CTN 5, ND 2775 (P224493)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2775 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224493 |
| Museum no. | IM 064165 |
| 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 k]ing, my l[or]d: [yo]ur [servant] Sulaya. Good [heal]th t[o] my [lo]rd! |
| Obverse [3:10] o 44–o 1010 | Šamaš-naṣir, the deputy of Aššur-rema[nn]i has come [to] me, sa[ying]: "The king has given me the towns of Taku, Lulubani and Mila. Bring out your people so that I can bring my people in." |
| Obverse [10:14] o 1111–o 1414 | I refused to give up the towns, saying: "Until I see the king's messenger, I will cultivate [the tow]ns." |
| Obverse [14:22] o 1515– | The king know[s] that Pirriya is not a subsoil-plough household; water is hard there. It is a shepherding household: pigs and deers are strong there. All the arable field[s] that can be cultivated [there ...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [hors]es [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...]... th[ere ......] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | the land of Hatti [...] they eat fodder ther[e]. |
| Reverse [5:12] r 66–r 1212 | I am cultivating barley in Pirriya. These towns are not pertinent to his t[own]s. The towns [o]f Hašdat and the governor of Arpad block the access between them. |
| Reverse [12:19] r 1313–r 1919 | If he takes the t[own]s and I have cultivated 1,000 (homers of) cornfiel[d th]ere, should he harvest it? Moreover, should he enjoy my y[ok]e horse(s)? Where should I bring the unit of horses in my command? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL\y be-li₂⸣-ia\d | |
| 2 | [ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}⸢su⸣-la-a\d.a\d | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣ [DI]-⸢mu a-na\d EN⸣-ia\d | |
| 4 | {1}{d}UTU—PAB {⸢lu₂v⸣}02-u₂\p | |
| 5 | ša\dym {1}aš-šur—rem₂\d-⸢an-ni⸣ [ina] ⸢IGI⸣-ia\d | |
| 6 | i-tal\d-ka ⸢ma⸣-[a] 03 URU-MEŠ\m-ni | |
| 7 | {uru}⸢ta⸣-ku {⸢uru}lu-lu-ba⸣-ni\d | |
| 8 | {uru}mi-la-[a] ma-a\d ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 9 | i-ta\m-an-[na] ⸢ma⸣-a\d UN\y-MEŠ\m-ka | |
| 10 | še-ṣi-i-a UN-MEŠ\m-ia\d | |
| 11 | lu\d-še-ri\d-bi la a-ma-gur₂ | |
| 12 | URU-MEŠ-ni la a-da-an | |
| 13 | nu-ku a\d-⸢di {lu₂v}A—KIN\m {lu₂v}A—KIN\m LUGAL⸣ | |
| 14 | a\d-mar-u-ni ⸢URU⸣-MEŠ-ni u-ra\t-aš₂ | |
| 15 | LUGAL u₂\m-⸢da {kur}pi-ri⸣-ia\d-a\d | |
| 16 | la E₂\y—har-bi E₂\y—har-bi šu-u | |
| 17 | A-MEŠ\m ina ŠA₃ dan-nu ⸢E₂⸣—re\d-ʾi-i ⸢E₂⸣—re\d-ʾi-i | |
| 18 | šu-u ŠAH\m ⸢a.a-li⸣ | |
| 19 | ina ŠA₃-bi dan-nu {⸢še}NUMUN⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 20 | ⸢am—mar⸣ a-ra\d-ši [x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x]+⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[anše}KUR].⸢RA⸣-MEŠ\m ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 2 | [(x) x]+⸢x⸣-ni ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 3 | ⸢x KIN⸣-MEŠ\m ⸢a\d-x⸣+[x x]+⸢x x⸣ | |
| 4 | {kur}hat-ti\t-⸢ma⸣ [ina] lib\m-⸢bi⸣ [o] | |
| 5 | {še}ki-su\t-tu₂ e\d-ku-lu₄\d | |
| 6 | ina {kur}pi-ri-ia\d-a\d {še}PAD | |
| 7 | at-⸢ta-na\d⸣-ra-aš₂ | |
| 8 | URU-MEŠ\m-⸢ni⸣ an-nu\y-ti\t | |
| 9 | ina UGU ⸢URU-MEŠ⸣-ni-šu₂ la qur-bu\tp | |
| 10 | URU-MEŠ-⸢ni ša⸣ {1}ha-aš₂-da-at | |
| 11 | ša\dm {lu₂vy}EN\d.NAM ša\dm {uru}ar-pad\d-⸢da⸣ | |
| 12 | ina bi-⸢rit-uš-šu-nu⸣ bi-⸢rit-uš-šu-nu⸣ pa-ar\d-ku | |
| 13 | šum-mu ⸢URU⸣-MEŠ\m-ni\d i-ti-ši | |
| 14 | 01 lim {še}⸢NUMUN⸣ [ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi a\d-ta-ra-aš₂ | |
| 15 | le\mm-⸢ṣi⸣-[di] ⸢u₃⸣ {anše}KUR.RA | |
| 16 | ša\dm {gišd}⸢ni-ri⸣ le\mm-ku-lu₄ | |
| 17 | a-na\t-ku ⸢ki-ṣir⸣ {anše}KUR.RA | |
| 18 | ša\dm ina pa-ni-⸢ia\d⸣ a\d.a\d-e\d-ša₂ | |
| 19 | ⸢lu⸣-bi-il\y | |
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