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RA 081, 003-096 019 (P357912)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357912 |
| Museum no. | AO 29168 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-[ma] | Šalim-ahum speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-[bi-ma] | Speak to Pušu-kēn |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 sza um-me-a-ni-[ka3] | my father-in-law of your mother |
| 4 | ta x [...] | What ...? |
| 5 | x [...] | |
| 6 | ma-da-[...] | Mada- |
| 7 | _tug2_ isz ma am [...] | ... a garment ... |
| 8 | u3 a-na _dingir_-il5-ba-ni | and to Ilu-ilbāni |
| 9 | um-ma a-ta-ma um [x x] | "Why ...? |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-t,a2-ra-ad! 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-[na _ku3-sig17_] | I weighed out. 1 1/2 minas of gold |
| 2 | u3 5(disz) _ma-na ku3_ x [x x] | and 5 minas of silver ... |
| 3 | pa2-szal2-lam u3 1/3(disz) ma-[na x x] | and 1/3 mina ... |
| 4 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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