CTN 5, ND 2608 (P224433)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2608 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224433 |
| Museum no. | IM 064073 |
| 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/saa01 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant S[in-ahhe-riba. Good health to the king, m]y lord! Assyria [is well], the temples [are well], all the [forts o]f the king [are well; the king, my lord], can be glad indeed. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | [......] the Itu'ean [......] who [......] from the city of Ištahup has now been brought to me from [...]ratta. I inquired him [about the Urarṭi]ans and he told me: |
| Obverse [10:16] o 1111–o 1616 | "The Urarṭian [and his magnates were defeated] on their expedition [against] the Cimmerians, and they are very much afraid of the king, my lord. They tremble and keep silent like women, and nobody [...] the forts of the king, my lord. The situation is very good. |
| Obverse [16:23] o 1717–o 2323 | (As to) [the new]s of the Urarṭians, [...] the departure of [...... the emissa]ry of the Mannean (king) [......] oxen and sheep [......" |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [......] Judaean |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [......] of the Chief Cook |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [......] heavy logs |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [......] the governor of Raṣappa |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [......] the governor of Til-Barsip |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [......] deputies |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'– | [......] within the city of Adia [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}{d}30—PAB-MEŠ—SU] | |
| 2 | [lu šul-mu a-na LUGAL] be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 3 | [šul-mu a-na KUR]—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 4 | [šul-mu a-na] ⸢E₂⸣.KUR-MEŠ\p-te | |
| 5 | [šul-mu a-na {uru}bi-rat] ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL gab-bu | |
| 6 | [ŠA₃-bu ša LUGAL EN-ia a—dan]-niš lu-u DUG₃.GA | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {lu₂}i-tu₂-u-a.a | |
| 8 | [x x x x x] ⸢ša\m⸣ TA@v\m ŠA₃-bi {uru}iš-ta-hup | |
| 9 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-u₂-ni u₂-ma-a TA@v\m ŠA₃-bi | |
| 10 | {[uru}x x x x]+⸢x⸣-rat-ta ina UGU-hi-ia na-ṣu-niš-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [ina UGU {kur]}⸢URI⸣-a.a a-sa-al-šu₂ ma-a {kur}URI\m-a.a | |
| 12 | {[lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ a-na] {kur}PAB-ir be₂-et il-li-⸢ku⸣-ni | |
| 13 | [ma-a x x] ⸢TA@v\m⸣ pa-an LUGAL EN-ia pal-hu a—dan-niš | |
| 14 | [ma-a a]-⸢ki⸣ MI₂-MEŠ\p ⸢i⸣-ru\p-u₂-⸢bu⸣ i-qul₂-lu | |
| 15 | [ma-a ina] {uru}bi-rat ša LUGAL EN-ia me-me-e\d-ni | |
| 16 | [la x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-a šul-mu a—⸢da⸣-ni-iš | |
| 17 | [ṭe₃-e]-⸢mu⸣ ša\m {kur}URI\m-a.a | |
| 18 | [x x x] ⸢mar⸣-ṣe-e ša {lu₂}[x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x {lu₂v]}⸢MAH⸣ ša {kur}man-na-a.a ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x] ⸢GUD-HI⸣.A-MEŠ\p-ni UDU-HI.A-MEŠ\p [x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-an-ni {lu₂v}ar₂-ma-a-⸢a⸣ [x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-a ina ŠA₃-⸢bi x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 7' | [x x x x x] ⸢ma-a x⸣+[x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x]-⸢u₂\p⸣-te ⸢a⸣ [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 9' | [x x x x x x {kur]}⸢ia⸣-u₂\p-da-a.a | |
| 10' | [x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x] 04 ša\p {lu₂v}GAL—MU {lu₂v}GAL—MU | |
| 11' | [x x {giš]}⸢UR₃⸣-MEŠ\p dan-nu-te | |
| 12' | [x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}EN.NAM {kur}ra-ṣap-pa | |
| 13' | [x x x x {lu₂v]}⸢EN⸣.NAM {⸢uru}til⸣—bar-si-ba\y | |
| 14' | [x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ 02-u-te | |
| 15' | [x x x x x ina] ŠA₃-bi {uru}a-di-a | |
| r.e. | ||
| 16 | [x x x x x] | |
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