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RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 022, ex. 001 [Taylor Prism] (P313081)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 3/1 Sennacherib 022, ex. 001 [Taylor Prism] |
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| ID | P313081 |
| Museum no. | OIM A02793 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | {disz}{d}en-zu-szesz-mesz-eri-ba _lugal gal_-u2 | Bel-ahhe-eriba, the great king, |
| 2 | _lugal_ dan-nu _lugal_ kisz-sza2-ti _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki} | strong king, king of the world, kin[g of Assyria] |
| 3 | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-tim _re-e2-um_ it-pe-szu | king of the four quarters (of the world), the overseer of the troops |
| 4 | mi-gir _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ na-s,ir kit-ti | the favorite of the great gods, guardian of truth, |
| 5 | ra-'i-im mi-sza2-ri e-pisz u2-sa-a-ti | who loves justice, who performs deeds, |
| 6 | a-lik tap-pu-ut a-ki-i sa-hi-ru dam-qa-a-ti | Go, companion, like a good saḫiru! |
| 7 | et,-lum git2-ma-lum zi-ka-ru qar-du | The perfect man, the hero, the warrior, |
| 8 | a-sza2-red kal mal-ki rap-pu la-'i-it, | the foremost of all rulers, the widest one, the one who trusts in you. |
| 9 | la ma-gi-ri mu-szab-ri-qu za-ma-a-ni | (Sum) I am the one who makes the insubmissive pass by (Akk) The one who destroys the inscrutable pass by |
| 10 | {d}asz-szur _kur_-u2 _gal_-u2 _lugal_-ut la sza2-na-an | Assur, great mountain, unrivalled kingship |
| 11 | u2-szat-li-ma-an-ni-ma _ugu_ gim-ri | made me whole, and over all |
| 12 | a-szib pa-rak-ki u2-szar-ba-a _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia | who dwells on the daises I made my weapons greater. |
| 13 | ul-tu _a-ab-ba_ e-le-ni-ti sza sza2-lam {d}utu-szi | From the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun |
| 14 | a-di tam-tim szap-li-ti sza s,i-it {d}utu-szi | as far as the Lower Sea of the Rising Sun, |
| 15 | gim-ri s,al-mat _sag-du_ u2-szak-nisz sze-pu-u2-a | I made all the black-headed people bow down at my feet. |
| 16 | u3 mal-ki szep-s,u-ti e-du-ru ta-ha-zi | And the rulers of the lands are frightened, terrified, (and) fearful. |
| 17 | da-ad2-me-szu2-un iz-zi-bu-ma | their fathers stood, and |
| 18 | ki-ma su-tin-ni{muszen} ni-gi-is,-s,i | like a sutinnu-bird, the niṣṣu-plant |
| 19 | e-disz ip-par-szu2 a-szar la 'a-a-ri | (Sum) He swore an oath against him, where he was not able to go (Akk) He has sworn against him wherever he did not go |
| 20 | i-na mah-re-e ger-ri-ia sza {disz}{d}mes-a-szum2-na | Before the campaign of Mesašumna |
| 21 | _lugal_ {kur}kar2-{d}dun-ia2-asz3 a-di _erin2 hi-a_ elam-ma{ki} | king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), together with the troops of Elam |
| 22 | re-s,i-szu2 i-na ta-mir-ti kisz{ki} asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2 | I placed his head in the midst of Kiš (and) defeated him. |
| 23 | i-na _muru2_ tam-ha-ri szu-a-tu e-zib _karasz_-su | Disregard that he has eaten, drunk, or anointed himself with anything unclean. |
| 24 | e-disz ip-par-szid-ma na-pisz-tusz e-t,i2-ir | (Sum) The king, my lord, sent out a message to me (Akk) He sent out an awe-inspiring message and his life was saved |
| 25 | _{gesz}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ | chariots, horses, wagons (and) mules |
| 26 | sza i-na qit-ru-ub ta-ha-zi u2-masz-szi-ru | who in the middle of battle have slain |
| 27 | ik-szu-da _szu-min_-a-a a-na _e2-gal_-szu2 sza qe2-reb | my hands to his palace which is inside |
| 28 | babila2{ki} ha-disz e-ru-um-ma ap-te-ma | I entered Babylon joyfully and opened it. |
| 29 | _e2_ ni-s,ir-ti-szu2 _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | the house of his trust, gold, silver, and gold |
| 30 | _na4_ a-qar-tu mim-ma szum-szu2 _nig2-szu nig2-gur11_ | stone, aqartu-stone, whatever its name, possessions, property |
| 31 | la ni-bi ka-bit-tu _gun_ {munus}_sza3-e2-gal-mesz_-szu2 | with a heavy weight, a talent of his palace women |
| 32 | _{lu2}tirum-mesz_ {lu2}man-za-az pa-ni _{lu2}nar-mesz_ | The viziers, the chanters, before the singers |
| 33 | {munus}_nar-mesz_ si-hir-ti um-ma-a-ni | the female singers of the symphony |
| 34 | ma-la ba-szu-u2 mut-tab-bi-lu-tu2 _e2-gal_-usz | as much as there is, the palace servants |
| 35 | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu i-na e-muq {d}asz-szur | I brought out and I counted (them) as booty. With the strength of the god Aššīr, |
| 36 | _en_-ia 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_ | my lord, 95 fortified cities, houses and walls |
| 37 | sza {kur}kal-di u3 4(disz) _me_ 2(u) _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ | of Chaldea and 420 small cities |
| 38 | sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 | I conquered (and) plundered them. |
| 39 | {lu2}ur2-bi {lu2}a-ra-mu {lu2}kal-du | the Urbi, the Arameans, the Chaldeans, |
| 40 | sza qe2-reb unu{ki} nibru{ki} kisz{ki} {iri}hur-sag-kalam-ma | in Uruk, Nippur, Kish, (and) Hursagkalama |
| 41 | gu2-du8-a{ki} zimbir{ki} a-di _dumu-mesz iri_ | Kutha and Sippar, together with the citizens of the city |
| 42 | _en_ hi-it,-t,i u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | the lord of the crime brought out and I counted it as booty. |
| 43 | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {lu2}tu-'u-mu-na | On my return march, the Tu'una |
| 44 | {lu2}ri-hi-hu {lu2}ia-daq-qu {lu2}u2-bu-du | The riḫīḫu-official, the yadaqqu-official (and) the ubudu-official |
| 45 | {lu2}gib-re-e {lu2}ma-la-hu {lu2}gu-ru-mu | The scouts, the malaḫu-officials, (and) the Gurrumu. |
| 46 | {lu2}u2-bu-lum {lu2}da-mu-nu {lu2}gam-bu-lum | The cult actors, the Damūnu, the Gambulu |
| 47 | {lu2}hi-in-da-ru {lu2}ru-'u-u-a {lu2}pu-qu-du | The Hindāru, the Ruʾuʾa, the Puqudu, |
| 48 | {lu2}ha-am-ra-nu {lu2}ha-ga-ra-nu {lu2}na-ba-tu | The Hamranu, the Hagarānu, (and) the Nabatu |
| 49 | {lu2}li-i'-ta-a-u2 {lu2}a-ra-mu la kan-szu-ti | The Li'tāyu (and) the Arameans are without rival. |
| 50 | mit-ha-risz ak-szud{ud} 2(disz) _me_ 8(disz) _lim un-mesz tur gal_ | Together I conquered 28,000 small people. |
| 51 | _nita_ u3 _munus ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz_ | a man and a woman, horses, mules, and donkeys |
| 52 | _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni sza la ni-bi | donkeys, oxen, and sheep and goats without number |
| 53 | szal-la-tu ka-bit-tu asz2-lu-la a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | I carried off large booty to Assyria. |
| 54 | i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia sza {disz}{d}muati-en-mu-mesz | In the course of my campaign, which Nabû-šuma-iddina |
| 55 | {lu2}qi2-pi {iri}ha-ra-ra-te _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ {gesz}mu-suk-kan-ni | The cupbearer of Ḫararatu, gold, silver, musukkannu-wood, |
| 56 | _gal-mesz ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni | large, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep and goats |
| 57 | ta-mar-ta-szu2 ka-bit-tu am-hur ba-hu-la-ti | I received his substantial audience gift. |
| 58 | {iri}hi-rim-me _{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,i i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ u2-szam-qit-ma | I captured the city Ḫirimme, a hostile enemy, with weapons, and |
| 59 | e-du ul e-zib pag-ri-szu-un i-na ga-szi-szi | “Disregard that they have eaten, drunk, (or) anointed themselves with anything unclean. |
| 60 | a-lul-ma si-hir-ti _iri_ u2-szal-me na-gu-u2 | I cried out, and the entirety of the city I heard. The nagû |
| 61 | szu-a-tu a-na esz-szu-ti as,-bat 1(disz)-en _gu4_ | I took that ox as a substitute. |
| 62 | 1(u) _udu-nita2-mesz_ 1(u) _ansze {gesz}gesztin_ 2(u) _ansze zu2-lum-ma_ | 10 rams, 10 homers of wine, 20 homes of dates, |
| 63 | re-sze-ti-szu2 a-na _dingir-mesz_-ni _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | his first-fruits to the gods of Assyria |
| 64 | _en-mesz_-ia u2-kin da3-ri-szam | my lords I established forever. |
| 65 | i-na 2(disz)-e ger-ri-ia {d}asz-szur be-li2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni-ma | In my second campaign, the god Aššīr, my lord, made me bow down and |
| 66 | a-na _kur_ {lu2}kasz-szi-i u3 _kur_ {lu2}ia-su-bi-gal-la-a-a | to the land of the Kassites and the country of the Yasubigaleans |
| 67 | sza ul-tu ul-la a-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia la kit-nu-szu2 | who since time immemorial did not trust in the kings, my ancestors, |
| 68 | lu al-lik qe2-reb hur-sza2-a-ni zaq-ru-ti | I marched to the midst of the high mountains. |
| 69 | _a-sza3_ nam-ra-s,i i-na _ansze-kur-ra_ ar-kab-ma | the field Namraṣu with a horse he shall ride, and |
| 70 | _{gesz}gigir giri3-min_-ia i-na ti-ik-ka-te u2-sza2-asz2-szi | (and) my chariot and footstool I made bow down. |
| 71 | asz2-ru szup-szu-qu i-na _giri3-min_-ia ri-ma-nisz at-tag-gisz | With my feet I was constantly frightened, |
| 72 | {iri}e2-{disz}ki-lam-za-ah {iri}ha-ar-disz-pi | Ekalamzaḫ (and) Ḫardišpi |
| 73 | {iri}e2-{disz}ku-bat-ti _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _e2 bad3-mesz_-ni | the cities of E-Kūbattu, their cities, the houses and walls |
| 74 | dan-nu-ti al-me _kur_-ud _ug3-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | I conquered. The people, horses and oxen |
| 75 | _{ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni | mules, donkeys, oxen, and sheep |
| 76 | ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu | I brought out from their midst and counted them as booty. |
| 77 | u3 _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _tur-mesz_ sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 | and their small cities that had no nība status |
| 78 | ap-pul aq-qur u2-sze-me kar-mesz _e2 edin_ kul-ta-ri | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the quays of the house in the plain of Kullari. |
| 79 | mu-sza2-bi-szu2-nu i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu-ma di-tal-lisz | I prayed to Gešbar, their lord, and they went along. |
| 80 | u2-sze-me u2-ter-ma {iri}e2-{disz}ki-lam-za-ah | I returned and (the city) E-Kilamzaḫ |
| 81 | szu-a-tu a-na {iri}bir-tu-ti as,-bat | I seized that city (and) |
| 82 | _ugu_ sza u4-um pa-ni _bad3-mesz_-szu2 u2-dan-nin-ma | upon that of the day before his walls he strengthened, and |
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| 1 | _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia ina _sza3_ u2-sze-szib | I settled therein the people of the lands who were under my control. |
| 2 | _ug3-mesz kur_ {lu2}kasz-szi-i u3 _kur_ {lu2}ia-su-bi-gal-la-a-a | the people of the land of the Kassites and the country of the Yasubigaleans |
| 3 | sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia ip-par-szid-du | which before my weapons he had defeated, |
| 4 | ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-i u2-sze-ri-dam-ma | I brought down from the mountains and |
| 5 | i-na {iri}har-disz-pi {iri}e2-{disz}ku-bat-ti u2-szar-me | I made (them) dwell in the cities Ḫardišpi (and) Ekubattu. |
| 6 | i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}ar-rap-ha | From the hands of my eunuch, the governor of Arrapha. |
| 7 | am-nu-szu2-nu-ti _{na4}na-ru2-a_ u2-sze-pisz-ma | I had a stele made for them and |
| 8 | li-i-tum ki-szit-ti _szu-min_ sza _ugu_-szu2-un | the lītu-demon, the kishitu-disease, the hand that is upon them |
| 9 | asz2-tak-ka-nu s,e-ru-usz-szu2 u2-sza2-asz2-t,ir-ma | I wrote its foundation documents and |
| 10 | i-na qer-bi _iri_ ul-ziz pa-an ni-ri-ia u2-ter-ma | in the middle of the city he stood, before my yoke he returned and |
| 11 | a-na {kur}el-li-pi as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | I took the road to Ellipi. |
| 12 | el-la-mu-u2-a {disz}is-pa-ba-a-ra _lugal_-szu-un | Elamua, Išpabara, their king |
| 13 | _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2_ ni-s,ir-ti-szu2 | his fortified cities, the temple of his protection |
| 14 | u2-masz-szir-ma a-na ru-qe2-e-ti in-na-bit | he removed (them) and fled to the netherworld. |
| 15 | gim-ri _kur_-szu2 _dagal_-tim _gin7 muru9_ as-hu-up | all of his wide land was covered like a cloud. |
| 16 | {iri}mar-u2-bisz-ti {iri}ak-ku-ud-du _iri-mesz_-ni | the cities Maru-išti and Akkuddu |
| 17 | _e2 lugal_-ti-szu2 a-di 3(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ | his royal house together with 34 small cities |
| 18 | sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu al-me _kur_-ud ap-pul aq-qur | I conquered, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities in their environs. |
| 19 | i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu _ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u _munus_ | I prayed to Gešbar: the people, young and old, man and woman |
| 20 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ | horses, mules, donkeys, camels, |
| 21 | _gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni a-na la mi-nam asz2-lu-lam-ma | I carried off oxen and sheep without number and |
| 22 | a-di la ba-szi-i u2-sza2-lik-szu-ma u2-s,a-hir _kur_-su | I marched against him without ceasing and captured his land. |
| 23 | {iri}s,i-s,i-ir-tu {iri}ku-um-ma-ah-lum _iri-mesz_-ni | the cities Ṣiṣirtu and Kummaḫlum |
| 24 | dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu | the fortified cities as far as the small cities in their environs |
| 25 | {kur}e2-{disz}ba-ar-ru-u2 na-gu-u a-na gi-mir-ti-szu2 | The land Egarû, a fortress, in its entirety |
| 26 | ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-ma _ugu_ mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur | I crossed over from his land and overtook the territory of Assyria. |
| 27 | u2-rad-di {iri}el-en-za-asz2 a-na _iri lugal_-u2-ti | I brought down the city Elenzaš to a royal city. |
| 28 | u3 dan-na-at na-ge-e szu-a-tu as,-bat-ma | I seized that district and |
| 29 | _mu_-szu2 mah-ra-a u2-na-kir-ma {iri}kar-{disz}{d}3(u)-pap-mesz-su | his earlier name changed and Kar-Sîn-papmešsu |
| 30 | at-ta-bi ni-bit-su _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia | I imposed upon him a fate of the people of the lands in my hands. |
| 31 | i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szib i-na _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia | therein I settled. From the hands of my eunuch |
| 32 | _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}har-har am-nu-ma u2-rap-pisz ma-a-ti | I appointed the governor of Harhar, and I broadened the land. |
| 33 | i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia sza {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-te | On my return march from the distant Medes, |
| 34 | sza i-na _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia ma-am-man la isz-mu-u2 | who among the kings, my ancestors, no one heard |
| 35 | zi-kir _kur_-szu2-un man-da-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu am-hur | I received the full price of their land. |
| 36 | a-na ni-ri be-lu-ti-ia u2-szak-ni-su-nu-ti | I made them bow down to the yoke of my lordship. |
| 37 | i-na szal-szi ger-ri-ia a-na {kur}hat-ti lu al-lik | On my second campaign, I marched to the land Ḫatti. |
| 38 | {disz}lu-li-i _lugal_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni pul-hi me-lam-me | Lulî, king of Sidon, the one who reveres the splendor |
| 39 | be-lu-ti-ia is-hu-pu-szu-ma a-na ru-uq-qi2 | my lordly majesty overwhelmed him and to the ruqqīmu |
| 40 | qa-bal tam-tim in-na-bit-ma szad-da-szu2 e-mid | he fled to the seashore, and his mountain range he conquered. |
| 41 | {iri}s,i-du-un-nu _gal_-u2 {iri}s,i-du-un-nu _tur_ | the great city of Sidon, the small city Ṣidunnu |
| 42 | {iri}e2-zi-it-ti {iri}s,a-ri-ip-tu {iri}ma-hal-li-ba | Ezitti, Ṣariptu, Mahalliba |
| 43 | {iri}u2-szu-u2 {iri}ak-zi-bi {iri}ak-ku-u2 | The cities Ušû, Akzibi, (and) Akkā. |
| 44 | _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti _e2 bad3-mesz_ a-szar ri-i-ti | his fortified cities, the houses, walls, (and) places of refuge |
| 45 | u3 masz-qi2-ti _e2_ tuk-la-te-szu2 ra-szub-bat _{gesz}tukul_ {d}asz-szur | and the mašqītu-offering of his tuklatu-house, the one who abandons the weapon of Assur, |
| 46 | _en_-ia is-hu-pu-szu2-nu-ti-ma ik-nu-szu2 sze-pu-u2-a | my lord was angry with them and sealed his sealed document. |
| 47 | {disz}tu-ba-a'-lum i-na _{gesz}gu-za lugal_-u2-ti | Tubaʾlum on the royal throne |
| 48 | _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma _gun_ man-da-tu be-lu-ti-ia | I imposed upon them tribute and payment of my lordship |
| 49 | szat-ti-szam la ba-at,-lu u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | [For] a long time, [I imposed upon him] unrivaled [strength]. |
| 50 | sza {disz}mi-in-hi-im-mu {iri}sam-si-mu-ru-na-a-a | of Minḫimmu of Samsimuruna. |
| 51 | {disz}tu-ba-a'-lum {iri}s,i-du-un-na-a-a | Tubaʾlum of Sidon |
| 52 | {disz}ab-di-li-i'-ti {iri}a-ru-da-a-a | Abdi-Li'ti of Arudu |
| 53 | {disz}u2-ru-mil-ki {iri}gu-ub-la-a-a | Urumilki of the city Gubla |
| 54 | {disz}mi-ti-in-ti {iri}as-du-da-a-a | Mitinti of the city Asduda |
| 55 | {disz}bu-du-dingir {kur}e2-{disz}am-ma-na-a-a | Būdu-ilu of the land E-Ammana, |
| 56 | {disz}kam-mu-su-na-ad-bi {kur}ma-'a-ba-a-a | Cammu-sunadbi of the land Maʾaba, |
| 57 | {disz}{d}a-a-ram-mu {kur}u2-du-um-ma-a-a | Aya-rammu, the Udummean; |
| 58 | _lugal-mesz kur_ mar-tu{ki} ka-li-szu2-un _igi-sa2_-e szad-lu-ti | the kings of the land Amurru, all of them, the highest rank |
| 59 | ta-mar-ta-szu2-nu ka-bit-tu a-di 4(disz)-szu2 a-na mah-ri-ia | Their large audience gift, up to four times, before me |
| 60 | isz-szu-nim-ma isz-szi-qu _giri3-min_-ia u3 {disz}s,i-id-qa-a | they brought me and seized my feet, and Ṣidqâ |
| 61 | _lugal_ {iri}is-qa-al-lu-na sza la ik-nu-szu2 | king of Isqalluna, who had not sealed (it), |
| 62 | a-na ni-ri-ia _dingir-mesz e2 ad_-szu2 sza2-a-szu2 _dam_-su | to my yoke the gods of his father’s house that his wife |
| 63 | _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _szesz-mesz_-szu2 _numun e2 ad_-szu2 | his sons, his daughters, his brothers, the seed of the estate of his father |
| 64 | as-su-ha-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-asz2-szu2 | I removed and to Assyria I brought him. |
| 65 | {disz}lugal-lu-da3-ri _dumu_ {disz}ru-kib-ti _lugal_-szu2-nu mah-ru-u2 | Lugallu-dari, son of Rukibtu, their former king |
| 66 | _ugu un-mesz_ {iri}is-qa-al-lu-na asz2-kun-ma | I placed upon the people of Isqalluna and |
| 67 | na-dan _gun_ kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia e-mid-su-ma | the payment of the tribute of my lordly majesty imposed upon him and |
| 68 | i-sza2-a-at, ab-sza2-a-ni i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia | In the course of my campaign, |
| 69 | {iri}e2-da-gan-na {iri}ia-ap-pu-u2 | Edaganna, Yappû |
| 70 | {iri}ba-na-a-a-bar-qa {iri}a-zu-ru _iri-mesz_-ni | Nanaya-Barqa and Azuru, cities |
| 71 | sza {disz}s,i-id-qa-a sza a-na _giri3-min_-ia ar2-hisz | of Ṣidqâ, who quickly to my feet |
| 72 | la ik-nu-szu2 al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su-un | I surrounded, conquered, and plundered them. |
| 73 | _{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na | governors, princes, and the people of Amqarrûna |
| 74 | sza {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu _en_ a-de-e u3 ma-mit | of Padî, their king, the lord of treaty and curse |
| 75 | sza _kur_ asz-szur{ki} bi-re-tu _an-bar_ id-du-ma | of Assyria, a bronze shield he cast, and |
| 76 | a-na {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a | to Ḫazaqiau of the land Judah |
| 77 | id-di-nu-szu2 nak-risz a-na an-zil-li i-pu-szu2 | They gave him a weapon, they did it against Anzullu. |
| 78 | ip-lah3 lib-ba-szu2-un _lugal-mesz_ {kur}mu-s,u-ri | the kings of Egypt rejoiced. |
| 79 | _{lu2}erin2-mesz {gesz}pan {gesz}gigir-mesz ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | The cedars, bows, chariots, and horses |
| 80 | sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-hi e-mu-qi2 la ni-bi | of the king of Meluhhu, without strength |
| 81 | ik-te-ru-nim-ma il-li-ku re-s,u-su-un | They sealed it and went, their guard. |
| 82 | i-na ta-mir-ti {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 | in the plain of the city Altaqû |
| 83 | el-la-mu-u2-a si-id-ru szit-ku-nu | (Sum) My Elamite, your yoke is a scepter (Akk) Your Elamites are a sidru of yours |
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| 1 | u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un i-na tukul-ti {d}asz-szur | with the support of (the god) Aššīr, he made their weapons greater. |
| 2 | _en_-ia it-ti-szu2-un am-da-hi-is,-ma asz2-ta-kan | my lord, with them I rejoiced and established. |
| 3 | _bad5-bad5_-szu2-un _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ u3 _dumu-mesz lugal_ | their defeat the chariot owners and sons of the king |
| 4 | {kur}mu-s,u-ra-a-a a-di _{lu2}en {gesz}gigir-mesz_ sza _lugal_ {kur}me-luh-hi | the Egyptians together with the chariot owners of the king of Meluḫu |
| 5 | bal-t,u-su-un i-na _muru2_ tam-ha-ri ik-szu-da | their lives in the plain he conquered. |
| 6 | _szu-min_-a-a {iri}al-ta-qu-u2 {iri}ta-am-na-a | my hands the cities Altaqû and Tamna |
| 7 | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 a-na {iri}am-qar-ru-na | I marched to the city Amqarrūna. |
| 8 | aq-rib-ma _{lu2}szagina-mesz {lu2}nun-mesz_ sza hi-it,-t,u | I entrusted to the governors, princes, who committed crimes. |
| 9 | u2-szab-szu-u2 a-duk-ma i-na di-ma-a-ti | I killed (them) and in battle |
| 10 | si-hir-ti _iri_ a-lul pag-ri-szu2-un _dumu-mesz iri_ | in the midst of the city I surrounded, their territory the citizens of the town |
| 11 | e-pisz an-ni u3 gil2-la-ti a-na szal-la-ti am-nu | I have turned this work and my sin into theft. |
| 12 | si-it-tu-te-szu2-nu la ba-bil hi-t,i-ti | The rest of them are not guilty of any crime. |
| 13 | u3 gul-lul-ti sza a-ra-an-szu2-nu la ib-szu-u2 | and the cult rites which had not been established for them, |
| 14 | usz-szur-szu2-un aq-bi {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_-szu2-nu | I said to them: “Padî, their king |
| 15 | ul-tu qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu u2-sze-s,a-am-ma | I brought out from the city Ursallimu and |
| 16 | i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-ti _ugu_-szu2-un u2-sze-szib-ma | I sat on their lordly throne, and |
| 17 | man-da-at-tu be-lu-ti-ia u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 | I established the payment of my lordly majesty. |
| 18 | u3 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 {kur}ia-u2-da-a-a | and Ḫazaqiau of the land Judah, |
| 19 | sza la ik-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri-ia 4(u) 6(disz) _iri-mesz_-szu2 dan-nu-ti | who had not bowed down to my city, 46 of his fortified cities |
| 20 | _e2 bad3-mesz_ u3 _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu | the houses, walls, and small cities in their environs |
| 21 | sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 i-na szuk-bu-us a-ram-me | (Sum) The one who does not have a fear, the one who is afraid (of it) (Akk) Who do not have fear, in the place where fear is placed |
| 22 | u3 qit-ru-ub szu-pi-i mit-hu-us, zu-uk _giri3-min_ | and in the middle of a šupītu-vessel, he shaved his feet, |
| 23 | pil-szi nik-si u3 kal-ban-na-te al-me _kur_-ud | I gained dominion over the lands; I conquered the fortresses and sanctuaries. |
| 24 | 2(disz) _me lim_ 1(disz) _me_ 5(u) _ug3-mesz tur gal nita_ u3 _munus_ | 2 thousand 1 hundred 50 people, young, male and female, |
| 25 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz ansze-mesz {ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ | horses, mules, donkeys, camels, |
| 26 | _gu4-mesz_ u3 s,e-e-ni sza la ni-bi ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un | oxen and sheep, without number, from their midst |
| 27 | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu sza2-a-szu2 _gin7 muszen_ qu-up-pi | I brought out, and I counted them as booty. That one, like a bird of a nest, |
| 28 | qe2-reb {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 | inside the city Ur-salimmu, his royal city |
| 29 | e-sir2-szu2 {iri}hal-s,u-_mesz_ ugu_-szu2 u2-rak-kis-ma | the fortresses over him I razed and |
| 30 | a-s,e-e _ka2-gal iri_-szu2 u2-ter-ra ik-ki-bu-usz _iri-mesz_-szu2 | the aṣītu of the gate of his city he returned, and seized his cities. |
| 31 | sza asz2-lu-la ul-tu qe2-reb _kur_-szu2 ab-tuq-ma | that I had carried off, I crossed from his land and |
| 32 | a-na {disz}mi-ti-in-ti _lugal_ {iri}as-du-di | to Mitinti, king of Asdudi |
| 33 | {disz}pa-di-i _lugal_ {iri}am-qar-ru-na u3 {disz}gissu-en | Padî, king of the city Amqarruna, and Suen |
| 34 | _lugal_ {iri}ha-zi-ti ad-din-ma u2-s,a-ah-hir _kur_-su | I gave to the king of Ḫazītu and he took away his land. |
| 35 | e-li _gun_ mah-ri-ti na-dan szat-ti-szu2-un | above the previous payment of their year |
| 36 | man-da-at-tu kad3-re-e be-lu-ti-ia u2-rad-di-ma | I extended the payment of my lordly majesty and |
| 37 | u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 szu-u2 {disz}ha-za-qi-a-u2 | He is Hazaqiâ. |
| 38 | pul-hi me-lam-me be-lu-ti-ia is-hu-pu-szu-ma | The radiance of my lordly splendor overwhelmed him, and |
| 39 | {lu2}ur2-bi u3 _{lu2}erin2-mesz_-szu2 _saga-mesz_ sza a-na dun-nun | the herald and his noblemen who for the scepter |
| 40 | {iri}ur-sa-li-im-mu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 u2-sze-ri-bu-ma | the city Ur-Salimmu, his royal city, they brought in and |
| 41 | ir-szu-u2 til-la-a-ti it-ti 3(u) _gun ku3-sig17_ | completed; with 30 talents of gold |
| 42 | 8(disz) _me gun ku3-babbar_ ni-siq-ti gu-uh-li | 8 hundred talents of silver, the nīsiqtu-gift of Guḫulu, |
| 43 | tak2-kas3-si _{na4}an-za-gul-me gal-mesz {gesz}na2-mesz zu2_ | takkassu-flour, large anzagulmu-stones, (and) dates |
| 44 | _{gesz}gu-za-mesz_ ne2-me-di _zu2 kusz am-si zu2 am-si_ | the thrones we sat down, the skins of the wild bulls, the furrows |
| 45 | _{gesz}esi {gesz}tug2_ mim-ma szum-szu2 ni-s,ir-tu ka-bit-tu | a reed mat, a cloth, anything of his, (and) a heavy protective spirit |
| 46 | u3 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 {munus}_ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _{lu2}nar-mesz_ | and his daughters, the people of his palace, the singers |
| 47 | {munus}_nar-mesz_ a-na qe2-reb nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia | singers in Nineveh, my capital city, |
| 48 | _egir_-ia u2-sze-bi-lam-ma a-na na-dan man-da-at-te | I sent back to me, and for the payment of the payment |
| 49 | u3 e-pesz _ARAD2_-u2-ti isz-pu-ra rak-bu-szu2 | and the work of a servant he wrote, his debts |
| 50 | i-na 4(disz)-e ger-ri-ia {d}asz-szur be-li2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni-ma | In my fourth campaign, the god Aššīr, my lord, entrusted me and |
| 51 | um-ma-na-te-ia gap-sza2-te ad-ke-ma a-na {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 | I brought my vast army and marched to the land E-Yakīn. |
| 52 | a-la-ku aq-bi i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia | I said: "I will go." In the course of my campaign, |
| 53 | sza {disz}szu-zu-bi {lu2}kal-da3-a-a a-szib qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me | of Šuzubu, a Chaldean who dwells in the Agamme river. |
| 54 | i-na {iri}bi-it-tu-u2-tu asz2-ta-kan _bad5-bad5_-szu2 | I established his defeat in Bittutu. |
| 55 | szu-u2 hur-ba-szu2 _me3_-ia _ugu_-szu2 im-qut-ma | he fell upon him, my battle, and |
| 56 | it-ru-ku lib-bu-szu2 ki-ma az-za-ri e-disz ip-par-szid-ma | (Sum) Its heart trembled like a lion (Akk) It broke apart its heart like an eagle |
| 57 | ul in-na-mir a-szar-szu2 pa-an ni-ri-ia u2-ter-ma | He did not see his place; he returned before my yoke and |
| 58 | a-na {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | I took the road to E-Yakin. |
| 59 | szu-u2 {disz}{d}marduk-ibila-szum2-na sza i-na a-lak ger-ri-ia | Marduk-ibilašumna, who on my campaign |
| 60 | mah-re-e _bad5-bad5_-szu2 asz2-ku-nu-ma u2-par-ri-ru | before his defeat I imposed upon him and they scattered. |
| 61 | el-lat-su ri-gim _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia dan-nu-ti | whose radiance is like that of my mighty weapons |
| 62 | u3 ti-ib _me3_-ia ez-zi e-dur2-ma | and a flash of my battle, a furious rage, and |
| 63 | _dingir-mesz_ ma-rak _kur_-szu2 i-na _ki-tusz_-szu2-nu id-ke-ma | the gods, the payment of his land, in their dwellings he established, and |
| 64 | qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ u2-szar-kib-ma a-na {iri}na-gi-te-raq-qi2 | I moored the boats inside (the city) Nagīti-raqqi. |
| 65 | sza qa-bal tam-tim is,-s,u-risz ip-pa-risz _szesz-mesz_-szu2 | who in the middle of the sea grew wild, his brothers |
| 66 | _numun e2 ad_-szu2 sza u2-masz-szi-ru a-hi tam-tim | the seed of his father’s house, which he had abandoned, the shore of the sea |
| 67 | a-di si-it-ti _ug3-mesz kur_-szu2 ul-tu {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 | together with the rest of the people of his land from E-Yakin |
| 68 | qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me u ap-pa-ra-a-te u2-sze-s,a-am-ma | I brought out into the midst of the Euphrates River and the plains, and |
| 69 | szal-la-tisz am-nu u2-ter-ma _iri-mesz_-szu2 ap-pul aq-qur | I captured, plundered, (and) destroyed his cities. |
| 70 | u2-sze-me kar-mesz _ugu en_ sa-li-me-szu2 _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | he made bow down. On behalf of his lord, the king of the land Elam |
| 71 | na-mur-ra-tum at-bu-uk i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia | I poured out a libation. On my return march, |
| 72 | {disz}{d}asz-szur-na-din-mu _dumu_ resz-tu-u2 tar-bit bir-ki-ia | Ashur-nādin-šumi, first-born son, descendant of Birkiya |
| 73 | i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ be-lu-ti-szu2 u2-sze-szib-ma | I sat on his lordly throne, and |
| 74 | _dagal_-tum _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} u2-szad-gil pa-nu-usz-szu2 | I broadened the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 75 | i-na 5(disz) ger-ri-ia ba-hu-la-te {iri}tu-mur-ri | In my 5th campaign, I captured Tumurru. |
| 76 | {iri}sza2-ru-um {iri}e-za-ma {iri}kib-szu2 {iri}hal-bu-da | Šarrum, Ezama, Kibšu, Ḫalbuda, |
| 77 | {iri}qu-u-a {iri}qa-na sza _gin7_ qin-ni _ti8_{muszen} a-sza2-red | The cities Qûa (and) Qana, which are surrounded like a river by a eagle. |
| 78 | _muszen hi-a_ s,e-er zuq-ti {kur}ni-pur _kur_-i mar-s,i | a bird, a pigeon, an eagle, and a mountain of the desert, |
| 79 | szu-bat-sun2 szit-ku-na-at-ma la kit-nu-szu2 a-na ni-ri | (Sum) Its dwelling place is shattered and its foundations are not firm. (Akk) (Its) dwelling places are destroyed and their foundations have not been solid. |
| 80 | i-na _giri3-min_ {kur}ni-pur ka-ra-szi u2-sza2-asz2-kin-ma | I placed at the foot of Mount Nippur, the quay, and |
| 81 | it-ti {lu2}qur-bu-ti _giri3-min_-ia na-as-qu-ti | with the royal bodyguards, my ... feet, |
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| 1 | u3 _{lu2}erin2-mesz me3_-ia la ga-me-lu-ti | and the troops of my war, without number, |
| 2 | a-na-ku _gin7 am_ ek-di pa-nu-usz-szu2-un as,-bat | I seized their face like a wild bull. |
| 3 | hur-ri na-hal-li na-at-bak _kur_-i me-le-e | the mountain, the naḫallu-vessel, the gate of the mountains, the splendor |
| 4 | mar-s,u-ti i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ asz2-ta-am-di-ih | I set the sick on the throne. |
| 5 | a-szar a-na _{gesz}gu-za_ szup-szu-qu i-na _giri3-min_-ia asz2-tah-<hi>-it, | where for a throne I had strewn, on my feet I sat. |
| 6 | _gin7_ ar-me a-na zuq-ti sza2-qu-ti s,e-ru-usz-szu2-un | like a lion to the high places of their heads, |
| 7 | e-li a-szar bir-ka-a-a ma-na-ah-tu i-sza2-a | “Because of the place of my crossing, there is a famine. |
| 8 | s,e-er _na4 kur_-i u2-szib-ma _a-mesz_ {kusz}na-a-di ka-s,u-te | I sat down on a mountain stone and poured water (and) nādu-garments. |
| 9 | a-na s,u-um-me-ia lu asz2-ti i-na _szu-si-mesz_ | for my hearing may I be seated on the throne. |
| 10 | hur-sza2-a-ni ar-de-szu2-nu-ti-ma asz2-ta-kan | I conquered the mountain ranges and settled (them) there. |
| 11 | tah-ta-szu2-un _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu _kur_-ma asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 | I captured their cities and carried off their booty. |
| 12 | ap-pul aq-qur i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu pa-an ni-ri-ia | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire before my yoke. |
| 13 | u2-ter-ma s,e-er {disz}ma-ni-ia-e _lugal_ {iri}uk-ki | I returned, and Maniyâ, king of Ukki, |
| 14 | szad-da-a-a-e la kan-sze as,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | I have seized the treacherous (people) who do not know the road. |
| 15 | ur-hi la pe-tu-ti t,u-di pa-asz2-qu-ti sza la-pa-an | (As for) the unrelenting (and) insubmissive one, the merciless one, who is without mercy, |
| 16 | _kur-mesz_ mar-s,u-ti ul-la-nu-u2-a qe2-reb-szu2-un | the ruined lands that I had conquered, |
| 17 | ma-am-man la il-li-ku _lugal-mesz_ pa-ni mah-ru-ti | no one went. The previous kings |
| 18 | i-na _giri3-min_ {kur}a-na-ra u3 {kur}up-pa szad-di-i dan-nu-ti | by the feet of the mighty mountains Anara and Uppa, |
| 19 | ka-ra-szi u2-sza2-asz2-kin-ma a-na-ku i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ ne2-me-di | I set up a throne, and I, on the threshing floor, |
| 20 | it-ti _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ ta-ha-zi-ia git2-ma-lu-ti | with the troops of my perfect rivals |
| 21 | i-na ne-re-bi-szu2-un pi-qu-ti szu-nu-hi-isz | [At] their entrances, the opening was very open. |
| 22 | e-ru-um-ma mar-s,i-isz e-te-el-la-a _szu-si-mesz kur_-i | he entered, and quickly he climbed the mountain peaks. |
| 23 | pa-asz2-qa-a-te szu-u2 {disz}ma-ni-ia-e tur-bu-u' | He is a fugitive; Maniâ is dead. |
| 24 | _giri3-min erin2 hi-a_-ia e-mur-ma {iri}uk-ku _iri lugal_-ti-szu | I saw the feet of my labor-troops and the city Ukku, his royal city, |
| 25 | e-zib-ma a-na ru-qe2-e-ti in-na-bit {iri}uk-ku | [Disregard that] he who touches the forehead [has come near] the city of Ukku. |
| 26 | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-su mim-ma szum-szu _nig2-szu nig2-gur11_ | I climbed up, carried off everything that was his possessions, property |
| 27 | ni-s,ir-ti _e2-gal_-szu2 ul-tu qer-be2-e-szu | the protection of his palace from its foundations |
| 28 | u2-sze-s,a-am-ma szal-la-tisz am-nu u3 3(u) 3(disz) _iri-mesz_-ni | I brought out and I counted them as booty. And 33 cities |
| 29 | sza pa-a-t,i na-gi-szu2 _kur_-ma _ug3-mesz ansze-mesz gu4-mesz_ | who the opening of his gate fled, and people, donkeys, and oxen |
| 30 | u3 s,e-e-ni ul-tu qer-bi-szu2-un asz2-lu-la | And I carried off the sheep from their midst. |
| 31 | ap-pu-ul aq-qur i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu | I burned, burned, (and) burned with fire. |
| 32 | i-na 6(disz) ger-ri-ia si-it-ti _ug3-mesz_ {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 | In my sixth campaign, the entirety of the people of E-Yakin |
| 33 | sza la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia dan-nu-te _gin7_ ser2-re-me | who, before my mighty weapons, like a lion |
| 34 | ig-ru-ru _dingir-mesz_ ma-rak _kur_-szu2-un i-na _ki-tusz_-szu2-nu id-ku-ma | the gods, the rites of their land, in their dwellings they sat down, and |
| 35 | tam-tum _gal_-tum sza s,i-it {d}utu-szi e-bi-ru-ma | the Great Sea, which the rising of the sun had surrounded, and |
| 36 | i-na {iri}na-gi-ti sza {kur}elam-ma{ki} id-du-u2 szu-bat-sun2 | They settled them in the city Nagītu of the land Elam. |
| 37 | i-na _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti tam-tum lu e-bir {iri}na-gi-tu2 | With the boats of the land Ḫatti I crossed the Sea (and) the city Nagitu. |
| 38 | {iri}na-gi-tu2-di-i'-bi-na a-di {kur}hi-il-mu {kur}pil-la-tu2 | The city Nagitudiʾbina, together with the land Ḫilmu (and) the land Pilatu. |
| 39 | u3 {kur}hu-pa-pa-nu na-ge-e sza {kur}_elam-ma{ki} kur_-ud | and the land Ḫupanu, the district of the land Elam, I conquered. |
| 40 | _ug3-mesz_ {kur}e2-{disz}ia-kin7 a-di _dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu u3 _ug3-mesz_ | the people of Ebabbar together with their gods and the people |
| 41 | sza _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} asz2-lu-lam-ma la e-zi-ba | of the king of Elam I carried off but did not leave. |
| 42 | mul-tah-t,u qe2-reb _{gesz}ma2-mesz_ u2-szar-kib-ma | I sank a mooring pole inside the boats, and |
| 43 | a-na a-ha-an-na-a u2-sze-bi-ra-ma u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta | I sent to Aḫāna, and he brought it in. |
| 44 | har-ra-an _kur_ asz-szur{ki} _iri-mesz_ sza qe2-reb na-ge-e | the road to Assyria, cities in the districts |
| 45 | sza2-tu-nu ap-pul aq-qur i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu a-na _du6_ u kar-me | I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire those who were therein. |
| 46 | u2-ter i-na ta-a-a-ar-ti-ia {disz}szu-zu-bu | On my return march, Šuzubu |
| 47 | _dumu_ babila2{ki} sza i-na e-szi-ti ma-a-te be-lu-tu | son of Babylon, who in the time of the land of lordship |
| 48 | _kur eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} ra-ma-nu-usz u2-ter-ru | the land Sumer and Akkad in his own free will they returned. |
| 49 | i-na _me3 edin bad5-bad5_-szu2 asz2-kun bal-t,u-su i-na _szu-min_ | At the time of his devastation I imposed upon him his life. |
| 50 | as,-bat-su szum-man-nu u3 bi-re-tu _an-bar_ ad-di-szu-ma | I seized him. I gave him iron fetters and bronze shields, and |
| 51 | a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ra-asz2-szu2 _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza _a2-min_-szu2 | to Assyria I brought him. The king of the land Elam, whose forces |
| 52 | is-hu-ru-ma il-li-ku re-s,u-su _bad5-bad5_-szu2 asz2-kun | they received and went, his help I established. |
| 53 | _illat-mesz_-szu2 u2-sap-pi-ih-ma u2-par-ri-ir pu-hur-szu2 | his floods he cut off and his body he split. |
| 54 | i-na 7(disz)-e ger-ri-ia {d}asz-szur be-li2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni-ma | In my seventh campaign, the god Aššram, my lord, entrusted me, and |
| 55 | a-na {kur}e-lam-ti lu al-lik {iri}e2-{disz}ha-'i-i-ri | I marched to the land Elam. The city Ē-Ḫaʾiri |
| 56 | {iri}ra-s,a-a _iri-mesz_ sza mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} | Raṣâ, cities in the district of Assyria |
| 57 | sza i-na tar-s,i _ad_-ia e-la-mu-u2 e-ki-mu da-na-nisz | who in the time of my father was mighty, strong, |
| 58 | i-na me-ti-iq ger-ri-ia _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 | In the course of my campaign I captured and plundered. |
| 59 | _erin2-mesz_ szu-lu-ti-ia u2-sze-rib qe2-reb-szu2-un a-na mi-s,ir | I brought inside them my privileged troops. |
| 60 | _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-ter-ra-ma _szu-min {lu2}gal_ {iri}hal-s,u bad3-an{ki} | I returned to Assyria and took the hand of the chief of the city Ḫalṣu, the city of Dur-An. |
| 61 | am-nu {iri}bu-be2-e {iri}dun-ni-{d}utu {iri}e2-{disz}ri-si-ia | I surrounded the cities Bubê, Dunni-šamaš, E-Risiya. |
| 62 | {iri}e2-ah-la-me-e {iri}du-ru {iri}dan-nat-{disz}su-la-a-a | (The cities) Eaḫamê, Duru, Dannat-Sula, |
| 63 | {iri}szi-li-ib-tu {iri}e2-{disz}a-s,u-si {iri}kar-{disz}numun-ba-sza2 | (The cities) Šilibtu, Ē-Aṣusi, Kar-Zēraša, |
| 64 | {iri}e2-{disz}gi-is,-s,i {iri}e2-{disz}kat3-pa-la-ni {iri}e2-{disz}im-bi-ia | [(The cities) Egiṣṣu,] Ekatpalani, (and) Imbiya |
| 65 | {iri}ha-ma-a-nu {iri}e2-{disz}ar-ra-bi {iri}bu-ru-tu | Hamānu, E-Arrabi, (and) Burutu |
| 66 | {iri}dim-tu2-sza-{disz}su-la-a-a {iri}dim-tu2-sza-{disz}{d}dumu-e2-kar-ir | [Dimtu-ša-Sulāya (and) Dimt]u-[ṣa-Dumu-ekarir] |
| 67 | {iri}har-ri-asz2-la-ke-e {iri}rab-ba-a-a | the cities Ḫarri-Ašla, Abba, |
| 68 | {iri}ra-a-su {iri}ak-ka-ba-ri-na {iri}du6-{disz}u2-hu-ri | Rasu, Akkabarina, Duḫuri, |
| 69 | {iri}ha-am-ra-nu {iri}na-di-tu a-di _iri-mesz_-ni | the cities Ḫamrānu, Naditu, together with cities |
| 70 | sza ne2-re-bi sza {iri}e2-{disz}bu-na-ki {iri}du6-{d}hu-um-bi | of the festival of the cities E-Bunakki, Ṭāb-Ḫumbu, |
| 71 | {iri}dim-tu2-sza-{disz}du-me-dingir {iri}e2-{disz}u2-bi-ia | Dimtuša-Dume-ili, E-Ubiya |
| 72 | {iri}ba-al-ti-li-szir {iri}ta-qab-li-szir | (The cities) Bālti-lišir, Taqabli-šir, |
| 73 | {iri}sza-na-qi-da-te {iri}ma-su-tu2-szap-li-ti | The cities Šanaqidāte (and) Masutušallim. |
| 74 | {iri}sa-ar-hu-de-ri {iri}a-lum-sza-_gaszan-e2_ | Sarḫudēri, Alum-ša-Bētte |
| 75 | {iri}e2-{disz}pap-mesz-szum2-na {iri}il-te-u2-ba | (The cities) E-Papmeššimma (and) Ilaba, |
| 76 | 3(u) 4(disz) _iri-mesz_ dan-nu-ti a-di _iri-mesz tur-mesz_ | 34 fortified cities, together with small settlements |
| 77 | sza li-me-ti-szu2-nu sza ni-ba la i-szu-u2 | (As for) the one of their limbs, who had no fear, |
| 78 | al-me _kur_-ud asz2-lu-la szal-la-sun2 ap-pul aq-qur | I marched, conquered, plundered, destroyed, (and) burned. |
| 79 | i-na {d}gesz-bar aq-mu qu-tur naq-mu-ti-szu2-nu | I libated to Gešbar, (and) the qutur-offerings of their offerings |
| 80 | _gin7 muru9_ kab-ti pa-an _an_-e rap-szu-ti | like a large cloud, before the wide heavens |
| 81 | u2-szak-ti-im isz-me-ma ki-szit-ti _iri-mesz_-szu2 | he heard, and the totality of his cities |
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| 1 | {disz}nig2-du-{d}na-hu-un-du {lu2}e-la-mu-u2 | Nidintu-Naḫundu, the Elamite |
| 2 | im-qut-su hat-tum si-it-ti _iri-mesz_-szu2 | he fell upon him, the fury of the entirety of his cities |
| 3 | a-na dan-na-a-te u2-sze-rib szu-u2 {iri}ma-dak-tu | He is from Madaktu. |
| 4 | _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 e-zib-ma a-na {iri}ha-i-da-la | his royal city he fled and to Ḫidala |
| 5 | sza qe2-reb _kur-mesz su3-mesz_ is,-s,a-bat har-ra-nu | who in the midst of distant lands had grasped the road, |
| 6 | a-na {iri}ma-dak-ti _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 a-la-ku aq-bi | to Madaktu, his royal city, I marched. |
| 7 | {iti}tam-hi-ri _en-te-na_ dan-nu e-ru-ba-am-ma | Tamḫiru (XII) means “a strong winter will come in— |
| 8 | sza2-mu-tum ma-at-tum u2-sza2-az-ni-na _szeg3-mesz_-sza2 | the land of Sumer and Akkad he made its rains |
| 9 | _szeg3-mesz_ u3 szal-gi na-ah-lu na-at-bak _kur_-i a-du-ra | rains and floods were scattered, the mountains trembled. |
| 10 | pa-an ni-ri-ia u2-ter-ma a-na nina{ki} as,-s,a-bat | I turned my attention to Nineveh and seized (it). |
| 11 | har-ra-nu i-na u4-me-szu-ma i-na qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia | At that time, by the command of the god Ashur, my lord, |
| 12 | {disz}nig2-du-{d}na-hu-un-du _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} 3(disz) _iti-mesz_ | Nidintu-Naḫundu, king of the land Elam, for 3 months |
| 13 | ul u2-mal-li-ma i-na u4-me la szi-im-ti-szu2 | “On a day without eponymy |
| 14 | ur-ru-hi-isz im-tu-ut _egir_-szu2 {disz}um-man-me-na-nu | After that Umman-menānu |
| 15 | la ra-asz2 t,e3-e-me u3 mil-ki | I do not trust in news or advice. |
| 16 | _szesz_-szu2 dup-pu-us-su-u2 i-na _{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-szib-ma | his troubled brother sat on his throne, and |
| 17 | i-na 8(disz)-e ger-ri-ia _egir_ {disz}szu-zu-bi is-se-hu-ma | In my eighth campaign, after Šuzubu, they rebelled and |
| 18 | _dumu-mesz babila2{ki} gal5-la2-mesz_ lem-nu-ti _ka2-gal-mesz iri_ | the citizens of Babylon, the evil galla-demons of the city gates |
| 19 | u2-di-lu ik-pu-ud lib-ba-szu2-nu a-na e-pesz _{gesz}la2_ | (and) made their hearts awe-inspiring. For the work of the lance |
| 20 | {disz}szu-zu-bu {lu2}kal-da3-a-a et,-lum dun-na-mu-u2 | Šuzubu, the Chaldean, is a good young man. |
| 21 | sza la i-szu-u2 bir-ki _{lu2}ARAD2_ da-gil2 pa-an _{lu2}en-nam_ | who does not have a servant, a requisitioner, before the governor |
| 22 | {iri}la-hi-ri {lu2}a-ra-me hal-qu mun-nab-tu2 a-mir da-me | Lahiru — the Arabs have fled, the fugitive has seen the light. |
| 23 | hab-bi-lu s,e-ru-usz-szu2 ip-hu-ru-ma qe2-reb {i7}a-gam-me | The habbilu-priestess turned his attention and entered the Agamme River. |
| 24 | u2-ri-du-ma u2-szab-szu-u si-hu a-na-ku ni-tum al-me-szu2-ma | (As for) the one who removes (it) and makes it disappear, I am a siḫu-priestess. |
| 25 | nap-sza2-tusz u2-si-qa la-pa-an hat-ti u3 ne2-eb-re-te | I made his life long. I made him pass before the ḫatti-demon and the nebrūtu (demons). |
| 26 | a-na {kur}elam-ma{ki} in-na-bit ki-i ri-kil-ti | he fled to the land Elam, as a fugitive. |
| 27 | u3 gil2-la-ti s,e-ru-usz-szu2 ba-szi-i ul-tu {kur}elam-ma{ki} | And he took away his sins from Elam. |
| 28 | i-hi-szam-ma qe2-reb szu-an-na{ki} e-ru-ub _{lu2}babila2{ki}-mesz_ | and entered Šuanna. The Babylonians |
| 29 | a-na la si-ma-ti-szu2 i-na _{gesz}gu-za_ u2-sze-szi-bu-szu2 | they made him sit on a throne without him. |
| 30 | be-lut _kur eme-gi7_ u3 uri{ki} u2-szad-gi-lu pa-ni-szu2 | the rule over the land of Sumer and Akkad they made surpass his face |
| 31 | _e2 nig2-gur11_ sza e2-sag-il2 ip-tu-ma _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ | the house of property of Esagil opened and gold and silver |
| 32 | sza {d}en u {d}zar-pa-ni-tum _nig2-szu e2 dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu u2-sze-s,u-ni | of Bel and Zarpanitu, the possessions of their gods, brought in, |
| 33 | a-na {disz}um-man-me-na-nu _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} sza la i-szu-u2 | to Umman-menānu, king of the land Elam, who had no rival |
| 34 | t,e3-e-mu u3 mil-ku u2-sze-bi-lu-usz t,a-a'-tu2 | I have sent him orders and advice; it is good. |
| 35 | pu-uh-hir um-man-ka di-ka-a _karasz_-ka | Receive from your master your case, your libation, |
| 36 | a-na babila2{ki} hi-szam-ma i-da-a-ni i-zi-iz-ma | to Babylon he went and |
| 37 | tu-kul-ta-ni lu at-ta szu-u2 {lu2}e-la-mu-u2 | You are the Elamite. |
| 38 | sza i-na a-lak ger-ri-ia mah-ri-ti sza {kur}elam-ma{ki} | who on my earlier campaign of the land Elam |
| 39 | _iri-mesz_-szu2 ak-szu-du-ma u2-ter-ru a-na kar-me | his cities I conquered and returned to the quay. |
| 40 | lib-bu-usz ul ih-su-us t,a-a'-tu2 | The heart did not grasp the good things. |
| 41 | im-hur-szu2-nu-ti-ma _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 _karasz_-su u2-pa-hir-ma | he received them, and his labor-troops, his cargo, he removed, and |
| 42 | _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}s,u-um-bi e-szu-ra _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | chariots and wagons I brought, horses |
| 43 | _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ is-ni-qa s,i-in-di-szu2 {kur}par-su-asz2 | he took the breds, his rations, (and) the land Parsuaš. |
| 44 | {kur}an-za-an {kur}pa-sze-ru {kur}el-li-pi {lu2}ia-as-il3 | the lands Anzān, Pašeru, Ellipi, Yasil, |
| 45 | {lu2}la-kab-ra {lu2}ha-ar-zu-nu {lu2}du-um-mu-qu | The lakabru, the harzūnu, the dummuqu, |
| 46 | {lu2}su-la-a-a {lu2}sa-am-u2-na _dumu_ {disz}{d}mes-a-szum2-na | Sulaya, Samuna, son of Mes-ašumna |
| 47 | {kur}e2-{disz}a-di-ni {kur}e2-{disz}a-muk-ka-na {kur}e2-{disz}szil-la-na | the lands Adini, Amukkanu, Šillanu, |
| 48 | {kur}e2-{disz}sa-a-la ud-ud-ag{ki} {iri}la-hi-ru {lu2}pu-qu-du | The people of the land E-Sala, Udag, (and) Lahiru. |
| 49 | {lu2}gam-bu-lum {lu2}ha-la-tum {lu2}ru-'u-u2-a | The Gambulu, the mayor, and the U'ua |
| 50 | {lu2}u2-bu-lum {lu2}ma-la-hu {lu2}ra-pi-qu | The cult actors, the malahu-priests, the rapiqu-officials, |
| 51 | {lu2}hi-in-da-ru {lu2}da-mu-nu kit-ru _gal_-u2 | the Hindāru, the Damūnu, the great kitru |
| 52 | ik-te-ra it-ti-szu2 gi-ip-szu-su-un u2-ru-uh | he kissed, their ears were swollen. |
| 53 | _kur_ uri{ki} is,-ba-tu-nim-ma a-na babila2{ki} te-bu-ni | The land Akkad seized me and I went to Babylon. |
| 54 | a-di {disz}szu-zu-bi {lu2}kal-da3-a-a _lugal_ babila2{ki} | until Šuzubu the Chaldean, king of Babylon. |
| 55 | a-na a-ha-mesz iq-ru-bu-ma pu-hur-szu2-nu in-nen-du | They swore an oath to each other and imposed their penalty. |
| 56 | ki-ma ti-bu-ut a-ri-bi ma-a'-di sza pa-an szat-ti | Like a flood that has many tributaries before the year, |
| 57 | mit-ha-risz a-na e-pesz tuq-ma-te te-bu-ni s,e-ru-u-a | Moreover, in order to do battle, I had my troops stationed there. |
| 58 | _sahar-hi-a giri3-min_-szu2-nu ki-ma _muru9_ kab-ti | dust from their feet, like a heavy fog, |
| 59 | sza dun-ni e-ri-ia-ti pa-an _an_-e rap-szu-te ka-tim | the one who makes my yoke visible in the broad heavens, the whole world, |
| 60 | el-la-mu-u2-a ina {iri}ha-lu-le-e sza ki-szad {i7}idigna | Elamua in Halulê, on the bank of the Tigris River. |
| 61 | szit-ku-nu si-dir-ta pa-an masz-qi2-ia s,ab-tu-ma | You are the one who seized the face of my extispicy and |
| 62 | u2-sza2-'a-lu _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-szu2-un a-na-ku a-na {d}asz-szur | I to the god Aššīr |
| 63 | {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en {d}muati {d}u-gur {d}inanna sza nina{ki} | Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Ugur, Inanna of Nineveh, |
| 64 | {d}inanna sza {iri}limmu2-dingir _dingir-mesz_ ti-ik-li-ia | Ištar of Limmu-ilum, the gods who trust in me, |
| 65 | a-na ka-sza2-di _{lu2}kur2_ dan-ni am-hur-szu2-nu-ti-ma | to conquer a strong enemy I received them and |
| 66 | su-pe-e-a ur-ru-hi-isz isz-mu-u2 il-li-ku | Afterwards, they heard my prayers and went. |
| 67 | re-s,u-ti la-ab-bisz an-na-dir-ma at-tal-bi-sza2 | (Sum) I am a shepherd, I am an equerry of joy (Akk) I have been shepherded, I have risen up |
| 68 | si-ri-ia-am hu-li-ia-am si-mat s,i-il-ti | “It is the scribal art, the ḫulīya-art, the emblem of my divinity, |
| 69 | a-pi-ra ra-szu-u2-a i-na _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia | my beloved chariot in my battle |
| 70 | s,ir-ti sa-pi-na-at za-'i-i-ri i-na ug-gat | (Sum) The high priestess, the one of the ziggurat (Akk) In the high temple, the high priestesses |
| 71 | lib-bi-ia ar-ta-kab ha-an-t,isz _{gesz}pan_ dan-na-tu2 | my heart I quickly cast a mighty bow. |
| 72 | sza {d}asz-szur u2-szat-li-ma i-na _szu-min_-ia as,-bat | (As for) the one whom (the god) Aššīr had made manifest and whom I had seized by my hand, |
| 73 | {gesz}szil-ta-hu pa-ri-i' nap-sza2-ti at-muh rit-tu-u-a | (As for) the šiltaḫu-tree, I cut down the life of my hand. |
| 74 | s,e-er gi-mir um-ma-na-te na-ki-ri lem-nu-ti | The totality of the people, the evil enemies, |
| 75 | u4-mi3-isz s,ar-pisz al-sa-a _gin7_ {d}iszkur asz2-gu-um | daily like Adad the throne |
| 76 | i-na qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en gal en_-ia a-na szid-di u pu-ti | By the command of the god Ashur, the great lord, m[y] lo[rd, I prayed] to the deities Šiddi and Pūti. |
| 77 | _gin7_ ti-ib me-he-e szam-ri a-na _{lu2}kur2_ a-zi-iq | like a flash of lightning to a hostile force I turned. |
| 78 | i-na _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ {d}asz-szur _en_-ia u3 ti-ib _me3_-ia ez-zi | with the weapons of Assur, my lord, and the rage of my battle |
| 79 | i-rat-su-un a-ne2-e'-ma suh-hur-ta-szu2-nu asz2-kun | I sought them out, and I deposited their foundations. |
| 80 | _erin2 hi-a_ na-ki-ri i-na us,-s,i mul-mul-li | the troops of the enemy in the path of the Bull of Heaven |
| 81 | u2-sza2-qir-ma gim-ri _adda-mesz_-szu2-nu u2-pal-li-sza2 | I raised up, and all of their corpses I made resplendent. |
| 82 | _ud_-zi-zi-isz {disz}{d}hu-um-ban-un-da-sza2 _{lu2}nimgir2_ | Then Humban-undaša, the herald, |
| 83 | sza _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} et,-lum pit-qu-du mu-ma-'e-er | of the king of the land Elam, a young man, he entrusted. |
| 84 | _erin2 hi-a_-szu2 tu-kul-ta-szu2 _gal_-u2 a-di _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2 | his troops, his great support, together with his magnates |
| 85 | sza _gir2_ szib-bi _ku3-sig17_ szit-ku-nu | of a šibbi of gold, your name |
| 86 | u3 i-na _har-mesz_ as-pi _ku3-sig17_ ru-usz-szi-i | and with a silver ring of rūšu-gold |
| 87 | ruk-ku-sa rit-ti-szu2-un ki-ma szu-u2-ri | Their hands are bound like a rope. |
| 88 | ma-ru-ti sza na-du-u2 szum-man-nu | (As for) the dowry, which is named, what is it that is not? |
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| 1 | ur-ru-hi-isz u2-pal-liq-szu2-nu-ti-ma asz2-ku-na tah-ta-szu2-un | In the future, I will make [them] pass by and [place] their trust in you. |
| 2 | ki-sza2-da-te-szu2-nu u2-na-kis as-lisz aq-ra-a-ti | I cut off their limbs, as well as the aqrātu. |
| 3 | nap-sza2-te-szu2-nu u2-par-ri-i' qu3-u'3-isz ki-ma _illu_ | their lives he cut off. Like a flood |
| 4 | gap-szi sza sza2-mu-tum si-ma-ni u3-mun-ni-szu2-nu u2-szar-da-a | (Sum) I made the gap in the heart of the šamūtu-disease disappear (Akk) I caused the gap between the heart and the hearth to disappear |
| 5 | s,e-er er-s,e-ti sza2-di-il-ti la-as-mu-ti | (As for) the ‘outside’ of the netherworld, the land of lamassūtu, |
| 6 | mur-ni-is-qi s,i-mit-ti ru-ku-bi-ia i-na da-me-szu2-nu | (As for) the one who removes the radiance of my royal majesty from their bodies, |
| 7 | gap-szu-ti i-szal-lu-u2 {d}i7-isz sza _{gesz}gigir me3_-ia | The river Iš of my battle chariot |
| 8 | sa-pi-na-at rag-gi u3 s,e-ni da-mu u par-szu2 | (Sum) The sapinatu-demon, the ragŋi and the ṣēnu (demons) of the dead and the deaf, (Akk) The silt of the sick and dying, |
| 9 | ri-it-mu-ku ma-gar-ru-usz pag-ri qu-ra-di-szu2-nu | (Sum) I am the one who makes the king, my lord, bow down before you. (Akk) The one who breaks the heart of their warriors. |
| 10 | ki-ma ur-qi2-ti u2-mal-la-a _edin_ sa-ap-sa-pa-te | I filled the plain with sapsapātu like a flood. |
| 11 | u2-na-kis-ma bal-ta-szu2-un a-bu-ut ki-ma bi-ni | “He cut off their life, like a man’s |
| 12 | qisz-sze-e si-ma-ni u2-na-kis qa-ti-szu2-un | I cut off the limbs of the wild bulls, their hands. |
| 13 | _har-mesz_ as-pi _ku3-sig17 ki-sag_ eb-bi sza2 rit-ti-szu2-nu | ring(s) of aspi-gold, a pure forehead, with their hands |
| 14 | am-hur i-na nam-s,a-ri zaq-tu-ti hu-s,a-an-ni-szu2-nu | [I received] their [troops] from a distant place. |
| 15 | u2-par-ri-i' _gir2-mesz_ szib-bi _ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar_ sza2 _muru2-mesz_-szu2-nu | I cut off the nails, the gold and silver of their stomachs |
| 16 | e-kim si-it-ti _{lu2}gal-mesz_-szu2 a-di {disz}{d}muati-mu-gar-un | the rest of his magnates, including Nabû-mukīn-šuma-iṣbi, |
| 17 | _dumu_ {disz}{d}marduk-ibila-szum2-na sza la-pa-an _me3_-ia ip-la-hu | son of Marduk-apla-iddina, who was afraid of my battle, |
| 18 | id-ku-u2 _a2-min_-szu2-un bal-t,u-su-un ina _muru2_ tam-ha-ri | their arms he cut off, their lives in the open country |
| 19 | it-mu-ha _szu-min_-a-a _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ a-di _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-szi-na | my hands, chariots, together with their horses |
| 20 | sza i-na qit-ru-ub _me3_ dan-ni ra-ki-bu-szin de-ku-ma | who in the middle of a mighty battle, their fury may he eat and |
| 21 | u3 szi-na musz-szu-ra-ma ra-ma-nu-usz-szin | And they, the one who makes them tremble, |
| 22 | it-ta-na-al-la-ka mit-ha-risz u2-ter-ra | “He keeps coming back to you, and I have returned to you together. |
| 23 | a-di 2(disz) _danna ge6_ il-li-ku da-ak-szu2-nu ap-ru-us | together with 2 black stag-goats went, their weapons I cut off. |
| 24 | szu-u2 {disz}um-ma-an-me-na-nu _lugal_ {kur}elam-ma{ki} | He is Umman-menanu, king of the land Elam. |
| 25 | a-di _lugal_ babila2{ki} {lu2}na-sik-ka-ni sza {kur}kal-di | until the king of Babylon, the sheikhs of Chaldea |
| 26 | a-li-kut _a2-min_-szu2 hur-ba-szu2 _me3_-ia ki-ma-le-e | the one who goes with his arms, his limbs, my body, like a lion |
| 27 | zu-mur-szu2-un is-hu-up {gesz}za-ra-te-szu2-un u2-masz-sze-ru-ma | their bodies trembled, their yoke fell down, and |
| 28 | a-na szu-zu-ub _zi-mesz_-szu2-nu pag-ri _erin2 hi-a_-szu2-nu | for the rescue of their life, the protection of their workers |
| 29 | u2-da-'i-i-szu2 e-ti-qu ki-i sza at-mi _tu_{muszen} | they brought him out, and he passed away like a bird. |
| 30 | kusz-szu-di i-tar-ra-ku lib-bu-szu2-un szi-na-te-szu2-un | (Sum) My skin is swollen, their heart is frightened (Akk) Their skin is furious, their hearts are furious |
| 31 | u2-s,ar-ra-pu qe2-reb _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-szu2-nu u2-masz-sze-ru-ni | I surrounded, destroyed, (and) burned with fire their chariots. |
| 32 | zu-u2-szu2-un a-na ra-da-di-szu2-nu _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ | their bodies to their rear the chariots |
| 33 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-ia u2-ma-'e-er _egir_-szu2-un | my horses I trimmed. After them |
| 34 | mun-na-rib-szu2-nu sza a-na nap-sza2-a-te u2-s,u-u2 | [their] sacrificial sheep, who go out for food, |
| 35 | a-szar i-kasz-sza2-du u2-ra-sa-bu i-na _{gesz}tukul_ | wherever he achieves success he shall strike with the weapon |
| 36 | i-na u4-me-szu-ma ul-tu _e2-gal muru2 iri_ sza nina{ki} | At that time, from the palace, the citadel of Nineveh, |
| 37 | a-na ri-mit _lugal_-ti-ia u2-szak-li-lu | for my royal majesty they made perfect. |
| 38 | a-na tab-ra-a-te kisz-szat _ug3-mesz_ lu-le-e u2-ma-lu-szi | to the cult centers of all of the people I made abundant. |
| 39 | _e2-gal_ ku-tal-li sza a-na szu-te-szur ka-ra-szi | the lower palace, which for the kingship of Karši |
| 40 | pa-qa-a-di _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ sa-na-qi2 mim-ma szum-szu2 | he entrusted to me horses, sānâ-offerings, anything of his, |
| 41 | u2-sze-pi-szu2 _lugal-mesz_ a-li-kut mah-ri _ad-mesz_-ia | the kings who had come before my fathers |
| 42 | tam-lu-sza2 ul ib-szi szu-bat-sa s,u-uh-hu-rat-ma | her dwelling did not exist, her dwelling was abandoned and |
| 43 | la nu-ku-lat e-pisz-tasz la-ba-risz u4-me tem-me-en-sza2 | (As for) the one who does not eat, (or) destroys (it), the days of her foundation are long. |
| 44 | e-nisz-ma isz-da-a-sza2 ir-ma-a i-qu-pa re-sza2-a-sza2 | Now, her head has become swollen and her head is paralyzed. |
| 45 | _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu a-na si-hir-ti-sza2 aq-qur | that palace in its entirety I destroyed. |
| 46 | ki-szub-bu-u2 ma-a'-du ul-tu qe2-reb u2-szal-li | [(As for) the one who] removes [much] from inside (the temple), |
| 47 | u3 ta-mir-ti _iri gim_ a-tar-tim-ma lu as,-ba-ta | and the plains of the city like a desert I captured. |
| 48 | i-na muh-hi lu u2-rad-di masz-kan2 _e2-gal_ mah-ri-ti | I erected upon it. The foundations of the former palace |
| 49 | e-zib-ma i-na qaq-qa-ri u2-szal-li sza ul-tu | Disregard that from |
| 50 | mal-di _i7_ as,-ba-ta tam-la-a usz-mal-li 2(disz) _me_ ti-ib-ki | I seized the canal, the sea, and filled it with water. Two hundred tibku-measures |
| 51 | a-na e-la-ni u2-szaq-qi2 re-e-su ina _iti_ sze-me-e | He shall raise a claim against the other. In a favorable month |
| 52 | u4-mu mit-ga-ri s,e-er tam-le-e sza2-a-tu | (Sum) That storm, a flood that covers the sea (Akk) The storm, the storm that wipes the sea |
| 53 | i-na nik-lat lib-bi-ia _e2-gal_ {na4}pi-i-li | By my own will the palace of pīlu-stone |
| 54 | u3 {gesz}ere-ni ne2-pesz-ti {kur}hat-ti u3 _e2-gal_ | and cedar, the rituals of the land Ḫatti, and the palace |
| 55 | s,i-ir-tu ep-szet _kur_ asz-szur{ki} sza _ugu_ mah-ri-ti | Exalted one of the deeds of Assyria, who before |
| 56 | ma-a'-disz szu-tu-rat ra-ba-ta u3 nak-lat | “It is very great, it is great, and it is very powerful. |
| 57 | i-na szi-pir _{lu2}szitim-gal_-le-e en-qu-ti | by the work of the chief builder, |
| 58 | a-na mu-szab be-lu-ti-ia u2-sze-pisz _gesz-ur3-mesz_ | for the dwelling of my lordship I had built. The beams |
| 59 | {gesz}ere-ni s,i-ru-ti tar-bit {kur}ha-ma-nim _kur_-i el-li | the exalted cedars that are in the land Hamānu, the pure mountain, |
| 60 | u2-szat-ri-s,a e-li-szin _{gesz}ig-mesz_ li-ia-ri | I raised up above them the doors. |
| 61 | me-ser _uruda_ nam-ri u2-rak-kis-ma u2-rat-ta-a | I bound the bolt of bright copper and I installed (it) in it. |
| 62 | _ka2-mesz_-szin i-na {na4}pi-i-li pe-s,e-e | their gates with pilî-stone |
| 63 | sza i-na er-s,e-et {iri}ba-la-t,a-a-a in-nam-ru | which were seen in the territory of the city Balaṭu, |
| 64 | _{d}alad-{d}lamma-mesz_ s,i-ru-ti u2-sze-pisz-ma im-na | I had exalted lamassu-gods made and |
| 65 | u3 szu-me-la u2-sza2-as,-bi-ta _si-gar_-szin a-na szu-te-szur | and šumēl he caused them to seize their bolts to the left. |
| 66 | s,al-mat _sag-du_ pa-qa-di mur-ni-is-qi2 _{ansze}kunga-mesz_ a-ga-li-i | The black-headed (people) are entrusted with the murnišqu-disease of the agalī-horses. |
| 67 | til-li _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ {gesz}at-ta-ra-te e-req-qi2 isz-pa-a-te | ... chariots, scepters, arrows, (and) arrowheads |
| 68 | til-pa-na-a-te u3 us,-s,i mim-ma szum-szu2 u2-nu-ut _me3_ | the tilpanātu-bowls and the ramps, whatever it is, the equipment of battle |
| 69 | na-as,-ma-di _ansze-kur-ra-mesz {ansze}kunga-mesz_ sza2 e-mu-qi2 | the horses and mules of the army |
| 70 | ra-ba-a-te i-szu-u2 szuk-nu-sze a-na ni-ri ki-sal-la-sza2 | They are large; they are placed as a pledge in her courtyard. |
| 71 | _ka2_-nu-u2 ma-gal usz-rab-bi _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu2 ul-tu2 usz-sze-sza2 | The gate of that palace, from its foundations |
| 72 | a-di na-bur-ri-sza2 ar-s,ip u2-szak-lil _mu-sar_-e | I built (and) completed (it) as far as its embankment(s). |
| 73 | szi-t,ir _mu_-ia i-na qer-bi-sza2 asz2-kun a-na ar2-kat3 _u4-mesz_ | I deposited my inscribed name therein for future days. |
| 74 | i-na _lugal-mesz dumu-mesz_-ia sza {d}asz-szur u3 {d}inanna | among the kings, my sons, whom Aššīr and Ishtar |
| 75 | a-na _re-e2-um kur_ u3 _ug3-mesz_ i-nam-bu-u zi-kir-szu2 | to the shepherd of the land and the people shall name his name |
| 76 | e-nu-ma _e2-gal_ sza2-a-tu i-lab-bi-ru-ma en-na-hu | When that palace becomes old and dilapidated |
| 77 | _nun_ ar-ku-u2 an-hu-sa lu-ud-disz _mu-sar_-e | May a future ruler restore its dilapidated section(s) (and) write an inscribed object on it. |
| 78 | szi-t,ir _mu_-ia li-mur-ma _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur_ | May he see my inscribed object, and may he anoint (it) with oil, (and) an offering. |
| 79 | liq-qi2 a-na asz2-ri-szu lu-ter {d}asz-szur u3 {d}inanna | May he appoint (him) to his post. May Aššīr and Inanna return (him). |
| 80 | ik-ri-bi-szu2 i-szem-mu-u mu-nak-kir szit,-ri-ia | (As for) the one who alters my inscription, |
| 81 | u3 _mu_-ia {d}asz-szur _en gal ad dingir-mesz_ | and my name, Ashur, great lord, father of the gods, |
| 82 | nak-risz li-zi-is-su _{gesz}gidru_ u3 _{gesz}gu-za_ | the scepter and the throne |
| 83 | li-kim-szu-ma lis-ki-pa _bala_-szu2 | may he abandon him and overthrow his reign. |
| 84 | {iti}szu-numun-na li-mu {disz}ga-hi-lu | Month Šumunna, eponymy of Gaḫilu. |
| 85 | _{lu2}en-nam_ {iri}ha-ta-rik2-ka | the governor of Hatarikka |
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