Tiglath-pileser I 12 (Q005937)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Tiglath-pileser I 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005937 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] 1'1'–2'2' | [... Kardu]niaš [...] I brought [... to my city] Aššur. |
| Obverse [2:16] 3'3'–16'16' | [... the city ...]irdi, cities of the land Qum[mēnu ... which ...] held, which [had withheld] tribute and impost [from the god Aššur, my lord, which from ancient times had not] known submission, into the midst of which no king [who preceded] me had marched [...] my chariots and troops I mustered. [...] the cities Matqiu, Sudru[n], [...], Arruḫundu, Sāqa, [...], Iništi, the other Sāqa, [...t]un, Šuria, and Na[...]ḫirdi, cities of the land Ḫab[ḫu ...], the cities Lūa, Ḫirištu, [...], altogether 14 cities I conquered. [I burnt, razed, (and) destroyed (them), (and)] brought their booty, possessions, [and goods to] my [city] Aššur. |
| Obverse [16:23] 17'17'–23'23' | [... to the land of the Lull]umu I marched. [...] the cities Matqiu, Andaria, [... A]dauš, which is on this side of the Lower Zab, I conquered. [... the land of] the extensive [Lullu]mu and the land Adauš [...] I subdued. I imposed upon them forever [the heavy yoke of my dominion]. |
| Obverse [23:31] 24'24'–31'31' | [At that time the temple of the goddess Ištar, mistress of Ninev]eh, my mistress, which Šamšī-Adad (I), [...] my predecessor, had restored — [it became old and] dilapidated (and) Aššur-uballiṭ (I), [my forefather, restored (it but) again] it became dilapidated (and) Shalmaneser (I), [my forefather, restored (it) — once again it had] become dilapidated and its terrace [...] the goddess Ištar, my mistress, [... I built] anew. [... \I made] splendid, I added, |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [... {kur}kar-du]-ni-⸢aš₂⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | [... a-na URU-ia] {d}a-⸢šur ub⸣-[la (...)] | |
| 3' | [...]-ir-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša {kur}⸢qum⸣-[me-ni (...)] | |
| 4' | [... i]-⸢kal⸣-lu-ni ša GUN u₃ ta-⸢mar⸣-[ta] | |
| 5' | [a-na {d}a-šur EN-ia ik-lu-u₂ ša iš-tu UD ṣa-a-te la i]-⸢du⸣-u₂ ka-na-ša ša MAN a-ia-⸢um⸣-[ma] | |
| 6' | [a-lik pa-ni]-⸢ia⸣ a-na lib₃-be-šu-nu la il-li-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 7' | [... {giš]}GIGIR.MEŠ u₃ ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-ia ad-⸢ke⸣ | |
| 8' | [...] x {uru}ma-at-qi-u₂ {uru}su-ud-ru-⸢un⸣ | |
| 9' | [...] {⸢uru⸣}ar₂-ru-hu-un-du {uru}sa-a-qa | |
| 10' | [...] {⸢uru⸣}i-ni-iš-ti {uru}sa-a-qa-ma | |
| 11' | [...]-⸢tu⸣-un {uru}šu-ri-a | |
| 12' | u₃ {uru}na-[...]-⸢hi⸣-ir-di URU.MEŠ-ni | |
| 13' | ša {kur}⸢hab⸣-[hi ...] {⸢uru⸣}lu-u₂-a {uru}hi-ri-iš-tu | |
| 14' | [...] x ŠU.NIGIN 14 URU.MEŠ-ni ak-šu-ud | |
| 15' | [i-na IZI.MEŠ aš₂-ru-up ab-bul aq-qur šal]-⸢la⸣-su-nu bu-ša-šu-nu | |
| 16' | [u₃ mar-ši-su-nu a-na URU]-⸢ia⸣ aš-šur ub-la | |
| 17' | [... a-na {kur}lu]-⸢lu⸣-me₂-e al-lik | |
| 18' | [...] {⸢uru⸣}ma-at-qi-a {uru}an-da-ri-a | |
| 19' | [... {kur}a]-⸢da⸣-uš ša GIR₃.MEŠ an-na-te | |
| 20' | [... {id₂]}⸢za⸣-ba-šap-le-e ak-šu-ud | |
| 21' | [... {kur}lu-lu]-me₂-e DAGAL-ta u₃ {kur}a-da-uš | |
| 22' | [... a-na] ⸢GIR₃⸣.MEŠ-ia u₂-šek₂-niš | |
| 23' | [ni-ir EN-ti-ia DUGUD a-na ṣa]-⸢at⸣ UD.MEŠ UGU-šu-nu u₂-kin₂ | |
| 24' | [i-na u₄-mi-šu-ma E₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ NIN {uru}ni-nu]-⸢a NIN-ia⸣ ša {m}šam-ši-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 25' | [...] ⸢a⸣-lik pa-ni-ia ud-di-šu | |
| 26' | [u₂-šal-ba-ru-ma e]-⸢na⸣-ah {m}aš-šur-u₂-TI.LA | |
| 27' | [a-bi ud-diš e]-⸢na⸣-ah {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG | |
| 28' | [a-bi ud-diš e-na]-⸢ah⸣-ma u₃ tam-la-šu | |
| 29' | [...] {⸢d⸣}iš₈-tar₂ NIN-ia | |
| 30' | [...] ⸢a⸣-na GIBIL-ut-⸢te⸣ | |
| 31' | [... u₂-šer₃]-⸢rih⸣ u₂-⸢rad⸣-[di] |
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