CTN 5, ND 2770 (P224490)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2770 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224490 |
| Museum no. | IM 064162 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [......] ho[rses ...]. |
| Obverse [1:5] o 2'2'–o 5'5' | Concerning [the house of Nupari] where the k[i]n[g] s[ent me to, saying]: "Go! Let the criminal[s of] the house of Nupari die!" |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | [(Now) ...]haya is with them; he is a criminal [(and) Nu]pari is dead. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] his brothers |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [......] me |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...... u]s [......] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | If the k[ing] so orders, we shall pay the [...] of the criminals. |
| Reverse [2:10] r 33–r 1010 | As to the number of beams about which the king wrote to me; 226 heavy beams (are) for the royal palace, 212 for the storehouses, [x+]10 for the tower (and) 639 beams [for] the palace of [Ekall]ate. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [The wat]ch (of) the [...] men |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [...] I have seized the house, the equipment o[f ... (and) the ...]s |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] where [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] {⸢anše}KUR⸣.[RA-MEŠ] | |
| 2' | [x x x] ina ⸢UGU⸣-hi [x x x] | |
| 3' | {1}nu-pa]-⸢ri⸣ ina ⸢E₂ LUGAL iš-pur-an⸣-[ni-ni] | |
| 4' | [ma-a] ⸢a⸣-lik ma-a ⸢pa-ri\d-ṣu-te⸣ | |
| 5' | [ša\dd] E₂\d {1}nu-pa-ri\d li\mm-⸢mu⸣-tu₂ | |
| 6' | {1}x x]-ha-ia i-si-šu₂-nu\y | |
| 7' | {[lu₂]}pa-ri\d-ṣu šu-u₂\d | |
| 8' | {1}nu]-pa-ri\d UŠ₂ | |
| 9' | [x x] ŠEŠ-MEŠ\m-šu₂ | |
| 10' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣-u-ni\d | |
| 11' | [x x x x x] ⸢na⸣-ši | |
| b.e. | ||
| 12' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ [(x)] | |
| 13' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | šum₂\p-⸢ma LUGAL⸣ i-qa-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢x x⸣ ša\dm pa\d-ri\d-ṣu-te | |
| 3 | nu-šal-lim šu-uh ni-bu\td | |
| 4 | ⸢ša\dd⸣ {giš}UR₃\m ša\dd ⸢LUGAL\d⸣ iš-pur\p-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5 | 02 me 26 {giš}UR₃\m KALAG-MEŠ\p | |
| 6 | ⸢ša\d⸣ E₂ LUGAL\dp | |
| 7 | 02 me 12 a-na\t E₂\d—qa\d-ta-tu\mm E₂\d—qa\d-ta-tu\mm | |
| 8 | [x]-⸢me⸣-10 a-na\t i-si-tu\mm | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣-me-39 {giš}⸢UR₃⸣-MEŠ\p | |
| 10 | [ša\d] E₂.GAL ša\dd {uru}[E₂.GAL]-a-⸢te⸣ | |
| 11 | [EN].⸢NUN⸣ {lu₂vy}ERIM-MEŠ\m {kur}⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x-ia⸣ | |
| 12 | [x]+⸢x⸣ E₂ a-nu-tu\mm ⸢ša\dm⸣ [x x x] | |
| 13 | [x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ u₂\m-ṣa-bi-[it] | |
| 14 | [x x] ⸢ina E₂ x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
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