CTN 5, ND 2390 (P224378)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2390 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224378 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa19 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [Your servant NN]: I would [gladly] die [for the king, m]y [lord! Say to the king], my [lord]: |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | I am (hereby) writin[g to the king], my [l]ord: "What shall I do?" |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | [What I t]old [the king] (was): "Be[l has said]: 'Take over the [king]ship by m[y] command! [With]out me, [who] can ta[ke over] the kingship, [and who] has (ever) taken over the kingship?'" |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | E[arlier] the king’s [scho]lar had told him: "[Exer]cise [the kingship]!" The king sent h[im to me ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] the king sent to me [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...]... who from [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...]... Now [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] lap ...[...] |
| Reverse [5:12] r 7'7'– | [...] his [...] in the town of [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ARAD-ka {1}x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [a-na di-na-an LUGAL be-li₂]-⸢ia lul-lik⸣ | |
| 3 | [um-ma-a a-na LUGAL be-li₂]-ia-a-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 4 | [a-na LUGAL] ⸢be-li₂⸣-ia₂ al-tap-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 5 | [um]-⸢ma⸣ mi-nam-ma ep-pu-uš [o] | |
| 6 | [ša₂ a-na LUGAL] ⸢aq⸣-bu-u₂ um-ma d.[EN iq-ta-bi] | |
| 7 | [um-ma LUGAL]-u₂-tu i-ši a-na ⸢pi-ia⸣ | |
| 8 | [man-nu ša]-⸢la⸣-nu-u₂-a LUGAL-u₂-tu i-⸢na⸣-[aš₂-ši] | |
| 9 | [x x] LUGAL-u₂-ti iš-ši i-⸢na⸣ [mah-ri-i] | |
| 10 | {[lu₂}um]-⸢man⸣-ni LUGAL iq-ta-ba-⸢aš₂⸣-[šu₂ um-ma] | |
| 11 | [LUGAL-u₂-tu e]-⸢pu-uš⸣ LUGAL ⸢il⸣-tap-raš-[šu₂ x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 2' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ LUGAL iš-⸢pur-an⸣-[ni x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x]-⸢ma⸣-nu ša₂ ul-tu [x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-da-as-⸢su⸣-[x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti en-na ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x] UR₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 7' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂ ina ⸢URU⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 8' | [x x x] ⸢x x e ta x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ul ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 12 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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