ABL 0709 (P334502)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0709 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334502 |
| 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 1o 1–o 22 | [To the king], my [lord]: your servant Issar-duri. [Good health t]o the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [2:6] o 33–o 66 | [Concerning the recrui]ts of the chief eunuch [about whom the king, my lord], wrote: "They are to be exempt; [no]body may litigate [against them] (and) [no]body may exact [corn taxes from them]!" — |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | [... the coho]rt [commander]s and the recruits |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [...] his sons |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | [...] ... their [...]; their sons |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | [...] are [e]xempt. The rest of |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] the campaign of the king, my lord |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] Previously |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [who appe]aled [...], the king, my lord, [...]. |
| Reverse [1:5] r 2'2'–r 5'5' | [Those who] appealed [to the king], my lord, saying, "We [are exempt], (but) they have taken out our [bro]thers to Dur-Šarrukin [as br]ick-masons — which [recru]it's brother, or (even) cousin, [has been tak]en out? |
| Reverse [5:15] r 6'6'– | They [told] the king, my lord: "Our (relatives) have been taken out," (so) let the king, my lord, find the truth [in this] very (matter). Let them inspect [the workmen of Dur-Ša]rrukin whether there is (even) [one] sinister [recruit] among them. Let the king, my lord, ask [...] whether [I have not given] strict and explicit orders about them, saying: "[Nobody] may litigate against them [or] pass [through their gates]." |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 1515–r.e. 1515 | [...-N]ergal, recruit |
| Right [2:3] r.e. 1616–r.e. 1616 | [...] Marduk-iddina |
| Right [3:4] r.e. 1717–r.e. 1717 | [...] Šamaš-ruqaya. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂]-ia ARAD-ka {1}{d}15—BAD₃ | |
| 2 | [lu-u DI-mu a]-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 3 | [ina UGU {lu₂v}rak-su]-te ša\d {lu₂vy}GAL—SAG\td {lu₂vy}GAL—SAG\td | |
| 4 | [ša LUGAL be-li₂] ⸢iš⸣-pur-an-ni ma-a lu za-ku-u₂ | |
| 5 | [ma-a i-si-šu₂-nu me]-me-ni lu la i-da-bu\t-ub | |
| 6 | {[še}nu-sa-hi-šu₂-nu me]-me-ni lu la i-na-sa-ha | |
| 7 | [x x {lu₂v}GAL—ki]-⸢ṣir⸣-MEŠ {lu₂v}GAL—ki]-⸢ṣir⸣-MEŠ u₃ {lu₂v}rak-su\t-te | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x] DUMU-MEŠ-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂-nu i-sa-an-ni DUMU-MEŠ\m-šu₂-nu | |
| 10 | [x x x x x za]-ku-u₂ re-eh-ti\t | |
| 11 | [x x x x x x] gir₂-ri ša\m LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 12 | [x x x x x ina] ti\t-ma-li ina šal-ši UD-me | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x ih]-⸢har⸣-u-ni ⸢LUGAL be-li₂⸣ [x x] | |
| 2' | [ša a-na LUGAL] EN-ia₂ ih-har-u-ni ma-a a-ni-[nu za-ka-ni] | |
| 3' | [ma-a ŠEŠ]-MEŠ\m-e-ni ina {uru}BAD₃—MAN—GIN | |
| 4' | [a-na u₂-ra]-su\t-te u₂-se-ṣi-u₂ man-nu | |
| 5' | {[lu₂v}rak]-⸢su⸣ ša\y ŠEŠ-šu₂ šum₂-ma DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-šu₂ DUMU—ŠEŠ—AD-šu₂ | |
| 6' | [u₂-še]-⸢ṣi⸣-u₂ šu-nu a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 7' | [iq-ṭi-bi-u] ma-a in-nu-u₂ u₂-se-ṣi-u | |
| 8' | [ina ŠA₃ an-ni]-im-ma LUGAL be-li₂ ket\d-tu₂ le-mur | |
| 9' | [x x {uru}BAD₃]—⸢MAN⸣-GIN le-mu-ru šum₂-ma i-ba\t-ši | |
| 10' | {[lu₂v}rak-su 01-en] ša KAB [ina] ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu ⸢LUGAL be-li₂⸣ | |
| 11' | [a-na x x] ⸢liš⸣-al šum₂-ma ina UGU-hi-šu₂-nu ṭe₃-e-mu | |
| 12' | [la aš₂-ku-nu]-⸢ni⸣ bir-te IGI.2 la u₂-<ma>-⸢di⸣-du-u-ni | |
| 13' | [mu-uk me-me]-⸢ni⸣ i-si-šu₂-nu la i-da-bu\tp-ub | |
| r.e. | ||
| 14 | [ina KA₂-šu₂-nu] lu la e-ti\t-qi | |
| 15 | {1}x x]—⸢U⸣.GUR {lu₂v}rak-su\t | |
| 16 | [x x {1}{d]}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU—SUM-na | |
| 17 | [x x x {1}{d}UTU—SUD\t-a.a | |
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