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11 | [aš-šur EN GAL-ú MAN] ⸢gim⸣-rat DINGIR.[MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | (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]; |
22 | [da-nu MAN di]-⸢gi⸣-gi u [da-nun-na-ki (dEN KUR.KUR.MEŠ)] |
33 | [dBAD ṣi-i]-ru a-bu DINGIR.[MEŠ (ba-nu-ú DÙ-ma)] |
44 | [dé]-a MAN ⸢ZU⸣.[AB EN né-me-qi ḫa-si-su] |
55 | [d30] ⸢er⸣-šu MAN ⸢a⸣-[ge-e LAL-ú nam-ri-ri] |
66 | [dIŠKUR] geš-ru šu-[tu-ru EN ḪÉ.GÁL] |
77 | [dšá]-maš DI.KU₅ AN-⸢e⸣ [u KI-tim mu-ma-ʾe-er gi-im-ri] |
88 | [d]⸢AMAR⸣.UTU ap-kal ⸢d⸣[EN ti-ri-te] |
99 | [dnin-urta] qar-rad dNUN.GAL.MEŠ u [da-nun-na-ki] |
1010 | [d]U.GUR gít-ma-lu MAN tam-ḫa-⸢ri⸣ [dnusku na-ši GIŠ.GIDRU KÙ-te] |
1111 | [DINGIR] mul-ta*-lu d⸢NIN⸣.[LÍL ḫi-ir-ti dBAD] |
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; |
1414 | [mu]-šar-bu-ú MAN-ti [maš-šur-PAP-A NUN-ú na-a-du] |
1515 | [pa]-liḫ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ú-[šúm-gal-lu ek-du ka-šid] |
1616 | [URU].URU ḫur-šá-ni paṭ gim-ri-[šu-nu LUGAL EN.MEŠ-e] |
1717 | [mu]-⸢la⸣-iṭ ⸢ek-ṣu⸣-[te a-pir ša-lum-ma-te] |
1818 | [la a-di-ru GIŠ.LAL ur-šá-nu tíz-qa-ru la pa-du-ú] |
1919 | [mu-rib a-nun-te LUGAL DÙ mal-ki.MEŠ EN EN.MEŠ-e] |
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] |
2525 | [za-nin] NIDBA.MEŠ a-na [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ NUN-ú] |
2626 | [ke]-e-nu šá a-na šu-te-[šur GARZA.MEŠ É.KUR.MEŠ KUR-šú] |
2727 | [pit-qu]-du ka-ia-na [šá ep-šet qa-ti-šú] |
2828 | ⸢ù⸣ na-dan zi-bi-[šu DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šá AN-e] |
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] |
3131 | iš-ru-ku šá-lum-ma-at GIŠ.[TUKUL.MEŠ-šu me-lam EN-ti-šú] |
3232 | ⸢UGU⸣ MAN.MEŠ-⸢ni⸣ šá kib-rat [LÍMMU-i ú-šar-ri-ḫu-šú] |
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]. |
3636 | i-ni-[ru] ina ga-[ši-ši ú-re-tu-ú pa-gar ge-ri-šu] |
3737 | DUMU.DUMU šá 10-ERIM.TÁḪ [GÌR.NÍTA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ šá si-kip-ti] |
3838 | la ma-gi-[ri-šu il-tàk-ka-nu-ma] |
3939 | i-pe-lu gim-ra [lìb-lìb-bi šá mAŠ-KAL-an ša ma-ḫa-zi] |
4040 | ú-pát-⸢tu⸣-ú [ú-kín-nu iš-re-e-ti ina u₄-me-šú-ma] | (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] |
4242 | be-la-ku na-da-[ku MAḪ-ku DUGUD-ku šur-ru-ḫa-ku SAG.KAL-ku] |
4343 | ur-šá-na-ku [qar-ra-da-ku lab-ba-ku u zi-ka-ra-ku] |
4444 | maš-šur-PAP-A MAN [dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur ni-bit d30] | (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, ...] |
4545 | mi-ig-ri [da-nim na-mad d10 kaš-kaš DINGIR.MEŠ ana-ku] |
4646 | GIŠ.TUKUL la ⸢pa⸣-[du-ú mu-šam-qit KUR KÚR.MEŠ-šú ana-ku] |
4747 | MAN le-[ʾu-u ...] |
| Lacuna |
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/.