CT 53, 095 (P313510)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 095 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313510 |
| 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/saa05 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [To the ki]ng, [my] lord: [your servant] Ša-Aššur-dubbu. The best [of health] to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | The forts and [the land of the king, my lord, are well]. |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | [As to the ne]ws of the Ur[arṭian(s) about which the king, my lord, wrote] me: "Inquire (about it)!" — |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | I have (already) sent [a detailed report to] the king, my lord, [......]! Let me [no]w [send it] for a second time. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [A Šubri]an with two [......] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [......] a eunuch [......] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 2020–o 2020 | "[We did] not [...] you, so we deserted." |
| Obverse [12:16] o 2121–o 2424 | They spoke w[i]th them as follows: "[......] has occurred in the house of your lords [......]; do it, [...]! |
| Obverse [16:18] o 2525–o 2626 | "The governor is alo[ne]; do [...], and make yourself a go[od] name!" |
| Obverse [18:20] o 2727–o 2828 | They spoke with them [thus, ha]d dinner [with them], and came down (from the mountain). |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2929–o 2929 | [...]... his country [...] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 3030–o 3030 | [......] said: "[......] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 35b.e. 35–b.e. 35b.e. 35 | [...... w]ent [...] |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 3636–b.e. 3636 | [...... D]ur-[Šarruken] |
| Bottom [2:3] b.e. 3737–b.e. 3737 | [......] to the king |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | [......]: "[He should do] wo[rk like] all [the subjects] of the king, and give it to the king, his lord. |
| Reverse [2:7] r 33–r 77 | "Are [yo]u [not] subjects of the king of Assy[ria, wh]o [have c]ut door-beams, poplar trees and reeds in the distri[ct] and are transporting them to Dur-Šarruken? Would I be afraid [of] the Šubrian?" |
| Reverse [7:11] r 88–r 1111 | [H]is messen[ger] who [...] to the town [...], ca[me] to me at the mouth of the pass of [T]asi; I sent mine to him to Penzâ. |
| Reverse [11:16] r 1212–r 1616 | My messenger t[old him]: "[The g]overnor as[ks for] the beams. [x thousand x] hundred roof-beams [are piled] on the river bank along the [road t]o Tasi [......]" |
| Reverse [17:22] r 1818–r 2222 | [......] has gone [to ... with] cavalry, and is cutting (the timber). What are the king my lord's orders? Would the king of Urarṭu give beams to the king, my lord, (when) the Šubrian does not? |
| Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525 | Each of the prefects of the Urarṭian oppo[site me] has gone to (his) country [...]. The chief [......] at work [......]. |
| Reverse [25:29] r 2626–r 2929 | (As to) [the door-beams and roof-beam]s in the district [..., [about wh]ich [I wrote] to the king, my lord: "There are 500 of them," I have ins[pected] them; [they are v]ery [...]. |
| Reverse [29:33] r 3030– | 100 of them [have been ...]; the remaining 400 [are ... and] they are (still) in their groves. |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 33r.e. 33–r.e. 33r.e. 33 | [...] desire [...] |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 3434–r.e. 3434 | [If the king], my [lo]rd, or[ders], |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 3535–r.e. 3535 | [I shall br]ing out [the ...] |
| Right [3:5] r.e. 3636– | [...] the major-domo [...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [which ......] removed, are good for [...]. |
| Edge [1:4] e. 22–e. 44 | [......] the Šubrian [...] |
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⸣ EN-[ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka] {1}ša₂—aš-šur—du-bu | |
| 3 | [lu DI-mu] a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ a—dan-niš | |
| 4 | [DI-mu a-na] {uru}bi-rat a-⸢na⸣ [KUR ša LUGAL EN-ia₂] | |
| 5 | [ina UGU ṭe₃]-⸢e⸣-me ša\dm {kur}⸢URI⸣-[a.a ša LUGAL be-li₂] | |
| 6 | [iš-pur-an]-ni [ma-a] ša₂-ʾa-al [ṭe₃-e-mu har-ṣu] | |
| 7 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-⸢ia⸣ a-sa-⸢bar⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 8 | [x x u₂]-⸢ma⸣-a ⸢lu⸣-ša₂-an-ni\d [la-aš₂-pu-ra] | |
| 9 | {[kur}šub-ri]-a.a ⸢TA⸣ 02 {lu₂vy}[x x x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣ {lu₂vy}⸢SAG⸣ [x x x] | |
| 19 | [x x]-lak ⸢u₂-gam⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 20 | a-na ka-a-⸢šu⸣-nu la [x x x x] | |
| 21 | ni-ih-ti\t-liq ki-i an-[ni-e] | |
| 22 | i-⸢si⸣-šu₂-nu i-du-⸢bu-bu ma⸣-[a x x x] | |
| 23 | ina E₂—EN-MEŠ-ku-nu E₂—EN-MEŠ-ku-nu ma-a ⸢ni⸣-[x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 24 | it\m-tab-ši ⸢ma⸣-a ep-ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ [x x x] | |
| 25 | ⸢ma⸣-a {lu₂vy}EN.NAM u₂-di\d-[šu₂ x x x x] | |
| 26 | ⸢ep⸣-ša₂ MU-ku-nu da\d-mi₃-⸢iq-qa⸣ [x x x] | |
| 27 | [i]-si-šu₂-nu i-du-bu-bu NINDA-MEŠ\m [i-si-šu₂-nu] | |
| 28 | [e]-tak-⸢lu⸣ [it]-tu-ur-du-u-⸢ni⸣ [o] | |
| 29 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti\t-e KUR-šu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 30 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ iq-ṭi\d-bi ma-[a] | |
| 31 | [x x x x x x] u₂-bal-[x x x] | |
| 32 | [x x x x x x x] a a [x x x x] | |
| 33 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 34 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {lu₂vy}[x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 35 | [x x x x x it]-tal-ku ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 36 | [x x x x x] {uru}⸢BAD₃⸣—{1}[LUGAL—GIN] | |
| 37 | [x x x x x] a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 38 | [x x x x x] ⸢ANŠE x x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x]-⸢mi₃⸣-i ma-a ⸢dul₆⸣-[lu] | |
| 2 | [TA {lu₂v}ARAD]-MEŠ ša LUGAL gab-bu\t | |
| 3 | [le-pu-uš] ⸢a⸣-na LUGAL EN-šu₂ li\t-din | |
| 4 | [ma-a la at-tu₂]-nu {lu₂vm}ARAD-MEŠ-e ša LUGAL KUR—aš-⸢šur⸣ | |
| 5 | ⸢ša⸣ {giš}ŠU₂.A {giš}A.AM {gi}AMBAR ina na-gi-[e] | |
| 6 | ⸢ta⸣-ki-sa-ni a-na {uru}⸢BAD₃⸣—{1}LUGAL—GIN | |
| 7 | ta-za-bi-la-ni\d ma-a [TA IGI] {kur}šub-ri-a.[a] | |
| 8 | pal-ha-ku-u {lu₂vy}DUMU\m—šip-[ri]-⸢šu⸣ {lu₂vy}DUMU\m—šip-[ri]-⸢šu⸣ ša\m ina [x x] | |
| 9 | ina {uru}⸢il⸣-[x x]+⸢x⸣ ina pi-⸢i⸣ [ne₂]-⸢ri-bi⸣ | |
| 10 | ša {⸢uru}ta⸣-si ina ⸢UGU⸣-hi-ia it-⸢tal⸣-[ka] | |
| 11 | ia-⸢u₂ ina⸣ {uru}pe-en-za-a ina UGU-hi-šu₂ [o] | |
| 12 | a-sa-⸢pa-ar⸣ {lu₂vy}DUMU—šip-ri-ia {lu₂vy}DUMU—šip-ri-ia iq-[ṭi-ba-šu₂] | |
| 13 | ⸢ma-a⸣ {[lu₂v]}⸢EN⸣.NAM {giš}UR₃\m-MEŠ e-⸢ri⸣-[ši] | |
| 14 | [ma-a x lim x]-me {giš}UR₃-MEŠ ina šid-di | |
| 15 | [KASKAL ša a]-na {uru}ta-si ina UGU ⸢ID₂⸣ | |
| 16 | [kar-ru x x x x]+⸢x x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {lu₂vy}ša₂—⸢BAD-HAL-li⸣ | |
| 19 | [x x x x x] ⸢it⸣-ta-lak i-na-ki-si | |
| 20 | mi-i-nu ⸢ša LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ i-qa-bu-u-ni | |
| 21 | {kur}URI-a.a-e GIŠ-UR₃\m-MEŠ a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 22 | li\t-din {kur}šub\m-ri-a.a la-a SUM-[an] | |
| 23 | {lu₂v}GAR\m-nu-MEŠ ša\m {kur}URI-a.a ša\m ⸢pu⸣-[tu₂-u-a] | |
| 24 | ia-mu-tu₂ ina KUR it-tal-⸢ka⸣ [x] it-[x x] | |
| 25 | {lu₂v}EN—⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣ me ni\d [x x] ina dul₆-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 26 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣ a-na-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 27 | {[giš}ŠU₂.A-MEŠ {giš}UR₃]-MEŠ ša\m ina na-gi-[e] | |
| 28 | [x x x x x] ⸢ša⸣ a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 29 | [aš₂-pur-an-ni ma-a] 05 me šu-nu a-ta-[mar] | |
| 30 | [x x x x a]—⸢dan⸣-niš 01 me TA ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 31 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ 04 me ša\m ⸢re⸣-hu-u-ni | |
| 32 | [x x x x] ina {giš}MURUB₄-šu₂-⸢nu⸣-ma | |
| r.e. | ||
| 33 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ṣa-hi-ti ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 34 | [šum₂-ma LUGAL be]-⸢li₂⸣ i-⸢qa⸣-[bi ma-a] | |
| 35 | [x x x u₂]-še-ṣa-a {giš}[x x x] | |
| 36 | [x x x x] {⸢lu₂vy⸣}GAL—E₂ {⸢lu₂vy⸣}GAL—E₂ [x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] ⸢u₂-še-lu⸣-u-ni ina ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] da-an-qu ⸢ša⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x] ṣa ta [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {kur}šub-ri-⸢a.a⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x] ⸢aš₂⸣ ka [x x x x x] sa [x x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x x x]-MEŠ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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