ABL 0358 (P334234)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0358 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334234 |
| 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 |
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| Obverse [0:9] o 1o 1–o 99 | To the king, my lord: your servant Adad-šumu-uṣur. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Mullissu, Sin, Šamaš, Adad, Marduk, Zarpanitu, Nabû, Tašmetu, Ištar of Nineveh, Ištar of Arbela, Ninurta, Gula(!), Nergal and Laṣ, the great gods of heaven and earth and the great gods dwelling in Assyria and Akkad very greatly bless the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [9:14] o 1010–o 1414 | May they give happiness and health, extended days, fullness of life and a reign of prosperity to the king, my lord! May they grant the king, my lord, name and seed, offspring and progeny. May your countenance flourish and make my shelter wide! |
| Obverse [14:21] o 1515–o 2121 | As to what the king, lord of kings, my lord, wrote to me: "May your heart become happy now, may your mind no longer be restless" — after this friendly speech and this kind deed that is gratifying to god and man alike, that the king, my lord, has done, could I ever again get restless and depressed? |
| Obverse [21:34] o 2222– | The king, my lord, has treated his servants as a father treats his sons; ever since mankind has existed, who is the king that has done such a favour for his servants, and what friend has returned a kindness in such a manner to his friend? May the great gods of heaven and earth in the very same way do a kindness and favour for the descendants of the king, my lord, as long as heaven and earth exist! |
| Reverse [2:9] r 33–r 99 | When I heard this friendly speech and saw the kind deed that the king, my lord, had done, my heart became happy and grew as strong as a bull's, and my green face turned red (with pleasure). If only the king, my lord, let's me grow old in exactly this way during the eternal life of the king, my lord! |
| Reverse [9:14] r 1010–r 1414 | May I die at my time according to how loyal I have been to the king, my lord. May the king, my lord, send word that just as Dadâ was 'harvested,' so may I be 'harvested.' May the king, my lord, in the same way give guidance to my sons, and may he see their grandchildren grow old! |
| Reverse [14:23] r 1515–r 2323 | As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "I have gathered you, your nephews and your cousins, you belong (now) to my entourage" — may Aššur together with his family, Bel and Nabû together with their families, and the great gods of heaven and earth together with their families in the same way gather the name and seed, offspring, descendants and progeny of the king, my lord, and let them stay in their entourage! As long as heaven and earth exist, may they be commanders of the whole world! How fine, how good, how choice, how correct, how full of love is what the king, my lord, has done! |
| Reverse [23:25] r 2424–r 2525 | The king, my lord, has drawn a plan, erected a stele and displayed it to (all) the people! |
| Reverse [25:30] r 2626– | Concerning Nergal-šarrani and his brother Nabû-nadin-šumi about whom the king, my lord, gave me orders, I have hearkened to it ten times with all my ability. |
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 be-li₂-ia ARAD-ka {1}{d}IM—MU—PAB | |
| 2 | lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 3 | aš-šur {d}NIN.LIL₂ {d}30 {d}UTU {d}IM | |
| 4 | {d}AMAR.UTU {d}zar-pa-ni-tum {d}AG {d}taš-me-tum | |
| 5 | {d}15 ša {uru}NINA{ki} {d}15 ša {uru}arba-il₃ | |
| 6 | {d}NIN.URTA {d}NIN.URTA {d}U.GUR {d}la-aṣ | |
| 7 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša AN-e KI.TIM u DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 8 | a-<ši>-bu-te KUR—aš-šur{ki} KUR—URI{ki} a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 9 | a—dan-niš a—dan-niš lik-ru-bu | |
| 10 | ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub UZU-MEŠ UD-MEŠ GID₂.DA-MEŠ | |
| 11 | še-be₂-e li-tu-ti pa-le-e ša₂ nu-uh-ši | |
| 12 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia li-di-nu MU u NUMUN | |
| 13 | NUNUZ lil-li-du a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia li-[qi]-šu₂ | |
| 14 | MUŠ₂-ka li-iš-mu-hu li-rap-pi-šu₂ ⸢ṣu-lu⸣-li | |
| 15 | ša LUGAL EN LUGAL-MEŠ-ni be-li₂ iš-pu-ra-an-ni | |
| 16 | ma-a u₂-ma-a ŠA₃-ba-ka li-ṭi-ib-ka | |
| 17 | ik-ka-ka ah—hu-ur lu la i-kar-ru | |
| 18 | ša da-ba-bi an-ni-i DUG₃.GA ep-ši-te | |
| 19 | an-ni-te de-iq-te ša ina IGI DINGIR LU₂-ti | |
| 20 | ma-ah-rat-u-ni ša LUGAL be-li₂ e-pu-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 21 | a-na-ku ah—hu-ur ik-ki u₂-kar-ra | |
| 22 | ŠA₃-bi u₂-ša₂-pa-al a-ki ša₂ AD a-na DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 23 | e-pu-uš-u-ni LUGAL be-li₂ a-na {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 24 | e-ta-pa-aš₂ TA@v E₂ UN-MEŠ i-bi-ši-u-ni | |
| 25 | man-nu LUGAL ša₂ a-ki an-ni-i a-na {lu₂}ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 26 | SIG₅-tu e-pu-uš-u-ni u₃ a.a-u₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | EN—DUG₃.GA EN—DUG₃.GA ša₂ a-ki an-ni-i | |
| 28 | a-na EN—DUG₃.GA-šu₂ EN—DUG₃.GA-šu₂ ṭa-ab-tu | |
| 29 | u₂-tir-ru-u-ni a-ki ha-an-ni-ma | |
| 30 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂ AN-e KI.TIM | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ṭa-ab-tu de-iq-tu a-na li-ip—li-pi | |
| 2 | ša LUGAL be-li₂-ia a-du AN-e KI.TIM | |
| 3 | da-ru-u-ni le-pu-šu₂ a-ki da-ba-bu | |
| 4 | an-ni-u₂ DUG₃.GA ep-ši-tu an-ni-tu de-iq-tu | |
| 5 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ e-pu-uš-u-ni aš₂-mu-u-ni | |
| 6 | a-mur-u-ni ŠA₃-bi i-ṭi-ba-an-ni ib-tal-ṭa | |
| 7 | am—mar ša GUD-MEŠ in-ti-ṣi pa-ni-ia er-qu-tu₂ | |
| 8 | i-sa-a-mu ki-i an-ni-ma ina ŠA₃ da-ru-te | |
| 9 | ša LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ LUGAL be-li₂ lu-pa-ar-ši-man-ni | |
| 10 | a-ki ša TA@v LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ ke-na-ku-u-ni | |
| 11 | ina mu-ti šim-ti la-mu-ut LUGAL be-li₂ liš-pu-ra | |
| 12 | ki-i ša a-na {1}da-da-a u₂-kan-ni-šu₂-u-ni a-na a.a-ši | |
| 13 | lu-ka-ni-šu₂-u-ni a-na DUMU-MEŠ-ia₂ LUGAL be-li₂ ki-i an-ni-ma | |
| 14 | UŠ liš-kun LUGAL be-li₂ DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu DUMU—DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-par-ši-im | |
| 15 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-<ni> ma-a at-ta DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ka DUMU—ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ka | |
| 16 | DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-MEŠ-ka DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-MEŠ-ka DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-MEŠ-ka up-ta-hi-ra-ku-nu ina IGI-MEŠ-ia₂ ta-za-za | |
| 17 | ki-i ha-an-ni-ma aš-šur a-du qin-ni-šu₂ {d}EN u {d}AG | |
| 18 | a-du qin-ni-šu₂-nu DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂ AN-e KI.TIM EN qin-ni-šu₂-nu | |
| 19 | MU NUMUN NUNUZ lil-li-du na-na-bu ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 20 | lu-pa-hi-ru ina IGI-MEŠ-šu₂-nu lu-ša₂-zi-zu EN AN-e | |
| 21 | KI.TIM da-ru-u-ni šu-nu lu mu-ma-ʾi-ru-te | |
| 22 | ša DU₃ KUR.KUR a-ke-e de-iq a-ke-e DUG₃.GA | |
| 23 | a-ke-e na-si-iq a-ke-e sa-du-ur a-ke-e ku-nu | |
| 24 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ e-pu-uš-u-ni LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 25 | li-iṭ-ṭu e-te-ṣir u₂-su-mit-tu iz-za-qap₂ | |
| 26 | a-na ⸢UN⸣-ME ⸢uk⸣-tal-lim ina UGU {1}{d}U.GUR—MAN-a-ni | |
| r.e. | ||
| 27 | {1}{d}PA—SUM—MU ŠEŠ-šu₂ ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 28 | ṭe₃-e-mu iš-kun-an-ni-ni | |
| 29 | ina gab-bi a-hi-ia as-se-me | |
| 30 | a-di eš-ri-šu₂ | |
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