Tiglath-pileser III 13 (Q003426)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003426 |
| 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] 11–22 | [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu) [... I] seized and [...] ... [...] ... [... I imposed upon them] payment like that of [the Assyrians]. |
| Obverse [2:10] 33–1010 | [...] ... the city Kur... [...] ... [...] his helper(s), the cities El[..., (5) ..., Usn]û, Siʾannu, Ma[...], Kašpūna, [which is] on the sea[coast], together with citi[es ..., as far as Mount Saue — which a]buts [Mount Lebanon] — Mount Ba[ʾali]-ṣapūna, as far as Mount Amma[nā]na — the boxwood mountain — [Mount] Sa[ue in its entirety, the province of the city Kār-Adad, the city Ḫatarikka, the province of] the city Nuqudina, the land [Ḫa]su[atti, to]gether with cities in [its environs, the city Arâ, ... both sides of them, the cities in their en]virons, Mount Sa[r]būa in [its] entirety, [the cities Ašḫani (and) Yaṭabi, Mount Yaraqu in its entirety, the cities ...ri, El]litar[bi (and) Zi]tānu, as [far] as the city Atin[nu, ..., the city Bumame] — I anne[xed to Assyria (those) nineteen districts (10) of the city Hamath], together with citie[s in] their [en]virons, which are [on the coast of the Se]a of the Setting Sun, (and) which [had been criminally and sinfully seized for Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu)]. |
| Obverse [10:11] 1111–1111 | I placed two eu[nuch]s of mine as provincial governors over them. [...] I made 83,000 [...] from those same cit[ies] occupy the province of the city Tuš[ḫan]. I settled 1,223 people in the province of the land Ulluba. |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | [I ... my] qurru[būtu officials]. I took the road [to ...] ... (and) I rallied [my] warrior[s from] the far bank of the Zab River to subdue the Aḫlam-Akkadî (Aḫlamû). The (tribe) Gurūmu, ... [...] ..., Arameans on the banks of the [Zab] River, [...] — they (my warriors) defeated them. They captured the[ir] cities (and) [brou]ght the[ir] booty to me. |
| Obverse [13:15] 1414–1515 | [PN (of GN) ...] ... The Aramean(s) came out in force and he (PN) drew (them) up in battle array a[ga]inst them (my warriors). They (my warriors) defea[ted] the Ara[means], his helpers, [... PN, to sa]ve his life, fled alone and disappeared. |
| Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717 | They (my warriors) captured the fortress of Kinīya, the city Sarragītu, [..., together with cities in] their [envir]ons. They brought [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me, 12,000 people, together with their possessions, their oxen, their sheep and goats, together with [their] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land of the Lullumê, captured (and) defe[ated] the cities Mulūgani, [...], which is (located) behind the fortress of the Babylonian(s), together with cities in their environs. (20) They brought [... t]o the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), before me. |
| Obverse [19:20] 2020–2020 | [A] eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, [captured] the cities Supurgi[llu, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [...] aš₂ u₂ [...] tu a [...] li a a [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x {m}az-ri-a-⸢u₂⸣ [... u₂]-ṣab-bit-ma [...]-ṣa-ti ad-[...] | |
| 3 | [...]-u₂-ti x [...] ma-da-at-tu ki-i ša₂ [aš-šu-ri e-mid-su-nu-ti ...] | |
| 4 | [...]-ma {uru}kur-x [...]-⸢lu⸣ [...] kit-ri-šu₂ {uru}el-[...] | |
| 5 | [... {uru}us-nu]-u {uru}si-an-⸢nu⸣ {uru}⸢ma⸣-[...] {⸢uru⸣}ka-⸢aš₂⸣-pu-⸢na⸣ [ša a-ḫi] tam-tim a-di URU.MEŠ-[ni ... a-di {kur}sa-u₂-e KUR-e] | |
| 6 | [ša ina {kur}lab-na-na-ma it]-tak-ki-pu-ni {kur}ba-[ʾa-li]-⸢ṣa⸣-pu-na ⸢a⸣-di {⸢kur}am-ma⸣-[na]-na KUR {giš}TUG₂ {kur}sa-[u₂-e KUR-e a-na gi-mir-ti-šu NAM {uru}kar-{d}IŠKUR] | |
| 7 | {[uru}ḫa-ta-rik-ka NAM] {⸢uru⸣}nu-⸢qu-di⸣-na {⸢kur⸣}[ha]-su-[at-ti a]-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša [si-ḫir-ti-šu₂ {uru}a-ra-a ...-ni ki-lal-li-šu-nu] | |
| 8 | [URU.MEŠ-ni ša si]-⸢ḫir-ti⸣-[šu₂-nu] {⸢kur⸣}sa-[ar]-bu-⸢u₂⸣-a KUR-u₂ [a]-na gi-mir-ti-[šu₂ {uru}aš₂-ḫa-ni {uru}ia-ṭa-bi {kur}ia-ra-qu KUR-u₂ a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂] | |
| 9 | {[uru}x-(x)-ri {uru}el]-⸢li-tar⸣-[bi {uru}zi]-⸢ta⸣-a-nu a-[di lib₃]-bi {uru}⸢a-ti⸣-in-[ni ... {uru}bu-ma-me 19 na-ge-e] | |
| 10 | [ša {uru}ḫa-am-ma-at-ti] a-di URU.MEŠ-[ni ša si]-ḫir-ti-šu-nu ša [a-ḫi tam]-tim ša šul₃-mu {d}UTU-ši ⸢ša⸣ [i-na ḫi-iṭ-ṭi u₃ gul-lul-te a-na {m}az-ri-ia-a-u₂ e-ki-i-mu] | |
| 11 | [a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur] GUR-ra 2 {lu₂}šu-[ut SAG].MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun [...] 80 LIM 3 LIM [...] | |
| 12 | [...] ina URU.[MEŠ] šu₂-nu-ma NAM {uru}tuš-[ḫa-an] ⸢u₂⸣-ša₂-aṣ-bit 1 LIM 2 ME 23 UN.MEŠ ina NAM {kur}ul-lu-ba ⸢u₂⸣-še-⸢šib⸣ {lu₂}⸢qu⸣-ru-x [...] | |
| 13 | [...] x KAK aṣ-ba-ta ur-ḫa {lu₂}qu-ra-[di-ia TA] ne₂-ber-ti {id₂}za-⸢ba⸣ a-na ka-ša₂-ad {lu₂}aḫ-la-am-ak-ka-<di> ad-⸢ke-ma⸣ {lu₂}gu-ru-me x [...] | |
| 14 | [...] ki-ši x a-ru-mu ša šid-di {id₂}[za-ba ...] di-ik-ta-šu₂-nu i-du-ku URU.MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu] ik-šu-du šal-⸢la⸣-su-[nu iš-lu]-lu-ni [...] | |
| 15 | [...]-ši-i {lu₂}a-ru-mu a-na ma-aʾ-di it-bu-ma ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢GABA⸣-šu-nu ⸢iš⸣-ku-na si-dir-tu {lu₂}a-ru-[mu] tuk-la-te-e-šu₂ i-du-⸢ku⸣ [...] | |
| 16 | [... a-na šu-zu]-⸢ub⸣ ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ e-de-nu-uš-šu₂ ip-par-šid-ma e-li {uru}bir-tu ša ki-ni-ia {⸢uru⸣}sa-ar-ra-gi-⸢tu⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | [... a-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me]-ti-šu₂-nu ik-šu-du 12 LIM UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu GU₄.NITA₂.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢ṣe⸣-e-ni-šu₂-nu ⸢a⸣-di ra-[...] | |
| 18 | [... a-na {kur}ḫat-ti a-di] ⸢maḫ⸣-ri-⸢ia⸣ u₂-bi-lu-ni {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {kur}lul-lu-mi-i {uru}mu-lu-u₂-ga-ni [...] | |
| 19 | [...] ⸢ša⸣ ku-tal dan-ni-ti ša DUMU ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} a-⸢di⸣ URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me-ti-šu₂-nu ik-šud di-ik-ta-[šu₂-nu i-duk ...] | |
| 20 | [... a]-na {kur}ḫat-ti a-di maḫ-ri-⸢ia⸣ u₂-bi-⸢lu-ni⸣ {[lu₂]}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {kur}na-ʾi-i-ri {uru}su-pur-gi-[il-lu ...] |
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