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OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 (P272902)
Letter, Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 26, 028 n. 4 |
|---|---|
| ID | P272902 |
| Museum no. | WAM 48.1466 |
| Collection | Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na ka3-ri-im# | to the quay |
| 2 | ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma | Say thus: |
| 3 | um-ma ili5-ma-da-ar-ma | thus Ilī-madara: |
| 4 | a-ba-u2-a / a-tu3-nu / a-hu-a | My father, Atunu, my brother, |
| 5 | a-tu3-nu / me-ra-ku-nu | Atunu, your feet |
| 6 | [a]-na-ku / a-na-kam / a-na a-[...] | I ... to ... |
| 7 | [a]-za-az a-ma-kam# | I will stand before you. |
| 8 | szi2#-par2-ku-nu sza-i#-[la2] | your work is carried out. |
| 9 | a#-tu3-nu a-na-ku / x [...] | You, I ... |
| 10 | u3#-sza#-ar# mi3-szu#-um# | he will pay back. |
| 11 | a#-tu3-[nu] a-ma-kam / a-wa-[ti2] | Atunu, my word is a matter of words. |
| 12 | _la2#_ ta-sze2-e-a ki-na-ti2-ma# | “Lead me to truth, and |
| 13 | [isz]-ti2 i-ku-nim _dumu_ sa3-ma-a# | from Ikūnum son of Samâ |
| 14 | [e]-pu#-usz-ma u3 e-[...] | I did, and ... |
| 15 | [x x] x-tim / s,u2-ha-ar# [(...)] | ... ... scraps ... |
| 16 | [x x] x um [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [x x] x x [...] | |
| 2 | a#-na# [x (x)] a#-hu#?-tim / sze2-bi4-il5# | Send (them) to ... the dependents! |
| 3 | u3 i#-[x (...)] _tug2# hi-a_-ti2-ka3 | and ... your garments |
| 4 | [x] x [x x] pu-ru-usz-ha-tim# | ... spleen |
| 5 | [...] x-tim lu-sze2-bi4#-[il5] | ... let me raise ... |
| 6 | [...] x-ma / a-na# [...] | ... to ... |
| 7 | [...] u3 sze2#-bi4-la2-ma# [...] | ... and send me ... |
| 8 | [x x] x az x isz-ti2 [(...)] | ... with ... |
| 9 | [x x] x / u3 t,a2-hi-ma# / [(...)] | ... and profit ... |
| 10 | [x] x-im / ub-lu-nim s,u2-[ha-ri] | ... brought ... |
| 11 | [u3] s,u2#-ha#-ar-szu / i-na / [...] | and his clothing in ... |
| 12 | [ka3]-ri#-im# / i-du-ku-u2 / [...] | The kalû-demons who kill ... |
| 13 | [a]-la2#-ak / szu-ma i-na ka3#-[ri-im] | “I will go, that is in the quay |
| 14 | [x]-e-im / 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-ul 2(disz) _gin2#_ | ... 1 shekel, not 2 shekels |
| 15 | al#-qe2 / sza ki-ma / i-ku-nim isz#-ti2 | I took. That which like a pig with |
| 16 | szi2#-ip-ri-ku-nu li#-li-kam-ma# | May your work come to me, and |
| 17 | [a]-szar li-bi4-szu-nu lu-ta-mi3-a-ni# | wherever their heart desires, may I praise him. |
| 18 | a-ba-u2-a / be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, why do you lie down? |
Sources & licences
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