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ArOr 47, 42-48 (AO 22503) (P358030)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | ArOr 47, 42-48 (AO 22503) |
|---|---|
| ID | P358030 |
| Museum no. | AO 22503 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tum | Thus Tarišmatum |
| 3 | u3 esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2-ma | and Ištar-lamassima |
| 4 | a-bu-ni be-el-ni a-ta | Father, our lord, why |
| 5 | ma-ma-an i-na s,u2-ha-re-e | nobody in the ṣuharû |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ e e-ri-isz-ka3-ma | the silver from Eriška |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-ti2-szu-nu | silver in their hands |
| 8 | e tu3-szi2-ir _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3 | and the silver of Kunuki |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} lu-ub-lu-nim-ma | to the city let me bring, and |
| 10 | mi3-ma a-bi-ni la2 i-ha-li-iq | Whatever our father did not take away, |
| 11 | a-ma-kam ki-ma ni-a-ti2 | It is a word like a nītu |
| 12 | a-ta e-ru-ma lu t,up-pu-u2 | “Why did you enter, so that you may write a tablet? |
| 13 | sza a-bi4-ni i-ba-szi2-u2 | that our father has, |
| 14 | lu _ku3-babbar_ i-ba-szi2 | or silver there is |
| 15 | lu na-ru-qam2 a-na ma-ma-an | may it be a gift for anyone. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-in a-ma-kam | he gave to me, it is a word |
| 2 | sza-il5-ma u3 te2-er-ta-ka3# | ša-ilma and terta-ka |
| 3 | li-li-kam-ma u2-za-ni pi2-ti2 | Come and open my mouth! |
| 4 | a-na-kam _ku3-sig17_ sza hu-ra-s,a-nim | the gold of the ḫuraṣanum |
| 5 | nu-sze2-li-ma a-na s,i2-ib-tim-ma | we shall be satisfied, and for the ṣibtu-service |
| 6 | i-ta-ab2-lu-szu u3 _ku3-babbar_ szu-ut-ma | he brought him, and that silver |
| 7 | uk-ta-al a-pu-tum | “It has been carried off, it has been taken away, |
| 8 | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza um-me-a-nim | he acquired, and the silver of Ummanum |
| 9 | sze2-bi-lam ku-a-ti2 ni-da-gal | Send me the kuʾāti! |
| 10 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na qa2-qi2-ri | 2 minas of silver for the ground |
| 11 | sza i-di2-esz18-dar ni-isz-qu2-ul | of Idī-Ištar we shall cut off. |
| 12 | a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma | “A word of silver to Ša-šqi-ilūma: |
| 13 | sze2-bi-lam a-szu-mi3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | Send me my name, Uṣur-ša-Assur! |
| 14 | la2-szu-u2 ni-isz-me-ma ku!-lu-ka3 | We heard that there was deficit. |
| 15 | na-asz2-a-ni-szu-ma a-bu-ni a-ta | he brought him, and his father, why |
| 16 | a-szar qa2-qi2-di2-szu sza-la2-hi-im mi3-li-ik | where his head is full of šalaḫim, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bi-szu-u2 i-ta-ka3-al ma-la2 | to his father he will weigh out. |
| 2 | qa2-qa2-su2 ta-sza-la2-ha-ni mi3-li-ik | You make his head tremble |
Sources & licences
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