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RA 081, 003-096 021 (P357914)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357914 |
| Museum no. | AO 29170 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-[da] | Thus Assur-nada |
| 2 | puzur4-esz18-dar a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li | Puzur-ištar (is) Assur-ṣululi |
| 3 | u3 a-szur3-ma-lik-ma | and Assur-mālik |
| 4 | a-na puzur4-sa3-tu3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-satu: |
| 5 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ u3 1(u) _ma-na_ | 1 mina 2/3 shekel of gold and 10 minas |
| 6 | [_ku3-babbar_ i]-pa2-nim-ma a-na [...] | he will weigh out the silver and to ... |
| 7 | [li-li]-ik-ma 3(disz) _gin2_ im-[t,i3] | may he go, and 3 shekels will be lost. |
| 8 | [...] x i-na s,u2-ha#-[ri] | ... ... in the ṣuharu |
| 9 | [...] x x | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [x x] x x | |
| 2' | [x] 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ 5(disz)? u2 | ... 11 2/3 shekels gold, 5 plants |
| 3' | 6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-ma x x | 6 shekels of silver |
| 4' | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) [_gin2_ ...] | 1 1/3 minas 2 shekels ... |
| 5' | 2(u) n _ma-na#_ [...] | 20 minas ... |
| 6' | [n] 1(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | ... 1 mina ... |
| 7' | [...] x [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 a-ki-[...] | and Aki- |
| 2 | [x] x x szu [...] | ... hand ... |
Sources & licences
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