CT 53, 076 (P313491)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 076 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313491 |
| 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/saa01 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1'1'–o 4'4' | "[......] their [......]; come wi[th your troops and encamp in the pass] of Ura[mmu]." |
| Obverse [4:19] o 5'5'–o 19'19' | [I am writing to you] right now: this suggestion, the [way he put it], is extremely good. You [know] that this pass [leading to] Urammu is [ver]y difficult [to march through]; there is absolutely no way the Elamite [troops] will be able to get at you. Don't be afraid; at the city of Urammu where you are to pitch the camp [there is] a plain which is [very] good for encamping; it is also [very] good for reconnaissance expeditions, there is [much] grass there, and it is a [good] place to rest. |
| Obverse [19:22] o 20'20'–o 22'22' | The city of Sumurzu and [... are close by]; with the help of the gods, you [...... |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1'1'–r 4'4' | [If ......] to [...], they should kill [him]; they should [also gather intel]ligence about the enemy and [co]me and tell it to you. |
| Reverse [4:14] r 5'5'–r 14'14' | Should this traitor [...] come to you in person or should he send his messenger [to you, he should] not be allowed in; speak to him outside the camp. You [know th]at he is a traitor, he considers you [.....]. I[f a]ny bargaining [...... wh]ich in the area of [......] to you [...... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ma-[a x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]-ši ma-a ⸢TA@v\m⸣ [e-mu-qi-ku-nu] | |
| 3' | [ma-a] ⸢al⸣-ka-a-ni\d [ina ne₂-ri-bi] | |
| 4' | [ša] {uru}u₂-ra\t-⸢am⸣-[mu ma-dak-tu₂ šuk-na] | |
| 5' | [u₂]-ma-a an-nu-rig [a-sap-rak-ku-nu] | |
| 6' | [a]-⸢bu⸣-tu an-ni\d-tu₂ ki-[i ša₂ iq-bu-u-ni] | |
| 7' | [a]—⸢dan⸣-niš tar-ṣa-at at-⸢tu⸣-[nu tu-da] | |
| 8' | [ki]-⸢i⸣ ne₂-ru-bu ha-an-[ni-u₂] | |
| 9' | [ša] {⸢uru⸣}u₂-ra\t-am-⸢mu⸣ [a-na e-ta-qi] | |
| 10' | [a—dan]-⸢niš⸣ ma-ri-ṣu-u-[ni e-mu-qi] | |
| 11' | {[kur]}⸢NIM⸣.MA{ki}a.a i-ba-aš₂-[ši] | |
| 12' | [ša] ⸢KASKAL⸣.2 ša\p KASKAL.2 la e-mu-[qa-šu₂-nu] | |
| 13' | [ina UGU]-⸢hi⸣-ku-nu la il-la-ku-[ni] | |
| 14' | [la pal-ha]-⸢ku⸣-nu ina {uru}u₂-ra\t-mu ⸢E₂⸣ | |
| 15' | [ma]-⸢dak⸣-tu₂ ta-šak-ka-na\t-ni\d mid-bar [šu-tu₂] | |
| 16' | [a]-na\t ša\d-ka-ni\d ša\p ma-⸢dak⸣-[te a—dan-niš] | |
| 17' | DUG₃.GA a-na\t da-a-a-la-⸢tu₂⸣ [a—dan-niš] | |
| 18' | DUG₃.GA-ma U₂\m-HI.A ina ŠA₃-bi [ma-aʾ-da] | |
| 19' | u₃ ma-na\t-ah-tu₂ ma-⸢ʾa⸣-[tu₂ ina ŠA₃-bi] | |
| 20' | {⸢uru⸣}su-mur-zu ⸢u₃⸣ [x x x qur-bu] | |
| 21' | [at]-tu-nu ina DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 22' | [x x]-⸢ku⸣-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢a-na\t x⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x]-ti\t li\d-du-ku-[šu₂] | |
| 3' | [ṭe₃-e]-⸢mu⸣ ša\p {lu₂v}KUR₂-ku-nu li-[ih-ru-ṣu] | |
| 4' | [lil]-⸢li⸣-ku-nu liq-bu-ni\d-ku-[nu] | |
| 5' | [ha]-⸢an⸣-ni-u₂ {lu₂v}par-ri\d-ṣu šum₂\p-[ma] | |
| 6' | [qa]-⸢ta⸣-a-šu₂ ina UGU-hi-ku-nu il\t-[la-ka] | |
| 7' | [u₃] šum₂\p-ma {lu₂v}A—KIN-šu₂ {lu₂v}A—KIN-šu₂ i-šap-pa-[ra] | |
| 8' | [lu] ⸢la⸣ e-rab ina qa\d-an-ni\d ma-⸢dak⸣-[te] | |
| 9' | [is]-se-e-šu₂ du-ub\d-ba at-tu-[nu tu-da] | |
| 10' | [ki]-i {lu₂}par-ri-ṣu šu-⸢tu⸣-[ni] | |
| 11' | [x]-ni i-man-nu-ku-nu a ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 12' | [šum₂]-ma te-gir₂-tu₂ me-[me-ni x x x] | |
| 13' | ⸢ša⸣ ina kaq\d-qar {d}ba-⸢ni⸣-[tu₂ x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x]+⸢x⸣ ina UGU-hi-ku-[nu x x x x] | |
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