CTN 5, ND 2783 (P224496)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2783 |
|---|---|
| ID | P224496 |
| Museum no. | IM 064170 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [To the kin]g, my lord: [your servant] Nabû-belu-[ka''in]. The very bes[t of he]alth t[o] the k[i]ng, [my] lo[rd]! |
| Obverse [4:9] o 55–o 99 | The emissaries of [GN] are now comi[ng] with Marduk-iddina; one team of horse[s] and one team of mules is all they [have brought] to me. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | I spoke to them as follows about the palace servant: "The fie[ld ......] your neighbour [... the ...] around you is [...]." |
| Obverse [13:18] o 1414–o 1818 | "When a eunuch (or) a [...] are not loyal with me, [they will die]. If they see (disloyalty) but do not [tell me, they will die as well]. I have heard that ind[eed ...] palace servants [have ...] oxen in a temple." |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | "Perhaps they are [......] |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020–o 2323 | [...] ... not [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [......] the towns [......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [t]hese [......] |
| Reverse [3:5] r 4'4'–r 5'5' | have not come out [to perform] their state service [and have not brought] horses from the towns of [the country]. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | ... w[e ...] one ano[th]er from the granary [...]. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 7'7'–r 10'10' | The king, my lord, knows that ...... the entire [...] is shatter[ed]. These towns in the mountains, all that are intact, these I have not seen. I a[lon]e am performing the state service. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The whole tribute ...[... ...]... |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | they [du]mped the horses upon me. |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'–r 14'14' | Now these towns have been lifted of the[ir] state service, and I have to buy the horses and m[u]l[e]s. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 15'15'–r 16'16' | If the state service of the towns has been [re]moved, (then) let them take the (obligation to provide) horses away from me and let them (= the towns) buy them. |
| Reverse [16:18] r 17'17'–r 18'18' | The province where I have procu[red] ho[rse]s [for the k]ing, my lord, [......] them |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] the prefects [...] a[s they] wish |
| Reverse [19:21] r 20'20'– | [and ta]ke [horses] ... the k[i]ng, my [lord, ......] |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 21r.e. 21–r.e. 21r.e. 21 | [... the king], my lord, kno[ws that ...] |
| Right [1:3] r.e. 2222– | [......] Bit-Hamban [...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [...]... which was plundered [...] |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | [...] let a royal [eunuch] come (and) [inspect the to]wns. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | [Otherwise] let [the king], my [lo]rd [himself] inspect all the safe (towns). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{⸢d}PA—EN⸣—[GIN-in] | |
| 3 | [lu] ⸢DI⸣-mu a-⸢na LUGAL EN⸣-[ia] | |
| 4 | ⸢a—dan⸣-niš a—dan-[niš] | |
| 5 | an-nu-rig {lu₂v}MAH-MEŠ-ni ša {⸢kur⸣}[x x x] | |
| 6 | TA@v {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—⸢SUM⸣-na ⸢il⸣-la-⸢ku-u₂⸣-[ni] | |
| 7 | 01 u₂-ru-u₂ ša {anše}KUR.RA-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8 | 01-⸢et u₂⸣-ru-u₂ ša {anše}ku-din-MEŠ | |
| 9 | gab-bi-šu₂ ⸢ša⸣ šu₂-nu ina UGU-⸢hi-ia⸣ [na-ṣu-ni] | |
| 10 | ina UGU {lu₂v}ARAD—E₂.GAL {lu₂v}ARAD—E₂.GAL ana-⸢ku ki-i an⸣-[ni-i] | |
| 11 | aq-ṭi-ba-šu₂-nu mu-uk ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ [x x x] | |
| 12 | EN—ta-hu-me-ku-nu EN—ta-hu-me-ku-nu mu-uk [x x x x] | |
| 13 | ⸢ša⸣ bat-te-bat-te-ku-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢mu-uk⸣ a-ki-⸢i {lu₂v⸣}SAG gi-⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 15 | i-si-ia la-a ⸢ke⸣-nu-⸢u₂⸣-[ni i-mut-tu₂] | |
| 16 | mu-⸢uk šum₂-ma⸣ e-tam-ru-⸢ma⸣ la-a ⸢i⸣-[qab-bi-u₂ i-mut-tu₂-ma] | |
| 17 | mu-⸢uk⸣ [ana]-⸢ku⸣ a-se-me ma-a i-ba-[aš₂-ši] | |
| 18 | {lu₂v}⸢ARAD—E₂.GAL⸣-MEŠ {lu₂v}⸢ARAD—E₂.GAL⸣-MEŠ ina ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR GUD-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | ⸢mu-uk⸣ i—su-ri ⸢šu⸣-nu-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x]+⸢x x x⸣ la-a [x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ ki [x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x]+⸢x x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x] sa ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x] URU-MEŠ-ni [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x] ⸢an-nu⸣-u₂-te ⸢u₂-x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 4' | la-a ⸢u₂-ṣi⸣-u-ma il-ka-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [la il-li-ku] | |
| 5' | {⸢anše⸣}KUR.RA-MEŠ TA@v ŠA₃ URU-MEŠ-ni ⸢ša⸣ [KUR la na-ṣu-ni] | |
| 6' | ⸢x⸣ TA@v ŠA₃ ⸢kar⸣-me a-ha-⸢iš ni⸣-[x x]+⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x x⸣ | |
| 7' | LUGAL be-li₂ u₂-da bat-⸢qi a-x⸣ [x x]+⸢x-qi-te⸣ | |
| 8' | gab-bu ha-⸢pi⸣ an-nu-te ⸢URU-MEŠ-ni ša KUR⸣-e | |
| 9' | am—⸢mar⸣ šal-mu-u₂-ni an-nu-te-⸢ma la a-mur⸣ | |
| 10' | a-na-ku-ma il-⸢ku ina⸣ [u₂-de-e]-⸢ia⸣ al-lak | |
| 11' | ma-da-tu₂ gab-bu ⸢x⸣ an [x x x] ⸢x x x ku⸣ | |
| 12' | {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ina UGU-hi-ia₂ ⸢ik-tar-ru-ni⸣ | |
| 13' | u₂-ma-⸢a⸣ an-nu-te URU-MEŠ-ni ⸢i-la-ak⸣-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 14' | it-ta-ṣu ana-ku {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ {⸢anše}ku-din-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 15' | a-laq-qi šum₂-ma URU-MEŠ-ni ⸢i-la-ak-šu₂-nu na-ṣu⸣ | |
| 16' | {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ TA@v UGU-hi-ia₂ liš-⸢ši-u₂⸣ | |
| 17' | [šu]-⸢nu⸣-ma lil-⸢qi-u₂ NAM E₂ KUR⸣-MEŠ-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 18' | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia₂ u₂-qar-ri-[bu]-⸢ni x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 19' | [x x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}GAR-MEŠ-te ⸢ki⸣-[i] ŠA₃ ⸢x⸣ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 20' | [x x x x] ⸢IL₂ x LUGAL⸣ [be]-⸢li₂⸣ [x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 21 | [x x x LUGAL] be-li₂ [o] ⸢u₂-da⸣ [x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x] {⸢kur⸣}E₂—ha-ban ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ba-si-tu ša hab-ba-tu-u-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x {lu₂v}SAG] ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL lil-⸢li-ka URU⸣-MEŠ-ni [le-mur] | |
| 3 | [u₂-la-a LUGAL] ⸢be⸣-li₂ am—mar šal-mu-u-ni le-mur [o] | |
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