RIMA 3.0.103.004, ex. 01 (P336225)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RIMA 3.0.103.004, ex. 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | P336225 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09628 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | [To sa]ve his life, [he entered the city Nemetti-šarri. You followed behind him] and defeated him. [You took away from him his] chariots, [his stallions and ... of battle.] |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | You [did] battle within his city and [wrought a blood bath at the city gate. You cut down his orchards. Two] hundred and fifty-six cities in [its] vicinity [you razed, destroyed, and burned]. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 5'5'–o 8'8' | As to what you wrote to me: "[I went] to Der. [Der is a great metropolis] whose foundations are as firm as the mass of a mountain. [......] I surrounded and captured that city. [The gods dwelling in Der] together with their extensive property, the property of the palace [......], |
| Obverse [8:11] o 9'9'–o 11'11' | his royal bed, the treasure of his palace, [his palace women, his sons and his daughters], 30,000 captives, their cattle [and their sheep without number I took as spoil]. Four hundred and seventy-six cities in their vicinity [I razed, destroyed and burned.]" |
| Obverse [11:16] o 12'12'– | (That) happened at the command of my great divinity. [You went to Der] — Der is a great metropolis, whose foundations [are as firm as the mass of a mountain]. You surrounded and captured that [city. The gods] of Der [together with] their [extensive] property, [the property of the palace, ......], |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | his royal couch, the tre[asure of his palace, his palace women, his sons] and his daughters, 30,000 captives, [their cattle and sheep without number you took as spoils. Four hundred] and seventy-six cities [in the vicinity] you razed, destroyed and [burned]. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | As to what you wrote to me: "The people of [......] feared the terrifying splendour of Aššur [......], aban[doned] their cities and [se]t out for Elam [to save] their lives. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | [From the city of Parsamaš] as far as the city of Bit-Bunakki, on the border [of ......], |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [my ......] inflicted a defeat on them, and led away their spoil, [......] their cattle and sheep. [... cities within the vicinity] they devastated, destroyed and bur[ned]." |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | (That) happened [at the comma]nd of my great divinity. [The people of ......] feared the terrifying splendour of Aššur, [abandoned their cities], and [set] out for [Elam to save] their lives. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [From Pa]rsamaš to [Bit-Bunakki on the border of ......] |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | [......] They inflicted [a defeat on th]em, and led away [their] s[poil, ...... their cattle and sheep .....] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [a-na šu-zu]-ub ZI-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [ana {uru}ne₂-met-ti—MAN e-ru-ub EGIR-šu₂ ta-ar-te-di] | |
| 2' | [GAZ]-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ ta-du-ak {giš}GIGIR-[šu₂ pet-hal-lu-šu₂ x x x ME₃ te-kim-šu₂] | |
| 3' | [i-na] ⸢qe₂⸣-reb URU-šu₂ mit-hu-ṣu ⸢ta⸣-[sa-kan de-ek-tu ina KA₂.GAL-šu₂ ta-du-ak {giš}SAR-MEŠ-šu₂ ta-ak-šiṭ] | |
| 4' | 02-me-56 URU-MEŠ-ni ša₂ li-me-tu₂-[šu₂ ta-ta-pal ta-ta-qar ina IZI ta-sa-rap] | |
| 5' | ša taš-pu-ra-an-ni ma a-na {uru}de-⸢e-ri⸣ [at-ta-lak ma-a {uru}de-e-ru ma-ha-zu GAL-a] | |
| 6' | ša ki-ma ki-ṣir KUR-e šur-šu-da SUHUŠ-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢ma⸣-[a x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | ma-a URU šu₂-a-tum al-te-me ak-ta-šad ma-a [DINGIR-MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut {uru}de-e-ri] | |
| 8' | a-di NIG₂.GA-šu₂-nu ma-aʾ-di ma-a NIG₂.GA E₂.GAL [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | {giš}NA₂ MAN-ti-šu ni-ṣir-ti E₂.GAL-šu₂ {mi₂}[sek-re-ti-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MI₂-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 10' | ma-a 30-lim šal-la-su-nu ma-a GUD-MEŠ-šu₂-[nu ṣe-ni-šu₂-nu ina la me-ni a-sa-lal] | |
| 11' | ma-a 04-me-76 URU-MEŠ-ni ša₂ li-me-tu₂-šu₂ ma-a [at-ta-pal at-ta-qar ina IZI a-sa-rap] | |
| 12' | ina pi-i DINGIR-ti-ia GAL-ti it-tuq-ta [x x a-na {uru}de-e-ri ta-at-tal-lak] | |
| 13' | {⸢uru⸣}de-e-ru ma-ha-zu GAL-a ša ki-ma ⸢ki⸣-[ṣir KUR-e šur-šu-da SUHUŠ-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 14' | [URU] šu₂-a-tum ta-al-ti-me ta-ak-⸢ta⸣-[šad DINGIR-MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut {uru}de-e-ri] | |
| 15' | [a-di] NIG₂.GA-šu₂-nu [ma-aʾ-di NIG₂.GA E₂.GAL x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {⸢giš⸣}ne₂-mat-ti MAN-ti-šu ni-⸢ṣir⸣-[ti E₂.GAL-šu₂ {mi₂}sek-re-ti-šu₂ DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 2 | ⸢DUMU⸣.MI₂-MEŠ-šu₂ 30-lim šal-la-su-nu [GUD-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-ni-šu₂-nu ina la me-ni ta-sa-lal] | |
| 3 | 04-me-76 URU-MEŠ-ni [ša li-me-tu₂-šu₂] | |
| 4 | ta-ta-pal ta-ta-qar [ina IZI ta-sa-rap] | |
| 5 | ša taš-pu-ra-an-ni ma-a UN-MEŠ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | ma-a TA@v pa-an na-mur-rat aš-šur [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | ip-la-hu-ma ma-a URU-MEŠ-ni-šu₂-nu ⸢u₂⸣-[maš-še-ru-ma a-na šu-zu-ub] | |
| 8 | ZI-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ma a-na {kur}NIM.MA{ki} pa-ni-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [iš-ku-nu TA@v {uru}par-sa-maš] | |
| 9 | ma-a a-di {uru}E₂—bu-na-ki ša mi-⸢ṣir⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | ma-a GAZ-MEŠ-šu₂-nu i-du-ku ma-a šal-la-⸢su⸣-[nu x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | GUD-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-ni-šu₂-nu u₂-te-⸢ru⸣-ni ma-⸢a⸣ [x x URU-MEŠ-ni ša li-me-ti-šu₂-nu] | |
| 12 | ⸢ip⸣-pu-lu iq-qu-ru ina IZI [iš-ru-pu] | |
| 13 | [ina pi]-i DINGIR-ti-ia GAL-ti it-tuq-ta [UN-MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x TA@v] ⸢na⸣-mur-rat aš-šur ip-la-hu-[ma URU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu u₂-maš-še-ru-u-ma] | |
| 15 | [a-na šu-zu-ub] ZI-MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-⸢na⸣ {[kur}NIM.MA{ki} pa-ni-šu₂-nu] | |
| 16 | [iš-ku-nu TA@v {uru]}⸢par⸣-sa-maš a-di {⸢uru⸣}[E₂—bu-na-ki ša₂ mi-ṣir x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x GAZ-MEŠ-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ i-du-ku ⸢šal⸣-[la-su-nu x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | [GUD-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-ni-šu₂]-⸢nu u₂-te-ru⸣-[ni x x x x x x x x] | |
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