1880-07-19, 0033 unpublished unassigned ? (P451964)
Administrative Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 1880-07-19, 0033 unpublished unassigned ? |
|---|---|
| ID | P451964 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative Letter |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saa21 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | [... g]ave [......] |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | [...] is say[ing ...] |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | [...] “He is a man from Sinnu; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | he is [...]. The deputy herald [...] |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | [...] altogether three times t[o ...] |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | [...] Eṭeru, the delegate [...] |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | [...] “I will speak to [him] |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | [...] “at your command, ho[w] |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | [...] at the credit of 3-4 men |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | [..., s]aying: “Lay out a jar of wine |
| Obverse [11:13] o 12'12'–o 13'13' | [... t]o 2-3 noblemen [...], let them dine with us.” |
| Obverse [13:16] o 14'14'–o 16'16' | [...] “On account of this they have perpetuated [the battle]s between us. [...] I shall speak to him later on. |
| Obverse [16:18] o 17'17'– | [...] from Kudurru |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [...] they will take |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [...] If God [should pass] judgement, |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [...] and Kudurru |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [...] this n]o-brother of mine |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [...] his [...] and your sons [...]. |
| Reverse [5:8] r 66–r 88 | Your brother seized the nobility [of G]N and [sent them] to Elam; [but] they were e[mbraced with] unreliable custody [...] |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | When [...] Elam [...] |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | his [...] and his command [...] |
| Reverse [10:15] r 1111–r 1515 | [Wh]en [the ...s] left (and) es[caped,] I did [n]ot let go until [... those who] had fle[d] into my presence [and] g[rasped the f]oot of my throne ..., and] your sons (and) m[y] sons [...] |
| Reverse [15:16] r 1616–r 1616 | [fr]om the hands [of ......] |
| Reverse [16:17] r 1717–r 1717 | [my no]-brother [......] |
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] | |
| 2' | [x x id]-di-nu ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x] | |
| 3' | [x x x] lu-u₂ i-⸢qab-bi⸣ [x x] | |
| 4' | [x x] ⸢um⸣-ma šu₂-u {lu₂}ši-na-ʾa-[a.a] | |
| 5' | [x x x]-ṭu šu-u {lu₂}NIGIR 02 [x x] | |
| 6' | [x x x] nap-har a-na 03-šu₂ a-[na x x] | |
| 7' | [x x x {1}e-ṭe-ri {lu₂}qi-pu ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 8' | [x x x]-⸢ma⸣ ana-ku a-qab-ba-aš₂-[šu₂] | |
| 9' | [x x x]-ma ana ṭe₃-me-ka a-ki-[i] | |
| 10' | [x] ⸢x⸣ qi₂-ip-ti ša 03 04 ERIM-MEŠ | |
| 11' | [x x] ⸢um⸣-ma muṣ-ṣi DUG GEŠTIN-ni | |
| 12' | [x x a]-na 02 03 DUMU-MEŠ—ba-ni-i DUMU-MEŠ—ba-ni-i | |
| 13' | [x x] it-ti-ni li-ku-lu | |
| 14' | [x] ⸢x⸣-ma ina UGU a-ga-a šu-u | |
| 15' | [x x]-⸢bi⸣ ina bi-ri-ni it-ten-pu-šu₂ | |
| 16' | [x x ar₂]-ka-niš a-na-ku a-qab-ba-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 17' | [x x] la—pa-an {1}NIG₂.GUB-uʾ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [x x x i]-na-aš₂-šu-u₂ | |
| 2 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣ ki-i DINGIR di-nu | |
| 3 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣-tu u {1}NIG₂.GUB | |
| 4 | [x x x] ⸢la⸣—ŠEŠ a-ga-a | |
| 5 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ šu-u DUMU-MEŠ-ka | |
| 6 | [x x x x] ŠEŠ-ka DUMU-MEŠ—DU₃-MEŠ DUMU-MEŠ—DU₃-MEŠ | |
| 7 | [x x x x]{ki} iṣ-bat u a-na {kur}NIM.[MA{ki]} | |
| 8 | [x x x] ŠU.2 la ki-i-ni ih-⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 9 | [x x x] {kur}NIM.MA{ki} ki-i u₂-⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
| 10 | [x x x]-šu₂ u qi₂-bi-is-su [x x] | |
| 11 | [x x ki]-i it-bu-u₂ ki-i in-[x x] | |
| 12 | [x] ⸢ul⸣ u₂-maš-šir₃ ad-di u₂-[x x] | |
| 13 | [x x] a-na IGI-ia ih-li-[qu x x] | |
| 14 | [še]-pi-it {giš}GU.ZA-ia₂ ⸢iṣ⸣-[ba-tu x x] | |
| 15 | [x] DUMU-MEŠ-ka DUMU-MEŠ-⸢ia⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 16 | ⸢la⸣—ŠU.2 [x x x x x x x] | |
| 17 | [x] ŠEŠ [x x x x x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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