CT 54, 102 (P238445)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 102 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238445 |
| 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 [1:2] 2'2'–2'2' | [...] my [...]s |
| Obverse [2:3] 3'3'–3'3' | [...] to house and gate |
| Obverse [3:4] 4'4'–4'4' | [... Bel]-usatu |
| Obverse [4:5] 5'5'–5'5' | [...] my [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] 6'6'–6'6' | [NN, ...]-Bel, his brother, |
| Obverse [6:7] 7'7'–7'7' | [...] will come |
| Obverse [7:8] 8'8'–8'8' | [...] all |
| Obverse [8:9] 9'9'–9'9' | [...] nicely |
| Obverse [9:10] 10'10'–10'10' | [... they] came |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | [...] the governor |
| Obverse [11:12] 12'12'–12'12' | [... t]o the presence |
| Obverse [12:13] 13'13'–13'13' | [...] have [go]ne |
| Obverse [13:14] 14'14'–14'14' | [NN, the son] of Tabnea |
| Obverse [14:15] 15'15'–15'15' | [who ...] fled |
| Obverse [15:17] 16'16'–17'17' | [... the] Damuneans [sent him] on the road (and) [help]ed (him) to flee. |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | [...] 30 [...]s |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] anything |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] he sent him. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] have been placed, saying: |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | "[... pr]ince, princess |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] this |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] ... and because of that |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] concerning the governor |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] Ea-mahir |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] to the presence |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] altogether |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] let him come up |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... he] will make for you |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] to the palace |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] as I asked |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] the camp |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] they were taken [to] the palace |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] the governor |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [...] the prelate |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | [...] until now |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | [...] of the river |
| Reverse [20:22] r 21'21'– | [...] said: "To |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 22r.e. 22–r.e. 22r.e. 22 | [...] to Der |
| Right [1:3] r.e. 2323–r.e. 2424 | [...] to his presence |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]-MEŠ-e-a | |
| 3' | [x x x] a-na E₂ u KA₂ | |
| 4' | [x x {1}{d}EN]—u₂-sa-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 5' | [x x x]-u₂-a | |
| 6' | [x {1}{d}x]—EN ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 7' | [x x x]-ku il-la-ku-ni | |
| 8' | [x x x] ka-la-mu | |
| 9' | [x x x] bu-un-ni | |
| 10' | [x x il]-⸢li⸣-ku-ni | |
| 11' | [x x x]-⸢ri⸣ {lu₂}EN.NAM | |
| 12' | [x x x a]-⸢na⸣ pa-an | |
| 13' | [x x x it]-⸢tal⸣-ku | |
| 14' | [x x x DUMU]-šu₂ ša₂ {1}tab-ne₂-e-[a] | |
| 15' | [x x x x] ih-li-qa | |
| 16' | [x x x {lu₂]}⸢da⸣-mu-na-a.a KASKAL.2 a-[na] | |
| 17' | [GIR₃.2-MEŠ-šu₂ il-tak-nu ul]-⸢ta-ah⸣-li-qu | |
| 18' | [x x x x]-bi | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ 30 | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢mim-ma⸣ | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x] ⸢il⸣-tap-raš-šu₂ | |
| 3' | [x x x x] ⸢šak⸣-nu um-ma | |
| 4' | [x ru]-⸢bu⸣-u₂ ru-ba-a-ti | |
| 5' | [x x x x]-ma a-ga-a | |
| 6' | [x x x x]-ri-ma ŠA₃-bu-šu₂ | |
| 7' | [x x x ina] ⸢UGU⸣-hi {lu₂}EN.NAM | |
| 8' | [x x x x] {1}{d}E₂.A—ma-hir₂ | |
| 9' | [x x x x] a-na pa-an | |
| 10' | [x x x x na]-⸢ap⸣-ha-ri | |
| 11' | [x x x x] ⸢lil⸣-la-a | |
| 12' | [x x x i]-⸢ban⸣-ni-ku-nu-šu₂ | |
| 13' | [x x x x a]-na E₂.GAL | |
| 14' | [x x x x]-⸢ši⸣ ki-i aš₂-a-lu | |
| 15' | [x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-dak-ti | |
| 16' | [x x x a-na] E₂.GAL na-šu₂-u₂ | |
| 17' | [x x x x] {lu₂}EN.NAM | |
| 18' | [x x x x] {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM | |
| 19' | [x x x x a]-⸢di⸣ UGU ša₂ en-na | |
| 20' | [x x x x]-nu ša₂ na-ri | |
| 21' | [x x x x]-a ⸢um-ma⸣ a-na | |
| r.e. | ||
| 22 | [x x x x a]-na BAD₃.DINGIR{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 23 | [x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 24 | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ni | |
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