CT 53, 144 (P313559)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 144 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313559 |
| 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 [1:3] o 2'2'–o 3'3' | ...] has sent me [his messenger ...]; |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | he told me [as follows]: |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | "[...] has given orders [......] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | "the governor of [......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | "who set [......] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | "the town of Saraga [......] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | "the town of Saraga [......] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | "the Pa[lace Her]ald ......] |
| Reverse [1:7] r 2'2'–r 7'7' | [...... from] the city of Arzabia [is residing] in the centre of Kumme and doing business with articles of value to Assyria; if the Treasurer commands, I will arrest him and bring him over." |
| Reverse [7:11] r 8'8'–r 11'11' | I said him as follows: "I'll write to the Palace." Whatever has been told to him [...... |
| Edge [0:3] e. 1e. 1–e. 33 | [......] let me write [......] to the king, my lord [...... who we]nt [to ...], their brothers [......] have come [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x] ⸢mu x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣-hi-ia ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | u₂-se-bi-la [ki-i an-ni-i] | |
| 4' | iq-ṭi₂-bi-a ma-⸢a⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 5' | ṭe₃-e-mu i-sa-[x x x x] | |
| 6' | {lu₂v}EN.NAM {⸢uru⸣}[x x x x x] | |
| 7' | ⸢iš⸣-ku-nu-ni [x x x x x] | |
| 8' | {⸢uru⸣}sa-ra\d-ga [x x x x x] | |
| 9' | ⸢ma⸣-a {uru}sa-⸢ra⸣-[ga x x x] | |
| 10' | {[lu₂v]}⸢NIGIR₂—E₂⸣.[GAL {[lu₂v]}⸢NIGIR₂—E₂⸣.[GAL x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x] {uru}ar-za-bi-a ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 3' | [x x]-⸢ka⸣ ina qa-ab-si {uru}ku-⸢um\d⸣-[me] | |
| 4' | [x] ⸢x-bi ša⸣ ṣa-hi-ta-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 5' | ša KUR—aš-šur i-na-ši i-da-na [o] | |
| 6' | ma-a šum₂-mu {lu₂v}IGI.DUB\m i-qa-[bi] | |
| 7' | la-aṣ-⸢bat lu⸣-bi-la a-na\t-[ku] | |
| 8' | ki-i an-ni-i aq-ṭi₂-ba-šu₂ [nu-uk] | |
| 9' | ina E₂.GAL a-šap-par mi-[i-nu] | |
| 10' | ⸢ša qa⸣-bu-ni-šu-u-⸢ni⸣ [x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ana-ku la-aš₂-pur ki-[i ša x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x]-⸢ni⸣ a-na LUGAL EN-[ia x x] | |
| 3 | [x x il]-⸢lik⸣-u-ni\d ŠEŠ-šu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x] ⸢it⸣-tal-ku-ni [x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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