CT 53, 130 + 855 (P313545)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 130 + 855 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313545 |
| 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 [0:6] o 1o 1–o 66 | To the king, [my] lord: your servant Ad[ad-šumu-uṣur]. Good health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Marduk bless the [king], my lord! |
| Obverse [6:11] o 77–o 1111 | Assur[banipal] is doing v[ery] well; [Šamaš-šu]mu-ukin [is] doing very well; [Aššur]-etel-šame-erṣeti-[muballissu is] doing very [well]; |
| Obverse [11:13] o 1212–o 1313 | (12) (Break) |
| Obverse [13:19] o 1414– | [Sin-per'u-ukin [is] doing very [well]; the king, my lord, can be very glad [indeed]. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | The gods [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | sons [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | of M[arduk ......] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | Nabû and [......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | the king's mot[her ......] |
| Reverse [10:12] r 11'11'– | Š[erua-eṭerat] |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 12r.e. 12–r.e. 12r.e. 12 | real[ly ......] |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 1313–r.e. 1313 | and to [......] |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 1414–r.e. 1414 | in Ni[neveh ......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-[ia] | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}{d}⸢IM⸣—[MU—PAB] | |
| 3 | lu-u DI-mu a-na [LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 4 | {d}PA u {d}AMAR.UTU ⸢a⸣-[na LUGAL] | |
| 5 | be-li₂-ia lik-[ru-bu] | |
| 6 | DI-mu a—[dan-niš] | |
| 7 | a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂—[DU₃—IBILA] | |
| 8 | DI-mu ⸢a⸣—[dan-niš] | |
| 9 | a-⸢na⸣ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁]—⸢MU⸣—GIN-⸢in⸣ | |
| 10 | [DI-mu] a—dan-niš | |
| 11 | [a-na {1}AN.ŠAR₂]—LUGAL—AN—KI—[TI.BI] | |
| 12 | [x x x x] ia ah [x] | |
| 13 | [x x x x] li al [x] | |
| 14 | [DI-mu] a—dan-niš | |
| 15 | [a-na {1}{d]}30—NUNUZ—GIN-in | |
| 16 | [ŠA₃-bu ša₂] LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 17 | [a—dan-niš] a—dan-niš | |
| 18 | [lu-u ṭa]-⸢a⸣-ba | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | a-⸢na⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | DUMU-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | i-ša₂-[x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | ša₂ {d}⸢AMAR⸣.[UTU x x x x x] | |
| 9' | {d}PA u {d}[x x x x x] | |
| 10' | AMA—⸢LUGAL⸣ AMA—⸢LUGAL⸣ AMA—⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 11' | {mi₂}{d}[še-ru-u-a—KAR-at] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 12 | ket-⸢tu⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 13 | u₃ a-na {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x x] | |
| 14 | ina {uru}ni-[nu-a x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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