CTN 5, ND 2433 (P224413)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2433 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224413 |
| Museum no. | IM 064038 |
| 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 pa[la]ce herald, my lord: your servant Aššur-natkil. Good health to my lord! |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | A governor of the Urarṭian is going up to the city of Meṣi in order to capt[ure] the fort. |
| Obverse [6:10] o 77–o 1010 | The [c]ity has been shut off, at the command of the gove[rnor] of Meṣ[i ...] has been placed [in the] fo[rt], there is 1,000 (homers of) se[ed] corn in there. |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | The city lords around th[em] have convened, saying: "W[hy ...] to the ilku-duty in Urarṭu [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [x Itu']eans [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [... re]maining [...] |
| Reverse [5:11] r 6'6'–r 11'11' | I ha[d] an argument [with him] about the Ukkean and the ki[ng’s] border, saying: “Why do you conquer a city of [his ...]?” He said: “He is my adversary." |
| Reverse [11:23] r 12'12'– | I told him: "Bring m[e] the booty, [I will return it] to the Ukkean. W[h]y do y[ou] remain inacti[ve] (while) the Urarṭian is capturing a fort on the ki[ng]'s b[o]r[d]er? The city lords around you are with you exempt of state service. Fight with them!" |
| Edge [0:2] e. 1e. 1–e. 22 | [He said: "If the Urarṭ]ian either [sends] troops [or co]mes (himself), I shall go and fight against them." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {⸢lu₂}NIGIR—E₂.GAL⸣ {⸢lu₂}NIGIR—E₂.GAL⸣ EN-ia₂ | |
| 2 | ⸢ARAD⸣-ka {1}aš-šur—nat-kil | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-u DI-mu a-na EN-ia | |
| 4 | {lu₂v}EN.NAM ša {kur}URI-a.⸢a⸣ | |
| 5 | ina {uru}me-ṣi e-li-[a] | |
| 6 | {⸢uru⸣}bir-tu₂ ⸢i⸣-ṣa-⸢bat⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢URU⸣ e-dil ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 8 | ina pe-e ⸢ša⸣ {lu₂v}EN.[NAM] | |
| 9 | ša {uru}me-⸢ṣi⸣ [ina] {⸢uru⸣}HAL.[ṢU] | |
| 10 | ka-ra-⸢at⸣ 01 lim {⸢še}NUMUN⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 11 | ina ŠA₃-bi {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ | |
| 12 | ša ba-ta-ba-tu-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 13 | ⸢ip-tu⸣-hu-ur ma-a a-[ta-a] | |
| 14 | [x] a-na ⸢il-ki⸣ ina {kur}⸢URI ṣa⸣-[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-tar ma ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 3' | [x {lu₂}i-tu₂]-⸢ʾa⸣-a.⸢a⸣ [x x] | |
| 4' | [x x]+⸢x re-ha-te⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | ⸢URU⸣ [x] la ⸢ka x⸣ [x x] | |
| 6' | ina ⸢UGU⸣ {kur}⸢u₂⸣-ka-a.⸢a⸣ [o] | |
| 7' | ina UGU ⸢ta⸣-hu-me ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 8' | ṣa-a-su ag-di-[ri-šu₂] | |
| 9' | nu-uk a-ta-a URU-[šu₂] | |
| 10' | ta-ka-ša-da ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 11' | ma-a EN—ṣa-si-ia EN—ṣa-si-ia šu₂-⸢u⸣ | |
| 12' | aq-ṭi₂-ba-aš₂-šu₂ nu-⸢uk⸣ | |
| 13' | {lu₂v}šal-lu-tu₂ bi-la-⸢an⸣-[ni] | |
| 14' | a-na {kur}⸢u₂⸣-ka-a.a u₂⸣-[sa-har] | |
| 15' | nu-uk a-⸢ta⸣-a qa-la-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 16' | {kur}URI-a.a ina ⸢ta-hu⸣-me ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 17' | {uru}bir-tu₂ i-ṣa-bat | |
| r.e. | ||
| 18 | ⸢nu-uk⸣ {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ | |
| 19 | ša ba-te-ba-⸢tu-ka⸣ | |
| 20 | i-si-ka zak-⸢ku⸣ il-ki | |
| 21 | i-si-šu₂-nu na-hi-ṣi | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [ma-a šum₂-mu {kur]}⸢URI⸣-a.a šum₂-mu {lu₂v}e-mu-qi | |
| 2 | [i-sap-ra šum₂-mu it]-⸢tal⸣-ka ⸢ma⸣-a a-la-ka KI-šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | a-ma-ha-ṣa | |
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