Shalmaneser III 028 (Q004633)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser III 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004633 |
| Collection | Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:9] 11–99 | Palace of Shalmaneser, king of all people, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil and vice-regent of Aššur; desired one of the gods, chosen of the god Enlil, splendid vice-regent of Aššur, attentive prince, who frequents the shrines of the gods within Ešarra, who has seen remote (5) and rugged regions, who has trodden upon the mountain peaks in the highlands, receiver of booty (and) tax from all the (four) quarters, who opens paths above and below, at whose lordly command the (four) quarters are distressed (and) cities convulsed, strong male who treads upon the necks of his foes, who breaks up the forces of the rebellious, trampler of all his enemies, valiant man who with the support of Aššur, his lord, has put all lands under his feet like a footstool: |
| Obverse [9:17] 1010–1717 | At the beginning of my sovereignty (and) in my first regnal year I marched to the sea of the land Nairi. I washed my weapons in the sea (and) made sacrifices to my gods. I erected my royal stele proclaiming my name by the sea. I conquered the cities Aridu, Ḫubuškia, (and) Sugunia together with all the towns (15) in their environs. I burned (them) and carried off their booty. I received tribute from the people of the cities Ḫargu, Ḫarmasa, Ulmānu, Simerra, Sirišu, (and) Gilzānu: teams of horses (and) camels with two humps. |
| Obverse [17:28] 1818–2828 | I marched to the sea of the land Amurru, washed my weapons in the sea, (and) erected my royal stele by the sea. (20) I received tribute from all the kings along the seashore. I ascended the Amanus range (and) cut down beams of cedar (and) juniper. I erected my royal stele upon the Amanus range. (Then) I marched to Mount Lallar, where the stele of Anum-ḫirbe stands, (and) erected my stele beside his stele. (Thus) did I gain dominion over all the wide land of Ḫatti. (25) I deported 87,500 troops of the land Ḫatti (and) included (them) among the people of my land. I deported Aḫunu, the man of Bīt-Adini, who had fought with might and main against the kings my fathers; I deported him together with his troops, his gods, his chariots, (and) his horses, (and) included them among my people. |
| Obverse [28:33] 2929–3333 | At that time Hadad-ezer (Adad-idri), the Damascene, (and) Irḫulēnu, the Ḫamatite, together with twelve kings along the seashore, trusting in their combined forces, attacked me to wage war and strife. By the command of Aššur, my lord, I fought with them (and) defeated them from the city Qarqar to the city Dilziau. I filled the wide plain with the corpses of their warriors, piling up the remains of their army (as though) by a flood. |
| Obverse [33:41] 3434–4141 | In my thirteen regnal years I crossed the Euphrates ten times. I poured out my lordly brilliance over the lands Ḫatti, Meṣru, Tyre, Sidon, and Ḫanigalbat. I conquered (and) burned from the land Enzi to the land Daiēnu (and) Suḫni. I razed, destroyed, (and) burned the city Arṣaškun, the fortified city of Aramu, the Urarṭian, together with all the towns in its environs. (40) Aramu ascended a rugged mountain to save his life. I pursued him (and) fought a fierce battle on the mountain. I felled with the sword 13,500 of his warriors (and) took away from him his chariots, cavalry, horses, mules, donkeys, military equipment, his royal treasury, and his camp. I poured out my lordly splendor over the land of the extensive Guti. I entered the pass of the land Enzi and came out before Arbela. |
| Obverse [41:43] 4242–4343 | I marched to the sea in the west, washed my weapons in the sea, (and) made sacrifices to my gods. The fearful brilliance of Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed Anarê, of the land Bunisu, and Nikdêra, of the land Idu, (and) they ascended a mountain to save their lives. I pursued them up the mountain. I smashed their soldiers (and) brought back booty from them from the mountain. The remnant of their army boarded boats of papyrus and went down (the river) to the sea. The king (Shalmaneser), without waiting for the rear guard, took after them aboard swift boats in hot pursuit. He cut down their soldiers (and) covered the surface of the sea with their corpses. He brought up their booty from the sea. |
| Obverse [43:44] 4444–4444 | I marched to the land Šubrû. Anḫitti, the Šubraean, abandoned Ḫasmetu, his royal city, in order to save his life (and) entered the city Ibumu. I confined him to his city. <I received> his sons (and) daughters with his tribute. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| 1 | ⸢E₂⸣.GAL {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ MAN kiš-šat UN.MEŠ NUN ŠID aš-šur A aš-šur-PAP-A | |
| 2 | {lu₂}GAR {d}BAD ŠID aš-šur A tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ {lu₂}GAR {d}BAD ŠID aš-šur-ma MAN ba-ʾi-it | |
| 3 | DINGIR.MEŠ ni-šit IGI.II.MEŠ {d}BAD iš-ša₂-ku aš-šur šur-ru-hu NUN na-aʾ-du | |
| 4 | muš-te-ʾu-u₂ aš₂-rat DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ qe₂-reb e₂-šar₂-ra a-me-ru du-ur-gi | |
| 5 | u₃ šap-ša₂-qi₂ mu-kab-bi-is SAG.MEŠ ša₂ KUR-e hur-ša₂-ni ma-⸢hir₂⸣ GUN | |
| 6 | igi-se₁₁-e ša₂ ka-liš UB.MEŠ mu-pat-tu-u₂ ṭu-da-te ša₂ e-liš u₃ šap-liš | |
| 7 | ša₂ ina zi-kir be-lu-ti-šu₂ UB.MEŠ ul-ta-nap-ša₂-qa i-hi-lu URU.URU NITA₂ dan-nu | |
| 8 | mu-kab-bi-is GU₂ a-a-bi-šu₂ mu-pa-ri-ir ki-iṣ-ri mul-tar-hi da-iš | |
| 9 | kul₂-lat na-ki-ri-šu₂ eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu₂ KUR.KUR.MEŠ | |
| 10 | DU₃-ši-na GIM {giš}GIR₃.GUB a-na GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ ik-bu-su ina šur-rat MAN-ti-a | |
| 11 | ina mah-re-e BALA-ia a-na A.AB.BA ša₂ {kur}na-ʾi-ri a-lik | |
| 12 | {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ina tam-ti u₂-lil {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ a-na DINGIR.MEŠ-ia | |
| 13 | aq-qi₂ ṣa-lam MAN-ti-ia mu-kin₂ MU-ia ina UGU tam-ti u₂-še-ziz | |
| 14 | {uru}a-ri-du {uru}hub-uš-ki-a {uru}su-gu-ni-a a-di nap-har URU.MEŠ | |
| 15 | ša₂ li-me-tu-šu₂-nu KUR-ud ina IZI.MEŠ aš₂-ru-up šal-la-su-nu aš₂-lu-la | |
| 16 | ma-da-tu ša₂ {uru}har-ga-a-a {uru}har-ma-sa-a-a {uru}ul-ma-ni-a-a | |
| 17 | {uru}si-me-ra-a-a {uru}si-ri-iš-a-a {uru}gil₂-za-na-a-a ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ {giš}LAL | |
| 18 | GIŠ.GIŠ u₂-du-ri.MEŠ ša₂ šu-un-na gu-ga-li-pi-ši-na am-hur a-na tam-ti | |
| 19 | ša₂ {kur}a-mur-ri a-lik {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ina tam-ti u₂-lil ṣa-lam MAN-ti-ia ina UGU tam-ti | |
| 20 | u₂-še-ziz ma-da-tu ša₂ MAN.MEŠ-ni ša₂ a-hat tam-ti DU₃-šu₂-nu am-hur | |
| 21 | a-na KUR-e {kur}ha-ma-ni e-li ⸢GIŠ⸣.UR₃.MEŠ {giš}e-re-ni {giš}bu-ra-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 22 | a-kis ṣa-lam MAN-ti-ia ina UGU {kur}ha-ma-ni u₂-še-ziz a-na KUR-e | |
| 23 | {kur}lal-la-ar a-šar ṣal-mu ša₂ {m}AN-hi-ir-be zaq-pu a-lik ṣal-mi | |
| 24 | it-ti ṣal-mi₃-šu₂ u₂-še-ziz {kur}hat-ti DAGAL-tu ana paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ a-pel₂ | |
| 25 | 80 LIM 7 LIM 5 ME ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ {kur}hat-ti a-su-ha a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-ia | |
| 26 | am-nu {m}a-hu-ni DUMU a-di-ni ša₂ TA MAN.MEŠ-ni AD.MEŠ-ia še-ep-ṣu | |
| 27 | u da-na-nu il-ta-ka-nu a-di ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-šu₂ {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 28 | ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-šu₂ a-su-ha-šu₂ a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-ia am-nu-šu₂ | |
| 29 | ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma {m}{d}IŠKUR-id-ri ša₂-i-ma-ri-šu₂ {m}ir-hu-le-na {kur}<ha>-ma-ta-a-a | |
| 30 | u₃ 12 MAN.MEŠ-ni ša₂ a-hat A.AB.BA a-na A₂.MEŠ a-ha-miš it-tak-lu-ma | |
| 31 | a-na e-peš MURUB₄ u₃ ME₃ a-na GABA-ia it-bu-ni ina qi₂-bit aš-šur EN-a | |
| 32 | it-ti-šu₂-nu am-da-hi-iṣ TA {uru}qar-qa-ra a-di {uru}di-il-zi-a-u₂ | |
| 33 | BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun ADDA.MEŠ qu-ra-di-šu₂-nu EDIN DAGAL-šu₂ u₂-mal-li | |
| 34 | si-ta-at ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ina ri-ih-ṣi at-bu-uk ina 13 BALA.MEŠ-ia | |
| 35 | 10-šu₂ {id₂}A.RAD e-bir nam-ru-rat EN-ti-ia UGU {kur}hat-ti | |
| 36 | {kur}me-eṣ-ri {kur}ṣu-ri {kur}ṣi-du-ni u₃ {kur}ha-ni-gal-bat at-bu-uk | |
| 37 | TA {kur}en-zi a-di {kur}da-ia-ni {kur}su-uh-ni KUR-ud ina IZI.MEŠ aš₂-ru-up | |
| 38 | {uru}ar-ṣa-aš₂-kun URU dan-nu-ti-šu₂ ša₂ {m}a-ra-me {kur}u₂-ra-ar-ṭa-a-a | |
| 39 | a-di nap-har URU.MEŠ-ni ša₂ li-me-tu-šu₂ a-pul₃ a-qur ina IZI.MEŠ aš₂-ru-up | |
| 40 | {m}a-ra-mu a-na šu₂-zu-bu ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ ana KUR-e mar-ṣi e-li EGIR-šu₂ ar-te-di | |
| 41 | ME₃ dan-nu ina qe₂-reb KUR-e aš₂-kun 13 LIM 5 ME mun-dah-ṣi-šu₂ ina {giš}TUKUL u₂-šam-qit {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ-šu₂ pet-hal-lu.MEŠ-šu₂ ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-šu₂ pa-re-e a-ga-li u₂-nu-ut ME₃-šu₂ ni-ṣir-ti MAN-ti-šu₂ u uš-ma-nu-šu₂ e-kim-šu₂ na-mur-rat EN-ti-a UGU {kur}qu-te-e DAGAL-ti at-bu-uk | |
| 42 | ina ne₂-re-bi ša₂ {kur}en-zi e-ru-ub ina SAG {uru}LIMMU₂-il₃ u₂-ṣa-a a-na tam-ti ša₂ šul₃-me šam-ši a-lik {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ina tam-ti u₂-lil {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ a-na DINGIR.MEŠ-ia aṣ-bat {m}a-na-re-e {kur}bu-ni-sa-a-a {m}ni-ik-di-a-ra {kur}i-da-a-a pu-ul-hi me-lam-me | |
| 43 | ša₂ aš-šur EN-ia is-hu-pu-šu₂-nu a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-na KUR-e e-lu-u₂ ar-ki-šu₂-nu ana KUR-e e-li {lu₂}muq-tab-li-šu₂-nu u₂-na-pi-iṣ šal-la-su-nu TA qe₂-reb KUR-e u₂-te-ra si-ta-at ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ina {giš}MA₂.MEŠ ur-ba-ni ir-ka-bu-ma a-na tam-ti u₂-ri-du LUGAL ar-ka-a ul u₂-qa-ʾi u₃ ina {giš}MA₂.MEŠ | |
| 44 | hi-im-ṭi₂ ar-ki-šu₂-nu u₂-ša₂-aṣ-ri-ih u₂-na-ki-is {lu₂}muq-tab-li-šu₂ ADDA.MEŠ-šu₂-nu pa-an ta-ma-ti u₂-mal-li šal-la-su-nu TA qe₂-reb ta-ma-ti u₂-še-la-a a-na {kur}šub-re-e a-lik {m}an-hi-ti {kur}šub-ri-a-a ana šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu₂ {uru}has-me-tu URU MAN-ti-šu₂ u₂-maš-šir ana {uru}i-pu-me KU₄-ub ina URU-šu₂ e-sir₄-šu₂ DUMU.MEŠ-šu₂ DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šu₂ it-ti ma-da-ti-šu₂ <am-hu-ur> |
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