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Tiglath-pileser III 49 (Q003462)

Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationTiglath-pileser III 49
IDQ003462
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotNimrud (Kalhu)
Coordinates36.0992, 43.3275

English translation

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Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2'[I ut]terly [defeated him and took his entire camp away from him. He became frightened of the terrifying radiance of my weapons], mounted [a mare in order to save his life, escaped during the night] <to> Mount Sizir, a [rugged] mountain, [and ascended] (it).
Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4'I confined [Sarduri of the land Urarṭu to the city Ṭurušpâ, his city], and [inflicted] a gre[at] defeat upon him [before his city gates. I fashioned my royal image and erected] (it) in front of the city Ṭuru[špâ].
Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5'[For a distance of seventy leagues], I proudly march[ed through the extensive land of Urarṭu, from] one end to the other (lit. “from above to below”), (and) [I had no opponent] (therein).
Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8'[I conquered the lands Ulluba (and) Ḫabḫu, which (are located) behind Mount Nal, in their entirety] (and) annexed (them) to Assyria. [I set up] my royal image [on (the face of) Mount Ilimmeru. I built a city in the land Ulluba (and) I named it Aššur-iqīša. I brought] the people of (foreign) lands con[quered by me therein (and) placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. ...] I conquered the cities at the foot of the mountain ridge [...].
Obverse [8:10] o 9'9'–o 10'10'I conquered [the cities ..., M]anṭun, Sar[durianu, ...], Mount [...]luppi (and) I add[ed] (them) to the pro[vince of the city Aššur]-iqīša.
Obverse [10:13] o 11'11'–o 13'13'I built and for[ti]fied [a city ... Mount] Nal (and) I named it [...]ti-Aššur. I brought the people of (foreign) lands conquered [by] me therein. I conquered (an area) [from the lands ..., S]ardurianu, Lusia, Tapsia, (and) Suba, as far as the land Bitzua, strong fortresses of the land Urarṭu, [together with cities in] their environs. I annexed (those lands and cities) to Assyria (and) added (them) to the province of the treasurer.
Obverse [13:16] o 14'14'–o 16'16'I conquered [the land/city ...]šia, the land Marḫatianša, the cities Enu, Sassu, Lupsa, Luqia, Šimirra, Ušurnu, Usuru (Uzurra), (and) (15´) [Ubula], as far as Mount Birdanša, the cities Alinzirānu, Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount Sinia. I added (those lands and cities) to the province of the chief cupbearer.
Obverse [16:19] o 17'17'–o 19'19'[(As for) the land ...], from the cities Ququsanšu (and) Barzunna to the cities Ḫarbisi[nna, Ab]bissâ, (and) [Ta]sa, as far as the land Uluruš, which is above the bank of the Tigris River, the lands Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — Amad[īnu], ... [...] (and) the cities Qilissa, Ezzēda, (and) Diuyapli of the district of the land Ateia, [which is] above the bank of [the Tigris River, I added (them) to the province of the land Naʾiri].
Obverse [19:23] o 20'20'–o 23'23'I conquered the cities Arānu, Uallia, Tasu, Ura of the district of the land Bāzu, [...], the lands Uilla, Urbakka, Ulina, (and) Arasilla, the city Alqi[..., ...], eigh[teen] districts, from Mount Eribi to the Euphrates River (and) the border of the land [Kummuḫu, ...] the land Enzi in its entirety, as far as the district of the land Ṣuppa. [I annexed (those lands and cities) to Assyria (and) added (them) to the province of the turtānu].
Obverse [23:25] o 24'24'–o 25'25'I ravaged the land Bīt-Agūsi (Arpad) (and) [I brought to Assyria] 30 talents of gold, 2,000 talents of silver, (and) property. I annexed [the land Bīt-Agūsi t]o Assyria (and) [placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them].
Obverse [25:27] o 26'26'–o 27'27'I conquered [the land Un]qi to its full extent (and) [I brought to Assyria] twenty talents [of gold, ..., property, ... I annexed the land Un]qi to Assyria (and) [placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them].
Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22I annexed [the city Ḫa]tarikka, as far as [Mount] Sa[ue, the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the Upper (text: “Lower”) Sea, (and) the cities Ṣimirra (and) Arqâ to] Assyria (and) [I placed two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them].
Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44[I annexed] to Assyria the extensive [land of Bīt]-Ḫazā-il (Damascus) in its entirety, from Mount [Lebanon as far as the cities Gilead (and) Abil-šiṭṭi, which are on the bor]der of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), (and) [I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them].
Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55[(As for) Hi]ram of the land Tyre, who conspired with Raḫiānu (Rezin) (against me), [...] — I captured (and) plun[dered the city] Maḫalab, his fortified city, together with (other) large cities (of his).
Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88[...] he came [be]fore me and kissed my feet. [I received] twenty talents of [gold, ...], multi-colored [garments], linen garments, eunuchs, male (and) female singers, ... [...], Egypt[ian horses, ...].
Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99[I conquered the land Bīt-Ḫumr]î (Israel) in [its] entire[ty (and) I brought] t[o Assyria ..., together with] their [belon]gings.
Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111[... (and) I placed Hoshea as] king over them. [They brought ... to the city] Sarrabānu, before me.
Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212I removed [... (and) ... and] 100 talents of silver and [brought] (it) t[o Assyria].
Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414[(As for) Ḫanūnu of the city Gaza, he became frightened by my powerful weapons and] escaped [to Egypt. I conquered] the city Gaza, [his royal city. ...] 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 Ga[za, (rev. 15) (and) I reckoned (it) among the gods of their land; I established their sattukku offerings].
Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616[As for him (Ḫanūnu), he flew] (back) from Egypt [like] a bird [and ... I returned him to his position. I considered] his [...] ... as an Assyrian emporium.
Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818[As for Samsi, queen of the Arabs, at Mount Saqurri], I cut down with the sword (lit. “weapon”) [...] ... and [I ... her] entire camp. [I took away (from her) ... all types of aromatics], without number, (and) [her] gods.
Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020[Moreover, she, in order to save her life, set] out like a female onager [to the desert, a] place (where one is always) thirsty. [I set the rest of her possessions (and) her tents, her people’s safeguard wit]hin her camp, on fire.
Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222[Samsi became startled by my mighty weapons and she brought camels, she]-camels, with [their] you[ng, to Assyria, before me]. I placed [a representative] (of mine) over her and [...] 10,000 soldiers [...].
Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525[(As for) ..., ... who] had not submitted to the kings, my predecessors, and [who had not sent his message (to any of them), ...], heard about [the conquest of the land Ḫat]ti (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 obeisa]nce.
Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626[I sent a eunuch of mine, the chief eunuch, to the city Tyre. I received from Metenna of the city Tyr]e 50 talents of gold (and) 2,000 talents of silver [as his] au[dience gift].
Reverse [26:27] r 2727–r 2727[Uassurme of the land Tabal acted as if he were the equal of Assyria and] he did not come [be]fore me. [I sent] a eunuch of mine, [the chief eunuch, to the land Tabal].
Reverse [27:29] r 2828–r 2929[... I placed Ḫull]î, a commoner (lit. “son of a nobody”) on [his royal] thr[one. I received 10 talents of gold, 1,000 talents of silver, 2,000 horses, (and) ...] mules as [his] audien[ce gift].
Reverse [29:31] r 3030–r 3131[..., who] nobody [among] the kings, my ancestors, [... I received ...] as his audience gift.

Transliteration (ATF)

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1'[... BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂ SIG₃-ma ana] ⸢la⸣ ma-ne₂-⸢e⸣ [nap-ḫar KARAŠ-šu₂ e-kim-šu₂]
2'[na-mur-rat {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ip-laḫ₃-ma a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ ina MUNUS.ANŠE.KUR.RA] ⸢U₅⸣-ma <ana> {kur}si-zi-ir KUR-i [mar-ṣu mu-ši-tiš₂ iḫ-liq-ma e-li]
3'{[m}sa-ar-du-ri {kur}u₂-ar-ra-ṭa-a-a i-na {uru}ṭu-ru-uš-pa-a URU-šu₂] ⸢e-sir⸣-šu₂-ma di-ik-ta-šu₂ ma-ʾa-[at-tu ina IGI KA₂.GAL.MEŠ-šu₂ a-duk]
4'[ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia DU₃-uš-ma] ina tar-ṣi {uru}ṭu-ru-[uš-pa-a ul-ziz]
5'70 KASKAL.GID₂ qaq-qa-ru ina {kur}u₂-ra-ar-ṭi ra-ap-ši ul-tu] ⸢e⸣-liš a-di šap-liš e-tel-liš ⸢DU⸣.[DU ma-ḫi-ra ul i-ši]
6'{[kur}ul-lu-ba {kur}ḫab-ḫu ša ku-tal {kur}na-al a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂-nu ak-šud] ⸢a⸣-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ra ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia [i-na {kur}i-li-im-me-ru ul-ziz]
7'[ina qe₂-reb {kur}ul-lu-ba URU DU₃-uš {uru}aš-šur-BA-ša₂ MU-šu₂ ab-bi] UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-[šit-ti ŠU.II-ia ina lib₃-bi u₂-še-rib]
8'{[lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM ina UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun ...] ⸢URU⸣.MEŠ-ni ša GIR₃.II kar-ri KUR-i ak-⸢šud⸣ [...]
9'[... {uru}ma]-⸢an⸣-ṭu-un {uru}sa-ar-[du-ri-a-na ...]
10'[...] x [...]-lu-up-pi KUR-i ak-šud ina UGU ⸢NAM⸣ {[uru}aš-šur]-⸢BA-ša₂ u₂-rad⸣-[di]
11'[... {kur]}⸢na⸣-al u₂-dan-[nin]-ma e-pu-⸢uš {uru⸣}[x]-⸢ti⸣-aš-šur MU-šu₂ ab-bi UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-⸢šit⸣-[ti] ŠU.II-ia ina lib₃-bi u₂-še-rib
12'[TA ... {kur}sa]-ar-du-ri-a-na {kur}lu-si-a {kur}tap-si-a {kur}su-⸢ba⸣ a-di {kur}E₂-zu-a {uru}bi-ra-a-ti ⸢KAL⸣.MEŠ ša {kur}u₂-ra-ar-ṭi
13'[EN URU.MEŠ-ni ša] ⸢li⸣-me-ti-šu₂-nu ak-šud a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-⸢ter⸣-ra ina ⸢UGU NAM⸣ {lu₂}AGRIG u₂-rad-di
14'[...]-ši-a {kur}mar-ḫa-ti-an-ša₂ {uru}e-nu {uru}sa-as-su {uru}lu-up-sa {uru}lu-qi-a {uru}ši-mir-⸢ra {uru⸣}u₂-šur-nu {uru}u₂-su-ru
15'{[uru}u₂-bu-la] ⸢a⸣-di {kur}bir-da-an-ša₂ KUR-i {uru}a-li-in-zi-ra-a-nu {uru}taš-li-a-na {uru}tir-ḫi-im a-di {⸢kur⸣}si-ni-a ⸢KUR⸣-i ak-šud
16'[ina] UGU NAM {lu₂}GAL.BI.LUL ⸢u₂⸣-rad-di
17'{[kur}x x] TA {uru}qu-qu-sa-an-šu₂ {uru}ba-ar-zu-un-na a-di {uru}ḫar-bi-si-[in-na {uru}ab]-⸢bi⸣-sa-[a]
18'{[uru}ta]-⸢sa⸣ a-di {kur}u₂-lu-ru-uš UGU pi-a-ti ša {id₂}IDIGNA {kur}lu-si-a ⸢KUR⸣ A.BAR₂ {kur}a-ma-di-[i-nu] x x [...]
19'[... {uru]}⸢qi⸣-li-is-sa {uru}ez-ze-e-da {uru}di-u₂-ia-ap-li ša {kur}a-te-ia na-ge-⸢e⸣ [ša ina] ⸢UGU⸣ pi-a-te ša {[id₂}IDIGNA ina UGU NAM {kur}na-ʾi-i-ri u₂-rad-di]
20'{[uru]}a-ra-a-nu {uru}u₂-al-li-a {uru}ta-su {uru}u₂-ra ša {kur}ba-zi na-⸢ge⸣-[e ...]
21'{⸢kur⸣}u₂-il-la {kur}ur-ba-ak-ka {kur}u₂-li-na {kur}a-ra-si-il-la {uru}al-qi-[...]
22'18 na-ge-e TA {kur}e-ri-bi KUR-e a-di UGU {id₂}A.ŠITA₃ mi-ṣir {kur}[ku-um-mu-ḫi ...]
23'{kur}en-zi a-na gi-mir-ti-šu₂ a-di {kur}ṣu-up-pa na-ge-e ak-šud [a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ra ina UGU NAM {lu₂}tur-ta-ni u₂-rad-di]
24'{kur}E₂-a-gu-si aḫ-pi 30 GUN KU₃.GI 2 LIM ⸢GUN KU₃.BABBAR NIG₂.GA⸣ [a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-a {kur}E₂-a-gu-si]
25'[a]-⸢na⸣ mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ra {[lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun]
26'{[kur}un]-⸢qi⸣ a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ ak-šud 20 GUN [KU₃.GI ... NIG₂.GA ... a-na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-a]
27'{[kur}un]-⸢qi⸣ a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} [u₂-ter-ra {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun]
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1{[uru}ḫa]-⸢ta⸣-rik-ka a-di {kur}⸢sa⸣-[u₂-e KUR-i {uru}ka-aš₂-pu-u₂-na ša a-aḫ tam-tim e-li-ti {uru}ṣi-mir-ra {uru}ar-qa-a]
2[a-na] mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ra 2 {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun]
3{[kur}E₂]-{⸢m⸣}ḫa-za-aʾ-i-li rap-šu₂ a-na si-ḫir-<ti>-šu₂ TA {⸢kur⸣}[lab-na-na a-di lib₃-bi {uru}ga-al-ʾa-a-di {uru}a-bi-il-šiṭ-ṭi]
4[ša pat]-ti {kur}E₂-{m}ḫu-um-ri-a a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-⸢šur{ki⸣} [u₂-ter-ra {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}EN.NAM {lu₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun]
5{[m}ḫi]-⸢ri⸣-mu {kur}ṣur-ra-a-a ša it-ti {m}ra-ḫi-a-ni iš-ku-na [pi-i-šu₂ ...]
6{[uru]}⸢ma⸣-ḫa-la-ab URU dan-nu-ti-šu₂ a-di URU.MEŠ-ni GAL.MEŠ ak-šud šal-la-[su-nu aš₂-lu-la ...]
7[a-di] maḫ-ri-ia DU-ka-ma u₂-na-aš₂-ši-qa GIR₃.II.MEŠ-ia 20 GUN [KU₃.GI ...]
8[lu-bul-ti] bir-me {tug₂}GADA {lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ {lu₂}NAR.MEŠ {⸢munus}NAR.MEŠ⸣ x [... ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ša {kur]}⸢mu⸣-uṣ-[ri ... am-ḫur]
9{[kur}E₂-ḫu-um-ri]-⸢a⸣ a-na gi-⸢mir⸣-[ti-šu₂ ak-šud ... a-di mar]-⸢ši⸣-ti-šu₂-nu a-[na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-a]
10[... {m}a-u₂-si-ʾi a]-⸢na LUGAL⸣-u₂-ti ina UGU-šu₂-nu [aš₂-kun]
11[... ana {uru]}⸢sar⸣-ra-ba-ni a-di maḫ-ri-ia [u₂-bi-lu-ni]
12[...] 1 ME GUN KU₃.BABBAR as-su-ḫa-am-ma a-[na KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ra-a]
13{[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] in-na-bi-it {uru}ḫa-az-zu-⸢tu⸣ [URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ ak-šud]
14[... ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia u₃ ṣa-lam LUGAL-ti-ia ša KU₃.GI] DU₃-uš ina qe₂-reb E₂.GAL ša {uru}ḫa-⸢az⸣-[zi-ti ul-ziz]
15[a-na DINGIR.MEŠ KUR-šu₂-nu am-nu-ma sat-tuk-ki-šu₂-nu u₂-kin u₃ šu-u₂ GIM] MUŠEN ul-tu {kur}mu-uṣ-ri [ip-par-šam-ma]
16[... a-na KI-šu u₂-ter-šu-ma ...]-x-šu₂ a-na E₂ ka-a-ri ša KUR aš-šur{ki} [am-nu]
17[ša₂ {f}sa-am-si šar-rat {kur}a-ri-bi ina {kur}sa-qu-ur-ri KUR-e ...] x ina {giš}TUKUL u₂-šam-qit-ma gim-ri ⸢KARAŠ⸣-[ša₂ ...]
18[... ŠIM.ḪI.A DU₃]-⸢ma⸣ a-na la ma-ni DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣-[ni-ša₂ e-kim]
19[u₃ ši-i a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-ša₂ a-na ma-ad-ba-ri a]-⸢šar⸣ ṣu-ma-me GIM {munus}<ANŠE>.EDIN.NA taš-ku-⸢na⸣ [pa-ni-ša₂]
20[si-ta-at NIG₂.GA-ša₂ kul-ta-ri-ša₂ ḫu-ra-da-at UN.MEŠ-ša₂ i-na] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ KARAŠ-ša₂ ina ⸢IZI⸣ [aš₂-ru-up]
21{[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-ti a-di {anše}ba-⸢ak⸣-[ka-ri-ši-na]
22[ana KUR aš-šur a-di maḫ-ri-ia taš-ša₂-a {lu₂}qe-e-pu] ⸢ina⸣ muḫ-ḫi-ša₂ aš₂-kun-ma 10 LIM {lu₂}ERIM.MEŠ [...]
23[... ša] a-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni a-li-kut pa-ni-ia la iš-pi-lu-ma [la iš-pu-ra ši-pir-šu₂]
24[... ki-šit-te {kur}ḫat]-⸢ti⸣ iš-me₂-e-ma na-mur-rat aš-šur EN-ia [is-ḫup-šu₂-ma]
25[ir-ša₂-a na-kut-tu₂ {lu₂}MAḪ.MEŠ-šu₂ ša e-peš {lu₂}ARAD]-⸢u₂⸣-te a-na {uru}kal-ḫa a-di maḫ-ri-ia [iš-pu-ra]
26{[lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {lu₂}GAL SAG a-na {uru}ṣur-ri aš₂-pur ša {m}me₂-e-te-en-na {uru}ṣur-ra]-⸢a⸣-a 50 GUN KU₃.GI 2 LIM GUN KU₃.BABBAR ta-[mar-ta-šu₂ am-ḫur]
27{[m}u₂-as-sur-me {kur}ta-bal-a-a a-na ep-šet KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-maš-šil-ma a-di] ⸢maḫ⸣-ri-ia la il-li-ka {lu₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {[lu₂}GAL SAG ana {kur}ta-bal aš₂-pur]
28[... {m}ḫu-ul-le]-⸢e⸣ DUMU la ma-am-ma-na ina {giš}⸢GU⸣.[ZA LUGAL-ti-šu₂ u₂-še-šib]
2910 GUN KU₃.GI 1 LIM GUN KU₃.BABBAR 2 LIM ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ...] ANŠE.GIR₃.NUN.NA.MEŠ ta-⸢mar⸣-[ta-šu₂ am-ḫur]
30[... ša ina] LUGAL.MEŠ-ni AD.MEŠ-ia mam₂-⸢ma la⸣ [...]
31[...] ⸢ta⸣-mar-⸢ta-šu₂⸣ [am-ḫur]

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