Ashurbanipal 265 (Q008354)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Aqar (Der) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 265 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q008354 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Aqar (Der) |
| Coordinates | 33.1095, 45.9479 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap5 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] 1'1'–2'2' | [At that time], I sought the (original) emplacement [of Edimgalkalama, (which is inside (the city) Dēr), the temple of Great Anu], the gr[eat] lord, [my lord, which had become old, ...] ... [I had (it) (re)built anew] with the craf[t of the god Kulla, …, (and) ma]de (it) high as a mountain. |
| Obverse [2:7] 3'3'–7'7' | On account of this, [may] Great Anu, the exalted lord, [look upon this] wor[k with pleasure]. Determine [for me — Ash]urbanipal, king of Assyria, the ruler who reveres you — as my fate, a long life, fulln[ess of old age, good health, ha]ppiness, and a bright spirit. Make me stand [ov]er my [enem]ies in mighty victor[ies]. To drive off my enemies ... [...]. Make [the foundation(s) of] my [royal throne] as secure as a mountain! Make [my reign] as f[irm] as heaven and netherworld! |
| Obverse [7:9] 8'8'–9'9' | [May any futu]re [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)] wit[h his (own) royal inscription]! Great Anu will (then) listen to his [prayer]s. |
| Obverse [9:15] 10'10'–15'15' | (But) as for the one who eras[es] my inscribed name by some crafty device, [(or) destroys my royal inscription], (or) changes its position, or [does] n[ot place (it)] with his (own) royal inscription, [...] ... dismantles my construction, [may] Great Anu, the exal[ted] lord, [...] di’u-disease and anxiety, together with his family, [...] to destroy his people, to carry off [..., ...]. May he make [his name (and) his descendant(s)] disappear [from the lands], and h[ave] no [pity on him]! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [e₂-dim-gal-kalam-ma (ša₂ qe₂-reb BAD₃.AN{ki)} E₂ AN.GAL] EN ⸢GAL⸣ [EN-ia ša₂ la-ba-riš il-li-ku-ma] | |
| 2' | [...] x x x x ⸢aš₂-ra⸣-ti-šu₂ ⸢aš₂-te-ʾe⸣ ina ⸢ši-pir⸣ {[d}kulla eš-šiš u₂-še-piš-ma] | |
| 3' | [... u₂]-⸢zaq-qir₃ ḫur-sa-niš a-na⸣ šat-ti AN.GAL EN ṣi-i-ri ši-⸢pir⸣ [ša₂-a-šu₂ ḫa-diš lip-pa-lis-ma] | |
| 4' | [ia-a-ti {m}AN].⸢ŠAR₂⸣-DU₃-IBILA LUGAL KUR aš-⸢šur⸣ NUN pa-liḫ-ka TI u₄-me SU₃.MEŠ še-⸢be₂⸣-[e lit-tu-tu] | |
| 5' | [ṭu-ub UZU ḫu]-⸢ud⸣ lib₃-bi na-⸢ma-ri ka-bat-ti⸣ ši-i-mi₃ ši-ma-ti ina ⸢li-i⸣-[ti u da-na-ni] | |
| 6' | [EDIN na-ki]-ri-ia šu-zi-za-⸢an-ni⸣-ma ku-šu-du a-a-bi-ia me-e-x [...] | |
| 7' | [SUḪUŠ {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL]-⸢u₂⸣-ti-ia u₂-ḫum-⸢meš šur-ši-di it⸣-ti ⸢AN⸣-e ⸢u₃ KI⸣-tim ki-⸢i⸣-[ni BALA-u₂-a] | |
| 8' | [a-a-um-ma NUN] ⸢EGIR⸣ ša₂ ina u₄-me BALA-šu₂ ši-pir ša₂-⸢a-šu₂⸣ in-na-⸢ḫu⸣ an-ḫu-us-⸢su⸣ [lu-ud-diš] | |
| 9' | [šu-mi₃ it-ti MU-šu₂] ⸢liš-ṭur⸣ MU.SAR-⸢u₂⸣-a li-mur-⸢ma I₃⸣.GIŠ lip-šu-uš {⸢udu}SISKUR BAL-qi₂ it-ti⸣ [MU.SAR-e-šu₂] | |
| 10' | [liš-kun ik-ri-bi]-⸢i⸣-šu₂ AN.⸢GAL⸣ i-⸢šem⸣-me ša₂ šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ru ina ši-pir ni-kil-ti i-pa-⸢aš⸣-[ši-ṭu] | |
| 11' | [MU.SAR-u₂-a i-ab-ba-tu] ⸢u₃⸣ lu-u a-šar-šu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-nak-ka-ru-ma it-ti MU.SAR-e-šu₂ ⸢la⸣ [i-šak-kan] | |
| 12' | [...] x ⸢rik⸣-sa-ti-ia u₂-paṭ-ṭa-ru AN.GAL EN ṣi-⸢i⸣-[ru ...] | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢di-ʾi u₃ di⸣-lip-ti ša₂-a-šu₂ ga-du ⸢kim⸣-ti-i-šu₂ x [...] | |
| 14' | [...] x a-na ⸢ḫa⸣-pe-⸢e⸣ UN.MEŠ-šu₂ a-na ša₂-la-⸢la⸣ [...] | |
| 15' | [MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-na KUR.KUR] li-ḫal-liq-ma a-a ⸢ir⸣-[ši-šu₂ re-e-mu] |
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