Adad-nerari III 07 (Q004755)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell al Rimah (Qatara) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-nerari III 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004755 |
| Collection | Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell al Rimah (Qatara) |
| Coordinates | 36.2570, 42.4501 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | To the god Adad, the almighty lord, powerful noble of the gods, son of the god Anu, unique, awesome, supreme, canal-inspector of heaven and underworld, who rains down abundance, who dwells in the city Zamaiḫu, the great lord, his lord; 3) Adad-nārārī, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Šamšī-Adad (V), king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Shalmaneser (III), king of the four quarters: |
| Obverse [3:8] 44–88 | I mustered my chariotry, troops, (and) armed forces (and) ordered the march to the land Ḫatti. In one year I subdued the entire lands Amurru (and) Ḫatti. I imposed upon them tax (and) tribute forever. I (text “he”) received 2,000 talents of silver, 1,000 talents of copper, 2,000 talents of iron, 3,000 linen garments with multi-colored trim — the tribute of Mari, the Damascene. I (text “he”) received the tribute of Joash (Iuʾasu), the Samaritan, (and) of the people of Tyre (and) Sidon. |
| Obverse [8:12] 99–1212 | I marched to the great sea in the west. I erected my lordly statue in the city Arwad, which is on an island in the sea. I ascended Mount Lebanon (and) cut down I 00 strong beams of cedar for the requirements of my palace (and) temples. I (lit. “he”) received tribute from all the kings of the land Nairi. |
| Obverse [12:20] 1313–2020 | At that time I decreed for Nergal-ēriš, governor of the lands Raṣappa, Laqê, Ḫindānu, Anat, Sūḫu, the city (Ana)-Aššur-(utēr)-aṣbat, my courtier: the city Dūr-Ištar with its 12 villages, the city Kār-Sîn with its 10 villages, the city Dūr-duklimmu with its 33 villages, the city Dūr-Aššur with its 20 villages, the city Dūr-Nergal-ēriš with its 33 villages, the city Dūr-Marduk with its 40 villages, the city Kār-Adad-nārārī with its 126 villages in (the area of) Mount Sangar, 28 villages in (the area of) Mount Azallu, the city Dūr-Adad-nārārī with its 15 villages in the land Laqê, the city Adad with its 14 villages in the land Qatnu — altogether 331 small cities, which Nergal-ēriš undertook to rebuild by the decree of his lord. |
| Obverse [20:21] 2121–2121 | Whoever erases one name from these names, may the great gods angrily look with disfavor upon him. |
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 EN šur-be₂-e NIR.GAL₂ DINGIR.MEŠ mug-daš₂-ri bu-kur₂ {d}a-nim e-diš-šu₂-u ra-šub-bi | |
| 2 | MAH gu₂-gal AN-e u KI-tim mu-ša₂-za-nin HE₂.NUN a-šib {uru}za-ma-hi EN GAL-e EN-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {m}10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A {m}{d}šam-ši-{d}IŠKUR MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR aš-šur A {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ MAN kib-rat LIMMU₂ | |
| 4 | {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ KARAŠ.MEŠ lu ad-ke ana {kur}hat-te DU-ka lu aq-bi ina 1-et MU.AN.NA | |
| 5 | KUR MAR.TU{ki} {kur}hat-te a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ ina GIR₃.II.MEŠ-ia lu u₂-šak-niš GUN ma-da-tu | |
| 6 | a-na EGIR u₄-me UGU-šu₂-nu lu u₂-kin 2 LIM GUN KU₃.BABBAR 1 LIM GUN URUDU 2 LIM GUN AN.BAR | |
| 7 | 3 LIM lu-bul₃-ti bir-me u {tug₂}GADA.MEŠ ma-da-tu ša {m}ma-ri-iʾ ša-{kur}ANŠE-šu₂ im-hur | |
| 8 | ma-da-tu ša₂ {m}iu-ʾa-su {kur}sa-me-ri-na-a-a {kur}ṣur-a-a {kur}ṣi-du-na-a-a | |
| 9 | im-hur ana tam-tim GAL-te ša₂ šul₃-me {d}šam-ši lu a-lik ṣa-lam EN-ti-ia | |
| 10 | ina {uru}ar-ma-di ša MURUB₄ tam-tim lu-u az-qu-pu ana {kur}lab-na-ni | |
| 11 | lu e-li GIŠ.UR₃ 1 ME {giš}e-re-ni dan-nu-te hi-ši-ih-ti E₂.GAL E₂.KUR.MEŠ-ia | |
| 12 | lu ak-kis ma-da-te ša₂ MAN.MEŠ-ni ša₂ {kur}na-ʾi-ri DU₃.MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-u im-hur | |
| 13 | ⸢ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma a-na {m}{d}IGI.DU-KAM {lu₂}GAR.KUR {lu₂}GAR.KUR {kur}ra-ṣa-pi {kur}la-qe₂-e⸣ | |
| 14 | {⸢kur}he-en-da-nu⸣ {[uru]}⸢an-at {kur}su-hi {uru}AN.ŠAR₂-DAB-bat man-za-zu IGI-ia⸣ | |
| 15 | ⸢lu aq-bi {uru}BAD₃-{d}INANNA 12 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {uru}kar-{d}30 10 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂⸣ | |
| 16 | {⸢uru}BAD₃-duk-1.LIM 33 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃-aš-šur 20 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃⸣-{[m}{d}IGI].⸢DU-KAM⸣ | |
| 17 | 33 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {uru}BAD₃-{d}AMAR.UTU 40 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {uru}kar-{m}10-ERIM.TAH₂⸣ | |
| 18 | 1 ME 26 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ {kur}sa-an-ga-ri 28 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ ina {kur}a-za-al-li⸣ | |
| 19 | {⸢uru}BAD₃-{m}10-ERIM.TAH₂ 15 {uru}kap-ra-ni-šu₂ ina {kur}la-qe₂-e URU-{d}IŠKUR 14 kap-ra-ni-šu₂ ina {kur}qat-ni⸣ | |
| 20 | PAP 3 ME 31 URU.MEŠ-ni TUR.MEŠ ša₂ {m}IGI.DU-KAM ina zi-kir EN-šu₂ iṣ-ba-tu₂-ma e-pu-šu₂ | |
| 21 | ša₂ ina MU.MEŠ an-nu-ti 1-en MU i-pa-ši-ṭu-ma DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ iz-zi-iš li-kil-mu-šu₂ |
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