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Ashurnasirpal II 151 add (Q009483)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 151 add |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009483 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E₂.GAL {⸢m}aš-šur⸣-PAP-A ŠID aš-šur ni-⸢šit {d⸣}[BAD ... na-ra]-am {⸢d}a-nim⸣ | Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), vice-regent of (the god) Aššīr, the one who reveres the god Enlil, the beloved of the god Anu. |
| 2 | u {d}⸢da-gan⸣ ka-šu-⸢uš⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ ...] ⸢dan-nu⸣ MAN ŠU₂ ⸢MAN⸣ KUR aš-šur | And the god Dagan, the one who defeats the great gods, the strong one, king of the world, [king of Assyria], |
| 3 | A {giš}⸢tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ⸣ MAN ⸢GAL-e⸣ MAN dan-ni MAN ŠU₂ [...] 10-ERIM.TAH₂⸣ MAN GAL-e MAN dan-ni | [son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), great king, mighty king], king of the world, ... Adad-nārāri(m), great [king], strong king. |
| 4 | ⸢MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur⸣-ma eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-⸢ti⸣ [...] EN-⸢šu₂⸣ DU.DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ | [king of the world, king of Assyria, mighty warrior, who with the support of ..., his lord, marched] and among the rulers |
| 5 | ša₂ ⸢kib-rat⸣ LIMMU₂-ta ša₂-nin-šu₂ la TUKU-u₂ {[lu₂]}⸢SIPA tab⸣-ra-ti la a-di-ru | (As for) the one who has none of the four quarters (of the world), I have not seen a shepherd who has no rival. |
| 6 | {giš}⸢LAL e⸣-du-u₂ gap-šu₂ ša₂ ma-hi-ra la ⸢TUKU-u₂ MAN mu-šak⸣-niš la kan-⸢šu-te⸣-[šu₂] | The narrow threshing-floor, which had no rival, was not suitable for the king, his lord. |
| 7 | ša₂ ⸢nap-har kiš-šat⸣ KAL.MEŠ i-pe-lu NITA₂ ⸢dan-nu mu-kab⸣-bi-is GU₂ a-a-⸢bi⸣-[šu₂] | (As for) the one who removes all of the strong ones, a strong man, who breaks the neck of his enemies, |
| 8 | da-a-iš ⸢kul⸣-lat ⸢KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ mu⸣-pa-⸢ri-ru ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-hi⸣ | He holds all of his enemies; he opens the door of the cult stele. |
| 9 | MAN ša₂ ina {⸢giš}tukul⸣-ti DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] DU.⸢DU-ku⸣-ma KUR.KUR.MEŠ | The king who, with the support of the great gods, his lords, marched and conquered the lands, |
| 10 | ⸢DU₃⸣-ši-⸢na ŠU-su⸣ KUR-ud ⸢hur-ša₂-ni⸣ DU₃-šu₂-nu ⸢i⸣-[pe]-⸢lu⸣-ma ⸢bi-lat-su-nu⸣ | He conquered them, he built them in the mountains, and he carried off their corpses. |
| 11 | im-⸢hur ṣa-bit li⸣-[i]-⸢ṭi₂ ša₂-kin₂⸣ li-⸢i⸣-te UGU ⸢DU₃-ši-na⸣ [KUR.KUR].MEŠ e-⸢nu-ma aš-šur EN⸣ | May it be established and confirmed, and may it be done. The lands are now Aššiur, my lord. |
| 12 | na-bu-⸢u₂⸣ MU-⸢ia⸣ mu-šar-bu-[u₂ MAN]-ti-ia {giš}TUKUL-šu₂ | Whoever invokes my name, who exalted my kingship, his weapon |
| 13 | la pa-⸢da⸣-a ana i-da-at [EN]-ti-⸢ia⸣ | He does not go to the side of my lord. |
| 14 | lu-u₂ ⸢it-muh⸣ ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ {kur}lu-ul-lu-[me-e] ⸢DAGAL.MEŠ⸣ ina qe₂-reb | The troops of the land Lullumê (and) the forts in |
| 15 | tam-ha-ri ina {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ lu u₂-šam-qit [... re]-⸢ṣu⸣-te ša₂ {d}ša₂-maš | I cut off the battle with the weapons [... the re]st of Šamaš. |
| 16 | u {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ tik-le-a ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ ana ⸢KUR⸣.[KUR] ⸢na⸣-i-ri | and the Storm-god, the gods, the support of the troops, to the lands, |
| 17 | {kur}hab-hi {kur}šu-ba-⸢re⸣-e u ne₂-reb GIM {d}⸢IŠKUR ra⸣-hi-ṣi UGU-[šu₂-nu] | The land Ḫabḫu, the land Šubarê, and the ziggurat are upon them like the Storm-god of Rahiṣu. |
| 18 | aš₂-⸢gu-um⸣ MAN ša₂ TA e-ber-tan {⸢id₂⸣}[HAL.HAL] a-di | Ašgūm, the king, who from the opposite bank of the Tigris to |
| 19 | {kur}lab-⸢na-na⸣ u ⸢A⸣.AB.BA ⸢GAL⸣-te {kur}la-⸢qe⸣-[e] ⸢ana⸣ si-⸢hir₂-ti-ša₂⸣ | The land Labnana and the great sea of the land Laqê in its entirety |
| 20 | {kur}⸢su-hi a-di⸣ {uru}ra-⸢pi⸣-qi ana GIR₃.II-[šu₂ u₂]-⸢šek₂⸣-[ni]-ša₂ | I had the land Sūḫu, as far as the city Rīpiqi, put at his feet. |
| 21 | ⸢TA SAG⸣ e-⸢ni {id₂}su⸣-ub-na-at [... {kur]}u₂-ra-ar-ṭi₂ | From the top of the river Subnat [... the land U]rarṭu |
| 22 | ŠU-⸢su⸣ [...] TA ⸢ne₂-reb ša₂ {kur⸣}[hab]-⸢ru⸣-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-[za]-⸢ni⸣ TA e-ber-tan | ... from the pass of the land Ḫabruri to the land Gilzāni, from above |
| 23 | {⸢id₂⸣}[za-ba]-⸢KI⸣.TA ⸢a-di {uru}DU₆⸣-ba-ri ša₂ el-la-an {kur}⸢za⸣-ban | The lower Zababa River, as far as the city Ṭabari, which is above the land Zabban, |
| 24 | ⸢TA {uru}DU₆-ša₂-ab-ta-a-ni⸣ a-[di] {⸢uru⸣}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-ni {⸢uru}hi-ri⸣-mu | From the city Til-šabšabani to the city Tīl-Šagebdani, the city Ḫirimu, |
| 25 | {[uru]}⸢ha-ru-tu {uru⸣}bi-[ra-te ... {kur]}kar-du-ni-aš₂ ana mi-⸢iṣ-ri⸣ KUR-⸢a⸣ u₂-ter | [I returned] the cities Ḫarūtu, Birate, [... (and) Karduniaš] to their former status. |
| 26 | ⸢TA⸣ [...] {⸢kur}ba-bi-te a-di {kur}haš⸣-mar a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-⸢a⸣ am-⸢nu⸣ ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ | From the land Babitu as far as the land Ḫarrān I counted (them) as people of my land. In all the lands |
| 27 | ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] {⸢lu₂}GAR⸣-[nu-te-ia] ⸢al-ta⸣-kan ur-du-ti u₂-[pu]-⸢šu₂⸣ {m}aš-šur-PAP-⸢A⸣ | [As for] the one who [...ed] my prefect, I placed (it) [as a pledge]. Ashurnasirpal (II), |
| 28 | [...] ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ [GAL].⸢MEŠ u₂⸣-šum₂-gal-lu ek-du ⸢ka-šid⸣ | ... of the great gods, a strong one, able one, |
| 29 | [...] ⸢paṭ gim-ri-šu₂-nu EN EN.MEŠ⸣ UTUL MAN MAN.MEŠ-ni | ... all of them, the lord of kings, the overseer of the king(s), |
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