CT 53, 391 (P313805)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 391 |
|---|---|
| ID | P313805 |
| 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/saa16 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | As [to what you wrote to me]: "You did not read [nor open the letter] which [I sent] to you." |
| Obverse [2:9] o 3'3'– | How [would] I [not do] thi[s]? When a letter whi[ch you send to me comes] to [my re]porter, [he pe]rsonally [opens] the let[ter] and [makes me hear] its [infor]mation. |
| Bottom [2:6] b.e. 9'9'– | [W]hy [should I read] a letter? I take care of myself. (When) I see [a letter], I do not open it nor r[ead it]. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 22–r 55 | Besides, the messenger [who brings a letter] to [his lord], whether a guard, [a ...], or a mounted [messenger ...] — let them bring [......] |
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' | ⸢ša⸣ [taš-pur-an-ni ma-a e-gir₂-tu₂] | |
| 2' | ša\d ina UGU-hi-ka [aš₂-pur-u-ni] | |
| 3' | la ta-as-si ma-[a la tap-ti] | |
| 4' | a-ke-e ana-ku an-ni-[tu₂ la e-pu-uš] | |
| 5' | ki-ma e-gir₂-tu₂ ⸢ša⸣ [ta-šap-par-an-ni] | |
| 6' | ina UGU EN—ṭe-e-[mi₃-ia EN—ṭe-e-[mi₃-ia ta-tal-ka] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 7' | ⸢qar⸣-bat-te-šu₂ e-⸢gir₂⸣-[tu₂ i-pa-ti] | |
| 8' | [ṭe]-en-šu₂ [u₂-ša₂-aš₂-man-ni] | |
| 9' | [a]-⸢ke⸣-e e-gir₂-tu₂ [lu-u₂ as-si] | |
| 10' | [pa]-ni-ia ina UGU-hi-ia-⸢ma⸣ [e-gir₂-tu₂] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-mar la a-pa-ti la a-⸢sa⸣-[as-si] | |
| 2 | u₃ {lu₂}A—KIN {lu₂}A—KIN [ša₂] a-na [x x x] | |
| 3 | lu-u₂\m {lu₂}ša₂—EN.NUN\m lu-u {[lu₂}x x] | |
| 4 | lu-u₂\m {lu₂}kal-lap—[ši-pir-ti {lu₂}kal-lap—[ši-pir-ti x x x] | |
| 5 | lu-u₂\m-bi-lu [x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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