TIGLATH PILESER 1 INSCRIPTIONS

Grayson #1

34.... I marched against the ahlamu Arameans, enemies of the god Assur, my lord. I plundered from the edge of the land Suhu to the city Carchemish of the land Hatti in a single day. I massacred them and carried back their booty, possessions and goods without number. The rest of their troops, who were frightedned by the fierce weapons of the god Assur, crossed the Euphrates. I crossed the Euphrates after them in goatskin rafts. I conquered six of their cities at the foot of Mt Bešri, burnt, razed and destroyed them and brought their booty, possessios and goods to my city Assur ....

43-44. ...By the command of the god Ninurta, who loves me, I slew four extraordinarily strong wild virile bulls in the desert, in the land Mittani, and at the city Araziqu which is before the land Hatti - I slew them with my strong bow, iron arrow heads and sharp arrows. I brought their hides and horns to my city Assur. I killed 10 strong bull elephants in the land Harran and the region of the River Habur annnd four live elephants I captured. I brought the hides and tusks of the dead elphants with the live elephants to my city Assur.

Eponym Ina-iliya-allak, chief cupbearer. [Note: this is probably about year 6 TP1 - 1108.]

For an old-fashioned full text, go to Royal Inscription 1 (old-fashioned).

Grayson #2

72: [Altogether I conquered ... from the other side of] the Lower Zab to the other [side] of the Euphrates, [the Hittites and the Upper Sea in] the west in [my] 10 regnal years.

[Eponym ...., grand vizier, son of] Ninurta-nadin-apli, also grand vizier. . [Note: this is probably about year 10 TP1 - 1104.]

Grayson #3

81-2: I marched to Mt Lebanon. I cut down and carried off cedar beams for the temple of the gods An and Adad, the great gods my lords. I continued to the land Amurru and conquered the entire land Amurru. I received tribute from the lands Byblos, Sidon and Arvad. I rode in boats of the city Arvad, of the land Amurru and travelled successfully a distance of 3 double hours from the city Arvad, an island, to the city Samuru which is in the land Amurru. I killed at sea a nahiru, which is called a sea-horse. Finally, upon my return, I became [lord] of the entire land Hatti [...] and [imposed] upon Ini-teshub, king of the land Hatti, hostages, tax, tribute and cedar beams. I have crossed the Euphrates [...] times, twice in one year, in pursuit of the ahlamu Arameans, to the land Hatti. I brought about their defeat from the foot of Mt Lebanon, the city Tadmar of the land Amurru, Anat of the land Suhu, as far as Rapiqu of Karduniash...

Eponym Ninua'ju<Assur-apla-lesir, chief revenue officer. . [Note: this is probably about year 18 TP1 - 1096.]

Grayson #4

97. I have crossed the Euphrates 28 times, twice in one year,  in pursuit of the ahlamu Arameans. I brought about their defeat from the city Tadmar of the land Amurru, Anat of the land Suhu, as far as Rapiqu of Karduniash...

... By the command of the god Ninurta who loves me, I marched to Karduniash. I conquered the cities Dur-Kurigalzu, Sippar-of-Shamash, Sippar-of-Anunitu, Babylon, Opis which is on the far side of the Tigris, the great cult centres of Karduniash together with their fortresses. I brought about the defeat of their multitudes (and) took prisoners without number from them. I captured the palaces of Babylon which belonged to Marduk-nadin-ahhe, king of Karduniash, (and burnt them. In the

Eponym Takalak-ana-assur (referring to prior eponyms Assur-shumu-eres and Ninua'ju. . [Note: this is probably about year 20 TP1 - 1094.]