Ashurbanipal 211 (Q007619)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 211 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007619 |
| 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], exalted [j]udge, who oversees the n[indabû-offerings for all (the Igīgū and) the Anunnakū gods, who administers the Ekur, bright light that lights up the night], powerful fire, [friend of the god Šamaš, the judge, holy god, who purifies g]od and man, who lights up the darkness, who [lights up the dark] like the [sun]; |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | [the god Nusku, supreme o]ne, h[ero]ic god, who burns up evil ones, who[se flames scorch] the land of the insubmissive, [who introduces comma]nd and directive, who oversees the Igīgū and Anunnak[ū gods, ... instructions, who provides strewn offer]ings, who quickly dispatches the meal-offering(s) for the great gods [... his fathers]; |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | supreme [heir of E]kur, who rend[ers] decision(s) for cities like the divine light (Sîn) [(and) proclaims truth, who carries out the c]ultic rite(s) of the office of s[uprem]e power, who keeps secret(s), without who[m no deliberation is held in Ekur, who watches over the comm]and of [everything, who] constantly [r]eports instructions [before the god Sîn, the divine light]; |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [righteous judge, who see]s the mind of the people, who p[urifies the just and the wicked] like the Divine River, [who keeps truth and justic]e [pure], who[m the king of the gods, the god Namraṣīt (Sîn)], com[missioned] to d[estr]oy the malicious, [the exalted vizier, who proclaims good things, w]ho[se] decisi[on can]not be altered (and) [whose command] cannot b[e changed]; |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313–o 1616 | [... the wicked, who destroys enemies, the one to who]m injustice (and) [deceitful] acts [are an abominatio]n, [who strikes foes with lightning, who go]es out and [walks along] the stree[t(s) of his city to give judgement and decision, (15) ..., who accepts prayers, who] show[s benevolent mercy to the one who obe]ys him, [..., who makes the just prevail, who dwells in Emela]mana [that is inside the city Ḫarrān, the great lord, his lord] — |
| Obverse [16:23] o 1717–o 2323 | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, capable governor, who reveres the] great [go]ds, [... for whom the prince], the divine light (Sîn), [desired (...) the temple and dais, ...] ... [... (and) who]se rulership [he made grea]t, (20) [(...) who]m [the goddess Ningal ... g]uided and ... [...] ... before the god Sîn, her beloved, [(...) about who]m yo[u, ... of the d]ivine light (Sîn), [sp]oke favorably before the father of the one who had begotten you; [son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, gov]ernor of Babylon, who rev[eres] (the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu; [grandson of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyr]ia; true shepherd who cares for his people: |
| Obverse [23:27] o 2424–o 2727 | [I had an arch of red]dish [gold made] whose weight amounts to such-and-such, a kiplu-adornment for the gate [(...) of Emelamana, the temple of the god Nusku, m]y lord, [that is in]side the city Ḫarrān, [and] I made (it) shine bright like daylight. [...] ... I made (it) shine bright lik[e] the sun and made (it) shine like daylight. [...] I made (it) as adornment for Emelamana. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | [On account of this, O Nusku, ... of the god] Sîn, look upon [...] with pleasure an[d] constantly bl[e]ss my royal majesty [...] to make [...] firm and to [m]ake its work secure [... when] you joyfully enter [into the ...] of Emelamana before the god Sîn [...] ... that you meet with the god Sîn (and) hold deliberation (rev. 5) [... m]ay your mind desire (and) may your divinity accept [...] with Emelamana, the seat of your divinity, may my days be long. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | [...] bring my [pe]tition (and) good things about me before the god Namraṣīt (Sîn), the father who had begotten you [... in the pl]ace of judgement and decision, always answer me with a firm “yes” [...] constantly implore for my life without ceasing [...] ... give [...] to me as a gift. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | [...] may ... [...] for all time [...] ... [... m]ay your [f]lames scorch [...] long [day]s [...] to exerci[se] dominion over the people [...] ... |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | [During a reign in the] distan[t fut]ure, [when] this [arc]h becomes dilapidated and [old], may he restore [t]his [arch, not] change [its] w[ork], and return (it) [to its place]. May he write (on it) [the prais]e of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusk[u, m]y [lords], and the mention of my name with his (own) name and [deposit (it) for all time]. |
| Reverse [16:19] r 1717–r 1919 | [(As for) the one who removes] this [a]rch from the top of Emelamana, the temple of the god Nusku, my lord, [and (re)fashions (its metal) for another work, or] destroys [the p]raise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords, and [changes] the menti[on of my name], may [the god Nusku, the ju]st [vizier], make inauspicious omens about him appear in heaven and netherworld and not [...]. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [That which is (written) u]pon the ... of Emelamana, the temple of the god Nusku o[f 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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| 1 | [a-na {d}nusku EN šur-be₂-e] ⸢da⸣-a-a-ni 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 ša₂ 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-qi]-in-ni mu-⸢šaḫ⸣-miṭ tak-li-me ša₂ 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 ša₂ 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]-⸢ša₂⸣-an-nu-u 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 | [... rag-gi mu-ḫal-liq za-ma-a-ni ša₂ an-zil]-⸢la⸣-šu₂ la kit-tu₂ 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 | [... le-qu-u₂ un-nin-ni ša₂ a-na še-me]-⸢e⸣-šu₂ i-raš-⸢šu₂⸣-[u₂ sa-lim MUNUS.SIG₅.MEŠ] | |
| 16 | [...-a-ti 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 LUGAL GAL-u LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL 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⸣}na-an-na-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 19 | [...] x ⸢TI⸣ x [... u₂-šar-bu]-⸢u₂⸣ mal-kut-⸢su⸣ | |
| 20 | [(...) {d}nin-gal ... it]-tar-ru-šu-⸢ma⸣ x x x [x x] x-tu₂ 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 | |
| 22 | [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 | |
| 23 | [DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN].⸢ŠAR₂⸣{ki} SIPA ke-e-⸢nu⸣ pa-qid-du UN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 24 | [u₂-še-piš-ma si-il-lu KU₃.GI ru]-⸢uš⸣-ši-i ša₂ A ⸢NENNI⸣ KI.LA₂-šu₂ kip-⸢lu⸣ si-mat KA₂ | |
| 25 | [(...) e₂-me-lam₂-an-na E₂ {d}nusku ša₂ qe₂]-reb {uru}KASKAL EN-⸢ia⸣ ki-ma u₄-me u₂-ša₂-an-biṭ | |
| 26 | [...] x-ma {d}⸢UTU-ši-iš u₂⸣-ša₂-⸢an⸣-biṭ-ma u₂-nam-me-ra GIM u₄-me | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢a-na⸣ si-⸢mat⸣ e₂-me-lam₂-an-na u₂-⸢ša₂⸣-lik | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-na šat-ti {d}nusku ... {d]}30 ḫa-diš nap-lis-⸢ma⸣ ki-tar-⸢ra⸣-ba ⸢LUGAL⸣-u-ti | |
| 2 | [...] kun-nu-ma ⸢šur⸣-šu₂-du ši-pir-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 3 | [...] x ša₂ e₂-me-lam₂-an-na ⸢ma⸣-ḫar {d}30 ḫa-diš ter-⸢ru-bu⸣ | |
| 4 | [...] x-ka ša₂ it-ti {d}30 tan-nam-ma-ru ta-šak-ka-nu ši-⸢tul-tu₂⸣ | |
| 5 | [...] ⸢li⸣-iḫ-ši-iḫ ka-bat-ta-ka ⸢DINGIR⸣-ut-ka lim-ḫur | |
| 6 | [...] x ⸢it⸣-ti e₂-me-lam₂-an-na šu-⸢bat⸣ DINGIR-ti-ka li-ri-ku UD.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢tes₂⸣-li-ti MUNUS.SIG₅.MEŠ-ia šu-⸢ri⸣-ba ma-ḫar {d}AŠ.IM₅.BABBAR a-bi a-⸢li⸣-di-ka | |
| 8 | [... a]-⸢šar⸣ de-e-ni u EŠ.BAR i-tap-la-an-ni an-nu ke-e-nu | |
| 9 | [...] x ⸢ba-la⸣-ṭi i-tar-⸢ri⸣-ša₂ la na-par-ka-a ka-a-a-nu | |
| 10 | [...] x x x ⸢a-na ši-rik⸣-ti šur-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 11 | [...] li-ṣar-x [...] x aḫ-ra-taš | |
| 12 | [...] x-ia de-x [...] ⸢li⸣-ḫa-am-mi₃-ṭu [...] ⸢nab⸣-lu-ka | |
| 13 | [... UD].⸢MEŠ⸣ GID₂.DA.MEŠ ⸢MU⸣ [...] x EN-u₂-tu₂ UN.MEŠ e-pe-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] x x | |
| 14 | [ina BALA.MEŠ] ⸢UD⸣.MEŠ ru-qu-u₂-⸢ti⸣ [ki-ma si]-⸢il-lu⸣ šu-a-tu₂ in-na-ḫu-ma ⸢il⸣-[la-ku la-ba-riš] | |
| 15 | [si-il-lu šu]-a-tu₂ li-id-diš-ma ⸢ši⸣-[pir-šu₂ a-a] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-an-ni-ma li-ter [aš₂-ru-uš-šu₂] | |
| 16 | [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] | |
| 17 | [ša si]-il-lu šu-a-tu₂ ul-tu re-⸢eš e₂⸣-me-lam₂-an-na E₂ {d}nusku EN-ia [u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma a-na šip-ri ša₂-nim-ma ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| 18 | [u₃] ⸢ta⸣-nit-ti {⸢d⸣}30 {d}nin-gal ⸢u⸣ {d}nusku EN.MEŠ-ia ib-ba-tu-ma zi-⸢kir⸣ [MU-ia u₂-ša₂-an-nu-u] | |
| 19 | {[d}nusku SUKKAL ke]-⸢e-nu GIŠKIM⸣.MEŠ lum-⸢ni⸣-šu₂ ina AN-e u KI-tim li-ša₂-pi-ma a-a x [...] | |
| 20 | [ša ina] UGU ⸢ar-ma⸣-[a]-di ša e₂-me-lam₂-an-na ⸢E₂⸣ {d}nusku ⸢ša⸣ {[uru}KASKAL] | |
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