SAA 19, 001 (P393604)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393604 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa19 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:8] o 1o 1–o 88 | The king's word to the clergymen, the congrega[ti]on, the leaders of [Babylon] (and) to the citizens of Babylon: I am well, Assyria is well – you can be glad. |
| Obverse [8:13] o 99–o 1313 | Don't be afraid because of the news you heard; watch the city, seize the streets (and) take care of yourself! |
| Obverse [13:27] o 1414– | Now I am approaching you again (since) the bodyguard Na'di-ilu told me: "They are trembling in fea[r]." Bel and Na[bû] know and the great god himself knows that, verily, when I previously heard that your brothers were killed, for three days nobody entered into my presence, my heart broke. |
| Reverse [7:13] r 88–r 1313 | Now you are afraid again. Bel and Nabû know indeed that there is no faul[t of y]ours. You can be ve[r]y glad. Let y[ou]r guard be strong unti[l] I arri[ve]. |
| Reverse [13:15] r 1414–r 1515 | The bodyguard Na'di-ilu del[i]ver[ed] (the letter) [on] the 26th [of] Iyyar (II). |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-bat LUGAL | |
| 2 | a-na {lu₂v}TU-⸢MEŠ—E₂⸣ {lu₂v}TU-⸢MEŠ—E₂⸣ | |
| 3 | {lu₂v}ki-na-⸢al-ti⸣ | |
| 4 | {lu₂v}SAG.KAL-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ [TIN.TIR]{⸢ki⸣} | |
| 5 | a-na {lu₂v}TIN.TIR{⸢ki}MEŠ⸣ | |
| 6 | DI-mu ia-a-ši | |
| 7 | DI-mu a-na KUR—aš-šur | |
| 8 | ŠA₃-ku-nu lu DUG₃.GA-ku-nu | |
| 9 | ina UGU ṭe₃-e-me an-ni-u | |
| 10 | ša taš-me-a-ni | |
| 11 | la pal-ha-ku-nu | |
| 12 | URU hi-ir-da su-qa-qa-a-te | |
| 13 | ṣab-bi-ta EN.NUN ša ra-me-ni-ku-nu | |
| 14 | uṣ-ra an-nu-rig | |
| 15 | ana-⸢ku⸣ aq-ṭar-ba-ku-nu | |
| 16 | {1}I—DINGIR {lu₂v}qur-bu-ti | |
| 17 | iq-ṭi-bi-a ma-a pal-[hu] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 18 | ig-da-nar-ru-ru | |
| r | ||
| 1 | {d}EN u {d}⸢PA⸣ lu ⸢u₂-du⸣-u | |
| 2 | u DINGIR GAL ⸢šu⸣-tu-ma | |
| 3 | lu u₂-da šum-ma a-ki | |
| 4 | ina pa-ni-ti aš₂-mu-u-ni | |
| 5 | ša ŠEŠ-MEŠ-ku-nu de-ku-u-ni | |
| 6 | ⸢šum⸣-ma 03 UD-MEŠ me-me-ni ina pa-ni-ia | |
| 7 | e-ru-ub-an-ni ŠA₃-bi i-ṭi-ban-ni-ni | |
| 8 | tu-u-ra u₂-ma-a pal-ha-ku-nu | |
| 9 | EN u {d}PA ⸢lu⸣ u₂-du-u | |
| 10 | šum-ma hi-⸢ṭa-ku⸣-nu i-ba-aš₂-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 11 | ŠA₃-ku-nu a—⸢dan-niš⸣ lu DUG₃.GA-ku-nu | |
| 12 | EN.NUN-⸢ku-nu lu dan-na-at⸣ | |
| 13 | a-du be₂-⸢et⸣ [ana-ku] a-qar-⸢ri⸣-[bu-u-ni] | |
| 14 | {1}I—DINGIR {lu₂v}⸢qur⸣-bu-tu₂ | |
| 15 | [ina] {⸢iti}GUD⸣ UD 26-KAM it-⸢tu-bil⸣ | |
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