SAA 19, 141 (P393656)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19, 141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393656 |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Your servant [Abi]-hari: I would gladly die for the king, my lord! Say to the king, my lord: |
| Obverse [3:6] o 44–o 66 | I am (hereby) sending my tablet to greet the king, my lord. I am [doing] (my) work. |
| Obverse [6:9] o 77–o 99 | And since [......] m[e], the king in [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | to the men [...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | those who [stayed] until the end, did not return. |
| Reverse [3:6] r 4'4'–r 6'6' | No[w] I have provided 100 men from their midst for the royal mule express service. |
| Reverse [6:14] r 7'7'– | By the gods of the king, my lord, I and my father are servants of the king, my lord, (and) our loins [are girded] for the king. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Let the king strive [...]. |
| Edge [1:3] e. 22–e. 33 | [He has gi]ven me [much], what [can I give] (him)? [May I hea]r [the well-b]eing of the king, my lord, and may I be happy! |
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 | ARAD-ka {1}[a-bi]—ha-ri | |
| 2 | a-na di-na-⸢an⸣ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lul-⸢lik⸣ | |
| 3 | um-ma-a a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂-a-ma | |
| 4 | ṭup-pi a-na DI-mu LUGAL | |
| 5 | be-li₂-ia al-tap-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 6 | a-na-ku dul-lum [ep-pu-uš] | |
| 7 | u₃ ki-⸢i⸣ [x]+⸢x x⸣-an-⸢ni⸣ | |
| 8 | LUGAL ina ru-[x x] bat ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 9 | ⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | ⸢x x ta x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 2' | a-na ERIM-⸢MEŠ⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | ša₂ a-di qi₂-⸢ti⸣ [x x] | |
| 4' | ul i-tu-ru a-⸢du⸣-[u] | |
| 5' | 01 me ERIM-MEŠ ina ŠA₃-bi-⸢šu₂⸣ | |
| 6' | a-na kal-le-e ša₂ ⸢LUGAL⸣ | |
| 7' | ul-ta-aṣ-bat DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 8' | ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ lu-u₂ | |
| 9' | ⸢i⸣-du-u₂ ki-⸢i⸣ | |
| r.e. | ||
| 10 | a-na-ku u AD-ia₂ la | |
| 11 | {lu₂}ARAD-a-nu ša₂ LUGAL be-⸢li₂⸣-ia₂ | |
| 12 | a-⸢na⸣ LUGAL la qab-⸢le-e-nu⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | [rak-sa x x x]+⸢x⸣ LUGAL li-iṣ-rim | |
| 2 | [x x it]-⸢ta⸣-an-na mi-nu-u₂ | |
| 3 | [lu-din šul]-mu ša₂ LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ [o] | |
| 4 | [lu-uš]-⸢me₂⸣-e-ma lu-uh-ma | |
Sources & licences
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