ABL 1372 (P334870)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1372 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334870 |
| Museum no. | BM 098983 |
| 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 [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] the middle [...] |
| Obverse [3:6] o 4'4'–o 6'6' | He has given out [silv]er and gold from the house of Nabû-šallim-[ahhe], saying: "I have given (it) to the [...]-official of Nabû-šallimšunu." |
| Obverse [6:14] o 7'7'–o 14'14' | The [...], a servant of Nabû-šallim-ahhe, said the following: "When the king transferred me from Nineveh to Calah, and when the deportees petitioned for barley rations and the cupbearer returned from Calah for the rations, I sealed his (load of) produce on the second day out from the Succession Palace and brought out the golden Warrior Erra from inside it." |
| Obverse [14:34] o 15'15'– | And the temple stewardess says: "When Nabû-zer-ketti-lešir returned from the Inner City, he entered the presence of Nabû-šallim-ahhe. Nabû-šallim-ahhe questioned him over and over, saying: 'From where have you come?' [He replied: 'I came] from the Inner City.' (Whereupon Nabû-šallim-ahhe) said: 'You! You! — [Wh]y do you want to die as a liar?! Produce the [...] goods in your possession and bring them to me!' Then Nabû-abu-da''in, the cook, cried out. He picked up Warrior Erra and gave it to him along with one set of clothing. That evening and the following morning, he produced 2 ...-containers. This cook, Nabû-abu-da''in, was beaten on the fifth day and died from the beatings." |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x] ⸢as⸣ ga al ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x]+⸢x⸣ qa-ba-su si ni [x x x x x x] | |
| 4' | [KUG].UD KUG.GI TA@v E₂ {1}{d}PA—DI—[PAB-MEŠ] | |
| 5' | it-tan-na ma-a a-na-ku a-na {lu₂v}[x x] | |
| 6' | ⸢ša⸣ {1}{d}PA—DI-šu₂-nu at-ti-din | |
| 7' | {lu₂v}x ARAD ša {1}{d}PA—DI—PAB-MEŠ ki-i an-ni-i | |
| 8' | iq-ṭi-bi ma-a ki-i LUGAL TA@v {uru}ni-nu-a | |
| 9' | a-na {uru}kal-hi ir-ku-sa-an-ni | |
| 10' | u₃ {lu₂v}šag-lu-te ina UGU {še}PAD-MEŠ | |
| 11' | ih-ha-ru-u-ni {lu₂v}KAŠ.LUL TA@v {uru}kal-ha | |
| 12' | ina UGU {še}PAD-MEŠ is-hur-u-ni | |
| 13' | ma-a hi-ṣib-šu₂ ina 02-i UD-me TA@v E₂—UŠ-MEŠ E₂—UŠ-MEŠ | |
| 14' | ab-ti-ri-im qu-ra-du {d}IR₃.RA KUG.GI | |
| 15' | TA@v ŠA₃-bi u₂-se-ṣi-a u₃ {mi₂}lah₂-hi-nu-tu₂ | |
| 16' | ma-a ki-i {1}{d}PA—NUMUN—GIN—GIŠ TA@v {uru}ŠA₃—URU | |
| 17' | is-hur-an-ni ma-a ina IGI {1}{d}PA—DI—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 18' | e-ta-rab ma-a {1}{d}PA—DI—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 19' | ⸢is⸣-sa-na-al-šu₂ ma-a TA@v a-a-ka KASKAL.2-ka | |
| 20' | [ma-a KASKAL].2 TA@v {uru}ŠA₃—URU ma-a at-ta at-ta | |
| 21' | [a]-⸢ta⸣-a ina la ket-te ta-mu-at | |
| 22' | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ a u₂-du-u₂ ša ina IGI-⸢ka⸣ | |
| b.e. | ||
| 23' | [o] še-ṣi-a bi-la | |
| 24' | ma-a {1}{d}PA—AD—KALAG {lu₂v}MU ir-tu-gu-um | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-a in-ta-at-ha qu-ra-du {d}IR₃.RA | |
| 2 | u₃ 01-en ri-ik-su is-se-niš | |
| 3 | it-tan-na-aš₂-šu₂ ma-a ina ba-di-šu₂ | |
| 4 | ina kal-la-ma-ri 02 {dug}qa-pi-ra-ni | |
| 5 | u₂-se-ṣi ma-a {1}{d}PA—AD—KALAG | |
| 6 | {lu₂v}MU an-ni-u₂ a-na ha-an-ši UD-me-šu₂ | |
| 7 | ha-si ina hi-si-ʾa-a-ti | |
| 8 | me₂-e-te | |
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