Ashurbanipal 216 (Q007624)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 216 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007624 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | [...] ... [...] ... [... cannot be underst]ood nor know[n, ... (5) ..., whose command cannot be c]hanged (and) (who)se word(s) [..., who pacifies the heart of] god and goddess, who knows [...], b[y w]ho[m] destruction and creation are brought about, [... without whom] no [judge]ment is given (and) no consultat[ion] is made. |
| Obverse [8:16] o 99–o 1616 | [...] who creates fertility (lit. “the womb”), who expands the sheepfold [... at whose appearance re]newal is present, makes sign(s) appear, (and) establishes the mood of the people [..., who] meets [wit]h the god Šamaš and secures the throne, makes a reign firm [...] ..., who selects (lit. “raises the eye”) (and) nominates the prince who reveres [h]i[m ... of the gods Anu, Enl]il, and Ea, who averts the troubles of those of heaven and netherworld, who cancels (inauspicious) omens [...] the height of heaven, who cares for their (cosmic) bonds (15) [...] at whose bright light those of the netherworld gaze [...], who resides in Eḫulḫul that is inside the city Ḫarrān, the great lord, his lord — |
| Obverse [16:24] o 1717–o 2424 | [I, Ashurbanipal, ...], judi[c]ious [ruler], king of the world, beloved by (the god) Aššur and the goddess I[štar, ... the goddess N]ingal — wife of the princely son, the divine l[ight (Sîn) — (20) ..., w]ho carries out in full [their] cultic rites, [..., who la]vishly provides [their] regular o[fferings ...] ... to [their] place [...] ... the dais of [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'1'–r 4'4' | [(As for) the one who remov]es [this ... from the akītu-house (of the god Sîn)] and [(re)fashions (its metal)] for a[nother] work, [or destroys the praise of the god Sîn, my lord, and] chan[ges the mention of] my name, [may the god Sîn, the great lord, make his living quarters so terrifying to him that] he must roam around outs[ide, (and) ...] ... ma[y he command] that he not live one (more) day. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [(This is) what is (written) upon ... of] the akītu-house of the god Sîn of the city Ḫarrān. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [...] x [...] | |
| 2 | [...] ⸢SAR EL⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢nam⸣-riš li-x [...] | |
| 4 | [... la il-lam]-⸢ma⸣-du la u₂-ta-ad-⸢du⸣-[u ...] | |
| 5 | [... ša₂ qi₂-bit-su la ut]-tak-ka-ru a-mat-⸢su⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | [... mu-ni-iḫ lib₃-bi] ⸢DINGIR⸣ u {d}iš-tar mu-ud-de [...] | |
| 7 | [...] ⸢ša⸣ a-ba-tu u ba-nu-u šub-šu-u ⸢it⸣-[ti-šu₂] | |
| 8 | [... ša e-la ša₂-a-šu₂] ⸢šip⸣-ṭu la SUM-nu la iš-šak-ka-nu mit-lu-⸢uk⸣-[tu] | |
| 9 | [...] x ba-nu-u ŠA₃.TUR₃ mu-rap-pi-šu₂ su-pu-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 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 | [... ša₂ it]-⸢ti⸣ {d}UTU uš-ta-tu-ma u₂-šar-ša₂-du {giš}GU.ZA BALA-u₂ u₂-kan-nu | |
| 12 | [...] x-ti ša₂ e-na i-na-aš₂-⸢šu₂⸣-u i-zak-ka-ru NUN pa-liḫ-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 13 | [... {d}a-nim {d}EN].⸢LIL₂⸣ u {d}e₂-a mu-še-tiq u₂-di šu-ut AN KI mu-pa-as-si-su GIŠKIM.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 14 | [...] ⸢ID⸣ e-lat AN-e mu-paq-qi₂-du rik-se-šu₂-un | |
| 15 | [...] ⸢ša UD⸣.DA-šu₂ nam-ri i-na-aṭ-ṭa-lu šu-ut KI.TA.MEŠ | |
| 16 | [...] x a-šib e₂-ḫul₂-ḫul₂ ša₂ qe₂-reb {uru}KASKAL EN GAL-⸢e⸣ EN-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A ... NUN] ⸢mun-dal⸣-ku LUGAL ŠU₂ na-ram AN.ŠAR₂ u {⸢d}iš⸣-[tar] | |
| 18 | [... {d]}⸢nin⸣-gal ḫi-rat DUMU NUN-e {d}⸢ŠEŠ⸣.[KI-ri] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-šal-li-mu GARZA.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-un] | |
| 20 | [... mu]-⸢ṭaḫ⸣-ḫi-du sat-⸢tuk⸣-[ki-šu₂-un] | |
| 21' | [...] x-u₂-ti a-na aš₂-⸢ri⸣-[šu₂-un (...)] | |
| 22 | [...] ⸢x LU⸣ KI BARA₂ {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 23 | [...] x DI x [...] | |
| 24 | [...] ⸢SAG⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ša ... la-pa-an E₂ a-ki-ti {(d}30 u₂-nak]-⸢kar-u₂-ma ana šip-ri ša₂⸣-[nim-ma ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| 2' | [u₃ ta-nit-ti {d}30 EN-ia ib-ba-tu-ma zi-kir] ⸢MU⸣-ia u₂-ša₂-⸢an⸣-[nu-u] | |
| 3' | {[d}30 EN GAL-u ga-nun-šu₂ lu-šag-lid-su-ma] li-ir-pu-da ka-⸢ma⸣-[a-ti] | |
| 4' | [...] (x) x NU u₄-mu sa-an-tak la ba-laṭ-su ⸢liq⸣-[bi] | |
| 5' | [(an-ni-u) ša ina UGU ...] ⸢E₂ a⸣-ki-ti {d}30 ša {uru}KASKAL | |
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