CTN 5, ND 2636 (P224442)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2636 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224442 |
| Museum no. | IM 064087 |
| 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 1'1'–o 1'1' | the king, my lord [......] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | my dead one ...[......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [concealed] my report from the ki[ng] |
| Obverse [3:7] o 4'4'–o 7'7' | and my ... does not come into [the king, my lo]rd's presence. From this the kin[g], my lord, should understand that I am sick and ...... |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | After Mukin-zeri set up camp against me in Bit-Am[u]kani, I did not die thanks to the protection of the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [9:14] o 10'10'–o 14'14' | Now why did I not have bread to eat for four days on the distant road? The king, my l[or]d, should not say: "What is it? Why didn't you w[ri]te to me?" |
| Obverse [14:21] o 15'15'– | I have sent all ...... [...] to the king (and) grasped his feet [...] (but) they have uttered no friendly report [on me], (because) they do not trust [me]. They have stunned the king, my lord, not [...]. |
| Reverse [5:7] r 66–r 77 | [A] bodyguard of the king is in my presence. Let him tell to the king all the sli[gh]ts from the country that I bring, and [...] what he confides to me. |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | He does not respect the country. Let him report to the king and [...] ...... |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [..... of] Larak, which is coming out |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [......]. What do I have? |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [The king], my [lord], knows that [...] |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | I am [......] and [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢LUGAL be-li₂⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | mi-ti-ia ⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ṭe₃-ma-a la—pa-an ⸢LUGAL⸣ [ip-te-es-nu] | |
| 4' | u₃ KUD a ⸢da⸣ ra ⸢a-na pa⸣-[an LUGAL be]-⸢li₂-ia₂⸣ | |
| 5' | la ⸢il⸣-la-⸢ka ul-tu₂⸣ UGU-hi | |
| 6' | a-⸢gan-nim⸣-ma ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ li-ih-su-us | |
| 7' | ki-i mar-ṣa-[ku] x a an ni | |
| 8' | ul-tu {1}GIN—NUMUN ma-⸢dak-tu⸣ | |
| 9' | a-na UGU-hi-ia ša₂-kan ina GIŠ.⸢MI LUGAL⸣ | |
| 10' | ⸢EN⸣-ia ul UŠ₂ en-na ⸢am⸣—mi₃-ni ⸢am⸣—mi₃-ni | |
| 11' | i-na hu-lu uk-ku-šu₂ UD 04-KAM⸣ | |
| 12' | NINDA-HI.A ul al-hi-im LUGAL ⸢be-li₂⸣-a | |
| 13' | la i-qab-bi um-ma ⸢mi-nu⸣-u₂ | |
| 14' | ⸢šu-u₂ mi⸣-nam-ma la ⸢taš-pu⸣-ra | |
| 15' | gab-bi ⸢x x⸣ mar ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL al-ta-par [x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢a-na⸣ GIR₃.2-šu₂ aṣ-ṣa-bat [x x x] | |
| 3 | ṭe₃-e-mu-ma ⸢bab⸣-ba-nu-u [ina UGU-ia₂] | |
| 4 | la iq-bu-u₂ ul i-qi₂-⸢pu⸣-[in-ni] | |
| 5 | LUGAL be-li₂-a ⸢uh-ta⸣-mu-u₂ ul ⸢i-x⸣-ma | |
| 6 | 01-en] {⸢lu₂}qur-ru-bu⸣-ti ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 7 | [i]-⸢na⸣ pa-ni-ia qu-⸢la-li⸣ | |
| 8 | ⸢la⸣—pa-⸢an⸣ KUR ⸢ma-la ub⸣-bal-u₂ a-na LUGAL | |
| 9 | ⸢liq⸣-bi-ma ⸢x⸣ ša₂ ⸢i-paq⸣-qi₂-dan-ni | |
| 10 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ UD.UD{ki} ša₂ ⸢u₂⸣-ṣa-aʾ | |
| 11 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ mi-nu-⸢u₂⸣ ina ⸢pa⸣-ni-ia | |
| 12 | [x x LUGAL be-li₂]-⸢a i⸣-di ki-i [x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ u₃ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] ⸢a⸣-na-ku | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
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