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eCUT A 03-05 (Q006890)

Royal stone inscription, 9th century, Kasımoğlu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationeCUT A 03-05
IDQ006890
CollectionVan Museum, Van, Turkey
LanguageUrartian
Period9th century · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreRoyal stone inscription
Find spotKasımoğlu

English translation

By Salvini · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33For the god Ḫaldi, the Lord4 Išpuini, son of Sarduri, and Minua, son of Išpuini, erected this stele.
Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66The god Ḫaldi set off with his weapon. He defeated the Uiṭeruḫi, he defeated the Luša, he defeated the Katarza.
Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77Behind(?) the god Ḫaldi, behind(?) the weapon of the god Ḫaldi,
Obverse [7:11] o 88–o 1111through the protection of the god Ḫaldi, Išpuini, son of Sarduri, and Minua, son of Išpuini, set off against the Luša.
Obverse [11:14] o 1212–o 1414Among the troops behind(?) Išpuini, behind(?) Minua there were 66 chariots, [N(N)],4305 horsemen, and 15,760 foot soldiers.
Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717The god Ḫaldi marched in front of Išpuini, son of Sarduri, and Minua, son of Išpuini.
Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818[They defeated] the Luša and the Katarza.
Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020[. . .] they arrived in the city Anašie and in the city Maqurutar(z)a [. . .].
Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33For the god Ḫaldi, the (or, his) Lord, Išpuini, son of Sarduri, and Minua, son of Išpuini, erected this stele.
Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66The god Ḫaldi set off with his weapon. He defeated the Uiṭer[uḫi], he [de]feated the Luša, he defeated the Katarza.
Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77Behind(?) [the god Ḫal]di, behind(?) the weapon of the god Ḫ[al]di,
Reverse [7:12] r 88–r 1212through the protection of the god Ḫaldi, Išpuini, son of Sarduri, and Minua, son of Išpuini, set off against the Luša.
Reverse [12:18] r 1313–r 1818Among the troops behind(?) Išpuini, behind(?) Minua there were 66 chariots, [x]thousand (and) 4606 horsemen, and 15,760 foot soldiers. He marched ...

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)

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1{[d]}hal-di-i-e e-u₂-ri-i-e {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-[še]
2{[m]}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še {m}mi₃-i-nu-u₂-a-⸢še⸣
3{[m]}⸢iš⸣-pu-u₂-i-ni-hi-ni-še i-ni pu-lu-si-⸢e⸣
4⸢ku⸣-u₂-i-tu₂-u₂ {[d]}hal-di-ni uš-ta-a-⸢bi⸣
5⸢ma⸣-si-ni-e {giš}šu₂-ri-⸢e⸣ ka-ru-ni {m}u₂-i-ṭe₃-ru-⸢hi⸣
6⸢ka⸣-ru-ni {m}lu-u₂-ša₂-a ka-ru-ni {m}ka-a-tar-za-⸢a⸣
7{⸢d⸣}hal-di-ni ku-ru-ni {d}hal-di-ni {giš}šu₂-ri-[i]
8⸢ku⸣-ru-ni {d}hal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-a-ši-⸢ni⸣
9⸢uš⸣-ta-a-li {m}lu-ša₂-i-ni-e-⸢di⸣
10{[m]}⸢iš⸣-pu-u₂-i-ni-ni {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-[hi]
11{[m]}mi₃-nu-u₂-a-ni {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-⸢he₂⸣
12[ma]-a-nu {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni ku-ru-ni {m}mi₃-nu-u₂-[a]
13⸢ku⸣-ru-ni hu-ra-di-na-a 66 {giš}GIGIR{[meš]}
14[x] ⸢LIM⸣ 4 ME 30 PIT-HAL-LU{meš} 10 LIM 5 LIM 7 ME 60 {lu₂}ERIN₂{[meš]}
15⸢u₂⸣-lu-uš-ta-a-i-bi {d}hal-di-⸢ni⸣
16{[m]}⸢iš⸣-pu-u₂-i-ni-e {m}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-ni-[e]
17{[m}mi₃-nu]-⸢u₂⸣-a {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-e-hi-ni-⸢e⸣
18[ha-a-i-tu₂ {m]}⸢lu⸣-u₂-ša₂-a {m}ka-a-tar-za-[a]
19[x x x x x]-⸢li⸣ ku-ṭi₅-tu₂ pa-a-ri-[e]
20{[uru}a-na-ši-e pa-ri] {⸢uru⸣}ma-qu-ru-tar-[a/za]
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1{[d]}hal-di-i-e [e-u₂-ri-i-e {m]}iš-pu-u₂-i-⸢ni⸣-[še]
2{[m]}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-hi-⸢ni⸣-[še] {m}mi₃-i-nu-u₂-a-[še]
3{[m]}⸢iš⸣-pu-u₂-i-ni-hi-[ni]-še i-ni pu-lu-si-⸢e⸣
4[ku]-u₂-i-tu₂-u₂-ni {d}⸢hal⸣-di-ni uš-ta-a-⸢bi⸣
5[ma]-si-ni-e {giš}šu₂-ri-⸢e ka⸣-ru-ni {m}u₂-i-ṭe₃-⸢ru⸣-[hi]
6[ka]-ru-ni {m}lu-u₂-ša₂-[a] [ka]-ru-ni {m}ka-a-tar-za-⸢a⸣
7{[d}hal]-di-ni ku-ru-ni {d}⸢hal⸣-di-ni {giš}šu₂-ri-i
8[ku]-ru-ni {d}hal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-a-ši-ni
9⸢uš⸣-ta-a-⸢li⸣ {[m]}lu-ša₂-i-ni-e-⸢di⸣
10{[m]}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-ni
11{[m]}{d}sar₅-du-ri-e-[hi]
12{[m]}⸢mi₃⸣-nu-u₂-a-ni {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-ni-[hi]
13[ma]-a-nu {m}iš-pu-u₂-i-[ni]
14[ku]-ru-ni {m}mi₃-nu-a ku-ru-[ni]
15[hu]-ra-di-na-a 66 {giš}GIGIR{[meš]}
16[x LIM] 4 ME 60 PIT-HAL-LU{[meš]}
1710 LIM] 5 LIM 7 ME 60 {⸢lu₂⸣}ERIN₂{meš}
18[u₂-lu]-⸢uš-ta⸣-[a-i-bi]

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