CTN 5, ND 2436 (P224416)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2436 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224416 |
| Museum no. | IM 064041 |
| 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, [m]y lord: your [se]rv[a]nt Mahdê. [Good hea]lth to [the king], m[y] lo[rd]! |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | Concerning [......] |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | [Le]t them give me a t[eam of] she-camels |
| Obverse [14:23] o 1515– | [Let the Ukk]aeans pass (and) [giv]e me [what they have coll]ected, (and) let the [...] who is [with] them go [posth]aste to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | I will harness [a tea]m for his use [in .... The king], my [lo]rd, should know (this). |
| Reverse [5:10] r 66–r 1010 | Let the [k]ing, my lord, send word that they [shou]ld be punished |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | of the king, m[y] lo[rd ...] |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [......] he mai[ntai]ns te[ams ...] |
| Reverse [13:19] r 1414– | [N]o[w Il]a'i-Bel, [......], refu[ses to giv]e [them ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na LUGAL EN-ia⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢ARAD-ka⸣ {1}mah\m-⸢de-e⸣ | |
| 3 | [lu DI]-mu ⸢a-na⸣ [MAN] ⸢EN-ia⸣ | |
| 4 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 6 | ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 10 | 01 u₂⸣-[ru-u₂ ša] | |
| 11 | {⸢anše⸣}a-na\t-⸢qa-ti⸣ | |
| 12 | ⸢lid⸣-nu-ni | |
| 13 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x x⸣-at-⸢te⸣ | |
| 14 | [x x x x]+⸢x x⸣ be | |
| 15 | {[lu₂v}uk]-⸢ka⸣-a-a | |
| 16 | [le]-⸢e⸣-ti-qu | |
| 17 | [ša u₂-pah]-hi-ru-⸢ni⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | [lid-di]-nu-ni | |
| 19 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ ša\m | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [i-si]-šu₂-nu ina IGI LUGAL\d EN-ia₂ | |
| 2 | [a-na kal]-⸢li\d⸣-e DU-ka | |
| 3 | [u₂-ru]-u₂ ina šap-⸢lu⸣-šu | |
| 4 | [x x]+⸢x-nu la-ar₂-ku-us⸣ | |
| 5 | [LUGAL] ⸢be-li₂ lu⸣ u₂-da\m | |
| 6 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂\d liš\d-pur šip-ṭu | |
| 7 | ⸢liš⸣-kun-nu-ni-šu₂-nu | |
| 8 | [x x]+⸢x x x x⸣+[x x]+⸢x x x x⸣ | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10 | [x] ⸢i x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL\d ⸢be⸣-[li₂]-⸢ia⸣ [x x] | |
| 12 | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ŠE [x x]+⸢x u₂-rat⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 13 | ⸢u₂-ka-la x⸣ [x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂-ma⸣-[a] {1}[DINGIR]-⸢a⸣.a—EN [o] | |
| 15 | [x]+⸢x⸣ [x x]+⸢x x x la⸣ i-ma-⸢gur₂⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 16 | [la id-da]-⸢an⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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