CTN 5, ND 2711 (P224470)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2711 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224470 |
| Museum no. | IM 064128 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | To the king, [m]y lord: your servant Aššur-da''inanni. Good health to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [3:8] o 44–o 88 | I have appealed to the king, my lord, saying: "Nobody listens to me." If there is a fault of mine before the king, my lord, let the king, my lord, kill me but why are these (people) killing me? |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | The king, my lord, gave me the order: "Receive regular horses and give them to Dadî! Also receive the king’s horse!" |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | The city-lord of Kišesim brought the tribute and the recruitment officers were in my presence. (As) he was about to enter, I sent my 'third man' to him, saying: ‘Come, stay with me, and let’s go and receive the tribute!" |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | I (also) said: "(Tell me) if I should come to you and stay (there, so) we would receive the tribute (together)." |
| Obverse [17:21] o 1818–o 2121 | He wrote to me: "(As for) you, receive the king's tribute! I shall colle[ct] and receive regular (horses) for profit." |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222–o 2323 | Now his son [...] |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 2525– | [......] why |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [......] big |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...... dif]ficult for him |
| Reverse [3:8] r 44–r 88 | He collects what he has heard of, (while) they carry him on litters. He sends his lads before me, but they do not receive the regular (horses) nor the king’s horse. He gives orders to the city-lords, saying: ‘Brace (your) heart, do not fall!" |
| Reverse [8:12] r 99–r 1212 | I wrote to him that the chief of tribute should come that I can ask (him). But he responded: "He is not your servant. Why should he come to you?" |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | Now, he has been prompt to write to the king, my lord, and slander me. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | Ever after I wen[t where the king] sent me to, I [have don]e my work. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 1717–r 1818 | We shall com[e] to the king my lord’s presence, and [I] and he shall litigate b[efore the king], m[y lord]. |
| Reverse [18:22] r 1919–r 2222 | Because of the excellent enemy horses that I receive, he has been hostile with me, like an enemy. Because of envy, he has been prompt to slander me. |
| Reverse [22:28] r 2323– | He brings the enemy horses to the king, my lord, but receives the [re]gular (ones) as well as the king’s (horses) [in the trade col]ony, and (only then) brings them to the king, my lord. |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 2828–r.e. 2828 | [......] our work |
| Right [3:5] r.e. 2929– | [... our] lord |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [The king] gave me the order: "Honour him!" [By m]y [god], I do respect him greatly! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na⸣ LUGAL\d EN-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}aš-šur—KALAG-an-ni | |
| 3 | lu-u DI-mu\p a\d-na LUGAL\d EN-ia | |
| 4 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia a-ta\p-ha-ra | |
| 5 | nu-uk\d la-aš₂-šu₂ ⸢la⸣ i-ša₂-mu\p-u-ni | |
| 6 | šum₂-mu\p hi-ṭa\d-a.a pa-an LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 7 | LUGAL EN li\d-du-kan-ni\d | |
| 8 | a\d-ta\p-a\d an-nu-ti\t i-du-ku-u-ni | |
| 9 | LUGAL EN ṭe₂-mu i-sa-ak\t-na-an-ni | |
| 10 | ma-a KUR.RA-MEŠ\m ka-a\d.a\d-ma-nu-te\p mu-⸢hu⸣-ru | |
| 11 | a\d-na {1}da\d-di-i di-⸢i⸣-ni ma-a\d KUR.RA | |
| 12 | ša\tdp LUGAL\d mu\p-hu\d-ru {lu₂vy}EN—URU {lu₂vy}EN—URU ša\tdp {uru}ki-sa-si | |
| 13 | ma-⸢da\d⸣-aʾ-tu₂ na\d-ṣa {⸢lu₂vy⸣}mu-šar\p-ki\d-sa-a-ni | |
| 14 | ina IGI-⸢ia⸣ e-ra-ba\t {lu₂vy}03.U₅\d-⸢ia⸣ a-šap-ra-šu₂ nu-⸢uk⸣ al-ka | |
| 15 | ina pa-⸢ni⸣-ia ši-bi ma-da\d-aʾ-tu₂ ni-⸢lik⸣ | |
| 16 | ni-⸢hu\d⸣-ru ⸢nu⸣-uk\d šum₂-mu\p ⸢ina pa-ni⸣-ka | |
| 17 | la-li\d-⸢ka lu⸣-u-ši-bi ma-da\d-aʾ-tu₂ | |
| 18 | ni-hu-ru šu-u i-sap-ra ma-a\d ma-da\d-aʾ-tu₂ | |
| 19 | ša\tdm LUGAL\d at-⸢ta⸣ mu\p-hu\d-ru | |
| 20 | ma-a\d a\d-na-ku ka-a\d.a\d-ma-nu-te\p | |
| 21 | ⸢a-na⸣ ta\p-a\d.a\d-ar₂\d-te\p a\d-la-⸢qu⸣-[ut] | |
| 22 | ⸢a⸣-ma-ha-ra ⸢u₂\m-ma⸣-a DUMU-<$šu₂$> [x x] | |
| 23 | [x]+⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ia [x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 24 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] | |
| 25 | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢a⸣-ta\p-[a] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x] ra-bi-⸢e⸣ | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢GIG⸣-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x] ku ⸢x⸣ | |
| 4 | ⸢ša iš⸣-mu-u-ni i-la-⸢qu⸣-ut | |
| 5 | ina {giš}NA₂\dm i-za-bi\d-lu\d-šu₂ {lu₂vy}DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ina pa-na-tu₂-u-a i-ša₂-par ka-a\d.a\d-ma-nu-⸢te⸣ | |
| 7 | ša\tdp LUGAL\d ⸢la⸣ i-⸢ma⸣-hu\d-⸢ru⸣ a\d-na\d {⸢lu₂vy}EN⸣—URU-MEŠ\m {⸢lu₂vy}EN⸣—URU-MEŠ\m | |
| 8 | ṭe₂-mu\p i-ša₂-kan ma-a\d ŠA₃-bi ⸢ṣab-ta⸣ | |
| 9 | la ta\p-ma-qu-ta ⸢a-sap-ra⸣-šu₂ | |
| 10 | nu-uk\d {lu₂vy}GAL—ma-da\d-aʾ-ti\t {lu₂vy}GAL—ma-da\d-aʾ-ti\t li\d-li\d-ka | |
| 11 | la-aš₂-ʾa-la ma-a la {lu₂vy}ARAD-ka | |
| 12 | ⸢šu⸣-u ma-a\d a\d-ta-a\d ina pa-ni-ka i-la-ka | |
| 13 | u₂\m-ma-a\d šu-tu₂-ma ih-tu₂-ru-pu\p | |
| 14 | ina UGU kar\p-ṣi\y-ia\d ina UGU LUGAL\d EN-ia\d | |
| 15 | i-sap-ra a—ki-ma a—ki-ma a-ta-⸢lak⸣ [E₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 16 | iš\d-pur-an-ni-ni dul-li\d ⸢e⸣-[ta-pa]-⸢aš₂⸣ | |
| 17 | pa-an LUGAL\d EN-ia\d ni-la-[ka a-na]-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 18 | šu-u IGI.2 ina ŠA₃-bi IGI.2 ⸢pa⸣-[an LUGAL EN]-⸢ia₂⸣ | |
| 19 | ni-da\d-bu\p-bu\p ina UGU KUR.[RA]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 20 | SIG₅-MEŠ\m-te\p ša\tdp KUR₂ ša\tdp a\d-ma-har-u-ni | |
| 21 | šu-u ki-i KUR₂ i-si-⸢ia⸣ i-kir | |
| 22 | ⸢ina⸣ UGU qa\d-ʾi ih-tu₂-ru-pu\p | |
| 23 | kar-ṣi-ia\d i-kal KUR.RA-MEŠ\m ša\td ⸢KUR₂⸣ | |
| 24 | ⸢a-na⸣ pa-an LUGAL\d EN-ia\d u₂\m-⸢ba⸣-la | |
| 25 | [ka-a].⸢a\d⸣-ma-nu\y-te\p ša\tdp ⸢LUGAL\d⸣-ma | |
| r.e. | ||
| 26 | [ina ka-a]-ri\d i-ma-har | |
| 27 | [a-na IGI LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣-ia₂ u₂\m-ba\t-la | |
| 28 | [x x] ⸢x x dul-li⸣-ni | |
| 29 | [x x x] EN-i-[ni] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [LUGAL] ṭe₂-⸢mu⸣ i-sa-ak\tm-na\d-ni ma-a\d ka-bi-⸢su\t⸣ [o] | |
| 2 | [DINGIR]-⸢ia⸣ šum₂-mu\p la a\d—dan-niš u₂\m-ka-ba\t-du-⸢šu⸣-[ni] | |
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