CT 54, 524 (P237351)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 524 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237351 |
| 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/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | The eunuch [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | The eunuch [...] the hand [......] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | The king [had] mercy [......] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | The eunuch [gave] or[ders ......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | release m[e ......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Concerning the message which [......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [Which] to Elam ...[......] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...]... his magnates [......] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] Elam, the Chief [......] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | Indeed the land of Arašu, in E[lam ......] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | The king of Elam ...[......] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | Their [...] from [......] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | His magnates, within the city of [......] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | They took booty [......] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | His eunuch, Nazia [......] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | He conquered Arašu, and [......] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | He opens its door; Marduk-šarru-uṣur [......] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | The eunuch [...] in his wagon [......] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | The enemy is not an enemy [......] |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [...]... in the "mouth" of a bow [......] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | Marduk-šarru-uṣur, the eunuch [......] |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [Fro]m whom, Elam [......] |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | [...] this, sons [......] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 25'25'–o 25'25' | [...] a man ... this, s[ons ......] |
| Obverse [25:27] o 26'26'– | Elam [......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | The eunuch carries hand-cuffs [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | They fetched him, in ...[......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | To Assurbanipal, the mi[ghty] king [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Milki-rame, the Chief [Tailor ......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | The prudent magnates [...] the outcast [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | his catcher, the Chief Tailor [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | The magnates inside ...[......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | Just as for two magnates [......] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | Just as for two brothers ...[......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | The eunuch cr[ouched] before the king ...[......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | The king in the presence of the magnates [......] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | A bow to two [......] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | The eunuch, like [......] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | The king listened attentively [......] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | From the beginning you did not [......] |
| Reverse [15:18] r 1616–r 1818 | (Break) |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | to ...[......] |
| Reverse [19:22] r 2020–r 2222 | All the lands [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {⸢lu₂}SAG⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG ŠU.2 ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 4' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ re-e-mu [x x x x x] | |
| 5' | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG ⸢ṭe₃⸣-[e-mu x x x x x] | |
| 6' | ⸢muš⸣-šir₃-a-⸢ni⸣ [x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 7' | ⸢a⸣-na UGU ⸢ši-pir⸣-ti ša [x x x x x] | |
| 8' | [ša] a-na {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x]-⸢nu⸣ {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ [x x x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x] {⸢kur⸣}NIM.MA{ki} {lu₂}GAL—[x x x x x] | |
| 11' | {[kur}a]-ra-šu-ma [(x)] ina {kur}[NIM.MA{ki} x x x x x] | |
| 12' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-su-nu TA@v [x x x x x] | |
| 14' | {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ ina ŠA₃ {⸢uru⸣}[x x x x x] | |
| 15' | ⸢hu⸣-ub-tu ih-tab-tu [x x x x x] | |
| 16' | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG-šu₂ {1}na-zi-ia ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 17' | ⸢a⸣-na {kur}a-ra-ši ik-šu-ud-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 18' | {[giš]}⸢IG⸣-šu i-bat-te {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—⸢LUGAL⸣—[PAB x x x x x] | |
| 19' | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG ina {giš}sa-par-ri-šu₂ [x x x x x] | |
| 20' | {⸢lu₂⸣}KUR₂ la {lu₂}KUR₂-ma [x x x x x] | |
| 21' | [x]+⸢x⸣-nu-u₂ ina pi-i {giš}⸢BAN⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 22' | {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MAN—PAB {lu₂}⸢SAG⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 23' | ⸢TA@v⸣ ŠA₃ man-ni NIM.MA{[ki} x x x x x] | |
| 24' | [x] a-ga-a DUMU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 25' | [x] ⸢LU₂⸣ i a-ga-a ⸢DUMU⸣-[MEŠ x x x x x] | |
| 26' | {[kur}NIM].⸢MA⸣{ki} [x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {[lu₂]}SAG iṣ—qa-ti na-⸢ši⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [iš]-šu-niš-šu ina dan-[x x x x x] | |
| 3 | a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—A LUGAL ⸢dan⸣-[ni x x x x x] | |
| 4 | {1}mil-ki—ra-me {lu₂}GAL—[ka-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—[ka-ṣir x x x x x] | |
| 5 | {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ša₂ ṭe₃-e-me ṭar-du il-[x x x x x] | |
| 6 | ṣa-bit-su {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—ka-ṣir {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL—ka-ṣir x x x x x | |
| 7 | {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ŠA₃-bi e-[x x x x x] | |
| 8 | ki ša a-na 02 {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ [x x x x x] | |
| 9 | ki ša a-na 02 ŠEŠ-MEŠ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 10 | ša₂—{lu₂}SAG ina IGI LUGAL ip-⸢ši⸣-[il x x x x x] | |
| 11 | LUGAL ina pa-an {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 12 | {giš}BAN a-na [(x)] 02 {lu₂}[x x x x x] | |
| 13 | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG ⸢ki⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ lit-su id-⸢di⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢TA@v⸣ SAG ul taš-[x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x]-⸢ti x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | ⸢a-na x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 20 | KUR.KUR ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 21 | at-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 22 | [x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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