Sargon II 105 (Q006586)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 105 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006586 |
| Collection | Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | uncertain |
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 Column i [0:4] i' 1'1'–i' 4'4' | [... who ... opened up innumerable distant mountainous areas whose pass(es)] are difficult [and visited their remotest region(s); who traversed inaccessible, diffic]ult [paths in terrifying location(s) (and) cross]ed [every swamp]; |
| Obverse Column i [4:13] i' 5'5'–i' 13'13' | [(who) ruled from the land Rāši on the border of the land El]am, [the Puqudu (and) Damūnu (tribes), the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu (and) Rāp]iqu, [the entire desert as far as the Brook of Egypt, the wid]e [land Amurru, (and) the land Ḫatti (Syria) in its entirety; who]se [grea]t hand [conquered (the area) from the land Ḫaš]mar [to the land Ṣibar — which borders on the distant Medes in the ea]st — [(i´ 10´) the lands Namri, Ellipi, Bīt-Ḫamban, Parsua(š), Mann]ea, [Urarṭu, Kasku, (and) Tabal, as far as the land Musku; who se]t [eunuchs of his as governors over them] and [imposed upon th]em [(the same) tribute (and) payment(s) as if (they were) Assyrians]; |
| Obverse Column i [13:18] i' 14'14'–i' 18'18' | [the valiant man who m]et [Ḫumbanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš I), king of the land Elam, (in battle) on the outskirts of (the city) Dēr] and [brought about his defeat; (...) who deported (the people of) the land Bīt-Purutaš, who]se king, [Ambari]s, [had forgotten the kindness (shown to him) by Sargon and] put his trust [in the king(s) of the lands Urarṭu and Musku; (the one with) powerful arms, who drove out Mitâ (Midas), king of the land M]usku, [brought back (to Assyrian control) the fortress(es) of the land Que (Cilicia) that had been taken away (by the enemy), (and) expanded] its [bord]ers; |
| Obverse Column i [18:24] i' 19'19'–i' 24'24' | [who plundered the land Kammanu, deported Gunzinānu from] the city Melid, [his (Gunzinānu’s) royal city, and ...] ...; [who did away with the kingship of Tarḫu-lara of the city Marqasa (and) made all of the land] Gurgum [(part of) the territory of Assyria; ... Iāmānī of the city Ash]dod [...] ...; [who subjugated seven kings of the land Yāʾ — a region of the land Yadnana (Cyprus) — whose abode is situated at a di]stance of seven days (journey) [in the middle of the sea]; |
| Obverse Column i [24:27] i' 25'25'–i' 27'27' | [who plundered the land Carchemish of the] evil [Ḫitti]te (king) (and) [who]se great [hand conquered Pisīri(s), their subject who (always) spoke treachery; ...] |
| Obverse Column ii [0:12] ii' 1ii 1–ii' 1212 | I conscripted from among them 200 chariots, 600 cavalry, (and) shield (and) spear (bearers), and I added (them) to my royal (military) contingent. I disregarded the crime(s) of (ii´ 5) 6,300 guilty Assyrians, had pity upon them, and settled them in the land Hamath. I imposed on them (the same) tribute, payment(s), labor duty, (and) (ii´ 10) military service as the kings, my ancestors, had imposed on Irḫulena of the land Hamath. |
| Obverse Column ii [12:16] ii' 1313–ii' 1616 | May (every) future ruler praise the good deeds of (the god) Aššur and have (people) in the future learn to revere him (the god Aššur)! |
| Obverse Column ii [16:20] ii' 1717–ii' 2020 | The people of the lands Ḫatti and Aram who dwell in the lands Bīt-Agūsi and Unqi, to (their) full extent [...] ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [... ḫur-ša₂-a-ni be₂-ru-u₂-ti ša ne₂-reb-šu₂-nu] aš₂-ṭu | |
| 3' | [la-a mi-na ip-tu-ma e-mu-ru du-ru-ug-šu-un ṭu-da-at la aʾ-a-ri pa-aš₂]-⸢qa⸣-ti | |
| 4' | [ša a-šar-ši-na šug-lud-du e-ta-at-ti-qu-ma e-te-eb]-⸢bi⸣-ru | |
| 5' | [na-gab be-ra-a-ti iš-tu {kur}ra-a-ši mi-ṣir {kur}e]-⸢lam⸣-ti | |
| 6' | {[lu₂}pu-qu-du {lu₂}da-mu-nu {uru}BAD₃-ku-ri-gal-zi {uru}ra]-⸢pi⸣-qi | |
| 7' | [mad-bar DU₃.A.BI a-di na-ḫal {kur}mu-uṣ-ri KUR a-mur-re-e ra-pa]-⸢aš₂⸣-tu | |
| 8' | {[kur}ḫat-ti a-na si-ḫir-ti-ša₂ i-be-lu iš-tu {kur}ḫa-aš₂]-mar | |
| 9' | [a-di {kur}ṣi-bar pat-ti {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-ti ša ṣi-it {d]}⸢UTU⸣-ši | |
| 10' | {[kur}nam-ri {kur}el-li-pi₂ {kur}E₂-ḫa-am-ban {kur}par-su-a {kur}ma-an-na]-a-a | |
| 11' | {[kur}ur-ar-ṭu {kur}kas-ku {kur}ta-ba-lum a-di {kur}mu-us-ki ik-šu-du GAL]-⸢tu⸣ ŠU-su | |
| 12' | {[lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-šu₂ šak-nu-ti UGU-šu₂-nu iš-tak-ka]-⸢nu⸣-ma | |
| 13' | [bil-tu ma-da-at-tu ki-i ša aš₂-šu-ri e-mid-su]-⸢nu⸣-ti | |
| 14' | [eṭ-lu qar-du ša i-na re-bit BAD₃.AN{ki} it-ti {m}{d}ḫum-ba-ni-ga-aš₂ LUGAL {kur}e-lam-ti in]-⸢nam⸣-ru-ma | |
| 15' | [iš-ku-nu taḫ-ta-a-šu (...) mu-ne₂-es-si {kur}E₂-pu-ru-ta-aš₂ ša {m}am-ba-ri]-⸢is⸣ ma-lik-šu₂-nu | |
| 16' | [da-mi-iq-ti {m}LUGAL-GI.NA im-šu-ma UGU LUGAL {kur}ur-ar-ṭi u {kur}mu-us-ki] ⸢it⸣-tak-lu | |
| 17' | [i-da-an pag-la-a-te ṭa-rid {m}mi-ta-a LUGAL {kur}mu]-us-ki | |
| 18' | [mu-ter ḫal-ṣi {kur}qu-e ek-mu-te mu-rap-pi-šu pu-lu]-⸢un⸣-ge-šu₂ | |
| 19' | [na-pi-iʾ {kur}kam-ma-ni ša {m}gu-un-zi-na-nu ul-tu qe₂]-⸢reb⸣ {uru}me-lid | |
| 20' | [URU LUGAL-ti-šu₂ is-su-ḫu-ma ...] ⸢e⸣-sir₂ | |
| 21' | [mu-nak-kir LUGAL-ut {m}tar-ḫu-la-ra {lu₂}{uru}mar-qa-sa-a-a ša paṭ gi-mir {kur]}gur₂-gu-um-me | |
| 22' | [a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur{ki} u₂-ter-ru ... {m}ia-ma-ni {uru}as]-⸢du⸣-da-a-a | |
| 23' | [...] BU MA | |
| 24' | [mu-šak-niš 7 LUGAL.MEŠ-ni ša {kur}ia-aʾ na-ge-e ša {kur}ia-ad-na-na ša] ⸢ma⸣-lak 7 u₄-me | |
| 25' | [i-na MURUB₄ tam-tim šit-ku-na-at šu-bat-su-un na-bi-iʾ {kur}gar-ga-miš {kur}ḫa-at-te]-e lem-ni | |
| 26' | [ša {m}pi-si-i-ri da-gil₂ pa-ni-šu₂-nu da-bi-ib ṣa-lip-te ik-šu-du] ⸢GAL-tu⸣ [ŠU]-su | |
| 27' | [...] x | |
| ii' | ||
| 1 | 2 ME {giš}GIGIR.MEŠ 6 ME {anše}pet₂-ḫal-lum | |
| 2 | {giš}ka-ba-bu {giš}az-ma-ru-u₂ | |
| 3 | i-na lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu ak-ṣur-ma | |
| 4 | ina UGU ki-ṣir MAN-ti-⸢ia⸣ u₂-rad-di | |
| 5 | 6 LIM 3 ME {lu₂}aš-šur-a-a EN ḫi-iṭ-ṭi | |
| 6 | gil₂-la-su-nu a-mes-ma | |
| 7 | re-e-ma ar-ši-šu₂-nu-ti-ma | |
| 8 | ina qe₂-reb {kur}ḫa-mat-ti u₂-še-šib-šu₂-nu-ti | |
| 9 | GUN ma-da-tu za-bal ku-du-u-ri | |
| 10 | a-lak KASKAL ki-i ša₂ MAN.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-ia₂ | |
| 11 | a-na {m}ir-ḫu-le-na {kur}a-ma-ta-a-a | |
| 12 | e-mid-du e-mid-su-nu-ti | |
| 13 | NUN EGIR-u₂ ep-šet AN.⸢ŠAR₂⸣ | |
| 14 | dam-qa-a-ti lit-ta-ʾi-id-ma | |
| 15 | aḫ-ra-taš ⸢pul⸣-ḫat-su | |
| 16 | li-šal-mi-da ar-ku-ti | |
| 17 | UN.⸢MEŠ⸣ {kur}ḫat-ti u₃ {kur}a-ri-me | |
| 18 | a-ši-⸢bu⸣-tu {kur}E₂-{m}a-gu-si | |
| 19 | ⸢u₃⸣ {kur}un-qi a-na paṭ ⸢gim⸣-ri [(x)] | |
| 20 | [...] x [(x)] ⸢A⸣ x x [x (x)] | |
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