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Ashurbanipal Library Colophon o (Q009335)
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Library Colophon o |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009335 |
| Language | Akkadian |
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-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na {d}AG IBILA git₂-ma-lu₄ pa-qid kiš-šat AN-e u KI-ti₃ | To Nabu, perfect heir, overseer of the entirety of heaven and earth, |
| 2 | ta-me-eh {giš}ZU.U₅ ṣa-bit GI tup-pi NAM-MEŠ | “Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens |
| 3 | mu-ur-rik u₄-me mu-bal-liṭ mi-i-ti | Who prolongs the days, who revives the dead, |
| 4 | ša₂-kin nu-ri ana UN.MEŠ e-ša₂-a-ti | Who provides light to the far-flung people |
| 5 | EN GAL-e EN-šu₂ {m}AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA NUN mi-gir AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN u {d}AG | Great Lord, his lord: Ashurbanipal, prince who loves Ashur, Bel and Nabû |
| 6 | SIPA za-nin eš-ret DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ mu-kin sat-tuk-ki-šin | shepherd who provides for the shrines of the great gods, establisher of the sattukkišu-priestess, |
| 7 | DUMU {m}AN.ŠAR₂-PAP-SUM-na LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} | son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria] |
| 8 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}{d}30-PAB-MEŠ-SU LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL {kur}aš-šur{ki} | descendant of Sin-ahhe-eriba, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria]. |
| 9 | a-na TIN ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ GID₂.DA U₄-MEŠ-šu₂ ša₂-lam NUMUN-šu₂ | For the preservation of his life, the prolongation of his days, the well-being of his seed |
| 10 | kun-ni SUHUŠ {giš}GU.ZA šar-ru-ti-šu₂ | Conveyor: the foundation of his royal throne. |
| 11 | še-me₂-e su-up-pi-šu₂ ma-ha-ri tes₂-li-ti-šu₂ | He who hears his prayers, before his prayer |
| 12 | la ma-ga-ri-šu₂ ana ŠU.MIN-šu₂ mul-le-e | Whose hands are unrivaled (in strength) |
| 13 | NAM.KU₃.ZU {d}e₂-a NAM.GALA ni-ṣir-ti ap-kal-lu₄ | Namkuzu of Ea, Namgala of the scepter, the apkallu-priest |
| 14 | ša a-na nu-uh ŠA₃-bi DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šu-lu-ku | Who is responsible for the well-being of the great gods |
| 15 | ki-i KA DUB.MEŠ-ni GABA.RI {kur}aš-šur{ki} u {kur}URI{ki} | According to the wording of tablets, copy from Assyria and Akkad. |
| 16 | i-na DUB-MEŠ aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-re-e-ma | I have written on tablets, checked, collated, and |
| 17 | i-na IM.GU₂.LA₂ e₂-zi-da E₂ {d}AG | in the wall of the Ezida, temple of Nabû |
| 18 | ša qe₂-reb {uru}NINA{ki} EN-ia u₂-kin | I established in Nineveh, my lord. |
| 19 | a-na šat-ti {d}AG LUGAL kiš-šat AN-e u KI-ti₃ | For the life of Nabû, king of the universe of heaven and earth |
| 20 | IM.GU₂.LA₂ šu-a-tu₂ ha-diš nap-lis-ma | “That mudbrick is swollen, tear out, and |
| 21 | ša AN.ŠAR₂-DU₃-IBILA re-e-šu pa-lih DINGIR-ti-ka u₄-me-šam | (Property) of Ashurbanipal, first-born son, who reveres your divinity daily. |
| 22 | ina ša₂-kan taq-rib-ti TI.LA-su qi₂-bi | In the place of prayer, speak his life! |
| 23 | lut-ta-id DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti | May I praise your great divinity, |
Sources & licences
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