CTN 5, ND 2682 (P224461)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2682 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224461 |
| Museum no. | IM 064115 |
| 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 | [A tab]let of Aššur-nirka-da''in to [m]y brot[her] Nabû-nammir. The [b]est of heal[th] to my brother! |
| Obverse [3:9] o 44–o 99 | The thing is: Yo[u] know that my family is fr[om the king] (and) the commander-in-chief, whom he (the king) entrusted into the service of Dayan-Adad in the Fortress, saying: "If he proves loyal in your service, return him." He has been having me as his delegate in the town Sahiru. |
| Obverse [9:16] o 1010– | [H]e is now selling the household of Dayan-[A]dad at my di[sp]osal and all the cities of the king that are at [my] disposal, the horses that [... and] the flo[cks of sheep]. |
| Bottom [0:3] b.e. 16b.e. 16–b.e. 1818 | All the hors[es and ...] that [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | which [......] |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | whether [they are ......] or not, he does not (even) know them. |
| Reverse [4:9] r 55–r 99 | N[ow], if it is convenient to you, speak up in the king’s presence! I may come down either on the 25th of Tishri (VII) or on the 1st of Tebet (X). |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | See what is convenient for my brother, and write me! |
| Reverse [12:19] r 1313– | The thing is: my brother knows th[at the ...]s [...] this province, say: "Go [and speak] with Day[an-Adad]! The house of Bur-[...] belongs to Dayan-Adad." Let [my brother] act as he does. |
| Right [2:4] r.e. 1919– | [As for yo]u, send me a time according to which I (can) come down. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢IM⸣ {1}aš-šur—GIŠ-ka—KALAG-in | |
| 2 | a-na {1}{d}⸢PA⸣—na\t-mir ⸢ŠEŠ\p-ia⸣ | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-u DI-⸢mu a-na⸣ ŠEŠ\p-⸢ia⸣ [a]—⸢dan⸣-niš | |
| 4 | šu-tu₂ ⸢at-ta⸣ tu-u₂-da\d a-ki-i | |
| 5 | qin\m-ni\d ⸢ša\dm⸣ [LUGAL] ⸢ša\d {lu₂vy⸣}tar\t-ta-ni\d | |
| 6 | ša\d pa-⸢an {1}DI⸣.KUD\t—{d}IM ina {uru}bir-ti | |
| 7 | i-qi\m-⸢ba\t-šu₂⸣-ni\d ma-a ⸢šum⸣-ma | |
| 8 | ina pa-ni\d-ka ke-nu ⸢te⸣-ra-šu₂ | |
| 9 | ina {uru}sa-⸢hi-ru⸣ i-qi-ba\t-an-ni\d | |
| 10 | u₂\p-ma-a ⸢šu⸣-u₂\d E₂-su\t | |
| 11 | ša\dd {1}DI.KUD\t—{⸢d}IM⸣ ša\dd ina ⸢pa-ni\d⸣-ia\d | |
| 12 | URU-MEŠ-ni\d ša\dd LUGAL am—mar⸣ | |
| 13 | ša₂ ša₂-nu-u-ni\d ⸢ša ina pa-ni⸣-[ia] | |
| 14 | {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ\m ša\dd [x x x x] | |
| 15 | ṣe-e-[ni] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | i-šam {anše}⸢KUR⸣.[RA-MEŠ o] | |
| 17 | am—mar [x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢i⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ša\dd ⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | šum-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | šum-ma ⸢la x⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5 | la u₂-da\d-šu₂\d-nu ⸢u₂⸣-[ma-a] | |
| 6 | šum-ma i-ta-ar₂\d-ṣa-ka | |
| 7 | ina pa-an LUGAL\d qi-bi | |
| 8 | šum-ma ina UD-me UD 25 ša\dd {⸢itidm}DUL⸣ | |
| 9 | šum-ma ina UD-me UD 01-⸢KAM₂⸣ ša\dd {itim}AB | |
| 10 | ⸢lu⸣-u-ri\d-da\d a-ki-i | |
| 11 | ⸢ša\dd⸣ i-ta-⸢ra\t⸣-ṣu-u₂-ni\d | |
| 12 | ina ⸢pa⸣-an ⸢ŠEŠ\p-ia⸣ a-mur ⸢šup⸣-ra | |
| 13 | šu-tu₂ ŠEŠ\p-u-a-a ⸢u₂-da a⸣-[ki-i x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 14 | {lu₂vy}pa-hu\d-⸢tu⸣ an-⸢ni\d⸣-[tu₂ x x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢ma-a⸣ a-⸢lik⸣ TA@v\m {1}⸢DI.KUD⸣—10 du-ub-bu] | |
| 16 | ma-a\d E₂ {1}⸢bur⸣—[x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 17 | ⸢ša⸣ {1}DI.KUD\t—10 a-ki-i ⸢ša\dd⸣ [ŠEŠ-u-a] | |
| 18 | [o] e-pa-šu-u-ni le\d-pu-⸢uš\d⸣ | |
| 19 | [at]-⸢ta⸣ e-da\d-nu | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | šup-ra bi-⸢it⸣-ti\t ša\dd u₂-ra-da\d-a-ni\d | |
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