Shalmaneser I 17 (Q005805)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser I 17 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005805 |
| 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 [0:5] 11–55 | Shalmaneser, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of the god Aššur, strong king, king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (I), king of Assyria, son of Arik-dīn-ili (who was) also king of Assyria; conqueror of the land of the Šubaru, Lullumu, and Qutu, subduer of the land of Muṣri; the one who slew valiantly all his enemies with the support of the goddess Ištar, his mistress, brought about the defeat of his foes in battle, and subdued their barbarous [sheikhs] at the feet of the goddess Ištar, his mistress: |
| Obverse [5:9] 66–99 | At that time the temple of the goddess Ištar, mistress of Nineveh, my mistress, [which] Šamšī-Adad (I), the king, my predecessor, had previously built (and which, when) it became dilapidated, Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my forefather, later restored — that temple had been damaged in an earthquake and was in ruin. [I cleared away] (the debris) entirely and reconstructed its weakened portions. I rebuilt the fallen sections from top to bottom. I restored (and) returned to their places the clay inscriptions [of] Aššur-uballiṭ (I) and deposited my clay inscriptions. |
| Obverse [9:11] 1010–1111 | May a later prince, [when that temple becomes dilapidated and] he restores (it), return [my clay inscriptions to] their places as I returned the clay inscriptions of Aššur-uballiṭ (I), my forefather, to their places. (Then) the goddess Ištar will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [11:13] 1212–1313 | As for the one who removes my inscriptions and my name: May [Aššur, my lord,] overthrow [his sovereignty], destroy his name and [his seed from] the land, and abandon him (and) his land. [May the god Adad strike his land with terrible lightning (and)] afflict [his land with want]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG ša₂-ak-ni {d}EN.LIL₂ ŠID {d}a-šur LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL ⸢KUR⸣ {d}a-šur | |
| 2 | DUMU {d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ LUGAL KUR {d}a-šur DUMU GID₂-DI-DINGIR LUGAL KUR {d}a-šur-ma | |
| 3 | ka-ši-id {kur}šu-ba-ri-i lu-ul-⸢lu⸣-mi-i u₃ qu-ti-i mu-še-ek-ni-iš {kur}mu-uṣ-ri | |
| 4 | ša i-na tu-kul₂-ti {⸢d⸣}iš₈-tar₂ NIN-šu ⸢eṭ⸣-[li-iš kul₂]-⸢la⸣-at na-ki-ri-šu i-na-ru-ma | |
| 5 | dab₂-du za-e-ri-šu i-na qe₂-reb ta-ha-zi il-ta-ka-⸢nu⸣-[ma ...]-gi-šu-nu sa-ak-lu-te | |
| 6 | a-na GIR₃ {d}iš₈-tar₂ ⸢NIN⸣-šu u₂-še-ek-ni-⸢iš e⸣-nu-ma E₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ ⸢NIN⸣-at {uru}⸢ni⸣-na-a NIN-ia [ša ina] ⸢pa⸣-na {m}{d}UTU-ši-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 7 | LUGAL a-lik ⸢pa⸣-ni-ia e-pu-šu e-na-[hu] ⸢EGIR⸣-šu {m}{d}a-šur-TI.LA ⸢a⸣-bi ud-di-šu E₂ šu-u₂ i-na ri-i-be | |
| 8 | e-na-⸢ah⸣-ma ih-ṭa-bi-it [a]-⸢na⸣ si-hir₂-ti-šu [u₂-ne₂-kir₆] an-ša-ti-šu ak-šer₃ u₃ ma-aq-ta iš-tu uš-ši-šu a-di | |
| 9 | gaba-dib-⸢bi⸣-šu e-pu-uš ⸢ti⸣-[me-ni ša] {m}{d}a-šur-TI.[LA ud]-⸢di⸣-iš a-na aš-ri-šu-nu-ma u₂-ter ⸢u₃ ti⸣-me-ni-ia aš-ku-un | |
| 10 | ru-bu-u₂ ar-⸢ku⸣-[u₂ e-nu-ma E₂] ⸢šu⸣-u₂ ⸢e⸣-[na-hu-ma ud]-⸢da⸣-šu ki-ma a-na-ku-ma ti-me-ni ša {m}{d}a-šur-TI.LA a-bi-ia | |
| 11 | a-na aš-ri-šu-nu u₂-te-ru ⸢ti⸣-[me-ni-ia a-na aš-ri]-⸢šu⸣-nu [lu]-⸢ter⸣ {d}iš₈-tar₂ ik-ri-⸢bi⸣-šu i-še-⸢me⸣ | |
| 12 | mu-ne₂-kir₆ ši-⸢iṭ⸣-[ri]-⸢ia⸣ u₃ šu-mi₃-[ia {d}aš-šur be-li LUGAL-su] li-⸢is⸣-[kip šu]-⸢um⸣-šu ⸢u₃⸣ [NUMUN-šu i]-⸢na⸣ KUR lu-hal-liq ša-a-šu | |
| 13 | KUR-⸢su li⸣-[id]-di-⸢šu⸣-[nu-ma {d}IŠKUR i-na be-ri-iq le-mu-te KUR-su li-ib-ri-iq a-na KUR-šu hu]-⸢ša₂⸣-hi ⸢li⸣-di |
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