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KTS 1, 08b (P360013)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KTS 1, 08b |
|---|---|
| ID | P360013 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ka 0116 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma en-na-nu-ma | Speak! Thus (says) Nunanu: |
| 3 | a-szur3-ne2-me-di2 | Assur-nemedi |
| 4 | me-ra-ka3 a-na ki-di2-im | the path to the forest |
| 5 | it,-ru-du-ma isz-tu3 | they have sworn, and from |
| 6 | 2(u) _sila3 sze_-im | 20 qû of barley |
| 7 | i-na _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-ni] | in the House of Succession |
| 8 | at-ru-a-szu-ma | I sent to him, and |
| 9 | a-na-ku u2-sza-qal-ma | I will raise up, and |
| 10 | la2-ma-sza | Lamaša, |
| 11 | a-ma-ma / a-ni-na | “Amma, our father, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-ba-ar-ka3 | of the Ebar, |
| 2 | sza-i-il5 | Ša-il |
| 3 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta | If a brother of yours |
| 4 | a-wi-il5 gi5-mi3-li-im | Awīl-gimillim, |
| 5 | a-na-ku gi5-im-la2-ni | I, his servant, |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-di2-na-ku-ni | 1 garment that I gave to you |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu i-pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma | his silver he shall redeem, and |
| 8 | sze2-bi-lam | send me! |
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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