SAA 19 191 (X190191)
Administrative Letter, Neo-Assyrian, Nimrud (Kalhu) · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | SAA 19 191 |
|---|---|
| ID | X190191 |
| Museum no. | IM 064097 |
| 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 [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | They will [bring] the h[ors]es and come. |
| Obverse [2:5] o 3'3'–o 5'5' | As to the news of Daltâ, he is not leaving (his) house and nobody is entering into his presence. I have heard that he is collecting the rest of the tribute and delivering his tax. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 6'6'–o 7'7' | I have taken the released Medes who are i[n] my [prese]nce (and) 30 horses. The remaining people are with me. |
| Obverse [7:9] o 8'8'–o 9'9' | [I have re]ceived the tribute of the land of Zakrutu, 40 horses. They promised to give the rest [of the tribute]. |
| Obverse [9:17] o 10'10'–o 17'17' | The king, my lord, [should send] (word) to the magnates that they may [proc]eed against Kuluman. Elam [...], and they are perplexed; [...] to their country. [They wrote untr]uly to the king, my lord that [...] reinforcements there [.... N]ow who would those reinforcements be? Would [the ...]eans (and) Ellipi [......]? Their 3,000 or 4,000 [me]n [...] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | [...] they have removed there [...] |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | [... has en]tered [...] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'1'–r 1'1' | [...... are g]oi[ng] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [...... the b]lood of [...] |
| Reverse [2:4] r 3'3'–r 4'4' | [......] We have [...ed b]ricks and constructed [......]. |
| Reverse [4:6] r 5'5'–r 6'6' | [NN (said)]: "Let me go [to ...;" but NN h]eld him back, saying, "You will go [...] with me." |
| Reverse [6:14] r 7'7'–r 14'14' | The king, my lord, should send (word) that they ask [NN whether he has] three times [...ed] them. It is true; why does he brag about his [...] work assignment? By [the god o]f the king, my lord, [i]t is not a work assignment of the Palace or anybody. He has been assigned but 50 courses of brick. This accomplishment is altogether that of Nergal-eṭir. |
| Reverse [14:18] r 15'15'–r 18'18' | They argued about the house of Hunanu as long as it existed. Now they are arguing about Kar-Šarrukin. Not a day passes without their quarreling about the spoils. |
| Reverse [18:22] r 19'19'–r 22'22' | The eunuchs of the king who are working here and the m[en] who came with them [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ | |
| 2' | {⸢anše⸣}[KUR].⸢RA-MEŠ⸣ [x x]+⸢x⸣-ni il-⸢lak⸣-u-ni | |
| 3' | ina UGU ṭe₃-e-mu ša {1}dal-ta-a TA@v E₂ la u₂-ṣa-a | |
| 4' | u₃ me-me-ni ina pa-ni-šu₂ la e-rab a-se-me | |
| 5' | ma-a re-eh-te ma-da-te u₂-⸢pa⸣-har ⸢GU₂.UN⸣-su | |
| 6' | i-da-⸢na⸣ {lu₂v}mat-a.a ša pa-⸢ṭu-ru⸣ ša ⸢ina IGI⸣-ia | |
| 7' | 30 {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ a-ta-ṣa re-eh-te UN-MEŠ ina IGI-ia | |
| 8' | ma-da-te ša {kur}zak-ru-tu₂ 40 {anše}KUR.RA-MEŠ | |
| 9' | [a]-⸢ta⸣-har iq-ṭi₂-bi-u₂ ma-a re-eh-te | |
| 10' | [ma-da-te ni]-da-an LUGAL EN a-na {lu₂v}GAL-MEŠ | |
| 11' | [liš-pur le-ti]-⸢qu⸣ ina UGU {uru}ku-lu-man {kur}⸢NIM.MA{ki⸣} | |
| 12' | [x x x x] ⸢u₃⸣ šu-nu da-al-hu a-na KUR-šu₂-nu | |
| 13' | [x x x x]-e la ket-tu₂ ina UGU LUGAL ⸢EN⸣-a | |
| 14' | [i-sap-ru]-⸢ni⸣ ma-a kit-ri ina ŠA₃-bi e-[x x] | |
| 15' | [x x x x u₂]-⸢ma⸣-a man-nu šu₂-nu kit-ri [x x (x)] | |
| 16' | [x x {kur}x x]-a.a-e {kur}el-li-pi ⸢x⸣+[x] | |
| 17' | [x x x x {lu₂v}ERIM]-MEŠ-šu₂-nu 03 04 lim ⸢ni⸣-[x x] | |
| 18' | [x x x x x x] ⸢TA@v⸣ UGU e-tab-ku [x x x] | |
| 19' | [x x x x x x e]-⸢ta-rab⸣ [x x x] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢il-lu⸣-[ku] | |
| 2' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢da⸣-mu ša ⸢x⸣+[x (x)] | |
| 3' | [x x x x x x x] ⸢SIG₄⸣-MEŠ ni-⸢x⸣+[x x] | |
| 4' | [x x x x x x x ni]-⸢ir⸣-ti-ṣi-pi ⸢x x⸣ [x] | |
| 5' | [x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-a lal-li-⸢ik⸣ <[x x]> | |
| 6' | [x x x x] ⸢ik⸣-ta-la-šu₂ ma-a i-⸢si-ia⸣ | |
| 7' | [x x x x x] tal-lak LUGAL EN liš-⸢pu-ra⸣ | |
| 8' | [a-na {1}x x]-ni liš-ul-lu ma-a 03-⸢su x⸣+[x] | |
| 9' | [x x]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu ket-ti ši-i a-na mi-⸢i-ni⸣ | |
| 10' | [x x] ⸢pil₂⸣-ku-šu₂ u₂-na-a-da | |
| 11' | [DINGIR] ⸢ša LUGAL⸣ EN-a šum₂-⸢mu⸣ [ši]-⸢i⸣ pil₂-ku | |
| 12' | ⸢ša⸣ E₂.GAL pil₂-ku ša me-me-ni i-ba-aš₂-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 13' | u₃ 50 ti-ik-pi e-mid ep-še-ti | |
| 14' | an-ni-ti a-na ma-la ša {1}{d}U.GUR—KAR-ir ši-i | |
| 15' | ina UGU E₂ {1}hu-na-nu i-du-bu-bu | |
| 16' | a-du E₂ i-ba-šu₂-nu u₂-ma-a | |
| 17' | ina UGU {uru}kar—{1}MAN—GIN i-da-bu-bu | |
| 18' | UD-mu la e-te-qe ša ṣa-a-su hi-in-sa-te | |
| 19' | la i-ga-ra-ni-ni {lu₂v}⸢SAG⸣-MEŠ ša MAN | |
| 20' | ša an-na-ka dul-lu e-pu-šu₂-u-ni | |
| 21' | u₃ {lu₂v}⸢ERIM-MEŠ ša⸣ i-si-šu₂-nu DU-MEŠ-ni | |
| 22' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x-u⸣-ni | |
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