ABL 1380 (P237540)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1380 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237540 |
| Museum no. | BM 099005 |
| 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/saa21 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | The king's [word] to Menanu: I am [well]; you can be glad. |
| Obverse [2:13] o 33–o 1313 | This is what you sent through Ubaru, after you had killed Šimbur: "I have killed Šimbur, to whom you rendered a favour by imposing a treaty upon him but who sinned against the treaty, and I have released Ubaru and am herewith sending him to you. I shall go and we shall make battle with Ummanigaš, to whom you rendered a great favour but who has likewise sinned against your treaty by siding with your adversary and crossing over to your territory, and we shall fight with him and revenge you." |
| Obverse [13:23] o 1414–o 2323 | And in the messages which I sent to you and to Tammaritu, I said thus: "These things which you did, which are good to god and man — now why have you not done what you wrote? [As so]on as [you have taken your revenge with Ummanigaš, I shall [release] the rest of your messengers and send them to you, and I shall take prisoners the [...]s whom this defunct [...], and dispatch them to you." |
| Obverse [23:27] o 2424– | [...] Now for (all) these 19 months [...] I have not heard a word from you, [and thi]s has generated improper demands against you. |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | You belong to those who love Assyria and your heart is at rest with me. Now, if you are well and remain in your position, why do you permit unseemly things to be done in your country? My messengers have been detained for these two years, while you have kept silent. |
| Reverse [7:15] r 88–r 1515 | Correctly did Danešu, after he had been kept in fetters, observe to Sîn-šarra-ibni: "Šamaš-šumu-ukin gave me a gift, and for this reason I did everything. Instead of your supporting the old man Menanu against Ummanigaš, you should have given the office in Elam to me. See, now Menanu is yours, and what has he ever done and given to you?" |
| Reverse [15:20] r 1616–r 2020 | Now, don't I know that because of me they have been cursing you and that they would like to depose you? Now if somebody has been disturbing you, write to me quickly, and may he know that the favour of the First Man, [...], the lord of kings, [......] like anything. |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | Now if [you need] my intercession, write me and I will intercede for you. |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323–r 2424 | [Perhaps] you will say: "Why [has the house] of my lords twice and thrice [not written] in this way to [...]?" |
| Reverse [24:27] r 2525– | [...] not in your power; and for 19 months [...] I have not heard a word from you. |
| Top [0:1] t.e. 27t.e. 27–t.e. 27t.e. 27 | [...] have ...ed against you. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-mat] LUGAL a-na {1}me-na-na | |
| 2 | [DI-mu] ia-ši ŠA₃-ba-ka lu-u DUG₃.GA-ka | |
| 3 | a-ga-ʾi-i šu-u₂ ša₂ i-na ŠU.2 {1}u₂-bar | |
| 4 | taš-pur ul-tu {1}šim-bur ta-duk-ku | |
| 5 | um-ma {1}šim-bur ša₂ MUN te-pu-ša₂-aš₂-šum-ma | |
| 6 | u a-de-e tu-še-eṣ-bi-tu-uš u₃ šu-u | |
| 7 | ana a-de-e-ka ih-ṭu-u₂ a-duk u₃ {1}u₂-bar | |
| 8 | ki-i ap-ṭur al-tap-rak-ka al-lak-ma | |
| 9 | it-ti {1}um-ma-ni-i-gaš ša₂ at-ta MUN | |
| 10 | GAL-ti te-pu-ša₂-aš₂-šum-ma a-na a-de-ka-ma | |
| 11 | ih-ṭu-u₂ it-ti EN—ṣal-ti-ka EN—ṣal-ti-ka iz-zi-zu-ma | |
| 12 | u a-na mi₃-ṣir-i-ka ib-bal-ki-tu-uʾ | |
| 13 | ṣal-ti it-ti-šu₂ ni-ip-pu-uš tuk-te-ka | |
| 14 | nu-tar-ra u a-na-ku ina ŠA₃ ši-ip-re-e-ti | |
| 15 | ša₂ a-na ka-a-ša₂ u a-na {1}tam-mar-i-ti aš₂-pur | |
| 16 | um-ma di-ib-bi an-nu-u₂-te ša₂ te-pu-uš | |
| 17 | ša₂ i-na UGU DINGIR u LU₂ ṭa-a-bu šu-nu | |
| 18 | ⸢en⸣-na am—mi₃-ni am—mi₃-ni mal₂ taš-pur ul te-pu-uš | |
| 19 | [um-ma] ⸢aš₂⸣-ša₂ la—pa-an {1}um-man-i-ga-aš₂ tuk-te-ka | |
| 20 | [tu-tar]-⸢ra⸣ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-ka {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-ka si-it-tu-tu | |
| 21 | [a-paṭ-ṭar]-⸢ma⸣ a-šap-par-ak-ka u₃ | |
| 22 | [x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ {lu₂}hum-mur a-ga-a | |
| 23 | [x x x x x] u₂-ṣab-bat-ma u₂-šeb-bal-ak-ka | |
| 24 | [x x x x] x en-na 19 a-ga-a ITI-MEŠ | |
| 25 | [x x x x x] a-mat-ka ul aš₂-me | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [u a-ga]-a pi-ir-ku ina IGI-ka u₂-še-⸢ṣi⸣-ʾa | |
| 2 | [ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ ša₂ ra-im-a-ni ša₂ KUR—AN.ŠAR₂{ki} at-ta | |
| 3 | u ŠA₃-ba-ka it-ti-ia pa-aš₂-ru | |
| 4 | en-na ki-i DI-mu a-na ka-ša₂ u ina man-zal-ti-ka | |
| 5 | u₂-šu-uz-za-ta mi-nam-ma tu-man-di la ep-šu₂ | |
| 6 | ina KUR-ku-nu ip-pu-šu₂-uʾ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-ia {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-ia | |
| 7 | 02-ta a-ga-a MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ki-lu-u₂ u at-ta | |
| 8 | sak-ta-ta a-na kit-ti {1}da-ne₂-e-šu | |
| 9 | a-na {1}{d}30—LUGAL—ib-ni iq-bi ul-tu ina si-par-ri | |
| 10 | ṣab-tu-uʾ um-ma {1}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA ni-di-it-ti | |
| 11 | it-tan-na a-na ŠA₃ a-ga-a gab-bu e-pu-uš | |
| 12 | um-ma a-na ku-um ša₂ a-bu-ut-ti ša₂ {1}me-na-na {lu₂}AB.BA | |
| 13 | a-na {1}um-man-i-ga-aš₂ ta-ṣab-ba-ta um-ma ana-ku-ma | |
| 14 | qi₂-ip-ti i-na {kur}NIM.MA{ki} lu ta-din-a-ni um-ma | |
| 15 | a-mu-ra en-na {1}me-na-na at-tu-ku-nu mi₃-nu-u₂ i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
| 16 | i-pu-uš-ma id-dak-kun-u₂-šu₂ en-na a-na-ku | |
| 17 | ul i-de-e ša₂ aš₂-šu-ti-ia iz-ʾi-ir-ka | |
| 18 | u u₂-sak-kap-u₂-ka en-na ki-i mam-ma id-dal-hu-ka | |
| 19 | [ha]-⸢an⸣-ṭiš šup-ram-ma lu-u i-di reš-tu-u₂ a-me-lu | |
| 20 | [LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ ṭa-ab-ta-šu₂ ki-i mim-ma | |
| 21 | [x x x]-uš en-na ki-i ṣa-bat a-bu-ti | |
| 22 | [ṣi-ba-ta] šup-ram-ma a-bu-ut-ka lu-uṣ-bat | |
| 23 | [min₃-de-ma] ta-qab-bi um-ma mi₃-nam-ma lib-bu-u₂ | |
| 24 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ EN-MEŠ-ia 02-šu₂ 03-šu₂ a-na | |
| 25 | [x x x x x] ša₂ ul i-na KALAG-ka 19 ITI-MEŠ | |
| 26 | [x x x x x x] a-mat-ka ul aš₂-me 0 | |
| t.e. | ||
| 27 | [x x x x x] UGU-hi-ka iq-qu-ni | |
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