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RA 081, 003-096 003 (P357896)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357896 |
| Museum no. | AO 22506 |
| 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# szu-be2-lim im-di2-lim u3 | to Šubelim, he made it perfect and |
| 2 | [a]-szur3#-s,u2-lu-li qi2-bi-ma | Assur-ṣululi, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma e-na-be2-lum2-ma | thus Ena-belum: |
| 4 | _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku-a | a talent 40 minas of tin knukû |
| 5 | 4(disz) _tug2_ li-wi-tim u3! 1(disz) me-at! 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2!_ | 4 liwītum-garments and 101 turbans |
| 6 | ku-ta-nu qa2!-di2! sza! li-wi!-tim | kutānu-garment, qadi of liwûtum, |
| 7 | ku-si2-a-tum! al!-ku-i!-a!-tum! | kusiatum alkuiatum |
| 8 | _tug2_ bu-ra-u2 ab2-tu3-uq! | a būrāu-garment is torn out, |
| 9 | [qa2]-di2 3(disz) _tug2_ bu-ra-u2 na-ar-bu-u2 | together with 3 garments of burā’u-garments, narbû-textiles |
| 10 | x _tug2#_ lu-bu!-szu pa2-s,i2-u2-tum | x garments, his clothing removed, |
| 11 | [...]-x-lu-ub u2 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum | ... ... one kusitu-garment |
| 12 | [...]-tum#! _sag10 diri_ | ... ... superimposed ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | u3 ni [...] | and ... |
| 3' | u2 pa2-nim [...] | ... the front ... |
| 4' | a-di2 a-la2-ka3-ni [lu-qu2-tum] | as far as his ala-ka-ni luqutum |
| 5' | sza sze2-ep / i-szi2-im-su2#-[en6] | that he had made into a hole |
| 6' | lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ / szu-ma | either an tin or a linen garment |
| 7' | i-ka3-ni-isz{ki} / szi2-mu-um | Ikaniš, fate |
| 8' | re#?-e?-szu? / na-szi2 _an-na_-ki | The head(?) is the one who takes care of An |
| 9' | u3 _tug2 hi-a_ i-ta-at,-lam | and a cloth he has carried off. |
| 10' | di2-na-ma _ku3-babbar_ li-ru!-ub-ma | a verdict and silver may enter, and |
| 11' | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ | tin and textiles |
| 12' | lu-us,-u2 / szu-ma szi2-mu-um | “Let him go out, hear (my) case! |
| 13' | ba-ti2-iq / a-na u2-<me-a-nim> ke-nim | <It is passed over> to the true lord. |
| 14' | pi2!-iq-da2-ma / a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | “Piqdāma to Burušḫatum |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-di2-in# | may he give |
Sources & licences
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