Adad-nerari III 2010 (Q004790)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Ahmar (Til Barsip) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-nerari III 2010 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004790 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Ahmar (Til Barsip) |
| Coordinates | 36.6750, 38.1192 |
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 [0:7] 11–77 | God Aššur, great lord, king of the gods, [who] decrees destinies; god A nu, mighty, foremost, ancestor of the great gods; god Enlil, father of the gods, lord of the lands, who makes sovereignty great; god Ea, the wise, king of the apsu, who grants wisdom; (5) god Marduk, sage of the gods, lord of omens, commander of all; god Nabû, scribe of Esagil, possessor of the tablet of destinies of [the gods], who resolves differences; [god] Sîn, luminary [of heaven and underworld], lord of the lunar disk, who illuminates the firmament; goddess Ištar, mistress of battle [and] strife, overthrower of the fierce; goddess Gula, the great chief physician, wife of the hero of the gods, the mighty son of the god Enlil: |
| Obverse [7:10] 88–1010 | [Šamšī]-ilu, the field marshal, the great herald, [the administrator of] temples, chief of the extensive army, governor of the land Ḫatti (and) of the land of the Guti and all the land Namri, conqueror of the mountains in the West, who lays waste [...], (10) who overthrows the lands Musku and Urarṭu, who pillages its people, who devastates the lands Utiû, Rubû, Ḫadalu, (and) Labdudu, who defeats them: |
| Obverse [10:12] 1111–1212 | At that time Argištu, the Urarṭian, the number of whose forces is huge like a thick cloud and who had not had relations with (lit. “stretched out his hand to”) any previous king; he (Argištu) rebelled and assembled the people together at the land of the Guti. He put his (forces for) battle in good order (and then) all his troops marched into the mountains for battle. |
| Obverse [12:18] 1313–1818 | By the command of the father, Aššur, the great lord, and the lofty mother of Ešarra, foremost among the gods, the goddess Ninlil; Šamšī-ilu, the field marshal, the great herald, [the administrator of] temples, chief of the extensive army, (15) put a strong force of soldiers into those mountains. With the great roar of drums (and) weapons at the ready which reverberate terrifyingly, he rushed forth like a terrible storm. He let fly the stormy steeds, harnessed to his chariot, against him (Argištu) like the Anzu-bird and defeated him. He (Argištu) abandoned his troops (and) scattered people (and), frightened by the battle, he escaped like a thief. He (Šamšī-ilu) captured from him his camp, his royal treasure, (and) his ... |
| Obverse [18:24] 1919–2424 | At that time I erected two lofty lions at the right and left of the gate of Kār-Shalmaneser, my lordly city and I named them (as follows). The name of the first is: “The lion who [...], angry demon, unrivalled attack, who overwhelms the insubmissive, who brings success.” The name of the second, which stands before the gate, is: “Who charges through battle, who flattens the enemy land, who expels criminals and brings in good people.” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}aš-šur EN GAL-u MAN DINGIR.MEŠ [mu]-⸢šim NAM⸣.MEŠ | |
| 2 | {d}a-nu geš-ru reš-tu-u za-ri DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ | |
| 3 | {d}BAD a-bu DINGIR.MEŠ EN KUR.KUR.MEŠ mu-šar-bu-u MAN-u₂-[ti] | |
| 4 | {d}e₂-a er-šu₂ MAN ABZU pe-tu-u₂ [GEŠTU].MEŠ | |
| 5 | {d}AMAR.UTU ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ EN te-re-te mu-[ma-ʾe]-⸢er⸣ gim-ri | |
| 6 | {d}MUATI DUB.SAR e₂-sag-gil₂ a-hi-iz DUB-si-mat [DINGIR.MEŠ sa]-ni-qu mit-hur-ti {[d]}30 na-[an-nar AN u KI] | |
| 7 | EN AGA mu-nam-mir bu-ru-me {d}iš-tar be-lat ⸢MURUB₄⸣ [u] ME₃ sa-ki-pat aš₂-⸢ṭu⸣-ti {d}⸢gu-la⸣ a-zu-⸢gal-la-tu₂⸣ | |
| 8 | GAL-tu₂ hi-rat qar-rad DINGIR.MEŠ DUMU {d}BAD gaš-ri {m}{d}[šam-ši]-⸢DINGIR {lu₂}tar⸣-ta-nu ⸢NIMGIR GAL-u₂⸣ [ša-tam E₂.KUR].⸢MEŠ⸣ GAL ERIM.HI.A ⸢DAGAL⸣ | |
| 9 | ša₂-pi-ir {kur}hat-ti {kur}gu-te₉-e u gi-mi₃-ir {kur}⸢ZALAG₂⸣ [ka]-šid uh₂-ma-tu₂ ša₂ SILIM {d}UTU-ši mu-⸢šah-ri⸣-bu x [...] | |
| 10 | mu-šam-qit {kur}mu-us-ki u {kur}u₂-ra-ar-ṭu ša₂-li-lu UN.MEŠ-šu₂ sa-pin {kur}u₂-tu-ʾu {kur}[ru]-pu-ʾu | |
| 11 | {kur}ha-⸢da⸣-lu {kur}lab-du-du ša₂-ki-nu ka-mar-šu₂-nu e-nu-ma {m}⸢ar-giš-ti⸣ {kur}u₂-ra-⸢ar-ṭu⸣-u ša₂ ⸢GIM MURU₉ kab-tu⸣ [(...)] | |
| 12 | ni-ba-šu₂ e-mu-qi git₂-pa-šu₂-ma ana mam₂-ma MAN mah-re-e la it-[ru]-ṣu ŠU-su uš-bal-kit-ma ⸢ni-ši ana⸣ {kur}gu-ti-i ⸢ik-ṣur tam⸣-ha-ru uš-te-še-er | |
| 13 | gi-mir ⸢ERIM⸣.HI.A-šu₂ ina qe₂-reb KUR-e ana na-aq-ra-bi i-nu-qa ⸢ina⸣ [qi₂]-bit AD ⸢aš-šur⸣ EN GAL u LAL-⸢tu₂⸣ AMA e₂-šar₂-ra SAG.KAL-ti DINGIR.MEŠ {d}NIN.LIL₂ | |
| 14 | {m}{d}⸢šam-ši⸣-DINGIR {⸢lu₂}tar-ta-nu NIMGIR GAL-u⸣ [ša₂-tam] ⸢E₂.KUR.MEŠ GAL⸣ ERIM.HI.⸢A DAGAL⸣ ina qe₂-reb KUR-e šu-a-tu₂ ⸢re-de-e⸣ | |
| 15 | ⸢ug⸣-da-⸢aš₂⸣-šir₃ ina ša₂-ga-me GAL.MEŠ NIG₂.NAR-ma {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ šu-tak-ṣu-ru-te ša₂ par-⸢di⸣-iš i-ra-mu-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 16 | ⸢i⸣-zi-⸢qa⸣ im-hul-iš šam-ru-te mu-re-e ⸢LAL⸣-at {⸢giš⸣}ni-ri-šu₂ UGU-šu₂ an-za-ni-iš uš-pa-riš-ma | |
| 17 | ⸢iš⸣-ku-na [a-bi-ik-ta]-šu₂ e-zib-ma um-ma-na-te-šu₂ UKKIN-šu₂ BIR.MEŠ ME₃ e-dur₂-ma šar-ra-qi-iš u₂-ṣi e-kim-šu₂ | |
| 18 | uš-ma-na-šu₂ ni-ṣir-ti MAN-ti-šu₂ x-x-šu-su qa-a-ti ik-šu-du | |
| 19 | ina u₄-me-šu₂-ma 2 UR.MAH-e MAH.MEŠ ina KA₂.GAL {uru}kar-{m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ | |
| 20 | URU EN-ti-a ZAG u ⸢GUB₃⸣ [(lu) uš]-ziz-ma MU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ab-bi | |
| 21 | MU 1-en UR.MAH ša₂ [... u₄]-mu ez-zu ti-bu la ⸢mah-ru⸣ | |
| 22 | mu-šam-qit la ma-gi-ri mu-⸢šam-ṣu⸣-u₂ mal lib₃-bi MU-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 23 | MU 2-⸢e⸣ (x) ša₂ ⸢mah-rat KA₂ na⸣-kip a-nun-tu₂ ⸢sa-pin⸣ KUR nu-kur₂-tu₂ | |
| 24 | mu-še-⸢ṣu⸣-[u₂ (...)] HUL.MEŠ mu-še-rib ⸢SIG₅.MEŠ⸣ MU-šu₂ |
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