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~735 BCE·Neo-Assyrian

RINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 38

(1') [...] ... [... the land] Nam[ri ...] up to the land [... the city] Ṣibar, the city [... the city Niqqu] of the land Tupliy[aš ...]. (6') [...] ... of the city ... [...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 39

(1) Palace of Tiglath-pileser (III), great king, mighty king, king of the world, king of Assyria, king of Sumer <and> 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). (4) From the beginning of my reign <until my ...teenth palû>, I exercised…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 40

(1) 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. (3b) 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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 41

(1') [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. (2'b) [I entered Babylon (and) offered pure sacrifices before the god Marduk, my lord]. (3') [I exercised authority over] Karduniaš (Babylonia), [...], (and) firmly established [tribute (and) pay]ment [on the chieftains of Chaldea]. (4'b) 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)…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 42

(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. (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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 43

Continued from the previous slab (not preserved) (i 1) [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]. (i 11b) [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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 44

(1') [...] ... [... he sent ...] to Kalḫu, befo[re me, to do obeisance. ...]. (3') [As for Samsi, queen of] the Arabs, at Mount Sa[qurri, I ...] her [en]tire camp [...]. (5') [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]. (8'b) 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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 45

(1') [... (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. ...]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 47

(1) 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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 48

(1') [...] ... [...] 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]…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 49

(1') [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] <to> Mount Sizir, a [rugged] mountain, [and ascended] (it). (3') 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]. (5') [For a distance of seventy leagues], I proudly march[ed through the extensive land of Urarṭu, from] one end to…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 52

(1) [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…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 53

(1) Tiglath-[pilese]r (III), [great] king, [...], conqueror of [...], con[queror of the (tribes) It]uʾu, Rubuʾu, [...]. I defeated [...] (5) (No translation possible) (14) 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. (18b) At that time, [I ...] Ninurta-ilāya, the provincial governor of [...]. I built (and) completed…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 54

(1) [...] ... 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 [...] ... (8) [...] 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. [...] ... [...] ...

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 58

(1) 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 59

(1) 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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 60

(1) [(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.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 61

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 62

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 63

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III 64

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

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._A1 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 ... [...] ...…

Law·Religion & Myth

~735 BCE·Neo-AssyrianRINAP 1

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

Beginning of the Annals missing (Frgm._1 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…

Tiglath-pileser III 38

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Tiglath-pileser III 64

Tiglath-pileser III Series A Annals

Tiglath-pileser III Series B Annals

SAA 19 001. Soothing Babylon (CTN 5 p. 13)

SAA 19 002. “You Are my Deputy” (CTN 5 p. 240)

SAA 19 005. Madayu to Meet the King in Urzuhina with 30 Riding Horses (CTN 5 p. 252)

SAA 19 007. Equipment from the Palace (CTN 5 p. 321)

SAA 19 008. Emissaries from the West (CTN 5 p. 182)

SAA 19 010. Crown Prince Ululayu Sending Bales of Reed of the Magnates (CTN 5 p. 195)

SAA 19 016. Aššur-šimanni Reporting on People (CTN 5 p. 267)

SAA 19 019. Favourable Exchange Rate (CTN 5 p. 193)

SAA 19 021. Works in Turmuna (CTN 5 p. 257)

SAA 19 024. Matenni of Tyre Pays Tribute (CTN 5 p. 152)

SAA 19 025. Ionian Raids on Levant (CTN 5 p. 164)

SAA 19 026. Digging a Moat; Pursuit to the Mountain (CTN 5 p. 166)

SAA 19 027. Tabal, Que and Captives (CTN 5 p. 187)

SAA 19 032. (no title) (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 033. Horses, Oxen and Sheep from Tabal (CTN 5 p. 290)

SAA 19 036. Raising Barley (CTN 5 p. 273)

SAA 19 037. Guard of Riblah (CTN 5 p. 161)

SAA 19 038. Chief of Trade Falling Sick (CTN 5 p. 295)

SAA 19 039. Problems in Exacting Corn Taxes (CTN 5 p. 132 and p. 285)

SAA 19 040. Captives from Til-Barsip (CTN 5 p. 180)

SAA 19 042. Unclear Status of a Town Near Guzana (CTN 5 p. 179)

SAA 19 043. Archers, Şimirra, and Work to be Finished (CTN 5 p. 145)

SAA 19 045. Building Works in Damascus (CTN 5 p. 181)

SAA 19 046. Horses, Horse Trainers and Captives (CTN 5 p. 184)

SAA 19 049. Should They Cross the River or be Detained? (CTN 5 p. 245)

SAA 19 051. Unable to Take Care of Pack Animals (CTN 5 p. 312)

SAA 19 054. Emissaries from Que Coming to Calah (CTN 5 p. 186)