CTN 5, ND 2663 (P224452)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2663 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224452 |
| Museum no. | IM 064101 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Šamaš-buna[ya]. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | [As to] the news of the troop[s about which the king], my [lo]rd, wrote to me: "[Why] did you not se[nd] them?" |
| Obverse [5:11] o 66–o 1111 | The troops, some 50 men of the Itu’eans s[e]t out from the course of the Tigris to the other side of the river by the road of S[ippa]r with their [...]s and went to the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [......] the R[u]'u(a) |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | [......] road of Kar-Šamaš |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [that] leads [to the king], my lord |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [... the men] of Amu[d]anu |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | [......] Amudanu |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | [......] the men of their land |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | [......] our [m]en |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...... Baby]lon |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [......] Babylon |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [......] and |
| Reverse [5:7] r 6'6'–r 7'7' | [...... P]reviously he did not go out, (but) no[w] he has gone [to Bab]ylon. |
| Reverse [7:15] r 8'8'–r 15'15' | She hit the door of [...]-naṣir with its crossbar [...]. Moreover, [...] the herald w[e]nt ...[...]. She we[nt] out and demolished the tower of the orchard, (while) he did very much .... The citizens of Babylon were [no]t present. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 16'16'– | They [cr]ossed over with 10 sh[eep; ......] |
| Right [0:5] r.e. 18r.e. 18–r.e. 2222 | [...] went [......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [......] will come, (and) [I shall come] to the ki[ng, 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—bu-na-[a.a] | |
| 3 | [ina UGU] ⸢ṭe₃⸣-me ša {lu₂v}ERIM-[MEŠ] | |
| 4 | [ša LUGAL] ⸢be⸣-li₂ iš-⸢pur-an⸣-ni [ma-a] | |
| 5 | [a-ta-a a-na] ⸢šu⸣-na-šu₂-nu la ⸢tu⸣-še-⸢bi⸣-[la] | |
| 6 | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ 50 ša {lu₂v}i-⸢tu-ʾe⸣ | |
| 7 | TA@v ⸢ši-di⸣ {id₂}MAŠ.GU₂.QAR ⸢a⸣-na | |
| 8 | bat-ti am-⸢mi⸣-ti ša ID₂ | |
| 9 | KASKAL ša {uru}UD.[KIB].⸢NUN{ki} x x-ka⸣-te-⸢šu₂⸣-nu | |
| 10 | i-si-šu₂-nu ⸢it-tu⸣-[ṣi]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 11 | ⸢a-na pa-an LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-[ia₂] ⸢it-tal-ku⸣ | |
| 12 | [x x x x x] {lu₂v}⸢ru-u₂⸣-ʾu | |
| 13 | [x x x x x]-ni KASKAL ša {uru}kar—{d}UTU | |
| 14 | [ša a-na LUGAL] be-li₂-ia₂ il-la-ku-u-ni | |
| 15 | [x x x {lu₂v}ERIM]-MEŠ ša {1}a-mu-⸢da-ni⸣ | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x] {1}a-mu-da-ni | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v}ERIM⸣-MEŠ KUR-šu₂-nu | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x {lu₂v]}⸢ERIM⸣-MEŠ-⸢e⸣-nu | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x] UD | |
| 3' | [x x x x x KA₂].⸢DINGIR⸣.RA{ki} | |
| 4' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x] ⸢ir u₃⸣ | |
| 6' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x ina] ⸢pa⸣-ni-⸢te⸣ | |
| 7' | la u₂-ṣi ⸢u₂-ma-a a-na⸣ [KA₂].DINGIR.RA{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 8' | it-ta-lak {giš}IG ⸢ša {1}[x]+⸢x⸣—PAB-ir | |
| 9' | ina ŠA₃-bi tal-li-ša ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 10' | ⸢ta⸣-ta-ha-aṣ u₃ ⸢x x {lu₂v⸣}NIGIR | |
| 11' | ⸢it-ta⸣-lak ⸢x⸣ ta ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 12' | ši-⸢i⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ qa-ni ta-at-⸢tu-ṣi⸣ | |
| 13' | i-⸢si-tu₂⸣ ša {giš}SAR tu-un-⸢ta⸣-gi-ir | |
| 14' | ⸢x⸣-gu-ul-tu ma-aʾ-da a—dan-niš | |
| 15' | e-ta-ba-aš₂ DUMU-MEŠ—KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{[ki]} DUMU-MEŠ—KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{[ki]} | |
| 16' | ⸢la i⸣-za-zu-⸢ni⸣ TA 10 ⸢UDU⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 17' | [e]-⸢ta⸣-ab-⸢ru x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 18 | [x x]+⸢x it-ta-lak⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x x] a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x] ki-i [x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] il-⸢la-ka a⸣-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-ia al-la-ka] | |
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