Ashurbanipal 233 (Q008321)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 233 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008321 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [two tall obelisks cast with] s[hiny zaḫal]û-metal, [whose weight was 2,500 talents (and which) stood at a temple gate, I r]ippe[d (them) from where they were erected and took (them) to Assyria]. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | [On my return march, ... the peopl]e from the midst of the sea [...] deed[s ...] these [...]. At a distance of one month (and) twenty days (journey) into the mi[dst of the se]a and on dry land, [I added] territo[ry to that of the kings, my ancestors, and ruled (it)]. |
| Obverse [5:11] o 6'6'–o 11'11' | [By the command of] the deities Aššur, Sîn, Šamaš, Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, Ištar of Nineveh, Ištar of Arbela, Ninurta, [... whom] ... the goddess Nanāya, the honored daughter, their beloved, had nom[inated ..., I cut off the head of] Teumman, the presumptuous king of the land Elam, who to the god(dess) [...] I slew his warriors [withou]t number. I [captured his fighting men] ali[ve]. (10´) I fi[lled the plain of the city Susa with the]ir bodies like baltu-plant(s) and ašāgu-plant(s) [... f]led to me (and) grasped my feet [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| o | ||
| 1' | 2 {giš}tim-me MAḪ.MEŠ pi-tiq za-ḫa]-⸢le-e eb⸣-[bi ša 2 LIM 5 ME GUN KI.LA₂-šu₂-nu man-za-az KA₂ E₂.KUR] | |
| 2' | [ul-tu man-zal-ti-šu₂-nu] ⸢as-suḫ⸣-[ma al-qa-a a-na KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki]} | |
| 3' | [i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia ...] x x [... UN].MEŠ MURUB₄ tam-⸢tim A⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [...] x ep-še-⸢ti⸣ [x x] x an-na-a-⸢ti e⸣-[...] | |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ma⸣-lak ITI 20 u₄-me ina ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [tam]-⸢tim⸣ u na-ba-li mi-iṣ-⸢ru⸣ [e-li ša LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia u₂-rad-di-ma a-bel] | |
| 6' | [ina qi₂-bit] AN.ŠAR₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}EN {d}AG {d}15 ša₂ NINA{ki} {d}15 ša₂ LIMMU₂-DINGIR{ki} {d}MAŠ {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 7' | [...] x x {d}na-na-a DUMU.MUNUS ka-bit-tu₂ na-ram-ti-šu₂-nu iz-ku-[ru ...] | |
| 8' | [ak-kis SAG.DU] {⸢m}te-um⸣-man LUGAL {kur}e-lam-ti mul-tar-ḫu ša₂ a-na {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 9' | [... ina] ⸢la⸣ mi₃-ni a-duk qu-ra-di-šu₂ ina qa-ti bal-⸢ṭu⸣-[u-ti u₂-ṣab-bit mun-daḫ-ṣe-e-šu₂] | |
| 10' | [šal-ma-a-ti-šu₂]-⸢nu ki-ma⸣ {giš}DIḪ₃ u {giš}KIŠI₁₆ u₂-⸢mal⸣-[la-a ta-mir-ti {uru}šu-ša₂-an] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢in-nab-ta⸣ iṣ-ba-ta GIR₃.II-⸢ia⸣ [...] | |
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