ArAn 3, 131ff. (P390626)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArAn 3, 131ff. |
|---|---|
| ID | P390626 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | King, Sargon, king |
| obverse 2 | of Agade of the broad squares, |
| obverse 3 | strong king, who negotiates with the |
| obverse 4 | gods. Adad gave him strength, |
| obverse 5 | and from east |
| obverse 6 | to west |
| obverse 7 | I seized the land. |
| obverse 8 | In one day |
| obverse 9 | I fought against 70 cities; |
| obverse 10 | their princes I took prisoner and |
| obverse 11 | their cities I destroyed. By Adad, the lord of strength, |
| obverse 12 | and Ishtar, the lade of battle, |
| obverse 13 | I swear (to it). I saw a gazelle and |
| obverse 14 | I threw a brick into the river. During |
| obverse 15 | my running the inscription was loosened, |
| obverse 16 | I set up the inscription. I ran and |
| obverse 17 | caught the gazelle. (Then) I raised the brick |
| obverse 18 | from the water. By Adad and Ishtar |
| obverse 19 | I swear (to it). 1000 oxen and 6000 |
| obverse 20 | sheep I did indeed slaughter daily. |
| obverse 21 | 7000 of my heroes who daily eat |
| obverse 22 | breast-meat before me, |
| obverse 23 | 3000 of my scouts, |
| obverse 24 | who eat rump-meat, |
| obverse 25 | 1000 of my cupbearers, who |
| obverse 26 | daily eat the top part |
| obverse 27 | of the lower leg up to |
| obverse 28 | the roasted part |
| obverse 29 | ... invited. |
| obverse 30 | 7000 of my heroes |
| reverse 1 | ate breast-meat. |
| reverse 2 | There was not enough breast-meat |
| reverse 3 | for the rear. His ox, |
| reverse 4 | the ... of his throne, |
| reverse 5 | he slaughtered and he gave the breast-meat |
| reverse 6 | to the rear. My cook |
| reverse 7 | distributed the cuts of meat. |
| reverse 8 | As a punishment 100 oxen |
| reverse 9 | and 200 sheep he slaughtered, |
| reverse 10 | and he fed it to my servants. By Adad |
| reverse 11 | and Ishtar I swear (to it). For seven years, one month |
| reverse 12 | and 15 days I stayed with |
| reverse 13 | my creditors at the meal. |
| reverse 14 | Upon my leaving, I did indeed bind |
| reverse 15 | a rod of carnelian and lapis lazuli, and |
| reverse 16 | I did distribute it over the land. |
| reverse 17 | At mount Amanum, which |
| reverse 18 | I defeated twice, i set up a statue |
| reverse 19 | like a foundation peg in its middle. |
| reverse 20 | The prince |
| reverse 21 | of Tukrish I dressed with a skin. |
| reverse 22 | In Hutura, I placed ... on their heads. |
| reverse 23 | I covered their heads like |
| reverse 24 | that of a woman |
| reverse 25 | with an Alasian (cloth). Those of Amurru, |
| reverse 26 | like their fathers, |
| reverse 27 | their ... of the land, I finished. Those of Kilaru |
| reverse 28 | I bound their heads |
| reverse 29 | in a bundle. Again, the people of Kanesh |
| reverse 30 | their ... I let loose. |
| left 1 | Those of Hatu, the midst of their heads I skinned. Of Luhme |
| left 2 | the toggle-pin I sharpened, the Gutian one. Lullum and Hahhum, their ... I made rich. |
| left 3 | The four posts of heaven I touched with hand. Why should I enlarge |
| left 4 | what is on the tablet? Anum does not know how I am king, (and) how I |
| left 5 | took the lower and the upper country. |
| left 6 | May Adad, the king, make my offering abundant. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _lugal_ lugal-ke-en6 _lugal_ | |
| 2 | a-ki-di2-e re-be-tim _lugal_ | |
| 3 | da-num sza isz-ti2 i-le-e | |
| 4 | e-ta-wu-ni {d}iszkur da-nu-tam2 | |
| 5 | i-di2-szu-ma isz-tu3 s,i2-it | |
| 6 | sza-am-szi2-im a-di2 e-ra-ab2 | |
| 7 | sza-am-szi2-im ma-tam2 as,-ba-at-ma | |
| 8 | i-na u4-mi3-im isz-te2-en6 | |
| 9 | a-na 7(u) a-la2-ni ka3-ka3-am a-di2-in | |
| 10 | ru-ba-e-szu-nu u2-s,a-bi4-it u3 a-li-szu-nu | |
| 11 | u2-ha-li-iq {d}iszkur be-el e-mu-qi2-im | |
| 12 | u3 esz18-dar be-la2-at ta-ha-zi-im | |
| 13 | at-ma s,a-bi4-tam2 a-mu-ur-ma li-bi4-tam2 | |
| 14 | a-na na-ri-im a-di2-ma i-na | |
| 15 | la2-sa3-mi3-a mu-sa3-ri i-bi4-ti2-iq-ma | |
| 16 | za-ar-a-am asz2-ta-ka3-an-ma al-su2-ma | |
| 17 | s,a-bi4-tam2 as,-ba-at li-bi4-tam2 | |
| 18 | i-ma-e u2-sze2-li {d}iszkur u3 esz18-dar | |
| 19 | at#-[ma] _1(disz) li#-im gu4 hi-a_ 6(disz) li-me-e | |
| 20 | _udu-hi-a_ u2-mi3-sza-ma lu u2-t,a-ba-ah | |
| 21 | 7(disz) li-me-e qa2-ra#-du-a sza i-ra-tim | |
| 22 | u2-mi3-sza-ma ma-ah-ri-a e-ku-lu-ni | |
| 23 | 3(disz) li-me-e la2-si2-mu-u2-a | |
| 24 | sza ar-ka3-tim e-ku-lu-ni | |
| 25 | _1(disz) li-im_ sza-qi2-u2-a | |
| 26 | u4-mi3-sza-ma mu-ha-am | |
| 27 | sza kur-ur-si2-na-tim a-di2-i | |
| 28 | sza-ba-im e-ku-lu-ni | |
| 29 | _tir_-tu3 i-ig-re-e-ma | |
| 30 | 7(disz) li-me-e qa2-ra-du-a | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ra-tim e-ku-lu a-na | |
| 2 | wa-ar-ki-im i-ir-tum | |
| 3 | la2 ik-szu-ud-ma a-la2-ap2-szu | |
| 4 | ku-sza-ma-ni-a-am sza ku-si2-i-szu | |
| 5 | it,-bu-uh3-ma a-na wa-ar-ki-im | |
| 6 | i-ir-tam2 i-di2-in nu-hi-ti2-mi3 | |
| 7 | ku-ur-<si2>-na-am u2-ri-ir-ma | |
| 8 | a-na ar-ni-szu _1(disz) me-et gu4 hi-a_ | |
| 9 | _2(disz) me-et udu-hi-a_ it,-bu-uh3-ma | |
| 10 | ur-di2-a u2-sza-ki-il5 {d}iszkur | |
| 11 | u3 esz18-dar at-ma _mu 7(disz)-sze3 iti-kam_ | |
| 12 | u3 sza-pa2-tam2 i-na i-ki-il5-tim | |
| 13 | qa2-du um-me-ni-a lu u2-szi2-ib | |
| 14 | i-na wa-s,a-i-a sza _na4 gug_ | |
| 15 | u3 _na4 za-gin3_ qa2-nu-a-am | |
| 16 | lu ar-ku-us2-ma a-na ma-tim | |
| 17 | lu u2-za-iz sza-du-a-am hu-ma-nam | |
| 18 | a-szi2-ni-szu am-ha-su2-ma ki-ma | |
| 19 | si2-ki-tim i-ba-ri-szu-nu s,a-al-mi3 | |
| 20 | u2-sza-zi-iz ru-ba-am | |
| 21 | sza tu3-uk-ri-isz masz-kam u2-la2-bi4-isz | |
| 22 | hu-du-ra bi4-be-na-tim qa2-qa2-da-ti2-szu-nu | |
| 23 | asz2-ku-un a-la2-szi2-am ki-ma | |
| 24 | si2-ni-isz-tim qa2-qa2-da-ti2-szu-nu | |
| 25 | ak-tu3-um sza a-mu-ri-e | |
| 26 | ki-ma a-pi3-szu-nu sza ma-t,im | |
| 27 | i-sza-ar-szu-nu aq-t,i2-i sza ki-la2-ri-e | |
| 28 | i-mar-szi2-im qa2-qa2-da-ti2-szu-nu | |
| 29 | ar-ku-us2 sza-ni-um ka3-ni-szi2 | |
| 30 | su2-tu3-hi-szu-nu u2-sze2-er | |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza ha-tim qa2-ba-al-ti2 qa2-qa2-da-ti2-szu-nu u2-sza-ag-li-ib lu-uh3-me-e | |
| 2 | tu3-di2-tam2 u2-di2-id gu5-ti2-tam2 lu-lu-am u3 ha-ha-am su2-tu3?-hi?-szu-nu u2-sza-ri | |
| 3 | 4(disz) zi-qi2 sza-ma-e i-qa2-ti2-a al-pu-ut mi3-na-am i-t,up-pi3-im | |
| 4 | lu-sza-am-i-id a-nu-um la2 i-de8-a-ni ki-ma lugal a-na-ku-ni | |
| 5 | ma-tam2 e-li-tam2 u3 sza-ap2-li-tam2 as,-bu-tu3-ni-i | |
| 6 | sza-tu3-uk-ki li-sza-ar-bi4-u2 {d}iszkur / _lugal_ | |
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