CTN 5, ND 2723 (P415762)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CTN 5, ND 2723 |
|---|---|
| ID | P415762 |
| 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 [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | [... ...] fort |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | [...] let the troops [...] |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | [...] did [n]ot obey [becau]se of [......] |
| Obverse [17:19] o 18'18'–o 19'19' | [...]. Per[haps the ki]ng, my lord, will s[ay: “...] in [...] |
| Obverse [19:25] o 20'20'– | [......]. As to [what the kin]g, [my] lo[rd, wrote to] me: “[......] |
| Bottom [3:4] b.e. 25'25'–b.e. 25'25' | [... w]e will releas[e ...] |
| Bottom [4:5] b.e. 26'26'–b.e. 26'26' | [...] kill [......] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [... the king], my lord, knows that [...] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [... s]ailed downstream. [Let ...] quickly [...] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | staying [at yo]ur [disposal] ...[...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | [...] in the canal which [...] o[n ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | [...] the terrain [...] the previous people |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | [...]... homer(s) ... two [...] |
| Reverse [11:12] r 1212–r 1212 | [...] Balass[u] to [NN] |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | [...] the seat ...[...] |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | [...] say(s): “He knows [......] |
| Reverse [14:15] r 1515–r 1515 | [... G]uard them! [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [...] to them [...] |
| Reverse [17:18] r 1818–r 1818 | [......] mina(s) [...] |
| Reverse [18:20] r 1919–r 2020 | [......], saying: “[...] |
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] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 7' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 8' | [x x x x x x] ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x] | |
| 9' | [x x x x x] ⸢ni ib⸣ [x x] | |
| 10' | [x x x x]+⸢x x x x x⸣+[x x] | |
| 11' | [x x x x] si ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 12' | [x x x x]+⸢x x x x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 13' | [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ {uru}bir-⸢ta⸣-[x x] | |
| 14' | [x x]+⸢x lu-u₂ ERIM-MEŠ x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x] an ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 16' | [x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 17' | [x x x] ⸢TA@v pa-an⸣ [x] ⸢la⸣ iš-me [x x] | |
| 18' | [x x x x]+⸢x x i—su⸣-[ri] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ ⸢i-qab⸣-[bi] | |
| 19' | [ma-a x x]+⸢x x ina ŠA₃⸣-bi ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 20' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina ⸢UGU⸣ [ša] ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-[li₂ o] | |
| 21' | [iš-pur-an]-ni ma-a ⸢x⸣ [x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 22' | [x x x x] ⸢i x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 23' | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a [x x x x x] | |
| 24' | [x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 25' | [x x x x] ⸢nu⸣-ra-⸢ma⸣ [x x x] | |
| 26' | [x x x] du-ku ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | [x x] ⸢en x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 4 | [x x x]+⸢x x⸣ [x x x x x x] | |
| 5 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 6 | [x x LUGAL] be-⸢li₂ u₂⸣-da ⸢ki⸣-[i x x] | |
| 7 | [x x] ⸢us⸣-sa-qal-pa ⸢ar₂⸣-hiš ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 8 | [ina IGI]-⸢ka⸣ kam-⸢mu⸣-su ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x]+⸢x⸣-tu₂ ina pa-at-te ša ina ⸢UGU⸣ [x x] | |
| 10 | [x x] qa-qa-ru {lu₂v}pa-ni-⸢u₂⸣-[te] | |
| 11 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣-ku ANŠE x x x 02 [x x x] | |
| 12 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ {1}ba-la-⸢si a⸣-na {1}{⸢d⸣}[x x x] | |
| 13 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ KI.TUŠ ⸢x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| 14 | [x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-a ⸢u₂⸣-da ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 15 | [x x x u₂]-ṣur-ra-šu₂-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 16 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ ina ⸢UGU⸣-hi-šu₂-nu [x x x] | |
| 17 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x⸣ [x]+⸢x e⸣ [x x] | |
| 18 | [x x x x x x x] ⸢MA⸣.NA ⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 19 | [x x x x x x] ma-⸢a⸣ [x x] | |
| 20 | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
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)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-11.