Sargon II 074

(i 1) [Sargon (II), great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer] and [Akkad, ki]n[g of the four quarters (of the world)], favorite of the great gods [...].

(i 6) The gods Aššur, Nabû, (and) [Marduk granted me] a reign without equal [and] exalted my [good] reputation t[o the heights].

(i 10) [I continually acted] as provider for (the cities) Sippar, Ni[ppur, Babylon, and Borsippa, (and) I made restitution for the wrongful damage suffered] by [the people of privileged status, as many as there were (of them); (...)]

(i 14) Too poorly preserved to allow translation.

(i 23) I made splen[did ...] 177 tale[nts ...] 730 talents and 22[(+)] sh[ekels of pure zaḫalû-silver] for work on Eḫ[ursaggalkurkurra], the sanctuary of (the god) Aššur [... I made (it) shine l]ike daylight [(...)]. With 16 ta[lents (...)] shin[ing gold (...)] ... [...]

(ii 1) [...] ... [... Mitatti of the land Ziki]rtu [...] and [...] of [the land ...]namu, (ii 5) [... of the land Mann]ea [...] them [...] I settled them [... the l]and Missi, the land Andia, [...] of [the land ...] (ii 10) [... I deport]ed and [...] I made pass and [...] I imposed [(the payment of) su]bstantial [tribute ... Bag-dāti] of the land Uišdiš

(ii 1') [...] ... [... th]eir substantial [booty ...] I brought [to Ass]ryia. [...] I reorganized. (ii 5´) [...] I changed [its name] and [...] the city Kār-AN...RI [...] the city Kār-Šarrukīn [...] ... [...] my [...]s ... I settled. (ii 10´) [...] ... [...] ... [...] I considered them. [... I] caused to be made and [... (the god) A]ššur, my lord, (ii 15´) [... of] the land Mannea [...] ... [...] I erected. [...] cities [...] ... [...]

(iii 1) [...] the city Tarui, the city Tarmakisa [...] nine fortresses [... i]n their environs [...] of Ursâ (Rusâ)], (iii 5) the [Urarṭ]ian, I conquered and [...] I plundered. [...] their fortresses [...] I seized. [...] I stationed [the]re. (ii 10) [...] I led [...] ... [... the lan]d Zaranda [...]

(iii 36) [I took away] subst[antial] booty and I destroyed, [demolished, (and) bu]rned that city down [with fire]. I caused there to be lamentation throughout the land Urarṭu, t[o] its [fu]ll [extent]. His own fear(s) fell upon their ruler [Ursâ (Rusâ)], and he brought an end to [his] life with the iron dagger from his belt.

(iii 42) (As for) Daltâ of the land Ellipi, a submissive subject who pulled my [yo]ke, five of his districts revol[ted] against him and withheld (iii 45) their annual payment of tribute to (the god) Aššur, my lord. I overwhelmed those districts as with a bird trap. I conquered their fortified city Ḫubaḫna, together with 25 settlements and their countless [villages], (iii 50) and [I in]flicted a defe[at upon them. I brought] to the land of Assy[ria] 33,600 people, 11,600[(+) ...] mules (and) donkeys as substantial boo[ty from them].

(iii 54) In the course of [my] ca[mpaign ... I received] from 45 city rulers of the [powerful] Med[es] 8,609 horses [...]

(iv 1) I took to Assyria. [(...)] I restored and I re[organized (the administration of)] that land. I [settled] there people of the land Bīt-Yakīn that [I had] c[onquered. (iv 5) I set] a eunuch of mine ov[er them, named him] field marshal of the [left (wing of the army) (lit.: “field marshal of the house [of the left]”), and ...] I conscripted [...] chariot(s) [... 1],500 ca[valry, (iv 10) ...] bow[men], (and) 10,000 shie[ld (and spear)] bearers [(...)] from among them and added (them) [to] my royal [(military) contingent].

(iv 13) [Pis]īri(s) of the city Carchemish sinned [against] the treaty (sworn) by the great gods and (as a result) I brought him [to A]ssyria, together with his wife, his sons, his daughters, [(his) family], (and) the (other) offspring of his father’s house. I set [a eun]uch of mine as governor [over the people] who lived in the city Carchemish and (iv 20) considered them [a]s people of Assyria. I conscripted [from] among them [... chario]t(s), 500 cavalry [... (and) ...] foot soldiers, and I added (them) [to] my royal (military) contingent.

(iv 25) (As for) the people of [(the city) Sa]maria who had [altogeth]er come to an agreement with a king [hostile to] me not to do obeisance (to me) [or to br]ing tribute (to me) and (who) had offered battle — [with] the strength of the great gods, my l[ord]s, (iv 30) I foug[ht] them [and] counted [as] booty 47,280 people, together with [their] chariots and the gods who helped them. I conscripted two hundred chariots from among them into [my] royal (military) contingent and settled (iv 35) the remainder of them in Assyria. I restored the city Samaria and made (it) greater than before. I brought there people from the lands that I had conquered. I set a eunuch of mine as provincial governor over them and considered them as people of Assyria.

(iv 42) I had the awesome radiance of (the god) Ašš[ur], my lord, overwhelm the people of Egypt and the Arabs. At the mention of my name, their hearts (iv 45) pounded (and) their arms grew weak. I opened up a sealed-off [harbor] district of Egypt, mingled [to]gether [the people] of Assyria and Egypt, and [allowed (them) to eng]age in trade.

(iv 50) [Kiakk]i of the city Šinuḫtu, [who had put his trust in M]itâ, king of the land Musku, [stopped (his delivery of)] t[ribut]e (and) payment(s) and [with]held his audience gift. [I coun]ted him [as booty, together with the people of] his city, his chariots, [...], his [daughter]s, [...].

(v 13) [... he] seized [... I] gave him [and ...] to his aid. I seated him [on the throne of (Ḫullî)], his [father], and entrusted to him ..., (along) with the land Ḫilakku. I then brought order to his disturbed land. (v 20) However, that (man), a Hittite who did not protect justice, sent a messenger to Ursâ (Rusâ), the Urarṭian, and Mitâ, king of the land Musku, about taking away territory of mine. I took in bondage to Assyria (v 25) Amris (Ambaris), king of the land Bīt-Purutaš, together with the offspring of his father’s house (and) the nobles of his land, (along) with one hundred of his chariot(s). (v 30) I had the lands Bīt-Purutaš (and) Ḫilakku dwell (as safely) as in a meadow. I set a eun[uch of m]ine as provincial governor over them and considered them as people of A[ssyria].

(v 34) For a second time, I brought about [the defe]at of Mitâ, king of the land Musku, in his (own) wide district and [I (then) rest]ored to their former st[atu]s the cities Ḫarru[a] (and) Ušnanis, fortress[es of the ci]ty Que, which he had taken away [by] for[ce] in the past.

(v 41) [(As for) Tar]ḫun-azi of the city [Meli]d (and) [T]arḫu-lara of the city [Ma]rqasa, to whose disturbed kingdom(s) I had brought order and (v 45) the whole of whose extensive lands I had entrusted to them, those (men), evil Hittites, did not remember my good deeds but (rather) sent (messages) hostile to Assyria to Mitâ, king of the land Musku. They held (Assyria/me) in contempt.

(v 53) Angrily, I mustered the numerous troops of Assyria and, like a fog, overwhelmed extensive districts (v 55) within the lands Kammanu (and) Gurgum, together with settlements in their environs. I brought to Assyria Tarḫun-azi of the land Kammanu (and) (v 60) Tarḫu-lara of the land Gurgum, together with their wives, their sons, their daughters, gold, silver, property, (and) possessions, the treasure of their palaces, (v 65) (along) with substantial booty from their lands. I reorganized (the administration of) those lands. I settled there people who had lived in the eastern (part of) my land (v 70) [that] I [had con]quered, [S]utians, bowmen, (and) fighting [men]. I set [a eu]nuch of mine as provincial governor [over the]m [and] imposed [the yoke of m]y [lordship] upon t[hem ...] ... [...]

(vi 13) [...]

(vi 14) [Marduk-ap]la-iddina (II) (Merodach-Ba­la­dan), the k[in]g of Chaldea, [who ag]ainst the will of the gods had come down t[o] the territory of the land of Sumer and Akkad and had appropriated for himself the kingship of Babylon, turned to Ḫumbanigaš (Ḫumban-nikaš I), the Elamite, for aid. He put his trust in the sea (and its) surging waves and withheld his audience gift.