ABL 1221 (P334803)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1221 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334803 |
| 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/saa13 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1'1'–o 2'2' | May [(the gods) ... bl]es[s the king], my [lo]rd. |
| Obverse [2:11] o 3'3'–o 11'11' | [Concerning the sacrific]es of the 5th day [which the king], my [l]ord, put in the [ch]arge of the chief cupbearer — are they to come and perform them before Aššur, and are they to bring [to the king], my lord, the coo]ked meat, the portions of meat and the [insid]e cuts of meat which are (to be laid) before Aššur? [Wha]t is it that the king, my lord, [com]mands? |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | I have set aside the [... of] Lisikutu [... for the ki]ng, my lord. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 14'14'– | [The ... of] this [...] concerns every(thing); I have written it down [...]. |
| Reverse [0:5] r 1r 1–r 55 | [As for the ...] which were changed, [NN the] priest of Nergal [is saying]: "It is [...]. I myself will not perform [the sacrifices]." [The king], my [lord], should know this. |
| Reverse [5:10] r 66–r 1010 | I have also set aside [for the king], my [lo]rd, [the sheep(-offerings) which] he should be performing [be]fore the temple of Šarrat-nipha [...]. The [festival] is approaching. [The king, my lord], should decide and write about it [t]o his servant. |
| Reverse [10:13] r 1111–r 1313 | [The king, my lord], is the [ima]ge of Marduk. The word of [the king], my lord, [is] just as [final] as that of the gods. [...] the flesh of the gods, Šamaš |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] the king, my lord, [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x be]-li-⸢ia lik⸣-[ru-bu] | |
| 3' | [ina UGU {udu]}⸢SISKUR⸣-MEŠ ša UD 05-KAM₂ | |
| 4' | [ša LUGAL] ⸢be⸣-li ina UGU {lu₂}GAL—KAŠ.LUL {lu₂}GAL—KAŠ.LUL | |
| 5' | [ki-i pi]-qit-tu ik-ru-ur-u-ni | |
| 6' | [il-lak]-u₂-ni ina IGI {d}aš-šur ep-pa-šu-u₂ | |
| 7' | {[uzu]}⸢sal⸣-qa {uzu}DIŠ-ha-a-ni | |
| 8' | {[uzu}E₂-a-ni]-a-ti ša pa-an {d}aš-šur | |
| 9' | [a-na LUGAL] be-li-ia u₂-bal-u₂-ni-i | |
| 10' | [mi-i]-⸢nu⸣ ša LUGAL be-li | |
| 11' | [i-qab]-bu-u₂-ni | |
| 12' | [x x x x] {⸢d⸣}li-si-ku-tu | |
| 13' | [x x x a-na] ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia u₂-tal-li | |
| 14' | [x x x x] an-ni-e ina UGU gab-bi | |
| 15' | [x x x a]-⸢sa⸣-ṭar | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] u₂-ša₂-an-nu-ni | |
| 2 | [x x x {lu₂]}SANGA ša₂ {d}MAŠ.MAŠ | |
| 3 | [ma-a x x] ši-i | |
| 4 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ana-ku la ep-pa-aš₂ | |
| 5 | [LUGAL be]-⸢li⸣ lu u₂-di | |
| 6 | [UDU-MEŠ ša] ⸢IGI⸣ E₂—{d}GAŠAN-at—ni-ip-ha | |
| 7 | [x x x x] ⸢ep⸣-pa-aš₂-u₂-ni | |
| 8 | [a-na LUGAL be]-li-ia u₂-tal-li-ma | |
| 9 | [i-si-nu]-ma i-qar-ri-ban-ni | |
| 10 | [LUGAL be-li₂ a]-⸢na⸣ ARAD-šu₂ lip-ru-us liš-pu-ra | |
| 11 | [LUGAL be-li₂ ṣa]-⸢lam⸣ {d}AMAR.UTU šu-u₂ | |
| 12 | [LUGAL] be-li₂ a-bat-su ki-i ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 13 | [ga-am-rat x x]+⸢x⸣ UZU-MEŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}UTU | |
| 14 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ LUGAL be-li | |
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