CTN 5, ND 2708 (P224468)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2708 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224468 |
| Museum no. | IM 064126 |
| 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 [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...... fr]om |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [.....] their boats |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | As to what [the king, my lord], wrote to me: "Set out ...! |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | ... me ... |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | "whoever had set out |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | "...... |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] boats [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] my [wat]ch [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [......] outside the city |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... ...]s [...] house[s] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'–o 15'15' | [......] is/are lef[t] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [......] is not |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] all [...] |
| Reverse [5:11] r 6'6'–r 11'11' | [x] houses from Mazamua and three from Urzuhina have c[ome] to Sippar. They are picking up all of their barley [which] they left there. |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [As to what the kin]g wrote to [me]: "...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x] ⸢TA⸣ ŠA₃-bi | |
| 4' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {giš}MA₂-MEŠ-⸢šu₂-nu⸣ | |
| 5' | ⸢ša\d⸣ [LUGAL EN] iš-pur\pm-an-⸢ni ma-a⸣ | |
| 6' | ⸢x x x⸣ nam\pd-mi-⸢iš⸣ | |
| 7' | i-⸢x a⸣.a-ši ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 8' | ma-a am\d—mar\d ⸢u₂-nam-mi-šu₂-ni⸣ | |
| 9' | ⸢ma-a⸣ 02 lim na-⸢ki⸣-ra\y | |
| 10' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ {giš}MA₂-⸢MEŠ x⸣ | |
| 11' | [x x EN].⸢NUN⸣-ia ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 12' | [x x x x] ⸢qa⸣-a-ni ⸢URU⸣ | |
| 13' | [x x x] ⸢MEŠ⸣ [x] E₂ [x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ re-ha-[x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x x] ⸢ki⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x]+⸢x x⸣ še | |
| 2' | [x x x] ⸢nu la⸣-aš₂-šu₂\d | |
| 3' | [x x x]-zu\d ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 4' | [x x x] ⸢iš x⸣+[x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x]+⸢x gab-bu x⸣+[x x] | |
| 6' | [x] ⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ E₂-⸢MEŠ ša⸣ {kur}⸢ma-za-mu-a-a⸣ | |
| 7' | 03 ša\tdm {kur}ur\t-zu\t-hi-⸢na⸣-[a-a] | |
| 8' | ⸢a-na⸣ sip-par{ki} it-⸢tal\d⸣-[ku-ni] | |
| 9' | ⸢si⸣-hi-ir-ti\t {še}BAR-MEŠ\m-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 10' | [ša] ⸢ina⸣ ŠA₃-bi\d u₂\m-ram-mu\p-⸢u₂⸣-[ni] | |
| 11' | [i]-⸢ma⸣-tah\p-u-ni\d [o] | |
| 12' | [x x] ⸢PAB ku⸣ ki ri\d ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 13' | [ša] ⸢LUGAL iš-pur\m-an⸣-[ni ma-a] | |
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