CTN 5, ND 2389 (P224399)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2389 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224399 |
| Museum no. | IM 064023 |
| 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 | Your servant Merodach-baladan: [I would] gladly [die] for my lord! Say to the king, m[y] lord: |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | As to what the king [......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | who in [......] |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | righteous [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | saying: "t[o ......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | land, barley and [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | My barley which the king [......] |
| Reverse [4:8] r 5'5'–r 8'8' | If it is [agreeable] to the king, [my lord], please return (to me) al[l] the boats [...] and (their) crews, and I shall bring it (= the barley) to the king. And may I hear (his) well-being. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ARAD-ka {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—DUMU.⸢UŠ⸣—SUM | |
| 2 | a-na di-na-an be-li₂-ia [lul-lik] | |
| 3 | um-ma-a a-na LUGAL be-li₂-⸢ia⸣-[a-ma] | |
| 4 | ša₂ LUGAL ⸢x⸣ ši ⸢x x x⸣ [x] | |
| 5 | [x x] ⸢x x x x x x⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢ša₂ ina x x x x x⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 8 | ki-⸢i⸣-nu ⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 9 | ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x]+⸢x⸣ ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | um-ma a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 3' | KUR {še}BAR u ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 4' | {še}BAR-⸢ia⸣ ša₂ LUGAL [x x x x] | |
| 5' | ki-i pa-an ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-ia mah-ru] | |
| 6' | {giš}MA₂-MEŠ ma-⸢la⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 7' | ⸢u₃⸣ ERIM-MEŠ su-uh-hi-ram-ma | |
| 8' | a-na LUGAL ⸢lu⸣-bu-⸢uk⸣ | |
| 9' | u₃ šu-lum ⸢lu⸣-uš-mi | |
Sources & licences
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