Unread Atlas
RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 48, ex. 001 (P450230)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 48, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P450230 |
| Museum no. | BM 131982 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-x-ma-szu ina na-ba-li [...] | ... in the reedbed(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [... _zi-mesz_-szu-nu] u2-szat-bi-ik _iri_ szu-a-tu a#-[di ...] | ... I destroyed their lives. That city, as far as ... |
| 4' | [... ina] _muru2_ tam-tim ar-hi-su-nu-ti-ma a-di la# [ba-sze-e] | ... in the middle of the sea I struck them down and they died without number. |
| 5' | [u2-sza2-lik ... szu-u2 hur-ba-szu2 ta-ha-zi-ia _ugu_-szu2 im]-qut#-ma it-ru-ku _sza3-mesz_-szu2 {tug2}sa-gu il-la-bisz x [...] | he marched. ... he fell upon his mountain range, his battle, and he became frightened. His hearts were covered with sagu-garments ... |
| 6' | [...] _zu2 {gesz}esi_ tam-lit _na4-mesz ku3-sig17_ a-di x [...] | ... dates, ebony, turquoise, and gold, until ... |
| 7' | [...] _zu2 am-si i3 du10-ga szim hi-a du3_-a-ma _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ {kur}mu#-[us,-ri] | ... amsu-plant, sweet oil, aromatics, and the horses of the land Muṣri |
| 8' | [... asz2]-kun# _ta_ {iri}ka-asz2-pu-na sza _gu2_ tam-tim [e-li-ti] | I set out from Kašpuna on the bank of the Upper Sea. |
| 9' | [a-di ...] ina _szu-min_ {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia _{lu2}gar-kur_ {iri}s,i#-[mir-ra] | until ... from the hands of my eunuch, the governor of Ṣimirra |
| 10' | [am-nu ... _gin7_ ur]-qi2-ti _{lu2}adda-mesz_ {lu2}mun-<dah>-s,e-e-szu2-nu u2-mal-la-a [_edin_] | I filled the steppe with ... like a pile of bricks. |
| 11' | [... a-di] mar#-szi-ti-szu2-nu _gu4-mesz_-szu2-nu s,e-e-ni-szu2-nu _ansze-nita2_-szu2-nu [...] | ... together with their possessions, their oxen, their flock, their donkeys ... |
| 12' | [...] ina qe2-reb _e2-gal_-szu2 [...] | ... in his palace ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 13' | [... mi?]-isz#? hi-t,i-szu2-nu am-hur-szu2-nu-ti-ma _kur_-su-nu u2-bal#?-[li-it,?] | ... I received from them their sins, and I restored their land. |
| 14' | [... {disz}ha-a-nu]-u2-nu {iri}ha-az-za-ta-a-a la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-<ia> _kal-mesz_ ip-lah3-ma a-[na {kur}mu-us,-ri] | [... Ḫanūnu, a man of the city] Hazzata, was afraid of mighty weapons and fled to the land Muṣri. |
| 15' | [in-na-bi-it {iri}ha-az-zu-tu _iri lugal_-ti-szu2 ak-szud x x _gun] ku3-sig17_ 8(disz) _me gun ku3-babbar un-mesz_ a-di mar-szi-ti-szu2-nu _dam_-su _dumu-mesz#_-[szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2] | I conquered the city Ḫazzutu, his royal city. x talents of gold, 800 talents of silver, the people, together with their possessions, his wife, his sons (and) his daughters |
| 16' | [... _nig2-szu_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 asz2-lu-la] s,a-lam _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-ia <u3> s,a-lam _lugal_-ti-ia sza _ku3-sig17 [du3_-usz] | ... his possessions I carried off. The image of the great gods, my lords, and the image of my royal majesty with gold I made. |
| 17' | [i-na qe2-reb _e2-gal_ sza {iri}ha-az-zi-ti ul-ziz a-na _dingir-mesz kur_-szu2-nu am-nu-ma sat-tuk-ki-szu2]-nu u2-kin u3 szu-u2 ul-tu {kur}mu-us,-ri _gin7_ is,-s,u-[ri ip-par-szam-ma] | In the palace of the city Ḫazītu I sattukku-offerings for the gods of their land, and he, like a snake, fled from Egypt and |
| 18' | [... a-na _ki_-szu u2-ter-szu-ma ...-szu2 a-na _e2_ ka-a-ri sza _kur_] asz#-szur am-nu s,a-lam _lugal_-ti-ia ina {iri}na-hal mu-s,ur _i7#_ [sza x x] | ... I restored to its place and ... to the gatehouse of Assyria. I placed my royal statue in Nahal, the guard of the canal of ... |
| 19' | [... ul-ziz ... 1(disz) _me gun] ku3-babbar_ as-su-ha-am-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} [u2-ra-a] | ... I erected. I removed 100 talents of silver and to Assyria I returned. |
| 20' | [... ana _lugal-mesz_-ni] a#-li-kut pa-ni la isz-pi-lu-ma la isz-pu-ra szi-pir-szu2 ki-szit-te {kur}hat#-[ti isz-me2-e-ma] | ... to the kings who went before him, he did not listen and did not send his message. He heard of the insurrection of the land Ḫatti and |
| 21' | [na-mur-rat asz-szur _en_-ia is-hup-szu2]-ma# ir-sza2-a na-kut-tu2 _{lu2}mah-mesz_-szu2 sza e-pesz _{lu2}ARAD2_-u2-ti [a-na {iri}kal-ha] | The radiance of Ashur, my lord, overwhelmed him and he became frightened. His eunuchs who were doing service to Calah |
| 22' | [a-di mah-ri-ia isz-pu-ra ...] {disz#}si-ru-at-ti {kur}mu-'u-na-a sza _ki-ta_ {kur#}mu#-us,#-[ri ...] | [... Sir]uattu of the land Muʾuna, which is below the land Muṣri |
| 23' | [... zi-kir? _mu_-ia?] s,i#-i-ru ki-szit-ti _szu-min_-ia szu-tur-tu2 isz-[me2-e-ma ...] | ..., the mention of my name, the exalted one, the one who is in my hands, heard a recitation and ... |
| 24' | [... sza {munus}sa-am-si szar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi] ina# {kur}sa-qu-ur-ri _kur_-e 9(disz) _lim_ 4(disz) _me_ di-ik-ta#-[szu2-nu a-duk ...] | ... of Samsi, queen of the Arabs, I killed 94,000 of them in the land Saqurru. ... |
| 25' | [... ne2-mat-ti _dingir-mesz_-ni]-sza2# {gesz}til-li _{gesz}nig2-gidru-mesz_ {d}isz-tar-sza2 [_nig2-gur11_-sza2 e-kim u3 szi-i a-na szu-zu-ub _zi-mesz_-sza2] | ... the wisdom of her gods, the tillu-wood and the scepter(s) of Ištar her possessions he took, and she to save her life |
| 26' | [... a-na ma-ad-ba-ri a-szar s,u-ma-me _gin7 {munus}{ansze}]edin#-na_ tasz-ku-na pa-ni-sza2 si-ta-[at _nig2-gur11_ kul-ta-ri-sza2 hu-ra-da-at _ug3-mesz_-sza2] | [... to the threshing floor, the place of the ṣumāmu]-offering, like a female donkey, her face is full of joy, the possessions of her whole body, and the rejoicing of her people, |
| 27' | [i-na _muru2 karasz_-sza2 ina _izi_ asz2-ru-up {munus}sa-am-si la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia _kal-mesz_ tasz-hu-ut-ma {ansze}_a-ab-ba]-mesz_ {munus}{ansze}a-na-qa-a-te a-di# [{ansze}ba-ak-ka-ri-szi-na] | I burned with fire the sāmsu-priestess before my mighty weapons, and the apsû-horses, the anaqatu-sheep, together with their mules |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.