CTN 5, ND 2052 (P224382)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224382 |
| Museum no. | IM 063393 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | A tablet of Datâ to her brother Šumu-iddina. |
| Obverse [2:7] o 33–o 77 | May Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon decree the well-being of my brother's land. I pray daily to Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon for the good health of my brother. |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | Why have I not seen your messenger until this very day? Now, if you are alive, let me forgive the shortcomings of your character and dance. |
| Obverse [12:21] o 1313– | The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled. Come to see him! I have written to you out of desperation. Come quickly! |
| Reverse [2:9] r 33–r 99 | By Mulliltu and Ištar of Babylon, he is every day among my concerns. Do not [tr]ust [in the b]laze of your heart! Oh my god! |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | Šullumâ asks about the health of his [b]rother Šumu-idd[ina]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | IM {mi₂}da-ta-a | |
| 2 | a-na {1}MU—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | {d}{mi₂}NIN.LIL₂ u d.INNIN TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 4 | šu-lum KUR ša₂ ŠEŠ-ia | |
| 5 | ⸢liq-ba-aʾ⸣ UD-mu-us-su | |
| 6 | {⸢d}{mi₂}NIN.LIL₂⸣ u d.INNIN TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 7 | a-na TIN ZI-MEŠ ša₂ ŠEŠ-ia₂ | |
| 8 | u₂-ṣal-la am—mi₃-ni am—mi₃-ni ma-la | |
| 9 | a-ga-a UD-mu {lu₂v}A—šip-ri-ka {lu₂v}A—šip-ri-ka | |
| 10 | la a-mur en-na ki-i | |
| 11 | bal-ṭa-a-tum i-da-ti-ka | |
| 12 | mi-ṭe-e-ti ⸢lu⸣-ram-ma | |
| 13 | lu-ur-qud {mi₂}ga-ga-a | |
| 14 | mi-ta-at u ŠEŠ-ku | |
| 15 | da-li-ih | |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | al-kam₂-ma | |
| 17 | a-mur-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ki-i na-kut-ti | |
| 2 | al-tap-rak-ka ha-an-ṭiš | |
| 3 | kul-du {d}NIN.LIL₂ | |
| 4 | u d.INNIN TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 5 | ⸢lu i⸣-da-aʾ | |
| 6 | ki-i UD-mu-us-su | |
| 7 | it-ti du-lu-uh-ti-a | |
| 8 | [ina] ⸢ni⸣-pi-ih ŠA₃-bi-ka | |
| 9 | la ⸢tak⸣-la-ka DINGIR | |
| 10 | {1}šul-⸢lu⸣-ma-a šu-lum | |
| 11 | ša₂ {1}MU—⸢MU ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ | |
| 12 | i-ša₂-al | |
Sources & licences
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