Ashurbanipal 228 (Q007636)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 228 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007636 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1'1'–o 8'8' | [... For 1],63[5 years, the Elamite destruction ..., the gods Aššur], Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, [... in the di]vine assembly place [... (5´) they (the gods) commissioned m]e, Ashurbanipal, the rule[r who reveres them, to scatter the land Elam ... The] great [god]s in heave[n and netherworld ... The god Ša]maš, through his firm “yes,” commanded [me ... They told (me)] to exe[cute faithfully the comma]nd of the deities Aššur, Ištar, and Nergal [...]. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 9'9'–o 12'12' | [I tru]sted in the command of (the god) Aššur (and) the god Nergal, who had enco[uraged me, ...] I did [no]t ... at the command of the goddess Ištar, daug[hter of the god Sîn, ..., wh]ich during the night the fury [of ...] I directed the troops of Assyria against the Elamite [...]. |
| Obverse [12:17] o 13'13'–o 17'17' | On my first campaign, by the command of the deities Aššur, Išt[ar, ...] I placed Ummanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš II), son of [Urtaku], on his (Teumman’s) throne [...]. (15´) Ummanigaš, for whom I had performed (many acts of) kindness (and) who[m] I had installed [as king of the land Elam, ...]. Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, (my) unfaithfu[l] brother, [carried off] the property of Esagil, Ezida, Emeslam, and [...]. |
| Obverse [17:21] o 18'18'–o 21'21' | (The god) Aššur, supreme one of the gods who determines fates, and the god Ner[gal ...] delivered [him (Ummanigaš)] into the hands of Tammarītu, son of another Ummanigaš, the brother of his father, [...]. (20´) Tammarītu, who sat on the throne of the land Elam after him (and) who, like h[im, ...], (the god) Aššur (and) the god Nergal, the gods who support me, overthrew his kingship and [...]. |
| Obverse [21:25] o 22'22'–o 25'25' | After him, Indabibi, who, like him, had constantly sen[t ...], (the god) Aššur (and) the god Nergal, gods of mine who constantly answer (enemies) in my stead, (and) fear of the weapons of [... T]error overwhelmed them (the people of Elam) and (then) [they rebelled] against Indabibi [(and) killed him with the sword ... The a]nger of (the god) Aššur (and) the god Nergal did not relent (and) the fury of the Assyrian Ištar [...]. |
| Obverse [25:29] o 26'26'–o 29'29' | [On] my [seco]nd campaign, I gathered the troops of (the god) Aššur, who ... [...], I scattered [the troops of U]mmanaldašu (and) [his] forc[es ...] I filled the op[en country] with the silence (of desolation) [...] ... [...]. |
| Reverse [0:9] r 1r 1–r 99 | [...] ... the divine light (Sîn) [... br]ought out, and (as for) the daug[hter] of the god Sîn (Ištar), the female warrior, her divinity came forth [...] their “yes” [...] ... battle ... [...] I was fully prepared for battle (and) he was marching [... (rev. 5) The god Nergal, the] merciless [warr]ior, powerful one among the gods, his brothers, who intercedes on [my] b[ehalf, ... The goddess Ištar, ... of] battle, the lady of the city Arbela, had quivers hanging (on the right and left) ... [... she] unsheath[ed ...] she was scorching with fire, the one who ... [...]. The god Adad, the canal inspector of hea[ven (and) nether]world, the devastating (storm) cloud, [roared] against him (Ummanaldašu) [...]. With the support of the [great] god[s], my lords, I destroyed the troops of [U]mman[aldašu ...] I established his [de]feat in all directi[ons]. |
| Reverse [9:14] r 1010–r 1414 | (On) that day, ... [...] I flattened (it) like the Deluge (even) more than before [...] I seized the city Susa within the space of a (single) day. I brought [the god Inšušinak ...], the gods of the land Elam and its goddesses, out and count[ed] (them) as booty. [... the pos]sessions (and) property of thei[r] earlier kings, as well as the bribes from the lan[ds that they (the lands) had provided for aid, ...]. |
| Reverse [14:22] r 1515–r 2222 | [With the suppo]rt of the deities A[š]šur, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, [Ištar of Arbela, ..., the great gods, my lords], I flattened the land Elam [in on]e [ye]ar, I destroye[d it] in a second year, [(and then) a third (time), when Ummanaldašu ... By] their [p]ronouncement(s), which no one can overturn, the El[amite] destruction [... With the suppor]t of the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, (and) Nergal, the great gods, my lords, to [...] the cities Bašimu (and) Banunu, royal [ci]t(ies) of the land Elam that [... (rev. 20) By the co]mmand of the gods Aššur, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, (and) Nergal, who had encouraged m[e, ... I grasped the ha]nds of the goddesses Nanāya, Uṣur-amāssa, (and) Urkayī[tu ... (and) I made (them) enter (and) reside in Eanna ...]. The god Mār-bīti of the city Māliki, whom the Elamit[e] villain [...]. |
| Reverse [22:26] r 2323–r 2626 | Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, (my) unfaithful brother, for whom I had performed (many acts of) kindness (and) [whom] I had insta[lled as king of Babylon, ...] the lands Akkad, Chaldea, Aram, (and) Karduniaš (Babylonia), which ... [... (rev. 25) The] great [go]ds looked upon his evil deeds and in [... (As for) the one who] had disturbed my (exercising the) kingship, I imposed a harsh punishment on hi[m ...]. |
| Reverse [26:28] r 2727–r 2828 | [At that time], (as for) Emeslam, which [a ki]ng of the past (who had come) before me had bu[ilt, ...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [a-na GEŠ₂.U] ⸢GEŠ₂.U⸣ 7 UŠ 15 MU.AN.NA.MEŠ šal-pu₂-tim {lu₂}e-la-me-e ...] | |
| 3' | [AN.ŠAR₂] {d}EN {d}AG {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 4' | [ina] ⸢ub⸣-šu-ukkin-na-ki x [...] | |
| 5' | [ia]-⸢a⸣-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A ⸢NUN⸣ [pa-liḫ-šu₂-un a-na sa-pa-aḫ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ...] | |
| 6' | [DINGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL.MEŠ ina ša₂-ma-⸢mi⸣ [u qaq-qa-ri ...] | |
| 7' | {[d]}⸢UTU⸣ ina an-ni-šu₂ ke-e-ni iq-⸢ba⸣-[a ...] | |
| 8' | [a]-⸢mat⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}15 u {d}U.GUR su-[ud-du-ra i-ta-mu-u ...] | |
| 9' | [at]-kal a-na a-mat AN.ŠAR₂ {d}U.GUR ša u₂-⸢tak⸣-[ki-lu-in-ni ...] | |
| 10' | ⸢la⸣ mu-da-ku a-na a-mat {d}15 DUMU.[MUNUS {d}30 ...] | |
| 11' | ⸢ša⸣ ina šat mu-ši ez-ze-⸢et⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | ⸢ERIM⸣.ḪI.A KUR AN.ŠAR₂ uš-te-eš-še-ra UGU {kur}e-la-me-⸢e⸣ [...] | |
| 13' | ina maḫ-re-e ger-ri-ia ina a-mat AN.ŠAR₂ {d}15 [...] | |
| 14' | u₂-še-šib ina {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ {m}um-man-i-gaš DUMU {[m}ur-ta-ki ...] | |
| 15' | {m}um-man-i-gaš ša MUN e-pu-šu-uš aš₂-ku-nu-⸢uš⸣ [a-na LUGAL-ut {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ...] | |
| 16' | {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ la ke-e-⸢nu⸣ [...] | |
| 17' | NIG₂.GA e₂-sag-il₂ e₂-zi-da e₂-mes-lam ⸢u₃⸣ [...] | |
| 18' | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN.LIL₂.LA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ mu-šim-mu ši-ma-a-ti u {d}U.⸢GUR⸣ [...] | |
| 19' | ina ŠU.II {m}tam-ma-ri-tu DUMU {m}um-man-i-gaš-ma ŠEŠ AD-šu₂ im-nu-⸢u₂⸣-[šu₂ ...] | |
| 20' | {m}tam-ma-ri-tu ša EGIR-šu₂ u₂-ši-bu ina {giš}GU.ZA {kur}ELAM.⸢MA⸣{ki} ša₂ ki-ma ⸢ša₂⸣-[a-šu₂-ma ...] | |
| 21' | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}U.GUR DINGIR.MEŠ ti-ik-⸢le⸣-ia LUGAL-us-su iš-ki-⸢pu⸣-ma [...] | |
| 22' | EGIR-šu₂ {m}in-da-bi-bi ša₂ ki-ma ša₂-a-šu-ma iš-ta-ap-pa-[ra ...] | |
| 23' | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}U.GUR DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-ia ša₂ i-tap-pa-lu ke-mu-u-a ⸢pu⸣-luḫ-ti {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ ⸢AN⸣ [...] | |
| 24' | ⸢ḫur⸣-ba-šu₂ is-ḫu-up-šu-nu-ti-ma EDIN {m}in-da-bi-⸢bi⸣ [ib-bal-ki-tu₂ i-na-ru-uš ina {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ ...] | |
| 25' | ⸢uz⸣-zu AN.ŠAR₂ {d}U.GUR ul i-nu-⸢uḫ⸣ ag-gat {d}15 aš-šur-i-⸢tu⸣ [...] | |
| 26' | [ina 2-⸢e⸣ ger-ri-ia u₂-pa-ḫir ERIM.ḪI.A.MEŠ AN.ŠAR₂ ša ša₂-⸢an-an/nu⸣ [...] | |
| 27' | [ERIM.ḪI.A.(MEŠ) {m]}⸢um⸣-man-al-⸢da⸣-si u₂-sap-pi-iḫ el-⸢lat⸣-[su ...] | |
| 28' | [...] ⸢ša₂⸣-qu-um-ma-⸢tu⸣ u₂-mal-li ba-[ma-a-ti ...] | |
| 29' | [...] ⸢MAN⸣ AN DU [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] x x {⸢d⸣}ŠEŠ.KI-ru [...] | |
| 2 | [... u₂]-⸢še⸣-ṣa-⸢am⸣-ma ⸢DUMU⸣.[MUNUS] {⸢d⸣}30 qa-rit-tu DINGIR-⸢us⸣-sa tu-ṣa-a ⸢tu⸣-[...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢an⸣-ni-šu-⸢nu⸣ x [x (x)] x-⸢ku⸣ qab-lu x x (x) TI BAD x [...] | |
| 4 | [...]-lu ku-⸢uṣ-ṣu-ra⸣-ku a-nun-tu il-lak [...] | |
| 5 | {[d}U.GUR qar]-⸢ra⸣-du la pa-du-⸢u₂⸣ gaš-ri DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢ŠEŠ⸣.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ ṣa-bit ⸢ab⸣-[bu-ut-ti-ia ...] | |
| 6 | {[d}15 x] a-nun-⸢tu be⸣-let {uru}LIMMU₂-DINGIR tul-la-a-ta ⸢iš⸣-pa-a-⸢ti⸣ i-ŠID/MES-x [...] | |
| 7 | [x x] x šal-⸢pat⸣ [x x] u₂-ḫa-am-maṭ nab-lu mu-ma-⸢ʾi⸣-[...] | |
| 8 | {⸢d⸣}IŠKUR GU₂.GAL ⸢AN⸣-[e u] ⸢KI⸣-tim DUNGU ri-iḫ-ṣi e-li-šu₂ [iš-gu-um ...] | |
| 9 | ⸢ina⸣ tu-kul-ti DINGIR.[MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] EN.MEŠ-ia a-bu-ut ERIM.ḪI.A {m}⸢um⸣-man-[al-da-si ...] | |
| 10 | a-na er-bet-ti ša₂-⸢a⸣-[ri] ⸢taḫ⸣-ta-⸢a⸣-šu₂ aš₂-kun u₄-um-šu₂ u₂-x [...] | |
| 11 | u₂-ša₂-tir-ma ⸢UGU ša₂⸣ maḫ-ri a-bu-ba-niš as-pu-un ⸢IZI⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | ina li-me-et u₄-mi₃-⸢im⸣-ma {uru}šu-ša₂-an aṣ-bat {[d}MUŠ₃.EREN ...] | |
| 13 | DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} u₃ {d}15.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-še-ṣa-am-ma šal-la-ti-iš am-⸢nu⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | ⸢NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ⸣ NIG₂.GA.MEŠ LUGAL.MEŠ-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ maḫ-ru-u₂-ti a-di ṭa-ʾa-a-⸢ti KUR⸣.[KUR ša a-na kit-ri id-di-nu ...] | |
| 15 | [ina tukul]-⸢ti AN⸣.ŠAR₂ {d}30 {⸢d⸣}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}EN {d}AG {d}15 ša₂ NINA{ki} {d}15 ša₂ LIMMU₂-DINGIR{ki} ... DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 16 | 1-⸢et⸣ [MU].⸢AN⸣.NA {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} as-⸢pu⸣-un ša₂-ni-tu MU.AN.NA u₂-ḫal-⸢liq⸣-[ši 3-tum ša₂ {m}um-man-al-da-si ...] | |
| 17 | [ina ṣi]-⸢it⸣ pi-i-šu₂-nu ša₂ la uš-pe-e-lu šal-pu₂-tim {lu₂}e-⸢la⸣-[me-e ...] | |
| 18 | [ina tukul]-⸢ti⸣ AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN {d}AG {d}U.GUR DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia a-na x [...] | |
| 19 | {⸢uru⸣}ba-ši-mu {uru}ba-nu-nu URU LUGAL-ti ša {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} ša ⸢na⸣-[...] | |
| 20 | [ina] ⸢qi₂⸣-bit AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN {d}AG {d}U.GUR ša u₂-tak-ki-lu-⸢in⸣-[ni ...] | |
| 21 | ⸢ŠU⸣.II {d}na-na-a {d}URU₃-INIM-sa {d}UNUG{ki}a-a-⸢i⸣-[tu ...] | |
| 22 | {⸢d⸣}DUMU.E₂ {uru}ma-la-ki ša ṣi-in-nu e-la-mu-[u₂ ...] | |
| 23 | {[m]}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ la ke-e-nu ša MUN e-pu-⸢šu⸣-uš aš₂-⸢ku⸣-[nu-uš a-na LUGAL-ut KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ...] | |
| 24 | KUR URI{ki} {kur}kal-du {kur}a-ru-mu {kur}kar₂-{d}dun-ia₂-aš₃ ša ip-⸢ri⸣-[...] | |
| 25 | ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ep-še-te₉-e-šu₂ lem-ne₂-e-ti ip-pal-su-ma ina AN [...] | |
| 26 | [mu]-⸢nar⸣-ri-ṭu LUGAL-u-ti an-nu kab-tu e-mid-⸢su⸣ [...] | |
| 27 | [ina u₄-me-šu₂] ⸢e₂⸣-mes-lam ⸢ša LUGAL⸣ pa-ni ⸢maḫ⸣-ri-⸢ia e⸣-[pu-šu₂ ...] | |
| 28 | [...] x x [...] | |
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