CT 54, 230 (P237225)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 230 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237225 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1'1'–o 7'7' | [The king's word to ...] Bel-aha-[iddina ..., ...]ni son of Bel-[..., NN son of ...]-Nergal, Aplaya son of [NN, NN son of] Bel-ipuš, Mušezib-Marduk [son of NN, ...]-zeri son of Bel-eṭir, Bel-ibni [son of NN, the Urukites old] and young: I am well]. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | [Although] I gave you many advices, you did not listen to me [...]. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | Because you did not come to my military service [...], |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] your sons and daughters [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | and you have let your gardens become abandoned [......] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | You have [...ed] your great deficit [......] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [You have ...ed] ... like an ear for yo[urselves ......] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | and you are destroying the rest of the [...] of Uruk [......] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [1]00 or 200 [citizens] of Assyria through senseless lies [......] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [w]ith you [...] in the fiels of your farmers [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [wh]ich [...] for your [...] of the earthquake [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | you have burnt with fire. After the chief eunuch, the [...], |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | the chief cupbearer, the rab mugi, Nabû-šagi[m ...] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [......] Assyria, 1,000 or 2,000 archers of [...] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | [......] the great host of Assyria [......] |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [......] many good [...], a new decision [......] |
| Obverse [23:25] o 24'24'–o 25'25' | [......] your city wall [......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] of the house [......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [... l]eft, my hand ... [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] and on its heart [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] Sea[land] from [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [... I hav]e been making you do [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] prayed and [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] horse[s ......] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [... s]eek and [......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] of Bel and Nabû [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] cleaned [......] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] to [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ab ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x] {1}{d}EN—⸢ŠEŠ⸣—[MU x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ni⸣ A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}{d}EN—⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 5' | [A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}x x x]—{d}U.GUR {1}A-a A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}[x x x x x] | |
| 6' | {1}x x x x A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}U].GUR—DU₃-uš {1}mu-še-zib—{d}AMAR.UTU [A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}x x x] | |
| 7' | {1}{d}AG—na]-din—NUMUN A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}{d}EN—ŠUR {1}{d}EN—DU₃ [A-šu₂ ša₂ {1}x x x {lu₂}{kur}tam-tim-a-a] | |
| 8' | {[lu₂}AB.BA-MEŠ] u₃ {lu₂}TUR-MEŠ šu-lum ⸢ia⸣-[a-ši ki-i mil-ki] | |
| 9' | ⸢ma⸣-du-tu ⸢am⸣-lik-ku-ku-nu-šu₂ u la taš-ma-⸢aʾ⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 10' | ⸢ki⸣-i ⸢a⸣-[na] il-ki-ia la tal-li-⸢ka⸣-[ni x x x x x] | |
| 11' | [a]-⸢na x⸣+[x] ⸢x⸣ DUMU-MEŠ-ku-nu u DUMU.MI₂-MEŠ-⸢ku⸣-[nu x x x x] | |
| 12' | {⸢giš}SAR-MEŠ⸣-[ku]-nu ni-du-tu tul-ta-li-⸢ka⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 13' | [tul]-te-ti-⸢qa mi⸣-ṭi-it-ku-nu GAL-ti ⸢tal⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | [te]-⸢ta⸣-as-[x x] ⸢a⸣-di im—mat im—mat ki-i PI.2 a-na ⸢ra⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 15' | ⸢u₃⸣ šit-te [x]-⸢ti⸣ ša₂ UNUG{ki} tu-hal-la-qa a-[x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | 01-me 02-me ša₂ KUR—aš-šur{ki} ina pir-ṣa-a-ta la ṭe₃-e-[mi x x x x] | |
| 17' | ⸢it⸣-ti-ku-nu [x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ina qer-bit {lu₂}ENGAR-MEŠ-ku-[nu x x x x] | |
| 18' | ⸢ša₂⸣ a-na li-⸢ban⸣-[x-ku]-⸢nu⸣ ša₂ ri-i-bi it-⸢ti⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 19' | ⸢ina⸣ ŠA₃-bi i-ša₂-⸢ti⸣ [tal]-⸢tar⸣-pa ul-tu {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}GAL—SAG {lu₂}[x x x x x] | |
| 20' | {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—ŠU.DU₈.[A-MEŠ] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—ŠU.DU₈.[A-MEŠ] {lu₂}GAL—mu-un-gi {lu₂}GAL—mu-un-gi {1}{d}AG—ša₂-gi-[im x x x x x] | |
| 21' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢KUR⸣—aš-šur 01-lim 02-lim {lu₂}BAN-ni ša₂ a-[x x x x x] | |
| 22' | [x x x x x] ki-ṣir ra-bu-u₂ ša₂ KUR—aš-šur il-[x x x x x x x] | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x] ba-nu-u₂ ma-a-du EŠ.BAR eš-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 24' | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢BAD₃⸣-ku-nu ⸢pi⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 25' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ ⸢E₂⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x] ⸢ma⸣ al ṭi ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x e]-zi-bu ŠU.2-a ta-ṣur KUR-su ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ u₃ ina UGU-hi ŠA₃-bi ša₂ [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x KUR]—ti-GEME₂ ul-tu še-[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | [x x ul]-⸢te⸣-ne₂-piš-ku-nu-šu₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | [x x x x] ⸢u₂⸣-ṣal-li-ma a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | [x x x x]-tu {anše}KUR.⸢RA⸣-[MEŠ x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x u₂]-ba-ʾa-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-ma ša₂ {d}EN {d}⸢AG⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x] u₂-zak-ki ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x x]-⸢ti⸣ a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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