Aššur-reša-iši I 01 (Q005899)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Aššur-reša-iši I 01 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005899 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:7] 11–77 | Aššur-rēša-iši, appointee of the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, the one whom the gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea, the great gods, faithfully claimed in his mother's womb, the one whose dominion they designated for the proper administration of Assyria, the presentation of whose offerings the gods of heaven and underworld love and they (therefore) blessed his priesthood, attentive prince, provider of offerings for the great gods, exalted sage, warrior among overseers, [...] of the goddess Irnina, merciless hero in battle, crusher of the enemies of Aššur, strong bridle controlling the insubmissive, the one who puts the evil insubordinate to flight, murderer of the extensive army of the Aḫlamu (and) scatterer of their forces, the one who, by the command of the god Ninurta — most valiant of the gods —, [marches about] above and below, defeats the lands of [...], the Lullumu, all the Qutu, and their entire mountainous region and subdues them at his feet, the one who holds the just scepter which gathers the scattered subjects, conqueror of (all) lands, avenger of Assyria; son of Mutakkil-Nusku, vice-regent of Aššur; son of Aššur-dān (I) (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur: |
| Obverse [7:10] 88–1010 | At that time the towers of the great gate at the front of [the (monumental) lions] in the main forecourt of the temple of the goddess Ištar of [Nineveh], my mistress — (the towers) which previously, at the time of Shalmaneser (I), king of Assyria, had been damaged in an earthquake (and) which Shalmaneser (I), a king who preceded me, restored; a second time they were shaken by an earthquake at [the time of Aššur-d]ān (I), [king] of Assyria, my grandfather, those towers had been weakened and become dilapidated. (In the section) from the battlements to the roof of the temple I tore down fifteen layers of brick (and) [raised (this section)] fifty [layers of brick] (thus) making it [thirty]-five layers of brick higher than before. I put stone rosettes all around them. |
| Obverse [10:12] 1111–1212 | In the future, in distant days, when those towers become old and dilapidated, may a later prince restore them (and) [replace the stone] rosettes ... May he return my inscribed name to its place. (Then) the goddess Ištar, the great mistress, [will listen to] his prayers. |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | As for the one who removes my inscription and my name: May the goddess Ištar, the great mistress, overthrow his sovereignty and rule; [may she command] that he not live one day longer. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | {m}aš-šur-SAG-i-ši ša₂-ak-ni {d}AB ŠID aš-šur | |
| 2 | ša {d}a-nu {d}BAD u {d}DIŠ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ i-na ŠA₃ AGARIN₄-šu ke-niš ih-šu-hu-šu-ma | |
| 3 | ⸢a⸣-na šu-te-šur KUR aš-šur EN-su ib-bu-u₂ ⸢u₃⸣ na-dan zi-be-šu DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ AN-e u KI-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 4 | [i]-⸢ra⸣-mu-ma ŠUD₃ SANGA-su NUN na-aʾ-du za-nin NIDBA ana DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ er-šu ṣi-i-ru qar-rad par-ri-⸢ki⸣ [(...)] | |
| 5 | [x x] {d}ir-ni-na ur-ša₂-an MURUB₄ la pa-du-u₂ da-iš na-ki-ru-ut aš-šur rap-pu dan-nu mu-la-iṭ la ma-gi-ri mu-⸢šap⸣-[ri]-id la ka-ni-še | |
| 6 | ⸢mu⸣-[uz]-za-ap-ri ša-giš ERIM.MEŠ-at ah-la-mi-i DAGAL.MEŠ mu-par₂-ri-ir el-la-te-šu₂-nu ša₂ i-na siq-ri {d}nin-urta qar-di DINGIR.MEŠ e-liš u šap-liš ⸢it⸣-[tal-la-ku-ma] | |
| 7 | KUR.KUR-at [...] ⸢lu⸣-ul-lu-mi-i kul₂-lat qu-ti-i u₃ na-gab hur-ša-ni-šu-nu i-na-ru-⸢ma a⸣-na GIR₃.II-šu₂ u₂-šek₂-ni-šu ta-mi-ih {giš}GIDRU eš-re-[ti mu-pah]-⸢hi-rat⸣ | |
| 8 | ba-ʾu-⸢la-ti⸣-ša₂ BIR.MEŠ ka-šid KUR.KUR mu-ter gi-mil KUR aš-šur A mu-tak₃-kil-{d}nusku ŠID aš-šur A aš-šur-dan ŠID aš-šur-ma e-nu-ma na-me₂-ru ša KA₂ GAL-te ša ⸢SAG⸣ [UR.MAH].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {ki}KISAL.MAH | |
| 9 | ša E₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ ša₂ {uru}[ni-nu-a] NIN-ia ša i-na mah-ra i-na tar-ṣi {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG ⸢MAN⸣ KUR aš-šur i-na ri-i-be e-nu-hu {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG MAN a-lik pa-ni-ia an-hu-su-nu ud-di-šu | |
| 10 | ša₂-nu-te-šu i-na ri-i-bi ša₂ i-[na tar-ṣi aš-šur]-⸢dan⸣ [šar] ⸢KUR⸣ aš-šur ba-nu-u₂ a-bi-ia i-ru-bu na-me₂-[ru ša₂]-⸢tu⸣-nu i-nu-šu-ma e-nu-hu iš-tu gaba-dib-bi-šu-nu a-di UR₃ E₂ 15 ti-ib-ki an-hu-te lu ah-si-ip | |
| 11 | lu u₂-še-ri-da 50 [ti-ib-ki lu ul-li] 35 ti-ib-ki.MEŠ ana mah-ri-i lu ut-⸢tir⸣ ia-e-re ša₂ NA₄.MEŠ lu ul-mi-šu-nu-ti a-na ah-rat UD.MEŠ a-na u₄-um ṣa-a-ti ⸢e-nu⸣-ma | |
| 12 | ⸢na⸣-me₂-ru ša₂-tu-nu u₂-⸢šal⸣-ba-⸢ru-ma⸣ [e]-⸢na⸣-hu NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ an-hu-su-nu lu-diš ia-e-re.MEŠ [...] u₃ MU šaṭ-ra a-na aš₂-ri-šu lu-ter {d}iš-tar NIN GAL-tu ŠUD₃-⸢šu₂⸣ [i-še-me] | |
| 13 | mu-ne₂-⸢kir₂⸣ šiṭ-ri-ia ⸢u₃⸣ MU-ia {d}iš-tar NIN GAL-tu LUGAL-su u₃ BALA-šu₂ [li-is]-⸢kip⸣ 1-en u₄-ma NU TI-su [liq-bi] |
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