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RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 37, ex. 001 (P450220)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, uncertain · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 37, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450220 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Mila Mergi) |
| Coordinates | 37.0060, 42.9136 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}a-szur _en gal#_-u2 {d}en-lil2-la2 _dingir-mesz_ mu-szim# _nam-mesz_ | Assur, great lord, and Enlil, the gods who determine fates, |
| 2 | {d}marduk musz-te-szir# u2-s,u?-rat ka-la _kur-kur_ [...] x x x [...] | Marduk, who guides all the lands ..., |
| 3 | {d}ag ta-mi-ih _gi-dub-ba_-e na-szi _dub_ szi-[mat _dingir-mesz_] a-szi-ru x x x | Nabû, who is attentive to the scribal art, bears the tablet of the fate of the gods, the one who ponders ... |
| 4 | {d}utu _man an_-e _ki#_-tim _du3_-u2 s,al-mat _sag-du_ [...] ab-ra-a-ti# | Šamaš, king of heaven and earth, builder of the black-headed people, ... of the lands, |
| 5 | [{d}3(u)] na-an-na#-ru nam-ru na-din _{gesz#}gidru_ a-ge#-[e] mu-kin be-lu#-ti | O Sin, resplendent light, giver of the scepter of heaven, establisher of lordship! |
| 6 | {d#}iszkur _gu2-gal an_-e _ki_-tim mu-kam2-[mir t,uh]-di# [_he2]-gal2_ mu-t,ah-hi-du nu#-[uh-szi] | O Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth, who illuminates abundance, who makes abundance plentiful, |
| 7 | [{d}]e2-a# [_en_] ne2-me-qi pa-tiq kul-lat mim-[ma szum-szu2] mu-ban#-ni#-u nab-ni#-[ti] | O Ea, lord of wisdom, guardian of all of everything, creator of creation, |
| 8 | [{d}1(u)-5(disz)] be-let _muru2 me3? gaszan#_ ra-i-mat [_man_] mi-ig-[ri-sza] mu-kan-ni-szat szap#-s,u#-[ti] | O Ishtar, mistress of battle, lady who loves the king, her love-making, the one who holds back the oppressed |
| 9 | {d}[_7(disz)]-bi en-mesz_ gesz-ru-ti a-li-kut pa-an# _erim-hi-<a>_-ia mu-szam-qi-tu2# a#-[a-bi-ia] | O Sîn, lords of wisdom, who goes before my troops, who provides for my enemies, |
| 10 | [{d}]mar#-tu na-szi gam-li3 _{gesz}ba-an du8-du8_ {d}szakkan2# musz-te-szir3# [...] | Martu is the one who takes care of everything, the bolt of the Šakkan, who guides aright |
| 11 | _dingir-[mesz] gal-mesz_ a-szi-bu-tu _an_-e _ki_-tim mu-[kin]-nu#? _sanga#_-ti-ia# na-s,i-ru [_lugal_-ti-ia ...] | The great gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld, who establishes my priesthood, who guards my royal majesty, ... |
| 12 | _mu-sar#?_ {disz}tukul-ti-a-e2-szar2-ra _man_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti _gar_ {d}idim _nun sanga#_ asz#-szur#? ni-szit _igi-min_ [... sza] | Inscription? of Tiglath-pileser, king of the four quarters (of the world), appointee of the god Adad, prince, vice-regent of (the god) Ašsūr, foremost of the judges, ... |
| 13 | [_dingir]-mesz_ ep-sze-su i-ra-mu-ma ih-[szu]-hu# _sanga_-su ir-hi? x x x [...] x _ir_ x [...] | The gods rejoicing over him rejoiced and rejoiced, his priesthood ... ... |
| 14 | _bi? hi_ x _la_ x _kur-mesz_ dan-nu-ti _gin7_ has,#-ba#-ti u2-daq6-qi2-qu x _mu_ [...] _na mu_ x _zi mi#?_ [...] | ... ... the fortified mountains like a pile of bricks ... |
| 15 | ad-na-ti sza2 _ta_ tam-tim _an-ta_ sza2 szu-lum {d}utu-szi _en_ tam-tim _ki-ta_ sza2 _kur# {d#}utu_-[szi ...] | The steles from the upper sea of the well-being of the god Šamaš, lord of the lower sea, of the land of the Sun-deity |
| 16 | ina 7(disz)-e _bala_-ia {kur}ul-lu-ba-a-a a-szib pu-ut _kur_ asz-szur{ki} ik-[pu-du] gul-[lul-tu] | In my seventh regnal year, the people of the land Ulluba, who resides in the presence of Assyria, slaughtered the rebels. |
| 17 | ka-ra-su-un sza2 a-na _man-mesz_-ni a-li-kut pa-a-ni mah-[ru-ti _ad-mesz_]-ia# [la i-szu-t,u] | The kings who came before me, my ancestors, did not abandon them. |
| 18 | ab#-sza2-nu la i-te#-pu-szu ar-du-su-un _iri-mesz_-szu-nu [...] | The aliens did not do anything at all, their cities ... |
| 19 | [{lu2}]ah#-la-me2-e la ba-bil2# _igi#-sa2#_ la i-du-u [...] x [...] | The Ahlamu'eans were not able to see, they did not know ... |
| 20 | [...] lib3#-bu ig-pu-szu-ma _gim#_ a-a-li _dara3#_ ina _kur_-e# _du-mesz_-ku# [is,]-ba-tu [...] | ... they made a rebellion and took to the mountains like a river. ... |
| 21 | [...] x ik#-pu-du le-mu#-tu2 [ze]-rat _kur_ asz-szur{ki} id-bu-bu-ma [i-te?]-pu-szu [...] | ... they plotted evil, they spoke to the anger of Assyria, and they performed ... |
| 22 | [...] _na_ x _sza2_ [...] _al# kur_ x [x a-na] kit#?-ri-szu-nu ub-lu#-ni [...] | ... ... who brought ... to their aid ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 23 | [ana? {kur}]hal#-zi-{na4}_ad-bar kur_ na-bal-ku-tu# [...] x _du lu_ [...] | to Halzi-adbar, the land of the rebels ... ... |
| 24 | [aq]-ta-bi a-lak-szu-un _kaskal a_ x _szu_ [...] x x [... {kur}]uri _sag_ [...] | I said to them: “the road ... Urarṭu ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 25 | ez-zi-isz szam-risz ina ne2-reb sza2 {kur}iz-za-x [...] _ku4#?_-ub# {kur}i-li#-[me-ru] | In the path of the land Izaza, I entered the land Ilimeru. |
| 26 | [{kur}]x-ta-ad-da {kur}a-bi-a-x {kur}si#?-ru#-mi#? {kur}[...] x [...] | the lands ...tadda, Abia, Sirumi, ... |
| 27 | [...] x-a-si x [...]-si-za {iri}ma-ma-x {iri}x x [...] x {iri}[...] | ... ... the cities Ma..., ...,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [...] x [...] {iri}[...] x [...] {iri}[...] | ... the city ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 29 | [...] _iri#_ qi#?-na-x {iri}za-lu#-a-ka {iri}[...] x sza2 x [...] | ... the city Qina..., the city Zaluaka, the [city ...] which |
| 30 | [...] {iri}sa-x-za-be-a {iri}ta#-x [...] x {iri}x-ra {iri}x [...] | ... the cities Sa...zabea, Ta..., ...ra, |
| 31 | [...] {iri}na-x-x {iri}pa#?-[...] {iri}qu-ru-la {iri}[...] | ... the cities Na, Pa, Qurula, |
| 32 | [...]-za-a-la#-a {iri}a-tu-ka# {iri}si-ru-ka {iri}mi-ni-[...] {iri}[...] | ... the cities Atu, Siru, Mini, ... |
| 33 | {iri#}ga-ur-na _iri_ sze-sag-mesz-pap# 2(u) 9(disz) _iri-mesz_-ni sza2 {kur}ul-lu-[ba-a-a ...] | the city Kurna, a city of a total of 29 cities of the land Ulluba |
| 34 | [...] x x x as#-hu-[up] szal-la-su-nu asz2-lu-la ad-[...] | ... ... I destroyed, devastated, and ... their booty.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 35 | [_un-mesz_] sza2 _iri-mesz_ szu-a-tu2-nu sza2 {kur}ul#-[lu]-ba-a-a sza2 _ta_ pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia# [...] | The people of those cities of the Ullubeans who from my weapons |
| 36 | [...] ina mar#-s,a-at {kur}i-li-me-ru# na-da#-a-ta is,-ba-tu2 [...] | ... in the midst of the land Ilīm[eru] they grasped the scepter |
| 37 | [...]-ni-i _gin7_ kip-pa-ti al#-[me]-ma# u-dan-[nin ...] | ... like a circle I surrounded and strengthened ... |
| 38 | e-mu-ru-ma#? na-mur-rat asz#-szur# [_en_-ia] is#-hup#-[szu2]-nu-ti-ma hur-[ba]-szu2# [...] | They saw the radiance of Ashur, my lord, and they overwhelmed them and ... his mountain range. |
| 39 | [x] x sza2 _erim_-szu-nu a-di mar-szi-ti-szu-nu [sza2 ana] mar-s,a-at _kur_-e x [...] | ... of their troops, together with their captives, who for the protection of the land ... |
| 40 | sza2 a-na dan-[nu]-ti-szu-nu is,-ba-tu2 szal-la-su#-nu e-mu-ru-ma [...] | who had seized their fortresses, saw their booty and ... |
| 41 | is,-ba-su#-nu-ti-ma e-du-ru _{gesz}tukul#-mesz_-ia [...] x x [...] | They grasped them and my weapons ... ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 42 | _sza2 la ma me#? e kur ki#? s,i_ it-ti mar-szi-ti-szu-nu-ma asz2-lu-la ina qe2-reb [...] | I carried off into the midst of .... |
| 43 | a-na mi-[nu]-ti am-nu _iri-mesz_ szu-a-tu2-nu a-na si-hir-ti-szu-un [a-na esz-szu-ti] | I counted these cities in their entirety as ruin hills. |
| 44 | as,-bat _ug3-mesz_ ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-a-a ina lib3-bi u-sze-szib _lu2-szu_-ut _sag_-[ia _lu2-en-nam ugu_-szu-nu asz2-kun a-na] | I seized the people of my own hands and settled them therein. I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them and |
| 45 | _kur_ asz-szur{ki#} u2-ter-szu-nu-ti u2-sze-pisz _{na4}na-ru2-a_ ina {kur}i-[li-me-ru ...] | I had the land Assyria restored to its former condition. I erected a stele in the land Ili[meru ...]. |
| 46 | s,a-lam# _man_-ti-ia ina qer-bi-sza2 ab-ni-ma a-na s,a-at u4-me [ul-ziz sza2 ...] | I erected a statue of my royal majesty inside it and I set it up for eternity. |
| 47 | szit,-re#-e-szu u2-pa-sza#-t,u#-ma# u2-na-ka-ru mu-[sza2-ra-a-szu ...] | He erases his inscriptions and makes them disappear. His name ... |
| 48 | u2-hal-la-qu u2-pa-[sa]-su lu ina ab-ni u2-daq6-qa#-qu [...] | They will destroy it, tear it out, or they will bury it in a grave ... |
| 49 | lu ina _sahar dul_-mu _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ a-szi-bu-ut _an_-e _ki#_-[tim ma-la i-na _{na4}na-ru2_-e] | or from the dust of the great gods who dwell in heaven and netherworld, as much as with stone |
| 50 | _szesz#_-e _mu_-szu-nu zak-ru _{gesz#}gu#-za#_-[szu2] li-su-hu# [_bala_-szu2 lis-ki-pu?] | My brother, their name is exalted, may his throne be dismantled, may its reign be overturned |
| 51 | _kur_-su lu-ter-ru a-na _du6_ [u] kar-me [_nun egir_-u] | May a future ruler restore its dilapidated section(s) to their places. |
| 52 | _{na4}na-ru2-a_ szu2#-a-tu2 lil2-[ta-si-ma me-e li-ra-mi-ik-ma] | May this stela be removed, may water be poured out, and |
| 53 | _i3-mesz_ lip-szu-usz [{udu}_siskur_ liq-qi2] | may he anoint with oil; may a šakku-offering be offered. |
| 54 | _dingir#-mesz#_ [szu]-a-tu2#?-nu#? ik-ri-bi-szu [i-szem-mu-u] | These gods will hear his prayers. |
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