Ashurbanipal 238 (Q008326)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 238 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008326 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1'1'–o 9'9' | [...] my [... the beginning of (my) r]eign [... ins]ide the land of the Kassites (5´) [...] their counsel changed [...], the king of Assyria, [...], who had [not b]owed down to my yoke, [...] pours out ...s [...] constantly did [...] he was uttering hostilities [towards Assyria]. |
| Obverse [9:16] o 10'10'–o 16'16' | [I, Ashur]banipal, strong king, king of Assyria, [...] ... [..., w]ho was quick with reliable words, [...] I sent him [to] the city Qirbit and [... I made] him take [the road. (15´) ...] I sent and [... t]hem. |
| Reverse [0:11] r 1r 1–r 1111 | [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... he made (his troops) enter and [...] ... they seized (and) conquered, and (rev. 5) [...] ... they killed with the sword [...] ... and [...] their leader [...] and, in order not to see him, [...] he hung [... on poles] and surrounded the city (with them) (rev. 10) [...] to Nineveh [...] ... he gleefully rejoiced. |
| Reverse [11:16] r 1212–r 1616 | [...] ... kingship [..., wh]o cut(s) down his foes, [...] distant ...s (rev. 15) [...] may he be fully satisfied with (his) life [...] ... |
| Reverse [16:19] r 1717–r 1919 | (No translation possible) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x-u₂-a | |
| 3' | [... MU.SAG].⸢NAM⸣.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG].⸢NAM⸣.LUGAL.LA MU.SAG].⸢NAM⸣.LUGAL.LA | |
| 4' | [... qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ KUR kaš-ši-i | |
| 5' | [...] x iš-ta-ni mi-lik-šu₂-un | |
| 6' | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 7' | [... la] ⸢ik⸣-nu-šu₂ a-na ni-ri-ia | |
| 8' | [...] x DA GAR₃.MEŠ i-tab-ba-ku | |
| 9' | [...] x i-te-ep-pu-šu₂ i-dab-bu-ub ze-rat | |
| 10' | [KUR aš-šur{ki} a-na-ku {m}AN.ŠAR₂]-DU₃-IBILA LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 11' | [...] SIG₅ U₂ GAL U₂ MU e-mid/pap re-ši-ia | |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ša iḫ⸣-mu-ṭu da-ba-bi ki-i-nu | |
| 13' | [... a-na] {⸢uru⸣}qir-bi-ti aš₂-pur-šu₂-ma | |
| 14' | [... ḫar-ra-na u₂-ša₂]-⸢aṣ⸣-bit-su | |
| 15' | [...] x ⸢aš₂⸣-pur-ma | |
| 16' | [...]-⸢su⸣-un | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] x | |
| 2 | [...] x-ra-niš | |
| 3 | [...] x ⸢U₂⸣ x ⸢u₂⸣-še-rib-ma | |
| 4 | [...]-⸢ta⸣-din iṣ-ba-⸢tu⸣ ik-šu-du-ma | |
| 5 | [...] x-nu i-na-ru i-na {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ | |
| 6 | [...] x-nu u₂-šal/sal-liḫ-ma | |
| 7 | [...] x a-li-ki pa-ni-šu₂-un | |
| 8 | [...]-ma a-na la ba-ri-i-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 9 | [... ina {giš}ga-ši-ši] i-lu-ul-ma URU u₂-šal-⸢mi⸣ | |
| 10 | [...] x a-na qe₂-reb ni-nu₂-a{ki} | |
| 11 | [...] x ⸢KI⸣ x GAL-a ḫa-diš i-ri-ša₂ | |
| 12 | [...]-ru-bu LUGAL-u₂-ti | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢mu⸣-šam-qi₂-tu ga-re-šu₂ | |
| 14 | [...] x.MEŠ ⸢ru⸣-qu-ti | |
| 15 | [...] x TIN liš-bi | |
| 16 | [...] x-ri-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢MU⸣-AN-NA | |
| 18 | [...] x-ga-a | |
| 19 | [...]-⸢ti⸣ | |
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