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Ashurnasirpal II 152 add (Q009484)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Ashurnasirpal II 152 add |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009484 |
| 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 MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-⸢nu⸣ MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A ⸢TUKUL⸣-{d}[...] | Palace of Ashurnasirpal (II), great [king], strong king, king of the world, [king of Assyria], son of Tukultī-[...]. |
| 2 | ina mal-ki.MEŠ ša kib-rat LIMMU₂-ta ša₂-nin-šu₂ la-a i-⸢šu⸣-u₂ {⸢lu₂⸣}[SIPA ...] | In the rulers of the four quarters (of the world), there is no sister of his; the shepherd . |
| 3 | ⸢EN⸣ {kur}lab-na-na u A.AB.BA GAL-⸢ti⸣ {kur}la-qe-⸢e ana si-hir₂⸣-ti-ša₂ {⸢kur}su-hi⸣ [...] | (As for) the lord of the land L[abnāna and the Great Sea], the land Laqû, in its entirety, the land Sūḫu, |
| 4 | ša₂ be-ta-a-ni ŠU-su KUR-ud TA {⸢kur⸣}ne₂-re-be ša₂ {kur}hab-⸢ru⸣-ri a-di {kur}gil₂-za-a-⸢ni⸣ [...] | I conquered from the land Nērebe of the land Ḫabruri as far as the land Gilzāni. |
| 5 | a-di {uru}DU₆-ša₂-za-ab-da-a-ni {uru}hi-ri-mu {uru}ha-ru-tu₂ bi-⸢ra⸣-a-te ša₂ {kur}kar-⸢du-ni⸣-[aš₂ ...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | as far as the cities Ṭabša-zabdāni, Ḫirimu, (and) Harutu, the fortresses of Karduni[as ...] ... |
| 6 | {⸢uru⸣}kal-hu a-na eš-šu₂-te aṣ-bat E₂.GAL ⸢EN-ti⸣-ia ina qe₂-reb-šu₂ ad-di E₂.GAL ši-i ana na-⸢an-mar⸣ mal-⸢ki⸣.[MEŠ ...] ⸢ša₂ da-ra-a-te DU₃⸣-[uš u₂]-si-im-ši u₂-⸢šar-rih⸣-[ši] ⸢u₂-ma-mi KUR-e⸣ | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the city Kalḫu as a fortress. I erected my royal palace inside it. I built that palace for the sake of ensuring the well-being of the rulers [of the lands ...], which had been built [for] eternity. I made (it) resplendent [and] made (them) supreme over the mountains. |
| 7 | u A.AB.BA.MEŠ ⸢DU₃⸣-šu₂-nu ša₂ {⸢na₄⸣}pu-li BABBAR-e u {na₄}pa-ru-te DU₃-⸢uš⸣ ina KA₂.⸢MEŠ⸣-ša₂ [u₂]-ša₂-zi-iz {m}⸢aš-šur⸣-PAP-A NUN-u₂ ⸢na-a-du⸣ | And the seas, which are made of white limestone and parūtu-stone, I erected at its gates. Ashurnasirpal (II), a prince, was present. |
| 8 | pa-lih₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ u₂-šum₂-gal-lu ek-du ⸢ka⸣-šid URU.URU hur-ša₂-a-ni paṭ ⸢gim⸣-ri-⸢šu⸣-nu | (As for) the one who reveres the great gods, I made (them) tremble, (and) I surrounded, conquered, and plundered the city, all of it, like a mountain. |
| 9 | MAN EN.MEŠ mu-la-⸢iṭ⸣ ek-ṣu₂-te a-pir₃ ša₂-lum-ma-a-ti la a-di-⸢ru⸣ {giš}LAL ur-ša₂-[nu] | The king of lords, the one who makes evil things happen, I did not give a firm positive answer to my prayers. |
| 10 | tiz₂-qa-ru la pa-du-⸢u₂⸣ mu-rib a-nun-⸢te⸣ MAN DU₃ ⸢mal⸣-ki.MEŠ EN EN.MEŠ ⸢UTUL⸣ | (As for) the one who removes the tizqaru-demon (and) destroys the anunnu-disease, the king who makes all the lords bow down, |
| 11 | MAN MAN.MEŠ-ni i-ši-pu na-a-du ni-bit {⸢d}MAŠ⸣ qar-⸢di⸣ ka-šu-šu DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL.MEŠ | The king of kings, the one chosen by the command of the god Ninurta, the hero, defeated the great gods. |
| 12 | mu-ter gi-mil-li ⸢x⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ MAN ⸢ša₂⸣ ina {⸢giš⸣}tukul-ti aš-šur u {d}⸢UTU⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ | Who restores the ...s of the king, who with the support of (the god) Aššīr and the god Šamaše, the gods, |
| 13 | tik-le-šu₂ me-še-riš ⸢DU-ku⸣-ma ⸢KUR⸣.MEŠ-ni šap-ṣu₂-te u mal-ki.MEŠ | He went to battle and conquered the lands, the swamps, and the rulers. |
| 14 | KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ GIM GI a-pi₂ u₂-ha-ṣi-⸢ṣu⸣ kul₂-lat KUR.KUR.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ana ⸢GIR₃⸣.II.MEŠ-šu₂ | I struck down all of their lands with the sword like a reed. |
| 15 | u₂-⸢šek₂-ni⸣-ša₂ za-nin NIDBA.MEŠ ana DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ NUN-u₂ ⸢ke-nu⸣ ša₂ a-na | He places (it) before the great gods, the true ruler who to |
| 16 | <šu-te-šur GARZA.MEŠ E₂.KUR.MEŠ> KUR-šu₂ pit-qu-du ka-a-⸢ia⸣-na ša₂ ep-šet ⸢qa-ti⸣-šu u na-⸢dan⸣ | The rites of the cult centers, temples, (and) his land are performed regularly. Whose hands are good and whosoever |
| 17 | zi-bi-⸢šu⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ša₂ ⸢AN⸣ u KI i-ra-mu ⸢SANGA⸣-su ina E₂.KUR.⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | The great gods of heaven and earth love him; his priesthood in the temples ... |
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