Tiglath-pileser III 42

Obverse
Lacuna

Lacuna

1'1'

[...]-qi šá [...] URU.ḫa-ta-rik-ka a-di KUR.sa-ú-[e]1

(1') 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.

2'2'

[... URU].gu-ub-[la ... URU.ṣi]-mir-ra URU.ar-qa-a URU.zi-mar-[ra]

3'3'

[... URU].us-nu-ú [URU.si-an-nu URU.ma]-ʾa-ra-ba-a URU.ri-ʾi-si-ṣu-[ri]2

4'4'

[...] URU.MEŠ [É ka]-ri x [... tam-tim] e-li-te a-bel 6 .šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-[ia]3

5'5'

[.EN.NAM.MEŠ UGU]-šú-nu áš-kun [... URU.ka-áš]-pu-na šá a-aḫ tam-tim e*-li-ti4

(5'b) 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].

6'6'

[...]-ni-te URU.ga-al-[ʾa-a-di ù URU].a-bi-il-šiṭ-ṭi šá ZAG KUR.É-ḫu-um-ri-[a]5

7'7'

[KUR.É-mḫa-za--i]-li rap-šú a-na si-[ḫir-ti-šú] a-na mi-ṣir KUR -šur ú-ter-ra6

8'8'

[x .šu-ut SAG].MEŠ-ia .EN.NAM.MEŠ [UGU-šú-nu áš]-kun mḫa-a-nu-ú-nu URU.ḫa-az-za-at-a-a7

(8'b) (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.

9'9'

[šá la-pa-an GIŠ].TUKUL.MEŠ-ia ip-par-ši-[du-ma a-na KUR].mu-uṣ-ri in-nab- URU.ḫa-az-zu-tu

10'10'

[URU LUGAL-ti-šú ak-šud] NÍG.ŠU-šú DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-[šú áš-lu-la ṣa-lam DINGIR.MEŠ]-ni EN.MEŠ-ia ù ALAM* LUGAL-ti-ia8

(10'b) [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].

11'11'

[ša .GI - i]-na -reb É.GAL [ša URU.ḫa-az-zi-ti ul-ziz a]-na DINGIR.MEŠ KUR-šu-nu am-nu-ma9

12'12'

[sat-tuk-ki-šú-nu] ú-kín ù [šu-ú na-mur-rat? -šur? EN-ia? is]-ḫup-šu-ma ki-<ma> iṣ-ṣu-ri10

(12'b) 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], ... [...].

13'13'

[ul-tu KUR.mu-uṣ-ri] ip-par-šam-ma [...] a-na KI-šu ú-ter-šu-ma

14'14'

[...-šú a]-na É [ka-a-ri ša KUR -šur.KI am-nu .GI] .BABBAR lu-bul-ti bir-me GADA

15'15'

[ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ] GAL.MEŠ GIŠ.[... am]-ḫur KUR.É-ḫu-um-ri-a11

(15'b) (As for) the land Bīt-Ḫumrî (Israel), I brought [to] Assyria [..., its “au]xiliary [army” ...] (and) all of its people, [...].

16'16'

[... ti]-il-lut .[ERIM.ḪI.A-šu ...] pu-ḫur UN.MEŠ-šu12

17'17'

[... a-na] KUR -šur ú-ra-a mpa-qa-ḫa LUGAL-šú-nu [x]-du-x-x-ma ma-ú-si-ʾi13

(17'b) [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].

18'18'

[a-na LUGAL-ti i]-na UGU-šú-nu áš-kun 10 GUN .GI x x GUN .BABBAR [a-di mar-ši]-ti-šú-nu am-ḫur-šú-nu-ma14

19'19'

[a-na KUR -šur ú-ra]-áš-šú-nu ša fsa-am-si šar-rat KUR.a-ri-bi ina KUR.sa-qu-ur-ri KUR-i15

(19'b) 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.

20'20'

[9 LIM 4 ME di-ik-ta-šú-nu a]-duk 1 LIM UN.MEŠ 30 LIM ANŠE.A.AB.BA.MEŠ 20 LIM GU₄.NÍTA.MEŠ

21'21'

[...].MEŠ 5 LIM ŠIM.ḪI.A -ma x TU DU -mat-ti DINGIR.MEŠ-ni-šá16

22'22'

[GIŠ.til-li GIŠ.NÍG.GIDRU.MEŠ d-tar-šá] NÍG.GA-šá e-kim <<KI>> ù ši-i a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šá17

(22'b) 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].

23'23'

[... a-na ma]-ad-ba-ri a-šar ṣu-ma-me GIM MUNUS.ANŠE.EDIN.NA18

24'24'

[taš-ku-na pa-ni-šá si-ta-at NÍG.GA-šá kul-ta]-ri-šá ḫu-ra-da-at UN.MEŠ-šá i-na MURUB₄ KARAŠ-šá19

25'25'

[ina IZI áš-ru-up fsa-am-si la-pa-an GIŠ.TUKUL].MEŠ-ia KAL.MEŠ taš-ḫu-ut-ma ANŠE.A.AB.BA.MEŠ ANŠE.a-na-qa-a-te

(25'b) [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].

26'26'

[a-di ANŠE.ba-ak-ka-ri-ši-na a-na KUR -šur a-di maḫ]-ri-ia taš-šá-a .qe-e-pu ina muḫ-ḫi-šá áš-kun-ma

27'27'

[10? LIM? .ERIM.MEŠ? ... URU].ma-as-ʾa-a-a URU.te-ma-a-a .sa-ba-ʾa-a-a20

(27'b) 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.

28'28'

[URU.ḫa-a-a-ap-pa-a-a URU.ba-da-na-a-a] URU.ḫa-at-te-e-a .i-di-ba--il-a-a

29'29'

[...] ša mi-ṣir KUR.KUR ša šu-lum dšam-ši

30'30'

[ša mám-ma la i-du-šú-nu-ti-ma a-šar-šú-un ru-ú]-qu ta-nit-ti be-lu-ti-ia

31'31'

[al-ka-ka-at qur-di-ia -mu-ma? ú-ṣal-lu-ú?] be-lu-ti .GI .BABBAR21

32'32'

[ANŠE.A.AB.BA.MEŠ MUNUS.ANŠE.a-na-qa-a-ti ŠIM.ḪI.A -a-ma] ma-da-ta-šú-nu ki-i 1-en

33'33'

[a-di maḫ-ri-ia ú-bi-lu-nim-ma? ú-na-áš-ši-qu] GÌR.II.MEŠ-ia22

34'34'

[mi-di-bi-ʾi-i-lu a-na .Ì.DU₈-ú-ti ina] UGU KUR.mu-uṣ-ri ap-qid

(34') I appointed [Idibiʾilu as the “gatekeeper” fa]cing Egypt. [... the weapon of (the god) ]šur I placed therein.

35'35'

[... GIŠ.TUKUL? ]-šur ina lìb-bi áš-kun23

36'36'

[...] x e-pu--ma

(36') [...] ... 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

37'37'

[... GIŠ.ni]-ri -šur EN-ia

38'38'

[e-mid-su-nu-ti ... ina? KUR.KUR? -ši-na? ša?] at-tal-la-ku-ú-ma24

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1[...]-qi: Perhaps [... KUR.ia-ra]-qi (“[... Mount Yara]qu”) as suggested by N. Naʾaman (WO 9 [1977–78] p. 232 n. 35); see Tadmor, Tigl. III p. 136. KUR.sa-ú-[e] “Mount Sau[e]”: G. Smith’s draft reads KUR.sa-ú-e; 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 has KUR.sa-ú-[a]. With regard to the place names in lines 1´–5´, a similar list is given in text no. 13 line 5.

2[URU.ma]-ʾa-ra-ba-a “[the city Ma]ʾarabâ”: The restoration was suggested by N. Naʾaman (WO 9 [1977–78] p. 230). URU.ri-ʾi-si-ṣu-[ri] “the city Riʾisi-ṣū[ri]”: G. Smith’s draft and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 both have -ṣu-[ú]; cf. URU.SAG-ṣur-ri in text no. 35 ii 12´ and URU.ri-ʾi-si-ṣu-ri in text no. 43 ii 19. For further information about this place name, see Tadmor, Tigl. III p. 138.

3[É ka]-ri “[empor]ium(s)”: The restoration was suggested by Tadmor in Tigl. III (p. 136, note to line 4´); see text no. 35 ii 13´.

4e*-: The text has šap-. With regard to the restoration of damaged text in lines 5´–7´, see text no. 49 rev. 1–4 and text no. 50 rev. 1–4.

5For the beginning of the line, N. Naʾaman (ZDPV 111 [1995] p. 105) restores [a-di URU.mi]-ni-te “[as far as the city Mi]nite.” [URU].a-bi-il-šiṭ-ṭi “[the city] Abil-šiṭṭi”: So according to G. Smith’s draft. For further details, see Tadmor, Tigl. III p. 139.

6si-[ḫir-ti-šú] “[its] en[tirety]”: So 3 R pl. 10 no. 2; G. Smith’s draft copy of 3 R and his copy of frgm. a both have NU-[...].

7The restorations of the Ḫanūnu episode are based on text no. 48 lines 14´–18´ and text no. 49 rev. 13–16. A score of this episode is provided in Tadmor, Tigl. III pp. 222–223 (Excursus 4).

8URU LUGAL-ti-šú ak-šud (“I conquered his royal city”), áš-lu-la (“I carried off”): The restorations are based on context. ALAM* “image”: The text has . The first part of the ALAM sign has been omitted either by the scribe or by G. Smith, who interpreted this sign as “couch” (Assyrian Disc. p. 284 line 10).

9ul-ziz “I erected (it)”: The restoration is based on context.

10sat-tuk-ki-šú-nu “their sattukku offerings”: The restoration is based on context and follows a suggestion by N. Naʾaman (UF 31 [1999] p. 401). na-mur-rat? -šur? EN-ia?the terrifying splendor of (the god) Aššur, my lord”: The restoration is based on text no. 49 rev. 24, at the suggestion of J. Novotny. -ḫup-: So the copy of frgms. f and b; G. Smith’s draft and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 are erroneous. -šu-: So the copy of frgm. b; the copy of frgm. f, Smith’s draft, and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 all erroneously have na.

11[am]-ḫur “[I re]ceived”: So G. Smith’s copy of frgm. f and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2; Smith’s draft has am-ḫur.

12pu-ḫur “all of”: So G. Smith’s copy of frgm. f; 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 has [pu]-ḫur; and Smith’s draft has pu-ḫur.

13[x]-du-x-x- “[I/they] killed”: So the copy of frgm. d; in G. Smith’s draft and in 3 R pl. 10 no. 2, the first unidentified sign following DU is completely missing and the space between -⸢nu⸣ and -du- is wide enough for only one sign. One might restore [i]-du-⸢ku(-ú)⸣-ma (“[They] killed”) or [a]-du-uk-ma (“I” killed); but in G. Smith’s draft, there is sufficient space to restore at least two signs between -du- and -ma, and the copied traces do not fit perfectly the proposed readings. N. Naʾaman (Tel Aviv 22/2 [1995] p. 274) suggests reading this passage as DU (illik) nam-mu-[ši]-šu “he died,” but the traces on Smith’s draft do not support Naʾaman’s proposed reading. According to II Kings 15:25, Peqah was assassinated by Hoshea.

14x x: G. Smith’s copy of frgm. d has 2 LIM (“2,000”), while his draft has 2 ME (“200”) and his copy in 3 R has 1 LIM (“1,000”). [a-di mar-ši]-ti-šú-nu “[together with] their [proper]ty”: N. Naʾaman (Tel Aviv 22/2 [1995] p. 275) suggests [ta-mar]-ti-šú-nu (“their [audience-gi]ft”), but this is grammatically problematic since one expects tāmartašunu.

15-bi: G. Smith’s copy of frgm. e has -bi? with -bu copied over it; Smith’s draft has -bi; and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 erroneously has -bu. ina KUR: So Smith’s draft. KUR-i “Mount”: G. Smith’s draft and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 have bu-áš, which appears to be a mistake. With regard to lines 19´–34´, the damaged text of the Samsi episode is restored from text no. 44 lines 3´–16´, text no. 48 lines 24´–27´, text no. 49 rev. 17–22, as well as text no. 47 rev. 1´–6´. A score of this episode is provided in Tadmor, Tigl. III pp. 225–228 (Excursus 5).

16-ma “all types”: So G. Smith’s copy of frgm. d; 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 has -a-ma. x: Smith’s copy of frgm. d has DA or RA; Smith’s draft and 3 R pl. 10 no. 2 both have DU. -ti: So 3 R pl. 10 no. 2; Smith’s copy of frgm. e and Smith’s draft are erroneous.

17<<KI>>: So G. Smith’s copy of frgm. d; the sign is hatched in 3 R pl. 10 no. 2. Perhaps the sign should be emended to ši.

18-ri: So G. Smith’s copy of frgm. d; the sign is miscopied in Smith’s draft and in 3 R pl. 10 no. 2.

19ḫu-ra-da-at UN.MEŠ-šá “her people’s safeguard”: Here ḫurādu (“watchman”) is taken metaphorically, referring to Samsi’s encampment (cf. Luckenbill, Senn. p. 58 line 23). One may alternatively take the word as the homonym ḫurādu,“reed mat” (thus referring to the nomads’ sleeping mats), although this word is presently attested only once, in a commentary to a botanical list (CAD Ḫ p. 245).

20The restoration is conjectural; see text no. 49 rev. 22.

21-mu-ma? ú-ṣal-lu-ú?they heard and beseeched”: The restoration is conjectural.

22ú-bi-lu-nim-ma?they brought”: The restoration is conjectural.

23[GIŠ.TUKUL? ]-šur “[the weapon of (the god) Aš]šur”: The restoration is conjectural.

24ina? KUR.KUR? -ši-na? ša?in all of the lands that”: The restoration is conjectural.


Created by Hayim Tadmor, Shigeo Yamada, Jamie Novotny, and the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project, 2011. Lemmatized by Jamie Novotny, 2010, for the NEH-funded RINAP Project at the University of Pennsylvania. The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/rinap/Q003455/.