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CT 54, 031 (P238100)

Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationCT 54, 031
IDP238100
Museum no.BM —
CollectionBritish Museum, London, UK
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreLetter
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 43.1621

English translation

By ORACC project saao/saa17 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55[Your servant Ana]-Nab[û-taklak: I would gladly die for the ki]ng of the un[iver]se, my l[or]d! [Say to the ki]ng, my lord: [The land, the troops] and the servants of the king, my lo[rd, are well. The guard of the king is ver[y strong] day and night. [The king, my lord, can be] glad.
Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77Concerning [... whom the king], my [lord], sent here and [....]
Obverse [8:13] o 99–o 1313[...] the servants of the kin[g ...] are [daily] bless[ing the king], my lord: "[Now ...] we are alive, since the king, [our lord, has ...ed] the well-being of Bit-[Dakuri ...] and [counted] us with the servants of [the king]."
Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616(As to) what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "[I have reque]sted [NN] from you (pl.)]. And examine, find out, [and write me] who [he is]" —
Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717When we study the favour of the king, my lord,
Obverse [17:18] o 1818–o 1818[...] our borders up and down
Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919the deserted [...] of Bit-Dakuri
Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020may he promote the dejected ...s
Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121[...] gathered, Babylon
Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222[...] all the people of the land of Akkad
Obverse [22:25] o 2323–o 2525[...] await the [kin]g, my lord, and bless the king, [my lord], [saying]: "From times immemorial, [which] strong [king] has like [... ...] of righteousness?"
Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626I guard [...] and [d]o [...] for [...]
Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727[...] in accordan[ce with ...]
Obverse [27:28] o 2828–o 2828[...] as [...] the king, who for
Obverse [28:29] o 2929–o 2929[...] ... [...] shares
Obverse [29:30] o 3030–o 3030[...] of the king, my lord,
Obverse [31:32] o 3232–o 3232[... p]ut them
Obverse [36:37] o 4242–o 4242[...] ... [...] of the king, my lord, [...]
Obverse [37:38] o 4343–o 4343[...] ... [...] shall not be quiet! Its water
Obverse [38:39] o 4444–o 4444[...] ... [...] he should study for you
Obverse [39:40] o 4545–o 4545[...] the feet of ... [...] for the people
Obverse [40:41] o 4646–o 4646[...] they fear [the king] and you are taking [...].
Obverse [41:42] o 4747–o 4747[Because] the king, my, lord, sent him, and I myself
Obverse [42:43] o 4848–o 4848[...] your elder, you can rely on me.
Obverse [43:44] o 4949–o 4949[...] brings a message saying: "Who [...]?"
Obverse [44:46] o 5050–[Let] the king, my lord, correspondingly
Bottom [0:2] b.e. 51b.e. 51–[...] write and they will bring it to me.
Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55[(As to) what the king] wrote to me: "[...] barley and dates [.... When] I come, [...] exclusively for my dish" — [Bel], Nabû and the gods of the king have opened the passage of the king, my lord [to Babylon and to] Borsippa. They will set up [...]; there will be plenty of food at the disposal of the king.
Reverse [5:12] r 66–r 1212[Regarding GN] and the town Ša-iṣṣur-Adad, of which the king, my lord, [wrote]: "They are in your charge" — since the prefects [...], they have been in my charge. [...] they have [...] them. [When] the troops that the king brought here [...] arrived, my [...] for the troops [...]. Is [this in accordance] with the king's command?
Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313[......] he may carry
Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414[......] now
Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515[......] let him by himself
Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616[......] Why
Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717[......] as
Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818[......] seed grain
Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919[......] his entire [...]
Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020[......] have been smashed
Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121[......] he has returned.
Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222[......] and
Reverse [22:23] r 2323–r 2323[......] he loves
Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424[......] he let [...] take
Reverse [24:25] r 2525–r 2525[... the king], my lord, will conquer
Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626[...... Bit-D]akuru
Reverse [26:32] r 2727–r 3232[......] I have seen and
Reverse [34:35] r 4040–r 4040[......] except the town [GN]
Reverse [35:36] r 4141–r 4141[......] they will come here and [...]
Reverse [36:37] r 4242–r 4242[......] he rejoiced in the territory [...]
Reverse [37:38] r 4343–r 4343[......] On the day when they lead away [...]
Reverse [38:39] r 4444–r 4444[......] at the feet of Aššu[r-belu-taqqin]
Reverse [39:40] r 4545–r 4545[......] to [......]

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)

LineATFMachine English (draft)
o
1[ARAD-ka {1}a-na—d].⸢AG⸣—[tak-lak]
2[a-na di-na-an] ⸢LUGAL kiš-šat be-li₂-ia⸣ [lul-lik]
3[um-ma-a a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-⸢ia⸣-[a-ma]
4[a-na KUR e-mu-qu] u₃ ARAD-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂-ia šul-mu]
5[EN.NUN ša₂ LUGAL UD]-⸢mu⸣ u mu-ši ma-aʾ-[diš dan-na-at]
6[ŠA₃-bu ša₂ LUGAL lu] ⸢DUG₃⸣.GA a-na UGU [x x x x]
7[ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂]-a iš-pu-ram-⸢ma⸣ [x x x x]
8[x x x x x x]-ba-a da [x x x x]
9[x x x x x x] ⸢ARAD⸣-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x]
10[UD-mu-us-su LUGAL] be-li₂-a i-kar-⸢ra⸣-[bu o]
11[um-ma en-na-a-ma] bal-ṭa-ni ša₂ LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂-a-ni]
12[x x x x x x] šul-mu ša₂ E₂—{1}[da-ku-ri]
13[x x x x x x] u₃ it-ti ARAD-MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ [LUGAL]
14[x x x in-da-ni]-na-ši ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-a iš-pu-⸢ram⸣-[ma]
15[um-ma x x e-te]-riš-ku-nu-šu₂ u₃ man-nu
16[šu₂-u₂ x x x x]-ši mus-sa-a a-mu-ra
17[x x x x x x] ki-i MUN ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ nu-mas-⸢su⸣-u₂
18[x x x x mi]-⸢ṣir⸣-i-ni e-le-ni-i u šu-pa-li-i
19[x x x x x x] na-du-tu ša₂ E₂—{1}da-ku-ru
20[x x x x x x] ŠEŠ-MEŠ na-da-a-ta lu-rab-bu
21[x x x x x x]-ta u₂-pah-hi-ru TIN.TIR{ki}
22[x x x x x x] UN-MEŠ KUR—ak-ka-di-i gab-bi
23[x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia₂ u₂-paq-qu u₃ LUGAL
24[be-li₂-a i-kar-ra-bu] um-ma ul-⸢tu UGU⸣ ul-li
25[x x x man-nu LUGAL] dan-nu ša₂ ki-i ⸢x x⸣+[x x] ša₂ kit-ti
26[x x x x x x] a-na-ṣar u a-na [x x ep]-pu-šu₂ u₃
27[x x x x x x] ki-i ⸢pi⸣-[i x x x]-nu-uš
28[x x x x x x] ki-i [x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ša₂ a-na
29[x x x x x x] uš [x x x x] qa-ta-ti
30[x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia₂
31[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-MEŠ
32[x x x x x x x x x x x x x iš]-⸢kun⸣-šu₂-nu-ti
38[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-li
39[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-ma
40[x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x] a-⸢na⸣
41[x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x]-ti
42[x x x x x x x] šu [x x] LUGAL be-li₂-ia [x x]-ni
43[x x x x x x x x x] ⸢la⸣ i-na-ah A-⸢MEŠ-šu₂⸣
44[x x x x x x]-bi ⸢li⸣-[ma]-⸢as⸣-šak-ku-nu-ši
45[x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ GIR₃.2 an [x x x] a-na UN-MEŠ
46[x x x x x x i]-pal-la-hu u₃ [x x]+⸢x⸣ na-ṣa-ta
47[x x x x x x] LUGAL be-li₂-a iš-⸢pu⸣-[raš]-šu₂-ma a-na-ku
48[x x x x x E₂].GAL-i-ka a-na ⸢UGU⸣-[hi-ia] lu-u₂ tak-la-ta
49[x x x x ši]-⸢pir⸣-tu i-na-aš₂-ši um-ma man-nu
50[x x x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-a ki-i ⸢pi⸣-i an-ni-i
b.e.
51[x x x x liš]-pu-ra u ⸢u₂⸣-[šeb]-⸢bi-lu⸣-[ni]-⸢in⸣-ni
r
1[ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-a iš]-⸢pu⸣-ra um-ma {še}BAR u₃ ZU₂.LUM.MA
2[x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ at-tal-ka me-nu-uh ki-i a-na a-ka-li-ia₂
3[x x {d}EN] {d}AG u DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL KASKAL.2 ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂
4[a-na TIN.TIR{ki} u a-na] BAR₂.SIPA{ki} ip-te-tu-ni
5[x x x x x]-ta i-šak-ka-nu PAD-HI.A ina pa-an LUGAL ma-da-at
6[a-na UGU {uru}x x] u₃ {uru}ša₂—iṣ-ṣur—{d}IM ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-a
7[iš-pu-ram-ma um]-⸢ma⸣ ina pa-ni-ka šu₂-nu ul-tu {lu₂}šak-nu-ti
8[x x x x x x]-ti-ni i-na pa-ni-ia₂ šu₂-nu
9[x x x x x x]-ku-šu₂-nu-ti e-muq ša₂ LUGAL u₂-šaq-rib
10[x x x x x x x x x x] il-li-ka
11[x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ti⸣-ia₂ a-na e-muq
12[x x x x x x x x x ki-i] pi-i LUGAL-i
13[x x x x x x x x x x x] liš-ši
14[x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ra⸣ en-na
15[x x x x x x x x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ ram-ni-šu₂ ⸢lu-x x⸣
16[x x x x x x x x x x x x] mi₃-nam-ma
17[x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢qa⸣ ki-i
18[x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {še}NUMUN
19[x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-šu₂ gab-bi
20[x x x x x x x x x x x x x] he-pu-u₂
21[x x x x x x x x x x x x x] it-tu-ra
22[x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-qa u₃
23[x x x x x x x x x x x x i]-ra-mu
24[x x x x x x x x x x x ul]-te-eṣ-bit
25[x x x x x x x x x x LUGAL be]-li₂-a i-kaš-ša₂-da
26[x x x x x x x x x x E₂—{1}⸢da⸣-ku-ru
27[x x x x x x x x x x x x] a-⸢mur-ma⸣
28[x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x]
29[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣
30[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣
31[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣
32[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣
38[x x x x] [x x x x x x x x x x x x]
39[x x x x] ri [x x x x x x x x x x x]
40[x x x x] al-la ⸢URU⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x]
41[x x x] il-la-ku-ni u an [x x x x x x x x]
42[x x x] ina qaq-qar e-li-iṣ [x x x x x x x x]
43[x x x] UD-mu ki-i i-bu-ku [x x x x x x x x]
44[x x]-⸢sa⸣ a-na ⸢GIR₃⸣.2 ša₂ {1}{d}aš-⸢šur⸣—[EN—LAL-in x x x x]
45[x x x x] a-na [x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x]

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