BagM 24, 239 + (P336132)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BagM 24, 239 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P336132 |
| Museum no. | BM 036711 + |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa12 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [2:4] o 3'3'–o 4'4' | [he g]ives. If the ki[ng or a future king se]nds into exile or [...s a ..., a ..., or an 'enterer'], |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | the k[ing] may not say [......]; |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | they belong to Aššur. The [palace] mana[ger responsible for ......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | among the travelling zarriqus [...... o]f [his] province |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [......]s or the zarriqus |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [......] he himself |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | will [.... The towns, fields and orchards of ...] the king's sons |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [...... of C]alah that are in his province |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | that [...... he shall return] and not give them [t]o their governor. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 13'13'–o 14'14' | He himself shall apportion the [......], clothing and the [patrimony of the bodyguards, ......] (and) the property of the king's sons. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | [...... he shall] bring in. If the king [is on the attack] in the country of his enemy, [......] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...... who] run across his palaces. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...... he] himself half a stage after the third chariot [...... the k]ing will serve. |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | When the king [...] the bread |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...... of] the craftsmen of the king is involved |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [......] he shall not kill him without the consent of the king. |
| Obverse [20:22] o 21'21'–o 22'22' | [...... If the king] says, "kill" (or) "let live," [he shall act] according to the command [of the king, his lord. ......] he shall carry a [da]gger and a ring of gold and keep the watch of the king, his lord. |
| Obverse [22:23] o 23'23'–o 23'23' | [......] his ... shall ... opposite the magnates |
| Obverse [23:24] o 24'24'–o 24'24' | [...... he shall] observe. The heads of his province [...... they shall] observe. |
| Obverse [24:26] o 25'25'–o 26'26' | Future prince: be it your eunuch, [or (your) ..., whom you ha]ve established [......], whatever acquisitions he has made, |
| Obverse [26:27] o 27'27'–o 27'27' | [......] it is [for] Aššur and for Ninurta. [It shall revert] to Aššur and Ninurta. |
| Obverse [27:29] o 28'28'– | [......] the office of the recruitment officer for chariotry and cavalry |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [......]. You shall not take away [an 'enterer'] of the province of Calah. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [The ......]s (in) the province of Calah, holding estates, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [be it a ..., or a ..., or a baker, or a bre]wer or confectioner or sons of the cupbearers, |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [or a ..., or a ..., or a wainwr]ight, or an architect, or a scribe, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | or [a diviner, or an exorcist, or a physician, or a s]mith, or a goldsmith, or a coppersmith, |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [or an ironsmith, or a ..., or a ...] or an engraver, or a priest, or a clergyman, |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [or a ..., or a ..., or a ..., or] a maker of bows, or a weaver, or a fuller, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [or a ..., or a ...], or a sash-weaver, or a tanner of coloured leather, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [or a ..., or a peddler of fi]rewood or a gaddāyu, or an oxherd |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [or a ..., or a ...], or a bird keeper, or a milkman, or a cook, |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [or a ..., or] a dishwasher, or a fowler, or a boatman, or a reed-worker, |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [or a ..., o]r a prostitute or a son of a palace maid, or a farmer, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [or a ..., or an all]oy-worker, or a gardener, or a vegetable gardener, |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | o[r a ..., or a ...], or a donkey driver, or a horse trainer, or an armourer, |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | or a ...[..., or a...]..., or a worker with alum, or a merchant, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | or a messenge[r, or] a palace [manager], or the overseer of royal palaces, or a travelling zarriqu [who] resides in the province; |
| Reverse [16:22] r 1717–r 2222 | [be it a Ham]udean, or a Sirganean, or a Yalunean, or a Harṭunean, or a Bit-[...]ean, or an Azalean, or a Qatnean, or a (Ša)dikannean, or a Kassi[te, or a ...]ean, or from the far-off lands of the magnates, as many as are resident in Calah; be it [......] of the zarriqus of the governors, of those eunuchs [who] were provided [for Cal]ah, and were assign[ed] to Nergal-apil-kumu'a [for the future, un]til distan[t] days; |
| Reverse [22:25] r 2323–r 2525 | from among these Assyrian craftsmen, 'ent[erers' and performers of ilku-service], Ner[gal-apil-kumu'a shall give (some)] for chariot fighters and for bodyguards. He shall give (them) to the king; the king [shall] not [...] to anybody [......]. |
| Reverse [25:26] r 2626–r 2626 | [...] royal bodyguard [......] |
| Reverse [26:28] r 2727–r 2828 | [...] performs its [......] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x]-⸢hu-ru⸣-ma [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | ⸢SUM⸣-an šum-ma ⸢LUGAL⸣ [lu LUGAL EGIR-u₂ x x x x x x x x x x x x x {lu₂}e-rib-tu] | |
| 4' | [u₂]-šag-la-a lu-⸢u⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 5' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ lu la i-qab-bi [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 6' | ša aš-šur šu-nu {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[E₂.GAL {lu₂v}⸢GAL⸣—[E₂.GAL ša UGU x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 7' | TA@v ŠA₃ {⸢lu₂v⸣}za-ri-qi₂ ša ⸢KASKAL⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ša {lu₂v}NAM⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 8' | ik-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-MEŠ lu {lu₂v}zar-ri-qi₂ | |
| 9' | si-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ šu-tu₂-u₂-ma | |
| 10' | i-⸢na⸣-[x URU-MEŠ A.ŠA₃-MEŠ {giš}SAR-MEŠ x x x x x x x x x x x x] DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL | |
| 11' | ⸢lu⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x {uru]}⸢kal⸣-hi ša ina {lu₂v}NAM-šu₂ | |
| 12' | ša [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x u₂-sa-har a]-⸢na⸣ {lu₂v}NAM-šu₂-nu la SUM-an | |
| 13' | KUR [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢lu⸣-ba-rum zi-it-⸢tu⸣ [o] | |
| 14' | ⸢E₂⸣—[AD ⸢E₂⸣—[AD ša {lu₂}qur-bu-ti x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x] ⸢E₂⸣ DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL DUMU-MEŠ—LUGAL šu-tu₂-u₂-ma i-zu-[u₂]-⸢az⸣ | |
| 15' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x u₂]-⸢še⸣-rab ⸢šum-ma LUGAL⸣ ina KUR KUR₂-šu₂ šu-u ša-hi-ṭi | |
| 16' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ša ina] pi-rik₂ E₂.GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ i-du-lu-u-ni | |
| 17' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x šu]-⸢u₂⸣-tu₂ 1:2 mar-di-te i—da-at i—da-at {giš}GIGIR šal-ši-it-te | |
| 18' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢LUGAL⸣ i-la-su-um ki-i LUGAL NINDA-MEŠ | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {lu₂v}kit-kit-ta-a-te ša LUGAL sam-muh | |
| 20' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-su šu-u-tu₂ ba-lat LUGAL la i-du-u₂-ak | |
| 21' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x šum-ma LUGAL] ⸢iq⸣-ṭi-bi ma-a GAZ bal-liṭ ki-i ⸢pi⸣-i | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢GIR₂⸣ HAR KUG.GI i-na-aš₂-ši EN.NUN ša MAN EN-šu₂ i-na-⸢ṣar⸣ | |
| 23' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] MI₂ A-šu₂ TA@v-ne₂-ʾi pu-ut {lu₂v}GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣ | |
| 24' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x i]-dag-gal kaq-qa-da-a-te ša {lu₂v}NAM-šu₂ | |
| 25' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x i]-⸢dag⸣-gul NUN-u₂ EGIR-u lu-u {lu₂v}SAG-ka | |
| 26' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x tu]-⸢kan⸣-nu-šu₂-u-ni am—mar qi₂-ni-su-u-ni is-si-šu₂ | |
| 27' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ša] aš-šur ša {d}MAŠ ši-i-ti a-na aš-šur a-na {d}MAŠ | |
| 28' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] {lu₂v}mu-šar-kis-ut-tu ša {giš}GIGIR ša BAD-HAL-li | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x {lu₂v}e-rib]-tu ša NAM {uru}kal-hi la ta-⸢pu⸣-[ag] | |
| 2 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢MEŠ⸣ ša {lu₂v}NAM {uru}kal-hi E₂-MEŠ u₂-kal-⸢lu⸣-[ni] | |
| 3 | [x x x x x x x x x x lu {lu₂v}NINDA lu {lu₂v]}⸢LUNGA₂⸣ lu {lu₂v}kar-ka-din lu-u DUMU-MEŠ {lu₂v}ŠU.LIŠ.DU₈ | |
| 4 | [x x x x x x x x x x lu-u {lu₂v}NAGAR—mu]-⸢gir⸣-ri {lu₂v}NAGAR—mu]-⸢gir⸣-ri lu-u {lu₂v}še-lap-pa-a.a lu-u {lu₂v}A.BA | |
| 5 | [lu {lu₂v}HAL lu {lu₂v}MAŠ.MAŠ lu {lu₂v}A.ZU lu-u {lu₂v]}⸢SIMUG⸣ lu-u {lu₂v}SIMUG.KUG.GI lu-u {lu₂v}SIMUG—UD.KA.BAR {lu₂v}SIMUG—UD.KA.BAR | |
| 6 | [lu-u {lu₂v}SIMUG—AN.BAR {lu₂v}SIMUG—AN.BAR lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x x x x] lu-u {lu₂v}KAB.SAR lu-u {lu₂v}SANGA lu-u {lu₂v}TU—E₂—DINGIR {lu₂v}TU—E₂—DINGIR {lu₂v}TU—E₂—DINGIR | |
| 7 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x x x x x x x lu-u {lu₂]}ZADIM—{giš}BAN.TAG.GA-MEŠ {lu₂]}ZADIM—{giš}BAN.TAG.GA-MEŠ lu-u {lu₂v}UŠ.BAR lu-u {lu₂v}TUG₂.UD | |
| 8 | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] lu-u {lu₂v}UŠ.BAR—ṣip-rat {lu₂v}UŠ.BAR—ṣip-rat lu-u {lu₂v}ṣa-rip—tuh-ši-a {lu₂v}ṣa-rip—tuh-ši-a | |
| 9 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x x x lu-u {lu₂v}ša₂—ga]-ṣa-te-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂v}gad-da-a.a lu-u {lu₂v}SIPA—GUD-MEŠ {lu₂v}SIPA—GUD-MEŠ | |
| 10 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x] ⸢lu⸣-u {lu₂v}SIPA—MUŠEN-MEŠ {lu₂v}SIPA—MUŠEN-MEŠ lu-u {lu₂v}ša—GA-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂v}MU | |
| 11 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x x lu-u {lu₂v]}ka-pir—UTUL₂-MEŠ lu-u {lu₂v}MUŠEN.DU₃ lu-u₂ {lu₂v}MA₂.LAH₄ lu-u {lu₂v}AD.KID | |
| 12 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x x x x x lu]-u {lu₂v}KAR.KID lu-u {lu₂v}DUMU—GEME₂—E₂.GAL lu-u {lu₂v}ENGAR | |
| 13 | [lu-u {lu₂v}x x x lu-u {lu₂v}ša]—⸢bil⸣-li-šu₂ lu-u {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR lu-u {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR—ur-qi₂ {lu₂v}NU.GIŠ.SAR—ur-qi₂ | |
| 14 | ⸢lu⸣-[u {lu₂v}x x x x x x x x x] lu-u {lu₂v}UŠ—ANŠE {lu₂v}UŠ—ANŠE lu-u {lu₂v}su-sa-nu lu-u {lu₂v}ša—hal-lu-up-ti-⸢šu₂⸣-nu | |
| 15 | lu-u {lu₂v}⸢mar-x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-šu₂-nu lu-u {lu₂v}ša—{na₄}ga-bi-e lu-u {lu₂v}DAM.QAR | |
| 16 | lu-u {lu₂v}šap-ra-⸢a⸣-[te lu-u {lu₂v}GAL]—⸢E₂⸣.GAL {lu₂v}GAL]—⸢E₂⸣.GAL lu-u {lu₂v}ša—UGU—E₂—LUGAL-MEŠ-ni lu-u {lu₂v}za-ri-qi₂ ša KASKAL | |
| 17 | [ša ina] {⸢lu₂v⸣}NAM u₂-ka-lu-⸢u-ni⸣ [lu-u {kur}ha]-⸢mu⸣-da-a.a lu-u {kur}sir₂-ga-na-a.a lu-u {kur}ia-lu-na-a.a | |
| 18 | lu-u {kur}har-ṭu-na-a.a lu-u ša E₂ {1}⸢x⸣+[x] ⸢EN x⸣+[x x]+⸢x-qi⸣ lu-u {kur}a-za-la-a.a lu-u {kur}qat-na-a.a | |
| 19 | lu-u {kur}di-kan-na-a.a lu-u {kur}kaš-ša-a.[a lu-u x x a].⸢a⸣ lu-u {kur}na-sik-ka-te ša {lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 20 | am—mar ina {uru}kal-hi u₂-⸢kal-lu⸣-u-ni lu-u ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x]-nu ša {lu₂v}za-riq-qi₂ | |
| 21 | ša {lu₂v}EN.NAM-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ {lu₂v}SAG-MEŠ šu-a-⸢tu-nu⸣ [ša a-na {uru}kal]-ha ša-aṣ-bat-u-ni | |
| 22 | qa-⸢at⸣ {1}{d}ŠEŠ.GAL—EN—ku-mu-u-a im-nu-šu₂-[nu-ni a-na EGIR UD-me a]-⸢na⸣ UD-me a-ṣa-⸢a⸣-[te] a-ṣa-⸢a⸣-[te] | |
| 23 | ina ŠA₃ {lu₂v}um-ma-ni {kur}aš₂-šu₂-ra-a-a {lu₂v}e-⸢rib⸣-[te {lu₂v}a-lik—il-ki] ⸢šu⸣-a-tu₂-⸢nu⸣ [x x x] | |
| 24 | a-na {lu₂v}A—SIG₅-te {lu₂v}A—SIG₅-te a-na {lu₂v}qur-bu-te {1}{d}⸢ŠEŠ⸣.[GAL—EN-ku-mu-u-a x x] ⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 25 | [a]-⸢na LUGAL SUM⸣-an LUGAL a-na mam₂-ma la ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 26 | [x x x x x] {lu₂v}qur-bu-te ša ⸢LUGAL⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 27 | [x x x x x]-šu₂ up-pa-aš₂ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
| 28 | [x x x x x x] ⸢UGU x x x⸣ [x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x] | |
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