Tiglath-pileser III 48 (Q003461)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser III 48 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q003461 |
| 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 [0:9] 1'1'–9'9' | [...] ... [...] his [...] ... on dry land [...] I made (them) lay down [their lives. ...] that city, to[gether with ... in] the midst of the sea I swept over them and anni[hilated (them). (5´) ... As for him, terror of my battle array fe]ll [upon him] and his heart pounded. He put on sackcloth ... [... of] ivory, ebony, inlaid with (precious) stones (and) gold, together with ... [...], ivory, fine oil, all types of aromatics, E[gyptian] horses, [... I est]ablished [... I exercised authority] from the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the [Upper] Sea, [as far as ... (and) I placed] (it) under the authority of a eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the city Ṣi[mirra]. |
| Obverse [9:13] 10'10'–13'13' | [... Like gr]ass, I filled [the plain] with the corpses of their warriors. [... I carried off ..., together with] their belongings, their oxen, their sheep and goats, their asses, [...] inside his palace [...]. I accepted (their plea) [to forgi]ve their rebellion (lit. “sin”) and I s[pared] their land. [...]. |
| Obverse [13:15] 14'14'–15'15' | [(As for) Ḫan]ūnu of the city Gaza, he became frightened by <my> powerful weapons and [escaped] t[o Egypt. (15´) I conquered the city Gaza, his royal city, (and) I carried off ... talents of] gold, 800 talents of silver, people, together with their possessions, his (Ḫanūnu’s) wife, [his] sons, [his daughters, ..., his property, (and) his gods]. |
| Obverse [15:16] 16'16'–16'16' | [I fashioned] (a statue bearing) image(s) of the great gods, my lords, <and> my royal image out of gold, [erected (it) in the palace of the city Gaza, (and) reckoned (it) among the gods of their land]; I established [th]eir [sattukku offerings]. |
| Obverse [16:18] 17'17'–18'18' | Moreover, as for him (Ḫanūnu), [he flew] (back) from Egypt like a bir[d and ... I returned him to his position]. I considered [his ... as an] Assyrian [emporium. I erected] (a stele with) my royal image in the city Brook of Egypt, a river(bed) [that ...]. |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | I removed (from his treasury) [... (and) ... and 100 talents of] silver and [brought] (it) to Assyria. |
| Obverse [19:21] 20'20'–21'21' | [(As for) ..., ... who] had not submitted [to the kings], (my) predecessors, and who had not sent his message (to any of them), [he heard about] the conquest of the land Ḫ[atti (Syria-Palestine). The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him] and he became distressed. [He sent] his envoys [to Kalḫu, before me], to do obeisance, [...]. |
| Obverse [21:23] 22'22'–23'23' | (As for) Siruatti the Meʾunite (Muʾna), whose [territory is] below Egy[pt, ...], he he[ard the mention of my] exalted [name] (and) my own extensive conquest(s), [and ...]. |
| Obverse [23:24] 24'24'–24'24' | [As for Samsi, queen of the Arabs], at Mount Saqurri, I de[feated] 9,400 (of her people). (25´) [I took away (from her) ..., thrones of] her [gods], the military equipment (and) staffs of her goddess(es), (and) [her property]. |
| Obverse [24:26] 25'25'–26'26' | [Moreover, she, in order to save her life, ...] (and) set out [like a female on]ager [to the desert, a place (where one is always) thirsty. I set] the rest [of (her) possessions (and) her tents, her people’s safeguard within her camp, on fire]. |
| Obverse [26:27] 27'27'–27'27' | [Samsi became startled by my mighty weapons and she brought camel]s, she-camels, with [their young, to Assyria, before me]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...]-x-ma-šu ina na-ba-li [...] | |
| 3' | [... ZI.MEŠ-šu-nu] u₂-šat-bi-ik URU šu-a-tu ⸢a⸣-[di ...] | |
| 4' | [... ina] MURUB₄ tam-tim ar-ḫi-su-nu-ti-ma a-di ⸢la⸣ [ba-še-e] | |
| 5' | [u₂-ša₂-lik ... šu-u₂ ḫur-ba-šu₂ ta-ḫa-zi-ia UGU-šu₂ im]-⸢qut⸣-ma it-ru-ku ŠA₃.MEŠ-šu₂ {tug₂}sa-gu il-la-biš x [...] | |
| 6' | [...] ZU₂ {giš}ESI tam-lit NA₄.MEŠ KU₃.GI a-di x [...] | |
| 7' | [...] ZU₂ AM.SI I₃ DUG₃.GA ŠIM.ḪI.A DU₃-a-ma ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ {kur}⸢mu⸣-[uṣ-ri] | |
| 8' | [... aš₂]-⸢kun⸣ TA {uru}ka-aš₂-pu-na ša GU₂ tam-tim [e-li-ti] | |
| 9' | [a-di ...] ina ŠU.II {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}⸢ṣi⸣-[mir-ra] | |
| 10' | [am-nu ... GIM ur]-qi₂-ti {lu₂}ADDA.MEŠ {lu₂}mun-<dah>-ṣe-e-šu₂-nu u₂-mal-la-a [EDIN] | |
| 11' | [... a-di] ⸢mar⸣-ši-ti-šu₂-nu GU₄.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-e-ni-šu₂-nu ANŠE.NITA₂-šu₂-nu [...] | |
| 12' | [...] ina qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-šu₂ [...] | |
| 13' | [... mi]-⸢iš⸣ ḫi-ṭi-šu₂-nu am-ḫur-šu₂-nu-ti-ma KUR-su-nu u₂-⸢bal⸣-[li-iṭ] | |
| 14' | [... {m}ḫa-a-nu]-u₂-nu {uru}ḫa-az-za-ta-a-a la-pa-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-<ia> KAL.MEŠ ip-laḫ₃-ma a-[na {kur}mu-uṣ-ri] | |
| 15' | [in-na-bi-it {uru}ḫa-az-zu-tu URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ ak-šud x (x) GUN] KU₃.GI 8 ME GUN KU₃.BABBAR UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu DAM-su DUMU.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 16' | [... NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ aš₂-lu-la] ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia <u₃> ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia ša KU₃.GI [DU₃-uš] | |
| 17' | [i-na qe₂-reb E₂.GAL ša {uru}ḫa-az-zi-ti ul-ziz a-na DINGIR.MEŠ KUR-šu₂-nu am-nu-ma sat-tuk-ki-šu₂]-nu u₂-kin u₃ šu-u₂ ul-tu {kur}mu-uṣ-ri GIM iṣ-ṣu-[ri ip-par-šam-ma] | |
| 18' | [... a-na KI-šu u₂-ter-šu-ma ...-šu₂ a-na E₂ ka-a-ri ša KUR] ⸢aš⸣-šur am-nu ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia ina URU na-ḫal mu-ṣur ⸢ID₂⸣ [ša x (x)] | |
| 19' | [... ul-ziz ... 1 ME GUN] KU₃.BABBAR as-su-ḫa-am-ma a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} [u₂-ra-a] | |
| 20' | [... ana LUGAL.MEŠ-ni] ⸢a⸣-li-kut pa-ni la iš-pi-lu-ma la iš-pu-ra ši-pir-šu₂ ki-šit-te {kur}⸢ḫat⸣-[ti iš-me₂-e-ma] | |
| 21' | [na-mur-rat aš-šur EN-ia is-ḫup-šu₂]-⸢ma⸣ ir-ša₂-a na-kut-tu₂ {lu₂}MAḪ.MEŠ-šu₂ ša e-peš {lu₂}ARAD-u₂-ti [a-na {uru}kal-ḫa] | |
| 22' | [a-di maḫ-ri-ia iš-pu-ra ...] {⸢m⸣}si-ru-at-ti {kur}mu-ʾu-na-a ša KI.TA {⸢kur}mu-uṣ⸣-[ri ...] | |
| 23' | [... zi-kir MU-ia] ⸢ṣi⸣-i-ru ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia šu-tur-tu₂ iš-[me₂-e-ma ...] | |
| 24' | [... ša {f}sa-am-si šar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi] ⸢ina⸣ {kur}sa-qu-ur-ri KUR-e 9 LIM 4 ME di-ik-⸢ta⸣-[šu₂-nu a-duk ...] | |
| 25' | [... ne₂-mat-ti DINGIR.MEŠ-ni]-⸢ša₂⸣ {giš}til-li {giš}NIG₂.GIDRU.MEŠ {d}iš-tar-ša₂ [NIG₂.GA-ša₂ e-kim u₃ ši-i a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-ša₂] | |
| 26' | [... a-na ma-ad-ba-ri a-šar ṣu-ma-me GIM {munus}ANŠE].⸢EDIN⸣.NA taš-ku-na pa-ni-ša₂ si-ta-[at NIG₂.GA kul-ta-ri-ša₂ ḫu-ra-da-at UN.MEŠ-ša₂] | |
| 27' | [i-na MURUB₄ KARAŠ-ša₂ ina IZI aš₂-ru-up {f}sa-am-si la-pa-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia KAL.MEŠ taš-ḫu-ut-ma ANŠE.A.AB.BA].MEŠ {munus}{anše}a-na-qa-a-te a-⸢di⸣ {[anše}ba-ak-ka-ri-ši-na] |
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