ABL 1249 (P334817)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1249 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334817 |
| 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 1o 1–o 22 | [I] am the Lord. I have entered and made peace with Mullissu. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | Assurbanipal, king of Assyria whom she raised, fear not! I am the Lord. |
| Obverse [5:9] o 66–o 99 | I have forgiven you (Mullissu). Assurbanipal is in a country which is loyal. Together with his country, I have forgiven you. |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | I departed safely and securely from your city. Mercy, compassion ... |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | I entrea[ted] and prayed to the Lord. I (then) dispatched Nabû-šarru-uṣur, a tracker of my contingent. |
| Reverse [4:7] r 55–r 77 | To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. May Aššur and Ištar bless the king. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na-ku] EN e-⸢tar⸣-ba | |
| 2 | TA@v {d}⸢NIN.LIL₂⸣ a-si-⸢lim⸣ | |
| 3 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A LUGAL ⸢KUR⸣—aš | |
| 4 | ⸢ša⸣ tu₂-ra-bi-i-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 5 | ⸢la⸣ ta-pa-lah₃ | |
| 6 | [a-na]-ku EN ar-te-an-ki | |
| 7 | {1}aš-šur—DU₃—A ina KUR ša GIN | |
| 8 | šu-u₂ a-di KUR-šu | |
| 9 | ar-te-an-ki | |
| 10 | ina DI-mu šal-lim-te | |
| 11 | TA@v URU-ki at-tu₂-ṣi | |
| 12 | ⸢re-e-mu⸣ gim-lu | |
| 13 | [x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢a-na⸣ [o] EN at-⸢ta⸣-[har] | |
| 2 | u₂-sa-ri-ir-ri | |
| 3 | {1}{d}PA—MAN—PAB {lu₂v}⸢UŠ⸣—kib-si {lu₂v}⸢UŠ⸣—kib-si | |
| 4 | ša mu-gi-ia a-sa-par | |
| 5 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 6 | ARAD-ka {1}aš-šur—ha-mat-ia | |
| 7 | aš-šur {d}15 a-na LUGAL | |
| 8 | lik-ru-ub-bu | |
Sources & licences
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