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RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 46, ex. 001 (P450229)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 46, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450229 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 | [_e2-gal_ {disz}tukul-ti-a-e2-szar2-ra _man gal man_ dan-nu] _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur{ki} | Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, strong k[ing], king of the world, [king of Assyria], |
| 2 | [... am-ru ni-isz _igi-min_] {d}en-lil2 | ... amru, by the eye of Enlil(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3 | [...] mu-disz esz-re-e-ti | ... who renovates shrines(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | [sza ana ... ru-up-pu]-usz# _kur_ asz-szur{ki} sa-pan _kur kur2-mesz_-szu2 | who to ... the raging of Assyria, the crushing of his enemies |
| 5 | [asz-szur _en_-szu2? u2-ma-'e-ru-szu2 ul-tu _sag man_-ti-ia a-di x x _bala-mesz_-ia ... {lu2}ha]-t,al#-lu {kur}lab-du-di | Ashur, his lord, made him bow down. From my royal yoke to my ... ye[ars ...] the ḫatallu-priest of the land Labadu |
| 6 | [... {lu2}a-ru-mu ma-la ba-szu-u2 sza2 szid-di {i7}idigna u3 {i7}_]a-szita3_-ti | ... all the Arameans who are on the banks of the Tigris and Ascites |
| 7 | [... ak-szud ... ina _ugu du6_ kam-ri sza {iri}hu-mut i-qab]-bu#-szu-ni | ... I conquered. ... concerning the moat of Ḫumut, they say to them: |
| 8 | [_iri du3_-usz {iri}kar-asz-szur _mu_-szu2 ab-bi ... {lu2}]na#-si-ku {lu2}na-aq-ru | built a city. Kar-Assur, his name, abbi , the herald, the naqru |
| 9 | [... ul-tu {iri}bad3-ku-ri-gal-zi {iri}si-par sza {d}sza2-masz {i7}]su#-ma-an-dar nar3-ti | [... from] Dur-Kurigalzu (and) Sippar, which are under Šamaš, the Sumandar River, the canal of the great river, |
| 10 | [... {lu2}]szu#-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ | ... the eunuch of mine, the governor(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 11 | [i-na muh-hi-szu2-nu] asz2#-ku-un | I placed upon them.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 12 | [... _kur]-e2_-kap-si {kur}e2-ha-am-ban | ... Bit-Kapsi, Ehamban(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13 | [... {kur}szi-ik]-rak#-ki _szu-si kur_-i | ... of the land Šikrak, he conquered.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 14 | [...] {kur}e2-ma-at-ti | ... the land Emati(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 15 | [... sza {kur}ma-da-a-a _kal-mesz_-te] a-bel2 | ... of the mighty Medes(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 16 | [a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur _gur_-ra {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ i-na] muh-hi-szu2-nu asz2-ku-un | to the border of Assyria returned. A eunuch of mine, a governor, placed upon them. |
| 17 | [...] x {kur}si-kib-sa | ... the land of Kibsa(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 18 | [...]-zu-la {kur}si-<mi>-ir-ra _kur-ud-_ | ...-zula, the land Sirra, conquered |
| 19 | [{lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en-nam_ i-na muh-hi-szu2]-nu# asz2-ku-un | I placed a eunuch of mine as governor over them. |
| 20 | [{kur}un-qi? a-na? pat,? gim-ri-sza2? {kur}e2-a-gu-si?] a-na si-hir2-ti-sza2 a-bel2 | the land Uqi to its full extent (and) the land Eagusi in its entirety I conquered. |
| 21 | [2(disz)? {lu2}szu-ut _sag-mesz_-ia _{lu2}en-nam-mesz_ i-na muh-hi]-szu2#-nu asz2-ku-un | I placed two eunuchs of mine as governors over them. |
| 22 | [_ta_ {iri}ka-asz2-pu-na sza a-hi tam-tim _an-ta_ {iri}s,i-mir]-ra# {kur}ar-qa-a | from Kašpuna on the shore of the Sea above Ṣimirra to Arqâ |
| 23 | [...] a#-di {kur}am-ma-na-na | ... as far as the land Ammanana(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 24 | [... _kur_-ud {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}en]-nam# ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-ku-un | ... I gained . I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. |
| 25 | [... tam-tim] _an-ta_ sza2 szul3-mu {d}utu-szi | the upper sea, which is the well-being of Šamaš |
| 26 | [... a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur] _gur_-ra | ... shall return to the territory of Assyria. |
| 27 | [... szu-bat] ne-eh-tu2 u2-sze-szib | ... he settled peacefully.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28 | [... {disz}{d}silim]-ma-nu-masz | ... Šulmānu-maš(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 29 | [...] u2#-ma-as,-s,i | ... he will remove ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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