Ashurbanipal 208 (Q007616)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 208 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007616 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | For the god Sîn, the light of heaven [and netherworld, ...], who is crowned with the crown of the highest rank, wh[o ..., w]ho marks the day, month, and y[ear ..., w]ho reveals the signs of the lord of the cr[own ..., (5) w]ho delivers verdicts, who renders decision(s) for heav[e]n [and netherworld, ..., w]ho pacifies the heart of the gods, who releas[es ...], who issues final command and decisio[n, w]ho elevates [...], without whom the gods, [h]is br[others, could not determine] the fates of those of hea[ven and netherworld, ...]; |
| Obverse [8:15] o 99–o 1515 | the god Namraṣīt (Sîn), the light of the upper world, [who il]luminates the da[rkness, ...] at whose appearance r[enewal is pres]ent, makes [sign(s)] appe[ar, (and) establishes the mood of the people, [the honored] one, whose divine powers are the gods Anu, E[nlil, and] Ea, [..., the] merciful [god], who [takes] cou[nsel] together w[ith the god Šamaš], his [ch]ild, [...] ..., the creator, be[loved of] god and goddess, who gath[ers to himself (all) divine offices of the highest rank, ..., who besto]ws the scepter, throne, p[alû-insignia], and crown of rulershi[p, ..., w]ho se[e]s (into) the heart(s) of the peopl[e, who makes] all settlements [prosper, who resides in Eḫulḫul that is inside the city Ḫarrān, the great lord, his lord] — |
| Obverse [15:21] o 1616–o 2121 | I, Ashurbanipal, [great king], strong [king], [king of the world, king of Assyria, ..., the o]ne to whom the deities [Sîn, Ningal, and Nu]sku have stretched out (their) hand(s), [...], the obedie[nt gov]ernor, [favorite of god and goddess, who l]oves correc[t behavior, ..., who o]beys the command of the deities [Sîn, Ningal, and Nusk]u, who restores [sanctuaries ...; (20) son of] Esarhaddon, [king of the world, king of Assyria], g[overnor of Babylon, who reveres (the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu; grandson of] Sennacherib, ki[ng of the world, king of Assyria]; the [eternal] se[ed of kingship]: |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222–o 2323 | [I had] two [... ma]de [of shin]y [silver ...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | On the right and on the left of the cella of Eḫulḫul, the temple of the god [Sîn, ...]. |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | On account of this, O Sîn, the gre[at] lord, when exiting and en[tering ...] look kindly upon those lion-headed eagles a[nd ...]. O Sîn, the great lord, prolong my days, grant [me] life, [...], (rev. 5) give me a true staff, gra[nt me] a just scepter [... May] the goddess Ningal, your beloved spouse, [command for me] the preservation of (my) life [... May] the god Nusku, the exalted vizier, who administers the Eḫulḫ[ul, ...]. |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | During a reign in the dist[ant] future, when this work becomes dilapid[ated and old], may he restore t[hese] lion-headed eagles, my handiwork, [not change my handi]wo[rk, and return (them) to their place. May he write (on them)] the praise of [the deities Sîn, N]ingal, and Nusku, m[y] lords, [and the mention of my name with his (own) name and deposit (them) for all time]. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | (As for) the one who [removes thes]e lion-headed eagl[es] from the gate of Eḫulḫ[ul, the temple of the god Sîn, my lord, and (re)fashions (their metal) for another work], or destroys the prai[se] of the god [Sîn], my [lo]rd, and [changes the mention of my name, may the god] Sîn, the [grea]t lo[rd, make] inauspicious omens about him [appear in heaven and netherworld and not ...]. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [That which is (written) upon the lio]n-headed ea[gles of Eḫulḫul, the temple of the god Sîn of the city Ḫarrān]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a⸣-na {d}30 na-an-nar₃ AN-⸢e⸣ [u KI-tim ...] | |
| 2 | ⸢a⸣-pir AGA {d}a-nu₃-u₂-ti ⸢ša⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | ⸢mu⸣-ad-du-u₂ u₄-me ITI u ⸢MU⸣.[AN.NA ...] | |
| 4 | ⸢mu⸣-kal-lim ṣa-ad-di EN ⸢AGA⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | ⸢na⸣-din šip-ṭi KUD-is EŠ.BAR ⸢AN-e⸣ [u KI-tim ...] | |
| 6 | ⸢mu⸣-ni-iḫ lib₃-bi DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢mu⸣-pa-aš₂-⸢šir⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | ga-mir ur-ti u ṭe₃-e-⸢me mu⸣-šaq-⸢qi₂⸣ x [...] | |
| 8 | ⸢ša⸣ e-la ša₂-a-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢at⸣-[ḫu]-⸢šu⸣ ši-mat ⸢šu-ut AN⸣-[e u KI-tim la i-šim-mu ...] | |
| 9 | {⸢d⸣}AŠ.IM₅.BABBAR ZALAG₂ ⸢AN⸣.TA.MEŠ [mu]-⸢šaḫ⸣-li ⸢ek⸣-[le-ti ...] | |
| 10 | x ša ina ⸢IGI.DU₈⸣.A-šu₂ ⸢te⸣-[diš-ta] ⸢šak⸣-nu u₂-ša₂-⸢pu⸣-[u ṣa-ad-da pi-i UN.MEŠ u₂-kan-nu ...] | |
| 11 | [kab]-tu ša₂ {d}⸢a⸣-nim {d}⸢EN⸣.[LIL₂ u {d]}⸢e₂⸣-a par-ṣu-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | [DINGIR] reme₂-nu-u₂ ša₂ it-⸢ti⸣ {[d}UTU bu]-uk-ri-šu₂ ši-⸢tul⸣-[tu i-šak-ka-nu ...] | |
| 13 | [x] x ba-nu-u₂ ⸢na⸣-[ram] DINGIR u {d}15 ḫa-mi₃-[im pa-ra-aṣ {d}a-nu₃-u₂-ti ...] | |
| 14 | [na]-⸢din⸣ {giš}GIDRU {giš}GU.ZA ⸢BALA⸣-[e] ⸢u₃⸣ a-ge-e EN-u₂-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 15 | ⸢ḫa-aʾ-iṭ⸣ lib₃-bi ⸢UN⸣.[MEŠ mu-na-ḫiš] ka-la da-⸢ad₂-me⸣ [a-šib e₂-ḫul₂-ḫul₂ ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}KASKAL EN GAL-e EN-šu₂] | |
| 16 | ⸢a⸣-na-ku {m}⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂-DU₃-⸢A⸣ [LUGAL GAL-u LUGAL] ⸢dan⸣-nu [LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} ...] | |
| 17 | ⸢ti⸣-ri-iṣ ⸢ŠU.II {d⸣}30 {d}nin-gal u {d]}⸢nusku⸣ [...] | |
| 18 | ⸢GIR₃⸣.NITA₂ kan-⸢šu₂⸣ [mi-gir DINGIR u {d}15 ⸢ra⸣-im ki-⸢na⸣-[a-ti ...] | |
| 19 | [na]-ṣir a-mat {d}30 {d}NIN.GAL u {d]}⸢nusku mu⸣-ud-diš [eš-re-e-ti ...] | |
| 20 | [DUMU] {⸢m⸣}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ [LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂]{⸢ki} GIR₃⸣.[NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} pa-liḫ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}NIN.LIL₂] | |
| 21 | [DUMU DUMU {m]}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ⸣-SU ⸢LUGAL⸣ [ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂]{ki} ⸢NUMUN⸣ [da-ru-u₂ ša₂ LUGAL-u-ti] | |
| 22 | [u₂-še]-⸢piš⸣-ma 2 ⸢U₅⸣.[x x (x) KU₃.BABBAR eb]-⸢bi⸣ [...] | |
| 23 | [...] x ⸢TU⸣ MA ḪI [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ZAG⸣ u GUB₃ ša₂ E₂ pa-paḫ ⸢e₂⸣-ḫul₂-ḫul₂ E₂ {⸢d⸣}30 ...] | |
| 2 | a-na šat-ti {d}30 EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u] ina a-ṣe-e u e-⸢re⸣-[bi ...] | |
| 3 | an-zi-i šu-nu-⸢ti⸣ SIG₅-iš nap-lis-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | {d}30 EN GAL-u₂ ur-⸢rik⸣ UD.MEŠ-ia TI.LA qi₂-⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | id-na uš-pa-ru ki-i-nu {giš}GIDRU i-šar-ti šu-⸢ur₂⸣-[ka ...] | |
| 6 | {d}nin-gal ḫi-ir-tu₂ ⸢na⸣-ram-ta-ka ba-laṭ ZI-ti₃ [liq-ba-a ...] | |
| 7 | {d}nusku SUKKAL ṣi-⸢i⸣-ru mu-ma-ʾe-er e₂-ḫul₂-⸢ḫul₂⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | ina BALA.MEŠ UD.MEŠ ⸢SU₃⸣.MEŠ ki-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu₂ i-na-[ḫu-ma il-la-ku la-ba-riš] | |
| 9 | an-zi-i ⸢šu⸣-[nu-ti] ši-pir ŠU.II-ia li-diš-ma ⸢ši⸣-[pir ŠU.II-ia a-a u₂-ša₂-an-ni-ma li-ter aš₂-ru-uš-šu₂-un] | |
| 10 | ta-nit-⸢ti⸣ {[d}30 {d]}⸢nin⸣-gal u {d}nusku EN.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ [u zi-kir MU-ia KI MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur-ma li-zi-ba aḫ-ra-taš] | |
| 11 | ⸢ša⸣ an-⸢zi⸣-[i šu-nu]-⸢ti⸣ la-pa-an KA₂ e₂-ḫul₂-⸢ḫul₂⸣ [E₂ {d}30 EN-ia u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma a-na šip-ri ša₂-nim-ma ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| 12 | ⸢u₃ ta-nit⸣-[ti] {⸢d⸣}30 ⸢EN⸣-ia ib-ba-tu-ma [zi-kir MU-ia u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u] | |
| 13 | {[d]}30 EN⸣ [GAL]-⸢u₂⸣ GIŠKIM.MEŠ ḪUL-šu₂ [ina AN-e u KI-tim li-ša₂-pi-ma a-a ...] | |
| 14 | [ša ina UGU] ⸢an⸣-zi-[i ša e₂-ḫul₂-ḫul₂ E₂ {d}30 ša {uru}KASKAL] | |
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