CTN 5, pl. 28, pl. II, ND 2648 (P428957)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, pl. 28, pl. II, ND 2648 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428957 |
| Museum no. | BM — = IM — ? |
| 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 king, my lord: your servant Šarru-emuranni, the deputy (governor) [o]f Isana. |
| Obverse [3:9] o 44–o 99 | (Concerning) the habitual corn taxes of Barruqu and Nergal-ašared that we have been exacting, Bel-aplu-iddina has now driven the delegates away. (Perhaps) the king, my lord, will say: "Is a bodyguard not exempt?" |
| Obverse [9:13] o 1010–o 1313 | He who (owns a field) by the king's sealed order must prove the exemption of the field. Those who were bought are (subject to) our corn taxes, but he refuses to pay them. |
| Obverse [13:15] o 1414–o 1515 | The delegat[es] who exacted the corn taxes are alive. [The ki]ng, my lord, should ask (them). |
| Obverse [15:20] o 1616– | The chief cook wrote to me concerning the to[wn ...], saying: "They have chase[d away] the delega[te ......] |
| Bottom [0:1] b.e. 20b.e. 20–b.e. 20b.e. 20 | the town of Li[... ...] |
| Bottom [1:3] b.e. 2121– | outside [......] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | belonging to the country of [......] |
| Reverse [1:10] r 22–r 1010 | [E]ver since the province of [Isana] was formed, [its] corn t[axes have been extracted]. Now Kak[kaia ...] has come [and driven away] the delegate. Out of the 50 deleg[ates of ..., one] has c[ome] to me, [saying]: "The treasurer of the crown prince's household has appropriated an estate of 40 hectares of sown land in the town of Pa[...]." |
| Reverse [10:18] r 1111–r 1818 | Out of the 1,000 (hectares) of our cornfields that are cultivated (in the) province of Isana, (only) 200 enjoy irrigation water. (Should) pack animals come to me, what shall I give them? Let a messenger of the king come and take any corn taxes that we have! |
| Reverse [18:24] r 1919– | PN of the city Baqar is appealing to the king and claims that he is exempt. I have installed a delegate there. |
| Edge [0:1] e. 1e. 1–e. 1e. 1 | The 13 towns of Šep-Aššur are subject to our corn taxes. I have installed Itu'eans there. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}MAN—IGI.LAL-a-ni | |
| 3 | {lu₂v}02-u₂ ⸢ša {uru⸣}i-sa-⸢na⸣ | |
| 4 | {še}nu-sa-hi ša i—ti-ma-li i—ti-ma-li | |
| 5 | i—ša-šu-me i—ša-šu-me ša {1}bar-ru-qu | |
| 6 | ša {1}{d}U.GUR—MAŠ ša ni-na-sa-hu-ni | |
| 7 | u₂-ma-a {1}EN—A—AŠ {lu₂v}qe-pa-ni | |
| 8 | uk-ta-ši-di | |
| 9 | LUGAL EN i-qa-bi ma-a {lu₂v}qur-IGI-tu₂ | |
| 10 | la za-ku-u₂ ša ina ŠA₃ un-qi LUGAL | |
| 11 | za-ku-u₂ ⸢ša⸣ A.ŠA₃.GA lu-kin | |
| 12 | ša il-qu-ni {še}nu-sa-hi-⸢ni⸣ šu₂-nu | |
| 13 | ⸢la i⸣-ma-gur₂ ⸢a-na ta-da-ni⸣ | |
| 14 | {lu₂vy}qe\dtm-pa-⸢ni⸣ ša\tdm {še}nu-<sa>-hi i-su\t-⸢hu\d⸣-[ni] | |
| 15 | bal-ṭu ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN liš-ʾa-al | |
| 16 | {lu₂vy}GAL—MU\p {lu₂vy}GAL—MU\p ⸢i⸣-sa-pa-ra\d | |
| 17 | a-na\d UGU ⸢URU⸣ [x]-⸢ni-x⸣+[x] | |
| 18 | ma-a {lu₂vy}qe\dtm-⸢pu⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x] | |
| 19 | uk\pd-ta-⸢ši⸣-[du x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 20 | {uru}li\ttd-[x x x x] | |
| 21 | ša\tdm qa-ni [x x x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša⸣ {kur}⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 2 | ⸢TA@v\m⸣ E₂ NAM {⸢uru⸣}[i-sa-na] | |
| 3 | ṣa-bi-tu₂-ni\d {še}nu-⸢sa⸣-[hi i-ta-as-hu] | |
| 4 | u₂\m-ma-a {1}ka-⸢ka⸣-[x x x] | |
| 5 | i-tal-ka {lu₂vy}qe\dtm-⸢pu⸣ [uk-ta-šid] | |
| 6 | TA@v\m ŠA₃ 50 {lu₂vy}⸢qe-pa⸣-[ni x x x] | |
| 7 | ina ⸢UGU⸣-[hi]-⸢ia⸣ i-⸢tal⸣-[ka ma-a] | |
| 8 | E₂ 40 ANŠE {še}NUMUN⸣-MEŠ {uru}⸢pa-x⸣+[x] | |
| 9 | {lu₂v}IGI.DUB ša E₂ {lu₂v}DUMU—MAN {lu₂v}DUMU—MAN | |
| 10 | ⸢ip⸣-tu₂-a-ga | |
| 11 | TA@v ŠA₃ 01 lim {⸢še⸣}NUMUN-MEŠ-⸢i-ni⸣ | |
| 12 | ša NAM {uru}i-sa-na | |
| 13 | a-ri-⸢šu⸣-ni 02 me A-MEŠ KU₂ | |
| 14 | a-ṣap-pu a-na UGU-hi-ia | |
| 15 | e-ra-ba mi-nu a-na-ku | |
| 16 | la-di-ni {lu₂v}DUMU—šip-ri {lu₂v}DUMU—šip-ri | |
| 17 | ša LUGAL lil-li-ka | |
| 18 | am—⸢mar⸣ {še}nu-sa-hi-ni-ni ⸢li⸣-ši-ia-a | |
| 19 | ⸢x⸣+[x x]+⸢x⸣ x-u-a.a ⸢ša⸣ {uru}ba-qar-ma | |
| r.e. | ||
| 20 | a-⸢bat⸣ LUGAL i-zak-kar | |
| 21 | ma-a za-ku-ka | |
| 22 | {lu₂v}qe-pu ⸢u₂⸣-se-⸢ri-bi⸣ | |
| e. | ||
| 1 | 13 URU-MEŠ-ni ša {1}⸢GIR₃.2—aš-šur {še}nu-sa-hi-ni šu₂-nu | |
| 2 | {lu₂vy}e-tu₂-ʾu ina ŠA₃ u₂-se-ri-bi | |
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