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RA 081, 003-096 006 (P357899)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357899 |
| Museum no. | AO 29156 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 ha-na-na-[ri-im] | to Hananarim |
| 2 | szu-ku!-bi-im u2-s,ur-[sza-a-szur] | It is a šukub-vessel of Uṣur-Ša-Assur. |
| 3 | da-di2-a i3-li2-a-lim# [...] | Dadia Ilī-alim |
| 4 | u3 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 [qi2-bi-ma] | and Assur-imitti, speak! |
| 5 | um-ma i-na-a-[ma n _ma-na?_] | "Now n minas? |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-lu _dumu_ [...] | the silver ... son of ... |
| 7 | ha-bu-lam a [...] | Ḫabulam |
| 8 | en? [...] _ku3-[babbar_ ...] | ... silver ... |
| 9 | [...] x 4(disz) _ma#-[na_] | ... 4 minas |
| 10 | [_ku3-babbar_ ...] id# il5-[...] | Silver ... the river ... |
| 11 | [... a-na]-ku ka3-[...] | ... I ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 szal2-ma-a-szur3 [...] | and Šalma-Assur |
| 2' | sza a-szur3-ma-lik u2 / [...] | of Assur-malik and ... |
| 3' | nu-pa2-ha-ar-ma / a-na [...] | “We have not received it, and / to ... |
| 4' | nu-ba-al t,up-pu-szu | We will bring his tablet. |
| 5' | u2-ka3-al a-wi-lu | he will hold. A man |
| 6' | e-mu-qa2-tam2 e-ta-[wu-u2] | the strength he acquired |
| 7' | um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ x [x] | thus they: silver ... |
| 8' | ha-bu-ul / szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ i [x] | he is a thief, and silver ... |
| 9' | sza ha-bu-la2-ni a-na# [x x] | of Habulani to ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-sza-ku-nu-ma [t,up-pu-um] | they will place, and a tablet |
| 2 | sza _dam-gar3#_-[ri-im u3] | of the merchant and |
| 3 | t,up-pi3-a la2 a x [...] | My tablet ... |
| 4 | ta-e-ra#-[am te2-er-ta-ka3] | return, return!” |
| 5 | li-li#-[kam ...] | May it go ... |
| 6 | di2 [...] | ... omens |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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