Sargon II 073 (Q006554)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006554 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK; unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/scores · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | Palace of Sargon (II) appointee of the god Enlil, nešakku-priest of the god Aššur, chosen of the gods Anu and Enlil, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of the great gods, just shepherd, whom the gods Aššur (and) Marduk choose and whose fame (these gods) exalted to the heights; |
| Obverse [2:6] 33–66 | the strong man who is clad in awesome splendor (and) whose weapons(s) are raised to strike down (his) enemies; the valiant man who since the (first) day of his reign has had no ruler who could equal him and no one who could overpower (or) rival (him); (who) ruled all the lands from the east to the west (lit.: “from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun”) and governed the subjects of the god Enlil; experienced hero, to whom the god Nudimmud (Ea) granted superior strength (and) at whose side (the god) made (his) irresistible weapon beautiful; |
| Obverse [6:9] 77–99 | the pious prince who met Ḫumbanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš I), king of the land Elam, (in battle) on the outskirts of (the city) Dēr (and) brought about his defeat; who subjugated the land Judah, whose location is far away; who deported (the people of) the land Hamath (and) who personally captured Iaū-biʾdī (Ilu-biʾdī) their ruler; who repulsed the land Kakmê, the evil enemy; who brought order to the disturbed Manneans; who made the heart of his land happy (and) expanded the territory of Assyria; |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | the prudent ruler, snare of the uncompliant, who personally captured Pisīri(s), king of the land Ḫatti (Syria), and set his (own) official over the city Carchemish, his (Pīsīris’) city; who deported (the people of) the city Šinuḫtu; who brought Kiakki, king of the land Tabal, to his city Aššur and imposed his yoke upon the land Musku; who conquered the lands Mannea, Karalla, and Paddira; who avenged his land; who overthrew the distant Medes as far as the rising of the sun. |
| Obverse [12:18] 1313–1818 | At that time, (with regard to) the juniper palace in the city Kalḫu that Ashurnasirpal (II), a prince who preceded me had previously built, the foundations of this house had not been made strong and its foundations had not been secured upon firm ground, (on) bedrock. (15) It had become old (and) dilapidated (lit.: “dilapidated (and) old”) due to downpours of rain; its footing had dissolved and its bondings given way. I identified its (former) location and reached the bottom of its foundation pit. I piled up its foundation terrace upon heavy limestone blocks like the base of a high mountain. I completely (re)constructed (it) from its foundations to its crenellations. I opened up an air passage to the left of its door for my pleasure. I depicted inside it (the palace) the conquest of cities, the triumph of my weapons, that I had achieved over the enemy, and I filled it with abundance for the inspection (of the people). |
| Obverse [18:20] 1919–2020 | I invited the god Urigal (Nergal), the god Adad, and the gods who dwell in the city Kalḫu (to come) inside (it) and I offered before them large prize bulls, fattened sheep, geese, ducks, (and) birds that fly in the sky (lit.: “flying birds of the sky”). I held a festival and (thus) made the hearts of the people of Assyria rejoice. |
| Obverse [20:22] 2121–2222 | At that time, I brought into this treasure house 11 talents (and) 30 minas of gold (and) 2,100 talents (and) 24 minas of silver, (measured) by the large (weight), booty (taken) from Pisīri(s), king of the city Carchemish, of the land Ḫatti (Syria), (situated) on the bank on the Euphrates River, that I personally had conquered. |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E₂.GAL {m}LUGAL-GI.NA ša₂-ak-nu {d}EN.LIL₂ NU.EŠ₃ {d}a-šur ni-šit IGI.II {d}a-nim u₃ {d}EN.LIL₂ MAN dan-nu MAN KIŠ MAN KUR aš-šur{ki} MAN kib-rat LIMMU₂-i mi-gir DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 2 | SIPA ke-e-nu ša₂ {d}a-šur {d}AMAR.UTU ut-tu-šu-ma zi-kir šu-mi-šu₂ u₂-še-ṣu-u a-na re-še-e-te | |
| 3 | zi-ka-ru dan-nu ḫa-lip na-mur-ra-te ša a-na šum-qut na-ki-ri šu-ut-bu-u kak-ku-šu | |
| 4 | eṭ-lu qar-du ša₂ ul-tu u₄-um be-lu-ti-šu₂ mal-ku GABA.RI-šu₂ la ib-šu-ma mu-ne₂-ḫa ša₂-ni-na la i-šu-u₂ | |
| 5 | KUR.KUR DU₃-ši-na TA ṣi-it {d}UTU-ši a-di e-reb {d}UTU-ši i-be-lu-ma ul-taš-pi-ru ba-ʾu-lat {d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 6 | mu-ʾa-a-ru BU.BU.LU ša e-mu-qa-an ṣi-ra-a-te {d}nu-dim₂-mud iš-ru-ku-uš {giš}TUKUL la maḫ-ri uš-ṭib-bu i-du-uš-šu₂ | |
| 7 | NUN na-aʾ-du ša ina re-bit BAD₃.AN{ki} it-ti {m}{d}ḫum-ba-ni-ga-aš₂ LUGAL {kur}e-lam-ti in-nam-ru-ma iš-ku-nu taḫ-ta-šu₂ | |
| 8 | mu-šak-niš {kur}ia-u₂-du ša₂ a-šar-šu₂ ru-u₂-qu na-si-iḫ {kur}ḫa-am-ma-te ša {m}{d}ia-u₂-bi-iʾ-di ma-lik-šu₂-nu ik-šu-du ŠU.II-šu₂ | |
| 9 | mu-ne₂-eʾ i-rat {kur}ka-ak-me₂-e {lu₂}KUR₂ lem-ni mu-ta-qi-in {kur}man-na-a-a dal-ḫu-u₂-te mu-ṭib lib₃-bi KUR-šu₂ mu-rap-piš mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur | |
| 10 | mal-ku pit-qu-du šu-uš-kal la-a ma-gi-ri ša {m}pi-si-ri LUGAL {kur}ḫat-ti ŠU-su ik-šu-du-ma UGU {uru}gar-ga-miš URU-šu₂ iš-ku-nu {lu₂}UŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11 | na-si-iḫ {uru}ši-nu-uḫ-ti ša {m}ki-ak-ki LUGAL {kur}ta-ba-li a-na URU-šu₂ aš-šur{ki} ub-lam-ma {kur}mu-us-ki e-mid-du ab-ša₂-an-šu₂ | |
| 12 | ka-šid {kur}man-na-a-a {kur}kar-al-lu u₃ {kur}pad-di-ri mu-ter gi-mil-li KUR-šu₂ mu-šem-qit₂ {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u₂-te a-di KUR {d}UTU-ši | |
| 13 | i-na u₄-mi-šu-ma E₂.GAL {giš}dup-ra-ni ša {uru}kal-ḫa ša {m}aš-šur-URU₃-IBILA NUN a-lik pa-ni-ia i-na pa-na e-pu-šu | |
| 14 | ša E₂ šu-a-tu uš-šu-šu₂ ul dun-nu-nu-u₂-ma UGU du-un-ni qaq-qa-ri ki-ṣir KUR-i ul šur-šu-da iš-da-a-šu₂ | |
| 15 | i-na ra-a-di ti-ik AN-e an-ḫu-ta la-bi-ru-ta il-lik-ma še-pit-su ip-pa-ṭir-ma ir-mu-u₂ rik-su-šu₂ | |
| 16 | a-šar-šu₂ u₂-ma-si-ma dan-na-su ak-šu-ud UGU {na₄}pi-i-li dan-ni tem-me₂-en-šu₂ ki-ma ši-pik KUR-i zaq-ri aš₂-pu-uk | |
| 17 | TA uš-še-šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ ar-ṣip u₂-šak-lil KA₂ zi-i-qi a-na mul-ta-ʾu-ti-ia ina 2.30 KA₂-šu₂ ap-ti | |
| 18 | ka-šad URU.MEŠ-ni NIG₂.E₃ {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ša UGU {lu₂}KUR₂.MEŠ aš₂-ku-nu ina qe₂-reb-šu₂ e-ṣir-ma a-na bit-re-e lu-le-e u₂-mal-li-šu₂ | |
| 19 | {d}URI₃.GAL {d}IŠKUR u₃ DINGIR.MEŠ a-ši-bu-ut {uru}kal-ḫa a-na lib₃-bi aq-re-ma GU₄.MAḪ-ḫi GAL.MEŠ UDU.NITA₂.MEŠ ma-ru-ti KUR.GI{mušen.}MEŠ UZ.TUR{mušen.}MEŠ | |
| 20 | MUŠEN.MEŠ AN-e mut-tap-riš-u₂-te ma-ḫar-šu-un aq-qi ni-gu-tu₂ aš₂-kun-ma ka-bat-ti UN.MEŠ KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ša₂-li-iṣ | |
| 21 | i-na u₄-me-šu-ma i-na E₂ na-kam-te šu-a-ti 11 GUN 30 MA.NA KU₃.GI 2 LIM 1 ME GUN 24 MA.NA KU₃.BABBAR ina GAL-ti | |
| 22 | ki-šit-ti {m}pi-si-ri LUGAL {uru}gar-ga-miš ša {kur}ḫat-ti{ki} ša GU₂ {id₂}pu-rat-ti ša qa-ti ik-šu-du ina lib₃-bi u₂-še-rib |
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