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RA 081, 003-096 058 (P357951)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | RA 081, 003-096 058 |
|---|---|
| ID | P357951 |
| Museum no. | AO 29262 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] ma? ti2? [x x] | ... life(?) |
| 2' | [...]-kam-ma ni-[x x] | It is the ...th ... |
| 3' | [... x] _sila3#?_ sza-am-nim / _u4_ [1(disz)-kam] | ... sila3? of juniper, the 1st day |
| 4' | [...] sza# asz2-me-ni x _uruda_ | ... of which I have heard ... copper |
| 5' | [...] ma / mi3-szu-um x._hi-a_ | ... ... half ... |
| 6' | [s,i2]-ib#-ti2-im / a-na u4-mi3-im | ṣibtum for the days |
| 7' | [a?-da]-na-szu-nu ku bi4 x [x x] | their ... ... |
| 8' | [...] x la2-ap2-tu3 [x x] | ... deficit ... |
| 9' | [...] ki x mi3 [x x] | ... ... |
| 10' | [...]-ma id-[x] x | ... and ... |
| 11' | [...] sza x am [x x] | ... of ... |
| 12' | [...] | |
| 13' | [...] zi?-ma [...] | ... rise and ... |
| 14' | [...]-kam-ma / [x x] | It is the ...th ... |
| 15' | [... i?]-na ma-la u3 x [x x] | ... as much as ... |
| 16' | [...] ma-ma-an <<ma-ma-an>> [x x] | ... no one |
| 17' | [...] / a!-wi-il5 [x x] | ... a man |
| 18' | [...] x x a-wa-[x x] | ... ... words |
| 19' | [...] x [x x] | |
| 20' | [...] ku-a-tim wa-asz2-[bu] | ... the kūtu-priestess who dwells |
| 21' | [...] x-ra-di2-szu [x x] | ... his ... |
| 22' | [...] _sag10#_ | ... will prosper. |
| 23' | [...] _dingir_ | ... god |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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