ABL 0198 + (P334143)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0198 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P334143 |
| 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/saa01 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | [To] the king, my lord: [your servant] Sin-ahhe-riba. Good health to the king, my lord! [Assyri]a is well, [the temp]les are well, all [the king's forts] are well. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. |
| Obverse [7:10] o 88–o 1010 | They are working on [the fort in Kumme; their] work [... is mak]ing [good progress]. A messen[ger of Ariye] has come [into] m[y presence] (with the following message): |
| Obverse [10:21] o 1111–o 2121 | "[The (ruler) of Ukku has written to] the Urarṭian king [that the govern]ors of the king of Assyria are building [a fort in Kumme], and the Urarṭian king has [give]n his governors (the following) order: 'Take your troops, go and capture the governors of the king of Assyria alive from the Kummeans, and bring them to me.' I do not have the full details yet; as soon as I have heard more, I shall write by express to the crown prince that they should rush troops to me." |
| Obverse [21:23] o 2222–o 2323 | This was the report of Ariye; on the 11th of Elul (VI) I got a letter from Aššur-reṣuwa: |
| Obverse [23:37] o 2424– | "The Urarṭian did not achieve anything on the venture on which the Zikirteans took him, but had to return empty-handed; he went with his troops to Waisi, entered the city and left his forces there. Taking but a few troops with him, he set out and entered into the territory of the Manneans. I have not heard about the invasion yet, but I shall write you as soon as I have heard more. |
| Reverse [0:10] r 1r 1–r 1010 | "The governor opposite me was (also) in Waisi; I have heard that he left and went off after the king's departure, but nobody has seen him come out of Waisi. They are improving the roads leading to me and constructing bridges; as soon as I have heard what it is all about, whether he his coming with his troops or whether he is 'clean', I shall immediately write to the crown prince." |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | This was the report of Aššur-reṣuwa; the (ruler) of Arzabia has written to me thus: |
| Reverse [11:17] r 1212–r 1717 | "The (ruler) of Ukku must be kept away from me; why do you keep silent while he is trying to destroy me?" I have sent my bodyguard to the Ukkean (with this message): "Do[n't ar]gue with the Arzabian! [Until the ki]ng comes, [I will ar]bitrate between you!" |
| Reverse [17:21] r 1818–r 2121 | A messenger of the Mannean (king) has come to me bringing a horse as the audience gift and giving me the regards of the Mannean. I dressed him (in purple) and put a silver bracelet on his arm. |
| Reverse [21:26] r 2222–r 2626 | The tribute of the Ashdodites was brought to Calah; I have received it, sealed it and deposited it in the ... palace. I am sending this letter to the king, my lord, on the 11th of Elul. |
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 | [a-na] LUGAL\p be-li₂-ia | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}30—PAB-MEŠ—SU\t | |
| 3 | lu [DI-mu a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 4 | DI-mu [a-na KUR—aš-šur]{ki} | |
| 5 | DI-mu [a-na E₂.KUR]-⸢MEŠ⸣-te | |
| 6 | DI-mu [a-na {uru}bi-rat ša LUGAL] ⸢gab⸣-bu | |
| 7 | ŠA₃-bu [ša LUGAL EN-ia a—dan-niš] ⸢lu⸣-u DUG₃.GA | |
| 8 | dul-⸢lu⸣ [ša {uru}bir-te ina {uru}ku-um-me ep]-pu-šu | |
| 9 | dul-⸢la⸣-[šu₂-nu x x ina pa-ni il]-lak | |
| 10 | {lu₂v}A—[KIN {lu₂v}A—[KIN ša {1}ar-ie-e ina pa-ni]-⸢ia⸣ it-tal-ka | |
| 11 | [ma-a {kur}u₂-ka-a.a ina UGU] LUGAL\p {kur}URI-a.a | |
| 12 | [i-sa-ap-ra] ma-a {[lu₂v}EN.NAM]-⸢MEŠ⸣-te ša LUGAL KUR—aš-šur{ki} | |
| 13 | {[uru}bir-tu₂ ina {uru}ku-um-me i]-⸢ra⸣-ṣi-pu | |
| 14 | [ma-a] LUGAL\p {kur}⸢URI⸣-[a.a a-na {lu₂v]}EN.NAM-MEŠ-te-e-šu₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢ṭe₃⸣-e-mu ⸢i⸣-[sa-kan ma-a] ⸢e⸣-mu-qi-ku-nu | |
| 16 | ina ŠU.2-ku-nu ṣa-ab-ta ma-⸢a lik⸣-al-ka {lu₂v}EN.NAM-MEŠ-te | |
| 17 | ša LUGAL\p KUR—aš-šur{ki} TA\p {uru}ku-ma-a.a TI\t.LA-u₂\m-te | |
| 18 | ina ŠU.2 ṣa-bi-ta ina UGU-hi-ia i-ṣa al-ka-a-ni | |
| 19 | ma\p-a u₂\p-di\d-i-ni ba-ti\t-iq-⸢tu₂⸣ la a-ha-ra\p-aṣ\d-ṣa | |
| 20 | ma-a ki-ma a-se-me ša ki-il ina UGU DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL a-ša₂-pa-ra | |
| 21 | ma-a e-mu-qi ar₂-hiš lu-še-bil-u₂\m-ni | |
| 22 | an-ni-u₂ ṭe₃-e-mu ša {1}ar-ie-e | |
| 23 | UD 11-KAM₂\t ša {itim}KIN e-gir₂-tu₂ ša {1}aš-šur—re-ṣu-u-a | |
| 24 | ina UGU-hi-ia ta-tal-ka ma\p-a LUGAL\p {kur}URI\d-a.a | |
| 25 | ma\p-a E₂ {kur}zi-kir-ta-a.a u₂\m-bi-lu-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 26 | ma\p-a me-me-e-ni la iš-ši-a ma\p-a ra\p-qu-te-⸢e⸣-šu₂ | |
| 27 | i-su-uh-ra ma\p-a ina ŠA₃\p {uru}u₂-a.a-si | |
| 28 | a-du e-mu-qe-e-šu it-ta-lak e-tar-ba\t | |
| 29 | ma\p-a e-mu-qe-e-šu₂ ina ŠA₃\p {uru}u₂-a.a-si ur-ta-am-me | |
| 30 | ma\p-a šu-u-tu₂ e-mu-qi e-ṣa-te-em-ma | |
| 31 | i-se-e-šu₂ it-ti\t-ši ma-a ina ŠA₃ ta-hu-u₂-me | |
| 32 | ⸢ša⸣ {kur}ma-na\t-a.a it\m-ta-lak e-tar-ba\t | |
| b.e. | ||
| 33 | ma-a ina UGU ša e-ru\d-bu-u₂\m-ni | |
| 34 | ⸢u₂⸣-di-i-ni la-a aš₂-am-me | |
| 35 | ma-a ki-ma a-se-me a-ša₂-pa-ra-ka | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-a {lu₂v}EN.NAM\m ša ina pu\t-tu₂-ia | |
| 2 | ina ŠA₃\p {uru}u₂-e-si šu-u-tu₂ ma-a a-se-me | |
| 3 | ma\p-a i—da-tu₂-uš-šu i—da-tu₂-uš-šu it-tu-ṣi ⸢it⸣-ta-at-lak | |
| 4 | ma\p-a u₂-ṣa-a-šu₂ TA@v\m ŠA₃ {uru}u₂-a.a-si me-me-e-ni\d | |
| 5 | la-a e-mur KASKAL-MEŠ-ni ša ina UGU-hi-ia-a-ni | |
| 6 | u₂\p-ṭa-a-bu ti\t-tur-ra-a-te u₂-kab-bu-su | |
| 7 | ma\p-a ki-ma a-se-me mi-i-nu ša ši-te-i-ni | |
| 8 | šum₂\pp-mu TA e-mu-qe-e-šu il-la-ka | |
| 9 | šum₂\pp-mu za-ku-u šu-u-tu₂ il-la-ka\d ma-a ar-hiš | |
| 10 | ina UGU DUMU—LUGAL\p DUMU—LUGAL\p a-ša₂-pa-ra | |
| 11 | an-ni-u₂\m ṭe₃-e-mu ša {1}aš-šur—re-ṣu-u-a | |
| 12 | {kur}ar-za-bi\y-i-a.a i-sa-ap-ra ma-a {kur}u₂-ka-a.a | |
| 13 | su\t pa-ni-ia lu-pa-ti\t-u₂\m ma-a a-ta-a | |
| 14 | ⸢i⸣-du-ka-an-ni at-tu-nu qa-la-ku-nu | |
| 15 | {[lu₂v]}⸢qur⸣-bu-te-ia ina UGU {kur}u₂-[ka-a].a a-sa-par | |
| 16 | [mu-uk] ⸢TA@v⸣ {kur}ar-za-bi-i-a.[a la ta]-⸢da⸣-bu-ub | |
| 17 | [a-du E₂] ⸢LUGAL⸣ DU-an-ni bir-tu-⸢ku⸣-[nu lap]-ru\d-us | |
| 18 | {⸢lu₂}A—šip-ri {⸢lu₂}A—šip-ri ša {kur}man-na-a.a⸣ ina UGU-hi-ia i-tal-ka | |
| 19 | {anše}KUR.⸢RA na⸣-mur-⸢tu₂⸣ ina ⸢UGU-hi-ia⸣ na-ṣa | |
| 20 | DI-mu ⸢ša⸣ {kur}ma-na\y-a.a iq-ṭi₂-bi-a | |
| 21 | u₂\m-sa-bi-is-su HAR ⸢KUG⸣.UD a-sa-kan-šu₂ | |
| 22 | ma\p-da-⸢tu₂⸣ ša {kur}sa-du-da-a.a a-na {uru}kal-ha | |
| 23 | na-ṣu-u₂\m-ni a-ta-har ak\td-ta-na-ak\td | |
| 24 | ina E₂.⸢GAL⸣ na-mur-tu₂ a-sa-ka-an | |
| 25 | UD 11-⸢KAM₂\t⸣ ša {itim}KIN e-gir₂-tu₂ | |
| 26 | ina UGU ⸢LUGAL EN-ia u₂⸣-se-bi-la | |
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