Tiglath-pileser I 03 (Q005928)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser I 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005928 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; Private Collection: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] 11–44 | [Tiglath]-pileser, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of all the four quarters, valiant man who acts with the support of the gods Aššur and Ninurta, the great gods, his lords, (and thereby) has felled his foes; |
| Obverse [4:6] 55–66 | Son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Mutakkil-Nusku (who was) also king of theuniverse (and) king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [5:15] 66–1515 | By the command of the god Aššur, my lord, I conquered from the other side of the Lower Zab to the Upper Sea in the west. Thrice I marched to the lands Nairi (and) conquered the extensive lands Nairi from the land Tummu to the land Daiēnu, Ḫimua and to the land Paiteru. I subdued 30 kings of the lands Nairi. I took hostages from them, received their tribute of teams of horses in harness, (and) imposed upon them tax and impost. |
| Obverse [15:25] 1616–2525 | I marched to Mount Lebanon. I cut down (and) carried off cedar beams for the temple of the gods Anu and Adad, the great gods, my lords. I continued to the land Amurru (and) conquered the entire land Amurru. I received tribute from the lands Byblos, Sidon, (and) Arwad. I rode in boats of the people of Arwad (and) travelled successfully a distance of three double hours from the city Arwad, an island (lit. "in the middle of the sea"), to the city Ṣamuru which is in the land Amurru. I killed at sea a nāḫiru, which is called a sea-horse. |
| Obverse [25:28] 2626–2828 | Finally, upon my return I became [lord] of the entire land Ḫatti [...] (and) [imposed] upon Ini-Tešub, king of the land Ḫatti, hostages, tax, tribute, and (impost consisting of) cedar beams. |
| Obverse [28:35] 2929–3535 | I have crossed the Euphrates [...] times, twice in one year, in pursuit of the Aḫlamû-Arameans, to the land Ḫatti. I brought about their defeat from the foot of Mount Lebanon, the city Tadmar of the land Amurru, Anat of the land Sūḫu, as far as Rapiqu of Karduniaš (Babylonia). I brought their booty (and) possessions to my city Aššur. |
| Obverse [35:44] 3636–4444 | At that time the wall of my city Aššur, of New City, (the wall) which Aššur-nādin-aḫḫē, vice-regent of the god Aššur, king, my forefather who preceded me, had previously built — upon this wall, from the great tower of the Tigris Gate to the ...s and to the wall of Inner City, I piled up earth like a ruin hill (and thereby) reinforced (it). I constructed anew a strong wall in front of it. I built (and) completed it from top to bottom. I deposited my monumental inscriptions therein. |
| Obverse [44:49] 4545–4949 | In the future, in days to come, may a later prince, when this wall becomes old and dilapidated, restore its weakened (portions). May he restore my inscribed name to its place. (Then) the god Aššur, the great lord, will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [49:51] 5050–5151 | Month of Kuzallu, thirteenth day, eponymy of Ninuāya, son of Aššur-aplu-līšir, chief of revenue officers. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {[m}{giš}tukul]-⸢ti⸣-IBILA-e₂-šar₂-ra MAN KAL MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 2 | ⸢MAN⸣ kul₂-lat kib-rat 4-i eṭ-lu qar-du ša i-na {giš}tukul-ti {d}a-šur | |
| 3 | u₃ {d}nin-urta DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-šu it-tal-la-ku | |
| 4 | u₂-šam-qi-tu ge-ri-šu | |
| 5 | DUMU {d}a-šur-SAG-i-ši MAN KIŠ MAN KUR {⸢d}a-šur⸣ DUMU mu-tak₂-kil-{d}nusku MAN KIŠ MAN KUR {d}a-šur-ma | |
| 6 | i-na siq-ri {d}a-šur EN-ia iš-tu e-[ber]-⸢ta⸣-an | |
| 7 | {id₂}za-be-šu-pa-li-i a-di A.⸢AB.BA e-le⸣-ni-te | |
| 8 | ša SILIM-mu {d}šam-ši qa-a-ti lu ik-šud | |
| 9 | 3-šu a-na {kur}{kur}na-i-ri lu al-lik ⸢DAGAL⸣.MEŠ-te | |
| 10 | {kur}{kur}na-⸢i⸣-ri ⸢iš-tu {kur}tum₄-me⸣ a-di {kur}⸢da-ia⸣-e-ni | |
| 11 | {kur}hi-mu-a ⸢u₃⸣ a-di {kur}pa-i-te-ri ⸢lu ak-šud⸣ | |
| 12 | 30 LUGAL.MEŠ-ni ša {kur}{kur}na-i-ri a-na ⸢GIR₃.II⸣.MEŠ-ia | |
| 13 | u₂-šek₂-niš li-ṭi₂-šu-nu aṣ-⸢bat ANŠE⸣.KUR.RA.MEŠ | |
| 14 | ṣi-im-da-at {giš}ni-⸢i⸣-ri ma-da-ta-šu-nu am-hur | |
| 15 | GUN u₃ ta-mar-ta UGU-šu-nu u₂-kin₂ | |
| 16 | ⸢a⸣-na {kur}lab-na-ni ⸢lu⸣ al-lik GIŠ.UR₃.⸢MEŠ⸣ ša {giš}e-re-ni | |
| 17 | a-na E₂ {d}a-nim u₃ {d}IŠKUR ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ GAL⸣.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia | |
| 18 | ak-ki-is aš₂-ša-a a-na {kur}a-mur-ri e-ti-⸢iq⸣ | |
| 19 | {kur}a-mur-ri a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša ak-šud | |
| 20 | ⸢ma⸣-da-⸢at⸣-ta ša {kur}gu-bal {kur}ṣi-du-ni {kur}ar-ma-da | |
| 21 | lu am-hur i-na {giš}MA₂.MEŠ-te ša {kur}ar-ma-da-ia | |
| 22 | lu ar-kab 3 DANNA A.ŠA₃ iš-tu {kur}ar-ma-da | |
| 23 | ša MURUB₄ A.AB.BA a-di {uru}ṣa-mu-ri ša {kur}a-mur-ri | |
| 24 | lu ak-ta-šir₂ na-hi-ra ša ANŠE.KUR.RA ša A.AB.BA | |
| 25 | i-qab-bi-u₂-⸢šu-ni⸣ i-na qa-bal A.AB.BA lu a-du-uk | |
| 26 | ⸢u₃⸣ i-na ta-ia-ar-ti-ia {kur}ha-at-te a-na si-hir₂-ti-ša | |
| 27 | lu ⸢a⸣-[pel₂ ...] li-⸢ṭi₂⸣.MEŠ GUN ma-da-ta u₃ GIŠ.⸢UR₃⸣.[MEŠ] | |
| 28 | [ša {giš}e]-re-ni i-na UGU {m}i₃-ni-{d}te-šub MAN {kur}ha-at-⸢te⸣ [lu aš-kun] | |
| 29 | [...]-šu {id₂}pu-rat-ta EGIR ah-la-mi₃-i- | |
| 30 | {kur}ar-ma-ia.MEŠ a-na {kur}ha-at-te ša-at-ta 2-šu | |
| 31 | [lu] ⸢e⸣-te-bir iš-tu GIR₃ {kur}lab-na-ni {uru}ta-ad-mar | |
| 32 | ⸢ša⸣ {kur}a-mur-ri a-na-at ša {kur}su-u₂-hi | |
| 33 | u₃ a-di {uru}ra-pi₂-qi ša {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ | |
| 34 | dab₂-da-šu-nu aš₂-kun šal-la-su-nu mar-ši-su-nu | |
| 35 | a-na URU-⸢ia⸣ {d}a-šur ub-la | |
| 36 | ⸢i-na u₄-me-šu-ma⸣ BAD₃ ša URU-ia {d}a-šur ša URU-GIBIL | |
| 37 | ⸢ša i-na pa⸣-na {m}{d}a-šur-SUM-ŠEŠ.MEŠ ŠID {d}a-šur MAN a-bi | |
| 38 | ⸢a-lik pa⸣-ni-ia e-pu-šu BAD₃ šu-a-tu iš-tu a-sa-i-te | |
| 39 | ⸢GAL-te ša⸣ KA₂-{d}IDIGNA a-di ši-ma-ra-a-te | |
| 40 | u₃ a-di BAD₃ ⸢ša⸣ {uru}ŠA₃-URU ši-pi₂-ik SAHAR.MEŠ | |
| 41 | ki-ma DU₆ i-na muh-hi-šu aš₂-pu-uk u₂-de-nin | |
| 42 | ⸢BAD₃⸣ dan-na a-na GIBIL-ut-te i-na mah-ri-šu ar-ṣip | |
| 43 | iš-tu uš-še-šu a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu e-pu-uš | |
| 44 | u₂-šek₂-lil {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ-ia i-na qer-bi-šu aš₂-kun | |
| 45 | a-na EGIR u₄-me a-na u₄-um ṣa-a-te e-nu-ma BAD₃ šu-u₂ | |
| 46 | u₂-šal-ba-ru-ma e-na-hu NUN EGIR-u₂ | |
| 47 | ⸢an⸣-hu-⸢su⸣ lu-ud-diš šu-mi šaṭ-ra a-na aš₂-ri-šu | |
| 48 | lu-te-er {d}a-šur EN GAL-u₂ ik-ri-bi-šu | |
| 49 | i-še-em-me | |
| 50 | {⸢iti}ku-zal-lu UD.13.KAM₂⸣ li-mu {m}ni-nu-a-ia | |
| 51 | DUMU ⸢aš-šur-IBILA-SI.SA₂⸣ GAL ⸢ma-ki⸣-si.MEŠ |
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