ABL 1239 + (P334814)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1239 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P334814 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa02 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
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| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | The treaty of Zakutu, the queen of Senna[cherib, ki]ng of Assyria, mother of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [2:8] o 33–o 88 | with Šamaš-šumu-ukin, his equal brother, with Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ and the rest of his brothers, with the royal seed, with the magnates and the governors, the bearded and the eunuchs, the royal entourage, with the exempts and all who enter the Palace, with Assyrians high and low: |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | Anyone who (is included) in this treaty which Queen Zakutu has concluded with the whole nation concerning her favourite grandson [Assurba]nipal, |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | anyone (of you) who should [...] fabricate and carry out an ugly and evil thing or a revolt against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [15:18] o 1616–o 1818 | in your hearts conceive and put into words an ugly [sch]eme or an evil plot against [your lord] Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [18:22] o 1919–o 2222 | [in yo]ur [hearts] deliberate and formulate an ugly suggestion and evil advice for rebellion and insurrection against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323–o 2424 | (or) plot [with] another [...] for the murder of your lord [Assurbanipal, king] of Assyria: |
| Obverse [24:28] o 2525– | [May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš], Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, [Mars, and Sirius ...... |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | sou]th and [north]. |
| Reverse [1:6] r 22–r 66 | [And if] you from this day on (hear) an ugly [word] of rebellion and insurrection being spo[ken against] your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, you shall come and inform Zakutu his mother and Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria], your lord; |
| Reverse [6:11] r 77–r 1111 | and if you hear of (a plan) to kill or eliminate your lord [Assur]banipal, king of Assyria, you shall come and inform Zakutu [his mother] and your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; |
| Reverse [11:17] r 1212–r 1717 | and if you hear of an ugly [scheme] being elaborated against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, you shall speak out in the presence of Zakutu his mother and your lord, Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; |
| Reverse [17:28] r 1818– | and if you hear and know that there are men instigating armed rebellion or fomenting conspiracy in your midst, be they bearded or eunuchs or his brothers or of royal line of your brothers or friends or any one in the entire nation - should you hear and [know] (this), you shall seize and [kill] them and bring them to Zakutu [his mother and to Assurbani]pal, [king of Assyria, your lord.] |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a]-⸢de⸣-e ⸢ša₂⸣ {mi₂}za-ku-u-te {mi₂}KUR {mi₂}KUR ša₂ {1}30—⸢PAB⸣-[MEŠ—SU] | |
| 2 | ⸢MAN⸣ KUR—aš AMA {1}aš-šur—PAB—AŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur | |
| 3 | TA@v {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—⸢GI⸣.NA PAB ta-li-me-šu₂ | |
| 4 | TA@v {1}{d}GIŠ.NU₁₁—UG₅.GA—TI.LA u₃ | |
| 5 | re-eh-te PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ TA@v NUMUN LUGAL TA@v | |
| 6 | {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ {lu₂}NAM-MEŠ {lu₂}ša₂—ziq-ni | |
| 7 | {⸢lu₂⸣}SAG-MEŠ {lu₂}GUB—IGI {lu₂}GUB—IGI TA@v {lu₂}⸢zak⸣-ke-e | |
| 8 | u₃ {lu₂}TU—KUR {lu₂}TU—KUR gab-bu o TA@v DUMU-MEŠ KUR—aš-šur | |
| 9 | {⸢lu₂}qal₃⸣-lu {lu₂}dan-⸢nu⸣ man-nu ša₂ ina ŠA₃ a-de-e | |
| 10 | ⸢an-nu⸣-te ša₂ {mi₂}za-ku-u-te {mi₂}KUR {mi₂}KUR ina UGU | |
| 11 | {1}aš-šur]—⸢DU₃⸣—A DUMU ŠA₃—ŠA₃-bi-ša₂ HUL₂ TA@v UN-MEŠ KUR gab-bu | |
| 12 | [taš]-⸢kun⸣-u-ni man-nu ša₂ a-bu-tu₂ la de-iq-tu₂ | |
| 13 | [la] ⸢ṭa⸣-ab-tu₂ u₃ na-bal-kat₃-tu | |
| 14 | [ina] ⸢UGU⸣ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—⸢A MAN⸣ KUR—aš-šur EN-ku-nu | |
| 15 | [x x] ⸢ta⸣-sa-⸢li⸣-a-ni te-ep-pa-ša₂-a-ni | |
| 16 | [nik]-⸢lu⸣ la da-an-qu da-ba-a-bu | |
| 17 | [la ṭa]-⸢a⸣-bu ina UGU {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš | |
| 18 | [EN-ku-nu ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ ŠA₃-bi-ku-nu ta-nak-kil-a-nin-ni | |
| 19 | [ta-dab₂-bu]-⸢ba⸣-a-ni us-su-uk-tu₂ | |
| 20 | [la de]-⸢iq⸣-tu₂ mil-ku la ṭa-a-bu ša₂ si-hi bar-te | |
| 21 | [ina ŠA₃-bi-ku]-nu ina UGU {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš EN-ku-nu | |
| 22 | [ta-mal]-⸢lik⸣-a-ni ta-dab₂-bu-ba-a-ni | |
| 23 | [TA@v x x x]+⸢x⸣ 02-e ina UGU du-a-ki | |
| 24 | [ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN] KUR—aš EN-ku-nu ta-dab₂-bu-ba-a-[ni] | |
| 25 | [aš-šur {d}30 {d}UTU] {d}SAG.ME.GAR {d}dil-bat | |
| b.e. | ||
| 26 | {[d}UDU.IDIM.SAG].⸢UŠ⸣ {d}⸢UDU.IDIM⸣.GUD.[UD] | |
| 27 | {[d}ṣal-bat]-⸢a⸣-[nu {d}GAG.SI.SA₂ x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x] ⸢ZAG u₂⸣ [KAB x x] | |
| 2 | [u₃ šum-ma] at-tu-nu TA@v ŠA₃ UD-me an-ni-⸢e⸣ | |
| 3 | [a-bu-tu₂ la] de-iq-tu₂ ša₂ si-hi bar-te | |
| 4 | [ša₂ ina UGU {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš be-li₂-ku-nu | |
| 5 | [i-dab₂-bu]-bu-u-ni <ta-šam-ma-a-ni> la tal-la-ka-nin-ni | |
| 6 | [uz-ni] ša₂ {mi₂}za-ku-u-te AMA-šu₂ u₃ ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A | |
| 7 | [MAN KUR—aš] ⸢EN⸣-ku-nu la tu-pat-ta-a-ni ⸢u₃ šum⸣-ma | |
| 8 | [at-tu]-nu ša₂ da-a-ki u₃ hul-lu-qi₂ | |
| 9 | [ša₂ {1}aš-šur]—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš EN-ku-nu ta-šam-ma-a-ni | |
| 10 | [la] ⸢tal⸣-la-ka-nin-ni uz-ni ša₂ {mi₂}za-ku-te o | |
| 11 | [AMA-šu₂] ⸢u₃⸣ ša₂ {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A MAN KUR—aš be-li₂-ku-nu | |
| 12 | [la tu]-⸢pat⸣-ta-a-ni u₃ šum-ma at-tu-nu | |
| 13 | [ki-i nik]-⸢lu⸣ la da-an-qu ina UGU {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A | |
| 14 | ⸢MAN KUR—aš be-li₂⸣-ku-nu i-nak-kil-an-ni | |
| 15 | ta-šam-ma-a-ni la tal-la-ka-nin-ni | |
| 16 | ina IGI {mi₂}za-ku-te AMA-šu₂ u₃ ina IGI {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A | |
| 17 | ⸢MAN KUR—aš be-li₂⸣-ku-nu la ta-qab-ba-a-ni | |
| 18 | u₃ šum-ma at-tu-nu ta-šam-ma-a-ni | |
| 19 | tu-da-a-ni ma-a ERIM-MEŠ mu-šam-hi-iṣ-ṣu-u-te | |
| 20 | mu-šad-bi-bu-u-te <$ša₂$> ina bir-tuk-ku-nu lu-u | |
| 21 | ina {lu₂}ša₂—ziq-ni lu-u ina {lu₂}SAG-MEŠ lu-u ina PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 22 | lu-u ina NUMUN MAN lu-u PAB-MEŠ-ku-nu lu-u EN—ṭa-ba-te-ku-nu EN—ṭa-ba-te-ku-nu | |
| 23 | [lu-u] ina UN-⸢MEŠ KUR⸣ gab-bu ta-šam-ma-a-ni | |
| 24 | [tu-da-a-ni] ⸢la⸣ ta-ṣab-ba-ta-nin-ni | |
| 25 | [la ta-du-ka-ni ina] ⸢UGU {mi₂⸣}za-ku-⸢te⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 26 | [AMA-šu₂ u₃ ina UGU {1}aš-šur—DU₃]—⸢A⸣ [MAN KUR—aš] | |
| 27 | [be-li₂-ku-nu la tu-bal]-⸢a-nin⸣-[ni] | |
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