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RA 081, 003-096 002 (P357895)

Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	RA 081, 003-096 002
ID	P357895
Museum no.	AO 22504
Collection	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Language	Akkadian
Period	Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Genre	Letter
Find spot	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Coordinates	38.8517, 35.6365

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 i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi-ma	Speak to Idi-Suen:
2	um-ma hi-na-a-ma	Thus Hināya:
3	_ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ bu-la2-ti2	silver, 1 mina of bulati
4	sza a-szur-be-el-ma-al-ki-im	of Assur-bēl-malkûm,
5	sza u2-ka3-lu a-na sza ki-ma <i-a-ti2>	that he holds, to that which like a <sheep>
6	a-qa2-bi-ma te2-er-ta-ka3	I will speak, and your response
7	li-li-ka3-ma i-nu-mi3	may he come, and at that time
8	a-na a-lim{ki} i-lu-ku	to the city they went
9	lu-ta-e-ru-szu-um	they shall return to him.
10	szu-ma da-mi3-iq-szu-um	he is Damiqšum
11	i-na e-la2 e-li-tim	from above
12	_tug2_ ku-ta-ni dam-qu2-tim	a good garment
13	sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 lu-sza-hi-iz-ma	(Sum) I want to pacify the one who is like me (Akk) May I be pacified like me
14	li-di2-nu-szu-um	may they give him.
15	i-na e-la2-i-szu	at his departure
16	_ma-na ku3-babbar_ li-isz-qu2-lam	a mina of silver may he weigh out.
17	x-szu-ma tap-pa2-u2-a sza i-na	my companion, who in
18	a-lim{ki} wa-asz2-bu-ni	of the city that he built
reverse
1	bu-la2-ti2-szu ma-la2 qa2-su2-nu	his possessions, as much as their hands
2	u2-ka3-lu-ni i-du-nu-szu-um	they will hold. They will give him.
3	u3 a-na-ku 1(disz) _ma-na ku3_	and I 1 mina of silver
4	a-da-szu-um u3 szu-ma	his father and his name
5	szu-nu szi2-a-ma-tim i-du-nu-szu-um	they will give him the šiamtu.
6	u3 a-na-ku szi2-a-ma-tim	and I the dowry
7	a-da-szu-um szu-ma ha-ra-nam	“He is his father, he is a harānû-priestess,
8	a-na a-lim{ki} ta-da-szu-um	to the city you have given him.
9	bu-la2-ti2-szu ma-la2 qa2-at-ka3	his possessions, as much as your hand
10	u2-ka3-lu di2-szu-um-ma u3 e-s,i2-isz	They will hold the judgment of Išumma and he will go out.
11	t,ur4-da-szu a-na-kam be-lu _ku3-babbar_	what the lord of silver
12	is,-bu-tu3-szu-ma	seized him, and
13	um-ma szu-nu-ma mi3-szu-um	Thus (says) their mother:
14	ma-la2 qi2-bi-ti2-ka3 a-na a-lim{ki}	whatever your command to the city
15	la2 ta-la2-ak um-ma	you did not go, thus
16	a-na-ku-ma te2-er-<ti2> i-di2-su2-en6	(Sum) I am the one who gives advice (Akk) I give advice
17	a-s,e2-ri-a i-li-kam	the Aṣerīya went,
18	wa-szi2-ra-szu-ma a-s,e2-er	who dwells with him and goes out,
19	i-di2-su2-en6	Idissu’en
left
1	li-li-ik-ma isz-ti2 a-hi-im ib-ri-im	May he go and with the help of a friend
2	_ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ li-tal-ku-ma u3 szu-ut bu-la2-ti2-szu	they shall pay 1 shekel of silver and that of his debts
3	li-di2-szu-ma li-t,a2-ru-da-szu be-lu _ku3-babbar_ a-na-kam	the lord of silver what
4	da-na-su2-nu iq-bi-u2-szu-um t,ur4-da-szu	They said to him: “Anasunu, his ṭurdāšu,
5	u3 ku!-a-um! la2 szu-um-ka3	and Ku’aum

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