ABL 1315 (P334847)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1315 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334847 |
| 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/saa15 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | [To the governor, my lord: your servant Nabû-duru-uṣur. Good health to my lord! The city of Der and] the for[t] are [well]. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [NN and] his associate have writ[ten to me]: |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | ["The king of Ela]m is mob[ilizing] troops. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | ["......] on the bord[er] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | ["......] the exit of water [...... are] with him. |
| Obverse [8:14] o 99–o 1414 | "Now then [the ... who relie]ved me [......]: 'Go and pro[tect] your lord! [...] I am your servant. The servant [of ...] is returning home (and) [...]. If [he proceeds] to battle, [...].' |
| Obverse [14:19] o 1515–o 1919 | "On account of this the king of Elam [......]. The sheikhs [of Hupapa]ni (and) Pillat [ha]d an audience with him, and he spoke with them. [......] ... the king and they [...]. |
| Obverse [19:23] o 2020–o 2323 | ["While] he was [..., they refused (to make)] battle, [sa]ying: 'Why [should] we [......]? We shall not proceed to battle! [.......], we are with him.' |
| Obverse [23:24] o 2424–o 2424 | ["......] ... utterly |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | ["......] sent the herald [......] |
| Obverse [25:26] o 2626–o 2626 | "When [he ...] to the son of Daltâ |
| Obverse [26:27] o 2727–o 2727 | [......] soldiers with him |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...... the son of] Dal[t]â |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [......] his heart |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [......] "If |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [......] against him |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [......] against him |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [......] are placed |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [......] horses |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [......] with Umman-minâ |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] my battle [...] for the protection [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | "[...] to the governor [......] |
| Reverse [11:13] r 1212–r 1313 | [The] shield-bearer(s) who with [...] have protected Der |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [......] their heights |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | [...... the] governor wrote to me: "I shall send you [......]." |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [My lord] knows that the city is safe. When |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [......] in the forest [...] |
| Reverse [18:19] r 1919–r 1919 | [......] the fort [...] |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | [......] hundred [...]-men |
| Reverse [20:21] r 2121–r 2121 | [......] them, Nabû-[...] |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323–r 2424 | [...... No]w, [let my lord do] as [...] |
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 | [a-na {lu₂v}EN.NAM be-li₂-ia] | |
| 2 | [ARAD-ka {1}{d}PA—BAD₃—PAB] | |
| 3 | [lu-u DI-mu a-na be-li₂-ia] | |
| 4 | [DI-mu a-na {uru}de-ri DI-mu] ⸢a⸣-na {uru}HAL.[ṢU] | |
| 5 | {1}x x x x x x ša] i-si-šu i-sap-[ru-u-ni] | |
| 6 | [ma-a LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA]{⸢ki⸣} e-mu-qi i-⸢da⸣-[ak-ki] | |
| 7 | [ma-a x x x x x]-ni ina UGU tah\p-u₂\m-[me] | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x]-tu mu-ṣu\d A-MEŠ bat-[x] | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x] i-si-šu ma-a an-nu-⸢rig⸣ | |
| 10 | [x x x x x x]-riq\t-an-ni-ni ma-a a-[x x] | |
| 11 | [x x x x ma-a] ⸢a⸣-lik a-na be-li₂-ka\d u₂\m-[ṣur] | |
| 12 | [ma-a x x x {lu₂v]}ARAD-ka\d a-na-ku ma-a {lu₂v}ARAD | |
| 13 | [ša x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ i-sa-hu-ra ib—E₂ ib—E₂ | |
| 14 | [x x x x x]-⸢ma⸣-ra ma-a šum₂\m-ma ina qar-a-bi | |
| 15 | [x x x x x x] ina UGU an-ni-i LUGAL {kur}NIM.MA{ki} | |
| 16 | [x x x x x x]-ra {lu₂v}na-si-ka\d-a-ni | |
| 17 | [ša {uru}hu-pa-pa]-ni {urud}pil-lat ina pa-ni-šu\d | |
| 18 | [it-ta-al-ku-u]-⸢ni⸣ i-si-šu-nu i-du-bu-bu | |
| 19 | [ma-a x x x] ⸢i⸣-ta-al\d-li LUGAL šu-nu | |
| 20 | [x x x x x] ⸢šu⸣-tu-u₂\m-ni qar-a-bu | |
| 21 | [x x x x x ma]-a a-ta-a a-ni-ni | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x]-ni ina qar-a-bi la ni-il-lak | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x]-u₂\m-ni a-ni-ni i-si-šu | |
| 24 | [x x x x x] ⸢EN-si⸣-šu na—am—mal na—am—mal | |
| 25 | [x x x x x x] {lu₂v}NIGIR₂\m i-sap-ra | |
| 26 | [x x x x x ma]-⸢a⸣ ki-i ina UGU DUMU {1}dal-ta-a | |
| 27 | [x x x x x x] {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ i-se-e-šu₂ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 28 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-il | |
| 29 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-mu | |
| 30 | [x x x x x x x x x x x]-u₂\m | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x DUMU {1}dal-[ta]-a | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x] ŠA₃-šu | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x] ma-a šum₂\m-ma | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x]-⸢tu₂⸣ a-na GABA-šu₂ | |
| 5 | [x x x x x x]-⸢tu₂⸣ a-na GABA-šu₂-ma | |
| 6 | [x x x x x x]-hi šak\d-nu-u₂\m-ni | |
| 7 | [x x x x x x]-u-ni | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x]-il {anšet}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 9 | [x x x x x x]-mu TA {1}um-ma-an—mi-na-a | |
| 10 | [x x x x x] ⸢qar⸣-a-bi-ia a-na EN.NUN | |
| 11 | [x x x x x] ⸢ma⸣-a a-na {lu₂v}EN.NAM | |
| 12 | [x x x x x {lu₂v]}⸢ša⸣—{giš}a-ri-ti\t ša TA | |
| 13 | [x x x x EN.NUN] ša {urud}de-⸢ri⸣ iṣ-ṣur-u₂\m-ni | |
| 14 | [x x x x x x]-u-ni mul-le-e-šu₂-nu | |
| 15 | [x x x x x {lu₂v]}EN.NAM i-sap-ra | |
| 16 | [ma-a x x x x]-u-ti\t u₂\m-še-bal-ak-ka | |
| 17 | [x x x x be-li₂] u₂\m-da URU\d ša₂-al\d-mu ⸢ki⸣-i | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi qi-si [x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x x] {urud}HAL.ṢU ih-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x⸣-me {lu₂v}ku-[x x] | |
| 21 | [x x x x x x x]-šu₂-nu {1}{d}PA—[x x x] | |
| 22 | [x x x x x x x] ib ⸢ia aš₂⸣ [x x x] | |
| 23 | [x x x x x x u₂-ma]-⸢a⸣ ki-i ša₂ [x x] | |
| 24 | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ si ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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