CTMMA 2 44
Transliteration
Obv.
1 [ana nabû-aplu-uṣur] šakkanak(gìr.níta) bābili(eki) šarru(lugal) dan-nu ma-ṣ[i ma-la lì]b-bu-šú šá mard[u]k(damar.[u]tu) apkal(abgal) šamê(an-e) u erṣeti(ki-tì)
2 [x x x x ú]-ma-ʾ-ir-su-ma tur-ru gi-[mil-li māt(kur)] akkadî(uriki) ú-mál-l[a]-a qa-tuš-šú
3 [x] x x x x x x (x) [x x x x x (x)] x x [x x x šar]ri(lug]al) bēli(en)-iá-a-ma
4 marduk([d]amar.utu) u dzar-pa-ni-tu4 mu x [. . .] še-ret-ka dan-na-at
5 [li]-mi-du kal-la šarrāni(lugalmeš) iš-tu māt(kur) ši-rù x [x x x x x ad]i(e]n) māt(kur) pa-ra-ši-i šap-li-[i/ti]
6 [x x (x)] x x x ka u4-mi-šam-[m]a la na-par-[ka-a daš-šur] a-šib é-šár-ra nap-ḫar x [x (x)]
7 [x x] x x x x x [x x] x x [x x x x ni?-iz?]-mat lìb-bi šá šarri(lugal) bēli(en)-iá x [. . .]
8 [x x] x iš-pur-ru um-ma tebâ(zi)-am-ma [x x x] x ur māt(kur)-⌈ka⌉ a-sap-pan u ka-a-š[ú? . . .]
9 [abu]l([ká.ga]l) ištar(d15) né-re-bi šarrūti(lugal-ú-ti) [x x x] x su ku a a še-ú ku-mu-ú šá ana šarri(lugal) b[ēli(e[n)-iá]
10 [x x (x)] x ki-ša[d]-su a-ku-ú za/šá [. . .] kal iṣṣūr(mušen) ḫurri(buru5.ḫabrud.da) šá itti(ki) mušenka-su-su ip-pu-[šú]
11 [x x x x] na? bi šá itti(ki) x x x x x [x x x] x ⌈ur⌉ na x [a]t-ma-a ṭa-[ba]
12 [x x x x x] ul? x [x] x qar qí-bit-su x |x x x x x x (x)] x ia u na-ka-su na[pišti(z[i?-tì?])
13 [. . .] x māt(kur)-ka bītu rabâ(gal-a) [. . .] x šá ga [x (x)]
14 [. . . um-m]a arad(ìr)-ka-ma šarru(lugal) bē[li(e[n-iá . . .] x x [ . . . ]
15 [. . .]x še(?) a-bu-ba u iz z[a . . . ] x x x x
16 [. . .] ⌈i-ḫa-an⌉ x [. . .] x u ia-a-ši
17 [. . .] x ka ni-ṭù-t[ú r]it-ku-su-ma kal bi x [. . .]-lu mi-tu-tu
18 [. . .] ka ez-zu-tu ṣābē(lúérinmeš) ek-du-tu ni [. . . pa]l?-ḫa-ak šá la balāṭi(tin) ut-ta-az!(text: ʾ)-za!(text: A)-am u4-mi-šam
Rev.
19 [. . .] x šá la balāṭi(tin) atbâ(zi-a) ú-ša[b-bar . . .] ni mNabû(dag)-apla(a)-uṣur(ùri) šarru(lugal) ši-tul-tú
20 [. . .] x x x x [. . .] i-sel-li-mu
21 [. . .] x x tar x bi? x [. . .] x na?-ku-ma
22 [x x x x] šar[ru(lug[al) bē]li(e]n)-iá šit?-ta?-tú mšamaš(dutu)-x [. . .]
23 [x x] x x x [x] x na ur ma-as-⌈su⌉ x x [. . .] x x x [. . .]
24 [x x x] x x x [x x] x x ēkalli(é.gal)-iá la-an-du-ʾ x x tu ʾ ḫa-as-su-ʾ ma x [. . .]
25 [x x x] x x x x x šá [x] x x x šú-nu-ti-ma x-iá liq-bu-ú ki-i ana zi-k[ir? . . .]
26 [x x x] x x x x x ḫi ip x x [x] x paḫāru(báḫar) x x gul-lu-ta-k[u x]
27 [x x x] ši x x ri? [x] x x x [x] x šú lìb-ba-šu šar-ḫu li-ni-iḫ-ḫa-am-[ma]
28 x x x x x x x x šarru(lugal) bē[li](e[n])-iá lu-gam-mir-am-ma [an]a maḫar(igi) šarri(lugal) bēlī(en)-iá lu-bil-lu
29 ki-i [l]a? te-eg-gu-ú la te?-ri? x x ma-aṣ-ṣar-tu šar[ri](lug[al]) bēli(en)-iá la at-ta-ṣar
30 šarru(lugal) bēli(en)-iá liš-pu-ru-am-ma šá ina lìb-bi-šú ṭ[a?-b]u li-pu-uš
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31 ši-piš-tu4 msîn(d30)-šarru(lugal)-iškun(gar-un) [šà]r māt(kur) aš-šurki šá x [x x x] x [x] ⌈a-na mnabû(dag)⌉-apla(a×za!)-uṣur(ùri) bēli(en)-šú iš-pur-ru
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32 kī[ma](g[im]) ⌈labīri(sumun)-šú šaṭir(sar)⌉ [giṭṭu(im)/ṭuppu(dub) mbēl(den)-x(-x)] māru(⌈a⌉?) šá mbēl(umun)-ina-é-sag-gíl-lūmur(igi)
33 [qāt(šu) mbēl(den)-ku(?)-ṣu]r-šú mārišu(dumu.a.ni) bābili(ek[i]) [itix-(x) ūm(ud) (x+)]5.kam šanat(mu) 1 me 6[0+2?].kam ma-lik-sa-an-dar šarri(lugal)
Translation
Obv.
1–3 [To Nabopolassar], governor of Babylon, mighty king, with [full] discretion to act, whom Marduk, sage of heaven and netherworld, [. . .] commissioned and entrusted to his hands the avenging of Akkad, . . . [. . .] . . . [. . .] the king my lord.
4–8 [May] Marduk and Zarpanītu, who [. . .] impose your severe punishment [(and) . . .] your . . . (on) all the kings from Širum [. . .] to lower Parašû daily without ceasing. [May Aššur], who dwells in Ešarra, all [. . .]. . . [. . .] . . . [. . .] the desire(?) of which the king my lord [. . .] wrote [to] his [servant(?)], saying, ''Arise and [. . .] . . . I am going to devastate your land and [. . .] you!"
9–18 [(At?)] the Ištar [Gate], the royal entrance, [. . .] . . . were sought out (and) bound (as captives), which for the king [my lord] [. . .] his neck. The weak man [. . .] the partridge, which wishes to share [a nest(?)] with a falcon [. . .] . . . that with . . . [. . .] . . . a pleasant speech [. . .] . . . his words . . . my [. . .] and cutting the [throat(?) . . .] your land, a great house, [. . .] . . . [. . . thus] says your servant, "The king my lord [. . .] . . . [. . .]. . . a flood-storm and . . . [. . .] . . . [. . .] also me [. . .] bound with your hitting [. . .] and . . . [. . .] the dead [. . .] your fierce [. . .], savage warriors, [. . .] in fear I complain(?) daily about dying.
19–26 [. . .] dying. Should(?) I arise and break(?) [. . .] Nabopolassar the king [. . .] a consultation [. . .] . . . [. . .] they will be reconciled [. . .] . . . [. . .] the king my lord, the remnants (which) Šamaš-[. . .] . . . the leaders [. . .] . . . [. . .]. . . [. . .] who understand . . . of my palace . . . wise . . . [. . .]. . . them and may they speak . . . When at the mention(?) [. . .]. . . the potter . . . I am frightened [. . .]
27–30 [. . .] . . . may his [. . .] quiet his fiery heart. . . may I complete the . . . of the king(?) my lord and bring (it /them) to the presence of the king my lord. As you are not(?) lazy and not . . . I did not perform my duties to the king my lord. May the king my lord write to me and do what he considers good.
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31 Letter of Sîn-šarra-iškun, king of Assyria, which [. . . ] . . . he wrote to Nabopolassar his lord.
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32–33 Written according to its original, [tablet of Bēl-. . .], son of Bēl-ina-Esagil-lūmur, [hand of] Bēl-kuṣuršu, his son. Babylon, [month . . ., day (x)]+5, year 16[2?] of Alexander the king.
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 36280; view on seal.huji.ac.il.