ABL 0638 (P334441)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0638 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334441 |
| 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/saa15 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | "[The ki]ng, my lord, knows [that ... t]his one has [turned] his face [...]." |
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | Further, "I have personally sold four c[amels] to the eunuch Nabû-epuš." |
| Obverse [4:6] o 5'5'–o 6'6' | Further, "He has bought one camel for 1 2/3 minas [of silver] and sold it to the bodyguard Madayu." |
| Obverse [6:10] o 7'7'–o 10'10' | Further, "80 homers of sesame oil owed by the servants of Il-yada' have accrued on his account. When Il-yada' was discharged, he exempted his servants." |
| Obverse [10:12] o 11'11'–o 12'12' | Further, of the team (of mules he says): "Mannu-ki-mat-Aššur stands (by it)." |
| Obverse [12:17] o 13'13'–o 17'17' | Further, Aššur-belu-taqqin and Il-ya[da' have said to] Ereš-ilu the eunuch: "Bring him out and put him in the hands of a body[guard]! Thi[s ......] them [...]" |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] Babylo[n ......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Ereš-ilu who [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | of Arzuhi[na ......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | but the king my lord gave it back to Il-yada'. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [ma-a] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ u₂-⸢da⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [an]-ni-iu-u pa-ni-⸢šu₂ i⸣-[x x x] | |
| 3' | ⸢u₃⸣ a-na-ku ŠU.2-MEŠ-a.a 04 {⸢anše⸣}[x-MEŠ] | |
| 4' | [a]-na {1}{d}PA—DU₃-uš {lu₂v}SAG at-ti-din | |
| 5' | u₃ ma-a 01-en {anše}gam-mal ina ŠA₃-bi 01 2/3 MA.NA [KUG.UD] | |
| 6' | i-si-qi\t a-na {1}mad-a.a {lu₂vy}qur-bu-te | |
| 7' | it-ti-din u₃ 80 ANŠE {še}GIŠ.I₃ | |
| 8' | ša ina UGU {lu₂vy}ARAD-MEŠ ša {1}DINGIR—ia-da-aʾ | |
| 9' | ma-a ina UGU-hi-šu₂ es-pu ma-a ki-i | |
| 10' | {1}DINGIR—ia-da-aʾ pat-tu-u-ni {lu₂vy}ARAD-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 11' | u₂-zak-ki u₃ ša {anše}u₂-re-e | |
| 12' | ma-a {1}man-nu—ki—KUR—aš-šur iz-za-az\d | |
| 13' | u₃ {1}aš-šur—EN—LAL u {1}DINGIR—ia-[da-aʾ] | |
| 14' | [a-na] {1}KAM-eš—DINGIR {lu₂vy}SAG ⸢iq⸣-[ṭi-bu-ni] | |
| 15' | [ma]-a še-e-ṣi ina ŠU.2 {lu₂vy}qur-[bu-te] | |
| 16' | [šu]-kun-šu₂ ma-a an-ni-[x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x x]-šu-nu ⸢ma⸣-[a x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] x x [x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x] še x [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x] KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{[ki} x x x x] | |
| 4' | {1}⸢e⸣-reš—DINGIR ša [x x x x] | |
| 5' | ša {uru}ar-zu\t-hi-[na x x x] | |
| 6' | u₃ LUGAL be-li₂ u₂-sa-[hir] | |
| 7' | a-na {1}DINGIR—ia-da-aʾ it-⸢ti-din⸣ | |
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