ABL 0568 (P334390)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0568 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334390 |
| 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/saa01 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | [To the king, my lord: your servant Sin-ahhe-riba. Good] health [to the king, my lord! Assyria is w]ell, the temples are well, all the king's forts are well. The king, my lord, can be glad indeed. |
| Obverse [7:13] o 88–o 1313 | Two talents of silver, 20 minas of silver in place of ivory, 50 tunics, 10 togas, 3 potfuls of iced fish, 20 creels with 1,000 fish, all tribute; one mural crown of gold, 20 silver bowls, 4 togas of byssus, 15 Hasaean tents, 10 tunics, 10 large togas, all audience gift: all this to the Palace; |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | 3 minas of silver, 2 tunics, 3 togas, tribute; 10 minas of silver, 5 tunics, 5 togas, audience gift: all this to the queen; |
| Obverse [16:17] o 1717–o 1717 | 3 minas of silver, 2 tunics, 3 togas, all t[ribu]te: the crown prince; |
| Obverse [17:20] o 1818–o 2020 | 10 minas of silver, 3 tunics, 3 togas, tri[bute]; one talent of silver, 10 tunics, 5 togas, 1 po[tful of iced fish], 2 creels with 200 fish, all audience gift: all (to) the [Grand Vizier]; |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | 10 minas of silver, 10 togas, 5 tunics, trib[ute: the Commander-in-Chief]; |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | 3 minas of silver, 3 togas, 3 tunics: the S[artinnu]; |
| Obverse [22:23] o 2323–o 2323 | [3 min]as of silv[er, 3 togas, 3 tunic]s: the Se[cond Vizier]; |
| Reverse [1:7] r 2'2'–r 7'7' | [...] talents of silver, 40 minas of silver in place of i[vory], 20 tunics, 20 togas, 3 potfuls of iced (fish), 10 creels with 1,000 fish, all tribute; one mural crown of gold, 20 silver bowls, 10 tunics, 10 togas, 4 togas made to measure, one potful of iced fish, all audience gift: all this to the Palace; |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | 5 minas of silver, 5 togas, 5 tunics, 1 potful of ic[ed fish], 1 creel of 100 fish, all tribute: the que[en]; |
| Reverse [9:11] r 10'10'–r 11'11' | 10 minas of silver, 5 togas, 5 tunics, 1 potful of [iced fish], 1 creel of 100 fish, all tribute; the crown prince; |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | 6 minas of silver, 3 togas, 2 tunics: the Grand Vizier; |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | 10 minas of silver, 5 togas, 5 tunics: the Commander-in- Chief; |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | 3 minas of silver, 3 togas: the Sartinnu; |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | 3 minas of silver, 3 togas: the Second Vizier; |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | 4 minas of silver, 3 togas, 3 tunics: the Chief Eunuch; |
| Reverse [16:17] r 17'17'–r 17'17' | 5 minas of silver, 3 togas, 2 tunics: the Palace Superintendent; |
| Reverse [17:18] r 18'18'–r 18'18' | one mina of silver, one toga: the Overseer of the Domestic Quarters; |
| Reverse [18:19] r 19'19'–r 19'19' | one mina of silver, one toga, 2 scrolls of papyrus: the Scribe of the Palace; |
| Reverse [19:20] r 20'20'–r 20'20' | one mina of silver, one toga: the Chariot Driver; |
| Reverse [20:21] r 21'21'–r 21'21' | [one mina of silver, one] toga: the 'Third Man' |
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] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{d}30—PAB-MEŠ—SU] | |
| 3 | [lu] šul-mu [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia] | |
| 4 | [šul]-mu [a-na KUR—aš-šur{ki]} | |
| 5 | šul-mu a-[na] E₂.KUR-MEŠ-te | |
| 6 | šul-mu a-na {uru}bi-rat ša LUGAL\p gab-bu\t | |
| 7 | ŠA₃-bu\t ša LUGAL\p EN-ia a—dan-niš lu DUG₃.GA | |
| 8 | 02 GU₂\t.UN KUG.UD 20 MA.NA KUG.UD ku-um ZU₂—AM.SI ZU₂—AM.SI | |
| 9 | 50 {tug₂}GADA\d-MEŠ 10 {tug₂}šad-din 03 {dug}LA—ma-qar-te {dug}LA—ma-qar-te KU₆ | |
| 10 | 20 lat-tu₂ KU₆ 01 lim KU₆-MEŠ PAB ma-da-at-tu₂ | |
| 11 | 01 GILIM\d KUG.GI 20 kap-pi KUG.UD 04 {tug₂}šad-din bu-ṣi | |
| 12 | 15 {tug₂}za-rat {kur}ha-sa-a.a 10 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ\m 10 {tug₂}šad-din KALAG-MEŠ | |
| 13 | PAB na\t-mur-tu₂ PAB an-ni-u₂ ša E₂\p.GAL | |
| 14 | 03 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 02 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 03 {tug₂}šad-din ma-da-tu₂ | |
| 15 | 10 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 05 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 05 {tug₂}šad-din na\t-mur-tu₂ | |
| 16 | PAB an-ni-u₂ ša MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL | |
| 17 | 03 MA.NA KUG.UD 02 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 03 {tug₂}šad-din PAB ⸢ma⸣-[da]-⸢tu₂ A⸣—MAN A⸣—MAN | |
| 18 | 10 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 03 {tug₂}šad-din ma-[da-tu₂] | |
| 19 | 01 GU₂\t.UN KUG.UD 10 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 05 {tug₂}šad-din 01 {⸢dug⸣}[LA—ma-qar-te {⸢dug⸣}[LA—ma-qar-te KU₆] | |
| 20 | 02 lat-te KU₆ 02 me KU₆-MEŠ PAB na-mur-tu₂ PAB {lu₂v}[SUKKAL dan-nu] | |
| 21 | 10 MA.NA KUG.UD 10 {tug₂}šad-din 05 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ ma-⸢da⸣-[tu₂ {lu₂v}tur-ta-nu] | |
| 22 | 03 [MA].NA KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-[din] 03 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ {lu₂v}⸢sar⸣-[tin-nu] | |
| 23 | [x MA].⸢NA⸣ KUG.⸢UD⸣ [x {tug₂}šad-din x {tug₂}GADA]-MEŠ {lu₂v}⸢SUKKAL⸣ 02-u] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢x x x x a-ta⸣-[x x x] | |
| 2' | [x] GU₂.UN KUG.UD 40 MA.NA\t KUG.UD ku-um ⸢ZU₂—AM⸣.[SI] ⸢ZU₂—AM⸣.[SI] | |
| 3' | 20 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 20 {tug₂}šad-din 03 {dug}LA—ma-qar-te {dug}LA—ma-qar-te | |
| 4' | 10 ⸢la⸣-at-[tu₂] ⸢KU₆⸣ 01 lim KU₆-MEŠ PAB ma-da-tu₂ | |
| 5' | 01 GILIM KUG.GI 20 kap-pi KUG.UD 10 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 10 {tug₂}šad-din | |
| 6' | 04 {tug₂}šad-din ⸢ša na\t⸣-me-di 01 {dug}LA—ma-qar-te {dug}LA—ma-qar-te KU₆ | |
| 7' | PAB na-mur-tu₂ PAB an-ni-u₂ ša E₂.GAL | |
| 8' | 05 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 05 {tug₂}šad-din 05 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 01 {dug}LA—ma-[qar-te {dug}LA—ma-[qar-te KU₆] | |
| 9' | 01 la-at-tu₂ KU₆ 01 me KU₆-MEŠ PAB ma-da-te MI₂—E₂.[GAL] MI₂—E₂.[GAL] | |
| 10' | 10 MA.NA KUG.UD 05 {tug₂}šad-din 05 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ 01 {dug}LA—[ma-qar-te] {dug}LA—[ma-qar-te] | |
| 11' | 01 la-at-tu₂ KU₆ 01 me KU₆-MEŠ PAB ma-da-te DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL | |
| 12' | 06 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-din 02 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ {lu₂v}SUKKAL\d dan-nu | |
| 13' | 10 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 05 {tug₂}šad-din 05 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ {lu₂v}tur-ta-nu | |
| 14' | 03 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-din {lu₂v}sar\p-tin-nu | |
| 15' | 03 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-din {lu₂v}SUKKAL 02-u | |
| 16' | 04 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-din 03 {tug₂}GADA-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—SAG {lu₂v}GAL—SAG | |
| 17' | 05 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 03 {tug₂}šad-din 02 {tug₂}GADA-me {lu₂v}ša₂—IGI—E₂.GAL | |
| 18' | 01 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 01 {tug₂}šad-din {lu₂v}ša₂—UGU—E₂-a-ni | |
| 19' | 01 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 01 {tug₂}šad-din 02 ki-ir-ki ni-a-ri {lu₂v}A.BA\t—KUR {lu₂v}A.BA\t—KUR | |
| 20' | 01 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 01 {tug₂}šad-din {lu₂v}mu-kil\t—{kušt}PA-MEŠ {lu₂v}mu-kil\t—{kušt}PA-MEŠ | |
| 21' | 01 MA.NA\t KUG.UD 01 {tug₂]}šad-din {lu₂v}03.⸢U₅⸣ | |
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