ABL 0137 (P237811)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0137 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237811 |
| 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/saa10 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Zakir. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the lands, my lord! May Bel and Nabû keep you alive for long days of happiness and physical well-being, and may they deliver your enemy into your hands! |
| Obverse [5:10] o 66–o 1010 | The moon made an eclipse on the 15th of Tebet (X), in the middle watch. It began in the east and shifted to the west — a decidedly evil portent concerning the king of the Westland and his country. |
| Obverse [10:21] o 1111– | Its evil is definite; its evil will befall the king of the Westland and his country. If there is an enemy of the king, my lord, in the West, the king, my lord, may do as he pleases; the king, my lord, will capture (him), and the king will defeat him. These are definite words. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | You are (a) just (king). Thanks to the just policy that you have adopted, Šamaš and Marduk have delivered (all the lands) from the Upper Sea to the Lower Sea to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [6:11] r 77–r 1111 | From the shore of the sea I have lifted my hand (in supplication) to the king, my lord. You are merciful; may Marduk and [Zarpani]tu intercede for me before the king, my lord. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL KUR.KUR EN-ia₂ ARAD-ka {1}za-kir | |
| 2 | {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL KUR.KUR EN-ia₂ | |
| 3 | lik-ru-bu {d}EN u {d}AG UD-me ar₂-ku-ti | |
| 4 | ša₂ ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub UZU | |
| 5 | lu-bal-li-ṭu-ka u {lu₂}EN—KUR₂-ka {lu₂}EN—KUR₂-ka | |
| 6 | ana ŠU.2-ka lim-nu-u₂ UD 15-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}AB | |
| 7 | ina EN.NUN ⸢MURUB₄⸣ {[d]}30 AN.MI iš-ta-kan | |
| 8 | ina {im}KUR ul-tar-[ru] u₃ UGU | |
| 9 | {im}MAR il-⸢ta-ha⸣-aṭ | |
| 10 | lum-nu par-su ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ MAR{ki} | |
| 11 | u₃ KUR-šu₂ lu-[mun]-šu₂ par-su | |
| 12 | lu-mun-šu₂ ana LUGAL MAR{ki} u KUR-šu₂ | |
| 13 | na-din ki-i {lu₂}EN—KUR₂ {lu₂}EN—KUR₂ ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 14 | ina {kur}MAR{ki} i-ba-aš₂-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 15 | LUGAL EN ki-i ša₂ i-le-ʾu-u₂ | |
| 16 | li-pu-uš ŠU.2 LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 17 | i-kaš-šad a-bi-ik-ta-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | LUGAL i-⸢šak⸣-kan | |
| r | ||
| 1 | dib-bi ⸢par⸣-su-tum šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | ki-i-nu at-ta ana ŠA₃ kit-ti | |
| 3 | ša₂ ina ŠU.2-ka | |
| 4 | ta-aṣ-ba-tum {d}UTU u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | TA tam-tim e-li-tum a-di | |
| 6 | tam-tim šap-li-tum ana ŠU.2 LUGAL | |
| 7 | EN-ia₂ in-⸢da⸣-nu-u₂ ul-tu | |
| 8 | GU₂ tam-tim ŠU.2-a a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 9 | ad-de-ki rem-nu-u₂ at-ta | |
| 10 | {d}AMAR.UTU u {d}⸢zar⸣-[pa]-⸢ni⸣-tum | |
| 11 | a-bu-ta-a ina ⸢pa⸣-[an] LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 12 | li-iṣ-ba-tum | |
Sources & licences
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