CT 54, 441 (P240153)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 441 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240153 |
| 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/saa10 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [......] there is concerning them |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [......] they are getting scared |
| Obverse [3:6] o 4'4'–o 6'6' | [......] Let all the [...] be put in confinement; [let] those who [are] guilty [be punished], but let the lord of kings par[don] those whose guilt is ...; and [let ......], whoever they are. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [......] a prelate who is acceptable to him |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [......] should be placed |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [......] should go |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [......] let them ... and bless the king. |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'– | [......] the king [...] his guilt |
| Bottom [0:3] b.e. 12'b.e. 12'–b.e. 14'14' | (b.e. 12') (Break) |
| Bottom [3:5] b.e. 15'15'– | [.....] the exorcist [NN], son of [NN] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] did not [summ]on [... ...-ki]tti-luddin, [and he is ...] dying. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | Now his son Bel-ahhe-riba — his mother is Borsippan but his grandmother Assyrian, he himself is [a Borsi]ppan — is in a leading position among the Borsippans and the nobility of [Borsi]ppa, and he is devoted to Assyria, [having sai]d: "May (the rule of) the king, my lord, last over me unto the end of days, [and] may I pull the yoke of Assyria." |
| Reverse [6:8] r 77–r 88 | Through the name of Assyria and [with] his help the Borsippans will be subdued, and he [will keep] the watch of the king, [my lord]. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | [After the king, my lord], ascended the throne, Bel-ahhe-riba came [......]. Ever since he came [......] |
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' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-ba-aš₂-ši a-na UGU-hi-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x] pu-lu-uh-ti i-ra-aš₂-šu-u₂ | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x] gab-bi li-ṣi-me-du ša₂ hi-ṭu-šu₂ | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x x] u₃ ša₂ hi-ṭu-šu₂ pa-a-hi EN LUGAL-ME | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x x x] liš-kun-šu₂ u₃ ma-la ša₂-a-šu₂-nu | |
| 7' | [x x x x x x x x] {lu₂}ŠA₃.TAM ša₂ pa-ni-šu₂ mah-ru | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x x x]-ME lu-u₂ šak-nu-u₂ | |
| 9' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣{ki} lil-lik-u₂ | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-am-mu-u₂ u LUGAL lik-ru-bu | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-u₂ u LUGAL hi-ṭu-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 12' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x-u₂ {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ DUMU⸣ {1}x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x {1}{d}x]—⸢kit⸣-ti—lud-din ul iš-ši ina mi-⸢tu-tu⸣ | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x] en-na {1}{d}EN—ŠEŠ-MEŠ—eri-ba DUMU-šu₂ AMA-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [BAR₂.SIPA{ki]}i-ti u₃ AMA—AD-šu₂ AMA—AD-šu₂ aš-šur{ki}a.a-i-ti u šu-u₂ | |
| 4 | [DUMU BAR₂].⸢SIPA⸣{ki} ina pa-an {lu₂}BAR₂.SIPA{ki}MEŠ DUMU—ba-ni-i DUMU—ba-ni-i | |
| 5 | [ša₂ BAR₂].⸢SIPA⸣{ki} šu-u₂ u₃ ŠA₃-ba-šu₂ a-na KUR—aš-šur{ki} gu-um-mur | |
| 6 | [iq-ta]-⸢bi⸣ um-ma a-⸢di UD-me⸣ ṣa-a-ti LUGAL be-li₂-a UGU-hi-ia lu-u₂ da-a-ri | |
| 7 | [u₃] a-na-ku {giš}ni-i-ru ša₂ KUR—aš-šur{ki} lu-uš-du-du ina ŠA₃-bi MU ša₂ KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 8 | [o ina] ⸢UGU⸣-hi-šu₂ {lu₂}BAR₂.⸢SIPA⸣{[ki]}⸢MEŠ⸣ ik-kab-ba-su-u₂ u₃ šu-u₂ EN.NUN ša₂ LUGAL | |
| 9 | [be-li₂-ia i-nam-ṣar ul-tu LUGAL be-li₂-a ina] {⸢giš⸣}GU.ZA u₂-ši-bu {1}{d}EN—ŠEŠ-ME—SU | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢it⸣-tal-ka ul-tu UD-mu ša₂ il-li-ku | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ | |
Sources & licences
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