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Tukulti-Ninurta I 21 (Q005857)

Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE

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DesignationTukulti-Ninurta I 21
IDQ005857
CollectionArkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodMiddle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotQalat Sherqat (Assur)
Coordinates35.4581, 43.2620

English translation

By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

LineEnglish
Obverse [0:10] 1'1'–10'10'[who regularly received the tribute of] their lands and [the produce of their mountains, ... designate of the god] Anu, the one who with [his] fierce valor [subdued princes (and) all kings, ... overwhelmer of all the unsubmissive (of) the lands Alzu] and Purulumzu [...] who [took over the rule of] all the land of the Šu[baru ...] exalted priest [... who] regularly vied with [...] with bronze clasps [... valiant hero, creature] of the god Adad, who [brought about] the defeat [of ...] favorite of the god Ninurta, the one who [controlled all quarters] with [his] strong [might ... who] subdued [at his feet ...]; son of [Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria; son of Adad-nārārī (I) (who was) also king of Assyria]:
Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11'[... I completed] it from top to bottom.

Transliteration (ATF)

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LineATFMachine English (draft)
1'[...] x x [...]
2'[... ša ... GUN] ⸢KUR⸣.KUR-šu-nu u₃ [hi-ṣi-ib hur-ša₂-ni-šu-nu im-da-ha-ru ...]
3'[... ni-bit {d}a]-⸢nim⸣ ša i-na me-ziz qar-⸢ra⸣-[du-ti-šu u₂-še-ek-ni-šu NUN-e ka-al MAN.MEŠ ...]
4'[... sa-pi-in {kur}al-zi] u₃ {kur}pu-ru-lu-um-⸢zi⸣ [si-hi-ir la kan-ši ...]
5'[...] x-a ša kul₂-la-at {kur}šu-[ba-ri-i i-pe-lu ...]
6'[...] x-u₂ SANGA-u₂ ṣi-ru [...]
7'[...] ⸢il⸣-ta-na-nu i-na be-re-et ZABAR [...]
8'[... ur-ša₂-nu qar-du li-pi]-⸢it⸣ qa-at {d}IŠKUR ša a-bi-ik-⸢ta⸣ [...]
9'[...] ⸢mi⸣-gir {d}nin-urta ša i-na li-⸢it⸣ [kiš-šu-ti-šu u₂-la-i-ṭu gi-me-er UB.MEŠ-ti ...]
10'[... a-na GIR₃].⸢MEŠ⸣-šu u₂-šek₂-ni-šu A {d}[sal₂-ma-nu-MAŠ MAN KUR aš-šur A {d}10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma ...]
11'[... iš]-⸢tu⸣ uš-še-šu a-di ⸢gaba⸣-[dib-bi-šu ...]

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