ABL 1097 (P334734)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334734 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | are empty [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | are not there [......] |
| Obverse [3:6] o 4'4'–o 6'6' | On the 26th the god [...], on the 27th the god [...], on the 28th the god Ta[mmuz ...]. |
| Obverse [6:13] o 7'7'– | On the morning of the 26th they introduce [...] and the dis[play] takes place; on the 2[7th and the 28th they do] likewise. This is for the city of Assur. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | On the 26th: the wailing; on the 27th: the redemption; on the 28th: Tammuz. This is the way the display takes place in Nineveh. |
| Reverse [3:5] r 44–r 55 | In Calah, the display (takes place) on the 27th and the 28th in like manner. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | In [Arbe]la, the displays [take place] on the 27th, the 28th and the 2[9th]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bu [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | ra-a-qu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | la-aš₂-šu₂ ina ŠA₃-⸢bi⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 4' | UD 26-KAM₂ {d}[x x x x x] | |
| 5' | UD 27-KAM₂ {⸢d⸣}[x x x x x] | |
| 6' | UD 28-KAM₂ {d}⸢DUMU⸣.[ZI x x x x] | |
| 7' | UD 26-KAM₂ ša₂—še-ra-a-⸢ti⸣ [x x x] | |
| 8' | u₂-še-ru-bu tak-[lim-tu₂] | |
| 9' | u₂-kal-lu-mu UD 27-[KAM₂ UD 28-KAM₂] | |
| 10' | ki-i an-nim-[ma ep-pu-šu₂] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 11' | an-ni-u ša₂ {uru}ŠA₃-bi—⸢URU⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | UD 26-KAM₂ kil-lum UD 27-KAM₂ pa-ša₂-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 2 | UD 28-KAM₂ {d}DUMU.ZI ki-i an-nim-ma | |
| 3 | ina {uru}NINA{ki} tak-lim-tu₂ u₂-kal-lu-mu | |
| 4 | UD 27-KAM₂ UD 28-KAM₂ ki-i an-nim-ma | |
| 5 | ina {uru}kal-ha tak-lim-tu₂ | |
| 6 | UD 27-KAM₂ UD 28-KAM₂ UD 29-[KAM₂] | |
| 7 | ina {uru}arba-il₃ tak-lim-⸢a⸣-[ti u₂-kal-lu-mu] | |
| 8 | ⸢x⸣ [x x] ni iq [x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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