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  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Written ca. Assurbanipal.000.00.00
  • Kuyunjik (Nineveh)
  • Literary Work

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

(Beginning destroyed)

o i 1'1'

[x x x x x x x x x x x] x x a-na NUMUN-[ka]

(i 1) [......] your ... to [your] seed.

o i 2'2'

[x x x x x x x x x x x]+x-ka a-na pi-ir-i-ka

(i 2) [......] your [...] to your offspring

o i 3'3'

[x x x x x x x x x x a-na] pi-ir-i-ka lid-di-nu-

(i 3) [......] may they give [... to] your offspring!

o i 4'4'

[x x x x x x x x x x x]-a-ma ṭa-ba šum-ka EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(i 4) [......] your illustrious name, lord of kings.

o i 5'5'

[x x x x x x x x x x x] LUGAL-ú-tu ù -lu-tu a-ga-a

(i 5) [......] this kingship and dominion

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

(i 6) [......] you can accomplish whatever you say

o i 7'7'

[x x x x x x x x x x x] x x x x-ak-ka EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(i 7) [......]... to you, lord of kings.





o i 8'8'

[a-na mAN.ŠÁRDUMU. ra]-im ki-na-a-ta EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(i 8) [Say to Assurbanipal, lov]er of truth, lord of kings:

o i 9'9'

[-bi-ma i-na UD-MEŠ-ka šá dAMAR.UTU i]-ra-mu-ši-na-a-ta

(i 9) [During your days , which Marduk l]oves, [...... of heaven] and earth has made peace with [.......] with you.

o i 10'10'

[x x x x x x x AN]-e ù KI.TIM it-ti

o i 11'11'

[x x x x x x x x]+x is-si-lim it-ti-ka

o i 12'12'

[x x x x x x x x] KUR.KUR dan-nu ù it-ti

(i 12) [...... of] the lands are strong; and with

o i 13'13'

[x x x x x mdGIŠ].NU₁₁MUGI.NA

(i 13) [......] Šamaš-šumu-ukin

o i 14'14'

[x x x x x x pi-ir]-i-ka šá a-na LUGAL-ú-

(i 14) [......of ] your [offspri]ng, who for kingship

o i 15'15'

[x x x x x x ú]-šam-di-du- it-ti-šú-ma

(i 15) [......] dragged him with him

o i 16'16'

[x x x x x x x x] da is i-na ITI.BARAG

(i 16) [......]... in the month of Nisan

o i 17'17'

[x x x x x x x x] GIŠ.nar-kab- KUG.GI

(i 17) [......] a chariot of gold

o i 18'18'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x a-na TIN.TIR.KI

(i 18) [......]... to Babylon

o i 19'19'

[x x x x x x x x] pa?-an AN.ŠÁR dUTU

(i 19) [......] before Aššur and Šamaš

o i 20'20'

[x x x x x x x an]-da-ḫar pa-an da-nim

(i 20) [......] I received, before Anu

o i 21'21'

[x x x x x x x x x x]+x an-da-ḫar

(i 21) [......] I received

o i 22'22'

[x x x x x x x x x x] it-ta-du-

(i 22) [......] they cast him

o i 23'23'

[x x x x x x x x x x x]+x GARZA šá dEN

(i 23) [......] the ordinances of Bel

o i 24'24'

[x x x x x x x x x x x]+x-pu-šú

(i 24) [......]...

o i 25'25'

[x x x x x x x x x x]-rat GAL-ti

(i 25) [......] great

o i 26'26'

[x x x x x x x x x x x] ù GIŠ.ŠUR.MÌN

(i 26) [......] and cypress

o i 27'27'

[x x x x x x x x x x x] i-na

(i 27) [......] in

o i 28'28'

[x x x x x x x x x x KUR.la?]-ab-na-an

(i 28) [...... Le]banon

o i 29'29'

[x x x x x x x x x x x x]+x x+[x (x)]

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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'

mAN.ŠÁRDUMU. [LUGAL kib-ra-a-ti]

o ii 3'3'

er-bet-ti LUGAL kiš-ša-[ti -bi-ma um-ma]

o ii 4'4'

at-tu-ú-ka dx+[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'

šá da-na-ni-i-ka i-na [im-ni-ka]

o ii 7'7'

dUTU il-lak i-na šu-[me-li-ka]

(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'

d15 il-lak il-si [x x x x]

o ii 9'9'

.um-ma-ni-ka da-nu-[ni-tum x x]

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'

.um-ma-ni-i-ka šá-kin šu-lum [x x]

o ii 13'13'

É 05 ina É 06 ina É 07 lu-ṣu-[x x]

(ii 13) May I emerge [...] the fifth house, in the sixth house, in the seventh house,

o ii 14'14'

e-du lu-ṣa-am-ma lul-lik a-di ku-dúr-[ri]

(ii 14) may I go out alone, and go as far as the bor[der]!





o ii 15'15'

a-na mAN.ŠÁRDUMU. LUGAL kib-ra-a-[ti]

(ii 15) Say to Assurbanipal, king of the four regions, the [per]fect, mighty king:

o ii 16'16'

er-bet-ti LUGAL [gít]-ma-la dan-nu -bi-[ma]

o ii 17'17'

um-ma ti-rik-ka šub- x+[x x]

(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'

li-ku-un GIŠ.GU.ZA-ka li-ri-[ku]

o ii 19'19'

UD-MEŠ-ka ši-ba-a lit-tu-tu EN LUGAL-[MEŠ]

o ii 20'20'

i-na UD-MEŠ-ka šá dAMAR.UTU i-ra-mu-ši-na-[a-ta]

(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'

dSAG.ME.GAR ina AN-e KASKAL-MEŠ kit- iṣ-ṣa-[bat]

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- [x x]

o ii 24'24'

ki-i UR.GAL MUL-ka zi-i-mi [o]

(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'

it-tal-biš LUGAL KUR.KUR kit-tim AN.ŠÁR [o]

o ii 26'26'

šá di-in kit-ti it-ta-ap-ḫa [o]

o ii 27'27'

.GAL* AN-e e-di-il-ti ta-ad-lu-x+[x]

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r i 1'1'

[x]-pi-ir-šú šá-lam ù an-na-a [x x]

(r i 1) His ... well-being and this [......].

r i 2'2'

a-na DUMUDUMU-šú šá d30—PAB-MEŠ-[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'

LUGAL dan-nu LUGAL KUR.KUR šá li-pi-[is-su]

r i 4'4'

mu-ú- a-na mAN.ŠÁRba-anDUMU.

r i 5'5'

qi-bi-ma um-ma ap-lu-ú-ka u [x x x]

r i 6'6'

ina UD-MEŠ-ka ki-na-a-ta šá d[AG]

(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'

ù dAMAR.UTU i-ra-mu-ši-na-[a-ta]

r i 8'8'

ṭuḫ-da ù meš-ru-ú ni-x+[x x]

r i 9'9'

É.KUR? tu-un-da-al-[li]

r i 10'10'

ina KURAN.ŠÁR i-ba-áš-ši MU.[AN.NA]

(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'

šá a-na ZÍZ.A.AN ŠE.BAR ma-ḫi-ri [x x x]

r i 12'12'

šá a-na x x.A.AN ma-ḫi-ri x+[x x x x]

r i 13'13'

EN LUGAL-MEŠ x x úr? a [x x x x]

(r i 13) Lord of kings ...[......]

r i 14'14'

a-na i? x a x -ba-a x+[x x x x x]

(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'

a-na mAN.ŠÁRDUMU. LUGAL ŠÚ LUGAL kib*-[ra-a-ti]

(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'

er-bet-ti a-na bi-nu-ut AN.ŠÁR [ù]

r i 18'18'

dUTU KU KAL a-na na-ram d[AMAR.UTU]

r i 19'19'

ù dzar-pa-ni-ti a-na uz*-[ni]

r i 20'20'

ra-pa-áš-ti a-na ŠÀ-bi ru-[ú-]

r i 21'21'

a-na le-ʾi-i a-na mul-te-[ši-ru?]

(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'

li-šim EN LUGAL-MEŠ [x x x x]

(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- 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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r ii 1'1'

[x x x x x x x x x x]-

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 4) [......] ordinances

r ii 5'5'

[x x x x x x x x] pa-ni-ka

(r ii 5) [......] your face

r ii 6'6'

[x x x x x x x x]-ku ṣi-ba-su

(r ii 6) [......] his grip

r ii 7'7'

[x x x x x x x x]-dan-an-ni

(r ii 7) [......]... me

r ii 8'8'

[x x x x x x x x]-qu-na EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(r ii 8) [......] lord of kings

r ii 9'9'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x-a-mu AN.GAL

(r ii 9) [......] Ištaran

r ii 10'10'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x-ú a-na dAMAR.UTU

(r ii 10) [......] to Marduk

r ii 11'11'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x id-dak-ka

(r ii 11) [......]... will give you

r ii 12'12'

[x x x x x x x x] šá-la-nu--šú

(r ii 12) [......] apart from him

r ii 13'13'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(r ii 13) [......] lord of kings

r ii 14'14'

[x x x x x x x x] mi-iṣ-ri-i-šú

(r ii 14) [...... of] his boundary

r ii 15'15'

[x x x x x x a]-na KURna-ki-ri-ka

(r ii 15) [...... to] the land of your enemy

r ii 16'16'

[x x x x x x x x]+x-ti-ka

(r ii 16) [......] your [...]

r ii 17'17'

[x x x x x x x x] ul i-ka-su-ka

(r ii 17) [......] they will [no]t bind you

r ii 18'18'

[x x x x x x x x x]+x ma-ṭú-ú-ma

(r ii 18) [......]... are deficient

r ii 19'19'

[x x x x x x x x x] EN LUGAL-MEŠ

(r ii 19) [......] lord of kings

r ii 20'20'

[x x x x x x x x x]-ka-ma

(r ii 20) [......] you

r ii 21'21'

[x x x x x x x x e]-pu- ù

(r ii 21) [...... do]es and

r ii 22'22'

[x x x x x x x x x]-su-lu ḫi-ri-i-ma

(r ii 22) [......] dig [...]

r ii 23'23'

[x x x x x x x x x x]+x URU-šú a-ga-a

(r ii 23) [......] this city of his

r ii 24'24'

[x x x x x x x x x] MU.AN.NA!-MEŠ

(r ii 24) [......] in the days

r ii 25'25'

[x x x x x x x x x ta]-maḫ*-ḫar-šú-nu-

(r ii 25) [......] you will receive them

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/.

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