CT 54, 401 (P240284)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 401 |
|---|---|
| ID | P240284 |
| 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 [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | [To the king, my lord]: your [servant Aqar-Bel]-lumur. Go[od health to the king], my lord! Sa[y to the king, my lord]: The [fortress] and the tro[ops of the king] are [well. The mood of the pe]ople of the land is g[ood. The king, my lord, can be] glad. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | from [......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | wherever [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | I shall send [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | I did not let [...] detained [...] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | I do not send [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | just as I ... [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | are complete. Wi[th ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | my lord. Goodness [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | they have hit, to H[anana ...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | with the harem warden [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | I came [...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | to the harem warden [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | as follows: Hana[na...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | and all water [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | When afterwards the king [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | of Belet-ta[ddina ...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | him and [his] people [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | I had brought here and [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | like ... [...] ... [...] |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | these [... be]fore the king, my lord, |
| Reverse [21:22] r 22'22'–r 22'22' | Hanana [...] Belet-taddina |
| Reverse [22:23] r 23'23'–r 23'23' | Hanana [...] these men |
| Reverse [23:24] r 24'24'–r 24'24' | [......] Belet-taddina |
| Reverse [24:25] r 25'25'–r 25'25' | [...] I had them brought here and |
| Reverse [25:27] r 26'26'– | [...] among these men |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 27r.e. 27–r.e. 27r.e. 27 | [...] the remaining |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 2828–r.e. 2828 | [...] Belet-taddina |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 2929–r.e. 2929 | [...] the king |
| Right [3:5] r.e. 3030– | [... sp]eaks |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [...] I am herewith sending to the king, my lord, Nabû-ereš, his two sons, his two daughters, his two maids [...] (and) the people of Nabû-ereš. |
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 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ARAD]-ka | |
| 2 | {1}a-qar—{d}EN]—lu-mur | |
| 3 | lu-[u₂ šu-lum a-na LUGAL be]-li₂-ia | |
| 4 | um-⸢ma⸣-[a a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia]-a-ma | |
| 5 | šu-⸢lum⸣ [a-na {uru}HAL.ṢU-MEŠ] u₃ | |
| 6 | e-⸢mu⸣-[qi₂ ša₂ LUGAL ṭe₃-em ša₂] ⸢UN⸣-MEŠ KUR | |
| 7 | [šu]-⸢lum⸣ [ŠA₃-ba ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia lu]-⸢u₂⸣ DUG₃.⸢GA⸣ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ | |
| 19 | u [x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 20 | ⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣ ma [x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 21 | ⸢x⸣+[x x x] ⸢liš⸣-[x x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ul-tu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | e-ka-nu [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | lu-uš-pur [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | la u₂-šak-⸢li⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | la a-šap-par [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | ki-i ša₂ a-par-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | ša₂-al-mu it-⸢ti⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | be-li₂-ia ṭu-bi [x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | iṭ-ru-u₂ a-na {1}⸢ha⸣-[na-na x x x x] | |
| 11' | it-ti {lu₂}GAL—MI₂-[MEŠ {lu₂}GAL—MI₂-[MEŠ x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | al-li-ka {1}[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | a-na {lu₂}GAL—MI₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ {lu₂}GAL—MI₂-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 14' | um-ma {1}ha-na-[na x x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | u₃ A-MEŠ gab-⸢bi⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | ar₂-ki-šu₂ LUGAL ki-i [x x x x x x x] | |
| 17' | ša₂ {1}{d}GAŠAN—ta-⸢ad⸣-[di-na x x x x x x] | |
| 18' | ša₂-a-šu₂ u₃ UN-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 19' | ul-te-bi-la-ma [x x x] ma [x x x x] | |
| 20' | ki-i ṭu-la-[x x x x] nam [x x x x] | |
| 21' | an-nu-ti it-[x x x] ⸢pa⸣-an LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 22' | {1}ha-na-na ⸢it⸣-[x x] {1}{d}GAŠAN—ta-ad-di-na | |
| 23' | {1}ha-na-na ⸢x⸣+[x x] ša₂ ERIM-MEŠ an-nu-ti | |
| 24' | ⸢la⸣ [x x x x x]-ti {1}{d}GAŠAN—ta-ad-di-na | |
| 25' | [x x x] ul-te-bi-la-aš₂-šu₂-nu-tim-ma | |
| 26' | [x x x] a-na ŠA₃-bi ERIM-MEŠ an-nu-ti | |
| r.e. | ||
| 27 | [x x x]-a šit-tu-ti | |
| 28 | [x x x]-ri {1}{d}GAŠAN—ta-ad-din | |
| 29 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣-ti LUGAL | |
| 30 | [x x x x x i-dab]-bu-ub | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x] {1}{d}AG—APIN-eš 02 DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ 02 DUMU.MI₂-MEŠ-šu₂ 02-ta GEME₂-MEŠ-⸢šu₂⸣ [x x] | |
| 2 | [x]+⸢x⸣ UN-MEŠ ša₂ {1}{d}AG—APIN-eš a-na LUGAL be-⸢li₂-ia₂ ul-te⸣-bi-la | |
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