Tiglath-pileser III 44 (Q003457)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003457 |
| 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] 1'1'–2'2' | [...] ... [... he sent ...] to Kalḫu, befo[re me, to do obeisance. ...]. |
| Obverse [2:4] 3'3'–4'4' | [As for Samsi, queen of] the Arabs, at Mount Sa[qurri, I ...] her [en]tire camp [...]. |
| Obverse [4:7] 5'5'–7'7' | [Moreover, she, who had] become startled [by] my (mighty) [weapons, brought ... to Assy]ria, b[efore me. I pl]aced [a representative (of mine) over her] and [...] <10,000> soldie[rs ...]. I made [...] bow [down at] my [feet]. |
| Obverse [7:15] 8'8'–15'15' | The people of the cities [Masʾa (and) Tema, the (tribe) Sab]a, the people of the cities Ḫaya[ppa, (10´) Badanu, (and) Ḫat]te, (and) the (tribes) I[dibaʾilu, ..., who are on the bor]der of the western lands, [whom none (of my predecessors) had known about, and whose country is remote, heard about the fam]e of my majesty (and) [my heroic] de[eds, and (thus) they beseeched my lordship]. As [one, (15´) they brought before] me gold, silver, camel[s, she-camels], (and) all types of aromatics as their payment [and they kis]sed [my] feet. [...] their greeting-gifts [...] ... [...] ... [...]. |
| Obverse [15:16] 16'16'–16'16' | I appointed Idibiʾilu as the “ga[tekeep]er” facing [Egyp]t. |
| Obverse [16:18] 17'17'–18'18' | [The land Bīt-Ḫumrî] (Israel), all [of whose] cities I [utterly devastated i]n former campaigns of mine, whose [...] (and) livestock I carried off, and (whose capital) Samaria I isola[ted] — (now) [they overthrew Peqa]h, their king, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [... e-peš {lu₂}ARAD-u₂-te a]-na {uru}⸢kal-ḫa a-di⸣ maḫ-[ri-ia iš-pu-ra ...] | |
| 3' | [ša {f}sa-am-si šar-rat {kur]}a-ri-bi i-na {kur}sa-[qu-ur-ri KUR-e ...] | |
| 4' | [... gi]-⸢mir⸣ KARAŠ-ša₂ [...] | |
| 5' | [u₃ ši-i ša la-pa-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ]-⸢ia taš-ḫu-tu⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | [... ana KUR aš]-⸢šur a⸣-[di maḫ-ri-ia taš-ša₂-a] | |
| 7' | {[lu₂}qe-e-pu ina muḫ-ḫi-ša₂ aš₂]-kun-ma 10 LIM> {lu₂}ERIM.[ḪI.A ...] | |
| 8' | [... a-na GIR₃].II-ia u₂-šak-[niš] {⸢uru⸣}[ma-as-ʾa-a-a] | |
| 9' | {[uru}te-ma-a-a {lu₂}sa-ba]-⸢ʾa⸣-a-a {uru}ḫa-a-a-[ap-pa-a-a] | |
| 10' | {[uru}ba-da-na-a-a {uru}ḫa-at]-ti-a-a {⸢lu₂}i⸣-[di-ba-aʾ-il-a-a] | |
| 11' | [... ša mi]-ṣir KUR.KUR ša₂ SILIM šam-ši [ša mam₂-ma la i-du-šu₂-nu-ti-ma] | |
| 12' | [a-šar-šu₂-un ru-u₂-qu ta-nit]-ti be-lu-ti-ia al-[ka-ka-at qur-di-ia iš-mu-ma] | |
| 13' | [u₂-ṣal-lu-u₂ be-lu-ti] ⸢KU₃.GI⸣ KU₃.BABBAR ⸢ANŠE.A.AB.BA⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 14' | {[munus}{anše}a-na-qa-a-ti] ⸢ŠIM⸣.ḪI.A DU₃-a-ma ma-da-ta-šu₂-nu ⸢ki-i⸣ 1-en a-di maḫ-ri]-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 15' | [u₂-bi-lu-nim-ma u₂-na-aš₂]-ši-qu GIR₃.II-[ia] šul₃-⸢ma-ni⸣-šu₂-nu [x (x)] A ⸢E₂⸣.GAL x [...] AD x | |
| 16' | [...] {m}i-di-bi-⸢ʾi⸣-i-lu a-na {lu₂}x-[x]-ti <ina> UGU {[kur}mu-uṣ]-⸢ri⸣ ap-qid | |
| 17' | {[kur}E₂-{m}ḫu-um-ri-a ša₂ i]-na ger-re-te-ia maḫ-ra-a-te gi-⸢mir⸣ URU.MEŠ-⸢ni⸣-[šu₂ qaq-qa-riš] am-nu-u₂ | |
| 18' | [...] ⸢bu⸣-li-šu₂ aš₂-lu-lu-ma {uru}sa-me-ri-na e-de-nu-⸢uš-šu₂⸣ u₂-maš-⸢ši⸣-[ru {m}pa-qa]-⸢ḫa LUGAL⸣-šu₂-nu |
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