ABL 1131 (P237271)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1131 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237271 |
| 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 [0:2] 11–22 | To the king, my lord: (your) servant, Ṣill[aya]. May [Enlil], Ninurta, and Nusku bless the king, [my] lo[rd]. |
| Obverse [2:4] 33–44 | H[aving he]ard the news of Bit-Ya[kin], I am herewith s[ending] (the following report) to the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [4:9] 55–99 | Nabû-ušallim, the son of Merodach-Baladan, and the Elamite forces with him have crossed over [t]o Bit-Yakin. They have [proceeded] from [...] Epadu to Dummuqu, [Targib]atu, Bananu, and Bit-Šulâ. |
| Obverse [9:12] 1010–1212 | The messenger of the king of Elam spoke [to the elders of] Bit-Yakin, [saying]: "Let [Nabû-ušallim] be your [lea]der." |
| Obverse [12:13] 1313–1313 | [They answere]d him, saying: "Formerly |
| Obverse [13:14] 1414–1414 | [......] to kill [......]." |
| Obverse [14:15] 1515–1515 | It is [...]. The king, [my] lo[rd], |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [... the king], my lord, [...]. |
| Reverse [5:13] r 6'6'– | I [fe]ared assassination, (and so) did not come to the king's audience. Really foul rumours have been manufactured behind the king's back. (Now,) I must not tarry and die, (but) must come and speak to the king. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ARAD-<ka> {1}ṣil-⸢la⸣-[a {d}EN.LIL₂] | |
| 2 | {d}NIN.URTA u {d}PA.TUG₂ a-na LUGAL be-[li₂-ia] | |
| 3 | lik-⸢ru-bu⸣ ṭe₃-e-mu ša₂ E₂—{1}ia-[a-ki-ni] | |
| 4 | ⸢ki⸣-[i aš₂]-mu-u₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ⸢al⸣-[tap-ra] | |
| 5 | {1}{d}AG—⸢u₂⸣-šal-lim DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—⸢DUMU.UŠ—SUM-na⸣ | |
| 6 | u₃ ⸢e⸣-mu-qu ša₂ {kur}NIM.MA{ki} it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 7 | [a]-⸢na⸣ E₂—{1}ia-a-ki-ni i-te-bi-ru-ni la—pa-ni | |
| 8 | [x x x]-⸢na⸣ {uru}e-pa-du ina {uru}{1}du-um-mu-qu | |
| 9 | [ina {uru}tar-gi-ba]-⸢a⸣-ti ina {uru}ba-na-na ina E₂—{1}šu-la-a | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x]-u₂ {lu₂}A—šip-ri {lu₂}A—šip-ri ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM{ki} | |
| 11 | [it-ti {lu₂}ši-bu-ti ša₂] E₂—{1}ia-a-ki-ni id-dab-bu-ub | |
| 12 | [um-ma {1}{d}AG—u₂-šal-lim be]-⸢li₂⸣-ku-nu lil-lik [o] | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂ um-ma mah-ru-u₂ | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni a-na da-a-ki | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ši-⸢i LUGAL be⸣-[li₂-a] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x]-⸢ri⸣ | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x]-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x]-šu₂ | |
| 5' | [x x x x x LUGAL] ⸢be-li₂-ia⸣ | |
| 6' | [x x x] ⸢x la⸣—pa-ni da-a-ki | |
| 7' | ⸢ap⸣-[tal]-⸢lah₃⸣ a-na šu-lum LUGAL | |
| 8' | ul al-li-ka dib-bi | |
| 9' | i-ba-aš₂-ši bi-iʾ-šu-ti | |
| 10' | ina ku-tal LUGAL ep-šu-uʾ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 11 | la a-ka-ši la a-ma-ti | |
| 12 | lul-li-kam₂-ma a-<na> LUGAL | |
| 13 | lu-uq-bu [o] | |
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