ABL 1454 (P334917)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 1454 |
|---|---|
| ID | P334917 |
| 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 [1:4] o 2'2'–o 4'4' | [I said]: "Speak [kindly with] them, furnish [them with ...], and [give b]ack [all] the h[orses that y]ou took!" |
| Obverse [4:9] o 5'5'–o 9'9' | [They did not ag]ree but said: "We will not give them [.... Wh]en the horses and mul[es ..., and he has co]me, th[en we shall pa]ss them over." [And they said: "]Bring the men who [we]nt to Nabû-belu-k[a''in], and we [will ...]!" |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] not a month [......] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [...] ... the horse[s ...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [...] anybody from [......] |
| Obverse [13:24] o 14'14'– | [Con]cerning the city-lords [about whom the king, my lo]rd, wro[te to me]: "Spea[k] kindly wit[h them]! Your friend and [enemy] should not be treated differently! [Honour] the messengers of [NN] and of Amakani, and give [them ...]!" — [......] the wish, and I shall give them [...]. Just as [they previously] vis[ited] Nabû-belu-ka''in, so let them now vi[sit] me. |
| Reverse [0:2] r 1r 1–r 22 | The son of Asrukanu has come [to visit]. I dressed him in (purple) garments and [put silver] bracelets [on his wrists]. He told me the following: "[...] |
| Reverse [2:4] r 33–r 44 | "Baga-parna is lying [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | "The Medes do not agree [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | "about the men [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | "they do [not] give [......] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | "We are bearing it all [......] |
| Reverse [8:13] r 99–r 1313 | "Some Irtiašaeans [...] ran away to Nabû-belu-ka''in becau[se of ...]. Now that Daltâ is dead, they are talking about [re]turning. Per[haps they will ...]; if not, [...]." |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [......] and [NN] |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | hands and feet [in irons ......] |
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' | [x x x x x] ⸢x x x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x]-šu₂-nu-⸢ma⸣ du-⸢bu⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x] šu-uk\td-na\t mu-ku {⸢anše⸣}[KUR.RA-MEŠ] | |
| 4' | [am—mar ša] ⸢ta⸣-ši-ia-a-ni sa-hi-[ra di-na] | |
| 5' | [la i-ma]-gu-ru ma-a la ni-da-an [x x x] | |
| 6' | [ma-a ki]-i {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ\m u₃ ⸢ku-din⸣ [x x] | |
| 7' | [il]-⸢li⸣-kan-ni ma-a i—da-⸢ti i—da-⸢ti x x⸣-ta-qa [o] | |
| 8' | [ma-a {lu₂v]}ERIM-MEŠ ša\dy a-na {1}{d}PA—EN—⸢GIN⸣-[in] | |
| 9' | [il-li]-⸢ku⸣-u-ni bi-⸢la⸣ [x] ⸢ni x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x] ⸢la ITI x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x]+⸢x bi⸣ a ⸢x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x] ⸢x UD-mu⸣ {anše}KUR.⸢RA⸣-[MEŠ x x x] | |
| 13' | [x] ⸢x me⸣-me-ne₂-e TA@v [x x x x x] | |
| 14' | [ina] UGU {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ\m-ni {lu₂v}EN—URU-MEŠ\m-ni [ša LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣ iš-⸢pur⸣-[an-ni] | |
| 15' | ma-a di-ib-bi DUG₃.GA-MEŠ\m ⸢is-si⸣-[šu₂-nu] ⸢du-ub⸣-[bu] | |
| 16' | ma-a {lu₂v}EN—ṭa-ab-ti\t-ka {lu₂v}EN—ṭa-ab-ti\t-ka u₃ {[lu₂v}EN—KUR₂-MEŠ]-⸢ka⸣ {[lu₂v}EN—KUR₂-MEŠ]-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 17' | lu la pa-ri-si {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ\m {lu₂v}A—KIN-MEŠ\m ⸢ša⸣ {1}x x x] | |
| 18' | u₃ ša\dy {1}a-ma-ka-ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 19' | ⸢di⸣-i-ni ṣi-hi-tu₂ ⸢e⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 20' | a-da-na-šu₂-nu ki-i ⸢ša⸣ [ti-ma-li šal-ši—UD-me] | |
| 21' | ina pa-an {1}{d}PA—EN—GIN-⸢in⸣ [il-li-ku-ni] | |
| 22' | u₂-ma-a ina pa-ni-ia li-⸢li⸣-[ku-ni] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | DUMU {1}as-ru\d-ka-a-ni i-tal-⸢ka⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2 | ku-zip-pi-MEŠ\m u₂-sa-bi-su HAR-MEŠ [KUG.UD a-sa-kan-šu] | |
| 3 | ki-i an-ni-i iq-ṭi₂-bi-a ma-a a-na [x x x] | |
| 4 | {1}ba-ga—par-na i-sa-na-al-li\t [x x x x] | |
| 5 | {⸢lu₂v⸣}ma-ta-a.a la i-ma-gu-ru\d ⸢ma⸣-[a x x x] | |
| 6 | [ma]-a ina UGU ⸢ṣab x x x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 7 | [la] i-du-nu ma-a ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x] | |
| 8 | [ma]-⸢a⸣ a-ni-nu gab-bi na-ši-⸢ia⸣-[a-ni ma-a] | |
| 9 | {⸢lu₂⸣}ir-ti\t-a-ša₂-a.a i-ba-aš₂-ši ⸢TA@v⸣ [IGI x x (x)] | |
| 10 | ina UGU {1}{d}PA—EN—GIN-in ih-tal-⸢qu⸣ [ma-a] | |
| 11 | ⸢u₂⸣-ma-a ki-i {1}dal-ta-a mi-tu\t-[u-ni] | |
| 12 | [ina UGU sa-ha]-a-ri i-da-bu-bu is—⸢su⸣-[ri] | |
| 13 | [x x x x x]-⸢ni⸣-u₂ ma-a u₂-la ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ u₃ {1}{d}[x x x (x)] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | A₂.2 GIR₃.2 ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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