ABL 0914 (P237453)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0914 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237453 |
| 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/saa17 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Say to Bulluṭu: thus says the king. I am well, you can be glad. |
| Obverse [3:8] o 44–o 88 | Bel-iqiša, the prelate, speaks positively about you in my presence. Any time he stands in my presence, and [...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | No[w then I am writing to you]: |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Now [...... very] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | much [......] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | and Bel-iqi[ša, the prelate] |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | If Aššur, [Bel and Nabû], my gods [...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | to mend [......] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | to[wards ......] |
| Obverse [16:24] o 1717– | send [your messenger] here [and ...] let him [quickly] c[ome] to [...]! And let them bring your tablet to [...]. Open the gate to [my army] and be totally devoted [...] in this manner! |
| Reverse [3:14] r 44–r 1414 | Perhaps you say: "We are afraid [of being punished]." The chiefs [...] should assemble to my troops! (I swear) by Aššur, Bel and Nabû, [my gods], that you are not guilty [of anything before me. ....... By Aššur], Bel and Nabû, [...] do not condemn yourselves [but ...]! |
| Reverse [14:21] r 1515– | Perhaps Bel and Nabû have ordained your punishment, and you will perish with him. I am all by myself. Verily, all the words that the prelate Bel-iqiša writes to you have been uttered by me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {1}bul-lu-ṭu qi₂-bi-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 2 | um-ma LUGAL-ma šul-mu ia-a-ši | |
| 3 | lib-ba-ka lu-u₂ ṭa-ab-ka | |
| 4 | {1}{d]}EN—BA-ša₂ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM dib-bi-ka | |
| 5 | [DUG₃].⸢GA⸣-MEŠ i-na pa-ni-ia | |
| 6 | [i]-dab-bu-ub u₃ im—ma-tim-ma im—ma-tim-ma | |
| 7 | [i]-⸢na⸣ pa-ni-ia ⸢it⸣-zi-iz-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 8 | [x x]-ti [x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | en-na a-du-[u₂ al-tap-rak-ka] | |
| 10 | a-du-u₂ {lu₂}[x x x a-ki-i] | |
| 11 | ma-aʾ-de-e [x x x x x x x] | |
| 12 | u₃ {1}{d}EN—BA-[ša₂ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM] | |
| 13 | ki-i {d}aš-šur [d.EN u₃ {d}AG] | |
| 14 | DINGIR-MEŠ-ia [x x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | ka-ṣa-ru [x x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | la—pa-⸢an⸣ [x x x {lu₂}A—KIN-ka] {lu₂}A—KIN-ka] | |
| 17 | ṭar-dam-[ma x x x ha-an-ṭiš] | |
| 18 | a-na [x x x x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 19 | lil-[li-ka x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ ṭup-pa-ka a-na [x x] | |
| 2 | liš-šu-nim-ma KA₂ a-na [e-mu-qi₂-ia] | |
| 3 | pi-ta-ma ki-i an-ni-[ti x] | |
| 4 | lu-u₂ ga-am-ra-tu-[nu min₃-de-e-ma] | |
| 5 | ta-qab-bi um-ma ⸢la⸣—[pa-an šip-ṭi] | |
| 6 | na-kut-tu ra-ša₂-a-ni [x x x] | |
| 7 | a-na e-mu-qi₂-ia lip-[x x] | |
| 8 | {d}aš-šur {d}EN u₃ {d}AG [DINGIR-MEŠ-ia] | |
| 9 | ki-i hi-ṭa-ku-nu [ina pa-ni-ia] | |
| 10 | [i-ba-aš₂-šu-u] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni | |
| 12 | [x x x {d}aš-šur d].EN u {d}AG | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x] ⸢ra⸣-man-ku-nu | |
| 14 | [x x x x x] la tu-hal-la-qa | |
| 15 | [x x x x] min₃-de-e-ma {d}EN u {d}AG | |
| 16 | ⸢šip-ṭi-ku⸣-nu iq-ta-bu-u₂ | |
| 17 | it-ti-šu₂-ma ta-hal-li-qa | |
| 18 | a-na-ku u₂-di-ia-ma lu-u₂ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 19 | dib-bi ma-la {1}{d}EN—BA-ša₂ {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM | |
| 20 | i-šap-pa-rak-ka | |
| 21 | gab-bi ša₂ pi-⸢ia⸣ | |
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