CTN 5, pl. 21, ND 2380 + (P428930)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, pl. 21, ND 2380 + |
|---|---|
| ID | P428930 |
| Museum no. | BM — + IM lidars |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| 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 [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | To the k[ing, m]y lord: yo[ur] servant Ubru-Libbal[i]. Good he[al]th to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [3:10] o 44–o 1010 | (As to) the fru[it o]f the orchard of Kiṣir[t]u [about which the kin]g, my lo[rd, wro]te to me: "From whom do you buy it?" I buy it from my uncles A[šš]ur-mušallim and Nergal-m[uš]allim. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [......] the house of the cupbearer in [...].... |
| Obverse [11:15] o 1212–o 1515 | Thereafter, thi[s ... ...] was re[cor]ded on a writing-board. |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1'1'–r 3'3' | [Let the king, my lord], ask Ha[... and] the (family) heads of Kiṣirtu. |
| Reverse [3:8] r 4'4'–r 8'8' | If this is not the truth may the [k]ing not redeem me. I am a dog but the k[i]ng, my lord, has treated me justly towards the gods. |
| Reverse [8:19] r 9'9'– | Would I write untruly to the king, my lord? Let the ki[n]g, my lor[d], ask Bel-ahu-uṣur and Ubru-ahhe: "What is the orcha[rd] th[ere]?" |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | Ever s[ince] I was [sm]all [......] |
| Edge [1:2] e. 22–e. 22 | in [...] ... [......] |
| Edge [2:3] e. 33–e. 33 | I have don[e a]s [the ki]ng or[dered (me to do)]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | ARAD-⸢ka⸣ {1}⸢SUHUŠ⸣—ŠA₃—⸢URU⸣ | |
| 3 | lu-u ⸢DI-mu⸣ a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 4 | ⸢in-bu ša⸣ {giš}SAR ša {uru}ki-ṣir-⸢te⸣ | |
| 5 | [ša] ⸢LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-a-ni⸣ | |
| 6 | [ma]-⸢a⸣ TA@v IGI man-ni | |
| 7 | ⸢ta-laq-qi⸣ TA@v IGI | |
| 8 | {1}⸢aš-šur⸣—mu-šal-lim | |
| 9 | {1}{d}MAŠ.MAŠ—⸢mu-šal⸣-lim | |
| 10 | ŠEŠ-MEŠ—⸢AD⸣-ia ŠEŠ-MEŠ—⸢AD⸣-ia ⸢a-laq⸣-qi | |
| 11 | ⸢x x x x x⸣-ni E₂ {⸢lu₂v⸣}KAŠ.LUL | |
| 12 | ina ⸢ŠA₃ x⸣ [x x]+⸢x x⸣-ti | |
| 13 | an-ni-[te] ⸢x⸣ [x] ad—⸢da⸣-ti ad—⸢da⸣-ti | |
| 14 | ina ŠA₃-bi {[giš]}⸢ZU ša⸣-[aṭ]-⸢rat⸣ | |
| 15 | ⸢x x x x x⸣ [x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | a-na {1}⸢ha-x⸣+[x x x a-na] | |
| 2' | {uzu}SAG.DU-⸢MEŠ⸣-[te] | |
| 3' | ša {uru}⸢ki⸣-ṣir-te ⸢liš-a-al⸣ | |
| 4' | šum₂-ma la ⸢ke⸣-e-tu₂ ši-⸢i-te⸣ | |
| 5' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ lu la i-qa-na-ni | |
| 6' | kal-bu a-na-ku | |
| 7' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-li₂ a-⸢na⸣ DINGIR-MEŠ-ni ket-te | |
| 8' | e-tap-ša-ni | |
| 9' | a-na-ku la ke-e-te | |
| 10' | ⸢a-na LUGAL⸣ be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 11' | ⸢a-ša₂-pa⸣-ra | |
| 12' | ⸢LUGAL⸣ be-⸢li₂⸣ a-na {1}EN—PAB—PAB | |
| 13' | a-na {1}SUHUŠ—PAB-MEŠ | |
| 14' | liš-a-al [o] | |
| r.e. | ||
| 15 | ma-a {giš}⸢SAR⸣ [o] | |
| 16 | a-a-⸢u₂⸣ ina ⸢ŠA₃⸣-[bi x x] | |
| 17 | ⸢i-ba-aš₂⸣-[ši] | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | TA@v ⸢be₂⸣-[et] ⸢TUR⸣ a-na-ku-⸢u₂⸣-[ni x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ina ŠA₃ [x x x]+⸢x⸣ te ri ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 3 | ⸢ki-i⸣ [ša] ⸢LUGAL iq⸣-[bu-u₂-ni] ⸢e-tap⸣-[aš₂] | |
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