Arhavet korcanvac Asorestani verjin hzor tagavorn Ashurbanipaln e eghel, vory gah e bardzracel m.t.a. 669 tvakanin: Sa voch miayn mec nvatchogh, aylev graser andznavorutyun e eghel: Ninveum na mec gradaran e himnel, vortegh 20 hazar sepagir kave taxtakner e i pah tvel: Ayd gradarany hamarvum e ashxarhi arajin gradarany, vori averaknerum hetagayum haytnabervel en Gilgameshi masin haytni araspely, astghabashxutyany, astghagitutyany ev gushakutyunnerin veraberogh bazmativ «grqer»: Ashurbanipaly sirel e gravor xosqy, ev inqn andzamb grel e: Haytnabervac sepagir taxtakneric meky hetevyal bovandakutyan e.

«Es: Ashurbanipals, tiezerqi tirakaly, Asorestani tery, vorin Nabu astvacn u ir kiny shnorhel en sur ynkalum ev gri lusavorogh eutyuny haskanalu mtavor karoghutyun, voronq indznic araj eghac tagavorneric voch meky erbeq chi haskacel, es taxtakneri vra sepagir nshannerov greci Nibui gitutyuny…Es dranq apaga serundneri hamar zetegheci im ter Nibui tatchari gradaranum: Mec ter Nibun Ninveum e, vorpeszi indz ughekci, pahapan lini im hogun ev indz pashtpani hivandutyunic u amur pahi im gahi himqery: O~Nibu, gohunak hayacqov nayir ev yndmisht orhnir im tagavorutyuny: Erb qez mot gam, ushadrutyand arzhani ara indz: Erb es ancnum em qo tatcharov, hovanavorir im qaylery: Ev qanzi ays ashxatanqy zeteghvac e qo tatcharum u drvac e qo arjev, znnir ayn ev indz barehatchutyamb nayir»:

Bayc ays Ashurbanipalin hin huynery Sardanapal en anvanel ev sandzardzak varqi ter miapet en hamarel: Parsic Artaqserqses 2-rd tagavori arquniqum m.t.a. 415 – 398 tvakannerin vorpes bzhishk carayac Ktesias Knidacin aha te inch e grel nra masin.

«Sardanapaly shvaytutyamb u portabucutyamb gerazancec ir bolor naxordnerin: Qani vor na voch miayn durs cher galis artaqin ashxarh, aylev kanaci kensakerpov er aprum: Na nuynisk janum er ir dzaynin kanaci hnchoghutyun haghordel, na naev erku sereri het el ser er anum: Tshnamineri dzerqy chynknelu hamar na hramayum e ir palati mej mi vitxari xaruyki phayt kutakel, dra vra dnel ir amboghj voskin, arcatn u arqayakan hagustnery: Na xaruyki kentronum karucvac senyakum phakum e ir bolor kananc u nerqininerin, mianum e nranc ev hramayum e amboghjy palati het kraki tal»:

Sharunakelov verasharadrel Ksesiasi patmacy: hromeaci patmagir Diodoros Siciliacin asum e.

«…Ays partutyunic heto tagavory (Sardanapaly) banaki hramanatarutyuny handznum e ir knoj eghbory: Salemenin, isk inqy phakvum e Ninveum: pashtpanvelu hamar: Apstambnery qaghaqi parispneri mot erku tchakatamart en talis, haghtum en u spanum Salemenin u phaxstakanneri mi masin: Mnacyaly, qaghaqum patsparvelu hnaravorutyun chunenalov, stipvac netvum e Ephraty, ev grete bolory xeghdvum en: Mahacacnern aynqan shat ein, vor Ephrati mi erkar hatvacy patvel er aryunov: Qaghaqi krcqum pasharvac tagavorin liovin lqel ein bolor erkramasery…Sardanapaln ir ereq tghanerin u ereq aghjiknerin, inchpes naev ir gandzeri mec masn ugharkum e Paflagonia: ir amenanvirvac karavarichneric meki mot: Ayd nuyn zhamanak na surhandakner e ugharkum ir erkri bolor cayragavarner: gravor handznararutyun talov zorqer havaqel pasharvacnerin ognelu hamar: Mi cer patgamaxos asel er, te Ninven erbeq chi gravvi, ete getn iren qaghaqi tshnami chhaytarari: Ard, chpatkeracnelov, vor aydpisi ban karogh e erbeve teghi unenal… na voroshum e pasharmany dimanal: spaselov ir pahanjac ognutyany:

Xandavarvac irenc hajoghutyunnerov: apstambnern uzheghacnum en grohy, bayc voch mi vnas chen karoghanum pattcharel pasharvacnerin, vorovhetev chunein parspakorcan meqenaner. dranq ayn zhamanak der chein horinvel, ev tagavory hogacel er, vor qaghaqn aratoren apahovvi parenov: Erku tari sharunak qaghaqy pasharvac mnac, bayc errord tarum ayn ynkav: arat andzrevi pattcharov. Ephrati jrery hegheghecin qaghaqi mi masy ev tapalecin parspi qsan stadion (3600 metr) erkarutyan hatvacy: Aha ayd zhamanak e, vor tagavory, hamozvelov, vor katarvum e patgamaxosi kanxagushakumy, phrkvelu huysy korcnum e, ev vorpeszi voghj chynkni tshnamu ishxanutyan tak, hramayum e ir palatum mi hskayakan xaruyk patrastel, vori vra teghavorum e ir voskin, arcatn u tagavorakan hagustnery: Ir kananc u nerqinineri het phakvelov xaruyki mejteghum karucvac senyakum, na ayspes moxri e veracum iren, ir mardkanc u palaty: Arnelov Sardanapali mahvan lury: apstambnery bacvac tcheghqic mtnum en qaghaq u ayn gravum»:

Asum en, te Sardanapali gerezmanin harbac paroghi ardzan e kangnecvel hetevyal grutyamb.

«Anco'rd, ke'r, xmi'r, zvartchaci'r, mnacyal amen inchy sin e»:

Sardanapali masin kisaaraspelakan patumy vogeshnchel e Jorj Bayronin, vory nran nvirvac drama e grel, Hektor Berliozin, vory grel e «Sardanapali mahy» kantaty, Ferenc Listin, vory grel e «Sardanapal» operan ev Ezhen Delakruayin, vory vrdznel e «Sardanapali mahy» ktavy: