Adad-narari I 03 (Q005740)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-narari I 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005740 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
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 | Adad-nārārī, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, son of Arik-dīn-ili, king of Assyria, son of Enlil-nārārī (who was) also king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [3:14] 44–1414 | When Šattuara, king of the land Ḫanigalbat, rebelled against me and committed hostilities; by the command of Aššur, my lord and ally, and (by the command) of the great gods who decide in my favor, I seized him and brought him to my city Aššur. I made him take an oath and then allowed him to return to his land. Annually, as long as (he) lived, I regularly received his tribute within my city, Aššur. |
| Obverse [14:51] 1515–5151 | After his death, Uasašatta, his son, revolted, rebelled against me, and committed hostilities. He went to the land Ḫatti for aid. The Hittites took his bribes but did not render him assistance. With the strong weapons of the god Aššur, my lord; with support of the gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, Ištar, and Nergal, most powerful among the gods, the awesome gods, my lords; I captured by conquest the city Taidu, his great royal city, the cities Amasaku, Kaḫat, Šuru, Nabula, Ḫurra, Šuduḫu, and Waššukanu. I took and brought to my city, Aššur, the possessions of those cities, the accumulated (wealth) of his (Uasašatta’s) fathers, (and) the treasure of his palace. I conquered, burnt, (and) destroyed the city Irridu and sowed salty plants over it. The great gods gave me to rule from the city Taidu to the city Irridu, the city Eluḫat and Mount Kašiieri in its entirety, the fortress of the city Sudu, the fortress of the city Ḫarrānu, to the bank of the Euphrates. As for the remainder of his (Uasašatta’s) people, I imposed upon (them) corvée (lit. ‘hoe, spade, and basket’). But as for him, I took out from the city Irridu his ‘wife of the palace’, his sons, his daughters, and his people. Bound I brought them and his possessions to my city, Aššur. I conquered, burnt, and destroyed the city Irridu and the cities within the district of the city Irridu and sowed salty plants over them. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}{d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ LUGAL KIŠ LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR aš-šur DUMU GID₂-DI-DINGIR | |
| 3 | LUGAL KUR aš-šur DUMU {d}EN.LIL₂-ERIM-TAH₂ | |
| 4 | LUGAL KUR aš-šur-ma e-nu-ma {m}ša₂-at-tu-a-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 5 | LUGAL {kur}ha-⸢ni-gal⸣-bat it-ti-ia | |
| 6 | ik-ki-ru-ma za-e-⸢ru⸣-ti e-⸢pu⸣-šu | |
| 7 | i-na qi₂-bi-⸢it aš⸣-šur ⸢EN⸣-ia | |
| 8 | a-lik re-ṣi-⸢ia⸣ u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 9 | ma-lik da-mi-iq-⸢ti⸣-ia aṣ-ba-su-ma | |
| 10 | a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la-aš-šu | |
| 11 | u₂-ta-am-mi-šu-ma a-na KUR-šu u₂-me₂-šir₃-šu | |
| 12 | ša₂-at-ti-ša₂-am-ma a-di bal-ṭu | |
| 13 | ta-mar-ta-šu i-na qe₂-re-eb | |
| 14 | URU-ia aš-šur lu am-da-ha-ar | |
| 15 | ar-ki-šu {m}u₂-a-sa-ša₂-ta DUMU-šu | |
| 16 | ib-bal-ki-ta-ma it-ti-ia ik-ki-ir | |
| 17 | u₃ za-e-ru-ti e-pu-uš | |
| 18 | a-na {kur}ha-at-ti a-na re-ṣu-ti | |
| 19 | il-li-ik ha-at-u₂ ṭa-ti-šu | |
| 20 | il-qe₂-ma re-ṣu-su ul e-pu-uš | |
| 21 | i-na {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ dan-nu-ti ša₂ {d}aš-šur EN-ia | |
| 22 | i-na tu-kul₂-ti ša₂ {d}a-nim {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 23 | u₃ {d}e₂-a {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR {d}iš₈-tar₂ | |
| 24 | u₃ {d}U.GUR ka-aš-ka-aš DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 25 | DINGIR.MEŠ ra-aš-bu-ti | |
| 26 | EN.MEŠ-ia {uru}ta-i-da | |
| 27 | URU LUGAL-ti-šu ra-ba-a {uru}a-ma-sa-ka | |
| 28 | {uru}ka-ha-at {uru}šu-ri {uru}na-bu-la | |
| 29 | {uru}hu-ur-ra {uru}šu-du-ha | |
| 30 | u₃ {uru}uš-šu-ka-na ak-šu-ud aṣ-bat | |
| 31 | nam-kur URU.DIDLI ša₂-tu-nu ni-ki-im-ti | |
| 32 | ab-be-šu ni-ṣir-ti E₂.GAL-li₃-šu | |
| 33 | al-qa-am-ma a-na URU-ia aš-šur | |
| 34 | ub-la | |
| 35 | {uru}ir-ri-da ak-šu-ud aš-ru-up | |
| 36 | ⸢aq⸣-[qur u₃ ku-di]-im-me e-li-šu az-ru | |
| 37 | iš-tu {uru}ta-i-di a-di {uru}ir-ri-di | |
| 38 | {uru}e-lu-ha-at u₃ {kur}ka-ši-ie-e-ri | |
| 39 | a-di pa-aṭ gi-im-ri-ša₂ | |
| 40 | hal-ṣa {uru}su-da hal-ṣa {uru}har-ra-na | |
| 41 | a-di a-ah {id₂}pu-ra-at-ti | |
| 42 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ id-di-nu-ni-ma | |
| 43 | a-pe-el u₃ ši-ta-at um-ma-na-ti-šu | |
| 44 | al-la mar-ra u₃ tu-up-ši-ka | |
| 45 | e-mi-id a-na ša₂-a-šu ⸢DAM E₂.GAL⸣-šu | |
| 46 | DUMU.MEŠ-šu DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-šu u₃ um-ma-na-ti-šu | |
| 47 | iš-tu {uru}ir-ri-di u₂-še-ṣi-šu-nu-ti | |
| 48 | šal-lu-su-nu ka-mu-su-nu u₃ nam-kur-šu | |
| 49 | a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la {uru}ir-ri-da | |
| 50 | u₃ URU.DIDLI ša₂ hal-ṣi₂ {uru}ir-ri-di | |
| 51 | ak-šu-ud aš-ru-up u₃ aq-qur u₃ ku-di-im-me e-li-šu-nu ⸢az⸣-[ru] |
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