CTN 5, ND 2667 (P224454)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2667 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224454 |
| Museum no. | IM 064104 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | Your serva[nt], the gov[ernor of Nippur]: I would gladly die for the ki[ng, my lord]! May [Enlil, Ninur]ta and [Nusku] bless the king, my lord! Say to the king, [my l]ord: |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | On account of the temple of Aššur, I have sent the leftovers of the land to invigorate the life of the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | Since the king is residing in the land, I have sen[t] an express messenger for a [re]p[ly] of the king, my lord, and he will bring it. I [have] wr[itten t]rut[hfully to] the king, my lord [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | my [servan]ts and [......] |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | [...] to be(come) strong(er) [......] |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1'1'–r 6'6' | "In the same way, [s]end [......]!" I said: "I am not going until the wood of the district is [brought] to me and the trees that are brought ... those in Chaldea." |
| Reverse [6:10] r 7'7'–r 10'10' | Now I treasure the king my lord's word and I am waiting for the king, my lord. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ARAD⸣-ka {lu₂}GU₂.[EN.NA] | |
| 2 | a-na di-na-an ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-ia] | |
| 3 | ⸢lul-lik d⸣.[EN.LIL₂ {d]}⸢MAŠ⸣ u {⸢d⸣}[PA.TUG₂] | |
| 4 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-⸢ia lik-ru⸣-bu | |
| 5 | um-ma-a a-na LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-[ia]-⸢a⸣-ma | |
| 6 | ša₂ E₂—aš-šur ⸢re⸣-he-et ⸢ša⸣ KUR | |
| 7 | a-na TIN ZI-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 8 | be-li₂-ia ul-te-bil ul-tu | |
| 9 | LUGAL ina KUR aš₂-bu a-⸢na gab⸣-[ri] | |
| 10 | ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ {lu₂}⸢kal-la⸣ | |
| 11 | u₂-še-bi-<la> u₂-bal ⸢kit⸣-[ti a-na] | |
| 12 | LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ al-⸢tap⸣-[ra x x] | |
| 13 | ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ-ia u a-[x x x] | |
| 14 | [x] ⸢a⸣-na da-na-an [x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x x x] ⸢na⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢ki⸣-i pi-⸢i an-nim⸣-[ma x x] | |
| 3' | ⸢še⸣-bi-⸢la um-ma ana-ku⸣ [x x] | |
| 4' | ⸢ul⸣ al-⸢lak⸣ a-di-⸢i⸣ | |
| 5' | ⸢GIŠ⸣ na-gu-u₂ ⸢a-di IGI⸣-ia ⸢i⸣-[x x] | |
| 6' | u ⸢GIŠ⸣-MEŠ ša₂ na-šu₂-u₂ ⸢x x⸣ bil | |
| 7' | ⸢ša₂ ina {kur}kal-du en⸣-na | |
| 8' | a-mat LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ a-na-⸢aṣ-ṣar⸣ | |
| 9' | u ⸢pa-an⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 10' | a-dag-gal | |
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