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eCUT A 12-08 (Q007107)
Royal stone inscription, 7th century, Zvartnots
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| Designation | eCUT A 12-08 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007107 |
| Language | Urartian |
| Period | 7th century |
| Genre | Royal stone inscription |
| Find spot | Zvartnots |
| Coordinates | 40.1597, 44.3366 |
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)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {d}hal-di-e EN-ŠU₂ i-ni | For the god Ḫaldi, his Lord, |
| 2 | {na₄}pu-lu-si {m}ru-sa-a-še | pulussu-stone, Rusa |
| 3 | {m}ar-giš-te-hi-ni-še ku-gu-ni | of Argiš-teḫini, his kuguni |
| 4 | {d}hal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-ši-ni | Through the protection of the god Ḫaldi |
| 5 | {m}ru-sa-a-še {m}ar-giš-te-hi-ni-še | Rusa, Argišti, |
| 6 | a-li {kur}qu-ub-li-ni hu-bi-i | where the land Qubli was destroyed |
| 7 | qi-u₂-ra-a-ni šu₂-li-e ma-nu | Give me a gift! Who can compare with me? |
| 8 | u₂-i gi-e-i iš-ti-ni ma-nu-⸢ri⸣ | “O reed, this is Manuri. |
| 9 | ⸢šu₂⸣-ki {d}hal-di-še u₂-bar-du-du-ni | When you enter, Ḫaldi will release you. |
| 10 | ⸢i⸣-e-še i-ni {giš}ul-di-⸢e⸣ | This is the bull colossus |
| 11 | ⸢te⸣-ru-bi GAN₂ {giš}U₂.ŠE {giš}za-⸢ri⸣ | Its extispicy is a field of juniper and junicot. |
| 12 | šu₂-hi-e iš-ti-ni te-ru-u₂-⸢bi⸣ | This is what I have done. |
| 13 | URU šu₂-hi iš-ti-ni ša₂-tu₂-u₂-u₂-⸢li⸣ | A new city is here: Šatu-eli |
| 14 | pi-li {i₂}{d}il-da-ru-ni-a-ni | the canal of the Ildarunia canal |
| 15 | ⸢a⸣-gu-u₂-bi u₂-me-ši-ni ti-ni | Its egūbu-vessels he brought in, his name |
| 16 | ⸢i⸣-nu-ka-hi-ni-e {m}ru-sa-i-ni-e | and Rusa, |
| 17 | hu-bi-gi a-še pi-li ni-ki-du-li | Ḫibīgi, the field of pili, nikidūli |
| 18 | UDU.MAŠ₂.TUR {d}hal-di-e | a male goat for the god Ḫaldi, |
| 19 | ni-ip-si-du-li-ni UDU {d}hal-di-e | a sheep for the god Ḫaldi |
| 20 | ŠUM UDU {d}IM-a UDU {d}UTU-ni-⸢e⸣ | Hand of a sheep for Adad, sheep for Šamaš-nī-e23 |
| 21 | še-ha-di-e {d}a-ni-qu-gi-⸢e⸣ | the šeḫadi of Aniqugi-ee |
| 22 | ⸢a⸣-še A{meš} e-ši-a-ṣi-u₂-li | “I have poured water for you |
| 23 | ⸢MAŠ₂⸣.TUR {d}hal-di-e ni-ip-si-du-li | The maššītu-priest of the god Ḫaldi, the nipsidūlu-official |
| 24 | UDU {d}hal-di-e ŠUM UDU {d}IM-⸢a⸣ | A sheep for the god Ḫaldi, a sheep for Adad-ea-e23 |
| 25 | ⸢UDU⸣ {d}UTU-ni-e še-ha-di {⸢d}a-ni-ta⸣ | a sheep for the god Šamašni, a lamb for the goddess Anita |
| 26 | {[m]}ru-sa-a-ni {m}ar-giš-te-hi-e | Rusani, Argištehi |
| 27 | [MAN] DAN-NU MAN al-su-i-ni MAN-ni | strong [king], great king, [our] lord |
| 28 | {[kur]}šu₂-ra-u-e MAN {kur}bi-a-i-na-a-u-e | the king of the Bia lands |
| 29 | [MAN] MAN{meš}u₂-e a-lu-si-⸢e⸣ | king of kings, Alusî |
| 30 | {uru}ṭu-uš-pa-e pa-ta-ri | “Burut-Pa’e, the gatekeeper, |
| 31 | {[m]}ru-sa-a-še {m}ar-giš-te-hi-ni-še | Rusa, Argiš-teḫini |
| 32 | ⸢a⸣-li a-lu-še i-ni DUB-te-⸢e⸣ | This (is) the inscription of the lord. |
| 33 | ⸢tu₂⸣-li-e a-lu-še pi-tu₂-li-e | “I am the one who makes the lord bow down, |
| 34 | ⸢a⸣-lu-še e-si-i-ni su-u-i-du-li | “It is enough, I want to bring it to you. |
| 35 | ⸢a⸣-lu-še KI{tim} ⸢hi⸣-pu-li-i-e | “It is the place of the elû-priestess, |
| 36 | ⸢a⸣-lu-še A{meš} hu-šu₂-li-e | “May the waters of the Euphrates be pure |
| 37 | [a]-lu-še u₂-li-še ti-u₂-li-e | the alû priest, the ulīš priest of Tiuli |
| 38 | ⸢i⸣-e-še za-du-u₂-bi a-lu-še | (As for) the one who removes it, (as for the one) who destroys it |
| 39 | ⸢ti⸣-ni-ni tu₂-li-e ma-si-e | “Hero, turn back, look at me! |
| 40 | ⸢ti⸣-ni te-li-i-e a-i | “When he rises, where is he? |
| 41 | {kur}bi-a-i-ni-še-e a-i | the Bia lands |
| 42 | {[kur]}lu-lu-i-ni-še {d}hal-di-še | of the land Luline, for the god Ḫaldi |
| 43 | {⸢d⸣}IM-še {d}UTU-ni-še DINGIR{meš}še | Ea, Šamaš, the gods |
| 44 | ⸢mi₃⸣-i ti-i-ni mi₃-i | “What is his name? |
| 45 | ar-mu-zi-i mi₃-i | Armuzi, what |
| 46 | ⸢zi⸣-il-bi-i qi-u₂-ra-i-⸢di⸣ | Zi’ilbî, Qiuraidi |
| 47 | ⸢ku⸣-li-e-tu₂-u₂-⸢ni⸣ | “It is enough, it is enough for me! |
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