Tiglath-pileser III 40 (Q003453)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 40 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003453 |
| 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 | Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the fou[r] quarters (of the world), the one chosen by the glance of the god Enlil. |
| Obverse [2:10] 33–1010 | From the beginning of my reign until my seventeenth palû, I captured the (tribes) Ituʾu, Rubuʾu, Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, (5) Nabātu, Ḫindiru (Ḫindaru), Ruʾuʾa, Liʾtaʾu, Marusu, Puqudu, [Ara]means, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris, [Euph]rates, Surappu, (and) Uqnû Rivers, [as far as the] Lower [S]ea of the Rising Sun. (10) I annexed (those areas) [to] Assyria (and) placed a eunuch of mine [as provincial] governor over them. |
| Obverse [10:14] 1111–1414 | Like a threshing sledge, I trampled down the lands Bīt-Silāni (Bīt-Šilāni) (and) Bīt-Saʾalli, (and) captured their [king]s. I destroyed the cities Sarrabā[nu] (and) Dūr-Balīḫāya, their large cities, (making them) like a mound of ruins. (15) I brought [all of th]eir [people] to Assyria. |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | I enter[ed] Babylon (and) offered [pure sacrifices be]fore the god Marduk, my lord. |
| Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717 | I exercised authority over Karduniaš (Babylonia), [..., (and) firmly established tribute (and) payment] on the chi[eftains] of Chaldea. |
| Obverse [17:19] 1818–1919 | [The lands Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, [Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš], Bīt-Matti, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | E₂.GAL {m}tukul-ti-A-e₂-šar₂-ra MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 2 | MAN KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} MAN KUR šu-me-ri u₃ URI{ki} MAN kib-rat ⸢LIMMU₂⸣-[ti] | |
| 3 | am-ru ni-iš IGI.⸢II⸣ {d}BAD ul-tu SAG MAN-ti-ia a-di 17 BALA.MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 4 | {⸢lu₂⸣}i-tu₂-ʾu {lu₂}ru-bu-ʾu {lu₂}ḫa-mar-a-ni {lu₂}lu-ḫu-u₂-a-tu₂ | |
| 5 | {[lu₂]}na-ba-tu {lu₂}ḫi-in-di-ru {lu₂}ru-ʾu-u₂-a | |
| 6 | {[lu₂]}⸢li⸣-iʾ-ta-a-u₂ {lu₂}ma-ru-su {lu₂}pu-qu-du | |
| 7 | {[lu₂}a-ru]-mu ma-la ba-šu-u₂ ša₂ šid-di {id₂}ḪAL.ḪAL | |
| 8 | {⸢id₂⸣}[A].ŠITA₃ u₃ {id₂}su₂-rap-pi {id₂}uq-ni-i | |
| 9 | [a-di tam]-⸢tim⸣ šap-li-⸢tim⸣ ša₂ KUR {d}UTU ak-šud | |
| 10 | [a-na] ⸢mi⸣-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} GUR-ra {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia | |
| 11 | {[lu₂}EN].NAM {[lu₂}EN].NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun {kur}E₂-{m}si-la-a-ni | |
| 12 | {[kur]}⸢E₂⸣-{m}sa-⸢ʾa⸣-al-li GIM da-a-a-<aš₂>-te a-di-iš₃ | |
| 13 | [LUGAL].MEŠ-šu₂-nu qa-ti ik-šud {uru}sa-ar-ra-ba-a-[nu] | |
| 14 | {⸢uru⸣}BAD₃-{d}KASKAL.KUR-a-a URU.MEŠ-ni-šu₂-nu GAL.MEŠ GIM DU₆ u₂-ab-⸢bit⸣ | |
| 15 | [pu-hur UN.MEŠ-šu₂]-nu a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-a a-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} KU₄-[ub] | |
| 16 | {[udu}SISKUR.MEŠ KU₃.MEŠ a-na] pa-an {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia aq-⸢qi⸣ {kur}kar₂-dun-ia-aš₂ a-⸢bel₂⸣ | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢UGU⸣ {lu₂}ra-[aʾ-sa-a-ni] ša₂ {kur}kal-⸢di⸣ | |
| 18 | [GUN ma-da-tu u₂-kin {kur}E₂-ḫa-am-ban {kur]}⸢su⸣-mur-⸢zu⸣ | |
| 19 | {[kur}E₂-ba-ar-ru-a {kur}E₂-zu-al-za-aš₂ {kur]}⸢E₂⸣-ma-at-⸢ti⸣ |
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