Shalmaneser I 05 (Q005793)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser I 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005793 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 [0:5] 11–55 | Shalmane[ser, 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; founder [of holy cult centers], builder of Ekur — shrine [of the gods] (and) dwelling of the god Nunnamnir: |
| Obverse [5:27] 66–2727 | [At that time] Eḫursagkurkurra, the temple of Ašš[ur, my lord], upon which from days of old [the kings], my forefathers, had worked, that [temple] was destroyed by fire. I cleared away (the debris of) [the temple of Ašš]ur, [my lord], entirely (and) removed the dirt down to the bottom of the foundation pit. I laid its foundation in hard limestone [like] the base of a mountain. I built therein the chapel of the divine Judges, my [lords]. I restored it. I greatly enlarged beyond previous extent [Eḫursag]kurkurra, the temple of Aššur, my lord. I rebuilt (it) from top to bottom. I placed therein all the gods of Ekur. I deposited my monumental inscriptions (and) the monumental inscriptions of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my forefather, I deposited with my monumental inscriptions. |
| Obverse [27:35] 2828–3535 | May a later prince, when that temple becomes dilapidated and he rebuilds (it): As I did not (permanently) remove the monumental inscriptions of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my forefather, (but) returned (them) to their places, so may he return my monumental inscriptions to their places. (Then) the god Aššur and the divine Judges will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [35:37] 3636–3737 | [Month of Šasa]rate, (blank)th day, 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 10-[ERIM.TAH₂ GAR {d}BAD] | |
| 3 | ŠID aš-šur A ⸢GID₂⸣-[DI-DINGIR GAR {d}BAD] | |
| 4 | ŠID aš-šur-ma ⸢mu⸣-[kin₂ ma-ha-zi el-lu-ti] | |
| 5 | ba-nu e₂-kur ⸢ki⸣-iṣ-⸢ṣi⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ] | |
| 6 | šu-bat {d}nun-⸢nam-nir⸣ [e-nu-ma] | |
| 7 | e₂-hur-sag-kur-kur-ra E₂ aš-⸢šur⸣ [EN-ia] | |
| 8 | ša₂ iš-tu ul-⸢la⸣-a [LUGAL.MEŠ] | |
| 9 | ab-bu-⸢ia e-pu-šu⸣-[ma E₂] ⸢šu⸣-[u₂] | |
| 10 | i-na qi-mi₃-⸢it⸣ {[d}gi-ra] | |
| 11 | lu uš-tal-pi-it [E₂ aš]-⸢šur⸣ [EN]-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 12 | a-na ⸢si-hir₂⸣-ti-šu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-ne₂-kir₆ | |
| 13 | ⸢qa-qar-šu₂⸣ u₂-šam₃-sik ⸢dan⸣-na-⸢su⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢ak-šud⸣ iš-di-šu₂ i-⸢na {na₄}pi⸣-li dan-ni | |
| 15 | [ki-ma] ⸢ki⸣-ṣir KUR-i lu ⸢ar⸣-me | |
| 16 | [i-na] ⸢qer⸣-be-šu₂ E₂ {d}DI.⸢KU₅⸣.MEŠ | |
| 17 | [EN].⸢MEŠ-ia⸣ lu ⸢e⸣-pu-uš | |
| 18 | [a-na aš]-⸢ri⸣-šu₂ ⸢lu u₂⸣-te-er | |
| 19 | [e₂-hur-sag]-kur-kur-ra ⸢E₂⸣ aš-šur EN-ia | |
| 20 | [el] ⸢mah-ri-i ma-di⸣-iš u₂-⸢te⸣-er | |
| 21 | u₃ u₂-šer₃-⸢bi iš⸣-tu ⸢uš⸣-še-šu | |
| 22 | a-di ⸢gaba⸣-dib-⸢bi⸣-šu₂ e-pu-uš | |
| 23 | kul₂-la-⸢at⸣ DINGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣ šu-ut e₂-kur | |
| 24 | i-na qer-be-⸢šu₂⸣ u₂-⸢kin₂⸣ | |
| 25 | na-re-⸢ia aš⸣-ku-un | |
| 26 | na-re-e ⸢ša⸣ {m}aš-⸢šur-u₂⸣-TI.⸢LA⸣ | |
| 27 | a-be-ia ⸢it-ti na⸣-re-ia-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 28 | aš-ku-un ⸢NUN EGIR⸣ e-nu-[ma] | |
| 29 | E₂ šu-u₂ e-⸢na⸣-hu-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 30 | e-pu-šu₂ ki-ma a-⸢na⸣-ku-ma [na]-re-⸢e⸣ | |
| 31 | ša₂ {m}aš-šur-TI.⸢LA a-bi-ia⸣ | |
| 32 | ⸢la⸣ u₂-na-ki-ru a-na ⸢aš-ri⸣-šu-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 33 | ⸢u₂⸣-te-ru na-⸢re-ia⸣ a-⸢na⸣ aš-⸢ri⸣-šu-nu | |
| 34 | ⸢lu⸣-te-er {d}aš-šur u₃ {d}DI.⸢KU₅⸣.MEŠ | |
| 35 | ⸢ik⸣-ri-⸢be-šu₂⸣ i-še-mu-u₂ | |
| 36 | {[iti}ša-sa]-⸢ra⸣-te UD.($blank$).KAM | |
| 37 | li-⸢mu⸣ {m}{d}aš-šur-SUM-⸢MU⸣.[MEŠ] |
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