ABL 1308 (P334844)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1308 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334844 |
| 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 [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [Concerning the case of] Nabû-kabti-ahhešu [which I previously communica]ted to the king, my lord, why has the king, my lord, until now [nei]ther asked nor enquired (about it)? Is it an insignificant matter? |
| Obverse [4:6] o 55–o 66 | O king, my lord! May the king, my lord, not disregard this matter! May the king, my lord, perform his rites at once! |
| Obverse [6:8] o 77–o 88 | Now then, the months of Shebat (XI) and Adar (XII) have arrived. They are favourable months, it is auspicious to perform the rites (now). |
| Obverse [8:11] o 99–o 1111 | What do I count this scribal lore for? Is it made for the averting of misfortunes, [of ...]s, of sins, and of evil things? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [...] is of Ea. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | Is [...] of Ea? The king, my lord, |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414– | [......] upon [...] |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1'1'–r 2'2' | [......] is of revenge. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | The second [matter] is (the same as) the previous matter. May [the king], my lord, ask (about it); I shall then tell the other matter to the king, my lord. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 4'4'–r 8'8' | Now then, Hamnanu (and) the priest whom Sasî released from ..., who did not stand with us before the magnates — may the king, my lord, ask these (people) how they were released. |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | Two or three reports should be completed by my hand; he will ... watch over my [...], (while) I speak with the rest. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | May [...] also be my forces! Out of many (people), |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | [why] did [the king], my lord, write to his servant? |
| Reverse [12:14] r 13'13'– | [...] they have [p]ersecuted me |
| Right [0:1] r.e. 14r.e. 14–r.e. 14r.e. 14 | [...... in] the palace |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 1515–r.e. 1515 | [...... ma]y I [g]o in and out |
| Right [2:4] r.e. 1616– | [...... that] I am [...] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [......] May my [h]eart become happy! |
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 | [ina UGU a-bi-ti ša₂] {1}{d}PA—IDIM—PAB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 2 | [ša₂ ina pa-ni-ti] a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ | |
| 3 | [u₂-ša₂-aš₂-mu]-u₂-ni a-ta-a LUGAL be-li₂ a-da-ka-an-ni | |
| 4 | ⸢la⸣ iš-al la u₂-ṣi-ṣi a-bu-tu-u qal₃-li-su | |
| 5 | ši-i LUGAL be-li₂ a-na a-bi-it an-ni-te LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 6 | ⸢lu⸣ la i-ši-ia-ṭa bi-is LUGAL be-li₂ dul-la-ni-šu₂ | |
| 7 | le-pu-uš an-nu-rig {iti}ZIZ₂ {iti}ŠE e-tar-bu-u-ni | |
| 8 | ITI-MEŠ DUG₃.GA-MEŠ šu-nu a-na dul-la-a-ni e-pa-ši | |
| 9 | ṭa-a-ba ṭup-šar-ru-tu₂ an-ni-tu₂ a-na mi-i-ni | |
| 10 | ⸢u₂⸣-man-na a-na šu-te-tu-qe-e ša₂ lum-⸢na⸣-a-ni | |
| 11 | [ša₂ x]+⸢x⸣-a-te ša₂ hi-ṭa-a-te ša₂ la ṭa-ba-te ep-šat | |
| 12 | [x x x x x] ša₂ {d}E₂.A i-ba-aš₂-ši | |
| 13 | [x x x x x x] ša₂ {d}E₂.A i-ba-aš₂-ši-i LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x x x x] ina UGU i-⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x]-li ša₂ ni-qi-it-te šu-[u] | |
| 2' | [x x] ša₂-⸢ni⸣-iu-um-ma pa-ni-iu-⸢um⸣-[ma o] | |
| 3' | [LUGAL] ⸢be⸣-li₂ li-ša₂-al da-ba-bu ša₂-ni-iu-um-[ma] | |
| 4' | [i]—⸢da⸣-te [i]—⸢da⸣-te [i]—⸢da⸣-te a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ a-qa-bi an-nu-⸢rig⸣ | |
| 5' | {1}ha-am-na-a-nu {lu₂v}SANGA ša₂ {1}sa-si-i TA@v qa-an-ni-ma | |
| 6' | u₂-ra-mu-ša₂-nu-u-ni i-si-ni ina IGI {lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 7' | la i-zi-su-u-ni an-nu-te-am-ma LUGAL be-li₂ | |
| 8' | li-ša₂-al ma-a a-ke-e ra-mu-u-a-ku-nu | |
| 9' | 02 03 ṭe₃-ma-ni ina ŠU.2-ia₂ liš-li-mu bi-is | |
| 10' | [x] ⸢IGI⸣-ia i-har-ri-di TA@v re-hu-u-te a-da-bu-bu | |
| 11' | [x x x x]-ma lu e-mu-qi-ia TA@v ma-aʾ-du-te | |
| 12' | [x x x x LUGAL] be-li₂ a-na ARAD-šu₂ iš-pu-ra | |
| 13' | [x x x x x] ⸢ir⸣-tu-du-u-ni | |
| r.e. | ||
| 14 | [x x x x x ina] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi E₂.GAL | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x x le]-⸢ru⸣-ub lu-ṣi | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x x x a]-na-ku-u-ni | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ŠA₃⸣-bi li-ṭi-ba-⸢an⸣-[ni] | |
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