SAA 03 025. Letters to Assurbanipal from his Son (AfO 18 382)[via saao/saa03]
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Column i | ||
o io i | beginning broken away; traces of one line | |
o i 1'1' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢x x⸣ a-na NUMUN-[ka] | |
o i 2'2' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ka a-na pi-ir-i-ka | |
o i 3'3' | [x x x x x x x x x x a-na] pi-ir-i-ka lid-di-nu-uʾ | |
o i 4'4' | ||
o i 5'5' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] LUGAL-ú-tu ù bé-lu-tu a-ga-a | |
o i 6'6' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ta⸣-le-ʾa-a ma-al-la at-me-ka | |
o i 7'7' | ||
o i 8'8' | (i 8) [Say to Assurbanipal, lov]er of truth, lord of kings: | |
o i 9'9' | (i 9) [During your days , which Marduk l]oves, [...... of heaven] and earth has made peace with [.......] with you. | |
o i 10'10' | ||
o i 11'11' | ||
o i 12'12' | ||
o i 13'13' | [x x x x x mdGIŠ].⸢NU₁₁⸣—MU—GI.NA | |
o i 14'14' | [x x x x x x pi-ir]-i-ka šá a-na LUGAL-ú-tú | (i 14) [......of ] your [offspri]ng, who for kingship |
o i 15'15' | [x x x x x x ú]-⸢šam⸣-di-du-uš it-ti-šú-ma | |
o i 16'16' | ||
o i 17'17' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢GIŠ⸣.nar-kab-tú KUG.GI | |
o i 18'18' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ a-na TIN.TIR.KI | |
o i 19'19' | ||
o i 20'20' | [x x x x x x x an]-⸢da⸣-ḫar pa-an da-nim | |
o i 21'21' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ an-da-ḫar | |
o i 22'22' | [x x x x x x x x x x] it-ta-du-uš | |
o i 23'23' | ||
o i 24'24' | [x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-pu-šú | |
o i 25'25' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-⸢rat⸣ GAL-ti | |
o i 26'26' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ù GIŠ.ŠUR.MÌN | |
o i 27'27' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] i-na | |
o i 28'28' | [x x x x x x x x x x KUR.la?]-⸢ab⸣-na-an | |
o i 29'29' | [x x x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x x⸣+[x (x)] | |
rest broken away | ||
Column ii | ||
o iio ii | beginning broken away | |
o ii 1'1' | an ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x x x] | (ii 1) [Say to ......] Assurbanipal, [king of the] four [regions], king of the universe: [thus (speaks)] your own [...]: |
o ii 2'2' | ||
o ii 3'3' | ||
o ii 4'4' | at-tu-ú-ka d⸢x⸣+[x x x x x] | |
o ii 5'5' | dIM tuk-lat-ka ina pi-i [x x x x] | (ii 5) Adad is your support; at the command of [..., the ...] of your might [.......]. |
o ii 6'6' | ||
o ii 7'7' | (ii 7) [At your right] goes Šamaš, at your left goes Ištar. Anu[nitu] has called out [to the ...] of your army. | |
o ii 8'8' | ||
o ii 9'9' | ||
o ii 10'10' | ta-ḫa-zu at-ta qar-⸢da?⸣-[ta x x x] | (ii 10) You are valiant in battle [......] |
o ii 11'11' | kul-la-si-na ta-bi-lu a-[x x x] | (ii 11) all of [which] you rule; [in ...... of] your army, there is peace [...]. |
o ii 12'12' | LÚ.um-ma-ni-i-ka šá-kin šu-⸢lum⸣ [x x] | |
o ii 13'13' | (ii 13) May I emerge [...] the fifth house, in the sixth house, in the seventh house, | |
o ii 14'14' | (ii 14) may I go out alone, and go as far as the bor[der]! | |
o ii 15'15' | (ii 15) Say to Assurbanipal, king of the four regions, the [per]fect, mighty king: | |
o ii 16'16' | ||
o ii 17'17' | (ii 17) thus (speaks) your ..., [...] seat: May your throne be stable, may your days be long, enjoy old age, O lord of kings! | |
o ii 18'18' | ||
o ii 19'19' | ||
o ii 20'20' | (ii 20) In your days, which Marduk loves, Jupiter has taken on courses of truth in the heavens, (while) Mars, your star, is clothed with a glitter in the heavens. As for you, total power [...]. | |
o ii 21'21' | ||
o ii 22'22' | dṣal-bat-a-nu MUL-ka i-na AN-e [o] | |
o ii 23'23' | zi-i-mu ⸢it⸣-tal-biš at-ta kiš-šu-⸢tú⸣ [x x] | |
o ii 24'24' | (ii 24) Your star is clothed with a glitter like UR.GAL; the true king of the lands, Aššur, has shined forth with truthful judgement. You have [...ed] the closed gate of heavens [...... | |
o ii 25'25' | ||
o ii 26'26' | šá di-in kit-ti it-ta-ap-ḫa [o] | |
o ii 27'27' | ⸢KÁ.GAL* AN-e⸣ e-di-il-ti ta-ad-lu-⸢x⸣+[x] | |
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Reverse | ||
Column i | ||
r ir i | beginning broken away; traces of one line | |
r i 1'1' | (r i 1) His ... well-being and this [......]. | |
r i 2'2' | a-na DUMU—DUMU-šú šá d30—PAB-MEŠ—⸢rí⸣-[ba] | (r i 2) Say to Sennacherib's grandson, the mighty king, the king of the lands, who[se to]uch is death, to Assurbanipal: thus (speaks) your heir and [...]: |
r i 3'3' | ||
r i 4'4' | ||
r i 5'5' | qi-⸢bi-ma⸣ um-ma ap-lu-ú-ka u [x x x] | |
r i 6'6' | (r i 6) In your righteous days, which [Nabû] and Marduk love, you have filled the temple(s) with abundance and wealth ...[...]. | |
r i 7'7' | ||
r i 8'8' | ||
r i 9'9' | ||
r i 10'10' | (r i 10) In the land of Assyria there have been y[ear(s)] when for wheat and barley the prices [......], when for ... the prices [......] | |
r i 11'11' | ||
r i 12'12' | ||
r i 13'13' | (r i 13) Lord of kings ...[......] | |
r i 14'14' | (r i 14) tell to ......[......] | |
r i 15'15' | si-il-me-ka li-ri-ku ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | (r i 15) May your peace be long lasting ...[......] |
r i 16'16' | (r i 16) [Say] to Assurbanipal, king of the universe, the king of the four re[gions], to the ... creation of Aššur [and] Šamaš, to the beloved of Marduk and Zarpanitu, to the vast in understanding, to the fa[thomless] mind, | |
r i 17'17' | ||
r i 18'18' | dUTU KU KAL a-na na-ram ⸢d⸣[AMAR.UTU] | |
r i 19'19' | ||
r i 20'20' | ||
r i 21'21' | (r i 21) to the competent, to the ord[erly], to the wizard, to the [...], to the king of righteousness who [...] designs: | |
r i 22'22' | a-na mul-te-pi-šú a-na ⸢x⸣+[x x x] | |
r i 23'23' | LUGAL ki-na-a-ta šá giš-ḫu-⸢ri⸣ [x x x] | |
r i 24'24' | um-ma mar-du-ú-ka šá ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | (r i 24) thus (speaks) your successor, who [......]: |
r i 25'25' | (r i 25) May the lord of kings decree [...] | |
r i 26'26' | MU.AN.NA-MEŠ ⸢biš?⸣-te ⸢x⸣+[x x x x] | (r i 26) years of slander [......] |
r i 27'27' | it-ta-ṣa-ar a-na [x x x x] | (r i 27) he guarded for [......] |
r i 28'28' | bu-kur-tú ud-⸢x x⸣+[x x x x] | (r i 28) daughter [......] |
r i 29'29' | ki-na-ta ⸢x⸣+[x x x x x x x] | (r i 29) righteousness [......] |
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Column ii | ||
r iir ii | beginning broken away; traces of two lines | |
r ii 1'1' | [x x x x x x x x x x]-uš | |
r ii 2'2' | [x x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti | |
r ii 3'3' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢bu⸣-ú | |
r ii 4'4' | [x x x x x x x x x]-tu GARZA | |
r ii 5'5' | [x x x x x x x x] pa-ni-ka | |
r ii 6'6' | [x x x x x x x x]-ku ṣi-ba-su | |
r ii 7'7' | [x x x x x x x x]-dan-an-ni | |
r ii 8'8' | ||
r ii 9'9' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-a-mu AN.GAL | |
r ii 10'10' | ||
r ii 11'11' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ id-dak-ka | |
r ii 12'12' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢šá⸣-la-nu-uš-šú | |
r ii 13'13' | ||
r ii 14'14' | [x x x x x x x x] mi-iṣ-ri-⸢i⸣-šú | |
r ii 15'15' | [x x x x x x a]-⸢na⸣ KUR—na-ki-ri-ka | |
r ii 16'16' | [x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣-ti-ka | |
r ii 17'17' | [x x x x x x x x] ⸢ul⸣ i-ka-su-ka | |
r ii 18'18' | [x x x x x x x x x]+⸢x⸣ ma-ṭú-ú-ma | |
r ii 19'19' | ||
r ii 20'20' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢ka⸣-ma | |
r ii 21'21' | [x x x x x x x x e]-⸢pu⸣-uš ù | |
r ii 22'22' | [x x x x x x x x x]-⸢su⸣-lu ḫi-ri-i-ma | |
r ii 23'23' | ||
r ii 24'24' | [x x x x x x x x x] ⸢MU.AN⸣.NA!-MEŠ | |
r ii 25'25' | [x x x x x x x x x ta]-maḫ*-ḫar-šú-nu-tú | |
r ii 26'26' | [x x x x x x x x x x x] ⸢ik⸣ [o] | |
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Adapted from Alasdair Livingstone, Court Poetry and Literary Miscellanea (State Archives of Assyria, 3), 1989. Lemmatised by Mikko Luukko, 2019-20, as part of the research programme of the Alexander von Humboldt Chair in the Ancient History of the Near and Middle East at LMU Munich (Karen Radner, Humboldt Professorship 2015). The annotated edition is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license 3.0. Please cite this page as http://oracc.org/saao/P238321/.