Shalmaneser IV 2 (Q006688)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Assyrian, Tell Abta (Dūr-Bēl-Ḫarrān-bēlī-uṣur) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Shalmaneser IV 2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q006688 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Tell Abta (Dūr-Bēl-Ḫarrān-bēlī-uṣur) |
| Coordinates | 36.2145, 42.1622 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:8] 11–88 | God Marduk, great lord, king of the gods, who holds the circumference of heaven and underworld who populates cities (and) establishes sanctuaries, who supervises all the shrines of the gods; god Nabû: scribe of the gods, who grasps the holy tablet stylus, who carries the tablet of the destinies of the gods, who prov1des for the Igīgū and Anunnakū gods, who continually gives food rations (and) thereby grants life; (5) god Šamaš, light of the lands, judge of all cities (and) protector of the (four) quarters; god Sîn, luminary of heaven and underworld, who is endowed with lofty horns and clothed in brilliance; bright goddess Ištar-kakkabī, the goddess Inanna (Inninna), whose forgiveness is good (and) who receives prayers; all great gods who heed his petitions, his allies, his lords: |
| Obverse [8:14] 99–1414 | Bēl-Ḫarrān-bēlī-uṣur, palace herald of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria, worshipper of the great gods — these mighty lords gave me instructions and at their exalted command and with their firm assent I set out to build a city in the desert, in the wasteland, (and) completed it from top to bottom. I constructed a temple and founded therein a shrine for the great gods. I laid its foundation as firm as the mass of a mountain (and) established its base for eternity. I made it known among the people that its name was (lit. “I named it in the mouth of the people”) Bēl-Ḫarrān-bēlī-uṣur and made a good road to it. |
| Obverse [14:16] 1515–1616 | I wrote my monumental inscription, engraved thereon images of the gods, and erected (this stele) in the divine abode. I established forever income, food offerings, (and) incense offerings for these gods. |
| Obverse [16:22] 1717–2222 | Whichever later one, whom the gods Aššur, Šamaš, Marduk, and Adad name to be in charge of the land for (its) benefit: repair the damaged portions of this city and temple! Do not put a stop to the income (and) food offerings of these gods. I established freedom from taxation for this city: grain (and) straw taxes will not be collected; (20) no one will divert its water into another channel, change its boundaries, (or) charge a tax on herds or flocks. State service (ilku tupšikku) is not imposed upon the people who live there. No one else will impose upon them deprivation nor will they do servitude. |
| Obverse [22:28] 2323–2828 | As for my monumental inscription, you (the later one) must not remove it from its place (and) put it somewhere else. You must not put it in a Taboo House, you must not smash it, (25) you must not cover it with earth, you must not throw it into water, you must not splash bitumen on it, you must not burn it, (and) you must not erase my inscription. (If you obey these injunctions, then) the gods whose names are written in this monumental inscription will heed your prayers (and) go to your aid whenever you pray in strife, conflict, battle, disease, plague, the affliction of Erra, (and) pestilence. |
| Obverse [28:30] 2929–3030 | As for the one who alters my inscription or name, may the gods Aššur, Šamaš, Marduk, (and) Adad, the great gods, not have mercy upon him, to his utter destruction. |
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 | {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL MAN DINGIR.MEŠ ta-mi₃-ih GUR₂ AN-e u KI-tim | |
| 2 | mu-še-šib URU.URU mu-kin ma-ha-zi pa-qid eš-ret DINGIR.MEŠ DU₃.A.BI | |
| 3 | {d}MUATI DUB.SAR DINGIR.MEŠ ṣa-bit GI-DUB GI-DUB KU₃ na-ši DUB ši-mat DINGIR.MEŠ | |
| 4 | a-še-ir {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ u {d}GEŠ₂.U mu-ta-din kur-me-ti qa-iš TI.LA | |
| 5 | {d}UTU ZALAG₂ KUR.KUR DI.KU₅ kiš-šat URU.URU AN.DUL₃ kib-ra-a-ti | |
| 6 | {d}30 {d}ŠEŠ{<ki>} AN u KI na-ši SI.MEŠ MAH.MEŠ ša₂ lit-bu-šu₂ nam-ri-ri | |
| 7 | {d}INANNA.MUL.MEŠ na-mir-tu₂ {d}in-nin-na ša₂ DUG₃.GA NIGIN-ša₂ ma-hi-rat su-pe-e | |
| 8 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ a-na NIGIN-šu₂-nu še-mu-u taṣ-li-ti-šu₂ re-ṣi-šu₂ EN.MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 9 | {m}EN-KASKAL-UMUN-PAP {lu₂}NIGIR E₂.GAL ša₂ {m}⸢tukul-ti⸣-A-e₂-⸢šar₂-ra⸣ MAN KUR aš-šur pa-lih DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 10 | u₂-ma-ʾe-ru-in-ni-ma EN.MEŠ geš-ru-ti ina qi₂-bit-ti-šu₂-nu ṣir-ti u an-ni-šu₂-nu ki-ni | |
| 11 | URU ina mad-ba-ri ina na-me-e aṣ-bat TA UŠ₈.MEŠ-šu₂ a-di gaba-dib-bi-šu₂ lu-u u₂-šak-lil | |
| 12 | e₂-kur DU₃-uš-ma BARA₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ina lib₃-bi ŠUB-di | |
| 13 | tem-me-en-šu₂ GIM ša₂-pik KUR-e u₂-šar-šid u₂-kin UŠ₈-šu₂ a-na du-ur da₃-riš | |
| 14 | {uru}BAD₃-{m}EN-KASKAL-UMUN-PAP ina KA UN.MEŠ MU-šu₂ ab-bi-ma u₂-še-šir KASKAL-šu₂ | |
| 15 | {na₄}NA.RU₂.A SAR-ma ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ ina muh-hi ab-ni ina šu-bat DINGIR-u₂-ti ul-ziz | |
| 16 | {giš}ŠUB.BA NIDBA qut-rin-ni a-na DINGIR.MEŠ šu-nu-ti u₂-kin da₃-riš | |
| 17 | man-nu EGIR-u₂ ša₂ aš-šur {d}UTU {d}MES u {d}IŠKUR ana SIG₅-tim MU-šu₂ i-nam-bu-u u₂-ma-ʾa-ru KUR | |
| 18 | an-hu-ut URU E₂.KUR šu-a-tu₂ u₂-diš {giš}ŠUB.BA NIDBA ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ šu-nu-ti la ta-ba-ṭi-il | |
| 19 | ša₂ URU ša₂-a-šu₂ za-ku-su aš₂-kun {še}nu-sa-hi-šu₂ la in-na-su-hu {še}IN.NU-šu₂ la iš-šab-ba-aš | |
| 20 | A.MEŠ-šu₂ a-na bu-tuq-ti ša₂-ni-tim-ma la i-bat-taq mi-iṣ-ru ku-dur₂ la e-ni | |
| 21 | ṣi-bit GU₄.MEŠ u U₈.HI.A la i-ṣab-bat UN.MEŠ a-šib lib₃-bi-šu₂ il-ku | |
| 22 | tup-šik-ku la im-di mam-ma ša₂-nu-um-ma ana muh-hi-šu₂-nu la uš-ta-za-ma | |
| 23 | la e-pu-uš re-du-su-un u {na₄}NA.RU₂.A ul-tu₂ KI-šu₂ la ta-da-ki | |
| 24 | ina aš₂-ri ša₂-nim-ma la ta-ša₂-kan a-na E₂ a-sa-ki la KU₄ la GAZ | |
| 25 | ina SAHAR la ta-kat₂-tu₂ ina A.MEŠ la ŠUB-di ESIR la SU₃ ina IZI la GIBIL₂ | |
| 26 | MU.SAR la ta-pa-šiṭ DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ ina {na₄}NA.RU₂.A UR₅-tu₂ MU-šu₂-nu šaṭ-ru | |
| 27 | ina ša₂-aš₂-me MURUB₄ u ta-ha-zu di-hu šib-ṭi TAG {d}er₃-ra mu-ta-ni | |
| 28 | e-ma ŠU.II-ka IL₂-u i-še-mu-u ik-ri-bi-ka DU-ku A₂.TAH-u-ka | |
| 29 | mu-na-ki-ir šiṭ-ri-ia u MU-ia aš-šur {d}UTU {d}MES {d}IŠKUR | |
| 30 | DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN ul-li la ba-še-e a-a TUKU-šu₂ re-e-mu |
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