Tukulti-Ninurta II 02 (Q006032)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tukulti-Ninurta II 02 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006032 |
| 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 [0:13] o 1o 1–o 1313 | [(God) Aššur, king of al]l the [great] gods; [god Anu, king of] the Igīgū and Anun[nakū gods; lord of the lands, god Enlil, exalted one], father of the god[s; god Ea, king of the a]psû, who decre[es destinies; god Sîn, king of the lunar d]isk, lord of [brilliance; god Adad, the] exceptionally [stron]g, lord of [abundance; god Šamaš, ju]dge of heaven and underworld, [commander of all; god Marduk], sage of the gods (and) [lord of omens; god Ninurta], warrior of the Igīgū and Anun[nakū gods; god] Nergal, perfect one, [king of battle]; god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter, [circumspect god]; goddess Ninlil, spouse of the god Enlil, [mother of the great gods]; goddess Ištar, foremost in heaven and underworld, w[ho is consummate in the canons of combat]. |
| Obverse [13:19] o 1414–o 1919 | Great gods, who decree destinies, [...], whose attack means conflict (and) strife, [who make great the sovereignty of] Tukultī-Ninurta, [...] beloved, [their] se[lect one, ...]; (the gods) who [faithfully noticed me] in [my mother's womb (and) altered my] b[irth to lordly birth]; |
| Reverse [0:11] r 1'1'–r 11'11' | At that time the wall of Baltil (Aššur) of [... which] a prince who preceded [me] had built [had become dilapidated and] I delineated its area (and) [dug down] to the bottom of its foundation pit. I reconstructed it [from] top to [bottom] (and) completed (it). I made its decoration more splendid [than before. I inscribed my] monumental inscription (and) deposited (it) therein. [May] a later prince [restore its ruined (portions)]. May he see my monumental inscription and read (it). [May he anoint (it) with oil], make sacrifices, (and) return (it) to its place. [(Then) Aššur, the great lord, and the goddess Ištar, mistress] of Nineveh, [will listen to his] prayers (and) [in wars with kings] on the battlefield [will cause him to achieve success]. |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [Month of ..., ...th day], eponymy of Aššur-lākīnu-[ubāša]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [aš-šur MAN] ⸢gim⸣-rat DINGIR.MEŠ [GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 2 | {[d}a-nu MAN] {⸢d⸣}NUN.GAL u {d}a-nun-[na-ki] | |
| 3 | {[d}EN KUR.KUR {d}BAD ṣi-i-ru] a-bu DINGIR.[MEŠ] | |
| 4 | {[d}e₂-a MAN] ⸢ZU⸣.AB mu-šim-[mu {d}NAM.MEŠ] | |
| 5 | {[d}30 MAN a]-⸢ge⸣-e EN [nam-ri-ri] | |
| 6 | {[d}IŠKUR geš]-⸢ru⸣ šu-tu-ru EN [he₂-gal₂-li] | |
| 7 | {[d}ša₂-maš] ⸢DI⸣.KU₅ AN-e u KI-te [mu-ma-ʾe-er gim-ri] | |
| 8 | {[d}AMAR.UTU] ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ [EN te-re-te] | |
| 9 | {[d}MAŠ] qar-rad {d}NUN.GAL u {d}a-nun-[na-ki] | |
| 10 | {[d]}U.GUR git₂-ma-lu [MAN tam-ha-ri] | |
| 11 | {⸢d⸣}nusku na-a-ši {giš}GIDRU KU₃-te [DINGIR mul-ta-lu] | |
| 12 | {d}NIN.LIL₂ hi-ir-ti {d}BAD [um-mi DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 13 | {d}INANNA SAG-ti AN-e u KI-te ⸢ša⸣ [pa-ra-aṣ qar-du-te šuk-lu-lat] | |
| 14 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ-te mu-šim-⸢mu⸣ {d}NAM.MEŠ [...] | |
| 15 | ša ti-bu-šu₂-nu {giš}⸢LAL⸣ [ša₂-aš₂-mu mu-šer₃-bu-u₂ šar-ru-ut] | |
| 16 | {m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ [...] | |
| 17 | na-ram bi-[bil₂ lib₃-bi-šu-un ...] | |
| 18 | ša ina [ŠA₃.TUR₃ um-mi ke-ni-iš ...] | |
| 19 | ⸢nab⸣-[ni-ti a-na nab-ni-ti EN.MEŠ uš-te-en₆-nu-u₂ (...)] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | e-nu-ma BAD₃ ša {uru}⸢bal⸣-til ⸢ša⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | NUN-u₂ a-lik pa-ni-[ia] ⸢e⸣-pu-uš [e-na-ah-ma] | |
| 3' | a-šar-šu u₂-me-⸢si dan⸣-na-su [ak-šud iš-tu uš-ši-šu] | |
| 4' | a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ar-ṣip u₂-šek₂-[lil UGU mah-ri-i] | |
| 5' | u₂-si-im u₂-šer₃-rih {na₄}NA.⸢RU₂⸣.[A-ia al-ṭu-ur] | |
| 6' | [i-na] qe₂-reb-šu₂ aš₂-kun NUN-u₂ ⸢EGIR⸣-[u₂ an-hu-su lu-ud-diš] | |
| 7' | [u₃] {⸢na₄⸣}NA.RU₂.A-ia li-mur-ma lil-[si I₃ ŠEŠ₂] | |
| 8' | {[udu]}SISKUR ⸢li⸣-qi ana KI-ša₂ lu-⸢ter⸣ [aš-šur EN GAL-u₂] | |
| 9' | [u₃ {d}iš₈-tar₂ be]-⸢lat⸣ {uru}ni-na-a ik-[ri-bi-šu₂ i-še-mu-u₂] | |
| 10' | [ina ME₃ ša₂ MAN].⸢MEŠ⸣-ni a-šar taq₃-ru-[ub-te am-mar ŠA₃-šu] | |
| 11' | [u₂-šam]-⸢ṣa⸣-[šu] | |
| 12' | {[iti}x UD.x.KAM₂] ⸢li⸣-mu {m}aš-šur-la-ki-nu-[ba-ša] | |
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