Ashurbanipal 212 (Q007620)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 212 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007620 |
| 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 [0:6] o 1'1'–o 6'6' | [... who] se[es the wick]ed and the just [...] ... [... who pre]sents bursagg[ê]-offerings [...] ... [...] the rites [... (5´) ...], who burns up evil ones, w[ho] strikes [the ...] of the evil (doer), [...] ..., beloved of the god Duranki (Enlil), who dwells in E[m]elamana that is inside the city Ḫarrān, [the great lord, his lord] — |
| Obverse [6:12] o 7'7'–o 12'12' | I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, judiciou[s] ruler, [...], obedient governor, favorite of god and goddess, who loves the (cities’) privileged status, who establishe[s ...], who obeys the command of the god Sîn and the goddess Ningal, whom, with [t]heir steadfast hearts, they crowned with the crown of rulership, [...], (10´) who is assiduous towards the sanctuaries of the god Nusku, administrator of the gods, who provides for the cult centers and sanctuaries, [...]; son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, who reveres [(the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu]; grandson of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria; the eternal seed [of kingship]: |
| Obverse [12:17] o 13'13'–o 17'17' | I had doors ma[d]e from long cedar (beams), whose fragrance is sweet, with ... [...] and [I fastened (on them)] band(s) of pure z[aḫ]alû-metal, which is [b]right like [daylig]ht, through the workmanship of the god Kusiba[nda]. (15´) I f[ixed (them) in the gateways] of the cella of Emelamana, the seat of his ... that is inside the city Ḫarrān, as ones that pres[e]rve life (and) protect the path of the king who reveres the god Sîn, hi[s] lord, [...] that speak favorable thing(s) in the evening (and) bring in petitions [...]. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 18'18'– | [(As for)] these [doors], I completed their work and positioned (them) on the gate(s) of the abode of [...] |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1'1'–r 5'5' | [...] who makes [...] may [...] be pleasi[ng befo]re you. [...] make [...] stretch out over m[e fo]r good fortune [...] give to me [a]s a gift. |
| Reverse [5:10] r 6'6'–r 10'10' | [...] bursag[gê-offerings ...] ... burgê-offerings [...] may [...] be on your mind [...] ... the god Sîn constantly crossed over the broad heavens [... in the p]lace of judgement and decision, [a]nswer me with a firm “yes” [...] make [...] favorable for me before both lords. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 11'11'–r 13'13' | [During a reign in the distant future, when] these doors become dilapid[at]ed and old, [may he restore these doors, my handiwork], not change their work, and return (them) to their place. May he write (on them) [the praise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords, and the m]ention of my name with his (own) name and deposit (them) for all time. |
| Reverse [13:17] r 14'14'–r 17'17' | [(As for) the one who] removes [these doors fro]m Emelamana (and) (re)fashions (their metal) for some other work, [or] destroys [the praise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords], and changes the mention of [m]y name, may [the god Nusku ...] his favorable [...] speak evil of him before the god Sîn and the god[dess Ninga]l, and [... may ... make] his egi[rr]û-oracles [unfavora]ble. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [(This is) what is (written) upon the doors of Emelamana, the temple 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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [... ša rag]-⸢gu⸣ u ke-e-nu i-bar-[ru-u ...] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢na⸣-aš₂-KI MU x [...] | |
| 3' | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣ [... u₂]-⸢ṭaḫ⸣-ḫu-u BUR.SAG.⸢GA₂⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x x MU x [...] sak-ke-e LUḪ [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x ⸢qa⸣-mu-u MUNUS.ḪUL.MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ [x x] ⸢ID⸣ lem-ni i-maḫ-ḫa-ṣu [...] | |
| 6' | [x (x)] x ⸢KUN⸣-nu-u na-ram {d}dur-an-ki a-⸢šib e₂-me-lam₂⸣-an-na ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}KASKAL [EN GAL-e EN-šu₂] | |
| 7' | ⸢a-na⸣-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-⸢DU₃⸣-A LUGAL GAL-u LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} NUN mun-dal-⸢ku⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | GIR₃.NITA₂ kan-⸢šu₂⸣ mi-gir DINGIR u {d}15 ra-im ⸢ki⸣-di-nu-ti ša₂-ki-⸢nu⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | na-ṣir a-mat {⸢d⸣}30 u {d}nin-gal ša ina ku-un lib₃-bi-⸢šu₂⸣-nu a-ge-e EN-u-ti e-pi-ru-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 10' | muš-te-eʾ-u aš₂-rat {d}nusku mu-er-ri DINGIR.MEŠ za-⸢nin⸣ ma-ḫa-zi u eš-re-e-ti [...] | |
| 11' | 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] | |
| 12' | DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU ⸢LUGAL⸣ ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} NUMUN da-ru-u₂ [ša₂ LUGAL-u-ti] | |
| 13' | u₂-še-⸢piš⸣-ma {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}EREN ši-⸢ḫu-u₂-ti⸣ ša i-ris-su-nu DUG₃.GA ina IGI x [...] | |
| 14' | me-⸢ser za-ḫa⸣-le-e eb-bi ša₂ ki-ma [u₄]-⸢me nam⸣-ru ina ep-še-ti {d}ku₃-si₂₂-⸢ban₃⸣-[da u₂-rak-kis] | |
| 15' | ina E₂ ⸢pa-paḫ⸣ e₂-me-lam₂-an-na šu-bat x-MA-ti-šu₂ ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}KASKAL u₂-⸢rat⸣-[ta-a KA₂.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 16' | ⸢mu⸣-šal-⸢li⸣-mat na-piš-ti na-ṣi-rat ⸢ki⸣-bi-is LUGAL pa-liḫ {d}30 EN-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | [...] x qa-ba-at MUNUS.SIG₅-⸢tim⸣ ina ⸢li⸣-la-a-ti mu-še-ri-bat tes₂-li-ti x [...] | |
| 18' | {[giš}IG.MEŠ] ša₂-a-ti-na ši-⸢pir-ši-na u₂⸣-šak-lil-ma e-mi₃-da KA₂ šu-bat [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x x (x)] | |
| 2' | [...] x e-piš x [x (x)] | |
| 3' | [... ma]-⸢ḫar⸣-ka lid-mi₃-[iq] | |
| 4' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ SIG₅-tim šu-ut-ri-ṣa UGU-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 5' | [...].⸢MEŠ⸣ [... a]-⸢na⸣ ši-rik-ti šur-ka | |
| 6' | [...] x BUR.⸢SAG⸣.[GA₂ ...] x x-i bur-gi-i | |
| 7' | [...] x lib-⸢ša₂⸣-[a] kar-šu-uk-ka | |
| 8' | [...] x-aḫ-šu₂ {d}30 i-te-⸢et⸣-ti-qu AN-e šad-⸢lu⸣-ti | |
| 9' | [...] ⸢a⸣-šar šip-ṭi u EŠ.BAR ⸢ap⸣-la-an-ni an-⸢nu⸣ ke-e-nu | |
| 10' | [...] ⸢du⸣-um-mi₃-qa ma-ḫar ⸢EN.MEŠ⸣ ki-lal-la-an | |
| 11' | [ina BALA.MEŠ UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ ki-ma] {giš}IG.MEŠ ša₂-a-ši-na in-na-⸢ḫa⸣-ma il-la-ka la-ba-riš | |
| 12' | {[giš}IG.MEŠ ša₂-a-ši-na ši-pir ŠU.II-ia li-diš]-⸢ma⸣ ši-pir-ši-na a-a u₂-ša₂-an-ni-ma li-ter aš₂-ru-uš-ši-in | |
| 13' | [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 | |
| 14' | [ša {giš}IG.MEŠ ša₂-a-ši-na la-pa]-⸢an⸣ e₂-me-lam₂-an-na u₂-nak-ka-ru ⸢a⸣-na šip-ri ša₂-nam-ma ep-pu-šu₂ | |
| 15' | [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 | |
| 16' | {[d}nusku ...] x-⸢šu₂⸣ ma-ag-ra ina ma-ḫar {d}30 u {⸢d⸣}[nin]-⸢gal⸣ ḪUL-ta-šu₂ lit-tas-qar-ma | |
| 17' | [... li-lam]-⸢mi₃-na⸣ e-⸢ger-ra⸣-a-šu | |
| 18' | [(an-ni-u) ša ina UGU {giš}IG.MEŠ ša e₂-me-lam₂-an-na E₂ {d}nusku ša {uru}KASKAL] | |
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