ABL 0082 + (P334031)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0082 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P334031 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [5:11] o 66–o 1111 | Concerning the crown prince about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me saying that the crown [prince should visit the k]ing, my [lo]rd, (and asking) "Is the 1st of Nisan (I) favourable?" — |
| Obverse [11:19] o 1212–o 1717 | On the 1st of Nisan (I) he should c[leanse and p]urify [oneself], make his food offering to Marduk, libate water and first-quality beer to the right and to the left; (then) this man will shine like the sun. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 1818–o 1818 | On the 2nd he should not go into the street. |
| Obverse [20:28] o 1919– | On the 4th of Nisan (I) he should prostrate himself before Marduk and make his sign known; he will (then) be granted fame and prosperity. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 33 | "He should make his sign known" (means) he should plead his case before the god. |
| Reverse [4:13] r 44–r 1111 | Another matter: The planet Mercury is shining [ver]y brightly; it (signifies) the crown prince. This is [propitious] for the country of Subartu, [and propiti]ous for the king and the crown prince. (If) the crown prin[ce] is to come into the presence of the king, [my lord], it is (now) [favourable t]o do so. |
| Reverse [13:31] r 1212– | [As to what] the king, my lord, wrote [to me] saying that Aššur-mukin-paleya should appear before the king, my lord — [as so]on as the planet Venus has become visible, [he may] come. Venus will presently make a good omen; meanwhile the month Nisan (I) has arrived. The constellation Aries is setting and will (soon) be completely gone. The king, my lord, should still wait for its emergence; thereafter he may come. May Bel and Nabû [let] the king, my lord, [see Aššur-muk]in-pa[leya prosper]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na⸣ LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—SU | |
| 3 | lu DI-mu a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 4 | {d}PA {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL | |
| 5 | EN-ia lik-ru-bu | |
| 6 | ina UGU DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša LUGAL | |
| 7 | be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 8 | ⸢ma⸣-a UD 01-KAM₂\t ša⸣ {[iti]}⸢BARAG⸣ | |
| 9 | ⸢ma⸣-a DUMU—[LUGAL DUMU—[LUGAL ina IGI] ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 10 | ⸢EN-ia⸣ [lil-li-ka] | |
| 11 | [ma-a] ⸢UD 01-KAM₂\t⸣ [ṭa-ba-a] | |
| 12 | 1 ina] {⸢iti⸣}BARAG UD 01-KAM₂\t LU₂ ⸢li⸣-[te-lil] | |
| 13 | ⸢li⸣-te-bi-ib ŠUG-su | |
| 13a | ku-ru-ma-at-su | |
| 14 | a-na {d}AMAR.UTU liš-kun | |
| 15 | A-MEŠ KAŠ.SAG ZAG u KAB | |
| 15a | ši-ka-ru i-mit-tu₂ | |
| 16 | liq-qi₂ LU₂ BI ki-ma {d}ša₂-maš | |
| 17 | na-me-er | |
| 18 | 1 UD 02-KAM₂\t a-na SILA NU DU | |
| 19 | 1 ina {iti}BARAG UD 04-KAM₂\t | |
| 20 | a-na {d}AMAR.UTU liš-ken | |
| 21 | GISKIM.BI li-še-di | |
| 21a | [it-ta-šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22 | ⸢MU⸣ u₃ iš-di-hu | |
| 23 | iš-šak-kan-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | GISKIM.BI li-še-di | |
| 1a | it-ta-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ma-a de-en-šu₂ ina IGI DINGIR | |
| 3 | lid-bu-ub | |
| 4 | ša₂-ni-it-tu₂ a-bu-tu₂ | |
| 5 | {⸢mul⸣}UDU.IDIM.GUD.UD ba-i-il | |
| 6 | [a—dan]-niš DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL šu-u | |
| 7 | [du-un-qu] ša {kur}SU.BIR₄{ki} ⸢šu-u⸣ | |
| 7a | šu-bar-ti | |
| 8 | [du-un]-⸢qu⸣ ša LUGAL ša DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL | |
| 9 | [šu-u] ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL ⸢DUMU⸣—LUGAL ina IGI LUGAL | |
| 10 | [EN-ia ki]-⸢ma⸣ er-ra-ba | |
| 11 | [ṭa-a-ba a]-⸢na⸣ e-ra-ba | |
| 12 | [ša] ⸢LUGAL be-li₂ iš⸣-pur-[an-ni] | |
| 13 | [ma]-a {1}aš-šur—mu-kin—BALA-ia | |
| 14 | [ina] ⸢IGI⸣ LUGAL EN-ia lil-li-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 15 | [ki]-⸢ma⸣ {mul}dil-bat it-ta-mar | |
| 16 | [lil]-li-ka an-nu-rig | |
| 17 | {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat pa-ni-šu₂ | |
| 18 | [a]-⸢na⸣ du-un-qi is-sa-kan | |
| 19 | [ina] ŠA₃ {iti}BARAG e-tar-ba | |
| 20 | {mul}{lu₂}HUN.GA₂ i-rab-bi | |
| 21 | ug-da-ad-am-mar il-lak | |
| 22 | LUGAL be-li₂ uṣ-ṣu-⸢su⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 23 | ah-hur lu-ša₂-ad-⸢gi⸣-[il] | |
| 24 | ur-ke-e-et | |
| 25 | lil-li-ka | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x] ⸢x x⸣ il-[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | {⸢d⸣}EN {d}PA [ne₂-mu-lu ša {1}aš-šur—mu]-⸢kin—BALA-ia⸣ | |
| 3 | a-na LUGAL EN-⸢ia⸣ [lu-kal-li-mu] | |
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