ABL 0301 (P393748)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0301 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393748 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa21 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:2] o 1o 1–o 22 | The king's word to the Babylonians: I am well; you can be glad. |
| Obverse [2:13] o 33–o 1313 | The words of wind that this no-brother has spoken to you have been related to me. I have heard them; they are but wind, do not believe him. I swear by Aššur (and) Marduk, my gods, that I have never thought in my heart or said by my mouth any of the detestable things that he has spoken against me. It is nothing but a scheme that he has devised in order to make the name of the Babylonians, who love me, detestable along with him. |
| Obverse [13:25] o 1414– | But I will not listen to it. Your brotherhood with the Assyrians and your privileged status which I have established remain valid until the present day; you are close to my heart. Correspondingly, do not listen to his vain words, do not taint your name which is in good repute before me and the whole world, do not make yourself culpable before God. |
| Reverse [0:11] r 1r 1–r 1111 | I also know another matter that you have been pondering in your hearts: "Now, the very fact that we have taken hostile action against him will be a burden on us" — it will not be a burden; it is nothing, since the name is very good. Though the very fact that you have sided with my opponent is like placing a burden on you, and violating the treaty is a matter (to be settled) before God. |
| Reverse [11:18] r 1212–r 1818 | Now then I am writing to you: if you do not wish to stain yourself with him in these matters, let me quickly see an answer to my letter. May this man whom Marduk hates not deprive from my hands the troop which I have put together for Bel. |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | Month of Iyyar (II), 23rd day, eponym year of Aššur-duru-uṣur. Šamaš-balassu-iqbi delivered it. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-bat LUGAL a-na {lu₂}KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki}MEŠ | |
| 2 | DI-mu a.a-ši ŠA₃-ba-ku-nu | |
| 3 | lu-u DUG₃.GA-ku-nu-ši dib-bi ša ša₂-a-ri | |
| 4 | ša la—ŠEŠ a-ga-a id-bu-bak-ku-nu-ši | |
| 5 | gab-bu id-dab-bu-u₂-ni al-te-me-šu₂-nu | |
| 6 | ša₂-a-ru la ta-qi-pa-šu ina ŠA₃ aš-šur | |
| 7 | {d}AMAR.UTU DINGIR-MEŠ-ia₂ at-ta-ma ki-i | |
| 8 | dib-bi bi-iʾ-šu-u₂-te ma-la | |
| 9 | ina UGU-hi-ia id-bu-bu ina ŠA₃-bi-ia₂ | |
| 10 | ku-uṣ-ṣu-pa-ku u₃ ina pi-ia | |
| 11 | aq-bu-u₂ al-la nik-lu šu-u₂ | |
| 12 | it-ti-kil um-ma šu-mu ša₂ {lu₂}TIN.TIR{ki}MEŠ | |
| 13 | ra-i-ma-ni-šu it-ti-ia lu-ba-iš | |
| 14 | u₃ a-na-ku ul a-šem-me-šu₂ | |
| 15 | ŠEŠ-ut-ku-nu ša it-ti DUMU-MEŠ | |
| 16 | KUR—aš-šur u ki-din-nu-ta-ku-nu ša₂ ak-ṣu-ru | |
| 17 | ad-di UGU ša₂ en-na šu-u₂ | |
| 18 | it-ti ŠA₃-bi-ia at-tu-nu | |
| 19 | ap—pit-tim-ma ap—pit-tim-ma ša₂-ra-te-e-šu | |
| 20 | la ta-šem-ma-a šu-un-ku-nu | |
| 21 | ša ina IGI-ia u ina IGI KUR.KUR gab-bu | |
| 22 | ba-nu-u₂ la tu-ba-ʾa-a-ša₂ | |
| 23 | u₃ ra-man-ku-nu ina IGI DINGIR | |
| 24 | la tu-haṭ-ṭa-a | |
| r | ||
| 1 | u₃ ša₂-ni-tu a-mat ša it-ti ŠA₃-bi-ku-nu | |
| 2 | ku-uṣ-ṣu-pa-ku-nu a-na-ku i-di | |
| 3 | um-ma en-na-a aš₂-ša₂-a | |
| 4 | ni-it-te-ki-ru-uš a-na bil-ti-ni | |
| 5 | i-ta-ra ul bil-tu ši-i | |
| 6 | ia-a-nu šu-u₂ ki-i šu-mu | |
| 7 | bab-ba-nu-u₂ u aš₂-ša₂ it-ti | |
| 8 | EN—da-ba-bi-ia₂ EN—da-ba-bi-ia₂ ta-ta-ši-iz-za | |
| 9 | šu-u₂ ki-i ša₂-kan bil-te | |
| 10 | ina UGU ra-me-ni-ku-nu u haṭ-ṭu-u | |
| 11 | ina ŠA₃ a-de-e ina IGI DINGIR en-na | |
| 12 | a-du-u₂ al-tap-rak-ku-nu-ši | |
| 13 | ki-i ina dib-bi a-ga-nu-te it-ti-šu₂ | |
| 14 | ra-man-ku-nu la tu-ṭa-ni-pa | |
| 15 | ha-an-ṭiš gab-ri ši-pir-ti-ia | |
| 16 | lu-mur ki-iṣ-ru ša a-na {d}EN | |
| 17 | ak-ṣur si-kip-ti {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 18 | a-ga-a ina ŠU.2-ia la i-hi-ib-bil | |
| 19 | {iti}GUD UD 23-KAM₂\t lim-mu {1}aš-šur—BAD₃—PAB | |
| 20 | {1}{d}ša₂-maš—TIN-su—iq-bi | |
| 21 | it-tu-bil | |
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