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CT 54, 432 (Sm 2116) (P426485)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CT 54, 432 (Sm 2116) |
|---|---|
| ID | P426485 |
| Museum no. | BM 104727 |
| 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 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] a-⸢bi⸣ [...] | ... its water ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 2' | [...] ⸢x⸣ ṣip-pa-a-[...] | ... ṣippa-(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 3' | [... a]-⸢na⸣-ku a-a ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... may I not ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4' | [...]-⸢tah⸣-hi-su [...] | ... his ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 5' | [...] ⸢x⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [...] | kings(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 6' | [...] ⸢x⸣ at-⸢ta⸣ [...] | ... you ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 7' | [...] ⸢it⸣-qu ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... took ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 8' | [...]-a aš₂-pu-⸢rak⸣-[...] | ... I sent ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 9' | [...] A.ŠA₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | field(low confidence: few signs survive) |
| 10' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 11' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1''' | [...] u₃ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... and ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 2''' | [...] ⸢x⸣-MEŠ-šu₂ GAL-MEŠ-šu₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... his great ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3''' | [...]-⸢bu-u₂⸣ [i]-⸢ba-aš-ši⸣ u₃ ni-nu ni-[...] | ... there, and we ...(very low confidence: a guess) |
| 4''' | ⸢la⸣ ni-šap-⸢pa-rak-ka⸣ [...]-⸢na⸣ UGU GAL{e} ša {kur}aš+šur ŠUB{ut} [...] | We shall not write to you. ... against the Great One of Assyria ... |
| 5''' | u₃ ša₂ {m}{d}aš+šur-⸢MU⸣-[SI.SA₂ ...]-⸢x i⸣-dab-bu-bu um-ma GAL-MEŠ ša₂ {kur}URI{ki} ⸢za⸣ [...] | And as to what Ašši[r]-shumu-[lišir ...] says: "The magnates of Urarṭu ...." |
| 6''' | i-šak-ka-nu-ma e-⸢x⸣-[...] ni-ip-pu-šu ul-tu GAL-MEŠ ša₂ {kur}aš+šur {m}{d}EN.LIL₂-NIG₂.DU-⸢URU₃⸣ [...] | They set it up and ... We will do it. From the magnates of Assyria, Enlil-kudurri-uṣur |
| 7''' | a-na {d}IŠKUR-MU-URU₃ u₃ [...]-⸢x⸣-na id-di-nu GAL ša {kur}URI{ki} EN-šu-nu u₂ a a ⸢am⸣ [...] | They gave it to Adad-šuma-uṣur and . The great one of Urarṭu, their lord, ... |
| 8''' | id-di-nu ša taš-pu-ra ⸢um⸣-[ma {m}x-x]-⸢x⸣ EN da-ba-bi-ia ša₂ ze-nu-u₂ mu-dak-ku-u₂ šu-u₂ ba-liṭ u [...] | [As to what you wro]te: "[..., the lord of my] words, who is furious, frightened, enraged, and |
| 9''' | ša₂ {kur}aš+šur ša₂ a-na šu-lum ⸢ša₂⸣ {[d}MAŠ-{giš]}⸢TUKUL⸣-{d}aš+šur ba-ru-ta₅ ip-pu-šu₂ šu-na-a-ti i-ta-nam-ma-⸢ru⸣ [...] | The one of Assyria, who for the well-being of Ninurta (and) Tukultī-Assur, has performed extispicy; they have repeatedly ... |
| 10''' | ⸢am⸣-me-ni la ze-nu-u₂ mu-dak-⸢ku⸣-[u₂ šu]-⸢nu⸣-ma {d}MAŠ-{giš}TUKUL-{d}aš+šur la u₂-dak-ku-ma [...] | “Why is he not angry? He is the one who kills, but Ninurta-tukul-Ašṣur does not kill and ...? |
| 11''' | ⸢u₃⸣ ma-ru-uṣ-ta₅ ša {d}EN.LIL₂-⸢MU⸣-[...] ⸢x ša⸣ a-na {m}har-bi-ši-hu ha-bir-a-a [...] | And the scepter of Enlil-šuma-[..., ...] who to Ḫarbišiḫu, the Habirean, |
| 12''' | [a]-⸢na⸣ qa-be₂-e am-me-ni la al-da-⸢x⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣-bu la-bi-ru-tu₄ LUGAL-MEŠ-ma AD-⸢MEŠ⸣ [...] | Why do I not know the old kings, my fathers |
| 13''' | [x x] ⸢x⸣ LUGAL-MEŠ-ma AD-MEŠ-ka la ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣-du-ti am-man-na-a i nu-has-si-sa dib-bi ša₂ {m}[...] | ... the kings, your fathers did not ... ... I did not forget the words of [PN] |
| 14''' | [x x x]+ŠE-ma-ka lu-uš-pu-rak-ka [...] NIBRU{ki} {iri}si-par u KA₂.DINGIR.RA{ki} [...] | ... let me write to you ... Nippur, Sippar, and Babylon |
| 15''' | [x x x]-x-di-šu₂-ma ŠUH ⸢im-ta-x⸣-[...]-⸢x⸣ u₃ la ma-am-ma na-ka-ru DUMU-šu₂ u GAL-⸢MEŠ⸣-[šu₂ ...] | ... his ... and the dust of ..., and there is no reopening (of the case) for his son and his chiefs. |
| 16''' | [... {m]}⸢TUKUL⸣{ti}{d}⸢NIN⸣.[URTA ...]-⸢x x⸣-ma-al LUGAL{ti}šu ul ta-⸢at⸣-[...] | [... Tukultī]-Ninurta [... ...] his kingship you did not ... |
| 17''' | [...]-⸢x⸣-i-⸢ṣi⸣ [...] ⸢x x x x⸣ {d}NIN.URTA-{giš}⸢TUKUL⸣-{[d}aš+šur ...] | ... Ninurta-Tukultī-Ašṣi ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 18''' | [...] ⸢x ki⸣-i·[...] | ... like ...(low confidence: few signs survive) |
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