Ashurbanipal 245 (Q008333)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon (Bābili) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 245 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008333 |
| Collection | Private Collection: de Clercq, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Babylon (Bābili) |
| Coordinates | 32.5434, 44.4222 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] 11–77 | Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), king of kings, ruler who has no rival, who rules from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea and has subjugated all rulers; (5) son of Esarhaddon, great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad; grandson of Sennacherib, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, I — |
| Obverse [7:12] 88–1212 | I completed the work on Esagil which (my) father who had engendered me had not finished. I (re)confirmed the regular offerings for Esagil and the gods of Babylon. (10) I (re-)established the privileged status of Babylon (and) appointed Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, my favorite brother, to the kingship of Babylon in order that the strong might not harm the weak. |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | At that time, I had Emaḫ, the temple of the goddess Ninmaḫ (or Bēlet-ilī) that is inside Babylon, (re)built anew. |
| Obverse [13:20] 1414–2020 | On account of this, may the goddess Ninmaḫ, the exalted lady, look upon my good deeds with pleasure and say good things about me daily before the god Bēl (Marduk) and the goddess Bēltīya (Zarpanītu)! May she determine as my fate a long life (and) make my reign as firm as heaven and netherworld! Moreover, with regard to Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, king of Babylon, my favorite brother, may his days be long and may he experience the fullness of old age! |
| Obverse [20:24] 2121–2424 | (But) as for the one who erases my inscribed name or the name of my favorite (brother) by some crafty device, (or) destroys my royal inscription, or changes its position, may the goddess Ninmaḫ speak evil of him before the god Bēl (and) the goddess Bēltīya and make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ | |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR aš-šur LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ | |
| 3 | NUN la ša₂-na-an DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA | |
| 4 | LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur | |
| 5 | GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} | |
| 6 | DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 7 | LUGAL ŠAR₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur a-na-ku-ma EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 8 | ša₂ ina BALA-e LUGAL mah-ri ina ma-har AD ba-ni-i-šu₂ | |
| 9 | u₂-ši-bu ina qe₂-reb bal-til{ki} ina u₄-me BALA-ia | |
| 10 | ina ri-ša₂-a-ti a-na TIN.TIR{ki} i-ru-um-ma | |
| 11 | sat-tuk-ki e₂-sag-il₂ u DINGIR.MEŠ TIN.TIR{ki} u₂-kin | |
| 12 | ki-din-nu-u₂-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ak-⸢ṣur⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢aš₂⸣-šu₂ dan-nu a-na SIG la ha-ba-li | |
| 14 | {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA ŠEŠ ta-li-me | |
| 15 | a-na LUGAL-u₂-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ap-qi₂-di | |
| 16 | u₃ ši-pir e₂-sag-⸢il₂ ša₂⸣ za-ru-u₂-a | |
| 17 | la ⸢u₂⸣-qa-at-tu-u₂ a-na-ku u₂-⸢šak⸣-lil | |
| 18 | ina u₄-me-šu₂-⸢ma⸣ di-ʾ-a-ni u ⸢BARA₂.MEŠ ša₂⸣ si-⸢hir⸣-ti | |
| 19 | e₂-sag-⸢il₂⸣ ki-i ⸢si⸣-ma-a-ti-šu₂-nu la-bi-ra-a-ti | |
| 20 | ina aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu lu-u ad-di a-na šat-⸢ti⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL | |
| 21 | ep-še-ti-ia dam-qa-a-⸢ti⸣ ha-di-iš IGI.BAR-ma | |
| 22 | TI u₄-me SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-tu ṭu-ub UZU | |
| 23 | u₃ hu-ud lib₃-bi li-šim ši-ma-ti | |
| 24 | u₃ ša₂ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 25 | ŠEŠ ta-lim-ia u₄-me-šu₂ li-ri-ku liš-bi bu-ʾ-a-ri | |
| 26 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u₄-me NUN ar-ku-u ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-šu₂ | |
| 27 | ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-diš | |
| 28 | šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur MU.SAR-u-a li-mur-ma | |
| 29 | I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR₂ BAL-qi₂ ina aš₂-ri-šu₂ liš-kun | |
| 30 | ik-ri-bi-i-šu₂ {d}AMAR.UTU i-šem-me [ša₂] šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru | |
| 31 | i-pa-aš₂-ši-ṭu MU.SAR-u₂-a i-ab-ba-tu | |
| 32 | lu-u a-šar-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU ag-gi-iš | |
| 33 | lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-na KUR.KUR ⸢li⸣-hal-liq |
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