AfO 18, 382 (P238321)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 18, 382 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238321 |
| 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/saa03 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'1'–o i 1'1' | [......] your ... to [your] seed. |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2' | [......] your [...] to your offspring |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | [......] may they give [... to] your offspring! |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | [......] your illustrious name, lord of kings. |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | [......] this kingship and dominion |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | [......] you can accomplish whatever you say |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | [......]... to you, lord of kings. |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | [Say to Assurbanipal, lov]er of truth, lord of kings: |
| Obverse Column i [8:11] o i 9'9'–o i 11'11' | [During your days , which Marduk l]oves, [...... of heaven] and earth has made peace with [.......] with you. |
| Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12' | [...... of] the lands are strong; and with |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 13'13'–o i 13'13' | [......] Šamaš-šumu-ukin |
| Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 14'14'–o i 14'14' | [......of ] your [offspri]ng, who for kingship |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 15'15'–o i 15'15' | [......] dragged him with him |
| Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 16'16'–o i 16'16' | [......]... in the month of Nisan |
| Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 17'17'–o i 17'17' | [......] a chariot of gold |
| Obverse Column i [17:18] o i 18'18'–o i 18'18' | [......]... to Babylon |
| Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 19'19'–o i 19'19' | [......] before Aššur and Šamaš |
| Obverse Column i [19:20] o i 20'20'–o i 20'20' | [......] I received, before Anu |
| Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 21'21'–o i 21'21' | [......] I received |
| Obverse Column i [21:22] o i 22'22'–o i 22'22' | [......] they cast him |
| Obverse Column i [22:23] o i 23'23'–o i 23'23' | [......] the ordinances of Bel |
| Obverse Column i [24:25] o i 25'25'–o i 25'25' | [......] great |
| Obverse Column i [25:26] o i 26'26'–o i 26'26' | [......] and cypress |
| Obverse Column i [26:27] o i 27'27'–o i 27'27' | [......] in |
| Obverse Column i [27:29] o i 28'28'–o i 29'29' | [...... Le]banon |
| Obverse Column ii [0:4] o ii 1'1'–o ii 4'4' | [Say to ......] Assurbanipal, [king of the] four [regions], king of the universe: [thus (speaks)] your own [...]: |
| Obverse Column ii [4:6] o ii 5'5'–o ii 6'6' | Adad is your support; at the command of [..., the ...] of your might [.......]. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:9] o ii 7'7'–o ii 9'9' | [At your right] goes Šamaš, at your left goes Ištar. Anu[nitu] has called out [to the ...] of your army. |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10' | You are valiant in battle [......] |
| Obverse Column ii [10:12] o ii 11'11'–o ii 12'12' | all of [which] you rule; [in ...... of] your army, there is peace [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13' | May I emerge [...] the fifth house, in the sixth house, in the seventh house, |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14' | may I go out alone, and go as far as the bor[der]! |
| Obverse Column ii [14:16] o ii 15'15'–o ii 16'16' | Say to Assurbanipal, king of the four regions, the [per]fect, mighty king: |
| Obverse Column ii [16:19] o ii 17'17'–o ii 19'19' | thus (speaks) your ..., [...] seat: May your throne be stable, may your days be long, enjoy old age, O lord of kings! |
| Obverse Column ii [19:23] o ii 20'20'–o ii 23'23' | In your days, which Marduk loves, Jupiter has taken on courses of truth in the heavens, (while) Mars, your star, is clothed with a glitter in the heavens. As for you, total power [...]. |
| Obverse Column ii [23:27] o ii 24'24'–o ii 27'27' | Your star is clothed with a glitter like UR.GAL; the true king of the lands, Aššur, has shined forth with truthful judgement. You have [...ed] the closed gate of heavens [...... |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'1'–r i 1'1' | His ... well-being and this [......]. |
| Reverse Column i [1:5] r i 2'2'–r i 5'5' | Say to Sennacherib's grandson, the mighty king, the king of the lands, who[se to]uch is death, to Assurbanipal: thus (speaks) your heir and [...]: |
| Reverse Column i [5:9] r i 6'6'–r i 9'9' | In your righteous days, which [Nabû] and Marduk love, you have filled the temple(s) with abundance and wealth ...[...]. |
| Reverse Column i [9:12] r i 10'10'–r i 12'12' | In the land of Assyria there have been y[ear(s)] when for wheat and barley the prices [......], when for ... the prices [......] |
| Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 13'13'–r i 13'13' | Lord of kings ...[......] |
| Reverse Column i [13:14] r i 14'14'–r i 14'14' | tell to ......[......] |
| Reverse Column i [14:15] r i 15'15'–r i 15'15' | May your peace be long lasting ...[......] |
| Reverse Column i [15:20] r i 16'16'–r i 20'20' | [Say] to Assurbanipal, king of the universe, the king of the four re[gions], to the ... creation of Aššur [and] Šamaš, to the beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, to the vast in understanding, to the fa[thomless] mind, |
| Reverse Column i [20:23] r i 21'21'–r i 23'23' | to the competent, to the ord[erly], to the wizard, to the [...], to the king of righteousness who [...] designs: |
| Reverse Column i [23:24] r i 24'24'–r i 24'24' | thus (speaks) your successor, who [......]: |
| Reverse Column i [24:25] r i 25'25'–r i 25'25' | May the lord of kings decree [...] |
| Reverse Column i [25:26] r i 26'26'–r i 26'26' | years of slander [......] |
| Reverse Column i [26:27] r i 27'27'–r i 27'27' | he guarded for [......] |
| Reverse Column i [27:28] r i 28'28'–r i 28'28' | daughter [......] |
| Reverse Column i [28:29] r i 29'29'–r i 29'29' | righteousness [......] |
| Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 4'4'–r ii 4'4' | [......] ordinances |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 5'5'–r ii 5'5' | [......] your face |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 6'6'–r ii 6'6' | [......] his grip |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 7'7'–r ii 7'7' | [......]... me |
| Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 8'8'–r ii 8'8' | [......] lord of kings |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 9'9'–r ii 9'9' | [......] Ištaran |
| Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 10'10'–r ii 10'10' | [......] to Marduk |
| Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 11'11'–r ii 11'11' | [......]... will give you |
| Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 12'12'–r ii 12'12' | [......] apart from him |
| Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 13'13'–r ii 13'13' | [......] lord of kings |
| Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 14'14'–r ii 14'14' | [...... of] his boundary |
| Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 15'15'–r ii 15'15' | [...... to] the land of your enemy |
| Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 16'16'–r ii 16'16' | [......] your [...] |
| Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 17'17'–r ii 17'17' | [......] they will [no]t bind you |
| Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 18'18'–r ii 18'18' | [......]... are deficient |
| Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 19'19'–r ii 19'19' | [......] lord of kings |
| Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 20'20'–r ii 20'20' | [......] you |
| Reverse Column ii [20:21] r ii 21'21'–r ii 21'21' | [...... do]es and |
| Reverse Column ii [21:22] r ii 22'22'–r ii 22'22' | [......] dig [...] |
| Reverse Column ii [22:23] r ii 23'23'–r ii 23'23' | [......] this city of his |
| Reverse Column ii [23:24] r ii 24'24'–r ii 24'24' | [......] in the days |
| Reverse Column ii [24:26] r ii 25'25'–r ii 26'26' | [......] you will receive them |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ a-na NUMUN-[ka] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ka a-na pi-ir-i-ka | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x x a-na] pi-ir-i-ka lid-di-nu-uʾ | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-a-ma ṭa-ba šum-ka EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] LUGAL-u₂-tu u₃ be₂-lu-tu a-ga-a | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ta⸣-le-ʾa-a ma-al-la at-me-ka | |
| 7' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣-ak-ka EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 8' | [a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ ra]-⸢im⸣ ki-na-a-ta EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 9' | [qi₂-bi-ma i-na UD-MEŠ-ka ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU i]-⸢ra⸣-mu-ši-na-a-ta | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x AN]-e u₃ KI.TIM it-ti | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ is-si-lim it-ti-ka | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢KUR⸣.KUR dan-nu u₃ it-ti | |
| 13' | [x x x x x {1}{d}GIŠ].⸢NU₁₁⸣—MU—GI.NA | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x pi-ir]-i-ka ša₂ a-na LUGAL-u₂-tu₂ | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x u₂]-⸢šam⸣-di-du-uš it-ti-šu₂-ma | |
| 16' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢da⸣ is i-na {iti}BARAG | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x x] {⸢giš⸣}nar-kab-tu₂ KUG.GI | |
| 18' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢pa⸣-an AN.ŠAR₂ {d}UTU | |
| 20' | [x x x x x x x an]-⸢da⸣-har pa-an {d}a-nim | |
| 21' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ an-da-har | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x x x x] it-ta-du-uš | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ GARZA ša₂ {d}EN | |
| 24' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-pu-šu₂ | |
| 25' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢rat⸣ GAL-ti | |
| 26' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] u₃ {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ | |
| 27' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] i-na | |
| 28' | [x x x x x x x x x x {kur}la]-⸢ab⸣-na-an | |
| 29' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x (x)] | |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | an ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {1}AN.ŠAR₂—⸢DU₃—DUMU.UŠ⸣ [LUGAL kib-ra-a-ti] | |
| 3' | er-bet-ti LUGAL kiš-⸢ša⸣-[ti qi₂-bi-ma um-ma] | |
| 4' | at-tu-u₂-ka {d}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 5' | {d}IM tuk-lat-ka ina pi-i [x x x x] | |
| 6' | ša₂ da-na-ni-i-ka i-⸢na⸣ [im-ni-ka] | |
| 7' | {d}UTU il-lak i-na šu-[me-li-ka] | |
| 8' | {d}15 il-lak il-si [x x x x] | |
| 9' | {lu₂}um-ma-ni-ka {d}a-nu-[ni-tum x x] | |
| 10' | ta-ha-zu at-ta qar-⸢da⸣-[ta x x x] | |
| 11' | kul-la-si-na ta-bi-lu a-[x x x] | |
| 12' | {lu₂}um-ma-ni-i-ka ša₂-kin šu-⸢lum⸣ [x x] | |
| 13' | E₂ 05 ina E₂ 06 ina E₂ 07 lu-⸢ṣu⸣-[x x] | |
| 14' | e-du lu-ṣa-am-ma lul-lik a-di ku-⸢dur₂⸣-[ri] | |
| 15' | a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL kib-ra-a-[ti] | |
| 16' | er-bet-ti LUGAL [git₂]-⸢ma⸣-la dan-nu qi₂-⸢bi⸣-[ma] | |
| 17' | um-ma ti-rik-ka šub-tu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 18' | li-ku-un {giš}GU.ZA-ka li-ri-[ku] | |
| 19' | UD-MEŠ-ka ši-ba-a lit-tu-tu EN LUGAL-[MEŠ] | |
| 20' | i-na UD-MEŠ-ka ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU i-ra-⸢mu⸣-ši-⸢na⸣-[a-ta] | |
| 21' | {d}SAG.ME.GAR ina AN-e KASKAL-MEŠ kit-tu₂ iṣ-ṣa-[bat] | |
| 22' | {d}ṣal-bat-a-nu MUL-ka i-na AN-e [o] | |
| 23' | zi-i-mu ⸢it⸣-tal-biš at-ta kiš-šu-⸢tu₂⸣ [x x] | |
| 24' | ki-i UR.GAL ⸢MUL⸣-ka zi-i-mi [o] | |
| 25' | it-tal-biš LUGAL KUR.KUR kit-tim AN.ŠAR₂ [o] | |
| 26' | ša₂ di-in kit-ti it-ta-ap-ha [o] | |
| 27' | ⸢KA₂.GAL AN-e⸣ e-di-il-ti ta-ad-lu-⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| r i | ||
| 1' | [x]-pi-ir-šu₂ ša₂-lam u₃ an-⸢na-a⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | a-na DUMU—DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ {d}30—PAB-MEŠ—⸢ri₂⸣-[ba] | |
| 3' | LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KUR.KUR ša₂ li-pi-[is-su] | |
| 4' | mu-u₂-tu₂ a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—ba-an—DUMU.⸢UŠ⸣ | |
| 5' | qi-⸢bi-ma⸣ um-ma ap-lu-u₂-ka u [x x x] | |
| 6' | ina UD-MEŠ-ka ki-na-a-ta ša₂ {d}[AG] | |
| 7' | u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU i-ra-mu-ši-⸢na⸣-[a-ta] | |
| 8' | ⸢ṭuh-da⸣ u₃ meš-ru-u₂ ni-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 9' | E₂.⸢KUR tu⸣-un-da-al-[li] | |
| 10' | ina KUR—AN.ŠAR₂ i-ba-aš₂-ši MU.[AN.NA] | |
| 11' | ša₂ a-na ZIZ₂.A.AN {še}BAR ma-hi-ri [x x x] | |
| 12' | ša₂ a-na ⸢x x⸣.A.AN ma-hi-ri ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 13' | EN LUGAL-MEŠ ⸢x x⸣ ur₂ a [x x x x] | |
| 14' | a-na ⸢i x⸣ a ⸢x⸣ qi₂-ba-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 15' | si-il-me-ka li-ri-ku ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 16' | a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—DU₃—DUMU.UŠ LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL ⸢kib⸣-[ra-a-ti] | |
| 17' | ⸢er⸣-bet-ti a-na bi-nu-ut AN.⸢ŠAR₂⸣ [u₃] | |
| 18' | {d}UTU KU KAL a-na na-ram {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU] | |
| 19' | u₃ {d}⸢zar⸣-pa-ni-ti a-na uz-[ni] | |
| 20' | ra-pa-aš₂-ti a-na ŠA₃-bi ⸢ru⸣-[u₂-qi₂] | |
| 21' | a-na le-ʾi-i a-na mul-⸢te⸣-[ši-ru] | |
| 22' | a-na mul-te-pi-šu₂ a-na ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 23' | LUGAL ki-na-a-ta ša₂ giš-hu-⸢ri⸣ [x x x] | |
| 24' | um-ma mar-du-u₂-ka ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 25' | li-šim EN LUGAL-MEŠ [x x x x] | |
| 26' | MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ⸢biš⸣-te ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 27' | it-ta-ṣa-ar a-na [x x x x] | |
| 28' | bu-kur-tu₂ ud-⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 29' | ki-na-ta ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| r ii | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-uš | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢bu⸣-u₂ | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x x x]-tu GARZA | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x x] pa-ni-ka | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x]-ku ṣi-ba-su | |
| 7' | [x x x x x x x x]-dan-an-ni | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x x x]-⸢qu⸣-na EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 9' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-a-mu AN.GAL | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-u₂ a-na {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ id-dak-ka | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ša₂⸣-la-nu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x x] mi-iṣ-ri-⸢i⸣-šu₂ | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ KUR—na-ki-ri-ka | |
| 16' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti-ka | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ul⸣ i-ka-su-ka | |
| 18' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-ṭu₂-u₂-ma | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x x x x] EN LUGAL-MEŠ | |
| 20' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ka⸣-ma | |
| 21' | [x x x x x x x x e]-⸢pu⸣-uš u₃ | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢su⸣-lu hi-ri-i-ma | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ URU-šu₂ a-ga-a | |
| 24' | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢MU.AN⸣.NA-MEŠ | |
| 25' | [x x x x x x x x x ta]-mah-har-šu₂-nu-tu₂ | |
| 26' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ik⸣ [o] | |
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