SAA 19, 114 (P393652)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19, 114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393652 |
| 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 Ašipâ. |
| Obverse [2:4] o 33–o 44 | Good health to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:12] o 55– | The baker of the harem manageress came and told me: "A scepter, a chest, an iron brazier and a copper kettle have been stolen from the Palace and sold for money. |
| Reverse [0:4] r 1r 1–r 44 | I sent word and those who sold the iron brazier for money were arrested. |
| Reverse [4:8] r 55–r 88 | I am herewith sending the informer to the king, my [lo]rd. Let [the king, my lo]rd, question him. |
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 EN-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}a-ši-pa-a | |
| 3 | lu-u DI-mu a-na LUGAL | |
| 4 | EN-ia | |
| 5 | {lu₂v}NINDA ša {mi₂}ša-kin₂-te | |
| 6 | i-tal-ka iq-ṭi₂-bi-a | |
| 7 | ma-a {giš}PA | |
| 8 | {giš}tup-ni-nu | |
| 9 | ka-nu-nu AN.BAR a-sa-lu URUDU | |
| 10 | ša E₂.GAL ša-ar-qu | |
| 11 | ina kas₂-pi ta-da-nu | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-sa-ap-ra | |
| 2 | ⸢be₂⸣-et ka-nu-nu AN.BAR | |
| 3 | ina kas₂-pi ta-di-nu-nu | |
| 4 | i-ṣa-ab-tu₂ | |
| 5 | {lu₂v}ba-te-qu | |
| 6 | a-na UGU LUGAL | |
| 7 | ⸢EN⸣-ia a-sa-ap-ra | |
| 8 | [LUGAL] ⸢EN⸣ liš-ʾa-al-šu₂ | |
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)
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