Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.

Babylonian and Assyrian Literature eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 377 pages of information about Babylonian and Assyrian Literature.
18 laid hold upon his invincible power for the forces of my
     Lordship, for Assur-nasir-pal, glorious Prince, worshipper
     of the great gods
19 the generous, the great, the powerful, acquirer of cities and
     forests and the territory of all of them, King of Lords,
     destroying the wicked, strengthening
20 the peaceful, not sparing opponents, a Prince of firm will(?)
     one who combats oppression, Lord of all Kings,
21 Lord of Lords, the acknowledged, King of Kings, seated
     gloriously, the renown of Ninip the warrior, worshipper of
     the great gods, prolonging the benefits (conferred by) his
     fathers: 
22 a Prince who in the service of Assur and the Sun-god, the
     gods in whom he trusted, royally marched to turbulent lands,
     and Kings who had rebelled against him
23 he cut off like grass, all their lands to his feet he subjected,
     restorer of the worship of the goddesses and that of the
     great gods,
24 Chief unwavering, who for the guidance of the heads (and)
     elders of his land is a steadfast guardian, the work of whose
     hands and
25 the gift of whose finger the great gods of heaven and earth
     have exalted, and his steps[10] over rulers have they established
     forever;
26 their power for the preservation of my Royalty have they
     exercised; the retribution of his power, (and) the approach
     of His Majesty over Princes
27 of the four regions they have extended:  the enemies of Assur
     in all their country, the upper and the lower I chastised, and
     tribute and impost
28 upon them I established, capturing the enemies of Assur—­mighty
     King, King of Assyria, son of Tuklat-Adar who all
     his enemies
29 has scattered; (who) in the dust threw down the corpses of
     his enemies, the grandson of Bin-nirari, the servant of the
     great gods,
30 who crucified alive and routed his enemies and subdued
     them to his yoke, descendant of Assur-dan-il, who the
     fortresses
31 established (and) the fanes made good.  In those days by
     the decree[11] of the great gods to royalty power supremacy
     I rose up: 
32 I am a King, I am a Lord, I am glorious, I am great, I am
     mighty, I have arisen, I am Chief, I am a Prince, I am a
     warrior
33 I am great and I am glorious, Assur-nasir-habal, a mighty
     King of Assyria, proclaimer of the Moon-god, worshipper
     of Anu, exalter of Yav,[12] suppliant of the gods
34 am I, servant unyielding, subduing the land of his foeman,
     a King mighty in battle, destroyer of cities and forests,
35 Chief over opponents, King of the four regions, expeller of
     his foes, prostrating all his enemies, Prince of a multitude
     of lands of all Kings
36 Even of all, a Prince subduing those disobedient
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