ABL 1245 (P334816)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1245 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334816 |
| 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/saa16 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | May Aššur, Šamaš, Bel (and) Nabû bless the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [1:12] o 22–o 1212 | Parruṭu, a goldsmith of the household of the queen, has, like the king and the crown prince, bought a Babylonian, and settled him in his own house. He has taught exorcistic literature to his son; extispicy omens have been explained to him, (and) he has even studied gleanings from Enuma Anu Enlil, and this right before the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | Let the king, my lord, write to his servant on account of this matter. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | [......] that [...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | Sasî [......] |
| Reverse [2:6] r 3'3'–r 6'6' | They are even planting amulets of black wood, a neck-stone (and) Pazuzu-heads on his head. Should I interrogate and bring out the man? |
| Reverse [6:10] r 7'7'–r 10'10' | Let the king, my lord, give orders: if he daubs her with hiddu, they should give it to me. The hiddu must be given to me, (whether) by force, (or) without anybody('s permission)! |
| Reverse [10:13] r 11'11'–r 13'13' | As to what the king, my lord, wrote to his servant: "Who displays much malice towards you (and) is disagreeable?" — would I not write to the king, my lord! ... |
| Reverse [13:19] r 14'14'– | I put the foundation stone in a bag, (thinking): "How will he return it?" Send your servant. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | May the king, my lord, understand! On the 4th day, [......]. |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | O king, my lord! How long still [will my] eyes [...]? |
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 | aš-šur {d}UTU {d}EN {d}PA a-na LUGAL | |
| 2 | EN-ia₂ lik-ru-ub {1}pa-ru-ṭu | |
| 3 | {lu₂v}SIMUG.KUG.GI ša E₂ MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL MI₂—E₂.GAL | |
| 4 | ki-i LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—LUGAL DUMU—KA₂.DINGIR{ki} DUMU—KA₂.DINGIR{ki} | |
| 5 | ina ŠA₃-bi KUG.UD i-si-qi ina E₂ ra-mi-ni-šu₂ | |
| 6 | u₂-se-ši-ib-šu₂ IM.GID₂.DA | |
| 7 | ina ŠA₃-bi {lu₂v}a-ši-pu-te a-na DUMU-šu₂ | |
| 8 | iq-ṭi₂-bi UZU-MEŠ i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
| 9 | ša {lu₂v}ba-ru-u-te uk-tal-li-mu-šu₂ | |
| 10 | li-iq-te ša 1 UD—a-na—{d}EN.LIL₂ UD—a-na—{d}EN.LIL₂ UD—a-na—{d}EN.LIL₂ UD—a-na—{d}EN.LIL₂ UD—a-na—{d}EN.LIL₂ | |
| 11 | i-ba-aš₂-ši lu e-ta-mar | |
| 12 | i-na pa-ni ša LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 13 | ina UGU da-ba-bi an-ni-e | |
| 14 | LUGAL be-li₂ a-na ARAD-šu₂ liš-pu-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x] ša₂ ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | {1}sa-si-i ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | {giš}ṣal-lu-ma-a-ni {na₄}ki-ša₂-⸢du⸣ | |
| 4' | SAG.DU—pa-zu-za-a-ni SAG.DU—pa-zu-za-a-ni SAG.DU—pa-zu-za-a-ni ina SAG-šu₂ | |
| 5' | i-ba-aš₂-ši u₂-šar-qu-up | |
| 6' | ⸢LU₂~v⸣ lu-sa-ni-qi lu-še-ṣi-a | |
| 7' | LUGAL be-li₂ ṭe₃-e-mu liš-kun | |
| 8' | ki-ma hi-id-du e-ti-qi-ši | |
| 9' | li-di-nu-u-ni ša₂—da-a-ni | |
| 10' | ša la man-ni hi-id-du i-da-nu-u-ni | |
| 11' | ša LUGAL be-li₂ a-na ARAD-šu₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 12' | ma-a man-nu la-ma-a-nu ma-aʾ-du | |
| 13' | u₂-kal-lam-ka le-ma-gur₂ le-ma-gur₂ le-ma-gur₂ a-na MAN | |
| 14' | EN-ia₂ la aš₂-par ša₂-ti-ši | |
| 15' | pu-u-lu ina UGU lub-bi a-sa-kan | |
| r.e. | ||
| 16 | nu-uk a-ke-e lu-⸢sah-hi⸣-ri | |
| 17 | ARAD-ka šup-ru | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | LUGAL be-li₂ li-ih-kim ina UD 04-KAM ⸢UD⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2 | LUGAL be-li₂ ki ma-ṣi ah-ru IGI.2-MEŠ [x x x x] | |
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