Ashurbanipal 214 (Q007622)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 214 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007622 |
| 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 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 fire, fr]iend of the god Šamaš, the judge, [holy god, who purifies god 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 one, heroic god, who burns up evil ones, who]se flames scorch [the land of the insubm]issive, [who introduces command and directive, who oversees the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, ...] instructions, [who provides strewn offerings, who quickly dispatches the meal-offering(s) for the great gods ...] his fathers; |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | [supreme heir of Ekur, who renders decision(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 secret(s), without whom n]o deliberation is held [in Ekur, who watches over the command of everything, wh]o [constantly] bring[s instructions b]efore the god Sîn, the divine light; |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [righteous judge, who see]s the mind of the peo[ple, who purifie]s the just and the wicked [like the Divine River, who keeps truth and justic]e [pure], whom the king of the gods, the god Namraṣīt (Sîn), [commissio]ned to dest[roy the malicious, the exalted vizier, who proclai]ms good things, who[se] dec[ision cannot be altered] (and) whose command [cannot be ch]anged; |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313–o 1616 | [... the wicked, who destr]oys enemies, the one to who[m injustice and] deceitful [ac]ts are an ab[omination, who strikes foes with lightning], who [goes out and] walks along [the street(s) of] his city to give judgement [and decision, (15) ...], who accepts pr[ayers, who show]s benevolent mercy [to the one who obeys him, ...], ..., who makes the j[ust] prevail, [who dwells in Emelamana that is inside] the city Ḫarrān, the great lord, his lord — |
| Obverse [16:23] o 1717–o 2323 | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king], strong [kin]g, king of the world, k[ing of Assyria, capable governor, who r]everes the great gods, [...] ... [...] for [who]m the prince, the divine light (Sîn), [desired (...) the temple and dais, ... (and) who]se rulership [he made grea]t, (20) [(...) whom the goddess Ningal ... guided and ...] before the god Sîn, her beloved, [(...) about whom you, ... of the divine light (Sîn), spoke favorably] before the father of the one who had begotten you; [son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, who rev]eres (the god) Aššur and the goddess Mullissu; [grandson of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of Assyria; true shepherd who car]es for his people: |
| Obverse [23:29] o 2424–o 2929 | [I had ... made] whose weight [amoun]ts to such-and-such, [...] ... [...] like a flame [... the d]esires of the king who reveres him, [... that bu]rns like a fire [...] I made (them) [as ...]. |
| Obverse [29:35] o 3030– | [... when] you [joyful]ly enter [into the ... of Emelamana before the god Sîn ...] may [y]ou be pleased (and) may [your] mind be joyful, [...] make firm the foundation(s) of my royal throne (so that) it may end[ure] for all time, [...] grant me plenty (so that) my [sh]epherdship may be pleasing, [...] may he always give the order [to preser]ve my life (and) constantly implore you for my life. |
| Reverse [4:9] r 55–r 99 | [During a reign in the distant future, when t]his [work] becomes dilapidated and old, [may he restore these ..., my handiwork], not change my [ha]ndi[work], and return (them) to their place. May he respect [the oath sworn by the god Nusku, my lord, and the pr]aise of the great gods, who su[p]port me, and may he write [the mention of my good name, which the gods Aššur and Marduk] had made greater [than (those of) all (other) ruler]s, with his (own) name and deposit (them) for the future. May [the god Nusku and the goddess Sadarnunna] look [kindly] upon [his handiwork] and grant his prayers. |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [(As for) the one who re]moves [these ... from (the gate of) Em]elaman[a] and (re)fashions (their metal) for another work, [or destroys the praise of the deities Sîn, Ningal, and Nusku, my lords], and changes the mention of my name, may [the god Nusku, the just vizier, beloved of the god Sîn], constantly speak inauspicious words about him [before the god Sîn, the one who had b]egotten him. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [(This is) what is (written) upon the ... 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) |
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| o | ||
| 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 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 ...] x 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 | [... rag-gi mu-ḫal]-⸢liq⸣ za-ma-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-šu₂]-u₂ sa-lim MUNUS.SIG₅.MEŠ | |
| 16 | [...] x-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 | [...] x AN x [... E₂.KUR u BARA₂ iḫ-šu-ḫu]-⸢šu₂⸣ NUN {d}ŠEŠ.KI-ru | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢U₂⸣ [... u₂-šar-bu]-⸢u₂⸣ mal-kut-su | |
| 20 | [(...) {d}nin-gal ... it-tar-ru-šu-ma ...-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 | |
| 22 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} pa]-liḫ₃ 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 ...] ⸢mar⸣ NENNI KI.LA₂-šu₂-nu | |
| 25 | [...] x PI KUR ḪU | |
| 26 | [...] x GIM nab-li | |
| 27 | [...] ⸢ni⸣-iz-mat LUGAL pa-li-ḫi-šu₂ | |
| 28 | [... u₂]-⸢kab⸣-ba-bu {d}GIŠ.BAR-niš | |
| 29 | [...] x u₂-ša₂-lik | |
| 30 | [... ša₂ e₂-me-lam₂-an-na ma-ḫar {d}30 ḫa]-⸢diš⸣ ter-ru-bu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... pa]-nu-uk-ka lim-ḫur kab-ta-tuk-[ka] liḫ-⸢du⸣ | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢pur⸣ ki-in SUḪUŠ {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-ia lil-⸢bur⸣ aḫ-ra-taš | |
| 3 | [...] šur-⸢ka⸣ ḪE₂.GAL₂-lum li-ṭib ⸢re⸣-ʾu-u₂-ti | |
| 4 | [... ba]-⸢laṭ⸣ ZI-ia kak-da₃-a liq-bi ṭe₃-ma ⸢li⸣-ter-riš-ka ba-la₂-ṭi | |
| 5 | [ina BALA.MEŠ UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ ki-ma šip-ru] ⸢šu⸣-a-tu in-na-ḫu-ma ⸢il⸣-la-ku la-ba-riš | |
| 6 | [... 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 | |
| 7 | [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 | |
| 8 | [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 | |
| 9 | {[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 | |
| 10 | [ša ... šu-nu-ti la-pa-an (KA₂) e₂]-⸢me⸣-lam₂-an-⸢na⸣ [u₂]-⸢nak-ka-ru-ma a⸣-na šip-ri ša₂-nam-ma ep-pu-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [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 | |
| 12 | {[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 | |
| 13 | [(an-ni-u) ša ina UGU ... ša e₂-me-lam₂-an-na E₂] {⸢d⸣}nusku ša {uru}KASKAL | |
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