ABL 0118 (P334066)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0118 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334066 |
| 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 Urad-Gula. The best of health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk very greatly bless the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [5:11] o 66–o 1111 | Concerning the (periodic) rites of the month Ab (V) about which the king, my lord, said: "Perform them!" — we shall perform them exactly on schedule. The man who runs according to the word of his master — the gods [will give] him a good genie, and a safe road will be guided to him. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] the king, his favour [...] |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | We [a]re not wor[ried]; however, an order should be given to the effect that we are allowed to enter regularly. |
| Reverse [3:13] r 4'4'– | Concerning what the king, my lord, said: "[Whi]ch exorcists are with you?" — there are (only) Nabû-le'utu, his son, and I. At present Adad-šumu-uṣur is coming to us, checking our work and instructing us; we are collaborating closely. It is because of this that I am writing to the king, my lord. |
| Right [1:8] r.e. 1313– | (When) Nabû-le'utu and his son are alone, who can vouch for them, whether it is safe or not? Even I have noticed that this son of his is (still) in the unsteadiness of youth. (While) I stay [wit]h them, we perform the ritual correctly — (but) can I leave them alone? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}ARAD—{d}gu-la | |
| 3 | lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia a—dan-niš | |
| 4 | {d}PA {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 5 | a—dan-niš a—dan-niš lik-ru-bu | |
| 6 | ina UGU ne₂-pe-še ša {iti}NE | |
| 7 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢iq⸣-bu-u-ni | |
| 8 | ma-a ep-ša₂ a-⸢na⸣ UD-me ne₂-pa-aš₂ | |
| 9 | LU₂ ša ina UGU pi-i ša₂ EN-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10 | ⸢i-du⸣-lu-u₂-ni DINGIR-MEŠ še-e-du | |
| 11 | [SIG₅] ⸢SUM⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ KASKAL.2 SIG₅ ir-ra-di-šu₂ | |
| 12 | [x x x] LUGAL ṭa-⸢ab⸣-tu-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | TA@v ŠA₃-bi-ni la ⸢ni-da⸣-[bu-ub] | |
| 2' | ket-tu₂ ṭe₃-e-mu liš-ku-nu | |
| 3' | ka-⸢a.a⸣-ma-ni lu-še-ri-bu-na-ši | |
| 4' | ina UGU ša LUGAL be-li₂ iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 5' | ma-a [man]-nu {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ-MEŠ is-si-ku-nu | |
| 6' | i-⸢ba⸣-aš₂-ši {1}{d}PA—ZU-tu₂ DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 7' | u₃ ⸢a-na⸣-ku u₂-ma-a {1}{d}IM—MU—PAB | |
| 8' | ina UGU-hi-ni il-la-ka dul-li-ni | |
| 9' | e-mar u₂-šah-kam-na-ši | |
| 10' | qa-an-ni a-he-iš ni-za-az | |
| 11' | ne₂-pa-aš₂ a-na-ku ina UGU an-ni-i | |
| r.e. | ||
| 12 | šu-u a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ a-sa-par-ra | |
| 13 | {1}{d}PA—ZU-tu₂ DUMU-šu₂ u₂-de-šu₂-nu | |
| 14 | šum-ma ša₂-al-me la ša₂-al-me | |
| 15 | ⸢man⸣-nu u₂-ka-an-šu₂-nu u a-na-ku | |
| 16 | [o] a-ta-mar DUMU-šu₂ an-ni-i | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [ina] ŠA₃ ba-ra-ar ṣa-hu-ra-nu-tu₂ šu₂-u | |
| 2 | [is]-⸢si⸣-šu₂-nu a-za-za dul-lu nu-šal-lam | |
| 3 | [o] ne₂-pa-aš₂ u₂-ra-ma-šu₂-nu-u u₂-de-šu₂-nu-ni | |
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