ABL 0841 (P334586)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0841 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334586 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Bottom [0:2] b.e. 1b.e. 1– | To the king, [my lord]: |
| Obverse [0:3] o 22–o 44 | (This is) your servant Aha-lurš[i, your adorer], who [daily] prays [to Bel and Nabû] for the life of the king, [his lord]. May Nabû and Marduk [bless the king, my lord]! |
| Obverse [3:5] o 55–o 66 | As to what the king my lord wrote to me: "[As soon as the work has been finished] and the god has taken his seat (in the temple), [come to my presence]!" — |
| Obverse [5:8] o 77–o 99 | Mardî the eunuch said: "I [shall go; instead of] your going, stay and off[iciate here so that when ......] and the god takes his seats [......], you can recite the proper formulae" — |
| Obverse [8:12] o 1010–o 1313 | I told [him], however: "Write down [in a letter] everything you sa[id], send it [to the king, and make him too hear it!] I am going to inform and praise [the king my lord ...], whether it is ... or not!" [...] |
| Obverse [12:19] o 1414–o 2020 | Verily, [by Bel and Nabû, your gods], there are no works done [under] your royal forefathers that can be compared to those [done] in the reign of the king, my lord! May the [......] of our forefathers [...] before [...... |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | going [......], the king [......] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | we made. On the 15th [......] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | royal roads/caravans [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | sat down; 100 sheep [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | of the whole garden, tents [......] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | the god set out; in front of the god ... [......] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | I said: "Give it to that of Nineveh [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | it is as full as that of Nineveh [......] |
| Reverse [11:14] r 12'12'–r 14'14' | I have not seen [...] in Nineveh. The king, my lord, can be] glad. May the king, my lord, say: "[......]"; may the king, my lord, not say: "[......]"! |
| Reverse [14:15] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | What kings have seized [......] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 16'16'–r 16'16' | not like anc[ient] cult cities [......] |
| Reverse [16:20] r 17'17'– | Bel and Nabû [are well disposed] towards the king, my lord; they have given [... to the king, my lord. May] Bel and Nabû [prolong] the reign [of the king, my lord! May] the king, my lord [... the ...] of Babylonia! |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 20r.e. 20–r.e. 20r.e. 20 | One who accomplishes [......] |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 2121–r.e. 2121 | to the king [......] |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| b.e. | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL [be-li₂-ia] | |
| o | ||
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}ŠEŠ—lu-⸢ur⸣-[ši ka-ri-ib-ka ša a-na] | |
| 3 | ba-laṭ ZI-MEŠ ša\p LUGAL [EN-ia UD-mu-us-su d.EN {d}PA] | |
| 4 | u₂-ṣal\d-lu-u {d}AG\d {d}AMAR.UTU [a-na LUGAL EN-ia lik-ru-bu] | |
| 5 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni ⸢ma⸣-[a ki-i dul-lu ga-mir-u-ni] | |
| 6 | u₃ DINGIR a-na šub-ti-šu₂ u₂-šib-[u-ni ma-a ina pa-ni-ia al-ka] | |
| 7 | {1}mar-di-i {lu₂vy}SAG ma-a a-na-ku-⸢ma⸣ [la-al-lik ma-a ku-um] | |
| 8 | at-ta tal-lak-u-ni i-ti-iz du-[ul-lu x x x x] | |
| 9 | u₃ DINGIR a-na šub-ti-šu₂ uš-šab-[u-ni x x x] | |
| 10 | ša-lim-tu ta-da-bu\tdp-ub u₃ a-na-[ku a-na {1}mar-di-i] | |
| 11 | aq\d-ṭi\d-bi mu-uk\d am—mar ta-⸢aq⸣-[bu-u-ni ina e-gir₂-ti] | |
| 12 | šu-ṭur še-bil₂ mu-uk\d a-⸢na⸣ [LUGAL-ma ša₂-aš₂-me] | |
| 13 | mu-uk\d u₂\m-ša₂-ad u₂\m-na-ad ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 14 | šum-ma bir-hi\p šum₂\p-ma la bi-ir-hi [x x x {d}EN {d}AG DINGIR-MEŠ-ka] | |
| 15 | lu-u₂\m-du-u₂\m šum₂\p-ma du₆-la\d-ti [am—mar ina tar-ṣi] | |
| 16 | LUGAL-MEŠ-ni AD-MEŠ-ka ep-ša₂-a-⸢ni⸣ [a-na dul-la-ti] | |
| 17 | ša ina tar-ṣi LUGAL be-li₂-ia ⸢ep⸣-[ša₂-a-ni x x x] | |
| 18 | muš-la-ni i-ba\d-aš₂-šu₂-u-ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 19 | ⸢ša⸣ AD-MEŠ\t-ni lu-u ina pa-⸢na⸣-[tu-x x x x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x]+⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ⸢lu-ka⸣-lim [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | il-lak-u-ni LUGAL [x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ne₂-ta-pa-aš₂ UD 15-[KAM₂ x x x x x] | |
| 4' | KASKAL—LUGAL-MEŠ-ni KASKAL—LUGAL-MEŠ-ni [x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | um\y-⸢taš⸣-[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | ki-[x x x x x] šar [x x x x x] | |
| 7' | ⸢it-tu⸣-šib UDU-MEŠ 01 me a—UGU a—UGU [x x x x x] | |
| 8' | ša {giš}SAR gab-bu maš-ka-na-ti\t ⸢ni⸣-[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 9' | DINGIR ut-tam-miš pa-na-at DINGIR IR.NUN DU [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | mu-uk\d a-na ša {uru}⸢NINA⸣ di-⸢ni⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | ki-i ša {uru}ni-nu-a ma-⸢li x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 12' | ina {uru}NINA\m la a-mur-u₂-[ni x x ŠA₃-bu ša LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 13' | lu DUG₃.GA LUGAL be-li₂ liq-⸢bi⸣ [ma-a x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | LUGAL be-li₂ lu la i-qab-bi [ma-a x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | ša LUGAL-MEŠ\m-ni\d iṣ-bat-u-ni ⸢an⸣-[x x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | la ki-i ma-ha-zi la-⸢bi⸣-[ru-ti x x x x] | |
| 17' | d.EN {d}AG\t TA@v\m LUGAL EN-ia₂ [sal-mu x x x x a-na LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 18' | it-tan\d-nu d.EN {d}AG BALA [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 19' | ša KUR—URI\d{ki} LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | e-pi-šu₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 21 | a-na LUGAL [x x x x x x x x x] | |
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