CTN 5, ND 2673 (P224457)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2673 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224457 |
| Museum no. | IM 064109 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | To the king, my lord: your servant [Aššu]r-belu-[...]. The very best of health t[o the kin]g, [my lord]! |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | This month the ki[n]g, my lord, will go up to Urarṭu! Aššur (and) Šamaš have delivered Ṭurušpâ into the hands of the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | Let the king, my lord, launch his military campaign against Urarṭu, conquer Ṭurušpâ and let the king, my lord, estab[li]sh his name for[e]ver. |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | Perhaps the king, my lord, will retrieve and give back the ruins of [...]. |
| Obverse [11:17] o 1212–o 1717 | I have rece[iv]ed the sealed letter which the [k]ing, my lord, sen[t] to me, and I have g[one and] asked Par[n]i-aldê about the Assyrian messenger[s] who [we]nt [to Urarṭu], about whom the kin[g], my [lo]rd, [gave me] o[r]ders. |
| Obverse [17:20] o 1818– | [NN and NN: these are the p]revious [mes]seng[ers]. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | [Pa]rn[i]-aldê, (and) the messenger of Yada'-la-nibî (and) Ṣirâ: these are the later messengers. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | There were four messengers, [w]ho went up to Urarṭu. |
| Reverse [4:10] r 55–r 1010 | The messengers of Urarṭu came with them, brough[t] them into the house of Yata', his (= the Šubrian king's) village manager, and gave them bread and water in ... until they returned and went up to Urarṭu. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | Your servant Parni-aldê is plotting. |
| Reverse [11:17] r 1212–r 1717 | (But) perhaps I am not telling the truth in the king my lord's presence? Let the king, my lo[rd], write to the Šubrian (king) that he s[en]d Pa[r]naldê, his augur and let the king, my lord, ask him [wh]y he is making the bird (omen)s so favourable. |
| Reverse [17:22] r 1818– | [The gove]rnor with his magnates has made [a sw]orn deal with the servants of Aššur-belu-uṣur, and they are plotting to kill me. The king, my lord, should know this. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL EN-⸢ia₂ ARAD-ka⸣ | |
| 2 | {1}aš]-⸢šur—EN⸣—[x] lu DI-mu ⸢a⸣-[na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 3 | [EN-ia₂] ⸢a⸣—dan-niš a—dan-niš | |
| 4 | ⸢ur-hu⸣ a-ni-u₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN a-na {kur}URI | |
| 5 | ⸢e-li⸣ aš-šur {d}UTU {⸢uru⸣}ṭu-⸢ru⸣-uš-pa-a | |
| 6 | ina ŠU.2 LUGAL EN-ia₂ ⸢is⸣-sa-⸢ka⸣-nu-ma | |
| 7 | LUGAL EN KASKAL-šu₂ ⸢a-na⸣ {kur}URI liš-kun | |
| 8 | {uru}ṭu-ru-uš-⸢pa-a li⸣-ik-šu-du | |
| 9 | LUGAL EN šu-⸢un⸣-šu₂ a-⸢na da⸣-ra-a-ti | |
| 10 | liš-⸢kun⸣ i—su-ri ⸢LUGAL EN⸣ har-ba-na-te | |
| 11 | ⸢ša x x x u₂⸣-sa-⸢har⸣ i-da-na | |
| 12 | {⸢na₄⸣}un-⸢qi⸣ LUGAL ša ina UGU-hi-ia ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 13 | EN iš-⸢pur⸣-a-ni a-ta-⸢har at⸣-[ta-lak] | |
| 14 | a-na {1}pa-⸢ar-ni⸣—al-de-⸢e⸣ [o] | |
| 15 | a-sa-al ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL EN ⸢ṭe₃-mu⸣ [iš-kun-an-ni] | |
| 16 | ⸢šu-uh {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ ša⸣ KUR—aš-šur [o] | |
| 17 | ⸢ša⸣ [a-na {kur}URI il]-⸢li⸣-ku-[u-ni] | |
| 18 | {1}[x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x] ⸢bi x⸣ | |
| 19 | [a-nu-te {lu₂v}A]—⸢KIN⸣-[MEŠ] {lu₂v}A]—⸢KIN⸣-[MEŠ] ⸢pa⸣-ni-iu-u-te | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {1}pa]-⸢ar-ni⸣—al-de-e {lu₂v}A—⸢KIN-šu₂⸣ {lu₂v}A—⸢KIN-šu₂⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢ša⸣ {1}ia₂-da—⸢la—ni⸣-bi-⸢i⸣ {1}ṣi-ra-a | |
| 3 | a-nu-u₂-te {⸢lu₂v⸣}A—⸢KIN⸣-MEŠ {⸢lu₂v⸣}A—⸢KIN⸣-MEŠ ur-ki-u₂-te | |
| 4 | 04 ⸢šu₂⸣-nu {lu₂v}A—⸢KIN-MEŠ {lu₂v}A—⸢KIN-MEŠ ša⸣ a-na {kur}URI | |
| 5 | e-li-u₂-ni {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ ša {⸢kur⸣}URI | |
| 6 | i-si-šu₂-nu i-tal-ku-ni i-na E₂ | |
| 7 | {1}ia-⸢ta-a-ia⸣ {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂v}GAL—URU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 8 | i-se-ri-⸢bu-šu₂-nu⸣ ina u₂-qa-la-a-te | |
| 9 | NINDA-MEŠ A-⸢MEŠ i-ta⸣-nu-ni-šu₂-nu a-di E₂ ⸢x⸣ | |
| 10 | is-ha-ru-ni a-na {kur}URI e-lu-u-ni | |
| 11 | {1}pa-ar-ni—al-de-e {lu₂v}ARAD-ka | |
| 12 | i-⸢da⸣-bu-bu i—su-⸢ri⸣ a-na-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 13 | la ⸢ket⸣-tu₂ ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia₂ aq-ṭi₂-bi | |
| 14 | LUGAL ⸢EN⸣ a-na {kur}šub-ri-ia-a-e liš-pur | |
| 15 | {1}pa-[ar]-⸢na⸣-al-de-e {lu₂v}⸢da⸣-gil₂—MUŠEN-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂v}⸢da⸣-gil₂—MUŠEN-MEŠ-šu₂ [o] | |
| 16 | lu-[še-bi]-la LUGAL EN li-iš-al-šu₂ | |
| 17 | [ma-a a-na] ⸢mi₃⸣-i-ni MUŠEN-MEŠ u₂-ṭa-bu-ni | |
| 18 | {[lu₂v}EN].⸢NAM⸣ TA@v {lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 19 | [ta]-⸢mi₃-tu₂⸣ TA@v {lu₂v}ARAD-MEŠ-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 20 | ša {1}aš-šur—EN—PAB i-sa-kan | |
| r.e. | ||
| 21 | ina UGU du-a-ki-⸢ia i⸣-da-bu-bu | |
| 22 | LUGAL ⸢EN⸣ lu-u₂-da | |
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