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AKT 1, 11 (P360470)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 11 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360470 |
| Museum no. | Ank 4679 |
| 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 pi2-la2-ha-a a-gi-a | for the aegīyu-festival |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir qi2-bi4-ma | and Assur-nāṣir, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5-ma | Thus Assur-mutabi-il: |
| 4 | i-na 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | from 4 minas of gold |
| 5 | sza a-na en-um-a-szur | which to Enum-Ašṣir |
| 6 | _dumu_ en-na-su2-en6 a-bi-i | son of Ennasuen, his father |
| 7 | a-na-ru-qi2-im / i-di2-nu | they gave to me. |
| 8 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| 9 | qa2-su2-u2 / sza su2-e-a | Hand of a Suʾa |
| 10 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| 11 | qa2-ti2 / i-ku-pa2-sza | her hand he shall cut off |
| 12 | qa2-ta-at / ki-la2-le-ma | “It is the hand of a kīlālema-demon, |
| 13 | i-a-ti2 / i-za-za-ni-im | “I will stand before you,’ |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-asz2-nu ha-ar-ma-am | a copy of the tablet. |
| 15 | u2-ka3-al | shall hold. |
| 16 | sza x x / qa2-ti2-ku-nu | of your hand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2-u2-mu u2-ka3-al | he will hold. |
| 2 | i-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | from 2 minas of gold |
| 3 | sza a-na a-szur-ma-lik | which to Aššar-malik |
| 4 | _dumu_ en-na-su2-en6 a-bi-i | son of Ennasuen, his father |
| 5 | a-na-ru-qi2-im / i-di2-nu | they gave to me. |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 4 shekels of silver |
| 7 | qa2-su2 sza su2-e-a a-hi-a | Hand of a Sūʾa, my brother. |
| 8 | i-a-ti2 / i-za-za-am / t,up-pu-szu | (Sum) My ..., he stands by his tablet (Akk) He stands by me and his tablet |
| 9 | ha-ar-ma-am u2-ka3-al | he will hold the harmam. |
| 10 | a-na-kam / la2 li-bi4 / i-li-e-ma | “Why does he not obey the gods? |
| 11 | a-szur-ma-lik / me-et | Assur-mālik is dead. |
| 12 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ a-na | 4 minas of gold for |
| 13 | us-ma-a / ip-qi2-id-ma | he has appointed, and |
| 14 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim a-na | to the fates, to |
| 15 | a-lim{ki} / u2-bi-il5 | of the city he raised up. |
| 16 | a-ma-kam / szu-ma _ku3-sig17_ | the name of the gold |
| 17 | um-mi3-a-nu i-zu-zu-u2 | his master will know. |
| 18 | a-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ | for 2/3 mina 8 shekels of gold |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na qa2-ti2-a u2 qa2-ti2 su2-e-a | for my hand and my hand, |
| 2 | a-hi-a / zu-za-a a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu | (Sum) My brother, my sister, my brother ... (Akk) My brothers, my brothers ... |
| 3 | u2-za-an / sza ki-ma / a-hi-a pi2-te2-a | “The one who is like a brother, my brother’s brother, |
| 4 | ki-ma _ku3-sig17_ i-a-ti2 / i-za-za-ni | like gold my eyes he stands. |
Sources & licences
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