CT 54, 183 (P238656)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 183 |
|---|---|
| ID | P238656 |
| 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 [0:6] o 1'1'–o 6'6' | I pra[y daily] to [Bel and Na]bû [for the joy] of he[art and the health of the king], my [lord. The king, my lord], can be very [glad indeed. Es]aggil and Babylon are [truly] well and in good shape. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] lament [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] his [...]s (and) an ox for [...] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] my lord [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [... the messen]ger of Bel-ib[ni ...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...] he brings to a standstill [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] their fields [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] he tak[es ...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] whatever Bel-[ibni] |
| Obverse [14:16] o 15'15'–o 16'16' | [...] said to you [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] within one [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] word [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] my [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [...] and let[ters ...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [...] the words that in [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [...] let him state precis[ely and] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] let him say and [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | [...] goodness [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | [...] let them send [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | he [...]; the Babylonian(s) [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [... m]en who are saying [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] lette[rs ....] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | [...] may the king write [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | [...] us to [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | [...] and until [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | [...] everything [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | [... I] shall give [...] |
| Reverse [18:20] r 19'19'–r 20'20' | [... Merodach-B]aladan [...] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [UD-mu-us-su a-na ṭu-ub] ŠA₃-[bi ṭu-ub UZU] | |
| 2' | [ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂]-ia [d.EN] | |
| 3' | [u₃ d].⸢AG⸣ u₂-ṣa-al-[li] | |
| 4' | [LUGAL be-li₂-a] ma-aʾ-diš lu-u₂ [ha-am] | |
| 5' | [a-na E₂].⸢SAG⸣.IL₂ u TIN.⸢TIR⸣{[ki]} | |
| 6' | [x x x] ⸢šul⸣-mu u₃ ba-nu-[u₂] | |
| 7' | [x x] ⸢ta⸣-az-zi-im-[tu] | |
| 8' | [x x x]-MEŠ-šu₂ GUD a-na [x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x]-ka be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ [x x] | |
| 10' | [x {lu₂}A]—⸢KIN⸣ {lu₂}A]—⸢KIN⸣ ša₂ {1}{d}EN—ib-[ni x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x] u₂-sa-am-⸢mu⸣ [x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x] A.ŠA₃-MEŠ-šu₂-nu [x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x x] i-na-aš₂-[ši x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ la {1}{d}EN—[ib-ni] | |
| 15' | [x x x x] ⸢iq-ba⸣-ak-⸢ka⸣ [x x] | |
| 16' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x i-na ŠA₃]-bi 01-en [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x]-e a-mat [x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x]-e-ia₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x] u₃ ši-ip-[re-e-ti x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x x] dib-bi ša₂ ina [x x x] | |
| 7' | [x x x li]-ih-ru-ṣa-⸢am⸣-[ma x x] | |
| 8' | [x x x x] ⸢liq⸣-bi-ma i-⸢na⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x]-ni ṭu-bi ⸢ma⸣-[x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x] li-iṭ-ru-⸢du⸣ [x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x] šu₂-u {lu₂}TIN.TIR{ki} [x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x] ⸢ERIM⸣-MEŠ ša₂ i-qab-⸢bi⸣ [x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x x] ši-ip-re-e-[ti x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x] u LUGAL liš-ṭur [x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x]-⸢an⸣-na-ši a-na [x x x] | |
| 16' | [x x x]-ma a-di E₂ a-[x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-la ka-la-[a-ma x x] | |
| 18' | [x x x x x a]-nam-din [x x x] | |
| 19' | [x {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—DUMU].UŠ—SUM-[na x x] | |
| 20' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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