CTN 5, ND 2665 (P224453)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2665 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224453 |
| Museum no. | IM 064103 |
| 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 kin[g, my lord]: your servant [NN]. The very best of health t[o the kin]g, my [lo]rd! |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55–o 1212 | A sealed tablet of the king, my lord, came to me with the following message: "Receive carts with beds ... ... (and) take it with you; do not take (plain) carriages." |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | I shall (now) do as the king, my lord, commanded. |
| Obverse [14:17] o 1515–o 1717 | I have thickened/strengthened the [...]s of Gilû, [so]n of Hala[...], and am c[om]ing. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818 | The men [...] |
| Obverse [18:23] o 1919– | before [.....] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [EN-ia₂] | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}x x x x] | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-u DI-mu a-⸢na LUGAL EN⸣-ia₂ | |
| 4 | dan-niš a—⸢dan⸣-niš | |
| 5 | ka-ni-ku ša LUGAL EN-⸢ia₂⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢ina UGU-ia ta⸣-tal-ka | |
| 7 | ma-a {giš}qir-si | |
| 8 | ša {giš}du-un ⸢ma⸣-hi-i-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢ir⸣-tu ⸢MU⸣-sa ṣa-bi-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢i⸣-se-e-ka mu-ut-⸢hu⸣ | |
| 11 | ma-a {giš}na-ši-⸢a⸣-[ni] | |
| 12 | ⸢la⸣ ta-ma-ta-⸢ah⸣ | |
| 13 | ki-i ša LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 14 | iq-bu-u₂-ni ⸢a⸣-ma-tah | |
| 15 | [x]-MEŠ {1}gi-lu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 16 | ⸢DUMU⸣ {1}ha-la-⸢x x⸣ | |
| 17 | uk-tab-bir a-⸢la-ka⸣ | |
| 18 | {lu₂v}ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x] | |
| 19 | ⸢pa⸣-an ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x]-ku-⸢ub⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x]-qu-⸢ni⸣ | |
Sources & licences
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