ABL 0328 (P237839)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0328 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237839 |
| 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/saa18 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant, the šandabakku. May Enlil, Ninurta, and Nusku bless the king of the lands, my lord! May Aššur, Enlil, Šamaš, and Marduk grant the king of the universe, my lord, a life of long days, happiness, good health, and an enduring reign and may they ordain a sound foundation of the royal throne of the king, my lord, for far-off days. |
| Obverse [8:17] o 99–o 1717 | Last year after the palace supervisor and the magnates went down to Chaldea, the brothers of the king of Elam kept pushing and inciting the king, their brother: "Let's muster a camp and cross over to Chaldea and remove Chaldea from Assyria's control." The king of Elam did not do wrong; he did not listen to them and did not [c]omply, but said, "I will not disregard the treaty." He [r]estrained them, (and) up to now he has not [...] but has stayed awake. They have been wa[iting for] their brother (to yield), however. |
| Obverse [17:24] o 1818– | Now I have heard that [h]e has [re]lented in [their] hands (and) listened to them, (and) has gone (and) given orders to the whole of Elam in a[ccordance with] their command. They have prepared their travel provisions [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...... he see]ks |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [... Bit]-Imbî |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [......] his land for flour |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... have prep]ared [...] and [...ed] travel provisions. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [... and] his younger [broth]er [have go]ne to the people/man of Ham |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...] for this Nisan (I). |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | [Having] heard (about it), [I am herewith writing] to the king, my lord. The [k]ing, my lord, should know (this). |
| Reverse [10:20] r 1111–r 2020 | [...]-Aššur, son of Nabû-ahu-uṣur, [the ...] who came into Nippur, has appropriated [... for] him[s]elf. Having put his hand to it, he is arresting, flogging, and selling free citizens of Nippur. When I spoke to him, he belittled me in the assembly of my country (and) made me look stupid before the people of my country. He keeps behaving wrongfully in the city, (and) is greatly compromising the city. |
| Reverse [20:26] r 2121– | May the king, my lord, send (somebody) to inspect his city and commission him to tell the son of Nabû-ahu-uṣur, [his] arm[s] being full, to keep ... his hands off Nippur. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL KUR.KUR be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {lu₂}GU₂.EN.NA | |
| 3 | {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}MAŠ u {d}PA.⸢TUG₂⸣ ana LUGAL KUR.KUR EN-ia₂ | |
| 4 | lik-ru-bu AN.ŠAR₂ {d}EN.LIL₂ {d}UTU u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | ba-laṭ UD-MEŠ ar₂-ku-tu ṭu-ub ŠA₃ ṭu-ub UZU | |
| 6 | u la-bar BALA-e ana LUGAL kiš-šat EN-ia₂ liš-ruk | |
| 7 | u kun-nu SUHUŠ {giš}GU.ZA LUGAL-u₂-tu ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 8 | be-li₂-ia₂ a-na UD-me ṣa-a-ti liq-bu-u₂ | |
| 9 | šad-da-qad₃ ul-tu {lu₂}ša₂—IGI—E₂.GAL u {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 10 | a-na {lu₂}kal-di u₂-ri-du-ni ŠEŠ-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM{ki} | |
| 11 | ana LUGAL ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu u₂-na-ʾu-u₂ u₂-dak-ku-niš-šu₂ | |
| 12 | um-ma ma-dak-tu₂ ni-ik-ṣur-ma ana {lu₂}kal-di | |
| 13 | ni-bir-ma {lu₂}kal-di ina ŠU.2 KUR—aš-šur{ki} ni-kim | |
| 14 | LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ul ih-ṭi ul iš-me-šu₂-nu-tu₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢ul⸣ i-man-gur um-ma a-na a-de-e ul a-šel-lu | |
| 16 | ⸢ik⸣-te-⸢li⸣-šu₂-nu-tu₂ a-di ša₂ en-na | |
| 17 | ul ⸢i⸣-[x]-⸢ma⸣ i-da-lip ŠEŠ-šu₂-nu-ma | |
| 18 | u₂-⸢qa⸣-[ʾu-u₂] en-na ki-i aš₂-mu-u₂ | |
| 19 | ina ŠU.2-[šu₂-nu] ⸢it⸣-te-eh il-te-me-šu₂-nu-tu₂ | |
| 20 | a-na ⸢pi⸣ pi-šu₂-nu it-ta-lak | |
| 21 | {kur}NIM.MA{ki} gab-bi ṭe₃-e-me | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22 | il-tak-ni ZID₂.DA.KASKAL.2-su-nu | |
| 23 | ⸢i⸣-hi-ru | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x]{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢šab⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x u₂]-⸢ba⸣-ʾa | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x {uru}E₂]—im-bi-ia₂ | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x] KUR-šu₂ a-na ZID₂.DA | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x i]-⸢hi⸣-ru u ZID₂.DA.KASKAL.2 | |
| 7 | [x x x x] ⸢ŠEŠ⸣-šu₂ tar-den-ni a-na {lu₂}ha-am | |
| 8 | [x x x x]-⸢u₂⸣-nu a-na {iti}BARAG a-ga-a | |
| 9 | [x x ki-i] aš₂-mu-u₂ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 10 | [al-tap-ra] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-a lu-u₂ i-di | |
| 11 | [x x x—{d]}aš-šur DUMU {1}{d}PA—ŠEŠ—PAB | |
| 12 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ša₂ ana EN.LIL₂{ki} i-ru-bu | |
| 13 | ⸢la⸣ [x x ana] ⸢pa⸣-ni-šu₂ is-sa-kil ŠU.2-⸢su⸣ | |
| 14 | a-na ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[bi] ki id-du-u₂ DUMU-MEŠ—DU₃-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ—DU₃-MEŠ | |
| 15 | ša₂ EN.LIL₂{ki} u₂-ṣab-bat i-na-aṭ-ṭu | |
| 16 | u a-na KUG.UD i-nam-din it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 17 | ki-i ad-bu-bu qu-la-li-ia | |
| 18 | ina UKKIN ša₂ KUR-ia il-tak-ni | |
| 19 | ina IGI UN-MEŠ KUR-ia up-ti-ih-ha-ni | |
| 20 | ina ŠA₃ URU ana pi-ir-ki it-ta-na-lak | |
| 21 | URU a-ki—ma-de-e a-ki—ma-de-e us-sa-am | |
| 22 | LUGAL EN-a liš-pur-am-ma URU-šu₂ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 23 | ⸢li-mur⸣ u lip-qid u a-na | |
| 24 | DUMU {1}{d}PA—PAB—PAB liq-⸢bu A₂⸣ | |
| 25 | ma-la-aʾ ŠU.2-su la—pa-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 26 | EN.LIL₂{ki} lik-li [o] | |
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