ABL 0956 (P334645)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0956 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334645 |
| 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 [0:14] o 1o 1–o 1414 | [To the king, my lord: your servant Marduk-šakin-šumi. Good health to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš, Bel, Nabu, Nergal, Ištar of Nineveh and Ištar of Arbela] call [vigour, heal]th, [happiness], physical [well-being and lasting da]ys [for the king, my lord]! May they sate [the ki]ng, my lord, with [old age] and fullness of life! |
| Obverse [14:23] o 1515– | [Concerni]ng the intercalation [of] the year [about which the k]ing said as follows: "Let us add an intercalary Elul (VI)!" — the matter is (now) settled. [May the kin]g, my lord, live forever on account of that! |
| Reverse [1:7] r 22–r 77 | [The king, my lo]rd, knows that Bel is dressed (for the festival) [on the 7]th of Tishri (VII); on the 8th day the gate (of the temple) is kept open, and the procession of Bel sets out as in the month Nisa[n (I)]. |
| Reverse [7:12] r 88–r 1212 | [The cerem]onies of the city of Der are conducted in the same way. [In fa]ct, [the king], my lord, should (now) decide what t[o d]o (with these ceremonies) [and send word] (about it). |
| Reverse [12:15] r 1313–r 1515 | The bodyguard Marduk-šarru-uṣur is a trustworthy and reliable man. Let him come [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—GAR—MU] | |
| 3 | [lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂] | |
| 4 | {[d}AG u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 5 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ lik-ru-bu] | |
| 6 | [aš-šur {d}30 {d}UTU {d}EN {d}PA] | |
| 7 | {[d}U.GUR {d}15 ša NINA{ki]} | |
| 8 | {[d}15 ša {uru}arba]-⸢il₃⸣ | |
| 9 | [ba-la₂-ṭu ša₂-la]-⸢mu⸣ | |
| 10 | [hu-ud ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub] UZU | |
| 11 | [u₃ du-ur UD]-me | |
| 12 | [a-na LUGAL EN]-⸢ia₂ li⸣-bi-u | |
| 13 | [ši-bu-tu₂] lit-tu-tu₂ | |
| 14 | [a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia₂ lu-šab-bi-u | |
| 15 | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ da-re-e | |
| 16 | [ša] MU.AN.NA | |
| 17 | [ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣ iq-bu-ni | |
| 18 | [ma]-a {iti}KIN nid-ri | |
| 19 | [a]-bu-tu ku-⸢un⸣-na-ta | |
| 20 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ | |
| 21 | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣-hi | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [lu-u] ⸢da⸣-a-ir | |
| 2 | [LUGAL be]-⸢li₂⸣ u₂-da | |
| 3 | [UD 07-⸢KAM₂\t⸣ ša {iti}DU₆ | |
| 4 | {d}EN il-lab-biš | |
| 5 | ⸢UD⸣ 08-KAM₂\t KA₂ pa-a-ti | |
| 6 | ⸢ki⸣-i ša₂ {iti}⸢BARAG⸣ {[d}EN] | |
| 7 | [a]-⸢na⸣ KASKAL.2 u₂-nam-[mu]-šu | |
| 8 | [par]-⸢ṣi⸣ ša₂ BAD₃.⸢DINGIR{ki⸣} | |
| 9 | [ki]-i an-nim-ma ⸢e⸣-[pu]-šu₂ | |
| 10 | [ket]-tu₂ mi-i-nu ⸢ši⸣-[ti]-ni | |
| 11 | [LUGAL] be-li₂ lip-ru-⸢us⸣ | |
| 12 | [liš-pu]-⸢ra⸣ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—MAN—PAB-ma | |
| 13 | {⸢lu₂v⸣}qur-bu-tu₂ LU₂ tak-lu | |
| 14 | ⸢u₂⸣-mu-ru šu-u₂ | |
| 15 | ⸢šu⸣-tu-ma lil-⸢li⸣-ka | |
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