ABL 1422 (P334898)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1422 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334898 |
| 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 [0:7] o 1o 1–o 77 | To [the king, my lord]: yo[ur] servant [PN], the scribe [of ...], who [...] in [...]. Good health t[o the king, my lord]! [May] Nabû [and Marduk bless] the king, [my lord]. |
| Obverse [7:11] o 88–o 1111 | Arbayu [the ...], Qiltî [the ...], Ahu-šamši [the ...], Tariba-Issar [the ...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | 4 ...[...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | quickly [...] |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | what/of the king, [my] l[ord ...] |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | did [n]ot co[me ...] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [PN], cra[ftsman] — |
| Reverse [2:7] r 3'3'–r 7'7' | Ṣil-šarri the [...] has made common cause w[ith them]; they (plan to) destroy the [...] of the king, [my lord]. |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Two bodygu[ards ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | because of him [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | among the enemy [...] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The servants [of the king] |
| Reverse [11:16] r 12'12'– | are ready to [......] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | [... o]f Arpad |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | [...] also serve [with the] enemy. |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | [The ki]ng, my lord, should know (it). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na [LUGAL be-li₂-ia] | |
| 2 | ARAD-⸢ka⸣ {1}x x x x x] | |
| 3 | {lu₂v}A.BA [x x x x x] | |
| 4 | ša ina ŠA₃ [x x x x x] | |
| 5 | DI-mu a-[na LUGAL be-li₂-ia] | |
| 6 | {d}AG [u {d}AMAR.UTU] | |
| 7 | a-na LUGAL [be-li₂-ia lik-ru-bu] | |
| 8 | {1}ar-ba-a.a [x x x x x] | |
| 9 | {1}qi-il-ti-[i x x x x] | |
| 10 | {1}PAB—ša₂-an-ši [x x x x] | |
| 11 | {1}SU—{d}15 [x x x x x] | |
| 12 | 04 ah-ma-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 13 | ki-i ar₂-hiš [x x x x] | |
| 14 | ša LUGAL ⸢be⸣-[li₂ x x x] | |
| 15 | ⸢la⸣-a il-⸢li⸣-[x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2' | {1}x x x] {⸢lu₂v⸣}kit-[x x x x] | |
| 3' | {1}⸢ṣil⸣—LUGAL {⸢lu₂v⸣}[x x x] | |
| 4' | pi-i-šu₂ ⸢is⸣-[si-šu₂-nu] | |
| 5' | i-sa-kan ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 6' | ša LUGAL [x x x x] | |
| 7' | u₂-hal-⸢lu⸣-[qu x x x] | |
| 8' | 02 {lu₂v}qur-⸢bu⸣-[te x x x] | |
| 9' | TA@v IGI-šu₂ ⸢lu⸣ [x x x] | |
| 10' | ina ŠA₃ {lu₂v}KUR₂ [x x x x] | |
| 11' | {lu₂v}ARAD-MEŠ [ša LUGAL] | |
| 12' | pa-ni-šu₂-[nu x x x x] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 13 | i-⸢sa⸣-[ak-nu x x x x] | |
| 14 | a-⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 15 | a-[x x x x x x x] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x] ⸢ša₂⸣ {kur}ar₂-pad-da | |
| 2 | [x x x TA@v] {⸢lu₂⸣}KUR₂ i-sa-as-nu-ma | |
| 3 | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ lu-u u₂-di | |
Sources & licences
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