Tiglath-pileser III Series C Annals

&Q006331 = Tiglath-pileser III Annals Series C
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@h1 Fragment 1
@m=locator Frgm._1

1.	[...] UN.MEŠ [a-na? KUR? aš-šur{KI?} ú?]-ra-[a? ...]
#lem: u; nišī[people]N; ana[to]PRP; māt[land]N; Aššur[Assyria]GN; ūrâ[lead]V; u

2.	[... ina 3 BALA].MEŠ-ia [aš-šur be-lí ú-tak-kil]-an-⸢ni⸣-[ma ...]
#lem: u +.+. . ; ina[during]PRP; n; palêya[regnal year]N; Aššur[1]DN; bēlī[lord]N; utakkilannima[entrust]V; u

3.	[...] x ba-ʾa-[...] ⸢e? ma⸣ [...] ⸢ti⸣ [...] DIŠ [...]
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u

4.	[... {m}su-lu-ma-al {KUR}me-lid]-⸢da⸣-a-⸢a⸣ {m}ta-ar-ḫu-la-⸢ra⸣ [{KUR}gúr-gu]-ma-a-a [...]
#lem: u; Sulumal[king of Melid]RN; Meliddaya[of Melid]EN; Tarhu-lara[king of Gurgum]RN; Gurgumaya[of Gurgum]EN; u

5.	[...] x ⸢ma⸣-ti-tan a-⸢na⸣ e-muq a-⸢ḫa⸣-meš [it-tak-lu ...]
#lem: u; u; mātitān[all countries//in all lands]N'AV$; ana[to]PRP; emūq[strength]N; ahāmeš[one another]RP; ittaklū[trust]V; u

6.	[... ina] li-i-ti ù da-⸢na-ni⸣ ša aš-⸢šur⸣ EN-⸢ia⸣ it-⸢ti⸣-[šú-nu? am-da-ḫi-iṣ? di-ik-ta-šú-nu? a-duk? ...]
#lem: u; ina[with]PRP; līti[victory]N; u[and]CNJ; danānu[power//might]N$danāni; ša[of]DET; Aššur[1]DN; bēliya[lord]N; ittišunu[with]PRP; mahāṣu[beat//fight]V$amdahiṣ; dīktašunu[defeat]N; dâku[kill//defeat]V$adūk; u

7.	[... {LÚ}qu-ra-di?]-⸢šú⸣-nu ⸢a⸣-duk ḫur-ri na-at-bak KUR-i ú-mal-li-šú-nu-ti {GIŠ}GIGIR.⸢MEŠ⸣-[šú-nu ...]
#lem: u; qurādu[hero//warrior]N$qurādīšunu; adūk[kill]V; hurrī[ravine]N; natbāk[(mountain) gully]N; šadî[mountain]N; malû[be(come) full//fill (up)]V$umallišunūti; narkabtu[chariot]N$narkabātišunu; u

8.	[...]-šú-nu a-na la ma-ni ⸢al⸣-qa-a i-na MURUB₄ ti-du-ki-ma ša [{m}]⸢sa-ar⸣-du-ri DIŠ GIŠ [...]
#lem: u; ana[for]PRP; lā[not]MOD; māni[counting]N; alqâ[take]V +.+. . ; ina[in]PRP; qabal[centre]N; tidūku[battle]N$tidūkima; ša[of]DET; Sarduri[Sarduri II, king of Urarṭu]RN; u; u; u

9.	[... ina] ŠU.⸢II⸣ ú-ṣab-bit 70 LIM 2 LIM 9 ME 50 x x x-šú-nu TA ⸢pu⸣-[...]
#lem: u; ina[in]PRP; qātī[hand]N; ṣabātu[seize]V$uṣabbit; n; līm[thousand]NU; n; līm[thousand]NU; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; u; u; u; ultu[from]PRP; u

10.	[... {m}sa-ar-du]-ri ⸢a-na šú⸣-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šu mu-⸢šiš⸣ iḫ-liq-ma la-am [{d}šam-ši?] ur-ru-⸢uḫ⸣-[iš ip-pa-riš ...]
#lem: u; Sarduri[Sarduri II, king of Urarṭu]RN; ana[to]PRP; ezēbu[leave//saving]V'N$šūzub; napištu[throat//life]N$napšātišu; mūšiš[at night]AV$; halāqu[be(come) lost//escape]V$ihliqma; lāma[before]PRP$lām; šamši[sun]N; urruhiš[speedily]AV$; naprušu[fly]V$ippariš; u

11.	[... it-ti {GIŠ}šil-ta-ḫu pa-ri]-iʾ ZI.MEŠ a-di ti-tu-ri {ÍD}A.ŠÌTA mì-ṣir ⸢KUR⸣-šú aṭ-⸢ru⸣-su-⸢ma⸣ {GIŠ}NÁ-⸢šú⸣ [...]
#lem: u; itti[with]PRP; šiltāhu[arrow]N; pāriʾu[one who cuts through]N$pāriʾ; napšāti[life]N; adi[to]PRP; titūru[causeway//bridge]N$titūri; Puratti[Euphrates]WN; miṣir[border]N; mātišu[land]N; ṭarādu[send//drive back]V$aṭrussuma; eršu[bed]N$eršišu; u

12.	[...] ⸢{GIŠ}⸣šá šá-⸢da⸣-di LUGAL-ti-šu ⸢{NA₄}⸣KIŠIB GÚ-šu a-di ⸢NA₄⸣.MEŠ ⸢GÚ⸣.MEŠ-šu {GIŠ}GIGIR LUGAL-ti-[šu ...]
#lem: u; ša[that]REL; šadādu[drag//dragging]V'N$šadādi; šarrūtu[kingship]N$šarrūtišu; kunukku[seal]N$kunuk; kišādu[neck]N$kišādišu; adi[with]PRP; abnī[stone]N; kišādu[neck]N$kišādātišu; narkabat[chariot]N; šarrūtu[kingship]N$šarrūtišu; u

13.	[...].MEŠ-šú-nu ⸢mim⸣-ma ⸢šum⸣-šú ma-aʾ-⸢du⸣ šá ni-⸢ba⸣ la i-šu-u ⸢e⸣-kim-šu ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-⸢šú ANŠE⸣.[...]
#lem: u; mimma[anything]XP; šumšu[name]N; mādu[many]AJ$maʾdu; ša[that]REL; nība[number]N; lā[not]MOD; īšû[have]V; ekēmu[take away]V$ēkimšu +.+. . ; sisêšu[horse]N; u

14.	[...]-e-šú ⸢um⸣-ma-ni a-na la ma-ni ⸢il⸣-qa-a {GIŠ}É ṣe-e-ri {GIŠ}⸢kul⸣-ta-⸢ru⸣ [LUGAL-ti-šu ...]
#lem: u; ummânī[craftsman]N; ana[for]PRP; lā[not]MOD; māni[counting]N; ilqâ[take]V; bītu[house]N$bīt; ṣēru[back//open country]N$ṣēri; kuštāru[tent]N$kultāru; šarrūtišu[kingship]N; u

15.	[... ú-nu-ut? ta-ḫa-zi?]-šu ma-ʾa-at-te i-na ⸢qé⸣-reb uš-ma-ni-šu-ma ina IZI áš-ru-⸢up⸣ {GIŠ}[...]
#lem: u; unūt[equipment]N; tāhāzišu[battle]N; mādu[many]AJ$maʾatte; ina[in]PRP; qereb[interior]N; ušmannu[camp]N$ušmannišuma; ina[with]PRP; išāti[fire]N; ašrup[burn]V; u



16.	[...] x {GIŠ}NÁ-šu a-na {d}⸢INANNA?⸣ šar-rat {URU}NINA{KI*}-a a-[qi-iš ...]
#lem: u; u; eršu[bed]N$eršišu; ana[to]PRP; Ištar[]DN$; šarratu[queen]N$šarrat; Ninua[Nineveh]SN; qiāšu[give]V$aqīš; u +.+. . 

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@h1 Fragment 2
@m=locator Frgm._2

1.	[... {URU}a-li-in]-⸢zi-ra⸣-a-⸢nu⸣
#lem: u; Alinziranu[]SN$

2.	[{URU}taš-li-a-na {URU}tir-ḫi-im a-di] ⸢{KUR}si-ni-e⸣
#lem: Tašliana[]SN$; Tirhim[]SN$; adi[to]PRP; Sinia[Mount Sinia]GN$Sinie

3.	[KUR-i ak-šud ina UGU NAM {LÚ}GAL].⸢BI.LUL⸣ x x x
#lem: šadî[mountain]N; akšud[conquer]V; ina[on]PRP; muhhi[skull]N; pīhāt[province]N; rab-šāqê[chief cupbearer]N; u; u; u +.+. . 

4.	[... TA] ⸢{URU}⸣qu-qu-sa-an-šú
#lem: u; ultu[from]PRP; Ququsanšu[]SN$

5.	[{URU}ba-ar-zu-un-na a-di {URU}ḫa]-⸢ar⸣-bi-si-na
#lem: Barzunna[]SN$; adi[to]PRP; Harbisinna[1]SN

6.	[{URU}ab-bi-sa-a {URU}ta-sa a-di {KUR}ú-lu-ru-uš] ⸢UGU⸣ pi-a-ti
#lem: Abbissa[]SN$; Tasa[1]SN; adi[to]PRP; Uluruš[]GN$; eli[over]PRP; piātu[edge]N$piāti

7.	[ša {ÍD}IDIGNA {KUR}lu-si-a KUR A.BÁR {KUR}a-ma]-di-i-nu
#lem: ša[of]DET; Diglat[Tigris]WN; Lusia[1]GN; māt[land]N; abāru[(the metal) lead]N$abāri; Amadinu[]GN$

8.	[... {URU}qi-li-is-sa] ⸢{URU}⸣ez-ze-e-da
#lem: u; Qilissa[]SN$; Ezzeda[]SN$ +.+. . 

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1'.	{KUR}É-[a-gu-si ...]
#lem: Bit-Agusi[]GN$; u

2'.	ina ⸢lìb-bi⸣ x [...]
#lem: ina[in]PRP; libbi[interior]N; u; u

3'.	ša {m}ma-[ti-ʾi-ìl ...]
#lem: ša[of]DET; Matiʾ-il[king of Arpad]RN; u

4'.	ina muḫ-ḫi ⸢áš-kun ša⸣ {m}ra-ḫi-[a]-⸢ni⸣ x x [...]
#lem: ina[on]PRP; muhhi[skull]N; aškun[place]V; ša[of]DET; Rahiani[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN; u; u; u


5'.	EŠ₂₁ GUN KÙ.GI ⸢3 ME⸣ GUN KÙ.BABBAR ⸢2 ME GUN⸣ x [...]
#lem: n; bilat[talent]N; hurāṣu[gold]N; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; bilat[talent]N; kaspu[silver]N; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; bilat[talent]N; u; u

6'.	20 GUN {ŠIM}la-du-nu ⸢3 ME⸣ x x 30 [...]
#lem: n; bilat[talent]N; ladinnu[(an aromatic)//ladunum resin]N$ladunu; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; u; u; n; u

7'.	{m}ku-uš-ta-áš-pi {KUR}ku-um-muḫ-⸢ḫu⸣-[a-a ...]
#lem: Kuštašpi[king of Kummuhu]RN; Kummuhhuya[of Kummuhu]EN; u

8'.	{KUR}ṣur-ra-a-a {m}ú-ri-ia-ik-ki {KUR}[qu-ú-a-a ...]
#lem: Ṣurraya[of Tyre]EN; Uriaikki[king of Que]RN; Quaya[of Que]EN; u

9'.	{m}pi-si-ri-is {URU}gar-ga-miš-a-a {m}tar-ḫu-la-ra [{KUR}gúr-gu-ma-a-a ...] AN.BAR 
#lem: Pisiris[king of Carchemish]RN; Gargamišaya[of Carchemish]EN; Tarhu-lara[king of Gurgum]RN; Gurgumaya[of Gurgum]EN; u; parzillu[iron]N

10'.	KUŠ AM.SI ZÚ AM.SI {SÍG}ZA.GÌN.SA₅ {SÍG}ZA.GÌN.MI lu-bul-ti bir-me {TÚG}⸢GADA⸣ [lu]-⸢bul⸣-[ti] KUR-šú-nu ma-ʾa-at-tu
#lem: mašak[skin]N; pīri[elephant]N; šinni[tooth]N; pīri[elephant]N; argamannu[purple]N; takiltu[(a precious blue-purple wool)]$; lubulti[clothing]N; birmē[multicoloured cloth]N; kitû[flax//linen]N$kitû; lubulti[clothing]N; mātišunu[land]N; maʾattu[many]AJ

11'.	BI AM A AN GAR MA {GIŠ}til-li {GIŠ}BAL ḪI ÍA x RAD ina qé-reb {URU}ar-pad-da am-ḫur
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; tillu[(military) equipment]N$tillī; pilaqqu[spindle]N$; u; u; u; u; ina[in]PRP; qereb[interior]N; Arpadda[Arpad]SN; amhur[receive]V +.+. . 

12'.	[{m}tu-ta-am-mu LUGAL {KUR}un-qi ina a-de-e DINGIR.MEŠ GAL].MEŠ iḫ-ṭi ⸢i⸣-šiṭ nap-šá-ti-šú ger-⸢ru⸣-a
#lem: Tutammu[king of Unqi]RN; šar[king]N; Unqi[]GN$; ina[with respect to]PRP; adê[treaty]N; ilāni[god]N; rabûti[great]AJ; ihṭi[be neglectful]V; šiāṭu[be(come) neglectful]V$išīṭ; napištu[throat//life]N$napšātišu; gerru[way//campaign]N$gerrūʾa

13'.	[... la im]-ta-li-ka it-te-ia i-na uz-zi ⸢ŠÀ*-ia*⸣
#lem: u; lā[not]MOD; malāku[discuss]V$imtalika; itti[with]PRP$itteya; ina[in]PRP; uzzu[anger]N$uzzi; libbiya[heart]N

14'.	[...] ša {m}tu-ta-am-mu-ú a-di {LÚ}GAL.MEŠ-[šú]
#lem: u; ša[of]DET; Tutammu[king of Unqi]RN; adi[with]PRP; rabû[great one//noble]N'N$rabûtišu

15'.	[...] {URU}ki-na-li-a URU MAN-ti-šú* ⸢ak*⸣-šud* UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šú-nu
#lem: u; Kunalua[]SN$Kinalia; āl[city]N; šarrūtišu[kingship]N; akšud[conquer]V +.+. . ; nišī[people]N; adi[with]PRP; maršītišunu[property]N

16'.	[... ANŠE].GÌR.NUN.NA.MEŠ ina qé-reb um-ma-ni-ia GIM ṣe-e-ni am-nu
#lem: u; kūdanī[mule]N; ina[in]PRP; qereb[interior]N; ummānu[military force//army]N$ummāniya; kīma[like]PRP; ṣēnu[sheep and goats]N$ṣēnī; amnu[deliver]V

17'.	[...] ina MURUB₄-ti É.GAL ša {m}tu-ta-mu-ú {GIŠ}GU.ZA-ú-a ad-di
#lem: u; ina[in]PRP; qabaltu[middle]N$qabalti; ēkalli[palace]N; ša[of]DET; Tutammu[king of Unqi]RN; kussû[chair//throne]N$kussûya; addi[lay]V

18'.	[...] NA DU ⸢UD?⸣ 3 ME GUN KÙ.BABBAR ⸢ina KAL*⸣-te 1 ME GUN [...]
#lem: u; u; u; u; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; bilat[talent]N; kaspu[silver]N; ina[with]PRP; dannate[strong one//heavy standard]N'N; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; bilat[talent]N; u

19'.	[... ú-nu]-ut ta-⸢ḫa*⸣-zi lu-bul-ti bir-me {TÚG}GADA ŠIM.ḪI.A DÙ-a-ma NÍG.ŠU É.⸢GAL-šú⸣
#lem: u; unūt[equipment]N; tāhāzi[battle]N; lubulti[clothing]N; birmē[multicoloured cloth]N; kitû[linen]N; riqqī[aromatic substance]N; kalāma[all (of it)]N$kalāma; būši[goods]N; ēkallišu[palace]N

20'.	[... {URU}]ki-na-li-a a-na eš-šu-ti ⸢aṣ-bat⸣ {KUR}un-qi a-na paṭ gim-ri-šá ⸢ú⸣-[šak-niš]
#lem: u +.+. . ; Kunalua[]SN$Kinalia; ana[for]PRP; eššūti[newness]N; aṣbat[take]V; Unqi[1]GN; ana[to]PRP; pāṭ[border]N; gimru[totality//all]N$gimriša; kanāšu[bow down//make bow down]V$ušakniš

21'.	[... {LÚ}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ]-ia EN.NAM.⸢MEŠ⸣ UGU-šu-nu áš-ku-un
#lem: u; šūt[who(m)]DET$; rēšu[head]N$rēšīya; bēlu[lord]N$bēl&pīhātu[post//province]N'N$pīhāti; elišunu[over]PRP; šakānu[put//place]V$aškun +.+. . 

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@h1 Fragment 3
@m=locator Frgm._3

1.	[...] áš ú [...] tu a [...] li a a [...]
#lem: u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u; u


2.	[...] x {m}az-ri-a-⸢ú⸣ [... ú]-ṣab-bit-ma [...]-ṣa-ti ad-[...]
#lem: u; u; Azriyau[king of a Levantine realm]RN; u; ṣabātu[seize]V$uṣabbitma; u; u


3.	[...]-ú-ti x [...] ma-da-at-tu ki-i šá [aš-šu-ri e-mid-su-nu-ti ...]
#lem: u; u; u; maddattu[payment]N; kī[like]PRP; ša[of]DET; Aššuri[Assyrian]EN; ēmidsunūti[impose]V +.+. . ; u

4.	[...]-ma {URU}kur?-x [...]-⸢lu⸣ [...] kit-ri-šú {URU}el-[...]
#lem: u; u; u; u; kitru[help//ally]N$kitrišu; u

5.	[... {URU}us-nu]-u {URU}si-an-⸢nu⸣ {URU}⸢ma⸣-[...] ⸢{URU}⸣ka-⸢áš⸣-pu-⸢na⸣ [ša a-ḫi] tam-tim a-di URU.MEŠ-[ni ...] a-di {KUR}sa-ú-e KUR-e
#lem: u; Usnu[]SN$; Siʾannu[1]SN; Ma-x[1]SN; Kašpuna[]SN$; ša[that]REL; ahi[shore]N; tâmtim[sea]N; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; u; adi[to]PRP; Saue[Mount Saue]GN; šadê[mountain]N

6.	ša ina {KUR}lab-na-[na]-ma it-tak-ki-pu-ni {KUR}ba-ʾa-li-ṣa-pu-na a-di {KUR}am-ma-[na]-na KUR {GIŠ}TÚG {KUR}sa-⸢ú-e⸣ [KUR-e] a-na gi-mir-ti-šu NAM {URU}kar-{d}⸢IŠKUR⸣
#lem: ša[that]REL; ina[into]PRP; Labnanama[Mount Lebanon]GN; nakāpu[pust//abut]V$ittakkipuni; Baʾali-ṣapuna[Mount Baʾali-ṣapuna]GN; adi[to]PRP; Ammanana[Mount Ammanana]GN; šadû[mountain]N$šad; taskarinni[boxwood]N; Saue[Mount Saue]GN; šadê[mountain]N; ana[to]PRP; gimirtišu[totality]N; pīhāt[province]N; Kar-Adad[1]SN

7.	{URU}ḫa-ta-⸢rik⸣-[ka] NAM {URU}nu-qu-di-na {KUR}ha-su-[at-ti a]-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša si-ḫir-ti-šú {URU}a-ra-a [...]-ni ki-lal-li-šu-nu
#lem: Hatarikka[1]SN; pīhāt[province]N; Nuqudina[1]SN; Hasuatti[1]GN$; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; sihirtišu[surroundings]N; Ara[1]SN; u; kilallīššunu[both]IP

8.	URU.MEŠ-ni ša si-ḫir-ti-šú-nu {KUR}sa-ar-bu-ú-a KUR-ú a-na gi-mir-ti-šú {URU}áš-ḫa-ni {URU}ia-ṭa-bi {KUR}ia-ra-qu KUR-ú a-na gi-mir-ti-šú
#lem: ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; sihirtišunu[surroundings]N; Sarbua[Mount Sarbua]GN; šadû[mountain]N; ana[to]PRP; gimirtišu[totality]N; Ašhani[1]SN; Yaṭabi[1]SN; Yaraqu[Mount Yaraqu]GN; šadû[mountain]N; ana[to]PRP; gimirtišu[totality]N

9.	x-[x]-ri {URU}el-li-ta-ar-bi {URU}zi-ta-a-nu a-di lìb-bi {URU}a-ti-in-ni x [...] {URU}bu-ma-me 19 na-ge-e
#lem: u; Ellitarbi[1]SN$; Zitanu[1]SN; adi[to]PRP; libbi[interior]N; Atinni[1]SN; u; u; Bumame[1]SN; n; nagê[district]N

10.	ša {URU}ḫa-am-ma-at-ti a-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša si-ḫir-ti-šu-nu ša a-ḫi tam-tim ša šùl-mu {d}UTU-ši ša i-na ḫi-iṭ-ṭi <ù> gul-lul-te a-na {m}az-ri-ia-a-ú e-ki-i-mu
#lem: ša[of]DET; Hammatti[Hamath]'SN; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; sihirtu[circumference//surroundings]N$sihirtišunu; ša[that]REL; ahi[shore]N; tâmtim[sea]N; ša[of]DET; šulmu[completeness]N$; šamši[sun]N; ša[that]REL; ina[through]PRP; hiṭṭi[crime]N; u[and]CNJ; gullulte[sin]N; ana[for]PRP; Azriyau[king of a Levantine realm]RN; ēkimū[take away]V

11.	a-na mi-ṣir KUR aš-šur GUR-ra 2* {LÚ}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {LÚ}EN.NAM.MEŠ UGU-šú-nu áš-kun [...] 80 LIM 3 LIM [...]^311^
#lem: ana[to]PRP; miṣir[border]N; māt[land]N; Aššur[Assyria]GN; uterra[return]V +.+. . ; n; šūt[who(m)]DET$; rēšu[head]N$rēšīya; bēlu[lord]N$bēl&pīhātu[post//province]N'N$pīhāti; elišunu[over]PRP; aškun[place]V; u; n; līm[thousand]NU; n; līm[thousand]NU; u

#note: ^311^ @notelabel{Frgm. 3 line 11–20} At least one recension of Annals Series C (ex. C6) omits these lines.

12.	[...] ina URU.[MEŠ] šú-nu-ma NAM {URU}tuš-[ḫa-an] ⸢ú⸣-šá-aṣ-bit 1 LIM 2 ME 23 UN.MEŠ ina NAM {KUR}ul-lu-ba ⸢ú⸣-še-⸢šib⸣ {LÚ}⸢qu⸣-ru-x [...]
#lem: u; ina[from]PRP; ālāni[city]N; šunu[they//those]IP$šunuma; pīhāt[province]N; Tušhan[]SN$; ṣabātu[seize//make occupy]V$ušaṣbit; n; līm[thousand]NU; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; nišī[people]N; ina[in]PRP; pīhāt[province]N; Ulluba[2]GN; ušēšib[settle]V +.+. . ; u; u

13.	[...] x KAK aṣ-ba-ta ur-ḫa {LÚ}qu-ra-[di-ia TA] né-ber-ti {ÍD}za-⸢ba⸣ a-na ka-šá-ad {LÚ}aḫ-la-am-ak-ka-<di> ad-⸢ke-ma⸣ {LÚ}gu-ru-me x [...]
#lem: u; u; u; aṣbata[take]V; urhu[road]N$urha; qurādu[hero//warrior]N$qurādīya; ultu[from]PRP; nēbertu[crossing(-place)//opposite bank]N$nēberti; Zaba[Upper Zab]WN; ana[to]PRP; kašādu[reach//conquering]'N$kašād; Ahlam-Akkadi[1]EN; adkema[muster]V; Gurumu[]EN$Gurume; u; u


14.	[...] ki-ši x a-ru-mu ša šid-di {ÍD}[za-ba ...] di-ik-ta-šú-nu i-du-ku URU.MEŠ-⸢šú⸣-[nu] ik-šu-du šal-⸢la⸣-su-[nu iš-lu]-lu-ni [...]
#lem: u; u; u; Arumu[Aramean]EN; ša[who]REL; šiddi[bank]N; Zaba[Upper Zab]WN; u; dīktašunu[defeat]N; dâku[kill//defeat]V$idūkū; ālānišunu[city]N; kašādu[reach//conquer]V$ikšudū; šallassunu[booty]N; šalālu[carry off]V$išlulūni +.+. . ; u


15.	[...]-ši-i {LÚ}a-ru-mu a-na ma-aʾ-di it-bu-ma ⸢a?⸣-[na?] ⸢GABA?⸣-šu-nu ⸢iš⸣-ku-na si-dir-tu {LÚ}a-ru-[mu] tuk-la-te-e-šú i-du-⸢ku⸣ [...]
#lem: u; Arumu[Aramean]EN; ana[to]PRP; maʾdû[(large) quantity]N$maʾdî; tebû[get up//rise up]V$itbûma; ana[to]PRP; irtu[breast]N$irtišunu; šakānu[put//establish]V$iškuna; sidirtu[row//line of battle]N$; Arumu[Aramean]EN; tukultu[trust//help]N$tuklātešu; dâku[kill//defeat]V$idūkū; u


16.	[... a-na šu-zu]-⸢ub⸣ ZI.MEŠ-šú e-de-nu-uš-šú ip-par-šid-ma e-li {URU}bir-tu ša ki-ni-ia ⸢{URU}⸣sa-ar-ra-gi-⸢tu⸣ [...]
#lem: u; ana[to]PRP; šūzub[saving]'N; napšātišu[life]N; ēdēnu[alone]AV$ēdēnuššu; ipparšidma[flee]V; ēli[ascend]V +.+. . ; birtu[fort]N; ša[of]DET; Kiniya[]PN$; Sarragitu[]SN$; u

17.	[... a-di URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me]-ti-šú-nu ik-šu-du 12 LIM UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šú-nu GU₄.NÍTA.MEŠ-šú-nu ⸢ṣe⸣-e-ni-šú-nu ⸢a⸣-di ra-[...]
#lem: u; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; limētišunu[environs]N; kašādu[reach//conquer]V$ikšudū; n; līm[thousand]NU; nišī[people]N; adi[with]PRP; maršītišunu[property]N; alpīšunu[ox]N; ṣēnīšunu[sheep and goats]N; adi[to]PRP; u

18.	[... a-na {KUR}ḫat-ti a-di] ⸢maḫ⸣-ri-⸢ia⸣ ú-bi-lu-ni {LÚ}šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {LÚ}GAR.KUR {KUR}lul-lu-mi-i {URU}mu-lu-ú-ga-ni [...]
#lem: u; ana[to]PRP; Hatti[Syria-Palestine]GN; adi[to]PRP; mahriya[front]N; ūbilūni[bring]V +.+. . ; šūt[who(m)]DET$; rēšu[head]N$rēšīya; šaknu[governor]N$šakin&mātu[land]N$māti; Lullume[]GN$Lullumi; Mulugani[]SN$; u


19.	[...] ⸢ša⸣ ku-tal dan-ni-ti ša DUMU ⸢KÁ⸣.DINGIR.RA{KI} a-⸢di⸣ URU.MEŠ-ni ša li-me-ti-šú-nu ik-šud di-ik-ta-[šú-nu i-duk ...]
#lem: u; ša[of]DET; kutal[behind]'PRP; dannīti[fortress]N; ša[of]DET; mār[citizen]N; Babili[Babylon]SN; adi[with]PRP; ālāni[city]N; ša[of]DET; limētišunu[environs]N; ikšud[conquer]V; dīktašunu[defeat]N; dâku[kill//defeat]V$idūk; u

20.	[... a]-na {KUR}ḫat-ti a-di maḫ-ri-⸢ia⸣ ú-bi-⸢lu-ni⸣ [{LÚ}]šu-ut SAG.MEŠ-ia {LÚ}GAR.KUR {KUR}na-ʾi-i-ri {URU}su-pur-gi-[il-lu ...]
#lem: u; ana[to]PRP; Hatti[Syria-Palestine]GN; adi[to]PRP; mahriya[front]N; ūbilūni[bring]V +.+. . ; šūt[who(m)]DET$; rēšu[head]N$rēšīya; šaknu[governor]N$šakin&mātu[land]N$māti; Naʾiri[1]GN; Supurgillu[1]SN; u +.+. . 

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1'.	ma-da-at-tu ša {m}ku-uš-ta-áš-pi {KUR}ku-um-mu-ḫa-a-a {m}ra-ḫi-a-nu {KUR}ša-ANŠE.NÍTA.MEŠ-šu-a-a
#lem: maddattu[payment]N; ša[of]DET; Kuštašpi[king of Kummuhu]RN; Kummuhaya[of Kummuhu]EN; Rahianu[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN; Ša-imerišuaya[of Damascus]EN +.+. . 

2'.	{m}me-ni-ḫi-me {URU}sa-me-ri-i-na-a-a {m}ḫi-ru-um-mu {URU}ṣur-ra-a-a {m}si-bi-it-ti-bi-ʾi-li
#lem: Menihimme[Menahem, king of Israel]RN; Samerinaya[of Samaria]EN; Hirummu[Hiram, king of Tyre]RN; Ṣurraya[of Tyre]EN; Sibitti-Biʾili[ruler of Byblos]RN

3'.	{URU}gu-ub-la-a-a {m}ú-ri-ia-ik-ki {KUR}qu-ú-a-a {m}pi-si-ri-is {URU}gar-ga-miš-a-a
#lem: Gublaya[of Byblos]EN; Uriaikki[king of Que]RN; Quaya[of Que]EN; Pisiris[king of Carchemish]RN; Gargamišaya[of Carchemish]EN

4'.	{m}e-ni-ìl {URU}ḫa-am-ma-ta-a-a {m}pa-na-am-mu-ú {URU}sa-am-ʾa-la-a-a
#lem: Eni-il[ruler of Hamath]RN; Hammataya[of Hamath]EN; Panammu[king of Samʾal]RN; Samʾallaya[of Samʾal]EN

5'.	{m}tar-ḫu-la-ra {KUR}gúr-gu-ma-a-a {m}su-lu-ma-al {KUR}me-lid-da-a-a
#lem: Tarhu-lara[king of Gurgum]RN; Gurgumaya[of Gurgum]EN; Sulumal[king of Melid]RN; Meliddaya[of Melid]EN

6'.	{m}da-di-i-lu {URU}kas-ka-a-a {m}ú-as-sur-me {KUR}ta-bal-a-a {m}uš-ḫi-it-te {KUR}tu-na-a-a
#lem: Dadilu[chief of the of Kasku]RN; Kaskaya[of Kaska]EN; Uassurme[ruler of Tabal]RN; Tabalaya[of Tabal]EN; Ušhitte[ruler of Atuna]RN; Tunaya[of Atuna]EN

7'.	{m}ur-pal-la-a {KUR}tu-ḫa-na-a-a {m}tu-ḫa*-am-me {URU}iš-tu-un-da-a-a {m}ú-ri-im-me
#lem: Urpalla[ruler of Tuhana]RN; Tuhanaya[of Tuhana]EN; Tuhamme[ruler of Ištunda]RN; Ištundaya[of Ištunda]EN; Urimme[ruler of Que]RN

8'.	{URU}ḫu-bi-iš-na-a-a {f}za-bi-bé-e šar-rat {KUR}a-ri-bi [KÙ.GI KÙ.BABBAR AN.NA AN.BAR KUŠ AM.SI]
#lem: Hubišnaya[of Hubušnu]EN; Zabibe[queen of the Arabs]RN; šarrat[queen]N; Aribi[Arabia]GN; hurāṣu[gold]N; kaspu[silver]N; annaku[tin]N; parzillu[iron]N; mašak[skin]N; pīri[elephant]N

9'.	ZÚ AM.SI lu-bul-ti bir-me [{TÚG}GADA {SÍG}ta-kil-tu ár-ga-man-nu {GIŠ}ESI {GIŠ}TÚG]
#lem: šinni[tooth]N; pīri[elephant]N; lubulti[clothing]N; birmē[multicoloured cloth]N; kitû[linen]N; takiltu[(a precious blue-purple wool)]N; argamannu[purple]N; ušî[ebony]N; taskarinni[boxwood]N

10'.	mim*-ma aq-ru ni-[ṣir-ti LUGAL-ú-ti UDU.NÍTA.MEŠ bal-ṭu-ti ša SÍG.MEŠ-šú-nu ar-ga-man-nu ṣar-pat]
#lem: mimma[anything]XP; aqru[valuable]AJ; niṣirti[treasure]N; šarrūti[kingship]N; immerī[sheep]N; balṭūti[living]AJ; ša[whose]REL; šīpātišunu[wool]N; argamannu[purple]N; ṣarpat[dyed]AJ

11'.	iṣ-ṣur AN-e mut-[tap-ri-šú-ti šá a-gap-pi-šú-nu a-na ta-kil-te ṣar-pu ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ ANŠE.GÌR.NUN.NA.MEŠ]
#lem: iṣṣūr[bird]N; šamê[heaven]N; muttaprišūti[flying]AJ; ša[whose]REL; agappīšunu[wing]N; ana[for]PRP; takilte[(a precious blue-purple wool)]N; ṣarpū[dyed]AJ; sisê[horse]N; kūdanī[mule]N

12'.	[GU₄].NÍTA.MEŠ ù [ṣe-e-ni ANŠE.A.AB.BA.MEŠ {MUNUS}{ANŠE}a-na-qa-a-te a-di {ANŠE}ba-ak-ka-ri-ši-na am-ḫur] 
#lem: alpī[ox]N; u[and]CNJ; ṣēnī[sheep and goats]N; ibilī[camel]N; anāqāte[she-camels]N; adi[with]PRP; bakkarīšina[foal]N; amhur[receive]V +.+. . 

13'.	[x x] {m}ra-ḫi-[a-nu ...]^326^
#lem: u; u; Rahianu[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN; u +.+. . 


#note: ^326^ @notelabel{Frgm. 3 line 13´} This version of the annals (ex. C6) deviates from Annals Series A and B, which begins its report of the ninth campaign after the statement about the receipt of tribute from Arabia; compare Annals Series A frgm. 2 line 17 and Series B frgm. 2 line 17b. 

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@h1 Fragment 4
@m=locator Frgm._4

1.	[ša {m}]⸢ra⸣-ḫi-a-ni [... šal-la-su?]
#lem: ša[of]DET; Rahiani[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN; u; šallassu[booty]N

2.	[ka]-bit-tu [áš-lu-la ...] ⸢{LÚ}⸣ma-lik-⸢šu⸣ [...]
#lem: kabittu[heavy]AJ; ašlula[carry off]V; u; māliku[adviser]N$mālikšu; u

3.	[da-me] ⸢{LÚ}⸣qu-[ra-di-šú] ⸢{ÍD}⸣x [...] x x šam-ru
#lem: dāmē[blood]N; qurādu[hero//warrior]N$qurādīšu; u; u; u; u; šamru[furious]AJ

4.	[aṣ]-ru-pa [il]-lu-ri-[iš ... a-lik] pa-ni-šu
#lem: ṣarāpu[burn//dye (red)]V$aṣrupa; illūriš[like a (red) flower]AV$; u; āliku[goer]N$ālik; pānišu[front]N

5.	⸢{LÚ}⸣EN {GIŠ}GIGIR.MEŠ ù [... {GIŠ}]⸢TUKUL⸣.MEŠ-šú-nu ú-šab-bir-ma
#lem: bēl[lord]N; narkabāti[chariot]N; u[and]CNJ; u; kakkīšunu[weapon]N; šebēru[break]V$ušabbirma

6.	[x] x ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ-šú-nu ⸢ANŠE⸣.[GÌR.NUN.NA].⸢MEŠ⸣-[šú-nu {LÚ}mun]-⸢daḫ⸣-ṣe-šu na-ši {GIŠ}PAN
#lem: u; u; sisêšunu[horse]N; kūdanu[mule]N$kūdanīšunu; mundahṣu[fighting one//fighter]N'N$mundahṣēšu; nāšû[bearing//bearer]N$nāšī; qaštu[bow]N$qašti

7.	[na]-⸢ši*⸣ ka-ba-bi az-ma-re-e ina ŠU.II ú-⸢ṣab*⸣-[bit]-su-nu-ti-ma MÈ-šú-nu
#lem: nāšû[bearing//bearer]N$nāšī; kabābu[shield]N$kabābi; azmarû[lance]N$azmarê; ina[in]PRP; qātu[hand]N$qātī; ṣabātu[seize]V$uṣabbitsunūtima; tāhāzu[battle//battle array]N$tāhāzišunu

8.	[ú-šap]-ṭir šu-ú a-na šu-zu-ub ZI.MEŠ-šú e-⸢de⸣-nu-uš-šu ip-par-ši-id-ma
#lem: paṭāru[untie//break up]V$ušapṭir +.+. . ; šū[he]IP; ana[to]PRP; šūzub[saving]'N; napšātišu[life]N; ēdēnu[alone]AV$ēdēnuššu; ipparšidma[flee]V

9.	[ki-ma] {d}NIN.KILIM KÁ.GAL URU-šú KU₄-ub {LÚ}SAG.KAL.MEŠ-šú bal-ṭu-us-su-nu
#lem: kīma[like]PRP; šikkû[mongoose]N$šikkî; abul[city gate]N; ālišu[city]N; ērub[enter]V; ašarēdu[first and foremost one//official]N'N$ašarēdūtišu; balṭūtu[state of being alive]N$balṭūssunu

10.	[a-na {GIŠ}]za*-qi-pa-a-ni ú-še-li-ma ú-šad-gi-la KUR-su 40.ÀM 5 UD.MEŠ uš-ma-ni
#lem: ana[on]PRP; zaqīpu[stake]N$zaqīpāni; elû[go up//impale]V$ušēlima; dagālu[see//make watch]V$ušadgila; māssu[land]N; n; n; ūmu[day]N$ūmē; ušmannu[camp]N$ušmannī

11.	[i-na i-ta]-at URU-šu ak-ṣur-ma GIM iṣ-ṣur qu-up-pi e-sir-šú {GIŠ}KIRI₆.MEŠ-šú
#lem: ina[in]PRP; itât[boundary]N; ālu[city]N$ālišu; kaṣāru[tie//construct]V$akṣurma; kīma[like]PRP; iṣṣūr[bird]N; quppu[box//cage]N$quppi; esēru[enclose]V$ēsiršu; kirû[(fruit) plantation]N$kirâtišu

12.	[...]-nu <ṣip>-pa-a-te ša ni-i-ba la i-šu-ú ak-kis-ma 1-en ul* e-zib
#lem: u; ṣippāte[fruit orchard]N; ša[that]REL; nība[number]N; lā[not]MOD; īšû[have]V; nakāsu[cut//cut down]V$akkisma; ištēn[one]NU; ul[not]MOD; ēzib[leave]V +.+. . 

13.	[x x]-ḫa-a-da-ra É AD-šú ša {m}ra-ḫi-a-ni {KUR}šá-ANŠE.NÍTA-šú-a-a
#lem: u; u; bīt[house]N; abišu[ancestor]N; ša[of]DET; Rahiani[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN; Ša-imerišuaya[of Damascus]EN

14.	[a]-⸢šar⸣ iʾ-al-du al-me ak-šud 8 ME UN.MEŠ a-di mar-ši-ti-šú-nu
#lem: ašar[place]N; walādu[give birth (to)//be born]V$iʾʾaldu; alme[surround]V; akšud[conquer]V +.+. . ; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; nišī[people]N; adi[with]PRP; maršītišunu[property]N

15.	GU₄.NÍTA.MEŠ-šú-nu ⸢ṣe⸣-e-ni-šú-nu áš-lu-la 7 ⸢ME⸣ 50 šal-la-at* {URU}ku-ru-uṣ-ṣa-a
#lem: alpīšunu[ox]N; ṣēnīšunu[sheep and goats]N; ašlula[carry off]V; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; šallat[captive]N; Kuruṣṣa[]SN$

16.	⸢{URU}⸣sa-ma-a-a 5 ME 50 šal-la-at {URU}me-tu-na áš-lu-la 5 ME 91 URU.MEŠ
#lem: Samaya[]SN$; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; šallat[captive]N; Metuna[]SN$; ašlula[carry off]V; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; ālāni[city]N

17.	ša 16 na-ge-e ša {KUR}šá-ANŠE.NÍTA-šú ki-ma DUL a-bu-bi ú-ab-bit
#lem: ša[of]DET; n; nagê[district]N; ša[of]DET; Ša-imerišu[Damascus]GN; kīma[like]PRP; tīlu[(ruin) mound]N$tīl; abūbi[flood]N; abātu[destroy]V$uʾabbit +.+. . 

18.	⸢{f}⸣sa-am-si šar-rat {KUR}a*-ri-bi ša ma-mit {d}šá-maš te-ti-qu-ma
#lem: Samsi[queen of the Arabs]RN; šarrat[queen]N; Aribi[Arabia]'GN; ša[who]REL; māmīt[oath]N; Šamaš[1]DN; etēqu[go past//break]V$tētiquma

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1'.	ša x [...]^701a^
#lem: ša[of]DET; u; u

#note: ^701a^ @notelabel{Frgm. 4 lines 1´–11´} The master text is based on RINAP 1 text no. 21 (ex. C4). One version of Annals C (ex. C7) has @akk{[...] x x [...] ti [...] / [... GIM] im-ba-⸢ri as?⸣-[ḫu-up]-šú [...] / [... ša 16] na-ge-e šá {KUR}É-⸢ḫu?-um?⸣-[ri?-a?] qa-[aq-qa-riš? am-nu? ...] / [...]-ba-ra-a 6 ME 25 ⸢šal⸣-lat ⸢{URU}⸣[x]-a-[...] / [... {URU}]ḫi-na-tú-na 6 ME 50 šal-lat ⸢{URU}ku⸣-[...] / [... {URU}ia]-aṭ-bi-te 6 ME 56 šal-lat {URU}sa-x-[...] / [...] {URU}a-ru-ma-a {URU}⸢ma⸣-ru-um [...] / [...]} “[...] ... [...] ... [...] I en[veloped] him [like] a (dense) fog [... @i{I}] @i{ut}[@i{terly demolished} ... of sixteen] districts of the land @i{Bīt-Ḫum}[@i{ria} (Israel). @i{I carried off (to Assyria)} ... @i{captives from} the city ...]barâ, 625 captives from the city ...a[..., ... (5´) ... @i{captives from} the city] Ḫinatuna, 650 captives from the city Ku[..., ... @i{captives from} the city Ya]ṭbite, 656 captives from the city Sa...[..., ..., @i{with their belongings}. I ...] the cities Arumâ (and) Marum [...].”

2'.	ša la x [...]
#lem: ša[of]DET; lā[not]MOD; u; u

3'.	ša 16 ⸢na⸣-[ge-e ša {KUR}É-ḫu-um-ri-a? ...]
#lem: ša[of]DET; n; nagê[district]N; ša[of]DET; Bit-Humria[Israel]GN; u

4'.	šal-⸢la⸣-[at ...]
#lem: šallat[captive]N; u

5'.	2 ME 26 [...]
#lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; u

6'.	⸢šal⸣-la-⸢at⸣ [...]
#lem: šallat[captive]N; u

7'.	4 ME [...]
#lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; u

8'.	6 ME 56 šal-[la-at {URU}sa-...]
#lem: n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; šallat[captive]N; u

9'.	13 LIM 5 ME 20 [...]
#lem: n; līm[thousand]NU; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; n; u

10'.	a-di mar-ši-ti-šú-nu [... ša ina]
#lem: adi[with]PRP; maršītu[property]N$maršītišunu; u; ša[that]REL; ina[in]PRP

11'.	KUR-e mar-ṣu-ti šit-[ku-na-at šu-bat-su-nu ...]
#lem: šadê[mountain]N; marṣūti[difficult]AJ; šitkunat[situated]AJ; šubtu[seat//site]N$šubatsunu; u +.+. . 

12'.	{m}mi-ti-in-ti {KUR}as-qa-lu-na-a-a ina a-de-[e DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ iḫ-ṭi (...)]
#lem: Mitinti[Mitinti I, king of Ashkelon]RN; Asqalunaya[of Ashkelon]EN; ina[with respect to]PRP; adê[treaty]N; ilāni[god]N; rabûti[great]AJ; ihṭi[be neglectful]V; u

13'.	it-ti-ia ⸢it*⸣-ta-[bal-kit ... {m}ra]-ḫi-a-ni
#lem: itti[with]PRP$ittiya; ittabalkit[foment rebellion]V; u; Rahiani[Rezin, king of Damascus]RN

14'.	e-mur-ma ù ip-⸢laḫ⸣ [lìb-ba-šu ...]^714a^
#lem: ēmurma[see]V; u[and]CNJ; palāhu[be(come) afraid]V$iplah; libbašu[heart]N; u

#note: ^714a^ @notelabel{Frgm. 4 line 14´} At least one recension of Annals Series C (ex. C7) has @akk{ina mi-qit [ṭè-e-mi]} “during a lapse [of judgment]” in place of @akk{ù ip-⸢laḫ⸣ [lìb-ba-šu]} “[he was stricken] with panic” (ex. C4).

15'.	ḫa-at-ti ra-ma-ni-[šú im-qut-su ...]
#lem: hātu[terror]N$hatti; ramānišu[self]N; imqutsu[fall]V; u

16'.	{m}ru-ú-kib-tu DUMU [...] ina {GIŠ}GU.ZA-šú ú-šib a-na [...]
#lem: Rukibtu[king of Ashkelon]RN; mār[son]N; u; ina[on]PRP; kussîšu[throne]N; ūšib[sit]V +.+. . ; ana[for]PRP; u

17'.	[...] i-dul-ma ú-ṣa-la-ni 5 ME [...]
#lem: u; dâlu[move]V$idūlma; ṣullû[beseech]V$uṣallânni; n; mē[(one) hundred]NU; u

18'.	[...]-ma a-na URU-šú KU₄-ub 15 URU.[MEŠ-ni ...]
#lem: u; ana[into]PRP; ālišu[city]N; ērub[enter]V; n; ālāni[city]N; u

19'.	[... {m}i]-di-bi-ʾi-i-lu {KUR}a-ru-bu [...]
#lem: u; Idibiʾilu[Arab leader]RN; Arubu[Arabia]GN; u +.+. . 

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1.	[É.GAL {GIŠ}EREN ...] ana mu-šab [EN]-ti-ia [ù É ḫi-it-la-an-ni tam-šil É.GAL]
#lem: ēkal[palace]N; erēni[cedar]N; u; ana[for]PRP; mūšab[residence]N; bēlūtiya[lordship]N; u[and]CNJ; bīt[house]N; hilāni[portico(ed building)]N$hitlanni; tamšīl[replica]N; ēkal[palace]N

2.	[{KUR}ḫat-ti ana] mul-ta-ʾu-ti-ia [ina qé-reb {URU}kal-ḫi DÙ-uš x KÙŠ GAL-tú]
#lem: Hatti[Syria-Palestine]GN; ana[for]PRP; muštaʾʾûtu[leisure]N$multaʾʾûtiya; ina[in]PRP; qereb[interior]N; Kalhi[Calah]SN; ēpuš[build]V; u; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabītu[large]AJ

3.	šid-du 60 KÙŠ GAL-tú pu-ú-tu [mi-šiḫ-ti qaq-qa-ri-ša UGU]
#lem: šiddu[side]N$; n; ammati[a unit of length]N; rabītu[large]AJ; pūtu[forehead//side]N$; mišihtu[measurement//dimension]N$mišihti; qaqqaru[ground//(plot of) ground]N$qaqqariša; eli[over]PRP

4.	É.GAL.MEŠ AD.MEŠ-[ia] maḫ-ra-a-te ul-tu lìb-bi {ÍD}IDIGNA ú-<šá>-tir-ma aṣ-ṣa-ba-ta [...]
#lem: ēkallāti[palace]N; abbīya[ancestor]N; mahrû[first//former]AJ$mahrāte; ultu[from]PRP; libbi[interior]N; Diglat[Tigris]WN; watāru[be(come) outsize//make bigger]V$ušātirma; ṣabātu[seize//take]V$aṣṣabata; u +.+. . 

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@h1 Fragment 1

@(Frgm._1 1 - Frgm._1 2a) [... @i{I}] @i{bro}[@i{ught}] (those) people [@i{to Assyria}. ...].

@(Frgm._1 2b - Frgm._1 8a) [In] my [third @i{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{I fought}] with [@i{them} (and) @i{defeated them}. ...] I killed their [@i{warriors}] (and) I filled the mountain gorges with them (their corpses). I took without number [their] chariots, [...], (and) their [...].

@(Frgm._1 8b - Frgm._1 13a) 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 [@i{sun}]@i{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. 

@(Frgm._1 13b - Frgm._1 14a) My army took without number his horses, [his] ..., [...], (and) his ... [...].

@(Frgm._1 14b - Frgm._1 16) [I ...] (his) pavilion, [his royal] tent, [... (15) ...] I burned with fire his numerous [@i{implements of war}] (that were) inside his own camp. I [presented] ... [...] ..., (and)  his bed to the goddess @i{Iš}[@i{tar}], the queen of Nineveh. [...]

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@(Frgm._2 1 - Frgm._2 3) [I captured the cities ..., Alin]zirānu, [Tašliana, (and) Tirḫim, as far as Mount] Sinie (Sinia), (and) @i{I added} (them) [to the province of the chief] cupbearer.

@(Frgm._2 4 - Frgm._2 8) [(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 @i{bank} [of the Tigris River, the land Lusia — the land of (the metal) lead — the land Ama]dīnu, [..., the  cities Qilissa], Ezzēda,

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@(Frgm._2 1' - Frgm._2 10') [...] the land Bīt-[Agūsi ...] inside (it). [...] of Ma[tīʾ-il ...] I placed [...] there. From Raḫi[ā]nu (Rezin) @i{of the land Dam}[@i{ascus} ...] (5´) 3 talents of gold, 300 talents of silver, 200 talents of ... [...], 20 talents of @i{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.

@(Frgm._2 12' - Frgm._2 15'a) [Tutammû, king of the land Unqi], neglected [the loyalty oath (sworn by) the great gods] (and thereby) disregarded his life. @i{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. 

@(Frgm._2 15'b - Frgm._2 20'a) 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 @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, [...].

@(Frgm._2 20'b - Frgm._2 21') 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.

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@h1 Fragment 3

@(Frgm._3 1 - Frgm._3 3a) [...] ... [...] ... [...] ... [...] Azriyau (Azrī-Iāu) [... I] seized and [...] ... [...] ... [... I imposed upon them] payment like that of [the Assyrians]. 

@(Frgm._3 3b - Frgm._3 11a) [...] ... the city @i{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).

@(Frgm._3 11b - Frgm._3 12a) 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. 

@(Frgm._3 12b - Frgm._3 14a) [I ... my] @i{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. 

@(Frgm._3 14b - Frgm._3 16a) [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. 

@(Frgm._3 16b - Frgm._3 18a) 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] ... [...]. 

@(Frgm._3 18b - Frgm._3 20a) 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. 

@(Frgm._3 20b) [A] eunuch of mine, the provincial governor of the land Naʾiri, [captured] the cities Supurgi[llu, ...]

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@(Frgm._3 1' - Frgm._3 12') [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]. 

@(Frgm._3 13') [...] Raḫi[ānu (Rezin) ...].

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@(Frgm._4 1 - Frgm._4 8a) [of] Raḫiānu (Rezin) [of the land Damascus ... I carried off @i{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.

@(Frgm._4 8b - Frgm._4 12) 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). 

@(Frgm._4 13 - Frgm._4 14a) I surrounded (and) captured [the city ...]ḫādara, the ancestral home of Raḫiānu (Rezin) of the land Damascus, [the pl]ace where he was born. 

@(Frgm._4 14b - Frgm._4 17) 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 @i{tell}(s) after the Deluge, I destroyed 591 cities of 16 districts of the land Damascus.

@(Frgm._4 18) Samsi, queen of the Arabs, who had transgressed her oath (sworn by) the god Šamaš and

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@(Frgm._4 1' - Frgm._4 11') ... [...] @i{without} ... [... I @i{utterly demolished} ...] of sixteen dis[tricts of the land @i{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 ... @i{the cities Arumâ (and) Marum, (...) which are}] @i{sit}[@i{uated} in] rugged mountains.

@(Frgm._4 12' - Frgm._4 16') Mitinti of the land Ashkelon [neglected] the loyalty oat[h (sworn by) the great gods (... and)] rev[olted] against me. He (Mitinti) saw [@i{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, [...]

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@(Frgm._5 1 - Frgm._5 4) [I built in Kalḫu a cedar palace ...] for my [lord]ly residence [and a @i{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). [...]


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Copyright Hayim Tadmor, Shigeo Yamada, Jamie Novotny, and the Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period (RINAP) Project, 2016. Created by Jamie Novotny, 2015-16, for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation-funded OIMEA Project at the Historisches Seminar - Abteilung Alte Geschichte of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0.