CTN 5, ND 2624 (P224436)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2624 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224436 |
| Museum no. | IM 064080 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [A tablet of NN t]o the king, [his] lord: |
| Obverse [1:5] o 22–o 55 | [The king, my lord], detained [NN and ... Ever since] he was appointed [to] my service, he has been telling [me every]thing that he sees [and hears]. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | [Now NN] who lives in my neighbourhood, [has told him]: "Make a [re]bellion!" I am [now] telling [everything] to the king, as [do] the eyes [of the king], my [lord]. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | I kn[o]w on [th]is account that he hates me, (as) he says: "I have heard that you are my [...]." How could I let go of the f[eet of the king] ... which I have seized and seize [the feet of] my [...]? |
| Obverse [13:17] o 1414–o 1717 | Is it really possible that [a man] worth as much as a cook of the king, my lord, is conspiring against the Kingdom a[nd] making [the l]and of the king slip from the king's hands? [Or] is the man half-witted? |
| Obverse [17:21] o 1818–o 2121 | I have now written to the ki[ng], my [lor]d. May the king not [forsake m]e, but let the king command my life! The curse of [the king sa]ys: "He who [sins] against the king, his lord, is dead, [ev]en if he has been released." |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222–o 2323 | Wh[y] do I send [my messenger(s) t]o the king, my lord, but do [no]t see [the king my lord’s messenger]? |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [of the king], my lord [.......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | I sei[zed .......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | did not [.......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | I s[ent .......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | men t[o ......] |
| Reverse [5:8] r 6'6'–r 8'8' | And [after ...] went [..., from ... un]til now he has sen[t] (them) to rob the open country [in the environs of Di]lbat. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 9'9'–r 11'11' | And one [particular] rob[ber ..., a ...] of the king, [is] like an enemy who g[oes out] to the open country [and] come[s] out [......]. |
| Reverse [11:15] r 12'12'–r 15'15' | They [have broken] into the p[lough] store, and he has robbed 200 Dilbateans of my (barley) rations for a (whole) ye[ar, fro]m their harvest, plus one mina of [silver]. Right now I cann[ot continue] cultivation and go out to the open country. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 16'16'–r 18'18' | He has taken the bread [of] this [ye]ar and does not let me go to [...], so I [cannot] cultivate [the cornfields]. |
| Reverse [18:22] r 19'19'–r 22'22' | [How can (a man) who] has made [a revolt against the k]ing, my lord, (and) conspired [against the King]dom, [e]njoy [... brea]d (and) happiness? |
| Reverse [22:23] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | [I have now written to the kin]g, my lord; my [he]art is .... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [IM {1}x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 2 | [LUGAL be-li₂ {1}x x x] ⸢ik⸣-ta-li | |
| 3 | [x x x ul-tu ina] ⸢pa⸣-ni-ia₂ paq-du | |
| 4 | [x x x x x mim]-⸢ma⸣ ma-la i-mu-ru | |
| 5 | [iš-mu-u₂ a-na ia-a-ši] i-qab-bi | |
| 6 | [en-na {1}x x x x] ⸢ša₂⸣ a-na li-me-ti-ia₂ aš₂-bu | |
| 7 | [iq-ta-ba-aš₂-šu₂ um-ma] ⸢si⸣-hu e-pu-uš | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x] ⸢a⸣-ki-i ša₂ IGI.2 | |
| 9 | [LUGAL be-li₂]-⸢ia₂⸣ a-[x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na LUGAL a-qab-bi | |
| 10 | ⸢i-di⸣ a-na ⸢UGU⸣ [an]-ni-i ⸢ki-i⸣ i-zer-ra-an-ni-ma | |
| 11 | um-ma al-te-⸢mu⸣ [um-ma] ⸢x⸣-na-a at-ta | |
| 12 | ak-ka-ʾi-i ⸢še⸣-[pit LUGAL] ⸢x x-mah⸣ ša₂ aṣ-ba-tu | |
| 13 | lu-maš-šir₃-ma [še-pit] ⸢x x⸣-a lu-uṣ-bat | |
| 14 | kit-tu-u₂ [x] ⸢ṣi⸣ ša₂ ma-la {lu₂}MU | |
| 15 | ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ ⸢ma-ṣu⸣-u₂ a-na UGU LUGAL-u₂-tu | |
| 16 | i-dab-bu-ub-⸢ma KUR⸣ ša₂ LUGAL la—ŠU.2 ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 17 | u₂-šel-li u [lu-u] LU₂ sa-ki-⸢ki⸣ | |
| 18 | en-na a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be]-⸢li₂⸣-ia₂ al-tap-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 19 | LUGAL ⸢la u₂⸣-[maš-šar-an]-ni ZI-MEŠ-ia₂ LUGAL ⸢liq-bi-ma⸣ | |
| 20 | ar₂-rat [LUGAL iq-ta]-bi ⸢um-ma⸣ ša₂ a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 21 | be-li₂-šu₂ [ih-ṭu-u₂] ⸢ki⸣-i un-deš-ši-ru ⸢mi-i⸣-ti | |
| 22 | ⸢am—mi₃⸣-[ni ⸢am—mi₃⸣-[ni {lu₂}A—šip-ri-ia₂ {lu₂}A—šip-ri-ia₂ a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ a-šap-pa-⸢ram⸣-ma | |
| 23 | {[lu₂}A—šip-ri {[lu₂}A—šip-ri ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂] ⸢ul⸣ am-mar | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [be]-⸢li₂-ia₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | aṣ-⸢ba⸣-[tu x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ul [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | ⸢al⸣-[x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | ERIM-MEŠ ⸢a⸣-[na x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | ⸢u₃ x x⸣ [x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 7' | il-li-ku [ul-tu x x a]-⸢di⸣ UGU en-na | |
| 8' | ki-i iš-pu-[ra x x x] dil-bat{ki} ⸢EDIN ih⸣-ta-bat | |
| 9' | u₃ 01.en ha-⸢ab⸣-[ba-tu x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ša₂ LUGAL ⸢a-ki {lu₂⸣}KUR₂ | |
| 10' | ša₂ a-na EDIN ⸢u₂⸣-[x x x] ⸢x x⸣ šu₂ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 11' | u₂-ṣu-u₂-[nu x x x]+⸢x⸣ 01.en a ⸢ia⸣ [x] ⸢a⸣ | |
| 12' | a-na E₂ {giš}⸢APIN⸣ [ip-tal]-⸢šu⸣ 02 me {⸢lu₂⸣}dil-bat{⸢ki⸣}MEŠ | |
| 13' | PAD-HI.A-a ša₂ MU.[AN.NA ul]-⸢tu⸣ UGU ⸢BURU₁₄⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 14' | u₃ 01 MA.NA [KUG.UD] ⸢ih⸣-ta-bat a-du-u₂ | |
| 15' | e-re-šu₂ ⸢ul⸣ [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ga a-na EDIN ul uṣ-ṣi | |
| 16' | šu₂-u₂ NINDA-HI.A [ša₂ MU.AN].NA an-ni-tu it-ta-ši | |
| 17' | u₃ ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ ul u₂-maš-šar-an-ni-ma | |
| 18' | {[še}NUMUN-MEŠ ul] ⸢e⸣-ri-iš | |
| 19' | [ša₂ si-hu a-na UGU] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia₂ i-pu-šu₂ | |
| 20' | [a-na UGU LUGAL]-⸢u₂⸣-ti i-dab-bu-bu | |
| 21' | [x x x x NINDA]-HI.A DUG₃-ub ŠA₃-bi | |
| 22' | [ak-ka-ʾi-i] ⸢ik⸣-kal | |
| 23' | [en-na a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia | |
| 24' | [al-tap-ra x x] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi ma-⸢x⸣ | |
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