Adad-nerari III 08 (Q004756)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-nerari III 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004756 |
| 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 [0:4] 11–44 | Palace of Adad-nārārī (III), great king, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria; the king in whose youth Aššur, king of the Igīgū gods, chose, entrusted him with unrivalled ru1ership, made his shepherdship pleasing like a healing drug to the people of Assyria, (and) established his throne; holy priest who unceasingly provides for Ešarra (and) maintains the rites of Ekur, who campaigns with the support of Aššur, his lord, and subdues the princes of the four quarters; |
| Obverse [4:14] 55–1414 | Conqueror from Mount Siluna in the east, the lands Namri, Ellipi, Ḫarḫār, Araziaš, Mēsu, Media, Gizilbunda in its entirety, Munna, Parsua, Allabria, Abdadānu, Nairi in its entirety, Andia, which is far away, Mount BADḫu in its entirety, as. far as the shore of the great sea in the east. I subdued (the territory stretching) from the bank of the Euphrates, the land Ḫatti, the land Amurru in its entirety, Tyre, Sidon, Samaria (Ḫumri), Edom, (and) Palastu, as far as the great sea in the west. I imposed tax (and) tribute upon them. |
| Obverse [14:21] 1515–2121 | I marched to Damascus. Mari, king of Damascus, I confined in Damascus, his royal city. The awesome brilliance of Aššur, my (text “his”) lord, overwhelmed him, he submitted to me, and became my vassal. I received 2,300 talents of silver, 20 talents of gold, 3,000 talents of bronze, 5,000 talents of iron, linen garments with multi-colored trim, an ivory bed, a couch with inlaid ivory, his property (and) possessions without number — (I received all of this) within his palace in Damascus, his royal city. |
| Obverse [21:24] 2222–2424 | All the kings of Chaldea became my vassals (and) I imposed upon them in perpetuity tax (and) tribute. At Babylon, Borsippa, (and) Cutha they delivered up the remnant offerings of the gods Bēl, Nabû, (and) Nergal. [I made] pure sacrifices. |
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 | E₂.GAL {m}10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN GAL MAN dan-nu MAN ŠU₂ MAN KUR AŠ MAN ša₂ ina TUR-šu₂ aš-šur MAN {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ ut-tu-šu₂-ma mal-kut | |
| 2 | la ša₂-na-an u₂-mal-lu-u₂ qa-tuš-šu₂ SIPA-su GIM U₂ TI UGU UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur u₂-ṭi₂-bu-ma | |
| 3 | u₂-šar-ši-du {giš}GU.ZA-šu₂ SANGA KU₃ za-nin e₂-šar₂-ra la mu-par-ku-u₂ mu-kil GARZA E₂.KUR | |
| 4 | ša₂ ina {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur EN-šu₂ DU.DU-ku-ma mal-ki ša₂ kib-rat LIMMU₂-ti | |
| 5 | u₂-šek₂-ni-šu₂ a-na GIR₃.II.MEŠ-šu₂ ka-šid TA {kur}si-lu-na | |
| 6 | ša₂ na-pah {d}UTU-ši {kur}ZALAG₂ {kur}el-li-pi {kur}har-har {kur}a-ra-zi-aš₂ | |
| 7 | {kur}me-su {kur}ma-da-a-a {kur}gi-zil-bu-un-da ana si-hir₂-ti-šu₂ | |
| 8 | {kur}mu-un-na {kur}par-su-a {kur}al-lab-ri-a {kur}ab-da-da-na | |
| 9 | {kur}na-ʾi-ri ana paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ {kur}an-di-u₂ ša₂ a-šar-šu₂ ru-qu | |
| 10 | BAD-hu KUR-u₂ a-na paṭ gim-ri-šu₂ a-di UGU tam-tim GAL-ti | |
| 11 | ša₂ na-pah {d}UTU-ši TA UGU {id₂}A.RAD {kur}hat-ti {kur}a-mur-ri ana si-hir₂-ti-ša₂ | |
| 12 | {kur}ṣur-ru {kur}ṣi-du-nu {kur}hu-um-ri-i {kur}u₂-du-mu {kur}pa-la-as-tu₂ | |
| 13 | a-di UGU tam-tim GAL-ti ša₂ šul₃-mu {d}UTU-ši ana GIR₃.II-ia | |
| 14 | u₂-šek₂-niš GUN ma-da-tu₂ UGU-šu₂-nu u₂-kin₂ a-na | |
| 15 | {kur}ša₂-ANŠE-šu₂ lu-u₂ a-lik {m}ma-ri-iʾ MAN ša₂-{kur}ANŠE-šu₂ | |
| 16 | ina {uru}di-ma-aš₂-qi URU MAN-ti-šu₂ lu-u₂ e-sir-šu₂ | |
| 17 | pu-ul-hi me-lam-me ša₂ aš-šur EN-šu₂ iš-hup-šu₂-ma GIR₃.II-ia iṣ-bat | |
| 18 | ar-du-ti DU₃-uš 2 LIM 3 ME GUN KU₃.BABBAR 20 GUN KU₃.GI | |
| 19 | 3 LIM GUN ZABAR 5 LIM GUN AN.BAR lu-bul₂-ti bir-me GADA | |
| 20 | {giš}NA₂ ZU₂ {giš}ne₂-mat-ti ZU₂ ih-zi tam-le-e NIG₂.GA-šu₂ NIG₂.ŠU-šu₂ | |
| 21 | ana la ma-ni ina {uru}di-ma-aš₂-qi URU MAN-ti-šu₂ ina qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-šu₂ am-hur | |
| 22 | MAN.MEŠ-ni ša₂ {kur}kal-di DU₃-šu₂-nu ar-du-ti e-pu-šu₂ GUN ma-da-tu a-na UD | |
| 23 | ṣi-a-ti UGU-šu₂-nu u₂-kin₂ KA₂.DINGIR{ki} bar₂-sipa{ki} GU₂.DU₈.A | |
| 24 | KI re-hat {d}EN {d}AG {d}U.GUR lu-u₂ iš-šu₂-ni {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ KU₃ |
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