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Ninurta-kudurri-uṣur 09 (Q006219)

Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Ana · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationNinurta-kudurri-uṣur 09
IDQ006219
Museum no.IM 132897
CollectionIraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreRoyal Inscription
Find spotAna
Coordinates34.4695, 41.9790

English translation

By ORACC project suhu · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse Column i [0:5] i 1i 1–i 55I, Ninurta-kudurrī-uṣur, governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari, son of Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, ditto (governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari), descendant of Adad-nādin-zēri, ditto (governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari), one of the enduring lineage of Tunamissaḫ, son of Ḫammu-rāpi, king of Babylon —
Obverse Column i [5:21] i 66–i 2121Tabnēa, the governor of the land of Sūḫu, went up to Assyria with his tribute for an audience, but he killed him in Assyria. Then the inhabitants of the city Anat revolted against the land of Sūḫu. They joi[ned] hands with the Assyrian and brought the Assyrian up to the city Anat. The Assyrian [to]ok the city Anat neither by force nor by battle; (rather) the men — the citizens of the city themselves — gave (it) [to] the Assyrian. Afterwards, the Assyrian exiled them and scattered them over (all) the lands. He turned the houses on (both) the landside and the hillside of the city Anat into heaps of ruins. Then the Assyrian settled his own men in the city Anat.
Obverse Column i [21:45] i 2222–From (the time of) Tabnēa, Iqīša-Marduk, and Nasḫir-Adad — three governors (in all) — for fifty years, the city Anat was (under the control) of the Assyrian, (and also) for three years, in the days of Šamaš-rēša-uṣur, ditto (governor of the land of Sūḫu and the land of Mari), my father, bef[ore] ... [... I ascended] the throne of [my] father. When the gods Adad and Apla-[Adad] set [...], the city A[nat] returned (its allegiance) [to my father]. After four [years], during which the city Anat pros[pered], when [my father di]ed (lit. “[went] to his fate”), I [ascended] the throne of my father. I (re-)established the regular offerings, offe[rings, (...)] and festivals of the god Adad [(...)] according to the wording (of the commands) of Ḫam[mu]-rāp[i, king of Babylon, and] the father who begot me. [(...)] Moreover, I settled people in the city Anat on (both) the landside and on the h[ill]side. I settled the city of Anat as (it had been) before, on (both) the landside and the hillside. I returned the gods of (both) the landside [(and the hillside) of] the city Anat who had gone [t]o the town Ribaniš on account of the Assyrian ... and I settled them in their dwelling(s), (just) as (they had been) before.
Obverse Column ii [18:25] ii 1919–ii 2525I built an Akītu (temple) in the city Anat: 1[00] cubits is its length (and) 16 cubits is its width. I built a ... palace beside (it): 47 cubits is its length (and) 8 cubits is its width. A palace of gladness [...]
Obverse Column iii [1:12] iii 88–iii 1818[Anyone in the future who] comes forward [... I made] this foundation [10 cubits] deep. [I qua]rried large mountain-stones, laid the foundation, [and] made (it) fast. [I s]et my own name [with] his own [na]me. Anyone in the future [who] comes forward should revere the gods Adad and Apla-[Adad] and not neglect those who are favorable and those who are hostile to the city Anat. Like me, may he (then) enjoy happiness!

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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i
1ana-ku {m}{d}MAŠ-NIG₂.DU-URU₃ {lu₂}GAR KUR
2su-hi u {kur}ma-ri A {m}{d}UTU-SAG-PAP MIN
3ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}{d}IŠKUR-SUM-NUMUN MIN
4NUMUN da-ru-u₂ ša₂ {m}tu-na-mis-sah
5DUMU {m}ha-am-mu-ra-pi₂ LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki}
6{m}tab-ne₂-e-a {lu₂}GAR {kur}su-hi it-ti
7GUN-šu₂ ša₂ IGI.DU a-na KUR-aš-šur{ki}
8i-li-ma ina KUR-aš-šur{ki} id-duk-šu₂
9u₃ LU₂ aš₂-bu-tu ša₂ {uru}an-at
10la-pa-an {kur}su-hi ib-bal-kit-u₂-ma
11ŠU.II-su-nu a-na {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a it-⸢tan⸣-[nu]
12u₃ {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a a-na {uru}an-at
13ul-te-lu-u₂-nu {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a
14ul ina da-na-nu ul ina ṣal-ta {uru}an-at
15[iṣ]-bat ERIN₂.MEŠ DUMU.MEŠ URU ra-man-šu₂-nu
16[ana] {⸢lu₂⸣}aš-šur{ki}a-a it-tan-nu ar₂-ka-a-ni
17{lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a u₂-šag-li-šu₂-nu-ti-ma
18pi-rik KUR.KUR.MEŠ u₂-sap-pi-ih-šu-nu-ti
19E₂.MEŠ ša₂ A₂ KUR u₃ A₂ KUR-i ša₂ {uru}an-at
20a-na DU₆ u₃ kar-mi ut-tir ⸢u₃⸣
21{lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a ERIN₂.MEŠ ša₂ ram-ni-šu₂ ⸢ina⸣ {uru}an-at
22ul-te-še-bu ul-tu UGU {m}tab-ne₂-e-a
23{m}BA-ša₂-{d}AMAR.UTU u₃ {m}NIGIN-ir-{d}IŠKUR
243 {lu₂}GAR.KUR.MEŠ {lu₂}GAR.KUR.MEŠ 50 MU.AN.NA.MEŠ {uru}an-at
25ša₂ {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a 3 MU.AN.NA.MEŠ
26[(x)] i-na UD.MEŠ ša₂ {m}{d}UTU-SAG-PAP MIN
ii
1AD-ia a-⸢di⸣ MAN ME [...]
2ina {giš}GU.ZA AD-[ia la uš-ša₂-bu]
3{d}IŠKUR u {d}A-{d}[IŠKUR ...]
4ki-i iš-ku-nu {uru}⸢an⸣-[at a-na AD-ia]
5it-tu-ru i-na 4 [x MU.AN.NA.MEŠ]
6ša₂ {uru}an-at i-⸢ša-ru⸣ [AD-ia]
7a-na NAM.MEŠ-šu₂ ki-i ⸢il⸣-[li-ku]
8a-na-ku ina {giš}GU.ZA AD-⸢ia⸣ [u₂-šib-(ma)]
9gi-na-ne₂-e u₃ SISKUR.[(SISKUR).MEŠ (...)]
10u₃ i-sin-na-a-ti ša₂ {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ [(...)]
11⸢ki⸣-i pi-i {m}⸢ha⸣-am-[mu]-ra-⸢pi₂⸣ [LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} u₃]
12a-bi a-li-di-ia a-na-ku ⸢uk-tin⸣ [(...)]
13u aš₂-bu-ti ina {uru}an-at A₂ KUR u A₂ ⸢KUR⸣-[i]
14ul-te-šib URU {⸢uru⸣}an-at ki pa-na-a-⸢ma⸣
15A₂ KUR u A₂ KUR-i u₂-še-šib DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ A₂ KUR [(u A₂ KUR-i) ša₂]
16{uru}an-at ša₂ la-pa-an {lu₂}aš-šur{ki}a-a
17[a]-⸢na⸣ {uru}ri-ba-niš DU-ku x x [x (x) ana]-ku
18u₂-te-ri-šu₂-nu-ti-ma ki-i pa-na-a-ma
19ina KI.TUŠ-šu₂-nu u₂-še-šib-šu₂-nu-ti a₂-ki-ti
20ina {uru}an-at e-pu-uš-ma 1 [ME] ina 1.KUŠ₃ GID₂.DA-šu₂
2116 ina 1.KUŠ₃ ru-pu-us-su
22E₂.GAL pa-⸢ni⸣ i-⸢na⸣ ṭa-hi e-pu-uš-ma
2347 ina 1.KUŠ₃ GID₂.DA-šu₂
248 ina 1.KUŠ₃ ru-pu-us-⸢su⸣
25E₂.GAL hi-da-a-tu₄ [...]
iii
7[...] x [...] x [...] x
8[...] E₁₁-ma [...] x x [x] x
9[...] ⸢tim⸣-me₂-en-[na (x)] ⸢an-na⸣-a
10[u₂]-⸢šap⸣-pil NA₄.MEŠ KUR.⸢MEŠ GAL.MEŠ⸣
11[ah]-pe-e-ma tim-me₂-en-nu ad-⸢di⸣-[ma]
12[u₂]-dan-nin MU at-tu-u₂-a ⸢it⸣-[ti]
13⸢MU⸣ at-tu-šu₂ [aš₂]-⸢kun⸣ man-ni ar₂-ku-[u₂]
14[ša₂] E₁₁-ma {d}IŠKUR u {d}A-{d}[IŠKUR]
15lip₂-lah₃-ma u₃ na-de-e a-hi
16{lu₂}šal-mu u₃ {lu₂}KUR₂ a-na {uru}an-at
17la i-raš-ši ⸢ki-ma ia⸣-tu [(x)]
18hu-ud lib₃-⸢bi⸣ li-pu-⸢uš⸣

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