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Ashurbanipal Library Colophon BAK 338/339 (Q009339)
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| Designation | Ashurbanipal Library Colophon BAK 338/339 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009339 |
| 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 | GIM LIBIR.RA.BI-šu ša₃-ṭir-ma BA.AN.E₃ | Written and checked according to its original. |
| 2 | a-na-ku {m}{d}aš-šur-DU₃.A šar ŠU₂ šar KUR aš-šur | I, Assurnasirpal, king of the world, lord of Assyria, |
| 3 | ša {d}AG u {d}LAL₂ GEŠTU.DAGAL-tu₂ iš-ru-ku-uš | Whom Nabû and Tašmetu have bestowed wisdom |
| 4 | i-hu-zu IGI.MIN ZALAG₂-tu ni-siq [ṭup-šar-ru-ti] | He acquired for himself shining eyes, the pinnacle of scholarship |
| 5 | ša ina LUGAL.MEŠ-ni a-lik IGI-ia | which among the kings who came before me |
| 6 | mam₂-ma šip-ru šu₂-a-tu₂ la i-[hu-zu] | No one has learned that secret |
| 7 | ne₂-me-eq {d}AG ti-kip sa-an-[tak]-ki | the wisdom of Nabû, the sealing of the santakku-vessel |
| 8 | ma-la ba-aš₂-mu ina DUB.MEŠ-ni aš₂-[ṭur] | As much as there is in our tablets I have written |
| 9 | as-niq ab-re-e-ma ana TI.LA-ia | I sought out (them) and (then) prayed to them for my life. |
| 10 | na-ṣir PA.AN.MEŠ-ia la GAL₂ GIG-ia | My limbs are not strong, my illness |
| 11 | DU SUHUŠ GIŠ.GU.ZA LUGAL-u-ti-a | The foundation of my royal throne |
| 12 | ina IM.GU₂.LA₂ E₂ {d}AG ša qe-reb AB.NA{ki} | in the imgula of the temple of Nabû which is inside Abna |
| 13 | EN GAL-e EN-ia a-na u₄-me ṣa-a-ti | [The great lord], my [lo]rd, [will b]less me in perpetuity. |
| 14 | u₂-kin ah-ra-taš šip-ru šu-a-tu | I established. That extispicy |
| 15 | {d}AG ha-diš nap-lis-ma ki-tar-ra-ba LUGAL-ti | May Nabû be glad and grant me kingship. |
| 16 | e-ma a-ša-su-ka qa-ti ṣa-bat | Wherever you are, hold my hand. |
| 17 | ina i-tal-lu-ki E₂-ka ka-a-an | When you come, your house is always in good condition. |
| 18 | u₂-ṣur kib-si-ia e-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu₂ | he made my knees bow down, wherever that request |
| 19 | E₂-ka šak-nu-ma kun-nu SI-ka | Establish your house and establish your horn. |
| 20 | [kak-da₃]-a nap-lis-ma hi-tas-sa-sa SIG₅-ti | Be present for me and grant me a good reputation. |
| 21 | {[d}LAL₂]-tu EN GAL-tu₂ hi-ir-tu₂ na-ram-ta-ka | O Tukulti, great lord, your beloved spouse |
| 22 | ṣa-bi-ta-at ab-bu-ut-ti | |
| 23 | ina mah-ri-ka ina ma-a-a-al tak-ne₂-e | In your presence, in the place where you rest, |
| 24 | [u₄-me-šam] la na-par-ka-a li-ter-riš-ka ba-la₂-ṭi | May the days of your absence be long-lasting for you. |
| 25 | [NIR.GAL₂].ZU NU TEŠ₂ {d}MU.DU₁₀.GA.SA₄.A | You are adjured by Mudugasa. |
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