Tiglath-pileser III 14 (Q003427)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003427 |
| 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] 11–22 | [... they plundered (those cities) and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, captured (and) plundered the cities Supurgillu, [..., (and) ...]aš, together with cities in its environs. [He ...] Šiqilâ, a fortress commander. [He captured (and) plundered ... and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫat]ti (Syria-Palestine), before me. |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | [I settled] 600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of the city Dēr (Bīt-Dērāya) [in the cities Kunalua, ...], Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, (5) [cities of the land Unqi]. |
| Obverse [4:5] 55–55 | I settled [...] captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208 people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda [in the cities ..., Ṣi]mirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast. |
| Obverse [5:7] 66–77 | I settled 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) Dunu, [...] ... [...], 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu, 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), 460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, [..., ...] people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti in the province of the city Tuʾimmu. |
| Obverse [7:9] 88–99 | I settled 555 [captive] highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibūti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered them as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon the]m corvée labor like that of the Assyrians. |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | The payment of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, [Hiram of the city] Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Urikki (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of [the city Hama]th, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | [... 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 | |
| 2 | [...]-⸢aš₂ a⸣-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me-ti-šu₂ ik-šud šal-la-su-nu iš-lu-la {m}ši-qi-la-a {lu₂}GAL bir-ti | |
| 3 | [... iš-lu-la-am-ma a-na {kur}ḫat]-ti a-di maḫ-ri-ia ub-la 6 ME šal-la-at {uru}am-la-te ša {lu₂}da-mu-ni 5 LIM 4 ME šal-la-at {uru}BAD₃.<AN> | |
| 4 | [ina {uru}ku-na-li-a ...] {⸢uru⸣}ḫu-za-ar-ra {uru}ta-e {uru}ta-ar-ma-na-zi {uru}ku-ul-ma-da-ra {uru}ḫa-ta-tir-ra {uru}ir-gi-il-lu | |
| 5 | [URU.MEŠ-ni ša₂ {kur}un-qi u₂-še-šib ...] ⸢šal⸣-la-at {kur}qu-te-e {kur}E₂-sa-an-gi-bu-te 1 LIM 2 ME {lu₂}il-li-il-a-a 6 LIM 2 ME 8 {lu₂}nak-kab-a-a {lu₂}bu-da-a-a | |
| 6 | [ina ... {uru}ṣi]-⸢mir⸣-ra {uru}ar-qa-a {uru}us-nu-u₂ {uru}si-an-nu ša šid-di tam-⸢tim u₂⸣-še-šib 5 ME 88 {lu₂}bu-da-a-a {uru}du-na-a-a | |
| 7 | [...] x [...] 2 ME 52 {lu₂}bi-la-a-a 5 ME 54 {lu₂}ba-ni-ta-a-a 3 ME 80 {lu₂}{d}IGI.DU-an-dil-KUR 4 ME 60 {lu₂}sa-an-gi-il-lu | |
| 8 | [... {lu₂]}⸢il⸣-lil-a-a 4 ME 58 šal-la-at {kur}qu-te-e {kur}E₂-sa-an-gi-bu-ti i-na NAM {uru}tu-ʾi-im-me u₂-še-šib 5 ME 55 | |
| 9 | [šal-la-at {kur]}qu-te-e {uru}E₂-<sa>-an-gi-bu-ti i-na {uru}DUL-kar-me u₂-še-šib it-ti UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur am-nu-šu₂-nu-ti il-ku tup-šik-ku ki-i ša₂ aš₂-šu₂-ri | |
| 10 | [e-mid-su-nu]-ti ma-da-at-tu ša {m}ku-uš-ta-aš₂-pi {uru}ku-um-mu-ḫa-a-a {m}ra-ḫi-a-nu {kur}ša₂-ANŠE.NITA₂-šu-a-a {m}me-ni-ḫi-im-me {uru}sa-me-ri-na-a-a | |
| 11 | {[m}ḫi-ru-um-mu {uru]}ṣur-a-a {m}si-bi-it-⸢ti⸣-bi-ʾi-li {uru}gu-ub-la-a-a {m}u₂-ri-ik-ki {kur}qu-u₂-a-a {m}pi-si-ri-is {uru}gar-ga-miš-a-a {m}e-ni-il₃ | |
| 12 | {[uru}ḫa-am-ma]-ta-a-a {m}pa-na-⸢am-mu⸣-u {uru}sa-am-ʾa-la-a-a {m}tar-ḫu-la-ra {kur}gur₂-gu-ma-a-a {m}su-lu-ma-al {kur}me-lid-da-a-a {m}da-di-i-lu |
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