CTN 5, ND 2369 (P224393)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2369 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224393 |
| Museum no. | IM 064014 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1'1'–o 7'7' | [Nabû-šarru-uṣur], the eunuch of the gov[ernor], the official in charge of the boats, will come with the boats where the king commands. |
| Obverse [7:14] o 8'8'– | (Concerning the) four boats about which the king said: "You will b[ring] them to [t]his sid[e] (of the river) after [they have arrived]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Nabû-šarru-[uṣur has (now) arrived saf]ely. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | (It was) Gurali, a [serva]nt of Adasi who told (this). |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] this news, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | he holds l[and] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [......] of its side |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | I have spoken to him in this side (of the river). |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | He said that the workers (lit. “any single arm”) are far [from] the river. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | The cornfield which is in [......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Should [the servants of the offic]ial (in charge of the boats) fetch [the boat]s [or] leave (them)? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {lu₂v}⸢SAG ša {lu₂v}EN⸣.[NAM] | |
| 3' | EN—pi-⸢qi⸣-te EN—pi-⸢qi⸣-te | |
| 4' | ša {giš}MA₂-MEŠ-te | |
| 5' | TA@v {giš}MA₂-MEŠ-te | |
| 6' | i-la-ka | |
| 7' | E₂ LUGAL ⸢i-qa-bu⸣-u-ni | |
| 8' | 04 {giš}⸢MA₂-MEŠ-te⸣ | |
| 9' | ša LUGAL iq-⸢bu⸣-[u]-ni | |
| 10' | ⸢ma⸣-a ⸢ki-ma⸣ [it-tal-ka-a-ni] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 11' | [ma]-⸢a⸣ ina bat-[te] | |
| 12' | [an]-ni-te ⸢tu-qar⸣-[rab] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ina ša₂]-⸢lim-ti {1}{d⸣}PA—MAN—[PAB iq-ṭar-ba] | |
| 2 | {1}gu-ra-⸢li⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢ARAD⸣ ša {1}{d}10-si | |
| 4 | ⸢ša iq⸣-bi-u-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5 | ⸢x x ṭe₃-mu šu⸣-u-tu₂ | |
| 6 | A.⸢ŠA₃ u₂-kal⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢x x ša₂⸣ bat-te-šu₂ | |
| 8 | ina ⸢ba-te⸣-šu₂ ⸢aq-ṭi-bi⸣-a-šu₂ | |
| 9 | me-me-⸢ni 01-u₂ A₂⸣.2 [TA@v] ⸢ID₂⸣ | |
| 10 | pa-ti ⸢ša iq-bu-ni⸣ | |
| 11 | [o] {⸢še}NUMUN-MEŠ ša₂⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [ARAD-MEŠ ša EN—pi]-⸢qi-te EN—pi]-⸢qi-te li-in-tu₂⸣-hu | |
| 2 | [x x x x]-⸢x x-te lu⸣-ra-⸢am⸣-mu-[u] | |
Sources & licences
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