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RA 081, 003-096 032 (P357925)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357925 |
| Museum no. | AO 29183 |
| 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 ...] | Thus ... |
| 2 | a-[na ...] | to ... |
| 3 | qi2#-[bi-ma ...] | "Speak ...." |
| 4 | szu [...] | Hand of ... |
| 5 | a [...] | ... water |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) [...] | 2/3 (workman): |
| 7 | x [...] | |
| 8' | x [...] | |
| 9' | ti2 x [...] | ... ... |
| 10' | la2 a-la2-ak# [...] | I did not go ... |
| 11' | _an-na_ u3 li x [...] | Anu and ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | sza _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 [...] | of your silver ... |
| 2' | szu-{d}suen [...] | Šu-Suen |
| 3' | ne2-nu mi3-[ma ...] | "Nenu, what ...? |
| 4' | la2 ni-di2-[in ...] | We did not know ... |
| 5' | lu ni ma [...] | May he be my ... |
| 6' | u3 i-na [...] | and in |
| 7' | a-na x [...] | to ... |
| 8' | 2(disz) _ansze#_ [...] | 2 imaru ... |
| 9' | isz-qul2# [...] | he smote ... |
| 10' | i-ku# [...] | Iku ... |
| 11' | _an-[na_ ...] | Anu ... |
| 12' | ta [...] | What ...? |
| 13' | zi [...] | ... life |
| 14' | lu x [...] | ... ... |
| 15' | na [...] | sunrise to moonset: |
| 16' | en-na-[...] | As long as he lives |
| 17' | u2 a-szar [...] | and where |
| 18' | u2 [...] | ... plants |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-hi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ la2-di2-in | a half share from the share of silver was given |
| 2 | _e2#_-be2-tam2 lu sza-ni-u2-ma dan-a-[szur] | the E-betam, or another Dan-Assur |
| 3 | isz-ti2-ka3 li!-tal-kam a-di2-u2 li-li-ik | May he come with you, until he comes. |
| 4 | x x ka3 u3 hu x nam | ... mouth ... |
Sources & licences
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