CTN 5, ND 2765 (P224487)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2765 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224487 |
| Museum no. | IM 064159 |
| 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/saa01 · 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], my lord: [your servant M]arduk-rem[anni. Good health] to the king, [my] lord! |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [The festi]val has been celebrated; the god [...] came out and returned in peace. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! |
| Obverse [7:15] o 88–o 1515 | As to the bull colossi about which the king my lord wrote to me, I have worked out their positions at the ...s of the palaces and they are hewing them. We shall place the hewn colossi before the ... residence; they will trim the big ones and whe shall place them before the middlemost gate. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616–o 1919 | As to the [sto]ne bulls of which I spoke to the king, my lord, they will modify them and turn them into bull colossi, and we shall place them before the middlemost gate. |
| Obverse [19:24] o 2020–o 2424 | Perhaps the king, my lord, [will say]: "It is hard work [...]." The work [......]; honestly, one cubit [...] bull colossi [...... |
| Bottom [2:7] b.e. 2929– | Let them draw and s[end me] the plan of the [...] of which I spoke] to the king, my lord, and [I will plant] the saplings according to it. |
| Reverse [3:13] r 44–r 1313 | I have received 45 horses of the [pala]ce. The emissaries from Egypt, Gaza, Judah, Moab and Ammon entered Calah on the 12th with their tribute. The 24 horses of the (king) of Gaza are with him. The Edomite, [Ashdo]dite and Ekronite [......]. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1414–r 1616 | The emissary from Que [......] is departing and going [...] the Bow [River]; the [...] of the Commander-in-Chief is with him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL] EN-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{⸢d}MES⸣—rem₂-[a-ni] | |
| 3 | [lu DI-mu a]-na LUGAL EN-[ia] | |
| 4 | [i-sin]-⸢nu⸣ e-pi-[iš] | |
| 5 | {⸢d⸣}[x ina] ⸢šul⸣-me ⸢it-tu-ṣi⸣ [o] | |
| 6 | e-ta-rab {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 7 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ lik-ru-bu | |
| 8 | ina UGU {d}ALAD.{d}⸢LAMA⸣ | |
| 9 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 10 | u₂-⸢ta⸣-si-ik ina UGU KA₂-MEŠ-te | |
| 11 | ša ⸢E₂.GAL⸣-MEŠ ak-ta-ra-ar | |
| 12 | i-bat-tu-qu {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA | |
| 13 | bat-qu-te ina IGI E₂ la DU.DU-ni | |
| 14 | ni-⸢šak-kan⸣ KALAG-MEŠ-te i-bat-tu-qu | |
| 15 | ina IGI ⸢KA₂⸣ qa-ba-si-te ni-⸢šak-kan⸣ | |
| 16 | ina UGU {⸢na₄}AM⸣-MEŠ ša a-⸢na LUGAL EN-ia⸣ | |
| 17 | aq-bu-u-ni u₂-pa-hu-šu₂-nu | |
| 18 | a-na {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA u₂-ta-⸢ru⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 19 | ina IGI KA₂ MURUB₄-ti ni-⸢šak-kan⸣ | |
| 20 | i—su-ri LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣ [i-qab-bi] | |
| 21 | ma-a ⸢dul⸣-lu dan-⸢nu⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 22 | dul-lu pa-ha la [x x x x] | |
| 23 | ki-i-tu 01 KUŠ₃ ⸢ru⸣-[ṭu x x] | |
| 24 | {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA [x x x x x] | |
| 25 | [x x] ⸢la⸣ ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 26 | [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 28 | [x]-lak ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 29 | ⸢li⸣-i-ṭu ša [x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša⸣ a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia ⸢aq⸣-[bu-u-ni] | |
| 2 | le-e-ṣi-⸢ru⸣ lu-⸢še⸣-[bi-lu-ni] | |
| 3 | {giš}ziq-pu ina pi-it-[ti x x x x] | |
| 4 | 45 {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ša ⸢KUR at⸣-ta-har | |
| 5 | {lu₂v}MAH-MEŠ {kur}⸢mu-ṣur⸣-a.a | |
| 6 | {kur}ha-za-ta-a.a {kur}ia-u₂-du-a.a | |
| 7 | {kur}ma-ʾa-ba-a.a {kur}ba-an—am-ma-na-a.a | |
| 8 | UD 12-KAM₂ ina {uru}kal-hi e-tar-bu-u-ni | |
| 9 | ma-da-na-⸢te⸣-šu₂-nu ina ŠU.2-šu₂-nu | |
| 10 | 24 {anše}KUR.⸢RA⸣-MEŠ | |
| 11 | ša {kur}ha-za-⸢ta⸣-a.a ina ŠU.2-šu₂ | |
| 12 | {kur}⸢u₂⸣-du-⸢mu⸣-a.a {kur}[sa-du]-da-a.a | |
| 13 | {kur}an-⸢qar-ru-na⸣-a.a [x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 14 | [x x x x] {⸢lu₂v}MAH⸣ {[kur]}⸢qu⸣-a.a | |
| 15 | [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ u₂-ṣa-a | |
| 16 | [a-na] {⸢uru⸣}zab-ban il-la-ka | |
| 17 | [x x] ⸢ša⸣ {lu₂v}tar-ta-ni KI-šu₂ | |
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