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Ashurbanipal 1029 (Q009297)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal 1029 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009297 |
| 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 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na {d}U.GUR qar-ra-du git₂-ma-lum dan-dan-nu DINGIR.MEŠ ma-am-lu a-ša₂-re-du EN ga-aš₂-ru (...)] ṣi-⸢ra⸣-[x (x)] | To the god Nergal, the perfect warrior, the mighty one, the gods, the wild bull, the strong lord, ... |
| 2 | [LUGAL tam-ḫa-ri be-el a-ba-ri u₃ dun-ni be-el a-bu-bi ša₂]-⸢kin⸣ na-as-[pan-ti] | The king of the steppe, the lord of the stele, and Dunni, the Lord of the Apsu, are present. |
| 3 | [DUMU {d}EN.LIL₂ ṣi-i-ru ga-aš₂-ru DINGIR.MEŠ ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu₂ bu-kur₂ {d}ku-tu]-⸢šar⸣ šar-ra-tum ⸢GAL⸣-[tum] | [the son of the god Enlil, the exalted, the mighty, the gods, his brothers, the son of] the god Kutušar, the great king, |
| 4 | [ša A₂.II LUGAL mi-gir-i-šu₂ il-lak-u₂-ma i-na-ar-ru ga-re-e-šu₂ u₂-šam]-⸢qa⸣-tu₄ a-[a-bi] | (As for) the one who goes at the side of the king, his companion, and burns his corpse, he makes the enemies bow down. |
| 5 | [ina šib-ṭi i-ga-mi₃-lu NUN pa-liḫ₃-šu₂ i-šar-ra-ku]-⸢uš⸣ da-na-nu ⸢u li⸣-[i]-⸢tu⸣ | The prince, who reveres him, will be victorious. May he live! |
| 6 | [a-šib e₂-mes-lam ki-iṣ-ṣu el-lu ša qe₂-reb GU₂.DU₈.A]{⸢ki⸣} EN GAL-[e] EN-⸢šu⸣ | [(As for) the one who resides in Emeslam, the pure and pure place which is inside Cutha, the great lord, his lor]d, |
| 7 | [a-na-ku {m}aš-šur-DU₃-A LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR] ⸢AN⸣.ŠAR₂{ki} ⸢LUGAL⸣ [kib]-⸢rat⸣ LIMMU₂-⸢tim⸣ | [I, Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king], king of the world, [king of Assyria, king] of the four quarters (of the world), |
| 8 | [DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-AŠ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki} DUMU DUMU {m}{d}30-PAP.MEŠ-SU] LUGAL ŠU₂ [LUGAL] ⸢KUR⸣ AN.ŠAR₂{⸢ki⸣} | [son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king] of Assyria, [son] of Sennacherib, [king of] the world (and) king [of] Ass[yr]ia. |
| 9 | [NUMUN da-ru-u₂ ša LUGAL-ti a-na ku-un-ni sat-tuk-ki za-na-an eš-re-e-ti] ⸢iḫ⸣-šu-ḫu-in-ni ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | [(As for) the eternal seed of my royal majesty that I have established as a sattukku-priestess, the one who fills the shrines], the great gods |
| 10 | [AN.ŠAR₂ {d}NIN.LIL₂ u {d}U.GUR DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ u₂-kin-nu SUḪUŠ {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti-ia] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-te-ru ⸢EN-u₂-ti⸣ | [I established the foundations of the throne of my royal majesty by (the gods) Aššīr, Mullissu, and Nergal, the great gods, (and) imposed (them) upon my lordly] dominion. |
| 11 | [a-na tu-ur gi-mil-li LUGAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia UGU kul-lat na-ki-ri-ia] u₂-šar-bu-u {giš}[TUKUL].MEŠ-ia | [(As for) the one who alters the oath of the kings, my ancestors, over all of my enemies], (and) makes [my] weapons greater, |
| 12 | [...] ⸢zi⸣-kir-šu-nu ⸢la šaḫ⸣-tu | ... their ..., without ceasing(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [...] x ID x [(x)] x-ma | ... ... and(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 14 | [...] x e-liš u šap-liš | above and below(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [...] ⸢uk⸣-ki-pa a-⸢dan⸣-nu | ... he smote, when(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [... šal-pu₂-tim {lu₂}e-la-me]-⸢e⸣ iq-bu-u₂ pu-ḫur-šu₂-un | [... the Elamite]s said a supplication to them: |
| 17 | [...] in-nam-ba-a ši-ma-a-⸢ti⸣ | ... he drew up ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [... {giš}TUKUL] ⸢la⸣ pa-du-u₂ u₂-šat-me-ḫu rit-tu-u-[a] | [... he made] my hands tremble with a weapon that was not mine. |
| 19 | [...] ⸢i⸣-da-at le-mut-ti-[šu] | ... his evil ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 20 | [...] x AD dan-ni šul-pu-ut {⸢uru⸣}[...] | ... strong father, the shepherd of the city ... |
| 21 | [...] x iš-te-niš [...] | ... together ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 22 | [...] x qi₂-bit-sa [...] | ... her command(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 23 | [...] x KUR [...] | ... land(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 24 | [...] x x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [x] | |
| 2' | [ša ... MU-šu] ⸢i⸣-šaṭ-⸢ṭa⸣-[ru] | [Whoever ...] writes [his] name(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [...] x [x x (x)] u₂-ḫal-[la-qu] | ... they destroyed(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 4' | [... la na]-⸢par⸣-ka-a ⸢NAM⸣.UŠ₂.⸢MEŠ ina KUR⸣-šu₂ liš-tab-ri liš-gi-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x] | [... without] you, may the heroes in his land smite (and) destroy him. |
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