CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 (P428978)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 |
|---|---|
| ID | P428978 |
| 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/saa15 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:4] o 1o 1–o 44 | To the king, my lord: your servant Nabû-belu-ka''in. The very best of health to the king, my lord! |
| Obverse [4:10] o 55–o 1010 | Concerning what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "Be at Calah on the 1st of Nisan (I)" — we are clearing the roads, but it is snowing and snow is filling them up. There is very much snow. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [...] the 3rd of Shebat (XI) |
| Obverse [12:14] o 1313–o 1414 | [...] he sent the first 20 horses. |
| Obverse [14:23] o 1515– | The year before last, (when) there was as much snow, he gave me two chariots, and the men and horses who were with me died in the snow. I shall be in the king my lord's presence on the 6th or 7th of Nisan. |
| Reverse [2:6] r 33–r 66 | As to what the king, my lord, wrote to me: "The men and horses should come with you" — hither[to] the ca[pti]ves |
| Reverse [7:8] r 13'13'–r 13'13' | the son [of NN ...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 14'14'–r 14'14' | I shall not g[o ...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 15'15'–r 15'15' | to them, (and) "they will not come [...]." |
| Reverse [10:14] r 16'16'–r 19'19' | We shall buy the horses and bring them. The mule express of Aššur-da''inanni should alert the equipment of the Arzuhinaeans. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 2 | ARAD-ka {1}{d}PA—⸢EN—GIN⸣-in | |
| 3 | lu DI-mu a-na LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ | |
| 4 | a—dan-niš a—dan-niš | |
| 5 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 6 | ma-a UD 01-KAM₂ ša {iti}BARAG | |
| 7 | a-na {uru}kal-ha er-ba | |
| 8 | hu-la-a-ni ni-pat-ti | |
| 9 | i-šak-kan ku-pu-u u₂-ma-la | |
| 10 | ku-pu-u i-di-in a—dan-niš | |
| 11 | [x x x UD] 03-KAM₂ ša {iti}ZIZ₂ | |
| 12 | [x x x x x]-qu-ul | |
| 13 | [x x]+⸢x 20 {anše}KUR.RA⸣-[MEŠ] | |
| 14 | pa-ni-u₂\m-te u₂\m-⸢se⸣-[bi-la] | |
| 15 | ina ša-lu-ši-ni ki an-⸢ni⸣-[ma] | |
| 16 | ku-pu-u ⸢i⸣-di-⸢in⸣ | |
| 17 | 02 GIGIR-MEŠ i-tan-na {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 18 | {⸢anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ša⸣ i-si-ia | |
| 19 | ina ku-pe-e ⸢mi⸣-e-tu₂ | |
| 20 | ⸢šum-ma UD 06-KAM₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | šum-ma UD 07-KAM₂ ⸢ša {iti⸣}[BARAG] | |
| 2 | ina IGI LUGAL be-li₂-ia₂ a-na-ku | |
| 3 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 4 | ma-a {lu₂}ERIM-MEŠ {anše}<KUR>-MEŠ | |
| 5 | i-si-ka lil-li-⸢ku-ni⸣ | |
| 6 | ⸢hu-ub⸣-tu a-⸢da-ka⸣-[ni] | |
| 12' | ⸢i⸣-[x x x x x x] | |
| 13' | DUMU ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 14' | la ⸢al⸣-[x x x x x] | |
| 15' | ina pa-ni-šu₂-nu ⸢ma-a⸣ [x x] ⸢la⸣-a | |
| 16' | DU-ku-ni {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 17' | ni-laq-qi nu-bal kal-li-u₂ | |
| 18' | ša {1}aš-šur—KALAG-an-ni ša-⸢aṣ⸣-bu-tu₂ | |
| 19' | ša {uru}ar₂-zu-hi-na-a.a | |
| 20' | lu-ti-ki | |
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