Ashurbanipal 172

(1) [I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, with the suppo]rt of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Iš[tar ...: Tamm]arītu, the king of the land Elam, the (very) image of gallû-demons, [did not inquire about the well-being of (my) lordly majesty], set out [to aid Šamaš-šuma]-ukīn, (my) hostile brother, [(and) hastily sent his weapons] t[o fight with my troops]. By the command of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, the gods who su[pport me, (5) Indabi]bi, a servant of his, rebelled against him and [sat on his throne. Tammarītu], his [brother]s, his family, the seed of his father’s house, and the nobles who mar[ch at his side], crawled [naked] on their bellies and gr[asped the feet of my royal majesty. ...] before me, they were s[i]nging the praises of the valor of my mighty gods, who constantly c[ame to my aid].

(9) I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, with the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar ... [...]: [They] bro[ught me] the zaqiptu-standard (and) šakirūtu-standard, the royal emblems of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn, [...], a chariot, the vehicle of his lordly majesty, (and) the soldiers who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion, [and] they dragged [...] to and fro on the ground before me. (As for) the rest of [...], I sat (them) on ca[mels in a l]ine like (lit. “of”) their mountains as a spectacle for the people, and I joyfully [entered] Nineveh.

(15) With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] captu[red] the ḫiʾālu-troops of Šamaš-šuma-ukīn th[at he had sent] to plunder the steppe.

(17) With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] c[aptured] the citizens of Borsippa who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) who had sided with [Šamaš-šuma-ukīn].

(19) [With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, I captured the citizens of Ba]bylon who had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) who [had sided] with Šama[š-šuma-ukīn].

(20) [With the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar], I [captured the ... of Šama]š-šuma-ukīn that had perpetrated sedition (and) rebellion (and) I struck (them) d[own with the sword].

(22) [I Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, for whom] the great gods had determ[ined a favorable destiny]:

(r 1') I, Ashurbanipal, [king of Assyria: They were parading before me Ammi-ladīn, the king of the land Qedar], whom [I had captured] with the support of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Iš[tar].

(r 3') I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria, who by the command of the great gods [conquered his enemies (and)] achieved his heart’s desire: [I] joyfully [entered] Nineveh, my capital city, with Ammi-la[dīn, whom I had captured].

(r 6') I, Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria: By the command of (the god) Aššur and the goddess Ištar, [I] captu[red] Adiya, the qu[een of the land of the Arabs], together with her plunder.

(r 8') Adiya, the queen of the land of the Arabs: [I inflicted] a [heavy] defea[t on her], burned her tents with fire, (and) [captured] her ali[ve].

(r 10') That which is (written) upon the walls of the House of Succes[sion, of the south wing].