Tiglath-pileser III 17 (Q003430)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003430 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | I conquered (and) defeated the lands [Uppuria, Bustus], Ariarma — the land of roosters — Saksuk[ni, Araquttu, Karzibra, Gukinnana, (and) Bīt-Sagbat, Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fort]ress of the Babylonian(s), [... (and) I carried off] their booty. I carried off [..., their horses, their mules, their Bactrian camels, their oxen], (and) their sheep and goats, without number. [I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their] cit[ies; I reduced (them) to mounds and ruins]. |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | [I annexed to Assyria the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualza[š, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt]-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzak[ki, (and) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, which (belong to) the mighty Medes]. |
| Obverse [6:8] 77–88 | I rebuilt [the cities in th]eir [midst, set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, [my lord, therein, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. ...] I placed [... eunuchs of mine as provincial governor]s over them. I erected [my] royal image [in the land Tikrakki, (in) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Ṣibar, (in) the land Ariarma — the land of roosters — (and at) Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fortress of the Babylonian(s)]. |
| Obverse [8:9] 99–99 | [I received] the payme[nt of the Medes, the people of the land Ellipi, and the city rulers of all of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni: (10) ..., horse]s, mules, Bactrian [camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | Iranzi of the land Mannea] heard about [the glorious valor of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I had] accomplished again and again [throughout all of the mountain regions], and the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him. ... He came before me (and) k]issed my feet. Hors[es, mules, cattle, and sheep and goats, ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | {[kur}u₂-pa-ri-a {kur}bu-us-tu-us] {⸢kur⸣}a-ri-ar-ma KUR DAR.LUGAL.MEŠ{mušen} {kur}sa-ak-su-⸢uk⸣-[ni {kur}a-ra-qu-ut-tu {kur}kar-zi-ib-ra {kur}gu-kin-na-na] | |
| 2 | {[kur}E₂-sa-ag-ba-at {kur}si-il-ḫa-zi ša dan]-nu-tu ša DUMU KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} i-qab-bu-⸢šu₂⸣-[u-ni ...] | |
| 3 | [...] ⸢ak⸣-šud di-ik-ta-šu₂-nu a-duk šal-la-su-nu [aš₂-lu-la ...] | |
| 4 | [ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ANŠE.GIR₃.NUN.NA-šu₂-nu {anše}ud-ra-a-ti-šu₂-nu GU₄.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] ṣe-e-ni-šu₂-nu a-na la ma-ni aš₂-lu-la ⸢URU⸣.[MEŠ-šu₂-nu ap-pul₂ aq-qur ina IZI aš₂-ru-up a-na DU₆ u kar-me u₂-ter] | |
| 5 | {[kur}nam-ri {kur}E₂-sa-an-gi-bu-ti {kur}E₂-ḫa-am-ban] {kur}su-mur-zu {kur}E₂-bar-ru-a {kur}E₂-zu-al-za-[aš₂ {kur}E₂-ma-at-ti {uru}niq-qu ša {kur}tup-li-ia-aš₂ {kur}E₂-tar-an-za-a-a] | |
| 6 | {[kur}pa-ar-su-a {kur}E₂-za-at-ti {kur}E₂-ab-da-da-ni {kur}E₂]-kap-si {kur}E₂-sa-an-gi {kur}E₂-ur-⸢zak⸣-[ki {uru}E₂-{d}15 {uru}zak-ru-ti ša {kur}ma-da-a-a KAL.MEŠ a-na mi-ṣir] | |
| 7 | [KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ra URU.MEŠ-ni ša qer-bi-šu₂]-nu a-na eš-šu₂-ti DU₃-uš {giš}TUKUL aš-šur [EN-ia ina lib₃-bi ar-mi UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia ina ŠA₃ u₂-še-šib] | |
| 8 | [... {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM].⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}EN.NAM].⸢MEŠ⸣ UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-[ia ina {kur}ti-ik-ra-ak-ki {uru}E₂-{d}15 {uru}ṣi-bu-ur {kur}a-ri-ar-ma KUR DAR.LUGAL.MEŠ{mušen]} | |
| 9 | {[kur}si-il-ḫa-zi ša dan-nu-tu ša DUMU KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki]} ⸢i⸣-qab-bu-šu₂-u-ni ul-ziz ma-da-at-[tu ša {kur}ma-da-a-a {kur}el-li-pa-a-a u₃ EN.URU.MEŠ-ni EN.URU.MEŠ-ni ša KUR-e DU₃-šu₂-nu a-di {kur}bi-ik-ni] | |
| 10 | [... ANŠE.KUR.RA].⸢MEŠ⸣ ANŠE.GIR₃.NUN.NA.MEŠ {anše}ud-ra-[a-ti GU₄.MEŠ u₃ ṣe-e-ni a-na la ma-ni am-hur {m}ir-an-zu {kur}man-na-a-a qur-di ta-nit-ti] | |
| 11 | [ša aš-šur EN-ia ša ina KUR.MEŠ-e DU₃-šu₂-nu e]-⸢te⸣-ep-pu-šu₂ iš-me-ma na-mur-rat [aš-šur EN-ia is-ḫu-up-šu-ma ...] | |
| 12 | [... a-di maḫ-ri-ia il-li-kam u₂]-na-aš₂-ši-qa GIR₃.⸢II⸣-ia ANŠE.KUR.⸢RA⸣.[MEŠ ANŠE.GIR₃.NUN.NA.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ u₃ ṣe-e-ni ...] |
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