ABL 0472 (P236914)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236914 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa18 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | We entered [into] a treaty with the king, your father, [and] we have entered [in]to a treaty with the king, our lord. Furthermore, the [k]ing has written to us, saying: "Write to me (about) whatever you see or hear." |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55– | When the people of Uruk saw those men who had committed a crime against the king in Uruk, they wrote to us, and we wrote to the king about what they said. Now then we have brought the crimin[a]ls and the witnesses into the king's presence. If it is agreeable to the king, let the king question them. |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | There are matters relevant to the king which I have heard. A royal messenger should come out to question me. |
| Reverse [3:10] r 44–r 1010 | Zera-ukin, Labaši's son, say[s]: "If the king, m[y lor]d, hears [the matt]er which I have heard, he will devastate the lands." Now then he has come with a son of Ina-teši-eṭir. The king should summon him and question him before he is abducted and done away with. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢a⸣-de-e ša₂ LUGAL AD-ka ni-tir-ub | |
| 2 | [u₃ a]-⸢na⸣ a-de-e ša₂ LUGAL be-li-ni ni-⸢tir⸣-ub | |
| 3 | ⸢u₃ LUGAL⸣ il-tap-ra-an-na-šu₂ um-ma ⸢mim⸣-ma | |
| 4 | ma-la ta-am-ma-ra u₃ ta-šem-ma-aʾ | |
| 5 | šup-ra-a-ni ERIM-MEŠ šu₂-nu ša₂ ina UNUG{ki} | |
| 6 | hi-ṭu a-na LUGAL ih-ṭu-u₂ {lu₂}UNUG{ki}a.a | |
| 7 | ki-i i-mu-ru-šu₂-nu-tu il-tap-ru-na-a-šu₂ | |
| 8 | a-ni-ni a-na ⸢UGU⸣-hi pi-i-šu₂-nu a-⸢na⸣ LUGAL | |
| 9 | ni-il-tap-ra ⸢en-na⸣ {lu₂}EN-MEŠ—hi-⸢ṭu⸣ {lu₂}EN-MEŠ—hi-⸢ṭu⸣ | |
| 10 | u₃ {lu₂}mu-kin-ne₂-e a-na pa-ni LUGAL | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ni-tab-ka ki-i pa-ni LUGAL ⸢mah⸣-ru LUGAL | |
| 2 | liš-⸢al⸣-šu₂-nu-tu dib-bi i-ba-aš₂-šu₂ ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 3 | ša₂ aš₂-mu-⸢u₂⸣ {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN ša₂ LUGAL lu-ṣa-am-ma | |
| 4 | liš-al-an-ni {1}NUMUN—GIN DUMU-šu₂ [ša₂] | |
| 5 | {1}la-ba-ši i-qab-⸢bi um-ma⸣ [a]-⸢mat⸣ | |
| 6 | ša₂ aš₂-mu-u₂ ⸢ki⸣-i LUGAL ⸢EN-a⸣ | |
| 7 | ⸢il⸣-te-mu-u₂ KUR.KUR i-sap-pan en-⸢na⸣ | |
| 8 | a-du-u₂ it-ti DUMU {1}ina—SUH₃—KAR-ir it-tal-ka | |
| 9 | a-di la iš-šar-ri-qu u₃ ki-i | |
| 10 | ul-tah-la-qu LUGAL re-eš-su liš-ši-ma | |
| 11 | liš-al-šu₂ | |
Sources & licences
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