Adad-nerari II 1 (Q006020)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Adad-nerari II 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006020 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 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] o 1o 1–o 44 | Adad-nārārī, great king, strong king, king of the universe, king of Assyria, king of all the four quarters, select of Aššur, attentive prince, who acts with the support of Aššur and the god Ninurta, the great gods, his lords, and (thereby) has felled his foes; |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | son of Aššur-dān (II), king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), king of the universe, king of Assyria, son of Aššur-rēša-iši (II) (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year, after I nobly ascended the royal throne, |
| Obverse [9:19] o 1010–o 1919 | by the command of Aššur, the great lord, my lord, I mustered my chariotry (and) troops. I marched to the land of the Qumānu (and) conquered the land of the extensive Qumānu. I captured Iluia, king of the Qumānu, within his palace. I slaughtered his brothers in heaps. I inflicted upon them a major defeat (and) brought their booty, possessions, property, herds (and) flocks to my city Aššur. I gave their gods as gifts to Aššur, my lord. The remainder of their troops [which] had fled from my weapons (but then) returned [I settled] in peaceful dwellings. |
| Obverse [20:24] o 1'1'– | [the city A]rrapḫa |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1'1'–r 5'5' | Tigris [...] forty cities [...] three of their cities I uprooted. [I inflicted] upon them a [major] defeat. I brought forth their gods, booty, possessions, property, herds (and) flocks (and) [brought (them)] to my city [Aššur]. |
| Reverse [5:9] r 6'6'–r 9'9' | In the month Kislīmu, the fourth day, I marched to the land Ḫabḫu. I conquered the lands Bāzu, Sarbaliu, (and) Didualu together with the cities on the banks of the River Rūru of the land Meḫru. I brought forth their booty (and) possessions (and) brought (them) to my city Aššur. |
| Reverse [9:15] r 10'10'–r 15'15' | At that time the facing (of the quay wall) at the entrance to the city, which is below the temple of Aššur, which Adad-nārārī (I), vice-regent of Aššur, son of Arik-dīn-ili, vice-regent of Aššur, the prince who preceded me, had built — (this quay wall) had become dilapidated and fallen in. I restored its weakened portions. I delineated its foundation. I rebuilt (and) completed it from top to bottom. I made (it) more ornate than before. I inscribed my monumental inscriptions (and) deposited (them) therein. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 16'16'–r 18'18' | May a later prince restore its weakened portions (and) return my inscribed name to its place. (Then) Aššur, the great lord, will listen to his prayers. |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | Month of Kislīmu, sixth day, eponymy of Šeʾi-Aššur, governor of the land of the city Kalzi. |
| Reverse [19:21] r 20'20'–r 21'21' | Gabbiia-ana-Aššur, governor of the land of Inner City (Aššur), (and) Adad-aḫa-iddina, city overseer — officials (in charge) of the facing (of the quay wall). |
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) |
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| o | ||
| 1 | {m}{d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 2 | MAN kul₂-lat kib-rat 4-i bi-bil₂ lib₃-bi aš-šur | |
| 3 | NUN-u₂ na-a-du ša i-na {giš}tukul-ti aš-šur u₃ {d}MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 4 | EN.MEŠ-šu it-tal-la-ku-ma u₂-šam-qi-tu ge-ri-šu | |
| 5 | DUMU aš-šur-KAL-an LUGAL KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 6 | DUMU {giš}tukul-ti-IBILA-e₂-šar₂-ra LUGAL KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur | |
| 7 | DUMU aš-šur-SAG-i-ši LUGAL KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur-ma | |
| 8 | i-na šur-rat LUGAL-ti-ia i-na mah-re-e BALA-ia | |
| 9 | ša i-na {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-ti ra-bi-iš u₂-ši-bu | |
| 10 | i-na qi₂-bit aš-šur EN GAL-e EN-ia {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-ia ad-ke | |
| 11 | a-na {kur}qu-ma-ne₂-e lu DU-ik DAGAL.MEŠ {kur}qu-ma-ne₂-e lu ak-šud | |
| 12 | {m}i-lu-ia MAN {kur}qu-ma-ne₂-e i-na qa-bal E₂.GAL-šu | |
| 13 | qa-a-ti lu ik-šu-su ŠEŠ.MEŠ-šu a-na gu-ru-ni lu SIG₃-aṣ | |
| 14 | GAZ.MEŠ-šu-nu ma-ʾa-tu GAZ-ak šal-la-su-nu NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ-šu-nu | |
| 15 | NIG₂.GA.MEŠ-šu-nu GU₄.MEŠ-šu-nu UDU ṣe-ni.MEŠ-šu-nu | |
| 16 | a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-šu-nu ki-i qi-⸢šu⸣-te | |
| 17 | a-na aš-šur EN-ia NIG₂.BA si-ta-at ERIM.HI.A.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣-nu [ša iš-tu] | |
| 18 | pa-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ip-par₂-[ši-du-ni] | |
| 19 | i-tu-⸢ru-ni⸣ šu-ub-tu ne₂-⸢eh⸣-[tu u₂-še-šib-šu-nu] | |
| 20 | x x [...] x [...] | |
| 1' | [...] x rap ha [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | x [... {id₂]}IDIGNA [...] | |
| 2' | 40 URU.[MEŠ ...] x re-e [...] | |
| 3' | 3 URU.MEŠ-⸢ni-šu-nu at⸣-tas-ha GAZ.MEŠ-šu-⸢nu⸣ [ma-ʾa-tu a-duk] | |
| 4' | DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-šu-nu šal-la-su-nu NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ-šu-nu NIG₂.⸢GA⸣.[MEŠ-šu-nu] | |
| 5' | GU₄.MEŠ-šu-nu UDU ṣe-ni.MEŠ-šu-nu u₂-še-ṣa-a a-na URU-⸢ia⸣ [aš-šur ub-la] | |
| 6' | i-na {iti}APIN UD.4.KAM₂ a-na {kur}hab-hi lu DU-ik | |
| 7' | {kur}ba-a-za {kur}sa-ar-ba-li-a {kur}di-du-a-la a-di URU.MEŠ-ni | |
| 8' | ša₂ ši-di {id₂}ru-u₂-ru ša {kur}me-eh-ri ak-šud | |
| 9' | šal-la-su-nu NIG₂.ŠU.MEŠ-šu-nu u₂-še-ṣa-a a-na URU-ia aš-šur ub-la | |
| 10' | e-nu-ma ki-sir-tu ša si-pi URU šap-la E₂ aš-šur | |
| 11' | ša {m}{d}IŠKUR-ERIM.TAH₂ ŠID aš-šur DUMU GID₂-de-en-DINGIR ŠID aš-šur NUN-u₂ | |
| 12' | a-lik pa-ni-ia e-pu-šu e-na-ah-ma i-ʾa-bit | |
| 13' | an-hu-su ud-diš dan-na-sa u₂-me-si iš-tu uš-ši-šu | |
| 14' | a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu ar-ṣip u₂-šek₂-lil UGU mah-re-e | |
| 15' | u₂-si-im {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ-ia al-ṭu-ur i-na qer-bi-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 16' | aš₂-kun NUN-u₂ EGIR-u₂ an-hu-sa lu-ud-diš | |
| 17' | šu-mi₃ šaṭ-ra a-na aš₂-ri-šu lu-ter aš-šur EN GAL-u₂ | |
| 18' | ik-ri-bi-šu i-še₂₀-me | |
| 19' | {iti}GAN UD.6.KAM₂ li-mu {m}še-ʾi-aš-šur ša₂-kin₂ KUR {uru}kal₃-zi | |
| 20' | {m}gab-bi-ia-a-na-aš-šur ša₂-kin₂ KUR {uru}ŠA₃-URU {m}10-PAP-AŠ ša₂ UGU URU | |
| 21' | qi-pu-tu ša₂ ki-si-ir-te | |
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