ABL 1291 (P334833)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1291 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334833 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1'1'–o 3'3' | He took 6 minas worth [of gold from Ilumma-le'i]. Now, [if the king, my lord, command]s, [I shall investigate (the matter)] here. |
| Obverse [3:5] o 4'4'–o 5'5' | [T]attî, son of [PN, weigh]ed [the gold with] Sukkaya (and) Mu[...]. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 6'6'–o 8'8' | The king, my lord, [should ask ... as follows]: "Did they [g]ive the gold of Ilumma-[le'i] to you (pl.)?" |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | The [...] of the [cohort] com[mander] Ilumma-le'i [...] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | from my servants [......] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [the kin]g, my lord, parce[ls out ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] the roya[l] gold [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... m]uch [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...] the king, my lord, [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | I have in[formed the king], my lord, [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...] whom the king, my lord, [.....] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...]s [......] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | the lady Ekallitu in [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | an official carries [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | The hand of the king [......] |
| Reverse [7:9] r 8'8'–r 9'9' | (that) he now is [....]. [Perhaps the king, my lord], does not beli[eve] his servant! |
| Reverse [9:12] r 10'10'–r 12'12' | May an Assyrian whom the king, my lord, [trusts], ask [...]: "Did [...] give you [...]?" |
| Reverse [12:13] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | [...] is in charge of [...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | I will speak up. It is clear that [...] |
| Reverse [14:17] r 15'15'–r 17'17' | Verily I do not co[nceal] any[thing that I ... from] the king, my 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' | ša 06 MA.NA [TA@v IGI {1}DINGIR-ma—ZU] | |
| 2' | i-ti-ši u₂-ma-a [šum₂-ma LUGAL be-li₂] | |
| 3' | [i-qa]-⸢bi⸣ an-na-ka [x x x x x] | |
| 4' | {1}ta]-at-ti-i DUMU {1}x x x x x] | |
| 5' | [TA@v {1}TE-a.a {1}mu-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 6' | [ih-ti]-ṭu LUGAL be-li₂ a-[na x x li-ša₂-al] | |
| 7' | [ma-a] KUG.GI ša {1}DINGIR-ma—[ZU x x x x] | |
| 8' | [i]-ta-nu-ni-ka-nu-u {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x x x] | |
| 9' | ša {1}DINGIR-ma—ZU {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[ki-ṣir {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[ki-ṣir {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[ki-ṣir x x x] | |
| 10' | TA@v IGI ARAD-MEŠ-ia ⸢ta⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 11' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ i-ba-ta-⸢qu⸣-[ni x x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x]-bu-ni KUG.GI ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x ma]-aʾ-du šu-[x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] LUGAL be-li₂ [x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [a-na LUGAL] EN-ia₂ u₂-sa-[x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x] ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂ [x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x] ⸢x⸣-ta-ra-a-te ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | {mi₂}E₂.GAL-tu₂ ina ŠA₃-bi [x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | {lu₂v}EN—pi-qi-te-ma {lu₂v}EN—pi-qi-te-ma {lu₂v}EN—pi-qi-te-ma [x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | i-na-aš₂-ši ŠU LUGAL [x x x x x x] | |
| 8' | u₂-ma-a šu-tu-u-ni [x x is—su-ri LUGAL be-li₂] | |
| 9' | a-na ARAD-šu₂ la i-qi-[ap x x x x x] | |
| 10' | aš-šur-a.a ša LUGAL be-li₂ [x x x x x x] | |
| 11' | li-ša₂-al ma-a {giš}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 12' | i-ta-an-na-ka-a [x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | i-ba-aš₂-ši ina pa-ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | a-qa-bi na-mir ša [x x x x x x] | |
| 15' | šum₂-ma a-na-ku a—⸢mar⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 16' | LUGAL EN-ia₂ u₂-⸢pa⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 17' | ma ⸢x x x x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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