CT 54, 037 (P238110)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238110 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [To the k]ing of the universe, my lord: yo[ur] servant, [Nabû-i]qbi. May Aššur, Šamaš, and M[arduk] bles[s the king of the lan]ds, my lord. |
| Obverse [3:9] o 44–o 99 | [Aššur-ere]š and Bel-id[din, servants] of Urda-G[u]l[a, uttered an appeal to the king conc]er[ni]ng Aša[redu, comman]dant of Cutha. When [the ki]ng, my lo[r]d, h[eard it], he brought him in. But nob[o]dy has settled his case wi[th them]. |
| Obverse [9:22] o 1010– | If it is agreeable to the king, my lord, and the king, [my] l[ord], commands that he should be tried, then let him be t[ried i]n the presence of the chariot driver, the governor of the city of HA[R], and the mayor Sasi[ya], men who are loyal t[o] the king, my lord, before [he distributes] bribes and gi[fts c]oncerning them, the men di[e, and the ki]ng's case is hush[ed]. |
| Bottom [2:9] b.e. 2222– | (The lord of) kings, my lord, gave the [fo]llowing order to [a]ll the magnates: "Whoever has a scholar in his presence but hides him fro[m the kin]g and [does not s]end him [t]o the palace, the king's [... will ...] him." |
| Reverse [5:9] r 66–r 99 | Now, I [have he]ard [that there is a haru]spex, son of a haruspex, who is useful t[o the king], my [lor]d, in the pre[sence of Ašare]du, commandant of Cu[tha]. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | [O]n the day when he come[s] for an au[dience with the king, m]y [lord ...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] ... gol[d] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [... the ki]ng, my lord, [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] they got scared [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [... hav]e st[ationed ... in Bo]rsippa. |
| Reverse [17:20] r 1818–r 2020 | [I]f it is ag[reeable to] the king, my lord, [let a eunu]ch of the kin[g come] and [...] Bel-[i]ddin [and] Aššur-ereš |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [...] in your presence [...] |
| Reverse [21:23] r 2222– | [...] the death of [...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The king [......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ kiš-šat be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ ARAD-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 2 | {1}{d}AG]—⸢iq⸣-bi {d}aš-šur {d}UTU u {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU] | |
| 3 | [a-na LUGAL KUR].⸢KUR⸣ be-li₂-ia lik-ru-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 4 | {1}AN.ŠAR₂—KAM₂]-⸢eš⸣ u₃ {1}{d}EN—id-[din] | |
| 5 | [x x x x]-⸢nu⸣ ša₂ {1}ARAD—{d}⸢gu-la⸣ | |
| 6 | [a-mat LUGAL a]-⸢na UGU⸣ {1}a-ša₂-[re-du] | |
| 7 | {[lu₂}GAR]—⸢UMUŠ⸣ {[lu₂}GAR]—⸢UMUŠ⸣ ša₂ ⸢GU₂⸣.DU₈.A{ki} [iq-ta-bu-u] | |
| 8 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-⸢li₂⸣-a ki-i ⸢iš⸣-[mu-u₂ o] | |
| 9 | ⸢i⸣-tab-kaš-šu₂ u₃ ⸢mam⸣-ma ⸢it-ti⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 10 | ul u₂-kin-šu₂ ki-⸢i⸣ pa-an LUGAL [o] | |
| 11 | be-li₂-ia mah-ru u₃ LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂-a] | |
| 12 | i-qab-bu-u₂ um-ma lu-kin-⸢nu⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 13 | [i]-⸢na⸣ pa-an {lu₂}KIR₄.DAB.ANŠE {lu₂}KIR₄.DAB.ANŠE [o] | |
| 14 | [i]-na pa-an {lu₂}⸢EN⸣.NAM ša₂ {uru}⸢HAR⸣{[ki]} | |
| 15 | u₃ i-na pa-⸢an⸣ {1}sa-si-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 16 | {lu₂}ha-za-an-nu ša₂ ⸢šu⸣-nu it-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 17 | LUGAL be-li₂-ia ki-i-nu lu-kin-⸢nu⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 18 | a-di la ṭa-aʾ-⸢ti u šul⸣-[ma-na-ti] | |
| 19 | [a]-na UGU-hi-šu₂-nu [i-nam-di-nu] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | ERIM-MEŠ i-mut-[tu u₃] | |
| 21 | a-mat LUGAL tap-pe-⸢es-si-in⸣ | |
| 22 | <be-li₂> LUGAL-MEŠ be-li₂-a {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢gab⸣-bi ṭe₃-e-mu il-ta-⸢kan⸣ | |
| 2 | ⸢um⸣-ma man-nu ša₂ {lu₂}um-ma-nu | |
| 3 | ⸢i⸣-na pa-ni-šu₂ i-ba-aš₂-šu-ma la—pa-[an] | |
| 4 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ i-pe-si-nu ⸢u₃⸣ [a]-⸢na⸣ E₂.GAL | |
| 5 | [la i]-⸢šap⸣-pa-⸢ru x⸣ [x] ⸢ša₂⸣ LUGAL | |
| 6 | [x x x]-šu₂ en-na ki-i ⸢aš₂-mu⸣-u₂ [o] | |
| 7 | {[lu₂]}⸢HAL⸣ DUMU {lu₂}HAL-ma ša₂ a-[na] | |
| 8 | [LUGAL be]-⸢li₂⸣-ia ṭa-a-bi ina ⸢pa⸣-[an] | |
| 9 | {1}a-ša₂-re]-du {lu₂}GAR—UMUŠ {lu₂}GAR—UMUŠ {lu₂}GAR—UMUŠ {lu₂}GAR—UMUŠ ša₂ GU₂.[DU₈.A{ki]} | |
| 10 | [šu-u₂ i]-⸢na⸣ UD-mu ša₂ a-na ⸢šul⸣-[mi] | |
| 11 | [LUGAL be-li₂]-⸢ia⸣ il-la-⸢ka⸣ [x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ lu ⸢x⸣-bu KUG.⸢GI⸣ [o] | |
| 13 | [x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia₂ ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x]-⸢ri⸣ ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ ip-la-hu ⸢ul⸣ [x x x] | |
| 17 | [ina] ⸢BAR₂⸣.SIPA{ki} ul-te-⸢zi⸣-[zu x] | |
| 18 | ⸢ki-i⸣ pa-an LUGAL be-li₂-⸢ia mah⸣-[ru] | |
| 19 | {[lu₂]}⸢SAG LUGAL⸣ [lil-li-kam]-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 20 | {1}{⸢d}EN—SUM-na⸣ [u₃ {1}AN.ŠAR₂—KAM₂-[eš o] | |
| 21 | [x x x x] ina pa-ni-ka a.a-⸢x⸣+[x o] | |
| 22 | [x x x x] me-tu-tu ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x o] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x] din [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
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