Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 04 (Q006214)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sur Jureh · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 04 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006214 |
| Museum no. | IM 124201 |
| Collection | Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Sur Jureh |
| Coordinates | 34.3113, 42.2056 |
English translation
By ORACC project suhu · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse Column i [0:1] i 1'1'–i 1'1' | [I, Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari, the chosen one, whom] |
| Obverse Column i [1:3] i 2'2'–i 3'3' | the gods Šamaš and Mar[duk ... elevated over migh]ty [kings] and over [(...)] governors, |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] i 4'4'–i 4'4' | [... the comma]nd of the gods Apla-Adad and TAR.DI.NI |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] i 5'5'–i 5'5' | [...] the marching of these soldiers |
| Obverse Column i [5:11] i 6'6'–i 11'11' | [...] he instructed me. I [was not negli]gent, but (rather) [trus]ted the command(s) of the god Apla-Adad, the great lord, my divine lord. I therefore mobilized 105 chariots, 220 experienced mounted soldiers, good, choice horses, 3,000 foot soldiers, and the palace guard. I harnessed (the horses of) my chariot and went out on campaign to do battle with them. |
| Obverse Column i [11:15] i 12'12'–i 15'15' | I waited at the well Ṣumūa, which (is located) between the well Makiru and the well Gallabu, for one (whole) day in the month Duʾūzu. Opposite the well Ṣumūa were four pens which did not hold (any) sheep. I knew, however, that the well Ṣumūa |
| Obverse Column ii [0:8] ii 1'1'–ii 8'8' | (No translation possible) |
| Obverse Column ii [8:13] ii 9'9'–ii 13'13' | [I inflicted this defeat by the power of the gods Šamaš and Marduk, Adad and Apla-Adad], the great gods, [my] lord[s. Anyone in the future who comes forward and should ask the elders of his land and the elders] of the land of Laqû: [“Is it true] that Ninurta-<kudu>rrī-uṣur, [governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari], |
| Obverse Column iii [0:3] iii 1iii 1–iii 33 | infl[icted] this de[feat] a[t the command of the god] Apla-Adad, the g[reat] lord, [his lord?” (...) (should be told that) this was the handiwork] of the god [Apla]-Adad, my divine lord [... he loves me and set my] h[ands to] this task. |
| Obverse Column iii [3:5] iii 44–iii 55 | [Anyone in the future] who comes forward [should] like m[e pay attention to the command(s) of the gods]. |
| Obverse Column iii [5:7] iii 66–iii 77 | (Then) ... his enemy [... will not exist. This is] the experience and [(...) the god Apla-Adad, my lord, and the gods (...)] |
| Obverse Column iii [7:11] iii 88–iii 1111 | sons ... [...] they allowed (me) to trample [my enemy under my feet. No one in the future who comes forward should say]: “H[ow did Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur inflict this defeat?” By] the gods Adad and [Apla-Adad ...]. |
| Obverse Column iii [11:12] iii 1212–iii 1212 | Anyone in the fut[ure who comes forward and should ask the elders of his land and the elders of the land of Laqû: |
| Obverse Column iii [12:14] iii 1313–iii 1414 | “Is it] true [that ...] |
| Obverse Column iv [0:4] iv 1iv 1–iv 44 | [No one in the future who comes forward should neglect this town (or) expel the inhabitants whom] I settled in this town. [They should (continue to) gu]ard (this town) [against the enemy] for the sake of the security of the land of Sūḫu. Just as I (did), [he should pay attention to this town (and) not ne]glect this town. |
| Obverse Column iv [4:15] iv 55–iv 1515 | [Tabnēa, the governor of the land of Sūḫu, went up [to Ass]yria with [his tribute for an audience], but [he killed him in Assyria. Then] the inhabitants of the city Anat [rev]olted [against the land of Sūḫu. They jo]ined hands [with the Assyrian] and [broug]ht the Assyrian up [to the city Anat]. The Assyrian took the city Anat [neither by force nor by ba]ttle; [(rather) the men — the citizens of the city themselves — gave (it) t]o the Assyrian. [Afterwards, the Ass]yrian exiled them and [scattered th]em [over (all) the lands. He turned] the houses [...] ... |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x NA x [x] {d}UTU u {d}AMAR.[UTU] | |
| 3' | [... dan]-⸢nu⸣-ti u₃ x-li {<lu₂>}GAR.KUR.⸢MEŠ⸣ {<lu₂>}GAR.KUR.⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 4' | [... a-ma]-⸢at⸣ {d}A-{d}IŠKUR u {d}TAR.DI.NI | |
| 5' | [...] x-ma a-la-ku ša₂ ERIN₂.MEŠ šu₂-nu-ti | |
| 6' | [...] x ṭe₃-e-me iš-kun-an-ni-ma a-na-ku a-hi | |
| 7' | [ul ad]-⸢di⸣-ma a-na a-mat {d}A-{d}IŠKUR EN GAL DINGIR EN-ia₅ | |
| 8' | [at]-⸢kal⸣-ma ina lib₃-bi 1 ME 5 {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ 2 ME 20 pet₂-hal-lu | |
| 9' | ⸢te⸣-li-tu ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ na-as-qu-tu₄ ba-nu-ti | |
| 10' | 3 LIM zu-<uk> GIR₃.II u₃ ERIN₂.MEŠ E₂.GAL ad-ke-e-ma | |
| 11' | ni-ri aṣ-mid-ma KASKAL.II ša₂-aš₂-mu u ⸢ME₃⸣ al-lik-šu₂-nu-ti-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 12' | ina muh-hi {pu₂}ṣu-mu-u₂-a ša₂ ina bi-rit {pu₂}ma-ki-ri u₃ | |
| 13' | {pu₂}gal-la-bu i-na ITI.ŠU 1-en u₄-mi u₂-šib-ma ⸢i-na⸣ | |
| 14' | pa-an {pu₂}ṣu-mu-u₂-a 4 ha-aṭ-ra-a-nu ša₂ U₈.UDU.HI.A | |
| 15' | la u₂-kal-lu₄ u₃ a-na-ku i-de-e-ma ša₂ {pu₂}ṣu-mu-u₂-a | |
| ii | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | UD [...] | |
| 3' | aš₂-⸢kun⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | x x [...] | |
| 5' | a-na-⸢ku⸣ [...] | |
| 6' | u₂-x x [...] | |
| 7' | um-ma ⸢ki⸣-[i ...] | |
| 8' | x x x [...] | |
| 9' | x x x [...] | |
| 10' | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.[MEŠ-e-a ...] | |
| 11' | x x [x] x [... ši-bu-tu] | |
| 12' | ša₂ {kur}la-qe₂-⸢e⸣ [liš-al-ma um-ma kit-tu-u₂] | |
| 13' | ša₂ {m}{d}MAŠ-<NIG₂>.DU-PAP {[lu₂}GAR {kur}su-hi u {kur}ma-ri] | |
| iii | ||
| 1 | i-[na a-mat {d]}A-{d}IŠKUR EN ⸢GAL⸣-[u₂ EN-šu₂ (...)] | |
| 2 | ⸢di⸣-[ik-tu₄] an-ni-tu₄ i-du-[ku a-ga-a ši-kin qa-ti] | |
| 3 | ša₂ {⸢d⸣}[A-{d]}IŠKUR DINGIR EN-ia x [... i-ra-man-ni-ma] | |
| 4 | ⸢dul-la⸣ an-na-a a-na ⸢qa⸣-[ti-ia iš-kun man-nu ar-ku-u₂] | |
| 5 | ša₂ E₁₁-ma ki-ma ⸢ia⸣-[ti-ma a-na a-mat DINGIR.MEŠ li-qu-ul-ma] | |
| 6 | {lu₂}KAL GAL {lu₂}KUR₂-šu₂ x [... ul ib-ba-aš₂-ši a-ga-a] | |
| 7 | a-ma-ru u₃ x [(...) {d}A-{d}IŠKUR EN-ia u DINGIR.MEŠ (...)] | |
| 8 | DUMU.MEŠ ID ⸢DI⸣ [... {lu₂}KUR₂-a ina šu-pal GIR₃.II-ia] | |
| 9 | u₂-šak-bi-⸢su⸣ [man-nu ar-ku-u₂ ša₂ E₁₁-ma la i-qab-bi] | |
| 10 | um-ma ⸢ki⸣-[i-ki-i {m}{d}MAŠ-NIG₂.DU-PAP di-ik-tu₄ an-ni-tu₄ id-duk a-na] | |
| 11 | {d}IŠKUR u {[d}A-{d}IŠKUR ...] | |
| 12 | man-ni ar₂-⸢ku⸣-[u₂ ša₂ E₁₁-ma ši-bu-ut KUR-šu₂ u₃ ši-bu-tu ša₂ {kur}la-qe₂-e liš-al-ma um-ma] | |
| 13 | kit-⸢tu₄⸣-[u₂ ...] | |
| 14 | x [...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1 | [... i]-⸢na⸣ URU šu-a-tu₄ u₂-še-ši-bu | |
| 2 | [a-a u₂-nak-kir₃-šu₂-nu]-⸢ti⸣ aš₂-šu₂ EN.NUN ša₂ {kur}su-hi | |
| 3 | [la-pa-an {lu₂}KUR₂ li-iṣ]-⸢ṣu⸣-ru ki-ma ia-a-ti-ma | |
| 4 | [SAG URU šu-a-tu₄ liš-ši] ⸢na⸣-de-e a-hi a-na URU UR₅-tu₂ | |
| 5 | [la i-raš-ši {m}tab-ne₂-e-a {lu₂]}GAR {kur}su-hi it-ti | |
| 6 | [GUN-šu₂ ša₂ IGI.DU a-na KUR-aš]-šur{ki} E₁₁-ma | |
| 7 | [ina KUR-aš-šur{ki} id-duk-šu₂ u₃] LU₂ aš₂-bu-tu ša₂ {uru}an-at | |
| 8 | [la-pa-an {kur}su-hi ib]-⸢bal⸣-kit-u₂-ma ŠU.II-su-nu | |
| 9 | [a-na {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a it]-⸢tan⸣-nu u₃ {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a | |
| 10 | [a-na {uru}an-at ul-te-lu]-⸢u₂⸣-nu {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a | |
| 11 | [ul ina da-na-nu ul ina] ⸢ṣal⸣-ta {uru}an-at iṣ-bat | |
| 12 | [ERIN₂.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ URU ra-man-šu₂-nu a]-⸢na⸣ {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a | |
| 13 | [it-tan-nu ar₂-ka-a-ni {lu₂}aš]-⸢šur⸣{ki}a-a u₂-šag-li-šu-nu-ti-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 14 | [pi-rik KUR.KUR.MEŠ u₂-sap-pi-ih-šu₂-nu]-ti E₂.MEŠ | |
| 15 | [...] x x | |
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