CTN 5, ND 2070 (P224383)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2070 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224383 |
| Museum no. | IM 063396 |
| 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 | To the king, [my] lord: your servant [DN-...]. Good health to the kin[g, my lord]! |
| Obverse [3:11] o 44–o 1111 | The village manager [of ...] with a couple of king's men helped [NN] and Hallusu, (two) servants of Nabû-kenu-[uṣu]r, [gove]rnor [o]f Tillê, to run away, and took them to Upumu. |
| Obverse [11:25] o 1212– | After I had asked around and investigated a bit, a tracker guided me (on their tracks). I arrested the person who had arranged his trip to Šubria and gave the tracker a messenger, saying: "Go and have a look, and I'll report to the king ac[cor]dingly; in negative case, I'll search for him here." |
| Reverse [2:11] r 33–r 1111 | The Šubrian (king) concealed him from the tracker, saying: "There is nobody in my presence. A servant of Nabû-kenu-uṣur passed by, and I am supporting the man’s work, (as) he said: 'You gave me a mule.'" |
| Reverse [11:16] r 1212–r 1616 | T[he Šu]b[r]ian [refuses] to give away the village manager and those whom he helped to run away. The Šubrian is a frien[d of theirs]. |
| Reverse [16:21] r 1717– | I am s[ending him] (= the tracker) to [the king], my lord. The king, [my] lord, [may ask him]. I se[nt him] as soon as [he had come back]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a⸣-na LUGAL EN-[ia] | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}{d}⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣ DI-mu a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [EN-ia] | |
| 4 | {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 5 | 02-šu₂ {lu₂v}ERIM—MAN {lu₂v}ERIM—MAN i-si-[šu₂ {1}x x] | |
| 6 | {1}ha-lu-⸢su⸣ [o] | |
| 7 | ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ {1}{⸢d}PA—GIN—PAB⸣ | |
| 8 | {[lu₂v}EN].NAM ⸢ša⸣ {uru}til-le-ia | |
| 9 | ⸢u₂⸣-sa-ha-li-qu-šu₂-nu | |
| 10 | a-na {uru}u₂-pu-me | |
| 11 | i-ta-ṣu-šu₂-nu | |
| 12 | a-di a-ša₂-lu-ni | |
| 13 | u₂-ṣi-ṣu-ni | |
| 14 | ra\tp-di-u₂ ir-ti-da-ni | |
| 15 | ša a-na {kur}šub-ri-<a> | |
| 16 | KASKAL.2-šu₂ ⸢GAR⸣-nu-ni a-ṣa-bat | |
| 17 | a-na {lu₂v}UŠ—kib-si {lu₂v}UŠ—kib-si {lu₂v}A—KIN {lu₂v}A—KIN | |
| 18 | a-ti-di-ni mu-ku | |
| 19 | a-lik a-mur ⸢pit-ti⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | šu-u₂ ina pa-⸢an⸣ | |
| 21 | LUGAL la-qa-bi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-la-a a-na-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 2 | lu-ba-ʾi-šu | |
| 3 | {kur}šub-ri-a.a | |
| 4 | TA@v IGI {lu₂v}UŠ—kib-si {lu₂v}UŠ—kib-si | |
| 5 | up-ta-zi-ri | |
| 6 | ma-a LU₂-ma la-a-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ina pa-ni-ia ARAD | |
| 8 | ša {1}{d}PA—GIN—PAB | |
| 9 | e-ta-at-qa ma-a dul-lu | |
| 10 | LU₂ na-ṣa-ka ma-a | |
| 11 | {⸢anše}ku⸣-du-nu ta-ta-⸢na⸣ | |
| 12 | {⸢kur}šub-ri⸣-a.a | |
| 13 | [la i-ma-gur₂] | |
| 14 | {lu₂v}GAL—⸢URU-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—⸢URU-MEŠ la i-da⸣-an | |
| 15 | ša u₂-ša₂-ha-li-qu-šu₂-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 16 | {kur}šub-ri-a.a EN—⸢MUN⸣-[šu₂-nu] EN—⸢MUN⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 17 | šu-u₂ ina ⸢UGU⸣ [LUGAL] | |
| 18 | EN-ia u₂-⸢se⸣-[bi-la-šu₂] | |
| 19 | LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣ [liš-al-šu₂] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | a-⸢du⸣ [il-lik-an-ni] | |
| 21 | u₂-se-⸢bi⸣-[la-šu₂] | |
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