Ashurbanipal 210 (Q007618)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 210 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007618 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | For the god Nusku, supreme lord, e[xalted] judge, [who oversees the nindabû-offerings for all (the Igīgū and) the Anunnakū gods, who administers the Ekur], bright light that lights up the night, [powerful] f[ire, friend of the god Šamaš, the judge], holy god, who purifies [go]d and man, who lights up the da[rkness, who lights up the dark like the sun]; |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | the god Nusku, supreme one, heroic god, who burns up evil ones, [whose flames scorch the land of the insubmissive], who introduces command and directive, who oversees the I[gīgū and Anunnakū gods, ... instructions], who provides strewn offerings, who quickly dispatches the meal-offering(s) for the [great] g[ods ... his fathers]; |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | supreme heir of Ekur, who [renders] de[cision(s) for cities] like the divine light (Sîn) [(and) proclaims truth], who carries out the cultic rite(s) of the office of supreme power, who keeps secr[et(s), without whom no deliberation is held in Ekur], who watches over the command of everything, who [constantly] brings instructions [before the god Sîn, the divine light]; |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | righteous [j]udge, who sees the mind of the people, who [purifies the j]u[st and the wicked] l[ike the Divine River, w]ho keeps truth and justice pure, whom the king of the g[ods, the god Namraṣīt (Sîn), commissio]ned to destroy the ma[licious], the exalted [viz]ier, who proclaims good things, whose decision [cannot be altered (and) whose command cannot be c]hanged; |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313–o 1616 | [...] ... the wicked, who destroys enemies, the one to who[m inju]stice and decei[tful] acts are an abominatio[n, who strike]s foes [with lightning], who [goes o]ut and wal[ks] along the streets of his city to give judgement and de[cision, (15) ...], who accepts prayers, who shows benevole[nt] mercy to the one who o[be]ys him, [...], who makes the just prevail, who dwe[lls in Emel]amana which is inside the city Ḫarrān, the great lord, [his lord] — |
| Obverse [16:21] o 1717–o 2121 | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the wo]rld, king of Assyria, capable [gov]ernor, who reveres the great god[s, ...] for [who]m the prince, the divine lig[ht] (Sîn), desired [(...) the tem]ple and d[ai]s, [... (and) whose] rule[rship] he made great, (20) [(...) whom the goddess Ningal ... guided and ...] ... before the god Sî[n, her beloved, (...) about whom you, ... of the divine light (Sîn), sp]oke [favorably] be[fo]r[e the father of the one who had begotten you]; |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [... may he always give the order to preserve my life (and)] constantly implore yo[u] for [my life]. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 2'2'–r 6'6' | [During a reign in the distant future, when thi]s [...] becomes dilapidated and [old], [may he restore this ..., my handiwork], not change my handi[wor]k, and return (it) [to its] p[lace. May he respect the oath sworn by the god Nusku, my lord, and the prai]se of the great gods, who support me, [and] (rev. 5´) may he write [the mention of my good name, which the gods Aššur and Marduk] had made greater [than (those of) all (other) rule]rs, with his (own) name and depo[sit (it) for the future]. May [the god Nusku and the goddess Sadarnunna] look kindly upon [his handiwork] and grant [his] p[rayers]. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 7'7'–r 9'9' | [(As for) the one who] removes [this ... from (the gate of) Emela]mana and [(re)fashions (its metal)] for anothe[r] work, [or] de[s]troys [the prais]e of [the g]od [Nusku], my [lo]rd, and ch[anges] the mention of my name, may [the god Nusk]u, the [j]ust vizier, [b]elov[ed of the god] Sîn, constantly speak [inauspicious] words [about him] before the god Sî[n, the one who had b]egotten him. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | That which is (written) [u]pon the ... [of Emelamana, the temp]le of the god Nusku of the city Ḫarrān. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {d}nusku EN šur-be₂-e da-a-⸢a⸣-an ⸢ṣi⸣-[i-ri pa-qid NIDBA.MEŠ ša₂ DU₃ {(d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u) {d}GEŠ₂.U mu-ma-ʾe-er e₂-kur] | |
| 2 | ZALAG₂ nam-ru mu-nam-⸢mir⸣ mu-ši-ti {⸢d}GIBIL₆⸣ [ga-aš₂-ru tap-pe-e {d}UTU da-a-a-ni] | |
| 3 | DINGIR KU₃ mul-lil ⸢DINGIR⸣ u ⸢LU₂ mu⸣-nam-mir ⸢e⸣-[ṭu-ti ša ki-ma {d}UTU-ši u₂-nam-ma-ru ek-le-tu₂] | |
| 4 | {d}nusku šur-bu-u DINGIR ⸢qar⸣-du qa-⸢mu-u₂⸣ ḪUL.MEŠ [ša₂ KUR la ma-gi-re u₂-ḫa-am-ma-ṭu nab-lu-šu] | |
| 5 | mu-še-rib ur-ti u ṭe₃-e-me pa-qid {d}⸢i₂⸣-[gi₃-gi₃ u {d}a-nun-na-ki ... te-re-e-ti] | |
| 6 | ⸢na⸣-din sur-qin-ni mu-šaḫ-miṭ tak-li-me a-⸢na DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ GAL.MEŠ UZ ... AD.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 7 | IBILA e₂-kur šur-bu-u₂ ša₂ ki-ma {d}ŠEŠ.KI-ri ⸢EŠ⸣.[BAR URU.URU i-par-ra-su u₂-ša₂-pu-u ki-na-a-ti] | |
| 8 | mut-tab-bil pa-ra-aṣ {d}EN.LIL₂-u₂-ti na-ṣir pi-⸢riš⸣-[ti ša e-la ša₂-a-šu₂ ina e₂-kur la iš-šak-ka-nu ši-tul-tu₂] | |
| 9 | ḫa-a-a-iṭ ur-ti gim-ri mu-še-rib te-re-⸢e-ti⸣ [kak-da₃-a ma-ḫar {d}30 {d}ŠEŠ.KI-ri] | |
| 10 | ⸢da⸣-a-a-an kit-ti ba-ru-u₂ ka-raš UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ ⸢ki⸣-[ma {d}ID₂ ub-ba-bu ke]-⸢e⸣-[nu u rag-ga] | |
| 11 | ⸢mu⸣-ub-⸢bi⸣-ib kit-ti u mi-ša₂-ri ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ ḫul-lu-uq ⸢mu⸣-[uṣ-ṣab-ri u₂-ma-ʾe-e]-⸢ru⸣-šu₂ ⸢LUGAL DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ {d}AŠ.IM₅.BABBAR] | |
| 12 | ⸢SUKKAL⸣ ṣi-i-ru mu-ša₂-pu-u₂ MUNUS.SIG₅.MEŠ ša₂ EŠ.BAR-šu₂ [la ut-tak-ka-ru la] ⸢in⸣-nen-nu-u₂ [qi₂-bit-su] | |
| 13 | [...] x x rag-gi mu-ḫal-liq za-ma-a-ni ša₂ an-zil-⸢la⸣-[šu₂ la] ⸢kit⸣-tu u e-peš ⸢sur-ra⸣-[a-ti] | |
| 14 | [mu-šab]-⸢riq⸣ za-a-a-ri ša₂ a-na na-dan šip-ṭi u ⸢EŠ⸣.[BAR uṣ-ṣu]-⸢u₂⸣-ma su-uq URU-šu₂ i-ba-⸢ʾu⸣-[u] | |
| 15 | [...] x ⸢le⸣-qu-u₂ un-nin-ni ša₂ a-na ⸢še⸣-[me]-⸢e⸣-šu₂ i-raš-šu-u sa-lim ⸢MUNUS.SIG₅⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 16 | [...] x mu-še-šir ⸢ke⸣-e-ni ⸢a⸣-[šib e₂-me]-⸢lam₂⸣-an-na ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}KASKAL ⸢EN⸣ GAL-⸢e⸣ [EN-šu₂] | |
| 17 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN GAL-u MAN dan-nu MAN] ⸢kiš-ša₂-ti⸣ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{[ki]} ⸢GIR₃.NITA₂⸣ it-pe-šu₂ pa-liḫ₃ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 18 | [...] ⸢E₂⸣.KUR u ⸢BARA₂⸣ iḫ-šu-ḫu-šu₂ NUN {d}⸢ŠEŠ.KI⸣-[ru] | |
| 19 | [...] u₂-šar-bu-u₂ ⸢mal⸣-[kut-su] | |
| 20 | [(...) {d}nin-gal ... it-tar-ru-šu-ma ...] x-tu ma-ḫar {⸢d}30 [na-ram-i-ša₂] | |
| 21 | [... {d}na-an-na-ri MUNUS.SIG₅.MEŠ-šu₂] ⸢taq⸣-bu-u ⸢ma-ḫar⸣ [a-bi a-li-di-ka] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... ba-laṭ ZI-ia kak-da₃-a liq-bi ṭe₃-ma] ⸢li-ter-riš-ka⸣ [ba-la₂-ṭi] | |
| 2' | [ina BALA.MEŠ UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ ki-ma ... šu-a]-⸢tu in-na-ḫu⸣-u₂-ma il-la-ku [la-ba-riš] | |
| 3' | [... šu-a-tu 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] | |
| 4' | [ni-iš zi-kir {d}nusku EN-ia u₃ ta]-⸢nit⸣-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ti-ik-le-e-a [liš-ḫu-ut-ma] | |
| 5' | [zi-kir MU-ia SIG₅ ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}AMAR.UTU UGU kal mal]-⸢ki⸣ u₂-šar-bu-u it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur-ma ⸢li-zi⸣-[ba aḫ-ra-ti] | |
| 6' | {[d}nusku u {d}sa-dar₃-nun-na ši-pir ŠU.II-šu₂] SIG₅-iš lip-pal-su-ma lim-gu-ru ⸢su⸣-[pe-e-šu₂] | |
| 7' | [ša ... šu-a-tu la-pa-an (KA₂) e₂-me]-⸢lam₂⸣-an-na u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma a-na šip-ri ⸢ša₂⸣-nam-⸢ma⸣ [ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| 8' | [u₃ ta-nit]-⸢ti {d⸣}[nusku] ⸢EN⸣-ia ⸢ib-ba⸣-tu-ma zi-kir MU-ia u₂-⸢ša₂⸣-[an-nu-u] | |
| 9' | {[d]}⸢nusku SUKKAL ke-e-nu na-ram⸣ {[d]}30 ina⸣ ma-ḫar {d}30 [a]-li-di-šu₂ ka-a-a-an li-zak-ki-ra a-mat [lum-ni-šu₂] | |
| 10' | ⸢ša⸣ [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ x x [(x) ša e₂-me-lam₂-an-na] ⸢E₂⸣ {d}nusku ša {uru}KASKAL | |
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