq-ba-a u₂-šar-ḫi-ṣa-an-ni lib₃-bu] | |
| 24 | a-na ni-iš ŠU.II-ka ša taš-ša₂-a IGI.II-ka im-⸢la⸣-[a di-im]-ta ar-[ta-ši re-e-mu] | |
| 25 | am-ša₂-la iš-ten₂ šab-ru-u₂ ša ina ša₂-at mu-ši ⸢ša₂⸣ [am-ḫur-ši u₂-tu-ul-ma i-na-aṭ-ṭal MAŠ₂.GI₆] | |
| 26 | ⸢i⸣-gi-il-ti-ma tab-rit mu-ši ša₂ {d}iš-tar ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[šab-ru-šu₂ u₂-ša₂-an-na-a ia-a-ti] | |
| 27 | ⸢um⸣-ma {⸢d⸣}iš-tar a-ši-bat {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR ⸢i⸣-[ru-ba-am-ma 15 u 2.30 tu-ul-la-ta iš-pa-a-ti] | |
| 28 | ⸢tam⸣-ḫa-at {giš}PAN ina i-di-ša₂ šal-pat ⸢nam⸣-[ṣa-ru zaq-tu₂ ša₂ e-peš ta-ḫa-zi] | |
| 29 | ⸢ma-ḫar⸣-ša₂ ta-az-zi-iz-ma ši-i ki-[ma AMA a-lit-ti i-tam-ma-a it-ti-ka] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢il-si-ka {d⸣}iš-tar ša₂-qu-ut [DINGIR.MEŠ i-šak-kan-ka ṭe₃-e-mu] | |
| 2 | um-ma ta-na-aṭ-ṭa-la a-na e-peš ⸢ša₂⸣-[aš₂-me a-šar pa-nu-u-a šak-nu te-ba-ku a-na-ku] | |
| 3 | at-ta ta-qab-bi-ši um-ma a-šar [tal-la-ki it-ti-ki lul-lik {d}be-let GAŠAN.MEŠ] | |
| 4 | ši-i tu-ša₂-an-nak-ka um-ma at-[ta a-kan-na lu aš₂-ba-ta a-šar maš-kan₂-i-ka] | |
| 5 | a-kul a-ka-lu ši-ti ku-ru-⸢un⸣-[nu nin-gu-tu₂ šu-kun nu-ʾi-id DINGIR-ti] | |
| 6 | a-di al-la-ku šip-ru šu-⸢a⸣-tu₂ ⸢ep-pu⸣-[šu₂ u₂-šak-ša₂-du ṣu-um-me-rat lib₃-bi-ka] | |
| 7 | pa-nu-ka ul ur-⸢raq⸣ ul i-nar₃-ru-ṭa [GIR₃.II-ka ul ta-šam-maṭ zu-ut-ka ina MURUB₄ tam-ḫa-ri] | |
| 8 | ina ki-rim-mi₃-ša₂ DUG₃.GA taḫ-ṣi-⸢in-ka⸣-[ma taḫ-te-na gi-mir la-ni-ka] | |
| 9 | pa-nu-uš-ša₂ {d}GIŠ.BAR in-⸢na-pi-iḫ šam⸣-[riš ta-at-ta-ṣi a-na a-ḫa-a-ti] | |
| 10 | e-li {m}te-um-man MAN {⸢kur}ELAM.MA{ki⸣} ša₂ ⸢ug⸣-[gu-ga-ta pa-nu-uš-ša₂ taš-kun] | |
| 11 | ina {iti}DU₆ UD.1.⸢KAM₂⸣ in-⸢nen-du-ma UGU⸣-šu₂-nu x [...] | |
| 12 | id-du-u ADDA {m}te-⸢um⸣-man MAN {kur}⸢ELAM.MA⸣{ki} x [...] | |
| 13 | TA {uru}šu-ša₂-an URU LUGAL-u-ti-šu₂ ⸢a-na NINA⸣{ki} URU na-⸢ram⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | ⸢a⸣-na URU.MEŠ ma-ḫa-zi šu-bat {d}iš-tar-a-te ša iš-[...] | |
| 15 | ina u₄-me-šu₂ {giš}PAN šu-⸢a⸣-tu₂ ina ⸢ŠU⸣.II-⸢ia⸣ at-mu-⸢uḫ⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | e-li KUD-is SAG.DU {m}te-um-man MAN {⸢kur⸣}e-⸢lam⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 17 | da-na-an {d}iš-tar GAŠAN-ia₂ a-mur-ma at-ta-⸢id⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | til-pa-nu šu-a-tu₂ si-mat A₂.II-ia ša ut-⸢nen-nu⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | a-na {d}iš-tar ka-ši-da-at na-⸢ki⸣-ri x [...] | |
| 20 | qe₂-reb BARA₂.MAḪ-ḫi šu-bat {d}15 ⸢GAŠAN⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 21 | e-ma {d}15 GAŠAN a-na e-peš tam-⸢ḫa⸣-[ri ...] | |
| 22 | it-ti {d}iš-tar GAŠAN-ia lit-⸢tal⸣-[lak ...] | |
| 23 | ša {giš}PAN šu-a-tu₂ ši-pir ep-[še-ti-šu₂ ...] | |
| 24 | {d}iš-tar ša₂-qu-ut DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | |
| 25 | {giš}PAN-su liš-bir-ma ⸢it⸣-[...] | |
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