Tukulti-Ninurta II 03 (Q006033)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Tukulti-Ninurta II 03 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006033 |
| 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)
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| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | [(God) Aššur, king of all the great gods; god Anu, king of the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods]; lord of the lands, god Enlil, exalted one, [father of the gods; god Ea, king of the apsû, who decrees destinies; god Sîn, king of the lunar disk, lord of brilliance]; god Adad, the exceptionally strong, lo[rd of abundance; god Šamaš, judge of heaven and underworld, commander of all; god Marduk, sage of the gods (and) lord of omens]; god Ninurta, warrior of the Igīgū and [Anunnakū gods; god Nergal, perfect one, king of battle; god Nusku, bearer of the holy scepter, circ]umspect [god]; goddess Ninlil, spouse of the god [Enlil, mother of the great gods; goddess Ištar, foremost in heaven and underworld, who is consummate in the canons of combat]. |
| Obverse [5:13] o 66–o 1313 | Great gods, who take firm decisions, who decree destinies, whose at]tack means conflict (and) strife, who make great [the sovereignty of Tukultī-Ninurta, ...; ...] alt[ered] my [bir]th to lordly birth; ...] ... [they] rightly [made perfect] my features [and ...] ...; Tukultī-Ninurta, [strong] king, [unrivalled king of the universe, king of the four quarters, king of all princes, lord of lords, chief herdsman, king of kings], attentive purification priest, [to whom] by command of the god Šamaš the holy scepter [was given and who had complete authority over the people, subjects of the god Enlil, faithful shepherd, whose] name was called over the princes, [exalted] bishop, [whose weapons the god Aššur has sharpened and whose] honored name he has pronounced eternally [for control of the four quarters, ...; Tukultī-Ninurta, king of Assyria, they called me. Strong king, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun(god) of all] people, I; |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | [Son of Adad-nārārī (II), ..., son of Aššur]-dān (II), appointee of the great gods, vice-[regent of Aššur, son of Tiglath-pileser (II), ... son of Aš]šur-rēša-iši (II), martial sovereign, [trampler of criminals]; |
| Obverse [15:22] o 1616–o 2222 | [At that time, by the edict of the great gods, my sovereignty (and) dominion] were decreed; I am king, [I] am lord, [...], I am enormously fearful, [I am a] hero, [...], I am swift, [I am] magnificent, [...], I am exalted, [I am] frightful, [...], I am [...] and I am in command, [... of] the god Sîn, loved one of the god [...] commander of the [four] quarters. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | [I constructed palaces in the (various) districts of my land. I hitched up plows in the (various) districts of my land (and thereby) piled up more] grain [than ever before for the needs of my land. To Assyria I added land and to] its [people I added] people. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | [The gods Ninurta and Nergal, who love my priesthood, gave to me the wild beasts and] commanded [me] to hunt. [I killed f2sixty strong lions from my ... chariot with] my [wildly] vigorous assault [with the spear]. |
| Reverse [6:12] r 7'7'–r 12'12' | [At that time the wall of the large terrace of my lordly palace which] previously [earlier] kings [who preceded me had built — (when) it became dilapidated Aššur-bēl-kala vice-regent of Aššur had] rebuilt (it) — had again become dilapidated and [I, Tukultī-Ninurta, vice-regent of Aššur, son of Adad-nārārī (II) (who was) also vice-regent of Aššur], delineated [its area] (and) dug down to the bottom of its foundation pit. [I laid its foundation in bedrock. I made it wider by adding] from the outside [300 layers of brick to the (wall which was already) 20 broad bricks (wide). I reconstructed it from top to bottom and] completed (it). I made its [decoration] more splendid than before. [I deposited my monumental inscriptions]. I anointed with oil [the monumental inscriptions of the] earlier [kings], my forefathers, [made sacrifices, (and) returned (them) to their places]. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | [May a later prince], when this wall [becomes old and dilapidated, restore its ruined (portions)]. May he not remove my [monumental inscriptions from] their places (but) [anoint (them) with oil, make sacrifices, (and) return (them) to their places. Then Aššur (and) the god Adad] will listen to his prayers. |
| Reverse [14:17] r 15'15'–r 17'17' | [He who erases my inscribed name and] removes [my monumental inscriptions from their places: May] Aššur (and) [the god Adad] destroy [his name and his seed from the land]. |
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)
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| 1 | [aš-šur MAN gim-rat DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ {d}a-nu MAN {d}NUN.GAL u {d}a-nun-na-ki] {⸢d⸣}EN KUR.KUR {d}BAD ṣi-i-ru [a-bu DINGIR.MEŠ] | |
| 2 | {[d}e₂-a MAN ZU.AB mu-šim-mu {d}NAM.MEŠ {d}30 šar a-ge-e EN nam-ri-ri] {d}IŠKUR geš-ru šu-tu-ru ⸢EN⸣ [he₂-gal₂-li] | |
| 3 | {[d}ša₂-maš DI.KU₅ AN-e u KI-te mu-ma-ʾe-er gim-ri {d}AMAR.UTU ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ EN te-re-te] {d}MAŠ qar-rad {d}NUN.GAL u {[d}a-nun-na-ki] | |
| 4 | {[d}U.GUR git₂-ma-lu MAN tam-ha-ri {d}nusku na-a-ši {giš}GIDRU KU₃-te DINGIR mul]-⸢ta⸣-lu {d}NIN.LIL₂ hi-ir-ti {⸢d⸣}[BAD um-mi DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 5 | {[d}INANNA SAG-ti AN-e u KI-te ša₂ pa-ra-aṣ qar-du-te šuk-lu-lat] | |
| 6 | [DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ-te ga-me-ru-ut EŠ.BAR-i mu-šim-mu {d}NAM.MEŠ ša ti]-⸢bu⸣-šu₂-nu {giš}LAL ša₂-aš₂-mu mu-šer₃-bu-⸢u₂⸣ [šar-ru-ut] | |
| 7 | {[m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}MAŠ ... nab]-ni-ti a-na nab-ni-ti EN.MEŠ uš-[te-en₆-nu-u₂] | |
| 8 | [...] ne₂-pe-šu₂ ši-kin₂ bu-na-ni-a i-še-⸢riš⸣ [u₂-šek₂-li-lu-ma] | |
| 9 | [...] kur šu a i še ra {m}GISKIM-{d}MAŠ MAN [dan-nu MAN KIŠ] | |
| 10 | [la-a ša₂-na-an MAN kib-rat 4-i MAN DU₃ mal-ki.MEŠ EN EN.MEŠ UTUL MAN MAN.MEŠ i-šip]-⸢pu⸣ na-aʾ-du ša₂ <ina> MU {d}ša₂-maš {giš}GIDRU ⸢KU₃⸣-[tu na-ad-na-ta-šu-ma] | |
| 11 | [UN.MEŠ ba-ʾu-lat {d}EN.LIL₂ ul-taš-pi-ru gi-mir-ta SIPA-iu ke-e-nu ša] ⸢zik⸣-ri-šu UGU ma-li-ki ne₂-bu-u ša₃-[tam-mu ṣi-ru] | |
| 12 | [ša aš-šur {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu u₂-ša₂-hi-lu-ma a-na mu-ʾu-ru-ut kib-rat 4-i MU-šu a-na] ⸢da⸣-riš iš-qu-ru šu-me kab-ta {[m}GISKIM-{d}MAŠ] | |
| 13 | [MAN KUR aš-šur ib-bu-ni MAN dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur MAN kib-rat 4-i {d}šam-šu kiš-šat] ⸢UN⸣.MEŠ a-na-ku | |
| 14 | [A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ ... A {m}aš-šur]-KAL-an GIR₃.NITA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ⸢ŠID⸣ [aš-šur] | |
| 15 | [A {m}GISKIM-A-e₂-šar₂-ra ... A aš]-šur-SAG-i-ši MAN da-pi-nu [mu-di-iš tar-gi₄-gi₄] | |
| 16 | [ina UD.MEŠ-šu-ma ina pi-i DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ MAN-ti EN]-ti u₂-ṣa-a šar-ra-⸢ku EN⸣-[ku ...] | |
| 17 | [...] ⸢pal⸣-ha-ku u šur-ba-ku ur-[ša-na-ku ...] | |
| 18 | [... mu]-⸢un⸣-nar₃-ba-ku ša₂-lum-ma-[ku ...] | |
| 19 | [...] ṣi-ra-ku ra-šub-⸢ba⸣-[ku ...] | |
| 20 | [...] x-ku u ša₂-pi-ra-ku [...] | |
| 21 | [...] {⸢d⸣}30 na-mad {d}[...] | |
| 22 | [... mu-ma]-⸢ʾe⸣-er kib-[rat 4-i ...] | |
| 23 | [...] x x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x x (x) [...] | |
| 3' | [E₂.GAL.MEŠ ina ši-di KUR-ia ar-ṣip {giš}APIN.MEŠ ina ši-di KUR-a ar-ku-us₂ ŠE].⸢AM⸣.MEŠ tab-ka-⸢a⸣-[ni a-na e-riš-ti] | |
| 4' | [KUR-ia UGU ša₂ pa-an u₂-ša₂-tir at-bu-uk UGU KUR aš-šur ma-a-ta UGU UN].⸢MEŠ⸣-ša UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ [u₂-rad-di] | |
| 5' | {[d}MAŠ u {d}IGI.DU ša₂ SANGA-ti AGA₂ MAŠ₂.ANŠE EDIN u₂-šat-li-mu-ni-ma e]-⸢peš⸣ ba-ʾu-ri iq-[bu-ni 60 x x] | |
| 6' | [dan-nu-ti ina {giš}GIGIR-ia pa-at-tu-ti ina ŠA₃-a ek-di ina qit₃]-⸢ru⸣-ub me-⸢eṭ-lu⸣-ti-⸢a⸣ [ina {giš}pa-aš₂-hi GAZ-ak] | |
| 7' | [e-nu-ma BAD₃ ša₂ tam-le-e GAL-e ša₂ E₂.GAL EN-ti-ia ša₂ iš]-tu pa-na MAN.MEŠ-⸢ni mah⸣-[ru-te a-li-ku-ut IGI-ia] | |
| 8' | [e-pu-šu e-na-ah-ma {m}aš-šur-EN-ka-la ENSI₂ aš-šur DU₃]-⸢uš⸣ i-tur₂ e-na-ah-ma {[m}GISKIM-{d}MAŠ] | |
| 9' | [ENSI₂ aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ ENSI₂ aš-šur-ma a-šar-šu u₂-me]-si dan-na-su ik-šud ⸢uš⸣-[ši-šu₂ ina UGU ki-ṣir] | |
| 10' | [KUR-e dan-ni ad-di 3 ME ti-ib-ki a-na 20 SIG₄.MEŠ DAGAL] ⸢iš⸣-tu ki-i-di UGU mah-⸢ri⸣-[i-šu muh-hi-šu] | |
| 11' | [u₂-rad-di u₂-kab-bir iš-tu uš-ši-šu a-di gaba-dibi-šu ar-ṣip u₂]-⸢šek₂⸣-lil UGU mah-ri-i u₂-[si-me u₂-šar-rih] | |
| 12' | {[na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ aš-ku-un {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ ša₂ MAN.MEŠ-ni] ⸢AD⸣.MEŠ-ia mah-ru-ti I₃.MEŠ ⸢ap⸣-[šu-uš {udu}SISKUR.MEŠ aq-qi] | |
| 13' | [a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu u₂-ter NUN-u₂ EGIR]-u₂ e-nu-ma BAD₃ šu-u₂ u₂-⸢šal⸣-[ba-ru-ma e-na-hu] | |
| 14' | [an-hu-su lu-ud-diš {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ iš-tu] ⸢aš₂⸣-ri-šu₂-nu la-a u₂-šam-sak [I₃.MEŠ ŠEŠ₂] | |
| 15' | {[udu}SISKUR liq-qi a-na aš₂-ri-šu₂-nu lu-te-er aš-šur {d}IŠKUR] ⸢ik⸣-ri-be-šu₂ i-še-⸢em-(x)-mu⸣-[u₂ ša₂ MU šaṭ-ra] | |
| 16' | [i-pa-ši-ṭu u₃ {na₄}NA.RU₂.A.MEŠ iš-tu KI-šu₂-nu] ⸢u₂⸣-šam-sa-⸢ku⸣ aš-šur {[d}IŠKUR MU-šu₂] | |
| 17' | [u NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR] lu-hal-li-⸢qu⸣ | |
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