Tiglath-pileser III 46 (Q003459)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 46 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003459 |
| 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 [0:4] 11–44 | [Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king], king of the world, king of Assyria, [..., chosen by the glance of] the god Enlil, [...] the one who restores sanctuaries, [whom (5) (the god) Aššur, his lord, commissioned to ..., to wi]den (the borders of) Assyria, (and) to lay flat the land(s) of his enemies. |
| Obverse [4:11] 55–1111 | [From the beginning of my reign until my ... palû, I captured ... (... and) the (tribe) Ḫa]tallu, the land Labdudu, [..., (and) Arameans, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris and] Euphrates [Rivers. ... I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) ca]lled [Ḫumut (and) I named it Kār-Aššur. I ... the (tribes) ...], Nasikku, Naq(i)ru, [... from the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu (and) Sippar of the god Šamaš], the Sumandar canal, (10) [to ...]. I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor [over them]. |
| Obverse [11:16] 1212–1616 | I exercised authority over the lands [...], Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Ḫamban, [..., Mount Šik]rakki, a mountain peak, [...] the land Bīt-Matti, (15) [... (and) ... of the mighty Medes. I annexed (them) to Assyria] (and) I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor] over them. |
| Obverse [16:19] 1717–1919 | I conquered the lands [...] ..., Sikibsa, [..., ...]zula, (and) Simirra (Šimirra). I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over th]em. |
| Obverse [19:21] 2020–2121 | I exercised authority over [the land Unqi to its full extent (and) the land Bīt-Agūsi] in its entirety. I placed [two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over th]em. |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | [I conquered from the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the Upper Sea, the cities Ṣimir]ra, Arqâ, [...], as far as Mount Ammanāna, [...]. I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial] governor over them. |
| Obverse [24:29] 2525–2929 | [... the] Upper [Sea] of the Setting Sun [...] I annexed [to Assyria]. I settled [... in] peaceful [dwellings. ... Shal]maneser [...]. I presented [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | [E₂.GAL {m}tukul-ti-A-e₂-šar₂-ra MAN GAL MAN dan-nu] MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 2 | [... am-ru ni-iš IGI.II] {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 3 | [...] mu-diš eš-re-e-ti | |
| 4 | [ša ana ... ru-up-pu]-⸢uš⸣ KUR aš-šur{ki} sa-pan KUR KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [aš-šur EN-šu₂ u₂-ma-ʾe-ru-šu₂ ul-tu SAG MAN-ti-ia a-di x (x) BALA.MEŠ-ia (...) {lu₂}ḫa]-⸢tal⸣-lu {kur}lab-du-di | |
| 6 | [... {lu₂}a-ru-mu ma-la ba-šu-u₂ ša₂ šid-di {id₂}IDIGNA u₃ {id₂]}A.ŠITA₃-ti | |
| 7 | [... ak-šud ... ina UGU DU₆ kam-ri ša {uru}ḫu-mut i-qab]-⸢bu⸣-šu-ni | |
| 8 | [URU DU₃-uš {uru}kar-aš-šur MU-šu₂ ab-bi ... {lu₂]}⸢na⸣-si-ku {lu₂}na-aq-ru | |
| 9 | [... ul-tu {uru}BAD₃-ku-ri-gal-zi {uru}si-par ša {d}ša₂-maš {id₂]}⸢su⸣-ma-an-dar nar₃-ti | |
| 10 | [... {lu₂]}⸢šu⸣-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM | |
| 11 | [i-na muḫ-ḫi-šu₂-nu] ⸢aš₂⸣-ku-un | |
| 12 | [... {kur]}E₂-kap-si {kur}E₂-ḫa-am-ban | |
| 13 | [... {kur}ši-ik]-⸢rak⸣-ki ŠU.SI KUR-i | |
| 14 | [...] {kur}E₂-ma-at-ti | |
| 15 | [... ša {kur}ma-da-a-a KAL.MEŠ-te] a-bel₂ | |
| 16 | [a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur GUR-ra {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM i-na] muḫ-ḫi-šu₂-nu aš₂-ku-un | |
| 17 | [...] x {kur}si-kib-sa | |
| 18 | [...]-zu-la {kur}si-<mi>-ir-ra KUR-ud | |
| 19 | {[lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM i-na muḫ-ḫi-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ aš₂-ku-un | |
| 20 | {[kur}un-qi a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ {kur}E₂-a-gu-si] a-na si-ḫir₂-ti-ša₂ a-bel₂ | |
| 21 | 2 {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ i-na muḫ-ḫi]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu aš₂-ku-un | |
| 22 | [TA {uru}ka-aš₂-pu-na ša a-hi tam-tim AN.TA {uru}ṣi-mir]-⸢ra⸣ {kur}ar-qa-a | |
| 23 | [...] ⸢a⸣-di {kur}am-ma-na-na | |
| 24 | [... KUR-ud {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN].⸢NAM⸣ {lu₂}EN].⸢NAM⸣ UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-ku-un | |
| 25 | [... tam-tim] AN.TA ša₂ šul₃-mu {d}UTU-ši | |
| 26 | [... a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur] GUR-ra | |
| 27 | [... šu-bat] ne-eḫ-tu₂ u₂-še-šib | |
| 28 | [... {m}{d}SILIM]-ma-nu-MAŠ | |
| 29 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-ma-aṣ-ṣi |
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