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RIMA 3.0.102.017, ex. 01 (P338360)

Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationRIMA 3.0.102.017, ex. 01
IDP338360
Museum no.AMM —
CollectionAnadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreOfficial or display
Find spotHuzirina (mod. Sultantepe)
Coordinates37.0501, 38.9062

English translation

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Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1[O valiant ..., ... of] the lands, shepherd of all rulers,
Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22[......] elevated one of the Lady of Nineveh,
Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33[......]... justice
Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44[...... gave] you the universe
Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55[... you s]pare [...] ......!
Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66Bel and Anu have entrusted to you [the di]stant [...]s.
Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77[He ...ed] the arrogant slave, citizen of Bit Adini, (and) his companions.
Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010Having [put] to fire the great city of Til Barsip and having laid waste the dwellings of the kings of the Hittite lands, he spoke (to) Aššur-belu-ka''in, the commander-in-chief, sharply thus:
Obverse [10:12] o 1111–o 1212Let the fortresses be entrusted to you; let your vigilance be steady, and your organisation strong! Receive their tribute!
Obverse [12:15] o 1313–o 1515I have made the Hittite sovereign bow down at my feet; now let me go and see how the Urarṭians fight! ......
Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616Assurnasirpal harnessed and mobilized the land of Nairi [...].
Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717He meets his officers again and again, they give the men discipline:
Obverse [17:22] o 1818–o 2222My fierce warriors! [I ...] for success! Campaigning for Aššur, I go [at] your [...] to plunder [...]. Let me raise iron swords to your hands [...], sharp arrows inside [......]; let me [...] iron armour on the horses [...]!
Obverse [22:25] o 2323–o 2525Do not [......] your mighty troops! The warfare of the Urarṭian slave [is ...]. Aššur has inspired me with confidence and ent[rusted me ......]!
Obverse [25:27] o 2626–o 2727The people of Assyria shouted the na[me of ......], [wishing] exceedingly good luck to the lord [......]:
Obverse [27:30] o 2828–o 3030Go, lord of kings! [......] May Nergal go before you, Girra [after you! ...] At your command, we shall fill [......]!
Obverse [30:33] o 3131–They harnessed ......[...]; his battle [...], like ... [...]...
Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1[...]... of iron, arrows [......]
Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22[I traversed] difficult [..., steep] mountains, [......]
Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33I [......] ...... [......]
Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44[......] as far as the land of Subri like [......]
Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55[...] ... a well ... [...]
Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66[I] quickly [...ed the .......] of the Urarṭian.
Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88I conquered strong [cities], de[stroyed] strongholds; I [...]ed them the [...] of Assurnasirpal.
Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99On the first day of Elul, I drew near his royal city.
Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010The kings ... ... within/among them.
Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313The splendour of the lord of the (four) regions fell upon them; they abandonded their cities and entered [mountains] and forests. Every single man [fled] for (his) life to inhospitable mountains.
Reverse [13:17] r 1414–r 1717I pursued them and drove them off the difficult mountain terrain. 18,000 of the enemy I killed with my weapon of battle; I cast their pulled-out (parts) like herbage on the plain. I took as plunder innumerable mules and horses, (as well as) riding donkeys.
Reverse [17:20] r 1818–r 2020For nine days I pillaged his palace. I burned with fire his multitudinous habitations. The women of his land I drove in front of my troops.
Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222I burned the choice furniture of his royal city. I set up images (recording) my might by mountains and seas.
Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525I went down to ... as far as the ... of the Na'iri land. I received tribute horses from the cities of Tikki and Hubuškia; the rest of the tribute I received (in) Ṭurušpâ.
Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626...... for Aššur, my god, ...
Reverse [26:28] r 2727–r 2828Enthusiastically he entered the palace [of ...]; [he arranged] the festival of the Lady of Arbela in Milqia.
Reverse [28:30] r 2929–r 3030In Assur, the king joyfully [performed] a lion hunt; he felled [..., ent]ered into the presence of Ištar with all his lands.
Reverse [30:31] r 3131–r 3131His eyes [...]ed, he bles[se]d [......]
Reverse [31:32] r 3232–r 3232[...] he donated to ......

Transliteration (ATF)

From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)

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1[x x x x x EN] ⸢KUR⸣.KUR-MEŠ ⸢re⸣-ʾu-u ša kal₃ ma-li-⸢ki⸣
2[x x x x x x x]-⸢li⸣ ša-qu-u ša be-lit-{uru}NINA{ki}
3[x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣-i mi-ša₂-ri
4[x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ka⸣ kiš-ša₂-⸢tu₂⸣
5[x x x x]-⸢ʾa-x⸣+[x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x ta]-⸢ga-mil⸣
6[ip]-taq-du-ka {d}be-lum {d}a-ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣-qu-te
7⸢ARAD⸣ ek-ṣu DUMU {1}a-di-ni ib-ri-šu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]
8{⸢uru⸣}DU₆-bar-si-bi ma-ha-zu dan-nu ina {d}GIŠ.BAR ⸢ki-i u₂⸣-[x x]
9LUGAL-MEŠ ša₂ {kur}hat-ti u₂-šah-ri-ru šu-bat-šu₂-nu
10<ana> {1}aš-šur-EN-GIN {lu₂}tur-ta-nu ka-a ši-li-te iq-bi
11{uru}HAL.ṢU-MEŠ lu pa-aq-dan-nik-ka lu dan-nat EN.NUN-ka
12lu-u KALAG-an ri-kis-ka mu-hur bi-lat-su-nu
13mal-ku ša₂ {kur}hat-ti ina GIR₃.2-MU u₂-šak-ni-su
14lul-lik ša₂ {kur}ur-ar-ṭa-a.a lu-u-mur qa-rab-šu₂-nu
15ša ga-zi am-me-e la A-MEŠ lu-rid ⸢luh x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣ ni mu ra
16i-ṣi-me-di {1}aš-šur-PAB-AŠ {kur}na-ʾi-ru ⸢x⸣+[x x id]-di-ki
17i-ta-na-am-mar a-na {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ šip-ṭu ana {lu₂v}[ERIM-MEŠ-šu₂] SUM-nu
18šam-⸢ru⸣-te qu-ra-du-u₂-a ina kiš-ri [x x x]-an
19gi-ir-ri {d}a-šur ana šal-la-li al-lak [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ku-nu
20lu-še-la-a GIR₂-MEŠ AN.BAR ŠU-uk-nu [x x x x]+⸢x⸣
21{giš}GAG.UD.TAG.GA-e še-lu-u-ti ina ŠA₃-bi ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x]-⸢ka⸣
22si-ri AN.BAR ina UGU {anše}KUR.RA lul-[x x x x x x x]
23gap-ša₂-a-te e-mu-qi-ku-nu la ta-⸢ṭu⸣-[x x x x x x x x]
24⸢ša⸣ ur-di {kur}ur-ar₂-ṭa-a.a ⸢MURUB₄ x⸣+[x x x x x x]
25{d}aš-šur u₂-tak-kil-an-ni u₂-pa-[x x x x x x]
26is-sa-ʾu-u UN-MEŠ KUR-aš-šur{ki} ⸢zik⸣-[ri x x x x x]
27⸢de-iq⸣-tu₂ DUG₃.GA ša a-dan-niš a-na be-⸢lum⸣ [x x x x x x]
28⸢a-lik⸣ be-lum ⸢LUGAL-MEŠ⸣-ni da-aš₂-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x]
29{⸢d⸣}MAŠ.MAŠ ina IGI-ka lil-lik {d}GIŠ.⸢BAR⸣ [x x x x x x]
30[x x]+⸢x⸣ ina qi₂-bit pi-i-ka ni-im-la [x x x x x x]
31[x x]+⸢x⸣-ṣu-u-nu i-ṣa-an-du ša ha-an-⸢x⸣+[x x x x]+⸢x⸣-qi₂
32[x x] ⸢ta⸣-ha-zi-šu₂ ki-ma na-ah-⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x x⸣-dan
r
1[x x x]-nu ⸢x⸣-lat AN.BAR ⸢mul-mul⸣-lum [x x x x]
2[x x x] dan-nu-ti hur-ša₂-ni ⸢x⸣+[x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x]
3[x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ qur qur ⸢su⸣-u-nu-na uk-ta-a-[x x x x x]
4[x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-di {kur}su-ub-ri GIM ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]
5[x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ru-ti ⸢x ti⸣ PU₂ ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x x x x]
6[x x x]-e {kur}ur-ar₂-⸢ṭa-a.a ha⸣-an-ṭiš [x x x x x x]
7[x x] ⸢dan⸣-nu-te ak-ta-⸢šad⸣ dan-na-at us-[sah-ri]-⸢ib⸣
8[i]-⸢zu⸣-uz-zu {1}{d}aš-šur-PAB-AŠ us-⸢sa-x x x⸣-šu₂-nu
9[UD x]+1-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}⸢KIN⸣ ina URU LUGAL-ti-[šu₂ a]-sa-ni-qi₂
10LUGAL-⸢ME ti-iš-re-e it⸣-ta-[x x x ŠA₃]-bi-šu₂-nu
11mi-lam-me ša EN kib-rat i-⸢tu₂-qut⸣ ina UGU-šu₂-nu
12e-ta-az-bu URU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ina [KUR]-e u {giš}⸢TIR⸣-MEŠ e-tar-bu
13⸢LU₂⸣ a.⸢a⸣-um-ma ana na-piš-⸢ti⸣ ana KUR-e na-an-du-ru ⸢x x x⸣
14aṣ-bat EGIR-šu₂-nu KUR-e nam-ra-ṣi aṭ-ru-su-nu
1518-lim {lu₂v}KUR₂ ina {giš}TUKUL ta-ha-zi uš-ta-mit
16ki-i ri-ta-te ina EDIN at-ta-di na-aš₂-ma-su-nu
17{anše}pa-re-e {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ah-ta-bat ina la ma-ne₂-e {⸢anše}a-ga⸣-la
18NIG₂.GA E₂.GAL-šu₂ UD 09-KAM₂ am-ta-ši-iʾ
19ma-du-te da-ad-me-šu₂ ina ŠA₃ IZI as-sa-rap
20GEME₂ KUR-šu₂ ina IGI-at um-ma-ni-ia ar₂-di
21⸢e⸣-ṣi ni-iz-mat URU LUGAL-u-ti-šu₂ ina ŠA₃ IZI as-sa-rap
22ALAM-MEŠ-ni kiš-šu₂-ti-ia ina KUR-e u ta-ma-te u-ki-in
23a-di IŠ ka-bar {kur}na-ʾi-ri ana {⸢kur}x x x⸣-ni at-ta-rad
24{anše}KUR.RA ma-da-at-ti am-hur {uru}ti-ik-ki {uru}hu-bu-uš-ki-a
25⸢re-eh⸣-te ma-da-na-ti at-ta-har {uru}ṭu-ru-⸢uš⸣-pe-e
26⸢i-x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x x x⸣-a-ni ana ⸢aš-šur⸣ DINGIR-ia ⸢it-ta-x⸣+[x]
27ina ri-kis ŠA₃-⸢bi ana⸣ E₂.⸢GAL⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ e-ta-⸢rab⸣
28i-sin-nu ša₂ be-lit-{uru}arba-il₃ ⸢ina {uru⸣}[mi]-⸢il⸣-qi₂-⸢a x x⸣ [x x x]
29⸢LUGAL⸣ it-ti ri-⸢ša₂⸣-a-te ina {uru}BAL.TIL ⸢x⸣ bat UR.MAH [x x x x]
30[x x]+⸢x⸣ u₂-šam-qit it-ti nap-har ⸢KUR⸣.KUR-šu₂ ana ⸢IGI {d}INNIN⸣ [e-ta]-⸢rab⸣
31[x x x]+⸢x⸣-su-qa IGI.2-šu₂ ana ⸢ul⸣-[x x x] ⸢ik-ta-rab⸣
32[x x x x]+⸢x⸣-a ana ra-ši lu še [x] iq-ṭi-aš₂
33[x x x x x]+⸢x-x⸣-ti ma-⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣-mat-⸢ka⸣

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