CTN 5, ND 2384 (P224397)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2384 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224397 |
| Museum no. | IM 064020 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in]. The very be[st] of heal[th] to the king, [my lo]rd! |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | As to what the king, my lord, w[r]ot[e] to me: "Why did you lay your hands on Daltâ?" |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | How could I la[y my] han[ds] o[n] him without the [ki]ng's permission? |
| Obverse [12:15] o 1313– | Is it [cr]ime [to ......?] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 15b.e. 15–b.e. 15b.e. 15 | not to [...] |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 1616– | [the ki]ng, [my] lord [...] |
| Reverse [2:12] r 33–r 1212 | [I] went [t]o the land of Bit-[...] and after my departure h[e] m[a]de [him]se[lf] to take an oath by the (gods of) the king but burnt 5 towns. Moreover, he killed the guards of the towns and pl[unde]red 200 sheep [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{d}PA—EN—GIN] | |
| 3 | lu ⸢šul⸣-[mu o] | |
| 4 | a-na LUGAL ⸢EN⸣-[ia] | |
| 5 | a—dan-niš a—⸢dan⸣-[niš] | |
| 6 | ša\m LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢iš-pur⸣-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢ma-a⸣ a-na am—mi₃-⸢ni⸣ am—mi₃-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢A₂.2-ka ina ŠA₃ {1}dal-ta-a | |
| 9 | tu-bi-il | |
| 10 | ⸢a⸣-ke-e ša\m la KA | |
| 11 | ⸢ša LUGAL⸣ ana-ku ⸢A₂⸣.2-a-a] | |
| 12 | ⸢ina ŠA₃⸣-bi-šu₂ u₂\m-qa-[ra-ba] | |
| 13 | [hi]-⸢iṭ⸣-ṭu-u₂ [x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x] ⸢EN⸣ [x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | ⸢la⸣ a-na [x x] | |
| 16 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-⸢li₂⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x] ta ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x] li\t ⸢i⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3 | [a]-na {kur}E₂—⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 4 | [a]-ta-lak šu-⸢tu₂⸣ [o] | |
| 5 | ⸢i⸣—da-tu₂-u-⸢a⸣ ⸢i⸣—da-tu₂-u-⸢a⸣ ra-⸢ma⸣-[an-šu₂] | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃-⸢bi⸣ ša LUGAL | |
| 7 | ⸢u₂-ta⸣-am-me | |
| 8 | 05 URU-MEŠ⸣-ni i-sa-rap | |
| 9 | u {⸢lu₂vy⸣}ERIM-ME EN.⸢NUN⸣-ME | |
| 10 | ša\m URU-MEŠ\m-ni i-du-ak\t | |
| 11 | 02 me⸣ UDU-HI.A-ME ⸢ih⸣-[ta]-bat | |
| 12 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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