RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite (P463653)

Official or display artifact excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
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  beginning broken
1'. [...]
 en: In my accession year (and) in my first regnal year
2'. _gal_-isz u-szi-bu _{gesz}gigir-mesz erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te _dagal-mesz_-te ad-ki
 en: after I nobly ascended the royal throne, I mustered my chariotry (and) extensive troops.
3'. ha-al-s,u-te la-ma-ri pat-te-pat-te ak-szud _masz2-mesz_ sza2 _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_
 en: Inaccessible fortresses round about I conquered. As tribute of horses
4'. is-tu _kur_ gil2-za-ni am-hur ni x [...]-har ina gi-ne2-e u2-kin? [...]
 en: from the land Gilzanu I received ...
5'. _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ a-na bit-te ia u2-sze-ri-bu-ni al-la-bi-ib-ma? a-na
 en: Because horses in hither to me were not (continually) brought I became angry
6'. iri ha-ri-ra _iri_ hal-ha-la-usz sza2 _en-mesz_-ni _en-mesz_ hi-i-t,i2 al-lik
 en: and to the cities Ḫarira (and) Ḫalgalaus which (were under the authority) of the guilty rulers I marched.
7'. szu-a-tu ina li-me {disz}asz-szur-pab-a ak-szud _nig2_-szu-nu szal-la-szu-nu
 en: Those I conquered in the eponymy of Assurnasirpal. Their property, booty,
8'. bu-sza2-szu-nu mar-szi-szu-nu u2-sze-s,a-a a-na _iri_-ia asz-szur ub-la
 en: possessions, (and) herds I took out (and) to my city Assur brought.
9'. _iri_ sa-x-ti-szu-nu _gal_-a a-di _ug3-mesz_-szu
 en: The great ... city together with its people
10'. a-na asz-szur _dingir_-ia
 en: to Assur, my god,
11'. _en_-ia a-qisz
 en: (and) my lord I dedicated.
12'. [...] sza2 x x x _kur_-ud _en-mesz_ [...]
 en: ... I conquered. Lords ...
13'. [...] sza2 a-na _kur_ szub-re-e sza2 [...]
 en: who had fled to the land Šubrû which ... .
14'. [...] a-na gi-pisz _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-szu-nu
 en: In the might of their troops and
15'. dan-nisz dan-nisz it-tak3-lu-u-ma [...]
 en: they put their full trust and ...
16'. [...] ... [...]
 en: ...
17'. [...] x x x an x x x [...]
 en: ...
18'. [...] is,-bu-tu ina qi2-bit asz-szur [...]
 en: they seized. By the command of Assur, ...
19'. [...] _en gal_-e _en_-ia _{gesz}gigir-mesz_-te [...]
 en: ... the great lord, my lord, my chariotry
20'. [...] _erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te-ia ad-ki _iri_ ak-szud [...]
 en: ... (and) troops I mustered. The city I reached.
21'. [...] _iri_ u2-szi-ra _ansze-kur-ra-mesz gu4-mesz_ [...]
 en: ... the city abandoned. Horses, oxen, ...
22'. [...] _{gesz?}gaba?_ szu2? [...] ra [...]
 en: ...
23'. [...] _{gesz}gigir-mesz_ ina _gub-ba_ id-ki szi-it-mu-ri-isz
 en: chariotry with ... he mustered. Fiercely.
24'. at-bi-ma asz-szi zi-iq-te ina _giri3-min-mesz_-ia lib3-bi _kur_ kasz-ia-ri
 en: I attacked. The torch I raised (and) on foot through the heart of Mount Kasiiari
25'. [...] lu ab-bal-kit a-na _iri-mesz_ sza2-tu-nu lu al-lik
 en: I quickly crossed. To those cities I marched.
26'. [...] mu-szi-ta _iri-mesz_-szu2-nu al-mi
 en: ... at night their cities I surrounded.
27'. [...] ina {d}sza2-masz na-pa-hi it-ti gi-pisz
 en: ... at sunrise with the might
28'. _{gesz}gigir-mesz erin2-hi-a-mesz_-te _dagal-mesz_-te
 en: of chariotry (and) extensive troops
29'. am-da-hi-is, di-ik-ta-szu2-nu ma-'a-ta a-duk
 en: I fought, I massacred many.
30'. _iri_ am-lat-ti _iri_ sza2-bur-am _iri_ ru-zi-da-ak
 en: The cities Amlattu, Šaburam, Ruzidak,
31'. _iri_ bu-gu _iri_ us-tu2 _iri-mesz_-ni _bala-mesz_
 en: Bugu, Ustu, rebel cities
32'. _kur_ dan-nu-na ak-szud ina _izi-mesz_ asz2-ru-up
 en: of the land Dannuna, I conquered. I burnt (them)
33'. szal-la-su-nu bu-sza2-szu-nu nam-kur-szu-nu
 en: (and) their booty, possessions, property (I brought out).
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1-2. e2-na-at-hi sza2 _iri_ ni-nu-a _gesztin udu-siskur-mesz_-te sza2 _e2-kur dingir_ s,ir-te _du3_-asz2
 en: Bit-natḫi of the city Nineveh: the wine libations (and) sacrifices of the temple of the exalted goddess I perform.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q004472
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIMA 2.0.101.018, ex. 01 (P423553) Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P463653

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Royal Inscriptions of Assyria online (RIAo) Q004472

References

  • primary: RIMA 2.0, 101.018 composite

    [Grayson1991RIMA2] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1991. Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, Vol. I (1114-859 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-20 at 08:27:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-11-20 at 14:48:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Grayson, A. Kirk; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 2.0.101.018 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463653.
RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite artifact entry (No. P463653). (2024, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463653 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463653 (Accessed: June 6, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 2.0.101.018 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P463653.
RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite artifact entry (No. P463653). (2024, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463653 (Original work published 2014)
RIMA 2.0.101.018 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463653 (Accessed: June 6, 2026).
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