CTN 5, ND 2632 (P224440)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2632 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224440 |
| Museum no. | IM 064084 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | To the king, my lord: your servants [Šamaš]-bunaya (and) Nabû-nammir. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû (and) Marduk ble[ss] the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | We went to Babylon on the 28th. We stood in front of the Marduk gate and spoke with the Babylonian(s). |
| Obverse [7:17] o 88–o 1717 | Z[a]sinnu, a servant of Mukin-zeri and some Chaldeans with him came out and stood with the Babylonians before the city-gate. We spoke to the Babylonians as follows: "The k[in]g has s[en]t us to you, saying: '[Let me speak] with the [Babylonians] th[rough] your mouths. I shall establish [the am]ne[sty o]f Babylon and your privileged status and shall come to Babylon.'" |
| Obverse [17:31] o 1818– | We spoke many words with them, but some 10 powerful men refuse to come out and speak with us; they keep sending (messages) to us. We told them: “Open the city-gate, so we can enter Babylon.” They refused, saying: "If we let you enter Babylon, what can I say to the [k]ing, when the king himself comes?" They will open the gate (only) when [the ki]ng comes, and they do not believe that the king will come. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | We spoke to them like this: "Let Ahu-[...] and the servants of Mukin-zeri be entrusted to you until the king comes, we shall [retu]rn to Kar-Nergal." |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | [In t]his manner we have been speaking with the Babylonians. We shall send any news of them and a white donkey to the king, our lord. |
| Reverse [8:13] r 99–r 1313 | The Litamaeans have written to us, saying: "We are the kin[g]'s servants. We shall come on the 30th to speak with you, and our leaders will go to the king." As soon as they come, we will bring them before the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | The report on Dilbat is st[ill the] sa[me. (Apropos) what the king], my lord, wrote, Mukin-z[eri ......] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | we [......] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | to [......] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | we [......] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | we shall [se]nd a detailed report to the k[ing, my lord]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}{⸢d⸣}[UTU]—DU₃-a.a {1}{d}PA—ZALAG₂-ir | |
| 3 | lu DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 4 | {d}PA {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lik-⸢ru⸣-[bu] | |
| 5 | UD 28-⸢KAM₂⸣ a-na TIN.TIR{ki} ni-it-ta-⸢lak⸣ | |
| 6 | pa-an ⸢KA₂⸣.GAL mar-duk ni-it-ti-ti-zi | |
| 7 | TA@v ⸢DUMU⸣—TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢DUMU⸣—TIN.TIR{ki} ni-id-du-bu-ub | |
| 8 | {1}⸢za⸣-si-nu {lu₂v}ARAD ša {1}GIN—NUMUN | |
| 9 | {lu₂v}⸢kal₃⸣-da-a.a i-ba-aš₂-ši i-⸢se-e⸣-šu | |
| 10 | ⸢it-tu⸣-ṣu-u-ni TA@v DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ | |
| 11 | pa-an KA₂.GAL i-za-zu a-ni-ni ⸢ki⸣ an-ni-i | |
| 12 | a-na DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ ni-iq-ṭi₂-bi | |
| 13 | ma-a ⸢LUGAL⸣ ina UGU-hi-⸢ku⸣-nu i-⸢sa⸣-[ap]-ra-na-ši | |
| 14 | ma-a ⸢ina KA⸣-ku-nu TA@v ⸢DUMU⸣—[TIN.TIR]{⸢ki⸣}[MEŠ] ⸢DUMU⸣—[TIN.TIR]{⸢ki⸣}[MEŠ] | |
| 15 | ⸢ki⸣ [an-ni-i la-ad-bu-ub] ⸢ma⸣-a | |
| 16 | [a]-na [du]-⸢ra⸣-[ri] ⸢ša TIN.TIR⸣{ki} ⸢u₃⸣ | |
| 17 | {lu₂v}ki-di-nu-ut-ku-nu ⸢la-aš₂-ku⸣-un | |
| 18 | a-na TIN.TIR{ki} al-la-ka ⸢dib⸣-bi ma-aʾ-du-ti | |
| 19 | i-si-šu₂-nu ni-id-du-bu-ub ERIM-⸢MEŠ KALAG⸣-MEŠ | |
| 20 | ERIM-MEŠ 10 i-ba-aš₂-ši la i-⸢ma-gu-ru⸣ | |
| 21 | la u₂-ṣu-u-ni i-si-ni la i-da-bu-bu | |
| 22 | i-sa-nap-pa-ru-na-ši a-ni-ni | |
| 23 | ni-iq-ṭi₂-ba-šu₂-nu ma-a KA₂.GAL pi-ti-ia | |
| 24 | a-na TIN.TIR{ki} ne₂-ru-ub la i-ma-gur₂ | |
| 25 | ma-a a-na ka-na-šu₂-nu a-na TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 26 | nu-se-ri-ib-ku-nu ma-a ki-ma | |
| 27 | LUGAL-ma ⸢it⸣-tal-ka mi-i-nu | |
| 28 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ a-⸢qab-bi⸣ ki-ma | |
| 29 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ it-tal-ka KA₂.GAL i-pat-ti-u₂ | |
| 30 | la i-qi-pu ša LUGAL ⸢il⸣-lak-u-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ki-i an-ni-i ni-iq-ṭi₂-ba-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢ma⸣-a {1}ŠEŠ—⸢x x x⸣ u₃ {⸢lu₂v⸣}ARAD-MEŠ | |
| 3 | ša {1}GIN—NUMUN lu ⸢paq⸣-du-ni-ku-nu | |
| 4 | a-di E₂ LUGAL il-⸢la-ka⸣-an-ni | |
| 5 | a-ni-ni ina {uru}kar—{d}U.GUR-ma ⸢ni⸣-[is]-⸢hur⸣ | |
| 6 | [ki-i] ⸢an⸣-ni-⸢ma TA@v⸣ DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki} DUMU—TIN.TIR{ki} ni-da-bu-ub | |
| 7 | mi-i-nu ša ṭe₃-⸢en⸣-ša-nu-nu ANŠE BABBAR-u₂ | |
| 8 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ni-⸢šap⸣-pa-ra | |
| 9 | {⸢lu₂v}li⸣-ta-ma-a-a i-sa-ap-ru-na-ši | |
| 10 | ma-a {lu₂v}ARAD-MEŠ ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ a-ni-ni ma-a UD 30-KAM₂ | |
| 11 | ni-il-la-ka ⸢i-si⸣-ku-nu ni-dab-bu-ub | |
| 12 | u₃ ⸢SAG⸣.KAL-MEŠ-⸢te⸣-ni ina UGU ⸢LUGAL⸣ il-lu-ku | |
| 13 | ki-ma it-tal-ku-u-⸢ni⸣ pa-an LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 14 | ⸢nu-ub⸣-ba-⸢la⸣-šu₂-nu ⸢ṭe₃⸣-e-⸢mu⸣ ša {uru}dil-bat{ki} | |
| 15 | šu-⸢tu-ma šu⸣-[u ša LUGAL] ⸢be-li₂ iš-pur-an⸣-[ni] | |
| 16 | {1}GIN—⸢NUMUN⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 17 | a-ni-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | a-na [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 19 | ni-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | ni-har-ra-ṣa a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-ia ni-šap]-⸢pa⸣-ra | |
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