Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 08 (Q006218)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Sur Jureh · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 08 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006218 |
| Museum no. | possibly IM 124881 or IM 124194 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:14] o 1'1'–o 14'14' | [...] ... [(Because) my horses and my men had become th]irsty [for water due to the fighting, I did not pursue them. Forty of (these three hundred and four) men perished] due to thirst for water; [(the remaining) two hundred and fifty-four men of] them got away. [I (thus) killed one thousand eight hundred and forty-six of their men. This is a single def]eat which Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, [governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari], inflicted [upon] the Ḫatallu (tribesmen). [With regard to Šamaʾgamni, the herald of the] Sarugu (clan), their leader, [the dishonest servant whom the land of Sūḫu], Assyria, and my fathers [rejected], I [got hold (of him and)] killed him, (thereby) easing my heart. [I stripped off his skin like the skin of a sheep] and [set (it)] in front of the gate of Āl-gabbāri-bānî. I inflicted [such] a defeat [as] none [among] my [ancestors] had inflicted. [My ancestors had defeated the enemy ten times, but] they did not achieve as much as I. [I inflicted a single defeat (of such an extent that) I surpassed] my ancestors. |
| Obverse [14:24] o 15'15'– | [Anyone in the future who comes forward and] says: “[How did Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, the governor of the land of] Sūḫu and the land of Mari, [inflict this] defeat?” (should be told that) [I did not inflict (this) by my own power, (but rather) I inflicted this] defeat [by the power of the gods Šamaš] and Marduk, Adad [and Apla-Adad, the great gods], my [lords. 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-kudurrī-uṣur, the governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari] inflicted [this defeat at] the command of the god Apla-Adad, [the great god, his lord?”] (should be told that) this [was the handiwork of the god Apla-Adad, my divine lord]. He ordered my [...; ...]. He delivered my enemy into my [hands]. |
| Reverse [3:12] r 44–r 1212 | Anyone [in the future who comes forward should li]ke me [pay attention] to the command(s) of the gods. (Then) [... his enemy ...] will not exist. This is the experience [and ...] the god Apla-Adad, my lord, and the gods [...] they allowed (me) to trample my enemy under my feet. No [one in the future who comes forward] should say: “How [did Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur] inflict [this defeat]?” By the gods Adad and Apla-Adad [...] I. I shall show him the gods Adad and Apla-Adad. [... at the command of the god Apla]-Adad, the <great> god, my lord, I went and [defeated] these soldiers. |
| Reverse [12:20] r 1313–r 2020 | [I], Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari: [the Akītu (temple) of the gods Adad and] Mīšarum — the great gods who dwell [in the town Udada], my [lords] — had became old and [been abandoned. None amo]ng my ancestors had paid attention (to it) and [(re)built (it). I com]pletely (re)built [this Akītu (temple)]. I had (this temple) (re)built and dedicated (it) to the gods Adad [and Mīšarum, the great gods], my [lord]s, in order to ensure my good [health (and) the well-being of my offspring, to prolong] my days, to confirm [my reign], (and) [to defeat the land of my enemy]. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | [The palace of Enamḫe-zēra-ibni, governor of the land of Sūḫu] and the land of Mari, (which is located in) the district [of the city Raʾil, ...] ... |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x x x | |
| 3' | [... iṣ]-mu-u₂ | |
| 4' | [... lib-bi-šu₂]-⸢nu⸣ ina ṣu-um me-e | |
| 5' | [... lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-šu₂-nu it-lu-u₂ | |
| 6' | [... di]-⸢ik⸣-ti ša₂ {m}{d}MAŠ-NIG₂.DU-PAP | |
| 7' | [...] {⸢lu₂⸣}ha-ṭal-la i-du-ku | |
| 8' | [... {lu₂]}sa-ru-gu a-lik pa-ni-šu₂-nu | |
| 9' | [... KUR]-⸢aš⸣-šur{ki} u₃ AD.MEŠ-e-a | |
| 10' | [... ŠU.II-a]-a a-duk-šu₂-ma i-nu-uh lib₃-bi | |
| 11' | [... aṣ-ṣi]-⸢ma⸣ ina pa-an KA₂.GAL ša₂ URU-gab-ba-ri-DU₃ | |
| 12' | [... AD.MEŠ-e]-a la i-du-ku ana-ku ad-duk | |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ma⸣-lu-u₂-a ul u₂-šam-ṣu-u₂ | |
| 14' | [... a]-na la AD.MEŠ-e-a | |
| 15' | [...] i-qab-bu-u₂ um-ma | |
| 16' | [...] su-hi u {kur}ma-ri di-ik-ti | |
| 17' | [...] u {d}AMAR.UTU {d}IŠKUR | |
| 18' | [... EN.MEŠ-e]-⸢a⸣ di-ik-ti | |
| 19' | [...] ši-bu-ut KUR-šu₂ | |
| 20' | [...] kit-⸢tu⸣-u₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...] a-mat {d}A-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 2 | [... i]-⸢du⸣-ku a-ga-a | |
| 3 | [...]-RI-ka-a u₂-ma-ʾ-ir | |
| 4 | [...] x {lu₂}KUR₂-a a-⸢na⸣ [qa-ti]-ia im-ni man-ni | |
| 5 | [... ki]-⸢ma⸣ ia-a-ti-ma a-na a-mat DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 6 | [...] ⸢ul⸣ ib-ba-aš₂-ši a-ga-a a-ma-ru | |
| 7 | [...] {d}A-{d}IŠKUR EN-ia u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 8 | [...] {lu₂}KUR₂-a ina šu-pal GIR₃.II-ia u₂-šak-bi-su | |
| 9 | [...] la i-qab-bi um-ma ki-i-ki-i | |
| 10 | [...] id-duk a-na {d}IŠKUR u {d}A-{d}IŠKUR | |
| 11 | [...] x ana-ku {d}IŠKUR u₃ {d}A-{d}IŠKUR u₂-kal-lam-šu₂ | |
| 12 | [... {d}A-{d]}⸢IŠKUR⸣ DINGIR <GAL> EN-ia₅ al-lik-ma ERIN₂.MEŠ an-nu-tu | |
| 13 | [... {m]}{⸢d⸣}MAŠ-NIG₂.DU-PAP {lu₂}GAR {kur}su-hi u {kur}ma-ri | |
| 14 | [... {d]}mi-šar-rum DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut | |
| 15 | [... EN.MEŠ]-⸢e⸣-a la-ba-riš il-lik-ma | |
| 16 | [... ina lib₃]-⸢bi⸣ AD.MEŠ-e-a SAG-su ul iš-ši-ma | |
| 17 | [... u₂]-⸢šak⸣-lil-ma a-na {d}IŠKUR | |
| 18 | [... EN].MEŠ-e-a a-na ba-laṭ | |
| 19 | [...] UD.MEŠ-ia ku-un | |
| 20 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-še-piš-ma BA-iš₃ | |
| 21 | [...] u {kur}ma-ri KI-tim | |
| 22 | [...] x x x x x x | |
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