Shalmaneser III 019 (Q004624)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser III 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004624 |
| 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 riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | To the god Ninurta, the strong, the almighty, the exalted, foremost among the gods, the splendid (and) perfect warrior whose attack in battle is unequalled, [who resides in] Kalḫu, the great lord, [my] lord: |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | Shalmaneser, vice-regent of Aššur, [son of Ashurnasir]pal (Il), vice-regent of Aššur, son of Tukul[tī-Ninurta (II) (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur]: |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | No translation possible. |
| Reverse [0:10] r 1r 1–r 1010 | [I] brought about their defeat (and) deprived them of their chariots (and) cavalry. Upon my return I ascended Mount Amanus. [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ana {d}MAŠ geš-ri | |
| 2 | dan-dan-ni MAH SAG.KAL | |
| 3 | DINGIR.MEŠ qar-⸢di⸣ šar-hu git₂-ma-lu | |
| 4 | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina ME₃ la iš-ša₂-na-nu | |
| 5 | ti-bu-šu₂ [a-šib] {uru}kal-hi | |
| 6 | EN GAL EN-[ia {m]}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ | |
| 7 | ŠID aš-šur [A aš-šur-PAP]-A ŠID aš-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 8 | A TUKUL-[ti-{d}MAŠ ...] x x [x].MEŠ | |
| 9 | x x x [x] A x | |
| 10 | x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [BAD₅].BAD₅-šu₂-[nu aš₂]-⸢kun⸣ | |
| 2 | {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ-šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | pet-hal-la-šu₂-nu | |
| 4 | e-kim-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | ina ta-ia-ar-ti-ia | |
| 6 | a-na KUR-e {kur}ha-ma-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 7 | e-⸢li⸣ [x].MEŠ x x x | |
| 8 | x x [...] x | |
| 9 | x x [...] x | |
| 10 | {kur}x [...] x x | |
Sources & licences
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