CTN 5, ND 2710 (P224469)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2710 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224469 |
| Museum no. | IM 064127 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Your [servant] Ahu-ila'i: I would gladly die for my lord! Say to the king, my lord: |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | The guard of Esaggil and Babylon is very strong. |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | (Z)ariqu and Mar-Biti set out (in procession) on the fourth day, saying: "Hail to the Ba[by]l[oni]ans and [Bo]rsippe[ans ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...]... wit[h ......] |
| Reverse [1:8] r 2'2'–r 8'8' | [x] Babylonians [..., say]ing: "Hamanu and [NN shou]ld go and (they should return) [what] they have t[a]ken booty. [But they] refu[sed] (to return the booty), saying: "If you plunder ...[...]. T[he Ba]bylonians plunder a man from me (like one), who plunders a shadow in the open country. Return (the man) to Iqišaya!" |
| Reverse [8:11] r 9'9'–r 11'11' | As to the news [o]f [U]lmunaši, [...] if his [ap]pointees are safe. |
| Reverse [11:14] r 12'12'– | [...]wanû c[omes to] the king in the Palace |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 14r.e. 14–r.e. 14r.e. 14 | [upo]n his house, to the [......] |
| Right [1:4] r.e. 1515– | [...].... And saying that: "[...] which is safe to them |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [......] there is [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ARAD]-ka {1}ŠEŠ—li-ia a-na di-na-an | |
| 2 | be-li₂-ia lul-lik um-ma-a a-na LUGAL | |
| 3 | be-li₂-ia-a-ma EN.NUN {e₂}sag-gil₂ | |
| 4 | u₃ TIN.TIR{ki} ma-⸢di-iš dan⸣-na-⸢at⸣ | |
| 5 | UD 04-KAM₂\t {d}a-ri-qu ⸢u₃⸣ | |
| 6 | {d}DUMU—E₂ ki-i it-bu-u₂ | |
| 7 | ⸢um⸣-ma šul-mu a-na ⸢TIN.TIR{ki}a-a⸣ | |
| 8 | {[lu₂]}⸢BAR₂.SIPA⸣{[ki}MEŠ x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x]-tu it-⸢ti⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | [x] {⸢lu₂⸣}TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [um]-⸢ma⸣ {1}ha-ma-ni u {1}[x x x x] | |
| 4' | ⸢lil⸣-li-ku-ma ina ⸢UGU⸣ [hu-ub-tu ša₂] | |
| 5' | ⸢ih-bu⸣-tu-ni ul i-man-⸢gu⸣-[ru-ma] | |
| 6' | um-ma ki-i tah-tab-ta mar-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 7' | ša₂ ina ⸢EDIN⸣ {giš}MI i-hab-ba-tu | |
| 8' | {⸢lu₂}TIN⸣.TIR{ki}MEŠ LU₂ i-hab-ba-ta-ni | |
| 9' | ⸢ša₂⸣ ina UGU {1}BA-ša₂-a tir-ri UGU-⸢hi ṭe₃⸣-mu | |
| 10' | ⸢ša₂ {1}ul⸣-mu-na-ši {⸢lu₂}piq⸣-da-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-e ki-i šal-mu ši-na | |
| 12' | [x x x]-u₂-a-nu-u ina ŠA₃-bi E₂.GAL | |
| 13' | [(x) a-na] pa-an LUGAL ⸢il⸣-[la-ka] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 14 | [ana UGU]-⸢hi⸣ E₂-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ LU₂ ⸢ra x⸣+[x x x] ⸢ni⸣ | |
| 15 | [x] ⸢lu⸣-u₂ u ki-i um-ma-[a] | |
| 16 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ ša₂ ⸢a-na UGU⸣-hi-šu₂-nu šal-⸢mu⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-ba-šu-u ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x]-⸢ku⸣-ul ⸢BARAG⸣ [x] | |
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