ABL 0476 (P334326)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0476 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334326 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | To the king, my lord: your servant [Mar-Issar]. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and [Marduk] bless the king, my lord! May the great gods bestow long days, well-being and joy upon the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:8] o 55–o 88 | As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Itti-Marduk-balaṭu of Uruk has written to me: 'Gold has accumulated in the temples, and there is repair work to be done'" — |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | formerly, before the king, my lord, went to [S]urmarrate, the k[ing, my lord, as]ked me in Calah: "What work [on the gods] is [i]ncomplete?" I (then) informed the king, my lord, as follows: |
| Obverse [11:18] o 1212–o 1818 | "[The decoration of N]anaya is incomplete. Furthermore, (while) the face and the hand[s of Uṣur]-amatsa have been overlaid with gold, the figure and [the feet] have not. She is [dr]essed with a la[mahuššû]-robe and equipped with a golden tiara. The two golden [drago]ns are ready and they stand right and left [upon] her [pedestal]. I have sent her from Assyria to Uruk. |
| Obverse [18:22] o 1919–o 2222 | "Furthermore, the work [on Arka]yitu, Anunitu and Palil [of the temple of] Mummu: the carpenter's and metalworker's work is [fin]ished, (but) they have not been overlaid with gold. We have given them silver, (but) they are still to get gold from me. |
| Obverse [22:27] o 2323– | "After we have finished the work on Uṣur-amatsa and on the temple of Mummu, and the temple is complete, then we shall make the decoration of Nanaya." |
| Bottom [0:14] b.e. 27b.e. 27– | Now there are 40 minas of gold available. (However), the prelate, the delegate and the temple scribe of Uruk are visiting the king, my lord; without their presence I have no authority to check the gold. When they return, I shall go to Uruk. If extra gold has come in, I shall check it in their presence. I shall also see what repair work there is and send a detailed report to the king, my lord, concerning the gold and the repair work about which the prelate Itti-Marduk-balaṭu wrote to the king, my lord: "Let them turn the gold over to me, and let me do as I please." |
| Reverse [10:18] r 1111–r 1818 | Then the temple of Der: from the moment its foundations were laid, until now, the prelate and the officials of Der have been pushing it onto each other, and nobody has set about it. This year they have started to build, (but) one day they do the work, the next day they leave it. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | I have heard that the crown prince of Elam has become troublesome and sent mud-brick masons there. |
| Reverse [20:31] r 2121– | Der is situated on the border of another country. If it pleases the king, my lord, let a bodyguard and an Assyrian master-builder go and live there. Let them perform the work on the temple and [establish the name of the king, my lord,] forever. The king, my lord, should [not neglect] the guard of [the temple]. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | And (finally), Mars has emerged from Scorpius and directed its course towards Sagittarius. The king, my lord, should know (this). |
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 EN-ia₂ ARAD-ka {1}[DUMU—{d}15 | |
| 2 | lu-u DI-mu a-na MAN EN-ia₂ {d}PA u {[d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 3 | a-na MAN EN-ia₂ lik-ru-bu UD-me ar-ku-te | |
| 4 | ṭu-ub UZU u₃ hu-ud ŠA₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ | |
| 5 | a-na MAN EN-ia₂ liš-ru-ku ša MAN be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 6 | ma-a {1}it-ti—{d}AMAR.UTU—TI.LA {lu₂v}UNUG{ki}a.a | |
| 7 | is-sap-ra ma-a KUG.GI i-ba-aš₂-ši ina ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢E₂⸣—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 8 | ip-tu-hur u₃ bat-qu ša ṣa-ba-⸢ti⸣ [i]-⸢ba⸣-aš₂-ši | |
| 9 | ina pa-ni-ti ki-i ud-di-ni MAN be-li₂ a-⸢na⸣ {[uru]}⸢su⸣-ur-mar-ra-te | |
| 10 | la il-lak-an-ni ina {uru}kal-ha ⸢MAN⸣ [be-li₂ is-sa]-al-an-ni | |
| 11 | ma-a mi-i-nu i-ba-aš₂-ši dul-lu [ša DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢ma⸣-aṭ-ṭi | |
| 12 | a-na MAN EN-ia₂ u₂-sa-aš₂-me nu-uk [ša₂-kut-tu₂ ša {d]}⸢na⸣-na-a | |
| 13 | ma-aṭ-ṭi-ia-at u₃ pa-ni ŠU.2-MEŠ ša {d}u₂-ṣur]—a-mat-sa | |
| 14 | KUG.GI uh-hu-zu la-a-nu ⸢u₃⸣ [GIR₃.2-MEŠ] | |
| 15 | KUG.GI la uh-hu-zu {tug₂}la-[ma-huš-šu-u lab]-ša₂-at | |
| 16 | a-gu-u₂ KUG.GI šak-na-at 02 [šu-un-gal]-⸢li⸣ | |
| 17 | ša KUG.GI ga-am-ru 15 u 150 [ina UGU ki-gal-li]-ša₂ | |
| 18 | iz-za-zu TA@v KUR—aš-šur{ki} a-na UNUG{[ki]} | |
| 19 | u₂-se-bi-la-aš₂-ši u₃ dul-lu [ša {d}UNUG]{⸢ki⸣}i-ti | |
| 20 | {d}a-nu-ni-tum u₃ {d}IGI.DU [ša E₂—{d]}mu-um-mu | |
| 21 | dul-li {lu₂v}NAGAR u₃ {lu₂v}KAB.⸢SAR⸣ [ga]-⸢am⸣-mur | |
| 22 | u₃ KUG.GI la uh-hu-zu ⸢nu-uk⸣ KUG.UD | |
| 23 | ni-it-ti-din KUG.GI i-laq-qu-u-ni nu-uk | |
| 24 | ki-ma dul-lu ša {d}u₂-ṣur—a-mat-sa u₃ ša E₂ | |
| 25 | {d}mu-um-mu nig-da-mar E₂ is-si-li-im | |
| 26 | ha-ra-ma-ma ša₂-kut-tu₂ ša {d}na-na-a ne₂-e-pa-aš₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | u₂-ma-a 40 MA.NA KUG.GI qur-bu | |
| 28 | {lu₂v}ŠA₃.TAM {lu₂v}qe-e-pu u₃ {lu₂v}DUB.SAR E₂—DINGIR E₂—DINGIR | |
| 29 | ša UNUG{ki} pa-an LUGAL EN-ia₂ šu-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | la e-mu-qa-a.a ba-la-tu-us-šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | re-eš KUG.GI la a-na-aš₂-ši ki-ma | |
| 3 | is-su-uh-ru-u-ni a-na UNUG{ki} al-lak | |
| 4 | šum₂-ma KUG.GI ut-ru e-tar-ba ina pa-ni-šu₂-nu | |
| 5 | re-eš KUG.GI a-na-aš₂-ši u₃ mi-i-nu | |
| 6 | ša bat-qu-un-ni a-mar ha-ri-iṣ-tu | |
| 7 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ a-šap-pa-ra ina UGU KUG.GI | |
| 8 | u₃ bat-qu ša {1}it-ti—{d}AMAR.UTU—TI.LA | |
| 9 | {lu₂v}ŠA₃.TAM a-na MAN EN-ia₂ iš-pur-an-ni ma-a | |
| 10 | ba-a-si KUG.GI ina ŠU.2-ia lu-ra-am-mi₃-i-u | |
| 11 | ki-i ŠA₃-bi-ia lu-up-pi-iš u₃ E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 12 | ša BAD₃.DINGIR{ki} TA@v be₂-et uš-še-e-šu₂ | |
| 13 | kar-ru-u-ni a-du-na-kan-ni {lu₂v}ŠA₃.TAM | |
| 14 | u₃ {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ta-a-te {lu₂v}EN—pi-qit-ta-a-te ša BAD₃.DINGIR{ki} | |
| 15 | ina UGU a-he-iš u₂-bu-ku me-me-e-ni | |
| 16 | ina UGU-hi la iq-ri-ib MU.AN.NA an-ni-tu₂ | |
| 17 | u₂-sa-ar-ri-i-u i-ra-aṣ-ṣi-pu | |
| 18 | UD-mu ep-pu-šu UD-mu u₂-ra-am-mu-u | |
| 19 | a-se-me ma-a DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL ša {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 20 | in-ta-ra-aṣ {lu₂v}u₂-ra-si | |
| 21 | a-na ŠA₃-bi is-sap-ra BAD₃.DINGIR{ki} | |
| 22 | ina UGU ta-hu-mu ša KUR ša₂-ni-ti šu-u₂ | |
| 23 | šum₂-ma ⸢pa-an⸣ MAN EN-ia₂ ma-hir {lu₂v}qur-bu-tu₂ | |
| 24 | u₃ {lu₂v}e-tin-nu aš-šur{ki}a.a lil-lik-u-ni | |
| 25 | ina ŠA₃-bi le-⸢e-ku-lu dul-lu⸣ ša ⸢E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ ⸢E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ | |
| 26 | [le]-e-pu-⸢šu⸣ [šu-mu ša MAN EN-ia₂] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 27 | a-na da-ra-[a-ti liš-ku-nu] | |
| 28 | a-na ma-ṣar-ti ⸢ša⸣ [E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ] [E₂—DINGIR-MEŠ] | |
| 29 | LUGAL be-li₂ lu-[u la i-ši-ia-aṭ] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | u₃ {mul}ṣal-bat-a-nu TA@v ŠA₃ {mul}GIR₂.TAB it-tu-⸢uṣ⸣-ṣi a-na ŠA₃-bi | |
| 2 | {mul}PA.BIL₂.SAG pa-ni-šu₂ is-sa-kan LUGAL be-li₂ lu-u u₂-di | |
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