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WVDOG 152, V 1 007 (P514140)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | WVDOG 152, V 1 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514140 |
| Museum no. | IM - |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| t.e. | ||
| 1 | IM {m}mu-GIN-aš-šur a-na {m}BAD₃-aš-šur a-na {m}aš-šur-⸢KUR⸣-[LAL] | Tablet of Mukīn-Ašṣi to Dūrî-[Assyria] (and) to Ashur-taqqin. |
| o | ||
| 2 | a-na {m}la-qep a-na {m}{d}PA-LAL-a-ni lu ⸢DI⸣-mu | May it be well with Laqep and Nabû-taqqinanni. |
| 3 | a-na PAB.MEŠ-ia₂ DI-mu ina E₂.MEŠ-ku-nu ŠA₃-⸢ku⸣-nu | My brothers are well; you can be glad. |
| 4 | lu DUG₃-ku-nu ina IGI aš-šur 15 ša₂ arba-il₃ ak-ta-⸢rab-ku⸣-nu | I have looked after the right of Arbela for you. |
| 5 | ina UGU {kuš}duh-ši-i ša taš-pur-a-ni ŠA₃-ka | Concerning the sandals about which you wrote, your hand |
| 6 | lu DUG₃-ka {kuš}duh-ši-i ez-bu šak-nu ki-ma | May it be well with you! Set out a furious šuḫu-garment like |
| 7 | EŠ₂.GAR₃ e-tar-šu₂ ina UD-me-šu₂ ni-mat-tah nid-dan | We enter a ritual arrangement and give it on that day. |
| 8 | ki-ma ṭe₃-me (ša) taš-pur-a-ni ina pu-u-te la DU₃-⸢uš⸣ | As to the news about which you wrote, it is not made in accordance with it. |
| 9 | lib-ba-te-ia ina pu-u-te me-la ina UGU ŠE.⸢BAR⸣ | My heart [is] in opposition to (anything) that is on the silver. |
| 10 | la ⸢ta⸣-ši-aṭ ŠE.PAD iṣ-ṣa {kuš}maš-kur | He does not take away the grain, he takes the maškur-garment. |
| b.e. | ||
| 11 | ⸢ša⸣ {m}aš-šur-ŠU-su ina UGU ŠE.BAR ⸢še⸣-[bi-la] | I have sent Aššar-uṣursu to the silver. |
| r | ||
| 1 | UD-mu ša₂ e-gir₂-⸢tu₂ ta⸣-[mar-u-ni] | On the day you see the letter,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 2 | {kuš}maš-kur lu-še-[bi-la ...] | Let me bring the maškur-garment ... |
| 3 | a-na GEŠTIN ša a-⸢na⸣ [... dul₆-lu lu] | for wine, which to ... the work(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 4 | DIB-it DUG₄.DUG₄ [la-aš₂-šu₂ ...] | (If) he passes, there will be litigation. |
| 5 | ar-hiš₂ is-se-niš ru-⸢ku⸣-[us x x] ⸢x ka⸣ | Afterwards, together ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 6 | a-di ŠE.PAD i-laq-qe-u-ni IGI.2-ka ta-mar-u-ni | Until they take the barley, you will see your face. |
| 7 | E₂-ŠU.2 E₂-ŠU.2 ta-pa-qid-du-u-ni ha-ra-ma-⸢ma⸣ | They will re-seal the house and the house forever. |
| 8 | {d}PA 15 ša₂ arba-il₃ KASKAL-ka a-dan-niš ⸢lik-ru-bu⸣ | May Nabû and Ištar of Arbela bless your campaign. |
| 9 | ⸢IGI⸣.2.MEŠ-ka ina ⸢dul₆-li₃⸣-ka mur DI-mu ina E₂-⸢ka⸣ | Your three eyes are well; your house is well. |
| 10 | dul₆-lu {uru}si-⸢ir⸣-si la ta-⸢ši-aṭ⸣ | Do not neglect the work of Sirsi! |
Sources & licences
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