CT 53, 097 + (P313512)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 097 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P313512 |
| 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 [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | [To the king, my lord: your servant Urad-Gula. The best of health to] the king, my lord! May [Marduk and Zarpani]tu, Nabû and Tašmetu, [Ištar of Nineveh] and Ištar of Arbela, Ninu[rta and Gula, Nergal and L]aṣ, [the go]ds of all the sacred cities [of Assyria and Babylonia] very gr]eatly bless the king, [my] lord and his sons! [May they sate] the king, my lord with long days (of life), ever[lasting years], happiness and extreme [old] age! |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | [Concerning ...](-)Ištar — does the king, my lord, not kn[ow that ......]? The eyes of the king, [my lo]rd, [......] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'–o 15'15' | [......who] is pregnant [and concerning whom they ask]ed me: "What [is the news about her?]" |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [......] will bring [her to] the temple of Gula |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [......] indeed in the temple [......]. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | I brought [......] and gave [...] where [......]. |
| Obverse [18:22] o 19'19'–o 22'22' | Those whom the king, my lord, [...] were reverent [and ......, just as] the king, my lord, wrote in his letters; did I not bring (her) where their [... is], and did I not show it to the king? |
| Obverse [22:26] o 23'23'–o 26'26' | The following day the king asked me: "The one who is pregnant, (what) will she do?" I answered: "Those who [attend her], revere the gods, Gula of the [...], Gula of the steppe and of the wadi [......] |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | "[...] the pregnant woman will [...] the basket [......], |
| Obverse [27:32] o 28'28'– | "[Her] robes [...... a basket will] stand ready, or alternatively [......]; we will do as the king t[old] (us to do)". |
| Bottom [2:7] b.e. 32'32'– | Afterwards, the chief [exorcist] confided [to the k]ing: "This woman is [...]; Nabû-ina-tešî-eṭir and I [shall ...]". The king confided: "Take counsel; she is [...]. I want to see." |
| Reverse [2:5] r 33–r 55 | The basket was not availa[ble ...]. They entered the palace, brought the basket from the the temple of [Gula], set it [......] |
| Reverse [5:11] r 66–r 1111 | (r 6) (Break) |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] rubbed [...] a sa[lve ...] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...]ed these [...] |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | I did [not] see [...]. Now [......] many rituals [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ARAD-ka {1}ARAD—{d}gu-la] | |
| 2 | [lu-u DI-mu a-na] ⸢LUGAL be-li₂-ia a—dan⸣-[niš] | |
| 3 | {[d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni]-⸢tum⸣ {d}AG {d}taš-me-⸢tum⸣ | |
| 4 | {[d}15 ša₂ {uru}NINA{ki]} {d}15 ša₂ {uru}arba-il₃ {d}MAŠ [o] | |
| 5 | {[d}gu-la {d}U.GUR {d]}⸢la⸣-aṣ DINGIR-MEŠ ma-ha-⸢zi⸣ | |
| 6 | [KUR—aš-šur KUR—URI{ki]} ⸢DU₃⸣-šu₂-nu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-[ia₂] | |
| 7 | [DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ a—dan-niš a]—dan-niš lik-ru-bu UD-MEŠ GID₂-MEŠ | |
| 8 | [MU.AN.NA-MEŠ da]-⸢ra⸣-a-te ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub ⸢UZU⸣ | |
| 9 | [ši-bu-tu lit]-⸢tu₂⸣-tu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ [o] | |
| 10 | [lu-šab-bi-u₂ x x x]+⸢x⸣ {d}15 LUGAL be-li₂ la-a u₂-[da] | |
| 11 | [x x x x x] ⸢di⸣ IGI.2 ša LUGAL ⸢EN⸣-[ia₂] | |
| 12 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ si-da-[a-te x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢bi⸣-la [x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x x] a-ri-⸢at⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x]-ni-ni ma-a me₂-e-nu [ṭe₃-en-ša₂] | |
| 16' | [x x x x x x] E₂—{d}gu-la i-na-šu₂-u-⸢ni⸣-[ši] | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x i]-ba-aš₂-ši ina E₂ [x x] | |
| 18' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ ig at-ta-ṣa ina be₂-et | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢at⸣-ti-din ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ | |
| 20' | [x x x x x]-ni ip-⸢ta-al⸣-hu ⸢šur-ši⸣ ŠA₃-⸢bi x⸣-šu | |
| 21' | [ki-i ša] ⸢ina⸣ KA e-gir₂-a-te LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 22' | ⸢be₂-et⸣ [x x x]-me šu-nu-u-ni la na-ṣa-ku-u a-na LUGAL | |
| 23' | la u₂-kal-li-mi₃ a-na 02-i UD-me LUGAL is-sa-al-a-ni | |
| 24' | ma-a ša a-ri-at-u-ni te-pa-aš₂ mu-uk ša [x x x] | |
| 25' | DINGIR-MEŠ-ni i-pa-[la]-ha mu-uk {d}gu-la ša [x x] | |
| 26' | {d}gu-la ša ⸢EDIN⸣ ša na-ah-li ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 27' | [mu]-uk ⸢x x x x x⸣ {mi₂}PEŠ₄ MA.SAB ⸢x⸣+[x x x (x)] | |
| 28' | [x x x]+⸢x ak x ni mu-uk⸣ ku-zip-⸢pi⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 29' | [x x x x x x]-uš-šu₂ mu-ku ši-[i x x x (x)] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 30' | [MA.SAB ta]-za-az u₂-la-a qa-⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 31' | [mu-ku a]-ni-nu ki-i ša LUGAL ⸢iq⸣-[bu-u-ni] | |
| 32' | [ne₂-pu]-uš i—da-a-te i—da-a-te {lu₂}GAL—[MAŠ.MAŠ] {lu₂}GAL—[MAŠ.MAŠ] | |
| 33' | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ iq-ṭi-pi ma-a MI₂ ši-[i] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x]+⸢x-at⸣ ma-a a-na-ku {1}{d}PA—ina—SUH₃—⸢KAR⸣-[ir x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ iq-ṭi-pi ma-a na-am-li-ka ur-[x x x] | |
| 3 | ši-i la-mur MA.SAB-ma la ta-az-zi-[iz x x] | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃ E₂.GAL i-tar-bu MA.SAB TA@v E₂—{d}[gu-la] | |
| 5 | na-ṣu-u-ni us-se-ši-bu ⸢E₂ x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢lah₃⸣ | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x {d]}⸢NIN⸣.ŠI.KUG | |
| 9 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ni [x x x x] u ni | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 12 | [x x x] ⸢nap⸣-[šal-tu₂ x x] IB u₂-maš-[šu]-u-ni | |
| 13 | [x x] an-nu-ti ⸢x⸣+[x x]-du-u-ti is-⸢sa⸣-[x x] | |
| 14 | [x x] ⸢a⸣-mur u₂-ma-a dul-la-a-ni ma-⸢aʾ⸣-[du]-⸢te⸣ | |
| 15 | [x x]+⸢x⸣+[x] ⸢u₂ x ka⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣-u-ni ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
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