Sargon II 129 (Q006609)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Haddad (Me-Turan) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Sargon II 129 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006609 |
| Collection | Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Haddad (Me-Turan) |
| Coordinates | 34.2256, 45.0950 |
English translation
By ORACC project rinap/rinap2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:2] 11–22 | [Sargon (II), appointee of the god Enlil, nešakku-priest (and) desired object of the god Aššur, chosen of] the gods Anu and Dagān, [great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world), favorite of] the great gods; |
| Obverse [2:3] 33–33 | [just shepherd, (one) to whom the gods Aššur (and) Marduk granted a reign without equal and] whose reputation (these gods) exalted to the heights; |
| Obverse [3:7] 44–77 | [who (re)-established the šubarrû-privileges of (the cities) Sippar, Nippur, (and) Babylon, protects the weak among them (lit.: “their weak ones”), (and) made rest]itution for the wrongful damage suffered by them; [who (re)-established the privileged status of (the city) Baltil (Aššur) that had lapsed, who abolished corvée duty for (the city) Dēr, (and who)] gave relief to their 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; the strong man who is clad in awesome splendor (and) whose weapons are raised] to strike down the land of (his) enemies; |
| Obverse [7:11] 88–1111 | [the king who since the (first) day of his reign] has had no [ruler who could equal him (and) has met no one who could overpower (him)] in war [(or) battle; (who) sma]shed [all (enemy) lands as if (they were) pots] and (10) [put halters on] (all) rebels in the four (quarters of the world); (who) opened up innumerable [distant mountainous areas whose pass(es) are diff]icult and visited their [remotest region(s); (who)] traversed [inaccessible, difficult paths in] terrifying location(s) and [crossed every swamp]; |
| Obverse [11:17] 1212–1717 | [(who) ruled from the land Rāši on the bord]er of the land Elam, the Puqudu (and) Damūnu (tribes), [the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu (and) Rapiqu, the entire desert] as far as the Brook of Egypt, the wide land Amurru, [(and) the land Ḫatti (Syria) in its entirety]; (who)se [great hand conquered (the area) from the land Ḫašmar to the cit]y Ṣibar — which borders on the distant Medes (15) [in the east — the lands Namri, Ellipi, Bīt-Ḫamban, Pa]rsumaš, Mannea, Urarṭu, [Kasku, (and) Tabal, as far as the land Musku; (who) set eunuchs of his as governors over them and imposed upon them (the same) tribute (and) payme]nt(s) [as if (they were) Assyrians]; |
| Obverse [17:21] 1818–2121 | [the valiant man who met Ḫumbanig]aš (Ḫumban-nikaš I), [king of the land Elam, (in battle) on the outskirts of (the city) Dēr and brought about his defeat; (...); who made] the [wide] land Bīt-Ḫumri (Israel) tremble, [brought about the defeat of Egypt at the city Raphia, and] brought [Ḫanūnu (Hanno), king of the city Gaza, to the city Aššur in bondag]e; [...] |
| Obverse [21:22] 1'1'–1'1' | [...] I made [(part of) the territ]ory of Assyria. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| 1 | {[m}LUGAL-GI.NA ša₂-ak-nu {d}EN.LIL₂ NU.EŠ₃ ba-ʾi-it {d}a-šur ni-šit IGI.II] {⸢d⸣}a-nim u {d}da-gan | |
| 2 | [LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KIŠ LUGAL KUR aš-šur{ki} LUGAL kib-rat ar-ba-ʾi mi-gir] DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 3 | [RE.E₂.UM ke-e-nu ša {d}a-šur {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL-ut la ša₂-na-an u₂-šat-li-mu-šu-ma] ⸢zi⸣-kir MU-šu₂ u₂-še-ṣu-u₂ a-na re-še-e-ti | |
| 4 | [ša₂-kin šu-ba-re-e ZIMBIR{ki} NIBRU{ki} KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} ḫa-a-tin en-šu-te-šu₂-nu mu-šal]-⸢li⸣-mu ḫi-bil-ti-šu-un | |
| 5 | [ka-ṣir ki-din-nu-tu bal-til{ki} ba-ṭi-il-tu mu-ša₂-aš₂-ši-ik tup-šik-ki BAD₃.AN{ki]} ⸢mu⸣-šap-ši-ḫu UN.MEŠ-šu-un | |
| 6 | [le-ʾi DU₃ mal-ki ša UGU {uru}ḫar-ra-na AN.DUL₃-la-šu it-ru-ṣu]-ma ki-i ṣa-ab {d}a-nim ⸢u₃⸣ | |
| 7 | {[d}da-gan iš-ṭu-ru za-kut-su zi-ka-ru dan-nu ḫa-lip na-mur-ra-ti ša] a-na šum-qu-ti KUR na-ki-ri | |
| 8 | [šu-ut-bu-u₂ {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu LUGAL ša ul-tu u₄-um be-lu-ti-šu mal-ku gaba-ra-a-šu] la ib-šu-u₂ i-na qab-la | |
| 9 | [(u₃) ta-ḫa-zi la e-mu-ru mu-ne₂-eḫ-ḫu KUR.KUR DU₃-ši-na ki-ma ḫaṣ-bat-ti u₂-daq]-⸢qi⸣-qu-ma ḫa-⸢am⸣-ma-ʾi ša₂ ar-ba-ʾi | |
| 10 | [id-du-u₂ ṣer-re-e-tu ḫur-ša₂-a-ni be₂-ru-u₂-ti ša ne₂-reb-šu₂-nu aš₂]-ṭu la mi-na ip-tu-ma i-mu-ru | |
| 11 | [du-ru-ug-šu-un ṭu-da-at la aʾ-a-ri pa-aš₂-qa-a-ti ša] ⸢a⸣-šar-ši-na šug-lu-tu₂ i-ta-at-ti-qu-ma | |
| 12 | [e-te-eb-bi-ru na-gab be-ra-a-ti iš-tu {kur}ra-a-ši mi]-⸢ṣir⸣ {kur}e-lam-ti {lu₂}pu-qu-du {lu₂}da-mu-nu | |
| 13 | {[uru}BAD₃-ku-ri-gal-zi {uru}ra-pi-qu mad-bar DU₃.A.BI] a-di na-ḫal {kur}mu-uṣ-ri KUR a-mur-ri-i DAGAL-ti | |
| 14 | {[kur}ḫat-ti a-na si-ḫir-ti-ša₂ i-be-lu iš-tu {kur}ḫa-aš₂-mar a-di] {⸢uru}ṣi⸣-bar pat-ti {kur}ma-da-a-a ru-qu-u₂-ti | |
| 15 | [ša ṣi-it {d}UTU-ši {kur}nam-ri {kur}el-li-pi₂ {kur}E₂-ḫa-am-ban {kur]}⸢par⸣-su-maš {kur}ma-an-na-a-a {kur}u₂-ra-aš₂-ṭu | |
| 16 | {[kur}kas-ku {kur}ta-ba-lum a-di {kur}mu-us-ki ik-šu-du GAL-tum qa-as]-⸢su⸣ | |
| 17 | {[lu₂}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-šu₂ šak-nu-ti UGU-šu₂-nu iš-tak-ka-nu-ma bil-tu ma-da]-⸢at⸣-ti | |
| 18 | [ki-i ša aš₂-šu-ri e-mid-su-nu-ti eṭ-lu qar-du ša i-na re-bit BAD₃.AN{ki} it-ti {m}{d}ḫum-ba-ni]-⸢ga⸣-aš₂ | |
| 19 | [LUGAL {kur}e-lam-ti in-nam-ru-ma iš-ku-nu taḫ-ta-a-šu (...) mu]-ri-ib {kur}E₂-ḫu-um-ri | |
| 20 | [rap-ši ša i-na {uru}ra-pi-ḫi BAD₅.BAD₅-u₂ {kur}mu-uṣ-ri GAR-nu-ma {m}ḫa-a-nu-nu LUGAL {uru}ḫa-zi-te ka-mu-us]-⸢su⸣ u₂-še-ri-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 21 | {[uru}aš-šur ...] | |
| 1' | [... ana mi]-⸢ṣir⸣ KUR {d}aš-šur u₂-ter-ra |
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