SAA 02 008. Zakutu Treaty (ABL 1239+)


Obverse
o 1o 1	[a]-⸢de⸣-e ⸢šá⸣ MÍ.za-ku-u-te MÍ.KUR šá ^m30—⸢PAB^*⸣-[MEŠ—SU]	(1) The treaty of Zakutu, the queen of Senna[cherib, ki]ng of Assyria, mother of Esarhaddon, king of Assyria,
o 22	⸢MAN⸣ KUR—aš AMA ^maš-šur—PAB—AŠ MAN KUR—aš-šur
o 33	TA^v ^m^dGIŠ.NU₁₁—MU—⸢GI⸣.NA PAB ta-li-me-šú	(3) with Šamaš-šumu-ukin, his equal brother, with Šamaš-metu-uballiṭ and the rest of his brothers, with the royal seed, with the magnates and the governors, the bearded and the eunuchs, the royal entourage, with the exempts and all who enter the Palace, with Assyrians high and low:
o 44	TA^v ^m^dGIŠ.NU₁₁—UG₅.GA—TI.LA ù
o 55	re-eḫ-te PAB-MEŠ-šú TA^v NUMUN LUGAL TA^v
o 66	LÚ.GAL-MEŠ LÚ.NAM-MEŠ LÚ.šá—ziq^*-ni
o 77	⸢LÚ⸣.SAG-MEŠ LÚ.GUB—IGI TA^v LÚ.⸢zak⸣-ke-e
o 88	ù LÚ.TU—KUR gab-bu o^* TA^v DUMU-MEŠ KUR—aš-šur
o 99	⸢LÚ.qàl⸣-lu LÚ.dan-⸢nu^*⸣ man-nu šá ina ŠÀ a-de-e	(9) Anyone who (is included) in this treaty which Queen Zakutu has concluded with the whole nation concerning her favourite grandson [Assurba]nipal,
o 1010	⸢an-nu⸣-te šá MÍ.za-ku-u-te MÍ.KUR ina UGU
o 1111	[^maš-šur]—⸢DÙ⸣—A DUMU ŠÀ—ŠÀ-bi-šá ḪÚL TA^v UN-MEŠ KUR gab-bu
o 1212	[taš]-⸢kun⸣-u-ni man-nu šá a-bu-tú la de-iq-tú	(12) anyone (of you) who should [...] fabricate and carry out an ugly and evil thing or a revolt against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria,
o 1313	[la] ⸢ṭa⸣-ab-tú ù na-bal-kàt-tu
o 1414	[ina] ⸢UGU⸣ ^maš-šur—DÙ—⸢A MAN⸣ KUR—aš-šur EN-ku-nu
o 1515	[x x] ⸢ta⸣-sa-⸢li⸣-a-ni te-ep-pa-šá-a-ni
o 1616	[nik]-⸢lu^*⸣ la da-an-qu da-ba-a-bu	(16) in your hearts conceive and put into words an ugly [sch]eme or an evil plot against [your lord] Assurbanipal, king of Assyria,
o 1717	[la ṭa]-⸢a⸣-bu ina UGU ^maš-šur—DÙ—A MAN KUR—aš
o 1818	[EN-ku-nu ina] ⸢ŠÀ⸣ ŠÀ-bi-ku-nu ta-nak-kil-a-nin-ni
o 1919	[ta-dáb-bu]-⸢ba⸣-a-ni us-su-uk-tú	(19) [in yo]ur [hearts] deliberate and formulate an ugly suggestion and evil advice for rebellion and insurrection against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria,
o 2020	[la de]-⸢iq^*⸣-tú mil-ku^! la ṭa-a-bu šá si-ḫi bar-te
o 2121	[ina ŠÀ-bi-ku]-nu^* ina UGU ^maš-šur—DÙ—A MAN KUR—aš EN-ku-nu
o 2222	[ta-mal]-⸢lik^*⸣-a-ni ta-dáb-bu-ba-a-ni
o 2323	[TA^v x x x]+⸢x⸣ 02-e ina UGU du-a-ki	(23) (or) plot [with] another [...] for the murder of your lord [Assurbanipal, king] of Assyria:
o 2424	[šá ^maš-šur—DÙ—A MAN] KUR—aš EN-ku-nu ta-dáb-bu-ba-a-[ni]
o 2525	[aš-šur ^d30 ^dUTU] ^dSAG.ME.GAR ^ddil-bat	(25) [May Aššur, Sin, Šamaš], Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, [Mars, and Sirius ......
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b.e. 26b.e. 26	[^dUDU.IDIM.SAG].⸢UŠ^⸣ ^{d^}⸢UDU^.IDIM^⸣.GUD.[UD]
b.e. 2727	[^dṣal-bat]-⸢a^*⸣-[nu ^dGAG.SI.SÁ x x x]
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Reverse
r 1r 1	[x x x x] ⸢ZAG^? ú⸣ [KAB x x]	(r 1) sou]th and [north].

r 22	[ù šum-ma] at-tu-nu TA^v ŠÀ^! UD-me an-ni-⸢e⸣	(r 2) [And if] you from this day on (hear) an ugly [word] of rebellion and insurrection being spo[ken against] your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, you shall come and inform Zakutu his mother and Assurbanipal, [king of Assyria], your lord;
r 33	[a-bu-tú la] de-iq-tú šá si-ḫi bar-te
r 44	[šá ina UGU ^m]aš-šur—DÙ—A MAN KUR—aš be-lí-ku-nu
r 55	[i-dáb-bu]-bu-u-ni <ta-šam-ma-a-ni> la tal-la-ka-nin-ni
r 66	[uz-ni] šá MÍ.za-ku-u-te AMA-šú ù šá ^maš-šur—DÙ—A
r 77	[MAN KUR—aš] ⸢EN⸣-ku-nu la tu-pat-ta-a-ni ⸢ù šum⸣-ma	(r 7) and if you hear of (a plan) to kill or eliminate your lord [Assur]banipal, king of Assyria, you shall come and inform Zakutu [his mother] and your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria;
r 88	[at-tu]-nu šá da-a-ki ù ḫul-lu-qí
r 99	[šá ^maš-šur]—DÙ—A MAN KUR—aš EN-ku-nu ta-šam-ma-a-ni
r 1010	[la] ⸢tal⸣-la-ka-nin-ni uz-ni šá MÍ.za-ku-te o^*
r 1111	[AMA-šú] ⸢ù⸣ šá ^maš-šur—DÙ—A MAN KUR—aš be-lí-ku-nu
r 1212	[la tu]-⸢pat⸣-ta-a-ni ù šum-ma at-tu-nu	(r 12) and if you hear of an ugly [scheme] being elaborated against your lord Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, you shall speak out in the presence of Zakutu his mother and your lord, Assurbanipal, king of Assyria;
r 1313	[ki-i nik]-⸢lu⸣ la da-an-qu ina UGU ^maš-šur—DÙ—A
r 1414	⸢MAN KUR—aš be-lí⸣-ku-nu i-nak-kil-an-ni
r 1515	ta-šam-ma-a-ni la tal-la-ka-nin-ni
r 1616	ina IGI MÍ.za-ku-te AMA-šú ù ina IGI ^maš-šur—DÙ—A
r 1717	⸢MAN KUR—aš be-lí⸣-ku-nu la ta-qab-ba-a-ni
r 1818	ù šum-ma at-tu-nu ta-šam-ma-a-ni	(r 18) and if you hear and know that there are men instigating armed rebellion or fomenting conspiracy in your midst, be they bearded or eunuchs or his brothers or of royal line of your brothers or friends or any one in the entire nation - should you hear and [know] (this), you shall seize and [kill] them and bring them to Zakutu [his mother and to Assurbani]pal, [king of Assyria, your lord.]
r 1919	tu-da-a-ni ma^*-a ERIM-MEŠ mu-šam-ḫi-iṣ-ṣu-u-te
r 2020	mu-šad-bi-bu-u-te <$šá$> ina bir-tuk-ku-nu lu-u
r 2121	ina LÚ.šá—ziq-ni lu-u ina LÚ.SAG-MEŠ lu-u ina PAB-MEŠ-šú
r 2222	lu-u ina NUMUN MAN lu-u PAB-MEŠ-ku-nu lu-u EN—ṭa-ba^*-te-ku-nu
r 2323	[lu-u] ina UN-⸢MEŠ KUR⸣ gab-bu ta-šam-ma-a-ni
r 2424	[tu-da-a-ni] ⸢la⸣ ta-ṣab-ba-ta-nin-ni
r 2525	[la ta-du-ka-ni ina] ⸢UGU MÍ⸣.za-ku-⸢te^*⸣
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r.e. 26r.e. 26	[AMA-šú ù ina UGU ^maš-šur—DÙ]—⸢A⸣ [MAN KUR—aš]
r.e. 2727	[be-lí-ku-nu la tu-bal]-⸢a^*-nin⸣-[ni]
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Adapted from Simo Parpola and Kazuko Watanabe, Neo-Assyrian Treaties and Loyalty Oaths (State Archives of Assyria, 2), 1988. Lemmatised by Mikko Luukko, 2016, 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/P334814/.