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RA 081, 003-096 012 (P357905)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357905 |
| Museum no. | AO 29162 |
| 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 | um#-ma i-na-a [a-na] | Thus says he: "Ina to |
| 2 | szu-be-lim i3-li2-[x x] | Šubelim, Ilī-... |
| 3 | i-ku-pi2-a u2 sza [ki-ma ia-ti2] | he cut off, and that like me |
| 4 | qi2-[bi]-ma# a-di2 a-ki-[x x] | speak! Until ... |
| 5 | x [...] ki x [x x] | ... ... |
| 6 | [x] na ki a-ma ki [x x] | ... ... |
| 7 | x ri x ud x x a ki [x x] | ... ... |
| 8 | x ma x [...] | ... ... |
| 9 | ik ta [...] | Ik ... |
| 10 | [x]-ti2-a hu na x u2 ba [x x] | ... ... |
| 11 | [x x]-su2-ni x ta [...] | ... his ... ... |
| 12 | [...] ni [...] | ... fear ... |
| 13 | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [x x] su2-qa2-ni a sza [x x] | ... the street ... |
| 3 | [n 1(u) 1(disz)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza [...] | 11 minas of silver belonging to ... |
| 4 | [x] ta ka3 ba 4(disz) _gin2_ x [x x] | ... from the gate, 4 shekels ... |
| 5' | [t,up]-pa2-ku-nu / ta-hu-[...] | Your tablet ... |
| 6' | [x] tu3-ta-ar na [...] | ... you will discard ... |
| 7' | [x] x bi-a u2 a-tu3-[nu ...] | ... ... you ... |
| 8' | [x x] na be ma [...] | ... ... |
| 9' | [x x] x na [...] | ... sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 10' | [x x ...] | |
| 11' | [x x] x ni x x [...] | ... ... |
| 12' | [...] hu-a-ma [...] | ... a ... |
| 13' | [...] ni [...] | ... fear ... |
| 14' | [...] lim a-na [x x] | ... thousand for ... |
| 15' | [...] ta-da-[nim x x] | ... you gave ... |
| 16' | [...] x _ku3-babbar_ x [...] | ... silver ... |
| 17' | [...] ri [...] | ... ... |
Sources & licences
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