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AKT 1, 12 (P360471)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360471 |
| Museum no. | Ank 4671 |
| 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 | um-ma e-la-ma-ma# | Thus Elama |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da# | to Assur-nada |
| 3 | i-di2-a-bi-im | it is its Idi-abīm |
| 4 | u3 a-szur3-la-ma-[si2] | and Assur-lamassi |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 6 | a-na a-szur3-la-ma-si2 | to Aššar-lamassī |
| 7 | qi2-bi-ma _an-na_-ki | speak, and your heaven |
| 8 | sza isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} | which from the city |
| 9 | tu3-sze2-li-a-ni | you have brought to me, |
| 10 | a-szar ta-ap2-qi2-du | wherever you enquire |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| 12 | li-li-kam | may he go! |
| 13 | u3 szi2-bi-ka3 | and your rumor |
| 14 | szu-mi3-szu-nu i-na | their names in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pi2-im lu-up-tam2 | a tablet of luptam |
| 2 | u3 a-ta ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 | and from the border |
| 3 | sza szi2-bi-ka3 szu-mi3-szu-nu | of your hearing, their names |
| 4 | lu-pu-ut-ma ka3#-il5# | let me build, and I will raise it. |
| 5 | i-nu-mi3 _an-na#_ [...]-bu | At that time, ... |
| 6 | a-na sza ki-[ma i-a]-ti2# | to that which like me |
| 7 | ta-ap2-qi2-[dingir-ma a]-ma-kam | you entrust to him, and that is my word |
| 8 | szi2-bu-ka3 wa#-[asz2-bu-ni] | who dwells in your dwelling |
| 9 | ha-si2-su2-[nu-ma] | they have gathered, and |
| 10 | la wa-[asz2-bu] | he did not reside |
| 11 | wa-asz2-bu# | who dwells |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ka3 [li-li-kam] | may your extispicy come to me! |
Sources & licences
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