CTN 5, ND 2779 (P224494)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2779 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224494 |
| Museum no. | IM 064167 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...... B]abylon [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [......] Merodach-baladan, saying: "[...] |
| Obverse [3:7] o 4'4'–o 7'7' | [... v]ery [...]. We said to him as follows: "Let [... come] and take barley rations [fr]om the household of Salamu." But he refuses to send [... to the household of Sal]amu, saying: " |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [......] of the Li'tamu |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...... the tow]n of Patibiri |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [......] roof(s) |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...... w]ent |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'– | [...... the Li]'tamu |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 13'b.e. 13'–b.e. 13'b.e. 13' | [......] the Arameans |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 14'14'–b.e. 14'14' | [......] field |
| Bottom [2:4] b.e. 15'15'– | [......] him |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [......] the Hagaranu |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] they seized |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...... o]f the town Qarradi |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | [......] their heralds [came] to me. I encouraged them: "Fear [no]t, come out! |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | [......] stay (yourself) in your towns and let your [sons] go with us!" |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [They replied]: "Let us equip the king's [me]n [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x] ⸢KA₂⸣.DINGIR.RA{ki} [x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—A—AŠ ma-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x a]—⸢dan⸣-niš a-kan-ni-i a-kan-ni-i ni-iq-ṭi-ba-⸢aš₂-šu₂⸣ | |
| 5' | [mu-uk x x] ⸢TA⸣ E₂ {1}sa-la-me {še}PAD-MEŠ | |
| 6' | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni liš-ši-u₂ la i-ma-gur₂ | |
| 7' | [x x ina E₂ {1}sa]-⸢la⸣-me la <i>-šap-par ma-a | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x] ša {lu₂v}li-iʾ-ta-mu | |
| 9' | [x x x x x] {⸢uru⸣}pa-ti-bi-ri | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x]-šu u₂-ri | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x] ⸢it⸣-ta-lak | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x {lu₂v}li]-⸢iʾ⸣-ta-mu | |
| b.e. | ||
| 13' | [x x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}a-ru-mu | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ A.ŠA₃ | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x x x]-šu-u-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}ha-ga-ra-a-nu | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x] ši iṣ-ṣab-tu | |
| 3 | [x x x x x] ⸢ša⸣ {uru}qar-ra-di | |
| 4 | [x x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}NIGIR₂-MEŠ-te-šu₂-nu a-na pa-ni-ia₂ | |
| 5 | [it-tal-ku-u-ni] ⸢lib⸣-bu u₂-sa-aš₂-ki-in-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | [mu-uk] ⸢la ta⸣-pal-lah₃ mu-uk ṣi-a-ni | |
| 7 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-pi ina ŠA₃-bi URU-MEŠ-ku-nu ši-ba | |
| 8 | [mu-uk DUMU]-⸢MEŠ⸣-ku-nu i-si-ni lil-li-ku | |
| 9 | [ma-a {lu₂v}ERIM]-⸢MEŠ⸣—MAN-ni {lu₂v}ERIM]-⸢MEŠ⸣—MAN-ni nu-ša-aṣ-bi-⸢it⸣ | |
| 10 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.