CTN 5, ND 2715 (P224471)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2715 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224471 |
| Museum no. | IM 064130 |
| 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 | To the king, my lord: your servant Qurdi-Aššur-lamur. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Concerning the Tyrean (king) about whom the king said: "Speak kindly with him!" |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55–o 99 | All the ports of trade have been released to him; his servants go in and out of the trading posts and sell and buy as they wish. Mount Lebanon is at his disposal, and they go up and down as they wish and bring down the wood. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | I collect a tax from anyone who brings down wood, and I have appointed tax-collectors over the ports of trade of the entire Mount Lebanon. They are keeping watch over the mountain. |
| Obverse [13:20] o 1414–o 2020 | The Sidonites chased away the tax-collector whom I appointed to the ports of trade that had been added to me in Sidon. Subsequently, I sent the Itu'eans into Mount Lebanon, and they frightened the people. |
| Obverse [20:31] o 2121– | Later on they (= the Sidonites) wrote to me, took the tax-collector and brought him into Sidon. I said to them as follows: "Bring down the wood, do your work there but do not sell it to the Egyptians or to the Philistines. Otherwise I do not let you go up to the mountain." |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Concerning the people of Kašpuna about whom the king said: "What have you given them for their safety?" |
| Reverse [4:15] r 55–r 1515 | Even before they wrote to me from the Palace, I had already started the work and performed it; afterwards, they sent me a sealed document. (Even if) it had not come to me, yet I had raised (my) hands as for erecting towers but I did not construct the city-gate of the inner quarters. (But after receiving the sealed document) I immediately dropped (everything), took over their king's men and they came with me. I appointed a eunuch over them as fort commander and made 30 [Š]i'anean men to enter there. They will keep the w[at]ch, and release them thus by 30 men. |
| Reverse [15:18] r 1616–r 1818 | As to what the king ordered: "Bring 10 Yasubaean households into Kašpuna!" |
| Reverse [18:22] r 1919–r 2222 | The water is strong there; the people will become ill. As soon as they will be settled with their water in Immiu, I will bring them with (their) rations into Kašpuna. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}qur-di—aš-šur—IGI | |
| 3 | TA@v UGU {uru}ṣur-a.a ša LUGAL iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 4 | ma-a DUG₄.DUG₄ KI-šu₂ lu DUG₃.GA | |
| 5 | ka-ra-a-ni-MEŠ gab-bu ra-mu-ni-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ ki-i ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu E₂—kar-ra-MEŠ-ni E₂—kar-ra-MEŠ-ni | |
| 7 | e-ru-bu u₂-ṣu-u i-du-nu i-ma-ha-ru-ni | |
| 8 | {kur}lab-na-na ina IGI-šu₂ ki-i ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | e-li-u u₂-ru-du GIŠ-MEŠ u₂-še-ra-du-ni | |
| 10 | ša GIŠ-MEŠ u₂-še-ra-da-a-ni | |
| 11 | mi-ik-si-šu₂ a-ma-kis {lu₂}ma-ki-sa-ni-MEŠ | |
| 12 | ina UGU ka-ra-a-ni-MEŠ ša {kur}lab-na-na gab-bi | |
| 13 | up-ta-⸢qi-di ma-ṣar⸣-tu₂ ⸢ša KUR-e⸣-<<e>> | |
| 14 | i-na-[ṣu]-ru {lu₂}ma-ki-su | |
| 15 | ša ina [UGU] kar-ra-a-ni-MEŠ | |
| 16 | ša ina {⸢uru⸣}ṣi-du-u-ni u-ra-du-ni-ni | |
| 17 | ap-ti-qi-di {uru}ṣi-du-na-a.a | |
| 18 | uk-ta-ši-du-ni-šu₂ ha-ra-ma-ma | |
| 19 | {kur}i-tu₂-ʾa-a-a ina {kur}lab-na-na a-sa-⸢par⸣ | |
| 20 | UN-MEŠ u₂-sa-ga-ri-ru | |
| 21 | ur-ki-te i-sa-par-u-ni {lu₂}ma-ki-su | |
| 22 | i-ta-ṣu ina {uru}ṣi-du-ni u₂-se-ri-bu | |
| 23 | ki-i an-ni-e aq-ṭi₂-ba-šu₂-nu | |
| 24 | nu-uk GIŠ-MEŠ še-ri-da-ni | |
| 25 | dul-la-ku-nu ina ŠA₃-bi e-pe-ša₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 26 | a-na {kur}mu-ṣur-a-a a-na | |
| 27 | {kur}pa-la-aš₂-ta-a.a la ta-da-na | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₂-la-ma-a la u₂-ra-ma-ku-nu | |
| 2 | a-na KUR-e la te-li-a | |
| 3 | TA@v UGU {uru}kaš-pu-na-⸢a.a⸣ ša LUGAL iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 4 | ma-a a-na mi-ni tu₂-har-ri-di ta-di-na-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | a-ki-i u₂-di-ni TA@v E₂.GAL la i-⸢ša₂⸣-pa-ru-ni | |
| 6 | a-ṣa-ab-ta dul-lu e-ta-pa-⸢aš₂⸣ ur-ki-te | |
| 7 | {im}ka-ni-ku i-sa-pa-ru-ni la il-lak-ni | |
| 8 | ah—hur a-hi TA@v UGU a-na ul-lu-e | |
| 9 | i-si-ta-te a-ta-aš₂-ha KA₂.GAL-ma | |
| 10 | ša E₂-ni-MEŠ la ar-ṣip a-ti-ši | |
| 11 | ⸢ur⸣-ta-am-mi {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ—MAN-šu₂-nu u-ṣa-bi-ta | |
| 12 | KI-ia ⸢i⸣-tal-ku-ni {lu₂}SAG {lu₂v}GAL—bi-ir-te {lu₂v}GAL—bi-ir-te | |
| 13 | ⸢ina UGU⸣-šu₂-nu ap-ti-qi-di 30 {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 14 | {[kur]}⸢ši⸣-ia-na-a.a ina ŠA₃-bi u-se-rib | |
| 15 | ⸢EN.NUN⸣-tu₂ i-na-ṣu-ru 30-ma {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 16 | i-pa-ṭa-ru-šu₂-nu ša LUGAL iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 17 | ma-a 10 E₂-MEŠ {kur}ia-su-ba-a.a | |
| 18 | ina ŠA₃-bi {uru}kaš-pu-na še-rib | |
| 19 | A-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi dan-nu UN-MEŠ i-ma-ru-ṣu | |
| 20 | ki-ma TA@v A-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ina {uru}im-mi-u | |
| 21 | i-taš-ku-nu ina PAD-⸢HI.A⸣ ina {uru}kaš-pu-na | |
| 22 | u-še-rab-šu₂-nu | |
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