ABL 1169 (P237657)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237657 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa18 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | to[ld ......]. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | He told [it to] Nabû-[..., ..., (and) ...]ea, sons of [NN ...], (and) they told it to me in t[his] way. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | He has stolen from me four minas of silver, one mina (or) half a mina at a time, and squandered it. |
| Obverse [7:11] o 8'8'–o 11'11' | He persuaded Amat-Bel-ukin, a slave in my service, to take one mina of silver, helped him to escape to Ah[...], (and then) sold the slave for money. I sent (word) and had him returned. |
| Obverse [11:16] o 12'12'– | Whoever changes these words, may all the gods who are called by a name, Jupiter, Venus, Sirius and Mars, destroy his name! |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | May Anu, Enlil and Bel, the great gods, curse him with an indissoluble, grievous curse! |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | May Marduk, the great lord, the leader of the gods his fathers, make barley rare for him to chew and make him stretch out his hand (for help) to his servant! |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | May Marduk, the king of heaven and earth, the sage of Abyss, whose command is paramount, bestow upon him grief and wailing instead of singing at the (time of) joy of Esaggil and Babylon! |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | [May Nab]û, the admi[nistr]ator of the totality of heaven and earth, [..., the contro]ller of cosmic harmony |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | iq-ta-[bi x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | {1}{d}AG—[x x x x x x x x x]-e-a | |
| 4' | DUMU-MEŠ {1}[x x x x x x x]-i | |
| 5' | iq-ta-bi ki-i ⸢x⸣+[x x] iq-ta-bu-nu | |
| 6' | 04 MA.NA KUG.UD ina 01 MA.NA-AM₃ u₃ ina 1:2 MA.NA-AM₃ | |
| 7' | ki-i iš-riq-an-ni a-na ša₂-a-ri ut-tir | |
| 8' | {1}a-mat—{d}EN—u₂-GIN {lu₂}qal-la ša₂ ina pa-ni-ia₂ | |
| 9' | ki-i u₂-šad-bi-bu 01 MA.NA KUG.UD ki-i | |
| 10' | iš-šu-u₂ a-na {uru}ah-[x x] ul-tah-liq-šu₂ | |
| 11' | {⸢lu₂⸣}qal-la a-na KUG.UD it-ta-din ki-i aš₂-pu-ru | |
| 12' | ⸢ut⸣-tir-raš-šu₂ ša₂ da-ba-bu an-na-a BAL-u₂ | |
| 13' | ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ ma-la MU.NE.NE zak-ru | |
| 14' | {⸢mul⸣}SAG.ME.GAR {mul}dil-bat {mul}GAG.SI.SA₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {⸢mul⸣}ṣal-bat-a-ni MU-šu₂ li-hal-li-qu | |
| 2 | {[d]}a-num {d}EN.LIL₂ u {d}EN DINGIR-ME GAL-ME | |
| 3 | AŠ₂ la nap-šur NIG₂.GIG li-ru-ru-šu₂ | |
| 4 | {d}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u a-lik pa-an DINGIR-MEŠ AD-ME-šu₂ | |
| 5 | {še}BAR a-na ka-sa-si-šu₂ li-ša₂-qir-ma | |
| 6 | a-na ARAD-šu₂ ŠU.2-su li-šat-ris-su | |
| 7 | {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL AN-e u KI.TIM NUN.ME ZU.AB | |
| 8 | ša₂ šur-bu-u₂ zi-kir KA-šu₂ ina hi-du-ti | |
| 9 | E₂.SAG.IL₂ u TIN.TIR{ki} ni-is-sat | |
| 10 | ⸢qu⸣-be₂-e GIM zi-mir li-šat-lim-šu₂ | |
| 11 | [d].⸢AG pa-qid⸣ kiš-šat AN-e u KI.TIM | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x sa]-niq mit-hur-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] | |
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