CTN 5, ND 2700 (P224467)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2700 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224467 |
| Museum no. | IM 064124 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | w[e c]an[not ......] |
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | yo[u c]an[not ...... in] his [pre]sence. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | Now then [I am s]ending him to the king. Let the king, my [lo]rd, question him. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 5'5'–o 8'8' | [Concerni]ng the work of the town of D[u]r-Tinutâ [about which] I wrote [to] the king, [I am bri]nging the bricks [in] but I have not yet started to [...]. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 9'9'–o 12'12' | [The lady Barsip]itu has sent me (a letter) and [sealed document] through the royal delegate, saying: "Why did you kill your [...] but [you did not kill m]e? |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14' | I have written a copy [of the sealed docum]ent [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [... n]o[w] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [N]ow I have sent (word) that they should find out where it is pl[ac]ed. |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | I do not really know when I have finished my work until I have received her. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | I have now sealed the sealed document which she had sent me and am forwarding it to the king. |
| Reverse [6:12] r 7'7'–r 12'12' | Concerning the emissary of Mukin-zeri about whom I wrote to the king: "I have strengthened his watch. If he fa[l]ls in (their) hands, they will arrest him and I shall send him to the king." His name is Yadi'-il - he fled and went to Mukin-zeri. His house and his people are in Hindanu. |
| Reverse [12:15] r 13'13'–r 15'15' | I have now s[ent m]y [messenger] to Adad-aplu-iddina [that they would c]apture (the people of Yadi'-il) and [send them] to the king. |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'–r 17'17' | [The king shou]ld know that [NN] is with him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [la e]-⸢mu⸣-qa-a-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [la e]-⸢mu⸣-qa-a-⸢ka⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [ina] ⸢pa⸣-ni-šu₂ an-nu-rig ⸢i-na⸣ UGU ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 4' | [u₂]-⸢se⸣-bi-la-šu₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be]-li ⸢liš-ʾa⸣-al-šu₂ | |
| 5' | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ dul-li ša {uru}⸢BAD₃⸣—ti-nu-ta-a | |
| 6' | [ša a-na] LUGAL aš₂-pur-an-⸢ni⸣ SIG₄-MEŠ | |
| 7' | [u₂-še]-⸢rab⸣ u₂-di-na ⸢i-na⸣ UGU | |
| 8' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ la a-qa-ri-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 9' | {[mi₂}bar-si]-⸢bi⸣-tu i-na ŠU.2 {⸢lu₂⸣}qe-e-pi | |
| 10' | [ina UGU]-⸢hi⸣-ia ta-sa-pa-ra | |
| 11' | [ka-ni-ku] tu-se-bi-la ma a-ta-a | |
| 12' | [a-na x x]-ka ta-du-ku | |
| 13' | [x x x]-ni a-na-ku gab-ru-u₂ | |
| 14' | [ša ka-ni]-⸢ki⸣ a-sa-ṭar [x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x] ⸢an⸣-nu-[rig] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢u₂⸣-ma-a a-sa-par be₂-et ša-⸢ki⸣-[nu]-⸢u-ni⸣ | |
| 3' | e-mu-ru ki-ma dul-li ug-da-mir | |
| 4' | la u₂-⸢da-ma⸣ a-di E₂ a-na ša₂-a-ša₂ | |
| 5' | a-ma-ha-⸢ar⸣-ši-i-ni an-nu-rig ka-ni-ku | |
| 6' | ša tu-⸢še-bi⸣-la-an-ni ak-ta-nak ina UGU LUGAL | |
| 7' | u₂-se-⸢bi⸣-la TA@v UGU {lu₂}MAH ša {1}GIN—NUMUN | |
| 8' | ša a-na LUGAL aš₂-pur-an-ni nu-ku EN.NUN-šu₂ | |
| 9' | u₂-da-in nu-ku šum₂-mu i-na ŠU.2 i-⸢tu-qut⸣ | |
| 10' | i-ṣab-tu₂-ni-šu₂ ina UGU LUGAL u₂-še-⸢bi⸣-la-šu₂ | |
| 11' | {1}ia-di-⸢iʾ⸣—i-lu MU-šu₂ ih-ti-liq ⸢ina UGU⸣ | |
| 12' | {1}GIN—NUMUN i-ta-lak E₂-su UN-⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣ | |
| 13' | ⸢i⸣-na {uru}hi-in-da-na an-nu-rig | |
| 14' | {[lu₂}A—KIN]-⸢ia⸣ {[lu₂}A—KIN]-⸢ia⸣ ina UGU {1}{d}IM—A—AŠ a-⸢sap⸣-[ra] | |
| 15' | [u₂]-ṣa-bu-tu₂ ina UGU LUGAL ⸢u₂⸣-[še-ba-lu-ni] | |
| 16' | [LUGAL] ⸢lu⸣ u₂-da i-si-šu₂ {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
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