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Sargon II 003 (Q006484)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Khorsabad (Dur-Šarrukin) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006484 |
| Collection | unlocated; Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Khorsabad (Dur-Šarrukin) |
| Coordinates | 36.5100, 43.2283 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | x AD ša {m}mut-tal-lu IBILA-šu₂ i-na {GIŠ}TUKUL u₂-ra-si-bu-šu-ma e-ki-mu x x | [The ...] father of Mutallu, his ancestor, was killed by the weapon and ... |
| 2' | x-li-ia i-na IGI TE a-na tur-ri gi-mil-li-šu₂ x x x x x x x x x | ... in front of the door, in order to return his gift [......] |
| 3' | x {m}tar-hu-la-ra {m}mut-tal-lu IBILA-šu₂ i-na x-ti zu-um-ri ma-har {d}UTU x x x x U₂ x x x x x x x x | [... Tarḫula]ra (and) Mutallu, his heirs, in ... before Šamaš |
| 4' | x x-šu₂ e-pu-šu ŠU.II.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-qam-me u₂-kal-li-ma x x {m}mut-tal-lu IBILA-šu₂ a-di kim-ti {KUR}E₂-{m}pa-ʾa-al-la mal ba-šu-u₂ | [I ...]ed [his ..., (and) made] his hands tremble, [and ... Mu]tallu, his heir, together with the family of Bīt-Paʾalla, [whom] he had conquered. |
| 5' | it-ti KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR NIG₂.ŠU E₂.GAL-šu₂ ša₂ ni-ba la i-šu-u₂ a-na šal-la-ti am-nu-šu₂ UN.MEŠ {KUR}gur₂-gu-me a-na paṭ gim-ri-ša₂ a-na eš-šu-ti a-šur-ma | With gold, silver, and possessions of his palace, which were without number, I counted (them) as booty. I gathered the people of the land Gurgum from all of its environs into a fortress. |
| 6' | {LU₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {LU₂}EN.NAM {LU₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun it-ti UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{KI} am-nu-šu-nu-ti {m}a-zu-ri LUGAL {URU}as-du-di a-na la na-še-e bil₂-te | I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. I counted them among the people of Assyria. [Azu]ri, king of Aššadudu, [did not] pay the heavy tribute to me. |
| 7' | x TU x ik-pu-ud-ma a-na LUGAL.MEŠ-ni li-me-ti-šu ze-ra-a-ti KUR aš-šur{KI} iš-pur-ma aš₂-šu HUL-tu e-pu-šu₂ UGU UN.MEŠ KUR-šu₂ be-lu-su | [... he wro]te and sent to the kings, his ancestors, angry with Assyria, saying: “As for the evil done against the people of his land, [his] lord, |
| 8' | u₂-nak-kir-ma {m}a-hi-mi-ti ŠEŠ ta-lim-šu₂ a-na LUGAL-ti UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun {LU₂}hat-ti-i da-bi-ib ṣa-lip-ti be-lu-su i-ze-ru-ma {m}ia-ad-na x | Aḫi-mitti, his beloved brother, I placed as king over them. The Hittite, the one who speaks kindly, his lord, fled and Yadna |
| 9' | la EN {GIŠ}GU.ZA ša GIM ša₂-šu₂-nu pa-lah be-lu-tim la i-du-u₂ u₂-rab-bu-u₂ UGU-šu₂-un i-na ug-gat lib₃-bi-ia it-ti {GIŠ}GIGIR GIR₃.II-ia u {ANŠE}pet₂-hal-lu₄-ia | (As for) the lord of the throne, who like them does not know the fear of kingship, (but) grows over them, with my angry heart, with [my] chariot, my feet, and my cavalry, |
| 10' | ša a-šar sa-al-me i-da-a-a la ip-par-ku-u₂ a-na {URU}as-du-di URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ hi-it-mu-ṭiš al-lik-ma {URU}as-du-du {URU}gi-im-tu₂ {URU}as-du-di-im-mu | I marched to the city Asdudu, his royal city, (and) I conquered the cities Ashdod, Gimtu, and Asdudimmu. |
| 11' | al-me ak-šu-ud DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut lib₃-bi-šu₂-un ša₂-a-šu₂ a-di UN.MEŠ KUR-šu₂ KU₃.GI KU₃.BABBAR NIG₂.GA E₂.GAL-šu₂ a-na šal-la-ti am-nu-šu₂ URU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu a-na eš-šu-ti | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered the gods who dwell in their midst, together with the people of his land, gold, silver, and possessions of his palace, for his own good. I built their cities as a fortress. |
| 12' | aṣ-bat UN.MEŠ KUR.KUR ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia i-na lib₃-bi u₂-še-šib {LU₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {LU₂}EN.NAM {LU₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun-ma it-ti UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{KI} am-nu-šu-nu-ti | I settled therein the people of the lands under my authority. I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them and (then) I counted them as people of Assyria. |
| 13' | i-šu-ṭu ab-ša₂-a-ni i-na 12 BALA-ia {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-A-SUM.NA DUMU {m}ia-ki-ni LUGAL {KUR}kal-di a-šib ki-šad tam-tim la a-dir zik-ri DINGIR.MEŠ x | In my twelveth regnal year, Marduk-apla-iddina (II), son of Yakin, king of Chaldea, sat down on the shore of the sea, unrivalled in strength; the word of the gods |
| 14' | GAL.MEŠ KU BU x x x TAG x x UGU {ID₂}mar-ra-ti u₃ gu-pu-uš e-de-e it-ta-kil-ma a-de-e ma-mit DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ e-bu-uk-ma | The great gods ... ... on the Marratu River and on the bank of the Euphrates River he imposed a treaty, a oath by the Great Gods, and |
| 15' | ik-la-a ta-mar-tuš {m}hum-ba-ni-ga-aš₂ {LU₂}ELAM.MA{KI} a-na re-ṣu-ti is-hur-ma {LU₂}ru-u₈-a {LU₂}hi-in-da-ru {KUR}ia-ad-bu-ri | Humbanigaš, the Elamite, accepted the audience gift and the Urua, the Hindāru, (and) the Yadburu |
| 31' | x GIŠ x | ... wood(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 32' | UGU ša₂ pa-na u₂-zaq-qi₂-ru-ma ul-tu qe₂-reb {ID₂}su-rap-pi bu-tuq-tu ib-tu₂-qu-nim-ma ILLU kiš-ša₂-ti ik-pu-pu li-me-es-su | (As for) the one whom they had entrusted to the face and who had fallen into disrepair from the Euphrates River, they poured out a flood of all kinds. |
| 33' | URU šu₂-a-tu a-di 1/2 KASKAL.GID₂ u₄-mu la ša₂-qe-e al-me ak-šud{+ud} 16+2 LIM 4 ME 30 UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ | I conquered that city, together with half a league of daytime, without interruption. I captured 166+430 people, including their families, (and) horses. |
| 34' | ANŠE.KUNGA.MEŠ ANŠE.MEŠ ANŠE.A.AB.BA.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ u₃ ṣe-e-ni aš₂-lu-la {m}ba-x x x x {m}ha-za-DINGIR {m}ha-am-da-nu {m}za-bi-du | I carried off mules, donkeys, seahs, oxen, and sheep and goats. Ba, Haza-ilu, Ḫamdanu, Zabidu, |
| 35' | {m}am-ma-i-x x x x x {m}ŠEŠ.MEŠ-SUM.NA {m}a-a-sa-am-mu 8 {LU₂}na-si-ka-a-te ša {LU₂}gam-bu-li a-ši-bu-te {ID₂}uq-ne₂-e | Amma[i...], Ahhe-iddina, Aya-sammu, eight chanters of the Gambulu who live on the river Uqnê, |
| 36' | ka-šad URU ša₂-a-tu iš-mu-ma it-ru-ku lib-bu-šu₂-un ul-tu qe₂-reb {ID₂}uq-ne₂-e GU₄.MEŠ u₃ ṣe-e-ni ta-mar-ta-šu₂-nu ka-bit-tu | He heard of the conquering of that city and embraced them. From the river Uqnû, the oxen and the sheep and goats saw their large audience gift. |
| 37' | iš-šu-nim-ma iṣ-ba-tu GIR₃.II-ia aš₂-šu AŠ x IR x KUR šu-a-tu₂ gil₂-la-sun₂ a-miš-ma u₂-šab-ṭi-la na-sa-ah-šu₂-un {LU₂}šu-ut SAG-ia | As for the one who ... that land, I took it away and brought it to them. The eunuch of mine |
| 38' | {LU₂}EN.NAM {LU₂}EN.NAM UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-kun 1 GUN 30 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR 2 LIM ŠE.BAR i-na UGU 20 GU₄.MEŠ 1-en GU₄ i-na UGU 20 UDU.MEŠ 1-en UDU na-dan MU.AN.NA | I have placed one talent 30 minas of silver (and) two thousand (shekels of) silver incumbent upon twenty oxen, one calf, and twenty sheep, as the yield of the year. |
| 39' | UGU-šu₂-nu uk-tin ṣi-bit GU₄.MEŠ-šu₂-nu ṣe-e-ni-šu₂-nu a-na {d}EN {d}DUMU EN u₂-ki-in šat-ti-šam {LU₂}ERIM.MEŠ ša₂-a-tu-nu a-šur-ma i-na UGU | I imposed upon them the payment of their oxen and sheep, (and) established their status as a scion of the gods Bēl (Marduk) and Marduk, my lords. I examined all of those men and placed (them) upon them. |
| 40' | 3 ERIM.MEŠ 1-en ERIM-šu₂-nu aṣ-bat {URU}BAD₃-{m}AD-ha-ra a-na eš-šu-ti u₂-še-šib MU-šu₂ u₂-nak-kir {URU}BAD₃-{d}AG MU-šu₂ am-bi | I settled three men (and) one of their men in Dur-Abu-ḫara as a fortress. I named it Dūr-Nabû. |
| 41' | {KUR}hu-ba-qa-nu {KUR}tar-bu-ga-ti {KUR}ti-mas-su-nu {KUR}pa-šur {KUR}hi-ru-tu₂ {KUR}hi-il-mu 6 na-gi-i ša {KUR}gam-bu-li a-di 40+4 URU.MEŠ-ni | The lands Hubaqānu, Tarbugatu, Tamassunu, Pašur, Ḫirutu, (and) Hilmu: 6 districts of the land Gambulu together with 40+4 cities. |
| 42' | dan-nu-ti ša qer-bi-šu₂-un a-na ku-dur₂-ri KUR aš-šur{KI} a-bu-uk {LU₂}ru-u₈-a {LU₂}hi-in-da-ru {LU₂}ia-ad-bu-ru {LU₂}pu-qu-du | I slaughtered the people of Assyria, Uwa, Hindāru, Yadburu, (and) Puqudu. |
| 43' | ki-šit-ti {LU₂}gam-bu-li iš-mu-ma i-na šat mu-ši ip-par-šu-ma {ID₂}uq-nu-u₂ mar-ṣu iṣ-ba-tu {ID₂}tup-li-ia-aš₂ ID₂ tuk-la-ti-šu₂-nu | The Gambulians heard of the kišītu-offering and they crossed it in the night. The river Uqnû (and) the marṣu-river drew near. The Tupliyaş River, their reservoir, |
| 44' | i-na ši-pik SAHAR.MEŠ u₃ GI.MEŠ ak-si-ir 2 {URU}HAL.ṢU.MEŠ a-hu a-na a-hi ad-di-ma lap-lap-tu u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bi-su-nu-ti-ma ul-tu qe₂-reb {ID₂}uq-ne₂-e | With bitumen, earth, and reeds I surrounded (and) conquered two forts, one by one, and I overwhelmed (them) with misery. I brought them out of the Euphrates River. |
| 45' | uṣ-ṣu-nim-ma iṣ-ba-tu GIR₃.II-ia {m}ia-nu-qu {LU₂}na-sik-ku ša {URU}za-a-me-e {m}{d}MUATI-u₂-ṣal-la ša {URU}a-bu-re-e {m}pa-aš₂-šu-nu | Yanuqu, the herald of the city Zāmû, Nabu-uṣalla, (and) Paššenu ... |
| 46' | {m}ha-u₂-ka-nu ša {URU}nu-ha-a-ni {m}sa-ʾi-lu ša {URU}i-bu-li 5 {LU₂}na-si-ka-a-ti | [H]aukanu of Nuḫanu, Saʾilu of Ibuli, 5 nasikāte men, |
| 47' | ša {LU₂}pu-qu-di {m}ab-ha-ta-a ša {LU₂}ru-u₈-a {m}hu-ni-nu {m}sa-me-eʾ {m}sab-har-ru {m}ra-pi-iʾ | of the Puqudu, Abhatâ of the Ruwa, Huninu, Samēl, Sabharru, Rapiʾ, |
| 48' | ša {LU₂}hi-in-da-ru ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ GU₄.MEŠ u₃ ṣe-e-ni ta-mar-ta-šu₂-nu ka-bit-tu a-na {URU}BAD₃-{m}AD-ha-ra | The watch of the Hindāru, horses, oxen, and sheep and goats is very important to Dūr-Abi-ḫara. |
| 49' | iš-šu-nim-ma u₂-na-aš₂-ši-qu GIR₃.II-ia li-ṭi-šu₂-nu aṣ-bat il-ku tup-šik-ku ki-i ša {LU₂}gam-bu-li | I have seized them, and they have slain my feet. I have taken the ilku-service (and) the tupšikku-offerings as the Gambulians. |
| 50' | e-mid-su-nu-ti i-na ŠU.II {LU₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {LU₂}GAR.KUR {LU₂}GAR.KUR {LU₂}gam-bu-li am-nu-šu₂-nu-ti si-it-ta-te-šu₂-nu | I placed them under the authority of a eunuch of mine, a governor, and a Gambulu. |
| 51' | ša UGU {m}{d}AMAR.UTU-A-SUM.NA u₃ {m}šu-tur₂-{d}na-hu-un-di TE-su-nu id-du-ma iṣ-ba-tu {ID₂}uq-nu-u₂ | which Marduk-apla-iddina and Šūr-Naḫundi had imposed upon them, and they crossed the Euphrates River. |
| 52' | da-ad₂-me-šu₂-nu a-bu-biš as-pu-un qi₂-ra-a-ti-šu₂-nu um-ma-ni u₂-ša₂-kil {GIŠ}GIŠIMMAR tuk-lat-su-nu {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ | I imposed upon them tribute (and) tribute. I entrusted them with the staffs (of the palace). I planted their gardens. |
| 53' | bal-ti na-gi-šu₂-nu ak-šiṭ a-na {ID₂}uq-ne₂-e a-šar tap-ze-er-te-šu₂-nu {LU₂}qu-ra-di-ia u₂-ma-ʾe-er-ma | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered them on the Euphrates River. I made my royal confidants bow down at their feet. |
| 54' | BAD₅.BAD₅-šu₂-nu im-ha-ṣu UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šu₂-nu iš-lul-u₂-ni {URU}za-a-me-e {URU}a-bu-re-e | Their defeat was defeated. The people, together with their possessions, were carried off. The cities Zāmû (and) Aburě |
| 55' | {URU}ia-ap-ti-ru {URU}ma-hi-ṣu {URU}hi-li-pa-nu {URU}KAL-KAL {URU}pat-ti-a-nu {URU}ha-a-a-ma-nu {URU}ga-di-ia-ti | Yapiru, Maḫiṣu, Ḫilipanu, Šakkal, Pattianu, Hamānu, (and) Gadiyatu. |
| 56' | {URU}a-ma-te {URU}nu-ha-a-nu {URU}a-ma-a {URU}hi-u₂-ru {URU}sa-hi-lu 14 URU.MEŠ-ni dan-nu-ti 2+2 ME URU.MEŠ-ni | The cities Amate, Nuhanu, Amâ, Ḫiru, Saḫilu, (and) 14 fortified cities, 2+2 hundred cities. |
| 57' | ša li-me-ti-šu₂-nu ša šid-di {ID₂}pu-rat-ti ša ti-bu-ut {GIŠ}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia e-du-ru-ma u₂-šah-ri-bu | (As for) the ones in their environs, who had crossed the Euphrates River (and) who had advanced against my weapons, I had (them) rise up. |
| 58' | na-gu-šu₂-un TA qe₂-reb {ID₂}uq-ni-i a-šar ru-qi il-li-ku-nim-ma iṣ-ba-tu GIR₃.II-ia na-gu-u₂ | They came from the river Uqnî, a remote place, and they grasped my feet. |
| 59' | šu-a-tu UGU ša₂ mah-ri par-ga-niš u₂-šar-bi-iṣ-ma i-na ŠU.II {LU₂}šu-ut SAG-ia {LU₂}GAR.KUR {LU₂}GAR.KUR {LU₂}gam-bu-li am-nu | I had that throne built upon that which had previously been built and placed (it) in the hands of the eunuch of mine, the governor, (and) the Gambulu. |
| 60' | {URU}sa-am-ʾu-u₂-na {URU}KA₂-BAD₃ {URU}HAL.ṢU.MEŠ ša {m}šu-tur₂-{d}na-hu-un-di {LU₂}ELAM.MA{KI} | The cities Samaluna, Bābu-duri, (and) the forts of Šutur-Naḫundi, the Elamites, |
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