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AKT 1, 14 (P360473)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 14 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360473 |
| Museum no. | Ank 4677 |
| 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 sze2-zu-ur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šuzur: |
| 2 | um-ma ku-na-ni-a-ma | thus Kunaniya: |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta / i-li / a-ta | The brother ... the god ... |
| 4 | mi3-na-am e-pu-usz-ka3 | what did he do? |
| 5 | ma-ti2-ma / a-na a-hi-i-a | at any time to my brother |
| 6 | u2-na-ke-er-ka3 / a-ma / | He keeps you alive - mother - |
| 7 | hu-lu-ka3-ni-ka3 / i-na pu-zu-ri-im | Your destruction in the Puzurum, |
| 8 | u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um mi3-szu-um | I sent to you. What is it that you want to say? |
| 9 | a-ta a-na a-hi-i-a tu3-ka3-li-im | Why did you turn away from my brother? |
| 10 | mi3-szu-um i-na e-ni-szu | what in his heart |
| 11 | tu3-ba-a-sza-ni / mi3-na-am | What did Tubašanni say? |
| 12 | e-pu-usz-ka3 / i-lu-um | I did for you. |
| 13 | lu i-de8-e / u2 e-t,a2-mu | may he know. |
| 14 | lu i-de-u2 a-na a-du-e | they should know. For now |
| 15 | qi2-bi4-ma ma-num | Speak! Magnum! |
| 16 | iq-bi4-a-ki-im-ma | spoke to you, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-pa2-ni sze-zu-ur / a-hi-[ki] | “My lips are šēzūru, your arms are awe-inspiring! |
| 2 | ta-zi-zi a-ma / ig-ri | You rise up, mother of the army. |
| 3 | _e2_-tim ki-ma _dumu_ e a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | the temple like a son of Assur-mutabi-il |
| 4 | pu-szu-ke-en6 il5-qe2 | Pušu-kēn took |
| 5 | ki-a-am / da-mi3-iq / ki-ma | Thus is good, thus |
| 6 | a-na-ku / ig-ri be-tim | I am a slave of the house. |
| 7 | la2-qa2-im a-ni pu-szu-ke-en6 | “It is taken, his name is Pušu-kēn. |
| 8 | il5-te2-qe2 / a-na a-du-e | he has taken. |
| 9 | qi2-bi4-ma a-ma me-er-at-ki | Speak, thus (says) Meratki. |
| 10 | i-ra-de8-u2-nim ra-mi3-i-szi2 | they will bring to me. |
| 11 | a-na sze-zu-ir! qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šuzur |
| 12 | a-ma me-er-at-ka3 i-ra-de8-u2-nim! | “Alas, your servant, they will bring it to me.’ |
| 13 | a-ma-kam ra-a-am-szi2 | It is a word of love. |
| 14 | szi2-im hi-lu-ka3-ni-im | her luscious scent, |
| 15 | a-hi la2 te2-ri-isz | “It is not my fault that you have been negligent, |
| 16 | a-na a-du-e qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Adu’e: |
| 17 | a-ma _e2_-tum | the name of the house |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 u2-tu3-ip!-tum a-ma-kam | and Utu-iptum, the word |
| 2 | mi3-ma / la2-szu-ma ku-a-um | whatever he does not have, he shall take it. |
| 3 | ar-nu-um | |
Sources & licences
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