Sargon II 044 (Q006525)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Khorsabad (Dur-Šarrukin) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006525 |
| Collection | 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 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Pa[lace of Sa]rgon (II), appointee of the god Enlil, nešakku-priest of (the god) Aššur, [great k]in[g], strong [kin]g, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quar[ters] (of the world), favorite of the great gods; |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | [jus]t shephe[rd], (one) to whom the gods Aššur and Marduk granted a [reign] without equal and whose re[putat]ion (these gods) exalted to the heights; |
| Obverse [6:14] o 77–o 1414 | [who (re)-established] the šubarrû-privileges of (the cities) Sippar, Nippur, (and) [Babyl]on, protects the weak among them (lit.: “their weak ones”), (and) [makes] restitution for the wrongful damage suffered by them; who (re)-established (10) [the privileged] status of (the city) Baltil (Aššur) that had lapsed, abolished corvée duty for (the city) Dēr, (and) gave relief to their weary people; (most) capable of all rulers, who extended his protection over the city Ḫarrān and recorded its exemption (from obligations) [as] if (its people were) people of the gods Anu and Dagān; |
| Obverse [14:25] o 1515–o 2525 | the strong man who is clothed in awesome splendor (and) whose weapons are raised to strike down (his) enemies; [the king], who since the (first) day of his reign has had no equal or met with anybody who could overpower him in war or battle; (20) (who) smashed all (enemy) lands [as] if (they were) pots and put halters on (all) rebels in the four (quarters of the world); (who) regularly set eunuchs of his as governors over them and imposed upon them (the same) tribute (and) payment(s) [as] if (they were) Assyrians. |
| Obverse [25:27] o 2626–o 2727 | In accordance with my heart’s desire, I built a city at the foot of Mount Muṣri, a mountain on the outskirts of Nineveh, and named it Dūr-Šarrukīn. |
| Obverse [27:30] o 2828–o 3030 | I erected firmly-founded daises for the gods Ea, Sîn, Šamaš, Adad, and Ninurta, the great gods, my lords, inside it. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 31r 31–r 3232 | No translation possible. |
| Reverse [2:18] r 3333–r 4848 | I bui[lt palatial] halls using (lit.: “of”) [elephant] ivory, [ebo]ny, [boxwood, musu]kkan[nu-wood, cedar, cypress], daprānu-juniper, juniper, [(and)] te[rebinth (...) to be] my royal [resi]dence. I then fashioned a bīt [ḫilāni, a repli]ca of a Hittite palace, in fr[ont of the]ir gates and [roo]fed them with beams of cedar (and) [cypr]ess. Limestone slabs (40) [...] ... I had surround ... [...] ... I made their foundation secure [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] musukkannu-wood, lapis lazuli (45) [...] ... I bound and ... [...] ... [...]. I made [the length] of its wall [16,28]0 cubits, (corresponding to) the rendering of [m]y [na]me, and [I] made its foundation se[cu]re upon mountain stone. |
| Reverse [18:24] r 4949–r 5454 | People from the four (quarters of the world), those who [had dw]elt in (both) [mount]ain(s) and (low)land(s), as many as the “Light of the Gods” (Šamaš), [the lord of al]l, shepherded, ... and I (re)settled (them) [inside] it (Dūr-Šarrukīn). I commissioned native Assyrians, masters of [eve]ry craft, as overseers (and) commanders to instruct (the settlers) in correct behavior (and how) [to revere god and ki]ng. |
| Reverse [24:26] r 5555–r 5656 | [The gods who dwe]ll in heaven (and) netherworld, and in this city, [we]re [ame]nable to [my prayer and granted] me the eternal [(privilege of) bu]ilding (this) city and growing old in it. |
| Reverse [26:30] r 5757–r 6060 | (As for) the one who alters the wo[rk of] my [hands], mutilates my [features] (on a relief), (or) obliterates [the rel]iefs that I have e[ngrave]d, [may the god Aššur], the goddess Ningal, the god [Adad, and th]e gre[at gods who dw]ell there [rem]ove his name (and) his descendant(s) [from the land] and make him live in bondage under his enemy. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢E₂⸣.[GAL {m]}⸢LUGAL⸣-GI.NA GAR {d}EN.LIL₂ NU.EŠ₃ aš-šur | |
| 2 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [GAL-u₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ dan-nu LUGAL KIŠ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} | |
| 3 | ⸢LUGAL kib⸣-[rat] ⸢LIMMU₂⸣-[i] mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 4 | ⸢RE.E₂⸣.[UM ke-e]-⸢nu⸣ ša {d}a-šur u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | [LUGAL-ut] ⸢la ša₂⸣-na-an u₂-šat-li-mu-šu₂-ma | |
| 6 | ⸢zi⸣-[kir] ⸢MU⸣-šu₂ u₂-še-ṣu-u a-na re-še-e-ti | |
| 7 | [ša₂]-⸢kin šu⸣-ba-re-e ZIMBIR{ki} NIBRU{ki} | |
| 8 | [KA₂.DINGIR].RA{ki} ḫa-a-tin en-šu-te-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | [mu]-⸢šal⸣-li-mu ḫi-bil-ti-šu₂-un ka-ṣir | |
| 10 | [ki-din]-nu-ut bal-til{ki} ba-ṭi-il-tu | |
| 11 | [mu]-ša₂-aš₂-ši-ik tup-šik-ki BAD₃.AN{ki} | |
| 12 | [mu]-šap-ši-ḫu UN.MEŠ-šu₂-un an-ḫa-a-ti | |
| 13 | ⸢le⸣-ʾi DU₃ mal-ki ša₂ UGU {uru}ḫar-ra-na AN.DUL₃-la-šu₂ | |
| 14 | ⸢it⸣-ru-ṣu-ma ki-i ṣa-ab {d}a-nim u {d}da-gan | |
| 15 | iš-ṭu-ru za-kut-su-un zi-ka-ru dan-nu | |
| 16 | ⸢la⸣-a-biš na-mur-ra-ti ša a-na šum-qut | |
| 17 | ⸢na⸣-ki-ri šu-ut-bu-u₂ {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 18 | [LUGAL] ša₂ ul-tu u₄-me be-lu-ti-šu₂ gaba-ra-a-šu₂ | |
| 19 | la ib-šu-ma i-na qab-li u₃ ta-ḫa-zi | |
| 20 | ⸢la⸣ e-mu-ru mu-ne₂-ḫu KUR.KUR DU₃-ši-na | |
| 21 | [ki]-ma ḫaṣ-bat-ti u₂-daq-qi₂-qu-ma ḫa-am-ma-me | |
| 22 | ⸢ša⸣ LIMMU₂-i id-du-u₂ ṣer-re-e-ti | |
| 23 | {⸢lu₂⸣}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}GAR-nu-ti UGU-šu₂-nu | |
| 24 | ⸢iš⸣-tak-ka-nu-ma bil-tu₂ ma-da-at-tu₂ | |
| 25 | [ki]-⸢i⸣ ša aš₂-šu-ri e-mid-su-nu-ti | |
| 26 | ⸢i-na⸣ bi-bil lib₃-bi-ia GIR₃.II {kur}mu-uṣ-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 27 | KUR-⸢i⸣ ina re-bit NINA{ki} URU DU₃-ma {uru}BAD₃-{m}MAN-⸢GIN⸣ | |
| 28 | ⸢az⸣-ku-ra ni-bit-su pa-rak-ki ra-aš₂-du-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 29 | ⸢a⸣-na {d}e₂-a {d}EN.ZU {d}UTU {d}IŠKUR u {d}⸢nin-urta⸣ | |
| 30 | ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ ⸢GAL.MEŠ⸣ EN.MEŠ-ia ina qer-bi-šu₂ ad-⸢di⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 31 | [x x x x x] x [x] x ⸢ŠA₂ LA⸣ x [x (x)] | |
| 33 | [E₂].⸢GAL.MEŠ ZU₂⸣ [AM.SI] | |
| 34 | {[giš]}⸢ESI⸣ {[giš}TUG₂ {giš}MES].⸢MA₂.KAN⸣.[NA {giš}ere-IGI {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃] | |
| 35 | {⸢giš}dup-ra-ni {šim}LI {giš}bu⸣-[uṭ-ni ...] | |
| 36 | [a-na mu]-⸢šab LUGAL-ti-ia ab⸣-[ni]-⸢ma E₂⸣ [ḫi]-⸢la⸣-[(an)-ni] | |
| 37 | [tam]-⸢šil E₂.GAL⸣ {kur}⸢ḫat⸣-ti me₂-[eḫ-ret] ⸢KA₂.MEŠ-šin⸣ | |
| 38 | ⸢ap-tiq⸣-ma GIŠ.⸢UR₃⸣.MEŠ {giš}EREN {⸢giš⸣}[ŠUR].⸢MIN₃⸣ | |
| 39 | ⸢u₂⸣-[kin] ⸢ṣe-ru⸣-uš-šin {na₄}⸢KUN₄⸣.MEŠ pi-⸢i-li⸣ | |
| 40 | [x x (x)] x x ⸢u₂⸣-šal-⸢me⸣ x x ⸢KU⸣ ŠI SIK | |
| 41 | [x x] x x ⸢TI⸣ u₂-⸢šar-ši⸣-da uš-še-⸢šin⸣ | |
| 42 | [x x x x] x x x x x [x x x] x x | |
| 43 | [x x x x] x x (x) ⸢MA⸣ (x) ⸢ŠAR RI⸣ [x x] x x | |
| 44 | [x x] x x [x x] {⸢giš⸣}MES.MA₂.KAN.⸢NA {na₄}ZA.GIN₃⸣ | |
| 45 | [x x (x)] x x u₂-rak-⸢kis⸣-ma KI ⸢MA⸣ [(x)] x [(x)] | |
| 46 | [x x x x x] (x) ḪI IL LA A [x x x] | |
| 47 | [ŠAR₂ ŠAR₂ ŠAR₂ ŠAR₂ GEŠ₂.U GEŠ₂.U] ⸢GEŠ₂⸣.[U 1 UŠ] 3 qa-ni 2 KUŠ₃ ni-⸢bit MU-ia⸣ | |
| 48 | [mi-ši-iḫ-ti] ⸢BAD₃⸣-šu₂ aš₂-kun-ma ⸢UGU NA₄⸣ KUR-i | |
| 49 | [u₂]-⸢šar⸣-[ši]-⸢da⸣ te-me-en-šu₂ ba-ʾu-lat LIMMU₂-i | |
| 50 | [a-ši]-⸢bu-te KUR⸣-i u KUR mal ir-te-ʾu-u ZALAG₂ DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 51 | [EN gim]-⸢ri⸣ PA x (x) x-ma u₂-šar-ma-a | |
| 52 | [qe₂-reb]-⸢šu DUMU.MEŠ KUR aš⸣-šur{ki} mu-du-ut i-ni | |
| 53 | [ka-la]-⸢ma a-na⸣ šu-ḫu-uz ṣi-bit-te | |
| 54 | [pa-laḫ DINGIR u] ⸢LUGAL⸣ {lu₂}ak-li {lu₂}ša₂-pi-ri u₂-ma-ʾe-⸢er-šu₂-nu⸣-te | |
| 55 | [DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši]-⸢bu-ut⸣ AN-e ⸢KI⸣-tim ⸢u URU⸣ ša₂-⸢a⸣-šu₂ | |
| 56 | [qi₂-bi-ti] ⸢im-gur-u₂⸣-[ma e]-⸢peš URU u šul⸣-bur ⸢qer⸣-bi-šu₂ | |
| 57 | [iš-ru-ku-in]-⸢ni a-na da-riš ša₂ ep⸣-[šet] ⸢ŠU.II-ia u₂⸣-na-kar-⸢u₂⸣-ma | |
| 58 | [bu-un-na-ni]-⸢ia u₂-saḫ⸣-[ḫu-u u₂-ṣu]-⸢rat e⸣-[ṣe]-⸢ru⸣ u₂-šam-sa-ku-ma | |
| 59 | {[d}a-šur] {⸢d}nin-gal {d⸣}[IŠKUR u DINGIR.MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣.[MEŠ a]-⸢ši-bu-te i-na ŠA₃-šu₂ MU-šu₂⸣ NUMUN-šu₂ | |
| 60 | [ina KUR lil]-⸢qu-tu₂-ma i-na KI⸣.TA {lu₂}⸢KUR₂⸣-šu₂ ⸢li-še-ši⸣-bu-šu₂ ka-meš | |
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