ABL 1123 (P237260)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1123 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237260 |
| 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' | [...] the king, my lord, [...] |
| Obverse [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | [...], and may she make the kings of al[l] the lands [...] bow down before the king of kings, my lord. |
| Obverse [3:7] o 4'4'–o 7'7' | [NN, a cit]izen of Bab[y]lon, has quit serving the [king's] magnates [in the c]a[m]p, and has come to Akkad. I am herewith sending him [to the king]. The king, my lord, should question him. |
| Obverse [7:13] o 8'8'–o 13'13' | [When I br]ought in [Ahi-ya]qar (and) the servants of the Lady of Akkad and [handed them ov]er to the king, my lord, then the king, my lord, [di]d justice to his gods. Šarru-hussanni, the bodyguard [whom the king], my [lord], sent to me, gave back [the field of the go]ds of the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [13:19] o 14'14'– | I have sown (and) harvested [the field], (and) have received [...], but [Zaba]du has removed the servants [of the Lad]y of Akkad. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [The ...s of] Akkad are [...] of the king and the crown prince, my lords. |
| Reverse [2:10] r 33–r 1010 | [I ha]ve [ex]hausted myself for the king, my lord. The king, my lord, should [not] blame me! Zabadu is (to stay) at his mandate and I at mine. The king, my lord, will check it out. [If] he (= Zabadu) has not delivered (them) to the king, my lord, he is taking (them) [from] his temple(s), and it will turn [into] my [faul]t. |
| Reverse [10:17] r 1111–r 1717 | May [the king, m]y [lord], be mindful of his gods and [...] his [g]ods with Zabadu! [May h]e se[n]d a bodyguard [...] to where I [g]ave the nishu-payment of your gods [...]! [I hav]e [gi]ven [every]thing [there was] to your gods [...]. |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | The king, my lord, [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x LUGAL EN-a⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ma LUGAL-MEŠ-ni KUR DU₃.⸢A⸣.[BI] ⸢x⸣ [o] | |
| 3' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina IGI LUGAL LUGAL-MEŠ EN-ia₂ li-šak-⸢mi-is⸣ | |
| 4' | {1}x x x] ⸢DUMU⸣—TIN.⸢TIR⸣{ki} ⸢DUMU⸣—TIN.⸢TIR⸣{ki} ul-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 5' | [x x ina ma]-⸢dak⸣-ta ina pa-an {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 6' | [x x x] ul iz-ziz a-na a-kad{ki} it-tal-ka | |
| 7' | [a-na LUGAL] al-tap-raš-šu₂ LUGAL EN-a liš-ʾa-al-šu₂ | |
| 8' | {1}a-hi—ia]-⸢qar⸣ u₃ ARAD-MEŠ ša₂ {d}GAŠAN ša₂ a-kad{ki} | |
| 9' | [ki-i a]-bu-ku a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ ki-i | |
| 10' | [ad-di]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL EN-a di-i-ni ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11' | [i-te-pu]-⸢uš⸣ {1}LUGAL—huš-an-ni {lu₂}qur-bu-tu₂ | |
| 12' | [ša₂ LUGAL EN]-a iš-pu-ra ki-i u₂-te-ra | |
| 13' | [A.ŠA₃] ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia it-ta-din | |
| 14' | [A.ŠA₃] e-te-riš e-te-ṣi-id | |
| 15' | [x x]-⸢tu₂⸣ mah-rak {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 16' | [o ša₂ {d]}⸢GAŠAN⸣ ša₂ A.GA.DE₃{ki} | |
| 17' | [o {1}za-ba]-⸢du⸣ i-ta-bak | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ A.GA.DE₃{⸢ki⸣} [o] | |
| 2 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ LUGAL u DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL EN-ia₂ šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | [a-ki—ma]-⸢aʾ⸣-de-e [a-ki—ma]-⸢aʾ⸣-de-e a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 4 | [uš]-⸢ta-ni⸣-ih LUGAL EN-a a-na hi-ṭi-ia | |
| 5 | [la] ⸢i⸣-šak-kan {1}za-ba-du a-na UGU-hi | |
| 6 | [o pi]-⸢qit⸣-ti-šu₂ u₃ a-na-ku <$a$>-na UGU-hi | |
| 7 | [pi]-⸢qit⸣-ti-ia₂ LUGAL EN-a i-sa-ni-iq | |
| 8 | [ki-i] ⸢a⸣-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ la ul-⸢te-li⸣-u₂ | |
| 9 | [ul-tu] E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ i-na-aš₂-ši-ma | |
| 10 | [a-na hi]-⸢ṭi⸣-ia i-ta-ri | |
| 11 | [LUGAL be]-⸢li₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ lu ha-si-si-ma | |
| 12 | [x x] ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ it-ti {1}za-ba-du | |
| 13 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-šar ni-is-hi ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-ka | |
| 14 | [x x] ⸢ad⸣-di-nu {lu₂}qur-bu-tu₂ | |
| 15 | [x x] ⸢liš-pu-ra⸣ mim-ma | |
| 16 | [ma-la ba-šu-u₂] ⸢a⸣-na DINGIR-MEŠ-ka | |
| 17 | [x x x at]-⸢ta-din⸣ LUGAL EN-a | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x]-⸢ri⸣ | |
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