ABL 0740 (P334527)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0740 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334527 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | To the king, my lord: your servant Ikkaru. The very best of health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May Bel, Nabû and the Lady of Life give happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [7:14] o 88–o 1414 | Three times I have sent salves, fumigants, phylacteries and potions to the king, my lord, but I do not know whether or not they have been brought to the [king], my [lord]. I don't see an answer to my letter, nor do I hear about the health of the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [14:18] o 1515–o 1818 | When the king, my lord, was crown prince and went [to ... N]abû'a, a fever lingered [in (his) e]yes just [like in those of the k]ing. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919– | [......] Kabtî |
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 20b.e. 20– | [......] his [eff]orts |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [... Mardu]k-šallim-ahhe |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] was low |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...... t]here. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 44–r 88 | Now [......] is low; [......] does not stay there. Do (all our) efforts really only result in regress? |
| Reverse [8:11] r 99–r 1111 | Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "The weather is hot." They may stay there as long as the king, my lord, finds appropriate. |
| Reverse [11:19] r 1212–r 1919 | Šamaš-šumu-ukin is doing much better; the king, my lord, can be glad. Starting from the 22nd day I am giving (him) blood to drink; he will drink it for 3 days. For 3 more days I shall give (him blood) for internal application. (Thanks to) Bel, Nabû and the Lady of Life, the flesh of Šamaš-šumu-ukin is much better. |
| Reverse [19:23] r 2020– | Let me come and behold the face of the king, my lord! If the king, my lord, does not say ("no"), I will return and come. |
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}ik-ka-ru | |
| 3 | lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 4 | a—dan-niš a—dan-niš {d}PA {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 5 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia lik-ru-bu | |
| 6 | {d}EN {d}PA {d}be-lit—TI.LA ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi | |
| 7 | ṭu-ub UZU-MEŠ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia | |
| 8 | lid-di-nu nap-šal-a-ti qut-PA-MEŠ | |
| 9 | me-UGU-MEŠ maš-qi₂-a-ti 03-šu₂ | |
| 10 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia us-se-bi-la | |
| 11 | šum-ma u₂-⸢se⸣-ri-bu ina pa-an [LUGAL EN]-ia | |
| 12 | šum-ma la u₂-še-rib-bu la u₂-da | |
| 13 | la gab-ri e-gir₂-ti a-mar | |
| 14 | la DI-mu ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ aš₂-am-me | |
| 15 | LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢ki-i⸣ DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL šu-tu-u-ni | |
| 16 | [ina (x) x {1}{⸢d⸣}PA-u-a il-lik-u-ni | |
| 17 | [ki-i ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣-ma hu-un-ṭu | |
| 18 | [ina ŠA₃ e]-na-a-te uk-ti-il₅ | |
| 19 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ {1}kab-ti-i | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | [x x x x di]-⸢il⸣-pi-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x {1}{d}AMAR].⸢UTU⸣—SILIM—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x]-tu₂ ša₂-pil | |
| 3 | [x x x x ina] ŠA₃-bi | |
| 4 | [x x x x x] ⸢u₂⸣-ma-a | |
| 5 | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣-tu₂ ša₂-pil | |
| 6 | ⸢x⸣ aš-šur ⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi la u₂-šab | |
| 7 | di-il-pe-e i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
| 8 | a-na qi₂-ni-iš il-lak-u-ni | |
| 9 | is—su-ri LUGAL be-li₂ i-qab-bi | |
| 10 | ma-a UD-MEŠ ṣar-hu am—mar ina pa-an | |
| 11 | LUGAL be-li₂-ia ma-hi-ir-u-ni ina ŠA₃-bi | |
| 12 | lu-ši-bu {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—GI.NA | |
| 13 | DI-mu a—dan-niš a—dan-niš lib-bu | |
| 14 | ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lu DUG₃.GA TA@v ŠA₃ UD 22-KAM₂ | |
| 15 | da-mu ša ša₂-te-e ad-da-an | |
| 16 | 03 UD-MEŠ i-šat-ti 03-ma UD-MEŠ | |
| 17 | ša a-na E₂-a-ni ad-dan | |
| 18 | {d}EN {d}PA {d}be-lit—TI.LA | |
| 19 | ⸢UZU⸣ ša₂ {1}{d}GIŠ.NU—MU—GI.NA | |
| 20 | ⸢iṭ⸣-ṭi-ib-bi la-al-li-ka | |
| r.e. | ||
| 21 | [pa]-ni ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ la-a-mur | |
| 22 | ⸢ki⸣-ma LUGAL be-li₂ la i-qab-[bi] | |
| 23 | [la]-as-hu-ra la-al-li-ka | |
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