SAA 19, 119 (P393639)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19, 119 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393639 |
| 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 | [T]o the king, my lord: yo[ur] se[rvant] Mušezib-ilu. Good health to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [2:7] o 33–o 77 | The Gambuleans were in Arrapha on the 3rd day. I was wounded in the military campaign and I am very ill. It is not possible for me to co[me] to the king, my lord. |
| Obverse [7:12] o 88–o 1212 | At the moment I am laid up in the town Ša-Turmiš on the Za[b] river. The king, my lord, [knows] that I [... whatev]er Šarru-i[qb]i of Ša-Turm[iš] together with the heralds have taken. |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | If I write [...], I [...]. |
| Obverse [13:16] o 1414–o 1616 | [Perhaps the king], my lord, will say: "Is [it true] that they have sent [...] to [NN]?" The kin[g, my lord], should not wo[rry about it]. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | [......] they will put [......] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 1919–o 1919 | Marduk-emu[ranni ...]... |
| Obverse [19:20] o 2020–o 2020 | [... the ki]ng, [my l]or[d ......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...] he ...[...] their [...]s |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [...... i]n finishing |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...]... [...] their [...] there [...] |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | Bananu [and NN] are [ac]ting like rebels. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 6'6'–r 8'8' | [...]-Šer has written and ... [.......], saying: "Mu[šezib-ilu is] not [going] to [Dur-Kur]igalzu. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | ...[......] if [......] |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | [...], saying: [...] slan[dered] him |
| Reverse [11:12] r 12'12'–r 12'12' | Let them bring in the [...] man like a common criminal, and let the king, my lord, interrogate him. |
| Reverse [12:17] r 13'13'–r 17'17' | W[hen] he came, he told me: "[You] should [stay off] Dur-Kurigalzu! If you come, [they] will ki[ll you]." I am te[lling] a matter which I have heard and seen. |
| Reverse [17:22] r 18'18'– | The king sent (his) messenger after me to the road of [L]ahiru. He said: "Come, let me bring you in[to] Dur-Kurigalzu." [But as I am ill], I refused to go. |
| Right [1:2] r.e. 2222–r.e. 2222 | [Those who] keep watch [in] the fort sent out [m]y [letter(s)]. |
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-ia₂ | |
| 2 | ⸢ARAD-ka⸣ {1}mu-še-zib—DINGIR | |
| 3 | ⸢lu⸣-u DI-⸢mu⸣ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ UD 03-⸢KAM₂\t⸣ | |
| 4 | {lu₂v}⸢gan⸣-bu-la-a.a a-na {uru}arrap-ha | |
| 5 | a-na-ku ina KASKAL.2 at-ta-an-ha-⸢aṣ⸣ | |
| 6 | a—dan-niš mar-ṣa-ku la il-la-⸢ka⸣ | |
| 7 | a-du pa-an LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ la ⸢al-lak⸣ | |
| 8 | an-nu-rag ina ŠA₃-bi {uru}ša—⸢tur-miš⸣ [o] | |
| 9 | ina UGU {⸢id₂⸣}za-⸢ban⸣ kar-⸢ra-ku⸣ | |
| 10 | {1}LUGAL—iq-bi {uru}lu⸣—ša—tur-⸢miš⸣-[a.a] | |
| 11 | ⸢a⸣-du {lu₂v}NIGIR₂-MEŠ LUGAL be-li₂ [u₂-da] | |
| 12 | [mi-i]-nu ša na-šu-u-ni a-[x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x] šum-ma a-sa-ṭar a-[x x x] | |
| 14 | [i—su-ri LUGAL] be-li₂ i-qab-bi ⸢ma⸣-[a x x] | |
| 15 | [ket-tu-u] ši-i ša a-na {1}⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x] ⸢iš⸣-pur-u-ni ⸢LUGAL⸣ [be-li₂ ina UGU] | |
| 17 | [ŠA₃-bi-šu₂] lu la i-⸢šak⸣-[kan x x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x] ⸢i⸣-šak-ku-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 19 | {1}⸢AMAR⸣.UTU—IGI.[LAL-an-ni x]-ma-⸢ru⸣ | |
| 20 | [x x x] ⸢LUGAL be-li₂⸣ [x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢šu i-x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-MEŠ-šu₂-nu i-⸢KUR-x⸣+[x x] | |
| 3' | [x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x] ⸢ig—ga-ma⸣-ru ⸢ig—ga-ma⸣-ru | |
| 4' | [x x]+⸢x x x⸣+[x x x x]-⸢ta-šu₂-nu⸣ ina ŠA₃-bi ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 5' | {1}ba-na-⸢ni⸣ [x x x] ⸢ki⸣-i se-ha-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 6' | [e]-pu-uš ⸢x x x x x⸣ [x]-⸢še⸣-ir i-⸢sap⸣-[ra] | |
| 7' | u₂-sa-⸢x⸣+[x x x x x]-nu ma-a {1}mu-[še-zib—DINGIR] | |
| 8' | a-na {⸢uru⸣}[BAD₃—ku]-⸢ri⸣-gal-zi la [il-lak] | |
| 9' | ⸢i x⸣+[x x x x x] ⸢šum⸣-ma ⸢x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 10' | ⸢x x x x ki x x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
| 11' | ⸢x⸣+[x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-a ⸢kar⸣-ṣi-šu₂ [x x x] | |
| 12' | {⸢lu₂v}x a-ki ša⸣ {lu₂v}hi-ṭu-ma [o] | |
| 13' | ⸢lu⸣-bi-lu-u-ni ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ liš-al-šu₂ ⸢ki⸣-[ma] | |
| 14' | ⸢it⸣-tal-⸢ka iq-ṭi-bi-a⸣ ma-[a TA@v IGI] | |
| 15' | {⸢uru}BAD₃—ku-ri⸣-gal-zi lu-⸢u₂⸣ [pa-ti-a-ka] | |
| 16' | ⸢ma⸣-[a] ⸢šum-ma ta⸣-at-tal-ka id-⸢du⸣-[ku-ka] | |
| 17' | a-⸢bu-tu₂-ma ša aš₂⸣-mu-u-ni ⸢ša⸣ a-ma-⸢ru⸣-[u-ni] | |
| 18' | ⸢aq⸣-[ṭi-bi] LUGAL {⸢lu₂v⸣}A—KIN {⸢lu₂v⸣}A—KIN i—da-⸢tu⸣-u-a i—da-⸢tu⸣-u-a a-na ⸢KASKAL.2 | |
| 19' | {⸢uru}la⸣-hi-ri i-⸢sap⸣-ra ma-a al-ka | |
| 20' | [ina] {⸢uru}BAD₃—ku-ri⸣-gal-zi lu-še-rib-ka | |
| r.e. | ||
| 21 | [mar-ṣa-ku] ⸢la a⸣-ma-gur ⸢la⸣ al-lak | |
| 22 | [ša EN.NUN ina] {uru}⸢bir⸣-te i-na-ṣa-ru-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 23 | [x x x x]+⸢x u₂⸣-se-ṣi-⸢u₂⸣ | |
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