Sargon II 014 (Q006495)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Khorsabad (Dur-Šarrukin) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 014 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006495 |
| Collection | unlocated; British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Khorsabad (Dur-Šarrukin) |
| Coordinates | 36.5100, 43.2283 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:3] 11–33 | Palace of Sargon (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad, favorite of the great gods. |
| Obverse [3:11] 44–1111 | I continually act[ed] as provider for (the cities) Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, and Borsippa; I [(re)-established] the freedom (from obligations) of (the cities) Dēr, Ur, Uruk, Eridu, Larsa, Kulla[ba], Kissik, (and) Nēmed-La[gu]da. I restored the exemption (from obligations) of (the city) [Bal]til (Aššur) (10) and [the city] Ḫarrā[n], which had fallen into [oblivion] in the distant [pa]st, and [their privile]ged status that had lapsed. |
| Obverse [11:27] 1212–2727 | By the strength of the great gods, <my> lords, I regularly advanced and made uncompliant land[s] (and) insubmissive mountain regions bow down at my feet. I ruled all together from the land Yadnana (Cyprus), which is in the middle of the Western Sea, (15) as far as the border(s) of Egypt and the land Musku, the wide land Amurru, the land Ḫatti (Syria) in its entirety, all of (the land) Gutium, the distant Medes (who live) on the border of Mount Bikni, the lands Ellipi (and) Rāši on the border of the land Elam, the Arameans who (live) beside the Tigris, (20) Surappu, (and) Uqnû Rivers, all the Sutians, the people of the steppe of the land Yadburu, as many as there are, from the cities Samʾūna, Bāb-dūri, Dūr-Telīte, Bubê, (and) Tīl-Ḫumba which are on the border of the land Elam, the land Karduniaš (Babylonia) from end to end (lit.: “above and below”), all of the Chaldeans, (25) as many as there are, (and) the land Bīt-Yakīn, which is [on the shore] of the sea, as far as the border of Dilmun; I set eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them and imposed the y[oke] of my lordship upon them. |
| Obverse [27:32] 2828–3232 | At that time, using (as laborers) enemy people whom I had captured, [whom] the gods Aššur, Nabû, (30) and Mar[duk] had [made bow down at] my feet, [and] (who) (now) pull my yoke, [in] accordance with divine will (and) my [hea]rt’s desire, I built a city a[t the foo]t of Mount Muṣri, upst[ream from Nineveh], and [nam]ed it Dūr-Šarru[kīn]. |
| Obverse [32:40] 3333–4040 | I built inside it (the city) palatial halls using (lit.: “of”) elephant ivory, ebony, [boxwood], musukkannu-wood, cedar, cypress, daprānu-juniper, juniper, and terebinth [to be] my [roy]al [residence] and I [roofed] them with large [ce]dar [beams]. I [bound the doors] of cypress (and) musukkannu-wood [with band(s)] of shi[ning] copper [and installed (them) in their entrance(s). (40) I had built in front of th]eir [gates a po]rtico ([bīt] appāti), a replica of a [Hittite] pal[ace, which is] called a bīt ḫilāni [in the language of the land Amurru]. |
| Obverse [40:47] 4141–4747 | [Eight tw]in [lion (colossi) of shining copper] that weigh 4,[610 full (lit.: “tested”) talen]ts (and) [that] were cast [by the craft of the god N]inagal [and filled with radiance — upon (those) lion colossi I instal]led [four match]ing [cedar columns], whose [diameter(s) are] one nindanu [each, the product of Mount Amanus]; and [I positioned] cross-beams (upon them) as a cornice [for their gates]. I [had magnificent mountain sheep colossi of mass]ive [mountain stone] skillfully [made and in the four directions I had (them) hold] their (the gates’) [door] bolt(s). [I] depicted [the settlements that I had conquered upon large limestone] s[labs; [...]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | E₂.GAL {m}LUGAL-GI.NA LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu | |
| 2 | LUGAL kiš-ša₂-tim LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} GIR₃.NITA₂ | |
| 3 | KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} LUGAL KUR EME.<GI₇> u₃ URI{ki} | |
| 4 | mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ] ša ZIMBIR{ki} NIBRU{ki} | |
| 5 | KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} u₃ bar₂-sipa{ki} | |
| 6 | za-nin-us-su-un e-tep-pu-[ša₂] ša ⸢BAD₃⸣.AN{ki} | |
| 7 | URI₂{ki} UNUG{ki} eridu{ki} ARARMA{ki} kul-⸢la⸣-[ba{ki]} | |
| 8 | ki-sik{ki} {uru}ne₂-med-{⸢d⸣}la-[gu]-da ⸢aš₂⸣-[kun] | |
| 9 | an-⸢du⸣-ra-ar-šu-un za-kut [bal]-til{ki} | |
| 10 | ⸢u₃⸣ {[uru]}ḫar-ra-[na] ša ul-[tu] ⸢u₄⸣-me ul-lu-u₂-ti | |
| 11 | im-ma-[šu]-⸢ma⸣ [ki-din]-nu-⸢us⸣-[su-un] ba-ṭil-ta u₂-ter aš₂-ru-uš-ša₂ | |
| 12 | i-na e-muq DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-<ia> lu at-a-lak-ma KUR.[MEŠ] | |
| 13 | la ma-gi-ri ḫur-ša₂-a-ni la kan-šu-ti u₂-šak-ni-ša₂ | |
| 14 | a-na GIR₃.II-ia iš-tu {kur}ia-ad-na-na ša MURUB₄ tam-tim | |
| 15 | ša e-reb {d}UTU-ši a-di ⸢pa⸣-aṭ {kur}mu-ṣu-ri ⸢u₃⸣ {kur}mu-uš-ki | |
| 16 | KUR MAR.TU{ki} DAGAL-tim {kur}ḫat-ti a-na si-⸢ḫir⸣-ti-ša₂ | |
| 17 | nap-ḫa-ar gu-ti-um{ki} {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u₂-ti | |
| 18 | ša pa-aṭ {kur}bi-ik-ni {kur}el-li-pi {kur}ra-a-ši | |
| 19 | ša i-te-e {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} {lu₂}a-ra-me ša₂ a-aḫ {id₂}IDIGNA | |
| 20 | {id₂}su-rap-pi {id₂}uq-ne₂-e gi-mir {lu₂}su-ti-i | |
| 21 | ṣa-ab EDIN ša {kur}ia-ad-bu-ri ma-la ba-šu-u₂ | |
| 22 | ul-tu {uru}sa-am-ʾu-u₂-na {uru}KA₂-BAD₃ {uru}BAD₃-{d}te-li-tim | |
| 23 | {uru}bu-be₂-e {uru}DU₆-{d}ḫum-ba ša mi-ṣir {kur}ELAM.MA{ki} | |
| 24 | {kur}kar₂-dun-ia₂-aš₂ e-liš u šap-liš si-ḫir-ti {lu₂}kal-di | |
| 25 | mal ba-šu-u₂ {kur}E₂-{m}ia-kin₇ ša₂ [ki-šad] {id₂}mar-ra-ti | |
| 26 | ⸢a⸣-di pa-aṭ NI.TUK{ki} mit-ḫa-riš lu a-⸢bel⸣-ma {lu₂}šu-⸢ut⸣ SAG.[(MEŠ)]-ia | |
| 27 | {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ {lu₂}EN.NAM.MEŠ UGU-šu₂-nu aš₂-tak-kan-ma ⸢ni⸣-[ir] be-lu-ti-ia | |
| 28 | e-mid-su-nu-ti ⸢i-na⸣ u₄-me-šu-[ma i]-na ba-ḫu-la-ti | |
| 29 | na-ki-ri ki-šit-ti ŠU.II-ia [ša {d]}aš-šur {d}AG | |
| 30 | u₃ {d}AMAR.[UTU a-na] GIR₃.II-ia u₂-[šak-ni-šu₂-ma i]-šu-⸢ṭu⸣ | |
| 31 | ab-ša₂-a-ni [ki]-i ⸢ṭe₃⸣-em DINGIR-ma i-[na GIR₃].II {kur}mu-uṣ-ri | |
| 32 | e-⸢le⸣-[nu NINA{ki} i]-na bi-⸢bil⸣ [lib₃]-⸢bi⸣-ia URU e-pu-uš-ma | |
| 33 | {uru}BAD₃-LUGAL-[GIN az-ku]-ra [ni-bit]-⸢su⸣ E₂.GAL.MEŠ | |
| 34 | ZU₂ AM.SI {giš}ESI {[giš}TUG₂] {giš}⸢mu⸣-suk-kan-ni {giš}ere-ni {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ | |
| 35 | {giš}dup-ra-nu {šim}LI u₃ {giš}bu-uṭ-ni [a-na mu-šab] ⸢LUGAL⸣-ti-ia | |
| 36 | qer-bu-uš-šu₂ ab-ni-ma GIŠ.[UR₃.MEŠ {giš]}⸢ere⸣-ni GAL.MEŠ e-li-šin | |
| 37 | u₂-[šat-ri-ṣa {giš}IG.MEŠ {giš]}ŠUR.MIN₃ {giš}mu-suk-kan-⸢ni⸣ [me₂-se-er] URUDU ⸢nam⸣-[ri] | |
| 38 | u₂-[rak-kis-ma u₂-rat-ta-a ne₂-reb-šin E₂] ap-pa-a-ti tam-šil | |
| 39 | E₂.⸢GAL⸣ {[kur}ḫat-ti ša i-na li-ša₂-an KUR MAR.TU]{⸢ki⸣} E₂ ḫi-la-ni | |
| 40 | i-ša₂-as-⸢su⸣-[šu₂ u₂-še-pi-ša₂ me₂-eḫ-ret ba-bi-ši]-in | |
| 41 | 8 UR.MAḪ tu]-⸢ʾa⸣-a-me šu-ut 1 ⸢šar₅⸣ [GEŠ₂.U 6 UŠ 50.AM₃] ⸢GUN⸣ | |
| 42 | [mal-tak-ti URUDU nam-ri ša₂ ina ši-pir {d]}⸢nin⸣-a₂-gal ip-pat-⸢qu⸣-[ma ma-lu-u₂ nam-ri-ir-ri] | |
| 43 | 4 {giš}tim-me {giš}EREN šu-ta]-⸢ḫu⸣-ti ša 1 NINDA.[TA.AM₃ ku-bur-šu₂-un bi-ib-lat {kur}ḫa-ma-ni] | |
| 44 | [UGU pirig-gal-le-e u₂]-⸢kin⸣-ma dap₂-pi ku-⸢lul⸣ [KA₂.MEŠ-šin e-mid UDU.MEŠ šad-di {d}LAMMA MAḪ.MEŠ] | |
| 45 | [ša₂ NA₄ KUR-i eš]-⸢qi₂⸣ nak-liš ⸢u₂⸣-[še-piš-ma a-na er-bet-ti ša₂-a-ri] | |
| 46 | [u₂-ša₂-aṣ-bi-ta SI].GAR-šin as-[kup-pi {na₄}pi-i-li GAL.MEŠ] | |
| 47 | [da-ad₂-me ki-šit-ti qa-ti-ia ṣe-ru-uš-šin] ⸢ab⸣-šim-⸢ma⸣ [...] |
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