ABL 0222 (P334163)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0222 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334163 |
| 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/saa15 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Sapiku, Aqaba, La-baši, Zaqiru, and Bel-le'i, a total of five men from Darati, have spoken thus: |
| Obverse [2:20] o 33– | "We bear the responsibility for Darati. We shall bring Sa'eru and whatever men are loyal to him into the city by means of tunnels, capture Darati and give it to Marduk-šarru-uṣur. Let them work on the houses. At a house which lends itself to the work we will cut a tunnel inside, and we shall bring in the men through it. They should work on (the houses of) Eriba and Sîn-duru-uṣur. |
| Reverse [1:13] r 22–r 1313 | "After one of them has by studied words entered Darati, we shall bring the men in through the tunnels and capture the city. As to one of them who lends himself to the work, he should go and enter Darati. Let Marduk-šarru-uṣur come at late night and surround the wing of Atâ." |
| Reverse [13:21] r 1414– | He says there are no men who are not loyal to Sa'eru in Sapiku's house. He says Merodach-Baladan will not come to their help. |
| Edge [0:2] e. 1e. 1–e. 22 | "I have repeatedly gone to Merodach-Baladan, saying: 'Let your horses come, and let them be a fort for us.' He has not agreed, but said: 'If it is your heart('s desire), oblige!'" |
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 | {1}sa\p-pi-ku {1}a-qa-ba {1}la—ba-ši | |
| 2 | {1}za-qi-ru\dp {1}EN—ZU PAB 05 | |
| 3 | {lu₂v}da-ra-ta-a.a ma-a a-ni-ni | |
| 4 | pu\t-tuh {uru}da-ra-a-te na-ṣa-ni | |
| 5 | ma-a ina ŠA₃-bi ni-ik-sa\p-a-ni | |
| 6 | {1}sa\p-a-e-ru\dp a-⸢di⸣ {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 7 | ma-la ina UGU-hi-šu₂ am-ru\d-u-ni | |
| 8 | ina ŠA₃-bi URU nu-še-rab | |
| 9 | ma-a {uru}da-ra\p-a-ti ni-ṣab-bat | |
| 10 | a-na {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MAN—PAB ni-dan | |
| 11 | ma-a dul-lu ina UGU E₂\p-MEŠ-ni | |
| 12 | le\d-pu-šu₂ ma-a ina UGU E₂\p | |
| 13 | ša\t dul-lu e-pa-lu-u-ni | |
| 14 | nik-su\t ina ŠA₃-bi ni-ki-si | |
| 15 | {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi nu-še-rab\t | |
| 16 | ma-a ina UGU {1}eri-ba\t | |
| b.e. | ||
| 17 | ina UGU {1}{d}30—BAD₃—PAB | |
| r | ||
| 1 | dul-lu le\d-pu-šu | |
| 2 | ma-a ki-ma 01.en TA@v\m ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 3 | a-ki dib-bi lam\d-ma-du-u-ti | |
| 4 | ina ŠA₃-bi {uru}da-ra-a-ti | |
| 5 | e-tar-bu\t u₃ a-ni-ni {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ina ŠA₃-bi nik-sa-a-ni nu-se-ri-ib | |
| 7 | ma-a URU ni-ṣab-ba\t-ta | |
| 8 | ma-a ina UGU 01.en TA@v\m ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 9 | ša\t dul-lu ep-pa-lu-u-ni ma-a šu₂-u | |
| 10 | lil\p-li\d-ka ina {uru}da-ra-a-ti | |
| 11 | le\d-ru\d-ub ma-a {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MAN—PAB | |
| 12 | re-eh-ti mu-ši-šu₂ lil\p-li\d-ka | |
| 13 | SI ša\t {1}a-ta-a li\d-il-bi | |
| 14 | ma-a {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ am—mar ina UGU | |
| 15 | {1}sa-a-e-ri la am-ru\d-u-ni | |
| 16 | ša ina E₂ ša {1}sa-pi-ku | |
| r.e. | ||
| 17 | i-qab-bi ma-a la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 18 | {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—A—AŠ a-na | |
| 19 | a.a-li-šu₂-nu la il-lak | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | ma-a a-na-ku 02-šu₂ 03-šu₂ pa-an {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—A—AŠ at-ta\d-lak | |
| 2 | ma-a {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ-ka lil\p-lik-u-ni ⸢ka-a⸣-du ina UGU-hi-ni lu šu₂-[nu] | |
| 3 | ma\p-a la i-ma-gar ma-a šum₂-ma ŠA₃-ba-ku-nu gi-il-me | |
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