ABL 0523 (P393832)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | ABL 0523 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393832 |
| 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 [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | To Sîn-tabni-uṣur: |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | Concerning Sîn-šarra-uṣur about whom you s[aid]: "Now then, he is devising a scheme and putting terrible things against me" — don't be afraid! |
| Obverse [4:17] o 55–o 1717 | What can this fool say against you? Don't I know what you [do] and deliver, h[ow] you have kept [my watch, ...]ed, ...ed without bl[ame], and lived for the house of [your] lords? What could he say against you? And in the middle of it, why would I listen to it? Do not fear his return; your life is with me. |
| Obverse [17:29] o 1818– | And concerning your coming about which you said, "The magnates have held me back," (it is) the third year (now that) you have stood by, kept my watch, and made yourself a good name in my presence. Now, at the moment that the country is getting safe, you could move on to come, having made your guard f[irm]. |
| Reverse [9:14] r 1010–r 1414 | Alternatively, stay (there) and keep [your] wat[ch] until the country has been put in order; then you can come, see [my] beaming [face], and return in safe[ty]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na {1}30—DU₃—⸢PAB⸣ | |
| 2 | ina UGU {1}30—MAN—PAB ša₂ ⸢taq⸣-[bu-u-ni] | |
| 3 | ma-a an-nu-ri nik-[lu] | |
| 4 | i-nak-kil sam-ku ⸢ina⸣ [UGU-hi-ia] | |
| 5 | i-kar-ra-ar₂ ⸢la ta⸣-[pal-lah₃] | |
| 6 | mi₃-nu {lu₂}hap-pu an-ni-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| 7 | ina UGU-hi-ka i-qab-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 8 | ana-ku la ud-da-a ša₂ ta-⸢mu⸣-[tu₂-ni] | |
| 9 | u₃ ta-ad-lip₂-u₂-ni u [EN.NUN-MU] | |
| 10 | ta-aṣ-ṣur-u₂-ni ta-⸢ri⸣-[du-ni] | |
| 11 | u ta-as-mu-u₂-ni mi-i-[nu hi-ṭu] | |
| 12 | u₃ tab-laṭ-an-ni ina UGU E₂—EN-[MEŠ-ka] E₂—EN-[MEŠ-ka] | |
| 13 | šu-u₂ mi₃-i-nu i-qab-bi | |
| 14 | ina UGU-hi-ka u ina ŠA₃-bi-ma | |
| 15 | ana-ku a-ta-a a-šam-me | |
| 16 | la ta-pal-lah₃ GUR-šu | |
| 17 | ZI-ka GAL₂-ši ina IGI-ia₂ | |
| 18 | u ina UGU a-la-ki-ka | |
| 19 | ša₂ taq-bu-u-ni | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ma-a {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 2 | ik-tal-un-ni | |
| 3 | 03-su MU.AN.NA | |
| 4 | ta-ti-ti-iz EN.NUN-MU | |
| 5 | ta-at-ta-ṣar MU-ka | |
| 6 | ina IGI-ia₂ tu-dam-mi₃-iq | |
| 7 | u₂-ma-a si-man ta-qa-ni | |
| 8 | ša KUR EN.NUN-ka tu-uk-[tin] | |
| 9 | te-ti-qa tal-la-ka | |
| 10 | u₂-la i-ti-iz EN.[NUN-ka] | |
| 11 | u₂-ṣur EN KUR ta-⸢at⸣-[qa-nu-ni] | |
| 12 | šu₂-nu me-šu₂ tal-la-ka ⸢IGI⸣-[MEŠ-ia₂] | |
| 13 | had-du-u₂-te tam-mar 0 | |
| 14 | u ta-sah-hur ina ša₂-⸢lim⸣-[te] | |
| 15 | tal-lak 0 | |
Sources & licences
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