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CTH 172
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| Designation | KBo 1.10+ |
|---|---|
| ID | tlh:KBo 1.10+ |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | CTH 172 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | [ ] ⸢{m}ḫa-at⸣-tu-š[i-l]i LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR [ḫa-a]t-ti | the great king, king of the land of Hatti |
| 2 | [ ] {m}ka-daš-man-{D}EN.L[ÍL] LUGAL GAL LUGAL KUR [kar]-an-du-ni-ia-aš ŠEŠ-ia qí-b[í-ma] | Say to Kadašman-Enlil, the great king, king of Carchemish: |
| 3 | [ ] ia-ši šu[l-m]u a-na É-ia a-na DAM-ia DUMU{MEŠ}-ia ÉRIN{MEŠ}-ia ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ}-ia {GI[Š}GIGIR{MEŠ}-ia] | My house, my wife, my sons, my troops, my horses, my chariots |
| 4 | ù i-na ŠÀ-bi KUR-ti-ia gab-bat dan-níš šul-mu | The whole of my land is well. |
| 5 | a-na ka-a-ša [l]u-ú šul-mu a-na É-ka ⸢DAM⸣{MEŠ}-ka DUMU{MEŠ}-ka ÉRIN{MEŠ}-ka | To you may it be well. To your house, your temple, your sons, your troops |
| 6 | [AN]ŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ}-ka {GIŠ}GIGIR{MEŠ}-ka ù i-na ŠÀ-bi gab-bat KUR-ti-ka dan-níš lu-ú šul-m[u] | May your army, your chariots, and all of your strong land be well. |
| 7 | [u]n-du a-bu-ka ù a-na-ku at-te-ru-ta ni-pu-šu ù a-na ŠEŠ{MEŠ} ṭa-a-bu-ti ni-tu-ru | (As for) the one who removes your father's inscription, I have entered (it). We have returned the inscription to its place. |
| 8 | [a-n]a ŠEŠ{MEŠ} E[GIR] UD 1{KAM} ú-ul ni-tu-úr ú-ul a-aḫ-ḫu-ta-a ù at-te-ru-ta ni-pu-uš | On the 1st day we were not able to enter and I entered. We performed (the ritual). |
| 9 | [ a]-ḫa-miš [ṭe₄-m]a a-ka-an-na ni-il-ta-ka-an um-ma-a a-mé-lu-tum ni-i-nu | “Aḫāmiš you said: "We are human beings!" |
| 10 | [um-m]a-a š[um-ma a-n]a ši-ma-a-ti il-la-ku ù bal-ṭu DUMU{MEŠ}-šu li-iṣ-ṣu-ur ù ul-tu DINGIR{MEŠ} | Thus (says) the king: If he goes to the heavens, may the living and his sons rejoice. May the living go forth from the gods. |
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| 11 | [ ]-ut-⸢ta⸣ i-pu-šu-ni-ni-ma a-bu-ka a-na ši-ma-a-ti il-li-ku ki-i aḫ-ḫu-ti ab-ta-ki-šu | (who) has performed extispicy against me, and your father went to the future, when I had sinned |
| 12 | [ ]x-ta ša a-bi-ka a-PU-lu di-ma-a-ti-ia in-te-ṣi ù DUMU šip-ri | ... of your father, the one who looked after my case, the son of the courier |
| 13 | [ al]-tap-ra ù a-na {LÚ.MEŠ}GAL{MEŠ}-ti ša KUR ⸢kar⸣-an-du-ni-ia-aš a-ka-an-na al-ta-par | I am herewith sending word to the magnates of Kar-Eanduniaš. |
| 14 | [um-ma]-⸢a⸣ N[UMU]N ša ŠEŠ-ia a-na be-lu-ti la-a ta-na-aṣ-ṣa-ra it-ti-ku-nu a-na-ak-ki-ir | (As for) Umma-ea, the seed of my hand, do not turn to lordship, I will kill you with your help. |
| 15 | [lu?]-tal-kam i-na [ka]r-an-du-ni-ia-aš a-ka-aš-ša-da ù šúm-ma! {LÚ}KÚR mi-im-ma | I will go to the quay of my kingship, and he is the enemy. |
| 16 | ⸢i⸣-te-eb-ba-ak-ku-nu-ši ù lu-ú a-ma-tum mi-im-ma a-na pa-ni-šu-nu par-ka-at | “May the word of all that is in front of you be released. |
| 17 | šu-up-ra-a-ni a-na ḫa-ma-ti-ku-nu lu-u[l-l]i-ka ù i-na UD{ḪI.A} ul-la-a-ti ŠEŠ-ú-a ṣé-ḫe-er | Send me a message so that I may come to your aid. On this very day, my hand will be merciful. |
| 18 | um?-ma? DUB-pa{ḪI.A} a-na pa-ni-ka ú-ul íl-[s]u-ú i-na-an-na {LÚ.MEŠ}DUB.SAR ul-lu-tum | Thus (says) the scribe: He did not come before you. Now, the scribal apprentices |
| 19 | ú-ul bal-ṭu-ú ia-nu-um-ma-a DUB{ḪI.A} ú-ul ša-ak-na i-na-an-na DUB{ḪI.A} ul-la-a-ti | I am no longer alive. There is no inscription (there). Now, the old inscriptions |
| 20 | a-na pa-ni-ka lil-su-ú a-na-ku a-ma-a-ti ki-i a-ma-at ba-ni-ti | Let them be brought before you. I, like the word of a birth mother, |
| 21 | al-tap-ra-aš-šu-nu-ti ù it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA ša DINGIR{MEŠ} a-na la-a ša-a-ri ú-la-ab-bi-ru-šu | I have written to them. Now, Marduk-balāṭu, whom the gods have sent to him without ceasing, |
| 22 | ša a-ma-a-tum la-a ba-na-a-tum i-na pi-i-šu la-a ig-ga-am-ma-ra | Whose word cannot be changed, his mouth cannot be opened |
| 23 | a-ma-a-ti ša iš-pu-ra i-na a-ma-ti-šu ŠÀ-bi uk-te-eṣ-ṣi um-ma-a ki-i aḫ-ḫu-ti | (As to) the matter about which he wrote, in his own words he listened, saying: “When I was young |
| 24 | ú-ul ta-šap-pa-ra-an-na-ši ki-i ARAD{MEŠ}-ka tu-sa-an-na-ka₄-an-na-ši | You will not write to us, as your servants will tell us. |
| 25 | um-ma-a a-na ŠEŠ-ia-ma mi-na-a ki-i ARAD{MEŠ}-ia ú-sa-an-ni-iq-šu-nu-ti im-ma-ti-ma-a | Thus (says) my lord: Why did I kill them like my servants? |
| 26 | DUMU{MEŠ} KUR kar-an-du-ni-ia-aš DUMU{MEŠ} KUR ḫa-at-ti us-si-in-ni-qu ia-nu-um-ma-a DUMU{MEŠ} KUR ḫa-at-ti | The sons of Karanduniaš (and) the sons (of) the land Ḫattu he made pass by. Now, the son(s) of the land [Ḫuttu] |
| 27 | im-ma-ti-ma DUMU{MEŠ} KUR kar-an-du-ni-ia-aš us-si-in-ni-qu a-na-ku ki-i a-ma-at ba-ni-ti | Then the citizens of Karanduniaš passed by. I, like a birth mother, |
| 28 | al-tap-ra-aš-šu-nu-ti um-ma-a NUMUN ša ŠEŠ-ia ka-dáš-man-túr-gu li-iṣ-ṣú-ru | I have written to them, saying: “May the seed of my hand be sown with kadāšmantû-stone!’ |
| 29 | ù it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA a-ni-tam il-tap-ra mi-na-a a-ma-ta za-pur-ta aš-pu-ra-aš-šu-nu-ti | Now, with Marduk-uballiṭ this is what he wrote me. Why have I written to them? |
| 30 | ù an-na-a-ti it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA i-šap-pa-ra a-ka-an-na-a lu aš-pu-ra-aš-šu-nu-ti | These things with Marduk-uballiṭ he shall write, herewith I shall write to them. |
| 31 | um-ma-a DUMU EN-šu-nu a-na be-lu-ti la-a ta-na-aṣ-ṣa-ra ia-nu-um-ma-a šum-ma {LÚ}KÚR | Thus (says) the son of his lord: do not be afraid of kingship! Now, if a prisoner |
| 32 | i-te-eb-ba-ku-nu-ši a-na ḫa-ma-ti-ku-nu ú-ul a-al-la-ka a-ma-ta | I will not come to you for your pleasure. |
| 33 | ša it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA i-na ŠÀ-bi a-i-’i-ta-am-ma ú-ul aṣ-bat | Whom Marduk-balāṭu did I not seize? |
| 34 | i-na UD{ḪI.A} ul-la-a-ti ŠEŠ-ú-a ṣe-ḫe-er ù it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA LÚ lem-nu ki-i pa-ni-šu id-da-bu-ub | On this very day, my hand was struck down, and the evil man spoke with Marduk-uballiṭ. |
| 35 | a-na-ku a-ma-su mi-na-a lu-uṣ-ba-at | I, his word, what should I do? |
| 36 | um-ma-a a-na ŠEŠ-ia-ma ša ŠEŠ-ú-a iš-pu-ra um-ma-a ša DUMU{MEŠ} KIN-ri-ia ap-ru-su | Thus (says) the one who wrote to my lord, saying: “I have sent my messengers to him. |
| 37 | ki-i aḫ-la-mu-ú na-ak-ru DUMU{MEŠ}˽KIN-ri-ia ap-ta-ra-as mi-nu-ú a-ma-tum | When I saw the enemy, I asked the sons of Ululiya: “What is the matter? |
| 38 | ki-i ŠEŠ-ú-a aš-šum aḫ-la-me-i DUMU{MEŠ} KIN-ri-ka tap-ru-su šar-ru-ú-ut LUGAL-ti-ka | When I was king, when Aḫāmû, the sons of your messenger, entrusted me with the kingship of your royal majesty, |
| 39 | ŠEŠ-ú-a ṣe-eḫ-ri-ta ù pi-ka₄t it-ti-{D}AMAR.UTU-TI.LA a-ma-a-ti la-a ba-na-a-ti | (As for) the one who removes my handiwork (and) opens the mouth of Marduk-balāṭu, my words are not valid |
| 40 | a-na pa-ni ŠEŠ-ia id-da-bu-ub ù ŠEŠ-ú-a DUMU{MEŠ}˽KIN-ri aš-šúm an-ni-ti ip-ta-ra-as | He spoke before my priesthood. My priesthood (and) the sons of the goddess Ululu listened to this matter. |
| 41 | i-na KUR-ti ša ŠEŠ-ia ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} e-el ti-ib-ni ma-a-ad | In the land under my control there were many horses above Tibni. |
| 42 | lu-ú DUMU˽KIN-ri-ka li-im {GIŠ}GIGIR{MEŠ} ú-ka₄-ar-ri-ba-aš-šu-um-ma i-na {URU}du-ud-du-ul | or the son of your messenger, all the chariots I shall bring to him and in Duddu’ul |
| 43 | [ú-k]a-ši-da-aš-šu aḫ-la-mu-ú-ma-ku ka₄-su-nu ip-tar-ku ù šúm-ma ŠEŠ-ú-a | I am afraid, I am frightened, they open their mouths. Who is it that I am? |
| 44 | [ ]x x[ ] i-ka₄-ab-bi um-ma-a LUGAL KUR aš-šur DUMU˽KIN-ri-ia i-na ŠÀ KUR-ti-šu | ... will say: "The king of Assyria, my messenger, is in his country. |
| 45 | [ ú]-ul i-na-an-din LUGAL KUR aš-šur i-na KARAŠ{ḪI.A} ù {GIŠ}GIGIR{MEŠ} | The king of Assyria will not give (them) back to him. He will bring chariots into the quay. |
| 46 | [ ] KUR-ti-ka ú-ul ka-ši-id DUMU šip-ri-ka ki-i da-na-ni-im-ma | I will not conquer your land, but the son of your servant will be as strong as the enemy. |
| 47 | [ KUR?-t]i-ka mi-nu-ú LUGAL KUR aš-šur ša DUMU˽KIN-ri-ka i-kal-lu-ú | What is it that the king of Assyria holds for the son of your messenger? |
| 48 | [ ] ⸢i⸣-te-ni-it-ti-qum-ma ù DUMU{MEŠ} šip-ri-ka LUGAL KUR aš-šur i-kal-la | If he slips through the thresholds and the sons of your hand hold the king of Assyria |
| 49 | [ KUR]-ti-ia la-a te-et-ti-ka₄ ŠEŠ-ú-a LUGAL GAL at-ta ù i-na li-it-tú-ti | Do not abandon my land! You are a great king! |
| 50 | [ ka-aš-d]a-a-ta ù ŠEŠ-ú-a a-mur ki-i a-na-ku i-na ra-a-mi ša ŠEŠ-ia | Look with pleasure upon my good deeds. When I myself, by the love of my heart |
| 51 | [ al-ta-na]p-pa-ru-ma [ Š]EŠ-ú-a DUMU šip-ri-šu la-a i-šap-pa-ra | I keep writing, but my hand does not write the son of his courier |
| 52 | [ l]a-a i-du-ú a-ma-ta-ma ša ŠEŠ-ú-a iš-pu-ra lu-ki-il | May they know that my hand has written to me, that I may bind (it). |
| 53 | [ ]x na-ak-ru DUMU{MEŠ} šip-ri-šu-nu-ú a-na a-ḫa-miš ú-ul it-ta-na-al-la-ku | ... enemy, their sons will not go to war. |
| 54 | [ šip-ri-k]a? am-mi-ni tap-ru-us | Why did you send me your message? |
| 55 | [ aš-šu]m DUMU šip-ri ša LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i ša ŠEŠ-ú-a iš-pu-ra | Concerning the messenger of the king of the land of Mīṣrî about whom my hand wrote |
| 56 | [ ] an-ni-i ša LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i a-ka-an-na a-na ŠEŠ-ia al-tap-ra | This is what the king of the land of Išrî wrote to me. |
| 57 | [ a-bu-k]a ù a-na-ku at-te-ru-ta ni-pu-šu-ma a-na ŠEŠ{MEŠ} ni-tu₄-ru | I have entered your father's house, we have built it and we have returned it to its place. |
| 58 | [ ni-id-d]a-bu-ub um-ma-a ŠEŠ{MEŠ} ni-i-nu um-ma-a it-ti {LÚ}KÚR ša a-ḫa-miš | We spoke with him, saying: “We are the slaves, we are with the mercenary of Aḫamiš. |
| 59 | [ it-t]i ša-al-mì ša a-ḫa-miš lu-ú ša-al-ma-nu ù ul-tu LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i | With the heaven of Aḫāmis, may there be a new heaven from the king of the land of Išri |
| 60 | [ n]i-ir-ʾu-bu a-na a-bi-ka ka-dáš-man-túr-gu al-tap-ra | I have written to your father a kadašmantu prayer |
| 61 | [ i]t-ti-ia it-ta-ki-ir ù a-bu-ka a-ka-an-na il-tap-ra | He has sinned against me, and your father has written to me. |
| 62 | [ ] i-na KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i il-la-ku ù a-na-ku it-ti-ka a-al-lak-mi | In the land of Mišrî they will go, and I will go with you. |
| 63 | [ ta]-al-lak-me KARAŠ{ḪI.A} ù {GIŠ}GIGIR{MEŠ} ki-i ša it-ti-ia a-na a-la-ki | You will go to the quay and the chariots as with me to go. |
| 64 | [ i]-⸢na⸣-an-na ŠEŠ-ú-a GAL{MEŠ}-ti-ka ša-ʾa-a-al-ma liq-bu-ni-ik-ku | May my great deeds be heard and spoken to you. |
| 65 | [ KAR]AŠ{ḪI.A} ù {GIŠ}GIGIR{MEŠ} ki-i ma-ṣi ša iq-bu-ú it-ti-ia a-na a-la-ki | As for the oil and chariots, when they said to me, I will go with them. |
| 66 | [ a-la-ki-i]a mi-na-a él-qe EN {LÚ}KÚR-ia ša a-na KUR-ti ša-ni-ti | Why did my lord, my envoy, who to that land |
| 67 | [ ] UGU LUGAL KUR mi-iṣ-ri-i it-ta-lak ki-i aš-pu-ra-aš-šu | He has gone to the king of the land of Mišrî. When I wrote to him |
| 68 | [ ] ù šu-ú EN {LÚ}KÚR-ia ú-ul ú-še-bi-la | I did not send this messenger to my lord. |
| 69 | [ mi-iṣ]-ri-i it-ti a-ḫa-miš ni-ir-ta-ʾu-ub ù a-na a-bi-ka | Išrî and Aḫāmis we shall enter. The utensils to your father |
| 70 | [ mi-iṣ-ri]-i a-na ḫa-ma-ti-šu ša EN {LÚ}KÚR-ia il-la-ka | My scepter goes to his enemies, the lord of my enemies. |
| 71 | [ ] mi-iṣ-ri-i ip-ta-ra-as ù ul-tu ŠEŠ-ú-a | He opened a flood and from my hand |
| 72 | [ mi-iṣ]-ri-i tal-ta-pár ù a-ma-ta ša DUMU šip-ri | “You have written my name, you have sent me the word of the son of the envoy |
| 73 | [ ] mi-iṣ-ri-i at-tu-ka | You are a hero |
| 74 | [ te]-el-te-qe i-na-an-na | you have taken. Now |
| 75 | [ t]i-šap-par a-na-ku ka-lu-ú a-kal-la-ka | You send (word). I am the one who eats everything. |
| 76 | [ ]x ù i-na-an-na eṭ-lu at-ta | Now you are the young man |
| 77 | [ il?]-la-ku-ni šul-ma ša ŠEŠ-ia | They came to me, they are well. My hand |
| 78 | [ -i]a? lil-te-eq-qu-ú | may they pass by for me |
| 79 | [ šum]-ma a-na-ku ú-ba-an-n[a] | If I am a man |
| 80 | [ ]-an-ni | this |
| 81 | [ ]x šum-ma i[t- | If it ... |
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| 82 | [ ]x 3-šú 4-šú [ | x, 3rd, 4th |
| 83 | [ ka₄]-tum DUMU ù DUMU.MUNUS ú?-[ | gatekeeper, son of Ugur, daughter of U |
| {€1} u. Rd. 84! | [ ] {m}ka-dáš-man-túr-gu ⸢ù⸣ a-na-ku | Kadašmantu, am I. |
| {€1} Rs. 1! | [ ] a-ka-an-na x[ ]x ú-da-bu-bu | ... they will speak ... |
| {€1} Rs. 2! | [ ul-t]u? LUGAL{MEŠ} ša li-mi-ti-ni | From the kings of our time |
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| 3 | [ ] KUR kar-an-du-ni-ia-aš ù LUGAL KUR ḫa-at-ti | of Karanduniaš king of the land Ḫattu |
| 4 | [ ul-t]u LUGAL KUR kar-an-du-ni-ia-aš | From the king of Carchemish |
| 5 | [ i?]-na ra-a-me ša ŠEŠ-šú i-na-aṣ-ṣa-ar | by the command of his hand he will measure out |
| 6 | [ um]-ma i-na ra-a-me ša a-bi-šú | Thus (says) the king: By the love of his father |
| 7 | [ ] a-ši-e {D}UTU a-na e-ri-ib {D}UTU il-te-mu-ú | As for me, the god Šamaš heard (this). |
| 8 | [ ]x x-na-ni lil-te-mu-ú | ... may they hear |
| 9 | [ ŠEŠ]-ú-a iš-pu-ra ki-i {m.D}IŠKUR.LUGAL.DINGIR{MEŠ} ṭé-ma aš-ku-nu-ma | my hand wrote to me, saying: “Adad-šar-ilāni you know, and I have sent you.’ |
| 10 | [ ]-bíl-šu ki-na-a-ti ša {LÚ}DAM.GÀR LUGAL KUR kar-ga-miš | the loyal ones of the merchant, king of Carchemish |
| 11 | [ ]x-šu-nu-ti ŠEŠ-ú-a DUMU šip-ri ša-na-a-am-ma ḫa-mut-ta šup-ra | Send me my ..., the son of a courier, so that he may be saved! |
| 12 | [ i-na-ad-d]i-in ia-nu-um-ma-a EN{MEŠ} di-ni-šu-nu lu-uš-pu-ra-am-ma | If not, let me write to my lord about their case |
| 13 | [ ]x-nu li-di-in | ... let him give |
| 14 | [ a-k]a-an-na ta-aš-pu-ra um-ma-a {LÚ}DAM.GÀR{MEŠ}-ia i-na KUR a-mur-ru KUR ú-ga-ri-it | I wrote to you thus: “My merchants in Amurru, the land of Ugarit |
| 15 | [ i-du]-uk-ku i-na KUR ḫa-at-ti na-pu-ul-ta ú-ul i-du-uk-ku | They will kill you, they will not kill you in the land of Ḫattu. |
| 16 | [ na-p]u-ul-ta i-du-uk-ku šúm-ma LUGAL i-ši-im-me a-na a-ma-ti ša-a-ši | If the king sees it, it will be for that matter. |
| 17 | [ d]a-i-ka-na ša na-pu-ul-ti i-ṣa-ab-ba-tum-ma a-na ŠEŠ{MEŠ} ša di-ki | (As for) the one who removes my inscription and places (it) in the hands of a judge |
| 18 | [ ] mu-ul-li-e ša {LÚ}di-ki ŠEŠ{MEŠ}-šu i-li-iq-qu-ú ù {LÚ}da-i-ka-na | the one who entrusted himself to you, your servant |
| 19 | [ ]x ša na-pu-ul-tum i-na ŠÀ-šú di-ku ul-la-lu ù šúm-ma ŠEŠ{MEŠ}-šú | ... of the napultu-disease, in his hand a verdict is rendered. It is a matter of life and death |
| 20 | [ KÙ.BAB]BAR? ú-ul i-maḫ-ḫa-ru da-i-ka-na ša na-pu-ul-ti | The silver will not increase, the dowry of the enemy |
| 21 | [ l]i?-pu-šú šúm-ma LÚ ša ḫi-ṭa a-na LUGAL i-ḫa-ṭu a-na KUR-ti ša-ni-ti-ma | If a man is seized by the king, he will go to another country. |
| 22 | [ ]x ù a-na da-a-ki ú-ul par-sú ŠEŠ-ú-a ša-ʾ-al-ma liq-bu-ni-ik-ku | ... may my hand not be sworn by a curse, but may they say to you: |
| 23 | [ a-k]a-an-na ša EN ḫé-ṭi-i la-a i-du-uk-ku {LÚ}DAN.GÀR i-du-uk-ku | “As for me, the lord of evil will not kill you, the hero will kill you. |
| 24 | [ {L]Ú.MEŠ} sú-pa-ri-i a-i-ka-a i-di šúm-ma i-du-uk-ku-ma i-na-an-na {LÚ.MEŠ}DAM.GÀR di-ku-ti | The šuparû-priests who are here know that they killed you and now the judges of the case |
| 25 | [ ]-am-ma di-in-sú-nu lu-mur | 'Let me see their case! |
| 26 | [um-m]a-a a-na ŠEŠ-ia-ma aš-šúm {m}ba-an-ti-ši-in-ni ša ŠEŠ-ú-a iš-pu-ra um-ma-a KUR-ti it-ta-na-za-ar | Thus (says) Banti-Sinni, my lord, wrote to me, saying: “The land will be destroyed.’ |
| 27 | [{m}]ba-an-ti-[ši]-in-ni ki-i aš-ʾa-lu a-ka-an-na iq-ta-ba-a um-ma-a 30 GÍN KÙ.BABBAR a-na UGU LÚ{MEŠ} {URU}ak-ka-di-i i-šu-me | When Banti-šīnni heard this, he said to me: “He has 30 shekels of silver against the men of the city Bakkadî. |
| 28 | i-na-an-na a-nu-um-ma ARAD-dum ša {m}ba-an-di-ši-in-ni il-la-ka ŠEŠ-ú-a di-na li-di-in-sú | Now, herewith, the servant of Dandisinni is coming. Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 29 | ù aš-šúm iz-zi-ir-ti ša KUR-ti ša ŠEŠ-ia {m}ba-an-di-ši-in-ni a-na pa-ni {〈M〉.D}IŠKUR.LUGAL.DINGIR{MEŠ} DUMU šip-ri-ka | As for the one who erases my inscribed name from the land of my hand, (saying): “Bandi-Sinni before Šamaš-šar-ilāni, son of your messenger, |
| 30 | a-na DINGIR{MEŠ}-ia it-ta-ma ù šúm-ma ŠEŠ-ú-a ú-ul i-ka₄-a-ab ARAD-ka ša {m}ba-an-di-ši-ni | He has said to my gods: “He is dead, I will not be able to enter, your servant, which Bandi-šini |
| 31 | il-te-em-mu-ú ki-i ma-a-ta ša ŠEŠ-ia it-ta-az-za-ru lil-li-ka-am-ma li-di-in-sú | They have heard that the land of my hand has become hostile. May he come and give it to him. |
| 32 | ù a-na-ku {m}ba-an-di-ši-ni a-sa-an-ni-iq {m}ba-an-di-ši-in-ni ARAD-ti šu-ú šúm-ma ŠEŠ-ia | I (am) Dandi-šīni, I have sworn by the life of Dandišinni my servant. |
| 33 | it-ta-za-a[r] ú-ul a-ia-ši iz-zu-ra-an-ni | he has sworn, but he did not stand by me. |
| 34 | um-ma-a a-n[a ŠEŠ-ia-ma] aš-šúm {LÚ}a-si-i ša ŠEŠ-ú-a iš-pu-ra {LÚ}a-sa-a ki-i il-qu-ú-ni | Thus (says) the Asî about whom my father wrote to me: When the Asians took |
| 35 | né-pé-še₂₀-⸢e⸣-[ti ba-na]-⸢a⸣-ti i-te-te-pu-sú ù GIG ki-i i-pa-da-aš-šu a-na UGU-šu a-ta-na-aḫ bi-ra-šú ab!-te-te-er-ri | The ritual procedures for releasing the curse have been performed. When the sick man has sinned against him, I have repeatedly returned his curse to him. |
| 36 | ù u₄-ma x[ ]x ki-i ik-šu-da mi-i-it ù ARAD{MEŠ}-šú a-nu-um-ma DUMU šip-ri-ia i-li-iq-ka₄-q | Now, when he has arrived, what is the price of his servants? Now the son of my envoy will pass by. |
| 37 | ŠEŠ-ú-a [li-il]-tal-šu-nu-ti né-pé-še₂₀-e-ti ša {LÚ}a-sa-a i-te-ep-pu-šu a-na ŠEŠ-ia li-iq-bu-ú | May my hand carry them off. The rituals that the Asaeans have performed may they say to my hand. |
| 38 | ù šúm-[ma ša a-na b]é-li-šú-nu at-ta-ad-di-nu iḫ-tal-li-qu ù ú-pal-la-ḫu-ma a-ma-ta pa-ni ŠEŠ-ia ú-ḫa-as-sú-ú | (As for) the oil that I gave to them, they fell into disrepair. The oil was poured out, and the word of my mouth made them tremble. |
| 39 | ŠEŠ-ú-a [li-iḫ-su]-us {GIŠ}GIGIR {GIŠ}at-ta-ar-ta ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} ṣar-pa ù ú-de₄-e ša a-na {LÚ}a-si-i at-ta-di-nu | I gave to the Assyrians chariots, battārtu horses, ṣarpa equipment, and utensils. |
| 40 | ša-ṭa-[ru-um-ma ša]-aṭ-ru ù tup-pa a-na ŠEŠ-ia lu-še-bi-la-am-ma ŠEŠ-ú-a li-iš-me | Let me send a tablet to my master so that my master may hear (it). |
| 41 | ù a-na [ ] ki-i ik-šu-da-aš-šu mi-i-it {LÚ}a-sa-a a-na-ku ka-lu-ú-ma-ku ak-ta-la-ma-ku | “As for what the Asaeans have done, I am a slave and I am an slave. |
| 42 | [ ŠEŠ-ia-m]a un-du i-na ŠEŠ-wa mu-a-at-ta-al-li {LÚ}a-ši-pa ù {LÚ}a-sa-a il-qu-ú-ni | (As for) the one who removes my inscription from my hand, the Asipa and the Asaeans took (it). |
| 43 | ù [ ḫa-a]t-t[i] ik-lu-šu-nu-ti a-na-ku ad-da-ab-ba-aš-šu um-ma-a am-mi-ni ta-ka-la-šu-nu-ti | I have sworn by the good deeds that they have held them back, saying: "Why do you hold them back?" |
| 44 | [ ] a-na ka-le-e ú-ul par-ṣu ù i-na-an-na-a a-na-ku {LÚ}a-sa-a ak-ta-la-ma-ku | I am now the Asaean. I have been smitten. |
| 45 | [ ma]ḫ-ru-ti ša il-qu-ú-ni mi-in-du-ma {LÚ}a-ši-pu mi-i-it | The exalted one who took it, what did the herald know? |
| 46 | [ b]a-li-iṭ MUNUS i-ḫu-zu ŠÀ NUMUN-ia ši-i ù É ba-na-a ṣa-bi-it | (If) a woman is pregnant: the hand of my seed will become old and the house will be plundered. |
| 47 | [ um-ma]-a a-na KUR-ti-ia at-tal-la-ak li-it-bi-ma li-it-ta-lak | Thus I went to my country: let him come and let him go. |
| 48 | [ {LÚ}]a-sa-a ra-ba-a-ša-{D}AMAR.UTU ak-ta-la-ma-ku | I am the Asaean, Rabaša-Marduk. |
| 49 | [ al]-te-me um-ma-a ŠEŠ-ú-a a-na {LÚ}GURUŠ it-tu-ur ù a-na bu-ʾu-ú-ri i-te-ni-il-li | I have heard that my hand has turned against a man, (but) he has turned into a pig. |
| 50 | [ {LÚ}]GURUŠ.NITA NUMUN ša ŠEŠ-ia ka-dáš-man-túr-gu x-im ú-ši-qú-ú | (As for) a man, the seed of my hand (is) kadašmantu. |
| 51 | [ ]x na x a-lik-ma KUR {LÚ}KÚR a-ka-an-na ḫu-bu-ut ù a-na-ku lu-uš-me-ma | ... go and the enemy land, where is the storm? I shall hear (it) and |
| 52 | [ ]x a x-it lud-duk um-ma-a a-na ŠEŠ-ia-ma LUGAL ša {GIŠ}TUKUL{ḪI.A} i-šá-ak-nu-ma ta-ša-bu | I shall kill ..., saying: “Go to my hand, O king, who is equipped with weapons, and you will be taken away. |
| 53 | [ i]q?-⸢bu⸣-ni-iš-šu ú-ul a-ka-an-na i-ka₄-ab-bu-ni-iš-šu | They said to him, but he did not say to him: |
| 54 | [ ] ŠEŠ-ú-a la-a aš-ba-a-ta a-na KUR {LÚ}KÚR a-lik-ma {LÚ}KÚR du-ú-uk | I did not take my hand. I marched to the enemy land and I killed the enemy. |
| 55 | [ it]-ta-al-la-ku a-na ma-a-ti ša 3-šú 4-šú el-la-nu-uš-šu ma-ʾa-da-ta a-li-ik | I went to the land of three or four people. |
| 56 | [ ]-i 1-en a-ba-a-šu ul-tar-ʾi-i-ib ù a-nu-um-ma a-na DAM-šu DUMU{MEŠ}-šu | “If a claim against him I will clear (it) and he will not succeed. Now to his wife and his sons |
| 57 | [ ] ul-te-bi-la-aš-šu | I have sent to him |
| 58 | [ ] e-ep-pu-uš-ma i-na É IM.RI.A a-ša-ak-ka-an ù ŠEŠ-ú-a LÚ e-ṣi-ra | I shall perform (the ritual) and I shall place (them) in a mudbrick wall. The man will be released. |
| 59 | [ ]x ALAM.ALAM{MEŠ} i-gám-ma-ru a-šap-pa-ra-aš-šu-ma it-tal-la-ka {LÚ}e-ṣi-ra | x statues of the gods were made and I wrote to him and he came. The envoys |
| 60 | [ ul-t]u ka-dáš-man-túr-gu ú-ul il-li-ka-a ù ú-ul iḫ-ḫi-is | After Kadašmantu did not come, the earth did not rejoice |
| 61 | [ ] la-a ta-ka-al-la-a | do not be negligent! |
| 62 | [ ANŠE.KUR.R]A{MEŠ} pu-ḫa-li mu-re-e ša-qú-ú-ti šu-bi-la ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} pu-ḫa-li ša a-bu-ka | I have sent a team of horse(s) and a scout to you. The horses of your father |
| 63 | [ ] i-na-an-na ŠEŠ-ú-a ú-še-bi-la ba-nu-ú ku-ur-ru-ú ù ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} ši-bu-ú-tum | Now then I have sent my message to you: “I want to build a stele, I want to send horse(s) and sheep. |
| 64 | [ ḫa-a]t-ti ku-uṣ-ṣu dan-nu ù ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} ši-i-bu ú-ul i-bal-lu-uṭ | The strong kuṣšbu-demon and the horses will not survive the winter |
| 65 | [ ] mu-re-e šu-bi-la ANŠE.KUR.RA{MEŠ} k[u]r-ru-ú-tum i-na KUR-ti-ia ma-ʾa-du | Send me a harvest! The horses are plentiful in my land. |
| 66 | [ ša-ʾa]-⸢al⸣-ma liq-ba-ak-ku | may the ša-ala-e-al speak to you |
| 67 | [ ] {NA₄}ZA.GÌN ⸢la?⸣-a ba-na-a am-mi-ni ú-še-bi-la {NA₄}ZA.GÌN šá tu-⸢ú?⸣-še-eb-bi-la | Why did he bring me the lapis lazuli that you have brought here? |
| 68 | [ ]x-an-ka-nu am-mi-ni an-na-a ARAD{MEŠ} ša a-bu-ka ul-⸢te⸣-bi-la i-na-an-na du-ul-lu | why is this the servant of your father? Now the work |
| 69 | [ ]-i-in ù {NA₄}ZA.GÌN ma-a-⸢dá⸣-a? ša-[ -k]a-a ú-še-bi-la ba-ni-ma | I brought a stela of lapis lazuli to Ma'eda-Ea, who is mine, and |
| 70 | [ l]a ba-na-a tu-ul-te-bi-[la ]-ni la-a-am a-na ŠEŠ{MEŠ} ni-tu-ru | “Why did you send me a copy of this? We have not yet returned it to the hands of the king, our lord. |
| 71 | [ ]-ti-i a-i-ti-im-ma [ ] {NA₄}ZA.GÌN ú-ul ul-tu KUR kar-an-du-ni-ia-aš-ma-a | “This stone is not from Karanduniyašu. |
| 72 | [ ]-na ul-tu a-na ŠEŠ-[ia ] {NA₄}ZA.GÌN la ba-na-a ul-te-bi-la | Since I had not sent a šagina stone to my master, |
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| 73 | [ ]x-li-ia ḫa-aš-ḫa-ku [ŠEŠ-ú-a i-na-an]-na šu-bi-la | My ... is very good. Now send it to me! |
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| 74 | [ ]-ka-[ ]-ar a-šap-[pa-ra-ak-ku um?]-ma-a ú-še-eb-bi-la | I wrote to you, saying: "I will send it." |
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| 75 | [ ]x[ ]x DUB{ḪI.A} [ ]-ir i-na-an-na DUB{ḪI.A} | a scribe he has now a copy. |
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| 76 | [ ]x x x[ ]-ak um-ma ma-la šu-x-uḫ? ša [ ] a-bi-ka tu-še-eb-bi-la | ..., saying: “As much as your father brought to you |
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| 77 | [ ] a-na ša x x[ ] ŠEŠ-ia e-te-ri-iš ŠEŠ-ú-a a-na KÙ.SI₂₂ un-nu-ta la ṭa-[ ]-ba-a | For ... of my hand, I have returned my hand to gold; you should not cast a spell. |
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| 78 | [ ] a-na ŠEŠ-ia-ma x[ ] ⸢i?⸣-na ša ŠEŠ-ia a-na-ku i-de ù šul-ma-nu ba-a-al-x[ ] | (Sum) For my own life, I know (what) I want to say(?) (Akk) For the life of my own (life), I know what I want (to say) |
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| 79 | [ ]{MEŠ} ŠEŠ-ú-a ša ḫa-aš-ḫa-[ta i-n]a? É-ia i-ba-aš-šu-ú a-na ŠEŠ-ia lu-še-bi-la | My lord, if there is a great flood in my house, I will send it to my king. |
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| 80 | [ ]-gi i-ri-ka₄ ŠEŠ-ú-a la [ ]-ia-aḫ ù mi-im-ma ša-na-a-am-ma ša ŠEŠ-ú-[a] | “The reeds of the river are not mine, nothing is like my own. |
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| 81 | [ ]x li-iš-pu-ra ḫa-aḫ?-x[ ]x i-na É-ia i-ba-aš-šu-ú a-na ŠEŠ-ia ul a-x[ ] | ... may he write. There is ... in my house, but I do not ... for my life. |
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| 82 | [ ] šul-ma-an ŠEŠ-[ia ] ⸢GAL?⸣ it-t[a?- ] *šá-ra* | May my hand be well with the palace! |
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| 83 | [ ]-ul? Ì.DU₁₀.GA? [ ]-⸢a⸣ | not good quality emmer |
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| 84 | [ ]x | |
Sources & licences
- Thesaurus Linguarum Hethaeorum digitalis (TLHdig) Beta 0.3 · CC BY 4.0 · Müller, G., Prechel, D., Rieken, E., Schwemer, D. (2026). TLHdig Beta Version 0.3. Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20328284
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