CT 54, 099 (P238440)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238440 |
| 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/saa17 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [Your ser]vant Ana-Nabû-ta[klak]: I would gladly die for the king of the uni[verse, my lord]! Say [to the ki]ng, my lord: |
| Obverse [4:10] o 55–o 1010 | Nabû-bel-šumate, the servant of the king, my lord, is well. The Lady Barsi[pitu], the land, the troops and the servants [of the king, my lord], are well. The land G[uzummani] is well. [The tal]k of the land is good. The guar[d of the king is] very [strong] day and night. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [Now] we and the servants of the king, [my] lord, have [been lift]ed up. |
| Obverse [11:24] o 1212–o 2424 | As to what the king, my lord, [wrote to me]: "Why is it that from [the beginning] until now I have seen your message 5 or 6 times, but n[ow] that Barsipit[u] has come to you, I have only seen one of your messengers?" — Barsipitu and Nabû-b[el-šumate] arrived to us on the first day of [Shebat] (XI); on the 16th [of Shebat] I sent the messengers of the ki[ng], my lord, on the road, and I (also) sent [our] messenger[s] with them to (inquire about) the health of the king, [my] lo[rd. ...] in addition t[o ...] |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | and Na[bû...] ... [...] |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | Is not Na[bû-bel-šumate ...]? |
| Obverse [26:29] o 2727–o 2929 | the king [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | "Why [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | work [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | did he [...]?" |
| Reverse [7:8] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] the desire for the son of [our] lord [...] |
| Reverse [8:10] r 1414–r 1515 | [...] us, and all the lands together [...] are praising [the kin]g, my lord, [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] Bit-Dakuri in [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1717–r 1717 | [...] report [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1818–r 1818 | Nabû-šuma-iddina before [...] we rejoiced. |
| Reverse [13:16] r 1919–r 2121 | When Aš[šur], Bel and Nabû realized the promise of the ki[ng], my lord, all lands have become closer to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [16:19] r 2222–r 2424 | News of the son of Yakin: he has arrived in Elam on the third day of [Shebat]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}a-na—{d}AG—⸢tak⸣-[lak] | |
| 2 | [a-na di]-na-an LUGAL ⸢kiš⸣-[šat] | |
| 3 | [be-li₂]-ia lul-lik ⸢um⸣-[ma-a] | |
| 4 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia-a-ma ⸢šul⸣-[mu] | |
| 5 | [a-na] {1}{d}AG—EN—MU-MEŠ ARAD [ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia] | |
| 6 | [šul]-mu a-na {mi₂}bar-si-[pi-ti] | |
| 7 | [a-na] KUR e-mu-qu u ARAD-MEŠ [ša₂ LUGAL] | |
| 8 | [be-li₂]-ia šul-mu <a-na> {kur}⸢gu⸣-[zu-um-ma-ni] | |
| 9 | [dib]-⸢bi⸣ KUR ṭa-a-ba EN.⸢NUN⸣ [ša₂ LUGAL] | |
| 10 | [i-na] UD-mu u₃ mu-ša₂ ma-aʾ-diš [dan-na-at] | |
| 11 | [u₃] ni-i-nu u ARAD-MEŠ ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-[ia] | |
| 12 | [šu]-⸢ul⸣-la-a-nu ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-a [iš-pu-ra] | |
| 13 | [um]-ma mi-nam-ma ul-tu [re-eš-su] | |
| 14 | [a-di] a-kan-na a-na 05-šu₂ a-na 06-[šu₂] | |
| 15 | ši-pir-ta-ka am-mar u₃ ⸢en⸣-[na] | |
| 16 | ul-tu E₂ {mi₂}bar-si-pi-⸢ti⸣ [o] | |
| 17 | a-na pa-ni-ku-nu tal-li-ka 01-[en] | |
| 18 | {lu₂}A—šip-ri-⸢ku⸣-[nu] {lu₂}A—šip-ri-⸢ku⸣-[nu] {lu₂}A—šip-ri-⸢ku⸣-[nu] ⸢a⸣-ta-mar ina UD 01-[KAM₂] | |
| 19 | ša₂ {iti}ZIZ₂ {mi₂}bar-si-pi-ta u {1}{d}AG—⸢EN⸣—[MU-MEŠ] | |
| 20 | a-na pa-ni-ni i-ter-bu-ni UD 16-KAM₂ ša₂ {[iti}ZIZ₂] | |
| 21 | KASKAL.2 a-na GIR₃.2 ša₂ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ {lu₂}A—KIN-MEŠ ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 22 | be-li₂-ia₂ al-⸢ta⸣-kan u₃ {lu₂}A—KIN-[MEŠ-a-ni] {lu₂}A—KIN-[MEŠ-a-ni] {lu₂}A—KIN-[MEŠ-a-ni] | |
| 23 | it-ti-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ a-na šul-mu LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂-ia] | |
| 24 | al-tap-⸢ra⸣ [x x] ⸢al⸣-la a-na ⸢UGU⸣-[hi x x x] | |
| 25 | u {d}⸢AG⸣ [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 26 | ul {1}{d}⸢AG⸣—[EN—MU-MEŠ x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 27 | LUGAL [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 28 | a-[x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 29 | a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢um⸣-ma am—mi₃-⸢ni⸣ am—mi₃-⸢ni⸣ am—mi₃-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | dul-lu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | i-pu-uš [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x x]-ni {id₂}ba-ni-(ti) UGU-[hi x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x x] ṣe-bu-u₂ ša₂ DUMU be-li₂-[ni] | |
| 14 | [x x x x-an]-na-ši u kal KUR-MEŠ ⸢gab⸣-[bi] | |
| 15 | [x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-a i-na-aʾ-du [x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x x] E₂—{1}da-kur i-⸢na⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x]-u₂ ṭe₃-e-⸢mu⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 18 | {1}{d}AG—MU—SUM ina ⸢pa⸣-[ni x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 19 | ni-ih-ta-mu AN.[ŠAR₂ {d]}EN u {d}AG an-nu ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 20 | be-li₂-ia₂ ki-i u₂-šal-li-mu KUR-MEŠ gab-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 21 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia is-sa-an-qu-nu | |
| 22 | ⸢ṭe₃⸣-e-mu ša₂ DUMU—{1}ia-GIN UD 03-KAM₂ ša₂ {iti}[ZIZ₂] | |
| 23 | [a]-⸢na {kur}NIM.MA{ki} i⸣-ter-[bu] | |
| 24 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] | |
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