Ashurbanipal 255 (Q008344)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Warka (Uruk) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 255 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008344 |
| Collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Warka (Uruk) |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
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 [0:5] 11–55 | ... [...] in Esagi[l ...]. When that light [...] the good of Ashurbanipal, king of the land[s ...]. Let him daily ... [(...)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | ⸢a⸣-na {⸢d}INANNA⸣ UNUG{ki} e-tel-lat AN-e u KI-tim ga-šir-ti DINGIR.MEŠ ṣi-ir-ti | |
| 2 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina ṣi-tan u ši-la-an ur-tu ta-nam-di-nu ta-šak-kan ši-⸢ki-in-ša₂⸣ | |
| 3 | i-lat tam-ha-ri ez-ze-ti ša₂ ina qe₂-reb te-še-e a-šam-ša₂-niš i-su-ur-ru | |
| 4 | a-li-kat₂ i-di LUGAL mi-gir-i-ša₂ mu-ra-si-⸢bat⸣ ga-re-e-šu₂ | |
| 5 | be-let KUR.KUR ha-mi-mat par-ṣe muš-te-ši-rat gi-mir šu-luh-hu | |
| 6 | a-ši-bat e₂-nir-gal₂-{d}a-nim ša₂ qe₂-reb e₂-an-na be-el-ti GAL-ti GAŠAN-šu₂ | |
| 7 | {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur LUGAL kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ NUN la ša₂-na-an | |
| 8 | ša₂ ul-tu tam-tim e-liti a-di tam-tim šap-liti i-be₂-lu-ma gi-mir ma-lik u₂-šak-niš še-pu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ša₂ e-li {uru}ṣur-ru ša₂ qa-bal tam-tim e-liti u NI.TUK{ki} ša₂ qa-bal tam-tim šap-liti | |
| 10 | ni-ri be-lu-ti-šu₂ u₂-kin-nu-u₂-ma i-šu-ṭu ab-ša₂-an-šu₂ ša₂ ep-še-tu-u₂-šu₂ e-li kal DINGIR.MEŠ ṭa-a-ba | |
| 11 | e-li ṣal-mat SAG.DU du-uš-šu-pa-tu SIPA-u₂-su ša₂ ina BALA-šu₂ {d}IŠKUR ŠEG₃.MEŠ-šu₂ {d}e₂-a nag-bi-šu₂ | |
| 12 | a-na ma-ti-šu₂ uš-tab-ru-u₂ ina ṭuh-du u meš-re-e iš-te-ne₂-ʾ-u₂ UN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 13 | gi-mir um-ma-ni-šu₂ ṭuh-hu-du i-ru-uš-šu₂ da-ad₂-me-šu₂ DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-ŠEŠ-SUM.NA LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 14 | LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur GIR₃.NITA₂ TIN.TIR{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.GI₇ u URI{ki} mu-še-šib TIN.TIR{ki} e-piš e₂-sag-il₂ | |
| 15 | mu-ud-diš eš-re-e-te kul-lat ma-ha-zi ša₂ ina qer-bi-ši-na iš-tak-ka-nu si-ma-a-ti | |
| 16 | DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SU LUGAL GAL LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR aš-šur-ma ina BALA-e-a EN GAL {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 17 | ina ri-ša₂-a-ti a-na TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢i-ru⸣-[um-ma] sat-tuk-ku e₂-sag-il₂ u DINGIR.MEŠ TIN.TIR{ki} u₂-kin | |
| 18 | ki-din-nu-tu TIN.TIR{ki} ak-ṣur aš₂-šu₂ dan-nu a-na SIG la ha-ba-lu {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA | |
| 19 | ŠEŠ ta-li-mi₃ a-na LUGAL-u₂-⸢tu⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ap-qid u ši-pir e₂-sag-il₂ la qa-ta-[a] | |
| 20 | u₂-šak-lil ina KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.GI u ni-siq-ti NA₄.MEŠ e₂-sag-il₂ az-nun-ma ki-ma ⸢ši⸣-[ṭir bu-ru-mu] | |
| 21 | u₂-nam-mir e₂-umuš-a u₃ ša₂ eš-re-e-te ka-li-ši-na hi-bil-ta-ši-na u₂-šal-lim | |
| 22 | e-li kul-lat ⸢ma-ha-zi⸣ u₂-šat-ri-ṣi an-dul-lu₄ ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma E₂.GAR₈ e₂-⸢an-na⸣ si-hir-ti [...] | |
| 23 | ša₂ la-ba-riš il-lik-u-ma i-qu-pu ik-kam₂-ru aš₂-ra-ti-šu₂-nu aš₂-te-ʾe-[ma eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma] | |
| 24 | [u₂]-⸢šak⸣-lil-ma ki-ma ša₂-di-i ul-la-a re-ši-šu-un a-na šat-ti {⸢d}INANNA⸣ UNUG{ki} GAŠAN GAL-[ti] | |
| 25 | ⸢ši⸣-pir ša₂-a-šu₂ ha-diš lip-pa-lis-ma ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL KUR aš-šur NUN pa-lih-šu₂ a-mat da-⸢mi⸣-[iq-ti-ia] | |
| 26 | liš-ša₂-kin šap-tu-uš-ša₂ TI UD.MEŠ SU₃.MEŠ še-be₂-e lit-tu-tu ṭu-ub UZU hu-⸢ud⸣ [lib₃-bi li-šim ši-ma-ti] | |
| 27 | u₃ ša₂ {m}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU-GI.NA LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ŠEŠ ta-lim-ia UD.MEŠ-šu₂ li-ri-ku liš-[bi bu-ʾa-ri] | |
| 28 | ⸢a⸣-a-um-ma NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-e-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-⸢su⸣ [lu-diš] | |
| 29 | ⸢šu-mi₃⸣ it-ti MU-šu₂ liš-ṭur MU.SAR-u-a li-mur-ma I₃.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {⸢udu}SISKUR⸣ BAL-qi₂ | |
| 30 | ⸢it⸣-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ liš-kun ik-ri-bi-šu₂ {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} i-šem-me ša₂ šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂ la i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru | |
| 31 | MU.SAR-u-a i-a-ab-ba-tu lu-u a-šar-šu₂ u₂-nak-ka-ru-ma it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ la i-šak-ka-nu | |
| 32 | {d}INANNA UNUG{ki} GAŠAN GAL-ti ag-giš lik-kil-me-šu₂-ma MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR.KUR li-hal-liq-ma a-a ir-ši-šu₂ re-e-mu |
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