Shalmaneser I 09 (Q005797)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser I 09 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005797 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | Shalmaneser, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (I), vice-regent of Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur: |
| Obverse [4:17] 55–1717 | At that time the Libūr-šalḫī Gate, which is adjacent to the shrine of the Gate of Aššur, my lord, (and) which had been built previously, had become dilapidated. I cleared away its debris, reconstructed the weakened portions, and rebuilt the ruined section from top to bottom. I deposited my monumental inscription. |
| Obverse [17:23] 1818–2323 | May a later prince restore the dilapidated (gate) and return my inscribed name to its place. (Then) Aššur will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [23:26] 2424–2626 | As for the one who removes my inscription and my name: May Aššur, my lord, overthrow his sovereignty (and) afflict his land with want. |
| Obverse [26:28] 2727–2828 | Month of Ḫibur, eponymy of Mušabšiʾu-Sibitti. |
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 ša₂-ak-ni {d}AB | |
| 2 | ⸢ŠID⸣ aš-šur | |
| 3 | ⸢A⸣ {d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ ŠID aš-šur | |
| 4 | A GID₂-DI-DINGIR ŠID aš-šur-ma | |
| 5 | e-nu-ma KA₂.GAL-ša₂-li-bur-šal-hi | |
| 6 | ša₂ SUHUR E₂ ṣa-al-me | |
| 7 | ša₂ KA₂ aš-šur EN-ia | |
| 8 | ša₂ i-na pa-na ep-šu | |
| 9 | e-na-ah-ma | |
| 10 | an-hu-sa | |
| 11 | u₂-ne₂-ki-ir | |
| 12 | an-ša ak-še-er | |
| 13 | u₃ ma-aq-ta iš-tu uš-še-šu | |
| 14 | a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu | |
| 15 | e-pu-uš | |
| 16 | u₃ na-re-ia | |
| 17 | aš-ku-un | |
| 18 | NUN ar-ku-u₂ | |
| 19 | an-hu-sa | |
| 20 | lu-di-iš | |
| 21 | šu-mi šaṭ-ra | |
| 22 | a-na aš-ri-šu lu-te-er | |
| 23 | aš-šur ik-ri-be-⸢šu i⸣-še-me | |
| 24 | mu-ne₂-kir₆ ši-iṭ-ri-ia u₃ šu-mi₃-ia | |
| 25 | aš-šur be-li LUGAL-su lis-kip | |
| 26 | a-na KUR-šu hu-ša₂-ha li-di | |
| 27 | {iti}hi-bur li-mu | |
| 28 | {m}mu-ša₂-ab-ši-u₂-{d}IMIN.BI |
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