CTN 5, ND 2468 (P224423)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2468 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224423 |
| Museum no. | IM 064054 |
| 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 [1:10] o 2'2'– | since the ord[er was given, saying]: “[... ...] the rest. [...] by the seah [of x ‘litres’]. They told [me]: "We shall feed 22 ho[rses] and we shall also fatten [sheep]. In the y[ear of] Tu...'s ilku-duty. |
| Bottom [0:4] b.e. 10'b.e. 10'– | If the king, my lord, so orders; I shall give (fodder) and they will feed (the horses). |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | There is no wine cellar in the fort. Right now I shall get [them] there, transport [the horses] and feed [them ...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢ki⸣ ṭe₂\p-⸢mu⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 3' | re\d-eh-⸢tu\t⸣ [x x x] | |
| 4' | ma-a ina {giš}BAN₂ [x x x] | |
| 5' | iq\d-ṭi₂\p-bu-⸢u⸣-[ni o] | |
| 6' | ma-a 22 {⸢anšey⸣}[KUR.RA-MEŠ] | |
| 7' | nu-ša\yd-kal ma-a [UDU-MEŠ] | |
| 8' | nu-ša₂-kal ma-a ina ⸢MU⸣.[AN.NA ša₂] | |
| 9' | ⸢il\m⸣-ku\p ša\yd {1}tu\t-⸢x x⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 10' | ⸢šum₂⸣-mu LUGAL\d be-li₂\d | |
| 11' | i-qab\p-bi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | la-di-in\p lu-ša\yd-ki-lu₄ | |
| 2 | {uru}bir-tu\t ina E₂—GEŠTIN-MEŠ\m E₂—GEŠTIN-MEŠ\m | |
| 3 | la-aš₂-šu₂ a-ka-an-ni-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃-bi lu-ša₂-⸢lik⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 5 | li\tp-iz-bi-⸢lu⸣ {[anšey}KUR.RA-MEŠ] | |
| 6 | lu\d-ša\yd-⸢ki-lu₄⸣ [x x] | |
Sources & licences
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