CTN 5, ND 2388 (P224398)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2388 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224398 |
| Museum no. | IM 064022 |
| 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 | Yo[ur servant] Salamu: I would gladly die for the Palace of my lord. Say to the Palace and [...] of my lord: The order which the king gave was a signal. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | Now, the messengers of the sons of Mukin-zeri have proceeded to the land of the [P]uqudu [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [......] opened |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | And now [......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] of which the king said to [...]... |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | as [his] entire shadow [......] moves on into the marsh |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | anything [...] |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | above me ...... from [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}⸢sa⸣-la-⸢ma⸣ a-na di-na-na E₂.GAL | |
| 2 | ⸢EN-ia lul-lik um-ma⸣-a a-na ⸢E₂⸣.GAL u ⸢u₂⸣-[x] | |
| 3 | ⸢EN⸣-ia-a-ma a-mat ša₂ LUGAL iq-bu-u₂ it-ti | |
| 4 | ⸢a⸣-du-u₂ {lu₂}A—⸢KIN-MEŠ {lu₂}A—⸢KIN-MEŠ ša⸣ DUMU-MEŠ {1}GIN—NUMUN | |
| 5 | ⸢a-na UGU {kur}pu⸣-qu-⸢du⸣ i-te-et-qu ⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢x⸣ a [x x x]+⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x ip-tu-u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢u₃⸣ a-du-u₂ ša₂ ⸢x x x⸣ [x]-ma-ni ⸢x x x⸣-ti | |
| 8 | ⸢x x⸣ ša₂ LUGAL iq-bu-u₂ a-na ⸢x⸣-ha-al-x | |
| 9 | ⸢ina ŠA₃ ap⸣-pa-ru ki-⸢i i-na⸣ GIŠ.MI gab-bi [o] | |
| 10 | ⸢x x⸣ a ⸢x⸣ ha-⸢x⸣-u₂ it-ti-iq mim-ma [x] | |
| 11 | ⸢e-le⸣-nu-u₂-a ⸢x⸣ qu ⸢x⸣ na ul-tu ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 12 | ⸢x x x x x x x x-ia⸣ ša₂ ina ŠU ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 13 | [x] ⸢x x x x ra x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 14 | [x] ⸢x x x x x x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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