ABL 0434 (P334299)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0434 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334299 |
| 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/saa16 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | To the king, my lord: your servant Aššur-ušallim. Good health to the king, my lord! May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel, Nabû, Nergal, Laṣ, Išum, Adad and Ber, (and) the great gods of heaven and earth bless the king, my lord, the crown prince of Assyria and the crown prince of Babylon a thousand times very greatly. |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | As to the garrisons appointed to the fortresses of Urarṭu, Mannea, Media (and) Hubuškia, about whom the king, my lord, wrote to me: |
| Obverse [12:32] o 1313– | "Give them orders and make it very clear to them that they must not be negligent in their guard duty. Moreover, let them pay attention to the deserters from their surroundings. Should a deserter from M[annea, Medi]a or Hubu[ški]a fall in their hands, you are to put him immediately in the hands of your messenger and send him to the crown prince. And if he has something to say, you will tell it to the crown prince accurately. Make your report good! |
| Reverse [8:17] r 99–r 1717 | "Let one [...] scribe ... [who] guards [...]s write it down from his dictation, let it be sealed with the cross-shaped (stamp) seal, and let Ahu-dur-enši, the cohort commander of the crown prince, quickly bring it to me by express delivery." |
| Reverse [17:24] r 1818– | Now then two deserters from the land of the Manneans have arrived: one eunuch and one informer. I have sent them to the crown prince. They have things to say. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia ARAD-ka | |
| 2 | {1}aš-šur—GI lu-u DI-mu a-na MAN EN-ia₂ | |
| 3 | aš-šur {d}UTU {d}EN {d}PA {d}U.GUR {d}la-aṣ | |
| 4 | {d}i-šum {d}IM u₃ {d}be-er | |
| 5 | DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša AN-e KI.TIM | |
| 6 | a-du 01-lim-šu₂ a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 7 | a-na DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 8 | a—dan-niš a—dan-niš lik-ru-bu | |
| 9 | ina UGU EN.NUN-MEŠ ša ina UGU {uru}HAL.ṢU | |
| 10 | ša {kur}URI {kur}man-na-a.a mad-a.a | |
| 11 | {kur}hu-bu-us-ki pa-qa-da-a-ni | |
| 12 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 13 | ma-a ṭe₃-e-mu šu-kun-šu₂-nu | |
| 14 | ma-a bir-ti IGI.2-MEŠ-šu₂-nu ma-di-[id] | |
| 15 | ma-a a-na ma-ṣar-ti-ku-nu | |
| 16 | la ta-ši-ṭa u₃ ma-a uz-nu | |
| 17 | a-na {lu₂}ma-aq-tu-u-te | |
| 18 | ša bat-bat-te-šu-nu lu šak-na-šu-nu | |
| 19 | ma-a is—su-ur-ri | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | {lu₂}ma-[aq]-tu | |
| 21 | TA {kur}⸢man⸣-[na-a.a mad-a].a | |
| 22 | TA {kur}hu-bu-[us-ki]-a | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina UGU-hi-šu-nu i-⸢ma-qu-ta⸣ | |
| 2 | ma-a ar₂-hiš ina ŠU.2 {lu₂v}A—KIN-ka {lu₂v}A—KIN-ka | |
| 3 | ta-šak-kan-šu₂ a-na DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN | |
| 4 | tu-še-ba-la-aš₂-šu | |
| 5 | u₃ ma-a šum₂-ma i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
| 6 | da-ba-bu ina pi-i-šu ma-a | |
| 7 | ⸢a-na⸣ A—LUGAL A—LUGAL ina ṭu-u-bi ta-qab-bi | |
| 8 | ṭe₃-e-me TA@v pa-ni-ka | |
| 9 | ⸢da-mi₃⸣-iq ma-a {lu₂}A.BA 01-en | |
| 10 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ a ⸢a ki kit nu x⸣ li | |
| 11 | [x x x]-⸢ba⸣-ni i-na-ṣa-⸢ru⸣-u-ni | |
| 12 | TA@v pi-i-šu liš-ṭur | |
| 13 | ina ŠA₃ {na₄}is-pi-lu-ur-te | |
| 14 | li-ik-nu-ku {1}PAB—BAD₃—SIG | |
| 15 | {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir {lu₂}GAL—ki-ṣir ša A—MAN A—MAN | |
| 16 | ina ŠA₃ {lu₂}kal-li-i | |
| 17 | ar₂-hiš a-na UGU-hi-ia | |
| 18 | lu-bi-la u₂-ma-a an-nu-rig | |
| 19 | 02 {lu₂}ma-aq-tu-u-te | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | TA@v {kur}man-na-a.a i-tuq-tu-u-ni | |
| 21 | 01 {lu₂}SAG 01 {lu₂}ša₂—EME | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | e-na DUMU—MAN DUMU—MAN us-se-bil-šu₂-nu da-ba-bu ina pi-šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
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