Tiglath-pileser III 09 (Q003422)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003422 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] 1'1'–1'1' | [... I] bro[ught] (those) people [to Assyria. ...]. |
| Obverse [1:7] 2'2'–7'7' | [In] my [third palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encourag]ed me [and ...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [... Sulumal of the land Mel]id, Tarḫu-lara of [the land Gurgu]m, [... (5´) ...] ... in all lands, [they trusted] in one another’s strength, [... With] the power and might of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I fought] with [them (and) defeated them. ...] I killed their [warriors] (and) I filled the mountain gorges with them (their corpses). I took without number [their] chariots, [...], (and) their [...]. |
| Obverse [7:12] 8'8'–12'12' | In the midst of that battle, I captured Sarduri’s ... [... I ...] 72,950 of their ... from ... [... (10´) ...]. In order to save his life, [Sardu]ri fled at night and (thus) [escaped] very quick[ly] before [sun]rise. [... With an arrow that cuts] off lives, I drove him back to the bridge (crossing over) the Euphrates River, on the border of his land. I took away from him his bed, [...], his royal processional chariot, the cylinder seal (that hung around) his neck, together with his necklace, [his] royal chariot, [...], their [...], (and) many other things, without number. |
| Obverse [12:13] 13'13'–13'13' | My army took without number his horses, [his] ..., [...], (and) his ... [...]. |
| Obverse [13:16] 14'14'–16'16' | [I ...] (his) pavilion, [his royal] tent, [... (15´) ...] I burned with fire his numerous [implements of war] (that were) inside his own camp. I [presented] ... [...] ..., (and) his bed to the goddess Iš[tar], the queen of Nineveh. [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] UN.MEŠ [a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂]-ra-[a ...] | |
| 2' | [... ina 3 BALA].MEŠ-ia [aš-šur be-li₂ u₂-tak-kil]-an-⸢ni⸣-[ma ...] | |
| 3' | [...] x ba-ʾa-[...] ⸢e ma⸣ [...] ⸢ti⸣ [...] DIŠ [...] | |
| 4' | [... {m}su-lu-ma-al {kur}me-lid]-⸢da⸣-a-⸢a⸣ {m}ta-ar-ḫu-la-⸢ra⸣ {[kur}gur₂-gu]-ma-a-a [...] | |
| 5' | [...] x ⸢ma⸣-ti-tan a-⸢na⸣ e-muq a-⸢ḫa⸣-meš [it-tak-lu ...] | |
| 6' | [... ina] li-i-ti u₃ da-⸢na-ni⸣ ša aš-⸢šur⸣ EN-⸢ia⸣ it-⸢ti⸣-[šu₂-nu am-da-ḫi-iṣ di-ik-ta-šu₂-nu a-duk ...] | |
| 7' | [... {lu₂}qu-ra-di]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ⸢a⸣-duk ḫur-ri na-at-bak KUR-i u₂-mal-li-šu₂-nu-ti {giš}GIGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂-nu ...] | |
| 8' | [...]-šu₂-nu a-na la ma-ni ⸢al⸣-qa-a i-na MURUB₄ ti-du-ki-ma ša {[m]}⸢sa-ar⸣-du-ri DIŠ GIŠ [...] | |
| 9' | [... ina] ŠU.⸢II⸣ u₂-ṣab-bit 70 LIM 2 LIM 9 ME 50 x x x-šu₂-nu TA ⸢pu⸣-[...] | |
| 10' | [... {m}sa-ar-du]-ri ⸢a-na šu₂⸣-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu mu-⸢šiš⸣ iḫ-liq-ma la-am {[d}šam-ši] ur-ru-⸢uḫ⸣-[iš ip-pa-riš ...] | |
| 11' | [... it-ti {giš}šil-ta-ḫu pa-ri]-iʾ ZI.MEŠ a-di ti-tu-ri {id₂}A.ŠITA₃ mi₃-ṣir ⸢KUR⸣-šu₂ aṭ-⸢ru⸣-su-⸢ma⸣ {giš}NA₂-⸢šu₂⸣ [...] | |
| 12' | [...] {⸢giš⸣}ša₂ ša₂-⸢da⸣-di LUGAL-ti-šu {⸢na₄⸣}KIŠIB GU₂-šu a-di ⸢NA₄⸣.MEŠ ⸢GU₂⸣.MEŠ-šu {giš}GIGIR LUGAL-ti-[šu ...] | |
| 13' | [...].MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢mim⸣-ma ⸢šum⸣-šu₂ ma-aʾ-⸢du⸣ ša₂ ni-⸢ba⸣ la i-šu-u ⸢e⸣-kim-šu ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-⸢šu₂ ANŠE⸣.[...] | |
| 14' | [...]-e-šu₂ ⸢um⸣-ma-ni a-na la ma-ni ⸢il⸣-qa-a {giš}E₂ ṣe-e-ri {giš}⸢kul⸣-ta-⸢ru⸣ [LUGAL-ti-šu ...] | |
| 15' | [... u₂-nu-ut ta-ḫa-zi]-šu ma-ʾa-at-te i-na ⸢qe₂⸣-reb uš-ma-ni-šu-ma ina IZI aš₂-ru-⸢up⸣ {giš}[...] | |
| 16' | [...] x {giš}NA₂-šu a-na {d}⸢INANNA⸣ šar-rat {uru}NINA{ki}a a-[qi-iš ...] |
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