Tiglath-pileser III 41 (Q003454)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 41 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003454 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:1] 1'1'–1'1' | [I destroyed the cities Sarrabānu] (and) Dūr-[Balīḫāya, their large cities, (making them) like a mound of ruins. I brought all of their people t]o Assyria. |
| Obverse [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [I entered Babylon (and) offered pure sacrifices before the god Marduk, my lord]. |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [I exercised authority over] Karduniaš (Babylonia), [...], (and) firmly established [tribute (and) pay]ment [on the chieftains of Chaldea]. |
| Obverse [3:10] 4'4'–10'10' | I annex[ed] to Assyria the lands Bīt-Ḫam[ban], Sumurzu, [Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû)], Bīt-Zualzaš, (and) Bīt-Matti, [the city Niqqu of] the land [Tup]liy[aš], the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, (and) Bīt-Kapsi, [as far as] the cities Zak[ru]te, Bīt-[Ištar], (and) Niššāya, the land Gizinkisi, the cities Ṣibar (and) Uren[zan] (Urimzan), the lands Uppuria, Bustus, (and) Ariar[ma — the land of] roosters — Mount Rūa, up to the salt desert of the lands Ušqaqqāna (and) Šikrakki — [“the Assyrian] mound” — (10´) (and) the fortress of the Babylon[ian](s). |
| Obverse [10:12] 11'11'–12'12' | I placed [...] eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. I received the payme[nt of] all of the city rulers of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni. |
| Obverse [12:14] 13'13'–14'14' | I sent a eunuch of mine, Aššur-daʾʾinanni, [ag]ainst the migh[ty] Medes in the east. He took 5,000 horses, people, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. |
| Obverse [14:18] 15'15'–18'18' | Sarduri of the land Urarṭu revol[ted] against me and conspired with Matīʾ-i[l] of (the land Bīt)-Agūsi (lit. “son of Agūsi”) (against me). Between the lands [Kištan] and Ḫalpi, districts of the city Kummuḫu, [I ut]terly def[eated him] and took his entire camp away from him. |
| Obverse [18:20] 19'19'–20'20' | He became frightened of [the terrifying radiance of] my we[apons], (20´) mounted a mare [in] order to save his life, escaped during the night to Mount Sizi[r], a rugged [mounta]in, and ascended (it). |
| Obverse [20:24] 21'21'–24'24' | I confined Sardu[ri of the land] Urarṭu t[o] the city Ṭuruš[p]â, [his] city, and [in]flicted a [gre]at defeat upon [him] before [his] city gates. I fashion[ed] my royal image [and] (25´) erected (it) in front of [the city] Ṭurušpâ. |
| Obverse [24:26] 25'25'–26'26' | For a distan[ce of] seventy leagues, [I proudly mar]ched [through the] exten[sive land of U]ra[rṭu], from one end to the ot[her] (lit. “from above to below”), (and) I [had] no [op]ponent (therein). |
| Obverse [26:31] 27'27'–31'31' | [I con]quered [the lands] Ulluba (and) Ḫabḫu, which are (located) [be]hind Mount Nal, in [their] entirety, (and) I annexed (them) to [Assyria. I set up my] royal [im]age on (the face of) Mount Ilim[meru]. (30) I built [a city i]n the land Ullu[ba (and) I] nam[ed it] Aššur-iqīša. I brou[ght the people of (foreign) lands conquered by] me [the]rein (and) plac[ed a eunuch of mine as provincial] governor [over] them. |
| Obverse [31:32] 32'32'–32'32' | [...] citi[es ...] ... [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | {⸢uru⸣}BAD₃-{⸢d⸣}[KASKAL.KUR-a-a URU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu GAL.MEŠ GIM DU₆ u₂-ab-bit pu-hur UN.MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 2' | [a]-na KUR aš-šur [u₂-ra-a a-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} KU₄-ub {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ KU₃.MEŠ a-na pa-an {d}AMAR.UTU EN-ia aq-qi] | |
| 3' | {[kur]}kar₂-dun-ia-⸢aš₂⸣ [a-bel₂ ... UGU {lu₂}ra-aʾ-sa-a-ni ša₂ {kur}kal-di GUN] | |
| 4' | [ma]-da-⸢at-tu₂⸣ u₂-kin {kur}E₂-⸢ḫa-am⸣-[ban {kur]}⸢su-mur-zu⸣ {[kur}E₂-ba-ar-ru-a] | |
| 5' | {[kur]}E₂-zu-al-za-aš₂ {[kur]}E₂-⸢ma-at-ti⸣ {[uru}ni-qu ša₂] {kur}[tup]-⸢li⸣-[ia-aš₂] | |
| 6' | {[kur]}E₂-tar-an-za-a-a {kur}⸢par⸣-su-a {kur}E₂-kap-⸢si⸣ [a-di {uru]}⸢zak⸣-[ru]-ti {uru}E₂-{[d}15 | |
| 7' | {⸢uru⸣}ni-ša₂-a-a {kur}gi-⸢zi⸣-in-ki-⸢is-si⸣ {[uru]}⸢ṣi-bur {uru}u₂⸣-re-en-[za-an] | |
| 8' | {[kur]}⸢u₂⸣-pa-ri-a {kur}bu-us-tu-us {kur}a-ri-ar-[mi KUR] DAR.LUGAL.MEŠ{⸢mušen⸣} | |
| 9' | {[kur]}⸢ru⸣-u-a KUR-u₂ a-di ⸢E₂.MUN⸣ ⸢E₂.MUN⸣ {kur}⸢uš-qa-qan⸣ {kur}⸢ši-ik⸣-ra-ki ⸢DU₆⸣ ša₂ [aš₂-šu-ri] | |
| 10' | ⸢URU⸣ dan-nu-tu₂ ša₂ DUMU KA₂.⸢DINGIR⸣.[RA]{ki} a-na mi-⸢ṣir⸣ KUR aš-šur GUR-[ra] | |
| 11' | [x] {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia LU.⸢EN⸣.NAM.MEŠ LU.⸢EN⸣.NAM.MEŠ UGU-šu₂-⸢nu aš₂-kun⸣ ma-da-⸢at⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 12' | [ša] {lu₂}EN.URU.MEŠ-ni {lu₂}EN.URU.MEŠ-ni ša KUR-⸢e DU₃⸣-šu₂-nu a-di {kur}⸢bi-ik⸣-ni am-⸢ḫur⸣ | |
| 13' | {⸢lu₂⸣}šu-ut SAG-ia {m}aš-šur-⸢KAL⸣-in-an-ni [a]-na {kur}ma-da-a-a ⸢KAL⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 14' | ⸢ša⸣ KUR {d}šam-ši aš₂-pur 5 LIM ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ UN.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ | |
| 15' | ⸢u₃⸣ ṣe-e-ni a-na ⸢la ma⸣-ni il-⸢qa⸣-[a {m]}⸢sa⸣-ar-du-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 16' | {⸢kur⸣}u₂-ra-ar-ṭa-a-a ⸢it⸣-ti-ia ib-⸢bal⸣-[kit]-⸢ma⸣ it-ti {m}ma-ti-ʾi-[il₃] | |
| 17' | ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}a-gu-us-si iš-ku-na pi-[i]-⸢šu₂⸣ ina bi-rit {kur}[kiš-ta-an] u₃ {kur}ḫal-pi | |
| 18' | ⸢na⸣-ge-e ša₂ {uru}ku-um-mu-ḫi BAD₅.⸢BAD₅⸣-[šu₂ SIG₃]-⸢ma⸣ [ana la] ma-ne₂-e | |
| 19' | ⸢nap⸣-ḫar KARAŠ-šu₂ e-kim-šu₂ [na-mur-rat] {⸢giš⸣}[TUKUL].⸢MEŠ⸣-ia ip-laḫ₃-[ma] | |
| 20' | [a]-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ ina ⸢MUNUS⸣.ANŠE.KUR.RA ⸢U₅⸣-ma <ana> {kur}si-⸢zi⸣-[ir] | |
| 21' | [KUR]-i mar-ṣu mu-ši-⸢tiš₂ iḫ⸣-liq-⸢ma⸣ e-li {m}sa-ar-⸢du⸣-[ri] | |
| 22' | {[kur]}u₂-ar-ra-ṭa-a-a i-[na] {⸢uru⸣}ṭu-ru-uš-[pa]-a URU-[šu₂] | |
| 23' | ⸢e⸣-sir-šu₂-ma di-ik-ta-[šu₂ ma-ʾa-at]-tu i-na IGI ⸢KA₂.GAL.MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 24' | [a]-duk ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia ⸢DU₃⸣-[uš-ma] ⸢ina tar-ṣi⸣ {[uru]}ṭu-ru-us-⸢pa⸣-[a] | |
| 25' | ⸢ul⸣-ziz 70 KASKAL.GID₂ qaq-⸢qa⸣-[ru ina {kur}u₂]-⸢ra⸣-[ar-ṭi] ra-⸢ap⸣-[ši] | |
| 26' | ⸢ul⸣-tu e-liš a-di šap-[liš e-tel-liš DU].⸢DU⸣ [ma]-⸢ḫi-ra ul⸣ i-[ši] | |
| 27' | {[kur]}ul-lu-ba {kur}ḫab-ḫu ša [ku]-⸢tal⸣ {kur}na-⸢al⸣ [a]-⸢na gi⸣-mir-⸢ti⸣-[ši-na] | |
| 28' | [ak]-šud a-na mi-ṣir [KUR aš-šur]{⸢ki} GUR-ra⸣ [ṣa]-⸢lam⸣ LUGAL-ti-[ia] | |
| 29' | [i]-na {kur}i-li-im-[me-ru ul-ziz ina qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ {kur}ul-⸢lu⸣-[ba] | |
| 30' | [URU] DU₃-uš {uru}aš-⸢šur-BA⸣-ša₂ ⸢MU⸣-[šu₂ ab-bi UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-šit-ti] ŠU.II-[ia] | |
| 31' | [ina] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi u₂-⸢še⸣-[rib {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN].⸢NAM⸣ {lu₂}EN].⸢NAM⸣ [ina UGU]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ⸢aš₂⸣-[kun] | |
| 32' | [...] ⸢URU⸣.MEŠ-[ni ...] x [...] |
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