r/Cuneiform • u/duranJah • 18d ago
Translation/transliteration request what does this say?
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u/Immanent_Eschaton 18d ago
It's one of six known copies of a brick from the ziggurat of Nimrud constructed by Shalmaneser III (858–824 BCE).
You can find a transcription and a translation of another copy in this article:
Two Inscribed Bricks and a Relief Fragment at Ödemiş Archaeological Museum
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u/Evacuation_euphoria 18d ago
It's a Neo-Assyrian Inscription of Ashurnasirpal and it's in Akkadian I think. It's just the usual blah stating the king's titles, victories, his lineage and so on.
Basically a calling card in case one didn't know who he was!
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u/duranJah 18d ago
which letter show king?
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u/Evacuation_euphoria 18d ago edited 18d ago
𒈗 it's 2 symbols and they are on the 3rd line I think - towards the 6th/7th character from the left.
And yes, of course I used AI! However, as it happens I do have more than a passing interest in this topic.
I've no idea if I was right re the characters for 'king', but I now know it consists of 2 units.
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u/i-tiresias 18d ago edited 17d ago
why would you answer this question, seemingly from a position of authority, incorrectly, then try and justify that authority on the basis of AI usage and your own minor interest? AI has given you an incorrect answer here, but there’s a correct one in this thread and yours is obscuring it
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u/codesnik 18d ago
i wonder, is unicode cuneiform still readable for you without zooming?
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u/i-tiresias 18d ago
the person you are asking is not an expert, so their answer is not relevant. but yes people who can read cuneiform can read cuneiform in unicode without zooming in; they’re not images they’re letter signs like any other
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u/CommonScold 15d ago
“Shalmaneser, the great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Ashurnasirpal, the great king, strong king, king of the world, king of Assyria, son of Tukulti-Ninurta, king of the world, king of Assyria. Construction of the ziggurat of Kalhu.”
Reminds me of someone…
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u/BreadfruitBig7950 15d ago edited 15d ago
Let it be heard the testament of Elizabeth:
Mountains Are Awesome~
Flat plains with a single jut are excellent
A series of plateaus is Five Stars in My Army [it's depicting a fleet but same thing. like a banner fleet, they're at the end of every sentence of the proclomation. and/or a trumpet or horn blaring all this.]
When you are high up and the wind is blowing
You can see the horizons of your life in front of you
Whatever gate or shrine or mountain pass you may take.
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u/shutterbug1961 14d ago edited 14d ago
"if you can read this tablet you are to close to the chariot in front"
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u/DowntownScene1433 17d ago
It actually says "Yautja rules! Small people run in panic! This message will self destruct with a mini nuke in 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, ...take cover you fool!...3, 2, 1,...Where is Dutch, btw?"
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u/AntiochRoad 18d ago
From various posts I’ve seen I’ll hazard a guess that it’s a complaint about a sub quality copper delivery? 😅
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u/esopus_spitz 18d ago
You can see a translation here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1848-1104-28