Tiglath-pileser III 07 (Q003420)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003420 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap1 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | [...] the cities Kušianaš, Ḫaršu, Šanaštiku, Kiškitara, Ḫaršaya, Ayubak, [...]. They (the enemy) took to a high mountain peak in the mountainous terrain of Mount Ḫaliḫadri. I pursued them and defeated them. [...] I burned with fire [the ... of the people (...) who] entered the ravines of the mountains. I surrounded (and) captured the city Uzḫari of the land Bīt-Zatti. |
| Obverse [2:5] 33–55 | [I ...] Kākî, [king of ...]. I surrounded, captured, (and) plund[ered (... and)] the city Kitpattia (Kitpat) of the land Bīt-Abdadāni, which Tunaku had seized. (5) [...] I rebuilt [the city] Nikkur, together with cities in its environs, settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. [... I pl]aced [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. |
| Obverse [5:7] 66–77 | I overwhelmed the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki like a (cast) net (and) [I inflicted] a heavy defeat on them. [...] I impa[led their ...], cut off the hands of the rest of their warriors, and released (them) in their (own) land. My army took without number [...], their Bactrian camels, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. |
| Obverse [7:9] 88–99 | Mitāki [...] entered the city Uršanika. I captured the cities Uršanika (and) Kianpal, (and) [I ...] him, his wife, his sons, his daughters, (10) [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire those [cities], together with cities in their environs. |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | Bātānu of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) [...] ..., submitted, and became (my) vassal (lit. “took up corvée labor”) so that his district would not be dispersed. (Thus) I left him the city Karkariḫundir. [...] I placed [over] him/it. I captured the city Erinziašu, which had revolted with Bisiḫadir of the city Kišesim, |
Transliteration (ATF)
From 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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | [... {uru]}ku-ši-a-na-aš₂ {uru}ḫa-ar-šu₂ {uru}ša₂-na-aš₂-ti-ku {uru}kiš-ki-ta-ra {uru}ḫa-ar-ša₂-a-a {uru}a-a-u₂-ba-ak | |
| 2 | [...] KUR-e ša {kur}ḫa-li-ḫa-ad-ri ŠU.SI KUR-e ša₂-qi-tu iṣ-ba-tu ar-ki-šu₂-nu ar-de-e-ma BAD₅.BAD₅-šu-nu aš₂-kun | |
| 3 | [...] ḫur-ri KUR-e e-ru-bu ina {d}GIŠ.BAR aq-mu {uru}uz-ḫa-ri ša {kur}E₂-za-at-ti al-me ak-šud {m}ka-ki-i | |
| 4 | [...] {uru}ki-it-pa-at-ti-a ša {kur}E₂-ab-da-da-ni ša {m}tu-na-ku e-ki-mu al-me ak-šud šal-la-su | |
| 5 | [aš₂-lu-la ... {uru]}ni-kur a-di URU.MEŠ ša li-me-ti-šu₂ a-na eš-šu-te DU₃-uš UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia ina lib₃-bi u₂-še-šib | |
| 6 | [... {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂]-kun {kur}E₂-kap-si {kur}E₂-sa-an-gi {kur}E₂-ur-zak-ki GIM sa-pa-ri as-ḫu-up di-ik-ta-šu₂-nu ma-ʾa-at-tu | |
| 7 | [a-duk ... a-na {giš}za-qi-pa-a-ni] u₂-še-li si-ta-at {lu₂}mun-daḫ-ṣe-e-šu₂-nu rit-ti-šu₂-nu u₂-nak-kis-ma ina qe₂-reb KUR-šu₂-nu u₂-maš-šir | |
| 8 | [...] {anše}ud-ra-a-te-šu₂-nu GU₄.NITA₂.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-e-ni-šu₂-nu um-ma-ni a-na la ma-ni il-qa-a {m}mi-ta-a-ki | |
| 9 | [...] {uru}ur-ša-ni-ka KU₄-ub {uru}ur-ša-ni-ka {uru}ki-an-pal ak-šud ša₂-a-šu₂ DAM-su DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [... URU.MEŠ-ni] šu-a-tu-nu a-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me-ti-šu₂-nu ap-pul₂ aq-qur ina IZI GIBIL₂-up {m}ba-at-ta-a-nu DUMU {m}kap-si | |
| 11 | [...]-tu ik-nu-uš-ma iš-ša₂-a tup-šik-ku a-na la sa-pa-aḫ na-gi-i-šu₂ {uru}kar-ka-ri-ḫu-un-dir e-zi-ba-aš₂-šu | |
| 12 | [... UGU]-šu₂ aš₂-kun {uru}e-ri-in-⸢zi⸣-a-šu₂ ša it-ti {m}bi-si-ḫa-dir {uru}ki-ši-sa-a-a ib-bal-ki-tu ak-šud |
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