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RA 081, 003-096 009 (P357902)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357902 |
| Museum no. | AO 29159 |
| 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-na-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | [szu?-su2?]-en6-ma a-na ku-bu-ur-na-at | and to the kuburnat |
| 3 | [e-ru]-ub#-ma ka3-su2-a | entered, and Kasua |
| 4 | [u2-la2] ak-szu-ud i-na ma-at | I conquered. In the land |
| 5 | [...]-ru?-a wa-sza-ab2 | ... dwells(?) |
| 6 | [la-at-bi4]-a-ma isz-tu3! ma-at | he shall pay, and from the land |
| 7 | [... ru?]-a a-na hu-ra-ma | ... to the road |
| 8 | [...] ar#-di2 a-na ku-bu-ur-na-at | ... to the kuburnat |
| 9 | [...]-am | ... is |
| 10 | [n _ma-na_ n 2(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar#_ | n minas n 2 shekels of silver |
| 11 | [... i]-ba-szi2-u2? [x x] | ... there are |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | [a-na i-a]-ti2 la2-pi2-it [x] | to me ... |
| 3 | [a-na ku-bu]-ur-na#-at i-lu-ku | to the kuburnat they went |
| 4 | [u3 sza ki]-ma! ku-a-ti2 | and that which like a gift |
| 5' | [...] ku la2 bu-szu-um | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) I am ..., I am not ... |
| 6' | [...] x ra a-na-ku?! _an-na_ | ... ... I |
| 7' | [...] um-ma szu-ut-ma | ... thus he: |
| 8' | [...] pa2-ah-a-tim | ... of the sanctuaries |
| 9' | [...] isz-am | ... he named. |
| 10' | [...] ka3 szu [x x] isz-pu-ra-ma | ... he wrote and |
Sources & licences
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