ABL 1173 (P334770)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334770 |
| 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 [Nabû]-nadin-šumi. [Good health] to the king, my lord! May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord! May they give long-lasting days, ever-lasting years, happiness and physical well-being to the king, my lord! As heaven and earth last for ever, may the name of the king, my lord, last for ever in the land of Assyria! |
| Obverse [7:9] o 88–o 99 | There is much [hatred] in the presence of the king, my lord; let the king, my lord, heed the message of this letter! |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | [The king, my lord, is] a great [benef]actor and lover [of his people]. As Urad-Nanaya [......], the king, my lord, sent [...] to him [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | Now he has touched his father's house |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [......] his servant [stays] in the presence of a palace eunuch. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 6'6'–r 8'8' | [I will find out] whatever report there is and send the result of my efforts, a tablet meeting the king's desire, [...] to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [8:11] r 9'9'–r 11'11' | [.....] Urad-Nanaya |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂]-ia ARAD-ka {1}{d}[AG]—⸢SUM⸣—MU | |
| 2 | [lu-u DI-mu] a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 3 | {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL EN-ia lik-ru-bu | |
| 4 | UD-MEŠ GID₂.DA-MEŠ MU-MEŠ da-ra-a-te ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi | |
| 5 | ⸢ṭu-ub⸣ UZU a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia li-di-nu | |
| 6 | ki-i ša AN-e kaq-qu-ru da-ru-u₂-ni | |
| 7 | ⸢šu-mu⸣ ša LUGAL EN-ia ina KUR—aš-šur lu da-ra | |
| 8 | ⸢zi-ru⸣ ina pa-an LUGAL EN-ia ma-aʾ-du | |
| 9 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ [da]-⸢ba⸣-bu ša e-gir₂-te an-ni-te liš-me | |
| 10 | [LUGAL be-li₂ ṭa-ab]-⸢ta⸣-nu ša a—dan-niš u₃ ra-i-mu | |
| 11 | [ša UN-MEŠ šu]-⸢u₂⸣ a-ki-i {1}ARAD—{d}na-na-a | |
| 12 | [x x x x x x x]-du-u-ni LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣ us-se-bi-la-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-bit | |
| 2' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x]-am-me | |
| 3' | ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x]-me | |
| 4' | is-⸢x⸣+[x x x] u₂-ma-a ah-šu₂ ina E₂—AD-šu₂ E₂—AD-šu₂ ta-ta-lak | |
| 5' | ⸢zi⸣-[x x x x x] E₂ ARAD-šu₂ ina pa-an 01-en {lu₂}SAG-MEŠ | |
| 6' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-u₂ mi₃-nu ša ṭe₃-mi₃-ni | |
| 7' | [la-mur] ⸢ne₂⸣-mu-lu ṭup-pu ṣa-hi-it-tu₂ ša LUGAL | |
| 8' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia la-aš₂-pu-ra | |
| 9' | [x x x x x]-eš ina ⸢x x⸣ {1}⸢ARAD⸣—{d}⸢na-na-a⸣ | |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ni | |
| 11' | [x x x x x] ⸢šu₂ nu an i ra⸣ [x] ⸢tu⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-nu-ni ina UGU | |
| 2 | [x x x x x i]-zi-ru-ni ma-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ kal | |
Sources & licences
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