CTN 5, ND 2734 + (P224405)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2734 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P224405 |
| Museum no. | IM 064029 |
| 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 [serva]nt Nergal-uballiṭ. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [3:8] o 44–o 88 | [Concerning what the k]ing, my [lord], w[rote to m]e: "All the fields of the province of Urzuhina are abandoned. You are taking the fields of Bel-aplu-iddina away (from him)." |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | What is the field of Bel-aplu-iddina about which he has said to the king, my lord, that it has been taken? |
| Obverse [10:15] o 1111–o 1515 | For ten years the king, my lord, appointed the governorship of Urzuhina to me. (During this time) I have never seen Bel-aplu-iddina putting his feet in that field. |
| Obverse [15:20] o 1616–o 2020 | The king, my lord, knows that the lands of the vizier's and the chief judge's households do not cross the Radanu river. The royal road which goes to Azari is their border. |
| Obverse [20:26] o 2121–o 2626 | When the king transferred me to Que, they [r]emoved the loca[l] people (and) [th]e[ir] field[s were ab]andoned [...]. The servants of Bel-aplu-iddina, their guarantor, are not obliged to perform state or military service. |
| Obverse [26:31] o 2727– | They [disobeyed] our orders, crossed the border and seized a village there. |
| Reverse [0:8] r 1r 1–r 88 | Now when the king, my lord, sent me to (catch) the criminals; I went there, raised my eyes and saw the village. 2-3 elders of the country, local people, servants of the king, were present in my audience, so I asked them: "Where is the man [who] gave it (= the field) to Bel-aplu-iddina? |
| Reverse [8:12] r 99–r 1212 | Our servants, the elders of the country, said: "They removed our brothers (and) their field was abandoned. Down came the (men) of Bel-aplu-iddina and seized the village there by force." |
| Reverse [12:17] r 1313–r 1717 | Now [l]et 2-3 elders of the country, local people, come and settle (the issue) whose field it is with the servants of Bel-aplu-iddina in the presence of the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [17:21] r 1818–r 2121 | They are making unsubstantiated allegations in the king my lord’s presence. If a field in the province of Urzuhina is abandoned is it without an owner? Can anyone who desires a field parcel it out? |
| Reverse [21:24] r 2222–r 2424 | Tomorrow the king, my lord, will [again] he[ar] (many things), but my servants have [ve]rily not pa[rceled out] (anything). |
| Reverse [24:27] r 2525–r 2727 | [Perhaps Bel-aplu-iddina, w]ho [has ......] in it, [will answ]er to the [king], my [lo]rd, saying: "[Should I se]ll my fields for money? |
| Reverse [27:31] r 2828– | Isn't it so that – 19,000 (hectares of) arable land [in the provin]ce of Urzuhina - [abo]ut which the king, my lord, [sa]id: "It is a reserve. [K]eep it (as it is) until I take it into use." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 2 | ⸢ARAD⸣-ka {1}{d}U.GUR—u₂-bal-liṭ | |
| 3 | [lu] ⸢DI⸣-mu a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 4 | [ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be]-⸢li₂ iš⸣-[pur-an]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5 | ma-a A.ŠA₃.GA-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ NAM | |
| 6 | {uru}ur-zu-hi-na gab-bu u₂-šur-a | |
| 7 | ma-a at-tu₂-nu A.ŠA₃.GA-MEŠ | |
| 8 | ša {1}EN—A—AŠ ta-pu-ga | |
| 9 | a-iu-u₂ šu-u₂ A.ŠA₃-šu₂ ša {1}EN—A—AŠ | |
| 10 | ša ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 11 | ma-a A.ŠA₃.GA na-ši 10 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ | |
| 12 | {lu₂v}NAM-u-tu₂ ina {uru}ur-zu-hi-na | |
| 13 | LUGAL be-li₂ ip-ta-aq-da-an-ni | |
| 14 | ina ma-ti-me-ni la a-mur {1}EN—A—AŠ | |
| 15 | GIR₃.2-šu₂ ina ŠA₃-bi A.ŠA₃ am-mi₃-ie-e | |
| 16 | la um-mi₃-di LUGAL be-li₂ u₂-da | |
| 17 | A.ŠA₃ ša E₂ {lu₂v}SUKKAL A.ŠA₃.GA | |
| 18 | ša E₂ {lu₂v}sar-ti-ni {id₂}ra-da-nu | |
| 19 | la e-bir KASKAL—LUGAL KASKAL—LUGAL ša a-na | |
| 20 | {uru}a-za-ri i-la-ku-u-ni | |
| 21 | ta-hu-mu-šu₂-nu a-ki ia-a-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 22 | LUGAL a-na {kur}qu-u-e u₂-bi-la-ni-ni | |
| 23 | UN-MEŠ ⸢KUR ip⸣-ta-ṣu | |
| 24 | A.ŠA₃.⸢GA⸣-[MEŠ]-⸢šu₂-nu u₂⸣-šu-⸢ra x x⸣ | |
| 25 | ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ-ni ša {1}EN⸣—A—AŠ EN—ŠU.2-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ EN—ŠU.2-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 26 | la ⸢il-ku la⸣ hu-ra-du | |
| 27 | ⸢ina UGU⸣-šu₂ i-ba-ši pi-ni | |
| 28 | [x x] ta-hu-mu e-ta-ba-⸢ru⸣-ni | |
| b.e. | ||
| 29 | {uru}ŠE ina ŠA₃-bi i-ṣa-ab-tu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-ma-a a-ki LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 2 | ina UGU {lu₂v}LUL-MEŠ iš-pur-⸢an⸣-ni-ni | |
| 3 | ina ŠA₃-bi a-ta-lak a-ta-ta-ha | |
| 4 | IGI.2-MEŠ-ia {uru}ŠE a-ta-mar | |
| 5 | {lu₂v}AB.BA-MEŠ ša KUR DUMU—na-gi-ie-e DUMU—na-gi-ie-e | |
| 6 | ARAD-MEŠ-ni ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ 02 03 ina IGI-ia i-za-zu | |
| 7 | a-sa-al-šu₂-nu nu-uk a-⸢le⸣-e ⸢LU₂~v⸣ [ša] | |
| 8 | a-na {1}EN—A—AŠ i-din-⸢aš₂-šu-ni⸣ | |
| 9 | {lu₂v}ARAD-MEŠ-ni {lu₂v}AB.BA-MEŠ ša₂ KUR | |
| 10 | ma-a ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ni ip-ta-ṣu A.ŠA₃-šu₂-nu | |
| 11 | ra-mu ma-a i-tu-ru-du | |
| 12 | ša {1}EN—A—AŠ ša—da-a-ni {uru}ŠE ša | |
| 13 | ina ŠA₃-bi i-ṣa-ab-tu₂ u₂-ma-a | |
| 14 | {lu₂v}AB.BA-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ KUR DUMU—na-gi-ie-e DUMU—na-gi-ie-e | |
| 15 | 02 03 i-ba-ši ⸢li⸣-li-ku-u-ni | |
| 16 | TA@v ARAD-MEŠ-ni ša {1}EN—A—AŠ ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 17 | lu-u-ki-nu A.ŠA₃ ša man-ni šu-tu₂-u-ni <$x$> | |
| 18 | a-na di-ib-bi la šal-mu-ti ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 19 | i-da-bu-bu A.ŠA₃.GA ša NAM {uru}ur-zu-hi-na | |
| 20 | šum₂-ma ra-mu ša la EN-e šu-u₂ | |
| 21 | man-nu ša A.ŠA₃.⸢GA⸣ ṣa-hi-tu₂-u-ni i-bat-taq | |
| 22 | i-na ši-⸢ia-a⸣-ri LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 23 | i-ša₂-[am-me-e-ma] ⸢šum₂-ma⸣ ARAD-MEŠ-ni-ia | |
| 24 | ib-[ta-qu-u-ni x]-⸢li⸣-si | |
| 25 | [i—su-ri {1}EN—A—AŠ] ⸢ša⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| 26 | [x x]+⸢x ti x x-nu a-na⸣ [LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣-ia | |
| 27 | [e]-⸢pal⸣ ma-a A.ŠA₃-MEŠ-ia ina ⸢kas-pe-e⸣ | |
| 28 | [la]-⸢din⸣ la šu-tu₂ 19 lim A.ŠA₃ | |
| 29 | [ša] ⸢NAM⸣ {uru}ur-zu-hi-na ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 30 | [iq]-⸢bu⸣-u-ni ma-a na-kam-tu₂ šu-u | |
| 31 | [ša₂]-⸢zi⸣-zi a-di E₂ re-su a-na-šu₂-ni | |
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