Ashurbanipal 226 (Q007634)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 226 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007634 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1'1'–o 3'3' | [...] ... [... wh]ose deeds are skillful, the word(s) of [...]. |
| Obverse [3:11] o 4'4'–o 11'11' | I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, [capable] govern[or ..., whom] the lord of lords chos[e] by his pure glance [(and) ...] ... the forgotten cultic rites (and) kidudû-rituals [...] and to placate the mood of his divinity ... [...] (who) guided (me) [in my y]outh (and) protected [my] royal majesty [... he] gave me a just scepter (and) a true staff over [...] (10´) his attention was given to my entreaties [... “D]o not fear!,” he said to me, “I myself [will come to] y[our] aid!” [...]. |
| Obverse [11:22] o 12'12'– | By his command, he granted me life, [...] a lamassu [...], he always stood in for me, overthrew my foe(s), [...], he came to my aid, shamed the one who gloated over me, [...], (15´) he scorned my enem(ies), conquered my foe(s), ... [...], he comprehended my speech and properly guided my judgement(s) [...], he gave me bright eyes, the lot of the scribal a[rts, ...], to sing praises of his greatness, [...] his name [...], I constantly paid attention to his lordship an[d ...] (rev. 1) the deeds of his divinity, which [...] for the posterity of hi[s] people [...]. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | I had a writing board made [...] an image of my likeness [...] (rev. 5) “The Hero, the Princely One of Heaven and Netherworld,” a (hymn of) praise to the god Bēl (Marduk), the god [...]. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | On account of this, O Marduk, may the glorification of your strength be pleasing (to you) [...]. By your command, may (this object) be secure in Esagil for a[ll time ...]. |
| Reverse [8:15] r 99–r 1515 | [He determined as my lot] a long life (and) a destiny of longevity [...]. By your pronouncement(s), which cannot be overturned, protect [my] life [...], by your command, may my name be secure for eternity [...]. In Eḫalanki (“House of the Secrets of Heaven and Underworld”), the luxuriant dwelling of the goddess Ninbaragesi (Zarpanītu), [..., may] the god Nabû, the splendid one, the exalted heir of the god Marduk, constant[ly ...] the number of my years, a long life (lit. “long days”). May (all of) the world see (this object) and constantly praise [your] divinit[y ...]. |
| Reverse [15:19] r 1616–r 1919 | Moreover, (as for) me, Ashurbanipal, the one who speaks [...], may the mouth(s) of [the poster]ity of future people pr[aise ...] this ..., the prais[e of ...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] [...] | |
| 3' | [x x] ⸢ša ep⸣-še-tu-šu₂ nak-la a-mat ⸢kab⸣-[...] | |
| 4' | [a-na]-⸢ku⸣ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.⸢NITA₂⸣ [it-pe-šu₂ ...] | |
| 5' | [ša] ina ni-iš IGI.II-šu₂ KU₃.MEŠ EN EN.EN ut-⸢tu⸣-[šu₂-(ma) ...] | |
| 6' | [x]-aš₂-šu-ut par-ṣe ki-du-de-e ma-šu-u₂-[ti ...] | |
| 7' | ⸢u₃⸣ a-na šup-šu-uḫ ka-bat-ti DINGIR-ti-šu₂ mu-te-x [...] | |
| 8' | ⸢meṣ⸣-ḫer-u-ti it-tar-ru-u₂ iḫ-ti-nu LUGAL-u-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 9' | ⸢id-di⸣-na {giš}GIDRU i-šar-tu₂ {giš}ŠIBIR ke-e-nu UGU x [...] | |
| 10' | ⸢a-na⸣ te-me-qi₂-ia iš-ša₂-kin u₂-zu-un-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 11' | ⸢la ta⸣-pal-laḫ iq-ba-a a-na-ku re-ṣu-ut-⸢ka⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | ⸢ina⸣ qi₂-bi-ti-šu₂ ba-⸢la⸣-ṭu iš-ru-ka {d}LAMMA [...] | |
| 13' | i-da-a-a i-tap-⸢pa-la⸣ iš-kip ge-ra-a-a ⸢ID⸣ [...] | |
| 14' | re-ṣu-ti il-lik u₂-bi-iš ḫa-da-a-a x [...] | |
| 15' | i-miš a-a-bi-ia ge-ra-a-a ik-šu-ud {lu₂}x [...] | |
| 16' | at-ma-a-a il-mad-ma u₂-še-šir de-e-ni [...] | |
| 17' | id-di-na IGI.II na-mir-tu₂ i-siq ṭup-šar-⸢ru⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 18' | a-na šu-ta-nu-di nar-bi-šu₂ zi-kir-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 19' | be-lut-su at-ta-id-⸢ma⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ep-šet DINGIR-ti-šu₂ ša x [...] | |
| 2 | a-na aḫ-rat UN.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | u₂-še-piš-ma {giš}LE.U₅.⸢UM⸣ x [...] | |
| 4 | ṣa-lam bu-un-na-an-ni-ia [...] | |
| 5 | UR.SAG ŠE.ER.MA.AL.AN.KI.A ta-nit-ti {d}EN DINGIR [...] | |
| 6 | a-na šat-ti {d}AMAR.UTU taš-ri-ḫi dan-nu-ti-ka li-⸢ṭib⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | qi₂-bi-tuk-ka ina e₂-sag-gil₂ li-kun aḫ-⸢ra⸣-[taš ...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | TI.LA UD.MEŠ GID₂.DA.MEŠ ši-mat la-ba-ri [i-šim šim-ti ...] | |
| 10 | ina ṣi-it pi-i-ka ša la uš-ta-pe-lu u₂-ṣur ⸢ZI⸣-[ia ...] | |
| 11 | ina qi₂-bi-tuk-ka šu-mi₃ li-kun ana u₄-me da-ru-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | ina e₂-ḫal-an-ki šu-bat ku-uz-bi {d}nin-bara₂-ge-si₃ x [...] | |
| 13 | {d}AG šit-ra-ḫu IBILA ṣi-i-ru ša {⸢d⸣}MES [...] | |
| 14 | mi-nu-ut MU.AN.NA.MEŠ-ia UD.MEŠ GID₂.DA.MEŠ kak-da₃-[a ...] | |
| 15 | ⸢ad⸣-na-a-ti li-mu-ra-a-ma lit-ta-i-da DINGIR-[ut-ka ...] | |
| 16 | ⸢u₃⸣ ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A da-bi-ib su-[...] | |
| 17 | [aḫ]-⸢rat UN⸣.MEŠ UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ pa-a-šu₂-un lid-[lul ...] | |
| 18 | [...] x x x šu-a-tu₂ ta-nit-⸢ti⸣ [...] | |
| 19 | [...] x x x x x x [...] | |
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