CT 54, 464 (P236974)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 464 |
|---|---|
| ID | P236974 |
| 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/saa21 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [The king's word] to [Illil-bani]: I am w[ell; y]ou can be glad. |
| Obverse [2:9] o 33–o 99 | Now then I am writing to you: this defunct one is trying to ... get out (of the city). Be attentive, keep watch over him, (and) [... him] in your hands. One who has disappeared, what will ... him and who will [...] with him? |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Stand by and [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | will catch the pursued one [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | Let [the guard] be strong [...]. |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313–o 1616 | Do not be negligent; this [month] you, the sh[eikhs] and the Urukians [who are w]ith you should not be separated from one another. |
| Obverse [16:24] o 1717– | He has decided (to do) the things that you hear. [Let] the army (and) their [......] be assembled before him, [and let ...] their guard [be strong]. Do [not] be negligent but [...] |
| Reverse [0:7] r 1r 1–r 77 | Do not say: "The things that we heard were false; we got assembled, but he disappeared on the road ..." Let your forces go to the aid of one another, and let the watch over him be strong in your country. |
| Reverse [7:15] r 88–r 1515 | Now then I have written to open your ears; be extremely attentive. See how Aššur and Mullissu, my gods, [...] from his hands whatever he concocted with his heart, until he returns to the temples |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] his heart [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [...]s of the Babylonian[s] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] made to sin [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | and the [...]s of Babylon [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [Aššur, M]arduk, (and) my gods |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | (Rest destroyed) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-mat LUGAL] a-[na {1}{d}EN.LIL₂—ba-ni] | |
| 2 | ⸢DI⸣-[mu] ⸢ia⸣-a-ši [ŠA₃-ba-ka] | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-u₂ ṭa-ab-ka ⸢en-na⸣ | |
| 4 | a-du-u₂ al-tap-⸢rak⸣-ka {lu₂}hum-⸢mur⸣ | |
| 5 | a-ga-a bir-⸢ta-a-nu⸣-tu uṣ-ṣu 0 | |
| 6 | lu-u pit₂-qud-da-tu-nu ma-ṣar-ta-šu₂ | |
| 7 | uṣ-ra i-na ŠU.2-ku-⸢nu ṣab-ta-šu₂⸣ | |
| 8 | ša₂ hal-qu mi-nu-u ⸢uṣ⸣-ṣi-šu₂-ma | |
| 9 | u₃ man-nu it-ti-šu₂ ⸢x x⸣-šu₂ | |
| 10 | i-ši-iz-za-a-ma [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 11 | rad-pu i-kaš-šad [x x x x x] | |
| 12 | lu-u dan-na-⸢at⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 13 | la ta-šil-la-ma [ina ŠA₃] {⸢iti}SIG₄⸣ a-ga-a | |
| 14 | at-tu-nu u {lu₂}⸢na⸣-[sik-a-te x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 15 | u₃ UNUG{ki}⸢MEŠ⸣ [ša₂] ⸢it-ti⸣-ku-nu | |
| 16 | la-pa-an a-ha-meš la KUD-as | |
| 17 | ⸢dib⸣-bi ša₂ ta-šem-ma-a | |
| 18 | ⸢pa⸣-ni-šu₂ iš-ku-nu e-mu-qu | |
| 19 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-šu-nu ina pa-na-tu-uš-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ u pah-ra | |
| 21 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ EN.NUN-šu-nu | |
| 22 | [lu dan-na-at la] ⸢ta-šil⸣-la-ma | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x] u la ta-qab-ba-a | |
| 2 | ⸢um⸣-ma dib-bi ša₂ niš-mu-u₂ | |
| 3 | um-ma i-hi-ṭu ki-i ni-ip-hu-ru | |
| 4 | u₃ šu-u₂ ina KASKAL.2 ⸢bul-ṭa-a⸣ ih-te-liq | |
| 5 | e-mu-qe₂-ku-nu a-na a.a-lu | |
| 6 | ša₂ a-ha-meš lil-li-ku u₃ | |
| 7 | i-na KUR-ku-nu ma-ṣar-ta-šu₂-ma | |
| 8 | lu-u dan-na-at a-du-u₂ | |
| 9 | ki-i aš₂-pur PI.2-ku-nu | |
| 10 | up-te-ti a-ki-i—ma-a-de-e a-ki-i—ma-a-de-e | |
| 11 | lu-u pit₂-qud-da-tu-nu | |
| 12 | a-mur ak-ka-a-ʾi mal₂ it-ti | |
| 13 | ŠA₃-bi-šu₂ u₂-kaṣ-ṣip AN.ŠAR₂ u {d}NIN.LIL₂ | |
| 14 | DINGIR-MEŠ-e-a ina ŠU.2-šu₂ id-⸢ku-u⸣ | |
| 15 | a-di i-tur-ra ina E₂.⸢KUR-ME x x⸣ | |
| 16 | ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x]-šu₂ ŠA₃-šu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 17 | ⸢x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ ša₂ {lu₂}TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢x⸣ | |
| 18 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x] u ⸢uh-te-eṭ-ṭi x x⸣ | |
| 19 | u ⸢x x⸣-a-te ša₂ TIN.TIR{ki} ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 20 | [AN.ŠAR₂ u {d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU DINGIR-MEŠ-e-[a] | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣-bu ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
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