eCUT A 11-01 (CTU A 11-01)


Obverse
o 1o 1	^dḫal-[di-e e-ú-ri]-i-e	(o 1) For the god Ḫal[di], his (or, resp., the) [Lord, Argišti], son of R[usa, erec]ted this [stele] for his life.
o 22	i-ni [pu-lu-si ^mar-giš-ti]-še
o 33	^m⸢ru⸣-[sa-ḫi-ni-še ku-gu]-⸢ú⸣-ni
o 44	ul-⸢ú^?⸣-[gu-ši-ia-ni1 e-di]-ni
o 55	ma-⸢ni⸣-[ni ^dḫal-di-ni bi-di]-ni	(o 5) Ma[y it be on be]half [of the god Ḫaldi] for A[rgišti, son of Rusa], [aruše, ekuše, dom]inion(?), [life, joy, great]ness, [strength of a lion(?), favor(?), protec]tion.
o 66	^m⸢ar⸣-[giš-ti-e ^mru-sa-ḫi-ni]-e
o 77	[a-ru-ú-še e-ku-ú^?-še^? iš-pu-i]-še
o 88	[ul-gu-še pi-ṣu-ú-še al-su-i]-še
o 99	[e-ia-ar-di-še ar-a-ni uš-ma]-še2
o 1010	[^dḫal-di-ni-ni al-su-ši-ni EN-si-ni]-⸢ni⸣	(o 10) [Through the greatness of the god Ḫaldi, the (or, resp., his) Lord, Argišti, son of Rusa, servant of the god Ḫaldi, sa]ys: [Through the protection of the god Ḫaldi, (his) Lord, who bestows(?) me faithfully with all the place(s) and power(?)],
o 1111	[^mar-giš-ti-še ^mru-sa-a-ḫi-ni]-še
o 1212	[^dḫal-di-ni-še LÚ.ÌR-še a]-li
o 1313	[^dḫal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-ši-ni EN-si]-⸢ni⸣-ni
o 1414	[a-lu-uš-me šú-i-ni e-si-ni mu]-ṣi
o 1515	[ú-e-še-la-še ú-e-ši-i-gi a-lu]-⸢uš⸣-me	(o 15b) [w]ho [endowed] me with strength(?), who gave [me the mighty] king[ship],
o 1616	⸢ṭu-bar⸣-[du-ni ú-bar-a-du-ia]-⸢a⸣-li
o 1717	⸢a-lu-uš⸣-[me] MAN-[tú-ḫi tar-a-gi a]-ru-ni
o 1818	na-ḫa-di MAN-tú-[ḫi-ni-na-a] ⸢GIŠ⸣.GU.ZA-a	(o 18) I sat down [on the ro]yal throne, he placed in my hand the sceptre(?) of kingship, he granted me faithfully the [po]wer(?), he who rules the enemy lands, the god Ḫaldi, the (or, resp., his) Lord, granted me brave[ry(?)], pugnacity and leadership over all the highlands(?).
o 1919	te-ru-me GIŠ MAN-tú-[ḫi-ni]-i šú-gu-ki
o 2020	uš-ḫa-nu-me ú-[e-še]-la-še ⸢mu⸣-ṣi
o 2121	a-lu-ka ú-e-⸢ši⸣-[ia-ú]-li bur-ga-la-ni
o 2222	KUR.KUR.MEŠ uš-ḫa-[nu-me] ⸢^dḫal⸣-di-še
o 2323	EN-ú-še ḫu-ṭu-[tú-ḫi] ⸢gu-nu⸣-ú-še
o 2424	e-ʾa ⸢LÚ⸣.ÚTUL-⸢še⸣ šú-i-ni-i DU₆-i
o 2525	^mar-giš-ti-še a-li URU.NA₄.ANŠE-a	(o 25) Argišti says: near the city NA₄.ANŠE, in front of Mount Quria, the land was deserted, nothing was there, not even a field of grain, a vineyard (nor) a fruit orchard was there, no canal had (ever) been dug there.
o 2626	a-su-ni-e KUR.qu-ri-a-ka-a-⸢gi⸣
o 2727	KI.MEŠ qu-ul-di-ni ma-nu ú-i gi-i
o 2828	⸢ab⸣-si-i ⸢GÁN GIŠ⸣.Ú.ŠE ul-di za-⸢a-ri⸣
o 2929	iš-ti-ni ma-nu-ri ú-i PA₅ iš-[ti-ni]
o 3030	a-ga-ú-ri ⸢šú-ú-ki⸣ ^dḫal-di-i-še	(o 30b) Once the god Ḫaldi gave the command, the god Ḫaldi gave it to me. I made this lake asuaḫina, a lake towards the mountainous land Airi; towards the mountainous land whose mountains on the side of the lake are Mount Amuni, Mount Buduani, Mount Nagiliani, Mount Šalatarani, [Mount] Urae. (38b-42) Argišti says: aside from this one lake (there was) no place, not even an amudi was there, not (even) a canal had been dug, . . . (r 1) a fat sheep and two sheep for the god Teišeba,
o 3131	i-zi-du-ni a-ru-me ^dḫal-di-še
o 3232	za-du-bi i-ni ṣu-e a-su-a-ḫi-na
o 3333	KUR.ba-ba-na-di KUR.a-i-ri ṣu-e
o 3434	KUR.ba-ba-ni-e-di a-li-li
o 3535	KUR.ba-ba-ni-li ṣu-ni-a bi-di-i-e
o 3636	KUR.am-ú-ni-ni KUR.bu-du-ú-a-ni
o 3737	KUR.na-gi-li-a-ni KUR.šá-la-tar-a-ni
o 3838	[KUR].ú-ra-e ^mar-giš-ti-še a-li
o 3939	šú-si-ni ṣu-ni-ni e-si ú-i gi-i
o 4040	[ab]-si-i am-ú-di iš-ti-ni ma-nu-ri
o 4141	[ú-i] ⸢PA₅⸣ a-ga-ú-ri ú-⸢te-e^?⸣
o 4242	[x x x] ⸢i-ni⸣ [x x x]
Reverse
r 1r 1	UDU ŠE 2 UDU ^d⸢te-i-še⸣-ba-a
r 22	UDU ŠE 2 UDU ^d[ši-ú-i-ni]-⸢e⸣	(r 2) a fat sheep and two sheep for [the (Sun)-God Šiuini],
r 33	⸢UDU^? ŠE^?⸣ UDU ^d[ʾa-ru-ba-i-ni]-⸢e⸣	(r 3) a fat sheep(?) and a sheep for the goddess [’Arubaini],
r 44	UDU ^d⸢i-nu^?-a⸣-[ú-e]	(r 4) a sheep for the godess Inua,
r 55	UDU ^d⸢i-nu^?-a^?⸣-[na-ú-e]	(r 5) a sheep for the Inua goddesses(?),
r 66	GU₄^? ^mar-giš-ti-⸢ni-e DINGIR⸣	(r 6) an ox(?) for the (personal) god of Argišti,
r 77	GU₄^? ^mar-giš-ti-⸢ni-e NIN⸣	(r 7) an ox(?) for the (divine) Lady(?) of Argišti,
r 88	GU₄^? ^da-⸢ni^?-qu^?-ú^?⸣-[gi^?-e^?]	(r 8) an ox(?) for the goddess Aniqu(?),
r 99	4 UDU DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢šú-i-ni⸣-ni	(r 9) 4 sheep for the gods of the totality,
r 1010	4 UDU DINGIR.MEŠ x x x x	(r 10) 4 sheep for the gods . . .,
r 1111	UDU ^d[x-x-x]-i^? [x x x]	(r 11) a sheep for the god . . .,
r 1212	UDU ^dna-la-ni-[e]	(r 12) a sheep for the god Nalani,
r 1313	UDU ^dqu-ú-⸢e-ra⸣-[a]	(r 13) a sheep for the god Quera,
r 1414	GU₄ KUR.a-ia-ri^? x x x	(r 14) an ox for the mountain Aiari . . .,
r 1515	2 UDU KUR.ba-ba-na-[ú]-e	(r 15) two sheep for (all) the mountains,
r 1616	GU₄ ^{d^?}i-x-x-x-x	(r 16) x an ox(?) for the god(?) I-x,
r 1717	20 UDU i-nu-ka-x x-di-ni	(r 17) 20 sheep from here(?),
r 1818	1 GU₄ 7 UDU at-qa-na-na-ka-i	(r 18) 1 ox and 7 sheep in front of the sacrifices,
r 1919	a-la-gi KUR.qa-i-⸢na⸣-ru-ú	(r 19) ordered(?) for(?) the land Qainaru,
r 2020	ú-i-la-ni-ni a-la-a-gi	(r 20) uilanini ordered(?),
r 2121	^dIM-ni-ni GIŠ.⸢šú^?-ri⸣-i-ni	(r 21) from the weapon of the Weather-God,
r 2222	4 ka-a-pi^?-e ⸢ú^?-ri^?-ni^?-e⸣	(r 22) 4 kapi units for the wealth(?) (of the country),
r 2323	6 ṭí-ru-si GEŠTIN ⸢ar⸣-du-ú^?-⸢ni^?⸣	(r 23) 6 ṭirusi wine as an offering
r 2424	i-na-ni^? KUR.x-x-ši-i-li	(r 24) of this mountain [x-x-]šili
r 2525	( v a c a t )	(r 25) (vacat)
r 2626	a-še A.MEŠ e-ši-a-ṣi-ú-li	(r 26) When they let the water flow(?)
r 2727	UDU ŠE UDU ^dḫal-di-i-e ŠUM	(r 27) they shall sacrifice a fat sheep and a sheep for the god Ḫaldi,
r 2828	UDU ^dte-i-[še]-e-ba-a	(r 28) a sheep for (the Weather)-God Teišeba,
r 2929	UDU ^dši-ú-i-ni-⸢e⸣	(r 29) a sheep for (the Sun)-God Šiuini,
r 3030	UDU ^d⸢ʾa⸣-ru-ba-i-ni-e	(r 30) a sheep for the goddess ’Arubaini,
r 3131	UDU ^di-na^?-a-ú-e	(r 31) a sheep for the goddess Inua,
r 3232	UDU ^di-nu-a-na-ú-e	(r 32) a sheep for the Inua goddesses(?),
r 3333	UDU ^mar-giš-ti-ni-e DINGIR	(r 33) a sheep for the (personal) god of Argišti,
r 3434	UDU ^mar-giš-ti-ni-e ^dNIN	(r 34) a sheep for the divine Lady/(personal goddess) of Argišti,
r 3535	UDU ^da-la-i-ni-ni	(r 35) a sheep for the god Alainini,
r 3636	UDU ^da-ni-qu-ú-e	(r 36) a sheep for the god Aniqu,
r 3737	UDU ^dú-x-x	(r 37) a sheep for the god U-x-x,
r 3838	[x x x x]-ú-e x	(r 38) [a sheep] for the [ ],
r 3939	[UDU^? ^d]⸢na⸣-la-i-ni-⸢i^?-e^?⸣	(r 39) [a sheep(?)] for the [god Na]laini
r 4040	[x x x x] x e x [x x x x]	(r 40) [ . . .]
r 4141	[x x x x] x x [x x x x]

1If the reading of the second sign as Ú is correct, it would be an exceptional writing of the word "ulguše" which is usually written with GU as second sign. The restoration is, however, quite likely since a similar phrase is attested in the inscription 10-03 i 1-4 of Rusa, son of Sarduri.

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Based on Mirjo Salvini, Corpus dei Testi Urartei (CTU), Volume I–V, 2008–2018: Adapted, revised, lemmatized, and translated into English, by Birgit Christiansen (2016-) for the Munich Open-access Cuneiform Corpus Initiative (MOCCI), a corpus-building initiative funded by LMU Munich and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (through the establishment of the Alexander von Humboldt Chair for Ancient History of the Near and Middle East) and based 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. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/ecut/Q007092/.