K 00995 (P393853)
Administrative Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 00995 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393853 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative 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 [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [......] rebellion [...] |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | [......] I want to bring [...] to the top [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [......] of the magnates ... [......] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [... hors]es with us [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [If] we go [with] them, wh[at shall we] take? |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] Nabû-šezib of Ba[zu] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] to the captives [...] |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [......] rebellion ... [...] |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | [......] ... to the left ... [...] |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [......] his presence, to level into one [...] |
| Obverse [13:15] o 14'14'–o 15'15' | [......] Did he [not] say to him: "Now I shall go [to ... (which is) in] the hands of Assyria, (and) I shall c[ome back ...] |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | [...] He will place them before him ... [.....] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | Another matter: Because of ... [...], |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | whereto [...]? If he co[mes ...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [...] Are you afraid of him? [...] |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | [...] a drawn [...], a matter like [...] |
| Obverse [20:22] o 21'21'–o 22'22' | [...] Because in his strong hand [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [......] he appointed [......] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [......] Because in the hand[s ...] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | [......] are black. But this [......]. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [...]. They become confident (in their) heart [...] |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | [...] The whole country who [...] the name of the comman[der-in-chief], I/he will let it live. Pains [......] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [Y]ou know that [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | [...] to drink blood [...] |
| Reverse [8:10] r 9'9'–r 10'10' | [...] he will not let your [...] live. They will displace you in the Se[a]land [...]. |
| Reverse [10:11] r 11'11'–r 11'11' | The God [...] the destruction which he wro[te]. |
| Reverse [11:16] r 12'12'–r 16'16' | If you (wish to) li[ve, do not] commit a disgrafecul thing and do [not] deliver your city for destruction! If you have guar[ded] (once), you can guard again. How is the [...] of one who does not guard? To guard under protection [...]. |
| Reverse [16:22] r 17'17'–r 22'22' | However, if you do not guard ...[..., through the pow]er of Aššur, fir[e will burn] the land of Akkad [...]. On that day you will see [...]. [The land] of Akkad will beco[me] powerless; [the ... of] the land of Akkad [...] in the hands of [...] |
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' | [x x x x x x] ⸢lu⸣ u₂ [x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x] ⸢x⸣ lu tu-⸢ud⸣-[di x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x ŠA₃]-⸢bi⸣-ka an-nu ⸢KUR⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x]-ra sah-ma-aš₂-⸢šu⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ ap-pi lu-še-⸢ṣi⸣ [x x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x x x] ša {lu₂}GAL-MEŠ ir-ti [x x x] | |
| 7' | [x x {anše}KUR].RA-MEŠ it-ti-ni la ⸢id⸣-[x x] | |
| 8' | [x x x x]-šu₂-nu ni-il-lak mi₃-na-[a x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x ni]-⸢na⸣-aš₂-ši {1}{d}PA—še-zib ša₂ {kur}⸢ba⸣-[zu] | |
| 10' | [x x x] he-pa-a-te ana {lu₂}haṭ-ṭa-⸢ni⸣ [x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x] šah-ma-šu lu te-et-ti-[iq x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x] an-nu-u ana KAB nu ša₂ E₂-⸢su⸣ [x x] | |
| 13' | [x x ina] IGI-šu₂ a-na 01+en sa-pa-nu ⸢šap⸣-[x x] | |
| 14' | [x x ul] iq-ba-aš₂-šu₂ um-ma en-na [x x x] | |
| 15' | [ša ina] ŠU.2 KUR—aš-šur{ki} al-lak al-⸢la⸣-[ka] | |
| 16' | [x ina] IGI-šu₂ i-šak-kan-šu₂-nu EN it-⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x]-ku-u ša₂-ni-tu₂ a-mat aš₂-ša₂ ir-ti ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 18' | [x x]-MEŠ a-na e-kan ki-i il-la-⸢ka⸣ [tal-lak] | |
| 19' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ ša₂ la—pa-ni-šu₂-u pal-ha-⸢ta⸣ [x x] | |
| 20' | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-ku ša₂-lul-tu₂ a-mat ki-⸢i⸣ [x x x] | |
| 21' | [x x x x x] aš₂-ša₂ ina ŠU.2-šu₂ dan-ni [x x x] | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ ip-qid [x x x x x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x] aš₂-ša₂ ina ŠU.2 x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x] ṣal-mu-u a-ga-a u₂-[ti-ra] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x ana] ŠA₃-bi i-ra-hu-⸢ṣu⸣ 0 | |
| 5' | [x x x x] KUR gab-bu ša₂ MU ša₂ {lu₂v}DUMU—[EN.LIL₂{ki]} {lu₂v}DUMU—[EN.LIL₂{ki]} | |
| 6' | [x x x x]-⸢ga⸣ u₂-bal-laṭ ki-i šu₂-⸢u₂⸣ 0 | |
| 7' | [ub-tal-liṭ at]-tu-nu ti-da-a ki-⸢i⸣ 0 | |
| 8' | {[lu₂}TIN.TIR]{⸢ki⸣}MEŠ ana NAG MUD₂-MEŠ u₂-ba-[ʾu-u] | |
| 9' | [x ŠA₃-bi]-⸢ku⸣-nu la u₂-bal-laṭ ina KUR—⸢tam⸣-[tim] | |
| 10' | [x x x]-di i-šak-kan-u-ku-nu-⸢ši⸣ 0 | |
| 11' | [min₃-de-ma] DINGIR hap-ʾu-u ša₂ il-ta-⸢ru⸣ [iq-ta-bi] | |
| 12' | ⸢uṣ⸣-ṣu-uṣ-ṣu ki-i ta-⸢pal⸣-[la-ha MU-ka] | |
| 13' | [la] tu-ba-ʾa-aš₂ u URU-ka ana hap-e 0 | |
| 14' | [la] ⸢ta⸣-nam-din ki-i ta-at-ta-⸢aṣ⸣-[ru] | |
| 15' | [ne₂-mil] ⸢na⸣-ṣa-ri ta-tam-ar₂ ak-ka-⸢ʾi⸣-[i] | |
| 16' | [lu-up]-šur la na-ṣir-e ina GIŠ.MI na-ṣa-[ru] | |
| 17' | [lu-še]-zib u ki-i la ta-taṣ-ru UD-⸢mi⸣-[šu₂] | |
| 18' | [ina li]-te ša₂ AN.ŠAR₂ KUR—URI{ki} i-ša₂-a-[tu₂] | |
| 19' | [lu]-⸢uṣ⸣-ru-ba ina UD-me-šu₂ tam-mar KUR-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 20' | [x KUR]—URI{ki} ma-ku-tu₂ il-⸢la⸣-[ka x] | |
| 21' | [x x x x] KUR—URI{ki} ina ŠU.2 ⸢KUR⸣-[x x] | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x] | |
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