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TPAK 1, 044 (P360254)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360254 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-014-90 |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, 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)
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 | um-ma ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz | Thus Karum, the kaniš priestess: |
| 2 | _dumu gal_-ma / a-na ka3-ri-im | the great son to the quay |
| 3 | tur4-hu-mi3-it / _dumu gal_ | Turḫumit, the older son |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma a-na-kam me-er-u2 | Say to me: “Are you a m[ēru-demon]? |
| 5 | i-di2-na-bi-im _dumu_ a-szur3-_gal_ | Iddin-abīm, son of Ashur-rabi |
| 6 | u3 me-er-u2 bu-za-zu | and Meru, your buzazu |
| 7 | _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 / im-hu-ru-ni-a-ti2 | son of Pušu-kēn received. |
| 8 | um-ma szu-nu-ma / dingir-na-tum | Thus (says) Ilšu, the gods. |
| 9 | sza a-ba-e-ni / i-na ka3-ri-im | of our father, in the quay |
| 10 | tur4-hu-mi3-it / i-ku-nu-uk | He established the turḫumītu. |
| 11 | ka3-ri-im / ka3-an-ku-ma | “Karīm, ka’ankû-demon, |
| 12 | i-ba-szi2-u2 / a-pu-tum ki-ma | there is a reed-bed like |
| 13 | t,up-pi2-ni ta-asz2-me-a-ni | You heard my tablet. |
| 14 | a-ma-kam / a-li / t,up-pu-u2 | (Sum) My word, where is my tablet? (Akk) Where is the tablet? |
| 15 | u3 na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum | and the našpiratum |
| 16 | sza szu-mi3 / e-la2-ma pu-szu-ke-en6 | (Sum) The one who carries my name above (Akk) My name above is the one of the pušu prayer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-na-bi-im | he gave to him |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li u2-du-u2-ni | and Assur-ṣululi taught me, |
| 3 | i-ba-szi2-u2-ni / a-na ma-ah-ri-ku-nu | there are, in your presence |
| 4 | lu-bu-lu-ni-ma | let them bring, and |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki / pa2-ni-u2-tim | Seal your face! |
| 6 | szu-ur-ma-ma t,up-pe2-e | Write down the tablets! |
| 7 | li-ta-ma-da-ma u3 ku-nu-ki | may he constantly see, and your seals |
| 8 | sza ta-sza-ra-ma-ni | that you sent to me |
| 9 | a-na qe2-er-bi-im <<ki>> | into the middle of the city |
| 10 | szu-uk-na-szu ku!-un!-ka3-ma | sealed documents of his, and |
| 11 | ku-nu-ki-ku-nu / a-na ma-da-a | Your seals to the land |
| 12 | szi2-ip-ri-ni / di2-na-ma | Let our work be done! |
| 13 | lu-ub-lam / ma-da-a | Let me bring to the land. |
| 14 | szi2-pa2-ar-ni | his work |
| 15 | la2 tu3-sza-as-ha-ra | do not turn back! |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz _dumu gal_ | seal of Karim, Kanish, the great son |
| 2 | a-na ka3-ri-im tur4-hu-mi3-it | to the quay of Turḫumit |
| 3 | s,a-he-er _gal_ / | great hero |
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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