Ashurbanipal 232 (Q008320)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 232 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008320 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse Column i [0:3] i 1i 1–i 33 | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the] four [qua]rters (of the world); [offspring of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer] and Akkad; [descendant of Sennacherib, king of the world, king of As]syria — |
| Obverse Column i [3:6] i 44–i 66 | [The great gods in their assembly determined a favorable destiny] as my lot [(and) they granted me a broad mind (and) allowed] my [mi]nd [to learn all of the scribal arts]. They [glorifie]d [the mention of my name (and) made my lordship greater than (those of all other) kings who sit on (royal) daises]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:3] ii 1ii 1–ii 33 | The word of the god Sîn, which [he had spoken] i[n distant days, he now revealed to the people of a later generation]. H[e allowed] the temple of the god Sîn — which [Shalmaneser (III), son of Ashurnasirpal (II), a king of the past (who had come) before me, had built — to become] old [and he entrusted (its renovation) to me]. |
| Obverse Column ii [3:7] ii 44–ii 77 | [I removed its dilapidated section(s)] by the command of the gods Sîn (and) N[usku. I made its structure larger than the one in the days of the past. I built (and) completed (it)] from [its] foun[dation(s) to its crenellations. Inside it, I built] Em[elamana, the temple of the god Nusku, the exalted vizier, which no king of the past (who had come) before me had built. I roofed them with long] be[ams of cedar]. |
| Obverse Column iii [0:3] iii 1'1'–iii 3'3' | [(As for) the one who destroys an inscribed object bearing my name, makes (it) disappear by some crafty device, (or) does not place (it)] wit[h an inscribed object bearing his name, may] the great gods [of heaven and netherworld overthrow his kingship (and) make] his name (and) seed [disappear from the land]. |
| Obverse Column iii [3:9] iii 4'4'–iii 9'9' | In order to exact revenge [...]. At that time, the goddess Uṣur-am[āssa ...] the might of the grea[t] gods [...] the goddess Ištar of Akka[d, ...], the goddess Nanāya, [...], the goddess Anu[nītu, ...] |
| Obverse Column iv [0:5] iv 1'1'–iv 5'5' | [...] ... [...] his [s]hrines (and) to plunder his people [... (the goddess Nanāya) who wen]t to live in the land Elam, [...] relented [...] made the return trip. |
| Obverse Column iv [5:10] iv 6'6'–iv 10'10' | [...] became a forest and [...] cut down and [...] established his daises [...] and gods, as many as (there were) with [he]r, [... made (them) dwe]ll (on their) eternal dais(es). |
| Obverse Column iv [10:16] iv 11'11'–iv 16'16' | [..., who we]nt to live in the land Elam, which [... who]se mountings had become old, tho[se] gods [..., the goddess] Anunītu, [...] their goddesses I carried off to Assyria. (iv 15´) [...] ... between it [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} MAN] ⸢kib⸣-rat LIMMU₂-tim | |
| 2 | [E₃ lib₃-bi {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ MAN KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} MAN KUR EME.GI₇] ⸢u₃ URI⸣{ki} | |
| 3 | [ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN kiš-ša₂-ti MAN KUR AN].ŠAR₂{ki} | |
| 4 | [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ina UKKIN-šu₂-nu ši-mat SIG₅-tim i-šim-mu] ⸢šim⸣-ti | |
| 5 | [uz-nu ra-pa-aš₂-tum iš-ru-ku-u-ni kul-lat ṭup-šar-ru-ti u₂-ša₂-ḫi-zu ka]-⸢ra⸣-ši | |
| 6 | [e-li LUGAL.MEŠ a-šib pa-rak-ki zi-kir MU-ia u₂-šar-ri]-⸢ḫu⸣ | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | a-⸢mat {d}30 ša₂ ul⸣-[tu₂ u₄-me ru-qu-ti iq-bu-u e-nen-na u₂-kal-lim UN.MEŠ ar-ku-u-ti] | |
| 2 | E₂ {d}30 ⸢ša⸣ {m}{⸢d⸣}[sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ A {m}aš-šur-PAP-IBILA LUGAL pa-ni maḫ-ri-ia e-pu-šu₂] | |
| 3 | la-ba-riš ⸢u₂⸣-[ša₂-lik-ma u₂-šad-gi-la pa-nu-u-a] | |
| 4 | ina a-mat {d}30 {d}⸢nusku⸣ [an-ḫu-us-su ad-ke e-li ša u₄-me pa-ni šu-bat-su u₂-rap-piš] | |
| 5 | ul-⸢tu₂ UŠ₈⸣-[šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-be₂-e-šu₂ ar-ṣip u₂-šak-lil] | |
| 6 | ⸢e₂-me⸣-[lam₂-an-na E₂ {d}nusku SUKKAL MAḪ ša LUGAL pa-ni maḫ-ri-ia la e-pu-šu₂ ab-na-a qe₂-reb-šu₂] | |
| 7 | GIŠ.[UR₃.MEŠ {giš}EREN MAḪ.MEŠ u₂-šat-ri-ṣa UGU-šu₂-un (...)] | |
| iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢it-ti⸣ [MU.SAR-e ši-ṭir MU-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu] | |
| 2' | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂ AN-e u KI-tim LUGAL-us-su lis-ki-pu] | |
| 3' | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-⸢šu₂⸣ [ina KUR lu-ḫal-li-qu] | |
| 4' | a-na tur-ri tuk-te-e [...] | |
| 5' | ina u₄-me-šu₂ {d}URU₃-⸢INIM⸣-[sa ...] | |
| 6' | da-na-an DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 7' | {d}INANNA a-ga-⸢de₃⸣{[ki} ...] | |
| 8' | {d}na-na-a [...] | |
| 9' | {d}a-nu-[ni-tum ...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x x [x] x [x] | |
| 2' | [...] ⸢eš⸣-re-e-ti-šu₂ ša₂-⸢lal⸣ UN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3' | [... il-li]-ku u₂-ši-bu ⸢qe₂-reb⸣ {kur}e-lam-te | |
| 4' | [...] x ir-ša₂-a sa-⸢li⸣-mu | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ir⸣-ša₂-a ta-a-a-ar-tu | |
| 6' | [...] e-mu-u {giš}TIR-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 7' | [...] x ik-ši-iṭ-ma | |
| 8' | [...] x u₂-kin BARA₂.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 9' | [...] x u DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ ma-la it-ti-⸢ša₂⸣ | |
| 10' | [... u₂-šar]-⸢me BARA₂⸣ da-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 11' | [... il]-⸢li-ku⸣ u₂-ši-bu qe₂-reb {⸢kur⸣}ELAM ša MU-[...] | |
| 12' | [...] x il-bi-ru iḫ-ze-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ an-⸢nu⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 13' | [... {d]}⸢a⸣-nu-ni-tum | |
| 14' | [...] {⸢d}15.MEŠ-⸢šu₂-nu aš₂-lu-la ana⸣ KUR aš-šur | |
| 15' | [...] x x ⸢bi-ri⸣-šu₂ | |
| 16' | [...] x-tim | |
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