Tukulti-Ninurta I 05 (Q005841)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Tukulti-Ninurta I 05 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005841 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| 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 [0:14] 11–1414 | Tukultī-Ninurta, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun(god) of all people, strong king, king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper (and) Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the land of the Šubaru, Qutu, and king of all the lands Nairi, the king whom the gods have helped to obtain his desired victories and who shepherds the four quarters with his fierce might, I; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nārārī (I) (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [14:22] 1515–2222 | At the beginning of my sovereignty, at the beginning of my reign, I conquered the land of the Qutu, the land of the Uqumanu, the lands Elḫunia, Šarnida, and Meḫru. Annually I regularly received in my city Aššur the tribute of their lands and the produce of their mountains. |
| Obverse [22:47] 2323–4747 | At that time I controlled (as) with a bridle the land of the Papḫu, the lands Katmuḫu, Buššu, Mummu, Alzu, Madanu, Niḫanu, Alaia, Tepurzu, Purulumzu (and) the entire extensive land of the Šubaru. I subdued at my feet the kings, their leaders, and imposed (upon them) corvée. With my surpassingly strong might I frequently traversed impassable rocky mountains the paths of which no other king knew. Forty kings of the lands Nairi fiercely took up a position for armed conflict. I fought with them (and) brought about their defeat. I caused their blood to flow into the caves and ravines of the mountains. (Thus) I became lord of all their lands and levied upon them tribute and impost forever. |
| Obverse [47:69] 4848–6969 | With the support of the gods Aššur, Enlil, and Šamaš, the great gods, my lords, (and) with the aid of the goddess Ištar mistress of heaven (and) underworld, (who) marches at the fore of my army, I approached Kaštiliašu, king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), to do battle. I brought about the defeat of his army (and) felled his warriors. In the midst of that battle I captured Kaštiliašu, king of the Kassites, (and) trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as though it were a footstool. Bound I brought him as a captive into the presence of Aššur, my lord. (Thus) I became lord of Sumer and Akkad in its entirety (and) fixed the boundary of my land as the Lower Sea in the east. |
| Obverse [69:83] 7070–8383 | At that time I delineated in the sacred area of my city Aššur (which is on) the north side, remote regions, (and) much terrain. Eighty mušaru straight down its foundation pit I reached bedrock. I built Elugalumunkurkurra, the royal residence which I love, completed it from top to bottom, and deposited my monumental inscription. |
| Obverse [83:93] 8484–9393 | In the future may a later prince, when that palace becomes old and dilapidated, restore it. May he anoint with oil my monumental inscription, make sacrifices, (and) return (it) to its place. (Then) the gods Aššur and Adad will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [93:126] 9494–126126 | He who erases my inscribed name and writes his (own) name; (who) discards my monumental inscription and puts (it) in another place where there is no visibility; who conceives of and does anything injurious; or (who) prevents the gods who dwell in the city Aššur from entering my palace during the festivals (and) summons (them) to another palace; (who) abandons that palace and neglects it: May the gods Aššur and Adad, the gods of heaven (and) underworld, extinguish his sovereignty; may they destroy his name (and) his seed from the land; may a king who is his enemy take away his throne (and) under his very eyes rule his land. May the goddess Ištar, my mistress who designated my turn for sovereignty, bring about the defeat of his land; may he not stand firm before his enemies; may she hand him over to his enemies. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta MAN KIŠ | |
| 2 | MAN KUR aš-šur MAN kib-rat 4-i | |
| 3 | {d}šam-šu KIŠ UN.MEŠ MAN dan-nu | |
| 4 | MAN {kur}kar-du-ni-aš MAN KUR šu-me-ri | |
| 5 | u₃ ak-ka-di-i MAN A.AB.BA | |
| 6 | AN.TA KI.TA MAN hur-ša₂-ni | |
| 7 | u₃ na-me-e DAGAL.MEŠ MAN {kur}šu-ba-ri-i | |
| 8 | qu-ti-i u₃ MAN kul₂-la-at | |
| 9 | KUR.KUR ne₂-ʾi-ri MAN ša₂ er-nin-tu ŠA₃-šu₂ | |
| 10 | DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-še-ek-ši-du-šu-ma | |
| 11 | kib-rat 4-ta ina me-ziz kiš-šu-ti-šu₂ | |
| 12 | ir-te-ʾ-u₂ a-na-ku | |
| 13 | A {d}sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 14 | A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma | |
| 15 | i-na šur-ru MAN-ti-ia | |
| 16 | i-na mah-ri-i BALA-ia | |
| 17 | {kur}qu-ti-i {kur}u₂-qu-ma-ni-i | |
| 18 | {kur}el-hu-ni-a u₃ šar-ni-da | |
| 19 | {kur}me-eh-ri qa-ti lu ik-šud | |
| 20 | GUN KUR.KUR-šu-nu u₃ hi-ṣi-ib | |
| 21 | hur-ša₂-ni-šu-nu MU-šam₃-ma | |
| 22 | ina URU-ia {d}aš-šur lu am-da-har | |
| 23 | ina u₄-me-šu-ma {kur}pap-hi-i | |
| 24 | {kur}kat-mu-hi {kur}bu-uš-ši | |
| 25 | {kur}mu-um-mi {kur}al-zi | |
| 26 | {kur}ma-da-ni {kur}ni-ha-ni | |
| 27 | {kur}a-la-ia {kur}te-pur₁₃-zi | |
| 28 | {kur}pu-ru-lum-zi si-hir₂-ti | |
| 29 | {kur}šu-ba-ri-i DAGAL-ta | |
| 30 | ina ra-ap-pi lu u₂-la-iṭ | |
| 31 | MAN.MEŠ ša₂-pi-ri-šu-nu ana GIR₃.MEŠ-ia | |
| 32 | u₂-šek₂-niš₂ u₃ tup-ši-ka e-mi-id | |
| 33 | hur-ša₂-ni be-ru-ti | |
| 34 | a-šar la me-te-qi ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 35 | ia-um-ma ar-ha-te-šu-nu | |
| 36 | la i-du-u₂ i-na li-it | |
| 37 | kiš-šu-ti-ia šu-tur₂-ti | |
| 38 | e-te-ti-iq-ma 40-a MAN.MEŠ | |
| 39 | KUR.KUR na-i-ri a-na MURUB₄ u₃ ME₃ | |
| 40 | dap₂-ni-iš iz-zi-zu-u₂-ni | |
| 41 | it-ti-šu-nu am-da-ha-aṣ | |
| 42 | a-bi-ik-ta-šu-nu aš₂-ku-un | |
| 43 | UŠ₂.MEŠ-šu-nu hur-ri u₃ muš-pa-li | |
| 44 | ša₂ KUR-i lu u₂-me-kir₆ | |
| 45 | kul₂-la-at KUR.KUR-šu-nu a-bel₂ | |
| 46 | GUN u₃ ta-mar-ta a-na u₄-um ṣa-ti | |
| 47 | UGU-šu-nu aš-ku-un | |
| 48 | i-na {giš}tukul-ti ša₂ {d}aš-šur | |
| 49 | {d}BAD u₃ {d}ša₂-maš DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 50 | EN.MEŠ-ia i-na re-ṣu-ti | |
| 51 | ša₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ NIN-at AN-⸢e⸣ KI-ti | |
| 52 | i-na pa-ni um-ma-⸢ni⸣-ia | |
| 53 | il-li-ku it-ti | |
| 54 | {m}kaš-til-a-šu MAN {kur}kar-du-ni-aš | |
| 55 | a-na e-peš tuq-ma-ti | |
| 56 | as-ni-iq a-bi-ik-tu | |
| 57 | um-ma-na-te-šu aš-ku-un | |
| 58 | muq-tab-li-šu u₂-še-em-qit₂ | |
| 59 | i-na qe₂-reb tam-ha-ri ša₂-a-tu | |
| 60 | {m}kaš-til-a-šu MAN kaš-ši-i | |
| 61 | qa-ti ik-šud GU₂ be-lu-ti-šu₂ | |
| 62 | ki-ma gal-tap-pi i-na GIR₃.MEŠ-ia | |
| 63 | ak-bu-us šal-lu-su | |
| 64 | u₃ ka-mu-su a-na ma-har aš-šur | |
| 65 | EN-ia u₂-bi-la KUR šu-me-ri | |
| 66 | u₃ ak-ka-di-i a-na ZAG gim-ri-ša₂ | |
| 67 | a-bel₂ i-na A.AB.BA KI.TA | |
| 68 | ša₂ ṣi-i-{d}UTU-ši mi-ṣir | |
| 69 | KUR-ia aš-ku-un | |
| 70 | i-na u₄-me-šu-ma i-na eš₁₅-re-et | |
| 71 | URU-ia {d}aš-šur | |
| 72 | mu-hur-ti {im}il-ta-ni | |
| 73 | ši-id-di na-aš-ku-te | |
| 74 | qa-qa-ra-te ma-da-te | |
| 75 | lu u₂-me-es-si | |
| 76 | 80 mu-ša₂-ri zi-iq-pa [u₂]-še-la-a | |
| 77 | a-na šu-pa-li dan-na-su | |
| 78 | ki-ṣir KUR-i | |
| 79 | lu ak-šud e₂-lugal-umun-kur-kur-ra | |
| 80 | šu-bat MAN-ti-ia ša₂ a-ra-mu | |
| 81 | e-pu-uš iš-tu uš-še-šu₂ | |
| 82 | a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-lil | |
| 83 | u₃ na-re-ia aš-ku-un | |
| 84 | a-na ar-kat UD.MEŠ | |
| 85 | NUN EGIR e-nu-ma | |
| 86 | E₂.GAL-lu ši-i | |
| 87 | u₂-šal-ba-ru-ma e-na-hu | |
| 88 | an-hu-sa lu-ud-di-iš | |
| 89 | na-re-ia I₃ lip-šu-uš | |
| 90 | ni-qa-a liq-qi | |
| 91 | a-na aš-ri-šu₂ lu-te-er | |
| 92 | {d}aš-šur u₃ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 93 | ik-ri-be-šu₂ i-še-mu-u₂ | |
| 94 | ša₂ MU šaṭ-ra i-pa-ši-ṭu-ma | |
| 95 | MU-šu₂ i-ša₂-aṭ-ṭa-ru | |
| 96 | na-re-ia u₂-šam₃-sa-ku | |
| 97 | i-na aš-ri ša₂-ni-ma | |
| 98 | a-šar la a-ma-ri i-ša₂-ka-nu | |
| 99 | ša₂ mi-ma a-mat le-mu-ut-te | |
| 100 | i-ha-sa-sa-ma e-pu-šu | |
| 101 | lu DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut | |
| 102 | URU {d}aš-šur i-na EZEN.MEŠ | |
| 103 | a-na ŠA₃ E₂.GAL-li₃-ia | |
| 104 | a-na e-re-bi | |
| 105 | i-ka-al-lu-u₂ | |
| 106 | a-na E₂.GAL-li₃ | |
| 107 | ša₂-ni-te-ma i-ša₂-su-u₂ | |
| 108 | E₂.GAL ši-a-ti | |
| 109 | u₂-ma-aš₂-ša₂-ru-ma | |
| 110 | i-na-ad-du-u₂-ši | |
| 111 | {d}aš-šur u₃ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 112 | DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e KI-ti | |
| 113 | LUGAL-su liš-gi-šu | |
| 114 | MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ i-na KUR | |
| 115 | lu-u₂-hal-li-qu | |
| 116 | LUGAL EN le-mut-ti-šu | |
| 117 | {giš}GU.ZA-šu li-ki-im-šu | |
| 118 | a-na ni-iṭ-li IGI.MEŠ-šu | |
| 119 | KUR-su li-iš-pu-ur | |
| 120 | {d}iš₈-tar₂ NIN na-ba-at | |
| 121 | BALA.MEŠ MAN-ti-ia | |
| 122 | a-bi-ik-tu KUR-šu | |
| 123 | liš-ku-un i-na pa-ni KUR₂.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 124 | ia iz-zi-iz | |
| 125 | a-na ŠU KUR₂.MEŠ-šu | |
| 126 | lu-u₂-me-li-šu |
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