CT 54, 176 (P238646)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 176 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238646 |
| 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 [1:4] 2'2'–4'4' | [May] all the go[ds of Akka]d [give goo]d health (and) happiness [... to] the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:8] 5'5'–8'8' | [The Lady of Akka]d and the gods [...] have se[t o]ff in procession. [I p]ray [every day to ...] for the li[f]e [of the king, my lord]. |
| Obverse [10:11] 11'11'–11'11' | [...] the king [...] a b[odyguard] |
| Obverse [11:18] 12'12'–18'18' | [... W]hen I [...ed ..., the king, my lord, did justic]e to his gods. [Šarru-huss]anni, the bo[dyguard, ca]me and [gave] back [the field of the gods] of the king, my lord. I [sowed and] harvested [the field of the gods] of the king, my lord [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] 19'19'–19'19' | [...] the Lady of Akka[d] |
| Obverse [19:20] 20'20'–20'20' | [...] the harvest of the city [...] |
| Obverse [20:22] 21'21'– | [... the king], my [lo]rd, [did] justice to [his] gods. |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 22'b.e. 22'–b.e. 22'b.e. 22' | [...] of your gods and yo[ur] servant |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 23'23'– | [......] righteousness |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | he does not g[ive ...]. |
| Reverse [1:8] r 2'2'–r 8'8' | When [the bodygua]rd whom the king, my lord, [sent] to settle my case came t[o ...], they talked absurdities to him, so he did me no justice whatever, and gave no [...] to your gods. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [The king, my lord], should a[s]k him what [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] the land [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...] did not [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [...] Akkad to [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [... D]ur-Šarruk[ku ...] |
| Reverse [13:15] r 14'14'–r 15'15' | [...] should eat [...]. Many servant[s of the king, m]y [lor]d, [...]. |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [May] the [k]i[ng], my [lord, d]o justice to his gods and his servant! |
| Reverse [16:21] r 17'17'–r 21'21' | A basket (with) the leftovers [of ...] and Anunitu [...]. [They] will let [the king, my lord], live [for l]ong [days, and ... the k]ing, my lord [...]. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 22'22'–r 23'23' | [May I h]ear [the we]ll-being [of the king, my lord, and may I be happy]! |
| Reverse [23:25] r 24'24'– | [...] to [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢DINGIR⸣-[MEŠ ša₂ A.GA].⸢DE₃⸣{ki} ka-⸢li-šu₂-nu⸣ | |
| 3' | a-[x x x ṭu]-⸢ub⸣ UZU hu-ud ŠA₃-bi | |
| 4' | ⸢x⸣ [x x a-na] LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 5' | [x x {d}GAŠAN ša₂ A.GA].⸢DE₃⸣{ki} u DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x]-mu it-⸢te⸣-[bu]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 7' | [UD-mu-us-su x x x] a-na TIN [ZI]-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 8' | [ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia u₂]-⸢ṣal⸣-li [x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x x] ⸢ṣi-ti⸣ [x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ LUGAL {lu₂}[qur-bu-tu₂] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x] ⸢ki⸣-i ⸢u₂⸣-[x x x] | |
| 13' | [LUGAL EN-a di-i]-⸢nu⸣ ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [i-te-pu-uš] | |
| 14' | {1}LUGAL—hu-us]-⸢sa⸣-an-ni {lu₂}⸢qur⸣-[bu-tu₂] | |
| 15' | [ki-i il]-⸢li⸣-ka A.⸢ŠA₃⸣ [DINGIR-MEŠ] | |
| 16' | [ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia₂] ⸢ki⸣-i u₂-tir-⸢ra⸣ [x x] | |
| 17' | [A.ŠA₃ DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia₂ [x x x] | |
| 18' | [x x ki-i] ⸢e⸣-ṣi-du ki-⸢i⸣ [x x] | |
| 19' | [x x x x] {⸢d⸣}GAŠAN ša₂ A.GA.⸢DE₃⸣{[ki]} | |
| 20' | [x x x x x x]-⸢u₂⸣ BURU₁₄ URU ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 21' | [x x x LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣-a di-i-nu ša₂ DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22' | [i-te-pu-uš x] ⸢ša₂⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ-ka u ARAD-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢me-ša₂-ri⸣ [x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x] ⸢ul i-nam⸣-[din o] | |
| 2' | [o {lu₂}qur-bu]-tu ša₂ LUGAL ⸢EN-a⸣ | |
| 3' | ⸢iš⸣-[pu-ra] ⸢um⸣-ma di-in-ka li-pu-⸢uš⸣ | |
| 4' | a-⸢na⸣ [x x x] ki-i il-li-ku | |
| 5' | la ⸢dib-bi it⸣-ti-šu₂ id-dab-⸢bu⸣ | |
| 6' | mim-ma ma-la ba-šu-u₂ di-⸢na⸣-[a] | |
| 7' | ul i-pu-uš u₃ ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 8' | a-na DINGIR-MEŠ-ka ul id-[di-na LUGAL EN-a] | |
| 9' | liš-⸢ʾa-al⸣-šu₂ mi-nu-⸢u₂⸣ [x x x] | |
| 10' | [x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣ KUR ti [x x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x]-ni ul ip-⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x] ⸢a⸣-kad{ki} a-⸢na⸣ [x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x {uru]}⸢BAD₃⸣—LUGAL-uk-⸢ku⸣ [x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x]-šu₂ li-ku-lu ARAD-[MEŠ o] | |
| 15' | [ša₂ LUGAL] ⸢EN-ia₂⸣ ma-aʾ-du-tu ⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 16' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ [EN]-⸢a⸣ di-i-nu ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-šu₂ u ⸢ARAD-šu₂⸣ | |
| 17' | ⸢li⸣-[pu]-⸢uš⸣ {gi}tak-pi ri-he-⸢e⸣-ti | |
| 18' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ u {d}a-nu-ni-tum | |
| 19' | [x x UD-MEŠ] ⸢GID₂⸣.DA-MEŠ a-na | |
| 20' | [LUGAL be-li₂-ia u₂]-bal-la-ṭu | |
| 21' | [x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia | |
| 22' | [x x x x] ⸢šul⸣-mu | |
| 23' | [ša₂ LUGAL EN-ia₂ lu]-⸢uš⸣-me₂-e-ma | |
| 24' | [lu-uh-mi x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na ⸢x⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 25 | [x x x x x] ⸢šu₂⸣ [o] | |
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