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TR 109 (X000979)
Middle Assyrian, Ṭabete · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | TR 109 |
|---|---|
| ID | X000979 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Find spot | Ṭabete (mod. Tell Taban) |
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 | E₂.GAL {m}aš+šur-ZI-GIŠ MAN {kur}A A 10EN-gab-be MAN {kur}A A 10EN-A MAN {kur}A-ma | Palace of Assurnasirpal (II), king of the world, son of Adad-bēl-gabbe, (who was) also king (of the world), son of Anu-bel-apli (who had) also been king in the world. |
| 2 | e-nu-ma iš-tu a-ba-i-ia MAN-MEŠ{ni} ma-he-ru-te BAD₃ u₃ KA₂.GAL | When from my father many kings the city wall and the city gate |
| 3 | i+na KA{i} KA₂.GAL GAL{te} ša₂ pi-te {kur}ri-im-hi ša₂ sel-li₂-ša₂ SUHUR{hi} E₂ {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ | At the main gate of the Great Gate, which is in the district of the land Rīmḫu, that is in its entirety adjoining the house of the chariotry |
| 4 | ma-am-ma la DU₃{uš} {giš}IG-MES i+na pi-i KA₂.GAL-šu₂ la iš-ku-un | No one should build a door, no one should place it at the entrance of his gate. |
| 5 | {m}aš+šur-ZI-GIŠ MAN {kur}A A 10EN-gab-be MAN {kur}A A 10EN-A MAN {kur}A-ma i+na nab-ni-te lib₃-be-šu₂ | Assurnasirpal (II), king of the world, son of Adad-bēl-gabbe, (who was) also king (of the world), son of Adda-bel-apla (also) king, and from his own free will |
| 6 | it-te mi-lik ṭe₂-mi-šu₂ im-da-lik-ma i+na nu-kur₂-ra-a-te ša₂ {kur}kal-di-MEŠ | He marched with his weapon and in the lands of Chaldea |
| 7 | u₃ {kur}a-ri-mi-MEŠ BAD₃ ša₂-a-za-al-te ša₂-a-za-al-te u₃ KA₂.GAL šu-a-tu DU₃{uš} | and the Arameans, the city wall, the cult centers, and that city gate built. |
| 8 | E₂.GAL MAN{ti}ia E₂ DINGIR-MEŠ{ni}ia KA₂.GAL GAL{ta} ša₂ pa-na | The palace of my kingship, the temple of my gods, the great gate in front of |
| 9 | a-na ni-ṣar-te u₃ mi-haṣ(TAR-)te KUR-MEŠ-ia lu aš₂-ku-nu | I have sent you to the nišartu and mihaštu of my lands. |
| 10 | {d}IŠKUR u {d}AMAR.UTU {d}30 {d}UTU u₃ {d}iš-tar DINGIR-MEŠ EN-MEŠ-ia DUR₂{ut} {iri}DU₁₀.GA{be-te} | Adad and Marduk, Sîn, Šamaš and Ishtar, the gods, my lords, the physician of Ṭabete |
| 11 | a-na ah-rat U₄-MEŠ lik-tar-ra-bu-ni-ma a-na la-le-e TI la-aš₂-be | May they bless me in the future and may there be life for me. |
| 12 | i+na qi₂-bit {d}NUSKA u {d}MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ GAL SUHUŠ{at} {giš}GU.ZA MAN{te}ia | By the command of Nusku and Ninurta, the great gods, the foundation of the royal throne |
| 13 | i+na URU-ia {iri}DU₁₀.GA{be-te} a-na ṣa-at U₄-MEŠ lu-šar(ŠID-)šid{du} | In my city Ṭabētu for the duration of days may I be victorious. |
| 14 | E₂.GAL u₃ KUR-MEŠ a-na IGI lil-li-i-ku | May the palace and the lands go before you. |
| 15 | e-nu-ma BAD₃ u₃ KA₂.GAL šu-a-tu e-na-hu-ma u₂-šal-bar{ru} i-gar-<šu₂> muq-ta TUKU{šu₂-u₂} | When that wall and gate become dilapidated and he removes it, he will acquire a claim. |
| 16 | NUN ⸢EGIR⸣{ku} ša₂ el-la an-hu-su IGI-ma lu-ud-di-iš | May a future ruler, who is pure, see his brokenness and restore it. |
| 17 | MU šaṭ-ra it-te MU-šu₂ a-na KI-šu₂ GUR{ir} ša₂ MU šaṭ-ra KI{te} MU-šu₂ a-na KI-šu₂ GUR{ru} | That one's name will turn against him. That one’s name (will turn against) him. |
| 18 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL ša₂ {iri}DU₁₀.GA{be-te} BALA-MEŠ-šu₂ lu-ri-i-ku | May the great gods of Ṭab prolong his reign. |
| 19 | ša₂ MU šaṭ-ra KUR₂{ru}ma MU-šu₂ ki-mu MU-ia IN.SAR {d}30 u {d}AMAR.UTU DINGIR-MEŠ GAL | Whoever erases my inscribed name and writes his own in accordance with my name, may Sin and Marduk, the great gods, |
| 20 | ša AN{e} u KI{ti} NUMUN-MEŠ-šu₂ u MU-MEŠ-šu₂ ina {kur}A {lu}ZAH₂{qu} | of heaven and earth, his seed and his name in the land of the pig |
| 21 | ina {iti}APIN U₄ 20KAM₂ li-mi {m}{mu}SIG₅-EN {m}aš+šur-ZI-GIŠ MAN {kur}A | On the 20th of Araḫsamnu, eponymy of Mudammeq-Bēl, Assur-lešir king of the land |
| 22 | BAD₃ u₃ KA₂.GAL an-ni-a ir-te-ṣep{pe} | The city wall and this city gate he cleared away. |
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