Tiglath-pileser I 02

(1) [The god Aššur, the great lord, the one who properly administers all of the gods, the grantor of the scepter] and crown, the sustainer of kingship; [the god Enlil, the lord] of the universe, [the king] of all of the A[nunnakū gods, the father of the gods], the lord of the lands; [the god Sîn, ...] who is entrusted with the Tablet of Destinies, [...], the lofty divine crescent; [the god Šamaš, the judge of heaven and netherworld, the one who espies] the enemy’s treachery, the who exposes the wicked; [the god Adad, the hero who storms over] hostile [regions], mountains, (and) seas; [the god Ninu]rta, the valiant one, the slayer of criminal(s) [and] foe(s), the fulfiller of the heart’s desires; [(and) the goddess Ištar], the foremost one among the gods, [the lady of] tumult who adorns battles;

(7) [the great gods], the managers of [heaven and netherworld], whose attack means conflict and strife, [who make great the kingship of Tiglath]-pileser (I), the beloved ruler, your select one, the attentive shepherd [whom] you chose [in the steadfastness of] your [hearts]; upon him you set the exalted crown, you grandly established him for kingship over the land of the god Enlil, to him you granted leadership (and) valor, [you] pronounced [forever his destiny of dominion as powerful] and (the destiny) of his priestly progeny for service in Eḫursagkurkurra.

(11) Tiglath-pile[ser (I), strong king, unrivalled king of the world], king of all four quarters (of the world), king of all of the rulers [...], the attentive purification priest [to whom, by command of the god Šamaš, the holy scepter] was given and who [had] complete [authority over] the people, subjects [of the god Enlil, the faithful] shepherd whose name was called [over the rulers], the exalted bishop [whose weapons the god Aššur has] sharpened and whose [name] he has pronounced eternally [for control of the four quarters (of the world)], capturer [of distant districts to] borders above and [below, the radiant day] whose brilliance overwhelms the regions, [that splendid flame that covers the hostile land] like a rain [storm and], by the command of the god Enlil, [(having no rival) defeats the enemy of the god Aššur];

(17) [Son of Aššur-rēša-iši (I), king of the world, king of Ass]yria, son of Mu[takkil-Nusku, (who was) also king of the world (and) king of Assyria].

(18) [...], my father, with the support of the god Aššur, my lord, [I defeated] 12,000 troops of the wide land Musku. I uprooted [the remaining] troops (and) brought (them) down into my land. I became lord of [the land Musku in its entirety] (and) I added (it) to the borders of my land.

(21) I made [the rebellious and] insubmissive [people of the land Subartu (Šubartu)] bow down. I took 4,000 people of the lands Urume (and) Abešlu, [insubmissive] troops of Ḫatti, (and) counted them as people of my [land].

(23) I conquered the land Lullumê in its entirety. I gave twenty-five of their gods [to the deities Mullissu, Anu, Adad, and the Assyrian Ištar], the gods of my city, Aššur, and the goddesses of my land. I gave [their] property to the god Adad, my lord.

(25) [With the support of the god Aššur], my lord, I conquered the wide Naʾiri lands from the land Tumme to the land Daiaeni and the Upper Sea [of the Setting Sun]. I made thirty of their kings bow down at [m]y fe[et]. Like oxen, I attached to their noses ropes (and) took them to my city, [Aššur]. I took [hostages from them]. I imposed upon them tribute and impost.

(28) I plundered in a single day [the Aḫlamû-Arameans] from the border [of the land Sūḫu] to the city Carchemish of the land Ḫatti. I crossed the Euphrates River after them in rafts (made of inflated) goatskins. I conquered six of [their] cities [at the foot of Mount] Bisuru (Bešri). I brought their booty, possessions, and goods to my city, Aššur.

(30) I conquered [... the land Quman]î, as far as the land Meḫri. I overwhelmed the city Ḫunusa, [their fortified city], turned (it) into a ruin hill, and strewed ṣīpu-stones over it. [I ...], their large royal [city], like a flood [passed through] (and) turned (it) into a ruin hill. When the goddess Ištar [...] to my city, [Aššur. (As for) ...] the Kirmau, who reli[ed] upon force and violence, [(...)] I conquered it [with ...] and siege engines. [I …] 2,000 of their captives [...] (from) them. [I uprooted] 20,000 troops of the [wide] land Qum[anî, whom I had defeated], (and) brought (them) down [into] my land, above and below.

(1') No translation warranted.

(5') [Altogether], in [my] (first) ten regnal year[s, I conquered ... from the other side of] the Lower Zab to the other [side] of the Euphrates River, [the land Hatti, and the Upper Sea of the] Setting Sun. [I made them bow down to one authority], took [hostages from] them, (and) imposed upon [them] tribute and impost. [I] added [land to Assyria (and) people to my people]. I provided [them] with a secure abode.

(9') [...] the temple of the goddess Ištar [...]

(1'') [... I deposited my clay] and monumental inscriptions [(therein)].

(5'') [In the future, in days to come, may a future ruler, when] that palace, the exalted house, its [...] becomes old and [dilapidated], restore [its dilapidated section(s)]. May he see my clay and monumental inscriptions, [read about the might] of my lordly majesty that the gods Aššur [and] Ninurta gave to me, [may he anoint them with oil], make offerings, (and) return (them) to their places. [His name let him write with mine. (Then) like me], may [the gods Aššur and Ninurta] properly guide him [in joy] (and) success.

(10'') [Month ..., ...th day, eponymy of ..., the grand vizier, the son of] Ninurta-nādin-apli, (who was) also grand vizier.