Shalmaneser I 03 (Q005791)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser I 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005791 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | Shalmaneser, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili (who was) also appointee of the god Enlil (and) vice-regent of Aššur: |
| Obverse [4:38] 55–3838 | At that time Eḫursagkurkurra, the temple of Aššur, my lord, upon which from days of old the kings, my forefathers, had worked and (which) had (now) become extremely old; that temple was destroyed by fire. At that time I cleared away (the debris of) the temple of Aššur, my lord, entirely (and) removed the dirt down to the bottom of the foundation pit. I laid its foundation in bedrock like the base of a mountain. I considerably enlarged, beyond previous extent, the temple of Aššur, my lord. The towers of the Kalkal Gate and the towers (which one uses) when entering from the Step Gate to the forecourt of the god Nunnamnir: as an addition I built these two (pairs of) towers which had not been built before. I greatly enlarged beyond previous extent the forecourt of the god Nunnamnir. I entirely rebuilt the temple of Aššur, my lord, from top to bottom. I placed therein the gods, my lords, who dwell in Ekur, and I deposited my monumental inscription. |
| Obverse [38:41] 3939–4141 | May a later prince restore my inscribed name to its place. (Then) the god Aššur will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [41:46] 4242–4646 | As for the one who removes my inscription and my name: May the god Aššur, my lord, overthrow his sovereignty (and) destroy his name (and) his seed from the land. |
| Obverse [46:48] 4747–4848 | Month of Ša-kīnāte, eponymy of [Aššur]-nādin-šumāti. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{d]}⸢sal₂-ma⸣-nu-SAG GAR {d}BAD | |
| 2 | ŠID aš-šur A {d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ | |
| 3 | GAR {d}BAD ŠID aš-šur | |
| 4 | A GID₂-DI-DINGIR GAR {d}BAD | |
| 5 | ŠID aš-šur-ma e-nu-ma | |
| 6 | e₂-hur-sag-kur-kur-ra E₂ aš-šur | |
| 7 | EN-ia ša₂ iš-tu ul-la-a | |
| 8 | LUGAL.MEŠ ab-bu-ia | |
| 9 | e-pu-šu₂-ma še-bu-ta | |
| 10 | u₃ la-be-ru-ta il-li-ku | |
| 11 | E₂ šu-u₂ i-na qi-mi₃-it | |
| 12 | gi-ra lu uš-tal-pi-it | |
| 13 | i-na u₄-me-šu₂-ma E₂ aš-šur EN-ia | |
| 14 | a-na si-hir₂-ti-šu₂ u₂-ne₂-kir₆ | |
| 15 | qa-qar-šu₂ u₂-šam₃-sik | |
| 16 | dan-na-su ak-šud | |
| 17 | uš-še-šu₂ i-na NA₄ dan-ni | |
| 18 | ki-ma ki-ṣir KUR-i | |
| 19 | lu u₂-šer₃-ši-id E₂ aš-šur | |
| 20 | EN-ia el mah-ri-i | |
| 21 | ut-te-er u₃ u₂-šer₃-be | |
| 22 | na-ma-ri ša₂ KA₂ {d}kal-kal | |
| 23 | u₃ na-ma-ri-ma ša₂ iš-tu | |
| 24 | muš-la-li a-na {ki}KISAL | |
| 25 | {d}nun-nam-nir i-na e-ra-be | |
| 26 | 2 na-ma-ri an-nu-ti | |
| 27 | ša₂ i-na mah-ri-i la ep-šu₂ | |
| 28 | ki-ma a-tar-ti-ma lu e-pu-uš | |
| 29 | {ki}KISAL {d}nun-nam-nir | |
| 30 | el mah-ri-i ma-diš | |
| 31 | lu u₂-šer₃-be E₂ aš-šur | |
| 32 | EN-ia a-na si-hir₂-ti-šu₂ | |
| 33 | iš-tu uš-še-šu₂ a-di | |
| 34 | gaba-dib-be-šu₂ e-pu-uš | |
| 35 | DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut | |
| 36 | e₂-kur EN-ia | |
| 37 | i-na qer-be-šu₂ u₂-kin₂ | |
| 38 | u₃ na-re-ia aš-ku-un | |
| 39 | NUN EGIR šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ra | |
| 40 | a-na aš-ri-šu₂ lu-te-er | |
| 41 | {d}aš-šur ik-ri-be-šu₂ | |
| 42 | i-še-me mu-ne₂-kir₆ | |
| 43 | ši-iṭ-ri-ia u₃ šu-mi₃-ia | |
| 44 | {d}aš-šur EN LUGAL-su | |
| 45 | lis-kip MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ | |
| 46 | i-na KUR lu-hal-liq | |
| 47 | {⸢iti}ša₂-ki⸣-na-te li-mu | |
| 48 | {[m}aš-šur]-SUM-MU.MEŠ |
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