SAA 19 159 (X190159)
Administrative Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19 159 |
|---|---|
| ID | X190159 |
| Museum no. | IM 064159 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative Letter |
| Find spot | Nimrud (Kalhu) |
| Coordinates | 36.0992, 43.3275 |
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, m]y lord: yo[ur servant] Marduk-rem[anni. Good health] to the king, [my] lord! |
| Obverse [3:7] o 44–o 77 | [The festi]val has been celebrated; the god [...] came out and returned in peace. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king! |
| Obverse [7:15] o 88–o 1515 | As to the bull colossi about which the king, my lord, wrote to me, I have worked out their positions on (the pedestals of) the gates of the magnates and they are hewing them. We shall place the hewn colossi before the ... residence; they will trim the big ones and we shall place them before the middlemost gate. |
| Obverse [15:19] o 1616–o 1919 | As to the stone bulls of which I spoke to the king, my lord, they will modify them and turn them into bull colossi, and we shall place them before the middlemost gate. |
| Obverse [19:26] o 2020–o 2626 | Perhaps the king, my lord, will say: "It is hard work [...]." The work ... [...]; honestly, one cubit [...] bull colossi [...... |
| Bottom [2:7] b.e. 2929– | Let them draw and s[end me] the plan of the [...] of which I sp[oke] to the king, my lord, and [I will plant] the saplings accord[ing] to it. |
| Reverse [3:13] r 44–r 1313 | I have received 45 horses of the [pala]ce. The emissaries from Egypt, Gaza, Judah, Moab and Ammon entered Calah on the 12th with their tribute. The 25 horses of the (king) of Gaza are with him. The Edomite, Ashdodite and Ekronite [......]. |
| Reverse [13:17] r 1414–r 1717 | The emissary from Que [......] is departing and going [to] the city of Zabban; the [...] of the commander-in-chief is with him. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | [a-na LUGAL] EN-⸢ia⸣ | |
| 2 | [ARAD]-⸢ka⸣ {1}{⸢d⸣}ŠU₂—rem₂-[a-ni] | |
| 3 | [lu DI-mu] ⸢a⸣-na LUGAL EN-[ia] | |
| 4 | [i-sin]-⸢nu⸣ e-pi-[iš] | |
| 5 | {d}⸢x⸣+[x ina] ⸢šul⸣-me ⸢it-tu-ṣi-a⸣ | |
| 6 | e-ta-rab {d}AG u {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 7 | a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ lik-ru-bu | |
| 8 | ina UGU {d}ALAD.{d}⸢LAMA⸣ | |
| 9 | ša LUGAL be-li₂ iš-pur-an-ni | |
| 10 | u₂-⸢ta⸣-si-ik ina UGU KA₂-MEŠ-te | |
| 11 | ša {lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ ak-ta-ra-ar | |
| 12 | i-bat-tu-qu {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA | |
| 13 | bat-qu-te ina IGI E₂ la-ap-du-ni | |
| 14 | ni-šak-kan KALAG-MEŠ-tu i-bat-tu-qu | |
| 15 | ina IGI ⸢KA₂⸣ qa-ba-si-te ni-⸢šak-kan⸣ | |
| 16 | ina UGU {⸢na₄}AM⸣-MEŠ ša a-na LUGAL EN-ia | |
| 17 | aq-bu-u-ni u₂-pa-hu-šu₂-nu | |
| 18 | a-na {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA u₂-ta-⸢ru⸣-šu₂-nu | |
| 19 | ina IGI KA₂ MURUB₄-ti ni-⸢šak-kan⸣ | |
| 20 | i—su-ri LUGAL be-li₂ ⸢i-qab-bi⸣ | |
| 21 | ma-a ⸢dul⸣-lu dan-⸢nu⸣ [x x x x] | |
| 22 | dul-lu pa-ha la [x x x x] | |
| 23 | ki-i-tu 01 KUŠ₃ ⸢ru⸣-[ṭu x x] | |
| 24 | {d}ALAD.{d}LAMA [x x x x x] | |
| 25 | ⸢x x la⸣ ni ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
| 26 | [x x x]+⸢x⸣ [x x x x x x x] | |
| b.e. | ||
| 27 | [x x x] ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | |
| 28 | [x]-lak ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| 29 | ⸢li⸣-i-ṭu ša ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | ⸢ša⸣ a-na ⸢LUGAL⸣ EN-ia ⸢aq⸣-[bu-u-ni] | |
| 2 | le-e-ṣi-⸢ru⸣ lu-⸢še⸣-[bi-lu-ni] | |
| 3 | {giš}ziq-pu ina pi-it-[ti x x x x] | |
| 4 | 45 {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ ša ⸢KUR⸣ at-ta-har | |
| 5 | {lu₂v}MAH-MEŠ {kur}⸢mu-ṣur⸣-a.a | |
| 6 | {kur}ha-za-ta-a.a {kur}ia-u₂-du-a.a | |
| 7 | {kur}ma-ʾa-ba-a.a {kur}ba-an—am-ma-na-a.a | |
| 8 | UD 12-KAM₂ ina {uru}kal-hi e-tar-bu-u-ni | |
| 9 | ⸢ma⸣-da-na-⸢te⸣-šu₂-nu ina ŠU.2-šu₂-nu | |
| 10 | 25 {anše}KUR.⸢RA⸣-MEŠ | |
| 11 | ša {kur}ha-za-⸢ta⸣-a.a ina ŠU.2-šu₂ | |
| 12 | {kur}⸢u₂⸣-du-⸢mu⸣-a.a {kur}⸢aš₂⸣-du-da-a.a | |
| 13 | {kur}an-⸢qar-ru⸣-na-a.a [x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 14 | [x x x x] {⸢lu₂v}MAH⸣ {[kur]}⸢qu⸣-a.a | |
| 15 | [x x x] ⸢x x⸣ u₂-ṣa-a | |
| 16 | [a-na] {⸢uru⸣}zab-ban il-la-ka | |
| 17 | [x x] ⸢ša⸣ {lu₂v}tar-ta-ni KI-šu₂ | |
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