Akkadica Supp. 13, ACP 18 (P522867)
Letter, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Akkadica Supp. 13, ACP 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P522867 |
| Museum no. | MRAH O.3707 |
| Collection | Musées royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels, Belgium |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ma'allanate (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By ORACC project atae/mallanate · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:3] o 1o 1–o 33 | Tablet of Bēl-iqīša to Ḫandî, his brother. Good health to my brother! |
| Obverse [3:9] o 44–o 99 | Concerning the town of the Laḫiraeans, the town of the Sammaʾunu, (and) the town of the city of Ḫiʾuru, about which my brother wrote to me; I have sent my messengers with Abī-iaqia, the messenger of my brother. |
| Obverse [9:12] o 1010–o 1212 | As I wrote, they have replied, saying: “We have not rebelled! And regarding the Gambuleans, we have done (nothing).” |
| Obverse [12:21] o 1313– | A man speaks to his father, saying: “Bless me!” His father replied to him, saying: “With the fraud which you did not commit, and the slaughter which you did not inflict, your name will be exalted.” |
| Reverse [0:3] r 1r 1–r 33 | He spoke to his father, saying: “Why do you insult me?” (His father spoke,) saying: “I did not insult you.” |
| Reverse [3:6] r 44–r 66 | Are they speaking clearly to me? (Or) really, (are you) now speaking clearly to me? Who is at fault? |
| Reverse [6:13] r 77–r 1313 | As for the bow about which my brother wrote to me, you did not tell me the characteristics of the bow. Does it have to be open? Does it have to be flexible? It is up to you! Now I have made my brother carry a fully equipped bow. |
| Reverse [13:19] r 1414– | Now, on the day when you have made (your) inspection, and when a temple enterer has brought ox, sheep, and slaves, let your (plural) messengers come before me! |
| Top [2:4] t.e. 1919–t.e. 2020 | See, what shall I do to them [...]? Previously they disputed, now they no longer dispute. |
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 | ṭup-pi {m}{d}EN-BA-ša₂ | |
| 2 | a-na {m}ha-an-di-ia ŠEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 3 | lu-u₂ šu-lum a-na ŠEŠ-ia | |
| 4 | a-na UGU {uru}la-hi-ra-a-a | |
| 5 | {uru}{lu₂}šam-ma-u₂-nu-a-a u₃ | |
| 6 | {uru}{lu₂}hi-u₂-ra-a-a ša₂ ŠEŠ-u₂-a | |
| 7 | iš-pu-ra DUMU-šip-ra-ti-ia DUMU-šip-ra-ti-ia | |
| 8 | it-ti {m}AD-ia-qi₂-i | |
| 9 | DUMU-šip-ri DUMU-šip-ri ša₂ ŠEŠ-ia₂ al-tap-ra | |
| 10 | ki-i aš₂-pu-ra us-sa-ri-mu | |
| 11 | um-ma ti-bi ul ni-it-bi | |
| 12 | u₃ a-na UGU {lu₂}gam-bu-la-a-a | |
| 13 | ul ni-iš-kun LU₂ 01-en a-na | |
| 14 | AD-šu₂ i-qab-bi um-ma | |
| 15 | ku-ru-ban-nu AD-šu₂ i-qab-ba-aš₂-šu₂ | |
| 16 | um-ma it-ti sa-ar-ti | |
| b.e. | ||
| 17 | ša₂ la te-pu-šu | |
| 18 | u₃ nik-su ša₂ la | |
| 19 | tak-ki-su MU-ka | |
| 20 | li-i-li | |
| r | ||
| 1 | a-na AD-šu₂ i-qab-bi | |
| 2 | um-ma am-me-ni am-me-ni ta-na-za-ra-an-ni | |
| 3 | um-ma ul az-zu-ur-ka | |
| 4 | i-har-ra-ṣu-nim-ma šu-nu | |
| 5 | i-ba-aš₂-šu en-na ša₂ | |
| 6 | ta-ha-ru-ṣa-nu man-nu ba-a-šu₂ | |
| 7 | a-na UGU {giš}BAN ša₂ ŠEŠ-u₂-a | |
| 8 | iš-pu-ra i-da-ti i-da-ti ša₂ <GIŠ>.BAN | |
| 9 | ul taš-pu-ra pe-te-tu-u₂ | |
| 10 | la-bu-uk-tu-u₂ ki-i | |
| 11 | ṣe-ba-a-ta a-du-u₂ | |
| 12 | 1-et {giš}BAN ša₂-lim-ti | |
| 13 | a-na ŠEŠ-ia₂ ul-te-bi-la | |
| 14 | en-na u₄-mu ša₂ ta-tam-ru-ma | |
| 15 | ki-i GUD ki-i UDU.NITA₂ ki-i | |
| 16 | a-me-lut-ti {lu₂}TU-E₂ {lu₂}TU-E₂ | |
| t.e. | ||
| 17 | i-tab-ku DUMU-šip-<ri>-ku-nu DUMU-šip-<ri>-ku-nu | |
| 18 | a-na pa-ni-ia₂ lil-li-[ku-nu] | |
| 19 | a-mur mi-nu-u₂ [... ša₂] | |
| 20 | ep-pu-su-nu-[ti] | |
| l.e. | ||
| 1 | mah-ru-u₂ us-sa-ri-mu en-na ul u₂-sa-ra-mu | |
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