Adad-nerari III 06 (Q004754)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Sabaʾa · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-nerari III 06 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004754 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sabaʾa |
| Coordinates | 36.0820, 40.6561 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:5] 11–55 | [To] the god Adad, canal-inspector of heaven and underworld, son of the god Anu, the perfectly splendid hero whose strength is mighty, foremost of all the Igīgū gods, warrior of the Anunnakū gods, who is bedecked with luminosity, who rides the great storms (and) is clothed with fierce brilliance, who lays low the evil, who bears a holy whip, who makes the lightning flash, the great lord, his lord: |
| Obverse [5:10] 66–1010 | [Adad-nar]ari, great king, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, unrivalled king, marvelous shepherd, exalted vice-regent, whose prayers (and) sacrifices the great gods desired (and) thus made his shepherdship as pleasing as a healing drug to the people of Assyria and widened his land; son of Šamšī-Adad (V), strong king, [king of the universe], king of Assyria; son of Shalmaneser (III), commander of all rulers, scatterer of (the inhabitants of) enemy lands: |
| Obverse [10:20] 1111–2020 | In the fifth year <after> I had ascended nobly the royal throne, I mustered the land (and) commanded the extensive troops of Assyria to march to the land Ḫatti. I crossed the Euphrates in flood. The kings of the extensive [land Ḫatti] who, in the time of Šamšī-Adad (V), my father, had become strong and withheld their [tribute] — by the command of Aššur, Marduk, Adad, Ištar, the gods who support me, (my) awesome radiance overwhelmed them and they submitted to me. Tribute (and) tax[...] they brought to Assyria (and) I received (it). I commanded [my troops to march to Damascus]. I [confined] Mari in Damascus [... He brought to me] 100 talents of gold (and) 1,000 talents of silver as tribute. [I received it and took it to Assyria]. |
| Obverse [20:22] 2121–2222 | At that time I had made my lordly statue and inscribed there on my heroic victories (and) achievements. I erected it in Zabanni. |
| Obverse [22:25] 2323–2525 | The inscribed stone of Palil-ēreš, governor of the cities Nēmed-Ištar, Apku, Mari, the lands Raṣappa, Qatnu, the cities Dūr-duklimmu, Kār-Ashurnasirpal, Sirqu, the lands Laqê, Ḫindānu, the city Anat, the land Sūḫu, (and) the city (Ana)-Aššur-(utēr)-aṣbat. |
| Obverse [25:33] 2626–3333 | A later prince who takes this statue from its place; whoever either covers (it) with earth or puts (it) in a Taboo House or erases the name of the king, my lord, and my name and writes his own name: may Aššur, the father of the gods, curse him and destroy his seed (and) his name from the land. May the god Marduk [...] overthrow his sovereignty (and) give him up to be bound by the hands (and) over the eyes. May the god Šamaš, judge of heaven and underworld, cause there to be darkness in his land so that people cannot see each other. May the god Adad, canal-inspector of heaven (and) underworld, tear out (his) name (and) attack like an onslaught of locusts so that his land collapses. |
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) |
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| 1 | [ana] {⸢d⸣}IŠKUR gu₂-gal AN u ⸢KI-tim DUMU {d}a-nim⸣ qar-du šar-⸢hu⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢git₂⸣-ma-⸢lu ša⸣ pu-un-⸢gu⸣-lu ku-bu-uk-kuš a-ša₂-⸢red⸣ | |
| 3 | {⸢d⸣}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ qar-rad {d}GEŠ₂.U ša₂ hi-it-lu-pu nam-ri-ri ra-kib | |
| 4 | [UD].⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL.MEŠ ha-lip₂ me-lam-me ez-⸢zu⸣-te mu-šam-qit HUL.MEŠ | |
| 5 | [na-a]-⸢ši⸣ qi₂-na-⸢an⸣-zi KU₃-te mu-šab-riq NIM.GIR₂ EN GAL-e EN-šu₂ | |
| 6 | {[m}10-ERIM].⸢TAH₂⸣ MAN GAL-u₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur MAN la ša₂-na-⸢an⸣ SIPA tab-ra-te | |
| 7 | ⸢ENSI₂⸣ MAH ša₂ ni-iš qa-ti-šu₂ ⸢na⸣-dan zi-bi-šu₂ ih-šu-hu | |
| 8 | [DINGIR].⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL.⸢MEŠ⸣ SIPA-su GIM šam-me TI.LA UGU UN.MEŠ | |
| 9 | [KUR aš]-⸢šur⸣ u₂-⸢ṭi₂⸣-bu-ma u₂-ra-pi-šu₂ KUR-su A {m}šam-ši-10 MAN dan-nu | |
| 10 | [MAN ŠU₂] MAN KUR aš-šur A ⸢A⸣ {m}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ ša₂-pir mal-ki PAP-eš mu-ša₂-pi-ih | |
| 11 | [KUR.KUR].MEŠ KUR₂.MEŠ ina MU 5.KAM₂ <ša₂> ina {giš}GU.ZA MAN-ti GAL-iš | |
| 12 | [u₂]-⸢ši⸣-bu-ma KUR ad-ke ⸢ERIM⸣-HI.<A>-at KUR aš-šur ⸢DAGAL⸣.MEŠ ana {kur}hat-te-⸢e⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢DU⸣ lu aq-bi ana {id₂}pu-rat-te ina me-li-ša₂ e-bir MAN.MEŠ-ni | |
| 14 | {[kur}hat-te] ⸢DAGAL⸣-te ša₂ ina tar-ṣi {m}šam-ši-10 AD-ia id-nin-u₂-ma | |
| 15 | ⸢ik-lu⸣-[u₂ IGI.DU₈]-šu₂-un ina qi₂-bit aš-šur {d}⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ {d}IŠKUR {d}iš-tar DINGIR.[MEŠ] | |
| 16 | ⸢tik-li₃-ia⸣ [pul]-⸢hu me-lam⸣-mu is-hu-pu-šu₂-nu-te-ma GIR₃.[II.MEŠ-ia] | |
| 17 | iṣ-ba-tu₂ GUN ma-⸢da⸣-[tu₂ ...] x x x [...] | |
| 18 | ana KUR aš-šur u₂-ru-ni am-⸢hu⸣-[ur ...] | |
| 19 | lu aq-bi {m}ma-ri-iʾ ina {uru}di-maš-qi₂ ⸢lu⸣ [...] | |
| 20 | 1 ME GUN KU₃.GI 1 LIM GUN KU₃.BABBAR GUN [...] | |
| 21 | ⸢ina⸣ u₄-me-šu₂-ma u₂-še-piš-ma ṣa-lam be-lu-te-ia li-ta-[at qur]-⸢di-ia⸣ | |
| 22 | ⸢ep⸣-šet qa-ti-ia ina qer-bi-šu₂ al-ṭur ina {uru}za-ban-ni ⸢ul-ziz⸣-šu₂ ⸢NA₄⸣ | |
| 23 | ⸢šaṭ⸣-ri {d}IGI.DU-KAM {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {uru}ne-med-{d}15 {uru}ap-ku {⸢uru}ma⸣-re-e | |
| 24 | {kur}ra-ṣa-pi {kur}qat-ni {uru}BAD₃-duk-1.LIM {uru}kar-{m}AŠ-PAP-⸢A {uru}sir⸣-qu | |
| 25 | {kur}la-qe₂-e {kur}hi-in-da-nu {uru}an-at {kur}su-hi {uru}aš-⸢šur⸣-DIB-bat | |
| 26 | NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ ša₂ ṣa-lam šu-a-tu₂ ul-tu₂ KI-šu₂ i-⸢laq-qu⸣-ni-ma | |
| 27 | ⸢man⸣-nu lu ina SAHAR.HI.A i-kat₂-ta-mu lu ina E₂ a₂-⸢sak-ki⸣ u₂-še-ra-be | |
| 28 | MU MAN EN-ia u MU šaṭ-ri i-pa-ši-ṭu-ma MU-šu₂ i-šaṭ-ṭar aš-šur AD ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 29 | li-ru-ur-šu-ma NUMUN-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ina KUR li-hal-li-qu {d}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU [...] | |
| 30 | ⸢MAN⸣-su lis-kip ŠU.II-šu₂ IGI.II-šu₂ ka-mu-su lim-nu-šu₂ {d}UTU ⸢DI⸣.KU₅ ⸢AN u KI⸣ | |
| 31 | ⸢ik⸣-le-tu₂ ina KUR-šu₂ li-šab-ši-ma a-a i-ṭu-lu a-ha-⸢meš {d}IŠKUR⸣ | |
| 32 | gu₂-gal AN-e KI-⸢tim⸣ MU lis-su-uh GIM tib e-ri-bu-u ⸢lit⸣-bi-ma | |
| 33 | li-šam-qit KUR-⸢su⸣ |
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