CTN 5, ND 2493 (P224430)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2493 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224430 |
| Museum no. | IM 064067 |
| 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 1'1'–o 3'3' | [x] soldiers have come o[ut from .... Right now I am sending them] to the king, [my lord]. |
| Obverse [3:9] o 4'4'–o 9'9' | News of the La[rakeans]: I stayed a full month in Bit-[...]. They gave me 200 [..., but] they did not give me their king’s men. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 10'10'–o 13'13' | News of the [Bab]ylonians: One of their king’s [m]en [whom they se]nt out [to ...] |
| Reverse [1:3] r 2'2'–r 3'3' | They are continually ignoring him and absolutely not giving up their king’s men. |
| Reverse [3:9] r 4'4'–r 9'9' | I am right now waiting for their rearguard. Whether or not they do give me king's men, I shall clarify whatever news they have, and when I come, I will tell it to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [9:14] r 10'10'–r 14'14' | News of Bab[ylon]: Ma[rduk] left (his temple) in procession on the 25th of Adar (XII). The son of Nabû-naṣi[r] has g[i]ven the [...], (but) has not [given the ...] for [...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | He will tell [... w]hatever news there is on the 5th [of Nisan (I)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | {lu₂vy}ERIM-MEŠ\dd [TA@v x x x] | |
| 2' | it-tu-⸢ṣu⸣-[u-ni x x] | |
| 3' | a-na\d pa-an LUGAL\d [be-li₂-ia a-sap-ra-šu₂-nu] | |
| 4' | ṭe₃\d-mu ša\tdm {lu₂vy}⸢UD⸣.[UD-ak{ki}a-a] | |
| 5' | ITI UD-MEŠ\dm ina E₂—{1}x x x] | |
| 6' | kam-mu-sa-ak\t 02 me ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 7' | it\d-ta-an-nu-u₂\m-ni [x x] | |
| 8' | la-aš₂-šu₂ {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu ⸢ina⸣ [IGI-ia₂] | |
| 9' | la id-di-nu-u₂-ni | |
| 10' | ṭe₃\d-mu ša\td {lu₂v}[KA₂].DINGIR-a-a | |
| 11' | 01.en ina ŠA₃-bi {⸢lu₂vy}ERIM⸣-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu {⸢lu₂vy}ERIM⸣-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu | |
| 12' | [ša] ⸢i⸣-[x x u₂]-⸢še-ṣu⸣-u-ni | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | u₂\m-sa-ne₂-te\p-qu-šu₂ la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 3' | {lu₂vy}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu {lu₂vy}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu la id-du-nu | |
| 4' | an-nu-rig a-na\d-ku pa-an ur-ki-ti-šu₂-nu | |
| 5' | a-da\d-gal šum₂-ma i-ba\t-aš₂-ši | |
| 6' | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN i-da\d-nu-u₂\m-ni ⸢šum₂-ma⸣ | |
| 7' | la i-da\d-nu-u₂-ni mi-nu ⸢ša\t⸣ | |
| 8' | ṭe₃-en-ša\td-nu-u₂\m-ni a-ki-[ma] a-ki-[ma] | |
| 9' | al\d-la-ka a-na LUGAL\d be-li₂-[ia] | |
| 10' | a-qab\p-bi\d ṭe₃-mu ša\tdm KA₂.[DINGIR.RA{ki]} | |
| 11' | UD 25-KAM₂\t ša\tdm {iti}ŠE {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU] | |
| 12' | it-⸢ti\t⸣-bi\d DUMU {1}{d}PA—PAB-[ir x x] | |
| 13' | ⸢i-tan⸣-na\d la-aš₂-šu₂ a-na [x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x] ⸢mi⸣-nu ṭe₃\d-mu-u-ni ša\tdm UD 05-⸢KAM₂\t⸣ [ša\tdm {iti}BARAG] | |
| 2 | [x x x] ⸢i⸣-qab-bi | |
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