Aššur-reša-iši I 02 (Q005900)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Aššur-reša-iši I 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005900 |
| 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)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | Aššur-rēša-iši, appointee the god Enlil, vice-regent of Aššur, the one whose dominion the gods Anu, Enlil, and Ea, the great gods, designated for the proper administration of Assyria and whose priesthood they blessed, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria; son of Mutakkil-Nusku, vice-regent of Aššur; son of Aššur-dān (I) (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur: |
| Obverse [2:7] 33–77 | 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, which had been shaken by an earthquake at the time of Aššur-dān (I), [my] grandfather — they had become dilapidated and weak. (In the section) from the battlements to the roof of the temple I tore down [fifteen] old [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 [7:8] 88–88 | In the future, in distant days, may a later prince restore them. May he return my inscribed name to its place. (Then) the goddess Ištar [will listen to his] prayers. |
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 ša₂ {⸢d⸣}a-nu {d}BAD u {d}DIŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL.MEŠ⸣ | |
| 2 | ana šu-te-šur KUR aš-šur EN-su ib-bu-⸢u₂ (u) ŠUD₃ ⸢SANGA⸣-su MAN KALA MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 3 | A mu-tak₃-kil-{d}nusku ŠID aš-šur A aš-šur-dan ŠID aš-šur-ma e-nu-ma na-me₂-ru ša₂ KA₂ GAL-te | |
| 4 | ša₂ SAG UR.MAH ša₂ {ki}⸢KISAL⸣.MAH ša₂ E₂ {[d]}⸢iš₈⸣-tar₂ ša₂ {uru}⸢NINA NIN⸣-ia | |
| 5 | i-na ri-be ša₂ i-⸢na⸣ tar-ṣi {m}aš-šur-dan ba-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [a-bi-ia] i-ru-bu-ma e-nu-⸢hu⸣-[ma] | |
| 6 | i-nu-šu iš-tu ⸢gaba-dib-bi-šu⸣-nu a-di UR₃ ⸢E₂⸣ 15 ti-ib-ki] ⸢mah⸣-ru-te lu ah-si-ip lu u₂-še-ri-da | |
| 7 | 50 ti-ib-ki lu ul-li 35 ti-ib-ki a-na mah-ru-te lu ut-tir ia-e-re ša ⸢NA₄⸣.MEŠ lu ⸢ul-mi⸣-šu-nu-ti | |
| 8 | [ana] ⸢ah⸣-rat UD.MEŠ ana u₄-um ṣa-a-ti NUN ⸢EGIR-u₂⸣ an-hu-su-nu lu-diš ⸢MU šaṭ⸣-ra ana KI-šu₂ lu-ter {d}iš₈-tar₂ ⸢ŠUD₃⸣-[šu₂ i-še-me] |
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