CTN 5, ND 2430 (P224412)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2430 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224412 |
| Museum no. | BM — = IM 064037 |
| 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 [1:5] o 2'2'–o 5'5' | [On ...], Matenni [of Tyre had written] to the (ruler of) Danab[u, saying]: 'Let us r[aise] the king's money [and give it to him!]' |
| Obverse [5:14] o 6'6'–o 14'14' | When he had sent t[his] word to [NN], his brother, the royal [delegate NN], showed up, saying: "Give me [the tribute]." He (Matenni) [spoke] with the (ruler of) Danab[u] and told him to give the tribute. [Now then] let all the Sidonites who came w[ith him immediately] com[e] to me with the [delegate, and I shall as]sign [the tribute] and [send it] to the king. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 15'15'–o 17'17' | The delegate says: "When I heard [this matter I wrote] to the k[ing that ......] with the tribut[e ......] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | Per[haps the king] wi[ll say]: "Are their cornfields cultiva[ted?" Their cornfields and] their orchards [......] |
| Reverse [2:6] r 3'3'–r 6'6' | [Now] Giri-Ba'a[l, PN, and PN], three emissaries of [GN have entered with] the tribute. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x] ⸢ha⸣ e ⸢x⸣ x+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | {1}ma-te-en-ni {[uru}ṣur-a.a o] | |
| 4' | a-na {uru}da-na-⸢pa⸣-[a.a is-sap-ra ma-a] | |
| 5' | kas₂-pu ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL ni-⸢iš⸣-[ši ni-di-na-šu] | |
| 6' | ma-a ki-i a-bu-tu₂ ⸢an⸣-[ni-tu₂ a-na {1}x x x] | |
| 7' | ŠEŠ-šu₂ iš-pu-ra-⸢šu-ni⸣ [x x x {lu₂}qe-pu] | |
| 8' | ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL it-tal-ka ma-a [ma-da-at-tu] | |
| 9' | di-na šu-u₂ TA@v {uru}da-na-⸢pa⸣-[a.a id-du-bu-ub] | |
| 10' | [ma]-a ma-da-at-tu di-na ⸢u₂⸣-[ma-a an-nu-rig] | |
| 11' | {⸢lu₂⸣}ṣi-du-na-a.a am—mar ⸢i⸣-[si-šu₂ o] | |
| 12' | ⸢il⸣-li-ku-ni-ni TA@v {lu₂v}[qe-pi o] | |
| 13' | [ar₂-hiš] ina UGU-hi-ia lil-⸢li⸣-[ku-ni {lu₂}MAH-MEŠ] | |
| 14' | [lu]-⸢si⸣-ik a-na LUGAL la-[aš₂-pu-ra] | |
| 15' | {⸢lu₂⸣}qe-pu ma-a ki-i [a-bu-tu₂ an-ni-tu₂] | |
| 16' | ⸢aš₂⸣-mu-u-ni ma-a a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [as-sap-ra] | |
| 17' | ma-a TA@v ⸢ma⸣-da-at-⸢ti⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 18' | ⸢šam₂⸣-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | i—⸢su⸣-[ri] ⸢LUGAL⸣ i-[qa-bi] | |
| 2' | ma-a {še}⸢NUMUN⸣-šu₂-nu a-ri-[ši A.ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 3' | {giš}SAR-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 4' | {1}gi-ri—ba-ʾa-⸢al⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 5' | 03 {lu₂}⸢MAH⸣-MEŠ ša {⸢uru⸣}[x x x TA@v] | |
| 6' | ma-da-⸢at⸣-ti [e-tar-bu-u-ni] | |
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