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AKT 1, 15 (P360474)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 1, 15 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360474 |
| Museum no. | Ank 4668 |
| 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-szur3-na-da qi2-bi2-ma | Speak to Assur-nada, |
| 2 | um-ma sza-sza-ah-szu-szar-ma ki-ma | Thus Šašah-šušar: like |
| 3 | a-ta / tu3-s,u2-ni 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | when he went out, 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 4 | im-hu-ru-ma a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | received, and to Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 5 | _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik i-di2-nu | son of Assur-mālik they gave. |
| 6 | 3(disz) ku-ta-ni u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | 3 (mana wool for) Kutani, Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 7 | il5-qe2-ma a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-di2-i | he took, and to the granary he went |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ sza-ra-pu-nu-wa | 12 shekels of silver from Šarapunuwa |
| 9 | im-hu-ru-ma i-a-ti2 / i-di2-nu-ni-szu | they received, and he gave to him. |
| 10 | 4(disz) na-ru-uq sze-am _e2_ ku-tu3-pi2-isz | 4 barley rations of the house of Kutupiš |
| 11 | ub-lu-nim a-na-kam am-hu-ur-ma | I received, and |
| 12 | 3(disz) na-ru-uq e-li-a-am | 3 narūqu-vessels, above |
| 13 | 3(disz) na-ru-uq _gig?_ | 3 (pieces of) narūqu-silver |
| 14 | _e2_ ka3-u2-ba-a ub-lu-nim | the house of Ka’uba brought |
| 15 | u3 mi3-ma u2-la2 i-di2-nu-nim | and whatever else they gave to me, |
| 16 | ki-ma a-ta tu3-s,u2-ni | like water you have brought in, |
| 17 | a-szur3-be2-el-a-wa-tim | Assur-bēl-awattim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-li-kam-ma masz-ke-e | came and the maškê-offering |
| 2 | i-zu-a-az2 zi-ta-ka3-a | (Sum) The one who has sex with you(?) (Akk) You have a sin that you have committed |
| 3 | i-ib-szi2-ma u3 a-ni-i | will arise, and Anu |
| 4 | i-ta-ab-lu-szu-nu 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| 5 | sza ta-ar-hu-nu szi2-ti2 _ku3!_ ha-bu-lu-u2 | who the silver of the tarḫunnu-offerings, the robbery |
| 6 | _sza3_ 8(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di2-nu-nim | from 8 1/4 shekels of silver he gave to me. |
| 7 | u2 mi3-ma u2-la2 i-di2-nu-nim | They gave me whatever food they did not give. |
| 8 | u3 isz-ti2 ta-ar-hu-nu-u2 | and with Tarḫunu |
| 9 | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ur | 5 shekels of silver: Aḫur |
| 10 | u3 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ szu-nu-u2 il5-qe2-u2 | and the rest of the silver they took |
| 11 | i-ba-ab2-ti2-ka3 mi3-ma | What is it that he has seized? |
| 12 | u2-la2 im-hu-ru-u2 a-na | or received, to |
| 13 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | In your extispicy, Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 14 | na-hi-id u4-mu-um isz-tu3 | he will receive. Every day from |
| 15 | i-ta-at-qu2 _iti 3(disz)-kam_ | they have taken. The 3rd month |
| 16 | e-s,i2-e ma-ma u2-la2 isz-a-ma | “The harvester, wherever he goes, |
| 17 | a-na-ku-ma a-asz2-a-am | I myself |
| 18 | _ki_ ha-pi2-i | from Ḫappî |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-im-hu-<ur-ma> | 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels of silver from Nimḫur |
| 2 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 il5-qe2-e 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Uṣur-ša-Assur took, 2/3 mina |
| 3 | _ki_ ha-ku-li-e ni-il5-qe2-e u3 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | from Ḫakulu we took, and 5 shekels of silver |
| 4 | u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur | Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
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