CTN 5, ND 2631 (P224439)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2631 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224439 |
| Museum no. | IM 064083 |
| 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/saa05 · 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 ki]ng, my lord: [your servant] Adad-issiya. [Good] health to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [3:5] o 44–o 55 | [As t]o the order that the king, my lord, gave me: "Review the troops of Mazamua and write me!" — (here are the facts): |
| Obverse [5:12] o 66–o 1212 | 10 wagons; 20 large-wheeled chariots, 10 (of them) horse-driven, 10 mule-driven; 30 teams; 97 riding horses; 11 chariot drivers; 12 'third men'; [3]0 chariot fighters; 53 grooms of the [t]eams, in all 106 men and [30] chariots. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | 161 cavalrymen, 130 grooms, 52 ...: in all 343 grooms. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515–o 1818 | [8] lackeys, 12 tailors, 20 cupbearers, 12 confectioners, 7 bakers, 10 cooks: in all 69 domestics. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020 | 8 scholars, 23 donkey drivers, 1 information officer, 80 dispatch-riders. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | In all 630 Assyrians. |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222– | 360 Gurreans, 440 Itu'eans. |
| Bottom [0:4] b.e. 23b.e. 23– | All together 1,430 king's men, including the previous ones which have been here, plus the ones whom the royal bodyguard brought. |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | [Perh]aps the [ki]ng, my lord, (now) says: "Where are the rest of the troops?" M[y] major-domo is delayed but will [la]ter bring the rest of the troops. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka] {1}{d}IM—KI-ia | |
| 3 | [lu] ⸢DI⸣-mu a-na LUGAL\d EN-ia | |
| 4 | ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL EN ṭe₃-e-mu iš-ku-na-ni-ni | |
| 5 | ma-a e-mu-qi\tm ša\dm KUR—za-mu-u-a | |
| 6 | a-šur ⸢šup⸣-ra 10 {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ\m | |
| 7 | 20 {giš}ut-⸢tar⸣-a-te 10 ša {anšed}KUR.RA-MEŠ\m | |
| 8 | 10 ša {anšed}ku-di-ni 30 {anšed}u₂-ra-te | |
| 9 | 97 {anšed}BAD-HAL-lu 11 {lu₂vy}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ\m {lu₂vy}mu-kil—{kuš}PA-MEŠ\m | |
| 10 | 12 {lu₂vy}03.U₅-MEŠ\m 30 {lu₂vy}A—SIG₅ {lu₂vy}A—SIG₅ | |
| 11 | 53 {lu₂vy}{giš}GIGIR-MEŠ\m {⸢anše⸣}u₂\d-ra-te | |
| 12 | PAB\d 01 me 06 ERIM-⸢MEŠ\m⸣ 30 {giš}GIGIR-MEŠ\m | |
| 13 | 01 me 61 {lu₂vy}ša₂—pet-hal-[a]-⸢te⸣ 01 me 30 {lu₂vy}{giš}GIGIR-MEŠ\m | |
| 14 | 52 {lu₂vy}zu-un-zu-ra-hi PAB\d 03 me 43 | |
| 15 | {lu₂vy}{giš}GIGIR-MEŠ\m 08 {lu₂vy}ša₂—E₂—02-e | |
| 16 | 12 {lu₂vy}KA.KEŠ₂ 20 {lu₂vy}KAŠ.LUL | |
| 17 | 12 {lu₂vy}kar-⸢ka⸣-di-ni 07 {lu₂vy}NINDA-MEŠ\m | |
| 18 | 10 {lu₂vy}MU PAB\d 69 UN-MEŠ\m E₂ | |
| 19 | 08 {lu₂vy}um-ma-ni 23 {lu₂vy}UŠ—ANŠE\d-MEŠ\m {lu₂vy}UŠ—ANŠE\d-MEŠ\m | |
| 20 | 01 {lu₂vy}mu-tir—ṭe₃-me {lu₂vy}mu-tir—ṭe₃-me 80 {lu₂vy}kal-ba\d-⸢te⸣ | |
| 21 | PAB 06 me 30 {kur}aš-šur-a.a | |
| 22 | 03 me 60 {lu₂vy}gur-⸢ru⸣ 04 me 40 {kur}i-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 23 | PAB-ma 01 lim 04 me 30 ERIM-MEŠ\m—MAN ERIM-MEŠ\m—MAN | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-di pa-ni-u₂-te ša a-na-ka-[ni] | |
| 2 | a-di ša\p {lu₂vy}qur-bu\t-te na-ṣa-ni\d | |
| 3 | [i]—⸢su⸣-ri ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN i-qa-bi | |
| 4 | [ma]-⸢a⸣ re-⸢eh-te⸣ e-mu-⸢qi⸣ a-⸢le⸣-e\d | |
| 5 | {lu₂vy}GAL—E₂-⸢ia {lu₂vy}GAL—E₂-⸢ia na-mar⸣-ku re-eh-te | |
| 6 | e\d-mu-qi\tm ⸢u₂-ba-la⸣ | |
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