CTN 5, ND 2695 (P224465)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2695 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224465 |
| Museum no. | IM 064122 |
| 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 | Your [ser]vant Dummuq[u]: I wo[uld gladly] die for the king, my lord! May Nergal and Laṣ bless the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord: |
| Obverse [4:7] o 55–o 77 | I am (hereby) sending my tablet to greet the king, my lord. The temples and the city of the king, my lord, are well. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | I b[le]ss the king, [my lor]d, eve[ry] day before Nergal and Laṣ. |
| Obverse [9:16] o 1010– | News of Bab[ylon]: Mukin-ze[ri] has entered Babylon from Bit-Amukani having 10 horses with him. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | He greeted the Babylonian[s], saying: "I have ...ed 600 horses insi[de] Assyria (and) ...ed (them) into m[y] country. Do[n]’t be afra[id]!" |
| Reverse [6:12] r 77–r 1212 | The Babyl[oni]ans did not want [...] but went up to [...]. When I found (this) out, I wro[te] to the king, my lord. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢ARAD-ka⸣ {1}du-um-mu-⸢qu⸣ | |
| 2 | a-na di-na-an LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ ⸢lul⸣-[lik] | |
| 3 | {d}U.GUR u {d}la-aṣ a-⸢na⸣ | |
| 4 | LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lik-ru-bu um-ma-⸢a⸣ | |
| 5 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂-a-ma ṭup-pi | |
| 6 | a-na šul-mu LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ al-tap-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 7 | šul-mu a-na E₂.KUR-⸢ra-ti⸣ | |
| 8 | u URU ⸢ša₂⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ UD-mu-⸢us⸣-[su] | |
| 9 | ina ⸢ma-har {d}U.GUR u {d}la-aṣ⸣ | |
| 10 | LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂] ⸢a-kar⸣-rab ⸢ṭe₃⸣-e-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 11 | ša₂ TIN.[TIR]{⸢ki⸣} {1}GIN—<<GIŠ>>—⸢NUMUN⸣ | |
| 12 | u₃ 10 {⸢anše⸣}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 13 | it-ti-šu₂ ul-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 14 | ⸢E₂⸣—a-⸢muk⸣-a-ni a-na | |
| 15 | TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢i⸣-te-ru-ub | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢šul⸣-mu a-na {lu₂}TIN.TIR{⸢ki⸣}[MEŠ] | |
| 2 | iq-⸢ṭi⸣-bi ⸢um⸣-ma 06 me | |
| 3 | {anše}KUR.⸢RA-MEŠ⸣ qe₂-⸢reb⸣ | |
| 4 | KUR—aš-šur{[ki]} ⸢x ta x⸣ | |
| 5 | a-na KUR-⸢ia₂ ah⸣-ta-sa-⸢x⸣ | |
| 6 | um-ma ⸢la⸣ ta-pal-⸢la⸣-[ha] | |
| 7 | {lu₂}TIN.⸢TIR{ki⸣}MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 8 | la ⸢ṣe-bu-u₂⸣ u₃ [o] | |
| 9 | a-na ⸢x x x⸣ [x] | |
| 10 | i-te-lu-⸢u₂ ki-i⸣ [o] | |
| 11 | u₂-⸢mas-su-u₂⸣ a-na | |
| 12 | LUGAL be-li₂-ia al-tap-[ra] | |
Sources & licences
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