CT 53, 075 (P313490)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 075 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313490 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [To the king, my lord: yo]ur [servant] M[ar-Issar]. [Good health to the king], my lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] bless [the king, my lord]! May the great god[s] bestow long days, [well-being] and joy [upon the king], my lord! |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55–o 1212 | We are giving silver to the masters who came with me, and they are overlaying the sanctuaries [of] Ezida as the king, my lord, commanded. Elallu limestone should be acquired and brought for the king, my lord's stand in Esaggil. The shares which I took with me, have been distributed to the delegates of Babylonia by myself and the cohort commander Idri-aha'u. |
| Obverse [12:18] o 1313–o 1818 | And since the king, my lord told me to speak with them I said to them as follows: Seven foundation stones of [x] cubits each will be placed [..., right and l]eft, and a ram [will be slaught]ered upon them. They will be covered with blood, and placed [in the foundations] until far-off days." |
| Obverse [18:22] o 1919–o 2222 | I continued: "The king, my lord, has now, [with the ...] of the heavens which is not altered, concluded a treaty [with] you before the sanctuary, [in front of] the gods, and has adjured you: |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | 'You shall not change [...] my words; |
| Obverse [23:25] o 2424–o 2525 | '[You shall retu]rn to me the [...]s and captives who [...] and [the Assyr]ians who have fled to your country; |
| Obverse [25:27] o 2626– | '[You shall ...] the rul[e ......]; |
| Bottom [0:4] b.e. 27b.e. 27– | '[You shall not sp]eak [fraudulen]tly with me [......]; |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | (r 1) (Break) |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [Now the]n each of them [has gone] to his country; [the king], my lord, should know (this). |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | I have heard [that ......] the Ru'ua tribe [......] |
| Reverse [4:6] r 55–r 66 | I consulted [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [...... the son] of Nikkal-iddin |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [......] the country |
| Reverse [8:13] r 99–r 1313 | [......] chased [...] people from their [...]. Eighty sheikhs have been negotiating with each other; no news of them has been heard. The king, my lord, should know (this). They are scared people; they should be encouraged and put in order (again). |
| Reverse [13:18] r 1414–r 1818 | Furthermore, the son of Nikkal-iddin says: "If it pleases the king, my lord, I will block the canal of Merodach-baladan; not a litre of water should flow to the so[ul]s who put their trust in it." |
| Reverse [18:23] r 1919–r 2323 | I have also heard that the commandant of Cutha has appropriated [x] thousand sheep and 130 bulls from the Cuthaeans. Their [...]s are ... to him [......] The king, my lord, [should know this]. |
| Reverse [23:26] r 2424–r 2626 | [The de]legates of Ezid[a ......] the work of [......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [The king], my lord, should know (this). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}⸢DUMU⸣—{[d}15 | |
| 2 | [lu-u DI-mu a-na MAN] EN-ia₂ {d}PA u {[d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 3 | [a-na MAN EN-ia₂ lik]-ru-bu UD-me ar-ku-⸢te⸣ | |
| 4 | [ṭu-ub UZU] u₃ hu-ud ŠA₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-[MEŠ] | |
| 5 | [a-na MAN] ⸢EN⸣-ia₂ liš-ru-ku {lu₂v}um-ma-a-ni ša is-se-⸢e⸣-a | |
| 6 | [il]-lik-u-ne₂-en-ni KUG.UD ni-id-dan-aš₂-šu₂-nu BARAG-MEŠ | |
| 7 | [ša] E₂.ZI.DA ki-i ša MAN be-li₂ iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 8 | ⸢uh⸣-hu-zu {na₄}e-lal-lum a-na man-za-al-ti MAN EN-ia₂ | |
| 9 | ⸢ša⸣ {e₂}sag-gil₂ re-e-⸢šu₂⸣ liš-ši-i-u lu-bil-u-ni | |
| 10 | is-qa-a-te ša is-se-e-a na-aṣ-ṣa-ku-u-ni | |
| 11 | a-na-ku u₃ {1}id-ri—a-ha-a-u₂ {lu₂v}GAL—ki-ṣir {lu₂v}GAL—ki-ṣir | |
| 12 | a-na {lu₂v}qe-e-pa-a-ni ša KUR—URI{ki} ni-it-ti-din | |
| 13 | u₃ ša MAN be-li₂ iq-ban-ni ma-a is-se-e-šu₂-nu | |
| 14 | [du-ub-bu ki]-i an-ni-i aq-ṭi-ba-aš₂-šu₂-nu | |
| 15 | [nu-uk x] ⸢ina⸣ 01 KUŠ₃-a.a 07 pu-la-a-ni | |
| 16 | [x x x x] KAB i-šak-ku-nu UDU.NITA₂ ina UGU-hi | |
| 17 | [i-ṭa-ab]-⸢bu⸣-hu da-a-mu u₂-la-ab-bu-šu | |
| 18 | [ina ŠA₃ uš-še i]-⸢šak⸣-ku-nu a-na ṣa-a-ti UD-me | |
| 19 | [i-kar-ru]-ru nu-uk u₂-ma-a MAN be-li₂ | |
| 20 | [x x x] ⸢ša⸣ AN-e ⸢ša⸣ la i-ša₂-an-nu-u-ni | |
| 21 | [ina IGI] ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ [ina] pu-ut ⸢BARAG⸣ a-⸢de-e⸣ | |
| 22 | [is-se]-⸢ku⸣-nu is-⸢sa⸣-kan ut-ta-am-me-ku-⸢nu⸣ | |
| 23 | [ma-a šum₂-ma x x] dib-be₂-e-a tu-ša₂-aš₂-na-a-ni | |
| 24 | [x x x x] u₃ {lu₂v}hu-⸢ub⸣-tu ša ⸢x x⸣+[x] | |
| 25 | {[kur}aš-šur]-a.a ša a-na KUR-ku-nu i-hal-liq-[u-ni] | |
| 26 | [la GUR]-ar-a-ni pa-le-[e x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | [la ke-e]-tu is-se-e-⸢a⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 28 | [ta-da-bu]-⸢ba⸣-a-ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 29 | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x ba⸣ [x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x]-ta-at-[x] | |
| 2 | [u₂-ma-a an-nu]-rig ia-a-mut-tu₂ ina KUR-[šu₂] | |
| 3 | [it-ta-lak MAN be]-⸢li₂⸣ lu-u u₂-di a-se-me | |
| 4 | [ma-a x x x x x x x x]+⸢x {kur⸣}ru-u-a-a.a | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢a⸣-sa-⸢ʾa-al⸣ | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] te ⸢bi x⸣ ni | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x x x DUMU] {1}{d}NIN.GAL—SUM-na | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] ma-a-te [x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x x] a-na UN-MEŠ a-[x x] | |
| 10 | ⸢TA@v⸣ hi-⸢x⸣+[x x x]-šu₂-nu uk-taš-ši-⸢id-du⸣ | |
| 11 | 80 šu-nu {lu₂v}⸢na-si⸣-ka-a-te i-sa-a-he-iš | |
| 12 | id-du-ub-bu ⸢ṭe₃⸣-en-šu₂-nu la iš-še-me | |
| 13 | MAN be-li₂ lu-u u₂-di UN-MEŠ pa-<al>-hu-te šu-nu | |
| 14 | ŠA₃-bi liš-ku-nu-šu₂-nu lit-qu-nu u₃ DUMU {1}{d}NIN.GAL—AŠ | |
| 15 | i-qab-bi ma-a šum₂-ma pa-an MAN EN-ia₂ ma-hir | |
| 16 | har-ru ša {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—DUMU.UŠ—AŠ ⸢ka-le⸣-e | |
| 17 | la-ak-la 01 qa A-MEŠ a-na ⸢ZI-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 18 | ša ina UGU-hi tak-ku-lu-u-ni lu-u la u₂-ru-du | |
| 19 | u₃ a-se-me ma-a {lu₂v}GAR—UMUŠ {lu₂v}GAR—UMUŠ ša GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 20 | [x]-lim UDU-HI.A-MEŠ 01-me-30 GUD.NITA₂-MEŠ | |
| 21 | [TA] ⸢pa⸣-an {lu₂v}GU₂.DU₈.A{ki}a.a it-ti-ši | |
| 22 | [x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂-nu ma-ʾa-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-ʾi-i-šu₂ MAN be-li₂ | |
| 24 | [lu-u u₂-di {lu₂v}qe₂]-e-pa-a-ni ša E₂.ZI.⸢DA⸣ | |
| 25 | [x x x x x] ⸢dul⸣-li ša [x x x x] | |
| 26 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x MAN] be-li₂ lu-u u₂-⸢di⸣ | |
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