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TPAK 1, 050 (P360260)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | TPAK 1, 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360260 |
| Museum no. | AMM 001-027-90a |
| 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)
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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-szur-e-nam qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Ašur-ennam: |
| 2 | um-ma szal2-ma-a-szur-ma | Thus (says) Šalma-Assur: |
| 3 | i-na 1(disz) me-at 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | from 104 textiles |
| 4 | sza i-na a-lim{ki} ta-ap2-qi2-da-ni | who in the city you appointed |
| 5 | 2(disz) _tug2_ / sza qa2-tim / ba-at-qu2 | 2 garments of the hand were cut off. |
| 6 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ / i-na ma-a-ma | therein 16 different textiles in the land |
| 7 | _e2_ me-ra-li2 _dumu_ a-szur-mi3-ti2 e-zi-ib | the house of Merali, son of Assur-miti, he left. |
| 8 | _sza-ba_ 6(disz) _tug2 sag10_ 3(u) _tug2 hi-a_ / i-na | therefrom: 6 good quality garments, 30 small garments |
| 9 | te2-ga-ra-ma _e2_ szal2-ma-a-szur3 | he returned, and the house of Šalma-Assur |
| 10 | _dumu_ il5-ba-ni / e-zi-ib / a-na gam-ri-a | son of Ilbāni. Disregard that for the performance of the extispicy |
| 11 | la2-szu-ma / a-na ka3-ni-isz{ki} | deficit to Kaniš |
| 12 | la2 u2-sze2-ri-ib-szu-nu / a-ma-la2 | I will not let them enter. |
| 13 | na-asz2-par2-ti2-ka3 / 3(u) _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim | 30 garments of the hand |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2 / hi-a sag10_ / i-na ka3-ni-isz | 15 good quality garments in the kāniš |
| 15 | a-na {d}utu-e-nam / _igi_ szi2-be-e | To Šamaš-enam, the eye of fate |
| 16 | ap2-qi2-id 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na | I appointed. 3 garments for |
| 17 | ni-is-ha-tim / il5-qe2-u2 / | They took the nishtum-gifts. |
| 18 | 2(disz) _tug2 / e2_ ka3-ri-im il5-qe2-u2 | 2 kāru-garments they took. |
| 19 | 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ i-na pa2-zu-ur-tim | 7 layers of textiles, in the assembly |
| 20 | u2-sze2-ri-ib-ma 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ | he brought in, and 1 1/4 shekels each |
| 21 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza ma-s,a-ra-tim | silver for the guards |
| 22 | a-di2-in / a-bi a-ta | The father, from the father |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na szi2-ti2 _tug2 / hi-a_-ti2-ka3 / i-na | in the future, your garments in |
| 2 | a-la2-ki-a / a-za-ku a-na sza | I will go, I will stay, for that |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote to me, thus: |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam / la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me | the silver of the remittance you shall not give to us. |
| 5 | ki-ma / be-u2-la2-tu3-a e-tar2-ba-ni | When Bēlatu entered, |
| 6 | u3 a-na gam-ri-a / u2-ha-bi4-lu-u2 | and they will bring it to the king. |
| 7 | a-ma-kam sza isz-ti2-a uk-ta-i-lu-ni-ni | (Sum) The word that I uttered with my mouth (Akk) The words that I repeated with my tongue |
| 8 | sza-il5 / i-na e-ni-ka3 | The šaŋil priestess in your presence |
| 9 | a-sa3-ri-im / a-tu3-wa-ar | Asarīm / Atuwar |
| 10 | e-la2-an / 5(asz) _gu2_ sza-ap2-tim | 5 talents of ša-aptim |
| 11 | mi3-ma / a-na ha-tim / u2-la2 | whatever he brings to the province, |
| 12 | u2-sze2-ri-ib / a-bi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ | my father from the silver |
| 13 | la2 ti2-de8-e / sza a-na ma-asz2-ka3-na-tim | You will not know that for the guarantors. |
| 14 | ha-ra-an ni-ha-ri-a | “At the threshing floor of Niḫarīya, |
| 15 | tu3-sza-as,-bi-ta-ni-ma | you have sent to me, and |
| 16 | 3(disz) s,u2-ha-ru-ka3 a-na hu-ru-ha-szi2-im | 3 (mana wool for) Ṣuharuka for Huruhašim |
| 17 | e-tar2-bu / u3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | and 1 mina of silver |
| 18 | ha-al-qa2-ni / u3 a-na-ku | “Halqāni and I |
| 19 | asz2-ta-na-ku-nu / a-szar _ku3-babbar_ | where the silver |
| 20 | 1(u) _gin2_ ha-bu-la2-ku-ni a-ta-ma | 10 shekels of habullakkû-frit, why |
| 21 | ti2-de8-e / a-bi a-ta / szu-ma | Tideŋ means “father from father. |
| 22 | s,u2-ba-tu3-ka3 a-hu-ru a-na | Your ṣubātu-garment is returned to |
| 23 | sza-ap2-tim ta-er-szu-nu-ma | the lower one you return them, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 a-na ha-tim t,ur4-da-am-ma | Your ṣuḫarītu-garment for the threshing floor. |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ li-szu / le-li-a-kum | 1 shekel of silver may he bring to you. |
| 3 | szi2-mu-um ka3-si2-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2 la2_ u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum | the verdict of Kasima the silver at 10 shekels deficit he shall send to you. |
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