Position in chronology
Ashurbanipal 069
Written in modern English
This is the palace of Ashurbanipal — great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria. His father was Esarhaddon, king of the world and king of Assyria, and his grandfather was Sennacherib, who was likewise king of Assyria.
A modern paraphrase of the literal translation — same content, contemporary voice.
Translation — scholar edition
RINAP 5(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.
Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, volume 5 — scholar edition (ORACC).
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.earth/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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