ABL 1177 (P334773)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1177 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334773 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | ......] the exempts [...... to] the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | [As to] Gidgidanu [and his brothers about whom the] king my lord wrote to me: "[Let th]em be [br]ought here!" — |
| Obverse [7:17] o 8'8'–o 17'17' | [When he heard of this, he became sc]ared and [......] the gods, saying: "Let me go and [petition] the king [......] to give me [......] let me [go] to Arbela." He has come [now and is] in Dur-[Šarruken], doing [his work]. His brothers again [... have] not [gone out] of Dur-Šarruken, [they have not set] foot anywhere at all but are present and [do] their work. |
| Obverse [17:26] o 18'18'– | [As to] Marduk-remanni [and the ...] of the Inner City about whom the king my lord w[rote to me], I have appointed them in charge of Aššur-of-Lions at [...] and impressed upon them: "Watch out [...] and do your [work!]" |
| Reverse [1:8] r 2'2'–r 8'8' | ......] in the presence of the ki[ng, my lord ......]. He and his brothers had become very scared, so I gave them new [orders]: "This will do for this (neglected) king's [work] of [la]st year." Now they are present and do their work in the Review Palace. |
| Reverse [8:16] r 9'9'–r 16'16' | I have made it clear to the dome[stics] who are in Dur-Šarruken that nobody [is allowed to] make fire [...] or set [......], and I have placed [......]. They are very [strongly gua]rded. [The Zikir]taeans [have brought their] tr[ibute]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x {lu₂v]}zak-⸢ku⸣-[u x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [ina UGU] ⸢LUGAL\p⸣ EN-⸢ia⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [ina UGU {1}⸢gid₂⸣-gi-da\d-a-ni [u₃ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 5' | [ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN iš-pur-⸢an⸣-[ni ma-a x x x x] | |
| 6' | [lu-bi]-lu-u₂-ni-⸢šu⸣-[nu šu-u₂ is-se-me] | |
| 7' | [ip-ta]-⸢la⸣-ah DINGIR-MEŠ [x x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | [ma-a] ⸢la⸣-al-lik LUGAL\p ⸢la⸣-[ah-hur x x x] | |
| 9' | [li]-id-di\d-nu-u₂-ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 10' | [ma-a] ina {uru}arba-il₃ la-⸢al⸣-[lik u₂-ma-a] | |
| 11' | [it]-tal-ka ina {uru}BAD₃\p—[MAN—GI.NA šu-u dul-lu] | |
| 12' | [e]-pa-aš₂ u₃ ŠEŠ\p-MEŠ-[šu₂ x x x x x] | |
| 13' | ⸢TA@v⸣ {uru}BAD₃\p—MAN—GI.NA ⸢la⸣ [u₂-ṣi-u₂] | |
| 14' | [GIR₃].2-šu₂-nu a.a-ka-me-e-⸢ni⸣ [la iš-ku-nu] | |
| 15' | [kam]-mu-su dul\d-la-šu₂\d-⸢nu⸣ [e-pu-šu₂] | |
| 16' | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ {1}{d}AMAR.UTU—rem₂-a-ni [x x x x] | |
| 17' | {[uru]}⸢ŠA₃⸣—URU-a.a ša LUGAL\p EN ⸢iš⸣-[pur-an-ni] | |
| 18' | [ina IGI] aš-šur—UR.MAH-MEŠ ina ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 19' | [ap]-⸢ti\t⸣-qid-šu-nu bir-te IGI.2-[MEŠ-šu₂-nu] | |
| 20' | [un-ta]-di\d-id-di\d nu-uk\d hi\p-ir-⸢da⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 21' | [dul-la]-⸢ku⸣-nu ep-⸢ša⸣ [o] | |
| 22' | [x x x x] da a ⸢x⸣+[x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 23' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ du [x x x x x x x] | |
| 24' | [x x x x] ⸢ṣab⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x] ŠA₃-bi ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]-a-ri ina pa-an ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x]-nu-u-ni šu-u-tu₂ a-du ⸢PAB⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 4' | [ip]-⸢tal⸣-hu a—dan-niš u₂-sa-hi-ir ana-ku | |
| 5' | [ṭe₃-mu a]-⸢sa⸣-ka-an-šu-nu nu-uk\td an-ni-u₂ | |
| 6' | [ša dul]-⸢li⸣ LUGAL\p an-ni-e ša [MU].⸢IM⸣.MA | |
| 7' | [u₂]-⸢ma⸣-a kam-mu-su ina E₂.⸢GAL⸣—[ma]-⸢šar⸣-te E₂.⸢GAL⸣—[ma]-⸢šar⸣-te | |
| 8' | ⸢dul⸣-la-šu₂-nu e-⸢pu⸣-[šu o] | |
| 9' | bir-te e-ni ša {lu₂v}ša₂—E₂—02-u-te] | |
| 10' | ša ina {uru}BAD₃—{1}MAN—GI.NA [un-ta-di-di] | |
| 11' | ⸢nu-uk⸣ me-me-e-ni i-ša₂-a-[tu₂ ina x x x] | |
| 12' | [lu la] i-na-ap-pa-ah [x x x x x] | |
| 13' | [lu la] i-ša-ak-ka-an [x x x x x] | |
| 14' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-du a-sa-ka-[an x x x x] | |
| 15' | [ma-ṣar]-⸢ta⸣-šu₂-nu a—dan-[niš dan-na-at] | |
| 16' | {[kur}zi-kir]-ta-a.a ma-[da-tu₂ na-ṣu-u-ni] | |
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