SAA 19, 086 (P393638)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | SAA 19, 086 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393638 |
| 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 [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | [To the king, my lord: your servant] Aššur-šallimanni. [Good health to the king, m]y [lord!] The [king's] cam[p] is well. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 33–o 55 | [As to the Aramean]s about whom the king, my lord, gave us orders: "[Get going and] march off!" – we have turned back from Maruru and [directed] our course [...] towards the Arameans. |
| Obverse [5:8] o 66–o 88 | Opposite Nippur they brought us [the kin]g’s [sealed order], saying: "[...] is coming to them. [...] get assembled and go! Exact the dried corn [from the houses of Bi]t-Amukani!" |
| Obverse [8:12] o 99–o 1212 | We turned back and are staying [in Marur]u. The cavalrymen [whom] we transferred [to] Maruru (and) [who] are staying in Maruru have arrested 60 [wande]ring men. |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | On the next day I conquered the [...]eans |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [......] not [...] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...] I have sent a report about them to the king, my lord. |
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 | [a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia ARAD-ka] {1}aš-šur—DI-an-ni [o] | |
| 2 | [lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂]-⸢ia⸣ DI-mu a-na ma-⸢dak-te⸣ [ša LUGAL] | |
| 3 | [ina UGU {lu₂v}ar-ma-a]-⸢a⸣ ša LUGAL be-li₂ ṭe₃-mu iš-ku-na-⸢ši-ni⸣ | |
| 4 | [ma-a na-am-me-ša₂] ⸢li⸣-kal-ka TA@v {uru}ma-ru-ri ni-su-uh-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 5 | [x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na ŠA₃ {lu₂v}a-ri-mi pa-ni-ni | |
| 6 | [ni-sa-kan un-qi] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ina pu-ut EN.LIL₂{ki} ina UGU-ni na-ṣu-ni | |
| 7 | [ma-a x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina UGU-šu-nu il-la-ka | |
| 8 | [ma-a x x x] pu-uh-ra li-kal-ka ŠE ub-bu-lu | |
| 9 | [TA@v E₂-MEŠ ša] ⸢E₂⸣—a-mu-ka-ni us-ha ni-su-hur | |
| 10 | [ina {uru}ma-ru]-⸢ri⸣ kam-mu-sa-ni {lu₂v}ša—pit-hal-la-ti | |
| 11 | [am-mar ša ina] {uru}ma-ru-ri nu-še-ti-qu-ni | |
| 12 | [ina ŠA₃] {uru}ma-ru-ri kam-ma-su-ni 60 {lu₂v}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 13 | [a-li]-ku-ti u₂-ṣa-bi-tu-ni a-na 02 UD-mi | |
| 14 | [x x x] ⸢x x x⸣-a.a ⸢ak-ta-ša-da⸣ | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x] ⸢la⸣ i-⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x] i-⸢ti⸣-[x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x ṭe₃]-⸢en⸣-šu₂-nu a-na LUGAL EN-ia₂ a-sap-ra | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.