Shalmaneser III 003 (Q004608)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser III 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004608 |
| 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 riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 85b85b–8888 | Moving on from the city Aliṣir (or Alimuš) I went down to the western sea. I washed my weapons in the sea (and) made sacrifices to my gods. I made a colossal lordly statue of myself (and) wrote thereon (a description of) the praises of [Ašš]ur, the great lord, my lord, and the mighty conquests which I had been achieving in the land Ḫatti. I erected (the statue) by the sea. |
| Obverse [4:9] 8989–9393 | On my return from the sea I ascended the Amanus range (and) cut down beams of cedar (and) juniper. I ascended Mount Atalur (and) proceeded to the place where the image of Anum-ḫirbe stands. I erected my image with his image. I captured Taya (and) Ḫazazu, great cities which belong to the Patinean. I massacred many of them (and) carried off 4,600 captives. |
| Obverse [9:15] 9494–9999 | Moving on from the city Ḫazazu I approached Urimu, a fortified city of Lubarna, the Patinean. I razed, destroyed, burned, (and) consumed the city. I inscribed a stele (and) erected (it) therein. I received tribute from Aramu, the man of Bīt-Agūsi; silver, gold, oxen, sheep, wine, (and) a bed of gold, ivory, (and) boxwood. I uprooted 22,000 people of the land Ḫatti (and) brought (them) to my city Aššur. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 85b | TA {uru}a-li-MUŠ at-tu-muš | |
| 86 | a-na tam-ti ša₂ šul₃-mu {d}šam-ši at-ta-rad {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-a ina tam-ti u₂-lil | |
| 87 | {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ [a]-na DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-a BAL-qi₂ ṣa-lam EN-ti-a šur-ba-a DU₃-uš | |
| 88 | ta-na-ti [aš]-⸢šur⸣ EN GAL EN-ia u li-ti kiš-šu₂-ti-a ša₂ ina {kur}hat-ti | |
| 89 | e-tap-pa-šu₂ ina qe₂-reb-šu₂ al-ṭur₃ ina UGU tam-ti u₂-še-ziz ina ta-ia-ar-ti-a | |
| 90 | ša₂ tam-ti a-na KUR-e {kur}ha-ma-ni e-li GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni {giš}bu-ra-ši ak-kis | |
| 91 | a-na KUR-e {kur}a-ta-lu-ur e-li a-šar ṣal-mu ša₂ {m}AN-hir₂-be zaq-pu a-lik | |
| 92 | ṣal-mi₃ it-ti ṣal-mi₃-šu₂ u₂-še-ziz {uru}ta-ia-a {uru}ha-za-zu ma-ha-zi | |
| 93 | GAL.MEŠ-ti ša {kur}pa-ti-na-a-a ak-šud GAZ.MEŠ-šu₂-nu HI.A a-duk | |
| 94 | 4 LIM 6 ME šal-la-su-nu aš-lu-la TA {uru}ha-za-zi at-tu-muš a-na {uru}u₂-ri-me | |
| 95 | URU dan-nu-ti-šu₂ ša₂ {m}lu-bar-na {kur}pa-ti-na-a-a aq-ṭi₂-rib URU ap-pul₂ aq-qur ina IZI.MEŠ aš-ru-up | |
| 96 | a-kul-šu₂ {na₄}a-su-mi₃-ta al-ṭur ina UGU-šu₂ az-qu-up ma-da-tu ša₂ {m}a-ra-me | |
| 97 | DUMU {m}gu-u₂-si KU₃.BABBAR.MEŠ KU₃.GI.MEŠ [GU₄].MEŠ UDU.MEŠ GEŠTIN.MEŠ {giš}NA₂ KU₃.GI | |
| 98 | ZU₂ AM.SI {giš}TUG₂ am-hur 20 LIM 2 LIM ERIM.HI.A {kur}hat-ti a-su-ha | |
| 99 | a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la |
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