CT 54, 075 (P238380)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238380 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [...] house [...]. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | Because of this word which I said, the gods of the king, my lord, [...] a written report |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | of his words until now |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] I have been living in the presence of the king, my lord |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] I am in [...] |
| Obverse [7:11] o 8'8'–o 11'11' | [...] Ass[yr]ia [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...], but I said: |
| Reverse [3:6] r 4'4'–r 6'6' | "Perhaps the king, my lord, is testing me in [this] way; perha[p]s [...] that I weighed gold and gave it for a sun-disc." |
| Reverse [6:9] r 7'7'–r 9'9' | He has held me for six days, and refuses to let me go. Since |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] ... donkey ... |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'–r 12'12' | [...] ... six oxen |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢x x x x E₂⸣ [x x] ⸢ni⸣ | |
| 3' | ⸢la—IGI a-mat a-ga-a ša₂ aq-bu-u₂⸣ | |
| 4' | ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia₂ mal-ṭa-ru⸣ | |
| 5' | ⸢dib-bi-šu₂ a-di UGU ša₂ en-na⸣ | |
| 6' | [x]-⸢nu ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia₂ aš-ba-ka⸣ | |
| 7' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ [a]-⸢na-ku ina UD bat-ti⸣ | |
| 8' | [x x x x x] ⸢x KUR—aš-šur x ni⸣ | |
| 9' | [x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x] ⸢da ta KUR⸣ [x] | |
| 2' | [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x]+⸢x bi⸣ [x] | |
| 3' | [x x]-⸢x-e-ma a-na-ku um-ma⸣ [o] | |
| 4' | ⸢min₃-de-e-ma LUGAL EN-a ki-i⸣ [x x] | |
| 5' | ⸢i-lat-tak-an-ni min₃-de⸣-[e]-⸢ma⸣ [x x] | |
| 6' | ⸢ša₂ KUG.GI a-hi-ṭu-ma a-na 01 šam-ša₂-an-nu⸣ | |
| 7' | ⸢ad-di-nu šu-u₂ 06 UD-mu⸣ | |
| 8' | ⸢ki-i ik-la-an-ni ul am-man-gur⸣ | |
| 9' | ⸢ul u₂-maš-šar-an-ni a-ki-i⸣ | |
| 10' | [x x]+⸢x na x URU ANŠE šu₂ x an⸣ | |
| 11' | [x] ⸢x x x x du 06 GUD-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x]+⸢x 15 x x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x] ⸢x ga ab E₂ KUR x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ru u₂ ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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