ABL 1114 (P237253)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237253 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1'1'–o 1'1' | [Good] heal[th to the king, our lord!] |
| Obverse [1:4] o 2'2'–o 4'4' | [...], messengers [...] of the king of Ela[m ca]me [to us], sayi[ng: "...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [...] ... a messe[nger ...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] ... [...]." |
| Obverse [6:8] o 7'7'–o 8'8' | But w[e ... sent them b]ack, so their messenger [would n]ot come t[o us]. |
| Obverse [8:13] o 9'9'–o 13'13' | When they saw that we were holding his messe[nger]s, they brought in Nabû-ušallim, the son of Merodach-Baladan, settled him among the Targibateans, and gave him the Nahaleans, the [D]uteans, and the Bananu, Na'id-Marduk's frontier region. |
| Obverse [13:30] o 14'14'– | And again a messenger of the king of Elam has come to us, saying: "The sons [...] their [...] a man their battle ... Nabû-ušallim should be made your lord, let him become your superi[o]r in the land. But perhaps you will say: 'Na'id-Marduk (is it)!' I know the news of Na'id-Marduk better than [...]. Na'id-Marduk is dead. Whether y[o]u like it or not, I am going to bri[n]g in Nabû-ušallim and make him your superior. You are my men. Henceforth, the king of Assyria does not rule over you." |
| Reverse [2:10] r 33–r 1010 | As soon as Nabû-ušallim reached the Targibateans, he captured one of our men who g[u]ard the outpost in Nahal and sent him to the king of Elam. The king of Elam has spoken to him and sent him to us, saying: "Go and say to the Sealand(ers): 'You have no case with the king of Assyria. You ar[e] my men.'" |
| Reverse [10:14] r 1111–r 1414 | [N]ow then [w]e have [s]ent the messenger to the king, o[ur] lord. Let him tell the king, our lord, everything that the king of Elam wrote to us. |
| Reverse [14:19] r 1515–r 1919 | So perhaps the Elamites will (now) march against us. Let the king give an order to the Chaldeans, so that [they come] to our aid. May he listen to nobody else [...] with regard to us. We are the the king's [servant]s. |
| Reverse [19:22] r 2020–r 2222 | The king of Elam [s]ent a messenger to us. Now we have sent him to the king, our lord. The king should listen to what he says. |
| Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525 | Why have we written more than once to the king, our lord, [but n]ot seen an [an]swer to the letter [...]? To/For [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [lu-u₂] šul-⸢mu⸣ [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-i-ni] | |
| 2' | [x x x] {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ [x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x] ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM.⸢MA⸣{[ki} a-na pa-ni-ni] | |
| 4' | [it]-⸢tal⸣-ku-ni um-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ka {lu₂}A—[KIN {lu₂}A—[KIN x x x] um-ma | |
| 6' | [x x] ⸢x⸣+[x]—⸢iq-bi⸣ [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni | |
| 7' | al-la a-⸢ni⸣-[ni x x x x x]-hi-is-ma | |
| 8' | {lu₂}A—KIN-šu-nu {lu₂}A—KIN-šu-nu a-⸢na pa⸣-[ni-ni] ⸢la⸣ il-la-ka | |
| 9' | ki-i ša₂ i-mu-ru-ma {⸢lu₂}A⸣—[KIN]-MEŠ-šu₂ {⸢lu₂}A⸣—[KIN]-MEŠ-šu₂ ni-ik-tu-mu | |
| 10' | {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—DUMU.UŠ—MU | |
| 11' | ki-i i-bu-ku-ni i-na {lu₂}tar-gi-ba-a-ta | |
| 12' | ul-te-ši-bu {lu₂}na-hal {lu₂}⸢du-ta⸣-a.a | |
| 13' | u₃ {lu₂}ba-na-nu mi-ṣir ša₂ {1}na-id—{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 14' | it-tan-nu-niš-šu₂ u₃ <ut>-tir-ma {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN o | |
| 15' | ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} a-na pa-ni-ni it-tal-ku | |
| 16' | um-ma DUMU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣-šu-nu LU₂ qab-li-šu-nu ⸢x⸣ | |
| 17' | {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim be-li₂-ku-nu | |
| 18' | li-pu-šu-ma [o a-na] UGU-hi-ku-nu | |
| 19' | i-na KUR li-ir-⸢bi⸣ u₃ min₄-de-e-ma | |
| 20' | ta-qab-ba-a ⸢um-ma⸣ {1}na-id—{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 21' | a-na-ku ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂ {1}na-id—{d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 22' | al-la nu-⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣-nu har-ṣa-ak | |
| 23' | {1}na-id—{d}AMAR.UTU mi-i-tu | |
| 24' | i-na hu-di-⸢ku-nu⸣ u₃ i-na | |
| 25' | la ⸢hu⸣-di-ku-⸢nu {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim | |
| 26 | ⸢ab-ba-kam₂⸣-ma a-na UGU-hi-ku-nu | |
| 27 | u₂-⸢rab⸣-bi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ERIM-MEŠ-ia at-tu-nu al-la a-ga-a | |
| 2 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na UGU-hi-ku-nu ul <i>-šal-laṭ | |
| 3 | ki-i ša₂ {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim a-na {lu₂}tar-gi-ba-a-ta | |
| 4 | ik-šu-du 01.en ŠA₃-bu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ-i-ni | |
| 5 | ša₂ ka-a-du i-na {lu₂}na-hal i-⸢nam⸣-ṣa-ru | |
| 6 | ki-i iṣ-ba-tu a-na LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 7 | il-ta-par LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 8 | id-da-bu-ub u₃ a-na pa-ni-ni il-tap-raš-šu₂ | |
| 9 | um-ma a-lik-ma a-na KUR—tam-tim qi₂-bi | |
| 10 | um-ma di-in-gu-nu ša₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ia-a-nu | |
| 11 | ERIM-MEŠ-ia at-tu-⸢nu⸣ [a]-⸢du⸣-u₂ {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN | |
| 12 | a-na pa-an LUGAL be-li₂-⸢i⸣-[ni ni]-⸢il⸣-tap-ra | |
| 13 | mim-ma ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} a-na pa-ni-ni | |
| 14 | iš-pu-raš-šu₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-i-ni liq-bi | |
| 15 | u₃ min₄-de-e-ma {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 16 | a-na UGU-hi-ni il-la-ku-ni {lu₂}kal-da-a-nu | |
| 17 | LUGAL ṭe₃-e-mu liš-kun-ma a-na a-a-li-nu | |
| 18 | [x x]+⸢x⸣-hi-⸢x⸣+[x x x x]+⸢x-ša₂⸣ mam-ma ša₂-nam-ma | |
| 19 | [x x] a-na UGU-hi-nu la i-šem-mi | |
| 20 | [ARAD]-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL ni-i-ni {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 21 | ⸢iš⸣-pu-ra-an-na-ši a-du-u₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-i-ni | |
| 22 | ni-il-tap-raš-šu₂ ša₂ pi-i-šu₂ LUGAL li-iš-mi | |
| 23 | u₃ am—mi₃-ni am—mi₃-ni 01-šu₂ 02-šu₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-i-ni | |
| 24 | ni-iš-pu-ram-[ma] ⸢gab⸣-ri ši-pir-ti ku-[x o] | |
| 25 | ⸢la⸣ ni-mur a-na [x x x x x x] | |
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