Fs Matous 127-128 (P272901)
Letter, Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Fs Matous 127-128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272901 |
| Museum no. | WAM 48.1465 |
| Collection | Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | From Buzutaja to [...], |
| obverse 2 | Puzur-szadue, Aszszur-[...], Puszuken: |
| obverse 3 | Because of the [...] of the [man?] |
| obverse 4 | I confronted the city here and I got a tablet of the City |
| obverse 5 | adressed to the primary assembly of the colony, which they bring (it) to you. |
| obverse 6 | Therefore you should listen to the tablet of the City, |
| obverse 7 | and you must confront the colony and (have it established) that it was the primary assembly of the colony, |
| obverse 8 | and not I, who threw him into jail. |
| obverse 9 | My dear brothers, take care and (get hold of) a tablet |
| obverse 10 | of the Kanesz colony and a message from |
| obverse 11 | the Puruszaddum colony, indicating that he cheated the Kanesz colony and (sold?) the iron |
| obverse 12 | in Puruszhaddum. For that reason the primary assembly of the colony |
| obverse 13 | [threw him into jail?]. Take care [...] |
| reverse 1' | [to] the palace [... |
| reverse 3' | [which] I gave to the palace, and to the palace [...] |
| reverse 4' | held me back, and [...] 2 minas of silver to [...] |
| reverse 5' | live; and for the orders of the palace, when I stayed |
| reverse 6' | in jail you sold textiles for me. |
| reverse 7' | When the iron and the textiles were sold in Aszszur-malik, |
| reverse 8' | Kurub-Isztar, his brother Aszszur-imitti, son of Ikkupija, |
| reverse 9' | Puzur-szadue and Aszszur-makik, son of Luzina, were my witnesses. |
| reverse 10' | When the money was paid Ammurumbani, Szu-Kubum, |
| reverse 11' | son of Aszszur-bel-awatim, Aszszur-malik son of Alahum, |
| reverse 12' | Puzur-szadue and Aszszur-malik, son of Luzina, |
| reverse 13' | went up to the palace together with (me) and I paid the money: |
| reverse 14' | they are my witnesses. Seize the men and [lead them] to the Gate of the God |
| reverse 15' | [...] in accordance with |
| top 3 | of the iron he brought. |
| left 1 | (he) said: also, take the iron [...] |
| left 2 | of my partners [...] the iron [...] |
| left 3 | and I will take [...] |
| left 4 | I personaly will [...] our gate [...] |
| left 5 | which I gave to him, Puzur-szadue [...] |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma bu-zu-ta-a-ma a-[na] [...] | |
| 2 | puzur4-sa-tu-e a-szur3-[x x x x u3 pu]-szu#-ki#-in# | |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam a-szu-mi3 il5#? [x x x a?]-wi#?-li-im | |
| 4 | a-lam am-hu-ur-ma tup-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} al-qe2-ma | |
| 5 | a-na ka3-ri-im s,a-hi-ir _gal_ na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | |
| 6 | a-ma-kam tup-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki} szi2-ta-me-a-ma# ka3-ra-am | |
| 7 | mu-uh3-ra-ma ki-ma ka3-ru-um s,a-hi-ir _gal_ a-na | |
| 8 | ki-sze2-er-szi2-im i-di2-u2-szu-ni-ma a-na-ku la2 a-di2-u2-szu-ni | |
| 9 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma tup-pa2-am sza ka3-ri-im | |
| 10 | ka3#-ni-isz{ki} u2 na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 sza ka3-ri-im | |
| 11 | [pu]-ru#-usz-ha-tim sza ki-ma ka2-ra-am ka3-ni-isz{ki} is,-li-u2-ma a-mu-tam2 | |
| 12 | [i]-pu#-ru-usz-ha-tim# [x] a-szi2-a-ti2 ka3-ru-um s,a-hi-ir _gal_ | |
| 13 | [...] ih-da-ma | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a-s,e2]-er# _e2-gal#_-lim [...] | |
| 2' | [x x]-um ig-mu-[...] | |
| 3' | [_e2]-gal#_-lim a-di2-nu-ni u2# _e2-gal_-lum2 [...] | |
| 4' | ik-le-e-ma 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-s,e2-er# [...] | |
| 5' | usz-bu-nu u2 a-na ti2-ra-at _e2-gal_-lim i-nu-[mi3] [...] | |
| 6' | i-na ki-sze2-er-szi2-im wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni _tug2-hi-a_ ta-ta#-[ad]-na-ni | |
| 7' | i-na a-mu-tim u2 _tug2-hi-a_ ta-da-nim a-szur3-ma-lik | |
| 8' | kur-ub-isztar _szesz_-szu a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-a | |
| 9' | puzur4-sa-tu-e u2 a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na szi2-bu-a | |
| 10' | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-li-im _mar-tu_-ba-ni szu-ku-bu-um | |
| 11' | _dumu_ a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im | |
| 12' | puzur4-sa-tu-e# u2 a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ lu-zi-na | |
| 13' | isz-ti2-<a> a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-li-u2-ma _ku3-babbar_ asz2-qul2 | |
| 14' | szi2-bu-a a-wil-li s,a-ab-ta-ma a-na _ka2 dingir_ | |
| 15' | [sze2-ri-da-szu-nu x] x-ku-nu a-ma-la2 | |
| top | ||
| 1 | [...] x x nim# | |
| 2 | x nu [...] | |
| 3 | a-mu-tim# ub-la2-ni um-ma# | |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 a-mu-tam2 le-qe2-a# [...] | |
| 2 | _tab-ba_-u2-a a-mu-tam2 a-[...] | |
| 3 | u2 a-na-ku-ma a-la2-qe2 [...] | |
| 4 | a-na-ku-ma ba-ba-ka3 i-[...] | |
| 5 | a-di2-nu-szu-ni puzur4-sa-tu-[e] [...] | |
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