Tukulti-Ninurta I 43add (Q009242)
Royal Inscription, Middle Assyrian, Qalat Sherqat (Assur) · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | Tukulti-Ninurta I 43add |
|---|---|
| ID | Q009242 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Qalat Sherqat (Assur) |
| Coordinates | 35.4581, 43.2620 |
English translation
By ORACC project riao · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:15] 11–1515 | Tukultī-Ninurta, king of the universe, strong king, king of Assyria, king of the four quarters, sun(god) of all people, exalted priest, chosen of Aššur and Enlil, attentive prince, creature of Anum and Ea, the capable, the ferocious, loved one of Šamaš and Adad, valiant dragon, favourite of Marduk and Zababa, exceeding in strength, the strong one whose support is Ninurta, hero of weapons, loved one of the divine power (manifest in) Ištar’s banquet, faithful shepherd, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the Upper (and) Lower Seas, king of the extensive mountains and plains, king of the land of the Šubaru, Qutu, and king of all the lands Nairi, the king whom the gods have helped to obtain his desired victories and who shepherds the four quarters behind Šamaš, I; son of Shalmaneser (I), king of the universe, king of Assyria; son of Adad-nārārī (I) (who was) also king of the universe (and) king of Assyria: |
| Obverse [15:19] 1616–1919 | At the beginning of my sovereignty, at the beginning of my reign, I conquered the land of the Qutu, the land of the Uqumanu, the lands Elḫunia, Šarnida, and Meḫru. Annually I regularly received in my city Aššur the tribute of their lands and the produce of their mountains. |
| Obverse [19:32] 2020–3232 | At that time, I controlled (as) with a bridle the land of the Papḫu, the lands Katmuḫu, Buššu, Mummu, Alzu, Madanu, Niḫanu, Alaia, Tepurzu, Purulumzu (and) the entire extensive land of the Šubaru. I subdued at my feet the kings, their leaders, and imposed (upon them) corvée. With my surpassingly strong might I frequently traversed impassable rocky mountains the paths of which no other king knew. Forty kings of the lands Nairi fiercely took up a position for armed conflict. I fought with them (and) brought about their defeat. I caused their blood to flow into the caves and ravines of the mountains. (Thus) I became lord of all their lands and levied upon them tribute and impost forever. |
| Obverse [32:37] 3333–3737 | With the aid of the goddess Ištar, mistress of heaven (and) the underworld, (who) marches at the fore of my army, I approached Kaštiliašu, king of Karduniaš, to do battle. I brought about the defeat of his army (and) felled his warriors. |
| Obverse [37:43] 3838–4343 | In the midst of that battle I captured Kaštiliašu, king of the Kassites (and) trod with my feet upon his lordly neck as thought it were a footstool. Bound I brought him as a captive into the presence of Aššur, my lord. (Thus) I became lord of Sumer and Akkad in its entirety (and) fixed the boundary of my land as the Lower Sea in the east. |
| Obverse [43:57] 4444–5757 | At that time the god Aššur-Enlil, my lord, requested of me a cult center on the bank opposite my city and he commanded me to build his sanctuary. Beside the desired object of the gods (i.e. the city Aššur) I built the great cult center, my royal dwelling, (and) called it Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta. I completed within it the temple of the gods Aššur, Adad, Šamaš, Ninurta, Nusku, Nergal, Sebetti, and the goddess Ištar, the great gods, my lords. I made the Pattu-mēšari (“Canal of Justice”) flow as a wide (stream) to its sanctuaries (and) arranged for regular offerings to the great gods, my lords, in perpetuity from the fish (lit. “produce”) of the water of that canal. Within that cult center I took possession of much terrain beside the Tigris, I erected (a terrace which was) 120 layers of brick high, (and) on top of those layers of brick I constructed Egalmešarra, “House of the Universe”, my royal dwelling. |
| Obverse [57:60] 5858–6060 | At that time I built the wall of Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta, the great cult center, (to inspire) awe for my lordship. I completed it from top to bottom and deposited my monumental inscriptions. |
| Obverse [60:65] 6161–6565 | In the future may a later prince, when that wall becomes old and dilapidated, restore it. May he anoint with oil my monumental inscription, make sacrifices, (and) return (it) to its place. (Then) the god Aššur will listen to his prayers. |
| Obverse [65:75] 6666–7575 | He who destroys that wall, discards my monumental inscription and my inscribed name, abandons Kār-Tukultī-Ninurta, my capital, and neglects (it): May the god Aššur, my lord, overthrow his sovereignty, smash his weapons, bring about the defeat of his army, diminish his borders, decree the end of his reign, darken his days, vitiate his years, (and) destroy his name and his seed from the land. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | {⸢m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta MAN KIŠ MAN dan-nu MAN KUR aš-šur{ki⸣} | |
| 2 | MAN kib-rat 4-i {d}šam-⸢šu⸣ kiš-šat UN.MEŠ | |
| 3 | SANGA-u₂ ṣi-i-ru ni-šit {d}aš-šur u₃ {⸢d⸣}BAD | |
| 4 | ru-bu-u₂ na-a-du ti-ri-iṣ ⸢qa⸣-at {d}a-nim u₃ {d}e₂-a | |
| 5 | le-e-u₂ ek-du na-mad {d}ša₂-maš u₃ {d}IŠKUR | |
| 6 | u₂-šum₂-gal-lu ⸢qar-du mi-gir⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU u₃ {d}za-ba₄-ba₄ | |
| 7 | šu-tuq₃ du-un-ni geš-ru ša₂ tu-kul₂-ta-šu {d}nin-urta | |
| 8 | ur-ša₂-an {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ na-mad li-it DINGIR.MEŠ qa-ri-ti {d}INANNA | |
| 9 | SIPA ke-e-nu MAN šu-me-ri u₃ {kur}ak-ka-di | |
| 10 | MAN A.AB.BA AN.TA u₃ šu-pa-li-ti MAN ⸢hur⸣-ša₂-ni | |
| 11 | u₃ na-me-e DAGAL.MEŠ MAN KUR šu-ba-ri-i qu-ti-i | |
| 12 | u₃ MAN kul₂-la-at KUR.KUR ne₂-ʾe-e-ri MAN ša₂ er-nin-tu | |
| 13 | ŠA₃-šu₂ DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-šek₂-ši-du-šu-ma kib-rat 4-ta | |
| 14 | ar-ki {d}ša₂-maš ir-te-ʾu-u₂ a-na-ku | |
| 15 | A {d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG MAN KIŠ MAN KUR {d}aš-šur A 10-ERIM.TAH₂ MAN KIŠ | |
| 16 | MAN KUR {d}aš-šur-ma i-na šur-ru MAN-ti-ia i-na mah-ri-i [BALA]-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 17 | {kur}qu-ti-i {kur}u₂-qu-ma-ni-i {kur}el-hu-ni-a | |
| 18 | u₃ {kur}šar-ni-da {kur}me-eh-ri qa-ti lu ik-šud ⸢GU₂.UN KUR.KUR-šu-nu⸣ | |
| 19 | u₃ hi-ṣi-ib hur-ša₂-ni-šu-nu MU-šam₃-ma ina URU-ia {d}aš-šur | |
| 20 | lu am-da-har ina u₄-mi-šu-ma {kur}pap-hi-i {kur}kat-mu-hi | |
| 21 | {kur}bu-uš-še {kur}mu-um-mi {kur}al-zi {kur}ma-da-ni | |
| 22 | {kur}ni-ha-ni {kur}a-la-ia {kur}te-pur₁₃-zi {kur}pu-ru-lum-zi | |
| 23 | u₃ si-hir₂-ti {kur}šu-ba-ri-i DAGAL-ta ina rap-pi | |
| 24 | lu-la-iṭ MAN.MEŠ ša₂-pi-ri-šu-nu ana GIR₃.MEŠ-ia u₂-⸢šek₂⸣-niš₂ | |
| 25 | u₃ tup-ši-ka e-mi-id hur-ša₂-ni be-ru-ti a-⸢šar⸣ la ⸢me⸣-[te-qi] | |
| 26 | ša₂ MAN iu-um-ma ar-ha-te-šu-nu la i-du-u₂ i-na ⸢li-it⸣ | |
| 27 | kiš-šu-ti-ia šu-tur₂-ti i-te-ti-iq-ma 40-a MAN.MEŠ | |
| 28 | KUR.KUR na-i-ri a-na MURUB₄ u₃ ta-ha-zi dap₂-ni-iš | |
| 29 | iz-zi-zu-u₂-ni it-ti-šu-nu am-da-ha-aṣ | |
| 30 | a-bi-ik-ta-šu-nu aš-ku-un UŠ₂.MEŠ-šu-nu hur-ri u₃ muš-pa-li | |
| 31 | ša₂ KUR-i lu u₂-me-ki-ir kul₂-la-at KUR.KUR-šu-nu a-bel₂ | |
| 32 | GUN u₃ ta-mar-ta a-na u₄-um ṣa-ti UGU-šu-nu aš₂-ku-un | |
| 33 | i-na {giš}tukul-ti ša₂ {d}aš-šur {d}BAD u₃ {d}ša₂-maš DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ | |
| 34 | EN.MEŠ-ia i-na re-ṣu-ti ša₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ NIN-at AN-e KI-ti | |
| 35 | i-na pa-ni ERIM-ia il-li-ku it-ti {m}kaš-til-a-šu | |
| 36 | MAN {kur}kar-du-ni-aš₂ a-na e-peš {giš}LAL-ti as-ni-iq | |
| 37 | a-bi-ik-⸢tu⸣ ERIM.MEŠ-šu aš-ku-un muq-tab-li-šu | |
| 38 | u₂-še-em-qit₂ i-na qe₂-reb tam-ha-ri ša₂-a-tu {m}kaš-til-a-šu | |
| 39 | MAN kaš-ši-i qa-ti ik-šud GU₂ be-lu-ti-šu ki-ma gal-tap-pi | |
| 40 | i-na GIR₃.MEŠ-ia ak-bu-us₂ šal-lu-su u₃ ka-mu-su | |
| 41 | a-na ma-har {d}aš-šur EN-ia u₂-bi-lam-ma KUR šu-me-ri | |
| 42 | u₃ ak-ka-di-i a-na pa-aṭ gim-ri-ša₂ a-bel₂ | |
| 43 | i-na A.AB.BA šu-pa-li-ti ša₂ ṣi-i {d}UTU-še mi-ṣir KUR-ia | |
| 44 | aš-ku-un ina u₄-mi-šu-ma e-ber-ti URU-ia {d}a-šur-; | |
| 45 | EN ma-ha-za e-ri-ša₂-an-ni-ma e-peš at-ma-ni-šu | |
| 46 | iq-ba-a i-ta-at ba-it DINGIR.MEŠ ma-ha-za GAL-a šu-bat | |
| 47 | MAN-ti-ia ab-ni {uru}kar-{m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta MU-šu ab-bi | |
| 48 | ina qer-bi-šu E₂ {d}aš-šur {d}IŠKUR {d}UTU {d}nin-urta {d}nusku | |
| 49 | {d}U.GUR {d}IMIN.BI u₃ {d}INANNA DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia | |
| 50 | u₂-šek₂-lil pa-at-tu-me-ša₂-ri a-na eš₁₅-re-ti-⸢šu⸣ | |
| 51 | uš-pel₂-ki i-na hi-ṣi-ib A.MEŠ pa-at-ti šu-a-ti | |
| 52 | gi-na-a ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ EN.MEŠ-ia ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢da⸣-ri-⸢iš⸣ | |
| 53 | lu-u₂ ar-ku-us₂ i-na qe₂-reb ma-ha-zi ša₂-a-tu | |
| 54 | qa-qa-ra-ti ma-da-a-te i-ta-at {id₂}{⸢d}IDIGNA⸣ | |
| 55 | aṣ-bat 2 šu-ši ti-ik-pi a-na e-le-na | |
| 56 | lu-u₂ u₂-be-liṭ e-le-en ti-ik-pi ša₂-tu-nu | |
| 57 | e₂-gal-me-šar₂-ra E₂ ⸢kiš⸣-ša₂-ti šu-pat MAN-ti-ia ab-ni | |
| 58 | i-na u₄-mi-šu-ma ⸢BAD₃⸣ {uru}kar-{m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta | |
| 59 | ma-ha-zi GAL-i ri-ši-ib-tu be-lu-ti-ia | |
| 60 | e-pu-uš iš-tu uš-še-šu a-di gaba-dibi-šu lu u₂-šek₂-⸢lil⸣ | |
| 61 | u₃ na-ri-ia aš-ku-un a-na EGIR UD.MEŠ NUN ⸢EGIR⸣ | |
| 62 | u₄-ma BAD₃ šu-u₂ u₂-šal-ba-ru-ma e-na-hu | |
| 63 | an-hu-su lu-di-iš na-re-ia I₃ | |
| 64 | lip-šu-uš ni-qa-a liq-qi a-na aš-ri-šu | |
| 65 | lu-ter {d}aš-šur ik-ri-be-šu i-še-em-me | |
| 66 | ša₂ BAD₃ ša₂-a-tu i-a-ba-tu-ma na-re-ia u₃ šu-mi | |
| 67 | šaṭ-ra u₂-šam₃-sa-ku {uru}kar-{m}{giš}tukul-ti-{d}nin-urta | |
| 68 | ma-ha-az be-lu-ti-ia u₂-maš-ša₂-ru-ma | |
| 69 | i-na-ad-du-u₂ {d}aš-šur EN MAN-su | |
| 70 | lis-kip {giš}TUKUL.MEŠ-šu lu-še-bi₄-ir | |
| 71 | a-bi-ik-tu ERIM.MEŠ-šu liš-ku-un mi-iṣ-re-ti-šu | |
| 72 | lu-ṣe-hi-ir u₃ qi-it BALA.MEŠ-šu | |
| 73 | li-ši-ma-aš-šu UD.MEŠ-šu ⸢lu⸣-uṭ-ṭi₂ | |
| 74 | MU.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ lu-le-mi-in | |
| 75 | ⸢MU-šu NUMUN-šu i-na⸣ KUR ⸢lu-hal-liq⸣ |
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