Tiglath-pileser III 12 (Q003425)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003425 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] 1'1'–2'2' | elephant hides, ivory, red-purple (and) blue-purple wool, multi-colored garments, linen garment[s], numerous [ves]tments [of] their lands, ..., military equipment, a spindle, ..., (and) ... — I received (all of these things) in the city Arpad. |
| Obverse [2:5] 3'3'–5'5' | [Tutammû, king of the land Unqi], neglected [the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods] (and thereby) disregarded his life. On my campaign [... he did not con]sult me. In my fury, (5´) [I ...] of Tutammû, together with [his] nobles, [...] I captured the city Kinalia (Kunalua), his royal city. |
| Obverse [5:10] 6'6'–10'10' | I counted (his) people, together with their possessions, [... (and) m]ules as (if they were) sheep and goats, (distributing them) among my army. [...] I set up my throne in Tutammû’s palace. [I brought out/carried off ...] ..., 300 talents of silver (measured) by the heavy (standard), 100 talents of [... (10´) ...], battle [equip]ment, multi-colored garments, linen garments, all types of aromatics, the furnishings of his palace, [...]. |
| Obverse [10:12] 11'11'–12'12' | I reorganized [the city] Kinalia (Kunalua), s[ubdued] the land Unqi to its full extent, [...], (and) placed [... eunuchs of] mine as provincial governors over them. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | KUŠ AM.SI ZU₂ AM.SI {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃.SA₅ {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃.MI lu-bul-ti bir-me {tug₂}⸢GADA⸣ [lu]-⸢bul⸣-[ti] KUR-šu₂-nu ma-ʾa-at-tu | |
| 2' | BI AM A AN GAR MA {giš}til-li {giš}BAL ḪI IA₂ x RAD ina qe₂-reb {uru}ar-pad-da am-ḫur | |
| 3' | {[m}tu-ta-am-mu LUGAL {kur}un-qi ina a-de-e DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].MEŠ iḫ-ṭi ⸢i⸣-šiṭ nap-ša₂-ti-šu₂ ger-⸢ru⸣-a | |
| 4' | [... la im]-ta-li-ka it-te-ia i-na uz-zi ⸢ŠA₃-ia⸣ | |
| 5' | [...] ša {m}tu-ta-am-mu-u₂ a-di {lu₂}GAL.MEŠ-[šu₂] | |
| 6' | [...] {uru}ki-na-li-a URU MAN-ti-šu₂ ⸢ak⸣-šud UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 7' | [... ANŠE].GIR₃.NUN.NA.MEŠ ina qe₂-reb um-ma-ni-ia GIM ṣe-e-ni am-nu | |
| 8' | [...] ina MURUB₄-ti E₂.GAL ša {m}tu-ta-mu-u₂ {giš}GU.ZA-u₂-a ad-di | |
| 9' | [...] NA DU ⸢UD⸣ 3 ME GUN KU₃.BABBAR ⸢ina KAL⸣-te 1 ME GUN [...] | |
| 10' | [... u₂-nu]-ut ta-⸢ḫa⸣-zi lu-bul-ti bir-me {tug₂}GADA ŠIM.ḪI.A DU₃-a-ma NIG₂.ŠU E₂.⸢GAL-šu₂⸣ | |
| 11' | [... {uru]}ki-na-li-a a-na eš-šu-ti ⸢aṣ-bat⸣ {kur}un-qi a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[šak-niš] | |
| 12' | [... {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ]-ia EN.NAM.⸢MEŠ⸣ EN.NAM.⸢MEŠ⸣ UGU-šu-nu aš₂-ku-un |
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