CT 53, 101 (P313516)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 101 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313516 |
| 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 king, 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 | (......) who [......] — the king, my lord, should [not believe him]! |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | No Tazir[u ......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | I do [not] conceal [...]. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Let the king, my lord, not [...]! |
| Obverse [9:11] o 1010–o 1111 | If I [......], I will not be able to [...] and to [...]. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | The sheep are at the disposal of the people; [......]. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | I [...] here; I have [......], |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | and will bring out [...]. My [servant]s have [...ed] to [...] and questioned (him). He said: |
| Obverse [15:17] o 1616–o 1717 | "I have seen [... ox]en and six sheep." The Taziru is the [...] of the ox, until they have inquired about the rest. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | Perhaps the king, my lord, will [s]ay: "Why was the royal bodyguard delayed?" |
| Obverse [19:22] o 2020–o 2222 | [The k]ing, my lord, wrote: "You have appropriated four oxen of value" — but I have [taken] oxen from among br[an]ded oxen (only)! They are actually ea[ti]ng them in the cities of Assyria! |
| Obverse [22:26] o 2323–o 2626 | As soon as I com[e] to the presence of the king, my lord, I shall show [the k]ing, my lord, whom I hold accountable for the oxen. No [......]. |
| Obverse [26:30] o 2727–o 3030 | [As] to the people about whom the king, my lord, wrot[e to m]e, [the ones who] quarreled [...] bread, I have written [to them]: "[Yo]u are subjects of the king; [...] the king, my lord, [...]." |
| Obverse [30:31] o 3131–o 3131 | They (said): "[......] |
| Obverse [31:32] o 3232–o 3232 | [......] the subjects of the king |
| Obverse [32:34] o 3333– | [......] disturb |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 34b.e. 34–b.e. 34b.e. 34 | [......] Is it little? |
| Bottom [1:2] b.e. 3535–b.e. 3535 | [...... I] got afraid |
| Bottom [2:3] b.e. 3636–b.e. 3636 | [...... I mo]ved up |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [......] he went |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] his gods |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [......]-Nabû together |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [......] their [...]s |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | [...] I wrote [to the king], my lord: "Let me detain [and ... the offi]cials," and he said: "Detain them!" |
| Reverse [7:10] r 88–r 1010 | They know [the property which] the king's [off]spring [have taken] from the cities, [the fields] and orchards, what[ever ...], every [...]; |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | [Could] I (really) have taken [... fr]om it, and concealed [...] the fields and the gardens? |
| Reverse [12:14] r 1313–r 1414 | [...] The towns which [have be]en given [...] to the king's offspring, which [...] oxen and sheep [...] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... not] yet [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] the men [...] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | their [...]; if they are good |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [...] I do not [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [...] the subjects of [...] |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | [...] are in my presence [...] |
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 | ⸢ša i ri⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢lu⸣ [la-a x x x x] | |
| 7 | ⸢la⸣ {lu₂vy}ta-zi-⸢ru⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 8 | u₂-pa-za-ar [x x x x x x] | |
| 9 | LUGAL be-li₂ lu ⸢la⸣-a ⸢i⸣-[x]-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 10 | šum₂\m-mu a-na\t-⸢ku⸣ {lu₂vy}⸢ṣi-x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 11 | la mu-qa-⸢a⸣.a la a-[x x] ⸢la a⸣-[x x] | |
| 12 | UDU-MEŠ ina IGI UN-MEŠ\m {lu₂vy}[x]+⸢x⸣ [x] du [x x] | |
| 13 | a-na\y-ku an-⸢na⸣-[ka] ⸢x⸣ [x] ⸢lak⸣ a ⸢sa⸣ [x x] | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-še-ṣa [x] a [x x]-ni\d-ia ina UGU [x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢e x⸣ [x x x i]-sa-<aʾ>-lu ma-⸢a⸣ [x x] | |
| 16 | [x GUD]-MEŠ 06 UDU-MEŠ a-ta-mar {lu₂v}⸢ta⸣-[zi-ru] | |
| 17 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ a ⸢GUD⸣ šu-u-tu₂ a-di re-eh-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 18 | [iš]-ʾa-lu-ni\d i—su-ri LUGAL\d be-li₂\d | |
| 19 | [i]-qa-bi ma a-ta-a {lu₂vy}qur-bu\tp-ti\t u₂\m-ki-iš | |
| 20 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂\d i-sa-bar ma-a 04 GUD-MEŠ\m ša ṣa-hi-ti | |
| 21 | ⸢ta⸣-ti\t-⸢ši GUD⸣-MEŠ ⸢ša\d⸣ si-[ni]-⸢ti⸣ ina ŠA₃ | |
| 22 | GUD-MEŠ a-[si-qi] ⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ an-nu-rig | |
| 23 | ina ŠA₃ URU-MEŠ ša\d KUR—aš-šur ⸢e⸣-[ku]-lu ki-ma | |
| 24 | ina IGI LUGAL EN-ia at-tal-⸢ka⸣ [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia₂ | |
| 25 | u₂-kal-lam a-na\t-ku GUD-MEŠ [ina ŠU].2 man-ni | |
| 26 | u₂-ba-ʾa-a la-⸢a x x⸣ [x x x x] a | |
| 27 | [ina] ⸢UGU UN⸣-MEŠ ša\dm LUGAL be-li₂ iš-⸢pur⸣-[an]-ni | |
| 28 | [ša x x]+⸢x⸣ NINDA-MEŠ\m i-gi-⸢ru-u₂-ni⸣ a-na\t-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 29 | [x x x] a-sa-bar nu-ku {lu₂vy}ARAD\p-MEŠ ša\dm LUGAL | |
| 30 | [at]-⸢tu⸣-nu ⸢x x LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ ⸢x⸣ [x] ṣa | |
| 31 | [x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-a ⸢x x⸣ lu ⸢x⸣ nu | |
| 32 | [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] {lu₂vy}ARAD\p-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL | |
| 33 | [x x x x x x] da-⸢la⸣-hu | |
| b.e. | ||
| 34 | [x x x x x] ⸢e⸣-ṣi-i | |
| 35 | [x x x x x ap]-⸢ta⸣-lah₃ | |
| 36 | [x x x x x u₂]-se-li | |
| 37 | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x] it-ta-lak | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x] DINGIR-MEŠ-šu\m | |
| 3 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-{d}AG i-se-niš | |
| 4 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ\m-ši-na\t | |
| 5 | [x x a-na LUGAL] EN-ia₂ a-sa-bar | |
| 6 | [nu-ku {lu₂v}EN—pi]-⸢qi⸣-ta-ti\t {lu₂v}EN—pi]-⸢qi⸣-ta-ti\t la-ak-la | |
| 7 | [x x x x x]-ik ma-a ki-la-šu₂\d-nu | |
| 8 | [x x x am—mar] ⸢NUMUN⸣—LUGAL\d ⸢NUMUN⸣—LUGAL\d TA\d URU-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [x x x A.ŠA₃-MEŠ] {giš}SAR\m-MEŠ\m mi-i-nu | |
| 10 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ gab-bu\tp šu-nu u₂-du-u | |
| 11 | [a-na-ku-u x x] ⸢TA⸣ ŠA₃-bi a-ti\t-ši | |
| 12 | [x x x x] ⸢A⸣.ŠA₃-MEŠ\m {giš}SAR\m-MEŠ up-ta-zi-ir\d | |
| 13 | [x x x x]-⸢bi⸣-u URU-MEŠ ⸢ša\dm⸣ a-na\t NUMUN—LUGAL NUMUN—LUGAL | |
| 14 | [x x x ta-ad]-nu-ni\d ⸢ša\dm x GUD⸣-MEŠ\m UDU-MEŠ | |
| 15 | [x x x x]-a-ti ⸢x⸣+[x x] ⸢x⸣ u₂-di-ni | |
| 16 | [x x x] {⸢lu₂vy⸣}ERIM-MEŠ ⸢x x⸣ [x] bi | |
| 17 | [x x x x]-šu₂-nu šum₂-⸢mu da-an-qu⸣ | |
| 18 | [x x x x] la a-mu-[x] ⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ta ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x] {lu₂vy}ARAD-MEŠ ⸢ša\dm⸣ [x x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x] ina IGI-ia ⸢šu-nu⸣ [x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
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