Position in chronology
Ashurbanipal 069
Translation · reference
High confidence(1) [The palace of Ashurbanipal, (great king, strong king,) king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Esarhaddon, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of] Sennacherib, (who was) also king of Assyria.
Source: Novotny, J. & Jeffers, J. 2018–. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-etel-ilāni (630–627 BC) and Sîn-šarra-iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria. RINAP 5. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap5/Q003768/
Why it matters
Attests Ashurbanipal's full titulary tracing legitimacy through Esarhaddon and Sennacherib — the dynastic chain the Sargonids used to anchor royal authority across three generations.
Transliteration
[KUR mAN.ŠÁR-DÙ-A (MAN GAL MAN dan-nu) MAN ŠÚ MAN KUR AŠ A mAN.ŠÁR-PAP-AŠ MAN ŠÚ MAN KUR AŠ A m]⸢d⸣30-PAP.MEŠ-SU MAN KUR AŠ-ma
Scholarly note
Royal inscription of Ashurbanipal or a late Sargonid successor, edited by Jamie Novotny & Joshua Jeffers (RINAP 5, 2018–). ORACC text Q003768.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P471588). source
Translation excerpted from Novotny, J. & Jeffers, J. 2018–. The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-etel-ilāni (630–627 BC) and Sîn-šarra-iškun (626–612 BC), Kings of Assyria. RINAP 5. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/rinap/rinap5/Q003768/.
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