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AKT 2, 55 (P360600)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | AKT 2, 55 |
|---|---|
| ID | P360600 |
| Museum no. | AMM 165-558-64 |
| 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 a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Thus Assur-imitti |
| 2 | a-la-hu-um u3 | Alahum and |
| 3 | puzur4-a-szur-ma a-na | Puzur-Assur to |
| 4 | i-tur4-dingir qi2-bi-ma | Itur-ilum, speak! |
| 5 | 2(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni 1(disz) _ansze_ | 25 kutani, 1 imāru |
| 6 | s,a-la-ma-am 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | Ṣalama: 5 1/2 minas |
| 7 | _an-na_-ak qa2-tim i-na | an ointment of the hand in |
| 8 | sze-pi2-a ta-di3-nam | you have given (them) as a gift. |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _ansze_ | therein 15 textiles and donkeys |
| 10 | s,a-la-ma-am e-ra-di2 | (Sum) The ṣalam priestess, the one who is entrusted to you(?) (Akk) I am encrusted with splendor |
| 11 | il5-qe2 2(disz) _tug2_ a-la-hu-um | he took. 2 garments: Alaḫum |
| 12 | 1(disz) _tug2_ puzur4-a-szur | 1 garment: Puzur-Assur; |
| 13 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tum | 1 nishtum-garment |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu3 _an-na_-ak | from Anak |
| 2 | qa2-tim gam-ru-ni | he defeated. |
| 3 | lu bi-it-qa2-at _an-na_ | may it be a gift of Anu |
| 4 | lu ni-is-ha-tum | or a nišḫatum |
| 5 | lu sza pa2-zu-ur-tim | or of the sceptre, |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 7 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 ni-il5-qe2 | with your silver we took. |
Sources & licences
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