CT 54, 508 (P237263)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 508 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237263 |
| 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 [1:4] o 2'2'–o 4'4' | [The king], our [lor]d, knows that the town [...] was destroyed. These 105 men [whom the king], our lord, gathered and settled [there] — |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | he whose house had been demolished, has built [a new house]; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | he whose son had run away, [has recovered his] son; |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | he whose wife was carried off, [has got] a woman; |
| Obverse [7:10] o 8'8'–o 10'10' | and when our creditors se[ized us] (and) [we petitioned] the king, our lord, the king, our lord, [established] our exemption (from taxes). |
| Obverse [10:14] o 11'11'–o 14'14' | Now Ammi-yata', [the ... who] did not give [...] and [who ...ed] to [..., has ...ed] my father from [...] |
| Reverse [2:6] r 3'3'–r 6'6' | He is [...]ing his [...] by force, and has not spoken with [...] for (all) these five years. As for me, ever since the da[y that the king], my lord, appointed me, until now, he has said not(hing) to me. |
| Reverse [6:9] r 7'7'–r 9'9' | But now Zerutu the bodyguard and his messengers are holding us, saying: "I am to receive from you ten talents of silver." |
| Reverse [9:12] r 10'10'–r 12'12' | This town is a new construction; the king, our lord, undertook it. The king, our lord, [... Am]mi-yata' |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [LUGAL be]-⸢li₂⸣-a-ni i-di ki-i {uru}⸢x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] | |
| 3' | he-⸢pu⸣-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ a-ga-a 01-me 05 [ša₂ LUGAL] | |
| 4' | be-li₂-a-ni u₂-pa-ah-hi-ra-am-⸢ma⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | u₂-še-ši-bu ša₂ E₂-su na-ap-⸢lu⸣ [x x x] | |
| 6' | i-⸢te-pu-uš⸣ ša₂ DUMU-šu₂ hal-qu DUMU [x x x] | |
| 7' | ša₂ ⸢DAM-su hab-ta⸣-tu a-mil-tu ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8' | u₃ {lu₂}ra-⸢šu⸣-ta-a-ni ki-i iṣ-[bat-tu-na-ši] | |
| 9' | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-i-ni ki-[i ni-im-hu-ru] | |
| 10' | LUGAL be-li₂-a-ni ⸢za-ku-ta-ni⸣ [il-ta-kan] | |
| 11' | en-na {1}am-me—ia-ta-aʾ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | la id-di-nu u₃ a-na [x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | AD-u₂-a ul-tu pa-an [x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ša₂ ⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ki-i da-⸢na-na x x⸣-šu₂ i-⸢nam⸣-[x x x] | |
| 4' | u 05 MU.AN.NA-MEŠ a-ga-a it-ti ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 5' | ul id-bu-ub u₃ a-na-ku ul-tu ⸢UD⸣-[me ša₂ LUGAL] | |
| 6' | be-li₂-a ip-qi₂-dan-ni a-di UGU ša₂ en-⸢na⸣ | |
| 7' | ul iq-ba-a u₃ en-na {1}NUMUN-u₂-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 8' | {lu₂}qur-bu-tu u₃ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 9' | kul-lu-na-ši um-ma 10 GU₂.UN KUG.UD a-mah-har-ku-nu-⸢ši⸣ | |
| 10' | URU a-ga-a ṣi-bu-tu eš-šu₂ šu-u₂ | |
| 11' | LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-a-ni iṣ-ṣa-bat-su LUGAL be-li₂-a-ni | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x {1}am]-me—ia-ta-⸢aʾ⸣ | |
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