ABL 1179 (P334775)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1179 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334775 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [May] Nabû and Marduk [bless] the king, [my lord]! May [Aššur], Bel and Nabû bestow happiness and well-[being upon] the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | [The prince NN is doing very] well. The king, [my] lord, [can be ha]ppy. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | Until [... the scr]ibal craft [......] |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | (6) (Break) |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | The king, my lord, [kn]ows [th]at [I am] (a servant) whose eyes are fixed [upon his lords], who pr[ays] to the gods for the happi[ness and well-being] of his lords, and whose heart [is fully dedicated] to his lords. Even a dog [......] with its shepherd! |
| Obverse [12:16] o 1313– | Now I and [......]; to whom [else would we be devoted?] May Aššur, Bel and Nabû give [the king], my lord, happi[ness and health]! |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | Concerning the man who [......] did not open his mouth, [we have ...ed] on (his) b[ehalf]. If we had not asked, ...[......]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | {[d]}AG u₃ {d}AMAR.UTU a-na LUGAL [EN-ia lik-ru-bu] | |
| 2 | [aš-šur] {d}EN {d}PA ṭu-ub ŠA₃-bi ṭu-⸢ub⸣ [UZU-MEŠ] | |
| 3 | [a-na] LUGAL EN-ia₂ liš-ru-ku šul-[mu a-na x x x] | |
| 4 | [a—dan-niš] ŠA₃-bi ša LUGAL be-li₂-[ia lu ṭa-ab-šu₂] | |
| 5 | a-du [x x] ⸢DUB⸣.SAR-u₂-ti [x x x x x x] | |
| 6 | la a-ki [x x]+⸢x⸣ ka-a.a-ma-nu [x x x x x] | |
| 7 | DINGIR-MEŠ-ni-[ka] lu-u₂-za-ʾi-[x x x x x] | |
| 8 | LUGAL be-li₂ [u₂]-da [ki]-i {<lu₂}ARAD> ša [TA@v EN-MEŠ-šu₂] | |
| 9 | IGI.2-MEŠ-šu₂ šak-na-a-ni a-na ṭu-ub [ŠA₃-bi ṭu-ub UZU] | |
| 10 | ša EN-MEŠ-šu₂ DINGIR-MEŠ-ni u₂-ṣa-[al-lu-u-ni] | |
| 11 | TA@v EN-MEŠ-šu₂ ŠA₃-bu-šu₂ [gam-ma-ru-u-ni a-na-ku-ni] | |
| 12 | u₃ UR.KU TA@v {lu₂}SIPA-⸢šu₂ x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 13 | u₂-ma-a ana-ku u₃ ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na ma-an-ni-im-ma [ah—hur IGI.2-MEŠ-ni šak-na] | |
| 2 | aš-šur {d}EN {d}AG ṭu-ub ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[bi ṭu-ub UZU a-na LUGAL] | |
| 3 | EN-ia lid-di-nu ina UGU ša [x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | pi-i-šu₂ la e-pu-uš-u-ni ina ⸢UGU⸣-[hi šu-u x x x] | |
| 5 | ki-ma la ni-iš-al ib—ba-at-ti ib—ba-at-ti [x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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