Ashurbanipal 263 (Q008352)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Warka (Uruk) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 263 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008352 |
| Collection | YBC 02180; HMA 9-01793; NBC 02507+? W 04444; Heidelberg - (W 20942) |
| 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 [0:6] 11–66 | For the goddess Ištar of Uruk, sovereign of heaven and netherworld, most powerful of the gods, exalted one, who executes the command she gives in the east and in the west, the fierce goddess of battle who whirls around in the melee like a dust storm, who marches at the side of the king, her favorite, (and) slays his foes, (5) mistress of the lands, who has gathered to herself (all) divine offices (and) administers correctly all purification rites, who dwells in Enirgalanim — which is inside Eanna — great lady, his lady: |
| Obverse [6:15] 77–1515 | 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; who imposed the yoke of his rulership upon the city Tyre — which is in the midst of the Upper Sea — and Dilmun — which is in the midst of the Lower Sea — (10) so that they bore his yoke (lit. “pulled his yoke-rope”); whose deeds are pleasing to all the gods (and) whose shepherdship is sweet to the black-headed people; during whose reign the god Adad made his rain (and) the god Ea his springs last a long time for his land, (who) continually seeks after his people with prosperity and wealth, whose people are all in a state of prosperity, and whose settlements rejoice; 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, who (re)settled Babylon, (re)built Esagil, (15) renovated the sanctuaries of all the cult centers, and constantly established appropriate procedures in them; grandson of Sennacherib, (who was) also great king, strong king, king of the world, (and) king of Assyria — |
| Obverse [15:21] 1616–2121 | During my reign, the great lord, the god Marduk, [entered] Babylon amidst rejoicing. I (re)confirmed the regular offerings for Esagil and the gods of Babylon. 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. I completed the work on Esagil which had not been finished. (20) I decorated Esagil with silver, gold, and precious stones and made Eumuša glisten like the [stars (lit. “writing”) of the firmament]. I repaired the damaged parts of all their sanctuaries (and) extended (my) protection over all cult centers. |
| Obverse [21:23] 2222–2323 | At that time, (with regard to) the enclosure wall of Ea[nn]a, the perimeter [...] which had become old, buckled, (and) a heap of ruin, I sought their (original) emplacement [and had (them) (re)built anew. I] completed (them), raising their tops (as high) as a mountain. |
| Obverse [23:27] 2424–2727 | On account of this, may the goddess Ištar of Uruk, the great lady, look upon this work with pleasure and may a go[od] word for me — Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria (and) prince who reveres her— be set upon her lips! [May she determine as my fate] a long life, fullness of old age, good health, (and) happ[iness]! Moreover, with regard to Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, king of Babylon, my favorite brother, may his days be long (and) may he be fully [satisfied with (his) good fortune]! |
| Obverse [27:29] 2828–2929 | May any future ruler, during the days of whose reign this work falls into disrepair, [renovate its] dilapidated sections! May he write my name with his (own) name, look at my royal inscription, anoint (it) with oil, offer a sacrifice, (and) place (my royal inscription) with his (own) royal inscription! The goddess Ištar of Uruk will (then) listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [29:32] 3030–3232 | (But) as for the one who does not write my name with his name, (or) destroys my royal inscription, or changes its position and does not place (it) with his (own) royal inscription, may the goddess Ištar of Uruk, great lady, glare at him angrily, make his name (and) his descendant(s) disappear from the lands, and have no pity on him! |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ḫa-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 ḫa-mi-mat par-ṣe muš-te-ši-rat gi-mir šu-luḫ-ḫu | |
| 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-liki 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 ṭuḫ-du u meš-re-e iš-te-ne₂-ʾu-u₂ UN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 13 | gi-mir um-ma-ni-šu₂ ṭuḫ-ḫu-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-ḫa-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 ḫa-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-ḫa-zi⸣ u₂-šat-ri-ṣi an-dul-lum ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma E₂.GAR₈ e₂-⸢an-na⸣ si-ḫir-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 ḫa-diš lip-pa-lis-ma ia-a-ti {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL KUR aš-šur NUN pa-liḫ-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 ḫu-⸢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-a-ri] | |
| 28 | ⸢a⸣-a-um-ma NUN EGIR-u₂ ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-e-šu₂ ši-pir šu-a-ti in-na-ḫu an-ḫu-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-ḫal-liq-ma a-a ir-ši-šu₂ re-e-mu |
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