ABL 0120 (P334068)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334068 |
| 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/saa13 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:12] o 1o 1–o 1212 | [To the king, my lord: your servant, Ur]du-ahhešu. [Good he]alth to the king, my lord. May [Aš]šur and Ešarra bless the king, my [lor]d. May Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Nanaya, and all the gods who dwell in Esaggil lengthen the days of the king, my lord. May they firmly establish the throne of the king, my lord. May they grant happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [12:19] o 1313–o 1919 | 138 cedars have been brought here this year from the magazine [of] Carchemish. Of these 30 large cedars [... for] the outer cella of Bel; [x+]2 cedars we fastened on top of [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [... up]on the city gate |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...... we] fastened |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [... u]pon |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [... w]e fastened |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] concerning |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [......] work involving brick(s) |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [......] not remaining |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [...]s, drainage pipes |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] walls |
| Reverse [9:12] r 1010–r 1212 | [...] enclosures. This is a work [involving] burn[t bricks ...]. We will do our [...]. [The king, my lord, s]hould know (about this). |
| Reverse [12:17] r 1313–r 1717 | [We h]ave written the name of the king, my lord, on [all] the pedestals (and) all [the n]ecks [of the statues]. Your gods [...] we have made |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [......] dust |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN]-ia | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}⸢ARAD⸣—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | [lu] ⸢šul⸣-mu a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 4 | {[d}aš]-šur E₂.ŠAR₂.RA a-na LUGAL | |
| 5 | [EN]-ia₂ lik-ru-bu {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum | |
| 6 | {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum {d}na-na-a | |
| 7 | u₃ DINGIR-MEŠ am—mar ina {e₂}sag-gil₂ | |
| 8 | kam-mu-su-ni UD-me ša LUGAL | |
| 9 | EN-ia₂ lu-ur-ri-ku {giš}GU.ZA | |
| 10 | ša LUGAL EN-ia₂ lu-ki-in-nu | |
| 11 | ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub UZU | |
| 12 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lid-di-nu | |
| 13 | 01-me-38 {giš}ERIN MU.AN.NA | |
| 14 | an-ni-tu₂ TA@v ŠA₃ ur-su-te | |
| 15 | [ša] {uru}gar-ga-mis na-ṣu-ni | |
| 16 | [TA@v] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi 30 {giš}ERIN dan-nu-te | |
| 17 | [a-na {e₂]}pa-pah {d}EN KA₂-a-nu-u | |
| 18 | [x x x]+02 {giš}ERIN ina UGU | |
| 19 | [x x x x] nu-ṣab-⸢bit⸣ | |
| 20 | [x x x x] ⸢UGU⸣ KA₂.⸢GAL⸣ | |
| 21 | [x x x x] is ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x nu]-ṣab-⸢bit⸣ | |
| 3 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ | |
| 4 | [x x x x x nu]-ṣab-bit | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-e ina UGU-hi | |
| 6 | [x x x x x] dul-lu ša SIG₄ | |
| 7 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ la re-he | |
| 8 | [x x x]-MEŠ bi-ba-a-ni | |
| 9 | [x x x] E₂.SIG₄-MEŠ | |
| 10 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ TUR₃-MEŠ dul-lu | |
| 11 | [ša {sig₄]}⸢AL⸣.UR₃.RA šu-u₂ | |
| 12 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni ne₂-ep-pa-aš₂ | |
| 13 | [LUGAL be-li₂] ⸢lu⸣ u₂-di {giš}lab-bu-na-te | |
| 14 | [gab-bu] ⸢li⸣-ba-a-ni gab-bu | |
| 15 | [ša NU-MEŠ] šu-mu ša LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 16 | [ina UGU ni]-⸢is⸣-sa-ṭar DINGIR-MEŠ-ka | |
| 17 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣-is-su ne₂-ta-pa-aš₂ | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ SAHAR-HI.A | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma ud ra | |
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