Tukulti-Ninurta I 02 (Q005838)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Tukulti-Ninurta I 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005838 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:16] 11–1616 | Tukultī-Ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, strong king, king of the four quarters, chosen of Aššur, vice-regent of Aššur, the king whose deeds are pleasing to the gods of heaven (and) underworld and to whom they allotted the four corners of the earth, (the king whom) they allowed always to exercise rule in the (four) quarters and who conquered all those who did not submit to him, capturer of enemy lands, extender of borders, strong king, loved one of the great gods, of lordly lineage whose priesthood in Ekur and whose rule over all people the god Enlil from of old made great, I; [son of] Shalmaneser (I), king of the universe, king of Assyria; [son of Adad-n]ārārī (I) (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [16:36] 1717–3636 | At that time, from Tulsinâ the ... mountain, (the region) between the city Šasila (and) the city Mašḫaṭ-šarri on the opposite bank of the Lower Zab, from Mount Zuqušku and Mount Lallar — the district of the extensive Qutu —, the land of the Uqumanu and the land Elḫunia, to Šarnida, the land Meḫru, the land of the Pap[ḫu, the land Katm]uḫu, the land Buššu, the land Mummu, and the entirety of Mount [Kašiiari], the land Alzu, the land [Madanu, the land] Niḫanu, the land Alaya, [the land Tep]urzu, and the land Pu[rulum]zu, all [the land of] the extensive [Šubaru], to the border [of Nairi and the border of the land M]akan, the district [... to] the Euphrates — [those regions] the god Aššur [allotted to me]. All [(my) enemies I] brought under one command. |
| Obverse [36:38] 3737–3838 | The prince who accepts [their gifts], the shepherd who has charge over them, [and the herdsman who] properly administers them, I: |
| Obverse [38:45] 3939–4545 | At [that] time, beside my [earlier] palace in the area of the ziggurrat of the god [Adad], my [lord, I removed] the sandy soil. I built a palace, my royal residence, a palace for my enjoyment, and deposited my monumental inscriptions. |
| Obverse [45:53] 4646–5353 | In the future may a later prince restore it. May he anoint with oil my monumental inscriptions, make sacrifices, (and) return (them) to their places. (Then) the gods Aššur and Adad will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [53:55] 5454–5555 | Month of (blank), eponymy of (blank) |
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}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 2 | MAN dan-nu MAN kib-rat 4 ni-šit aš-šur | |
| 3 | ŠID aš-šur MAN ša₂ ep-še-tu-šu | |
| 4 | UGU DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN KI i-ṭi₂-ba-ma | |
| 5 | kip-pat₂ tu-bu-qa-at 4 | |
| 6 | a-na is-qi-šu iš-ru-ku | |
| 7 | i-na kib-ra-ti ul-te-li-ṭu-ma | |
| 8 | kul₂-la-at la ma-gi-ri-šu₂ qa-su | |
| 9 | ik-šu-du ṣa-bit KUR.KUR KUR₂.MEŠ mu-re-piš | |
| 10 | mi₃-iṣ-ri MAN dan-nu na-mad DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 11 | NUMUN be-lu-ti ša₂ iš-tu ul-la-a | |
| 12 | SANGA-su-nu i-na e₂-kur u₃ ša₂-pi-ru-su-nu | |
| 13 | i-na kiš-šat UN.MEŠ {d}BAD | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-šer₃-bu-u₂ a-na-ku | |
| 15 | [A {m]}{⸢d⸣}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 16 | [A {m}{d}IŠKUR]-⸢ERIM⸣.TAH₂ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma | |
| 17 | e-nu-ma iš-tu tul-si-na-a KUR-i | |
| 18 | la-aš₂-qi be-ri-it {uru}ša₂-si-la | |
| 19 | {uru}maš-haṭ-MAN e-be-er-ti {id₂}za-be-; | |
| 20 | ⸢iš⸣-tu {kur}zu-qu-uš-ki | |
| 21 | u₃ {kur}la-la-ar [ši]-⸢id⸣-di | |
| 22 | {kur}qu-ti-i DAGAL-ti {[kur}u₂]-⸢qu⸣-ma-ni | |
| 23 | {kur}el-hu-ni-a a-di ⸢šar⸣-[ni]-da | |
| 24 | {kur}me-eh-ri {kur}pap-[hi-i {kur}kat]-⸢mu⸣-hi | |
| 25 | {kur}bu-uš-še {[kur}mu]-⸢um⸣-me | |
| 26 | u₃ si-hi-ir-[ti {kur}ka-ši]-⸢ia⸣-ri | |
| 27 | {kur}al-zi {⸢kur⸣}[ma-da-ni {kur]}⸢ni⸣-ha-ni | |
| 28 | {kur}a-la-⸢ia⸣ {[kur}te]-⸢pur₁₃⸣-zi | |
| 29 | u₃ {kur}pu-[ru-lum]-zi | |
| 30 | kul₂-la-⸢at⸣ {[kur}šu-ba-ri-i] DAGAL-ti | |
| 31 | a-di pa-[aṭ KUR.KUR na-i-ri u₃ pa-aṭ {kur]}⸢ma-ka-an⸣ | |
| 32 | ši-⸢id⸣-[di ...] | |
| 33 | [... a-di] pu-[ra-ti] | |
| 34 | [mi₃]-⸢iṣ⸣-[ru ša₂-tu-nu] {d}aš-[šur] | |
| 35 | ⸢a⸣-na ⸢is⸣-[qi-ia iš-ru-ku] ⸢pa⸣-a 1-⸢en⸣ | |
| 36 | kul₂-la-[at KUR₂.MEŠ] ⸢aš⸣-ku-un | |
| 37 | NUN ma-⸢hi⸣-[ir ṭa-te-šu]-⸢nu⸣ SIPA | |
| 38 | pa-qi-su-nu [u₃ u₂-tul-lu mul-te]-šir₃-šu₂-nu | |
| 39 | a-na-ku i-na u₄-⸢me⸣-[šu-ma i]-⸢ta⸣-at | |
| 40 | E₂.GAL-li₃-ia ⸢mah⸣-[ri-ti] ⸢si⸣-hir₂-ti | |
| 41 | si-qur-ra-ti ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[IŠKUR] ⸢EN⸣-ia | |
| 42 | qa-qa-ri pu-ṣa-e ⸢u₂⸣-[šam-si]-⸢ik⸣ | |
| 43 | E₂.GAL-la šu-pa-at ⸢LUGAL⸣-ti-ia | |
| 44 | E₂.GAL hi-⸢da⸣-ti-ia | |
| 45 | e-pu-uš ⸢u₃⸣ na-re-ia | |
| 46 | aš-ku-un a-na ar-kat UD.MEŠ | |
| 47 | ⸢ru⸣-bu-⸢u₂⸣ ar-ku-u₂ | |
| 48 | [an-hu]-⸢sa⸣ lu-di-iš | |
| 49 | [na]-⸢re⸣-ia I₃ lip-šu-uš | |
| 50 | [ni]-qa-a li-qi | |
| 51 | [a-na] aš-ri-šu-nu lu-te-er | |
| 52 | {⸢d⸣}aš-šur u₃ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 53 | ⸢ik⸣-ri-be-šu i-še-mu-u₂ | |
| 54 | {iti}($blank$) li-mu | |
| 55 | {m}($blank$) |
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