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RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 05-06, ex. 001 (P450204)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 05-06, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450204 |
| Museum no. | BM 118934 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1 | [... u2]-za-'i-in-szu2-nu-ti-ma a-na _kur_-szu-nu il-li-ku _iri-mesz_ szu-a-tu#-[nu a-na] esz-szu-ti _du3_-usz i-na _ugu du6_ kam-ri | ... I expelled them and went to their country. I built those cities for anew. On top of the moat |
| 2 | [sza2 {iri}hu-mut i]-qab#-bu-szu-ni _iri du3_-usz ul-tu usz-sze-szu a-di gaba-dib-be2-e-szu# ar#-[s,i-ip u2]-szak-lil _e2-gal_ mu-szab _lugal_-ti-ia | I built a city from its foundations to its crenellations. I completed (it) and completed the palace, the seat of my royal majesty. |
| 3 | [i-na lib3-bi ad-di] {iri#}kar-asz-szur _mu_-szu ab-bi _{gesz}tukul_ asz-szur _en_-ia i-na lib3-bi ar-me _un#-[mesz kur-kur_] ki#-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szib | I conquered the city Kar-Assur, its name. With the weapon of Assur, my lord, I settled therein the people of the lands of the rest of my hands. |
| 4 | [_gun_ ma-da-at-tu u2]-kin#-szu-nu-ti it-ti _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur am-nu-szu2-nu-ti {i7}pa-at-ti-{d#}[en-lil2 sza] ul#-tu _ud#-mesz_ ru-qu-u2-ti na-da-at-ma | I established tribute for them. I counted them among the people of Assyria. The canal Patti-Enlil, which since distant days had been established, |
| 5 | [...] ah#-re-e-ma i-na qer-be2-e-sza2 u2-szah-bi-ba _a-mesz_ nu-uh-sze# [... ul-tu] {iri#}_bad3_-gal-zi {iri}si-par sza2 {d}sza2-masz | ... I turned around and in its environs I poured out pure water ... from the cities Durgalzi and Sipar of the god Šamaš |
| 6 | [... {lu2}]na#-sik-ki {lu2}na-aq-ri {lu2}ta-ne2-e {iri}ka-la-in {i7}szu-ma-an-da-ar# [{iri}pa]-s,i#-tu2 sza {lu2}du-na-ni {kur}qi-ir-bu-tu | [... the na]sikku-official, the waqru-official (and) the cantonment officials of Kalān, the Šumandar River, and the city Paṣitu, belonging to the Dunanu of the land Qirbutu. |
| 7 | [... {lu2}a-di]-le-e {kur}bu-u2-du {iri#}pa-ah-ha-az {kur}qi-in-_nibru iri-mesz_ [sza2 {kur}kar]-du-ni-asz2 a-di lib3-bi {i7}uq-ne2-e | ... the Adilû of the land Būdu, the city Paḫaz, (and) the city Qinnibru, cities of Karduniaš, as far as the Euphrates River. |
| 8 | [sza2 a-ah tam-tim szap]-li#-te a-bel2 a-na mi-[s,ir] _kur#_ asz-szur _gur_-ra {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia {lu2#}[_en-nam ugu_-szu2-nu] asz2#-kun _ta_ lib3-bi _udu-nita2-mesz masz2-mesz_-szu2-nu | I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them and from among their rams and goats |
| 9 | [sza szat-ti-szam-ma] a#-s,ab-ba-ta 2(disz) _me_ 4(u) _udu-nita2-mesz_ kad#-re#-e a#-na asz-szur _en_-ia ar-ku#-[us ul-tu {lu2}a-ri]-mi# szu-a-tu-nu sza asz2-lu-la | I captured two hundred forty-four sheep and goats for the god Ashur, my lord. From those Arabs that I carried off |
| 10 | [x x _lim nam_] {lu2#}tur#-ta-ni 1(u) _lim nam {lu2}nimgir2 e2-gal_ [x x] _lim nam {lu2}gal-bi#-lul#_ [x x _lim nam_ {kur}]ba-ar-ha-zi 5(disz) _lim nam_ {kur}ma-za-mu-a | x thousand, the province of the commander-in-chief; 10,000, the provincial governor of the palace; [x thousand], the province (of) the chief cupbearer; x hundred, the territory of the land Barḫazi; 5,500, the territories of Mazamua; |
| 11 | [u2-pa-ar-ri?]-is u2-sze-szib pa-a 1(disz)-en u2-sza2-asz2-kin2-szu-nu-ti# it#-ti _ug3-mesz [kur_ asz-szur am-nu-szu2-nu-ti {gesz}]ni-ri asz-szur _en_-ia ki-i sza2 asz-szu#-ri# | I removed (and) settled (them). I imposed upon them one penalty. With the people of Assyria, I killed them. The yoke of Assur, my lord, was as strong as that of (the god) Ashur. |
| 12 | [e-mid-su-nu-ti] da#-ad2#-me na-du-u2-ti sza pi-rik# [_kur_]-ia sza [ina tar-s,i _lugal-mesz_-ni _ad]-mesz#_-ia ar-bu-tu il-[li-ku] | I imposed upon them tribute and tribute from the responsibility of my land, which in the time of the kings, my ancestors, had come in. |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-na esz-szu-te ak-szer-ma _kur_ asz-szur a-na [...] | I made new and the land of Assyria to ... |
| 2 | _iri du3_-usz _e2-gal_ mu-szab _lugal_-ti-[ia i-na lib3-bi ad-di ...] | I built a city, a palace, the seat of my royal majesty, therein I built. |
| 3 | _mu_-szu ab-bi _{gesz}tukul_ asz-szur _en_-ia i-[na lib3-bi ar-me _ug3-mesz kur-kur_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia i-na lib3-bi u2-sze-szib _gun_ ma-da-at-tu u2-kin-szu-nu-ti] | I settled therein the people of the lands that I had conquered, (and) I imposed upon them tribute tribute. |
| 4 | it-ti _ug3-mesz kur_ asz-szur am-nu-szu2-nu-ti _alam [lugal_-ti-ia u _alam dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia _du3_-usz li-i-tu u3 da-na-nu] | With the people of Assyria, I built for them a statue of my royal majesty and the statues of the great gods, my lords, strength and strength. |
| 5 | sza i-na zik2-ri asz-szur _en_-ia _ugu kur-kur_ asz2-[tak-ka-nu ina muh-hi asz2-t,ur ina ... ul-ziz ...] | who by the command of (the god) Ashur, my lord, I had set against the lands, I wrote on it, in ... I erected ... |
| 6 | 1(u) _gun ku3-sig17_ i-na _kal_-te 1(disz) _lim gun [ku3-babbar_ ...] | 10 talents of gold from the precious, 1,000 talents of silver ... |
| 7 | ma-da-at-ta-szu2 am-hur ina 2(disz) _bala-mesz_-ia asz-szur be#-[li2 u2-tak-kil-an-ni-ma a-na {kur}nam-ri ...] | In my second regnal year, (the god) Ašṣur, my lord, entrusted me and to the land Namri |
| 8 | {kur}e2-za-at-ti {kur}e2-ab-da-da-ni {kur}e2-sa-an-gi-[bu-ti ... al-lik ... a-ka-am] | I marched to the lands Ezattu, Abdadānu, (and) Esangibuti. |
| 9 | ger-ri-ia e-mur-ma {iri}ni-kur _iri_ dan-nu-ti-szu2 u2-masz-szir# [...] | I saw my campaign and destroyed the city Nikkur, his fortified city, ... |
| 10 | u2-sza2-az-nin {iri}ni-ik-kur-a-a _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-[ia ...] | I made the Nikkureans bow down with my weapons |
| 11 | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_-szu2 {ansze}pa-re-e-szu2 _gu4-[mesz_-szu2 ...] | his horses, his ploughs, his oxen(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | {iri}sa-as-si-a-szu2 {iri}tu-ta-asz2-di# [...] | The cities Sassiša, Tutašdi,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
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