Royal Inscription

Names

  • Ashurnasirpal II 003

Numbers

  • Q004457
  • Ashurnasirpal II 003

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  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Nimrud (Kalhu)
  • Royal Inscription
  • Ashurnasirpal II

Ashurnasirpal II 003

Obverse
11

ana dMAŠ geš-ri dan-dan-ni MAḪ SAG.KAL DINGIR.MEŠ qar-du

(1) To the god Ninurta, the strong, the almighty, the exalted, foremost among the gods, the splendid (and) perfect warrior whose attack in battle is unequalled, the eldest son who commands battle (skills), offspring of the god Nudimmud, warrior of the Igīgū gods, the capable, ruler of the gods, offspring of Ekur, the one who holds the bond of heaven (and) netherworld, the one who opens springs, the one who walks the wide netherworld, the god without whom no decisions are taken in heaven and netherworld, the swift, the ferocious, the one whose command is unalterable, foremost in the (four) quarters (of the world), the one who gives scepter and (powers of) decision to all of the cities, the stern canal inspector whose utterance cannot be altered, extensively capable, sage of the gods, the noble, the god Utulu, the lord of lords into whose hands the circumference of heaven and netherworld is entrusted, king of battle, the hero who rejoices in battles, the triumphant, the perfect, lord of springs and seas, the angry (and) merciless whose attack is a deluge, the one who overwhelms enemy lands (and) fells the wicked, the splendid god who never changes (his mind), the light of heaven (and) netherworld who illuminates the interior of the apsû, annihilator of the evil, subduer of the insubmissive, destroyer of enemies, the one whose command none of the gods in the divine assembly can alter, bestower of life, the compassionate god to whom it is good to pray, the one who dwells in the city Kalḫu, great lord, my lord:

22

šar-ḫu gít-ma-lu šá ina la-a -šá-na-nu ti-bu-šú

33

IBILA reš-tu-ú ḫa-mim tuq-ma-te bu-kur dnu-dím-mud UR.SAG

44

dí-- Á.GÁL ma-lik DINGIR.MEŠ i-lit-ti é-kur mu-kil mar-kas

55

AN-e KI-ti pe-tu-ú nag-be ka-bi-si KI-tim DAGAL-ti

66

DINGIR šá ina ba-lu-šú .BAR AN-e u KI-tim NU KUD-su mu-nàr-bu

77

ek-du šá la-a e-nu-ú -bit KA-šú SAG.KAL UB.MEŠ na-din GIŠ.GIDRU

88

u .BAR ana nap-ḫar URU.URU -gal-lu šam-ru šá la-a ut-tak-ka-ru

99

si-qir šap-ti-šú Á.GÁL rap-šú ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ mu-tal-lu dut-u₁₉-lu

1010

EN EN.MEŠ-e šá kip-pat AN-e u KI-tim qa-tuš-šu paq-du MAN tam-ḫa-ri

1111

a-li-lu šá tuq-ma-tu i-tál-lu šu-ul-lu-ṭu gít-ma-lu EN nag-be

1212

u A.AB.BA.MEŠ ez-zu la pa-du-ú šá ti-bu-šú a-bu-bu sa-pin

1313

KUR KÚR.MEŠ mu-ú-šam-qit tar-gi-gi DINGIR šar-ḫu šá la-a e-nu-ú

1414

-tíš-šú nu-ur AN-e KI-tim muš-pár-du -reb ZU.AB mu-ab-bit lem-nu-ti

1515

mu-šak-niš la ma-gi-ri mu-ḫal-liq za-ia-a-ri šá ina UKKIN DINGIR.MEŠ

1616

MU-šú DINGIR ma-am-ma la BAL-ú qa- TI.LA DINGIR RÉM-ú šá si-pu-šú DÙG.GA a-šib

1717

URU.kal-ḫi EN GAL-e EN-ia m-šur-PAP-A MAN ŠÚ MAN la šá-na-an MAN kúl-lat kib-rat

(17b) Ashurnasirpal (II), king of the world, unrivalled king, king of all the four quarters (of the world), sun(god) of all people, chosen of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of the gods Anu and Dagān, destructive weapon of the great gods, the pious, beloved of your (Ninurta’s) heart, ruler, favorite of the god Enlil, whose priesthood is pleasing to your great divinity and whose reign you established; the valiant man who acts with the support of (the god) Aššur, his lord, and who has no rival among the rulers of the four quarters (of the world); marvelous shepherd, fearless in battle, mighty flood-tide which has no opponent, the king who makes those insubordinate to him bow down, who rules all peoples; the strong male who treads upon the necks of his foes, trampler of all of the enemies, the one who breaks up the forces of the rebellious, he who acts with the support of the great gods, his lords, and has conquered all of the lands, gained dominion over the mountains, all of them, and received their tribute, capturer of hostages, (and) he who is victorious over all of the lands.

1818

LÍMMU-ta dšam-šu kiš-šat UN.MEŠ ni-šit dBAD u dMAŠ na-ra-am da-nim

1919

u dda-gan ka-šu- DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šaḫ-tu na-ra-am

2020

ŠÀ-ka NUN-ú -gir dBAD šá SANGA-su UGU DINGIR-ut-ka GAL-ti

2121

i-ṭí-bu-ma tu-šar-ši-du BAL-šú eṭ-lu qar-du šá ina GIŠ.tukul-ti

2222

-šur EN-šú DU-ku-ma ina mal-ki.MEŠ šá kib-rat LÍMMU-ta šá-nin-šú la TUKU-ú

2323

.SIPA tab-ra-te la a-di-ru GIŠ.LAL e-du-ú gap-šú šá ma-ḫi-ra

2424

la TUKU-ú MAN mu-šak-niš la-a kan-šu-te-šú šá nap-ḫar kiš-šat UN.MEŠ

2525

i-pe-lu NÍTA dan-nu mu-kab-bi-is a-a-bi-šú da- kul-lat KÚR.MEŠ

2626

mu-pa-ri-ru ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-ḫi šá ina GIŠ.tukul-ti DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ

2727

EN-šú DU-ku-ma KUR.KUR.MEŠ -ši-na qat-su KUR-ud ḫur-šá-ni -šú-nu

2828

i-pe-lu-ma bi-lat-su-nu im-ḫu-ru ṣa-bit li-i-ṭí šá-kìn

2929

li-i-te UGU -ši-na KUR.KUR.MEŠ e-nu-ma -šur EN na-bu-ú MU-a

(29b) When (the god) Aššur, the lord who called my name (and) who makes my kingship supreme, placed his merciless weapon in my lordly arms, I struck down the extensive troops of the Lullumê in battle with the sword. With the support of the gods Šamaš and Adad, the gods my supporters, I thundered like the god Adad, the devastator, against the troops of the lands Naʾiri, Ḫabḫu, Šubarû, and Nirbu. The king who make (the territory stretching) from the opposite bank of the Tigris River to Mount Lebanon and the Great Sea, the land Lāqê in its entirety, (and) the land Sūḫu, including the city Rapiqu, bow down at his feet; he conquered from the source of the Subnat River to the source of the Tigris River. I brought within the boundaries of my land (the territory stretching) from the passes of the land Ḫabruri to the land Gilzānu, from the opposite bank of the Lower Zab to the city Tīl-bāri, which is upstream from the city Zabban, from the city Tīl-ša-Abtāni to the city Tīl-ša-Zabdāni, (and) the cities Ḫirimmu (and) Ḫarutu, (which are) fortresses of Karduniaš (Babylonia). I counted (the people) from the passes of Mount Babite to the land (text: “the city”) Ḫašmar as people of my land. I regularly appointed governors of mine in the lands over which I gained dominion. They did obeisance (to me) (and) I imposed upon them corvée.

3030

mu-šar-bu-ú MAN-ti-a GIŠ.TUKUL-šú la pa-da-a a-na i-da-at

3131

EN-ti-ia lu-ú it-muḫ ERIM.ḪI.A.MEŠ KUR.lu-ul-lu-me-e DAGAL.MEŠ

3232

ina -reb tam-ḫa-ri ina GIŠ.TUKUL.MEŠ lu ú-šam-qit ina re-ṣu-te šá dšá-maš

3333

u dIŠKUR DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-ia ERIM.ḪI.A.MEŠ KUR.KUR na-i-ri KUR.ḫab-ḫi KUR.šu-ba-re-e

3434

u KUR.ni-rib GIM dIŠKUR ra-ḫi-ṣi UGU-šú-nu áš-gu-um MAN šá TA

3535

e-ber-ta-an ÍD.ḪAL.ḪAL a-di KUR.lab-na-na u A.AB.BA-

3636

GAL-ti KUR.la-qe-e ana si-ḫír-ti-šá KUR.su-ḫi a-di

3737

URU.ra-pi-qi ana GÌR.II.MEŠ-šu ú-šék-ni-šá TA SAG e-ni

3838

ÍD.su-ub-na-at a-di SAG e-ni šá ÍD*.IDIGNA

3939

ŠU-su KUR-ud TA KUR -re-bi šá KUR.ḫab-ru-ri a-di KUR.gíl-za-a-ni

4040

TA e-ber-ta-an ÍD.za-ba-KI.TA a-di URU.DU₆-ba-a-ri

4141

šá el-la-an URU.za-ban TA URU.DU₆-šá-ab-ta-ni a-di

4242

URU.DU₆-šá-za-ab-da-a-ni URU.ḫi-ri-mu URU.ḫa-ru-

4343

KUR.bi-ra-a-te šá KUR.kar-du-ni-áš ana mi-iṣ-ri KUR-a ú-ter

4444

TA KUR -re-be šá KUR.ba-bi-te a-di URU.ḫaš-mar ana UN.MEŠ

4545

KUR-a am-nu ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ šá a-pe-lu-ši-na-ni .GAR.MEŠ-te-a

4646

al-tak-ka-an ur-du-ti ú-pu-šú NÍG.DU e-me-su-nu-ti


Based on A. Kirk Grayson, Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC I (1114-859 BC) (RIMA 2), Toronto, 1991. Adapted by Jamie Novotny (2015-16) and lemmatized and updated by Nathan Morello (2016-17) for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-funded OIMEA Project at the Historisches Seminar - Abteilung Alte Geschichte of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/riao/Q004457/.

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