Ashurbanipal 219 (Q007627)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 219 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007627 |
| 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' | [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... the stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament ... [...] I clad its (the canopy’s) perimeter with [thirty-four ta]lents (and) twenty mi[nas of] reddish [g]old (and thereby) reinforced [its] b[onds. (5´) Through the cr]aft of the god Kusiba[n]d[a], I made their [ap]pearance shine. Like the structure of heaven, I [...] (and) I stretched out its covering over the dwelling of the god [Marduk], the great lord, and (thus) secured [its] ro[of]. |
| Obverse [6:12] o 7'7'–o 12'12' | [(As for) the throne]-dais, the inner sanctum of his (Marduk’s) exalted divinity, which is placed over the massive body of the sea (Tiāmat), [...] I cast fifty talents of shiny zaḫalû-silver into bricks and (thereby) enlarged i[t]. I adorned it with an awe-inspiring aura and radiance, arrayed it in splen[dor], (10´) made all of its workmanship resplendent, skillfully m[ade] its feature(s), (and) made (it) more [...] than previously. The išippu-priests (and) pašīšu-priests cleansed all of Es[agil] with their purification c[erem]onies. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Month of Nisan (I). |
| Reverse [0:12] r 1r 1–r 1212 | Like the god Enlil, who establishes my reign, [...] ..., [may] the god [Mardu]k, the great lord, [...] the statue of [my] royal maje[sty ...] ..., may he constantly listen to me [...] ... May he alway[s ...] my troops at (sun)rise and (sun)set. (rev. 5) May he answer me with a firm “yes” [in] divination (and) keep [me] in good health. Like the finest oil, may my [she]pherdship be pleasing to the people [... (so that) whe]rever his radiance goes forth, they may respect [my] na[me] by his command. May he make [the] four [quarters (of the world)] submit to me (so that) they may pull [my] yo[ke]. [...] sunrise (to) sunset ... [... (rev. 10) ...] (so that) I may expand the territory of Assyria ... [... wi]de [...] (and) tall mountains ... [... tr]uth, justice, my reign ... [...]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [In the futur]e, [may] one of the kings, [my] descendants, [...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] DA [...] | |
| 2' | [...] DUG₃.GA [...] | |
| 3' | [...] x x-ti ⸢ši-ṭir⸣ bu-ru-um-me [...] | |
| 4' | 34 ⸢GUN⸣ 20 MA.[NA] ⸢KU₃⸣.GI ru-uš-šu₂-u kip-pat-su u₂-šal-biš u₂-dan-ni-⸢na rik⸣-[se-šu₂] | |
| 5' | [ina ši]-⸢pir⸣ {d}ku₃-si₂₂-⸢ban₃-da ni⸣-ṭi-il-šu₂-un u₂-nam-mir GIM ši-kin AN-e uš-x [x x (x)] | |
| 6' | [e]-⸢li⸣ šu-bat {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU] EN GAL-e ṣu-lul-šu₂ at-ru-uṣ-ma u₂-kin ta-⸢ra⸣-[an-šu₂] | |
| 7' | [BARA₂].MAḪ-ḫu at-man DINGIR-ti-šu₂ ṣir-ti ša₂ e-li gi-piš tam-tim ⸢na⸣-du-u x [x x (x)] | |
| 8' | 50 GUN⸣ za-ḫa-lu-u ⸢eb⸣-bu a-na a-gur₂-ri ap-ti-iq-ma u₂-rab-ba-a ṣe-[ru-uš-šu₂] | |
| 9' | me-lam-mi u₃ ša₂-lum-ma-tu u₂-za-in-šu₂ u₂-šal-bi-is-su nam-ri-⸢ir⸣-[ri] | |
| 10' | si-ḫi-ir ep-še-ti-šu₂ u₂-šar-ri-iḫ nab-ni-ta-šu₂ u₂-nak-⸢ki⸣-[il] | |
| 11' | UGU ša u₄-mi pa-ni u₂-ša₂-x [x (x)] | |
| 12' | i-šip-pi₂ pa-ši-ši ina ⸢ri⸣-[im]-ki-šu₂-nu KU₃.MEŠ ub-bi-bu si-ḫir-ti e₂-⸢sag⸣-[il₂] | |
| 13' | {iti}BAR.SAG.SAG | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ki-ma⸣ {d}EN.LIL₂ mu-kin BALA-⸢e-ia⸣ [...] x x x [x x] | |
| 2 | {⸢d⸣}[AMAR].⸢UTU⸣ EN GAL-u₂ ṣa-lam ⸢LUGAL⸣-[ti-ia ...] x x [x] | |
| 3 | [(x)] ka-a-a-an liš-ma-a x [...] x x [x] | |
| 4 | {[lu₂]}ERIM.MEŠ-ia ina ni-ip-ḫi u ri-bi lik-[x x] ka-a-a-⸢an⸣ | |
| 5 | [ina] bi-ri an-nu ke-e-nu le-e-pul-⸢an-ni⸣ li-šal-li-⸢ma⸣-[ni] | |
| 6 | [re]-⸢ʾu⸣-u₂-ti GIM u₂-lu šam-ni li-ṭib UGU UN.MEŠ [x x (x)] | |
| 7 | [e]-⸢ma⸣ ša₂-ru-ru-šu₂ a-ṣu-u qi₂-bi-tuš-šu₂ liš-ḫu-tu₂ zi-⸢ik⸣-[ri] | |
| 8 | [kib-rat] LIMMU₂-ti ⸢a⸣-na GIR₃.II-ia li-šak-ni-ša₂ li-šu-ṭu ⸢ab⸣-[ša₂-ni] | |
| 9 | [...] x ⸢ṣi⸣-it {d}UTU-ši e-reb {d}⸢UTU-ši⸣ x x x [...] | |
| 10 | [...] x ⸢mi⸣-ṣir KUR aš-šur lu-ša₂-an-di-⸢la⸣ x LU x [...] | |
| 11 | [...] ⸢DAGAL⸣-tim KUR-i zaq-ru-ti x AŠ₂ TA x [...] | |
| 12 | [...] ⸢kit⸣-ti me-ša₂-ri BALA.⸢MEŠ-ia⸣ la-ba-[...] | |
| 13 | [a-na EGIR UD].⸢MEŠ⸣ i-na LUGAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ DUMU.⸢MEŠ⸣-[ia] | |
| 14 | [...] x KID [...] x ⸢ZI⸣ [...] | |
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