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Tiglath-pileser I 10 (Q005935)

Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE

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DesignationTiglath-pileser I 10
IDQ005935
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodMiddle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotKuyunjik (Nineveh)
Coordinates36.3587, 43.1519

English translation

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Obverse [0:8] 11–88[Tiglath]-pileser, strong king, king of the universe, [king of Assyria, king] of all the four quarters, encircler of all [criminals, pious], provider for [Eku]r, select of the god Aššur, [valiant] young man [(merciless mighty man) who] acts [with] the support of the gods [Aššur] and Ninurta, the great gods, his lords, [and] (thereby) has felled his foes, attentive prince who, by the command of the god Šamaš the warrior, has conquered by means of conflict from Babylon of the land Akkad [to] the Upper Sea of the land Amurru and the sea of the lands Nairi and become lord of all;
Obverse [8:15] 99–1515strong gišginû, who by the attack of his fierce weapons has caused the four corners (of the world) to quake so that the habitations convulsed — indeed on the battlefield he has put in their graves the dangerous enemies of the god Aššur and turned them into ghosts — storm-trooper, at the approach of whose ferocious onslaught, the princes of the (four) quarters dreaded his fierce battle and took to hiding places like bats and scurried off to inaccessible regions like jerboa;
Obverse [15:17] 1616–1717son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Mutakkil-Nusku (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria:
Obverse [16:20] 1717–2020thrice I marched to the lands Nairi (and) conquered the extensive lands Nairi from Tummu [to] the land Daiēnu. I conquered the interior of the land Ḫabḫu, the lands Ḫimua (and) Paiteru. I received their tribute of teams of horses in harness.
Obverse [20:23] 2121–2323I conquered [12,000 of the] troops of the land of the insubmissive Mušku in battle. I laid out by means of the bow (lit. “at arrow point”) their fighting men right through the plain.
Obverse [23:25] 2424–2525I took (and) uprooted [4,000 Uru]mu (and) Abešlu, [(insubmissive) Hittite troops, (and) regarded them as belonging to my] land.
Obverse [25:27] 2626–2727[I] [conquered the land Sa]lua, the entire land of the Lullumu, [the lands ...] and Alzu.
Obverse [27:35] 2828–3535By the command of the gods Aššur, Anu, and [Adad], the great [gods], my lords, 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 city Arwad (and) the lands Byblos (and) Sidon. Upon my return I became lord of the entire land Ḫatti (and) imposed upon Ini-Tešub, king of the land Ḫatti, tax, tribute, and (impost consisting of) cedar beams.
Obverse [35:40] 3636–4040I marched to Karduniaš (Babylonia). I conquered from the city Turšan on the other side of the Lower Zab, the city Arman of Ugar-Sallu, as far as the city Lubdu. I crossed over the River Radānu. I conquered the cities at the foot of Mount Kaštilla (and) the foot of Mount Kamulla. I took out their booty (and) possessions (and) brought them to my city Aššur.
Obverse [40:44] 4141–4444On this campaign of mine I marched to the land Sūḫu. I conquered from the city Sabiritu, an island in the Euphrates, the cities on this bank and the far bank [as far as the city Ḫ]indānu. I uprooted their people, carried off their [gods], (and) brought (all of) them to my city Aššur.
Obverse [44:53] 4545–5353[By the] command of the god Ninurta, who loves me, I marched to Karduniaš (Babylonia). I conquered the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu, Sippar-of-Šamaš, Sippar-of-Anunītu, Babylon, Opis, the great towns of [Kard]uniaš (Babylonia) together with their fortresses. I brought about the defeat of their multitudes (and) took prisoners without number from them. I burnt the palaces of Babylon which belonged to [Marduk-nā]din-aḫḫē, [king of Kard]uniaš (Babylonia). [... I plundered] the numerous palaces. [I drew up a battle line of chariots] against Marduk-nādin-aḫḫē, king of Karduniaš (Babylonia), [(and) defeated him].
Obverse [53:62] 5454–6262[At that time the wall of] the city Nineveh which [previously ... a prince who preceded] me, had built, had become dilapidated [...] I delineated [its area] (and) dug down to the bottom of its foundation pit. [...] I laid [the foundation of] this wall (and) [made it the thickness] of nine and one-half bricks. Around the entire circumference of [this wall] from top to bottom I piled up earth like a ruin hill. The lower [...] layers of brick I covered with earth. I made it stronger (and) bigger [than before. ...] ... water. I covered (it) with a facing of limestone slabs.
Obverse [62:70] 6363–7070[The palace] which Aššur-rēša-iši (I), my father, vice-regent of the god Aššur, had built (but) not completed — this palace I constructed (and) completed. I raised its walls and towers and made (them) fast, with a facade of bricks glazed (the color of) obsidian, lapis lazuli, pappardilû-stone, (and) parūtu-alabaster. I installed on its towers replicas in obsidian of date palms (and) surrounded (them) with knobbed nails of bronze. I made high doors of fir, made (them) fast with bronze bands, (and) hung (them) in its gateways.
Obverse [70:88] 7171–8888Beside this terrace I planted a garden for my lordly leisure. I excavated a [canal] from the River Ḫusir (and) [directed it] into this garden. I brought up the remainder of that water to the city plain for irrigation. Within this garden I built a palace, ... I portrayed therein the victory and might which the gods Aššur and Ninurta, the gods who love my priesthood, had granted me. [...] the palace which is upon the terrace, which is beside [the temple of] the goddess Ištar, my mistress — which a prince who preceded me had built (and when) it became dilapidated Mutakkil-Nusku, my father, vice-regent of the god Aššur, [rebuilt it ...] — had become dilapidated. This palace [which is beside the temple of the goddess Išt]ar, my mistress, the ... and the terrace [I] entirely [rebuilt]. Opposite the temple which had become dilapidated [I piled up this entire area with bricks] like an oven. [...] I restored. The house of the Step Gate [...] I constructed. The palace, my royal dwelling, [...] ... I built. I constructed it from top to bottom (and) decorated (it) in a fashion more splendid than ever. I inscribed my monumental inscriptions (and) deposited (them) in these palace walls.
Obverse [88:93] 8989–9393In the future, in days to come, may a later prince, when these palace walls become old and dilapidated, restore their weakened (portions). May he see my monumental inscriptions, identify (them), anoint (them) with oil, make sacrifices, (and) return (them) to their places. (Then) the god Aššur, the great lord, and the goddess Ištar, mistress of Nineveh, will listen to his prayers.
Obverse [93:94] 9494–9494[Month of ...], eighteenth day, eponymy [of ...] of the Sutu.

Transliteration (ATF)

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1{[m}{giš}tukul-ti]-⸢IBILA⸣-e₂-šar₂-ra LUGAL dan-nu ⸢LUGAL KIŠ⸣ [LUGAL KUR aš-šur]
2[šar] kul₂-lat [kib]-rat 4-i mu-la-iṭ gi-mir [tar-gi-gi]
3[ša-ah-tu] za-nin [e₂]-⸢kur⸣ bi-bil₂ lib₃-bi {d}a-šur eṭ-lu [qar-du (geš-ru la pa-du-u₂)]
4[ša i-na] {⸢giš⸣}tukul-ti {[d}a-šur] ⸢u₃⸣ {d}nin-urta DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ-te EN.MEŠ-šu
5it-⸢tal⸣-[la-ku-ma] ⸢u₂⸣-šam-qi-tu ge-ri-šu NUN-u₂ na-a-[du]
6⸢ša⸣ i-na si-qir {d}UTU qu-ra-di iš-tu {uru}KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ša KUR URI{[ki]}
7[a-di] A.AB.BA e-le-ni-te ša {⸢kur⸣}a-⸢mur⸣-ri u₃ tam-di ša {kur}{kur}na-i-⸢ri⸣
8[i-na taš]-⸢nin⸣-te qa-a-su ik-šu-du-ma i-pe-lu gim-⸢ra⸣
9[giš]-⸢gi⸣-nu-u₂ dan-nu ša i-na ti-ib {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu ez-zu-te
10⸢tu-bu⸣-qa-at 4-ta uš-ra-bu-ma i-hi-lu da-ad-mu.MEŠ
11⸢u₃⸣ al-ṭu-tu₂ na-ki-ru-ut {d}a-šur a-šar taq₃-ru-ub-te a-na hal-te
12[i-ši]-mu-šu-nu-ma zi-qi-qi-iš um-mi da-ap-pa-nu šam-ru
13[ša] ⸢i-na⸣ qit-ru-ub tam-ha-re-e-šu ek-du-te mal-ki.MEŠ ša UB.MEŠ
14ta-ha-su ez-za e-du-ru-ma ki-ma šu-ti-ni iṣ-ba-tu tu-bu-qe-ti
15u₃ ki-ma ar-ra-be ih-tal-la-lu er-ṣe-et la-a ba-ʾi
16DUMU {d}a-šur-SAG-i-ši LUGAL KIŠ ⸢LUGAL⸣ KUR {d}a-⸢šur DUMU⸣ mu-tak₃-kil-{d}nusku LUGAL KIŠ LUGAL KUR aš-šur-ma
173-šu a-na {kur}{kur}na-i-ri lu ⸢al-lik DAGAL⸣.MEŠ {kur}{kur}na-i-ri iš-tu {kur}tum₄-⸢me⸣
18[a-di] {⸢kur}da-ia⸣-e-ni ⸢lu ak-šu-ud {kur}hab⸣-hi ša₂ be-⸢ta⸣-nu {kur}hi-mu-a
19{kur}⸢pa-i⸣-te-ri ⸢lu⸣ ak-šud ⸢ANŠE⸣.KUR.⸢RA.MEŠ ṣi-im⸣-da-at {giš}ni-ri
20ma-da-ta-šu-nu ⸢lu⸣-[(u₂)] am-hu-⸢ur⸣
2112 LIM ERIM.HI.A].⸢MEŠ⸣-at {kur}muš-ki.MEŠ ⸢la-a ka-ni-še⸣ i-⸢na⸣ qe₂-reb ⸢tam⸣-[ha-ri]
22[qa-a-ti] ⸢lu⸣ ik-⸢šu⸣-ud qu-⸢ra-di-šu⸣-nu ⸢muq⸣-tab-⸢li i-na⸣ zi-[qit]
23[mul-mul-li] ⸢e-li⸣ pi-ri-ik ⸢na-me-e⸣ lu-me₂-[ṣi]
244 LIM {kur}u₂-ru]-⸢ma⸣-a-ia.MEŠ {kur}a-⸢be₂-eš-la⸣-a-⸢ia.MEŠ⸣ [LU₂.MEŠ {kur}ha-at-te₉-e]
25[(la-a ka-ni-še) al]-⸢qa as⸣-su-ha [a]-⸢na KUR-ti⸣-[ia am-nu]
26{[kur}sa]-⸢lu⸣-a {kur}lu-⸢lu⸣-me-e a-⸢na si⸣-[hir-ti-ša]
27[...] ⸢u₃⸣ {kur}al-zi lu-⸢u₂⸣ [ak-šud]
28⸢i-na⸣ qi₂-bit {d}a-šur {d}a-nim u₃ {d}[IŠKUR DINGIR.MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ-te EN.MEŠ-ia
29a-na KUR-e {kur}lab-na-ni lu al-⸢lik⸣ [GIŠ.UR₃].⸢MEŠ⸣ ša {giš}e-re-ni
30a-na E₂ {d}a-nim u₃ {d}IŠKUR ⸢DINGIR⸣.[MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣.MEŠ-te EN.MEŠ-ia
31ak-ki-is aš₂-ša-a a-na {kur}a-mur-⸢ri⸣ e-tiq {kur}<a>-mur-ri a-na si-hir₂-ti-⸢ša⸣
32ak-šud ma-da-ta ša {uru}ar-ma-da {kur}gu-bal {kur}ṣi-du-ni
33lu am-hur i-na ta-ia-ar-ti-ia {kur}ha-at-te a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša
34a-pe₂-el₂ GUN ma-da-ta u₃ GIŠ.⸢UR₃⸣.[MEŠ] ⸢ša⸣ {giš}e-re-ni
35i-na UGU {m}i₃-ni-{d}te-šub LUGAL {kur}ha-at-⸢te⸣ [(lu) aš₂]-⸢ku⸣-un
36[a]-⸢na⸣ {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ ⸢lu⸣ al-lik iš-tu {uru}tur₂-ša₂-an ša e-ber-ta-an
37{⸢id₂⸣}za-ba-šu-⸢ba⸣-le-e {uru}⸢ar⸣-ma-an A.GAR₃.URU-sa-al-lum
38[a]-di {uru}lu-ub-di lu ak-⸢šud⸣ {id₂}ra-da-na lu-u₂ e-be-er
39⸢URU⸣.MEŠ-ni ša GIR₃ {kur}kaš-til-⸢la u₃⸣ GIR₃ {kur}ka-mul-la lu ak-šud
40⸢šal⸣-la-su-nu bu-ša-šu-nu ⸢lu⸣-še-ṣi-a a-na ⸢URU⸣-ia {d}a-šur ub-la
41[i]-⸢na⸣ ger-ri-ia an-⸢ni⸣-ma a-na {kur}su-hi lu al-lik iš-tu {uru}sa-bi-ri-⸢te⸣
42[ša] ⸢MURUB₄⸣ {id₂}⸢pu-rat⸣-te URU.MEŠ-ni ša GIR₃ an-na-te u₃ GIR₃ am-ma-a-te
43[a-di {uru}he]-en-da-na ⸢lu ak⸣-šud UN.MEŠ-šu-nu as-su-[ha]
44[DINGIR.MEŠ]-⸢ni⸣-šu-nu [lu] aš₂-ša-a a-na URU-ia {d}a-šur ub-⸢la⸣
45[ina qi]-⸢bit⸣ {d}nin-urta ra-ʾi-mi-ia-a-te-ia a-na {kur}⸢kar-du-ni⸣-aš₂
46[lu al]-⸢lik⸣ {uru}BAD₃-{m}ku-ri-gal-zu {uru}si-par₅ ša₂ {d}⸢UTU⸣ {uru}si-par₅ ša₂ {d}a-nu-ni-te
47{[uru}KA₂].⸢DINGIR⸣.RA{ki} {uru}u₂-⸢pe⸣-e ma-a-ha-⸢zi⸣ GAL.MEŠ-te
48[ša {kur}kar]-⸢du⸣-ni-aš₂ a-di hal-ṣa-ni-šu-⸢nu⸣ lu-u₂ ak-šud
49[di-ik]-⸢ta⸣-šu-nu ma-a-ʾa-ta lu a-duk ⸢šal⸣-la-su-⸢nu⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ la mi-na
50[lu aš₂-lu-ul] ⸢E₂⸣.GAL.MEŠ ša {uru}KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ša {m}{⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU]-⸢SUM-ŠEŠ.MEŠ⸣
51[MAN {kur}kar]-⸢du⸣-ni-aš₂ i-na IZI.MEŠ lu ⸢aš₂⸣-[ru-up x x x]
52[x x x] ⸢E₂.GAL⸣.MEŠ-te-šu ma-a-aʾ-da-⸢te⸣ [lu aš₂-lu-ul u₃ si-di-ir-ta ša]
53{[giš}GIGIR.MEŠ iš]-⸢tu⸣ {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-SUM-a-hi MAN {kur}⸢kar-du⸣-[ni-aš₂ aš₂-ku-un a-duk-šu]
54[i-na u₄-me-šu-ma BAD₃ ša] {⸢uru⸣}ni-nu-a ⸢ša⸣ x [...]
55[NUN a-lik pa]-⸢ni⸣-ia e-pu-šu e-na-⸢ah⸣-[ma ...]
56[a-šar-šu] ⸢u₂⸣-me₂-si dan-na-su ak-šu-ud x [...].⸢MEŠ⸣ [...]
57[...] ⸢BAD₃⸣ šu-a-tu ad-di 9 1/2 SIG₄.MEŠ u₂-[ke-ber]
58[BAD₃ šu-a]-tu a-na si-hir₂-ti-šu iš-tu ⸢uš⸣-še-šu a-di ⸢gaba-dib-bi⸣-[šu]
59[ši-pi-ik] ep-ri.MEŠ ki-⸢ma⸣ DUL a-na li-mi-ti-šu aš₂-pu-⸢uk⸣
60[...] ⸢ti⸣-ib-ki.MEŠ a-na šu-ba-li i-na e-pe₂-ri u₂-ka-ti-im
61[...] ina DUB URU [UGU mah]-⸢re⸣-e u₂-⸢dan-nin⸣ ut-te-er
62[...] ⸢ša⸣-qa-a ⸢a-na⸣ [x x (x)] A.⸢MEŠ⸣ x i-na {⸢na₄⸣}pi-li a-gur₂-ri ak-ser
63[E₂.GAL] ša {m}{d}a-šur-⸢SAG⸣-i-ši a-bi ŠID {d}a-šur ⸢e⸣-pu-šu
64⸢la⸣-a u₂-šek₂-li-lu E₂.GAL-la šu-a-tu ar-ṣip u₂-⸢šek₂⸣-lil
65⸢E₂.GAR₈⸣.MEŠ-te-ša u₃ na-me₂-ri-ša u₂-ša-⸢qi⸣-ma
66i-na a-gur₂-ri NA₄.MEŠ {na₄}ṣur-ri {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ {na₄}BABBAR.DILI {na₄}pa-⸢ru⸣-te
67ki-ma tam-li-te u₂-re-ki-is tam-ši-il {giš}GIŠIMMAR.MEŠ ša ṣur-⸢ri⸣
68i-na na-me₂-ri-ša u₂-še-zi-iz sik-kat₃ kar-ri ZABAR
69al-mi {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš}a-⸢šu-hi⸣ ṣi-ra-te DU₃-uš i-na me₂-sir ZABAR
70u₂-re-ki-is i-na ⸢KA₂.MEŠ⸣-ša u₂-re-et-te
71i-na a-ah tam-le-e šu-a-tu {[giš]}⸢KIRI₆⸣ a-na mul-ta-aʾ-it
72EN-ti-ia aš₂-qu-up {⸢id₂⸣}[pat-tu] ⸢iš⸣-tu {id₂}hu-sir lu ah-ra-a
73i-na qe₂-reb {giš}KIRI₆ šu-a-tu ⸢lu⸣ [...] x si-te-et A.MEŠ ša-tu-nu
74a-na ta-mer-ti URU a-na ⸢tam-ki-ri⸣ u₂-še-li i-na qe₂-reb {giš}KIRI₆
75šu-a-tu E₂.GAL-⸢la⸣ [x] x la-a x-x-ti-ia e-pu-uš
76ki-šit-ta u₃ da-⸢na-ni⸣ ša {d}a-⸢šur u₃⸣ {d}MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ ra-ʾi-mu
77⸢SANGA-ti⸣-ia ⸢u₂⸣-šat-li-mu-ni-ma [(x)] ⸢i-na⸣ lib₃-be u₂-ṣir
78[...] x ⸢an⸣-na-ma [...] x-šu E₂.⸢GAL⸣-la ⸢ša₂ UGU⸣ tam-le-e ša i-da-at
79[E₂] {⸢d⸣}iš₈-tar₂ ⸢NIN-ia ša NUN⸣-u₂ a-lik ⸢pa⸣-ni-ia e-pu-šu
80⸢e⸣-na-ah-ma ⸢mu⸣-tak₂-kil-{d}nusku a-⸢bi⸣ ŠID {d}a-šur
81[...] x [...] x e-na-ah-ma ⸢E₂⸣.GAL-la šu-a-tu
82[ša i-da-at E₂ {d}iš₈]-⸢tar₂⸣ NIN-ia x-x u₃ tam-la-a a-na si-hir₂-⸢ti⸣-[ša] ⸢me⸣-eh-rat
83ša E₂ DINGIR ša e-⸢na⸣-hu-ma x x x [...] ⸢ki⸣-ma ka-nu-ni
84[aš₂-pu-uk ...] a-na aš₂-ri-šu u₂-⸢ter E₂ muš-la⸣-la
85[...] ⸢ar⸣-ṣi-ip E₂.GAL-la šu-bat LUGAL-ti-⸢ia⸣
86[...] x an-ni-ma e-⸢pu⸣-uš iš-tu uš-še-ša a-di gaba-dib-bi-⸢ša⸣
87[ar-ṣi]-ip UGU mah-re-e u₂-šer₃-ri-ih u₂-si-im
88{na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ-ia al-ṭu-ur i-na BAD₃ E₂.GAL.MEŠ-te ša₂-tu-nu aš₂-ku-un
89a-na ar-kat₃ UD.MEŠ a-na u₄-um ṣa-a-te e-nu-ma BAD₃ E₂.GAL.MEŠ
90[ša-tu]-⸢nu⸣ u₂-šal-ba-ru-ma e-na-hu NUN-u₂ ar-ku-u₂
91[an]-⸢hu⸣-su-nu lu-u₂-⸢ud⸣-di-iš {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ-ia li-mur-ma
92[lu]-⸢mes⸣-si I₃.MEŠ lip-šu-uš {udu}SISKUR liq-qi a-na aš₂-ri-šu-nu lu-ter
93{d}a-šur EN GAL-u₂ u₃ {d}iš₈-tar₂ NIN-at {uru}ni-nu-a ik-ri-be-šu i-še-mu-⸢u₂⸣
94{[iti}...]-x UD.18.KAM₂ li-⸢mu⸣ [...] ME su-te₉-e

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