Shalmaneser III 029 (Q004634)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser III 029 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004634 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | Palace of Shalmaneser, king of all people, prince, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Ashurnasirpal (II), appointee of [the god Enlil] (and) vice-regent of Aššur, son of Tukultī-Ninurta (II), (who was) [also] appointee of the god Enlil [and] vice-regent of [Aššur]: |
| Obverse [3:11] 44–1111 | [conqueror] of the sea of the land Nairi (and) the western [sea] [also called (lit. “and”)] the sea of the land Amurru: I gained dominion over the entire land Ḫatti. I deported Aḫunu, the man of Bīt-Adini together with his troops, (10) his gods, (and) the possessions of his palace, (and) regarded them as people of my land. |
| Obverse [11:20] 1212–2020 | At that time Irḫulēnu, the Ḫamatite, (and) Hadad-ezer (Adad-idri), the Damascene, together with twelve kings (15) along the seashore and the banks of the Euphrates, trusting in their combined forces, attacked me to wage war and strife. By the command of [Aššur], my [lord], I fought with them for a third time (and) defeated them. |
| Obverse [20:26] 2121–2626 | [For a second time] I marched to the great sea. [For a third time] I ascended [Mount] Amanus (and) cut down [beams of] cedar. (Then) I marched to [Mount] Lallar, where (25) the stele of Anum-ḫirbe stands, (and) erected my stele beside his stele. |
| Obverse [26:33] 2727–3333 | I conquered from the source of the Tigris to the source of the Euphrates. I received tribute from the man of the land Melid (30) at the Euphrates before his city. For a third time I marched to the land Nairi. Asia, king of the land Daiēnu, submitted to me (and) I erected my royal image within his city. |
| Obverse [33:38] 3434–3838 | I overwhelmed like a flood the land Enzi as far as the lands Daiēnu (and) (35) Suḫme, as far as the city Arṣaškun, the [royal] city of Aramu, the Urarṭian, (and) the land Gilzānu as far as the land [Ḫubuškia]. |
| Obverse [38:41] 3939–4141 | I subdued (the territory stretching) from the sea of the interior of [the land Zamua] to the sea of [Chaldea], which [is called] the Marratu (“Bitter”) river. |
| Obverse [41:48] 4242–4848 | I marched [to the land Karduniaš (Babylonia)]. I marched about justly in the extensive land Karduniaš (Babylonia). I marched to Babylon, Borsippa, (45) and Cutha. (and) made sacrifices to the gods. I went down to Chaldea (and) gained dominion over Chaldea in its entirety. I received tribute from the kings of Chaldea in Babylon. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E₂.GAL {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-[MAŠ] MAN kiš-šat [UN].MEŠ | |
| 2 | [NUN]-u₂ {lu₂}ŠID ⸢aš-šur A⸣ {[m}aš-šur-PAP-A] | |
| 3 | {lu₂}GAR {[d}BAD] {lu₂}ŠID aš-šur A {m}TUKUL-[ti]-MAŠ | |
| 4 | GAR {d}BAD ⸢ŠID⸣ [aš-šur-ma ka-šid] A.AB.BA | |
| 5 | ša {kur}na-ʾi-ri [A.AB.BA] | |
| 6 | ša₂ šul₃-me {d}šam-ši [u A.AB].BA | |
| 7 | ša₂ {kur}a-mur-ri {kur}hat-ti a-[na paṭ] | |
| 8 | [gim]-ri-ša₂ a-pel₂ {m}a-hu-nu | |
| 9 | [DUMU] a-di-ni a-di ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10 | DINGIR.[MEŠ-šu₂] NIG₂.GA E₂.GAL-šu₂ | |
| 11 | a-su-ha a-na UN.MEŠ KUR-ia | |
| 12 | am-nu-šu₂ ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma {m}ir-hu-le-na | |
| 13 | {kur}ma-ta-a-a {m}{d}IŠKUR-id-ri | |
| 14 | [ša₂]-i-me-ri-šu₂ u₃ 12 MAN.MEŠ | |
| 15 | ša₂ a-hat A.AB.BA u a-hat {id₂}A.RAD | |
| 16 | a-na A₂.MEŠ a-ha-iš it-tak-lu-ma | |
| 17 | a-na e-peš MURUB₄ u ME₃ a-na | |
| 18 | GABA-ia it-bu-ni ina qi₂-bit | |
| 19 | [aš-šur EN]-⸢ia⸣ 3-šu₂ it-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 20 | [am-dah-hi]-iṣ BAD₅.[BAD₅]-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun | |
| 21 | 2-šu₂ a-na tam]-ti GAL-ti a-lik | |
| 22 | 3-šu₂ ana {kur]}ha-ma-ni e-li | |
| 23 | [GIŠ.UR₃.MEŠ {giš]}e-re-ni a-kis | |
| 24 | [a-na KUR-e {kur]}lal-la-ar a-šar | |
| 25 | ṣal-mu ša₂ {m}AN-hi-ir-be zaq-pu | |
| 26 | a-lik ṣal-mi₃ it-ti ṣal-mi₃-šu₂ u₂-še-ziz | |
| 27 | TA SAG e-ni ša₂ {id₂}HAL.HAL | |
| 28 | a-di SAG e-ni ša₂ {id₂}A.RAD | |
| 29 | qa-ti KUR-ud ma-da-tu₂ ša₂ {kur}me-li-da-a-⸢a⸣ | |
| 30 | ina UGU {id₂}A.RAD ina pu-ut URU-šu₂ | |
| 31 | am-hur 3-šu₂ a-na {kur}na-ʾi-ri | |
| 32 | a-lik {m}a-si-a MAN {kur}da-ia-ni | |
| 33 | GIR₃.MEŠ-a iṣ-bat ṣa-lam MAN-ti-ia ina MURUB₄ URU-šu₂ | |
| 34 | u₂-še-ziz TA {kur}en-zi a-di {kur}da-ia-ni | |
| 35 | {kur}su-uh-me a-di {uru}ar-ṣa-aš₂-kun | |
| 36 | ⸢URU⸣ [MAN-ti-šu₂ ša₂ {m]}a-ra-me | |
| 37 | {kur}u₂-⸢ra⸣-[ar-ṭa]-a-a {kur}gil₂-za-ni | |
| 38 | a-di {kur}[hub-uš-ki-a] ⸢GIM⸣ DU₆ a-[bu-bi] | |
| 39 | aš₂-pu-nu TA tam-[ti ša₂ {kur}za-mu-a] | |
| 40 | ša₂ be₂-ta-ni a-di tam-[ti ša₂ {kur}kal-di] | |
| 41 | ša₂ {id₂}mar-⸢ra⸣-tu₂ ⸢i⸣-[qa-bu-ši-ni] | |
| 42 | a-na GIR₃.MEŠ-a u₂-šek₂-niš [a-na {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂] | |
| 43 | a-lik ina {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ DAGAL-[ti] me-še-[ri-iš] | |
| 44 | at-tal-lak ana {uru}KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} {uru}bar₂-[sipa{ki]} | |
| 45 | u {uru}GU₂.DU₈.ERIM{ki} a-lik {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ ana DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 46 | BAL-qi₂ ana {kur}kal-di a-ta-rad {kur}kal-du | |
| 47 | ana paṭ gim-ri-šu₂ a-pel₂ ša₂ MAN.MEŠ ša₂ {kur}kal-di | |
| 48 | ma-da-ta-šu₂-nu ina {uru}KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} am-hur |
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