CT 54, 071 (P238360)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 071 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238360 |
| 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/saa21 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | When [the ki]ng [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the land of Raši [...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | my [...] to R[aši ...] |
| Obverse [4:8] o 5'5'–o 8'8' | I sent Aššur-ušallim ... [t]o the presence of the king, but my words did not arrive in the king’s presence; [...] his information was [not] heard. |
| Obverse [8:15] o 9'9'–o 15'15' | [Wh]en the king, our lord, [s]at on the throne, [I] sent Nabû-rim-ilani the bodyguard to the king, my lord, saying: “Let me see the [disposi]tion [of the ki]ng, and let me come and serve the king with this whole country.” |
| Obverse [15:21] o 16'16'– | [The king], our [lo]rd, sent by the hand Nabû-rim-ilani: “Fear not, fall into my presence.” |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | [Now t]hen I’m writing to the king, [my lord]: |
| Reverse [3:14] r 44–r 1414 | The king [has shown] mercy [to] the whole [country]; he is [...]. (By) Bel and the gods [to whom] I pray for the preservation of the king my [lord’s] life, [let me] do obeisance to the king, see the disposition [of the king], my [l]ord, and [let me c]ome and with [this] whole country pray to Bel and the king’s gods [for] the preservation of the life of the king, my lord! |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... of the king], my [l]ord [...] |
| Reverse [15:17] r 1616–r 1717 | [...] lord [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ki-⸢i⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣ {kur}ra-a-⸢ši⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x]-ia a-na {kur}⸢ra-a⸣-[ši x x] | |
| 5' | [x {1}aš-šur—u₂-šal-lim AD ⸢x x⸣-nu | |
| 6' | [a]-na pa-an LUGAL al-tap-ra dib-bi-ia | |
| 7' | [ina] ⸢IGI⸣ LUGAL ul tak-šu-⸢dam-ma⸣ | |
| 8' | [la] ši-ma-ta man-di-is-su | |
| 9' | [a]-⸢ki⸣ LUGAL EN-a-ni ⸢ina⸣ {[giš]}⸢GU.ZA⸣ | |
| 10' | ⸢u₂⸣-ši-ib {1}{d}AG—⸢AM—DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 11' | {[lu₂]}qur-bu-tu a-na pa-an ⸢LUGAL be-li₂⸣-ia | |
| 12' | [al]-tap-ra um-⸢ma A₂ i-da⸣-tu | |
| 13' | [ša₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ lum-mur-ma lul-⸢li-kam₂⸣-ma | |
| 14' | [it]-⸢ti⸣ KUR.KUR a-ga-a ⸢gab-bi⸣ | |
| 15' | [ar₂]-⸢du⸣-tu ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 16' | [lu]-⸢pu⸣-uš ina ŠU.2 {1}{d}AG—AM—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 17' | [LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣-a-ni il-tap-ra | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18' | [um-ma] la ta-pal-⸢lah⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [a-na pa]-ni-ia mu-uq-tu | |
| 2 | [en-na a]-du-u₂ a-na LUGAL | |
| 3 | [be-li₂-ia] al-tap-ra | |
| 4 | [ina KUR.KUR] gab-bi LUGAL re-e-mu | |
| 5 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ šu-u₂ {⸢d}EN⸣ u DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 6 | [ša₂ a]-⸢na⸣ TIN ZI-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 7 | [EN]-ia u₂-ṣal-lu-u₂ | |
| 8 | {[lu₂]}ar₂-du-tu ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 9 | [lu]-pu-uš A₂ i-da-at | |
| 10 | [ša₂ LUGAL] ⸢be⸣-li₂-ia lu-mur-ma | |
| 11 | [lul]-⸢li⸣-kam₂-ma it-ti KUR.KUR | |
| 12 | [a-ga-a] gab-bi {⸢d}EN⸣ u DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 13 | [a-na] TIN ZI-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢LUGAL be⸣-li₂-ia | |
| 14 | [lu]-ṣal-li u [x x x x] | |
| 15 | [LUGAL be]-li₂-ia [x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x] ⸢x⸣ EN ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
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