ABL 0646 (P334447)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kuyunjik (Nineveh) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0646 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334447 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kuyunjik (Nineveh) |
| Coordinates | 36.3587, 43.1519 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa05 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... the U]rarṭian(s) [...] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...... who] got afr[aid] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] secre[tly ...] |
| Obverse [4:16] o 5'5'– | [Nine] of his [gov]ernors were kil[led: the gover]nor opposite the chief cupbe[arer, the gove]rnor opposite us, the governor opposite Ša-Aššur-dubbu, the governor opposite Muṣaṣir, the governor of Wazae, the governor of Šibṭu[r]u, two governors opposite Kar-siparri, the governor of Šattera — in all nine governors of his were killed. |
| Reverse [0:6] r 1r 1–r 66 | Their king, however, escaped secretly on a lone (horse) and took to the mountains. The rear parts of the camp did not see their [ki]ng and did [not] realize that he had sa[ved himself]. |
| Reverse [6:10] r 77–r 1010 | [So they lif]ted up Melar[ṭua] and [ma]de him king [alo]ng the road; Mela[rṭua ...]ed [the king]ship [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x] i-⸢ru⸣-[x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x {kur]}⸢URI\d⸣-a.a [x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x] ip-la-[hu-ni] | |
| 4' | [x x x x]-⸢a⸣ a-na a-⸢hi-ti⸣-[šu₂ x x] | |
| 5' | 09 {lu₂vy}EN].⸢NAM⸣-MEŠ\m-šu₂ ⸢de⸣-e-⸢ku⸣ | |
| 6' | {[lu₂vy}EN].⸢NAM⸣ ša pu-ut {lu₂vy}GAL—KAŠ.⸢LUL⸣ {lu₂vy}GAL—KAŠ.⸢LUL⸣ | |
| 7' | {[lu₂vy}EN].NAM ša pu-tu₂-ni | |
| 8' | {[lu₂vy]}EN.NAM ša pu-ut {1}ša—aš-šur—du-bu | |
| 9' | {lu₂vy}EN.NAM ša pu-ut {uru}mu-ṣa-ṣi-ri | |
| 10' | {lu₂vy}EN.NAM ša {kur}u₂-a-za-e | |
| 11' | {lu₂vy}EN.NAM ša {kur}ši-ib-⸢ṭu-ru⸣ | |
| 12' | 02 {lu₂vy}EN.NAM-MEŠ ša pu-ut {[kur]}kar-UD.KA.BAR | |
| 13' | {lu₂vy}EN.NAM ša {kur}ša₂-⸢at⸣-te-ra | |
| 14' | PAB 09 {lu₂vy}EN.NAM-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 15 | de-e-ku | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ LUGAL\p-šu₂-nu ina a-hi-te-šu₂ | |
| 2 | ina ŠA₃ e-da-ni-e e-te-⸢li⸣ | |
| 3 | KUR-u₂ i-ṣa-bat [o] | |
| 4 | zi-ba\t-te ša ma-dak₃-⸢ti⸣ | |
| 5 | ⸢LUGAL\p⸣-šu₂-nu la-a e-mu-ru [o] | |
| 6 | [la] u₂-du-u a-ki u₂-⸢še⸣-[zib-u-ni] | |
| 7 | [it-ta]-ṣu {1}me-la-ar-[ṭu-a] | |
| 8 | [ina] ⸢UŠ⸣ KASKAL a-na LUGAL\p-u-⸢te⸣ [o] | |
| 9 | [is-sak]-nu-uš {1}me-la-⸢ar⸣-[ṭu-a] | |
| 10 | [LUGAL]-u₂-tu₂ ⸢u₂⸣-[x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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