Tiglath-pileser III 37

(1) The god Aššur, great lord, the Enlil of the gods, the one who decrees fates; the god Marduk, the one who formulates the designs of all of the lands, [...] ... [...]; the god Nabû, holder of the stylus (and) bearer of the tablet of des[tinies of the gods], the one who reviews ...; the god Šamaš, king of heaven (and) netherworld, creator of the black-headed, [...] of humanity; (5) [the god Sîn], bright (celestial) light, the one who gives scepter (and) crow[n] (to the king), the one who establishes lordship; the god Adad, canal inspector of heaven (and) earth, the one who heaps [up abu]ndance (and) [pl]enty, the one who provides ple[nty; the god] Ea, [lord of] wisdom, the one who forms everything th[ere is] (and) who makes (its) creatu[re](s) beautiful; [the goddess Ištar], lady of battle (and) war, the lady who loves [the king, her] favor[ite], the one who subdues recalcitr[ant (adversaries); the Sebet]ti, very powerful lords who march ahead of my troops (and) strike down [my] en[emies; (10) the god] Amurru, who carries the curved staff (and) the bucket; the god Sumuqan, the one who sets straight [...]; (they are) the great god[s] who live in heaven (and) netherworld, es[tabli]sh my priestly office, guard [my kingship, ...]:

(12) Inscription of Tiglath-pileser (III), king of the four quarters (of the world), the one appointed by the god Enlil, the prince, the priest of (the god) Aššur, the one chosen by [..., ..., whose] deeds [the god]s love and whose priestly services they re[qu]ire, ... [...] ... [...] ..., who crushes mighty mountains like potsherds, ... [...] ... [...] (15) the inhabitants, (and) who [...] from the Upper Sea of the Setting Sun to the Lower Sea of the Rising Su[n].

(16) In my seventh palû, the people of the land Ulluba, who live opposite Assyria, pl[anned] sin[ful deeds] in their heart(s). (As for those people) who [did not pull] the yoke of the kings who came [before] (me), my [ancestors], (and) who had not regularly done obeisance to them — their cities [...]. (As for) the Aḫlamû (that is, the people of the land Ulluba), the ones who do not bring gifts (and) who do not recognize [authority, ... (20) ...] they were over-confident, roamed about like deer (and) ibexes in the mountains, (and) [to]ok [...] — they planned evil, spoke [bel]ligerently against Assyria, and [(continuously) commit]ted [...] ... [...] ... they brought [... to] their aid. [...].

(23) [I or]dered (my troops) to march (lit. “their march”) [to the land Ḫa]lzi-atbāri, a rebellious land, [...] ... [.... I took] the road to ... [... the land] Urarṭu, opposite [...]. (25) I ferociously (and) furiously entered the pass(es) of Mount Izza... [...]. Mount Ili[mmeru], [Mount] ...tadda, Mount Abia..., Mount Sirumi, Mount [...] ... [...] ...asi, ... [...]siza, the city Mama..., the city ..., [...] ..., the city [...] ... [...], the city [...] ... [...], the city [...], the city Qina..., the city Zaluaka, the city [...] ... of ... [... (30) ...], the city Sa...zabea, the city Ta...[..., ...] ..., the city ...ra, the city ... [...], the city Na..., the city Pa[...], the city Qurula, the city [..., the city ...]zālâ, the city Atuka, the city Siruka, the city Mini[...], the city [...], the city Gaurna, the village of ..., altogether twenty-nine cities of the [people of] the land Ullu[ba, ...] — I overwhe[lmed] (them), carried off their booty, ... [...].

(35) [The people] of those cities of the land Ul[lu]ba, who [had fled] before my weapons [...], they took (refuge) [in ..., which] is situated in the difficult terrain of Mount Ilimmeru. I sur[rounded ...] ... like a ring and streng[thened ...]. They saw [...] and the terrifying radiance of (the god) Ašš[ur, my lord], overwhelmed [th]em, and fe[ar] of [...] ... of their troops, together with their possessions, [which they took (with them) into] the difficult mountain terrain, [...] (40) which they took as their stro[ng]hold — they (the frightened people of the land Ulluba) saw their captives and [...; ...] took hold of them and they were frightened by my weapons. [...] I carried off [...] ... [...] ..., with their possessions. Inside [...] I counted [...].

(43b) I [re]organized those cities in their entirety (and) settled therein the people of (foreign) lands conquered by me. [I placed] a eunuch [of mine as provincial governor over them] (and thereby) I annexed those (areas) [to] Assyria.

(45b) I had a monument made on Mount I[limmeru (...)], had my royal image engraved on it, and made (it) [stand] (there) forever.

(46b) [(As for) the one who ...], obliterates its text or alters [its] in[scription, ...], destroys (it), er[as]es (it), or smashes (it) with stone, [...], or covers (it) with earth, may the great gods who live in heaven (and) nether[world, all of those] (50) whose names are invoked [in] this [inscription], remove [his] throne, [overthrow his dynasty], (and) turn his land into mounds of ruins (lit. “mounds [and] ruins”).

(51b) May [a future ruler read aloud] this inscription, [wash (it) with water], anoint (it) with oil, (and) [make an offering]. (Then) those gods [will hear] his prayers!