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11 | (1) [(The god) Aššur, the great lord, king of] all of the [great] gods; [the god Anu, king of the Ig]īgū and [Anunnakū gods; (lord of the lands,) the god Enlil], exalted one, father of the gods, [(creator of all); the god E]a, king of the [apsû, lord of wisdom (and) understanding; the god Sîn], wise one, king of the lunar disk, [lofty luminary; the god Adad], the exceptionally strong, [lord of abundance; the god Ša]maš, judge of heaven [and netherworld, commander of all; the god] Marduk, sage, [lord] god [of oracles; the god Ninurta], warrior of the Igīgū and [Anunnakū gods; the god] Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; [the god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter], circumspect [god]; the goddess Mu[llissu, spouse of the god Enlil, mother of the great gods]; the goddess Ištar, foremost in [heaven and netherworld, who] is consummate in [the canons of combat]; | |
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1010 | [d]U.GUR gít-ma-lu MAN tam-ḫa-⸢ri⸣ [dnusku na-ši GIŠ.GIDRU KÙ-te] | |
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1212 | [AMA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].MEŠ dINANNA SAG-ti [AN-e u KI-ti šá GARZA] | |
1313 | [qar-du]-te šuk-lu-lat DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ mu-ši-mu ši-mat KUR] | (13b) the great gods, [who decree the destinies (and)] make great [the] kingship of [Ashurnasirpal (II), attentive ruler], worshipper of the great gods, [ferocious dragon, conqueror of cit]ies (and) mountains, to [their] full extent, [king of lords], controller of the obstinate, [crowned with splendor, fearless in battle, lofty (and) merciless hero, who stirs up strife, king of all of the rulers, lord of lords, (20) chief herdsman], king of kings, [attentive purification priest, designate of the god Ninurta — the warrior — destructive weapon of] the great gods, [avenger; the king who has always acted] justly [with the support of the gods Aššur and Šamaš], the gods who support him, [and cut down like marsh reeds fortified mountains] and rulers hostile [to him (and) made al]l of their lands [bow down] at [his feet; provider] of offerings for [the great gods, legitimate ruler] to whom is perpetually [entrusted] the proper administration [of the rites of the temples of his land, whose deeds and] offerings [the great gods of heaven and] netherworld love (30) so that they established [forever his] priesthood [in the temples], granted [to his dominion] their fierce weapons, (and) [made him more marvelous] than (any of) the kings of the [four] quarters (of the world) with respect to the splendor of [his weapons (and) the radiance of his dominion; (he who) has always contested with] all of the enemies of (the god) Aššur [above and below and imposed] upon [them] tribute [and tax; conqueror of the foes of Aššur], strong king, king of Assyria; |
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2020 | [UTUL] MAN MAN.MEŠ-ni ⸢i⸣-[ši-pu na-aʾ-du ni-bit dMAŠ qar-di] | |
2121 | [ka-šu-uš] DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ mu-[ter gi-mil-li MAN šá ina GIŠ.tukul-ti] | |
2222 | [aš-šur u dšá-maš] DINGIR.MEŠ tik-le-šu [me]-še-[riš DU-ku-ma] | |
2323 | [KUR.MEŠ-ni šap-ṣu]-te u mal-ki KÚR.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu GIM GI a-pí ú-ḫa-ṣi-ṣu] | |
2424 | [kúl]-lat KUR.KUR.MEŠ-šu-nu a-na [GÌR.II.MEŠ-šú ú-šék-ni-šá] | |
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2929 | [ù] KI-te i-ra-mu-ma SANGA-[su ina É.KUR.MEŠ a-na da-riš ú]-- | |
3030 | kín-nu [GIŠ].TUKUL.MEŠ-šu-nu ez-zu-te [ana ši-rík-te EN-te-šú] | |
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3333 | KÚR.MEŠ-[(ut)] aš-šur paṭ gim-ri-[šu-nu e-liš u KI.TA iš-ta-na-nu-ma] | |
3434 | GUN [u ma]-⸢da⸣-ta ⸢UGU⸣-[šu-nu ú-ki-nu ka-šid a-a-bu-ut aš-šur] | |
3535 | MAN dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur [A TUKUL-MAŠ ŠID aš-šur šá kúl-lat za-i-ri-šú] | (35b) [son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), vice-regent of Aššur, who] defeated [all his enemies (and) impaled the corpses of his enemies] on posts, grandson of Adad-nārārī (II), [appointee of the great gods, who always achieved the defeat of those] insubmissive to him and (thereby) became lord of all, [offspring of Aššur-dān (II), who] opened [towns (and) founded shrines]. |
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3737 | DUMU.DUMU šá 10-ERIM.TÁḪ [GÌR.NÍTA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šá si-kip-ti] | |
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4040 | (40b) [At that time, my nobility, my kingship, my dominion, (and) my power came forth] at the command of the [great] gods; [I am king], I am lord, I am praiseworthy, [I am exalted, I am important, I am magnificent, I am foremost], I am a hero, [I am a warrior, I am a lion, and I am virile]; | |
4141 | ina pi-i [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ MAN-ti EN-ti kiš-šú-ti È-a MAN-ku] | |
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4444 | (44) Ashurnasirpal (II), [strong] king, [king of Assyria, designate of the god Sîn], favorite of [the god Anu, loved one of the god Adad — (who is) almighty among the gods — am I], the merciless weapon [which lays low lands hostile to him, am I], the king, capable [in battle, ...] | |
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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/Q004474/.