Aššur-reša-iši II 2001 (Q006010)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Aššur-reša-iši II 2001 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006010 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 [0:23] 11–2323 | I, Bēl-ēriš, vice-regent of [...], lover of the god Sa[mnuḫa ...], at the time of Aššur-rabi (II), [king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal (I)], [N]+3 years [... (5) Aš]šur for delineation [...], at that time the god Sa[mnuḫa ...] the bank(s) of the River Ḫabur, from [... to ...] he took possession. [...] the bank(s) of the River Ḫabur the vice-[regent ...]. (10) At that time the god Samnu[ḫa ...] with his exalted strength, 3,000 [...]. The abandoned canal which [goes] from the land [... to ...] (and) in which [water] no longer flowed, [...] I constructed a facing for (the quay wall). The abandoned meadows [...] (15) water, the mooring-pole of the city Šadikanni [...]. At the time of Aššur-rēša-iši (II), king of Assyria, son of [Aššur-rabi (II) (who was) also king of Assyria], the temple of the god Samnuḫa which my forefathers [had built ...] had not become dilapidated, with age it had not deteriorated, with [...]. With the exalted strength of the god Samnuḫa, my lord, [...] (20) I mustered his numerous workers. Bricks [... in] wooden carts, I sent. In the Euph[rates ...]. A temple of joy, rejoicing, and pleasure [I built] for the gods [Samnuḫa (and) Gubaba], the great gods, my lords, forever. [...] |
| Obverse [23:28] 2424–2828 | When this temple becomes old [and dilapidated ...], may a later vice-regent restore its weakened (portions). May he anoint with oil [my clay inscriptions ...]. My clay inscriptions from [...]. You must not destroy (my) inscribed name. He who [destroys] (my) inscribed name, [may] the gods Samnuḫa (and) Gubaba, the great gods, [my lords, curse/kill him]. |
| Obverse [28:29] 2929–2929 | Mannu-pān-ili [the scribe (...)] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na-ku {m}{d}EN-APIN {lu₂}ŠID ⸢ša⸣ [...] | |
| 2 | ra-ʾi-mu ša {d}sa-[am-nu-ha ...] | |
| 3 | i-na tar-ṣi {m}aš-šur-GAL [...] | |
| 4 | [x]+3 MU.MEŠ ⸢lu⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | [aš]-šur a-na ša-ra-⸢mi⸣ [...] | |
| 6 | ⸢i-na⸣ u₄-mi-šu-ma {d}⸢sa⸣-[am-nu-ha ...] | |
| 7 | šid-di {id₂}ha-bur iš-⸢tu⸣ [...] | |
| 8 | i-na qa-ti-šu lu iṣ-bat [...] | |
| 9 | šid-di {id₂}ha-bur {lu₂}⸢ŠID⸣ [...] | |
| 10 | i-na u₄-mi-šu-ma {d}sa-am-nu-[ha ...] | |
| 11 | i-na A₂.MEŠ-šu ṣi-ra-te 3 ⸢LIM⸣ [...] | |
| 12 | a-tap-pu na-di-tu ša iš-tu {kur}[...] | |
| 13 | i-na lib₃-bi-ša la it-tal-ku-ni x [...] | |
| 14 | ki-si-ru ša ak-sir A.GAR₃.MEŠ ⸢na⸣-[du-ti ...] | |
| 15 | A.MEŠ TAR₂.KIL₂ {uru}ša₂-di-kan-nu [...] | |
| 16 | i-na tar-ṣi {m}aš-šur-SAG-i-ši MAN KUR aš-šur ⸢DUMU⸣ [...] | |
| 17 | E₂ {d}sa-am-nu-ha ša AD.MEŠ-u₂-ia [...] | |
| 18 | la ⸢il⸣-bir i-na la-ba-ri la e-niš i-na [...] | |
| 19 | i-na A₂.MEŠ ṣi-ra-te ša {d}sa-am-nu-ha EN-⸢ia⸣ [...] | |
| 20 | ERIM.GAL.MEŠ-⸢te⸣-šu ma-aʾ-da-te lu ad-ke SIG₄.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 21 | {giš}tal-la-ka-te.MEŠ lu aš₂-pur i-na {id₂}pu-[rat-ti ...] | |
| 22 | E₂ hi-da-<te> ri-ša-te u₃ ṣi-ha-te a-na {⸢d⸣}[...] | |
| 23 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia a-na da-ra-te [...] | |
| 24 | e-nu-ma E₂ šu-a-tu u₂-šal-ba-ru-[ma ...] | |
| 25 | {lu₂}ŠID EGIR-u₂ an-hu-su lu-ud-[diš ...] | |
| 26 | I₃.{giš}MEŠ lip-šu-uš tam-me-ni-ia iš-tu [...] | |
| 27 | MU šaṭ-ru la-a tu-hal-laq ša MU šaṭ-ru u₂-[hal-la-qu ...] | |
| 28 | {d}sa-am-nu-ha {d}gu-ba-ba DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ ...] | |
| 29 | {m}ma-nu-IGI-⸢DINGIR⸣ [...] |
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