Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period 1 — Kings of Assyria, 744–722 BC

Between 744 and 722 BC, two Assyrian kings ruled in succession over an empire that, within a single generation, absorbed the small kingdoms of the Levant, broke the power of Urarṭu, and reached for the first time into Babylonia itself. Tiglath-pileser III reorganized the empire into provinces under Assyrian governors, campaigned in nearly every year of his reign, and rebuilt Kalḫu (Nimrud) as a royal residence, where his palace walls carried long annals and display inscriptions recording his conquests year by year. His son Shalmaneser V reigned only five years before his own officers deposed him in favor of Sargon II, and left a far thinner written record behind: a set of small dedicatory inscriptions, mostly on inscribed lion-shaped weights, and a scatter of bricks, vessels, and other minor objects bearing his name.

What survives of both kings' own words is gathered here in ninety-six texts, following the print edition's own numbering. The inscriptions are carved or impressed on stone wall slabs, clay tablets, bricks, cylinders, weights, and small votive and administrative objects, excavated mostly at Nimrud (ancient Kalḫu) and, for a few pieces, at Aššur, Arslan Tash (ancient Ḥadatu), Tell Tayinat, and elsewhere. Much of it is damaged: whole columns are missing their beginnings, and Tiglath-pileser III's Kalḫu Annals survive only in broken, overlapping fragments that the print edition's editors reconstructed into three separate composite "Series" texts and then combined into a single fuller composite. Three further objects proved too damaged, too uncertain in attribution, or too little studied for any transliteration to have been attempted at all — and RINAP's own note explaining why is reproduced here in place of a translation, exactly as published.

The English below is the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) project's own published translation, part of the same Oracc (Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus) family that also hosts the State Archives of Assyria online. It is reproduced complete and verbatim as continuous reading prose; nothing has been added, paraphrased, or supplied by this library. Brackets, ellipses, and parenthetical notes are RINAP's own, recording damaged, restored, missing, or otherwise uncertain text, and its own notes on a tablet or slab's physical condition and relationship to its neighboring fragments.

Contents

• Part One. Tiglath-pileser III — RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1–2006 (77 texts)
• Part Two. Shalmaneser V — RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1–2002 (15 texts)
• Part Three. The Annals Series — the Series A, B, and C reconstructions and the Composite Annals (4 texts)

Part One. Tiglath-pileser III

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1–2006; 77 texts.

The sequence follows the print edition's own numbering. Nos. 1–64 are Tiglath-pileser III's major display, summary, and building inscriptions, mostly from his palace at Kalḫu (Nimrud); nos. 1001 and following are a further set of catalogue numbers for minor inscribed objects — bricks, vessels, disks, tiles, and similar pieces — bearing his name; and nos. 2001 and following catalogue objects belonging to queens and officials of his reign whose own dedicatory inscriptions name the king. Text lengths vary accordingly, from single-line brick stamps to long annalistic narratives.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 01

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Archäologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, Unit 1 (A,1) / Ann. 1a+b, exemplar(s): ZhArchSlg 1917 (+) ZhArchSlg 1918 (+) NA 12/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 01; CDLI P463047; Oracc Q003414.

Obverse

(Beginning of the Annals missing) Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ... (Continued in text no. 2)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 02

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 2 (A,2), exemplar(s): NA 12/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 02; CDLI P463047; Oracc Q003415.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 1) warrio[r ... who made ... bow down at his] feet [..., who] pu[t ... to the sword (lit. “weapon”), ...] circumsp[ect ...], (No translation possible) (Continued in text no. 3)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 03

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 3 (A,3), exemplar(s): NA 09/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 03; CDLI P463048; Oracc Q003416.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 2) [... he] made [...] kiss [his feet ... mo]untains [... in/of] battle [... he (a god) made my weapon/rule greater than all of those/the kings who] sit on (royal) daises, (5) [... ci]rcumspect [..., ... exalted lio]n-dragon, [...] inhabited world. (Continued in text no. 4)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 04

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 4 (A,4), exemplar(s): NA 09/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 04; CDLI P463048; Oracc Q003417.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 3) At the beginning of my reign, in my first palû, in the fifth month after I sat in greatness on the throne of kingship, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and [I marched] against (the Aramean tribes) Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, Ḫatallu, Rubbû, Rapiqu, Ḫīrānu, (5) Rabbi-ilu, Naṣīru, Gulūsu, Nabātu, Liʾtaʾu, Raḫīqu, Kapīri, Rummulītu (Rummulūtu), Adilê, Gibrê, Ubūdu, Gurūmu, (After gap, continued in text no. 5)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 05

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 5 (B,1) / Ann. 9, exemplar(s): BM 118934 (Layard, MS A pp. 113-114). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 05; CDLI P463049; Oracc Q003418.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 4) [... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. I dug out the Patti-[Enlil] canal, [which] had lain abandoned for a very long time and [...], and I made an abundance of water gurgle through it. I exercised authority over [... from] the cities Dūr-(Kuri)galzu, Sippar of the god Šamaš, [..., the (tribes) Na]sikku, Naq(i)ru, (and) Tanê, the city Kalaʾin, the Šumandar (Sumandar) canal, [the city Pa]ṣītu of the (tribe) Dunānu, the land Qirbutu (Qirbit), [... the (tribe) Adi]lê, the land Būdu, the city Paḫḫaz, the land Qin-Nippur, (and) the cities [of Kar]duniaš (Babylonia) as far as the Uqnû River, [which are on the shore of the Lo]wer [Sea]. I anne[xed] (those areas) to Assyria (and) placed a eunuch of mine as [provincial governor over them]. From their sheep levy, [which] I take [annually], I apportion[ed] 240 sheep as a gift to (the god) Aššur, my lord. [From] those [Ara]means whom I deported, (10) [I distribut]ed (and) settled [... thousand to the province of] the turtānu, 10,000 (to) the province of the palace herald, [...] thousand (to) the province of the chief cupbearer, [... thousand (to) the province of the land] Barḫalzu, (and) 5,000 (to) the province of the land Mazamua (Zamua). I united them, [considered them] as inhabitants of [Assyria, (and) imposed] the yoke of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [upon them] as Assyrians. (As for) the abandoned settlements on the periphery of my [land] that had bec[ome] desolated [during the reign(s) of (previous) kings], my [ancestor]s, (Continued in text no. 6)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 06

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 6 (B,2) / Ann. 10, exemplar(s): BM 118934 (Layard, MS A p. 114). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 06; CDLI P463049; Oracc Q003419.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 5) I restored and [...] Assyria to [...]. I built a city [... Inside (it), I founded] a palace for [my] royal residence. [...]. I named it [..., set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, th[erein, (and) settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. I imposed upon them tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. [I fashioned (on a stele) my royal] image [and the image(s) of the great gods, my lords, inscribed on it the mighty victories (lit. “victory and might”)] (5) that I had [achieved again and again] over (foreign) lands in the name of (the god) Aššur, my lord, (and) [I erected (it) in ...]. I received as his payment [...], 10 talents of gold (measured) by the heavy (standard), 1,000 talents of [silver, ...]. In my second palû, (the god) Aššur, [my] lor[d, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Namri, ...], Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt-Sangi[būti, ...]. [...] saw [the dust cloud of] my expeditionary force and abandoned the city Nikkur, his fortified city. [...] I rained down [fire] upon (them). The people of the city Nikkur [... my mighty] weapons [... I carried off ...], his horses, his mules, [his] ox[en, ...] the cities Sassiašu, Tutašdi, [...] (Continued in text no. 7)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 07

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 7 (B,3) / Ann. 11, exemplar(s): BM 118933 (Layard, MS A pp. 111-112). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 07; CDLI P463050; Oracc Q003420.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 6) [...] the cities Kušianaš, Ḫaršu, Šanaštiku, Kiškitara, Ḫaršaya, Ayubak, [...]. They (the enemy) took to a high mountain peak in the mountainous terrain of Mount Ḫaliḫadri. I pursued them and defeated them. [...] I burned with fire [the ... of the people (...) who] entered the ravines of the mountains. I surrounded (and) captured the city Uzḫari of the land Bīt-Zatti. [I ...] Kākî, [king of ...]. I surrounded, captured, (and) plund[ered (... and)] the city Kitpattia (Kitpat) of the land Bīt-Abdadāni, which Tunaku had seized. (5) [...] I rebuilt [the city] Nikkur, together with cities in its environs, settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. [... I pl]aced [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. I overwhelmed the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki like a (cast) net (and) [I inflicted] a heavy defeat on them. [...] I impa[led their ...], cut off the hands of the rest of their warriors, and released (them) in their (own) land. My army took without number [...], their Bactrian camels, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. Mitāki [...] entered the city Uršanika. I captured the cities Uršanika (and) Kianpal, (and) [I ...] him, his wife, his sons, his daughters, (10) [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire those [cities], together with cities in their environs. Bātānu of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) [...] ..., submitted, and became (my) vassal (lit. “took up corvée labor”) so that his district would not be dispersed. (Thus) I left him the city Karkariḫundir. [...] I placed [over] him/it. I captured the city Erinziašu, which had revolted with Bisiḫadir of the city Kišesim, (Continued in text no. 8)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 08

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 8 (B,4) / Ann. 12, exemplar(s): BM 118933 (Layard, MS A p. 112). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 08; CDLI P463050; Oracc Q003421.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 7) (and) I plundered (it). Ramateia of the land Arazi[aš ...]. He fled furtively (lit. “like a centipede”) and no one fou[nd his (hiding) place. ...] I offered [...], horses, oxen, sheep and goats, lapis lazuli hewn from its mountain, [... to the] great [gods], my lords. Tunî of the land Sumurzu ... [...]. (5) I captured [...]. I impaled his warriors, [...]. I an[nexed] the lands Sumurzu (and) Bīt-Ḫamban to Assyria. [(...)] I settled [the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein] (and) placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. I apportioned [...] to (the god) Aššur, my lord. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the city Kizauti, which is in [...]. Of the insub[missive] city rulers [...] (10) 300 talents of “lapis lazuli,” 500 talents of ..., bronze, [...] the payment of Mannu-kī-ṣābī of (the land Bīt)-Abdadāni (lit. “son of Abdadāni”) [...] Mikî of the city Ḫalpi[...], Uzakku of the city [...], (After gap, continued in text no. 9)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 09

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 9 (C,1) / Ann. 17, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A pp. 69-70 (Rawlinson, Notebook 1 fols. 123r-122v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 09; CDLI P463051; Oracc Q003422.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 8) (Lacuna) [... I] bro[ught] (those) people [to Assyria. ...]. [In] my [third palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encourag]ed me [and ...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [... Sulumal of the land Mel]id, Tarḫu-lara of [the land Gurgu]m, [... (5´) ...] ... in all lands, [they trusted] in one another’s strength, [... With] the power and might of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I fought] with [them (and) defeated them. ...] I killed their [warriors] (and) I filled the mountain gorges with them (their corpses). I took without number [their] chariots, [...], (and) their [...]. In the midst of that battle, I captured Sarduri’s ... [... I ...] 72,950 of their ... from ... [... (10´) ...]. In order to save his life, [Sardu]ri fled at night and (thus) [escaped] very quick[ly] before [sun]rise. [... With an arrow that cuts] off lives, I drove him back to the bridge (crossing over) the Euphrates River, on the border of his land. I took away from him his bed, [...], his royal processional chariot, the cylinder seal (that hung around) his neck, together with his necklace, [his] royal chariot, [...], their [...], (and) many other things, without number. My army took without number his horses, [his] ..., [...], (and) his ... [...]. [I ...] (his) pavilion, [his royal] tent, [... (15´) ...] I burned with fire his numerous [implements of war] (that were) inside his own camp. I [presented] ... [...] ..., (and) his bed to the goddess Iš[tar], the queen of Nineveh. [...] (Lacuna) (After gap, continued in text no. 10)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 10

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 10 (C,2) / Ann. 20, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 51 (Layard, ICC p. 45 bottom, left). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 10; CDLI P463052; Oracc Q003423.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 9) (Lacuna) [I captured the cities ..., Alin]zirānu, [Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount] Sinie (Sinia), (and) I added (them) [to the province of the chief] cupbearer. [(As for) the land ..., from] the cities Ququsanšu (and) [Barzunna to the cities Ḫa]rbisinna, [Abbissâ, (and) Tasa, as far as the land Uluruš], (which is) above the bank [of the Tigris River, the land Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — the land Ama]dīnu, [..., the cities Qilissa], Ezzēda, (Continued in text no. 11)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 11

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 11 (C,3) / Ann. 21, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 50 (Layard, ICC p. 45 bottom, middle). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 11; CDLI P463052; Oracc Q003424.

(Continued from text no. 10) (Lacuna) [...] the land Bīt-[Agūsi ...] inside (it). [...] of Ma[tīʾ-il ...] I placed [...] there. From Raḫi[ā]nu (Rezin) of the land Dam[ascus ...] (5´) 3 talents of gold, 300 talents of silver, 200 talents of ... [...], 20 talents of ladanum resin, 300 ... 30 [...; (from) ...], Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, [..., ...] of the land Tyre, Uriaikki of the land [Que, ...], Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Tarḫu-lara [of the land Gurgum, ...] (10´) iron, elephant hides, ivory, red-purple wool, [...] (Continued in text no. 12, after overlap)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 12

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 12 (C,4) / Ann. 25, exemplar(s): BM 000123 (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 11v-12r and 57v-58r; G. Smith, Notebook 12 fols. 1v-2r). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 12; CDLI P463053; Oracc Q003425.

Obverse

(After overlap, continued from text no. 11) (Lacuna) elephant hides, ivory, red-purple (and) blue-purple wool, multi-colored garments, linen garment[s], numerous [ves]tments [of] their lands, ..., military equipment, a spindle, ..., (and) ... — I received (all of these things) in the city Arpad. [Tutammû, king of the land Unqi], neglected [the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods] (and thereby) disregarded his life. On my campaign [... he did not con]sult me. In my fury, (5´) [I ...] of Tutammû, together with [his] nobles, [...] I captured the city Kinalia (Kunalua), his royal city. I counted (his) people, together with their possessions, [... (and) m]ules as (if they were) sheep and goats, (distributing them) among my army. [...] I set up my throne in Tutammû’s palace. [I brought out/carried off ...] ..., 300 talents of silver (measured) by the heavy (standard), 100 talents of [... (10´) ...], battle [equip]ment, multi-colored garments, linen garments, all types of aromatics, the furnishings of his palace, [...]. I reorganized [the city] Kinalia (Kunalua), s[ubdued] the land Unqi to its full extent, [...], (and) placed [... eunuchs of] mine as provincial governors over them. (Lacuna) (After gap, continued in text no. 13)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 13

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 13 (C,5) / Ann. 19, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A pp. 114-115 (Layard, ICC p. 65; Rawlinson, Notebook 1, fols. 120r-119v; G. Smith, Notebook 17 fol. 82r; G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 57v-60r). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 13; CDLI P463054; Oracc Q003426.*

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 12) [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu) [... I] seized and [...] ... [...] ... [... I imposed upon them] payment like that of [the Assyrians]. [...] ... the city Kur... [...] ... [...] his helper(s), the cities El[..., (5) ..., Usn]û, Siʾannu, Ma[...], Kašpūna, [which is] on the sea[coast], together with citi[es ..., as far as Mount Saue — which a]buts [Mount Lebanon] — Mount Ba[ʾali]-ṣapūna, as far as Mount Amma[nā]na — the boxwood mountain — [Mount] Sa[ue in its entirety, the province of the city Kār-Adad, the city Ḫatarikka, the province of] the city Nuqudina, the land [Ḫa]su[atti, to]gether with cities in [its environs, the city Arâ, ... both sides of them, the cities in their en]virons, Mount Sa[r]būa in [its] entirety, [the cities Ašḫani (and) Yaṭabi, Mount Yaraqu in its entirety, the cities ...ri, El]litar[bi (and) Zi]tānu, as [far] as the city Atin[nu, ..., the city Bumame] — I anne[xed to Assyria (those) nineteen districts (10) of the city Hamath], together with citie[s in] their [en]virons, which are [on the coast of the Se]a of the Setting Sun, (and) which [had been criminally and sinfully seized for Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu)]. I placed two eu[nuch]s of mine as provincial governors over them. [...] I made 83,000 [...] from those same cit[ies] occupy the province of the city Tuš[ḫan]. I settled 1,223 people in the province of the land Ulluba. [I ... my] qurru[būtu officials]. I took the road [to ...] ... (and) I rallied [my] warrior[s from] the far bank of the Zab River to subdue the Aḫlam-Akkadî (Aḫlamû). The (tribe) Gurūmu, ... [...] ..., Arameans on the banks of the [Zab] River, [...] — they (my warriors) defeated them. They captured the[ir] cities (and) [brou]ght the[ir] booty to me. [PN (of GN) ...] ... The Aramean(s) came out in force and he (PN) drew (them) up in battle array a[ga]inst them (my warriors). They (my warriors) defea[ted] the Ara[means], his helpers, [... PN, to sa]ve his life, fled alone and disappeared. They (my warriors) captured the fortress of Kinīya, the city Sarragītu, [..., together with cities in] their [envir]ons. They brought [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me, 12,000 people, together with their possessions, their oxen, their sheep and goats, together with [their] ... [...]. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land of the Lullumê, captured (and) defe[ated] the cities Mulūgani, [...], which is (located) behind the fortress of the Babylonian(s), together with cities in their environs. (20) They brought [... t]o the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), before me. [A] eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, [captured] the cities Supurgi[llu, ...] (Continued in text no. 14)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 14

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 14 (B,5) / Ann. 13, exemplar(s): BM 124961 (+) Layard, MS A p. 110. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 14; CDLI P463055; Oracc Q003427.*

Obverse

(After overlap, continued from text no. 13) [... they plundered (those cities) and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, captured (and) plundered the cities Supurgillu, [..., (and) ...]aš, together with cities in its environs. [He ...] Šiqilâ, a fortress commander. [He captured (and) plundered ... and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫat]ti (Syria-Palestine), before me. [I settled] 600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of the city Dēr (Bīt-Dērāya) [in the cities Kunalua, ...], Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, (5) [cities of the land Unqi]. I settled [...] captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208 people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda [in the cities ..., Ṣi]mirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast. I settled 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) Dunu, [...] ... [...], 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu, 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), 460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, [..., ...] people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti in the province of the city Tuʾimmu. I settled 555 [captive] highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibūti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered them as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon the]m corvée labor like that of the Assyrians. The payment of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, [Hiram of the city] Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Urikki (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of [the city Hama]th, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu (Continued in text no. 15)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 15

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK; Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA, Unit 15 (B,6) / Ann. 14, exemplar(s): BM 124961 (+) DIA 50, 32 (Layard, MS A pp. 66-67 and 111). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 15; CDLI P463055; Oracc Q003428.*

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 14) (Dadīlu) of the the city Kasku, Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫam[me of the city Ištunda], Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: gold, silver, tin, iron, elephant hides, ivo[ry], multi-colored garments, linen garments, blue-purple (and) [red]-purple wool, ebony, boxwood, all kinds of precious things from the royal treasure, li[ve] sheep [whose wool] is dyed red-purple, flying birds of the sky whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, oxen and she[ep and goats, camels], (5) she-camels, together with their young, I received (from them). In my ninth palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Bīt-Kap[si, Bīt-Sangi], Bīt-Urzakki, Media (lit. “land of the Medes”), Bīt-Zualzaš, Bīt-Matti, (and) Tupliyaš. I captured, plundered, destro[yed], devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities Bīt-Ištar, Kin[kangi, Kindigiasu], Kingialkasiš, Kubušḫatidiš, Upušu, Aḫsipuna, Girgirâ, (and) Kim[bazḫati, together with] citie[s] in their environs. At that time, [I made a pointed iron] “arrow,” inscribed [the mig]hty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, on it, (and) I set (it) up at the spring of the city Bīt-Ištar. Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) assembled his people and ascended [Mount Abirus]. (10) I pursued him, defeated him, (and) carried off his booty. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire his cities. Ušuru (Ušrû) of [the city ...]...ruta (and) Burdada (Bardada) of the city Nirutakta became frightened and took to the mountains. I went up after them, defeated them, (and) [carried] off their booty. I caught Burdada (Bardada), (then) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their cities. [I cap]tured (and) [plu]ndered the city Ṣibar, together with cities in its environs. Tanus, (Continued in text no. 16)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 16

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK; Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA, Unit 16 (B,7) / Ann. 15, exemplar(s): BM 124961 (+) DIA 50, 32 (Layard, MS A p. 67; Layard, ICC pp. 67 bottom-68 top). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 16; CDLI P463055; Oracc Q003429.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 15) (Completely destroyed) [... I carried] off their [bo]oty. [...] He assembled [...] and ... to Mount [...] ... [...] ... [... (5) I] went up af[ter them], defeat[ed] them, (and) carried off their [bo]oty. [I ...] Yabittarru [...] ... [(As for) the rest] of them, who had fled to the land Amāte, a district opposite Mount Rūa, and who ... [...], I went after [them], defeated them, (and) took them away as one (group). (As for) the people of the land Karzibra, ... [...], they abandoned [...]. I pursued them and in the very course of (that) march I swept over t[hem] like a downpour of the god Adad. [...] I took [...] without number. Not one of them escaped or went up into the mountains. The people of the city Bīt-Sa[...] (10) took [to the fortress] of the Babylonian(s). I went up after them, defeated them, (and) carried off their booty. [...] I burned with fire. At Mount Silḫazi, which they call the fortress of the Babylonian(s), [I set up my royal] im[age. ... (from) ...] of the land [Tī]l-Aššurri, I went out. I offered pure sacrifices to the god Marduk, who lives in the land Tīl-Aššurri. The city Niqqu [of the land Tupliyaš ...] (Continued in text no. 17)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 17

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 17 (B,8) / Ann. 16, exemplar(s): BM 118905 (Layard, MS A p. 129). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 17; CDLI P463056; Oracc Q003430.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 16) I conquered (and) defeated the lands [Uppuria, Bustus], Ariarma — the land of roosters — Saksuk[ni, Araquttu, Karzibra, Gukinnana, (and) Bīt-Sagbat, Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fort]ress of the Babylonian(s), [... (and) I carried off] their booty. I carried off [..., their horses, their mules, their Bactrian camels, their oxen], (and) their sheep and goats, without number. [I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their] cit[ies; I reduced (them) to mounds and ruins]. [I annexed to Assyria the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualza[š, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt]-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzak[ki, (and) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, which (belong to) the mighty Medes]. I rebuilt [the cities in th]eir [midst, set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, [my lord, therein, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. ...] I placed [... eunuchs of mine as provincial governor]s over them. I erected [my] royal image [in the land Tikrakki, (in) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Ṣibar, (in) the land Ariarma — the land of roosters — (and at) Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fortress of the Babylonian(s)]. [I received] the payme[nt of the Medes, the people of the land Ellipi, and the city rulers of all of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni: (10) ..., horse]s, mules, Bactrian [camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. Iranzi of the land Mannea] heard about [the glorious valor of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I had] accomplished again and again [throughout all of the mountain regions], and the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him. ... He came before me (and) k]issed my feet. Hors[es, mules, cattle, and sheep and goats, ...] (After gap, continued in text no. 18)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 18

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 18 (A,8) / Ann. 5, exemplar(s): BM 118908 (Layard, MS C; 3 R pl. 10 no. 1a). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 18; CDLI P466003; Oracc Q003431.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 17) I captured (and) defeated the cities [...], Ḫista, Ḫarbisinna, Barbaz, (and) Tasa, as far as the Uluruš River. I carried off 8,650 people, [... hors]es, 300 mules, 660 asses, 1,350 oxen, (and) 19,000 sheep. (Those cities) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. [...] I annexed their [...] to Assyria, rebuilt those cities, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. [...] (and) set up [the weapon of (the god) Aššur], my [lord], therein. I added it (the area) to the province of the land Naʾiri. [I captured (and) de]feated the cities Daiqanša, Sakka, Ippa, Elizanšu, (5) [...], Luqadanšu, Quda, Elugia, Dania, Danziun, Ulāya, Luqia, Abrania, Eusa, [...]. I carried off 900 people, 150 oxen, 1,000 sheep, horses, mules, (and) asses. [...] I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [the]ir [cities]. The people of the land Muqania saw the dust cloud of my expeditionary force, and the city of Ura, (Continued in text no. 19)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 19

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 19 (A,9) / Ann. 6, exemplar(s): BM 118908 (Layard, MS C; 3 R pl. 10 no. 1b). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 19; CDLI P466003; Oracc Q003432.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 18) which is in midst of the land Muṣurni[..., ...] their sons, their daughters, [their] fam[ily, ...] I cut off [their hands] and I [released] (them) in their (own) land. [I carried off ...] horses, mules, [...]. (5) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. I captured, destroyed, devastated, (and) [burned] with fire [...]. I captured (and) defeated him ... [...] (After gap, continued in text no. 20)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 20

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 20 (C,9) / Ann. 23, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A pp. 115-116 (Rawlinson, Notebook 1 fols. 121r-120v; G. Smith, Notebook 17 fols. 29v-30r). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 20; CDLI P463057; Oracc Q003433.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 19) (Lacuna) [of] Raḫiānu (Rezin) [of the land Damascus ... I carried off his he]avy [booty. ...] his advisor [... With the blood of his] war[riors I] dyed the [...] River, [..., a] raging [torrent], red [like a fl]ower. [I ...] his [lead]ers, (5´) charioteers, and [...]. I broke their weapons. I cap[tur]ed ... their horses, [their] mul[es], his [war]riors, archers, (as well as his) shield [bea]rers (and) lancers, and [I disper]sed their battle array. In order to save his life, he (Raḫiānu) fled alone and entered the gate of his city [like] a mongoose. (10´) I [im]paled his foremost men alive while making (the people of) his land watch. For forty-five days I set up my camp [aro]und his city and confined him (there) like a bird in a cage. I cut down his plantations, [...] ..., (and) orchards, which were without number; I did not leave a single one (standing). I surrounded (and) captured [the city ...]ḫādara, the ancestral home of Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, [the pl]ace where he was born. I carried off 800 people, with their possessions, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. I carried off 750 captives from the cities Kuruṣṣâ (and) Samāya, (as well as) 550 captives from the city Metuna. Like tell(s) after the Deluge, I destroyed 591 cities of 16 districts of the land Damascus. Samsi, queen of the Arabs, who had transgressed her oath (sworn by) the god Šamaš and (Lacuna) (Continued in text no. 21)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 21

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 21 (C,10) / Ann. 24, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 116, right side (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fol. 61v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 21; CDLI P463057; Oracc Q003434.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 20) (Lacuna) ... [...] without ... [... I utterly demolished ...] of sixteen dis[tricts of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel). I carried off (to Assyria) ...] capti[ves from ...], (5´) 226 [captives from ..., ...] captives [from ...], 400 [(and ...) captives from ...], 656 cap[tives from the city Sa..., ...] (altogether) 13,520 [people, ...], (10´) with their belongings. [I ... the cities Arumâ (and) Marum, (...) which are] sit[uated in] rugged mountains. Mitinti of the land Ash[kelon neglected the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods (... and)] rev[olted] against me. He (Mitinti) saw [the defeat of Raḫiānu] (Rezin) and became [afraid, ... (15´) He was stricken] with panic [...]. Rūkibtu, the son of [..., ascended his throne]. (Lacuna) (After gap, continued in text no. 23)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 22

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 22 (C,11) / Ann. 18, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 69 (Layard, ICC p. 29 bottom; G. Smith, Notebook 5 fol. 61v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 22; CDLI P463058; Oracc Q003435.

Obverse

(Parallel to text no. 21) (Lacuna) [...] ... [...] ... [...] I en[veloped] him [like] a (dense) fog [... I] ut[terly demolished ... of sixteen] districts of the land Bīt-Ḫum[rî (Israel). I carried off (to Assyria) ... captives from the city ...]barâ, 625 captives from the city ...a[..., ... (5´) ... captives from the city] Ḫinatuna, 650 captives from the city Ku[..., ... captives from the city Ya]ṭbite, 656 captives from the city Sa...[..., ..., with their belongings. I ...] the cities Arumâ (and) Marum [...]. [Mitinti of the land] Ashkelon [neglected] the loyalty oat[h (sworn by) the great gods (... and) revolted against me. ...] He (Mitinti) saw [the defeat of Ra]ḫiānu (Rezin) and during a lapse [of judgment ... (10´) Rūkibtu, the son of ...], ascended his throne. ... [...]. He wandered around and beseeched me. [...] 500 [...] and I entered his city. [...] fifteen citi[es ... I]dibiʾilu, the Arab, [...] (Lacuna) (After gap, continued in text no. 23)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 23

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 23 (A,10) / Ann. 7, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 130 (Layard, ICC p. 34 bottom). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 23; CDLI P463059; Oracc Q003436.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text nos. 21 and 22) [...] which [are] without num[ber ...] ... the city Atu[...] the (tribe) Qabiʾi [...] ... [... (5) ... the fortress] of Labbanat [... Arameans] on the banks of [... River(s), ...] the (tribe) Bū[du ...] (Continued in text no. 24)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 24

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 24 (A,11) / Ann. 11, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 130 (Layard, ICC p. 34 middle). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 24; CDLI P463059; Oracc Q003437.

Obverse

(Continued from text no. 23) I crossed [o]n rafts. [I ...] all of the Arameans [... I carried off ..., ...] thousand and 9,000 people, [...] thousand and 500 oxen, [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed the chief[tains of the Chaldeans ...] and [they ...]. (5) They (the chieftains) came [before me] and kissed my feet. [...] the temple personnel of Esagil, Ezida, (and) E[meslam ... brought] before me the (sacrificial) remnants of the gods Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, (and) Nergal [...] (After gap, continued in text no. 25)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 25

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 25 (C,12) / Ann. 28, exemplar(s): Rawlinson, Notebook 1 fols. 119r-118v. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 25; CDLI P463060; Oracc Q003438.

Obverse

(After gap, continued from text no. 24) (Lacuna) [I built in Kalḫu a cedar palace ...] for my [lord]ly residence [and a bīt-ḫilāni, a replica of a palace of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), for] my pleasure. I made [the dimensions of its site ... large cubits] in length (and) sixty large cubits in width larger [than] the former palaces of [my] ancestors by (re)claiming (land) from the Tigris River (by filling it in). [...] (Lacuna) (End of the Annals missing)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 26

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Archäologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany, Unit 26 (A,5) / Ann. 2, exemplar(s): ZhArchSlg 1919 (+) Hamburg 1966, 130/St. 246 (Layard, MS A p. 133; Layard, ICC p. 69 bottom left). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 26; CDLI P466002; Oracc Q003439.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 14:3–8) [... he (a eunuch of mine) plun]dered (those cities) and [brought] (that booty) to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), [before me]. I settled [600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of] the city Bīt-Dērāya in the cities Kunalua, [..., Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, cities] of the land Unqi. [I settled ... captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208] people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda (5) [in the cities ..., Ṣimirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast]. (I settled) 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) [Dunu, ..., 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ, 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu], 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), [460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, ..., ... people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sa]ngibūti

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 27

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK; Archäologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany, Unit 27 (A,6) / Ann. 3, exemplar(s): BM 115634 (+) ZhArchSlg 1919 + ZhArchSlg 1920 (+) Hamburg 1966, 130/St. 246 (Layard, MS A pp. 133-134; Layard, ICC p. 69 bottom center + 69 top left). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 27; CDLI P466002; Oracc Q003440.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 14:8–text no. 15:3) [I settled] (captives) in the province of the city Tuʾi[mmu]. I settled [555 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibū]ti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered [them] as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon them corvée labor like that of the Assyrians]. [The payment] of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascu[s, Menahem of the city Samaria, Hiram of the city Tyre, Sibit]ti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Uriaikki of the land Qu[e, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of the city Hamath, Pa]nammû of the city Samʾal, (5) Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgu[m, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the city Kasku, Uas]surme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of [the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišn]a (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: gold, [silver, tin, iron, elephant hides, ivory, multi-colored garments, linen garments, blue-purple] (and) red-purple wool, ebony, boxwood,

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 28

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK; Archäologisches Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, Unit 28 (A,7) / Ann. 4, exemplar(s): BM 115634 + BM 118903 (+) ZhArchSlg 1920 (Layard, MS A p. 133; Layard, ICC pp. 69 top right + 68 bottom). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 28; CDLI P466002; Oracc Q003441.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 15:3–10) all kinds of precious things from the royal treasure, live sheep whose wool is dyed red-purple, flying birds of the sky whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, oxen, and sheep and goats, camels, she-camels, together with their young, I recei[ved] (from them). In my ninth palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, Bīt-Urzakki, Media (lit. “land of the Medes”), Bīt-Zualzaš, Bīt-Matti, (and) Tupliyaš. I captured, plund[ered], destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities Bīt-Ištar, Kinkangi, Kindigiasu, Kingialkasiš, Kubušḫati[diš], (5) Upušu, Aḫsipuna, Girgirâ, (and) Kimbazḫati, together with cities in their environs. At that time, I made a pointed iron “arrow,” in[scribed] the mighty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, on it, (and) I set (it) up at [the spring] of the city Bīt-Ištar. Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) assembled his people and ascended Mount Abirus. I pursued him, defe[ated] him, (and) [carried off his booty].

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 29

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 28x / Ann. 4x, exemplar(s): BM 118903. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 29; CDLI P466002; Oracc Q003442.

Obverse

(Only ⸢áš⸣-[lu-la ...] is readable in this section of the Kalḫu Annals.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 30

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Unit 29 (C,6) / Ann. 22, exemplar(s): BM 118899 + BM 118900 (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fol. 13r). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 30; CDLI P463061; Oracc Q003443.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 13:5–7) as far as Mount Saue — which abut[s] Mount Leba[n]on — Mount Baʾali-ṣapūna as far as Mount Amma[nā]na — the boxwood mountain — [Mount] Saue in its entirety, the province of the city Kār-Adad, the city Ḫatarik[ka], the province of the city Nuqudina, the land Ḫasu[atti, together with cities] in its environs, the city Arâ, [...]

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 31

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 30 (C,7) / Ann. 26, exemplar(s): Rawlinson, Notebook 2 fol. 4v (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 13r-13v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 31; CDLI P463061; Oracc Q003444.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 13:7–11 and text no. 14:10) [...] ... both sides of them, the cities in their environs, Mount Sarbūa in its entirety, the cities Ašḫani (and) Yaṭabi, Mount Yaraqu in its entirety, ..., the cities Ellitarbi (and) Zitānu, as far as the city Atinnu, ... [...], (5) the city Bumame — I annexed to Assyria (those) nineteen districts of the city Hamath, together with cities in their environs, which are on the coast of the Sea of the Setting Sun, (and) which had been criminally sinfully seized for Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu). I placed two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. The payment of Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus,

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 32

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 31 (C,8) / Ann. 27, exemplar(s): Rawlinson, Notebook 2 fols. 5v-6r. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 32; CDLI P463061; Oracc Q003445.

Obverse

(Duplicate of text no. 14:10–text no. 15:4) [I received] the payment of Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, Hiram of the city Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Uriaikki of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of the city Hamath, Panammû of the city Samʾal, (5) Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the city Kasku, Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: [gold, silver, tin, iron, elephant hides], ivory, multi-colored garments, [linen garments, blue-purple (and) red-purple wool, ebony, boxwood], all kinds of precious things from the [royal] tr[easure, live sheep whose wool is dyed red-purple], fly[ing] birds of the sky [whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, ox]en and [sheep and goats, camels, she-camels, together with their young]. [...] Raḫi[ānu (Rezin) ...]. (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 33

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 32 (C,x), exemplar(s): NA 19/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 33; CDLI P463062; Oracc Q003446.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 34

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Unit 33 (C,y), exemplar(s): NA 32/76. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 34; CDLI P463063; Oracc Q003447.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 35

Stele; stone. Luristan. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Private Collection: H. Mahboubian, Iran Stele, exemplar(s): IMJ 74.049.0096a (+) IMJ 74.049.0096b + private collection (H. Mahboubian). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 35; CDLI P463064; Oracc Q003448.

Obverse, Column i

(erased signs) [(The god) Aššur, great lord, the] Enlil of the gods, the one who decrees fates; [the god Marduk, the one who formula]tes designs, creator of mankind, the one who inspects [...], the one who makes firm the foundations of the land; [the god Nabû, holder of] the stylus (and) bearer of the tablet of destinies of the gods, (i 5) [...]; the god Nergal, ..., [...] whose onslaught cannot be withstood; [the god Šamaš, the one who] bestows protection ... [...] ...; [the god Sîn, bright (celestial) light], the one who gives scepter (and) crown (to the king), the one who establishes lor[ds]hip; [the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven (and) ear]th, the one who heaps up abundance (and) plenty, [...] ...; (i 10) [the god Ea, lord of wisdom, the one who] forms everything there is (and) who makes (its) [creatur]e(s) [beautiful; the goddess Ištar, ...] who loves the king, her favorite, ... [...] ...; [the Sebetti, very powerf]ul [lords] who march ahead of my troops (and) strike [down my enemies; the god Amurru, ...] ...; [...] ...; (i 15) [(they are) the great gods who live in] heaven (and) netherworld, [...] ... [...] ... [...]. [Tiglath-piles]er (III), the one appointed by the god Enlil, the prince, the priest of (the god) Aššur, [... the one who] constantly seeks out your holy sites, vice-regent (of) [...] ..., precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), [..., the one] desired by the goddess Šērūa, the great lady; (i 25) [...] ... [...] showed him mercy (and granted him) life; [..., king of the wo]rld, king of Assyria, king of Sumer [and Akkad, king of the] four [quar]ters (of the world), shepherd of (its) people, [the one who established the remis]sion (of debts) for Assyria, the one who pleases the heart of (the goddess) Ištar, [the one who enlarges] the boundary of Assyria, (i 30) [the one who receives the tribute and gi]fts of the entire world. [... set] him (Tiglath-pileser) up [as ... t]o expand its (Assyria’s) extensive population, [...], to shepherd (them) [in safe] pastures, [...] (the god) Aššur, the Enlil of (i 35) [the gods, ...] ... (and) ... [...] to cut down the unsubmissive. [At the beginning of my reign, in] my first palû, in the sixth month after [I sa]t [in greatness] on [the throne of kingship, I mustered the vast] troops of Assyria [...] (Lacuna) [...] ... [I] unit[ed them, brought] them [to Assyria, ...]. I plac[ed a eunuch of mine (as provincial governor) o]ver them. [In my second palû], I marched [to the lands Namri (and) Bīt-S]ingibū[ti (Bīt-Sangibūti). ... the land] Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... my ... [...] granted to me. I cut (them) down with the sword (lit. “weapon”) (and) [carried off] their booty. I placed a eunuch of mine (as provincial governor) over the land Parsua (i 10´) (and another) eunuch of mine (as provincial governor) over the land Bīt-Ḫamban, (and) I annexed those lands to Assyria. I received the payment of Daltâ of the land Ellipi, the city rulers of the lands Namri, (Bīt)-Singibūti (Bīt-Sangibūti), the Medes, (and) all the eastern mountains: horses (and) mules broken to the yoke, Bactrian camels, oxen, [and] sheep and goats, without number. On my return, Iransu (Iranzi) of the land Mannea heard about the heroic deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I had done again and again to all of the city rulers of the mountain regions, and terror came over him. He cam[e] to the city Sumbi, [which is ne]xt to Assyria, before me, and kissed my feet. I received horses — white, piebald, Ḫaršian, (and) Ḫar[...] — their ... together with their trappings, ..., (i 20´) majestic bulls, [fatten]ed she[ep], ... [...] ... In my third palû, Matīʾ-il, [the son of A]ttār-šumqa (Attār-šumkī), fomented a rebellious insurrection against Assyria and violated (his loyalty oath). [He sent] hostile messages about Assyria [to] the kings who ... to the ... of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine) (and) ... the land Urarṭu and (thus) caused en[mity] in all (of those) lands. Sarduri of the land Urarṭu, [Sulum]al of the land Me[lid], (and) Tarqu-laru (Tarḫu-laru) (i 25´) of the land Gurgum [came] to [his] aid. [Between] the lands Kištan and Ḫalpi, districts of the land Kummuḫu, [they] trusted in [one another’s strength and] drew up a battle array. I marched for [a distance of] seven leag[ues], day and night, and I did not allow the troops of Assyria to rest, did not give (them) water to drink, (and) did not pitch camp nor bivouac (i 30´) my soldiers (allowing them to recover from) their weariness. I fought [with th]em, defeated them, (and) took their camp(s) away from them. They fled to save [their] lives and Sarduri of the land Urarṭu rode off alo[ne on a] mare [and] escaped during the night. [...] ... [...], (i 35´) who like a crawling (creature) [...] into [...], thistles (and) box thorns that ... [...], crawled (away) and vanished. He returned to his land. [I departed from] the city Ḫuti[...]. I overwhel[med] 100 cities of Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum. I conquered [...], together with cities in their environs. Tar[ḫu-lara, ...], (i 40´) together with the foremost men of his land, with [their] corvée baskets, [came before me and] kissed my feet (with a plea) not to destr[oy] the land [Gur]gum. I received [...] from him. I departed from the land Gurgum (and) [I approached] the cities of [...], (where) I pitched camp. The cities Kadamu, Al...[..., ...] (Lacuna)

Obverse, Column ii

(Lacuna) as far as the city ... [...], the city Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), [...] as far as the city (text: “land”) Niqqu of the land Tup[liyaš, ...], the land Bīt-Agūsi in [its entirety], (ii 5´) the land Pattinu in its entirety, from the city ... [... to] the city Nanpigi (Nippigi), which is on the bank of the Euph[rates] River, [...], the cities Qarnê, Ḫadatete, Da[..., ...], Qinasrina, which is in the steppe, [as far as] the city Damascus, (and) the lands Hamath, (ii 10´) Ḫasuatti, Ṭurinaqadina, (and) Siʾannu to the[ir] full extent, the cities Ellišu (and) Ṣimirra, which are at the foot of Mount Lebanon, the city Riʾisi-ṣurri, Mount Ṣapūna, the city Aḫtâ, the emporium(s) on the seashore, the royal “storehouse,” the boxwood mountain, the city Tuʾammu (Tuʾimmu), as far as the city Tīl-karme of the land Gurgum — (ii 15´) I annexed (all of those cities and lands) to Assyria. I increased the territory of Assyria by taking hold of (foreign) lands (and) added countless people to its population. I constantly shepherd them in safe pastures. I, Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria, who personally conquered all of the lands from east to west (lit. “from sunrise to sunset”), (ii 20´) appointed governors in places where the chariots of the kings, my ancestors, never crossed over. I marched about from the Great Sea of the Rising Sun to the cities Riʾisi-ṣurri (and) Byblos on the shore of the Great Sea of the Setting Sun, and (thus) I exercised authority over the (four) quarters (of the world). In my ninth palû, I ordered (my troops) to march against the Medes. I conquered the cities of city rulers who were unsubmissive. I defeated them (and) carried off their booty. I firmly placed my steles in [...], the city Bīt-Ištar, the city Ṣibar, (and at) Mount Ariarma (and) Mount Silḫazi, mighty mountains. I received payment from those who did submit: I received 130 and ... horses from the city Bīt-Ištar and its district; 120 (horses) from the cities Ginizinanu, Sadbat, (and) Sisad...; 100 (horses) from Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”); 100 (horses) from Ušrû of the land Nikisi; 100 (horses) from Uksatar (Uaksatar) of the city Qarkinšera; 100 (horses) from Yaubitir (Yabittarru) of the land A[māt(e)]; 300 (horses) from Bardada of the city Ṣibar; 33 (horses) from Amaku of the city Kitku...; (ii 35´) 32 (horses) from Šataqupi of the city Uppuria; 100 (horses) from Ramateia of the city Kazuqinzani; 100 (horses) from Metrāku of the city Uppuria; 200 (horses) from Šatašpa of the city Šaparda (Saparda); 100 (horses) from Uitana of the city Mišita; (ii 40´) 100 (horses) from Amitāna of the city Uizak...; [... (horses) from Šata]parnû of the city Urba...; [... (horses) from ...]...bâ of the city Sikrâ; [... (horses) from ...]ia of the city Zakrute; [... (horses) from ... of the city] Aku[...]; (Lacuna)

Obverse, Column iii

(As for) the kings of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), the Arameans who are on the shore of the Sea of the Setting Sun, (the people of) the land Qedar, (and) the Arabs: Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, Raqiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, (iii 5) Menahem of the land Samaria, Tu-Baʾil (Tu-Baʾlu) of the city Tyre, Sibitti-Baʾil (Sibitti-Biʾil) of the city Byblos, Urik (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Sulumal of the land Melid, (iii 10) Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land Atuna, Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the land Ištundi, Urimmi of the land Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (iii 15) Dadīlu of the land Kasku, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Panammû of [the land Sa]mʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land [Gur]gum, (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs — (iii 20) I imposed upon them tribute (and) payment of silver, gold, tin, iron, elephant hide(s), ivory, blue-purple (and) red-purple garments, multi-colored linen garments, camels, (and) she-camels. Moreover, as for Iranzi of the land Mannea, (iii 25) Daltâ of the land Ellipi, (and) the city rulers of the land Namri, the land (Bīt)-Singibūti (Bīt-Sangibūti), (and) of all of the eastern mountains — I imposed upon them horses, mules, Bactrian camels, oxen, (and) sheep and goats, (iii 30) (tribute that) I am to receive annually in Assyria. I had a stele made in the vicinity of the mountains. I dep[icted] on it (symbols of) the great gods, my lords, (and) I fashioned my royal image on it. I ins[cribed] on it the mighty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, and [my] personal achievements (iii 35) I accomplished again and again throughout (all of) the lands. [... on] the border which ... [...] (Lacuna) [(As for) the one who ... this] ste[le], may the great gods [who live in heaven (and) netherworld], all of those [whose names are invoked] in th[is] inscription, remove his throne, [overthrow his] dynasty, (and) turn his land into mounds [of ruins] (lit. “mounds and ruins”). May a future ruler read aloud t[his] inscription, wash (it) with water, anoint (it) with oil, (and) make an offering. (Then) those gods will hear his prayers!

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 36

Anthropomorphic statue; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, IM 60497B, exemplar(s): IM 060497B (ND 05571). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 36; CDLI P463065; Oracc Q003449.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [...] ... [... I received the payme]nt [of ..., Sulum]al of the land Me[lid, ...]. [... the land ...]ni, the land Ayalay[a, ...], the land Niksam[ma, ... I received the payment of Dalt]â of the land Elli[pi: ... horse]s, mules, [Bactrian camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, ...]. [...]tu, the land Lusia, the land U[...] rebelled and did not [... I des]troyed, devastated, (and) [burned] with [fire ...]. [... Sarduri of the land Urar]ṭu, whom [I defeated] on a previou[s campaign of mine, ... I crossed the] Arṣania [River] when [it was in flood. ... I made my troops jump across the ...]a [River] as if it was a ditch, [...] (No translation possible) (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 37

Rock face; stone. Mila Mergi. Mila Mergi Rock Relief, exemplar(s): Postgate, Sumer 29 figs. 1-7. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 37; CDLI P463066; Oracc Q003450.

Obverse

The god Aššur, great lord, the Enlil of the gods, the one who decrees fates; the god Marduk, the one who formulates the designs of all of the lands, [...] ... [...]; the god Nabû, holder of the stylus (and) bearer of the tablet of des[tinies of the gods], the one who reviews ...; the god Šamaš, king of heaven (and) netherworld, creator of the black-headed, [...] of humanity; (5) [the god Sîn], bright (celestial) light, the one who gives scepter (and) crow[n] (to the king), the one who establishes lordship; the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven (and) earth, the one who heaps [up abu]ndance (and) [pl]enty, the one who provides ple[nty; the god] Ea, [lord of] wisdom, the one who forms everything th[ere is] (and) who makes (its) creature beautiful; [the goddess Ištar], lady of battle (and) war, the lady who loves [the king, her] favor[ite], the one who subdues recalcitr[ant (adversaries); the Sebet]ti, very powerful lords who march ahead of my troops (and) strike down [my] en[emies; (10) the god] Amurru, who carries the curved staff (and) the bucket; the god Sumuqan, the one who sets straight [...]; (they are) the great god[s] who live in heaven (and) netherworld, es[tabli]sh my priestly office, guard [my kingship, ...]: Inscription of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world), the one appointed by the god Enlil, the prince, the priest of (the god) Aššur, the one chosen by [..., ..., whose] deeds [the god]s love and whose priestly services they re[qu]ire, ... [...] ... [...] ..., who crushes mighty mountains like potsherds, ... [...] ... [...] (15) the inhabitants, (and) who [...] from the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun to the Lower Sea of the Rising Su[n]. In my seventh palû, the people of the land Ulluba, who live opposite Assyria, pl[anned] sin[ful deeds] in their heart(s). (As for those people) who [did not pull] the yoke of the kings who came [before] (me), my [ancestors], (and) who had not regularly done obeisance to them — their cities [...]. (As for) the Aḫlamû (that is, the people of the land Ulluba), the ones who do not bring gifts (and) who do not recognize [authority, ... (20) ...] they were over-confident, roamed about like deer (and) ibexes in the mountains, (and) [to]ok [...] — they planned evil, spoke [bel]ligerently against Assyria, and [(continuously) commit]ted [...] ... [...] ... they brought [... to] their aid. [...]. [I or]dered (my troops) to march (lit. “their march”) [to the land Ḫa]lzi-atbāri, a rebellious land, [...] ... [.... I took] the road to ... [... the land] Urarṭu, opposite [...]. (25) I ferociously (and) furiously entered the pass(es) of Mount Izza... [...]. Mount Ili[mmeru], [Mount] ...tadda, Mount Abia..., Mount Sirumi, Mount [...] ... [...] ...asi, ... [...]siza, the city Mama..., the city ..., [...] ..., the city [...] ... [...], the city [...] ... [...], the city [...], the city Qina..., the city Zaluaka, the city [...] ... of ... [... (30) ...], the city Sa...zabea, the city Ta...[..., ...] ..., the city ...ra, the city ... [...], the city Na..., the city Pa[...], the city Qurula, the city [..., the city ...]zālâ, the city Atuka, the city Siruka, the city Mini[...], the city [...], the city Gaurna, the village of ..., altogether twenty-nine cities of the [people of] the land Ullu[ba, ...] — I overwhe[lmed] (them), carried off their booty, ... [...]. [The people] of those cities of the land Ul[lu]ba, who [had fled] before my weapons [...], they took (refuge) [in ..., which] is situated in the difficult terrain of Mount Ilimmeru. I sur[rounded ...] ... like a ring and streng[thened ...]. They saw [...] and the terrifying radiance of (the god) Ašš[ur, my lord], overwhelmed [th]em, and fe[ar] of [...] ... of their troops, together with their possessions, [which they took (with them) into] the difficult mountain terrain, [...] (40) which they took as their stro[ng]hold — they (the frightened people of the land Ulluba) saw their captives and [...; ...] took hold of them and they were frightened by my weapons. [...] I carried off [...] ... [...] ..., with their possessions. Inside [...] I counted [...]. I [re]organized those cities in their entirety (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. [I placed] a eunuch [of mine as provincial governor over them] (and thereby) I annexed those (areas) [to] Assyria. I had a monument made on Mount I[limmeru (...)], had my royal image engraved on it, and made (it) [stand] (there) forever. [(As for) the one who ...], obliterates its text or alters [its] in[scription, ...], destroys (it), er[as]es (it), or smashes (it) with stone, [...], or covers (it) with earth, may the great gods who live in heaven (and) nether[world, all of those] (50) whose names are invoked [in] this [inscription], remove [his] throne, [overthrow his dynasty], (and) turn his land into mounds of ruins (lit. “mounds [and] ruins”). May [a future ruler read aloud] this inscription, [wash (it) with water], anoint (it) with oil, (and) [make an offering]. (Then) those gods [will hear] his prayers!

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 38

Uncertain; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: VAT 12938 (Ass 14326). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 38; CDLI P463067; Oracc Q003451.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [...] ... [... the land] Nam[ri ...] up to the land [... the city] Ṣibar, the city [... the city Niqqu] of the land Tupliy[aš ...]. [...] ... of the city ... [...] (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 39

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 1, exemplar(s): BM 118936 (Layard, MS A pp. 127-128). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 39; CDLI P463068; Oracc Q003452.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Sumer Akkad, king of the fo[ur] quarters (of the world), the one chosen by the glance of the god Enlil; the king who from the rising sun to the setting sun considered all of his enemies as (mere) ghosts and took control of (their) power; the one who exchanges the people of the upper land(s) with (those of) the lower land(s), the one who ousted their rulers (and) installed his governors (in their stead). From the beginning of my reign <until my ...teenth palû>, I exercised authority from Dūr-Kurigalzu, Sippar of the god Šamaš, the city Paṣītu of the (tribe) Dunā[nu], (5) to Nippur, (and) over the (tribes) Ituʾu (and) the Rubuʾu, (and) over all of the Arameans who are on the banks of the Tigris (and) Surappu Rivers, as far as the Uqnû River, which is by the shore of the Lower Sea. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called Ḫumut (and) named it Kār-Aššur. I settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein (and) placed a eunuch of mine over them. I smashed the land Bīt-Šilāni in its entirety like a pot. I destroyed the city Sarrabānu, its (text: “their”) great royal city, (making it) like a tell after the Deluge and I [plun]dered it. (10) I impaled Nabû-ušabši, their king, before the gate of his city (the people of) his land . I carried off his wife, his sons, his daughters, his possessions, (and) the treasures of his palace. I trampled down the land Bīt-Amukkāni like a threshing sledge. I brought all of its people (and) its property to Assyria. I defeated the (tribes) Puqudu, Ruʾuʾa, (and) Liʾtaʾu, and I forcibly removed (them) from their places. I made as many Arameans as there were bow down at my feet and I seized the troops of their king. I exercised authority over Karduniaš (Babylonia) (and) (15) firmly established tribute (and) payment on the chieftains of Chaldea. In (the city) Ḫursagkalamma, I offered pure sacrifices to the deities Aššur, Šērūa, Bēl (Marduk), Zarpanītu, Nabû, Tašmētu, Nanāya, the Lady of Babylon, Nergal, (and) Laṣ. I exercised authority over the lands Bīt-Ḫamban, Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, (and) Bīt-Kapsi, as far as the city Zakrute of the mighty Medes. I placed two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. (20) I received the payment of the city rulers of the Medes, as far as Mount Bikni. Sarduri of the land Urarṭu revolted against me and conspired with Matīʾ-il (against me). In the lands Kištan and Ḫalpi, districts of the city Kummuḫu, I defeated him and took his entire camp away from him. He became frightened of the terrifying radiance of my weapons and fled alone in order to save his life. I confined him to the city Ṭurušpâ, his city, and inflicted a great defeat upon him before his city gates. I erected my royal image in front of the city Ṭurušpâ. For a distance of seventy leagues, I proudly marched through the extensive land of Urarṭu, (25) from one end to the other (lit. “from above to below”), and I had no opponent (therein). I annexed to Assyria the land Ulluba in its entirety, the cities of Bitirru, Parīsu, Tašuḫa, Manṭun, Sardurianu, Diulla-ana-Nal, Sikibsa, Aššurdāya, Babutta, Lusia, (and) Tapsia, fortresses of the land Urarṭu that (are located) behind Mount Nal. I built a city in the land Ulluba (and) I named it Aššur-iqīša. I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over it. To the province of the chief cupbearer, I added the cities Enu, Sassu, Lupsa, Luqia, Šimirra, Ušurnu, Uzurra, Auibi, (and) Ubula, as far as Mount Birda(n)ša. I captured the cities Quta, Urra, Arānu, Tasu, (and) Uallia, up to the Euphrates River (and) the border of the city Kummuḫu, the cities Qilissa, Ezzēda, Diuyapli, Abbissâ, Ḫarbisinna, (and) Tasa, the land Enzi, the cities Anganu (and) Benzu, (35) fortresses of the land Urarṭu on the Kalla... River, its river. I annexed (those areas) to Assyria (and) added (them) to the province of the turtānu’s estate and to the province of the land Naʾiri. (Continued on the next slab (not preserved))

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 40

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 2, exemplar(s): BM 000126a (Loftus, Notebook pp. 16-17; G. Smith, Reports). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 40; CDLI P463069; Oracc Q003453.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the fou[r] quarters (of the world), the one chosen by the glance of the god Enlil. From the beginning of my reign until my seventeenth palû, I captured the (tribes) Ituʾu, Rubuʾu, Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, (5) Nabātu, Ḫindiru (Ḫindaru), Ruʾuʾa, Liʾtaʾu, Marusu, Puqudu, [Ara]means, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris, [Euph]rates, Surappu, (and) Uqnû Rivers, [as far as the] Lower [S]ea of the Rising Sun. (10) I annexed (those areas) [to] Assyria (and) placed a eunuch of mine [as provincial] governor over them. Like a threshing sledge, I trampled down the lands Bīt-Silāni (Bīt-Šilāni) (and) Bīt-Saʾalli, (and) captured their [king]s. I destroyed the cities Sarrabā[nu] (and) Dūr-Balīḫāya, their large cities, (making them) like a mound of ruins. (15) I brought [all of th]eir [people] to Assyria. I enter[ed] Babylon (and) offered [pure sacrifices be]fore the god Marduk, my lord. I exercised authority over Karduniaš (Babylonia), [..., (and) firmly established tribute (and) payment] on the chi[eftains] of Chaldea. [The lands Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, [Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš], Bīt-Matti, (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 41

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 3, exemplar(s): BM 000126b (Loftus, Notebook pp. 12-15; G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 5r-5v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 41; CDLI P463070; Oracc Q003454.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [I destroyed the cities Sarrabānu] (and) Dūr-[Balīḫāya, their large cities, (making them) like a mound of ruins. I brought all of their people t]o Assyria. [I entered Babylon (and) offered pure sacrifices before the god Marduk, my lord]. [I exercised authority over] Karduniaš (Babylonia), [...], (and) firmly established [tribute (and) pay]ment [on the chieftains of Chaldea]. I annex[ed] to Assyria the lands Bīt-Ḫam[ban], Sumurzu, [Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû)], Bīt-Zualzaš, (and) Bīt-Matti, [the city Niqqu of] the land [Tup]liy[aš], the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, (and) Bīt-Kapsi, [as far as] the cities Zak[ru]te, Bīt-[Ištar], (and) Niššāya, the land Gizinkisi, the cities Ṣibar (and) Uren[zan] (Urimzan), the lands Uppuria, Bustus, (and) Ariar[ma — the land of] roosters — Mount Rūa, up to the salt desert of the lands Ušqaqqāna (and) Šikrakki — [“the Assyrian] mound” — (10´) (and) the fortress of the Babylonian. I placed [...] eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. I received the payme[nt of] all of the city rulers of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni. I sent a eunuch of mine, Aššur-daʾʾinanni, [ag]ainst the migh[ty] Medes in the east. He took 5,000 horses, people, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. Sarduri of the land Urarṭu revol[ted] against me and conspired with Matīʾ-i[l] of (the land Bīt)-Agūsi (lit. “son of Agūsi”) (against me). Between the lands [Kištan] and Ḫalpi, districts of the city Kummuḫu, [I ut]terly def[eated him] and took his entire camp away from him. He became frightened of [the terrifying radiance of] my we[apons], (20´) mounted a mare [in] order to save his life, escaped during the night to Mount Sizi[r], a rugged [mounta]in, and ascended (it). I confined Sardu[ri of the land] Urarṭu t[o] the city Ṭuruš[p]â, [his] city, and [in]flicted a [gre]at defeat upon [him] before [his] city gates. I fashion[ed] my royal image [and] (25´) erected (it) in front of [the city] Ṭurušpâ. For a distan[ce of] seventy leagues, [I proudly mar]ched [through the] exten[sive land of U]ra[rṭu], from one end to the ot[her] (lit. “from above to below”), (and) I [had] no [op]ponent (therein). [I con]quered [the lands] Ulluba (and) Ḫabḫu, which are (located) [be]hind Mount Nal, in [their] entirety, (and) I annexed (them) to [Assyria. I set up my] royal [im]age on (the face of) Mount Ilim[meru]. (30) I built [a city i]n the land Ullu[ba (and) I] nam[ed it] Aššur-iqīša. I brou[ght the people of (foreign) lands conquered by] me [the]rein (and) plac[ed a eunuch of mine as provincial] governor [over] them. [...] citi[es ...] ... [...] (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 42

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 4, exemplar(s): BM 000116a-b + BM 000122 + BM 000124a-b + BM 000125a-b (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 10r-11r and 13v; G. Smith, Notebook 5 fols. 62v-64r; 3 R pl. 10 no. 2). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 42; CDLI P463071; Oracc Q003455.

Obverse

(Lacuna) I exercised authority over [..., ...] ..., which [...], the city Ḫatarikka, as far as Mount Sau[e, ...], the cities Gub[la (Gabala), ..., Ṣi]mirra, Arqâ, Zimar[ra, ...], Usnû, [Siʾannu, Ma]ʾarabâ, Riʾisi-ṣu[rri, ...], cities, [the empor]ium(s) ... [...] of the Upper [Sea]. I placed six eunuchs [of mine as provincial governors over] them. I annexed to Assyria [..., the city Kaš]pūna, which is on the shore of the Upper (text: “Lower”) Sea, the cities [...]nite, Gil[ead, and] Abil-šiṭṭi, which are the border of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), the extensive [land of Bīt-Ḫazā-i]l (Damascus) in [its] en[tirety, (and) I pla]ced [... eunuch]s of mine as provincial governors [over them]. (As for) Ḫanūnu of the city Gaza, [who] fle[d before] my weapons [and] escaped [to] Egypt — (10´) [I conquered] the city Gaza, [his royal city, (and) I carried off] his property (and) [his] gods. [I fashioned (a statue bearing) image(s) of the god]s, my [lo]rds, and my royal image [out of gold, erected (it) i]n the palace [of the city Gaza], (and) I reckoned (it) [am]ong the gods of their land; I established [their sattukku offerings]. Moreover, [as for him (Ḫanūnu), the terrifying splendor of (the god) Aššur, my lord over]whelmed him and he flew (back) [from Egypt] like a bird and [...]. I returned him to his position. [I considered his ... a]s [an Assyrian] em[porium. I re]ceived [gold], silver, multi-colored garments, linen garments, (15´) large [horses], ... [...]. (As for) the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), I brought [to] Assyria [..., its “au]xiliary [army” ...] (and) all of its people, [...]. [I/they] killed Peqah, their king, and I placed Hoshea [as king o]ver them. I received from them ten talents of gold, ... talents of silver, [together with] their [proper]ty, and [I brou]ght them [to Assyria]. As for Samsi, queen of the Arabs, at Mount Saqurri, [I] de[feated 9,400 (of her people)]. I took away (from her) 1,000 people, 30,000 camels, 20,000 oxen, [...] ..., 5,000 (pouches) of all types of aromatics, ..., thrones of her gods, [the military equipment (and) staffs of her goddess(es)], (and) her property. Moreover, she, in order to save her life, [... (and) set out] like a female onager [to the de]sert, a place (where one is always) thirsty. [I set the rest of her possessions] (and) her [ten]ts, her people’s safeguard within her camp, [on fire]. [Samsi] became startled [by] my mighty [weapon]s and she brought camels, she-camels, [with their young, to Assyria, befo]re me. I placed a representative (of mine) over her and [... 10,000 soldiers]. The people of the cities Masʾa (and) Tema, the (tribe) Saba, the people of the cities [Ḫayappa, Badanu], (and) Ḫatte, (and) the (tribes) Idibaʾilu, [...], who are on the border of the western lands, (30´) [whom none (of my predecessors) had known about, and whose country is remo]te, [heard about] the fame of my majesty (and) [my heroic deeds, and (thus) they beseeched] my lordship. As one, [they brought before me] gold, silver, [camels, she-camels, (and) all types of aromatics] as their payment [and they kissed] my feet. I appointed [Idibiʾilu as the “gatekeeper” fa]cing Egypt. [... the weapon of (the god) Aš]šur I placed therein. [...] ... I made and [... I imposed the yo]ke of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [on them. ... in all of the lands that] I marched through and (Continued on the next slab (not preserved))

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 43

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 5, exemplar(s): BM 000118 (Rawlinson, Notebook 2 fols. 8v-9r; 3 R pl. 10 no. 3). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 43; CDLI P463072; Oracc Q003456.

Obverse

(Continued from the previous slab (not preserved))

Obverse, Column i

[The cities ..., ...]anšu, [..., ...]au, [..., ...]ariṣa, [..., ...]anu, (i 5) [...], Urmuše, [..., Eli]zanšu, [..., Luqad]anšu, [..., ...]tanšu, [..., ...]esanšu, (i 10) [(and) ... — cities that] are on (the shore of) the Sea [of the land Naʾiri]. [The cities ...]anšu, [..., ...]tuarizu, [..., ...]nistu, [...], Lupsua (Lupsa), (i 15) [..., Danz]iun, [..., ...]mezaya, [..., Ez]zēda, [..., Bir]dāša (Birdanša), [...], Zinia, (i 20) [..., ...]ḫuli, [..., ...]lianša, [..., Par]īsu, [(and) ... — cities of] the lands Enzi, [..., and Ur]arṭu. [The cities ...], Arpad, (ii 1) Ḫaurāni, [...], Ḫazazu, Ari[...], Nirabu, Ka[...], Tukâ, Ḫamā[...], (ii 5) Saruna, ...ta[...], Dinanu, Kap[rabi] — cities of the land Bīt-A[gūsi].

Obverse, Column ii

The cities Ta...[...], ...[...], Ḫurmu, Anlama[...], (ii 10) Urrus, Ur...[...], Kulmadara, Ḫa[tatirra], Unnigâ, ...[...], Ardâ, Mudru[...], Murūa, Tiris[...], (and) (ii 15) Lapsitania — cit[ies of the land Unqi]. The cities Ḫatarikka, Gu[bla] (Gabala), Ṣimirra, Arq[â, ...], Usnû, Siʾannu, [...], Riʾisi-ṣurri, [...], (ii 20) Arâ, Nuqudi[na], Ašḫani, Yaṭa[bi], Ellitarbi, Zi[tānu], Turanu, (and) [...] — cities of the land Ha[math]. The cities Labʾu, [...] (Continued on the next slab (not preserved))

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 44

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Summ. 13, exemplar(s): Layard, MS A p. 68 (Layard, ICC p. 66; Rawlinson, Notebook 1 fols. 122r-121v). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 44; CDLI P463073; Oracc Q003457.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [...] ... [... he sent ...] to Kalḫu, befo[re me, to do obeisance. ...]. [As for Samsi, queen of] the Arabs, at Mount Sa[qurri, I ...] her [en]tire camp [...]. [Moreover, she, who had] become startled [by] my (mighty) [weapons, brought ... to Assy]ria, b[efore me. I pl]aced [a representative (of mine) over her] and [...] <10,000> soldie[rs ...]. I made [...] bow [down at] my [feet]. The people of the cities [Masʾa (and) Tema, the (tribe) Sab]a, the people of the cities Ḫaya[ppa, (10´) Badanu, (and) Ḫat]te, (and) the (tribes) I[dibaʾilu, ..., who are on the bor]der of the western lands, [whom none (of my predecessors) had known about, and whose country is remote, heard about the fam]e of my majesty (and) [my heroic] de[eds, and (thus) they beseeched my lordship]. As [one, (15´) they brought before] me gold, silver, camel[s, she-camels], (and) all types of aromatics as their payment [and they kis]sed [my] feet. [...] their greeting-gifts [...] ... [...] ... [...]. I appointed Idibiʾilu as the “ga[tekeep]er” facing [Egyp]t. [The land Bīt-Ḫumrî] (Israel), all [of whose] cities I [utterly devastated i]n former campaigns of mine, whose [...] (and) livestock I carried off, and (whose capital) Samaria I isola[ted] — (now) [they overthrew Peqa]h, their king, (Continued on the next slab (not preserved))

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 45

Slab; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Summ. 14, exemplar(s): G. Smith, Notebook 5 fol. 11r bottom. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 45; CDLI P463074; Oracc Q003458.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [... (and) the (tribe) Puqu]du, Ara[means, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates, Surappu], (and) Uqnû [Rivers, ... I placed a] eunuch [of mine as provincial governor over them. ...] (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 46

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 6, exemplar(s): 1883-01-18, 0215. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 46; CDLI P463075; Oracc Q003459.

Obverse

[Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king], king of the world, king of Assyria, [..., chosen by the glance of] the god Enlil, [...] the one who restores sanctuaries, [whom (5) (the god) Aššur, his lord, commissioned to ..., to wi]den (the borders of) Assyria, (and) to lay flat the land(s) of his enemies. [From the beginning of my reign until my ... palû, I captured ... (... and) the (tribe) Ḫa]tallu, the land Labdudu, [..., (and) Arameans, as many as there were on the banks of the Tigris and] Euphrates [Rivers. ... I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) ca]lled [Ḫumut (and) I named it Kār-Aššur. I ... the (tribes) ...], Nasikku, Naq(i)ru, [... from the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu (and) Sippar of the god Šamaš], the Sumandar canal, (10) [to ...]. I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor [over them]. I exercised authority over the lands [...], Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Ḫamban, [..., Mount Šik]rakki, a mountain peak, [...] the land Bīt-Matti, (15) [... (and) ... of the mighty Medes. I annexed (them) to Assyria] (and) I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor] over them. I conquered the lands [...] ..., Sikibsa, [..., ...]zula, (and) Simirra (Šimirra). I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over th]em. I exercised authority over [the land Unqi to its full extent (and) the land Bīt-Agūsi] in its entirety. I placed [two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over th]em. [I conquered from the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the Upper Sea, the cities Ṣimir]ra, Arqâ, [...], as far as Mount Ammanāna, [...]. I placed [a eunuch of mine as provincial] governor over them. [... the] Upper [Sea] of the Setting Sun [...] I annexed [to Assyria]. I settled [... in] peaceful [dwellings. ... Shal]maneser [...]. I presented [...].

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 47

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 7, exemplar(s): K 03751. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 47; CDLI P463076; Oracc Q003460.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-piles[er (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of] Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); valiant man who, with the help of (the god) Aššur, his lord, [smashed like pots] all [who were unsubmissive to him], swept over (them) like [the] Deluge, and considered (them) as (mere) ghosts; the king who [marched about] at the command of the gods Aššur, Šamaš, and Marduk, the great gods, [and] exercised authority over lands fr[om the Bi]tter Sea of Bīt-Yakīn, as far as Mount Bikni in the east, up to the Sea of the Setting Sun, as far as Egypt, [from] the horizon to the zenith, and exercised kingship over them. From the beginning of my reign until my seventeenth palû, I captured, defeated, (and) plundered the (tribes) Ituʾu, [Rubu]ʾu, Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, Ḫatallu, Rubbû, Rapiqu, Ḫīrānu, Rabbi-ilu, Naṣīru, Gulūsu, Nabātu, Raḫīqu, Ka[pīri], Rummulūtu, Adilê, Gibrê, Ubūdu, Gurūmu, Ḫudadu, Ḫindiru (Ḫindaru), Damūnu, Dunānu, Nilqu, Radê, Dai[...]nu, Ubulu, Karmaʾu, Amlatu, Ruʾuʾa, Qabiʾi, Liʾtaʾu, Marusu, Amatu, Ḫagarānu, (and those living in) the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu (and) Adin[ni], the fortresses of Sarragītu, Labbanat, (and) Kār-bēl-mātāti, all of the Arameans on the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Surap[pu] Rivers, as far as the Uqnû River, which is by the shore of the Lower Sea. (10) I annexed to Assyria the Arameans, as many as there were, and I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called Ḫumut (and) named it Kār-Aššur. I brought the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. In Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, Borsippa, Cutha, Kish, Dilbat, and Uruk, cult centers without rival, I offered pure sacrifices to the deities Bēl (Marduk), Zarpanītu, Nabû, Tašmētu, Nergal, (and) Laṣ, the great gods, my lords, and they loved my priestly services. I exercised authority over the extensive land of Karduniaš (Babylonia) to its full extent and exercised kingship over it. I overwhelmed the (tribe) Puqudu like a (cast) net, defeated them, (and) carried off much booty from them. I annexed to Assyria that (tribe) Puqudu, the city Laḫīru of Idibirīna (Yadburu), (and) the cities Ḫilimmu (and) Pillatu, which are on the border of the land Elam (and) I placed (them) under the authority of a eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the city Arrapḫa. I deported (the people of) the land Labdudu, as many as there were, and settled (them) in Assyria. I ensnared Chaldea in its entirety as with a bird-snare. As for Nabû-ušabši of (the land Bīt)-Šilāni (lit. “son of Šilāni”), I defeated him on the outskirts of the city Sarrabānu, his city. Moreover, I impaled him before the gate of his city, while making (the people of) his land watch. By means of earthworks [and] battering rams, I captured the city Sarrabānu. I carried off 55,000 people, together with their possessions, his booty, his property, his goods, his wife, his sons, his daughters, and his gods. I de[stroyed, devastated, (and) bu]rned [with fire] that city, together with cities in its environs, and turned (them) into mounds of ruins (lit. “mounds and ruins”). I captured the cities of Tarbaṣu (and) Yaballu. I car[ried off] 30,000 people, together with their possessions, their [pro]perty, their goods, and their gods. I destroyed [t]hose [cities], together with cities in their environs, (making them) like tells after the Deluge. Zāqiru of (the land Bīt)-Saʾalli (lit. “son of Saʾalli”) neglected the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods and [conspir]ed with [my enemies]. I personally captured him, together with his nobles, (20) placed them in iron fetters, and took (them) to Assyria. The people of the land Bīt-Šaʾalli (Bīt-Saʾalli) became frightened and they made the city Dūr-[Balīḫāya], their royal [city], their fortress. By means of artificial mounds and siege machines, I conquered that city and utterly demolished (it). I carried off 40,500 people, together with their possessions, th[eir] booty, their [property], their goods, (as well as) his (Zāqiru’s) wife, his sons, his daughters, and his gods. I conquered the city Amlilatu. I carried off (its) people, together with their possessions, its booty, its property, (and) its goods. I swept over the land Bīt-Šaʾalli (Bīt-Saʾalli) in its entirety like the Deluge and devastated its settlements. I annexed those lands to Assyria. I confined Mukīn-zēri of (the land Bīt)-Amukkāni (lit. “son of Amukkāni”) to Sapê (Šapīya), his royal city. I inflicted a heavy defeat upon him before his city gates. I cut down the orchards (and) musukkannu-trees that were near his (city) wall; I did not leave a single one (standing). I killed date-palms throughout his land by ripping off their (text: “its”) fruit and filling the meadows (with them). I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire all of his cities. Like tells after the Deluge, I destroyed the lands Bīt-Šilāni, Bīt-Amukkāni, and Bīt-Šaʾalli (Bīt-Saʾalli) in their entirety, (and) turned (them) into mounds of ruins (lit. “mounds and ruins”). I received the payment of Balāssu of (the land Bīt)-Dakkūri (lit. “son of Dakkūri”) (and) Nādinu of (the city) Larak: silver, gold, (and) precious stones. (As for) Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan) of (the land Bīt)-Yakīn (lit. “son of Yakīn”), a king of the Sea(land) who had not come before any of the kings, my ancestors, and who had not kissed their feet, fear of the brilliance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him and he came to the city Sapīya (Šapīya), before me, and kissed my feet. I received as his payment natural, unrefined gold in great quantity, jewelry made of gold, a gold necklace, pearls (lit. “precious stones, produce of the sea”), beams of ebony, ellūtu-wood, ašqulālu-plant(s), amīlānu-plant(s), multi-colored garments, all types of aromatics, oxen, and sheep and goats. As with a bird-snare, I ensnared the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban, Sumurzu, (Bīt)-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, (30) Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki, the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, the lands Gizinkisi (and) Niššāya, the cities Ṣibar (and) Urimzan, the lands Raʾusan, Uppuria, Bustus, Ariarma — the land of roosters — Sa[k]sukni, Araquttu, Karzibra, Gukinnana, (and) Bīt-Sagbat, Mount Silḫazi, [which] they call the fortress of the Babylonian(s), Mount Rūa, as far as the salt desert of the lands Ušqaqqāna (and) Šikrakki — (the land) of gold — (and) the districts of the mighty Medes to their full extent. I inflicted a heavy [de]feat upon them. I carried off 60,500 people, together with their possessions, their horses, their mules, their Bactrian camels, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats, without number. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their [cit]ies. I turned (them) into mounds of ruins (lit. “mounds and ruins”). I annexed to Assyria the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban, Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš, (and) (35) [Bīt]-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki, (and) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, (cities) of the mighty Medes. I rebuilt the cities inside them (those lands), set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) brought the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. I placed [...] eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. I erected my royal image in the land Tikrakki, in the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Ṣibar, in the land Ariarma — the land of roosters — (and) at [Mount S]ilḫazi, which they call the fortress of the Babylonian(s). [I received] the payme[nt of the Med]es, the people of the land Ellipi, and the city rulers of all of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni — [...], horses, mules, Bactrian camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, without num[ber]. [Iranzi of the land Mann]ea [heard about] the glorious valor of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I [had accomplished again and again] throughout all of the mountain regions [and (40) the brilliance] of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him. He came to the city Dūr-Tiglath-pileser (“Fort Tiglath-pileser”), which [..., be]fore me, (and) kiss[ed my feet. I received ... hor]ses, mules, oxen, and sheep and goats, military equipment, [...]. [I sent a eu]nuch of mine, Aššur-daʾʾinanni, against the mighty Medes in the ea[st. He took 5,000 horses, people, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number]. I captured the lands [Ullu]ba (and) Ḫabḫu in their (text: “its”) entirety (and) I annexed (them) to Assyria. [(...) I built a city in the land Ulluba (and) I named it Aššur-iqīša]. Inside (it), I founded [a palace for] my royal [resid]ence. I set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) [settled the] people of (foreign) la[nds conquered by me therein. ...]. [(As for) Sarduri of the land U]rarṭu, Sulumal of the land Melid, Tarḫu-la[ra of the land Gurgum, ...] Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, [they (Sarduri and allies) ...] to capture and plunder [Assyrian territory ... Be]tween the lands Kištan and Ḫalpi, districts of the land K[ummuḫu, I (utterly) defeated them and ... With the blood of] their [warr]iors [I dyed] the Sinzi River as red as dyed wool. [...] I took their [entire ca]mp away from them. In the midst of [that] bat[tle, I ...] ..., (their) royal beds [...] (Lacuna)

Reverse

(Lacuna) I se[t the rest of her (Samsi’s) possessions (and) her tents, her people’s safeguard within her camp], on fire. [Samsi became startled by my mighty weapons and] she [brought camels, she-camels, with their young, to As]syria, before me. I placed [a representative (of mine) ov]er her [and ... 10,000 soldiers ...]. The people of the cities [Mas]ʾa, Tema, Saba, Ḫayappa, Badanu, (and) [Ḫatte, (and) the (tribes) Idibaʾilu, ..., who are on the border of the west]ern [lands], whom none (of my predecessors) had known about, and whose country is remote, [heard about] the fame of my majesty (and) [my heroic deeds, and (thus) they beseeched my lordship]. (rev. 5´) As one, [they brought] befo[re me gold, sil]ver, camels, she-camels, (and) all types of aromatics as their payment [and they kissed my feet]. I appointed [Id]ibiʾilu as the “gatekeeper” facing Egypt. In all of the (foreign) lands that ... [... I received the paymen]t of Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, Urik (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city [Byblos, Hiram of the land Tyre, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī]-il of the land Hamath, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the city Gurgum, Sulu[mal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the city Kasku, U]assurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the city (A)tuna, Urpallâ of the city Tuḫana, Tuḫam[mi of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (rev. 10´) Ma]ttan-Biʾil (Mattan-Baʾal) of the city Arwad, Sanīpu of the land Bīt-Ammon, Salāmānu of the land Moab, ...[... of ..., ... of ..., Mi]tinti of the land Ashkelon, Jehoahaz of the land Judah, Qauš-malaka of the land Edom, Muṣ...[... of ..., ... of ..., (and) Ḫa]nūnu of the city Gaza: gold, silver, tin, iron, lead, multi-colored garments, linen garments, the garments of their lands, red-purple wool, [..., all kinds of] costly articles, produce of the sea (and) dry land, commodities of their lands, royal treasures, horses (and) mules broken to the yo[ke, ...]. [U]assurme of the land Tabal acted as if he were the equal of Assyria and he did not come before me. [I sent] a eunuch of mine, the chief [eunuch, to the land Tabal. ...]. I placed [Ḫu]llî, a commoner (lit. “son of a nobody”) on his royal throne. [I received] 10 talents of gold, 1,000 talents of silver, 2,000 horses, (and) [... mules as his audience gift]. I sent a eunuch of mine, the chief eunuch, to the city Tyre. [I received] from Metenna of the city Tyre 150 talents of gold (and) [2,000 talents of silver as his audience gift]. With the keen understanding (and) broad knowledge that the sage of the gods, the prince, the god Nudimmud (Ea), granted to me, I built in Kalḫu a cedar palace, [... for my lordly residence] and a bīt-ḫilāni, a replica of a palace of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), for my pleasure. I made the dimensions of its site [... large cubits in length (and) sixty large cubits in width] larger than the former palaces of my ancestors [by (re)claiming] (land) from the Tigris River (by filling it in). [...] ... [...]. I cleverly made plans with (the help of) all of the skilled craftsmen and ... [...] ... [...]. Like the base of a mountain, I piled up heavy limestone (blocks to a depth of) twenty large cubits in the raging waters and I [... stopped its] flooding. I put up their terraces, secured their foundations, and raised high their summits. (To a height of) one half nindanu (and) two-thirds of a cubit, [I] constructed rooms of [...] and I made their gates face north. [I decor]ated (lit. “I established”) (them) with ivory, ebony, boxwood, musukkannu-wood, c[eda]r, šur[mēnu]-wood, [burāšu-juniper, and] juniper — (which was) tribute from the kings of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine) (and) from Aramean and Chaldean rulers whom I sub[dued (and) ...] with the power of my heroism — (and) I filled (them) with splendor. (To a height of) five and one half nindanu (and) four cubits, from the depth of the water to (their) copings, I designed their structure and I made their workmanship more resp[len]dent than the palaces of (foreign) lands. I roofed them with long beams of cedar, which are as sweet to smell as the scent of ḫašūru-wood, a product of Mount Am[anus], Mount Lebanon, (and) Mount Ammanāna, thus I demonstrated appropriate care (for their roofing). In order to splendidly provide appropriate decorations for the locks [...] ..., I fashioned stones of the stonecutter’s craft and (thus) made (its) gate(s) befitting (a royal palace). I fastened bands of shiny silver (zaḫalû) and <ešmarû-silver> on double doors of cedar (and) šurmēnu-wood, which bestow (great) pleasure on those who enter them (and) whose fragrance wafts into the heart, and I hung (them) wherever there were gates. I set up in (its) entrances (statues of) lions, šēdu, (and) lamassu, whose features are very skillfully wrought (and) which are clothed with splendor, (rev. 30´) and I erected (them there) as objects of wonder (for the people). I laid threshold slabs of gypsum (and) parūtu-alabaster at their feet (lit. “beneath them”) and (thus) I brightened the(ir) exit(s). Moreover, I placed stone images, guardians of the great gods, creatures of the apsû (i.e., fish-men), around (the palace’s) supporting wall, thus I endowed (them) with a terrifying quality. To put the finishing touch on them (the palatial halls), I arranged knobbed pegs of gold, silver, and bronze around them, and (thus) I made their appearance bright. For my royal abode, I set up therein a glittering chamber inlaid with precious stones. I named them “(The) Palatial Halls of Joy Which Bear Abundance, Which Bless the King, (and) Which Make Their Builder Long-[Liv]ed.” I na[m]ed their gates “Gates of Justice Which Give the Correct Judgment for the Rulers of the Four Quarters (of the World), Which O[ff]er the Yield of the Mountains and the Seas, (and) Which Admit the Produce of Mankind Before the King Their Lord.”

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 48

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 8, exemplar(s): BM 131982 (ND 00400). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 48; CDLI P463077; Oracc Q003461.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [...] ... [...] his [...] ... on dry land [...] I made (them) lay down [their lives. ...] that city, to[gether with ... in] the midst of the sea I swept over them and anni[hilated (them). (5´) ... As for him, terror of my battle array fe]ll [upon him] and his heart pounded. He put on sackcloth ... [... of] ivory, ebony, inlaid with (precious) stones (and) gold, together with ... [...], ivory, fine oil, all types of aromatics, E[gyptian] horses, [... I est]ablished [... I exercised authority] from the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the [Upper] Sea, [as far as ... (and) I placed] (it) under the authority of a eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the city Ṣi[mirra]. [... Like gr]ass, I filled [the plain] with the corpses of their warriors. [... I carried off ..., together with] their belongings, their oxen, their sheep and goats, their asses, [...] inside his palace [...]. I accepted (their plea) [to forgi]ve their rebellion (lit. “sin”) and I s[pared] their land. [...]. [(As for) Ḫan]ūnu of the city Gaza, he became frightened by powerful weapons and [escaped] t[o Egypt. (15´) I conquered the city Gaza, his royal city, (and) I carried off ... talents of] gold, 800 talents of silver, people, together with their possessions, his (Ḫanūnu’s) wife, [his] sons, [his daughters, ..., his property, (and) his gods]. [I fashioned] (a statue bearing) image(s) of the great gods, my lords, my royal image out of gold, [erected (it) in the palace of the city Gaza, (and) reckoned (it) among the gods of their land]; I established [th]eir [sattukku offerings]. Moreover, as for him (Ḫanūnu), [he flew] (back) from Egypt like a bir[d and ... I returned him to his position]. I considered [his ... as an] Assyrian [emporium. I erected] (a stele with) my royal image in the city Brook of Egypt, a river(bed) [that ...]. I removed (from his treasury) [... (and) ... and 100 talents of] silver and [brought] (it) to Assyria. [(As for) ..., ... who] had not submitted [to the kings], (my) predecessors, and who had not sent his message (to any of them), [he heard about] the conquest of the land Ḫ[atti (Syria-Palestine). The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him] and he became distressed. [He sent] his envoys [to Kalḫu, before me], to do obeisance, [...]. (As for) Siruatti the Meʾunite (Muʾna), whose [territory is] below Egy[pt, ...], he he[ard the mention of my] exalted [name] (and) my own extensive conquest(s), [and ...]. [As for Samsi, queen of the Arabs], at Mount Saqurri, I de[feated] 9,400 (of her people). (25´) [I took away (from her) ..., thrones of] her [gods], the military equipment (and) staffs of her goddess(es), (and) [her property]. [Moreover, she, in order to save her life, ...] (and) set out [like a female on]ager [to the desert, a place (where one is always) thirsty. I set] the rest [of (her) possessions (and) her tents, her people’s safeguard within her camp, on fire]. [Samsi became startled by my mighty weapons and she brought camel]s, she-camels, with [their young, to Assyria, before me]. (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 49

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Summ. 9, exemplar(s): ND 04301 + ND 04305 + ND 05422 (IM - ). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 49; CDLI P463078; Oracc Q003462.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [I ut]terly [defeated him and took his entire camp away from him. He became frightened of the terrifying radiance of my weapons], mounted [a mare in order to save his life, escaped during the night] Mount Sizir, a [rugged] mountain, [and ascended] (it). I confined [Sarduri of the land Urarṭu to the city Ṭurušpâ, his city], and [inflicted] a gre[at] defeat upon him [before his city gates. I fashioned my royal image and erected] (it) in front of the city Ṭuru[špâ]. [For a distance of seventy leagues], I proudly march[ed through the extensive land of Urarṭu, from] one end to the other (lit. “from above to below”), (and) [I had no opponent] (therein). [I conquered the lands Ulluba (and) Ḫabḫu, which (are located) behind Mount Nal, in their entirety] (and) annexed (them) to Assyria. [I set up] my royal image [on (the face of) Mount Ilimmeru. I built a city in the land Ulluba (and) I named it Aššur-iqīša. I brought] the people of (foreign) lands con[quered by me therein (and) placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. ...] I conquered the cities at the foot of the mountain ridge [...]. I conquered [the cities ..., M]anṭun, Sar[durianu, ...], Mount [...]luppi (and) I add[ed] (them) to the pro[vince of the city Aššur]-iqīša. I built and for[ti]fied [a city ... Mount] Nal (and) I named it [...]ti-Aššur. I brought the people of (foreign) lands conquered [by] me therein. I conquered (an area) [from the lands ..., S]ardurianu, Lusia, Tapsia, (and) Suba, as far as the land Bitzua, strong fortresses of the land Urarṭu, [together with cities in] their environs. I annexed (those lands and cities) to Assyria (and) added (them) to the province of the treasurer. I conquered [the land/city ...]šia, the land Marḫatianša, the cities Enu, Sassu, Lupsa, Luqia, Šimirra, Ušurnu, Usuru (Uzurra), (and) (15´) [Ubula], as far as Mount Birdanša, the cities Alinzirānu, Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount Sinia. I added (those lands and cities) to the province of the chief cupbearer. [(As for) the land ...], from the cities Ququsanšu (and) Barzunna to the cities Ḫarbisi[nna, Ab]bissâ, (and) [Ta]sa, as far as the land Uluruš, which is above the bank of the Tigris River, the lands Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — Amad[īnu], ... [...] (and) the cities Qilissa, Ezzēda, (and) Diuyapli of the district of the land Ateia, [which is] above the bank of [the Tigris River, I added (them) to the province of the land Naʾiri]. I conquered the cities Arānu, Uallia, Tasu, Ura of the district of the land Bāzu, [...], the lands Uilla, Urbakka, Ulina, (and) Arasilla, the city Alqi[..., ...], eigh[teen] districts, from Mount Eribi to the Euphrates River (and) the border of the land [Kummuḫu, ...] the land Enzi in its entirety, as far as the district of the land Ṣuppa. [I annexed (those lands and cities) to Assyria (and) added (them) to the province of the turtānu]. I ravaged the land Bīt-Agūsi (Arpad) (and) [I brought to Assyria] 30 talents of gold, 2,000 talents of silver, (and) property. I annexed [the land Bīt-Agūsi t]o Assyria (and) [placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. I conquered [the land Un]qi to its full extent (and) [I brought to Assyria] twenty talents [of gold, ..., property, ... I annexed the land Un]qi to Assyria (and) [placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them].

Reverse

I annexed [the city Ḫa]tarikka, as far as [Mount] Sa[ue, the city Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the Upper (text: “Lower”) Sea, (and) the cities Ṣimirra (and) Arqâ to] Assyria (and) [I placed two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them]. [I annexed] to Assyria the extensive [land of Bīt]-Ḫazā-il (Damascus) in its entirety, from Mount [Lebanon as far as the cities Gilead (and) Abil-šiṭṭi, which are on the bor]der of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), (and) [I placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. [(As for) Hi]ram of the land Tyre, who conspired with Raḫiānu (Rezin) (against me), [...] — I captured (and) plun[dered the city] Maḫalab, his fortified city, together with (other) large cities (of his). [...] he came [be]fore me and kissed my feet. [I received] twenty talents of [gold, ...], multi-colored [garments], linen garments, eunuchs, male (and) female singers, ... [...], Egypt[ian horses, ...]. [I conquered the land Bīt-Ḫumr]î (Israel) in [its] entire[ty (and) I brought] t[o Assyria ..., together with] their [belon]gings. [... (and) I placed Hoshea as] king over them. [They brought ... to the city] Sarrabānu, before me. I removed [... (and) ... and] 100 talents of silver and [brought] (it) t[o Assyria]. [(As for) Ḫanūnu of the city Gaza, he became frightened by my powerful weapons and] escaped [to Egypt. I conquered] the city Gaza, [his royal city. ...] I fashioned (a statue bearing) [image(s) of the great gods, my lords, and my royal image out of gold, erected] (it) in the palace of the city Ga[za, (rev. 15) (and) I reckoned (it) among the gods of their land; I established their sattukku offerings]. [As for him (Ḫanūnu), he flew] (back) from Egypt [like] a bird [and ... I returned him to his position. I considered] his [...] ... as an Assyrian emporium. [As for Samsi, queen of the Arabs, at Mount Saqurri], I cut down with the sword (lit. “weapon”) [...] ... and [I ... her] entire camp. [I took away (from her) ... all types of aromatics], without number, (and) [her] gods. [Moreover, she, in order to save her life, set] out like a female onager [to the desert, a] place (where one is always) thirsty. [I set the rest of her possessions (and) her tents, her people’s safeguard wit]hin her camp, on fire. [Samsi became startled by my mighty weapons and she brought camels, she]-camels, with [their] you[ng, to Assyria, before me]. I placed [a representative] (of mine) over her and [...] 10,000 soldiers [...]. [(As for) ..., ... who] had not submitted to the kings, my predecessors, and [who had not sent his message (to any of them), ...], heard about [the conquest of the land Ḫat]ti (Syria-Palestine). The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [overwhelmed him, and he became distressed. He sent his envoys] to Kalḫu, before me, [to do obeisa]nce. [I sent a eunuch of mine, the chief eunuch, to the city Tyre. I received from Metenna of the city Tyr]e 50 talents of gold (and) 2,000 talents of silver [as his] au[dience gift]. [Uassurme of the land Tabal acted as if he were the equal of Assyria and] he did not come [be]fore me. [I sent] a eunuch of mine, [the chief eunuch, to the land Tabal]. [... I placed Ḫull]î, a commoner (lit. “son of a nobody”) on [his royal] thr[one. I received 10 talents of gold, 1,000 talents of silver, 2,000 horses, (and) ...] mules as [his] audien[ce gift]. [..., who] nobody [among] the kings, my ancestors, [... I received ...] as his audience gift. (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 50

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 10, exemplar(s): K 02649 (G. Smith, Notebook 5 fol. 22r). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 50; CDLI P463079; Oracc Q003463.

Obverse

(Lacuna) [I conquered the land Unqi to its full extent (and) I brought to Assyria twenty talents of gold, ...], property, [... I annexed to Assyria the land Unqi (and) placed] a eunuch [of mine as provincial governor over them].

Reverse

[I annexed the city Ḫatarikka, as far as Mount Saue, the city] Kašpūna, which is on the shore of the Upper (text: “Lower”) Sea, (and) [the cities Ṣimirra (and) Arqâ to Assyria (and) I placed] two eunuchs of mine as provincial governor[s over them]. I annexed [to Assyria the extensive land of Bīt-Ḫazā-il (Damascus) in its entirety, from Mount Leb]anon as far as the cities Gilea[d (and) Abil-šiṭṭi, which are on the border of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), (and) I placed] a eunuch of mine [as provincial governor over them]. [(As for) Hiram of the land Tyre, who cons]pired [with Raḫiānu (Rezin) (against me), ...] (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 51

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Summ. 11, exemplar(s): DT 003. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 51; CDLI P463080; Oracc Q003464.

Obverse

[Palace of Tiglath-pil]eser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); [valiant man who, with the hel]p of (the god) Aššur, his lord, smashed like pots all who were unsubmissive to him, swept over (them) like the Deluge, (and) considered (them) as (mere) ghosts; [the king who] marched about [at the command of the gods Aššur], Šamaš, and Marduk, the great gods, and exercised authority over lands from the Bitter Sea of Bīt-Yakīn, as far as Mount Bikni in the east, [up to the Sea of the Setting] Sun, as far as Egypt, from the horizon to the zenith, and exercised kingship over them. [From] the beginning of my reign until my seventeenth palû, I captured the (tribes) Ituʾu, Rubuʾu, Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, Ḫatallu, Rubbû, [Rapi]qu, Nabātu, Gurūmu, Dunānu, Ubulu, Ruʾuʾa, Liʾtaʾu, Marusu, (and those living in) the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu, [Adin]ni, the fortresses of Sarragītu (and) Labbanat, all of the Arameans on the banks of the Tigris, Euphrates, [Su]rappu, (and) Uqnû Rivers, as far as the Lower Sea of the Rising Sun. I annexed (those areas) to Assyria (and) placed [a eunuch] of mine as provincial governor over them. In Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, Borsippa, Cutha, Kish, Dilbat, (and) Uruk, [cult centers without ri]val, I offered pure sacrifices to the deities Bēl (Marduk), Zarpanītu, Nabû, Tašmētu, Nergal, and Laṣ, the gods, my lords, and presented gifts (to them). I exercised authority over the extensive land of [Kardu]niaš (Babylonia) and exercised kingship over it. I eradicated the lands [Bīt-Sil]āni (Bīt-Šilāni) (and) Bīt-Saʾalli to their full extent. I personally captured Nabû-ušabši (and) Zāqiru, their kings. [By means of earthworks] and battering rams, I captured the cities [Sarrabā]nu, Tarbaṣu, Yaballu, Dūr-Balīḫāya, (and) Malilatu, their large royal cities. I carried off 155,000 people, with their possessions, (15) [their goods], their [property], (and) their livestock, without number. I annexed those lands to Assyria. I smashed [the land Bīt-Amukkāni] and brought all of its people to Assyria. I confined Mukīn-zēri, their king, to Sapīya (Šapīya), his city. I annexed to Assyria [the cities Ḫilimmu (and) Pillatu, (cities) on] the border of the land Elam (and) I placed (them) under the authority of a eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the city Arrapḫa. [I received payment from the chieftains] of Chaldea, Balāssu of (the land Bīt)-Dakkūri (lit. “son of Dakkūri”), Nādinu of (the city) Larak, [Marduk-apla-iddina (II) (Merodach-baladan) of (the land Bīt)-Yakī]n (lit. “son of Yakīn”), king of the Sealand: natural, unrefined gold, silver, precious stones, ebony, ellūtu-wood, oxen, (and) sheep and [goats]. The lands [Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫa]mban, Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualzaš, [...] (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 52

Tablet; clay. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Summ. 12, exemplar(s): IM - (ND 05419). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 52; CDLI P463081; Oracc Q003465.

Obverse

[Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Bab]ylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four quarters (of the world); [valiant man who, with the help of (the god) Aššur, his lord], smashed [like pots all who were unsubmissive to him], swept over (them) like the Deluge, (and) considered (them) as (mere) ghosts; [the king who marched about at the command of the gods Aššur, Šamaš, and Marduk, the great gods, and] exercised authority over lands [from the Bitter] Sea of Bīt-Yakīn, as far as Mount Bikni in the east, [up to the Sea of the Setting Sun, as far as Egypt, from the horizon to the zen]ith, and exercised kingship over them. (Ruling) [From the beginning of my reign until my seventeenth palû, I captured the (tribes) Ituʾu, Rubuʾu, Ḫam]arānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, Ḫatallu, Rubbû, [Rapiqu, Nabātu, Gurūmu, Dunānu, Ubulu, Ruʾuʾa], Liʾtaʾu, Marusu, (and those living in) the cities Dūr-Kurigalzu, [Adinni, the fortresses of Sarragītu (and) Labbanat, all of the Arameans] on the banks of the Tigris, [Euphrates, Surappu, (and) Uqnû Rivers, as far as the Lower Sea of the Rising Sun. I annexed (those areas) to] Assyria (and) [placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. [In Sippar, Nippur, Babylon, Borsippa], Cuth[a, Kish, Dilbat, (and) Uruk], (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 53

Bull colossus; stone. Arslan Tash (Ḫadatu). Louvre Museum, Paris, France, Misc. I,1, exemplar(s): AO 11501; AO 11500. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 53; CDLI P463082; Oracc Q003466.

Obverse

Tiglath-[pilese]r (III), [great] king, [...], conqueror of [...], con[queror of the (tribes) It]uʾu, Rubuʾu, [...]. I defeated [...] (No translation possible) I filled Mount Ḫauranu (Hauran) with [...]. (15) I carried off [...] (and) ... thousand sheep. I conquered [...]. Moreover, as for her (Samsi?), the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed her and ...]. I spared her so (she would) praise (the victory of the god Aššur). [... I set up ...] as governors. At that time, [I ...] Ninurta-ilāya, the provincial governor of [...]. I built (and) completed the city Ḫa[datt]u from its foundations to its parapets. (20) ... [...] I ro[of]ed it with [beams of] ...-wood (and) hung cedar doors in [its] gate[s]. I named it [...]. I installed inside it an image of the goddess Ištar. ... [...] ... [...] ... an image of me praying ... [...]. [At the command of] the goddess Ištar, I stationed in its gate wild bulls of solid basalt, whose feature(s) [...] iron ... [...] ... The name of the first wild bull, (25) which [stands] on [the west] side, is “[Fier]ce Storm That [Captures Enemi]es (and) Overthrows the King’s Foes (lit. “Evildoers”).” The name of the second wild bull, which stands on the east side, is “The One That Attains Victories for the King, the One That Allows (Him) to Ach[iev]e Everything (He) Desires, (and) the One [That Drives] Out Evil (and) Brings in Good.” I set them up in a place to be seen in the city Ḫadattu for (the preservation of) my life, the acceptance of my prayers, the prolongation of my reign, [the well-being of] my seed, the securing of the throne of my priestly office, (and in order) not to become ill, (and) for success at harvest time in [As]syria (and) [the well-being of] Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 54

Block; stone. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Arkeoloji Müzerleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Misc. I,2, exemplar(s): Ist EŞEM 07866 (Ass 00853). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 54; CDLI P463083; Oracc Q003467.

Obverse

[...] ... them and [...]. I ordered their [...]. I forced open their locked ga[tes] and [...] ... I carried off the people [liv]ing inside it. [...] ... [...] whom [I had] appointed. The kings (of) (5) [...] my [...] from the land Nanpigi (Nippigi) [...] ... [... I annex]ed [to Assyria. I] carried off [...] ... [...] thirteen kings of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), [...] ..., Raḫiānu (Rezin), (10) [...] ... (and) chariots of Sulumal, [...] ... [...] ... Mount ...ri [...] I left behind ... and [...] together with his land. [...] ... [...] ...

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 55

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Misc. II,1, exemplar(s): BM 115634. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 55; CDLI P466002; Oracc Q003468.

Obverse

The city Upa.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 56

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Misc. II,2, exemplar(s): BM 118908. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 56; CDLI P466003; Oracc Q003469.

Obverse

The city Astar(a)tu.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 57

Wall slab (with reliefs); stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Misc. II,3, exemplar(s): Barnett and Falkner, Tigl. pl. LXII. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 57; CDLI P463084; Oracc Q003470.

Obverse

The city Gazru.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 58

Brick; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; Arkeoloji Müzerleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Misc. III,1, exemplar(s): VA Ass 03252 (Ass 00918); Ass 01559; Ass 02191; Ass 02964; Ist EŞEM - (Ass 03001); VA Ass 04306b (Ass 18644a+b+c). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 58; CDLI P463085; Oracc Q003471.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria, son of Adad-nārārī (III), king of Assyria: (this brick) belongs to the platform of the temple of (the god) Aššur.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 59

Brick; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, Misc. III,2, exemplar(s): Ass 16791a; Ass 16791b; VA Ass 03251p (Ass 16791c); Ass 06234; VA Ass 03251o (Ass 09405a); Ass 09405b; Ass 09405c; VA Ass 03251r (Ass 09495); Ass 15526; VA Ass 03253. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 59; CDLI P463086; Oracc Q003472.

Obverse

Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria: (this brick) belongs to the pedestal (under) the bulls of the gateway of the temple of the god Adad.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 60

Brick; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, [Misc. III,3], exemplar(s): VA Ass 03251q (Ass 17312). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 60; CDLI P463087; Oracc Q003473.

Obverse

[(Palace of) Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mi]ghty [king], king of the world, king of Assyria: (this brick) [belongs to the ped]estal (under) the bulls [of] the gateway of the temple of the god Adad.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 61

Duck weight; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). Arkeoloji Müzerleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Misc. IV,1, exemplar(s): Ist EŞEM 07840 (Ass 00717). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 61; CDLI P463088; Oracc Q003474.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of the world, king of Assy[ria].

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 62

Duck weight; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, [Misc. IV,3], exemplar(s): IM 124998 (or IM 116000) (ND 1989/471 [or ND 1989/472]). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 62; CDLI P463089; Oracc Q003608.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria: fifteen minas.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 63

Lion weight; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, Misc. IV,2, exemplar(s): BM 091224 (1848-11-04, 0070). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 63; CDLI P463090; Oracc Q003609.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria: two minas of the king.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 64

Bead; stone. Assyria. de Clercq Collection, Paris, France, Misc. V, exemplar(s): Collection de Clercq. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 64; CDLI P463091; Oracc Q004177.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-piles[er] (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of [Assyria].

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1001

Vessel; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: VA - (Ass 21045). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1001; CDLI P463092; Oracc Q003610.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-[pileser, ...]

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1002

Enameled tile; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: VA 08336 (Ass 00197). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1002; CDLI P463093; Oracc Q003611.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1003

Enameled tile; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: VA Ass 02326. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1003; CDLI P463094; Oracc Q003612.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1004

Bead; stone. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: VA 05541 (Ass 18574g). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1004; CDLI P463095; Oracc Q003613.

Obverse

Palace of Tiglath-pileser, king of the world, king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1005

Uncertain; stone. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: Ass 22739. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1005; CDLI P463096; Oracc Q003614.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1006

Plaque; stone. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: Ass 00738. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1006; CDLI P463097; Oracc Q003615.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 1007

Brick; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, exemplar: Ass 03160. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 1007; CDLI P463098; Oracc Q003616.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2001

Lion colossus; stone (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic, Luwian). Arslan Tash (Ḫadatu). National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria; Museum of Raqqa, Raqqa, Syria, Ninurta-bēlu-uṣur inscription, exemplar(s): NMSA - (+) NMSR - (Arslan Tash, West Gate, south lion); NMSA - (+) NMSR - (Arslan Tash, West Gate, north lion). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2001; CDLI P463099; Oracc Q003617.

Obverse

[I, Ninurta-bēlu]-uṣur, provincial governor of the city Kār-Shalma[neser], erected solid basalt [lions ...] ... (which are) in the gate[s of] the city Ḫadattu. Ninurta-bēlu-uṣur, of the city Ṣirani, which is (in the area of) the city Ḫalaḫḫi, which is in front of the city Lipapan in the mountains, (and) my ancestral city: At that time, I created, built, (and) completed the city Ḫadattu. (As for) a future ruler who repairs its dilapidated section(s but) erases my inscribed name and inscribes his (own) name (in its place), may (the god) Aššur, the great lord, (10) in the assembly of the gods verily order his destruction, ... and his name ... (Lacuna)

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2002

Disk; metal. Tell Tayinat (Unqi). Aššur-rēmanni inscription, exemplar(s): T 3264. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2002; CDLI P463100; Oracc Q003618.

Obverse

To the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven and earth, his lord: Aššur-rēmanni presented (this object) for the life of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria, his lord, and for his (own) life.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2003

Tablet; stone. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Yabâ stone tablet inscription, exemplar(s): IM 125000 (ND 1989/068). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2003; CDLI P463101; Oracc Q003619.

Obverse

On the life of the god Šamaš, the goddess Ereškigal, (and) the Anunnakū gods, the great gods of the netherworld, the destiny of a (mortal) life took Yabâ, the queen, into death and she went the way of her (text: “his”) ancestors. (As for) anyone in the future — whether (she be) a queen who sits on a throne or a palace lady who is beloved by the king — who removes me from my tomb, or places anybody else with me, and (10) lays her (text: “his”) hand on my jewelry with evil intent (or) opens the seal of that tomb, above (on the earth), under the rays of the sun, may her (text: “his”) ghost roam the open country thirsty, (and) (15) below, in the netherworld, may she (text: “he”) not receive with the Anunnakū gods offerings from the libation of water, the finest beer, wine, (and) flour. May the gods Ningišzida (and) Piṭuḫ-idugul, the great gods (20) of the netherworld, inflict (her) corpse (and) phantom with sleeplessness forever.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2004

Vessel; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Yabâ gold bowl inscription, exemplar(s): IM 105694 (ND 1989/003). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2004; CDLI P463102; Oracc Q003620.

Obverse

Belonging to Yabâ, queen (and) wife of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2005

Vessel; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Yabâ gold bowl inscription, exemplar(s): IM 105697 (ND 1989/006). Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2005; CDLI P463103; Oracc Q003621.

Obverse

Belonging to Yabâ, queen of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Tigl. III 2006

Brick; clay. Assyria. Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, Kīdītê inscription, exemplar(s): YBC 16941. Tiglath-pileser III, 744-727 BC. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III 2006; CDLI P463104; Oracc Q004178.

Obverse

To Tiglath-pil[eser, ... magnificent] king of the lands, [...]: Kīdītê, provincial gove[rnor of ...] and of (the city) Arrapḫa [...], protégé of Ti[glath-pileser, king of Assyria, (...) ...] for the palace of j[oy ...] ... [... dedicated/built]. (Lacuna?)

Part Two. Shalmaneser V

RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1–2002; 15 texts.

Shalmaneser V left a far thinner written record than his father. Nos. 1–9 are brief dedicatory inscriptions on inscribed lion-shaped bronze and stone weights, several of them bilingual — the same short dedication given twice, once in Akkadian cuneiform and once in Aramaic alphabetic script. Nos. 1001 and following are further minor inscribed objects (cones, bricks); nos. 2001–2002 belong to the queen Bānītu and name the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091221 (1848-11-04, 0067). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1; CDLI P463032; Oracc Q003622.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: five minas of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

Five minas (by the standard) of the land. Five (minas) of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 2

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091226 (1848-11-04, 0068). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 2; CDLI P463033; Oracc Q003623.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shalman[eser (V), king of Assyria]: three minas of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

Three minas (by the standard) of the land. Three minas of [the] king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 3

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091222 (1848-11-04, 0069). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 3; CDLI P463034; Oracc Q003624.*

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

Two minas (by the standard) of the land. Two minas of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 4

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091223 (1848-11-04, 0069). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 4; CDLI P463035; Oracc Q003625.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: two minas of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

Two minas of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 5

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091228 (1848-11-04, 0072). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 5; CDLI P463036; Oracc Q003626.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria: one mina of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

(One) mina. Mina of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 6

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091230 (1848-11-04, 0073). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 6; CDLI P463037; Oracc Q003627.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shal[maneser] (V), king of Assyria: two-thirds mina of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

Two-thirds (mina) of the land.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 7

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091227 (AOC 016; 1848-11-04, 0075). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 7; CDLI P463038; Oracc Q003628.

Akkadian Inscription

One mina. Palace of Shalmaneser (V), king [of Assyria].

Aramaic Inscription

(One) mina of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 8

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091232 (1848-11-04, 0076). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 8; CDLI P463039; Oracc Q003629.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shal[maneser (V), king of Assyria]: one-fourth (mina) of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

One-fourth (mina) of the land.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 9

Lion weight; metal (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091233 (1848-11-04, 0078). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 9; CDLI P463040; Oracc Q003630.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of Shal[man]eser (V), king of Assyria: one-[fifth] (mina) of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

One-fifth (mina). One-fifth (mina) [(...)].

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1001

Cone; clay. Qalat Sherqat (Assur). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany, VA Ass 02105 and VA Ass 02107, exemplar(s): VA Ass 02105 (Ass 05658); VA Ass 02107 (Ass 05306). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1001; CDLI P463041; Oracc Q003631.

Obverse

(This inscription should not be attributed to Shalmaneser V so it is not transliterated in RINAP 1.)

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1002

Brick; clay. Tell Abu Marya (Apqu-ša-Adad). exemplar: D. Oates, Sumer 19 p. 73. Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1002; CDLI P463042; Oracc Q003632.

Obverse

(This text was not available for study so no transliteration is available.)

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1003

Lion weight; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). British Museum, London, UK, exemplar: BM 091220 (1848-11-04, 0066). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1003; CDLI P463043; Oracc Q003633.

Inscription 1

Fifteen minas (by the standard) of the land.

Inscription 2

Fifteen minas [of] the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 1004

Oval; clay (bilingual, Akkadian, Aramaic). Assyria. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria, SEM 01263 and SEM 01264, exemplar(s): KHM SEM 1264; KHM SEM 1264. Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 1004; CDLI P463044; Oracc Q003634.

Akkadian Inscription

Palace of [Shalmaneser (V)], king of Assyria: one mina of the king.

Aramaic Inscription

(One) mina of the king.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 2001

Vessel; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Bānītu gold bowl, exemplar(s): IM 105698 (ND 1989/007). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 2001; CDLI P463045; Oracc Q003635.

Obverse

Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.

RINAP 1 Shalm. V 2002

Vessel; metal. Nimrud (Kalhu). National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Bānītu electrum container, exemplar(s): IM 115466 (ND 1989/192). Shalmaneser V, 726-722 BC. RINAP 1 Shalmaneser V 2002; CDLI P463046; Oracc Q003636.

Obverse

Belonging to Bānītu, queen of Shalmaneser (V), king of Assyria.

Part Three. The Annals Series

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series A, B, and C Annals, and the Composite Annals; 4 texts.

Tiglath-pileser III's Kalḫu Annals survive only in broken, overlapping fragments recovered from re-used wall slabs, none of them complete on its own. The print edition's editors grouped the fragments into three separate reconstructed series (A, B, and C) according to which pieces could be shown to belong together, then combined all three into a single composite text presenting the fullest reconstructible narrative. All four reconstructions are given here as the print edition presents them, so a reader can consult either an individual series or the combined composite; because the composite draws on the same underlying fragments as the three series, its content substantially overlaps theirs rather than adding independent text.

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Wall slab (with reliefs). Nimrud. Kalhu Annals Series A. Tiglath-pileser III. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals; Oracc Q006329.

Obverse

(Beginning of the Annals missing)

Fragment A1

Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ... warrio[r ... who made ... bow down at his] feet [..., who] pu[t ... to the sword (lit. “weapon”), ...] circumsp[ect ...], (No translation possible) [... he] made [...] kiss [his feet ... mo]untains [... in/of] battle [... he (a god) made my weapon/rule greater than all of those/the kings who] sit on (royal) daises, [... ci]rcumspect [..., (20) ... exalted lio]n-dragon, [...] inhabited world. At the beginning of my reign, in my first palû, in the fifth month after I sat in greatness on the throne of kingship, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and [I marched] against (the Aramean tribes) Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, (25) Ḫatallu, Rubbû, Rapiqu, Ḫīrānu, Rabbi-ilu, Naṣīru, Gulūsu, Nabātu, Liʾtaʾu, Raḫīqu, Kapīri, Rummulītu (Rummulūtu), Adilê, Gibrê, Ubūdu, Gurūmu,, (Lacuna)

Fragment A2

[... he (a eunuch of mine) plun]dered (those cities) and [brought] (that booty) to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), [before me]. I settled [600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of] the city Bīt-Dērāya in the cities Kunalua, [..., Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, cities] of the land Unqi. [I settled ... captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208] people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda (5) [in the cities ..., Ṣimirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast]. [I settled] 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) [Dunu, ..., 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ, 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu], 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), [460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, ..., ... people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sa]ngibūti in the province of the city Tuʾi[mmu]. I settled [555 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibū]ti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered [them] as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon them corvée labor like that of the Assyrians]. [The payment] of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, (10) Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascu[s, Menahem of the city Samaria, Hiram of the city Tyre, Sibit]ti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Uriaikki of the land Qu[e, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of the city Hamath, Pa]nammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgu[m, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the city Kasku, Uas]surme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of [the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišn]a (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: gold, [silver, tin, iron, elephant hides, ivory, multi-colored garments, linen garments, blue-purple] (and) red-purple wool, ebony, boxwood, (15) all kinds of precious things from the royal treasure, live sheep whose wool is dyed red-purple, flying birds of the sky whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, oxen, and sheep and goats, camels, she-camels, together with their young, I recei[ved] (from them). In my ninth palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, Bīt-Urzakki, Media (lit. “land of the Medes”), Bīt-Zualzaš, Bīt-Matti, (and) Tupliyaš. I captured, plund[ered], destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities Bīt-Ištar, Kinkangi, Kindigiasu, Kingialkasiš, Kubušḫati[diš], (5) Upušu, Aḫsipuna, Girgirâ, (and) Kimbazḫati, together with cities in their environs. At that time, I made a pointed iron “arrow,” in[scribed] the mighty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, on it, (and) I set (it) up at [the spring] of the city Bīt-Ištar. Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) assembled his people and ascended Mount Abirus. I pursued him, defe[ated] him, (and) [carried off his booty. ...] (Lacuna)

Fragment A3

I captured (and) defeated the cities [...], Ḫista, Ḫarbisinna, Barbaz, (and) Tasa, as far as the Uluruš River. I carried off 8,650 people, [... hors]es, 300 mules, 660 asses, 1,350 oxen, (and) 19,000 sheep. (Those cities) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. [...] I annexed their [...] to Assyria, rebuilt those cities, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. [...] (and) set up [the weapon of (the god) Aššur], my [lord], therein. I added it (the area) to the province of the land Naʾiri. [I captured (and) de]feated the cities Daiqanša, Sakka, Ippa, Elizanšu, (5) [...], Luqadanšu, Quda, Elugia, Dania, Danziun, Ulāya, Luqia, Abrania, Eusa, [...]. I carried off 900 people, 150 oxen, 1,000 sheep, horses, mules, (and) asses. [...] I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [the]ir [cities]. The people of the land Muqania saw the dust cloud of my expeditionary force, and the city of Ura, which is in midst of the land Muṣurni[..., ...] their sons, their daughters, [their] fam[ily, ...] (10) I cut off [their hands] and I [released] (them) in their (own) land. [I carried off ...] horses, mules, [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. I captured, destroyed, devastated, (and) [burned] with fire [...]. I captured (and) defeated him ... [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment A4

[...] which [are] without num[ber ...] ... the city Atu[...] the (tribe) Qabiʾi [...] ... [... (5) ... the fortress] of Labbanat [... Arameans] on the banks of [... River(s), ...] the (tribe) Bū[du ...] I crossed [o]n rafts. [I ...] all of the Arameans [... I carried off ..., ...] thousand and 9,000 people, [...] thousand and 500 oxen, [...]. (10) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed the chief[tains of the Chaldeans ...] and [they ...]. They (the chieftains) came [before me] and kissed my feet. [...] the temple personnel of Esagil, Ezida, (and) E[meslam ... brought] before me the (sacrificial) remnants of the gods Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, (and) Nergal [...] (Rest of the Annals missing)

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

Wall slab (with reliefs). Nimrud. Kalhu Annals Series B. Tiglath-pileser III. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals; Oracc Q006330.

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(Beginning of the Annals missing)

Fragment 1

[... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. I dug out the Patti-[Enlil] canal, [which] had lain abandoned for a very long time and [...], and I made an abundance of water gurgle through it. I exercised authority over [... from] the cities Dūr-(Kuri)galzu, Sippar of the god Šamaš, [..., the (tribes) Na]sikku, Naq(i)ru, (and) Tanê, the city Kalaʾin, the Šumandar (Sumandar) canal, [the city Pa]ṣītu of the (tribe) Dunānu, the land Qirbutu (Qirbit), [... the (tribe) Adi]lê, the land Būdu, the city Paḫḫaz, the land Qin-Nippur, (and) the cities [of Kar]duniaš (Babylonia) as far as the Uqnû River, [which are on the shore of the Lo]wer [Sea]. I anne[xed] (those areas) to Assyria (and) placed a eunuch of mine as [provincial governor over them]. From their sheep levy, [which] I take [annually], I apportion[ed] 240 sheep as a gift to (the god) Aššur, my lord. [From] those [Ara]means whom I deported, (10) [I distribut]ed (and) settled [... thousand to the province of] the turtānu, 10,000 (to) the province of the palace herald, [...] thousand (to) the province of the chief cupbearer, [... thousand (to) the province of the land] Barḫalzu, (and) 5,000 (to) the province of the land Mazamua (Zamua). I united them, [considered them] as inhabitants of [Assyria, (and) imposed] the yoke of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [upon them] as Assyrians. I restored the abandoned settlements on the periphery of my [land] that had bec[ome] desolated [during the reign(s) of (previous) kings], my [ancestor]s, and [...] Assyria to [...]. I built a city [... Inside (it), I founded] a palace for [my] royal residence. [...]. (15) I named it [..., set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, th[erein, (and) settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. I imposed upon them tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. [I fashioned (on a stele) my royal] image [and the image(s) of the great gods, my lords, inscribed on it the mighty victories (lit. “victory and might”)] that I had [achieved again and again] over (foreign) lands in the name of (the god) Aššur, my lord, (and) [I erected (it) in ...]. I received as his payment [...], 10 talents of gold (measured) by the heavy (standard), 1,000 talents of [silver, ...]. In my second palû, (the god) Aššur, [my] lor[d, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Namri, ...], (20) Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt-Sangi[būti, ...]. [...] saw [the dust cloud of] my expeditionary force and abandoned the city Nikkur, his fortified city. [...] I rained down [fire] upon (them). The people of the city Nikkur [... my mighty] weapons [... I carried off ...], his horses, his mules, [his] ox[en, ...] the cities Sassiašu, Tutašdi, [... (25) ...] the cities Kušianaš, Ḫaršu, Šanaštiku, Kiškitara, Ḫaršaya, Ayubak, [...]. They (the enemy) took to a high mountain peak in the mountainous terrain of Mount Ḫaliḫadri. I pursued them and defeated them. [...] I burned with fire [the ... of the people (...) who] entered the ravines of the mountains. I surrounded (and) captured the city Uzḫari of the land Bīt-Zatti. [I ...] Kākî, [king of ...]. I surrounded, captured, (and) plund[ered (... and)] the city Kitpattia (Kitpat) of the land Bīt-Abdadāni, which Tunaku had seized. (5) [...] I rebuilt [the city] Nikkur, together with cities in its environs, settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. (30) [... I pl]aced [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. I overwhelmed the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki like a (cast) net (and) [I inflicted] a heavy defeat on them. [...] I impa[led their ...], cut off the hands of the rest of their warriors, and released (them) in their (own) land. My army took without number [...], their Bactrian camels, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. Mitāki [...] entered the city Uršanika. I captured the cities Uršanika (and) Kianpal, (and) [I ...] him, his wife, his sons, his daughters, [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire those [cities], together with cities in their environs. Bātānu of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) (35) [...] ..., submitted, and became (my) vassal (lit. “took up corvée labor”) so that his district would not be dispersed. (Thus) I left him the city Karkariḫundir. [...] I placed [over] him/it. I captured the city Erinziašu, which had revolted with Bisiḫadir of the city Kišesim, (and) I plundered (it). Ramateia of the land Arazi[aš ...]. He fled furtively (lit. “like a centipede”) and no one fou[nd his (hiding) place. ...] I offered [...], horses, oxen, sheep and goats, lapis lazuli hewn from its mountain, (40) [... to the] great [gods], my lords. Tunî of the land Sumurzu ... [...]. I captured [...]. I impaled his warriors, [...]. I an[nexed] the lands Sumurzu (and) Bīt-Ḫamban to Assyria. [(...)] I settled [the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein] (and) placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. I apportioned [...] to (the god) Aššur, my lord. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the city Kizauti, which is in [...]. Of the insub[missive] city rulers [...] 300 talents of “lapis lazuli,” 500 talents of ..., bronze, [...] the payment of Mannu-kī-ṣābī of (the land Bīt)-Abdadāni (lit. “son of Abdadāni”) [...] Mikî of the city Ḫalpi[...], Uzakku of the city [...], (Lacuna)

Fragment 2

[... they plundered (those cities) and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, captured (and) plundered the cities Supurgillu, [..., (and) ...]aš, together with cities in its environs. [He ...] Šiqilâ, a fortress commander. [He captured (and) plundered ... and] brought (that booty) [to the land Ḫat]ti (Syria-Palestine), before me. [I settled] 600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of the city Dēr (Bīt-Dērāya) [in the cities Kunalua, ...], Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, (5) [cities of the land Unqi]. I settled [...] captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208 people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda [in the cities ..., Ṣi]mirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast. I settled 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) Dunu, [...] ... [...], 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ, 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu, 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), 460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, [..., ...] people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti in the province of the city Tuʾimmu. I settled 555 [captive] highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibūti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered them as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon the]m corvée labor like that of the Assyrians. The payment of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, [Hiram of the city] Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Urikki (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of [the city Hama]th, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the the city Kasku, Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫam[me of the city Ištunda], Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: gold, silver, tin, iron, elephant hides, ivo[ry], (15) multi-colored garments, linen garments, blue-purple (and) [red]-purple wool, ebony, boxwood, all kinds of precious things from the royal treasure, li[ve] sheep [whose wool] is dyed red-purple, flying birds of the sky whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, oxen and she[ep and goats, camels], she-camels, together with their young, I received (from them). In my ninth palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Bīt-Kap[si, Bīt-Sangi], Bīt-Urzakki, Media (lit. “land of the Medes”), Bīt-Zualzaš, Bīt-Matti, (and) Tupliyaš. I captured, plundered, destro[yed], devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities Bīt-Ištar, Kin[kangi, Kindigiasu], Kingialkasiš, Kubušḫatidiš, Upušu, Aḫsipuna, Girgirâ, (and) Kim[baz­ḫati, together with] citie[s] in their environs. At that time, [I made a pointed iron] “arrow,” inscribed [the mig]hty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, on it, (and) I set (it) up at the spring of the city Bīt-Ištar. Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) assembled his people and ascended [Mount Abirus]. I pursued him, defeated him, (and) carried off his booty. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire his cities. Ušuru (Ušrû) of [the city ...]...ruta (and) Burdada (Bardada) of the city Nirutakta became frightened and took to the mountains. I went up after them, defeated them, (and) [carried] off their booty. I caught Burdada (Bardada), (then) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their cities. [I cap]tured (and) [plu]ndered the city Ṣibar, together with cities in its environs. Tanus, (25) [... I carried] off their [bo]oty. [...] He assembled [...] and ... to Mount [...] ... [...] ... [... I] went up af[ter them], defeat[ed] them, (and) carried off their [bo]oty. [I ...] Yabittarru [...] (30) ... [(As for) the rest] of them, who had fled to the land Amāte, a district opposite Mount Rūa, and who ... [...], I went after [them], defeated them, (and) took them away as one (group). (As for) the people of the land Karzibra, ... [...], they abandoned [...]. I pursued them and in the very course of (that) march I swept over t[hem] like a downpour of the god Adad. [...] I took [...] without number. Not one of them escaped or went up into the mountains. The people of the city Bīt-Sa[...] took [to the fortress] of the Babylonian(s). I went up after them, defeated them, (and) carried off their booty. [...] (35) I burned with fire. At Mount Silḫazi, which they call the fortress of the Babylonian(s), [I set up my royal] im[age. ... (from) ...] of the land [Tī]l-Aššurri, I went out. I offered pure sacrifices to the god Marduk, who lives in the land Tīl-Aššurri. I conquered (and) defeated the city Niqqu [of the land Tupliyaš ...] the lands [Uppuria, Bustus], Ariarma — the land of roosters — Saksuk[ni, Araquttu, Karzibra, Gukinnana, (and) Bīt-Sagbat, Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fort]ress of the Babylonian(s), [... (and) I carried off] their booty. I carried off [..., (40) their horses, their mules, their Bactrian camels, their oxen], (and) their sheep and goats, without number. [I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their] cit[ies; I reduced (them) to mounds and ruins]. [I annexed to Assyria the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualza[š, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt]-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzak[ki, (and) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, which (belong to) the mighty Medes]. I rebuilt [the cities in th]eir [midst, set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, [my lord, therein, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. ...] I placed [... eunuchs of mine as provincial governor]s over them. I erected [my] royal image [in the land Tikrakki, (in) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Ṣibar, (in) the land Ariarma — the land of roosters — (45) (and at) Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fortress of the Babylonian(s)]. [I received] the payme[nt of the Medes, the people of the land Ellipi, and the city rulers of all of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni: ..., horse]s, mules, Bactrian [camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. Iranzi of the land Mannea] heard about [the glorious valor of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I had] accomplished again and again [throughout all of the mountain regions], and the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him. ... He came before me (and) k]issed my feet. Hors[es, mules, cattle, and sheep and goats, ...] (Rest of the Annals missing)

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series C Annals

Wall slab (with reliefs). Nimrud. Kalhu Annals Series C. Tiglath-pileser III. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Series C Annals; Oracc Q006331.

(Beginning of the Annals missing)

Fragment 1

[... I] bro[ught] (those) people [to Assyria. ...]. [In] my [third palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encourag]ed me [and ...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [... Sulumal of the land Mel]id, Tarḫu-lara of [the land Gurgu]m, [... (5) ...] ... in all lands, [they trusted] in one another’s strength, [... With] the power and might of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I fought] with [them (and) defeated them. ...] I killed their [warriors] (and) I filled the mountain gorges with them (their corpses). I took without number [their] chariots, [...], (and) their [...]. In the midst of that battle, I captured Sarduri’s ... [... I ...] 72,950 of their ... from ... [... (10) ...]. In order to save his life, [Sardu]ri fled at night and (thus) [escaped] very quick[ly] before [sun]rise. [... With an arrow that cuts] off lives, I drove him back to the bridge (crossing over) the Euphrates River, on the border of his land. I took away from him his bed, [...], his royal processional chariot, the cylinder seal (that hung around) his neck, together with his necklace, [his] royal chariot, [...], their [...], (and) many other things, without number. My army took without number his horses, [his] ..., [...], (and) his ... [...]. [I ...] (his) pavilion, [his royal] tent, [... (15) ...] I burned with fire his numerous [implements of war] (that were) inside his own camp. I [presented] ... [...] ..., (and) his bed to the goddess Iš[tar], the queen of Nineveh. [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 2

[I captured the cities ..., Alin]zirānu, [Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount] Sinie (Sinia), (and) I added (them) [to the province of the chief] cupbearer. [(As for) the land ..., from] the cities Ququsanšu (and) [Barzunna to the cities Ḫa]rbisinna, [Abbissâ, (and) Tasa, as far as the land Uluruš], (which is) above the bank [of the Tigris River, the land Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — the land Ama]dīnu, [..., the cities Qilissa], Ezzēda, (Lacuna) [...] the land Bīt-[Agūsi ...] inside (it). [...] of Ma[tīʾ-il ...] I placed [...] there. From Raḫi[ā]nu (Rezin) of the land Dam[ascus ...] (5´) 3 talents of gold, 300 talents of silver, 200 talents of ... [...], 20 talents of ladanum resin, 300 ... 30 [...; (from) ...], Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, [..., ...] of the land Tyre, Uriaikki of the land [Que, ...], Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Tarḫu-lara [of the land Gurgum, ...] iron, (10´) elephant hides, ivory, red-purple wool (and) blue-purple wool, multi-colored garments, linen garment[s], numerous [ves]tments [of] their lands, ..., military equipment, a spindle, ..., (and) ... — I received (all of these things) in the city Arpad. [Tutammû, king of the land Unqi], neglected [the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods] (and thereby) disregarded his life. On my campaign [... he did not con]sult me. In my fury, [I ...] of Tutammû, together with [his] nobles, [...] (15´) I captured the city Kinalia (Kunalua), his royal city. I counted (his) people, together with their possessions, [... (and) m]ules as (if they were) sheep and goats, (distributing them) among my army. [...] I set up my throne in Tutammû’s palace. [I brought out/carried off ...] ..., 300 talents of silver (measured) by the heavy (standard), 100 talents of [...], battle [equip]ment, multi-colored garments, linen garments, all types of aromatics, the furnishings of his palace, [...]. I reorganized [the city] Kinalia (Kunalua), s[ubdued] the land Unqi to its full extent, [...], (and) placed [... eunuchs of] mine as provincial governors over them. (Lacuna)

Fragment 3

[...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu) [... I] seized and [...] ... [...] ... [... I imposed upon them] payment like that of [the Assyrians]. [...] ... the city Kur... [...] ... [...] his helper(s), the cities El[..., (5) ..., Usn]û, Siʾannu, Ma[...], Kašpūna, [which is] on the sea[coast], together with citi[es ..., as far as Mount Saue — which abuts Mount Leb[an]on — Mount Baʾali-ṣapūna, as far as Mount Amma[nā]na — the boxwood mountain — [Mount] Saue in its entirety, the province of the city Kār-Adad, the city Ḫatarik[ka], the province of the city Nuqudina, the land Ḫasu[atti, to]gether with cities in its environs, the city Arâ, [...] both sides of them, the cities in their environs, Mount Sarbūa in its entirety, the cities Ašḫani (and) Yaṭabi, Mount Yaraqu in its entirety, the cities ...ri, Ellitarbi (and) Zitānu, as far as the city Atinnu, [...], the city Bumame — I annexed to Assyria (those) nineteen districts (10) of the city Hamath, together with cities in their environs, which are on the coast of the Sea of the Setting Sun, (and) which had been criminally and sinfully seized for Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu). I placed two eu[nuch]s of mine as provincial governors over them. [...] I made 83,000 [...] from those same cit[ies] occupy the province of the city Tuš[ḫan]. I settled 1,223 people in the province of the land Ulluba. [I ... my] qurru[būtu officials]. I took the road [to ...] ... (and) I rallied [my] warrior[s from] the far bank of the Zab River to subdue the Aḫlam-Akkadî (Aḫlamû). The (tribe) Gurūmu, ... [...] ..., Arameans on the banks of the [Zab] River, [...] — they (my warriors) defeated them. They captured the[ir] cities (and) [brou]ght the[ir] booty to me. [PN (of GN) ...] ... The Aramean(s) came out in force and he (PN) drew (them) up in battle array a[ga]inst them (my warriors). They (my warriors) defea[ted] the Ara[means], his helpers, [... PN, to sa]ve his life, fled alone and disappeared. They (my warriors) captured the fortress of Kinīya, the city Sarragītu, [..., together with cities in] their [envir]ons. They brought [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me, 12,000 people, together with their possessions, their oxen, their sheep and goats, together with [their] ... [...]. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land of the Lullumê, captured (and) defe[ated] the cities Mulūgani, [...], which is (located) behind the fortress of the Babylonian(s), together with cities in their environs. (20) They brought [... t]o the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), before me. [A] eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, [captured] the cities Supurgi[llu, ...] (Lacuna) [I received] the payment of Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, Hiram of the city Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Uriaikki of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of the city Hamath, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the city Kasku, Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, (20) Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: [gold, silver, tin, iron, elephant hides], ivory, multi-colored garments, [linen garments, blue-purple (and) red-purple wool, ebony, boxwood], all kinds of precious things from the [royal] tr[easure, live sheep whose wool is dyed red-purple], fly[ing] birds of the sky [whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, (25) ox]en and [sheep and goats, camels, she-camels, together with their young]. [...] Raḫi[ānu (Rezin) ...]. (Lacuna)

Fragment 4

[of] Raḫiānu (Rezin) [of the land Damascus ... I carried off his he]avy [booty. ...] his advisor [... With the blood of his] war[riors I] dyed the [...] River, [..., a] raging [torrent], red [like a fl]ower. [I ...] his [lead]ers, (5´) charioteers, and [...]. I broke their weapons. I cap[tur]ed ... their horses, [their] mul[es], his [war]riors, archers, (as well as his) shield [bea]rers (and) lancers, and [I disper]sed their battle array. In order to save his life, he (Raḫiānu) fled alone and entered the gate of his city [like] a mongoose. (10) I [im]paled his foremost men alive while making (the people of) his land watch. For forty-five days I set up my camp [aro]und his city and confined him (there) like a bird in a cage. I cut down his plantations, [...] ..., (and) orchards, which were without number; I did not leave a single one (standing). I surrounded (and) captured [the city ...]ḫādara, the ancestral home of Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, [the pl]ace where he was born. I carried off 800 people, with their possessions, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. I carried off 750 captives from the cities Kuruṣṣâ (and) Samāya, (as well as) 550 captives from the city Metuna. Like tell(s) after the Deluge, I destroyed 591 cities of 16 districts of the land Damascus. Samsi, queen of the Arabs, who had transgressed her oath (sworn by) the god Šamaš and (Lacuna) ... [...] without ... [... I utterly demolished ...] of sixteen dis[tricts of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel). I carried off (to Assyria) ...] capti[ves from ...], (5´) 226 [captives from ..., ...] captives [from ...], 400 [(and ...) captives from ...], 656 cap[tives from the city Sa..., ...] (altogether) 13,520 [people, ...], (10´) with their belongings. [I ... the cities Arumâ (and) Marum, (...) which are] sit[uated in] rugged mountains. Mitinti of the land Ashkelon [neglected] the loyalty oat[h (sworn by) the great gods (... and)] rev[olted] against me. He (Mitinti) saw [the defeat of Ra]ḫiānu (Rezin) and became [afraid, ... (15´) He was stricken] with panic [...]. Rūkibtu, the son of [...], ascended his throne. ... [...]. He wandered around and beseeched me. [...] 500 [...] and I entered his city. [...] fifteen citi[es ... I]dibiʾilu, the Arab, [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 5

[I built in Kalḫu a cedar palace ...] for my [lord]ly residence [and a bīt-ḫilāni, a replica of a palace of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), for] my pleasure. I made [the dimensions of its site ... large cubits] in length (and) sixty large cubits in width larger [than] the former palaces of [my] ancestors by (re)claiming (land) from the Tigris River (by filling it in). [...] (Rest of the Annals missing)

RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Composite Annals (Series A, B, and C)

Wall slab (with reliefs). Nimrud. Kalhu Annals Series A, B, and C. Tiglath-pileser III. RINAP 1 Tiglath-pileser III Composite Annals (Series A, B, and C); Oracc Q006333.

(Beginning of the Annals missing)

Fragment 1

Precious scion of Baltil (Aššur), beloved of the god(dess) [(DN and) Šē]rūa, ..., creation of the goddess Ninmena, who [(...)] ... for the dominion of the lands, (...) who grew up to be king, ... [(...)] governor, [(...)] ..., the one who increases voluntary offerings for ..., ... [(...)] of emblems, (5) powerful male, light of all of his people, lord of [(...) all] rulers ..., the one who overwhelms his foes, valiant man, the one who destroys [(...)] enemies, who cuts (straight) through interlocking mountains like a (taut) string and ... [...] ... warrio[r ... who made ... bow down at his] feet [..., who] pu[t ... to the sword (lit. “weapon”), ...] circumsp[ect ...], (No translation possible) [... he] made [...] kiss [his feet ... mo]untains [... in/of] battle [... he (a god) made my weapon/rule greater than all of those/the kings who] sit on (royal) daises, [... ci]rcumspect [..., (20) ... exalted lio]n-dragon, [...] inhabited world. At the beginning of my reign, in my first palû, in the fifth month after I sat in greatness on the throne of kingship, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and [I marched] against (the Aramean tribes) Ḫamarānu (Ḫamrānu), Luḫuʾātu, (25) Ḫatallu, Rubbû, Rapiqu, Ḫīrānu, Rabbi-ilu, Naṣīru, Gulūsu, Nabātu, Liʾtaʾu, Raḫīqu, Kapīri, Rummulītu (Rummulūtu), Adilê, Gibrê, Ubūdu, Gurūmu, (Lacuna)

Fragment 2

[... I] adorned them (statues of the gods) and they (the gods) went (back) to their land. I rebuilt th[ose] cities. I built a city on top of a tell (lit. “a heaped-up ruin mound”) called [Ḫumut]. I b[uilt (and) co]mpleted (it) from its foundations to its parapets. [Inside (it), I founded] a palace for my royal residence. I named it Kār-Aššur, set up the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, therein, (and) settled the people [of (foreign) lands] conquered by me therein. [I] imposed upon them [tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. I dug out the Patti-[Enlil] canal, [which] had lain abandoned for a very long time and [...], and I made an abundance of water gurgle through it. I exercised authority over [... from] the cities Dūr-(Kuri)galzu, Sippar of the god Šamaš, [..., the (tribes) Na]sikku, Naq(i)ru, (and) Tanê, the city Kalaʾin, the Šumandar (Sumandar) canal, [the city Pa]ṣītu of the (tribe) Dunānu, the land Qirbutu (Qirbit), [... the (tribe) Adi]lê, the land Būdu, the city Paḫḫaz, the land Qin-Nippur, (and) the cities [of Kar]duniaš (Babylonia) as far as the Uqnû River, [which are on the shore of the Lo]wer [Sea]. I anne[xed] (those areas) to Assyria (and) placed a eunuch of mine as [provincial governor over them]. From their sheep levy, [which] I take [annually], I apportion[ed] 240 sheep as a gift to (the god) Aššur, my lord. [From] those [Ara]means whom I deported, (10) [I distribut]ed (and) settled [... thousand to the province of] the turtānu, 10,000 (to) the province of the palace herald, [...] thousand (to) the province of the chief cupbearer, [... thousand (to) the province of the land] Barḫalzu, (and) 5,000 (to) the province of the land Mazamua (Zamua). I united them, [considered them] as inhabitants of [Assyria, (and) imposed] the yoke of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [upon them] as Assyrians. I restored the abandoned settlements on the periphery of my [land] that had bec[ome] desolated [during the reign(s) of (previous) kings], my [ancestor]s, and [...] Assyria to [...]. I built a city [... Inside (it), I founded] a palace for [my] royal residence. [...]. (15) I named it [..., set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, my lord, th[erein, (and) settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. I imposed upon them tax (and) tribute], (and) considered them as inhabitants of Assyria. [I fashioned (on a stele) my royal] image [and the image(s) of the great gods, my lords, inscribed on it the mighty victories (lit. “victory and might”)] that I had [achieved again and again] over (foreign) lands in the name of (the god) Aššur, my lord, (and) [I erected (it) in ...]. I received as his payment [...], 10 talents of gold (measured) by the heavy (standard), 1,000 talents of [silver, ...]. In my second palû, (the god) Aššur, [my] lor[d, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Namri, ...], (20) Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt-Sangi[būti, ...]. [...] saw [the dust cloud of] my expeditionary force and abandoned the city Nikkur, his fortified city. [...] I rained down [fire] upon (them). The people of the city Nikkur [... my mighty] weapons [... I carried off ...], his horses, his mules, [his] ox[en, ...] the cities Sassiašu, Tutašdi, [... (25) ...] the cities Kušianaš, Ḫaršu, Šanaštiku, Kiškitara, Ḫaršaya, Ayubak, [...]. They (the enemy) took to a high mountain peak in the mountainous terrain of Mount Ḫaliḫadri. I pursued them and defeated them. [...] I burned with fire [the ... of the people (...) who] entered the ravines of the mountains. I surrounded (and) captured the city Uzḫari of the land Bīt-Zatti. [I ...] Kākî, [king of ...]. I surrounded, captured, (and) plund[ered (... and)] the city Kitpattia (Kitpat) of the land Bīt-Abdadāni, which Tunaku had seized. (5) [...] I rebuilt [the city] Nikkur, together with cities in its environs, settled the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein. (30) [... I pl]aced [a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them]. I overwhelmed the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzakki like a (cast) net (and) [I inflicted] a heavy defeat on them. [...] I impa[led their ...], cut off the hands of the rest of their warriors, and released (them) in their (own) land. My army took without number [...], their Bactrian camels, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. Mitāki [...] entered the city Uršanika. I captured the cities Uršanika (and) Kianpal, (and) [I ...] him, his wife, his sons, his daughters, [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire those [cities], together with cities in their environs. Bātānu of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) (35) [...] ..., submitted, and became (my) vassal (lit. “took up corvée labor”) so that his district would not be dispersed. (Thus) I left him the city Karkariḫundir. [...] I placed [over] him/it. I captured the city Erinziašu, which had revolted with Bisiḫadir of the city Kišesim, (and) I plundered (it). Ramateia of the land Arazi[aš ...]. He fled furtively (lit. “like a centipede”) and no one fou[nd his (hiding) place. ...] I offered [...], horses, oxen, sheep and goats, lapis lazuli hewn from its mountain, (40) [... to the] great [gods], my lords. Tunî of the land Sumurzu ... [...]. I captured [...]. I impaled his warriors, [...]. I an[nexed] the lands Sumurzu (and) Bīt-Ḫamban to Assyria. [(...)] I settled [the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me therein] (and) placed a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them. I apportioned [...] to (the god) Aššur, my lord. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the city Kizauti, which is in [...]. Of the insub[missive] city rulers [...] 300 talents of “lapis lazuli,” 500 talents of ..., bronze, [...] the payment of Mannu-kī-ṣābī of (the land Bīt)-Abdadāni (lit. “son of Abdadāni”) [...] Mikî of the city Ḫalpi[...], Uzakku of the city [...], (Lacuna)

Fragment 3

[... I] bro[ught] (those) people [to Assyria. ...]. [In] my [third palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encourag]ed me [and ...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [... Sulumal of the land Mel]id, Tarḫu-lara of [the land Gurgu]m, [... (5) ...] ... in all lands, [they trusted] in one another’s strength, [... With] the power and might of (the god) Aššur, my lord, [I fought] with [them (and) defeated them. ...] I killed their [warriors] (and) I filled the mountain gorges with them (their corpses). I took without number [their] chariots, [...], (and) their [...]. In the midst of that battle, I captured Sarduri’s ... [... I ...] 72,950 of their ... from ... [... (10) ...]. In order to save his life, [Sardu]ri fled at night and (thus) [escaped] very quick[ly] before [sun]rise. [... With an arrow that cuts] off lives, I drove him back to the bridge (crossing over) the Euphrates River, on the border of his land. I took away from him his bed, [...], his royal processional chariot, the cylinder seal (that hung around) his neck, together with his necklace, [his] royal chariot, [...], their [...], (and) many other things, without number. My army took without number his horses, [his] ..., [...], (and) his ... [...]. [I ...] (his) pavilion, [his royal] tent, [... (15) ...] I burned with fire his numerous [implements of war] (that were) inside his own camp. I [presented] ... [...] ..., (and) his bed to the goddess Iš[tar], the queen of Nineveh. [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 4

[I captured the cities ..., Alin]zirānu, [Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount] Sinie (Sinia), (and) I added (them) [to the province of the chief] cupbearer. [(As for) the land ..., from] the cities Ququsanšu (and) [Barzunna to the cities Ḫa]rbisinna, [Abbissâ, (and) Tasa, as far as the land Uluruš], (which is) above the bank [of the Tigris River, the land Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — the land Ama]dīnu, [..., the cities Qilissa], Ezzēda, (Lacuna) [...] the land Bīt-[Agūsi ...] inside (it). [...] of Ma[tīʾ-il ...] I placed [...] there. From Raḫi[ā]nu (Rezin) of the land Dam[ascus ...] (5´) 3 talents of gold, 300 talents of silver, 200 talents of ... [...], 20 talents of ladanum resin, 300 ... 30 [...; (from) ...], Kuštašpi of the land Kummuḫu, [..., ...] of the land Tyre, Uriaikki of the land [Que, ...], Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Tarḫu-lara [of the land Gurgum, ...] iron, (10´) elephant hides, ivory, red-purple wool (and) blue-purple wool, multi-colored garments, linen garment[s], numerous [ves]tments [of] their lands, ..., military equipment, a spindle, ..., (and) ... — I received (all of these things) in the city Arpad. [Tutammû, king of the land Unqi], neglected [the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods] (and thereby) disregarded his life. On my campaign [... he did not con]sult me. In my fury, [I ...] of Tutammû, together with [his] nobles, [...] (15´) I captured the city Kinalia (Kunalua), his royal city. I counted (his) people, together with their possessions, [... (and) m]ules as (if they were) sheep and goats, (distributing them) among my army. [...] I set up my throne in Tutammû’s palace. [I brought out/carried off ...] ..., 300 talents of silver (measured) by the heavy (standard), 100 talents of [...], battle [equip]ment, multi-colored garments, linen garments, all types of aromatics, the furnishings of his palace, [...]. I reorganized [the city] Kinalia (Kunalua), s[ubdued] the land Unqi to its full extent, [...], (and) placed [... eunuchs of] mine as provincial governors over them. (Lacuna)

Fragment 5

[...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu) [... I] seized and [...] ... [...] ... [... I imposed upon them] payment like that of [the Assyrians]. [...] ... the city Kur... [...] ... [...] his helper(s), the cities El[..., (5) ..., Usn]û, Siʾannu, Ma[...], Kašpūna, [which is] on the sea[coast], together with citi[es ...], as far as Mount Saue — which abuts Mount Leb[an]on — Mount Baʾali-ṣapūna, as far as Mount Amma[nā]na — the boxwood mountain — [Mount] Saue in its entirety, the province of the city Kār-Adad, the city Ḫatarik[ka], the province of the city Nuqudina, the land Ḫasu[atti, to]gether with cities in its environs, the city Arâ, [...] both sides of them, the cities in their environs, Mount Sarbūa in its entirety, the cities Ašḫani (and) Yaṭabi, Mount Yaraqu in its entirety, the cities ...ri, Ellitarbi (and) Zitānu, as far as the city Atinnu, [...], the city Bumame — I annexed to Assyria (those) nineteen districts (10) of the city Hamath, together with cities in their environs, which are on the coast of the Sea of the Setting Sun, (and) which had been criminally and sinfully seized for Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu). I placed two eunuchs of mine as provincial governors over them. [...] I made 83,000 [...] from those same cit[ies] occupy the province of the city Tuš[ḫan]. I settled 1,223 people in the province of the land Ulluba. [I ... my] qurru[būtu officials]. I took the road [to ...] ... (and) I rallied [my] warrior[s from] the far bank of the Zab River to subdue the Aḫlam-Akkadî. The (tribe) Gurūmu, ... [...] ..., Arameans on the banks of the [Zab] River, [...] — they (my warriors) defeated them. They captured the[ir] cities (and) [brou]ght the[ir] booty to me. [PN (of GN) ...] ... The Aramean(s) came out in force and he (PN) drew (them) up in battle array a[ga]inst them (my warriors). They (my warriors) defea[ted] the Ara[means], his helpers, [... PN, to sa]ve his life, fled alone and disappeared. They (my warriors) captured the fortress of Kinīya, the city Sarragītu, [..., together with cities in] their [envir]ons. They brought [to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), be]fore me, 12,000 people, together with their possessions, their oxen, their sheep and goats, together with [their] ... [...]. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land of the Lullumê, captured (and) defe[ated] the cities Mulūgani, [...], which is (located) behind the fortress of the Babylonian(s), together with cities in their environs. (20) [... they plundered (those cities) and] brought (that booty) [t]o the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), before me. A eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, captured (and) plundered the cities Supurgillu, [..., (and) ...]aš, together with cities in its environs. [He ...] Šiqilâ, a fortress commander. [He captured (and) plund]ered [...] and brought (that booty) to the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), before me. I settled 600 captives of the city Amlāte of the (tribe) Damūnu (and) 5,400 captives of the city Dēr (Bīt-Dērāya) in the cities Kunalua, [...], Ḫuzarra, Taʾe, Tarmanazi, Kulmadara, Ḫatatirra, (and) Irgillu, [cities] of the land Unqi. I settled [...] captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti, 1,200 people of the (tribe) Illila, (and) 6,208 people of the (tribes) Nakkaba (and) Būda [in the cities ..., Ṣi]mirra, Arqâ, Usnû, (and) Siʾannu, (cities) on the seacoast. I settled 588 people of the (tribes) Būdu (and) Dunu, [...] ... [...], 252 people of the (tribe) Bēlâ, 554 people of the (tribe) Bānītu, 380 people of the (tribe) Palil-andil-māti (“The god Palil is the protecting shadow of the land”), 460 people of the (tribe) Sangillu, [..., ...] people of the (tribe) Illila, 458 captive highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the land Bīt-Sangibūti in the province of the city Tuʾimmu. I settled 555 [captive] highlanders (lit. “Gutians”) of the city Bīt-Sangibūti in the city Tīl-karme. I considered them as inhabitants of Assyria, (and) [imposed upon the]m corvée labor like that of the Assyrians. The payment of Kuštašpi of the city Kummuḫu, Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, Menahem of the city Samaria, (30) Hiram of the city Tyre, Sibitti-Biʾil of the city Byblos, Urikki (Uriaikki) of the land Que, Pisīris of the city Carchemish, Ēnī-il of the city Hamath, Panammû of the city Samʾal, Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, Sulumal of the land Melid, Dadīlu of the the city Kasku, Uassurme of the land Tabal, Ušḫitti of the land (A)tuna, Urpallâ of the land Tuḫana, Tuḫamme of the city Ištunda, Urimmi of the city Ḫubišna (Ḫubušnu), (and) Zabibê, queen of the Arabs: gold, silver, tin, iron, elephant hides, ivory, multi-colored garments, linen garments, blue-purple (and) red-purple wool, ebony, boxwood, all kinds of precious things from the royal treasure, live sheep whose wool is dyed red-purple, (35) flying birds of the sky whose wings are dyed blue-purple, horses, mules, oxen and sheep and goats, camels, she-camels, together with their young, I received (from them). In my ninth palû, (the god) Aššur, my lord, encouraged me and I marched against the lands Bīt-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, Bīt-Urzakki, Media (lit. “land of the Medes”), Bīt-Zualzaš, Bīt-Matti, (and) Tupliyaš. I captured, plundered, destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire the cities Bīt-Ištar, Kinkangi, Kindigiasu, Kingialkasiš, Kubušḫatidiš, Upušu, Aḫsipu@-na, Girgirâ, (and) Kimbazḫati, together with cities in their environs. At that time, I made a pointed iron “arrow,” inscribed the mighty deeds of (the god) Aššur, my lord, on it, (and) I set (it) up at the spring of the city Bīt-Ištar. Upaš of (the land Bīt)-Kapsi (lit. “son of Kapsi”) assembled his people and ascended Mount Abirus. I pursued him, defeated him, (and) carried off his booty. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire his cities. Ušuru (Ušrû) of [the city ...]...ruta (and) Burdada (Bardada) of the city Nirutakta became frightened and took to the mountains. I went up after them, defeated them, (and) [carried] off their booty. I caught Burdada (Bardada), (then) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their cities. [I cap]tured (and) [plu]ndered the city Ṣibar, together with cities in its environs. Tanus, [... (45) ... I carried] off their [bo]oty. [...] He assembled [...] and ... to Mount [...] ... [...] ... [... I] went up af[ter them], defeat[ed] them, (and) carried off their [bo]oty. [I ...] Yabittarru [...] ... [(As for) the rest] of them, who had fled to the land Amāte, a district opposite Mount Rūa, and who ... [...], (50) I went after [them], defeated them, (and) took them away as one (group). (As for) the people of the land Karzibra, ... [...], they abandoned [...]. I pursued them and in the very course of (that) march I swept over t[hem] like a downpour of the god Adad. [...] I took [...] without number. Not one of them escaped or went up into the mountains. The people of the city Bīt-Sa[...] took [to the fortress] of the Babylonian(s). I went up after them, defeated them, (and) carried off their booty. [...] I burned with fire. At Mount Silḫazi, which they call the fortress of the Babylonian(s), [I set up my royal] im[age. ... (from) ...] (55) of the land [Tī]l-Aššurri, I went out. I offered pure sacrifices to the god Marduk, who lives in the land Tīl-Aššurri. I conquered (and) defeated the city Niqqu [of the land Tupliyaš ...] the lands [Uppuria, Bustus], Ariarma — the land of roosters — Saksuk[ni, Araquttu, Karzibra, Gukinnana, (and) Bīt-Sagbat, Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fort]ress of the Babylonian(s), [... (and) I carried off] their booty. I carried off [..., their horses, their mules, their Bactrian camels, their oxen], (and) their sheep and goats, without number. [I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire their] cit[ies; I reduced (them) to mounds and ruins]. [I annexed to Assyria the lands Namri, Bīt-Sangibūti, Bīt-Ḫamban], Sumurzu, Bīt-Barrūa (Bīt-Barrû), Bīt-Zualza[š, (and) Bīt-Matti, the city Niqqu of the land Tupliyaš, the lands Bīt-Taranzāya, Parsua, Bīt-Zatti, Bīt-Abdadāni, Bīt]-Kapsi, Bīt-Sangi, (and) Bīt-Urzak[ki, (and) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Zakrute, which (belong to) the mighty Medes]. I rebuilt [the cities in th]eir [midst, set up] the weapon of (the god) Aššur, [my lord, therein, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. ...] I placed [... eunuchs of mine as provincial governor]s over them. I erected [my] royal image [in the land Tikrakki, (in) the cities Bīt-Ištar (and) Ṣibar, (in) the land Ariarma — the land of roosters — (and at) Mount Silḫazi, which] they call [the fortress of the Babylonian(s)]. [I received] the payme[nt of the Medes, the people of the land Ellipi, and the city rulers of all of the mountain regions, as far as Mount Bikni: ..., horse]s, mules, Bactrian [camels, oxen, and sheep and goats, without number. Iranzi of the land Mannea] heard about [the glorious valor of (the god) Aššur, my lord, that I had] accomplished again and again [throughout all of the mountain regions], and the terrifying radiance of (the god) [Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed him. ... He came before me (and) k]issed my feet. Hors[es, mules, cattle, and sheep and goats, ...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 6

I captured (and) defeated the cities [...], Ḫista, Ḫarbisinna, Barbaz, (and) Tasa, as far as the Uluruš River. I carried off 8,650 people, [... hors]es, 300 mules, 660 asses, 1,350 oxen, (and) 19,000 sheep. (Those cities) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire. [...] I annexed their [...] to Assyria, rebuilt those cities, (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. [...] (and) set up [the weapon of (the god) Aššur], my [lord], therein. I added it (the area) to the province of the land Naʾiri. [I captured (and) de]feated the cities Daiqanša, Sakka, Ippa, Elizanšu, (5) [...], Luqadanšu, Quda, Elugia, Dania, Danziun, Ulāya, Luqia, Abrania, Eusa, [...]. I carried off 900 people, 150 oxen, 1,000 sheep, horses, mules, (and) asses. [...] I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [the]ir [cities]. The people of the land Muqania saw the dust cloud of my expeditionary force, and the city of Ura, which is in midst of the land Muṣurni[..., ...] their sons, their daughters, [their] fam[ily, ...] (10) I cut off [their hands] and I [released] (them) in their (own) land. [I carried off ...] horses, mules, [...]. I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. I captured, destroyed, devastated, (and) [burned] with fire [...]. I captured (and) defeated him ... [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 7

[of] Raḫiānu (Rezin) [of the land Damascus ... I carried off his he]avy [booty. ...] his advisor [... With the blood of his] war[riors I] dyed the [...] River, [..., a] raging [torrent], red [like a fl]ower. [I ...] his [lead]ers, (5´) charioteers, and [...]. I broke their weapons. I cap[tur]ed ... their horses, [their] mul[es], his [war]riors, archers, (as well as his) shield [bea]rers (and) lancers, and [I disper]sed their battle array. In order to save his life, he (Raḫiānu) fled alone and entered the gate of his city [like] a mongoose. (10) I [im]paled his foremost men alive while making (the people of) his land watch. For forty-five days I set up my camp [aro]und his city and confined him (there) like a bird in a cage. I cut down his plantations, [...] ..., (and) orchards, which were without number; I did not leave a single one (standing). I surrounded (and) captured [the city ...]ḫādara, the ancestral home of Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, [the pl]ace where he was born. I carried off 800 people, with their possessions, their oxen, (and) their sheep and goats. I carried off 750 captives from the cities Kuruṣṣâ (and) Samāya, (as well as) 550 captives from the city Metuna. Like tell(s) after the Deluge, I destroyed 591 cities of 16 districts of the land Damascus. Samsi, queen of the Arabs, who had transgressed her oath (sworn by) the god Šamaš and (Lacuna) ... [...] without ... [... I utterly demolished ...] of sixteen dis[tricts of the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel). I carried off (to Assyria) ...] capti[ves from ...], (5´) 226 [captives from ..., ...] captives [from ...], 400 [(and ...) captives from ...], 656 cap[tives from the city Sa..., ...] (altogether) 13,520 [people, ...], (10´) with their belongings. [I ... the cities Arumâ (and) Marum, (...) which are] sit[uated in] rugged mountains. Mitinti of the land Ashkelon [neglected] the loyalty oat[h (sworn by) the great gods (... and)] rev[olted] against me. He (Mitinti) saw [the defeat of Ra]ḫiānu (Rezin) and became [afraid, ... (15´) He was stricken] with panic [...]. Rūkibtu, the son of [...], ascended his throne. ... [...]. He wandered around and beseeched me. [...] 500 [...] and I entered his city. [...] fifteen citi[es ... I]dibiʾilu, the Arab, [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 8

[...] which [are] without num[ber ...] ... the city Atu[...] the (tribe) Qabiʾi [...] ... [... (5) ... the fortress] of Labbanat [... Arameans] on the banks of [... River(s), ...] the (tribe) Bū[du ...] I crossed [o]n rafts. [I ...] all of the Arameans [... I carried off ..., ...] thousand and 9,000 people, [...] thousand and 500 oxen, [...]. (10) I destroyed, devastated, (and) burned with fire [...]. The terrifying radiance of (the god) Aššur, my lord, overwhelmed the chief[tains of the Chaldeans ...] and [they ...]. They (the chieftains) came [before me] and kissed my feet. [...] the temple personnel of Esagil, Ezida, (and) E[meslam ... brought] before me the (sacrificial) remnants of the gods Bēl (Marduk), Nabû, (and) Nergal [...] (Lacuna)

Fragment 9

[I built in Kalḫu a cedar palace ...] for my [lord]ly residence [and a bīt-ḫilāni, a replica of a palace of the land Ḫatti (Syria-Palestine), for] my pleasure. I made [the dimensions of its site ... large cubits] in length (and) sixty large cubits in width larger [than] the former palaces of [my] ancestors by (re)claiming (land) from the Tigris River (by filling it in). [...] (Rest of the Annals missing)

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Source and license. This edition reproduces the English translation of the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period online (RINAP 1, oracc.org/rinap/rinap1/), the Oracc digital edition of H. Tadmor and S. Yamada, The Royal Inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser III (744–727 BC) and Shalmaneser V (726–722 BC), Kings of Assyria (Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, Volume 1; Eisenbrauns, 2011), created by Hayim Tadmor, Shigeo Yamada, and Jamie Novotny for the NEH-funded RINAP Project at the University of Pennsylvania, 2011, with the four Annals Series reconstructions in Part Three added in 2015–16 for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-funded OIMEA Project at the Historisches Seminar of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, fetched 2026-08-08. The RINAP 1 project's own volume page states its content is released "under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license" (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, 2007–14); each individual text page repeats that "the annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0." This edition credits RINAP, Hayim Tadmor, Shigeo Yamada, and Jamie Novotny per that license and the Good Work Library's own attribution practice.

What this edition is. The English text above is RINAP's own published translation of all 96 texts catalogued in this volume (25,979 words), reproduced complete and verbatim from the project's HTML reading editions and reformatted from an interlinear line-by-line display into continuous reading prose. Ninety-three of the 96 source pages present this structure as an interlinear table, with Obverse, Reverse, Column i/ii/iii, and (for the bilingual inscribed lion weights) Akkadian/Aramaic divisions marked exactly where RINAP's own edition marks them; the remaining three pages (RINAP 1 Tigl. III 11, and the Series C and Composite Annals reconstructions in Part Three) serve only a raw transliteration-and-translation text stream with no table, recovered here by the same verbatim method, including the fragment divisions RINAP marks within that stream. No word has been altered, paraphrased, or supplied by this library. Brackets and ellipses are RINAP's own, recording damaged or restored cuneiform; parenthetical notes such as "(Lacuna)," "(Beginning of the Annals missing)," and "(Continued in text no. 2)" are RINAP's own editorial notes on a tablet or slab's physical condition and its relationship to neighboring fragments or texts, reproduced verbatim (wrapped in parentheses here to match RINAP's own convention for such notes, where the source's own markup occasionally omits them). Three texts — RINAP 1 Tigl. III 33, Tigl. III 34, and Shalm. V 1001 — survive only as RINAP's own note that no transliteration could be attempted at all, or that the object should not in fact be attributed to the king under whom it is catalogued; that note is given in full above, in place of a translation, exactly as RINAP publishes it.

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