CT 53, 937, 1883-01-18, 0493 (P314346)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 53, 937, 1883-01-18, 0493 |
|---|---|
| ID | P314346 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa02 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | [...... t]ower[s ...] I shall tell [...] to [... and] trav[ellers, I shall send messengers] to the south and [the north ...]. |
| Reverse [3:7] r 4'4'–r 7'7' | Should I he[ar an ug]ly word about him [from the mou]th of his progeny, [should I hear it] from the mouth of one of the magnates or [governors], [from the mouth of one o]f the bearded or from the mouth of [the eunuchs], I will tell it to Esarhaddon, my lord; |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | I [will] be [his servant] and speak good of him, I [will be] loyal to him and [... the fa]ce of Esarhaddon my lord, [...]; |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | I will [keep] the oath [of this treaty tablet] and not perform the (rite of) undoing the [oath ...] or make [...]. |
| Reverse [11:15] r 12'12'–r 15'15' | Also, you shall not make [...], and you shall not make [...], and you shall not [......] of undoing ...[...]. (Whoever sins against this treaty tablet:) |
| Reverse [15:17] r 16'16'–r 17'17' | [May Aššur, father of the gods, and king] of the totality of heaven and earth, [impose a heavy] punishment [upon him ... and forbid his ent]ering into the presence of god and king. |
| Reverse [17:19] r 18'18'–r 19'19' | May [Mullissu, the great mother, his] beloved wife [...] alter his [mind]. |
| Reverse [19:21] r 20'20'–r 21'21' | [May Ištar, lady of warfare, break his bow in] the thick of battle, and have him crouch as a captive [under his enemy]. |
| Reverse [21:23] r 22'22'–r 23'23' | [May Šamaš ......] untruthful scales [......] in the plaza of his city. |
| Reverse [23:25] r 24'24'–r 25'25' | [May Nikkal ...] worsen his [case and not intercede for him] in the presence of Sin [her husband]. |
| Reverse [25:28] r 26'26'–r 28'28' | [May Nergal, the strongest among the gods,] destroy [his] people through plague and pestilence [... |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢lu-ni⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢i⸣-si-⸢ta⸣-[te x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na {⸢lu₂⸣}[x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x a-na a]-⸢lik⸣ hu-li a-qab-bi [x x x x a]-na ZAG ⸢u₃⸣ [KAB a-šap-par] | |
| 4' | [u₃ šum₂-ma a-na]-⸢ku⸣ a-bat-su la ⸢de-iq-tu₂⸣ [TA@v pi]-i NUMUN-šu₂ a-šam-mu-[u-ni] | |
| 5' | [u₂-la-a šum₂-ma] TA@v pi-i ša 01-en ⸢TA@v⸣ [ŠA₃] {⸢lu₂⸣}GAL-MEŠ {[lu₂}NAM-MEŠ] | |
| 6' | [TA@v pi-i 01-en] ⸢TA@v⸣ ŠA₃ {lu₂}ša₂—ziq-ni u₂-la-a TA@v pi-⸢i⸣ 01-en {lu₂}SAG-MEŠ] | |
| 7' | [a-šam-mu-u-ni] u₃ a-na {1}aš-šur—PAB—[SUM]-na EN-ia₂ la a-qab-⸢bu⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 8' | [šum₂-ma la ARAD-šu₂] a-na-ku-u-ni u₃ [de]-⸢iq⸣-tu₂-šu₂ la a-zak-⸢kar⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 9' | [šum₂-ma e-ni-šu₂ la] ⸢a⸣-dag-gal-⸢u-ni⸣ [pa]-⸢ni⸣ ša₂ {1}aš-šur—PAB—SUM-na ⸢EN⸣-[ia₂] | |
| 10' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢šum₂⸣-ma a-na-ku ma-mit [x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x ur hu⸣ [ma-mit] ⸢pa⸣-ša₂-a-ru e-pa-šu-[u-ni] | |
| 12' | [x x x x x x e-pa]-šu-u-ni u₃ šum₂-ma at-ta [x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x x x x te]-pa-šu-u-ni u₃ šum₂-[ma] at-ta [x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x x x x x] te-pa-šu-u-ni u₃ šum₂-⸢ma at-ta⸣ [x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x x x x]-ʾi-i ša₂ pa-ša₂-a-ri ša₂ [x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 16' | [AN.ŠAR₂ AD DINGIR-MEŠ LUGAL] ⸢kiš⸣-šat AN-e u KI.TIM še-ret-⸢su⸣ [kab-tu₂ li-mid-su] | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ma ina ma-har DINGIR u LUGAL e-[reb-šu₂ a.a iq-bi] | |
| 18' | {[d}NIN.LIL₂ AMA GAL-tu₂ hi]-ir-tu na-ram-ta-[šu x x x] | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x ṭe₃]-e-šu₂ li-ša₂-ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 20' | {[d}15 be-let MURUB₄ u ME₃ ina] ⸢ta⸣-ha-a-zi dan-ni {[giš}BAN-šu₂ liš-bir] | |
| 21' | [ina ša₂-pal {lu₂}KUR-šu₂] ⸢li⸣-še-ši-ib-šu₂ ka-mi₃-iš [o] | |
| 22' | {[d}UTU x x x x x] {⸢giš⸣}zi-ba-ni-tum la kit-ti [x x x] | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x] ⸢LAK⸣ ina re-bit URU-šu₂ [x x x] | |
| 24' | {[d}NIN.GAL x x x x x x]-bi ina ma-har {d}30 [ha-ʾi-ri-ša₂] | |
| 25' | [ab-bu-su a.a iṣ-bat a-mat]-su li-lam-min₃ [x x x] | |
| 26' | {[d}U.GUR dan-dan-nu DINGIR-MEŠ ina] šib-ṭi u₃ NAM.UŠ₂-MEŠ [x x x] | |
| 27' | [x x x x x x li]-⸢qat⸣-ta-a UN-MEŠ-[šu₂ o] | |
| 28' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢iš-di-šu⸣ li-⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
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