SAA 19, 004 (P224415)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19, 004 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224415 |
| Museum no. | IM 064040 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Say to Amurru-šumu-iškun: thus says the king: |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Let your guard be strong (over) Kihudaksi! |
| Obverse [4:10] o 55–o 1010 | You have feared Mišaru-naṣir for the sake of Assyria and he frightens (you). But fear not and don't be afraid of him. You will bear the responsibility for the land. |
| Obverse [10:18] o 1111– | Now, the troops of the chief cupbearer (and) Aššur-eṭir have sent 100 horses, two chariots, and 300 oxen and they [a]re at your disposal. |
| Reverse [1:4] r 22–r 44 | [...] is harvesting [...] and they have sent the crop to you. |
| Reverse [4:13] r 55–r 1313 | My messengers, who are coming up to you fr[o]m Dummal, are entrusted to you. Guard them, but they should not take the horses of the delegate! Put them on the secure road and send them peacefully to me! |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | You did not fear the cherub, but I am herewith sending to you 30 kor of sesame oil with Šamaš-ereš. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {1}{d}KUR.GAL—MU—GAR-un | |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma um-ma LUGAL-um-ma | |
| 3 | {uru}ki-hu-dak-si EN.NUN-ki | |
| 4 | lu-u₂ dan-na-at | |
| 5 | {1}{d}mi-šar-rum—ŠEŠ-ir | |
| 6 | a-na UGU KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 7 | ta-dur₂-ma u₂-pal-lah₃-ma | |
| 8 | la ta-pa-lah₃-ma ⸢na⸣-kut-ti | |
| 9 | la ta-raš-šu a-na UGU | |
| 10 | <$ina$> KUR-ma pu-tu₂-ma | |
| 11 | na-ša₂-at a-du-u₂ | |
| 12 | {lu₂}gu-du-da-nu | |
| 13 | ša₂ {lu₂}rab—KAŠ.⸢LUL⸣ {lu₂}rab—KAŠ.⸢LUL⸣ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—KAR-ir | |
| 14 | 01 me {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 15 | 02-ta {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ 03-me ⸢GUD-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 16 | il-tap-⸢ru x x⸣ ina pa-ni-ki | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [o u₂]-šu-uz-zu | |
| 2 | [x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ tu₂ iṣ-ṣi-di | |
| 3 | ⸢u₃ BURU₁₄⸣ a-na | |
| 4 | pa-ni-⸢ki⸣ il-tap-ru | |
| 5 | {lu₂}DUMU—KIN-MEŠ-u₂-a {lu₂}DUMU—KIN-MEŠ-u₂-a ša₂ ul-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 6 | {uru}du-⸢um⸣-ma-al{ki} | |
| 7 | a-na pa-ni-ki i-lu-ni | |
| 8 | paq-du-nik-ku u₂-ṣur-ma | |
| 9 | {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}qi₂-pu | |
| 10 | la i-ṣab-ba-tu-šu₂-nu-tu | |
| 11 | KASKAL ša₂-lim-di a-na GIR₃.2-šu₂-nu | |
| 12 | šu-kun-ma ina šu-lum-me-šu₂-nu | |
| 13 | a-na pa-ni-ia šup-raš-šu₂-nu-tu | |
| 14 | ku-ri-bu ul ta-dur₂ u₃ | |
| 15 | 30 GUR {še}GIŠ.I₃ ina ŠU.2 | |
| 16 | {1}{d}UTU—APIN-eš ul-te-bi-lak-ku | |
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