RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite (P463653)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P463653 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By Grayson, A. Kirk · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
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| surface a 1' | In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year |
| surface a 2' | after I nobly ascended the royal throne, I mustered my chariotry (and) extensive troops. |
| surface a 3' | Inaccessible fortresses round about I conquered. As tribute of horses |
| surface a 4' | from the land Gilzanu I received ... |
| surface a 5' | Because horses in hither to me were not (continually) brought I became angry |
| surface a 6' | and to the cities Ḫarira (and) Ḫalgalaus which (were under the authority) of the guilty rulers I marched. |
| surface a 7' | Those I conquered in the eponymy of Assurnasirpal. Their property, booty, |
| surface a 8' | possessions, (and) herds I took out (and) to my city Assur brought. |
| surface a 9' | The great ... city together with its people |
| surface a 10' | to Assur, my god, |
| surface a 11' | (and) my lord I dedicated. |
| surface a 12' | ... I conquered. Lords ... |
| surface a 13' | who had fled to the land Šubrû which ... . |
| surface a 14' | In the might of their troops and |
| surface a 15' | they put their full trust and ... |
| surface a 18' | they seized. By the command of Assur, ... |
| surface a 19' | ... the great lord, my lord, my chariotry |
| surface a 20' | ... (and) troops I mustered. The city I reached. |
| surface a 21' | ... the city abandoned. Horses, oxen, ... |
| surface a 23' | chariotry with ... he mustered. Fiercely. |
| surface a 24' | I attacked. The torch I raised (and) on foot through the heart of Mount Kasiiari |
| surface a 25' | I quickly crossed. To those cities I marched. |
| surface a 26' | ... at night their cities I surrounded. |
| surface a 27' | ... at sunrise with the might |
| surface a 28' | of chariotry (and) extensive troops |
| surface a 29' | I fought, I massacred many. |
| surface a 30' | The cities Amlattu, Šaburam, Ruzidak, |
| surface a 31' | Bugu, Ustu, rebel cities |
| surface a 32' | of the land Dannuna, I conquered. I burnt (them) |
| surface a 33' | (and) their booty, possessions, property (I brought out). |
| surface a 33' | Bit-natḫi of the city Nineveh: the wine libations (and) sacrifices of the temple of the exalted goddess I perform. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | _gal_-isz u-szi-bu _{gesz}gigir-mesz erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te _dagal-mesz_-te ad-ki | |
| 3' | ha-al-s,u-te la-ma-ri pat-te-pat-te ak-szud _masz2-mesz_ sza2 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ | |
| 4' | is-tu _kur_ gil2-za-ni am-hur ni x [...]-har ina gi-ne2-e u2-kin? [...] | |
| 5' | _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ a-na bit-te ia u2-sze-ri-bu-ni al-la-bi-ib-ma? a-na | |
| 6' | iri ha-ri-ra _iri_ hal-ha-la-usz sza2 _en-mesz_-ni _en-mesz_ hi-i-t,i2 al-lik | |
| 7' | szu-a-tu ina li-me {disz}asz-szur-pab-a ak-szud _nig2_-szu-nu szal-la-szu-nu | |
| 8' | bu-sza2-szu-nu mar-szi-szu-nu u2-sze-s,a-a a-na _iri_-ia asz-szur ub-la | |
| 9' | _iri_ sa-x-ti-szu-nu _gal_-a a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu | |
| 10' | a-na asz-szur _dingir_-ia | |
| 11' | _en_-ia a-qisz | |
| 12' | [...] sza2 x x x _kur_-ud _en-mesz_ [...] | |
| 13' | [...] sza2 a-na _kur_ szub-re-e sza2 [...] | |
| 14' | [...] a-na gi-pisz _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-szu-nu | |
| 15' | dan-nisz dan-nisz it-tak3-lu-u-ma [...] | |
| 16' | [...] ... [...] | |
| 17' | [...] x x x an x x x [...] | |
| 18' | [...] is,-bu-tu ina qi2-bit asz-szur [...] | |
| 19' | [...] _en gal_-e _en_-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-te [...] | |
| 20' | [...] _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-ia ad-ki _iri_ ak-szud [...] | |
| 21' | [...] _iri_ u2-szi-ra _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gu4-mesz_ [...] | |
| 22' | [...] _{gesz?}gaba?_ szu2? [...] ra [...] | |
| 23' | [...] _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ ina _gub-ba_ id-ki szi-it-mu-ri-isz | |
| 24' | at-bi-ma asz-szi zi-iq-te ina _giri3-min-mesz_-ia lib3-bi _kur_ kasz-ia-ri | |
| 25' | [...] lu ab-bal-kit a-na _iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu lu al-lik | |
| 26' | [...] mu-szi-ta _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu al-mi | |
| 27' | [...] ina {d}sza2-masz na-pa-hi it-ti gi-pisz | |
| 28' | _{gesz}gigir-mesz erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te _dagal-mesz_-te | |
| 29' | am-da-hi-is, di-ik-ta-szu2-nu ma-'a-ta a-duk | |
| 30' | _iri_ am-lat-ti _iri_ sza2-bur-am _iri_ ru-zi-da-ak | |
| 31' | _iri_ bu-gu _iri_ us-tu2 _iri-mesz_-ni _bala-mesz_ | |
| 32' | _kur_ dan-nu-na ak-szud ina _izi-mesz_ asz2-ru-up | |
| 33' | szal-la-su-nu bu-sza2-szu-nu nam-kur-szu-nu | |
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