ABL 0464 (P334319)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0464 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334319 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | Concerning the doors of Esaggil to be mounted with precious metals. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | Concerning the cedar beams for Babylon, Sippar, and Cutha to be used in roofing the temples. |
| Obverse [5:10] o 66–o 1010 | Concerning the wine of Ass[yria about which] I spoke to the king, saying: "In the time of your father and [grandfat]her they [filled] 800 jars ... for Bel, Nabû, and Nergal. Now t[hey are filling] 300." |
| Obverse [10:17] o 1111–o 1717 | Concerning the regular sheep offerings about which I spoke to the king, saying: "The Halmaneans annually give 330 sheep to Bel. Now since the crown prince took the throne, they have withheld them and will not give (any)." |
| Obverse [17:21] o 1818– | Concerning the masons of Cutha, about whom the king said: "I shall send word. They will do (it)." |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | Concerning the tax of oxen and sheep for Bel, Nabû, and Nergal, which the governors have collected. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 44–r 88 | Concerning Bel-le'i, the zazakku, about whom I spoke to the king, saying: "Let them write and bring him. He should come and work in the Inner City." |
| Reverse [8:16] r 99–r 1616 | Concerning the king of Babylon, about whom the king spoke, saying: "I shall have inquiries made; as for the report about which you spoke, make it good, explain [...] to me, [and ...] what you intend (to do)." |
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 | ina UGU {giš}IG-MEŠ ša {e₂}sag-gil₂ | |
| 2 | a-na uh-hu-zi | |
| 3 | ina UGU {giš}UR₃-MEŠ ša {giš}ERIN | |
| 4 | a-na KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} sip-par{ki} GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 5 | a-na ṣal-lu-li ⸢ša⸣ E₂.KUR-MEŠ | |
| 6 | ina UGU GEŠTIN-MEŠ ša KUR—aš-⸢šur⸣ [ša a]-na LUGAL aq-bu-u-ni | |
| 7 | mu-uk ina ŠA₃-bi AD-⸢ka⸣ [AD]—⸢AD⸣-ka [AD]—⸢AD⸣-ka | |
| 8 | 08-me {dug}šap-pu-tu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣-ra-a-ni | |
| 9 | a-na {d}EN {d}AG {d}U.GUR [un-tal-li]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 10 | mu-uk u₂-ma-a 03-me ⸢u⸣-[mal-lu]-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 11 | ina UGU UDU-MEŠ gi-ne₂-[e] | |
| 12 | ša₂ a-na LUGAL aq-bu-u-ni | |
| 13 | mu-uk {lu₂}hal-man-a-a 03-me-30 UDU-MEŠ | |
| 14 | ša₂ MU.AN.NA a-na {d}EN id-du-nu | |
| 15 | mu-uk u₂-ma-a TA@v E₂ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL | |
| 16 | ina {giš}GU.ZA u₂-ši-bu-u-ni | |
| 17 | ik-ta-al-ʾu la id-du-nu | |
| 18 | ina UGU {lu₂}u₂-ra-si ša₂ GU₂.DU₈.A{ki} | |
| 19 | ša₂ LUGAL iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 20 | ma-a a-na-ku a-šap-par e-pu-šu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ina UGU ṣi-ib-ti ša GUD-MEŠ UDU-MEŠ | |
| 2 | ša {d}EN {d}AG u₃ {d}U.GUR | |
| 3 | ša {lu₂}NAM-MEŠ iṣ-ṣa-bat-u-ni | |
| 4 | ina UGU {1}{d}EN-ZU {lu₂}za-zak-ku | |
| 5 | ša₂ a-na LUGAL aq-bu-u-ni | |
| 6 | mu-uk liš-pu-ru lu-bi-lu-niš-šu₂ | |
| 7 | mu-uk lil-li-ka ina {uru}ŠA₃—URU | |
| 8 | dul-lu le-e-pu-uš | |
| 9 | ina UGU LUGAL KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} | |
| 10 | ša LUGAL iq-bu-u-ni | |
| 11 | ma-a a-šap-par i-ša₂-ʾu-u₂-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 12 | ma-a ina UGU ṭe₃-e-[me] | |
| 13 | ša taq-bu-u₂-[ni] | |
| 14 | ma-a dam-mi₃-iq šu-⸢u₂⸣ [x x] | |
| 15 | šah-ki-ma-an-[ni] | |
| 16 | ma-a ina E₂ pa-ni-ka-ni [x x x] | |
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