ABL 1132 + (P334745)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1132 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P334745 |
| 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 [0:5] o 1o 1–o 55 | [To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-ahhe-eriba. Good health] to the king, my lord! May [Nabû and Marduk] bless the king, my [lord]! |
| Obverse [5:14] o 66–o 1414 | [He who] wrote to the king, my lord, "The planet Venus is visible, it is visible [in the month Ad]ar (XII)," is a vile man, an ignoramus, a cheat! [And he who] wrote to the king, my lord, "Venus is [...] rising in the constellation A[ries]," [does] not [speak] the truth (either). Venus is [not] yet visible! |
| Obverse [14:24] o 1515– | Why does one so [deceitf]ully send such (a report) to the ki[ng, my lo]rd? "Venus is stable in the mor[ning]": (this) signifies "morningtime." If [...], it signif[ies ...]. (But) [Venus is not] vis[ible at p]resent. |
| Bottom [2:10] b.e. 2424– | Who is this person [that] so deceit[fully] se[nds] such reports to the king, my lord? [Tom]orrow they should let me scrutinize th[em], every single one of them. |
| Reverse [6:12] r 77–r 1212 | [As to wh]at the king, my lord, wrote to me: "What do you take the present month to be?" — we take the present month to be Adar (XII), and the present [day] is the 27[th]; the coming [month] is Nisan (I). |
| Reverse [12:19] r 1313–r 1919 | Why does someone tell lies and boast about it? [I]f he does not know, [he should] keep his mouth shut. The [kin]g, my lord, should not hesitate (but) promote him [at once]! |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | Venus is [not] yet [vis]ible. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL EN-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{d}PA—PAB-MEŠ—SU] | |
| 3 | [lu DI-mu a]-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 4 | {[d}PA {d}AMAR.UTU] a-na LUGAL | |
| 5 | [EN]-ia lik-ru-bu | |
| 6 | [ša a]-na LUGAL EN-ia iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 7 | [ma-a] {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat nam-rat | |
| 8 | [ina {iti]}⸢ŠE⸣ nam-rat | |
| 9 | {[lu₂]}qal-lu-lu {lu₂}sa-ku-ku | |
| 10 | {⸢lu₂⸣}par-ri-ṣu šu-u₂ | |
| 11 | [ša] ⸢a⸣-na LUGAL EN-ia iš-pur-[an-ni] | |
| 12 | [ma-a] {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat ina ŠA₃ {mul}{⸢lu₂⸣}[HUN.GA₂] | |
| 13 | [x x] KUR-ma la-a ket-⸢tu₂⸣ [ši-i] | |
| 14 | {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat u₂-di-[na la] | |
| 15 | [in]-na-mar a-ta-a ⸢a⸣-[ke-e] | |
| 16 | [la ket]-⸢tu₂⸣ an-ni-tu₂ a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 17 | [EN]-⸢ia⸣ i-šap-pa-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 18 | {⸢mul⸣}dil-bat ina še-re-⸢e⸣-[ti] | |
| 19 | [i]-kun a-na ša₂—še-[ra-a-ti] | |
| 20 | ⸢i⸣-qab-bi šum-ma [x x x] | |
| 21 | [x] ⸢x x⸣ i-⸢qab⸣-[bi] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22 | [u₂]-⸢ma⸣-a {⸢mul⸣}[dil-bat] | |
| 23 | [la] in-⸢na⸣-[mar] | |
| 24 | ⸢man⸣-nu šu-⸢tu⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [ša] a-ke-e la ⸢ket⸣-[tu₂] | |
| 2 | [di]-ib-bi an-nu-[ti] | |
| 3 | [a]-⸢na⸣ LUGAL EN-ia ⸢i-šap⸣-[par-u-ni] | |
| 4 | [ina ši]-a-ri ina ŠA₃ IGI.2-ia | |
| 5 | [lu]-še-ti-iq-u₂-neš-šu₂-[nu] | |
| 6 | [am]—⸢mar⸣ šu-nu—u-ni | |
| 7 | ⸢ša⸣ LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-[ni] | |
| 8 | ma-a ITI an-ni-u mi₃-i-[nu] | |
| 9 | tu-kal-la ITI an-ni-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 10 | {iti}ŠE nu-ka-a-[la] | |
| 11 | [UD-mu] an-ni-u UD 27-[KAM₂\t] | |
| 12 | [ITI ša] er-rab-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 13 | {[iti]}BARAG a-ta-a man-nu ⸢ina⸣ [UGU] | |
| 14 | [i]-sa-na-al-li [o] | |
| 15 | ⸢i⸣-pa-ah-hi-iz [o] | |
| 16 | [šum]-⸢ma⸣ la u₂-da | |
| 17 | [lu] qa-a-la | |
| 18 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ la i-nar₃-ru-ṭu | |
| 19 | [ar₂]-⸢hiš⸣ lu-rab-bi-iš | |
| 20 | {[mul]}dil-bat u₂-di-na | |
| 21 | [la in]-⸢na-mar⸣ | |
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