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RA 081, 003-096 007 (P357900)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357900 |
| Museum no. | AO 29157 |
| 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# sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 2 | [u3] ta#-ra-am-ku-bi4 qi2-bi4-ma | and Taram-Kūbi speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma] i-na-a-ma a-na ta-ra-am-ku-bi4 | Thus says he: when to Taramkub |
| 4 | [qi2-bi4-ma] mi3-nam e-pu-usz-ki-ma isz-ti2 | Speak! What did I do for you and with |
| 5 | [... tu3]-usz#-ti2-s,i2-i / u2 i-a-ti2 | ... you have brought out, and I |
| 6 | [...] in# / ta [...] | ... in ... |
| 7 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] x [...]-u2-ni-ma# | ... ... and |
| 2' | [te2-er-ta]-ak-nu li-li-kam-ma | may your return to me, and |
| 3' | [x x] tu3# / a-na-ku a-na su2-ku-ur-tim | ... I to the mountain |
| 4' | [sza] i-ku-ni-im / ah-du-u2 / u2-la2 | that he had built, the Ahdû, he reduced. |
| 5' | [da?]-mi3!?-iq-tam2! 1(u) _ma-na_-szu-nu i-re-esz15 | Damiqtam 10 minas he shall weigh out. |
| 6' | [t,up]-pi3 a-la2-pa2-tim 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | tablet of Alapatim, 1 mina of gold |
| 7' | [wa]-szu-ra-am / ki-a-ma i-ka3-[x x] | “Wašurām, like ... |
| 8' | [a-sa3]-he-er-ma / a-pa2-a-al pu [x x] | I have asked, and I have looked ... |
| 9' | [x x] ma-la2 x _ku3-babbar_ x e-pu-szu [x x] | ... minas of silver they shall make ... |
| 10' | [...]-i-di2-um-ma u2 i-re-esz15 | ... he will eat grass |
| 11' | t,up-pi3-a la2-pa2-tim [...] | The old tablets |
Sources & licences
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