ABL 1263 (P334820)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1263 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334820 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa01 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | [To the Vizier, my lord: your servant Taklak-ana-Bel. Good he]alth to [my lord!] |
| Obverse [3:14] o 44–o 1414 | [Bahian]u being [the key witness to the cr]imes co]mmitted by Be[l-lu-balaṭ], my lord wro[te to me]: "Let Bahianu come here." He (= Bel-lu-balaṭ) heard (of this) and ambushed 50 men on Mt. Kukab before his arrival. They killed Bahianu along with his attendants and took three minas of gold, two talents of silver, four mules and ten donkeys. |
| Obverse [14:22] o 1515–o 2222 | [...]si heard (of this), went in pursuit [after them, killed ... men] of them, [and retrieved] the mules and the donkeys. [He captured ...] men from among them and question[ed them; they sai]d: "Bel-[lu-balaṭ sent u]s [...... |
| Reverse [0:8] r 1r 1–r 88 | ......] seized [...]. Before [... happe]ned, Hut[... likewi]se declared (he had) 'a king's case' co[ncerning Bel-l]u-balaṭ. [Ubr]u-Nabû, a servant of the latter hea[rd (of it) and ki]lled him; he himself ca[me] and looted his [house]. His servants got up and fled, his house is deserted. |
| Reverse [8:12] r 99–r 1212 | He (= Bel-lu-balaṭ) has received oxen from every exempt, one from each; the whole local population has become a one-legged man. |
| Reverse [12:17] r 1313–r 1717 | Why are you silent? Make this case known in the Palace! As long as you are [...], do not l[ay it to m]y fault! (If I didn't write), it would happen that once you h[eard (of it), my [lord] will be [filled] with anger against me. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na {lu₂}SUKKAL EN-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka] {1}[tak-lak—a-na—EN] | |
| 3 | [lu DI]-mu a-[na EN-ia] | |
| 4 | {1}ba-hi-a]-⸢nu⸣ šu-u₂ [mu-kin-nu] | |
| 5 | [hi-ṭa]-a-te ša {1}⸢EN⸣—[lu—TI.LA] | |
| 6 | [e]-pa-šu-u-ni be-li₂ is-⸢sap⸣-[ra] | |
| 7 | ma-a {1}ba-hi-a-nu lil\dm-li-ka | |
| 8 | šu-u₂ is-se-me 50 ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 9 | a-na šub-ti pa-na-tu-uš-šu₂ | |
| 10 | i-na {kur}ku-ki-bi us-se-⸢šib⸣ | |
| 11 | a-na {1}ba-hi\p-a-ni a-di {lu₂}TUR-[MEŠ]-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 12 | id-du-ku 03 MA.NA KUG.GI | |
| 13 | 02 GU₂.UN KUG.UD 04 {anše}ku-din | |
| 14 | 10 ⸢ANŠE.NITA₂⸣-MEŠ it-ta-ṣu | |
| 15 | {1}x-x]+⸢x⸣-si is-se-me | |
| 16 | [i—da-tu-uš-šu₂] [i—da-tu-uš-šu₂] ir-ti-di-ip | |
| 17 | [x ERIM-MEŠ] ⸢ina⸣ ŠA₃-bi-šu₂-nu | |
| 18 | [id-du-ka {anše]}ku-din ANŠE-MEŠ | |
| 19 | [it-ta-ṣu x] ERIM-MEŠ TA@v\m ŠA₃-šu₂-nu | |
| 20 | [u₂-ṣab-bit] us-sa-⸢niq⸣-[šu₂-nu] | |
| 21 | [iq-ṭi₂-bi]-⸢u₂⸣ ma-a {1}EN—[lu—TI.LA] | |
| 22 | [x x x]-ši ma-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x x] tu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x u₂]-ṣab-bit a-di ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-kan-ni {1}hu-ut-[x x] | |
| 3 | [x x]-ma a-bat LUGAL ⸢ina⸣ [UGU] | |
| 4 | {1}EN]—⸢lu⸣—TI.LA iz-⸢za⸣-[kar] | |
| 5 | {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—{d}PA ARAD-šu₂ is-⸢se⸣-[me] | |
| 6 | [id]-⸢du⸣-ak\d-šu₂ šu-u₂ it-[tal-ka] | |
| 7 | [E₂]-su in-taš-ʾa UN-MEŠ-šu₂ [o] | |
| 8 | it-tab-bu ih-tal-qu E₂-su | |
| 9 | ra-am-mu TA@v\m IGI {lu₂}zak-ke-e | |
| 10 | gab-bu 01-a.a GUD.NITA₂-MEŠ | |
| 11 | it-ta-har UN-MEŠ KUR gab-bu | |
| 12 | ina UGU 01-et GIR₃-šu₂-nu iz-za-zu | |
| 13 | a-ta-a qa\d-la-a-ka da-ba-bu | |
| 14 | an-ni-u₂ ina E₂.GAL ⸢ša₂⸣-aš₂-me | |
| 15 | a-du at-ta ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 16 | a-na hi-iṭ-ṭi la ta-⸢ša⸣-[kan-an]-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 17 | ⸢il\t⸣-la-ka a-du taš-[mu-u-ni] | |
| 18 | [be]-⸢li₂⸣ lib-ba-te-ia i-[mal-la] | |
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