CTN 5, ND 2685 (P224462)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2685 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224462 |
| Museum no. | IM 064117 |
| 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 king, my lord: your servant NN. The b]e[st of health to the k]in[g, m]y lord! |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [...] are good. [PNf] go[es] to the interior. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | Th[i]s [...] until we [...] |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | men in great numbers - this [...] which we will pl[ace]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] ]men in great numbers [...]. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [M]oreover], they [ha]ve gone up a [...] terrain. |
| Obverse [11:14] o 1212– | ...[... ...] they destroy |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 14b.e. 14–b.e. 14b.e. 14 | [...] shall we place |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 1515– | [... ve]ry |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] his [...s] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] co[m]e down |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] our [...]s. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | The ki[ng], my [lord], knows [that ...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | in the forts [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | of the for[ts ...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | the men of [......] |
| Reverse [7:9] r 88–r 99 | the king, [my] lo[rd ......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [The king, my lord], knows that the[s]e matters [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}x x x x] | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-[u DI-mu a—dan-niš] | |
| 4 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL be-li₂-ia⸣ | |
| 5 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ da-i-qu {⸢mi₂⸣}[x x] | |
| 6 | ⸢a-na⸣ E₂-a-ni tal-⸢lak⸣ | |
| 7 | an-⸢ni⸣-u₂ a-di ni-ir-[x x x] | |
| 8 | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ ma-a-da [x x] | |
| 9 | an-⸢ni⸣-u₂ ša ni-kar-[ra-ru-ni] | |
| 10 | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ ma-a-da ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 11 | ⸢i⸣-se-niš ⸢kaq⸣-qu-ru ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 12 | [(x) e]-⸢tel⸣-lu-⸢u₂ ka⸣-ra-[x x] | |
| 13 | [x x] ⸢i⸣-sa-ru-hu | |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | [x x] ni-ik-ru-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 15 | [x x x a]—⸢dan⸣-niš | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [x x x] ⸢u₂-rad-du⸣-ni | |
| 3 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣-MEŠ-e-ni [o] | |
| 4 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be]-⸢li₂⸣ u₂-da [x x x] | |
| 5 | ina {⸢uru}bi-ra-te x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 6 | ša {uru}⸢bi-ra⸣-[te x x x] | |
| 7 | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 8 | LUGAL ⸢EN⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [LUGAL be-li₂] ⸢u₂⸣-da di-ib-bi an-nu-⸢te⸣ [x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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