ABL 0576 (P237965)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0576 |
|---|---|
| ID | P237965 |
| 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 [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | To the kin[g, our lord: your servants], the elders [of the Sealand. Good health] to the king, [our] lor[d]! Ma[y] Aššur, Šamaš, and [Marduk] b[less the king], our lord. May they give [kingship] of the four quarters to [the king, our lord]. |
| Obverse [6:26] o 77– | More than once messenger[s] of Teumman, the king of Elam's brother, of the herald, and of Zineni have come to us, saying: "Come and embrace Nabû-ušallim, your lord's son, so that he may lead you!" We have not agreed but have responded: "Na'id-Marduk, our lord, is alive and we are the servants of the king of Assyria. If you wish his promotion in the land, send him to the king of Assyria and let the king promote him if he likes. Wherever he may be, you will have sent him. We will not do wrong and he shall not become our superior. We will send him in manacles to the king of Assyria." |
| Reverse [3:9] r 44–r 99 | Now then, they have brought him in, annexed the Targibateans, the Nahaleans, the Duteans, and the Bananu, the border regions of our land, and given them to him. And now his messengers have come to the elders of the Sealand, saying: |
| Reverse [9:18] r 1010–r 1818 | "Come up to me and lead (my) forces to the Sealand! And if you do not come up to me and do not say what I command, I will come and destroy your land and your houses. But perhaps you will say: 'We are afraid of the king of Assyria.' I will take care of the king of Assyria." |
| Reverse [18:21] r 1919–r 2121 | Having heard it, we are herewith in[forming] the king, [our lord]. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | In [......] |
| Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323 | lor[d ......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-i-ni ARAD-MEŠ-ka] | |
| 2 | {lu₂}ši-bu-tu [ša₂ KUR—tam-tim lu-u DI-mu] | |
| 3 | a-na LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-[i-ni x x x x x] | |
| 4 | AN.ŠAR₂ {d}UTU ⸢u₃⸣ {[d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL] | |
| 5 | be-li₂-i-ni ⸢lik⸣-[ru-bu LUGAL-u₂-tu₂] | |
| 6 | ša₂ kip-pat er-bet-ti a-⸢na⸣ [LUGAL EN-i-ni] | |
| 7 | lid-di-nu 01-šu₂ 02-šu₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}A—KIN-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8 | ša₂ {1}tu₂-um-man ŠEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 9 | {lu₂}NIGIR₂ u₃ {1}zi-ne₂-e-ni | |
| 10 | a-na pa-ni-ni it-tal-ku-ni | |
| 11 | um-ma al-ka-nim-ma | |
| 12 | {1}{d}AG—SILIM-im DUMU be-li₂-ku-nu | |
| 13 | hi-iṣ-na-a-ma i-na pa-ni-ku-nu | |
| 14 | lil-lik a-ni-ni ul ni-man-gur | |
| 15 | um-ma {1}na-id—{d}AMAR.UTU be-li₂-a-ni | |
| 16 | ba-liṭ u₃ {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 17 | a-ni-ni ki-i ru-ub-bu-šu₂ | |
| 18 | i-na KUR ṣi-ba-tu-nu | |
| 19 | a-na pa-ni LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 20 | šu-pur-ra-šu₂-ma ha-du-u₂ | |
| 21 | LUGAL lu-rab-bi-iš i-na E₂ | |
| 22 | šu-tu-u₂-nu tal-tap-ra-niš-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-ni-ni ul ni-he-ṭe-e-ma | |
| 2 | i-na UGU-hi-i-ni ul i-rab-bu | |
| 3 | i-na ṣi-bit—ŠU.2 a-na pa-an | |
| 4 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} ni-šap-par-šu₂ a-du-u₂ | |
| 5 | ki-i i-bu-ku-niš-šu₂ {lu₂}tar-gi-ba-a-⸢ta⸣ | |
| 6 | {lu₂}na-hal {lu₂}du-ta-a.a u₃ {lu₂}ba-na-nu | |
| 7 | a-hi ša₂ KUR-i-ni ki iš-šu-u₂ | |
| 8 | it-ta-nu-niš-šu₂ u₃ a-du-u₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-šu₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 9 | a-na pa-ni {lu₂}ši-bu-tu ša₂ KUR—tam-tim | |
| 10 | it-tal-ku-nu um-ma a-na pa-ni-ia | |
| 11 | e-la-nim-ma A₂-MEŠ a-na KUR—tam-tim | |
| 12 | ri-i-da u₃ ki-i a-na pa-ni-ia | |
| 13 | la ta-te-la-a-nu qi₂-ba-a | |
| 14 | la ta-qab-ba-a al-la-kam₂-ma | |
| 15 | KUR-ku-nu u₃ E₂-MEŠ-ku-ni a-he-ep-pu | |
| 16 | u₃ min₄-de-e-ma ta-qab-ba-a | |
| 17 | um-ma la—pa-an LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 18 | pal-ha-a-nu a-na-ku ⸢pu⸣-u₂-⸢tu₂⸣ | |
| 19 | LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} na-ša₂-a-⸢ka⸣ [x x] | |
| 20 | ki-i ni-iš-⸢mu-u LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂-a-ni] | |
| 21 | nu-ul-te-[eš-mu x x x x x x] | |
| 22 | i-na [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 23 | be-⸢li₂⸣-[x x x x x x x x x] | |
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